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When Cherringham choir stalwart Arthur Chisholm is robbed in the dead of night, ending up in hospital, it seems he's just the victim of bad luck. Bad timing too, since he will now miss the choir's special holiday performance of Handel's Messiah - to be performed with scores of other local choirs, in London's Royal Albert Hall. But as more of their fellow choir members are burgled, Jack and Sarah realise these crimes are no coincidence.

Mydworth's Excelsior Radio Company is world-famous for its expensive radio-phonographs. But suddenly the Excelsior delivery lorries start being hijacked, and the very future of the company is in doubt. Is this just about stolen radios - or is there something more secret and dangerous going on? When Harry and Kat are brought in to help, they decide to go undercover to solve the crimes and soon discover there are many more secrets to this mystery than meets the eye.

Cherringham parish council has invited Laurent Bourdain, mayor of a French village on the Brittany coast, to a gala reception to join the two villages in a mutually beneficial 'twinning.' The venue: Lady Repton's manor house, which her Grandson hopes to turn into a world-class conference center. An elaborate dinner worthy of the French dignitary has been prepared. But as the night wears on, and the wine flows, the mayor will vanish from the celebration, only to be found floating dead in the nearby lake.

Dylan McCabe - a livewire Irish labourer on a rushed Cherringham building Project - has been making noises about the site's lack of safety. When he's discovered dead after a fall, it seems that Dylan's own warnings were all too true. That is... until Jack and Sarah get involved, and suddenly what looks like an accident becomes a case of cold-blooded murder. With a festive Cherringham Christmas just days away, Jack and Sarah set out to find the culprit. But soon they find their own lives being threatened too.

When Alex King, leader of legendary 90s rock group Lizard, hosts a party to get the band back together, old grudges surface. At dawn Alex is found floating in the pool of his Cherringham mansion. To the police it's a drug-fueled accident. But when Jack and Sarah get involved, they quickly discover that while a song may never die - the person, who wrote it, might have been murdered.

The twenty-first-century psychotherapist can no longer be constrained by specific schools of practice or limited reservoirs of knowledge. In this single-volume learning resource, Richard Hill and Matthew Dahlitz introduce practitioners to the many elements that create our psychology. From basic neuroscience to body-brain systems and genetic processes, therapists will discover how to become more "response-able" to their clients. Topics include neurobiology, genetics, key therapeutic practices to treat depression, trauma, and other disorders; memory; mirror neurons and empathy, and more.

From the authors of the best-selling series CHERRINGHAM. When Harry takes Kat to Venice for their wedding anniversary, he promises parties on the Lido, sunset dinners, and dancing in the moonlight. But when the US embassy in Rome quietly asks them to help investigate the mysterious death of an undercover Treasury agent, romance must wait. And within hours - in this great city of canals and bridges - they're caught in a dangerous and deadly race to expose a criminal conspiracy before another murder can be committed.

Japan is a land of complexity, contrast and contradictions. The world's third-largest economy, it is a powerhouse of innovation and a pioneer in technology, fashion and pop culture. But it also has a rich, ancient heritage and a deep reverence for custom, ritual and tradition. This illuminating two-part radio collection traverses the different aspects of this fascinating country, from its famous historical figures to its diverse cultural landscape.

When classic horror movie star Basil Coates becomes the victim of a series of scary pranks, the local police put it down to a crazed fan. Just pranks, after all... But with Halloween only days away, the spectre of murder suddenly visits the ghostly Coates mansion on the hill outside Cherringham - and Jack and Sarah find themselves caught in a mystery worthy of Basil's spookiest roles... Cherringham is a serial novel à la Charles Dickens, with a new audio episode released every two weeks.

Jago and Litefoot have been busy saving the world, so they haven't noticed the enigmatic Professor Claudius Dark trailing their every move and manipulating from the shadows. Until now. A trip to the seaside and a night at the theatre hide a darker purpose, and as deadly foes gather, Jago, Litefoot, Leela, Ellie and Sergeant Quick must stand together. Because the sands of time are falling....

Four more supernatural adventures for the infamous infernal investigators: 6.1: 'The Skeleton Quay' by Jonathan Morris; 6.2: 'Return of the Repressed' by Matthew Sweet; 6.3: 'Military Intelligence' by George Mann; 6.4 'The Trial of George Litefoot' by Justin Richards.

