Farm Mystery

At the Farmhouse by Edward Frederic Benson tells the story of a landscape painter, who after twenty years of hideous marriage to an abusive and drunken local woman who is rumoured to be a witch, sets off to murder her. In his pocket is a ball of strong twine with which he will strangle her, and a box of matches with which he will set light to the farmhouse to destroy the evidence of his crime. After that he will be free... What happens when he reaches the farmhouse is gruesome, uncanny and totally unexpected.

Jane dreams of marrying her high school sweetheart and raising a brood of kids on his beloved family farm. Despite her parents’ disapproval and her boyfriend’s draft card, she exchanges hurried vows before he ships off to Vietnam. Back on the farm, Jane must fight her own battle with a mother-in-law who frowns on her big city upbringing.

Seit einiger Zeit verschwinden in New York Kinder spurlos. Es gibt keine Anhaltspunkte. Die Kinder kommen allesamt aus einfachen Verhältnissen. Die Polizei vermutet, dass es sich um Entführungen handelt - doch in keinem der Fälle wurden Lösegeldforderungen geltend gemacht. Special Agent Owen Burke und sein Partner Ron Harris haben einen entsetzlichen Verdacht. Als Agenten beim FBI haben sie schon oft in die Abgründe der menschlichen Existenz geblickt. Doch dieser Fall lässt selbst die hartgesottenen Agenten nicht ungerührt.

Die Heuboden-Bande ist verblüfft: Buzz; einer von den starken Muskelkatern; bittet die Detektive um Hilfe. Sein kleiner Sohn Carlo ist spurlos verschwunden. Spurlos? Das können weder Wolle noch Hilde und schon gar nicht Herr Schulz glauben. Der Spürhund ist schließlich ein fantastischer Schnüffler und Wolle hat in seinem Pelz alles; was man zur Spurensuche braucht. Die Bande startet ihre Ermittlungen und ist bald auch noch einem unheimlichen Gespenst auf den Fersen.

Sherlock Holmes has retired to his farm on the Sussex Downs, whilst Dr. John Watson has become a GP in the Yorkshire Dales. Watson is struggling to deal with the first weeks of the COVID outbreak, yet Holmes discovers that an old enemy is about to carry out a terrible crime, right under Watson’s nose. It is down to the heroic Watson to save the day.

Seit dem 17. Jahrhundert thront Mabbs Farm auf dem Hügel von Cherringham - einer Zeit, als die Einwohner Angst vor dem Teufel hatten und Hexen auf dem Scheiterhaufen verbrannt wurden. Der Legende nach sind alle, die auf der Farm leben, verflucht. Aber liegt es wirklich an dem Fluch, dass die Ernte schlecht ausfällt, die Tiere krank werden und tödliche Feuer auf der Farm ausbrechen? Oder gibt es dafür einen ganz anderen Grund?

Ox inherits a farm in the Ozark Hills from his great-uncle. Ox and his wife Judy invite Walt and Maggie to go with them to check it out. Little did they know that they would encounter drug dealers, wildlife poachers, and a religious fanatic that would threaten to spoil their trip. Also adding to the intrigue, the neighbor who owns the farm next door is insistent on buying Ox’s farm, but why?

J.J. Tully is a former search-and rescue dog who is trying to enjoy his retirement after years of performing daring missions saving lives. So he's not terribly impressed when two chicks named Dirt and Sugar (who look like popcorn on legs) and their chicken mom show up demanding his help to track down their missing siblings. But driven by the promise of a cheeseburger, J.J. begins to track down clues.

Follow the adventures of Cheeps the Chick. There is a mystery on the farm. The food in the barn is mysteriously disappearing each day. One clue is that there is a bell sound before it disappears. Cheeps is on the case. Will he find out what is causing the food to disappear? This is an excellent audiobook for early learners, listening aloud at home, and as a bedtime story