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As an aircraft mechanic, Sierra Bauer is a woman in a man's world. Her life has finally returned to normal after losing her brother in a plane crash, and almost losing her career in the FAA investigation that followed. But normal is pitched into a tailspin when she finds a frozen body in a plane she is inspecting. Detective Quinn Moore is certain Sierra's discovery is happenstance until he learns the victim, Tori Hjelle, is the woman Sierra blames for her brother's death. Despite his attraction to her, he must consider Sierra a prime suspect.

A CHICAGO TRIBUNE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR An urgent, fiercely intelligent debut novel about "two couples, an ocean apart—one wounded by a war crime, the other just starting to reckon with being implicated in it.... An insightful book about the slow, zigzag work of healing that nonetheless...

A body falls from the sky — landing in the woods by sleepy little Tinton. Detective Dave Slater is halfway to the pub when he gets the call. He's needed out at Haunted Copse, where a dogwalker just stumbled on something terrible. A body among the trees. It looks like the victim fell to her death. Almost like she dropped out of a plane. And that's not all. Amid all the commotion, the dog also dug up a bone. A human bone. Forensics then turn up two more bodies at the same scene. So now Slater and Norman don't just have one murder on their hands. They've got three.

Tony is already on the ropes when he makes the startling discovery that he has adversaries beyond the courtroom—enemies far more dangerous than a corrupt corporation and its lawyers. Plunged into a moral quagmire in which he's forced to risk one life to protect another, Tony isn't only battling to win a lawsuit . . . he's also racing to save the most precious people in his life.

Respected journalists Douglas Farah and Stephen Braun tell the incredible story of Viktor Bout, the Russian weapons supplier whose global network has changed the way modern warfare is fought. Bout’s vast enterprise of guns, planes, and money has fueled internecine slaughter in Africa and aided both militant Islamic fanatics in Afghanistan and the American military in Iraq. Combining spy thrills with crucial insights on the shortcomings of a U.S.

Daniel T. Drunk, Jr. if you really wanna know. And I’m on a plane headed to Paradise Isle on the trip of a lifetime. The occasion? My honeymoon. Except, there’s only one problem. I’m riding solo. It’s a really long story, and if you don’t mind, I’d prefer to leave it at that. Really? You must know? Fine, I get it. You’re the nosey type. Here’s the abbreviated version. I came within an inch of marrying a cheating slut. There. Get the picture? Good.

Young peoples book of adventure in aviation with young women in the lead rolls. This is in the earlier days of aviation. - Summary by Susan Morin

An Iraqi woman, whose family was killed by American soldiers, must help the FBI find the terrorists from the fifth 9/11 plane before they can attack the US.

Der zweite Teil der "Johannes Hornoff"-Thrillerreihe von Bestsellerautor Noah Fitz. Mitten in der Nacht erhält der Psychologe Doktor Hornoff einen Telefonanruf. Er soll zu einem verlassenen Haus kommen, in dem eine Frauenleiche gefunden wurde. Kommissar Breuer möchte sich mit einer Zweitmeinung vergewissern, dass die tote Frau nach einer Auseinandersetzung von ihrem Ehepartner erschossen wurde. Alle bisherigen Indizien deuten auf einen heftigen Streit mit tödlichem Ausgang hin, denn unweit vom Tatort wird in derselben Nacht auch ein schwer verletzter Mann gefunden.

Regret is a hell of one’s own making. When Malcolm invented the Plane Walker, a device that punctures the barriers between the infinite dimensions of the multiverse, he had no idea that his greatest accomplishment would cost him everything. Filled with obsession he journeys to countless other realities determined to correct his deadly mistake. But, when he finally succeeds, will he atone for his sin or commit an even more heinous one?

Die Bruce-Partington-Pläne (The Bruce-Partington Plans) erschien erstmals im Dezember 1908 im Collier's Weekly und im Strand Magazine. Ein seltenes Ereignis kündet von einer schwierigen und gefährlichen Situation: Mycroft Holmes beehrte die Baker Street 221 b mit seinem Besuch. Im Namen der britischen Regierung beauftragt er seinen Bruder Sherlock, den Tod von Arthur Cadogan West zu untersuchen, der in der Londoner Untergrundbahn gefunden wurde und Teile der immens wichtigen Bruce-Partington-Pläne bei sich hatte.

