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This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. A rare optical phenomenon. A romantic quest through Scotland. And a young woman searching for clarity—about nature's wonders and her own heart. Helena Campbell has become fascinated by the green ray—the fleeting green flash sometimes visible when...

A missing girl. A dead hunter. One sheriff caught in the storm. When a seasoned hunter is found murdered in the Colorado high country and a teenage girl vanishes hours later, Sheriff Ray Duke doesn’t believe in coincidences. Not in Blue Sky County. Not with the snowstorm rolling in. And not with fresh boot tracks pointing to a tangled trail of lies. As Duke digs deeper, what he finds isn’t just a missing girl—it’s a web of secrets that stretches across families, friendships, and the frozen wilderness they all call home.

One February afternoon, Detective Ray Flowers' life is blown apart by a petrol bomb attack. No one can tell him who did it. Or why. Anchorless and alone, he moves to his aunt's country cottage. What he needs is perspective. Instead, he is tormented by visions of Kitty Hallam, a troubled young woman accused of witchcraft. Back in 1643. Is she a figment of Flowers' imagination or something more? Whatever the truth, Flowers can't help but be drawn into Kitty's world, sensing their stories are intertwined somehow.

A delicious novel from Sunday Times bestseller Heidi Swain: ‘Heidi’s known for her feel-good factor and this story is a delight’ New! Magazine ‘A charming, summery read’ The People’s Friend ‘A summer trip to Wynbridge will never disappoint. Swain’s writing as always is so...

They say that lightning doesn't strike the same place twice. How the people of Wiltshire wished that were true. When Paul Ray decides to burn down his evil family's legacy, he falls into the clutches of those he thought gone. And now Detective Yorke and his team face a race against time to find Paul before Wiltshire again falls under the dark spell of a ruthless family. Unfortunately for Yorke, the answers lie in the most sinister of places. The beating heart of a long-dead killer. Can Yorke find the truth before it's too late? Or will the curse of the Ray family prove too strong?

A bracing meditation on fame and celebrity, and the redemptive, healing power of art; a portrait of the ravages of disappointment and divorce; a poignant consideration of the rites of fatherhood and manhood; a novel soaked in rage and sex, longing and despair; and a passionate love letter to the world of theatre, A Bright Ray of Darkness showcases Ethan Hawke's gifts as a novelist as never before.

I was betrayed. Burned. Scarred. Because of a single night of chaos four years ago. Because of the girl who stole my heart—Callie Mays. I thought she ruined us, but I was wrong. Four years later, my dirty broken heart is still beating. And still beating hard for her. She is my cure and my obsession. The reason my dirty, broken heart still betas. We lost our families and we only have each other. The Chancellor made a grave mistake of taking her away from me. Callie is mine. My reason to keep fighting. And this time, I will burn down this ruthless paradise to get her back.

There are very few writers who have ever written the sheer volume of epic (though not always in word count) tales, with a seemingly limitless stream of vibrant worlds, unique characters, and twisting-turning storylines that have kept thousands on the edges of their collective seats for a career spanning seven decades. But Ray Bradbury, the legend, did just that.

Come closer. My name is Lacey Ray and I am thirteen years old. I should be an ordinary girl, but I am not. My ancestors were killers. I was born into darkness and secrets. Come closer. I am fourteen years old. I am learning to move. To navigate the silences that exist between the ticking of clocks. To stand on the edge of the abyss and look down. Come closer. I am fifteen years old. I am ready to be alone. To be powerful. To be the perfect predator.

When 12-year-old Paul disappears from school, Yorke’s only clue is a pool of animal blood. Fearing the worst, he turns toward the most obvious suspect: recently released local murderer Thomas Ray. But as the snow in Salisbury worsens, Ray’s mutilated body is discovered, and Yorke is left with no choice but to journey into the sinister heart of a demented family that has plagued the community for generations.

