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US Deputy Marshall Edward Spencer is re-assigned Colorado to the after the death of his wife. Sheriff Jacob Gannon manages grief over his son's suicide while keeping the peace in the town of Leadville. When an entire herd of cattle destroyed and a young settler girl dies, the two lawmen must join forces despite their differences to look into both...and how the two crimes just might be related.

The year 1964: Life on the North Dakota farm hasn’t always been easy for Marjorie Trumaine. She has begun working as a professional indexer to help with the bills - which have only gotten worse since the accident that left her husband, Hank, blind and paralyzed. When her nearest neighbors are murdered in their beds, though, Marjorie suddenly has to deal with new and terrifying problems. Sheriff Hilo Jenkins brings her a strange amulet, found clutched in the hand of her murdered neighbor, and asks her to quietly find out what it is. 

John Henry Cole had worked for years as a lawman and then as a detective for an agency out of Cheyenne, Wyoming. It was this work that he enjoyed, despite its dangers, that had inspired him to establish his own agency. He gathered ex-lawmen like himself, men he knew and trusted, most of whom he had worked with at one time or another. Cole's agency was located in just about the most dangerous place one could find in Red Pony, in the Cherokee Strip, commonly called No Man's Land because of the rampant outlawry. 

Federal Deputy Sullivan Hart lost his father to ruthless J.T. Priest. Now Judge Isaac Parker sends Hart and his partner, Twojack Roth, to break up Priest's infamous gang and Hart is only too willing to fulfill his duty. With a fortune in the balance and a couple of sharp-eyed bounty hunters at his side, Hart sets out on a trail that will lead to a final showdown.

They gunned down his father in cold blood. They are his most elusive enemies, the outlaws known as Los Pistoleros. And they're still at large. But Federal Deputy Hart will not give up the chase...until they hang.

Taken captive on a ship in the former Caribbean, Ryan and his companions must work as part of the crew or perish at the hands of the captain. But the mutant in charge of the vessel is the least of their worries. Each day is a struggle as they face rivalry among the sailors, violent attacks, and deadly storms. Worse, a powerful enemy is hunting the ship to destroy everyone on board. Fighting for their lives and those of their shipmates, the companions must find unity within the chaos or die in the attempt.

Dublin, 1997. When Joe Finnerty marries into Dublin's political aristocracy his fortune appears to be made. Lucrative government contracts and the ready patronage of his heavy hitting father-in-law ensure that Joe soon becomes a man to be reckoned with. His own career in politics seems...

Prepare to meet the most seductively female and the most shockingly fatal of femmes fatales, brought to you by 17 of today's finest authors of mystery and suspense fiction. Award-winning editor Otto Penzler presents a collection of short and sizzling masterpieces of kisses and kiss-offs, gams and gats, published for the first time anywhere.

The anti-busing riots of 1974 forever changed Southie, Boston's working class Irish community, branding it as a violent, racist enclave. Michael Patrick MacDonald grew up in Southie's Old Colony housing project. He describes the way this world within a world felt to the troubled yet keenly...

Chronicling the story of the last Africans brought illegally to America in 1860, African Town is a powerful and stunning novel-in-verse. In 1860, long after the United States outlawed the importation of enslaved laborers, 110 men, women and children from Benin and Nigeria were captured and...

Irene Adler und Mr. Wu müssen feststellen, dass sie sich unmöglich selbst aus dem Moor befreien können. Große Chancen auf eine Rettung bestehen nicht, denn außer Mr. Jacobs weiß niemand, dass die beiden diesen abgelegenen Weg durch das Moor genommen haben. Möglicherweise ist sogar Mr. Jacobs für ihre ausweglose Lage verantwortlich. Sollte sich diese Vermutung bewahrheiten, dann wäre es dem Zirkel der Sieben tatsächlich gelungen, den Sonderermittlern der Krone einen schweren Verlust zuzufügen.

Spy. Liar. Scoundrel. Redcoat. Provocateur and spy for His Majesty, Captain John Carlisle returns to Fort Niagara with the secrets he learned in the arms of his lover, Dellis McKesson. Determined to complete his mission and clear his name, John will see justice done—and damn the consequences. Now, he finds himself drawn into political intrigue as the British prepare to launch a three-pronged attack that will bring the Rebels and the Mohawk River Valley to its knees. Meanwhile, a dangerous revelation finds Dellis as whispers of intrigue insinuate her beloved is not all that he seems. 

In a distant magical forest, brimming with mischievous goblins, wise wizards, spell-binding witches, ethereal elves, and a menagerie of magnificent, magical animals, there reigns a kind and wise creature, The King of the Wizards.

In den Gewölben unterhalb der Bridge of Sighs kämpfen Victor Frankenstein, Theodora Sachs und Nikola Tesla gegen die hereinströmenden Wassermassen um ihr Überleben. Die Entführung des im Sterben liegenden Mr. Wolfs aus dem Royal Infirmary bleibt nicht lange unentdeckt. Da sich auch der Zustand, in dem sich Mr. Bird und Mr. Pollard plötzlich befinden, medizinisch nicht erklären lässt, beschließt Dr. White sich Hilfe von außerhalb zu holen. Und schon bald erreichen Irene Adler und Mr. Wu Glasgow.

Verschuldet und vom Unglück verfolgt, will sich Ed Plummer eigentlich im Lagerraum der von ihm geleiteten Supermarktfiliale aufhängen, als ihm seine ebenso verschrobene wie kaltblütige Angestellte Vicky Rooster ein Angebot macht: Warum statt sich selbst nicht lieber ihren reichen Bruder umbringen? Der Plan läuft jedoch nicht, wie gedacht und bald findet sich auch Augustus van Dusen in die blutigen Ereignisse involviert.

Die Explosion des Automaten ruft die Sonderermittler der Krone auf den Plan. Zudem macht in London das Gerücht die Runde, dass die kleinen Maschinen von Nikola Tesla gefertigt wurden. Auch Tesla selbst hört davon. Er ist entschlossen, herauszufinden, was es mit diesen Automaten auf sich hat. Moriarty jedoch verlangt von ihm, dass er seine angefangene Versuchsreihe zur Übertragung von Licht fortsetzt. Als es zu einer erneuten Explosion kommt, beginnt Tesla gegen Moriartys Wunsch damit, Ermittlungen anzustellen und begibt sich dadurch in tödliche Gefahr.

Should we bring new humans into the world? Or would it be better off without us? A renowned philosopher and advisor to NBC’s The Good Place offers a thoughtful exploration of humanity’s future—or lack thereof. “For more than five years, Todd May was my philosophical advisor. I...

Bei ihrem dritten Jump mit der geheimnisvollen KIBU werden Leni, i-Bob, K und Pipa in das norddeutsche Hamburg gejumpt. Diesmal landen sie jedoch getrennt voneinander und geraten in die absurdesten Situationen. Zwischen Alster, Elbe und Hafen versuchen die Kids den Tagg mit der wichtigen Jumpformel zu finden, der das dreieckige Wundergerät endlich steuerbar machen soll. Und als wäre das nicht schon schwierig genug, hat der Gangsterboss Katorga auch noch eine gefürchtete Bande von Trickdieben auf sie angesetzt.

William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic prose and verse read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly remastered stories are now available to download for the first time...

William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic fiction read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly abridged and remastered stories are now available to download for the first...