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Eine trauernde Mutter nimmt Rache in dieser rasanten Vorstadt-Vendetta. Auftragskillerin goes Hausfrau: originelle Kombination aus Familiendrama und Actionthriller. Olivia hat schreckliche Dinge getan – damals, als sie für ein spanisches Verbrechersyndikat arbeitete –, bis sie vor diesem Leben geflohen und nach Australien gezogen ist. Nun ist sie Mutter und rechtschaffene Bürgerin in einer Hippie-Gemeinde in den Dandenong Ranges. Bis eine schreckliche Tragödie alles ändert und ihre Vergangenheit sie wieder einholt – denn so etwas wie eine Ex-Killerin gibt es nicht.

Bloomsbury presents The Dead Line by Holly Watt, read by Jasmine Blackborow. THE TIMES THRILLER OF THE MONTH A SUNDAY TIMES THRILLER OF THE YEAR 'Vivid and packed with journalistic lore ... Mixing pulsating derring-do with painstaking detective work' Sunday Times A Bangladeshi camp. A British...

Kit hat schon immer davon geträumt, ein berühmter Monsterjäger zu werden. Als in der untersten Monsterjäger-Liga ein Platz frei wird, ist das seine Chance! Aber Kit ist Halb-Gnom und Halb-Zwerg. Deshalb ist er viel kleiner als die anderen Teilnehmer. Und in seinem Team sind eine Meerhexe, die nur Sandburgen zaubern kann, und ein veganer Vampir. Wirklich ernst nimmt dieses Trio niemand. Aber sie sind bereit, sich dem Abenteuer zu stellen!

Nach einer ausgelassenen Party in einem einsam gelegenen Haus bei Bredforsen wird die erfolgreiche Anwältin Kristina Ludwig am frühen Morgen erschossen in ihrem Whirlpool gefunden. Den Vorabend hat sie mit drei langjährigen Freundinnen verbracht und eine von ihnen ist nun spurlos verschwunden. Oberkommissarin Anna Glad übernimmt die Ermittlungen. Schnell wird klar, dass hinter der Fassade von Freundschaft, Erfolg und sommerlicher Leichtigkeit etwas Dunkles lauert: alte Abhängigkeiten, zerstörerische Beziehungen und Wahrheiten, die seit Jahrzehnten verdrängt werden.

Jordan Peele and Jeff Vandermeer meet The Overstory in comedy writer Allison Mick’s darkly humorous debut eco-horror novel, as a Black woman returns home to the redwood forests of northern California, only to unearth the monsters that lurk among the trees....

1879, Victorian London. Will-they-won't-they detective duo Minnie Ward and Albert Easterbrook are looking into two mysterious new deaths. This leads them to the doors of the Spirit Sisterhood, a spiritualist group with a suspicious focus on young women. Minnie smells a rat. Going undercover on her own at the organisation's countryside house, she discovers a strangely compelling world of spirits and ghosts. But, without Albert or anyone she loves, Minnie quickly finds herself in very hot water. Can she get word out before it's too late?

Full-cast dramatisations of six seminal sci-fi novels that have shaped the genre Thrilling and thought-provoking, shocking and satirical; science fiction has long captivated us with its surprising scenarios and subversion of the familiar. Included here are six classics from the past 250 years...

Paris, 1944. Louise Basset arbeitet als Hausmädchen im legendären Hotel Ritz. Niemand ahnt, dass Louise jedes Gespräch, jedes Flüstern belauscht und alles an die Résistance weitergibt. Als ein junger alliierter Pilot verletzt ins Hotel geschmuggelt wird, gerät Louises gefährliches Doppelleben ins Wanken. Zwischen Angst und Sehnsucht, zwischen Pflicht und Liebe steht sie vor einer Entscheidung, die ihr Leben – und das vieler anderer – für immer verändern wird. Jahrzehnte später stößt ihre Enkelin Nicole auf eine Spur, die Louise in einem völlig neuen Licht erscheinen lässt.

