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When the daughter of a prominent businessman and a wealthy debutante vanishes, Reese Lindley returns to her hometown to cover the case for her podcast. Confronted by the past and her estranged family, Reese learns that the quiet town has more secrets to hide than she ever could have imagined.

Anna Fox mora sozinha na bela casa que um dia abrigou sua família feliz. Separada do marido e da filha e sofrendo de uma fobia que a mantém reclusa, ela passa os dias bebendo (muito) vinho, assistindo a filmes antigos, conversando com estranhos na internet e...espionando os vizinhos. Quando os Russells - pai, mãe e o filho adolescente - se mudam para a casa do outro lado do parque, Anna fica obcecada por aquela família perfeita. Até que certa noite, bisbilhotando através de sua câmera, ela vê na casa deles algo que a deixa aterrorizada e faz seu mundo começar a ruir.

If you want to find the main secrets to baking bread and making your favorite desserts, listen to this cookbook, which will answer all your questions. It is the most perfect ketogenic baking guide you can find.

What image does Venus draw to your mind? A great planetary body of deadly gases neighboring Earth, existing as its own world, mysterious and alluring? Or an image of a more fantastical nature, such as the jungles described by Edgar Rice Burroughs? Or do you think, perhaps, of a goddess who holds power and beauty beyond measure, whose name, throughout the ages, has been synonymous with love? Within this book, you will find tales of wonder, some of space, some of the heart, some that follow in the footsteps of the goddess herself.

In this volume, what you will find in the sections that follow are twenty-one amazing stories of death and wealth set around a wandering cousin far out in the cold edges of our solar system. You will find Vikings, knights, warriors defending home and hearth, of triumph and tragedy, and, yes, even the god himself. You will listen to tales of great courage and great loss. Of sacrifice for a greater good and of justice delivered to the overly greedy. You will even find the aforementioned Walt Disney himself.

Heroes and rascals...shipwrecks and lost gold... Since 2008, the Offbeat Oregon History syndicated newspaper column has entertained and informed Oregonians with the weirdest, quirkiest, funniest, and most outrageous true stories in the surprisingly long history of their young state. Now, for the first time, those stories have been collected together, re-researched, augmented with freshly discovered information, and presented to listeners in audiobook form.

Elle a tout vu, mais faut-il la croire ? Séparée de son mari et de leur fille, Anna vit recluse dans sa maison de Harlem, abreuvée de merlot, de bêtabloquants et de vieux polars en noir et blanc. Quand elle ne joue pas aux échecs sur internet, elle espionne ses voisins. Surtout la famille Russell - un père, une mère et un adorable ado -, qui vient d'emménager en face. Un soir, Anna est témoin d'un crime. Mais comment convaincre la police quand on doute soi-même de sa raison ?

Anna Fox bor alene i sit store hus i New York. For bare et år sidenvar hun gift og havde et godt job. Nulider hun af agorafobi og får voldsomme angstanfald ved tanken om at gå udenfor. Hun får dagene til at gå med at se gamle s/h film, chatte på nettet, drikke vin og udspionere sine naboer. Overfor bor den perfekte familie - far, mor og teenagesøn - men en aften, Anna kigger over mod deres vinduer, ser hun moren i huset falde om med en kniv i brystet.

Anna Fox lebt allein. Ihr schönes großes Haus in New York wirkt leer. Trotzdem verlässt sie nach einem traumatischen Erlebnis ihre Wohnung nicht mehr. Anna verbringt ihre Tage damit, mit Fremden online zu chatten, zu viel zu trinken - und ihre Nachbarn durchs Fenster zu beobachten. Bis eines Tages die Russels ins Haus gegenüber einziehen - Vater, Mutter und Sohn. Bei dem Anblick vermisst Anna mehr denn je ihr früheres Leben, vor allem, als die neue Nachbarin sie besucht.

Anna Fox lebt allein. Ihr schönes großes Haus in New York wirkt leer. Trotzdem verlässt sie nach einem traumatischen Erlebnis ihre Wohnung nicht mehr. Anna verbringt ihre Tage damit, mit Fremden online zu chatten, zu viel zu trinken - und ihre Nachbarn durchs Fenster zu beobachten. Bis eines Tages die Russels ins Haus gegenüber einziehen - Vater, Mutter und Sohn. Bei dem Anblick vermisst Anna mehr denn je ihr früheres Leben, vor allem, als die neue Nachbarin sie besucht.

