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A 1935 hurricane in the Florida Keys destroyed the East Coast Railway, killed five-hundred people and blew away the town of Islamorada. Lost in that storm was Mathew Kriegel, a finance director for the railroad, and one and a quarter million dollars in gold. Now newly minted private investigators Skip More and James Lessor, of More Or Less Investigations have been hired to find that lost treasure. Fighting off competitors, scuba diving, digging in a spooky cemetery and almost getting killed is only part of their job. Skip and James have stumbled onto the biggest most dangerous adventure of their lives.

Rock-and-roll journalist Mick Sever is back with a new assignment: interview music legend Danny Murtz. One of the most successful producers in history, Murtz has walls lined with platinum records - and a closet full of skeletons. But before Mick can hop a plane to the island paradise where Murtz has secluded himself after his latest "incident" (Murtz's romantic conquests have a way of vanishing into thin air), he's nearly run down by a speeding car. Coincidence?

An attractive sous chef at the famous L’Elfe is murdered and half of the employees are suspect. Lacking confidence in the police to solve the murder, Chef Jean Bouvier seeks a quicker solution. He hires private eyes James Lessor and Skip Moore to go undercover and discreetly investigate his restaurant staff. But their investigation turns up far more than they bargained for. Skip’s girlfriend, Emily, confesses that the murder victim and she had been close friends at one point in their lives and had shared a very dark secret.

A fledgling business takes a shocking turn when James and Skip unload the contents of their first moving-van job and find some unexpected cargo: a bloody human finger. James and Skip must scramble to stay ahead of the perpetrators of the gruesome crime in this witty, gritty mystery about big dreams, big ideas, and big trouble.

Congressman Shapply, a former music insider who now leads the crusade against offensive lyrics in rap songs, is attacked and murdered in front of his Washington, D.C., home. His son Nick is arrested and charged with murder. For veteran music journalist Mick Sever, covering this case is personal. Sever, best friend of the accused killer, believes his friend's claims of innocence.

ROBBIE WILLLIAMS is probably the hottest celebrity artist around. When he left Take That he firmly established himself and the burning question always was - "When will he rejoin?". Robbie has attitude, he does what he wants in a very confident way. This is not a music release by the artist or record label but an exclusive audiobiog in which we hear how he continues to be a workaholic, what motivates him, why he is so controversial and how he survives.

It's official: stumbling, bumbling James Lessor and Skip Moore are licensed private investigators. Now, that's some scary stuff.

It could take time to get Moore or Less investigations off the ground, so James takes a job with a traveling carnival show.But this show has a dubious reputation, having had a string of accidents and at least one death in the past year.When they're hired to investigate what's caused the carnival chaos, James and Skip set into motion a dizzying, roller coaster chain of events.

Den tidligere krigsreporter Ketil Brandt er bandlyst i dansk dagspresse efter et hårdhændet sammenstød med en spindoktor. Han er på vej til en bryllupsfest i Sarajevo, da han får en uventet opringning fra politiet i Ljubljana. Ketils gamle ven Michael Jensen er blevet fundet dræbt, og mod bedre vidende takker Ketil ja til at hjælpe politiet med opklaringen. Snart viser det sig dog, at Ketil bliver brugt som en brik i et livsfarligt spil med tråde til menneskehandlere, korrupte samfundsspidser - og den kvindelige danske håndboldstjerne Helle Madsen. For at slippe ud af fælden indleder Ketil et

Six months after her husband's death, Tessa Esposito is hoping to drum up reservations for her restaurant's grand opening. And since a signing with best-selling author Preston Rigotta is sure to draw a crowd, Tessa agrees to cater her cousin's bookstore event - whipping up some of her famous Italian desserts. But the event soon takes a sour turn when Preston's publicist, an old high school rival, arrives and begins to whisk up their old grudges.

Local chef Tessa Esposito is struggling to get back on her feet following her husband's fatal accident. And when the police knock on Tessa's door, things just get worse. They've discovered Dylan's death wasn't an accident after all, and they need Tessa to start filling in the blanks. Who would want her beloved husband dead, and why?

From the outside, Frank and Grace seem to have the perfect family. He’s a loving husband, she’s a devoted wife, and together they have two happy children. But appearances can be deceiving. A strange series of misfortunes has left them reeling: an unexplained break-in, a catastrophic handgun accident, and a bizarre poisoning that’s left Grace feeling especially unnerved. Packing up their RV for a move across the country, they’re ready for a fresh start, expecting to leave all their problems safely behind.

