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This gripping, accessible novel by celebrated Ukrainian Canadian author Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch follows two sisters as they struggle to survive the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

June 1917. While German Gotha bombers raid London from above, a man's body is fished from the Thames below. The man had been garrotted and his tongue cut out, and as the killer has taken care to remove identifying items, Detective Inspector Marmion and Sergeant Keedy struggle to name the victim before they can begin properly with their investigation. The list of suspects grows ever longer, and as Marmion wrangles with the case, he and his family must also contend with their anxieties for his now-missing son. The interminable presence of war and pitched battles between rival gangs suggest the Home Front is more insecure than ever before.

Sophie Lawson is a human immune to magic, which comes in handy for helping paranormal beings transition into everyday life. But fallen angel Alex Grace and his search for the Vessel of Souls is one curse she never saw coming. Suddenly an unexplainable string of killings and destruction has even San Francisco's demons fearing for their immortal lives. And Sophie isn't about to trust Alex's all-too-vulnerable charm or his secret agenda.

Feuer in New York. An einem Oktoberabend wird in dem weltberühmten Guggenheim-Museum in New York eine große Gala gefeiert. Bis eine Explosion die Nacht erschüttert und viele Menschen in den Tod reißt. Doch wo ist das Motiv? Beim FBI beschließt man, sich ungewöhnliche Hilfe zu holen. Lucas Page, genialer Astrophysiker, versteht es, einen Tatort auf besondere Weise zu lesen. Doch kaum beginnt er zu ermitteln, werden er und seine Familie bedroht. Ein Kriminalroman mit einem ungewöhnlichen Helden - Lucas Page ist ehemaliger Agent und ein brillanter Spurenleser.

Declared outlaws on Earth, Colonel Flash Gordon and his companions, Dale Arden and Hans Zarkov must flee to a distant planet. In deep space, far from a home they may never be able to return to, the trio become involved in a centuries-old battle which threatens the existence of the entire universe.

This audiobook explores the reasons of the terrorist attack of 9/11 and how the U.S. has responded.

"A Gorilla under Attack" is from the April 25, 2016 Science section of The New York Times. It was written by Rachel Nuwer and narrated by Caroline Miller.

From the author of ‘Wartime’ and ‘The Thirties’comes an outstanding history of the most prolonged and devastating attack ever endured by Britain's civilian population – the Blitz. September 1940 marked the beginning of Nazi Germany's sustained attack on civilian Britain. Lasting eight...

Bill Steele is in the trenches, trying to survive in the competitive world of luxury vacation resorts on the island of Kauai. Then a dark shadow falls over the island. It’s not a lunar eclipse, because Bill can clearly see the crescent moon shimmering on the water. This is something else. Moments later, the meteors begin to fall. One of them lands in the water just beyond the resort. On the news, the anchorman is fleeing from his hillside vantage point with his cameraman in hot pursuit. Their muffled screams are the last thing anyone hears before the signal is lost....

"Alligator Attacks 2-Year-Old at Disney Hotel and Drags Him Underwater" is from the June 15, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Nick Madigan and narrated by Caroline Miller.