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The Boss is back...and he’s brought his Big Brother with him. With his hidden microphones and numbered gang members, a devious criminal mastermind known only as 'the Boss' has broken out of prison and has been working behind the scenes to topple the financial institutions of the world. His plan appears to have something to do with computers. And, possibly, potatoes. In any case, it’s up to super sleuth Agaton Sax—along with Aunt Matilda and the long-suffering Inspector Lispington—to stop them in their tracks.... If they can.

Agaton Sax, private detective and editor of the world’s smallest newspaper (but also the best), loves a good trick. Mind you, a brain like his is hard to fool. So when the marvellous Max Brothers—conjurors extraordinaire—come to Byköping just days after a daring raid on the Bank of England, the stage is set for a magical mystery that will take Agaton and Inspector Lispington across Europe by train, car, plane, helicopter and...barrel.

Eine Flussfahrt verwandelt sich für die Fünf Freunde zu einem gefährlichen Abenteuer! Die Fünf Freunde sind in den Ferien auf großer Flussfahrt: Ganz alleine auf sich gestellt, sind sie mit zwei Kanus, Proviant und Zelten unterwegs. Als sie an einer der zahlreichen Schleusen Halt machen...

Gabby Woods is looking forward to another summer vacation at her family's lake house, even though she would rather bury herself in a mystery novel than make new friends. But soon Gabby meets Paige, a snarky kid from Chicago, and they get caught up in a local mystery: the sudden disappearance of a glamorous couple and the extravagant lake house they left behind. To gather clues about the missing couple, Paige coaxes Gabby into trespassing.

Two of Agaton Sax’s greatest foes have joined forces in search of a world-changing invention by one of his most loyal friends. That’s the sort of thing that can really spoil a weekend. Poisoned muffins, stolen cars, coat cupboards and mistaken identities...and one very important clock - it’s just another day for Sweden’s finest detective, Agaton Sax.

The thrilling young mystery series from internationally bestselling author John Grisham! In the small city of Strattenburg, there are many lawyers, and though he’s only thirteen years old, Theo Boone thinks he’s one of them. Theo knows every judge, policeman, court clerk—and a lot about...

Theodore Boone is back in a new adventure and the stakes are higher than ever. When his best friend, April, disappears from her bedroom in the middle of the night, no one, not even Theo Boone—who knows April better than anyone—has answers. As fear ripples through his small hometown and the...

When teenage brothers Frank and Joe Hardy hear about a string of car thefts on Shore Road, they can’t resist diving into the case. But what starts as an intriguing mystery becomes personal when their friend, Jack Dodd, is accused of being involved in the crimes. Determined to prove Jack’s...

Cameryn's ex-boyfriend is back....and ready to kill!Cameryn had thought she was in love with him. He was smart, strong, and would do anything for her - even kill. Kyle O'Neil disappeared after his first attempt on Cameryns life at the end of The Angel of Death. Now he is back for his second.

When Lottie Baxter discovers that the residents of Alum Bay are behaving VERY strangely—giving away their homes, wandering around like zombies and obeying a man in a lab coat—she knows something terrible is going on. That man is Timothy Pinkerton. Scientist. Bully. Villain. Pinkerton is OBSESSED with one thing: Making gold. Real gold. Enough gold to make him a gazillionaire!

Begleite Tick, Trick und Track, Dagobert Duck, Nicky und Quack, den Bruchpiloten auf zwei spannenden Abenteuern! Sei dabei, wenn deine Lieblingsenten zuerst in die Fänge der bösen Mumie Toth-Ra geraten und dann in einem unheimlichen Tunnel landen...

Fünf Freunde auf Rettungsmission Kaninchen, Mäuse, Hamster – die Zoohandlung in der Nachbarschaft der Fünf Freunde gleicht jeder anderen. Allerdings nur auf den ersten Blick! Denn beim Herumstöbern stoßen die Fünf auf eine ungewöhnliche Schildkröte und markerschütternde Schreie...

The Reigate Squires was one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventure of the Reigate Squires was first published in 1893. It is one of 12 stories in the cycle collected as The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. Doyle ranked The Adventure of the Reigate Squire twelfth in his list of his twelve favorite Holmes stories. Watson takes Holmes to a friend's estate near Reigate in Surrey to rest after a rather strenuous case in France. Holmes finds that his services are needed here, but he also finds that his recent illness serves him well. His host is Colonel Hayter.

A teen boy gets recruited by a top-secret agency targeting dangerous crime rings in this first book in the Python middle grade thriller series that’s Alex Rider meets City Spies. Zac Thorne is a traitor. Growing up with a dad who runs the biggest crime organization in the country hasn’t been...

Hoy se celebra la Vuelta a la Muralla, la carrera infantil más esperada del año, y Ávila se llena de emoción. Los atletas más veloces del mundo se han reunido para competir, pero justo antes del pistoletazo de salida ocurre lo impensable: ¡han desaparecido las zapatillas de uno de los favoritos! Los policías locales Russell Grover y Cassandra, expertos en misterios imposibles, investigan a contrarreloj. ¿Conseguirán encontrar al culpable y recuperar el calzado antes de que acabe la gran carrera?

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES Wait . . . did someone accidentally call the Mix-fits? What's a team of crime-fighting underdogs to do when nefarious dopplegangers are out to take them down? The Misfits are back in this hilarious series from Newbery Honoree Lisa Yee and Caldecott Medalist...

The perfect crime - it's a work of art, in Frank Cottrell Boyce's ingenious story, Framed, read aloud by actor Jason Hughes. Dylan is the only boy living in the tiny Welsh town of Manod. His parents run the Snowdonia Oasis Auto Marvel garage - and when he's not trying to persuade his sisters to...

A fantastically funny farmyard adventure, perfect for listening to at home, in the car, at bedtime – or any time at all! Once upon a farm lived a ladybird, And these are the things that she saw and heard . . . Those crafty robbers Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len are out of jail, and they're heading...

Frank Cottrell Boyce's story, Millions, is the tale of a not-so-great train robbery. Read aloud by actor Stephen Tompkinson, this Carnegie Medal-winning story is an absolute treasure! Two brothers, Damian and Anthony, are unwittingly caught up in a train robbery during Britain's countdown to...

The bestselling, prize-winning Adventures on Trains series embarks on a thrilling sixth adventure as Harrison Beck and Uncle Nat climb aboard the night train to Narvik, travelling to the Arctic Circle to see the northern lights for Christmas. 'A thrilling and hugely entertaining adventure story'...