Fiction Suspense Adventure Humor

Der Schilkseer Strand, ein idyllischer Ort. Im Strandkorb liegen, die Segelschiffe des nahen Olympiahafens beobachten, zwischendurch in die Ostsee hüpfen – so hat Telse Himmel sich ihr neues Leben vorgestellt. Nachdem sie ihr altes Journalistinnen-Dasein in Hamburg hinter sich gelassen und das schmucke Gartenhaus ihrer Freundin, der vermögenden Witwe Wanda Holle, bezogen hat, freut sie sich auf ein bisschen Ruhe.

After years of pulling heist, the Great Bandit is caught. The judge discovers something different about her and gives her an opportunity that most criminals would only dream of. The Great Bandit has the ability to remember everything—she has an eidetic memory. After realizing the great potential that she could have for his country, the judge orders her to serve out eight years in the US Army and become part of the CIA. She doesn't want to go, but it was either this or 30 years in prison for all the robberies she committed.

Meet Daniel Chesterfield, a six foot seven inch foul mouthed straight arrow with a trite sense of humor and deep love and respect for law, order, and justice. Trading in his detective shield in Palm Beach County, Florida for a Sheriff’s badge in the rural town of Cowbell, Montana, Dan is assigned to take over the Bear Creek County Sheriff’s Office Sub-Station.

Détective de renom, Justan Lockholmes est une pointure. Aucun coupable ne lui échappe et sa vérité triomphe toujours ! Pourtant, lorsqu'une certaine Elisabeth Smith met tragiquement fin à ses jours, rien ne va plus. Un cas insoluble, des éléments sans le moindre sens, et un assistant à la vivacité toute relative. Voilà que la vie du jeune Justan bascule et que tout se complique !

A Haunted Village, Rattling Chains and Ominous Moans Eden Patterson and her ghost team are called to investigate disturbances in a small town filled with craft shops, antiques, and a rich history. Rattling chains, yelling and moaning are causing the town's shopkeepers nightmares as tourists and customers turn tail and run. But are these disturbances evil, angry or sad? Find out as Eden faces a spirit unlike any she has before.

Not an easy listen. Intellectual. Literary. If you're looking for something vapid, move on. This is a humorous story of insanity in the high-energy high-fashion world of the future. Marla Gershe is going nuts and she's taking the Textile Planet with her.

Tuesday Mooney loves a puzzle. So when an eccentric billionaire drops dead, leaving behind a fiendish treasure hunt - open to anyone - to his fortune, Tuesday can’t resist. Although she works best alone, she soon finds herself partnering up with best friend Dex (money manager by day, karaoke zealot by night) and the mysterious Nathaniel Arches, eldest son of a wealthy family who held a long-running feud with the dead man.

Phone calls in the wee hours of the morning don't usually concern English nobility being dragged through mirrors by ethereal hands. For Alistair and Witherton, hunters of the supernatural, it's a prime opportunity to confront their first ghost....

In the aftermath of her husband's death, Sheila O'Brien is in charge of the city, and for once, she's doing things her way. But she hasn't reckoned with the fearsome Nigel Bancroft, a threat from Birmingham who is determined to assert his territory. As terror and conspiracy begin to reign, Sheila is determined to keep control of the empire she has won - even if she has to die trying....

As a pizza detective, Colin Kingsley, a.k.a. Mark Anchovy, has survived murderous criminals, bloodthirsty henchmen and some questionable modes of transport. He now has a much more worrying problem: his younger sister is working as his apprentice. Coaching seven-year-old Alicia for her exams to join the Golden Spatula League would be challenging enough. But the siblings must head to Japan to track down the missing English eccentric Lord Bobo - former host of the hit '90s gameshow Battered by the Butler - before he winds up dead.

Mabel Jones is ready for her second unlikely adventure - another hilarious story by Will Mabbitt. What would you do if hungry vines emerged from your wardrobe and stole your baby sister? If you're Mabel Jones and afraid of nothing, you'd follow! Between Mabel and her goal is a dangerous jungle, filled with deadly monsters and poisoned jelly babies. Can she defeat the Witch Queen and rescue her sister, or is this the last we'll see of Mabel Jones...?

As he sails away from Port Jackson, Captain Jack Aubrey feels nothing but relief at leaving the penal colony and its inhabitants far behind. But, unknown to him, hidden among his crew is one Clarissa Oakes. With Britain at war on two fronts, with both America and France, Aubrey’s orders are to make for the Sandwich Islands and intervene in the conflict there.

A little boy turns the perfect crime into a work of art.

Dylan is the only boy living in the tiny Welsh town of Manod. His parents run the Snowdonia Oasis Auto Marvel garage - and when he's not trying to persuade his sisters to play football, Dylan is in charge of the petrol log.

When the palace of Arabesque's aide d'camp, a cat named the Tremblees, stumbles upon a translation of an ancient language that reveals the existence of a fabled stone, he vows to find it for reasons of greed and vengeance. With a dead dog stuck to a car bonnet, some burst luggage, a blind bus driver, and an enormous number of olives, it becomes a race for Oscar, his colleague Meesha, and the Tieress of Arabesque to prevent the Tremblees plunging Arabesque back into the Era of Bedlam.

Brilliant and dynamic, you will be thrown into an exhilarating adventure for the hunt of a hidden treasure in a captivating New York, in a world where the word "Mafia" will make you smile. Riddles, pursuits, and a comedy of errors surround the characters in a vortex of gags, unaware that they are the center of attention of the "Family" that wants to protect them; of the ruthless rival mob that threatens them for the loot; and the interest of two confused cops who stalk them in an attempt to figure out what's going on.

Tan investigates the weird, strange and highly suspicious actions of the grade four teacher in the next adventure from the best-selling Truly Tan series. Tan is cool, courageous and clever. But she's in for a shock!

This is a beautiful, moving tale from the best-selling author of the Flashman Papers. To the young Lady Margaret Dacre, raised in the rich security of Queen Elizabeth's court, the Scottish border was a land of blood and brutal violence, where raid and murder were commonplace, and her broad inheritance lay at the mercy of the outlaw riders and feuding tribes of England's last frontier.

"I'm 36 years of age; handsome and fit. I'm not as tall as I'd like to be, nor am I rippling with chest-muscles. But I reckon I'm a dead ringer for Hugh Grant. After years spent with 'the dreaded Laura' Ben is finally free! A new divorcee he can't wait to get back in the game and sets about writing a list of all the things he has to do.

When assigned to determine the cause of brewing tensions in the exclusive seaside city of Ruen, Oscar Teabag-Dooven discovers that it's on the brink of tearing itself apart. Things become complicated when it appears those responsible are in charge of running the place.

What happens when an intrepid band of thrill-seeking, rollicking Americans ventures out in search of adrenaline? They learn the hard way that having everything means you have that much more to lose. Orla, a beautiful and sharp-witted young Irish woman, saves the day, earning their loyalty. She proves to be a valuable addition to the globe-trekking crew on a high-stakes journey where discoveries unravel at every turn.