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  'Murder at the Vicarage' & 'The Mysterious Affair at Styles' , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 797min

  Enjoy the first novels that brought the world two of Agatha Christies’ most enduring detectives: Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot. The Murder at the Vicarage: The first Miss Marple mystery, one which tests all her powers of observation and deduction. "Anyone who murdered Colonel Protheroe," declared the parson, brandishing a carving knife above a joint of roast beef, "would be doing the world at large a favor!" It was a careless remark for a man of the cloth. And one which was to come back and haunt the clergyman just a few hours later - when the Colonel is found shot dead in the clergyman’s study. But as Miss Marple soon discovers, the whole village seems to have had a motive to kill Colonel Protheroe. The Mysterious Affair at Styles: Captain Arthur Hastings, invalided in the Great War, is recuperating as a guest of John Cavendish at Styles Court, the "country-place" of John's autocratic old aunt, Emily Inglethorpe - she of a sizeable fortune, and so recently remarried to a man 20 years her junior. When Emily's sudden heart attack is found to be attributable to strychnine, Hastings recruits an old friend, now retired, to aid in the local investigation. With impeccable timing, Hercule Poirot, the famous Belgian detective, makes his dramatic entrance into the pages of crime literature. Make sure not to miss the rest of these detectives’ exciting adventures! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Joan Hickson, Hugh Fraser. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/003155/bk_harp_003155_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Supernatural Horror Stories: Real Accounts of Ghost Creatures, Demons and the Paranormal , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 179min

  Real-life supernatural stories that'll scare the $#!* out of you!People throughout the ages have claimed to have mysterious and blood-chilling encounters with unexplained forces, such as Mothman, demons, ghosts, and extraterrestrials.Ann Gaiman has compiled an anthology of over 25 of the creepiest real-life short stories on the most shocking and mysterious supernatural events that have taken place - all based on eyewitness accounts telling their encounters with the supernatural.Excerpt:"One day, we were entertaining a neighbor and her daughter. “Why is this room so cold?” My neighbor asked, as she entered a guest bedroom that felt icy to the touch. “We aren’t sure. My daughter used to sleep there but had to move to a different room because of the darn temperature. Even in the middle of summer, that room doesn’t get any warmer” Upon saying this, I recalled old exorcism stories about rooms going inexplicably cold when inhabited by spirits. My neighbor then asked for a cross and rosary. She was familiar with the paranormal. “Leave this place at once! Leave and be gone,” she repeated while brandishing the crucifix. “It’s getting warming in here,” I said. And that’s when everything went to hell...."If you’re looking for that creepy feeling you get after listening to something scary...Then don’t delay. Get your copy of Supernatural Horror Stories right now! Buy to listen now! You’ll be so happy you did! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Scott Dabbs. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/137788/bk_acx0_137788_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  City of Bones: The Mortal Instruments , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 824min

  Don’t miss The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, now a major motion picture. Discover this first installment of the internationally best-selling Mortal Instruments series and “prepare to be hooked” (Entertainment Weekly). When 15-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder - much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. Then the body disappears into thin air. It's hard to call the police when the murderers are invisible to everyone else and when there is nothing - not even a smear of blood - to show that a boy has died. Or was he a boy? This is Clary's first meeting with the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the earth of demons. It's also her first encounter with Jace, a Shadowhunter who looks a little like an angel and acts a lot like a jerk. Within twenty-four hours Clary is pulled into Jace's world with a vengeance, when her mother disappears and Clary herself is attacked by a demon. But why would demons be interested in ordinary mundanes like Clary and her mother? And how did Clary suddenly get the Sight? The Shadowhunters would like to know... Exotic and gritty, exhilarating and utterly gripping, Cassandra Clare's ferociously entertaining fantasy takes readers on a wild ride that they will never want to end. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Mae Whitman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/sans/006729/bk_sans_006729_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  A Pair of Jeans and other stories (eBook, ePUB)

  In this vibrant and moving collection of short stories by award winning author Quaisra Shahraz, she demonstrates yet again her abilities for storyline and plot which are always gripping.The Elopement, The Discovery and A Pair of Jeans focus on the issues facing young Pakistani Muslim women as they work out how to live in a world where traditional and Western values clash. Can they create a synthesis?Miriam in A Pair of Jeans discovers that a seeming innocuous item of clothing can cause disaster while Rubiya in The Elopement and The Discovery pays the price of rejection for her past misdeed. In The Zemindar's Wife and Perchanvah the reader opens a window into a world of feudal lifestyle and class consciousness that is embedded in the psyche of many of the country's inhabitants.Other stories - Escape and The City Dwellers explore the feelings of those struggling to discover the meaning of "home". The Malay Host is a contrast with an element of the mysterious. What is behind the one locked door in the old Malay house that is a tourist attraction and why is the woman of the house brandishing a piece of burning wood at the Western visitors? Long held cultural and traditional attitudes to clothes and other aspects of life in general is a dilemma for young women and their families caught up in the midst of an identity crisis. In some ways a lot has changed in British Pakistani society but this fundamental dilemma is still there and well depicted in the lives of the protagonists in these stories.

