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For Tad Spencer, only son of a fabulously wealthy businessman, every day is like Christmas. Until he makes the mistake of wishing he was someone else. The next morning he wakes up as Bob Snarby, trapped in a cruel and squalid funfair world inhabited by hopeless criminals, mysterious fortune tellers and – worst of all – the murderous Finn.

When the hard-up Diamond brothers, Tim and Nick, win a weekend for two in Paris, it looks as if their luck is taking a turn for the better. But looks can be deceptive. There's a nasty smell in the air and it's not the cheese. If Nick and Tim aren't careful, their dream holiday could end up being a nightmare from which they'll never wake up.

Don't mess with the gods. And if they mess with you? Run like hell.... In the cold, dead eyes of the Banshee and the hissing, spitting fangs of the Gorgon; in the fiery breath of the dragon and the razor sharp claws of the Sphinx – there is a thirst for blood and a murderous hunger. But it is a time of heroes, and the teeth and claws of these hideous beasts are no match for the lethal blades of such men....

When a stranger offers Tim a wad of money for his overcoat, it seems like a stroke of luck. But then the stranger is pumped full of lead - and it could soon be the fate of the Diamond Brothers too, unless they can outwit the unknown assassin!

The man in the photo is so blurry it's impossible to make out what he really looks like. And that was before he was run over by a steamroller! His name was Lenny Smile and he ran a children's charity called Dream Time, financed by millionaire author Joe Carter. Now Carter wants to know just what happened to Smile - and to the money. Unfortunately for him, he's hired the Diamond Brothers - Tim, the world's worst private detective, and his wise-cracking younger brother Nick - to solve the mystery!

Thirteen-year-old David Eliot was a disappointment to his parents. But to be sent to Groosham Grange? Hidden away on a lonely island, Groosham Grange is a school that is unknown to the outside world. Pupils are forced to sign their names in blood. An English teacher is held together entirely with bandages. A soccer ball is made of ... well, you'd rather not know. What is the chilling secret hidden behind the headmaster's door? And why are students disappearing in the middle of the night?

Stories of ultimate revenge, from freshly sold human meat and uncontrollable robots, to life-sucking MP3 players and reality TV where death is the penalty - all told with dark humour and gruesome relish, and made even more fiendish by retro illustrations, chilling facts and a puckish message from the author. This is Anthony Horowitz at his most wicked.

Welcome to a world where everything seems normal. At least, at first. But the sinister and truly terrifying lurk just beneath the surface. Like a bathtub with a history so haunted, no one dares get in it ... or an ordinary-looking camera that does unspeakable things to its subjects ... or a mysterious computer game that has terrible consequences if you lose ...

Tom Falconer is in trouble. Pursued by the notorious criminal Ratsey, Tom soon finds himself alone and hungry on the streets of London. Luckily enough, the mysterious Dr Mobius soon recruits Tom to play an important role in a play to be performed in front of Queen Elizabeth. Tom knows there’s something not right about Mobius, but he’s willing to take a risk in order to keep his neck out of Ratsey’s murderous hands.

Der Bestseller "ALEX RIDER" – die Vorlage zur actiongeladenen TV-Serie! Die Kugel eines Attentäters verfehlt den jungen Superagenten Alex Rider nur um Millimeter. Zu seinem Schutz versteckt der MI6 ihn in einer Schule in Kairo. Dort soll er auch gleich einen Mitarbeiter ausspionieren, der verdächtigt wird, einen Anschlag zu planen. Was keiner ahnt: Alle Hinweise darauf stammen von Scorpia, die Alex in eine tödliche Falle locken will... Folge 9 nach dem gleichnamigen Buch aus dem Ravensburger Buchverlag, mit Musik von Ulrich Maske.

Estamos 40 años en el futuro y Londres es una ciudad en decadencia. John Watson ha regresado del servicio médico en la guerra de Afganistán y vive solo en una zona degradada de la ciudad. De camino a casa, se topa con un hombre golpeado en la calle, inconsciente y completamente desnudo. Sus posibilidades de sobrevivir son mínimas.

