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Mack has grown up in an austere and chilly house, dominated by a joyless father. Unable to believe in God, he is far more attracted by the forbidden cartoons on television. Father and son clash fatally one day and it may be guilt which drives Mack to take up a career in the Church. This minister...

When the body of a local artist is found mutilated inside a five-pointed star, DCI Tanner’s attention turns to the disciples of a Satanic cult. But when the man's body is discovered to be the cult’s leader, Tanner's interest is soon drawn to his will, and the five beneficiaries who’ve been named in it.

1937: Hitler sent an expedition to Tibet in search of the lost land of Thule. 1941: Himmler spent a huge fortune, and sacrificed the lives of hundreds to turn Wewelsburg Castle in Germany into a shrine to the SS. 2008: Art recovery expert Jamie Saintclair is astonished to discover that the gentle grandfather he thought he knew was a decorated war hero, serving in the Special Air Service in World War Two. And his grandfather has one more surprise.

Be careful which stones you look under ... An innocent walk through the woods turns sinister when Albert and Rex hear a cry for help. A desperate woman is trapped the wrong side of a high fence ... and she is being pursued. What follows is a situation more deadly than any they have faced before...

A man is accidentally knocked down outside 221B Baker Street by a carriage. His dying words are he has seen a man rise from the grave. At the same time a visitor arrives with a mystery of unparalleled international importance. The Viscount Wrexham is missing, presumed dead, in strange circumstances. In the North, rumours stir of a dead man haunting the moors. Broomheath Hall is beset by ghostly lights and spectres. What does it all mean? Can arcane knowledge bring people back from the dead?

Deux soeurs, Apolline et Ursule, naissent à Bordeaux au milieu du XVIIIe siècle, dans un milieu très religieux. Apolline est mise dans un couvent, puis en sort pour retrouver sa soeur mourante et découvrir, à travers un manuscrit, le récit de ses aventures. Ursule, rebaptisée Olympe, a...

According to the National Human Trafficking Resource Center, 37,769 cases of human trafficking were reported in the United States during the time span of 2015 through 2019. Of those cases, 27,367 involved the sex trade. The number of U.S. citizens identified as victims totaled 8017. 10,079 known minors were trafficked throughout that time frame. Those numbers reflect only the cases reported to the NHTRC. Not all incidents get reported. During that same five-year period, the FBI’s NCIC (National Crime Information Center) recorded 433,987 missing persons reports.

When an old man makes a bequest to investigate the mysterious death of his son, English detective Daniel Leicester follows a trail leading to one of Bologna's wealthiest families - makers of some of the world's most coveted supercars - and discovers that beneath the glitz and glamour of the Formula One circuit lurk sinister interests that may be prepared to kill to keep their secrets. Time and tide wait for no man - or woman - and while biology obliges one of Faidate Investigations' team to finally undergo a long-delayed operation, history catches up with another.

In fear for his life, American millionaire Daniel Cartwright changes his will, appointing his old friend Rowland Sinclair as his executor. Soon murder proves that fear well founded. When Rowland receives word of Cartwright’s death, he sets out immediately for Boston, Massachusetts, to bury his...

Students of biblical Greek will learn all New Testament Greek vocabulary words that occur ten times or more in the New Testament by interacting with this audio product. Jonathan Pennington speaks all New Testament Greek words in descending order of frequency. Different tracks enable students to...

Fiber artist Ingrid Barrick has just been found dead in her ransacked house, but the fact that she'd seemed a bit troubled lately—and had been obsessively doodling pictures of bees—has the Knit and Nibblers wondering if this was really a burglary gone bad like the police think. There had been tension with a neighbor who was fuming (and sneezing) over the ragweed in Ingrid's garden—but allergies don't seem like grounds for murder.

Après avoir quitté son petit ami durant des vacances ratées, Anna Maria Giusti rentre chez elle. Lorsqu’elle passe récupérer son courrier chez sa voisine Constanza Altavilla, elle trouve celle-ci étendue sur le sol, sa tête baignant dans une flaque de sang. Pour le légiste, cela ne fait aucun doute, la vieille dame a été terrassée par une crise cardiaque et, dans sa chute, sa tête a heurté le radiateur de sa chambre. Dépêché sur les lieux, le commissaire Brunetti ne trouve aucune preuve flagrante infirmant cette hypothèse.

