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Antje, jung und verführerisch, verbringt mit ihrem Liebhaber Edwin einen romantischen Abend in dessen Villa. Bei einem Rundgang durch das Anwesen fällt der ahnungslosen Niederländerin im Keller des abgelegenen Hauses ein altes Buch in die Hände. Neugierig schlägt sie es auf und überfliegt einige Zeilen, ohne zu wissen, daß es sich um eine dämonische Prophezeiung handelt. Zu spät bemerkt sie den Blutstrom, der inzwischen die Wände herunterläuft!

Two boys commit a murder - not for gain, or out of passion - just to do it, just to experience the thrill. Based on the infamous 1924 trial of Leopold and Loeb, Never the Sinner is their story and the story of one of the most famous American lawyers and civil libertarians, Clarence Darrow. In the case of a lifetime, Darrow is called in to defend the monstrous and win freedom for the depraved.

Mimi Rutherfurt erhält unerwarteten Besuch einer verzweifelten älteren Dame. Lady Cynthia Craven glaubt ihren Verstand zu verlieren. Seit einigen Tagen scheint es auf dem Landsitz der Familie zu spuken. Warum jedoch scheint dies nur die Hausherrin zu bemerken? Versucht jemand die Dame des Hauses in den Wahnsinn zu treiben oder wird ihr Heim tatsächlich von Geistern heimgesucht? Mimi zögert nicht lang und bietet ihre Hilfe an.

TOP DOG RADIO talks with Bud Konheim, a New York-based fashion guru who’s never at a loss for words, and three other leaders in the U.S. garment industry. Konheim is a partner with Nicole Miller, a leading designer (and company) based on Madison Avenue in New York City. Also taking part is Harold Lopato of Majestic Shape, Inc., which makes shoulder pads and other clothing accessories, and David Lee of KD Dids Inc., which specializes in dance and sportswear.

Following his groundbreaking international best seller The Reason I Jump, written when he was only 13, Naoki Higashida offers equally illuminating and practical insights into autism from his current perspective as a young man.

Eine der beliebtesten Manga-Serien endlich als Hörspiel-Blockbuster. Folge 10: "Karma-Polizei": Seit der Befreiung von Sayu befindet sich das DEATH NOTE in den Händen des kriminellen Mello. Doch Light gibt sich nicht so schnell geschlagen und will es sich zurückholen. Sein Ermittlerteam macht Mello in einer alten Lagerhalle der Mafia aus und bereitet sich auf eine gefährliche Razzia vor. Zusammen mit seinen Kollegen und seinem pensionierten Vater stürmt Light das Gebäude und gerät dabei in einen tödlichen Hinterhalt.

Eine der beliebtesten Manga-Serien endlich als Hörspiel-Blockbuster. Folge 1: "Mustererkennung": Der junge Light Yagami ist von der brutalen Welt um sich herum enttäuscht. Er möchte etwas verändern, für Gerechtigkeit sorgen und Verbrecher bestrafen. Eines Tages fällt ihm ein geheimnisvolles schwarzes Notizbuch in die Hände, das DEATH NOTE. Es heißt, dass jeder Mensch stirbt, dessen Namen man in dieses Buch schreibt. Fasziniert stellt Light das DEATH NOTE auf die Probe und kann schon bald nicht mehr die Finger davonlassen. Doch seine Taten bleiben nicht unbeobachtet

Was tropft da unterm Weihnachtsbaum? Jedes Jahr aufs Neue müssen wir uns an Weihnachten mit der buckligen Verwandtschaft herumschlagen: dem klugscheißenden Onkel, der überdrehten Tante, dem betrunkenen Schwiegervater, der esoterischen Schwägerin und den handysüchtigen Nichten und Neffen. Die Großeltern fordern Gedichte, die Eltern zanken, die Geschwister reden kein Wort miteinander. Einziger Trost: Bei anderen zu Hause läuft es nicht besser. Im Gegenteil.

England, 1964. Dorian Gray and the Hedonists are touring the country when they come up against a band of Rockers - The Gravediggers - led by the mysterious Otto. But what is the secret behind the rockers' experimental sound? And will the violence spreading across the country ever stop? Note: The Confessions of Dorian Gray contains adult material and is not suitable for younger listeners.