Someone is trying to destroy David Eliot's school. A year ago, he'd have been happy to see the end of Groosham Grange and its ghoulish teachers. Now, he's on course to win the Unholy Grail, a cup of magical power presented to the star pupil. But a series of suspicious mishaps sees the gap between David and new boy Vincent King narrow alarmingly. Someone, it seems, is trying to stop David winning – and, worse, threatening Groosham Grange itself!

בהתקרב סיומה של השנה, שרלוק הולמס וד"ר ווטסון מפלסים את דרכם בלונדון המכוסה במעטה שלג בחקירת גניבה של שעון יקר מפז, וקבלתן של שבע אגרות חג מולד מבעיתות. האם יצליחו לפתור את התעלומה הרצחנית לפני שגם הם יקבלו 'איחולי חג שמח' בלתי רצויים?

הסיפור הקצר הזה, שנכתב על ידי הסופר המוערך אנתוני הורוביץ, ופורסם במקור בדיילי מייל, הוא פינוק חגיגי לכל מעריצי הבלש המפורסם של סר ארתור קונאן דויל, שרלוק הולמס.

Tim Diamond - the world’s worst private detective - takes on his most dangerous case yet, and it’s going to be up to his brother to keep him out of trouble. A short story from Guys Read: Thriller, edited by Jon Scieszka.

Enter the dark and scary world of Horowitz Horror, and expect the unexpected! It's a world where everything might seem pretty normal. But the weird, the surprising and the truly terrifying are lurking just out of sight. Like a hitchhiker who isn't quite all he seems, a spooky cottage with a grisly secret and a mobile phone that lets you contact the dead! Each story has a shocking sting in the tale... Warning: Not for the nervous or frail!

Год близится к концу, и Шерлок Холмс с доктором Ватсоном отправляются в путешествие по заснеженному Лондону: им предстоит раскрыть дело о пропаже бесценных часов и появлении семи весьма зловещих рождественских открыток. Успеют ли они разгадать эту кровавую загадку, прежде чем и сами получат жуткие «поздравления»?

Das Jahr neigt sich dem Ende zu, und Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson müssen durch das verschneite London reisen, um den Diebstahl einer unbezahlbaren Uhr und den Erhalt von sieben makabren Weihnachtskarten zu untersuchen. Werden sie das mörderische Geheimnis lösen, bevor auch sie die unerwünschten "Weihnachtsgrüße" erhalten?

Com o ano chegando ao fim, Sherlock Holmes e o Dr. Watson precisam abrir caminho pela neve de Londres para investigar o roubo de um inestimável relógio e o recebimento de sete cartões de Natal macabros. Será que eles serão capazes de desvendar esse nefasto mistério antes de se tornarem os destinatários dessas lembranças indesejadas?

Londres, dans 40 ans, est une ville sur le déclin. John Watson, rentré de son service médical en Afghanistan, vit désormais seul dans un quartier délabré. Alors qu'il rentre du travail, il trébuche en pleine rue sur le corps d'un homme roué de coups, inconscient et complètement nu. Ses chances de survie semblent maigres. Ce même soir, un avion de ligne s'écrase dans le parc aux daims de Richmond. Il y a des victimes par centaines, aussi Watson et sa mystérieuse victime sont livrés à eux-mêmes.

Der Bestseller "ALEX RIDER" – die Vorlage zur actiongeladenen TV-Serie! Alex Rider wäre gern ein ganz normaler Jugendlicher. Doch egal, wohin er geht, er zieht das Verbrechen magisch an. Als er in einem Genlabor auf McCain trifft, den millionenschweren Gründer einer Hilfsorganisation, schrillen bei ihm alle Alarmglocken. Was plant der angesehene Geschäftsmann? Alex heftet sich an seine Fersen, aber dann wird er entführt und nach Afrika verschleppt. Seine Aussichten, dort lebend wegzukommen: nahezu null.