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From the first call to a Portland detective about a missing woman to the police’s growing certainty that she had been murdered, from the heroic efforts to locate the body to the flight from Maine of their chief suspect, and from the painstaking work of collecting evidence and building a case to the struggles over jurisdictional questions to the twists and turns of the eventual trial, Finding Amy is a dramatic story of brutal murder and exemplary police work with the human beings and emotion behind the shield.

The sweetest lies are the most seductive.... Twelve years ago, I fell in love with Alex Thorne. He was beautiful, charming, sexy, and the best lover I'd ever had. He's also a bloody liar. Every word that comes out of his mouth is a half-truth, a con, or an evasion. Now I find out my dream job at a university in America is his way of pulling me back into his world. I will never, never fall under the spell of the British Bastard again. Catriona MacTaggart is the one that got away. The Scottish lass has fire in her soul and in her eyes, especially when she punches me.

Coupon-clipping police superintendent Jonah Merlin thinks he has an open-and-shut case on his hands after the body of a beautiful woman is found discarded in a run-down building in Tel Aviv. All evidence points to two suspects, but finding them will require unorthodox methods to decode the cryptic words sprayed at every crime scene. As the body count rises, graffiti expert Rai Zitrin and precocious 17-year-old Zoe Navon agree to help Merlin uncover the connection between the killing spree and the words of Polish writer Bruno Schulz.

Es ist ein heißer Sommertag, als Gustav den Geist der dampfenden Vanessa am Straßenrand aufliest und mit ins gelbe Haus bringt. Vanessa erinnert sich an nichts mehr als ihren Namen, und erst mit Oles Hilfe gelingt es, herauszubringen, dass sie aus dem London des 17.Jahrhunderts stammt. Dort wütete ein schrecklicher Brand. Um dem Gedächtnis des verwirrten Mädchens auf die Sprünge zu helfen. Und noch dazu steht ein Besuch der Jugendamtstante Fiseline ins Haus, was für eine ziemliche Unruhe sorgt...

Nachdem sich Trulla mit ihrem allzu geschwätzigen Freund Pelle überworfen hat, muss sie sich einer besonderen Herausforderung stellen - dem schönen Knaben Gustav Goldstein, einem Knaben aus den zweiten Weltkrieg, der seiner Mutter, einem Opfer des Holocausts, harrt. Da muss Trullas Papa Ole schon viele Register seines Könnens ziehen, um die beiden zusammenzuführen, damit sie ihre diesseitige Aufgabe erledigen können. Und zudem erfährt Trulla ihre erste große Liebe, was zu guter Letzt in einem unverhofften Twist endet.

Trullas Eltern ziehen oft um. Schon wieder sind sie in einer neuen Stadt gelandet. Vater Ole schreibt an seinem "Buch der vergessenen Wörter", während Mutter Emma auf Jobsuche geht. In der Schule trifft sie den dicken Pelle, über den sich die anderen Kinder lustig machen und den sie "Kloß" nennen. Sie freundet sich mit dem Sonderling an, und er. zeigt ihr die Gegend, die seit dem Mittelalter "Dunkelland" heißt. Denn früher trieben wilde Räuberbanden in den Wäldern ihr Unwesen. Besonders grausam war der Schwarze Krolosch, der den Bauern nicht nur ihr Geld stahl, sondern auch ihre Töchter.

Madison Simcoe has had enough. She’s a cold, lonely workaholic who’s been harassed one too many times by a fellow worker, it’s Christmas and the spirit is gone, and she feels like a stranger in her own life. A little retail therapy should cheer her up. Macy’s is huge, a giant store full of wonders, and Madison’s happy place. So when she decides to indulge herself, pushing through the big doors on a cold afternoon in December, she’s not expecting to suddenly find herself in 1947, unable to leave the huge building.

When I was ten, my mom bought me a pumpkin for Halloween. A year later, it transformed into a bizarre animal that I ended up raising as my dog. Except that it isn't a dog at all. My lazy, lovable pet Pumpkin turns out to be an extremely dangerous fighting machine that never should've been created. Now, those who made him steal him back, taking me along by mistake. I find myself on a haunted spaceship with no crew, hurtling through space with a destination unknown.

