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Two Bestselling Agatha Christie Novels in One Great Audiobook Murder on the Links In Agatha Christie’s class mystery Murder on the Links, Hercule Poirot attempts to unravel the grisly conundrum of not one, but two dead bodies discovered on a French golf course. An urgent cry for help brings...

Cotton Malone retired from the high-risk world of elite operatives for the U.S. Justice Department to lead the low-key life of a rare-book dealer. But his quiet existence is shattered when he receives an anonymous e-mail: “You have something I want. You’ re the only person on earth who knows...

Two Bestselling Agatha Christie Novels in One Great Audiobook In Agatha Christie’s class mystery Murder on the Links, Hercule Poirot attempts to unravel the grisly conundrum of not one, but two dead bodies discovered on a French golf course. An urgent cry for help brings Hercule Poirot to...

Seabury Quinn's short stories were featured in well more than half of the pulp magazine Weird Tales' original publication run. His most famous character, the supernatural French detective Dr. Jules de Grandin, investigated cases involving monsters, devil worshippers, serial killers, and spirits from beyond the grave, often set in the small town of Harrisonville, New Jersey.

At first, high school freshmen Rex McClendon and Leif Nelson believe what they’ve been told - that local students’ strange demises at Whitewood, a local reformatory, were all tragic accidents. But when the shoot for their low-budget horror masterpiece, PolterDog, goes horribly awry - and their best friend, Alicia Boykins, is sent to Whitewood - Rex and Leif are forced to question everything they know about their unassuming hometown and its cherished school for delinquents.

You can't kill the dead! Like any good monster, the zombie has proven to be ever-evolving, monumentally mutable, and open to seemingly endless imaginative interpretations: the thralls of voodoo sorcerers, George Romero's living dead, societal symbols, dancing thrillers, viral victims, reanimated ramblers, video-gaming targets, post-apocalyptic permutations, shuffling sidekicks, literary mash-ups, the comedic, and, yes, even the romantic.

Strong-willed and full of hope, Leo strives to learn more of the magic he has read so much about. He's heard of invisible links in his world, and hidden rifts to other realms filled with creatures and stones of power. But Leo's family is stuck in an impoverished city. He performs backbreaking farm work beside his older brother, a rebellious and cunning thief, but nonetheless a brother whom Leo would trust with his life. Leo believes everything will change for the better when he begins work as a bookbinder and finally leaves the dreadful farm.

Calvin Brooks returns to Ethos, determined to learn the truth. As an admiral of their fleet, he struggles to conform to Black’s commands, but vows to preserve humanity if it kills him. Luke Dalton is in enemy territory, seeking his captured family. His reunion is short lived as everyone is thrust into battle. Jane, once content to watch history from the pages of a book, must take action to save Ethos… and in turn, Earth.

Mankind has failed to stop a growing rift for more than a decade. It will destroy all life on Aathon if nothing changes. But when Leo arrives with half of the human army, it seems that every leader is finally intent on stopping this growing rift together. What Leo will find out, however, is that some of these very powerful people don't see the rift as a problem. They intend to use it as an opportunity.

In Agatha Christie’s class mystery Murder on the Links, Hercule Poirot attempts to unravel the grisly conundrum of not one, but two dead bodies discovered on a French golf course. An urgent cry for help brings Hercule Poirot to France. But he arrives too late to save his client, whose brutally...

Chiroptera Press presents Noctuary & The Spectral Link by the legendary Thomas Ligotti, a consolidated volume of two horror collections, back in print after over a decade.

Germania, 1938: il regime hitleriano sta precipitando il paese e il mondo intero in una guerra rovinosa, ma la giovane aspirante attrice Belle Lombard è poco interessata alla politica: il suo sogno è quello di entrare nei Filmstudios di Berlino e incontrare l'uomo della sua vita. Mentre la madre Felicia continua la sua folgorante ascesa nel mondo dell'industria asservita al regime nazista.

