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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.

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.

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:...

Der Wind fegt Sandschwaden und einen rollenden Busch durch die Straßen der Geisterstadt High Lonesome - und über eine mumifizierte Leiche, die seit mindestens 50 Jahren unentdeckt dort lag. Weil der Tote der örtlichen Polizei Rätsel aufgibt, nehmen sich FBI-Agentin Corrie Swanson und ihre Freundin, die Archäologin Nora Kelly, des Falls an. Bei der Untersuchung des Leichnams finden die beiden Frauen nicht nur heraus, dass der Mann eines entsetzlichen Todes starb - er trug auch ein unschätzbar wertvolles Goldkreuz aus dem 16. Jahrhundert bei sich.

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.

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.

Bei Ausgrabungsarbeiten in New York werden 30 Leichen eines Serienmörders entdeckt, der um das Jahr 1870 sein Unwesen getrieben hat. Allen Toten ist gemeinsam, dass Teile der unteren Wirbelsäule entfernt wurden. Nachforschungen des Agenten Pendergast führen zu einem Professor Enoch Leng, der im neunzehnten Jahrhundert eine Raritätenschau betrieb, ein sogenanntes Kuriositätenkabinett.

In einem Haus in den Hamptons werden die verkohlten Überreste eines Menschen gefunden; und nicht nur der Schwefelgeruch deutet darauf hin, dass Jeremy Grove bei lebendigem Leibe verbrannt wurde. Special Agent Aloysius Pendergast entgeht nicht, dass in den Boden außerdem der Abdruck eines Hufeisens eingebrannt wurde. Die Medien stürzen sich auf den Fall, zumal wenig später die zweite verkohlte Leiche gefunden wird. Ist die Zeit des jüngsten Gerichts angebrochen?

Winter in South Dakota. Der Bus, in dem Jack Reacher unterwegs ist, gerät auf einer Brücke ins Schleudern und landet im Straßengraben. In der Kleinstadt Bolton schlüpft Reacher bei einem Cop unter - und erfährt, dass die Polizei eine Seniorin zu schützen versucht, die Zeugin eines Drogendeals wurde. Reachers Alarmglocken schrillen, als kurz vor der Gerichtsverhandlung eine Gefängnisrevolte ausbricht und ein stillgelegtes Army-Flugfeld vor den Toren der Stadt von Schnee und Eis befreit wird.

"Stellen Sie sich vor, Sie haben sich in einer Höhle verirrt. Es ist dunkel und kalt. Die Taschenlampe haben Sie verloren. Sie müssen raus hier, egal wie, und tasten sich am Boden entlang, als Ihre Hand plötzlich etwas Warmes findet. Vor Schreck weichen Sie zurück - um gleich noch einmal zu fühlen, was es sein könnte..."

"Public Transportation" is a short story from the collection Phoenix Noir. Brand-new stories by: Diana Gabaldon, Lee Child, James Sallis, Luis Alberto Urrea, Jon Talton, Megan Abbott, Charles Kelly, Robert Anglen, Patrick Millikin, Laura Tohe, Kurt Reichenbaugh, Gary Phillips, David Corbett, Don Winslow, Dogo Barry Graham, and Stella Pope Duarte.Patrick Millikin is a bookseller at the Poisoned Pen Bookstore in Scottsdale.

Theodosia Browning has never considered herself a wine connoisseur - tea has always been her forte. But that doesn’t mean she’s going to pass up an invitation to a fancy wine-tasting party at the upscale Knighthall Winery, just outside of Charleston, South Carolina. But a sweet evening takes on a bitter aftertaste when a dead body is discovered in one of the wine barrels. The son of proprietor Jordan Knight has been murdered.

Our first President is often remembered as a humble, grey wigged, elder statesman. But by the end of 1776 the American Revolution almost came to an end. General Washington made a bold move that saved the American cause. The Continental Army Crossed the Delaware River on Christmas Day to attack the Hessians in Trenton. This was America's First D-day.