Harry and Kat take the sleeper train to the Scottish Highlands for a New Year's weekend, guests of an American movie mogul who's bought himself a "real live castle". But when a massive blizzard leaves them isolated, it soon becomes clear that the other guests who've made it through the snow all have secrets. And after an "accident" that is clearly no accident, our two heroes wonder.

Your existence is the epitome of normal…until it isn’t. In an instant, everything changes. The peaceful security you hold dear to your heart has been ripped away, and you are left fighting for your life. But don’t think for a second you have a chance in hell of surviving. Your odds are never good when staring into the face of pure evil. Join us for tales of savagery and slaughter, where the innocent, or not-so-innocent, find themselves in the most ferocious situations they have ever encountered.

Folge 48 der britischen Erfolgsserie. Als der weltberühmte Zauberer Ludovico Visconti tot auf seinem Landsitz Compton Manor aufgefunden wird, scheint zunächst nichts verdächtig. Offenbar starb der alte Mann an einem Herzinfarkt. Seine langjährige Assistentin wird jedoch misstrauisch und bittet Jack und Sarah, Nachforschungen anzustellen. Aber in der Welt der Magie ist vieles anders, als es auf den ersten Blick scheint - und Zaubertricks können tödlich sein ...

The continuing adventure of Henry Gordon Jago and George Litefoot - characters first introduced on television in Doctor Who: 'The Talons of Weng-Chiang' (1977) who have become Infernal Investigators, solving mysteries involving paranormal or alien phenomena in 1880s London. This release features four full-cast audio dramas plus a behind-the-scenes documentary.

Folge 46 der britischen Erfolgsserie. Als ein wertvoller mittelalterlicher Kelch aus der St. James Kirche gestohlen wird, sieht es zunächst nach dem Werk einer professionellen Diebesbande aus. Doch als Jack und Sarah den Fall genauer untersuchen, kommt ihnen der Verdacht, dass jemand den Dieben geholfen hat. Kann es wirklich sein, dass ein Mitglied des Kirchenvorstandes in das Verbrechen verwickelt ist? Bald entdecken die beiden Hobbydetektive, dass auch in der frommen Welt des Glaubens echte Gefahren lauern können.

Als die Laientheatergruppe von Cherringham eine örtliche Fernsehberühmtheit einlädt, bei ihrem Weihnachtsstück Regie zu führen, bekommen sie mehr Publicity, als sie erwartet hatten. Jemand will die Aufführung sabotieren, und die Proben geraten außer Kontrolle. Jack und Sarah werden gebeten, in der Sache zu ermitteln, und entdecken bald ein dunkles Geheimnis hinter den Kulissen.

Folge 27. Gefangen in einem Horrorfilm?! Basil Coates ist bekannt für die Kult-Horrorfilme, in denen er mitgespielt hat. Als er das Opfer einer Reihe übler Streiche wird, geht die Polizei davon aus, dass ein verrückter Fan des Schauspielers dafür verantwortlich ist und nimmt die Sache nicht sonderlich ernst. Schließlich ist niemand zu Schaden gekommen. Doch kurz vor Halloween wird aus den Streichen tödlicher Ernst - ein Mörder geht um in Basils unheimlichem Haus vor den Toren Cherringhams!

Very British - drei England-Krimis in einem Band! Spur aus der Vergangenheit Es wird schaurig in Cherringham! Halloween steht vor der Tür, und wie jedes Jahr veranstaltet das Bell Hotel, in dem es angeblich spuken soll, sein berühmtes "Geisterjäger-Dinner" mitsamt Schauergeschichten und Geistererscheinungen. Dieses Mal findet die Veranstaltung allerdings durch einen schrecklichen Unfall ein jähes Ende. Und plötzlich steht die Frage im Raum, ob hier nicht tatsächlich ein Geist umgeht!

Folge 45 der britischen Erfolgsserie. Als Brian Foley des Mordes an seinem Nachbarn Arthur Cranham angeklagt wird, scheint der Fall klar: Es gibt belastende Fingerabdrücke, DNA-Spuren und Überwachungsvideos. Hinzu kommt, dass Brian und Arthur seit Jahren einen erbitterten Nachbarschaftskrieg führen. Doch Jack und Sarah haben Zweifel und vermuten, dass die Polizei einen Fehler gemacht hat.