Although he's best known for his weird fiction writings, for much of his literary life, H.P. Lovecraft considered himself primarily a poet. Fungi from Yuggoth is his most well-known work of poetry; in it, he combines his taste for cosmic horror with his appreciation of the antiquarian and seasons it with his inimitable dry, dark wit.

In its youth, Portland, Oregon, was a bit like a rough-and-ready logging camp with a gritty, hard-punching deep-water port. Lusty lads dallied with hard-eyed beauties in dark alleys, and captains forked over “blood money” to buy men for their crews from shanghai operators. From the seedy waterfront to the notorious North End, Portland's sin sector offered vices packaged in pint glasses and perfumed corsets.

In the years after A Nation at Risk, conservatives' ideas to reform America's lagging education system gained much traction. Key items like school choice and rigorous academic standards drew bipartisan support and were put into practice across the country. Today, these gains are in retreat, ceding ground to progressive nostrums that do little to boost the skills and knowledge of young people. Far from being discouraged, however, conservatives should seize the moment to refresh their vision of quality K-12 education for today's America.

It wanders through space in fiery temperatures that make Hades look like a vacation spot by comparison. The first planet in our Solar System that races around the Sun once every 88 days. Named after the Roman god of commerce, eloquence, messages, travelers, boundaries, luck, trickery and thieves, he also serves as the guide of souls to the underworld. These, then, are the tales of Mercury.

Tyler Morlin spends his nights coding and cramming for MIT exams—until a vicious crime boss kidnaps his best friend, Hank. Now Tyler faces an unthinkable dilemma: Hack the FBI by dawn or say goodbye to Hank forever. With the clock ticking, Tyler pushes his intellect to the limit. But surviving will take more than just brains. It’s do or die when the villain puts him to the ultimate test of courage and loyalty. To prevail, Tyler must transform from an ordinary college student into an extraordinary vigilante overnight.

A collection of 5 short stories for children, from the author of "Tom Playfair", "Claude Lightfoot", etc.. (Summary by Maria Therese)

" Je serai mort dans trois mois. Venez écrire mon histoire. " Voici ce que demande Sebastian Trapp, célèbre auteur de romans noirs, à Nicky Hunter, sa correspondante de longue date. Cette dernière, experte en littérature policière, le rejoint donc dans sa superbe demeure de San Francisco pour l'aider à rédiger sa biographie. C'est là qu'il vit reclus avec sa seconde épouse, sa fille et son neveu. Mais si, en apparence, tout se passe à merveille, Nicky ne peut s'empêcher de repenser à la mystérieuse disparition de la première femme et du fils aîné de Trapp, une nuit de 31 décembre.

In a world ravaged by an unprecedented EMP onslaught, only the fiercest courage, unbreakable family bonds, and noble sacrifices can ignite a blazing trail of hope. Desperate to escape the icy grip of the city, Jane Dove leads her family through the treacherous terrain, driven by the hope of finding safety and warmth in a small, remote cabin outside Aspen, Colorado. With only their horses and sheer determination as their guide, they embark on a perilous journey that will test their resilience and bond like never before.

Esta es la escalofriante invitación de Sebastian Trapp, reconocido novelista de misterio, a Nicky Hunter, la profesora y crítica experta en su obra con la que mantiene una relación epistolar. Desde la mansión del autor en San Francisco, Nicky comienza a desentrañar la historia de la vida de Trapp bajo las atentas miradas de su enigmática esposa y de su hija mayor. Pero Sebastian Trapp es un misterio en sí mismo.

Zwei Vermisste, eine Leiche, ein sagenumwobener Schriftsteller und eine junge Autorin, die tief in das undurchdringbare Netz aus Familiengeheimnissen hineingezogen wird... Hope und Cole Trapp, Ehefrau und Sohn des berühmten Krimischriftstellers Sebastian Trapp, sind verschwunden. Seit 20 Jahren gibt es keine Spur von ihnen. Wurden sie entführt und ermordet? In Verdacht gerät Trapp. Als Nicky Hunter engagiert wird, um Trapps Memoiren zu verfassen, stößt sie auf ein undurchdringbares Netz aus Geheimnissen.