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Two children dressed in rags are discovered in the grocery store. They bare their teeth. They growl. They are almost feral. Where did these children come from? Where are their parents? There are mysteries to be solved.

On the night Malcolm and Maud Angel are murdered, their daughter, Tandy, knows just three things: 1.She was one of the last people to see her parents alive. 2. She and her brothers are the only suspects. 3. She can’t trust anyone - maybe not even herself. Having grown up under their parents’ intense perfectionist demands, none of the Angel children have come away undamaged.

Four kids on a quest to find the legendary Mines of King Solomon…and their parents. Bick, Beck, Storm and Tommy are navigating their way down the Nile, from hot and dusty Cairo to deep dark jungles, past some seriously bad guys along the way. They’ll need all their survival instincts just to make it out alive.... Includes a bonus PDF of illustrations.

Audrey is a sweet, funny, overweight, seven-year-old drama queen. Michael is her handsome, funny, 30-something Prince Charming of an imaginary friend. They talk about everything and love eating ice cream.But although noone else can see Michael, Audrey really can, clear as day.

Police detective by day, celebrity food truck chef by night, now Caleb Rooney has a new title: Most Wanted. In the Carnival days leading up Mardi Gras, Detective Caleb Rooney comes under investigation for a murder he is accused of committing in the line of duty - as a Major Crimes detective for the New Orleans Police Department. Has his sideline at the Killer Chef food truck given him a taste for murder? While fighting the charges against him, Rooney makes a pair of unthinkable discoveries. His beloved city is under threat of attack. And these would-be terrorists may be local.

The sixth novel in the Alex Cross detective series.A series of meticulously planned bank robberies ends in murder, and detective Alex Cross must pit his wits against the bizarre and sadistic mastermind behind the crimes.Although torn between dedication to his job and commitment to his family, Cross cannot ignore the case, despite the risks he knows will come with hunting down a killer - and the heartbreaking cost.

Random House presents the audiobook edition of Home Sweet Murder by James Patterson, read by Peter Ganim. Two true-crime cases from the hit TV series Murder Is Forever. Home Sweet Murder: Lawyer Leo Fisher and his wife, Sue, are enjoying a quiet Sunday dinner at home. Until a man in a suit rings at their front door claiming to be an SEC agent. By the end of the evening, two people will be shot, stabbed and tortured. And two others will fare worse....

As seen on Discovery ID, these two true-crime thrillers follow a neighbours' quarrel that turns violent and cyber-bullying that explodes in a double murder. Murder Thy Neighbour (with Andrew Bourelle) and Murder IRL (with Max DiLallo).

The ninth and ultimate maximum ride story is here! Legions of Max fans won't be disappointed by this encore episode in the beloved series about the incredible adventures of a teenage girl who can fly. As Maximum Ride boldly navigates a postapocalyptic world, she and her broken flock are roaming the earth, searching for answers to what happened. All will be revealed in this last spectacular ride.

Daniel X takes on the wildest threat the world has ever seen -- someone whose craving for fame could destroy the planet! Lights. All's quiet in the small town of Holliswood -- television sets, computers, and portable devices aglow in every home, classroom, and store. But not all is perfect. An evil is lurking, just out of sight, behind the screen.

The Alien Hunter is playing with fire… but who will get burned? Daniel X’s hunt to eliminate each and every intergalactic criminal on Earth is always relentless, but this time, it’s getting personal. Number Three on the List of Alien Outlaws takes the form of raging, soul-possessing fire. And fire transports Daniel back to the most traumatic event of his life – the horrifying murder of his parents.

James Patterson's high-octane sci-fi adventure series comes to a white-knuckle conclusion in the final battle that Daniel X has been waiting for his entire life. In this sixth and final instalment of the Daniel X series, the alien-hunting hero is finally ready to take on the biggest threat in the galaxy: The Prayer - the same beast that brutally murdered his parents long ago.

THE BEST VIDEO GAME YOU EVER PLAYED… Daniel X is one of the greatest superheroes ever to walk planet Earth. He’s defeated a host of evil doers on The List of Alien Outlaws, and now he’s ready to raise the stakes on his next impossible mission – by eliminating two criminals at once…. IS THE WORST THING THAT HAPPENED TO PLANET EARTH. Tokyo is the stomping ground of Number 7 and Number 8 on The List, a pair of sadistic shape-shifters at the helm of a massive international video-game enterprise.

Daniel X has never lost a battle against the disgusting, dangerous extraterrestrials on his List of Alien Outlaws. But he must now face a foe whose origins appear nearer to the depths of Hell than to the outer reaches of the galaxy! Number 2 is an unstoppable criminal who’s slowly been amassing an underground army of alien henchmen to enslave Earth’s population - all in preparation for the arrival of Number 1, the most powerful alien in the universe, and Daniel’s arch-nemesis.

For years, Max has been on the run from evil forces threatening her and the Flock – but nothing could have prepared her for this horrifying prophesy delivered to her by Angel. Fang is Max’s best friend, her soulmate, her partner in leadership of her flock of winged children. A life without Fang is a life unimaginable.

Jama is a clever and sensitive young Maasai girl who likes elephants better than people. She decides to escape the classroom gossip about the new boy, Leku, by going to the watering hole outside her village. There, she befriends a baby elephant that she names Mbegu. When Mbegu's mother, frightened by poachers, stampedes, Jama and Mbegu are blamed for two deaths—one elephant and one human. Now Leku, whose mysterious and imposing father is the head ranger at the conservancy, may be their only lifeline.

'Murder Beyond the Grave': Stephen Small has it all - a Ferrari, a fancy house, a loving wife and three sons. But the only thing he needs right now is air to breathe. Kidnapped, buried in a box and held for ransom, Stephen has 48 hours of oxygen. 'Murder in Paradise': High in the Sierra Nevada mountains, developers Jim and Bonnie Hood excitedly tour Camp Nelson Lodge. They intend to buy and modernise this beautiful rustic property, but the locals don't like rich outsiders changing their way of life. After a grisly shooting, everybody will discover how you can make a killing in real estate....

In the dramatic conclusion to the best-selling Confessions series, Tandy Angel's next murder case could be her own! Tandy Angel is losing her mind - or so she thinks. Even as she's forced to fight for the family company, she's imagining new dangers in every shadow. And as her detective prowess is called into question and her paranoia builds, she has to face the very real possibility that the stalker she's convinced will take her life could be all in her head - or the very real danger that finally brings her down.

In Washington werden die Tochter einer berühmten Schauspielerin und der Sohn des Finanzministers entführt. Auch nach der Bezahlung einer enormen Lösegeldsumme bleiben die Kinder verschwunden. Den schwarzen Kriminalbeamten Alex Cross führen seine Ermittlungen auf die Spuren des Mathematiklehrers der Entführten und auf die der Frau, die ihm selbst viel bedeutet...

With her irresistible urge to tell a joke in every situation - even when she really, really shouldn't - 12-year-old Jacky Ha-Ha loves to make people laugh. And cracking wise helps distract her from thinking about not-so-funny things in her life, like her mom serving in a dangerous, faraway war and a dad who's hardly ever home. But no matter how much fun Jacky has, she can't seem to escape her worries.