Estate 1914: in un'Europa pronta alla guerra una giovane donna sogna amore e libertà. La notizia dello scoppio della prima guerra mondiale infrange la serena atmosfera estiva della campagna intorno a Domberg, nella Prussia orientale, dove la ricca famiglia Degnelly trascorre le vacanze. Felicia, nipote diciottenne del patriarca, si trova catapultata in un mondo violento e caotico, in cui, tuttavia, riesce a sopravvivere grazie al suo spirito ribelle e anticonformista.

Robert Louis Stevenson’s A Pavilion on the Links is a masterwork of gothic adventure and romantic suspense—often hailed as one of the earliest modern thrillers. First published in 1880, this gripping tale follows a solitary wanderer who discovers two mysterious occupants hiding from assassins in a desolate seaside house. As the storm rages outside, secrets unfold within, revealing a past that refuses to stay buried.

Nicht nur, dass Leona Dorn, eine erfolgreiche Lektorin in einem Frankfurter Verlagshaus, Zeugin eines Selbstmords wird, am selben Tag offenbart ihr Mann Wolfgang ihr, dass er eine Geliebte hat und sie verlassen wird - Leona bricht zusammen. Erst als der sympathische Robert Jablonski in ihr Leben tritt, fängt sich Leona langsam wieder. Robert, der Übersetzer ist und in Ascona lebt, scheint ihr das zu geben, was sie seit ihrer Trennung von Wolfgang so schmerzlich vermisst hat: Geborgenheit und Trost.

Unravel the thrilling exploits of Nick Carter, a legendary detective character who first graced the pages of dime novels back in 1886. Over the decades, numerous writers have adopted the pseudonym Nicholas Carter, continuing to bring to life this icon hailed as Americas top detective. In this captivating episode, join Nick and his trusty companions as they relentlessly pursue a cunning gang of jewel thieves.

Cotton Malone retired from the high-risk world of elite operatives for the U.S. Justice Department to lead the low-key life of a rare-book dealer. But his quiet existence is shattered when he receives an anonymous e-mail: “You have something I want. You’ re the only person on earth who knows...

Drei verschwundene Mädchen und eine Spur, die weit in die Vergangenheit führt... In den Hochmooren Nordenglands wird die Leiche der ein Jahr zuvor verschwundenen 14-jährigen Saskia Morris gefunden. Kurze Zeit später wird ein weiteres junges Mädchen vermisst, die ebenfalls 14-jährige Amelie Goldsby. Die Polizei in Scarborough ist alarmiert. Treibt ein Serientäter sein Unwesen? In den Medien ist schnell vom Hochmoor-Killer die Rede, was den Druck auf Detective Chief Inspector Caleb Hale erhöht. Auch Detective Sergeant Kate Linville von Scotland Yard ist in der Gegend, um ihr ehemaliges Elternhaus zu verkaufen.

Bisher schaffte er scheinbar alles mit links: Rechtsanwalt Frederic Reitmayr ist dreiundvierzig und frisch zum Partner der Sozietät Flachs & Delk ernannt worden. Eigentlich hat er, aus einfachen Verhältnissen stammend, alles erreicht. Eckbüro, Teilhaberschaft einer renommierten Kanzlei und den lang ersehnten Sportwagen. Wären da nicht der Multi-Aufsichtsrat Burchardt, der ihn ständig behelligen will und seine nasenringtragende Assistentin Constanze Neuhaus. Als eine Wirtschaftsprüferin verunglückt, rückt Reitmayr in den Fokus der Ermittlungsbehörden.

Deine Vergangenheit wird die Zukunft entscheiden! Eine geheimnisvolle Nachricht des berüchtigten Hacker Mister Unknown lockt Zara aka Cyberella aus ihrem Versteck. Die künstliche Intelligenz "Spinne" ist in die Hände eines alten Feindes gefallen, der sie benutzen will, um die Terrorgruppe "Insurgents" zu unterstützen. Auf sich allein gestellt, muss sich Cyberella den Fehlern ihrer Vergangenheit stellen. Kann sie diese nicht korrigieren, steht die gesamte Welt vor einem dramatischen Wandel.