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Ved et brutalt røveri i Brighton bliver en gammel kvinde myrdet, og der forsvinder antikviteter til en værdi af 10 millioner pund. Til kriminalkommissær Roy Graces store overraskelse er de pårørende dog kun optaget af at få et gammelt lommeur tilbage. Det er de til gengæld også villige til at gøre hvad som helst for at få tilbage i familiens eje. Efterforskningen fører Roy Grace fra Brightons luskede antikvitetsforretninger til et forbrydernetværk på det europæiske fastland og videre til et bandeopgør i 1920'ernes New York.

Exception to the Rule links ancient wisdom with contemporary science on high performance, teamwork, and engagement. Building an organizational culture based on classical virtues - of trust, compassion, courage, justice, wisdom, temperance and hope - is both strategically smart and a better way to live. Exception to the Rule walks you through the steps of helping everyone in your organization focus on character defined by virtue.

When terrorists loyal to Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe African National Union win control of the Honde Valley on the eastern border of Rhodesia, the government must decide whether to concede defeat or take a stand. Prime Minister Ian Smith decides to fight back, and he calls upon Jamie Ross, a district commissioner, to relocate 21,000 people into protected villages.

The Vampire’s Bedside Companion is a riveting compendium of new facts and fiction on the undying theme of vampirism. Four new, excisting and authentic vampire fictional stories by Peter Allan, Crispin Derby, Richard Howard, and James Turner complete this compelling companion for dark nights, solitude and howling winds!

Frannie is delighted when a chance meeting with a handsome man and his son leads to a romance. The fact that the relationship is marred by gruesome tragedies, she dismisses as an unsettling coincidence. But eventually she can no longer ignore the fact that she is the only thing linking these horrible events. Is it a murderous practical joke? Or worse?

A chance encounter with a strange beast sends Idiom Lee into a galaxy, teeming with life and trouble. Can he bring a little humanity to an utterly cold cosmos? Find out in this epic space opera adventure.

Den nat, Brian Bishop myrdede sin kone, lå han og sov sødt i en seng hundrede kilometer fra gerningsstedet. Det er det paradoks, der møder kriminalkommissær Roy Grace, da han bliver sat på opklaringen af mordet på den unge smukke Katie Bishop, der findes bundet til en seng i parrets hjem kun iført en gasmaske. Hvordan fanden kan det lade sig gøre? Har nogen stjålet Bishops identitet, eller er han bare en fremragende løgner.

Englands krimikonge Peter James har modtaget den store publikumspris People’s Bestseller Dagger Award for Dødens håndlangere - en stærk nyhed i den populære Roy Grace-serie. En i forvejen dårlig morgen tager en katastrofal drejning for alenemoren Carly Chase, da hun involveres i et trafikuheld, hvor en ung universitetsstuderende mister livet. 14 dage senere opsøges Carly af kriminalkommissær Roy Grace, der fortæller hende, at førerne af de to andre biler i uheldet er fundet tortureret og myrdet. Han frygter, at hun meget vel kan blive det næste offer.

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Krimi. Det eneste vidne til et modbydeligt mord bliver sammen med sin familie udsat for dødstrusler, og deres dødsannoncer er allerede lagt ud på internettet. Det bliver derfor en kamp mod tiden for kriminalkommisær Grace at opklare forbrydelsen.

The last time the dream came, Sam was seven years old, and that was the night her parents were to die. Twenty-five years later, Sam's nightmares are starting to come true once more. Now a successful TV commercials producer, juggling her roles of career woman, wife and mother, she attempts to shut them out.

Raka Varoule survived the events of Black Swan Planet and returns to Earth, but things have changed. What has happened to the people he knew and cared for, and is Marco still wearing assless chaps? Find out in Black Swan Antithesis.

Brilliant scientist Joe Messenger believes that people can be made to live forever. Knowing the human body can be frozen indefinitely, Joe devises a way of downloading the human brain into a supercomputer called ARCHIVE. But Joe's wife, Karen, is worried by his preoccupation with ARCHIVE, which seems to be developing signs of a distinct and sinister personality of its own.

Edmond Blanchard is about to inherit riches of which few could ever dream. But what else comes with this inheritance?

Ross Ransome is at the top of his profession; one of the most successful, and certainly one of the richest, plastic surgeons in the business. Such a man would expect his wife to be perfect - and why not? After all, he has spent enough hours in surgery to get her that way. But when his wife falls ill she turns her back on conventional medicine, and her arid marriage, and seeks help from the world of alternative medicine and a charismatic therapist who promises not just medical salvation. For Ransome, this is the ultimate betrayal.

Raka Varoule is a second-rate investigative reporter, traveling between the 27 worlds of the Galactic Empire exposing minor scandals. His big break comes when he weasels his way onto the emperor’s personal star-cruiser to report live, across the galaxy, how the emperor is celebrating his birthday. When he exposes the biggest scandal in galactic history, he narrowly escapes with the help of a drug runner, a dominatrix, and a monkey wearing assless chaps. Together, they search for an escape from the empire, a barbarian world outside Imperial control. Then things get weird.

A dark faerie tale anthology featuring eight short stories by well-received and upcoming authors, delivering new faerie tales and dark twists on inspired tales. Follow a young soldier trying to rescue his parents from the clutches of city enforcers, a talented young artist who is given a quill with magical properties, a princess who joins a team destined to rid the world of its hidden evils, and more.

A fantasy, science fiction, and horror anthology featuring seven short stories by well-received authors. They may scare you, thrill you, and capture your imagination. If you enjoy high-quality short stories that will excite you, then this is for you! E. R. Robin Dover’s “The Trees” (horror): In a remote desert region of southwestern New Mexico, centered along the Rio Grande, is an ancient grove of trees permeated with an evil that has always existed.

The Perfect Murder is a suspenseful and gripping audiobook from Peter James, the best-selling author of the phenomenally successful Roy Grace series. Victor Smiley and his wife, Joan, have been married for nearly 20 years. Victor secretly loathes Joan more and more each day. Joan is bored by Victor, and his snoring drives her mad. Their marriage has reached a crisis point....

Warning: The descriptions of sex in this audiobook are very explicit. It contains sex acts such as first anal sex, group sex (including gangbangs, threesomes, and more), first lesbian sex, lesbian seduction, and even paranormal sex that includes some danger and horror elements. Only mature adults who won't find these sexual situations offensive should listen to this collection.