For rock-and-roll writer Mick Sever, another story, another deadly island paradise is all in a day’s work. This time, Mick heads to Nassau, Bahamas, home of the legendary Highland Studio. Known for pumping out hits that burn up the charts, Highland is where the magic happens - or rather, where the magic happened until a devastating fire destroyed the entire studio. No one knows how the fire started, who started it - or whose body was found among the charred ruins.

It’s 1863. Napoleon III has installed a foreign monarch in Mexico to squash the current regime. Maximilian von Habsburg of Austria accepts the emperor’s crown. But it is his wife, the brilliant and ambitious Princess Charlotte, who throws herself passionately into the role. Known to the people as Empress Carlota, she rules deftly from behind the scenes while her husband contents himself with philandering and decorating the palace. But Carlota bears a guilty secret.

Wir sind Amanda, Marieke und Pudelmischling Olaf. Jede Woche setzen wir uns zusammen und philosophieren über spannende Themen. Von Selbstliebe über Karriere bis zu peinlichen Dating-Stories. Dabei möchten wir euch einbeziehen: Bei Instagram könnt ihr über die Themen der nächsten Folgen abstimmen und wir freuen uns über eure Gedanken und Anregungen. Wenn ihr euch auch für True Crime interessiert, hört doch gerne einmal bei unserem Hauptpodcast "Puppies and Crime" rein. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Non sai se sia perché lui è semplicemente lì, a portata di mano e pronto per essere usato, o perché è ciò che farebbero le persone normali. O se magari esista un altro motivo. Un istinto naturale, memoria genetica. Quello che sai è che senti inconsciamente di poterti fidare di lui. Lo capisci dalla sua voce che non è per niente troppo dolce come ritenevi all'inizio; lo deduci dalle sue attenzioni che sono tutto il contrario di irritanti; te ne convinci dai suoi occhi che riescono a far impallidire persino il ricordo di quelli di Vincent.

Le parole di Holmes furono poco più di un sussurro, mentre accostava fulmineo la bocca al mio orecchio, andando ad accarezzare il lobo quasi impercettibilmente con il labbro inferiore. "Che cosa farebbe se mi succedesse qualcosa di irreparabile?" mormorò, le labbra sempre più pericolosamente vicine. "Io non credo che riuscirei mai a perdonarmelo." Sherlock Holmes e John Watson vivono insieme nel loro appartamento al numero 221b di Baker Street. La tensione sessuale tra i due diventa irresistibile.

"Ci guardammo per qualche attimo negli occhi. Lui mi osservò con evidente curiosità, quasi scientifica, come se fossi un raro esemplare di qualche animale esotico. Io semplicemente con voglia lussuriosa. Lo volevo, lo volevo terribilmente. Volevo che fosse mio, come non avevo mai desiderato nessun altro. Jax mi fissò per minuti che mi parvero infiniti, prima di dire: "Baciami."" Sylas Morance e Jax Miranda, ex colonnello delle British Armed Forces uno e boss del crimine organizzato di Londra l'altro."

Jamie Wheetney ha avuto un'infanzia difficile. È cresciuto con un patrigno che sfogava su di lui tutte le sue frustrazioni, a scuola era perseguitato dai bulli che lo chiamavano "strambo" e del "difettoso". Quando all'età di undici anni incontra Jonathan Meechum, che lo salva dai bulli della scuola, se ne innamora perdutamente. Jonathan è allo stesso tempo il suo unico amico e il fratello che non ha mai avuto. Il suo tutto. Ma quando, molto tempo dopo, Jamie dichiara il suo amore nei pressi del fiume Mississippi, Jonathan gli volta le spalle, abbandonandolo su una strada.

Seth Cohen è una giubba rossa della Royal Canadian Mounted Police, in un piccolo villaggio nei pressi del confine tra Canada e Alaska. Ha diversi chili di troppo e un passato che lo ha segnato nel profondo, facendo sì che il suo cuore si sia chiuso all'amore. Tutto cambia quando al villaggio arriva Cole Danner, giornalista di Vancouver. Tra i due nasce una bella amicizia e Seth pian piano si innamora di Cole. Il sentimento lo sconvolge, non solo perché Cole è un uomo, ma perché questi è fermamente intenzionato a distruggere la corazza dietro cui Seth si nasconde.

Reginald e Russell stanno per sposarsi, e per la prima volta pare non ci siano ostacoli in vista. Finché Danielle, la donna con cui Russell ha vissuto per anni, gli comunica di essere incinta e che il figlio potrebbe essere suo. Se Russell non ha problemi ad assumersi le proprie responsabilità, la notizia fa cadere Reggie nello sconforto più totale, che lo porta a compiere un gesto avventato. Nel frattempo, Moses e Jordan stanno muovendo i primi passi come coppia, imparando a convivere con il passato e i problemi del giovane caddie.