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The table is set for family dinner; roast chicken, wine for them and juice for their darling boy, a vase of fresh daisies from the garden for decoration. But the food is cold, and the flowers are wilting. You might think they were sleeping in the next room, if it wasn’t for the blood dripping crimson onto the carpet.

Selena Bailey returns in her senior year of college determined to keep her head down and out of other people's lives with the sole intent of keeping them safe and out of harm's way. Selena is focused more than ever, with three major goals: graduate with her bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice, obtain her Private Investigator’s license and find her late boyfriend, Brendon’s, killers.

Selena Bailey, a sophomore at the local university studying criminal justice, returns from winter break to jump into her first official case as a private investigator with her stepmother's security firm.

After escaping a violent past, Selena Bailey starts her first semester of college determined to put it all behind her - until her roommate is attacked at the Delta Kappa Alpha house. After reporting the attack, police refuse to prosecute due to lack of evidence, claiming another case of 'he said, she said.'

This boxed set includes the first three books in the Martina Monroe crime thriller series: What She Left (Book 1), If She Ran (Book 2), All She Wanted (Book 3).

Dreißig Millionen Lichtjahre von der Erde entfernt: Die Galaktische Flotte unter Perry Rhodans Kommando steht einer riesigen Übermacht gegenüber, der Endlosen Armada. Rhodans 20.000 Raumschiffe haben keine Chance gegen den gigantischen Heerwurm, mit dem sie am Frostrubin konfrontiert werden - ihnen bleibt nur die Flucht durch das kosmische Gebilde. Doch danach sind die Raumer aus der Milchstraße im Sternenmeer der fernen Galaxis M 82 verstreut.

Die Endlose Armada - in weiten Teilen des Universums ist dieser gigantische Heerwurm längst zur Legende geworden. Millionen von Raumschiffen ziehen seit einer Ewigkeit durch die Weiten des Kosmos. Sie folgen einem mysteriösen Anführer und sind auf der Suche nach einem Objekt von größter kosmischer Bedeutung. Dieses wurde einst gestohlen und missbraucht. Im Randgebiet einer zerstörten Kleingalaxis stößt die Galaktische Flotte unter dem Kommando von Perry Rhodan auf die Endlose Armada. Auf seiner Seite hat der Terraner immerhin 20.000 Raumschiffe - aber sie sind ein Nichts gegen die Armada.

Das Notsignal des auf dem Mond havarierten arkonidischen Schiffes lockt außerirdische Intelligenzen ins Solsystem. Die Menschheit, die Perry Rhodan gerade vor der atomaren Selbstvernichtung bewahrt hat, sieht sich den gefaehrlichen Individualverformern gegenueber. Rhodan entdeckt auf der Venus eine uralte Basis, die er in den Besitz der von ihm gegruendeten Dritten Macht bringen kann. Dort schult er parapsychologisch begabte Menschen, positive Mutanten mit ungewoehnlichen Faehigkeiten.

The allure of literary letters and rare first editions captures the imaginations of three professors of English literature and leads to tragedy in the wake of the Great Kobe Earthquake of 1995.

“Sneaks up on you with its insight and poignancy.” —Entertainment Weekly From New York Times bestselling author Mary H.K. Choi comes a funny and emotional story about two estranged sisters and how far they’ll go to save one of their lives—even if it means swapping identities. Jayne and...

Unter dem Druck außerirdischer Mächte sieht die Menschheit keine andere Wahl als mit einem von Perry Rhodan inszenierten Bluff den Untergang der Erde vorzutäuschen. Doch die auf diese Weise erkaufte Ruhe täuscht, denn aus einer Unterwasserkuppel am Grunde des Atlantiks taucht ein geheimnisvoller Fremder auf, der die Terraner jäh wieder mitten in das galaktische Geschehen katapultiert: Atlan, der arkonidische Kristallprinz.