The master of science-fiction is back for Volume Two of the Ray Bradbury Classics Collection. These legendary tales come straight from the Golden Age of Sci-Fi, and are just as intense, dark, and full of flavor as the stories in Volume One. Buckle up your space seatbelt, and let’s take a journey across hostile worlds in Asleep in Armageddon, encounter mystery and danger in Lorelei of the Red Mist, explore the consequences of creation in The Monster Maker, and discover the wit, imagination, and humanity that would later make Bradbury one of the most celebrated authors of the twentieth century.

Samantha Moore, en universitetsstudent från Queens, är på väg till Kanada med sin pojkvän för att börja ett nytt liv när hon försvinner spårlöst från ett ensligt, billigt motell i Vermont. Fallet är dock inte det första i en rad märkliga händelser som ägt rum i Vermonts...

Hometown hockey hero, Blake has life completely figured out. He’s footloose and fancy free with the world’s coolest job and an endless parade of puck bunnies ready to help him celebrate his victories. The status quo is working for him, so why does he agree to co-parent a stray puppy with his too-serious, workaholic neighbor, Erika? And why is he so annoyed when she suddenly starts dating some tool named Doug? And why can’t he stop finding excuses to see her and touch her and kiss her and… She’s not his girlfriend, right?

A flash flood. A body in the river. A murder no storm could hide. Sheriff Ray Duke barely survives rescuing a family from the raging waters—but when the flood recedes, it leaves behind coffins ripped from an old mining cemetery… and a corpse that didn’t drown. The small town of Blue Sky erupts with whispers: a crooked caretaker, a feud between prospectors, and a fortune in gold rich enough to kill for. Every clue points to Charlie Flowers—violent, desperate, and caught red-handed with stolen flakes. But his rival, Lyle Martin, has more secrets than alibis.

Karismatisk politiker. Trogen make. Seriemördare. Alastair Sheridan har allt. Han är ung, snygg och en självskapad miljonär med en vacker fru och välartade barn. I den kaotiska världen av brittisk politik, där hjältar är en bristvara, har han en verklig chans att bli premiärminister...

På en flight från Mexico City till Los Angeles råkar den pensionerade bibliotekarien Wanda Stroud se något oroväckande på den bärbara dator som passageraren framför henne arbetar på. Följande dag dyker Wanda inte upp på caféet där hon stämt träff med en vän. Ray Wyatt gräver i...

Mercy was supposed to save him. Instead, it buried the truth. When a truck is pulled from a frozen Colorado lake, Sheriff Ray Duke expects a tragic accident. Instead, he finds a body. No ID. No plates. No answers. The dead man—Jacob Raines, a haunted Army vet—has a connection to nearly everyone in town, including Ruth Delgado, a ranch widow with a Bible on her nightstand and blood on her conscience. Her grandson's truck was the one found in the lake. And her story doesn't add up.

This collection highlights the imaginative brilliance of Ray Bradbury, one of the most influential voices in science fiction. Spanning over 15 stories, the anthology offers a window into Bradbury's unique ability to blend futuristic ideas with profound human emotions. Featured stories like The Monster Maker, Morgue Ship, The Irritated People, Pillar of Fire, Zero Hour, A Little Journey, and Asleep in Armageddon showcase the author's wide-ranging themes, from space exploration and dystopian futures to the darker sides of human nature.

How do you stop a perfect killer? After the terrible events of the past year, DCI Yorke's team are on the verge of finding peace. But after a terrifying act of violence shatters their equilibrium, they are forced to dance with a skilled assassin who knows no equal. After it becomes clear that this hitman is connected to the most shadowy of criminal organisations, Yorke is forced to dive into his own past, and face a future in which he is either alone, or dead.

När två vandrare hittar en traumatiserad pojke som irrar runt ensam i ett avlägset hörn av Adirondackbergen i delstaten New York, följer de hans steg tillbaka till en stuga där de gör en fasansfull upptäckt. Fallets allvar gör att FBI, med specialagent Jill McDade i spetsen, tar över...