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通訳やテレビクルーたち６人もの犠牲者を出しながらも大生部はキジーツになっていた娘を取り戻した。バキリは取り戻しに、ひそかに東京に潜入しているという。番組関係者に次々と奇怪な事件が起こり、死者まで出る。

銀河ホテルには、手紙室というすこし不思議な部屋がある。亡き妻が遺した謎のメッセージに導かれ、思い出の軽井沢を訪れた夫。趣味アカウントが炎上し、「好き」を奪われてしまったＯＬ。やってきたお客さんは、手紙を書くことで自分の隠れた本音を見つめる。

目を覚ましたら、なぜか無人の遊園地にいた。園内には僕をいじめた奴の死体が転がっている。ここは死後の世界なのだろうか？　そこへナイフを持ったピエロが現れ……（「潮風吹いて、ゴンドラ揺れる」）。僕らはこの見張り塔から敵を撃つ。戦争が終わるまで。

時田翼32歳、農協勤務。九州の田舎町で、大酒呑みの父と二人で暮らしている。趣味は休日の菓子作りだが、父は「男のくせに」といつも不機嫌だ。そんな翼の日常が、真夜中の庭に現れた“ゆず泥棒”との出会いで動き出し……

高校を卒業したばかりの堀田研人が率いるバンド〈TOKYO BANDWAGON〉が、ひょんなことからイギリスのスタジオでフルアルバムのレコーディングを行うことになった。我南人の引率で、藍子とマードックが暮らす家を訪れた一行。

アフリカの呪術医研究の第一人者、大生部多一郎は、テレビの人気タレント教授。超能力ブームで彼の著者「呪術パワーで殺す！」はベストセラーになった。しかし、妻の逸美は8年前の娘・志織のアフリカでの気球事故での死以来、神経を病んでいた。

【第36回すばる文学賞受賞作】学歴も経験も関係ない。すべての評価はどれだけ家を売ったかだけ。大学を卒業して松尾が入社したのは不動産会社。そこは、きついノルマとプレッシャー、過酷な歩合給、挨拶がわりの暴力が日常の世界だった……。

明治時代から続く古本屋を舞台にした“東京バンドワゴン”シリーズは、皆様に愛されてついに第十巻目！　さて、今回のお話は、真夏の幽霊騒動、そっと店に置き去りにされた謎の本をめぐる珍事、そして突如湧き起こる我南人引退危機!?

明治時代創業の老舗古本屋・東京バンドワゴンは本日も大騒ぎ！　先々代の時代に錚々たる文士が寄稿して編まれ、強盗殺人までも引き起こした〈呪いの目録〉。ずっと封印されていたその目録を狙う不審な男がうろつきはじめた――。

Mira ist sehr erfolgreich in ihrem Beruf, leidet jedoch zunehmend unter dem permanenten Druck. Ein Wellness-Resort auf Bali erscheint wie eine perfekte Zuflucht. In einem Umfeld, das so weit entfernt von ihrem gewohnten Alltag ist, entdeckt sie, wie sehr tief verwurzelte Glaubenssätze verhindern, dass sie ihr eigenes Leben lebt. Als erwachsene Frau glaubt sie noch immer, nicht gut genug zu sein, sich Liebe verdienen zu müssen und zu dick zu sein und deshalb nicht liebenswert.

Прежде всего, мисс Лорелей – восхитительная блондинка, предпочитающая исключительно богатых мужчин. В своем «образовательном путешествии» из Лондона через Париж - с его великолепными «вывесками известных торговых домов» и Мюнхеном, «полным кунста, пива и колбасы», в самый «центр Европы» она, наконец, знакомится с одним из самых желанных холостяков Америки. Брюнетка Дороти – верная спутница Лорелей, в своем остроумии и умении выпутываться из самых непростых ситуаций, ни в чем не уступает своей светловолосой расчетливой подруге.

The remote town of Broome, the desert and the Kimberley coast - Australia's last frontier and a land of ancient beauty. Lily Barton, now 53, is beautiful, adventurous and looking for a life change. Sami, her daughter, is driving alone through the outback to finally, reluctantly confront her family roots. Together they are swept into a world where legends, myths and reality converge. They find that everyone they meet has a story to tell, from Farouz, the son of an Afghan camel driver, to Bobby, the Chinese-Aboriginal man who is tangled up in the murder of a German tourist.

Margot detests shopping malls. Any distraction is welcome, and the woman who has chained herself to the escalator, shouting about the perils of consumerism, is certainly that. She recognises Dot immediately - from their campaigning days, and further back still, to when Margot married Laurence.

Two branches of the McAllister family lead very different lives on cattle stations in Central Australia. Rob, a stickler for correctness, manages a wealthy, company-owned property while his easygoing brother Sandy struggles to support his wife and son on an impoverished leasehold. When tragedy throws the families together, ultimately driving them even further apart, it's Sandy's young son Jim who suffers the most.

The past: For Hattie, the cafe has been her refuge for the last 50 years - her second chance at a happy ending after her dreams of being a star were shattered. But will the ghosts of her past succeed in destroying everything she’s worked so hard to build? The present: For Alice, the cafe is her livelihood. After Hattie took her in as a teenager, Alice has slowly forged a quiet life as the cafe’s manager (and chief cupcake baker). But with so many tragedies behind her, is it too late for Alice’s story to have a happy ending?

"Deadly, unna?" He was always saying that. All the Nungas did, but Dumby more than any of them. Dumby Red and Blacky don't have a lot in common. Dumby's the star of the footy team, he's got a killer smile and the knack with girls, and he's a Nunga. Blacky's a gutless wonder, needs braces, never knows what to say, and he's white. But they're friends...and it could be deadly, unna?

Colm O’Flynn was loved by his close circle of family and friends, however his death came too soon for everyone to make peace with their past. Shauna, his second wife, adored him. But one night she broke their marriage vows and didn’t get time to ask Colm’s forgiveness. Jess was the first Mrs O’Flynn. Her heart is set on someone new, but will the last one-night stand she shared with Colm come back to haunt her? Colm’s best friend, Dan, is recently divorced. Can he take a second shot at happiness if it means betraying the one person who always had his back?

When Australian Julie Reagan discovers a book written about wild Malaysia in the 1970s, she decides to find out more about the author – her great aunt. Why did her grandmother refuse to speak about her sister who disappeared from the family, 60 years before? What caused such a severe rift?Julie is invited to stay with her cousins who run the plantation founded by her great grandfather in Malaya a hundred years ago, and she decides to visit in the hope of finding clues to this family mystery.

Cam and Holly have a picture-perfect marriage and life: a beautiful house in the suburbs and two adorable little boys. Cam has sold his successful marketing agency to look after the boys while Holly goes full throttle on her career post-maternity leave, and everything’s peachy. ‘Til Cam discovers Holly has been having an affair with a colleague. Heartbroken but pragmatic, Cam sees the situation as an opportunity to confess his own infidelity with his 21-year-old assistant.

Continuing the history of the Irish Darcys begun in Missus and continued in The Harp in the South, this third novel of the trilogy re-acquaints listeners with the vicissitudes of slum life in a Sydney suburb. An unforgettable family and a cast of unforgettable characters enliven a story that is sometimes tragic, but often humourous, in a time of poverty and destitution, hope and promise.