As the Advent season approaches, Bernice finds herself faced with the prospect of an old-fashioned family holiday, surrounded by her loved ones on a world they now call home...a time to forge new memories, together...and for a bitter enemy to claim what is rightfully hers. Life is never straightforward, however. The most haunted planet in the galaxy is requesting an archaeologist, and something very peculiar is happening at the last manned shipyard in the cosmos.

'Vesuvius Falling. Written by Tony Lee. Things aren't going great for Bernice Summerfield. Her one time comrade-cum-adversary, Irving Braxiatel, isn't the man she knew; her long-lost teenage son, Peter, isn't exactly pleased to see her; and she's woken up with one hell of a hangover....

A young Lithuanian immigrant, full of hope, arrives in Chicago in 1904 to work in the stockyards. He and his family soon find themselves processed like the very cattle they slaughter, by the system they dreamed would save them.

The lethal plant cancer know as Earthblood had destroyed life on the planet in a matter of months, leaving a barren wilderness road where markers are corpses and cities are death traps. Into this nightmarish world the crew of the United States space vessel Aquila returned, a world of grim hunger and sudden death.   

The Earth is laid waste by a devastating blight that destroys the world's food supply. Mass starvation wipes out millions almost overnight. Society collapses, and those who survive must contend with renegade groups striving for naked power. A new currency comes into existence - precious food and the force of arms that helps get it at any cost.   

No gun. No horse. No water or food. And worse yet: No idea how he ended up in the middle of a desert with a bullet in his leg and a bump on his head. That’s the sorry situation Matt Jensen wakes up to — dazed and confused — until he slowly pieces together what happened. The last thing he remembers: He agreed to help out a friend of Duff MacCallister’s. A pretty lady and her husband at a horse ranch. He also recalls their cross-country trip through hell to deliver the horses safely to market. That’s when the outlaws showed up. That’s when the shooting began. 

Ozark Free Territory, 2071: The Kurian Order has reigned for 50 years. Using the dreaded power of their Reaper avatars, the alien, vampiric Kur hold dominion over the earth and its inhabitants. Yet there are those who would rather die fighting than surrender to the unquenchable thirst of the enemy - those like David Valentine.

Kidnapped from the Earth People as a child, White Ash learns the way of the Sun People as she grows into a beautiful woman. But the disturbing dreams that made her an outcast in her old tribe are becoming stronger and they foretell a frightening future of bitter cold, war and famine. When a hostile tribe massacres her adopted family, White Ash is raped and left near death, but is miraculously saved by a brave shaman...and falls in love with him. Together they set out on a dangerous journey to steal a magical object - but they soon face a ruthless enemy who wants White Ash for his own.

As the Ice Age ends and the glaciers release their hold on North America, a brave band of people make their way into the new continent. The climate is changing and the game is scarce. A hostile tribe pursues them, driving them ever southward. In their midst rises a young shaman, who receives a Dream from the spirit of the Wolf, a vision of paradise on the other side of the impenetrable ice. An older, more powerful Dreamer teaches the young man how to find the path to the new land, but they both realize that a shadowy menace looms on the horizon, a cosmic battle between good and evil.

Labor organizer Padma Mehta is on the edge of space and the edge of burnout. All she wants is to buy out a little rum distillery and retire, but she's supposed to recruit 500 people to the Union before she can. She's only 33 short. So when a small-time con artist tells her about 40 people ready to tumble down the space elevator to break free from her old bosses, she checks it out - against her better judgment. It turns out, of course, it was all lies.

Heris Serrano - formerly a commander in the Regular Space Service - must take whatever job she can get after her resignation under a cloud. What she can get is the captaincy of a rich old lady's space yacht...a rich old horsewoman, who has little liking for the military, and whose spoiled nephew Ronnie (and his equally spoiled friends) have been foisted on her after his folly embarrassed the family. Lady Cecelia's only apparent interest is horses - she intends to go fox hunting on the private pleasure planet of a friend of hers, Lord Thornbuckle.