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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!

Der Bestseller ALEX RIDER - die Vorlage zur actiongeladenen TV-Serie! Als der 14-jährige Alex Rider vom Tod seines Onkels erfährt, spürt er sofort, dass die Polizei ihm etwas verheimlicht. Er stellt Nachforschungen an - bis ihn der MI6 in sein Hauptquartier zitiert. Und ihm die Wahrheit sagt. Sein Onkel war Geheimagent und hat einen ungelösten Fall hinterlassen: Stormbreaker. Jemand will Englands Schulen attackieren. Und Alex ist der Einzige, der dies noch verhindern kann.

New York Times best-selling author Anthony Horowitz and eccentric Detective Daniel Hawthorne team up again in a new mystery, the sequel to the brilliantly inventive The Word Is Murder, to delve deep into the killing of a high-profile divorce lawyer and the death, only a day earlier, of his onetime friend.

Der Bestseller "ALEX RIDER" – die Vorlage zur actiongeladenen TV-Serie! Für seine Mitschüler ist die Fahrt nach Venedig eine ganz normale Klassenfahrt. Für Alex Rider ist es die Chance, endlich mehr über seinen Vater zu erfahren. Denn wie er von einem Auftragskiller weiß, soll sein Vater dort für Scorpia gearbeitet haben. Seine Spuren führen Alex in den Palast einer skrupellosen Millionärin, die statt eines Wachhundes einen weißen Tiger hält... Folge 5 nach dem gleichnamigen Buch aus dem Ravensburger Buchverlag, mit Musik von Ulrich Maske.

Der Bestseller ALEX RIDER - die Vorlage zur actiongeladenen TV-Serie! Alex Riders Wunden sind kaum verheilt, als er den nächsten Auftrag vom MI6 erhält: Er soll zwei CIA-Agenten dabei unterstützen, den russischen Ex-General Sarow zu stellen. Schauplatz ist Skeleton Key, eine traumhafte Karibikinsel. Doch statt Ferien unter Palmen erwartet Alex ein skrupelloser General, der einen teuflischen Plan verfolgt.

Evil has been unleashed on the world and only five children - with special powers - can save it. Matt and the other three desperately need to find Scar, the final gatekeeper, who has been trapped in Hong Kong, where puddles of water turn into puddles of blood, where ghosts, demons and hideous creatures stalk the streets. Matt has no choice but to follow her. Now, both imprisoned, their only hope of survival is to reach a secret door in the Man Ho temple. But even if Scar can find her psychic power, it may already be too late.

Alex is trying to get his life back on track. But Scorpia has returned, and when you’re the world’s most successful spy, the only way out is to face your enemies. Alex’s final mission will be the deadliest of all.

Der Bestseller "ALEX RIDER" – die Vorlage zur actiongeladenen TV-Serie! Bei einer Explosion wird der Vater von Alex’ Freundin schwer verletzt. Die Polizei geht von einem Terroranschlag aus. Doch der MI6 interessiert sich seltsamerweise überhaupt nicht für den Fall. Also macht sich Alex allein auf die Suche nach dem Attentäter. Dabei stößt er auf ein Geheimnis, das mit seiner eigenen Vergangenheit zusammenhängt... Folge 4 nach dem gleichnamigen Buch aus dem Ravensburger Buchverlag, mit Musik von Ulrich Maske.

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.

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!

James Bond is back where he belongs. Anthony Horowitz's new novel is a thrilling tour de force, sure to delight fans of the original 007 novels and new readers alike. It also features previously unseen material written by Bond's creator, Ian Fleming. The story begins in the lethal world of Grand Prix and an attempt by the Russians to sabotage a race at Nürburgring, the most dangerous track in Europe.

Sherlock Holmes is dead. Days after Holmes and his arch-enemy Moriarty fall to their doom at the Reichenbach Falls, Pinkerton agent Frederick Chase arrives in Europe from New York. The death of Moriarty has created a poisonous vacuum which has been swiftly filled by a fiendish new criminal mastermind who has risen to take his place.

When the vertically challenged Johnny Naples entrusts Tim Diamond with a package worth over three million pounds, he’s making a big mistake. Tim Diamond is the worst detective in the world. Next day, Johnny’s dead, Tim feels the heat, and his smart younger brother, Nick, gets the package – and every crook in town on his back!

Thirteen-year-old Nick Diamond is in prison! Framed for a jewel heist, quick-thinking Nick finds himself sharing a cell with public enemy number one: Johnny Powers. Nick’s only chance of clearing his name is to nail the Fence, the country’s master criminal. But to do that, he needs to break out – which is where his bumbling older brother, Tim, comes in. Nick’s not so sure he’ll make it to his fourteenth birthday!

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....

Matt has always known he has unusual powers. Raised in foster care, he is sent to Yorkshire on a rehabilitation programme, only to find himself in the midst of sinister goings-on. Matt investigates and uncovers a terrible secret - eight guardians are protecting the world from the Old Ones, beings banished long ago by five children. But devil worshippers want to let the Old Ones back in....

After his experiences at Raven's Gate, 14-year-old Matt Freeman thinks his days of battling evil are over. But he is pulled into another horrifying adventure when he discovers a second gate exists. Matt and his friend Richard travel to Peru and, assisted by a secret organisation known as the Nexus, follow a series of clues to the gate's whereabouts. But there is a traitor in the Nexus.... Richard is kidnapped. Matt manages to escape with the help of Pedro, a local boy.

Having escaped from Hong Kong, the five gatekeepers - Matt, Pedro, Scott, Jamie and Scarlett - are lost in a hostile and dangerous world. As they struggle to regroup and plan their next move, the malevolent King of the Old Ones gathers his forces in Oblivion: a desolate landscape where the last survivors of humanity must fight the ultimate battle.

Susan Ryeland, Lektorin außer Dienst, führt mit ihrem Lebensgefährten das zauberhafte kleine Hotel Polydoros auf Kreta. Aber ganz so idyllisch ist es dann doch nicht, denn der Alltag mit den ewig unzuverlässigen Lieferanten, unpünktlichen Angestellten und den nicht immer einfachen Gästen, macht das Inselleben anstrengender, als sie es sich vorgestellt hat. Auch ihre Beziehung leidet unter dem Stress, und Susan vermisst ihr altes Leben in London. Da kommt das Ehepaar Treherne gerade recht.

Nevada, USA. Fourteen-year-old twins Jamie and Scott Tyler are performing a mind-reading act in a dingy theatre. But when a sinister multinational corporation, Nightrise, kidnaps Scott, Jamie is left alone – and wanted for murder. He becomes embroiled in a corrupt presidential campaign and breaks into the American prison system before being propelled 10,000 years into the past, where he encounters the other Gatekeepers and witnesses the creation of Raven's Gate – and the first fateful battle against the Old Ones.