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SUBJECT: Navy SEAL Mason Black MISSION: Remain undercover even if it means going commando! Wedding blogger Maddie Holmes is twelve times the bridesmaid and never the bride. Still, being on the sidelines of everyone else's happy endings has its perks, like staying at the luxurious, decadent...

It is the week before Halloween and Theodosia Browning, proprietor of the Indigo Tea Shop, and her tea sommelier, Drayton, are ghosting through the dusk of a cool Charleston evening on their way to the old Bouchard Mansion. An author's body is suddenly tossed from a third-floor tower room and left to dangle at the end of a rope. Police come screaming in and tea maven Theodosia's boyfriend, Detective Pete Riley, is sent to the victim's apartment to investigate. But minutes later, he is shot and wounded by a shadowy intruder.

The Order of the Black Sun series leads the listener on a roller-coaster ride in search of a legend. Packed with breathtaking suspense and nerve-shredding action, the Order of the Black Sun series is a thrilling listen for all fans of action, suspense, and intrigue. Join a series and a cast of characters that will keep you entertained long into the night.

In their attempt to seek refuge with the Black Sun's opposition organization, the Brigade Apostate, Sam and Nina are pressed with the task of locating the missing leader of the Black Sun and delivering her within a designated time frame. If they do not, three of their friends will be executed. The council, upper-level members of the Black Sun, is also seeking the missing leader, Renata, and the members have a good idea that billionaire Dave Purdue might be harboring her.

New York Times best-selling author Laura Childs’ cozy Scrapbooking mysteries continue to win fans with each compelling entry. In Skeleton Letters, New Orleans scrapbook shop owner Carmela Bertrand and her friend Ava witness a heinous crime at St. Tristan’s Church that leaves a dear friend dead and an antique crucifix missing. Together, Carmela and Ava search the French Quarter for the crucifix in hopes of finding the killer.

When John Henry “Doc” Holiday joined the SEALs, he swore, “If knocked down, I’ll get back up, every time.” So he wasn’t ready to go quietly and just fade away when a bullet abruptly ended his military career. And you can bet that when he gets knocked down while searching for the lost treasure of the Knights Templar, all hell breaks loose as he gets back up! Packed with breathtaking suspense and nerve-shredding action, The Lost Treasure of the Knights Templar is a thrilling listen for all fans of action, suspense, and intrigue.

The ChildPsych Podcast brings to you the top parenting & mental health experts in the world. Designed to educate and inspire you with current research & concrete strategies that foster resiliency & healing in children and teens. Most importantly we’re here because we need to raise a generation of children who don’t need to recover from their childhoods. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

En række mystiske dødsfald. En længe hemmeligholdt mission. En ung militærpolitibetjent, der intet har at tabe. 1992. På tværs af USA dukker ligene af retskafne, respektable borgere op. Disse dødsfald kunne være ulykker, og der lader ikke til at være nogen sammenhæng mellem dem – indtil et dødbringende fald fra et vindue tiltrækker uventet opmærksomhed. Opmærksomheden kommer fra forsvarsministeren. Lige pludselig vil han have en tværinstitutionel indsatsgruppe til at undersøge dødsfaldene, og han vil have Jack Reacher til at repræsentere hæren. Hvis Reacher opnår resultater: godt.

Eine Stadt wird erpresst, doch Jack Reacher ist nicht zu schlagen! Der 25. Roman der Serie. Der ehemalige Militärpolizist Jack Reacher reist ziellos durch die USA, und so landet er in einer Kleinstadt, in der ihn seine Mitfahrgelegenheit absetzt. Kurz darauf beobachtet er, wie ein junger Mann von einigen Schlägern verfolgt wird – und greift ein. Dann erfährt Reacher, dass alle Computersysteme der Stadt gehackt worden sind und dass die Bürger Reachers neuen Schützling dafür verantwortlich machen. Die Hacker verlangen mehrere Millionen Dollar als Lösegeld, doch selbst das ist nur die Spitze des Eisbergs.

When three-year-old Sara disappeared from their lives, it tore the Turner family apart. Years later, they are still startling at every knock, convinced it is Sara at the door. But the only trace of the cherished little girl is a fading photo in the hall, a single white knitted baby shoe tucked behind the frame. Then, one day, as they pick at sandwiches in a crowded local café, a beautiful girl approaches, claiming to be Sara. With her wide green eyes and soft, straight hair, could she really be their long-lost girl? But where has she been all this time?

