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Normally Theodosia wouldn't attend a black tie affair for all the tea in China. But she can hardly say no to her hunky, handsome boyfriend Max, who directs public relations for the Gibbes Museum in Charleston. Max has organized an amazing gala opening for an exhibit of a genuine 18th century Chinese teahouse, and the crème de la crème of Charleston society is invited.

Sergeant Amy Callan und Lieutenant Caroline Cook haben einiges gemeinsam. Beide wollten Karriere bei der Armee machen, beide waren Opfer sexueller Belästigung, beide ließen sich anschließend vom Dienst suspendieren - und beide sind jetzt tot. Beide wurden in ihrer eigenen Badewanne aufgefunden, scheinbar ohne ein einziges Anzeichen für die Todesursache. Hochrangige Profiler des FBI beginnen fieberhaft die Jagd nach einem Serienmörder: Es stellt sich heraus, dass es sich um einen Angehörigen der Armee handeln muss.

To whom does the past belong? Is the archeologist who discovers a lost tomb a sort of hero -- or a villain? If someone steals a relic from a museum and returns it to the ruin it came from, is she a thief? Written in his trademark lyrical style, Craig Childs's riveting new book is a ghost story...

Why Did She Jump? provides an intimate, uncompromising look into one mother's search for peace, understanding, and clarity amid the chaos surrounding her daughter's tragic death. It is a masterful recounting of the events leading up to her suicide and lifts the veil of shame and secrecy as it forges a path toward understanding mental illness.

Auf der idyllischen Riverside Road scheint die Welt noch in Ordnung, bis Anna eines Abends ein seltsames Licht im Haus ihrer Nachbarn sieht. Wenig später macht sie eine schreckliche Entdeckung: Der beliebte Arzt Dr. Taylor liegt brutal ermordet in seinem Bett. Während die Polizei fieberhaft ermittelt, gerät Anna selbst ins Zentrum der Aufmerksamkeit und wird bedroht. Doch um herauszufinden, was wirklich geschehen ist, muss sie sich nicht nur der Angst stellen, sondern auch einem dunklen Geheimnis aus ihrer eigenen Vergangenheit – einem Geheimnis, das besser für immer verborgen bleibt.

Dance of Death: Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience! * Two brothers. One a top FBI agent. The other a brilliant, twisted criminal. An undying hatred between them. Now, a perfect crime. And the ultimate challenge: Stop me if you can...

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Was geschah 1947 wirklich in Roswell? Im 3. Teil der Thriller-Reihe "Old Bones" verschlägt es Archäologin Nora Kelly und FBI-Agentin Corrie Swanson an einen der geheimnisumwittertsten Orte der USA. Endlich soll eines der bestgehüteten Geheimnisse der amerikanischen Geschichte gelüftet werden: Was hat es mit dem angeblichen Absturz eines UFOs bei Roswell auf sich?

The remarkable story of the seven African American soldiers ultimately awarded the World War II Medal of Honor, and the 50-year campaign to deny them their recognition. In 1945, when Congress began reviewing the record of the most conspicuous acts of courage by American soldiers during World War II, they recommended awarding the Medal of Honor to 432 recipients. Despite the fact that more than one million African-Americans served, not a single black soldier received the Medal of Honor. The omission remained on the record for over four decades.

It has been a long time since David Purdue, Sam Cleave, and Dr. Nina Gould worked side by side together, but as they come together to confront a new enemy, they may have to seek help from an old one: Julian Corvus. As tensions mount and old grudges are brought back into focus, the lost prophecies of Nostradamus prove to be the catalyst for a confrontation that could decide the fate of the future.

Children of the Watch is the number one podcast in the galaxy for all things Star Wars live action television, formerly The Mandalorian Watch. A positive, upbeat after show for Star Wars television. Join your hosts Alex Maxwell and Mac Lacey after each episode as we break it down with in depth analysis and commentary, as well as your hotline calls! The Mandalorian Rewatch begins now! We are rewatching every episode of Star Wars: The Mandalorian in our Road to The Mandalorian and Grogu, premiering May 22nd, 2026. When the movie premieres we will be the PREMIERE spot for wall to wall Stars Wars:...

As a child, did you hide under your blankets when you were scared of the dark? After listening to some of the scariest stories from new and up-and-coming authors, we won’t blame you if you start hiding again. Take a journey with us into the twisted mind of horror. “The Fallout” travels through the unknown, while “Feast” will make you never want to love again. Listen to these and many more stories to know what it truly means to be afraid of the dark.

A race across the USA, Europe, and South America against the clock to thwart an international conspiracy to frame the US president with genocide and environmental crimes, Operation Hydra will keep you on the edge of your seat. Operation Hydra leads the listener on a roller-coaster ride in search of a legend. Packed with breathtaking suspense and nerve-shredding action, Operation Hydra is a thrilling listen for all fans of action, suspense, and intrigue.

A strange and terrifying ability surfaces in investigative journalist Sam Cleave, leaving his associate, Dr. Nina Gould, worried for his health. But Sam is not the one she should be worried about. Nina discovers Sam's psychic talent is not meant to help others - quite the opposite. Somewhere, Sam has contracted a parasite that attacks the brain, facilitating heightened powers of hypnotic suggestion through increased electrical activity in the neurons. In other words: mind control.

The discovery of a shipwreck off the coast of South Africa has the academic career of failing lecturer Dr. Billy Malgas back on track. However, he and his assistant decide to keep it a secret until the ship has been salvaged. To aid them with the publicity, Malgas contacts an old acquaintance to film the salvage for a documentary - none other than investigative journalist Sam Cleave.

At the CERN laboratory in Switzerland the Large Hadron Collider is being constructed with several teams of scientists and engineers working on the assembly of the various detectors, which will be recording data once the Collider is up and running to test previously elusive theories of physics. When Prof. Lydia Jenner, a terminally ill ex-colleague of billionaire inventor Dave Purdue, contacts him to assist her in a clandestine experiment to prove a rather absurd theory based on the work of genius engineer and scientist Nikola Tesla, he is intrigued. But upon his arrival he finds that the nearly incapacitated woman wants to use him as a test subject.

Billionaire Dave Purdue buys an antique art piece, a tall cross monument, from a Finnish relic dealer. But the old cross holds a secret - literally. When the cross is struck by lightning, it reveals part of a treasure that urges Purdue to enlist the help of investigative journalist Sam Cleave to assist him on his search for the rest of it.

After their last tangle with eerie physics in the supernatural woodlands of Romania, Nina Gould and Sam Cleave find that their passage home is once more marred by the Order of the Black Sun. With the sudden resurface of their missing colleague, billionaire adventurer Dave Purdue, Sam and Nina are once more running for their lives.

Investigative journalist Sam Cleave finds himself running from the site of an execution he barely escapes. Chased by a sinister militia captain with Nazi roots and a penchant for setting dogs on his targets, he has to stay alive long enough to deliver the damning evidence on his camera to the authorities.

After a series of deadly museum robberies, where cultural treasures of Viking origin are stolen, historian Dr. Nina Gould is intrigued and infuriated. She elicits help from her friend, investigative journalist Sam Cleave, to see if they can discover and expose the culprits. Nina thinks that she may have befriended one of the robbers involved, and so begins the chase to uncover the truth.