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Eines weiß Helge, der Schriftsteller, ganz genau: Menschen und Katzen verstehen einander nicht. Doch dann soll ausgerechnet er ein Buch über Katzen schreiben. Die Kasse ist leer und er nimmt an - und gerät in das schönste Abenteuer seines Lebens...

Ratekrimi aus dem Mittelalter. Florenz um 1500: Leonardo da Vinci ist entsetzt! Ein Einbrecher hat sich in seine Werkstatt eingeschlichen und ein Buch mit wertvollen Notizen entwendet. Leonardos Schüler Salai und dessen Freundin Caterina machen sich auf die Suche nach dem Täter. Bald schon nehmen sie die Spur eines geheimnisvollen Unbekannten auf.

Als Landwirt Kurt Wrotzeck vom Heuschober stürzt und sich das Genick bricht, deutet zunächst alles auf einen Unfall hin. Weder bei ihm zu Hause noch in seiner Umgebung ist von Trauer etwas zu spüren, denn der Tote war im höchsten Maße unbeliebt. Peter Brandt übernimmt die Ermittlungen und glaubt nicht an einen Unfall - sehr zum Missfallen von Staatsanwältin Elvira Klein. Warum besucht der Uhrmacher Marco Caffarelli jeden Tag Wrotzecks Tochter, die nach einem Autounfall im Koma liegt? Und welche Rolle spielt die Witwe des Opfers?

A New York Times bestseller “Spectacular, singular, and spellbinding” —Casey McQuiston, New York Times bestselling author of Red, White & Royal Blue The Last Magician meets The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy in this historical fantasy following a young woman who discovers she has...

On a quest to find their missing master, Alish, Kiri, Thanis, Kaspar and Elio are captured by the sky-faring Kharadron Overlords. They are taken to a shadowy city above the clouds, a place of marvels, of airships and flying wonders! Alish and the others are offered their freedom by the cunning duardin - but only if they have nerve enough to steal a heavily guarded treasure first.

Firmly rooted in the modern American West, this story collection follows women and families who feel the instinctual, inexplicable pull of a home they must work to protect from the effects of economic inequity and climate catastrophe. A 74-year-old nun turns to eco-sabotage to stop a fracking project. A woman delivers her own baby in a Nevada ghost town. A young farmer hides her chicken flock from the government during a bird-flu epidemic. An ornithologist returns home to care for her rancher father and gets caught up trying to protect a breeding group of endangered sage grouse.

An illuminating guide to a career as an architect written by art and design journalist Janelle Zara and based on the real-life experiences of two experts in the field—required reading for someone considering a path to this rewarding profession. Go behind the scenes and be mentored by the best...

The Anne of Green Gables Seasons Edition--Fall: Presents L.M. Montgomery’s beloved novel, widely viewed as a shining example of the quintessential children’s novel, though readers of all ages have fallen in love with Anne, the Cuthbert siblings, and all of their friends Explores such...

A collection of the year’s best stories selected by celebrated two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward In her introduction to The Best American Short Stories 2021, guest editor JesmynWard says that the best fiction offers the reader a “sense of repair.”The stories in this year’s...

HAPPY HOUSE HUNTING… Nelle and Evan Pereira were thrilled to close on their “forever home,” a spacious paradise nestled against a state forest in Massachusetts. Three months later, on a brisk Saturday morning, their peace is destroyed when an intruder captures Nelle home by herself...

Shining Night is book three in the Faithgirlz series Lena in the Spotlight, written by Alena Pitts, star of The War Room and tween blogger of For Girls Like You, and co-written with her mother, editor and author Wynter Pitts. In this fiction story that will appeal to young girls who have big...

Day Dreams and Movie Screens is book two in the Faithgirlz series Lena in the Spotlight, written by Alena Pitts, star of The War Room and tween blogger of For Girls Like You, and cowritten with her mother, editor and author Wynter Pitts. In this fiction story that will appeal to young girls who...

Hello Stars is book one in the Faithgirlz series Lena in the Spotlight, written by Alena Pitts, star of The War Room and tween blogger of For Girls Like You, and cowritten with her mother, editor and author Wynter Pitts. This fiction story will appeal to young girls who have big dreams, and is a...

The Faithgirlz series Lena in the Spotlight, written by Alena Pitts, star of The War Room and her mother, editor and author Wynter Pitts is ideal for young fans of realistic fiction. These fictional stories will appeal to young girls who have big dreams, and is a reflection of Alena’s own life...

“A delicious thrill-ride of breakneck twists and turns. . . . Evoking Grisham and Highsmith, Bonnie Kistler is a masterful plate-spinner of plot, deftly weaving together the worlds of fashion, high finance and white-shoe law to reveal their seamiest secrets and shared underbellies, all via...

If you love the emotionally complex novels of JoJo Moyes and the dramatic books of Jodi Picoult, you won’t want to miss this newest book about second chances, redemption, and the power of hope from USA Today bestselling author of Shelter Me, Juliette Fay. On her own since the age of eighteen...

Following her acclaimed debut novel, You and Me and Us, Alison Hammer offers a deeply moving story of family and identity. When a DNA test reveals a long-buried secret, a woman must look to the past to understand her mother and herself. When Paige Meyer gets an email from a DNA testing website...

“A wild, rollicking ride into the heart of horse country—these essays get at what it means to love horses, in all that love's complexity.” —Anton DiSclafani, author of The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls A compelling and provocative essay collection that smashes stereotypes and...

“Dark August is a tightly-paced cauldron of a thriller about small town corruption, murder and mayhem, in the vein of Sharp Objects and All The Missing Girls. A macabre and confidently twisty debut.” — Lisa Gabriele, internationally bestselling author of The Winters An electrifying...

Meg Cabot, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Princess Diaries, returns to Little Bridge Island with a new story about a children’s book author with a case of writer’s block and an arrogant novelist who have to set aside their differences as they get through a weekend long book...