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Marie Reinhart is an NYPD detective on the trail of a serial killer. When she sleeps, though, she dreams of other lives; she dreams of being a knight, in strange wars and strange worlds. On the other side of the city, Nessa Roth is a college professor trapped in a loveless marriage, an unwilling prop in a political dynasty. She's also a fledgling witch, weaving poppets and tiny spells behind closed doors. When Marie's case draws her into Nessa's path, sparks fly. What comes next is more than a furtive whirlwind affair; it's the first pebbles of an avalanche.

For Roy Mackey—a recovering addict who makes his living as an unlicensed PI and occasional muscle for hire—tracking down a dead writer's final manuscript should be a walk in the park. Too bad his client is a phony, the dead writer is a thief, and shadowy men are watching his every move. All clues lead to a canceled pulp-adventure comic, The Midnight Jury, and its reclusive author.

Daniel Faust is back from hell and out for blood. He has a new face and a deadly mission: to find the tiger-queen Naavarasi and his own traitorous brother, and put them both six feet underground. But when Naavarasi’s shape-shifting minions abduct one of Daniel’s own, it’s time for a desperate rescue. With his demonic lover Caitlin and his precocious apprentice Melanie, he follows a thread of nonexistent airlines, ghostly packages, and urban legends all the way to Springfield, a small town with big secrets.

It should have been a routine mission: stop the sale of a bio-organic weapon, round up the bad guys, and fly home before breakfast. Harmony Black and Jessie Temple are field agents for Vigilant Lock, a covert agency that defends humanity against supernatural threats; espionage, monsters, and mayhem are all in a day’s work. What they find this time, though, is a puzzle demanding an answer.

Believing her lover has been killed, Nessa - the living archetype of the wicked witch and a fairy tale brought to murderous life - flies across the Mojave Desert on a mission of vengeance. Meanwhile, Marie is stranded on a dystopian, parallel Earth, forced to confront her own dark side as she comes face-to-face with the architect of an insidious plot.

River Cartwright ist ein ausgemusterter MI5-Agent, und er ist es leid, nur noch Müllsäcke zu durchsuchen und abgehörte Telefonate zu transkribieren. Er wittert seine Chance, als ein pakistanischer Jugendlicher entführt wird und live im Netz enthauptet werden soll. Doch ist das Opfer der, der er zu sein vorgibt? Und wer steckt hinter den Entführern? Die Uhr tickt, und jeder der Beteiligten hat seine eigene Agenda. Auch Rivers Chef.

Rey never thought she would leave the desert planet of Jakku, but her life is turned upside down when she meets BB-8, a small droid with a big secret. Like it or not, Rey is about to be caught up in something much larger than herself: a galactic war between the evil First Order and the fledgling Resistance. But something is awakening inside of Rey, something that might turn the tides of fortune in the galaxy....

FBI agent Harmony Black and her team, Vigilant Lock, face a new type of threat: one from beyond the stars. They'd always heard the Red Knight was an urban legend: in 1954, three years before Sputnik launched, a mysterious satellite was sighted circling Earth, though no power on the planet had such technology.

It's a bad time for unfinished business to come back and haunt him, forcing Daniel Faust to confront his tortured history and the family he left behind. It's an even worse time for his surviving foes to join forces and take deadly aim at Faust's throne. Toss in a syndicate operative from a parallel world, a deranged, half-demon assassin hungry for a duel, and the shadowy machinations of the King of Worms, and the stage is set for a showdown under the neon lights of Vegas.

The House of Dead Roses offers murder, espionage, and mayhem to the highest bidder. Agent Harmony Black's war against the infernal cult -- and their seductive, sadistic mistress, the demoness Nadine -- last found her facing off against Nadine's top assassin under the glittering lights of Las Vegas, a battle that left her physically and psychically scarred.

Tune in to Explore How Unrecognized ADHD, OCD, and Autism Shape the Lives of Anxious Women.Let's see if this fits for you. I'm guessing you’re the one who holds it all together. You’re competent, kind, and constantly overthinking. You get things done, but you never feel done. You’re exhausted: mentally, emotionally, and physically. You never feel rested. You never feel right. You care deeply and try so hard to be good and helpful, while quietly unraveling inside. You’re not failing. You're not broken. You’ve just been hidden in plain sight.Hidden in Plain Sight is a podcast for ...

