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Paper Moon is the thrilling ninth instalment in the Inspector Montalbano series, by Italian author Andrea Camilleri. As he gets older, Inspector Montalbano is plagued by existential questions. But he doesn't have much time to wax philosophical before the gruesome murder of a man – shot in the...

A dead body in the prayer hall of a mosque isn't the best start to the day for anyone. But for Detective Inspector Harold Porter it's all in a day's work. The problem is that DI Porter has been given a new partner - a young Muslim detective by the name of Mohammed Salim Nasri. Nasri and Porter are both British and both cops, but they look at the world - and the case - from completely different viewpoints. And when that case includes Islamic terrorists and knife-wielding fanatics that can only mean problems.

The story of history's most successful snooker player began in 1981, when Stephen Hendry's parents gave their twelve-year-old son a junior-sized table as a Christmas present. From the moment he picked up the cue, he was focused on becoming the best player the world had ever seen. During a time...

Kell Kressia is a legend, a celebrity, a hero. Aged just 17, he set out on an epic quest with a band of wizened fighters to slay the Ice Lich and save the world, but only he returned victorious. The Lich was dead, the ice receded, and the Five Kingdoms were safe. Ten years have passed; Kell lives a quiet farmer's life, while stories about his heroism are told in every tavern across the length and breadth of the land. But now a new terror has arisen in the north. Beyond the frozen circle, north of the Frostrunner clans, something has taken up residence in the Lich's abandoned castle.

“A harsh, visceral, novel of conspiracy and betrayal . . . a distrubing mix that plays on our sense of history while at the same time it appeals to our darkest fantasies of rough justice.”—Chicago Tribune The inspiration for the USA Network series Shooter He was one the best Marine snipers...

Hearts in Atlantis is composed of five interconnected, sequential narratives, set in the years from 1960 to 1999. Each story is deeply rooted in the sixties, and each is haunted by the Vietnam War.

After being attacked by a demon in the one place he thought he was safe, Eric Carter has been killed, his soul sent to take its place as a stand-in for the Aztec god of death Mictlantecuhtli. But somebody on Earth isn't done with him, yet. Somebody with the power to bring him back from the dead. He doesn't know who, and worse he doesn't know why. Between an angry death goddess, family secrets steeped in blood, a Djinn who's biding his time, and a killer mage who can create copy after copy of himself, Eric's new life looks to be just as violent as his last one. 

Maxie soll eine Traumhochzeit organisieren! Leider auf der Insel, auf die Diego Acosta sich nach einem Unfall zurückgezogen hat. Der attraktive argentinische Polospieler ist gar nicht begeistert, dass sie seine Ruhe stört. Bis er die heilende Kraft ihrer Hände kennenlernt...

The In-Demand Agency Podcast is for agency owners and leaders who have earned authority in their market and are now asking a harder question: What actually creates demand? Many agencies are respected. Many are visible. And still, growth feels unpredictable. Prospects know them. Trust them. Even believe they are the right choice. And yet they wait. Hosted by Stephen Woessner, founder and CEO of Predictive ROI, this podcast explores the forces that shape buying decisions and why authority alone no longer creates movement. Each episode examines how trust, tension, and desire influence when and ...

"The world is probably ending, but can we make it a better place with movies?" Writer Stephen Nothum and special guest tackle challenging themes and the real-world issues from all of your favorite films in this podcast for film overthinkers. Become a member of Film Club for the End of the World here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/filmclubfortheendoftheworld/membership

Most people spend their lives chasing one thing while neglecting the others. Health. Ethos. Love. Money. Together, they form HELM Theory —a philosophy built on the belief that a truly successful life requires all four. In HELM Theory, author Stephen Morton presents a practical framework for navigating life through these four essential pillars. Written as a deeply personal journal spanning several years, the book chronicles the victories, setbacks, lessons, and revelations that emerged while attempting to bring Health, Ethos, Love, and Money into alignment.

What happens when a man who once weighed over 600 pounds decides to stop waiting for the perfect time and starts showing up for himself again?Welcome to The Keep Showing Up Stephen Podcast, a weekly documentary-style podcast about rebuilding a life one decision, one workout, and one ordinary day at a time.I’m Stephen Vinson, and I’m documenting my journey of losing weight, improving my health, and training to return to the half marathon distance for the first time in over 10 years.This isn’t a highlight reel. This isn’t fitness perfection. And this isn’t advice from someone who ...

Ein verzweifelter Vater betritt das Haus in der Baker Street 221B, um Sherlock Holmes um Hilfe zu bitten, da seine Tochter entführt wurde. Holmes und Dr. Watson segeln auf die kleine Insel Prince Edward in Kanada, um das Mädchen zu suchen und geraten in den Kampf mit dem Ku-Klux-Klan. Doch sie erhalten Unterstützung einer entschlossenen und fantasievollen jungen Rothaarigen, sowie von der Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF KILL ME Psychopath Michael McClelland escapes from a mental hospital to exact revenge against those responsible for his confinement, including psychologist Alan Gregory and his family. McClelland has the upper hand—secrets from Alan’s past that...

The Bright Empires series is a unique blend of epic treasure hunt, ancient history, alternate realities, cutting-edge physics, philosophy, and mystery. The result is a page-turning, adventure like no other. The Skin Map Kit Livingstone’s great-grandfather reveals an unbelievable story: the ley...

Stephen King’s classic #1 New York Times bestseller and the basis for the massively successful films It: Chapter One and It: Chapter Two as well as inspiration for HBO Max’s series It: Welcome to Derry—about an evil without a name: It. Welcome to Derry, Maine. It’s a small city, a place...

In the middle of the night, two young infants start screaming in their bedroom as the temperature drops, the baby mobiles spin wildly and the room is filled with an aura of fear, panic and dread.... Jack Nightingale is called to investigate these spooky goings on in the house of occult-metal rock star Jimmy Deadman and his health-crazed supermodel wife, Mary Madison. To try to work out what’s going on and save the poor children from the haunting, he must delve into the history of the town and the house itself and discover the meaning of two mysterious occultist lockets gifted to the babies on the day of their baptism.

It's been four years in prison since Jade Daniels last saw her hometown of Proofrock, Idaho, the day she took the fall, protecting her friend Letha and her family from incrimination. Since then, her reputation, and the town, have changed dramatically. There's a lot of unfinished business in Proofrock, from serial killer cultists to the rich trying to buy Western authenticity. But there's one aspect of Proofrock no one wants to confront…until Jade comes back to town. The curse of the Lake Witch is waiting, and now is the time for the final stand.

Two journalists with unprecedented direct access speak to Ted Bundy and those closest to him - friends and family. What follows is a candid and chilling full account of the life and crimes of the most notorious serial killer in history. What Bundy had to say in more than 150 hours of face-to-face interviews is as relevant today as it was at the time.

In this groundbreaking new work, Professor Hawking and renowned science writer Leonard Mlodinow have drawn on 40 years of Hawking's own research and a recent series of extraordinary astronomical observations and theoretical breakthroughs to reveal an original and controversial theory.