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Trots många försök lyckas inte Hastings att väcka Poirots intresse med triviala fall från dagstidningen. När Fru Todd besöker honom angående sin försvunna kokerska, väljer Poirot att ta sig an fallet trots att det verkar lika trivialt. Kokerskan gick från sitt jobb för två dagar sedan och har inte hörts av sedan dess. Var kan hon ha tagit vägen? Agatha Christie föddes 1890 och dog 1976. Hon var en brittisk deckarförfattare och också världens bästsäljande författare efter Shakespeare med över 4 miljarder böcker sålda på engelska och andra språk.

Carl-Henrik Wiberg har precis kommit hem från Paris när polisen kontaktar honom efter att en doktorand vid litteraturvetenskapliga institutionen i Uppsala har mördats. Det visar sig att mordet är kopplat till ett möte mellan Madeleine Raeders farfar och Verner von Heidenstam nästan hundra år tidigare. Heidenstams misstag är den rafflande andra delen i Europatrilogin, där en förbjuden kärlekshistoria från 30-talet kan förändra hela Europa. Jakob Sverker är en svensk författare, litteraturkritiker och IT-expert.

Carl-Henrik Wiberg är Sveriges Radios utrikeskorrespondent i Paris. Där stöter han en dag på en farlig krigsförbrytare från Balkankrigen, Bogdan Djordjevic. Men vad gör Djordjevic i Paris? Kan det finnas något samband med Wibergs senaste uppdrag, en intervju med en av Frankrikes mest kända och tillbakadragna industrifamiljer? Carl-Henrik och hans kontaktperson, marknadsassistenten Madeleine Raeder, kommer snart en avskyvärd hemlighet på spåren.

Madeleine är försvunnen. När Carl-Henrik får ett sms som verkar vara från Madeleine tar han sig skyndsamt till Berlin tillsammans med hennes syster Marika, trots att det med all sannolikhet är en fälla. Ute i Europa planerar den nazistiska organisationen Förbundet för Europas frihet att utföra attentat som hotar demokratin, och Madeleine får hjälp från ett oväntat håll. Äventyrliga hjärtan är den tredje och avslutande delen i den spännande Europatrilogin.

När sheriff Dutton Hayes lämnar högmässan blir han skjuten av en ung man. Clay Allison, som stämt träff med sheriffen, tvingas nu istället ge sig ut på mördarjakt i staden Antonio ... Clay Allison eller William Marvin Jr är pseudonym för författaren Bengt-Åke Cras (född 1943) som skrivit 124 böcker i serien "Sexy Western". Cras har även skrivit ungdomsböcker, serier, sagor, noveller och dokumentära böcker, ofta under olika pseudonymer. Clay Allison eller William Marvin Jr är pseudonym för författaren Bengt-Åke Cras (född 1943) som skrivit 124 böcker i serien "Sexy Western".

Berättelser från långtradarchaufförernas liv och en blick ut över dagens Sverige. Det är ett glest industriland som träder fram, men också oväntade möten mellan människor där hoppet och kärleken kan växa. Som mellan kvinnan och mannen hon träffar på en nakenstrand, eller hos chauffören som är på en dygnslång körning från Umeå för att möta någon i Köpenhamn. En samling noveller med ögonblick av liv fångade i flykten. David Ericsson är född 1958 och bosatt i Stockholm. Han frilansar som journalist och skriver reportage, krönikor och recensioner i tidningar som DN, LO tidningen, Situation Stockholm, Ordfront Magasin med flera.

Penguin Island is Anatole France’s most searching and satirical novel. A humorous critique of customs and laws, rituals and rites, its subject is human nature, but its characters are penguins in the mythical land of Penguinia. The story of the strutting penguins and their virtues and vices is not merely a burlesque allegory of French history, but a satire of the history of mankind.

Brighton, 1950s. When Daisy got married, she knew nothing of a police wife's struggles - the way secrecy and suspicion seep into the home. But over the years she finds ways to resist. She builds a fierce bond with her children, Linda and Michael, and escapes to the twilit world of the cinema. By 1998 Linda and Michael are still struggling to cope after their mother's death a decade before. Mike finds solace in suburban violence, while Linda invests her hopes in Lucas, her deaf teenage son. But the appearance of a man from Daisy's past threatens to upend their uneasy peace.