Voller Vorfreude blickt TV-Moderatorin Maura ihrem neuesten Engagement entgegen, das sie in die malerischen Cotswolds führt. Sie soll dort eine Sendung begleiten, in der in einem Herrenhaus kostbare Antiquitäten versteigert werden. Dave, der Hausherr von Settingham, heißt sie allerdings wenig freundlich willkommen. Er steuert zwar atemberaubende Schätze zur Auktion bei, doch bald merkt Maura, dass er dies nicht ganz freiwillig tut, sondern ihm das Wasser bis zum Hals steht. Um das beeindruckende Anwesen zu retten, schmiedet Maura einen Plan, der sie Stück für Stück auch Dave näherbringt.

A groundbreaking endeavor to explore human spirituality through the evolving technology of artificial...

Georgie is excited for her first Christmas as a married woman in her lovely new home. She suggests to her dashing husband, Darcy, that they have a little house party, but when Darcy receives a letter from his aunt Ermintrude, there is an abrupt change in plans. She has moved to a house on the edge of the Sandringham estate, near the royal family, and wants to invite Darcy and his new bride for Christmas.

Georgie's best friend, Belinda, inherits a spooky old house in Cornwall and asks Georgie to go with her to inspect the property. When they arrive, they meet Rose, a woman Belinda knew as a child when she spent her summers with her grandmother in Cornwall. Belinda never liked Rose, who has always been bossy and a bit of a bully, but when Belinda's house proves to be uninhabitable, Rose invites them to stay with her. Rose is now married to Tony Summers, Belinda's childhood crush, and lives in the lovely house on the cliffs that he has inherited.

I was so excited when Darcy announced out of the blue that we were flying to Kenya for our extended honeymoon. Now that we are here, I suspect he has actually been sent to fulfill another secret mission. I am trying very hard not to pick a fight about it, because after all, we are in paradise! Darcy finally confides that there have been robberies in London and Paris. It seems the thief was a member of the aristocracy and may have fled to Kenya. Since we are staying in the Happy Valley, we are well positioned to hunt for clues and ferret out possible suspects.

An important medical breakthrough has a shameful history. In 1840s Alabama, a slave-owning doctor performs medical experiments on involuntary subjects - enslaved women - in an effort to solve the problem of fistulas, a post-childbirth anomaly. As the experiments proceed, and he gets close to a solution, the women try to survive and even find dignity in the face of inhuman treatment.

Sour is the true story of a former Brixton gang girl, drug dealer, and full-time criminal. A member of the Younger 28s, a notorious gang that terrorised the postcodes around Brixton in the 90s, Sour escapes a troubled family life to immerse herself in the street life of likking and linking. She never leaves her house without a knife. At the age of 15, she stabs an innocent man in the street, earning her unrivalled respect and ‘Top-Dog' status amongst her crew. She believes she is invincible. But the consequences of her actions are soon to catch up with her.

Jasmine Birtles believes that anyone can be better off, she just needs to show you how...

Packed full of practical financial advice and brilliant money-saving ideas, The Money Magpie shows you how to spend less, make more and invest what's left over, even in hard times. Based on this key idea, Jasmine tells you how to: Be the King or Queen of cash by getting the best deals on utilities, credit cards and food. Assess and manage your finances with clear, easy-to-follow techniques.

Benedict Cumberbatch plays the young, feisty, devastatingly acute Horace Rumpole in this collection of cracking cases, also starring Timothy West as the older Rumpole. Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders: It is the '50s, and two war heroes have been shot dead. Defending the suspect is deemed hopeless, so the case is handed to a novice. But the novice's superiors didn't count on the tenacity and wit of the young and hungry Horace Rumpole.

Every athlete knows what it takes to win. But for players who are teen girls, the stakes are so much higher. In this anthology, the voices of these athletes come alive, highlighting the ferocity of those who are often shunted to the side. From navigating rampant misogyny to forging a sisterhood through sweat or just reveling in the love of the game, the stories in Out of Our League address the phenomenal physical and emotional power of teenage athletes as they compete, persevere, and thrive, on and off the field.

Glamour, rivalry and royal passion collide in these 3 irresistible billionaire romances of secret heirs and shocking vows. Wed for her secret…on the enemy's terms! The Tsalikis and the Antoniadises: the two most powerful families in the glittering Aegean—and the bitterest rivals! And after...

In this BBC full-cast production of The Tempest, a magical storm washes some sailors up on a peculiar island, changing the course of their lives forever... Raging storms and rich beautiful music combine to magical effect in this production of Shakespeare's allegorical last play, where mystical...