When Louise Taylor is hit by a car as she cycles home in the rain following a fight with her boyfriend, she’s left hurt, frightened, and confused. And worse, something tells her it wasn’t an accident. Housebound in her cramped apartment while she recovers, flashbacks to her traumatic childhood begin to resurface. Desperate to keep busy and distract herself, she hires Edward - a friend of a friend - to repaint her shabby living room and, hopefully, keep the past at bay. When Edward arrives - quiet, considerate, and handsome - Lou instantly feels like they’ve met before.

John Henry "Doc" Holiday and his team of a few good men are in the hunt of their lives. This time, the call of duty takes them from Savannah, Georgia, to the Bering Strait, to end the reign of terror of a dark army of Guardians, who cruelly engineer murders to look like suicides and procure trophies for the Forbidden Library of a diabolical mastermind known as the Keeper.

"Puoi lasciare l'esercito, ma l'esercito non lascia te. Non sempre. Non completamente." E infatti Jack Reacher deve tornare in servizio, richiamato dal dipartimento di Stato e dalla CIA. Qualcuno ha colpito il presidente francese mentre teneva un discorso a Parigi. Un solo colpo, sparato con estrema precisione da una distanza eccezionalmente lunga, un colpo che sarebbe stato letale se non l'avessero fermato le barriere protettive.

En otro de sus frecuentes viajes por lo profundo de Estados Unidos, en una parada de servicio al lado de un triste pueblo del medio oeste, Jack Reacher, ex policía militar, encuentra un anillo de graduación de West Point en el escaparate de una casa de empeños. De modo que ese anillo tiene que tener una historia. El famoso detective y justiciero de Child decide iniciar una investigación que lo llevará al montañoso oeste de los Estados Unidos, hacia Dakota del Sur y Wyoming.

Nome: Jack Reacher, ex agente della polizia militare, un vero duro, onesto, coraggioso, praticamente una leggenda vivente. Luogo: Margrave, una tranquilla cittadina della Georgia rurale, dove non succede niente, dove è difficile immaginare che qualcosa possa succedere. Ora, quasi per caso, sull'onda di un vago ricordo, Jack arriva a Margrave, proprio nel momento in cui viene scoperto un efferato delitto. Mezz'ora dopo viene arrestato per omicidio. Ma Jack non ha ucciso nessuno, perlomeno non a Margrave.

A luxury ocean liner on its maiden voyage across the North Atlantic, awash in wealth and decadence... An ancient Tibetan box, its contents unknown, sealed with a terrifying warning... An FBI agent destined to confront what he fears most--himself...

"Dos de la mañana en el metro de Nueva York, primera década del siglo XXI. En la ciudad está vivo el recuerdo del ataque a las Torres Gemelas. Jack Reacher y cinco pasajeros en un vagón. Algo no está bien con uno de ellos: cumple con todos los requisitos del terrorista suicida. Reacher...

Sieben tödlichen Unfälle geschehen über die ganze USA verteilt, und sie scheinen nichts miteinander zu tun zu haben. Doch als Charles Stamoran, der US-Verteidigungsminister, davon erfährt, setzt er eine Untersuchung höchster Priorität an. Auch der Militärpolizist Jack Reacher gehört zu den Ermittlern. Er erkennt, dass die sieben Männer eine gemeinsame CIA-Vergangenheit haben – und dass es keine Unfälle waren. Außerdem verdichten sich die Hinweise, dass das Morden nicht enden wird, bevor noch ein achtes Ziel getötet wurde: Charles Stamoran! Reacher steht ein Wettrennen um Leben und Tod bevor.

A true collective account of President John F. Kennedy's assassination. There are few days in American history so immortalized in public memory as November 22, 1963, the date of President John F. Kennedy's assassination. Adding to the wealth of information about this tragic day is We Were There, a truly unique collection of firsthand accounts from the doctors and staff on scene at the hospital where JFK was immediately taken after he was shot.

Lee Child este unul dintre cei mai apreciați autori contemporani de thrillere. Cărțile sale se află constant pe listele de bestselleruri din întreaga lume, fiind publicate în peste o sută de țări și recompensate cu premii, precum: Anthony Award și Barry Award pentru romanul său de debut, Capcana Margrave, Specsavers National Book Award pentru Urmărit și RBA Prize for Crime Writing pentru Personal.