Mystery Fiction Africa

When the Stars Fall to Earth is the story of five young Darfuris trying to make sense of their changing world in a time of war. Their lives come together in a tale of love and loss, self-reliance and courage, fear and violence. They overcome the ultimate challenge: to become proud survivors with a future rather than defeated victims, despite the tragedy enveloping them.

When a small team of former special operators land in Tanzania to grab a local warlord, it's business as usual. But the situation quickly changes when they learn that a pride of lions has been feeding on the local populace. Unable to walk away leaving the locals to fend for themselves, the seasoned warriors are drawn into a conflict unlike anything they've ever taken part in. As they struggle to understand their new enemy, they're led deeper and deeper into the unforgiving Tanzanian wilderness.

Il primo capitolo delle indagini del maggiore Morosini nell'Africa coloniale italiana. Un viaggio nel tempo suggestivo e avvincente. Eritrea, 1935. L'Italia mussoliniana prepara la guerra d'Abissinia. Massaua - perla del Mar Rosso e fiore all'occhiello della prima colonia italiana - è scossa da due brutali omicidi: un noto imprenditore cittadino e un impiegato di banca vengono trovati decapitati. I sospetti si concentrano sugli agenti del Negus etiopico Hailé Selassié, coinvolti nelle settimane precedenti in sanguinosi scontri di frontiera con le truppe italiane.

Als eine Familie im Hotel Lion Lodge ihre Schlüssel vermisst, denkt sich Thabo noch nichts. Doch als er auf Safari hört, wie Gäste aus anderen Hotels sich ebenfalls darüber beklagen, dass ihre Schlüssel gestohlen wurden, wird er misstrauisch. Das kann doch kein Zufall sein! Gemeinsam mit Emma beginnt er zu ermitteln. Als sie erfahren, dass in einem anderen Hotel eingebrochen wurde, legen sie sich auf die Lauer. Mit Tipps für Eltern und Lehrer*innen zur Leseförderung & mit 2 Tempo-Varianten für Leseanfänger*innen. Das gleichnamige Buch erscheint bei Oetinger.

Actor and sex worker Nats is experienced at putting on a show. However, her new gig supplying intimate whispers for growgirls takes her to a place darker and lonelier than she could have ever imagined. The lab-grown dolls can respond to pleasure or pain; their synthetic heads contain only the simplest AI to prevent any pesky robo sex doll uprisings. But just because growgirls don’t have a brain, doesn’t mean they don’t have a voice...