Carter is a young mother, recently separated. She is curious, angry, and on a quest to find out what the heritage she only learned of in her teens truly means. Allie, Carter's mother, is trying to make up for the lost years with her first born, and to protect Carter from the hurt she herself suffered from her own mother. Lucie wants the granddaughter she's never met to help her join her ancestors in the Afterlife. And Geneviève is determined to conquer her demons before the fire inside burns her up, wih the thelp of the sister she lost but has never been without.

Two humans and a robot on their own in the Alpha Centauri system: Marchenko, Adam and Eve have found asylum on a planet inhabited by aliens. They could spend the rest of their lives here in peace. But apparently there are many more people who, like them, have been sent to alien systems without a return ticket and without being asked - castaways with uncertain fates who need their help. Their alien rescuers generously offer to take them on a search in one of their spaceships.

Fears about climate change are fueling an epidemic of despair across the world: adults worry about their children’s future; 30-somethings question whether they should have kids or not; and many young people honestly believe they have no future at all....

Equal parts coming-of-age tale, civil rights history, and reflection on the power of education, Overnight Code is the inspiring story of a Raye Montague, a groundbreaking African American female engineer who created the first computer-designed ship for the US Navy.

Classic fables take on new meaning as five of today’s most original bestselling authors serve up some deliciously modern twists. New reflections on evil queens, charmless princes, and star-crossed lovers branch out in provocative and enchanting directions. Follow the path and see where it leads...

Less than a decade ago, Daniel Ward embarked on a journey to a desolate part of Washington, where he intended to assist his grandfather following an injury. From the get-go, the mysteries began to manifest. What was it that Dan's grandfather seemed so hesitant to talk about? Was Dan in danger? Mountain Town Mystery is book number one in this thrilling series, co-written by Tom Lyons.

I haven't done a lot of dating since my jerk fiancé cheated on me two years ago, but I have a very full life: a great family, a fulfilling job, and a home in beautiful Portland, Oregon. Then my big brother introduces me to his mysterious writer friend from LA. I'm falling fast, but I don't know if I can risk my heart again. What if this gorgeous, sensitive guy isn't what he seems to be?

A killer is using labyrinthine storm drains to dispose of his victims, who are found handcuffed and drowned, washed out of the rain-filled drainage lines like garbage. The crimes compel FBI Agent Tess McCallum to crack the case, but they're touching a nerve in Personal Security Consultant Abby Sinclair. She fears it's the same madman who invaded her nightmares once before. As the two women work with each other to solve the case, tensions rise and tempers flare. And as sure as the rain, a new killing season begins.

On vous apprend à lire, à écrire, à compter... mais jamais à négocier vos salaires, à défendre votre juste valeur ou à gérer votre argent. Bien sûr, vous pouvez mettre en cause la société, le patriarcat, votre boss et même votre banquier. Mais vous pouvez aussi, dès maintenant, vous saisir de votre pouvoir financier.

She’s a genius with a secret. He’s an agent with a grudge. Being pretty isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Nova Harbor would much rather be known for her brain than her symmetrical facial features, stunning bod, and eye-catching coloring.

Die Dunkelheit schwebt über dem Ort Eckstein und bringt zahlreiche Geheimnisse mit. Ein unverhofftes Gesicht tritt in Erscheinung und deckt Details aus der Vergangenheit auf. Auch eine schmerzvolle Erfahrung bringt Emilia und ihr Freunde an die Grenzen. Ein weiterer Splitter erwacht und alles scheint anders, als zuvor.

Die Finsternis breitet sich über Eckstein aus und konfrontiert die Bewohner mit ihren schlimmsten Albträumen. Durch einen Zauber wird der Ort von der Außenwelt abgeschirmt und der große Kampf beginnt, als die restlichen Splitter erwachen. Der unausweichliche Kampf steht bevor.