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When word spreads that three bodies have been found mutilated, Donald offers to help authorities seek the killer. He coaxes Harold into assisting and winds up leading the naive young man and the dutiful Alice into a labyrinth of deceit, madness, and murder. Lingering in the periphery is the shadowy figure of a local legend commonly known as the Slingerman, who some believe is behind the heinous crimes. Harold, who has heard stories of the creature since his cradle days, has his doubts — until the ominous figure begins manifesting itself to him.

Wayne McLair wird vom Assassinen Henri betäubt, entführt und auf eine Bühne verschleppt. Ausgeklügelte Todesmaschinen erwarten den Meisterdieb, eine öffentliche Hinrichtung ist geplant - und natürlich gilt es, eine Jungfrau in Nöten zu retten! Zu allem Überfluss ereignet sich das alles ausgerechnet in einem Wald voller Elben.

It’s 1915 and war continues to rage across Europe, but at home in England, the members of the Women Police Volunteers are more accepted and their numbers continue to grow. However, founding member, Dorothy Peto is frustrated at being consigned to office duties and training recruits. Then, early one morning, her friend Margaret finds a dead body in the garden next door.

Joyce Carol Oates assembles an outstanding cast of authors—including Margaret Atwood, Tananarive Due, and Megan Abbott—to explore, subvert, and reinvent one of the most vital subgenres of horror.

With men departing to fight for king and country, women have new opportunities at home. Dorothy Peto and her fellow suffragettes propose forming the Women’s Police Volunteers to assist police keep order. At first, the suggestion is derided, yet the force is stretched thin. As Dorothy and her friends train and organize to help refugees fleeing the war and guide terroried Londoners to shelter during the Zeppelin raids, the ‘ladies in blue’ gain a grudging acceptance. During one nightly bombing raid, Dorothy discovers the body of a beautiful Belgian refugee in Seven Dials.

Nastasia Leokov liebt den besten Freund ihres Bruders, seit sie ihn zum ersten Mal getroffen hat. Da sie weiß, dass sie für Viktor Nikulin nie mehr sein wird als ein Schatz, den es zu hüten gilt, ist Nas klug genug, ihre Gefühle nicht offen zu zeigen. Doch als sie sich entschließt, ihn zu küssen, ändert sich alles.