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Trouble erupts as a serial killer launches a huge legal appeal against his conviction, claiming police corruption, and pointing the finger directly at young DC Peter Boyd – and implicating forensic scientist, Frankie Wharton. With Boyd forced to disappear, criminal profiler, Grace Foley, and cops, Spencer Jordan, and Mel Silver, join Frankie to clear their names and save Boyd from disgrace and possible prison. Told over five days, with each character taking turns to tell their story, this heart-stopping case sees them racing to beat the clock as the unthinkable unfolds.

At 47, Stephanie Jardine is at the apex of her career and her life, running the American branch of Jardine’s, the prestigious Crown Jewellers of London. Having fully come to terms with her long widowhood, Stevie now draws emotional strength and contentment from her work and her family. Then, one day, an unexpected act of violence committed by a stranger on the other side of the world plunges Stevie into turmoil and despair.

In the backstreets of Istanbul, a young woman's body is found. Dumped in a dustbin and covered in cut flowers, she is the victim of a frenzied and vicious stabbing. Inspector Ikmen discovers that the woman was well known in Istanbul. Newspapers had been calling her the blessed woman, cured of cancer in a Christian miracle and a proclaimed messenger of the Virgin Mary.

When it comes to the language of love, we may talk a good game in the powder room or the locker room, but we still have a lot to learn where it counts most...the bedroom. According to sex therapist Dr. Barbara Keesling, nothing is more exciting than talking sexy to the one you love and having...

New York Times Bestseller ""An intricate story that entwines considerations of faith and faithlessness, inquiry, denial, fear and survival in gorgeously conceived metaphor. Kingsolver has constructed a deeply affecting microcosm of a phenomenon that is manifesting in many different tragic ways...

"What this charming, moving and fascinating collection proves is that the [letter] form itself - a scribbled note, a declaration of love, an outpouring of passion, a bitter word -has always been with us." - Mark Gatiss A good love letter can speak across centuries, and reassure us that the agony...

The streets of East London teem with different languages, cultures and religions. Private investigators Lee Arnold and Mumtaz Hakim are well-versed in the community's tensions, the sad day-to-day reality that includes the desecration of graves at Plashet Jewish cemetery in East Ham. However, the...

Na, dann guten Appetit! Bei den Olchis wird fleißig gekocht und gebacken; von Olchi-Opas Schnürsenkelnudeln mit grünem Schimmelpilzstampf bis hin zu Olchi-Mamas Stinkerkuchen zum Geburtstag ist alles dabei. Wer isst schon gerne Gemüsesuppe, wenn man Schuhsohlen und Flaschen zum Hauptgang bekommen kann? Ein krötiger Ohrwürmchen-Spaß mit den Geschichten "Die Olchis. Olchi-Opa kocht Spaghetti", "Die Olchis. Olchi-Mama backt Kuchen" und "Die Olchis. Wenn der Babysitter kommt".

Fruit is sweet, juicy, and healthy. Learn about how MyPlate helps kids make great food choices every day, including fruit!

When these animals face a dangerous situation, they either run away, stay and fight, or hide from sight. Find out which of your favorite animals are masters of speed, strength, and stealth.

Twelve years ago, equestrian-Olympic-hopeful Olivia Canaday and her best friend, Jake Lassen, made a pinky-swear promise to reunite at the Big Marietta Fair on her 30th birthday and marry each other if they were both still single. But that was before they grew up and went their separate ways. Now, after a disastrous divorce and a career-changing accident, Olivia limps home, minus her mojo, her courage, and her faith in love. She retreats to her parents’ ranch, but when ex-Army helicopter pilot Jake Lassen arrives to make good on their promise, he reignites passion and hope.

Nachdem die Geschwister Robin und Joy das Buch "Der Zauberwald" gelesen haben, wollen sie unbedingt Jo, Bessie und Fanny kennenlernen. Doch das ist leichter gesagt als getan, denn niemand weiß, wo sich der Zauberwald befindet. Doch schließlich stehen die drei Kinder aus ihrem Lieblingsbuch leibhaftig vor ihnen. Gemeinsam tauchen sie ein in die abenteuerlichen Welten des Wunderweltenbaumes. Ob es ihnen am Ende gelingt, sich im Land der Burgen aus der Gefangenschaft durch den Zauberer Rotrock zu befreien.

It's summertime in Busman's Harbor, Maine, and the clamming is easy - or it was until a mysterious new neighbor blocks access to the beach, cutting off the Snowden Family Clambake's supply. Julia Snowden is just one of many townspeople angered by Bartholomew Frick's decision. But which one of them was angry enough to kill?    

J'ai toujours entendu parler de géants mais, de géants musiciens, très peu, et encore moins quand il s'agit d'un géant pianiste gwo-ka ! Aussi, je vous laisse découvrir cette partie des contes et légendes des Antilles, inspirées d'histoires vécues. Dans cet univers surprenant, Gwo-Ka nous entraîne au son des rythmes de la musique gwo-ka, joués pour la première fois sur un piano... un piano magique semblerait-il !

When Rosina's dear friend leapt to her death after the man she loved betrayed her, she vowed vengeance on all men. Rosina declared that no man could be trusted, including Sir John Crosby, Member of Parliament, whom she had secretly loved since girlhood. Now a debutante, she found herself caught up in a whirl of social activity. An election was imminent and her father, Sir Elroy Clarendon, was favoured to be made a government Minister.

Two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, distinguished historian, and bestselling author Barbara W. Tuchman finally turns her sights homeward. Here she analyzes the American Revolution in a brilliantly original way, placing the war in the historical context of the centuries-long conflicts between...

New York Times Bestseller From the New York Times bestselling author of An Altar in the World, Barbara Brown Taylor’s Learning to Walk in the Dark provides a way to find spirituality in those times when we don’t have all the answers. Taylor has become increasingly uncomfortable with our...

Everyday Kindness is a charity anthology of short, fictional stories of kindness, edited by LJ Ross. These uplifting tales of hope and of small, everyday kindnesses are intended to support wider, positive mental health goals and foster wellbeing through the act of reading tales of goodwill...

Wie gut kennen wir die Menschen, die wir zu lieben glauben? Im zweiten Teil der Insel-Krimi-Reihe "Norderney" von Barbara Wendelken steht ein schrecklicher Verdacht zwischen Ella und ihrem Freund Rick. Nach 25 Jahren trifft sich eine Gruppe ehemaliger Rettungsschwimmer auf Norderney wieder - auch Ellas Lebensgefährte Rick ist dabei. Doch für eine der Teilnehmerinnen wird der nostalgische Abend am Strand ihr letzter. Jakob Heilers Ermittlungen verlaufen im Sand. Die ganze Gruppe scheint fest entschlossen zu sein, sich an nichts erinnern zu können.

Auf Norderney ist das Leben beschaulich - bis es dir jemand nimmt. Die neue Insel-Krimi-Reihe der beliebten Autorin Barbara Wendelken lotet vor windzerzauster Kulisse menschliche Abgründe aus. Ein Audible Original, das mit starken Charakteren und realistischen Mordfällen fesselt. Schluss mit der Polizeiarbeit! Die ehemalige Oberkommissarin Ella Bischoff hat Bremen, eine gescheiterte Ehe und ihr berufliches Trauma hinter sich gelassen. Auf Norderney hat sie sich ein neues Leben als Kneipen-Wirtin aufgebaut, gemeinsam mit ihrem Freund, dem Surfer Rick.