This program is read by the author. A stunning new collection from a “beguiling and magisterial” poet (The New York Times Book Review) This is the End of Days. This is what we’ve been waiting for always. I walked over to the Hudson River, heading for Mars. Each poem of mine is a suicide...

A young girl’s escape from a life of horrific abuse...and the killer from her past that continues to haunt her... Elenore Griffin is finally free of the abuse she’s suffered most all her young life. But some demons never die, and the road to freedom is laced with a new kind of pain. To break free, Elenore must confront her troubled past head-on. But deep beneath the trauma lies something dark and dangerous. With every buried memory she unearths, Elenore finds herself more and more trapped in a web of lies and deceit.

Are all killers spawned from abuse? Some are...After a lifetime of surviving the most horrific abuse imaginable, Eleanor Griffin finds herself slipping deeper into her own personal hell, until the lines of reality begin to blur, and Elle, her alternate personality, emerges. And Elle is out for blood. Fueled by murder, rage, and vengeance, Elle cuts a swath through the men responsible for her torment. But she doesn’t stop there. For there are far too many sadistic monsters walking the Earth, and Elle intends to destroy them.

Mental Clarity: A Practical Guide for Overthinkers invites you to step out of the storm of constant thought and return to the calm that has always lived within you. Through poetic insight and practical reflection, author Claudia Burdette guides you to understand how your mind moves—like weather across a wide open sky. You’ll learn to read your inner forecast, realign mental crosswinds, and turn overthinking into clear direction.

Divided into four sections and mixing poetry with lyric essay, Animal Histories explores the origin, acquisition, and development of poetic language. Contrasting poetic language from language used for communication, the book posits that poetry is maternal, learned in utero by listening to the cadences and rhythms of the mother’s speech (the “mother tongue”) while communicative language is paternal, shaped by power structures that are often patriarchal (the “father tongue”).

History professor Juliet Harrington is an authority on 16th century mysticism and a long-time believer in the existence of the Almanac of Forbidden Wisdom, a potent spellbook. Legend insists was compiled in that period by a cabal of powerful occultists. Its magic is summoned only at disastrous cost, signalled by the Auguries. Juliet is convinced that the recent plague of disasters means someone reckless is using the book - and she has little time left to stop them.

Men are the ones gifted with all sorts of power in our society, but a dirty little secret is that so many of them long to strip themselves of this power, to be tied down, gagged, spanked, taken, owned. They want to ease the burdens of manliness, if only for a little while, to be "ordered" to do all the naughty things they've dreamed of. Please, Ma'am shows some of the tantalizing possibilities out there for sniveling men and the women who love them.

The status of John Donne (1572-1631) as one of the greatest poets in the English language is firmly established. He strongly influenced writers of the 17th century, and modern poets such as T.S. Eliot have praised and imitated Donne's work. His poetry is characterized by dramatic, witty, and bold language; by strikingly original imagery; and rhythms based on everyday speech.

Whether married or looking for another chance at romance, love is always in the air for these couples.

Are you tired of feeling trapped, uninspired, and held back by the grip of self-doubt and fear? It's time to take action and unlock your full potential with What the F.R.E.D This groundbreaking approach is built on a life story of overcoming adversity and cultivating the four indispensable qualities of an unbreakable mindset: focus, resilience, energy, and drive. With the What the F.R.E.D, you'll discover how to develop these essential traits and position yourself for unparalleled success in every facet of your life.

In Planted: The Revival of You, Rebecca Frederick Lambert offers a fresh, hope-filled perspective for those who are ready to move beyond disappointment and rediscover their God-given purpose. Through sharing her story with vulnerability and spiritual insight, Rebecca helps listeners see that buried dreams can still bloom—and what feels like the end might actually be a new beginning.

Rebecca Sinclair is overshadowed by grief and loneliness. Her budding relationship with the letter carrier—who puts scented stickers on her mail—is hampered when the idyllic image of her twenty-plus year marriage is shattered. A wanderer at heart, US Postal worker Raymond Jacobey has never stayed in one place too long. Raised by self-centered, high-power executives, he’s longed for the idyllic life of residing in a cozy house in a small town with the love of his life. He’s convinced the little widow on his route is the woman of his dreams.