Verlag: Black Cat Weekly
For retired Detective Inspector George Trevelyan, an invitation to Britain’s “Jurassic Coast” in the May of 1890 sounds like a holiday—but he soon uncovers murder and deception, playing upon a local folklore of the sea. Are the voices in the mist the cries of long-damned sailors, or do the cliffs of Lyme Regis host a very different sort of mystery?
Get ready for a pulse-pounding thrill ride that will leave you gasping for breath! The Ice Maiden, the first book in the Doug Bateman Thrillers series, is a must-listen for fans of gripping thrillers. Maine State Police detective, Doug Bateman, is struggling to keep his life together after the death of his son and the unraveling of his marriage. But when a mutilated corpse is discovered in the local lake, he sees a chance for redemption. Teaming up with a talented new deputy from the Sheriff's office, Bateman throws himself into the investigation, only to discover that the killer is playing a twisted game with them. As the body count rises and Bateman's relationship with his colleague heats up, he must race against time to catch the ruthless killer before he claims more innocent lives. With its authentic setting, unexpected romance, and spine-tingling thrills, The Ice Maiden will keep you guessing until the very end. If you love fast-paced police procedurals with complex characters and a heart-pumping plot, then you won't want to miss this crime thriller by B. D. Smith. Contains mature themes.Zum Buch
Five ambitious executives vie for the top job at a major corporation after the president suddenly drops dead in this classic business novel This audiobook is narrated using advanced digital voice technology for clear, natural-sounding storytelling. Fifty-six-year-old Tredway Corporation president Avery Bullard is getting into a taxi after a business lunch in Manhattan when he collapses from a cerebral hemorrhage. Although his body isn't immediately identified, the reverberations of his death will soon be felt in the boardrooms of every branch of his company. In the minutes before he died, Bullard had finally decided on whom to appoint as his executive vice president—but he never got the chance to announce his selection. Now, with no successor in place, five corporate VPs—comptroller Loren P. Shaw, treasurer Frederick W. Alderson, design and development director Don Walling, manufacturing chief Jesse Grimm, and head of sales J. Walter Dudley—compete for the top position. Who will ascend to the executive suite? From the long-simmering resentments to the startling power plays, insider trading to rapid business decisions and personal dramas, Executive Suite is a riveting novel as well as an authentic and timeless depiction of how a corporation operates and what it takes to succeed in business.Zum Buch
A hidden identity. A mysterious priest. An oath left unfulfilled.Edison, the most proper member of the Agora Society, hides a past he thought was long buried. The sudden appearance of a strange priest, however, reveals secrets that demand Edison honor an oath made long ago.With news of the imminent arrival of assassins, can the members of the Agora Society and Captain Barnwell discover the truth in time to save a friend?--Scroll up now and one click your copy to discover the truth behind this satisfying mystery.Zum Buch
"The Adventure of the Three Garridebs" (1924), one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 12 stories in the cycle collected as The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes. According to Dr. Watson's opening narration, this story is set at "the latter end of June, 1902 ... the same month that Holmes refused a knighthood for services which may perhaps some day be described." This is a parallel to the knighthood of Arthur Conan Doyle around the same time. Holmes receives a letter from a Nathan Garrideb of 136 Little Ryder Street, asking for help in a most peculiar quest. He is looking for another man with his unusual surname, for it will mean a $5 million inheritance for him. He has been approached by another man, John Garrideb of Kansas, who says that he needs to find others with the same last name.Zum Buch
Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress is the second novel by Charles Dickens. The story is about an orphan Oliver Twist, who endures a miserable existence in a workhouse and then is placed with an undertaker. He escapes and travels to London where he meets the Artful Dodger, leader of a gang of juvenile pickpockets. Oliver is led to the lair of their elderly criminal trainer Fagin, naively unaware of their unlawful activities. Packed with a host of unforgettable characters this story will have you laughing and crying in turn(but mostly laughing).A must for any booklover. ( Summary by Wiki and T.Hynes )Zum Buch
Leo Grant is a forensic photographer who prides himself on capturing the clinical truth—until the camera shows him something that shouldn't exist. At a gruesome crime scene, every frame is perfect except for one: a void, a structured absence where a body should be. As Leo and forensic analyst Iris Bennett dig deeper, they realize they aren't just hunting a killer who can't be photographed—they are being hunted by a system that is beginning to rewrite reality itself. Names are vanishing from databases. Witnesses are forgetting faces. And Leo’s own photographs—his only evidence of the truth—are starting to fade into static. In a world where recognition is agreement and seeing is a liability, can Leo trust his own eyes when his very existence is being deleted? A mind-bending mystery that explores the thin line between digital records and the truth of what we see.Zum Buch