In this third and completely revised edition of his classic book, bestselling author and college educator Mark Schaefer explains why many marketers are "sleepwalking" through the social media world because they haven't kept up with new consumer trends. Schaefer untangles the world's least understood business practices in his easy-to-understand personal style.

In today's world, there is a permanent advantage to becoming known in your field. Those who are known get the customers, the better jobs, and the invitations to exclusive opportunities. But can anybody become known? In this path-finding book, author Mark Schaefer provides a step-by-step plan followed by the most successful people in diverse careers like banking, education, real estate, construction, fashion, and more.

Die Schauspielerin Susanne Schäfer präsentiert ihre neueste Sammlung schmutziger Witze. Mit renommierten Kollegen wie Ulrich Tukur, Gustav-Peter Wöhler, Eva Mattes, Marie Hörbiger u. v. a. liefert sich die Witzebegeisterte eine Schlacht, in der sich alle gegenseitig mit ihren liebsten, lustigsten aber vor allem dreckigsten Witzen übertreffen und so eine deftige Mischung schaffen, die die Lachmuskeln herausfordert.

Once upon a time, Lionel Page didn’t believe in magic. That was before his odyssey to New York City, the quest for a lost manuscript that ended in mysteries, murder, and the buried secrets of his own past. He used to be a professional skeptic. Now, he’s a witch in the service of Hekate, chasing myths across the heartland of a haunted America

Im Sommer 2037 haben Perry Rhodan und seine Gefährten endlich das Arkon-System erreicht, das Zentrum des Großen Imperiums. In einem Sternhaufen außerhalb der Milchstraße ballen sich zahlreiche besiedelte Sonnensystemen, und Arkon selbst ist eine Ansammlung faszinierender Welten ... Doch zum Staunen bleibt den Menschen keine Zeit: Sie müssen das sogenannte Epetran-Archiv finden und die Koordinaten der Erde daraus löschen. Diese Koordinaten dürfen nicht in die Hand mächtiger Arkoniden fallen - denn diese würden keine Sekunde zögern, die Erde zu vernichten.

Seit gut 50 Jahren ist Reporter-Legende Uli Köhler im Spitzenfußball unterwegs. Immer nah dran, an Welt- und Europameisterschaften, am Bundesliga-Geschehen und vor allem am FC Bayern. Ans Aufhören denkt er noch lange nicht – im Gegenteil: Ein neuer Podcast muss her. Mit Sky-Moderator Max Zielke und Sky-Kommentator Timo Schäfers bespricht er jeden Montag das aktuelle Bundesliga-Wochenende. Bundesliga global ist dabei das Motto – der Fokus auf der höchsten deutschen Spielklasse, der Blick aber auch offen für Liga zwei, drei und den internationalen Fußball. Ein Mix aus Aktualität und ...

Вы когда-нибудь пытались объяснить своему ребенку, как правильно распоряжаться деньгами? Тогда, наверное, вы знаете, что это не так-то просто сделать. Но теперь у вас есть практический помощник–аудиокнига «Собака по имени Мани». Именно она расскажет вашему ребенку всё о финансах–в доступной и развлекательной форме. В жизни двенадцатилетней девочки Киры появляется белый лабрадор по имени Мани. Вскоре Кира обнаруживает, что Мани может разговаривать! Оказывается, Мани многое знает о деньгах и на протяжении всей книги дает Кире ценные уроки.

Harmony Black is much more than your average FBI special agent. In addition to being a practicing witch, she's also an operative for Vigilant Lock, an off-the-books program created to battle occult threats - by any means necessary. Despite her dedication to fighting the monsters threatening society, Harmony has become deeply conflicted about her job. Her last investigation resulted in a pile of dead bodies, and she suspects the wrong people are being punished for it.

Montag bis Freitag, jeweils live um 17 Uhr, sprechen Moderator Thomas Kausch und ein Reporter aus der BILD-Politikredaktion über das politische Thema des Tages. Sei es der Aufreger des Tages, ein politischer Fehltritt oder ein neuer Teuer-Schock für die Bürger.