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Cameryn Mahoney works as the assistant to her father, the county coroner of Silverton, Colorado. But if thats not hard enough, her long-lost mother has made a surprise return to Cameryns life. When her mother picks up a mysterious young hitchhiker, Cameryn senses that the girl is running from something. But before she can find out more, the girl is found deadwith a gun in her hand. Is it suicide? Or something even more sinister?

Bloomsbury presents The Ruling Class by Jennifer Lynn Barnes, read by Ina-Marie Smith. This mystery thriller by the bestselling author of The Inheritance Games is a gripping story of high stakes, betrayal, and unpredictable twists. Any problem can be fixed for a price . . . When Tess Kendrick is...

Willa is lucky: She has a loving blended family that gets along. Not all families are so fortunate. But when a bloody crime takes place hundreds of miles away, it has an explosive effect on Willa's peaceful life. The estranged father she hardly remembers has murdered his new wife and children, and is headed east toward Willa and her mother. Under police protection, Willa discovers that her mother has harbored secrets that are threatening to boil over. Has everything Willa believed about herself been a lie?

When Cora Holman’s mother dies, she assumes the inevitable: that her mother overdosed on the painkillers she’d been taking for years. So she’s shocked to learn that her mother and a neighbor both died of a brain aneurysm the same night. When Cora and other neighborhood teens become ill with a mysterious flu, and government-type strangers arrive in her small town, they all fear the unthinkable - a terrorist attack. Meanwhile, a world away in Pakistan, a 16-year-old computer genius named Shahzad is working as a virtual spy....

Miles has only been living with his musician father in New Orleans for two months when Hurricane Katrina hits - and they haven't really been getting along. But father and son must set aside their differences when they seek refuge in the crowded Superdome. What begins as a safe haven from the storm soon turns into a nightmare as the power fails and gangs of thugs compete for turf. When his father decides to rebel, Miles must make a choice that will alter their relationship - and both of their lives - forever.

Bloomsbury presents Wild and Crooked by Leah Thomas, read by Madeleine Rose, Christopher Ragland and Adam Sims. Critically-acclaimed author Leah Thomas blends a small-town setting with the secrets of a long-ago crime, in a compelling novel about breaking free from the past. In Samsboro, Kentucky...

La cavale d'une hors-la loi avec l'adolescent qu'elle a kidnappé. Lorsqu'une hors-la-loi débarque chez lui et le kidnappe, Garett est terrifié. Pourtant Ab Stenson, cette femme indomptable, est celle qui lui ouvrira les portes d'un avenir moins sombre, loin de son père violent.

After Diego lands himself on probation for fighting, he doesn’t trust his probation officer, Mr. Vidas. But as he begins to open up, Diego realizes that he needs Mr. Vidas’s help to get his anger under control. To do that, Diego will need to face the nightmares from his past head-on and confront the memories he’s been avoiding. Will anyone even believe him if he tells the truth about his stepfather? Award-winning author Alex Sanchez writes about a teen’s very real struggle to overcome his anger and take control of his life.

THE SECRETS OF the past meet the shocks of the present. Aslaug is an unusual young woman. Her mother has brought her up in near isolation, teaching her about plants and nature and language—but not about life. Especially not how she came to have her own life, and who her father might be. When...

A compelling psychological thriller set in New York City told from the point of view of a compulsive liar. Written by one of the most ingenious writers of Young Adult fiction today.

As the daughter of a Colorado County coroner, 17-year-old Cameryn Mahoney is no stranger to death. In fact, shes always been fascinated by the science of it. so shes thrilled to finally get some hands-on experience in forensics working as her fathers assistant. but Cammie is in for more than she bargained for when the second case that she attends turns out to be someone she knows the latest victim of a serial killer known as the Christopher Killer.

Ce roman est l'histoire d'une fulgurante amitié qui tourne au drame. Charlène, jeune adolescente de 13 ans un peu effacée, entre en classe de cinquième. Dès le premier jour de la rentrée, Sarah, nouvelle dans l'établissement, fait sensation auprès de tous les élèves, séduits par cette fille à la personnalité magnétique. Charlène la regarde avec admiration et haine mélangées. Finalement les deux jeunes filles se lient d'amitié.

Zart wie die Liebe, bitter wie die Schuld

Mia ist in dem kleinen Chocolaterie-Geschäft ihrer Eltern aufgewachsen - mit den wunderbaren Rezepten, aber auch mit dem Familienfoto, auf dem ihr Urgroßvater Jakob und sein Lehrherr zu sehen sind. Der Lehrherr ist weiß, Jakob schwarz. Mia weiß, dass ihr Vorfahr als kleiner Junge aus dem damaligen Deutsch-Südwestafrika nach Deutschland gekommen ist. Aber warum? Und wie?

Homeland meets Marie Lu's Legend in Blackout, which #1 New York Times bestselling author Ally Condie called ""a thrilling combination of Wells's trademark twists and terror. Fantastic!"" Laura and Alec are highly trained teenage terrorists. Jack and Aubrey are small-town high school students...

The ties that bind can also kill. Bex has always been her daddy’s little girl. After her mother left, it was just the two of them. Sure he spoiled her with clothes and jewelry, but what father doesn’t dote on his daughter? Except Bex’s dad is alleged to be a notorious serial killer. Dubbed...

A girl follows the trail of a missing teenager—but the secrets she uncovers reignite the embers of her own history in this haunting novel in verse about the things we hide, even from ourselves. Annie can’t even remember her father, or where exactly the cracks in her family began . . . but...

Im atemberaubenden Finale der »The Inheritance Games«-Reihe werden die Antworten auf lang gehütete Geheimnisse enthüllt, Rätsel gelöst und unerwartete Entdeckungen gemacht. Im letzten Teil der Bestsellerreihe findet das größte aller Spiele sein Ende. Der Gewinner bekommt alles: Geld, Liebe, Macht, Rache – aber um welchen Preis ...

Auf Leben und Tod – Connor Reeves ist wieder im Einsatz! Connor Reeves hat ein Angebot vom MI6 bekommen, das man nicht ablehnen kann. Nachdem die Bodyguard-Organisation infolge eines verheerenden Anschlags aufgelöst worden ist, wird er nun als verdeckter jugendlicher Ermittler für den Auslandsgeheimdienst arbeiten. Zusammen mit neuen und vertrauten Kollegen soll er gleich bei seinem ersten Einsatz ein kriminelles Bandennetzwerk infiltrieren. Doch dann meldet sich ein alter Widersacher zurück und erpresst Connor, einen tödlichen Anschlag zu verüben.

Step into a world of intrigue, suspense, and secrets as the Campus Murder Club takes you on a heart-pounding journey through a chilling cold case in Kristi Rose's thrilling young adult mystery novel. College can be murder. Nestled in the woods of a Pacific Northwest town, a prestigious college becomes the setting for a chilling murder. When nursing student Jaime is brutally killed in her exclusive private all-girls room, the authorities quickly abandon her case, dooming it to the cold case files. But fate has other plans. Catching a killer can be deadly.

Seventeen-year-old Tasha Nicastro lives a life of glitz and glamour, but she has no idea her family harbours a dark truth. Tasha might look like your classic high school mean girl, but behind the designer clothes is a sharpshooter who knows how to bring anyone to their knees. The only person who has ever gotten under her skin is her former best friend, Leo Danesi, the youngest son of the Nicastro family's rivals. After Leo returns to New York older and more handsome, Tasha thinks he'll be the worst of her problems—until the life she thought she knew takes a violent, shocking turn.