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Der Wind fegt Sandschwaden und einen rollenden Busch durch die Straßen der Geisterstadt High Lonesome - und über eine mumifizierte Leiche, die seit mindestens 50 Jahren unentdeckt dort lag. Weil der Tote der örtlichen Polizei Rätsel aufgibt, nehmen sich FBI-Agentin Corrie Swanson und ihre Freundin, die Archäologin Nora Kelly, des Falls an. Bei der Untersuchung des Leichnams finden die beiden Frauen nicht nur heraus, dass der Mann eines entsetzlichen Todes starb - er trug auch ein unschätzbar wertvolles Goldkreuz aus dem 16. Jahrhundert bei sich.

Ein grausiger Anblick erwartet eines Morgens die Gäste auf einer exklusiven Ferieninsel vor der Golfküste Floridas: Am Strand des tropischen Urlaubsparadieses werden über hundert identische blaue Sneaker angeschwemmt - und in jedem Schuh steckt ein menschlicher Fuß! Special Agent Pendergast ist sich sicher, dass die Gliedmaßen nicht von den Insassen eines kubanischen Gefängnisses stammen, wie die Küstenwache vermutet. Auf eigene Faust lässt er von der Ozeanografin Pamela Gladstone ein Strömungsprofil erstellen, das in eine ebenso unvermutete wie tödliche Richtung weist.

Ein grausiger Anblick erwartet eines Morgens die Gäste auf einer exklusiven Ferieninsel vor der Golfküste Floridas: Am Strand des tropischen Urlaubsparadieses werden über hundert identische blaue Sneaker angeschwemmt - und in jedem Schuh steckt ein menschlicher Fuß! Special Agent Pendergast ist sich sicher, dass die Gliedmaßen nicht von den Insassen eines kubanischen Gefängnisses stammen, wie die Küstenwache vermutet. Auf eigene Faust lässt er von der Ozeanografin Pamela Gladstone ein Strömungsprofil erstellen, das in eine ebenso unvermutete wie tödliche Richtung weist.

BiCoastal Me is a heartfelt story for children in the early grades that emphasizes that having a different family structure is okay. Even in the confusion of having two parents that may not get along, Kalee can still feel the love of both parents, no matter where she is. This is an audiobook that will assist children in coping with divorce, separation, or the end of their parents' relationship, especially when they move apart.

A mysterious legend. A deadly treasure. A race against time. The Order of the Black Sun series leads the reader on a roller-coaster ride in search of a legend. Packed with breathtaking suspense and nerve-shredding action, the Order of the Black Sun series is a thrilling read for all fans of action, suspense, and intrigue. Join a series and a cast of characters that will keep you entertained long into the night.

A mysterious legend. A deadly treasure. A race against time. The Order of the Black Sun Series leads the listener on a roller-coaster ride in search of a legend. Packed with breathtaking suspense and nerve-shredding action, the Order of the Black Sun Series is a thrilling listen for all fans of action, suspense, and intrigue. Join a series and a cast of characters that will keep you entertained long into the night.

An obligatory listen for the lovers of dark thrillers and the character of Aloysius Pendergast. It was supposed to be an easy business - stealing the collection of precious wine can only scare the owner of the cellar. Agent Pendergast and Constance didn't expect to find a walled up human skeleton in the bucolic seaside town of Exmouth. This seemingly idyllic place is hiding a much darker secret connected to the witches who fled Salem in 1692...

A famous writing duo returns with another part of the most unpredictable thriller series. FBI agent Aloysius Pendergast hasn't come back from his latest mission. What's more, Constance was kidnapped from his New York residence. But in the world of agent Pendergast, nothing is what it seems. Constance, in love with Pendergast, will become painfully aware of that truth, as well as Diogenes, Aloysius' brother, whom she hates. Will these two be joined again by some shared business? Is Pendergast still alive? The answers to these nagging questions are hidden in the obsidian chamber.

In the last winter of the Second World War, Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin arrived in the Crimean resort of Yalta. Over eight days of bargaining, bombast, and intermittent bonhomie, they decided on the conduct of the final stages of the war against Germany, on how a defeated and occupied Germany should be governed, on the constitution of the nascent United Nations, and on spheres of influence in Eastern Europe, the Balkans, and Greece.

Eine äußerst morbide Mordserie wird zu einer ganz besonderen Herausforderung für Special Agent Aloysius Pendergast - denn dem erklärten Einzelgänger wird von seinem neuen Chef beim FBI ein Partner zur Seite gestellt. Den jungen Agent Coldmoon im Schlepptau, reist Pendergast nach Miami Beach, wo ein Serienkiller die Herzen ermordeter Frauen zusammen mit kryptischen Briefen auf Gräbern ablegt. Während es zwischen den Opfern des Killers keinerlei Verbindung zu geben scheint, stellt sich schnell heraus, dass in den Gräbern ausnahmslos Selbstmörderinnen beigesetzt sind.