At the lush Villa Calypso on the French Riviera, a dying billionaire launches a devious plan: at midnight each day he appoints a new heir to his vast fortune. If he dies within 24 hours, that person takes it all. If not, their chance is gone forever. Yet these are no ordinary beneficiaries, these are men who crossed him, women who deceived him and distant relations intent on reclaiming the family fortune. All are determined to lend death a hand and outwit their rivals, and retired Scotland Yard detective Jasper, in pursuit of the prize.

Installé aux États-Unis depuis la mort de sa mère, Damien Louvel, scénariste d'une série télévisée à succès, doit rentrer en France à la suite du décès tragique de son père. Il découvre que celui-ci menait des recherches autour d'un mystérieux objet - la pierre de Iorden -, qui semblent lui avoir coûté la vie. Aidé de Sophie, une journaliste dont il tombe amoureux, Damien décide de poursuivre les étranges investigations de son père, et se lance dans une course effrénée.

Blut ist dicker als Wasser? Nicht für Sofia - zumindest, wenn es um ihren Cousin Horst geht. Der hat sie schon als Kind immer geärgert und jetzt taucht dieser unverschämte Kerl plötzlich auf ihrem Campingplatz auf und will ihr Nonnas Erbe streitig machen. Sogar Evelyn hat er gedroht, dass ihr Café bald ihm gehören wird. Und auch die anderen Camper sind vor seinen haltlosen Unterstellungen und Bedrohungen nicht sicher. Als Horsts Klamotten aus dem Gruberhäusl verschwinden, beschuldigt er Sofia. Doch sie findet seine Jacke wieder - am leblosen Körper eines Anglers.

Martha Vadeva führt ein geruhsames Leben in Rom. Eines Tages wird die 62-jährige Boutique-Besitzerin von einer schwedischen Anwaltskanzlei kontaktiert. Ihr stünde ein größeres Erbe zu, teilt man ihr mit. Martha kann sich nicht erklären, warum oder von wem dieses Erbe sein soll. Als sie sich auf ein persönliches Treffen mit den Schweden einlässt, wird sie mit einer Vergangenheit konfrontiert, die sie längst hinter sich gelassen zu haben glaubte.

It was supposed to be a dead week. For this mysterious hitman, things just couldn't be that damn easy. The sharp-tongued soul-stealing assassin plods through life with reckless abandon - until he finds a purpose. Until Sarah Brecker. When the contract on her life goes unfilled, all Hell breaks loose (literally). Forced to work together, they must dodge ruthless mobsters and a variety of demons to buy enough time for Sarah. Evading ambushes proves much easier than eluding that damn dull ache in his chest.

Worldwide, the pantheon of deities includes thousands of gods worshiped among various nationalities and cultures. Of course, most of us reject those other gods, only embracing the deity or deities we’ve been raised to revere. Worldwide, the pantheon of deities includes thousands of gods worshiped among various nationalities and cultures. Of course, most of us reject those other gods, only embracing the deity or deities we’ve been raised to revere.

Seit Wochen erscheinen in der Lokalpresse Hinweise darauf - Einheimische und Touristen sind im Schatzfieber. Doch dann wird ein Rechtsanwalt aus La Réunion ermordet aufgefunden. Als Nachlassverwalter eines ausgewanderten Sohnes der Stadt war er für die Organisation der Schatzsuche in Auciel Haute mitverantwortlich. Schreckt da jemand nicht vor Mord zurück, um vor allen anderen dem Schatz auf die Spur zu kommen?

»Die Glocken von Rungholt werden von den Toten geläutet.« Rechtsanwältin Aenne Feddersen ermittelt mit zwanghaftem Scharfsinn und nordischem Charme dort, wo Gummistiefel und Fischbrötchen zum Kulturgut gehören. Aenne Feddersen kämpft als Strafverteidigerin nicht nur erbittert vor Gericht, sondern auch täglich gegen ihre manischen Zwänge an. In der ältesten Kirche Nordfrieslands wird bei Restaurierungsarbeiten eine verborgene Wandmalerei entdeckt. Kurze Zeit später wird der Restaurator Lasse Graaten ermordet aufgefunden.