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Reagan and Victoria are sure about two things in their future: they’re going to be college roommates, and they’re going to get out of Charytan, Kansas, together. But as they go on a series of college visits, the two begin to realize their visions of the future may not align, and as the secrets they’ve been keeping from the other slowly come to light, they learn they’re not exactly the yin and yang they thought they were. Suddenly, neither one is sure what the next four years hold, or whether they’ll be spending them together at all.

The downloadable, digital audiobook edition of Jussi Adler-Olsen’s sensational new thriller, read by the actor Steven Pacey. Two boys, brothers, wake tied and bound in a boathouse by the sea. Their kidnapper has gone, but soon he will return. Their bonds are inescapable. But there is a bottle and tar to seal it. Paper and a splinter for writing; blood for ink. A message begging for help. In Copenhagen’s cold cases division Carl Morck has received a bottle. It holds an old and decayed message, written in blood.

How much do we really know about those we love? Kate is visiting Albania with her husband, Paul, a much needed break from Paul's stressful website business. 'Hold still,' says Kate, taking a picture as Paul steps onto the hotel room balcony. 'We'll always be together,' Paul responds. Suddenly there is screaming below and a blaring car horn. Kate stares down from the balcony at the broken body of her husband lying lifeless in the street.

Carl Mørck (Justus von Dohnányi), Kommissar der Kopenhagener Mordkommission, wird in das Sonderdezernat Q beordert, das sich mit der Klärung alter ungelöster Fälle beschäftigen soll. Damit ist er aus dem Weg und funkt nicht in laufende Ermittlungen - so die Idee seiner Vorgesetzten. Auch Mørck ist das durchaus recht, er hofft auf einen ruhigen Posten. Doch alles kommt ganz anders. Mørcks neuer Mitarbeiter Hafez el-Assad (Denis Moschitto), der eigentlich als Putzhilfe eingestellt worden ist, macht ihn auf einen Fall aufmerksam - vor fünf Jahren ist eine junge Politkerin, Merete Lynggaards (Carolin Kebekus), spurlos verschwunden.

Winter 1939: Danusha and her family are forced to flee their home when the Nazis invade Poland. Danusha’s mother, Anna, changes her name and secures a position as a housekeeper in a German doctor’s mansion in Kraków where Gestapo meetings are hosted in the kitchen. Her secret is their salvation, but what Danusha remembers most is the solitude, with only her baby brother and the girl in the mirror for company.

Leer este título de forma gratuita con tu suscripción ilimitado Kindle. * * * * * * * * “Uno” se despertó sintiéndose triste un día, Sabía que no era especial y que nada valía. Sus amigos, los números grandes, tenían trabajo, Menos “Cero” porque él estaba aún más abajo.

A shipwreck on an isolated island. No food. No comforts. And only one player wins. Jack’s back, and in the thrilling conclusion to the End-User Jack series, his nemesis Mr. Smiley has thrown him into the deadliest contest yet. He’s up against a new game set in an unforgiving wilderness against a dozen adversaries competing to be the last player standing. But Jack is here to bring it all down. If he doesn’t defeat the game’s mad host, the tower will fall. It’s a final collision between the virtual and real as Jack fights to uncover Starvation Island’s biggest secret—the ...

Mysteries follow super-sleuth Cam Jansen everywhere she goes...even to the museum. Cam and her class are on a fild trip at the museum when Cam discovers that some bones are missing from a dinosaur skeleton. Can Cam find the bones and catch the thief?

When Aunt Molly's wallet is stolen at the circus, Cam suspects that there's something not-too-funny going on under the big top. Is one of the clowns really a criminal?

Pourquoi Merete Lyyngaard croupit-elle dans une cage depuis des années ? Pour quelle raison ses bourreaux s'acharnent-ils sur la jeune femme ? Cinq ans auparavant, la soudaine disparition de celle qui incarnait l'avenir politique du Danemark avait fait couler beaucoup d'encre. Mais, faute d'indices, la police avait classé l'affaire. Jusqu'à l'intervention des improbables Carl Mørck et Hafez el Assad du Département V, un flic sur la touche et son assistant d'origine syrienne.

"Nuevo perro" **************** Fue un día terrible para el alegre y negro gato ¡Sus padres adoptaron a un perro, en un solo rato! Un caniche tan pequeño que no podía dañar a un ratón Actuaba como si mandara en la casa y creía tener la razón.