Eine äußerst morbide Mordserie wird zu einer ganz besonderen Herausforderung für Special Agent Aloysius Pendergast - denn dem erklärten Einzelgänger wird von seinem neuen Chef beim FBI ein Partner zur Seite gestellt. Den jungen Agent Coldmoon im Schlepptau, reist Pendergast nach Miami Beach, wo ein Serienkiller die Herzen ermordeter Frauen zusammen mit kryptischen Briefen auf Gräbern ablegt. Während es zwischen den Opfern des Killers keinerlei Verbindung zu geben scheint, stellt sich schnell heraus, dass in den Gräbern ausnahmslos Selbstmörderinnen beigesetzt sind.

Sip cocktails on the beach while money keeps coming in your bank account! Are you refusing to accept the world of job security, job promotions, and the rat race? Would you like to build a worries-free passive income stream? In this important audiobook, you will expose brilliant passive income ideas that are already being executed by normal people, with no special skills, and discover how you too can build a profitable, worries-free income stream without working a single minute on it!

Are you looking for a new, profitable stream of income? Would you like to create a passive income stream that will pay you consistently, month after month? Do you want to reveal the secrets to become a profitable Amazon FBA seller?

Slater has watched his brothers find love and he's losing hope for himself. As the eldest of the three alphas, he feels like his dating pool is waning, like he's being left behind. How long will he have to wait? Niko is a brilliant, young omega with a passion for music. Moving to Furbitten Falls was his last choice, but he’s there to stay! Now, he's stuck beside a disgruntled old alpha who grumbles about his talents being too loud for comfort. Will these two learn to make beautiful music together?

The last thing I want to be is a charity case. It’s part of why I was reluctant to come back home after I got myself blown up overseas with the Navy. But I need a place to heal - away from prying human eyes - and reconnecting with my family seems like the right thing to do. It’s reconnecting with my best friend that really throws me for a loop, though. I was head over heels with him when I left, but he never seemed to return my feelings. It doesn’t take me too long to figure out that the sparks are still there - and that he feels them, too.

I’m only in my 20s, but I’ve got empty nest syndrome - hard. With both of my brothers wrapped up in their own lives, I feel like I’ve been left at loose ends. And losing my job hasn’t exactly helped in the "get out and keep myself busy" department, either. A chance meeting with Henry is enough to prove how captivating an older omega can be. Getting to work with him as an assistant is enough to keep me on my toes. But finding out he’s my mate? That’s a twist I never expected. It’s clear that Henry is running from his past. I can only try to be the safe place he can land.

Das finale Abenteuer von Gideon Crew. Was tut man, wenn man weiß, dass man nur noch zwei Monate zu leben hat? Gideon Crew geht auf Schatzsuche, denn soeben hat ein jahrelanger Rechenprozess den mysteriösen Phaistos- Diskus entschlüsselt. Zusammen mit Manuel Garza bricht er in eine gottverlassene Wüstengegend an der Grenze zwischen Ägypten und dem Sudan auf. Bereits bei der abenteuerlichen Anreise verlieren sie ihre gesamte Ausrüstung und fast alles Bargeld.

When Bess Myerson, the Bronx-born daughter of Jewish immigrants, was crowned Miss America in 1945, she was determined to break down gender barriers and be more than a beauty queen. Then, after more than two decades as a glamorous television personality, Myerson took on corporate America, applying her celebrity as a consumer advocate to become an influential New York City political figure credited with helping elect Mayor Edward I. Koch. Then, in her early sixties, she found love with a much younger married man. The romance put her at the center of a political corruption scandal.

Being the Cook pack alpha is harder than it appears. It’s not about ruling over anyone - it’s about leading them and keeping them safe. And I’ve got just the idea to make that happen: unite the packs of Gypsum. Anything else is going to have to come second to that goal right now. Meeting Mason at a bar shouldn’t be so distracting to my focus. We never even went home together! But when Mason is injured by human hunters, I have to choose: the security of my pack? Or the safety of the omega who haunts my dreams?

A lie gone too far. Their inner wolves can’t hold back. Can a bond for life hold them together? Chasen is overjoyed to attend his brother’s wedding. And as if things can't get better, he catches scent of his fated mate just before the vows are exchanged. Better yet, he knows who it is. But isn't Tate an alpha? Tate is an omega hiding in plain sight among alphas. Hiding his omegadom with the help of anti-heat pills, he knows it’ll be a rough night when he can't find the bottle. With the moon at her peak, he knows he’s in a delicious kind of trouble.