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Victoria Adler's plunge into midlife proves to be quite the rollercoaster. As a successful psychotherapist, she expected stability, but life had other plans. Abandoned by her faithless husband for a fling and overwhelmed by her increasingly neurotic patients, Victoria finds solace in the company of Athos, her late father's intelligent sled dog.

Sled dog Athos and feisty kitten Pearl travel with their human to the beautiful island of Sylt to meet a famous animal psychologist. There, they must take on not only a chatty bird and bad-tempered horses, but also a two-legged with murderous plans. Soon the furry detectives have their paws full with protecting their human and her host and hunting down a very dangerous killer.

Das erste Abenteuer der beliebten Krimi-Heldin:. Frech, furchtlos und noch ziemlich grün hinter den Ohren: Penny Küfer, Privatdetektivin. Also eigentlich: angehende Privatdetektivin. Streng genommen hat Penny gerade einmal die erste Ausbildungswoche an der Detektiv-Akademie hinter sich, wurde soeben von ihrer Mutter enterbt und von ihrem Verlobten verlassen. Da bleibt nur noch ein Trost: die lang erträumte Reise im Okzident Express, dem luxuriösesten Zug, der je über Europas Schienen rollte.

In the villa of a passionate collector of Egyptian antiquities, strange incidents begin to occur around a mysterious statue of the cat goddess Bastet. Finally there is a tragic accident, and the owner of the house loses his life in a bizarre turn of events. Luckily, Athos and Pearl are guests at the villa, together with their two humans, and they start to investigate . . . but this case may prove to be the most difficult yet for the furry detective duo.

This stand-alone lesson introduces the student to the essentials in the Use of Force. Example laws from multiple states are referenced throughout the lecture. Verbal deflection and de-escalation techniques are always the first line of defense and the use of physical force is a measure of last resort. A force-on-force encounter does not end when the act of violence ceases. The psychological impact of a physical attack can last a lifetime.

Des Mordes an einem römischen Offizier beschuldigt? Willkommen in der Arena - schneller als du "Nicht schuldig!" sagen kannst. Thanar, zwielichtiger Händler und verstoßener Sohn eines germanischen Stammesfürsten, wird verdächtigt, einen römischen Offizier ermordet zu haben. Doch bevor er versuchen kann, seine Unschuld zu beweisen, fällt er selbst auf nächtlicher Straße beinahe einem Attentäter zum Opfer.

Professor Adler, distinguished historian and Athos's former owner, had died in a tragic accident. At least, that has been the official story until now. But a former employee of the professor's is very insistently interested in his estate-and suddenly dies himself under suspicious circumstances. Does the gardener of the neighboring property, seemingly a very friendly two-legged, have both men on his conscience? Athos's and Pearl's sleuthing instincts are called for, because the police may be on the wrong trail . . .

Psychotherapist Victoria Adler is introduced to a spooky reading circle at her newest client's estate. Every Wednesday evening, the classics and the latest bestsellers of the paranormal genre are read together—but then a guest of the club suddenly dies under the strangest circumstances. One could almost think he'd fallen victim to a deadly spell, just like in the old horror stories. Athos and Pearl are once again in demand as four-pawed detectives, before another two-legged loses his life . . .