In this audiobook you will learn how to finally re-program your mind for weight loss success and create the new, stronger version of yourself. You will also receive many practical tips to help you transition to a healthy diet and start losing weight without feeling deprived.

La nouvelle enquête du trio formé par l'inspecteur Mørck et ses assistants Assad et Rose fait monter la tension d'un cran en nous plongeant dans le sombre passé politique du Danemark. Copenhague. Une brutale agression dans les quartiers chauds de Vesterbro incite Rose à rouvrir un cold case sur la disparition inexpliquée d'une prostituée. Cédant à ses pressions, le Département V exhume une affaire macabre datant des années 50, dont les ravages dévoilent le visage d'une société danoise loin d'être exemplaire.

Step into the vast, mysterious universe of Cosmicism for Beginners: From Lovecraft to the Cosmos, where humanity’s place is redefined, and the limits of knowledge are stretched. This book invites you to embrace the unsettling beauty of a cosmos that remains indifferent, yet awe-inspiring. Explore the thrilling boundaries between philosophy, cosmic horror, and science fiction, as we follow Lovecraft’s revolutionary vision to discover a universe that challenges every notion of significance and meaning. Unearth the Roots of Cosmicism:P. Lovecraft dared to envision a universe that neither ...

Jack Cooper is an unhappy man - mind, body, and spirit. In the blink of an eye, he has lost his longstanding job to the economy, his mother to illness, and his wife to her secret lover. Beaten, broken, and crippled by tragedy, he withdraws into total isolation, narrowing his life down to the simplest of routines in order to block out the pain. His day begins with a strenuous workout at the Bethesda Health Club, his personal oasis where his mind and body can be free, and ends in his tiny apartment, where he escapes from reality with his books until he can lose himself in sleep.

Iphi has always lived for others: her mother, the world's most powerful and temperamental witch; the town of Distant Edge, plagued with a rash of ghoul attacks only she can stop; and all the creatures, human and otherwise, who have strayed across her path since childhood. But when she's sucked into a desolate land far from home, a land filled with angry pixies, endless darkness, and an evil that has stalked her family for years, she'll have to put her needs first for once. And what she needs is her men. But first, she'll have to save them.

Eine Tote hing kopfüber in einem Baum und keiner weiß, was damals geschah. Siebzehn Jahre lang hat Polizeikommissar Habersaat versucht, den tragischen Tod der jungen Frau aufzuklären. Doch jetzt, kurz nachdem er das Sonderdezernat Q um Hilfe bittet, kommt er selbst auf schockierende Weise ums Leben - und wenig später stirbt auch sein Sohn. Die Recherchen bringen Carl Mørck und sein Team auf die Insel Öland, zu einem Mann, der mit seinen Heilsversprechen Sinnsucher aus ganz Europa anlockt.

Some jobs are just too good to be true. Captain Matt Spears learns this the hard way after a mysterious employer hires his ship to hunt down an ancient alien artifact but insists on providing his own pilot. Ryce Faine is handsome and smart, but Matt has rarely met anyone more obnoxious. With tensions running high, it isn’t until they are attacked by the hostile Alraki that Matt grudgingly begins to respect Ryce’s superior skills, respect that transforms into a tentative attraction.

On her 60th birthday, a woman commits suicide. When the case lands on Detective Carl Mørck's desk, he can't imagine what this has to do with Department Q, Copenhagen's cold cases division. It's a tragedy to be sure, but the cause of death seems to be clear. But his superior, Marcus Jacobsen, is convinced that this is not in fact a suicide, but a murder related to an unsolved case that has been plaguing him since 1988. At Marcus' behest, Carl and the Department Q gang—Rose, Assad, and Gordon—reluctantly begin to investigate.

What is the galaxy to a young girl reaching for the stars? In a galaxy teetering on the brink of chaos, Nova Vectra is a fearless young mechanic, honing her skills amid the ruins of a forgotten outer rim. One fateful day, she stumbles upon a mysterious compass left by her father, a relic believed to hold secrets about his disappearance—and the fate of a galaxy in turmoil. When her ship, the Nexus Rift, becomes the target of the ruthless syndicate led by the infamous Captain Zyrnoq, Nova is thrust into a high-stakes game of cat and mouse. Zyrnoq's insatiable quest for power centers on the ...