When Ella's twin brother Oscar disappears without a trace, her plans for a fresh start in London with her boyfriend Sam are upended. Forced to confront her crumbling reality, Ella finds herself at the center of a dangerous mystery that threatens to unravel the very fabric of her identity. In her desperate search for answers, she begins to question everything she thought she knew about her family, her past, and even herself.

Der junge Arthur Cadogan West wird tot auf den Gleisen der U-Bahn gefunden. In seinem Gepäck: sieben Pläne eines streng geheimen Unterseebootes. Wer hat ihn ermordet? Wie kamen die Pläne in seine Tasche? Mycroft Holmes bittet seinen Bruder um Hilfe in einem Fall von internationaler Tragweite.

November 1895, über London liegt dicker Nebel. An der Untergrundstation Aldgate findet man die Leiche eines jungen Mannes, der Angestellter der Admiralität war...

Gerd Köster, eine der beliebtesten Vorlesestimmen Deutschlands, startet eine neue Hörbuch-Reihe mit den legendären Krimis um den Meisterdetektiv Sherlock Holmes und seinen Begleiter Dr. Watson. Die ungekürzten Lesungen auch selten gehörter Geschichten werden durch Kösters Einfühlungsvermögen, Ausdruck und Wandlungsfähigkeit zu neuem Leben erweckt. Über Kösters Sprecherqualitäten schrieb die "Buchkritik": "Köster wechselt - je nach Stimmung und Figur - immer wieder die Tonlage und schafft so schon fast ein Ein-Personen-Hörspiel.

«C'est le début d'une grande période de résolution de cold cases», affirme la microbiologiste, Audrey-Anne Leblanc. Cartographie 3D, généalogie génétique, biologie judiciaire; de nombreuses avancées scientifiques et technologiques permettent désormais aux policiers d'épingler des criminels ayant passés sous le radar. Pour faire œuvre utile et en devoir de mémoire, le journaliste Sylvain Daignault s'est replongé dans huit affaires de meurtre et de disparition s'étant déroulées en Montérégie et pour lesquelles… le mystère plane toujours!

November 1895, über London liegt dicker Nebel. An der Untergrundstation Aldgate findet man die Leiche eines jungen Mannes, der Angestellter der Admiralität war. Brisanterweise trägt er die streng geheimen Pläne für das neuartige Bruce-Partington-Unterseeboot bei sich. Diese Tatsache ruft Sherlock Holmes' Bruder Mycroft auf den Plan, der ebenfalls für die Regierung arbeitet. Wie haben die Pläne das Gebäude der Admiralität überhaupt verlassen können? Und warum wurde bei der Leiche nur ein Teil der Seiten gefunden?

Expansivo recuento de los diversos, creativos, frecuentemente extraños y sin embargo increíblemente inquietantes intentos de asesinar a Fidel Castro. Fabián Escalante, el fundador de los servicios de seguridad cubanos y jefe del Departamento de Seguridad del Estado Cubano provee un lúcido recuento en primera persona de sus experiencias defendiendo a Castro contra extraordinarios intentos de homicidio. 

Eighteen-year-old Linda is on her first flight as a stewardess. So far, she hates everything about it. The constant humming of the engines, the nagging of the passengers, the crying babies. Luckily, the plane is almost at its destination. Little does she know her body will touch the ground in a way she had never expected before. Trapped more than a 1,000 feet high on a cloud, she and everyone onboard find out the hard way that something had gone terribly wrong.

The story begins on a stormy night as passengers board the infamous flight, a sense of unease hanging in the air due to recent rumors of a hijacking attempt. Among them is Emily Davis, a perceptive flight attendant with a unique gift that will be put to the ultimate test. As the plane takes to the skies over the vast Pacific, strange and eerie events unfold, and the line between the living and the dead blurs. Shadows move through the cabin, and ghostly apparitions appear, sending shivers down your spine.