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A party is all fun and games until someone goes missing. Unfortunately, sometimes people wind up dead. Not usually because of me, and I can’t say burying a guy is something I have a lot of experience with. So when a scary, sexy stranger wanders up and taps into all of my fears and all of my dark tastes, I can’t help wondering if this dark tragedy was meant to be.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde tells the story of the lawyer Gabriel John Utterson as he investigates some disturbing incidents involving his old friend, the talented doctor Henry Jekyll, and his mysterious and sinister new companion, Edward Hyde. The lawyer is worried about his friend after he changes his will to include Hyde in case of his death or disappearance. Fearing that the doctor is being blackmailed by the stranger, the lawyer sets out to confront him.

Beklemmend, ausweglos, grausam – diese vorweihnachtliche Kurzgeschichte beleuchtet den Horror einer nur äußerlich perfekten Familie.

Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to English language learners. Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time and in any language. Now Collins has adapted her famous detective novels for English language learners. These carefully abridged versions are shorter...

എന്‍. പി. മുഹമ്മദിന്റെ എണ്ണപ്പാടം, ദൈവത്തിന്റെ കണ്ണ്, മരം, ഹിരണ്യകശിപു, അറിപ്പൊന്ന് (എം.ടി.യോടൊത്ത്) പിന്നെയും എണ്ണപ്പാടം, ലഘു, കളിപ്പാനീസ്, മന്ദഹാസത്തിന്റെ മൗനരോദനം, എന്‍.പി. മുഹമ്മദിന്റെ കഥകള്‍, സൂഫി കഥകള്‍, എന്റെ പ്രിയപ്പെട്ട കഥകള്‍ എന്നീകഥകളാണ് ഈ സമാഹാരത്തിലുള്ളത്.

I am not crazy. There is another purpose why I am locked away in the Jocose Academy or what I prefer to call Madrena's Loco Cabasa. I am a rather choosy succubus and prefer my men educated and with a huge talent. What they did with that talent didn't matter so long as I was able to get what I needed to stay eternal and drop-dead gorgeous.

In the near future, the world has seen drastic shifts. Global climate change has altered countries and continents; mega-corporations have altered society and governments; oligenetics, physics, and nanotechnology has altered humankind; and The T.A.L.O.N. Agency is a leader in all these things.

Natalia Wladimirowna reitet zusammen mit dem Hilfsuntersuchungsrichter Pjotr Sergejewitsch zur Bahnstation, um Post abzuholen. Plötzlich zieht ein Gewitter auf, und sie müssen sich in einem Schuppen unterstellen. Während sich Natalia vor den Blitzen fürchtet, scheint sich Pjotr über das Unwetter zu freuen. Sie sei heute besonders schön, umschmeichelt er sie, und er sei so glücklich, sie zu sehen, er liebe sie, obwohl er wisse, dass sie nie die Seinige werden könne. Natalia ist bezaubert von seinen glänzenden Augen und seiner Stimme.

„Rock 'n' Roll in der Stillen Nacht“ ist eine Weihnachtsgeschichte von Johannes Eppler die auf Basis eines Gesprächs mit Sophie Schwingenschuh beruht. – Einen Tag vor Weihnachten sangen wir noch Rocken 'n' Roll und am nächsten Tag „Stille Nacht“ bei meinen Eltern.

Der Plattdeutschbeauftragte des Kreises Ostholstein Heinrich Evers (auch bekannt als "Heiner, de Plattsnacker") liest 26 neue plattdeutsche Geschichten Schmunzeln, Lachen, Nachdenken und Träumen. Moin, leev Plattdüütschfrünn, seit nun über sieben Jahrzehnten begleitet und fasziniert mich die plattdeutsche Sprache - die Pflege und der Erhalt dieses Kulturgutes ist für mich als Plattdeutschbeauftragter des Kreises Ostholstein eine echte Herzenssache.

Patrice, dans son Clova à flanc de rails et de forêt, a réinventé sa façon d’être libraire. La nuit, les doigts sur le clavier, il alimente sa boutique virtuelle, correspond avec sa toile d’invétérés du livre rar…

SENT BACK FROM THE YEAR 2124, I’m Sorry, Here’s a Plasma Rifle is the last known work of author Aaron N. Hall before his tragic jet ski accident with a shipping container of rubber ducks. It contains seven short stories, eighteen poems, and four pastry recipes that highlight his affection for fantasy, science fiction, and the endearingly odd.

When Meghan is invited to cater for the wedding of one of the oldest citizens of Sandy Bay, she’s happy for the bride-to-be and the opportunity to introduce the guests to her latest creation - orange mousse! Still, she longs for the day when she can wear a white dress and walk down the aisle to marry her Prince Charming. On the day of the wedding, everything seems perfect. The venue is glorious. The weather is beautiful. The couple are radiating love. Until...a strange woman stops the ceremony and claims to be the wife of the groom.

When a new girl comes to Sandy Bay with intentions to open a bakery, Meghan Truman is happy to share baking tips and some business advice. Things get awkward when this new girl steals not only her secret recipe and branding but also her biggest corporate order! Her world is further thrown into a state of chaos when "new girl" is found dead and her dearest friend is identified as the main suspect.