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  The Signal

  Vsevolod Garshin

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  'The Signal' is the story of two peasants who work as track walkers on the railway, Semyon Ivanov and Vasily Stepanych. Semyon is grateful for his job and the hut and the vegetable patch which goes with it, but Vasily is discontented with his lot and constantly complains, including to his employers. This grumbling irritates the railway officials, and eventually the situation escalates, driving Vasily to take terrible revenge on the state railway.

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  Bedtime Stories for Children

  H Jadoon

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  Bedtime can be a real challenge for a lot of families, and sometimes, the same old stories and routines don’t work anymore.There can be a lot of gimmicks out there to try and help your children fall asleep faster or with greater ease, but let’s face it, how often do those gimmicks actually work. 
  You will find some of the following benefits in this audiobook:Moral tales to teach kids important lessons through creative storytellingHelpful ways to enjoy relaxation at any ageGuided meditations to help kids feel centered, calm, and ready to restNew tellings of old stories, like the Tortoise and the Hare, and Moby DickImaginative journeys all around the world, to different places in the mind, and even into outer space!Stories to help kids focus on learning mindfulness and paying attention to the little things in lifeTales to relax the body, mind, spiritComforting and enjoyable characters and plots that keep the listener feeling harmonious at nightFun and creative ways to use the imagination while learning to relax and breatheAnd more!

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  Murder in America - A Coast to...

  John Breen, Mary Higgins Clark,...

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  An entertaining collection by seven renowned American mystery writers—             including Mary Higgins Clark and Whitley Strieber—              this anthology offers a delightful mix of mystery, suspense, and murder. The stories include•              “             Starstruck”              by Jon L. Breen, read by James Stacy: A group of aging actors is fatally haunted by the consequences of the McCarthy-era blacklist.•              “             Gee Whiz, My Lovely”              by Betty Buchanan, read by Joan Rivers: A bouncy private investigator is invited by a “             gorgeous nut”              to find an elusive figure named Harvey.•              “             Lucky Day”              by Mary Higgins Clark, read by Betsy Palmer: A young bride suspects her husband is somehow involved in a strange disappearance.•              “             It Was Bad Enough”              by Ron Goulart, read by Arte Johnson:  A comedian trying to make his comeback learns his ex-wife's tell-all book is about to be filmed.•              “             Pirate'             s Moon”              by William F. Nolan, read by Perry King: A psychic working for the LAPD fails to foresee that a stone-age cannibal cult may be terrorizing the city.•              “             Vaudeville”              by Whitley Strieber, read by Roddy McDowall: An aging vaudeville comedienne dies—             but not laughing.•              “             Snookered”              by Gerald Tomlinson, read by David Birney: A story about a new breed of football coach and a team the sportswriters can't ignore.

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  The Happy Tradies - Bushfire

  Faith Charity

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  ‘The Happy Tradies’ is a collection of short animated stories about tradies and what they do in their daily work to solve problems. 
  Their main drive is to get things done for other people who need their skills and in return the tradie have an enriched life. 
  There is always a mystery or crisis for the tradies to solve and they can do it because they have the skills and knowledge and the tools. 

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  The Mystery of Sasassa Valley

  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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  A couple of law students, Tom Donague and Jack Turnbull, who have run out of money, set off for South Africa to make their fortune. For three years, they fail to make any money, but then one day, as they are up country in a remote spot, their luck changes.A friend, Dick Wharton appears unexpectedly one night during heavy rain, telling a strange tale of having seen a ghost in the cursed Sasassa Valley. Tom Donague is particularly excited by the story, and determines to uncover the mystery of the apparition.

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  The Treasure in the Forest

  H. G. Wells

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  Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) was a prolific English writer of science fiction stories and novels and is frequently credited as being the father of science fiction.'The Treasure in the Forest' is the tale of two treasure hunters, Evans and Hooker, who have murdered a Chinese man to steal his map, which locates a buried stash of gold ingots. The Chinese man had boasted that he had ensured the safety of his secret hoard. But what can he have meant by this?When Evans and Hooker arrive at the location of the hoard, the first thing they find is a dead body of another Chinese man. But how did he die? And why did he fail to get away with the gold?

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