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Clem Vallins thought he'd seen the worst Watersmeet had to offer. He was wrong. When fifteen-year-old Fiona Crumb vanishes from her home in the dead of night, Clem and his tenacious young constable Effie Shorrock have just hours to find her. Fiona has been mute since birth — and someone is counting on that. Then a chilling phone call arrives at the station. It's a girl's voice, strange and otherworldly: "You've got one day to find her. Because tomorrow, she'll be dead."

Legion Varus was promised a garrison rotation. Six months of easy duty on a quiet, compliant world where nobody has broken a rule in years. Halfway there, something clamps onto Scorpio's hull and drills a hole into her guts. It isn't trying to destroy her. It's a needle, and the ship has just...

As the days grow shorter and the temperature drops, Halloween approaches. Come, brave listener, pull up a chair, and spend some time with master storyteller Stephen Fry as he tells us some of his favourite ghost stories of all time, in truly terrifying spatial audio. From the headless horseman of Sleepy Hollow to the tortured spirits of M.R. James, from Edgar Allan Poe’s terrifying tale of a doppelganger to Charlotte Riddell’s Open Door that should definitely stay shut, join Stephen as he tells you some truly terrifying tales.

Clem knows every inch of Watersmeet like the back of his hand. After all, he’s controlled crime here for most of his career. But after a shock murder, he meets jaundiced yellow eyes shining out of the darkness beyond the houses on the village’s eerie southern slopes, and everything he thought he knew about the place is thrown into question. Clem’s grown up with local legends, just like everyone else. But could the River Man be real, and might this creature be behind the recent mysterious killings?

I’m a demigod who was raised in hell. Now the gods say I earned the right to join them in Paradise. But an eternally peaceful existence as a goddess? Hard pass. Especially if it means I would never get to see them again. My thoughtful, merciless fae necromancer. My charmingly ferocious dragon shifter. My dreamy, unhinged Nightmare Prince. And my beautifully brutal ice elemental. These legacies are mine, and I refuse to let them go without a fight.

Andere Großväter vererben eine Uhr, meiner hinterlässt mir fünfzig Prozent eines Milliardenkonzerns, den ich nie haben wollte. Die andere Hälfte geht an sein Schoßhündchen. Braiden Blackwood ist arrogant, neurotisch und heißer, als sämtliche Brandschutzverordnungen erlauben. Ein Jahr lang darf keiner von uns eine Entscheidung ohne den anderen treffen, sonst müssen sich vierzehntausend Mitarbeiter einen neuen Job suchen.

Join intellectual phenomenon Dr. Jordan Peterson for enlightening discourse that will change the way you think. This podcast breaks down the dichotomy of life through interviews and lectures that explain how individuals and culture are shaped by values, music, religion, and beyond. It will give you a new perspective and a modern understanding of your creativity, competence, and personality.

Between 1947 and 1957, Ealing Studios produced a series of immensely popular, darkly funny film comedies that made the West London borough famous throughout the world. Almost 50 years later, four of these timeless films were recreated for BBC Radio 4, and are now collected together for the first time.

***Duet narration performed by Angelina Rocca and Stephen Dexter!*** 'EVERYTHING I WANTED IT TO BE. ALL THE STARS FOR THIS BOOK'★★★★★ 'This book ripped my heart out, trampled on it, put it back together, and still had amazing smut' ★★★★★ 'Oh. My. Heart.' ★★★★★ A...

My rebound wasnt supposed to be the best sex of my life. He definitely wasnt supposed to walk into class Monday morning on my first day of college. He wasnt supposed to be my teacher. He did things to my body that no man had ever done before. Things I wanted him to do again. And again. And again...

Welcome to the Mark Narrations Reddit Podcast where we cover a whole host of reddit stories. From AITA stories, Revenge stories and Relationship stories. With 2 episodes posted daily weekdays you'll find plenty to listen to. I hope you enjoy your stay! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard was made to look a fool in the Sherlock Holmes stories. Now he gets his own back, introducing 16 tales of detectives whose abilities rival that of the great Sherlock Holmes.

Dr. Margaret Richter has it all. She’s rich, thanks to her best-selling self-help books. She has a beautiful home in Cape Cod overlooking the beach. And she has a monthly book club that everyone is dying to get invited to. Literally. Because behind the crystal wine glasses, the fine linens and the catered hors d'oeuvres lies a tangled web of secrets, of deceit, of murder. No member of the book club is innocent—and many are guilty. And the person with the most to hide is Margaret Richter herself.

A string of seemingly unconnected murders. And a maverick FBI agent ready to go undercover to discover the truth. Rookie Special Agent Nichelle Wilkinson is in charge of a task force responsible for investigating the murder of Alice Robertson, a young woman living alone. She’ll need to step up...

Michael didn't want to die. He didn't deserve to die. After a lost battle with cancer that started only a year after he retired, he'd lived what many people would call a full life, but it wasn't enough. He wanted more time. When he found himself drawn toward the light, he fought his way away from it. Unfortunately, that didn't take him back to the life he wanted to live.

A selection of 17 classic stories of horror and the supernatural by some of the greatest writers in the genre. This compilation includes a mix of well-known classics by authors such as Charles Dickens and M. R. James, alongside several unjustly overlooked gems by less familiar names who were hugely popular and prolific in their day.

#1 Sunday Times Bestseller How should we live properly in a world of chaos and uncertainty? Jordan Peterson has helped millions of people, young and old, men and women, aim at a life of responsibility and meaning. Now he can help you. Drawing on his own work as a clinical psychologist and on...

From bestselling dark folklore and fantasy author A. B. Poranek comes a lush reimaging of Grimm's "Cinderella" with a dark parallel faerie world that influences – and plays havoc – with our own. Wisteria - "Wish" - an aspiring painter, catches the attention of the king's brother and finds...

The foundational and wildly popular go-to resource for influence and persuasion—a renowned international bestseller, with over 5 million copies sold—now revised adding: new research, new insights, new examples, and online applications. In the new edition of this highly acclaimed bestseller...

This captivating collection from the sapphic writing duo of TB Markinson and Miranda MacLeod brings together two unforgettable age-gap romances filled with sizzling chemistry, high stakes, and heroines who must decide what they're willing to risk for a chance at lasting love. Whether they're hiding a forbidden workplace affair or faking a relationship under the glare of the spotlight, these couples discover that the greatest leap of faith is trusting their hearts.