A wonderful collection of classic thrillers, mystery stories, crime tales and weird accounts of uncanny events.1. Query by “Seamark” 2. The Furnished Room by O. Henry 3.The Dancing Partner by Jerome K. Jerome 4. The Squaw by Bram Stoker 5. The 19 Club by A. J. Alan 6. The Interruption by W. W. Jacobs7. Laura by Saki 8. A Descent into the Maelström by Edgar Allan Poe 9. The Diver by A. J. Alan10. The Man of the Night by Edgar Wallace11. The Burglary by Arnold Bennett

Anna is a possession. She is owned by the man named Will, shielded from the world of struggles by his care. He loves her, protects her and then breaks her. Anna is obedient, dutiful and compliant. Anna does not know her place in the world. When she falls pregnant, Anna leaves her name behind, and finds the strength to run. But the past - and Will - catch up with her in an idyllic town with a dark secret, and this time, it's not just Anna who is at risk.

There are certain stories which stand out from the crowd owing to the unique creativity of the plot and the skill with which the author unfolds his tale. This selection contains 50 of the most ingenious short stories ever written. Includes: 'The Lighthouse on Shivering Sand' by J. S. Fletcher; 'The Umbrella' by Arnold Bennett; 'The Lovely Lady' by D. H. Lawrence; 'The Lake' by W. F. Harvey; 'A Tiger’s Skin' by W. W. Jacobs; and 'The Strange Case of Mr. Todmorden' by F. Britten Austin.

In the thick of the current cold case investigation, PI Martina Monroe receives a hand-written letter from a desperate mother pleading for Martina and Hirsch to reopen the cold case of the woman’s missing daughter and five-year-old grandson. Feeling a deep connection to the request, Martina knows that Hirsch and she have found their next case.

Immer noch zieht der mysteriöse Schwarm durch die Milchstraße; aufgrund der Strahlungswelle, die das kosmische Gebilde aussendet, werden die Bewohner der Galaxis in den Zustand der Verdummung versetzt. Auf zahllosen Welten herrschen Chaos und Verzweiflung. Nur wenige Immune gibt es, darunter Perry Rhodan, die terranischen Mutanten und die Zellaktivatorträger. Gemeinsam nehmen sie den Kampf gegen das grausame Schicksal und die unheimlichen Fremden auf, die den Sternenschwarm lenken. Mit einem kleinen Raumschiff, der GOOD HOPE, und einer verzweifelten Gruppe von Gefährten folgt Perry Rhodan den Schiffen des Schwarms.

This Christmas, the season of joy turns into a terrifying game of revenge. A man dressed as Santa is found murdered and shoved up a chimney—a meticulously staged scene straight out of a nightmare. Days later, another murder staged like a twisted Christmas display is discovered. With every gruesome crime comes a taunting Christmas card bearing a hand-drawn snowflake… delivered directly to PI Martina Monroe’s door.

Martina and Detective Hirsch, still reeling from their last high-profile case, agree to reopen the missing person case of Sadie Jarreau, a friend of one member of the Cold Case Squad. At first glance, Sadie’s disappearance from the local marina looks like the typical unhappy marriage resulting in a deadly end. But between the marina’s surveillance cameras malfunctioning that day, her husband’s air-tight alibi, and no one with a motive to harm Sadie, Martina and Hirsch are forced to consider a less common scenario - a stranger abduction.

PI Martina and Detective Hirsch accept the new sheriff’s request to reopen a ten-year-old serial killer case. Not that they could refuse. One victim was the sheriff’s brother, a married father of two. The case is strange. Someone has murdered three successful men within a six-month time period. There were no suspects and no motive. The only connection is their cause of death. The links are thin and the motive is unknown, but Martina and Hirsch know better than to ignore the similarities.

Martina Monroe knows some cases leave scars that never heal. After a year that nearly destroyed her life and threatened her family, she’s sworn off anything that could pull her back into danger. That is, until a desperate and heartbroken father walks into her office. His twenty-three-year-old daughter, Lena, is missing. The police are stalled, and he believes time is running out. Martina tries to hand the case to another investigator, but the father refuses to give up.