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  Death at the Dance: An Addictive Historical Cozy Mystery: A Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 506min

  A masked ball, a dead body, a missing diamond necklace and a suspicious silver candlestick? Sounds like a case for Lady Eleanor Swift! England, 1920. Lady Eleanor Swift, adventurer extraordinaire and reluctant amateur detective, is taking a break from sleuthing. She’s got much bigger problems: Eleanor has two left feet, nothing to wear and she’s expected at the masked ball at the local manor. Her new beau Lance Langham is the host, so she needs to dazzle. Surrounded by partygoers with painted faces, pirates, priests and enough feathers to drown an ostrich, Eleanor searches for a familiar face. As she follows a familiar pair of long legs up a grand staircase, she’s sure she’s on Lance’s trail. But she opens the door on a dreadful scene: Lance standing over a dead Colonel Puddifoot, brandishing a silver candlestick, the family safe wide open and empty. Moments later, the police burst in and arrest Lance for murder, diamond theft and a spate of similar burglaries. But Eleanor is convinced her love didn’t do it, and with him locked up in prison, she knows she needs to clear his name. Something Lance lets slip about his pals convinces Eleanor the answer lies close to home. Accompanied by her faithful sidekick Gladstone the bulldog, she begins with Lance’s friends - a set of fast driving, even faster drinking, high-society types with a taste for mischief. But after they start getting picked off in circumstances that look a lot like murder, Eleanor is in a race against time to clear Lance’s name and avoid another brush with death....Fans of Agatha Christie, T E Kinsey and Downton Abbey will adore this tremendously fun cozy whodunnit, full of mystery, murder and intrigue!  ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Karen Cass. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/203587/bk_acx0_203587_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Skystone Canyon: Iron Feather Brothers Series, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 388min

  He’s the toughest cowboy on patrol fighting darkness - until a rare woman reminds him of the light inside his heart....The line between justice and vengeance is thin for Barrett Iron Feather, yet despite his anger management issues, he’s the most respected lawman in Bandits Hollow. Then, his world turns upside down when the police chief goes behind his back and makes him head of security - aka “the babysitter” - for a Hollywood actress and her crew filming a western in their picturesque town.Barrett’s initially furious at the assignment, until duty forces him to run smack-dab into his boyhood crush, former child star Lainey Neil. All grown up now, Lainey’s no longer the chubby teen driven by her abusive father to attend “fat camp” at a Colorado horse ranch. She’s a beautiful film star, and she’s shocked to come face-to-face with Barrett, that unforgettable cowboy who taught her the grit she needed to survive her hellish childhood. But when Lainey’s life is put in danger on the set, only destiny knows if her first love will prove to be her lasting hero, and whether Hollywood happy endings have any hope of becoming real. Skystone Canyon is book two in the Iron Feather Brothers contemporary western romance series. Iron Feather Brothers series: Meet the Iron Feather brothers - they’re tough, they’re dangerous, and family means everything to them. Whether it’s living up to their ancestor’s outlaw reputation or brandishing their own style of justice, these men have each other’s backs. And it takes very special women to get under their skin and untangle their barbed-wire hearts in order to find love in this contemporary western romance series set in the Rocky Mountains. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Diane J. Reed. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/224736/bk_acx0_224736_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Lander Ridge: Iron Feather Brothers Series, Book 3 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 465min

  For the cutthroat cowboy who wins at everything, losing his heart to the only woman who can reach his soul is the greatest risk of all…. Lander Iron Feather’s fierce business strategies have made him one of the richest ranchers in the West, dominating all that he touches. But when the beautiful former model Nicky Box returns to Bandits Hollow to reform the Wilson Ranch School for Wayward Boys and Girls, suddenly Lander is forced to face the terrible abuse he suffered there as a teen. Lander’s seething hatred for the school’s wealthy owner is largely responsible for fueling his business success, yet now he has the chance to combine forces with Nicky to turn the place around for the sake of the school’s orphans. But doing so means opening his heart - to the kids, to the wounds inside himself, and most of all, to Nicky. When the school is confronted with a shocking closure, Lander must dig deep inside to redefine what “winning”, and the magic of falling in love, really means. Lander Ridge is book three in the Iron Feather Brothers contemporary western romance series. Iron Feather Brothers Series: Meet the Iron Feather brothers - they’re tough, they’re dangerous, and family means everything to them. Whether it’s living up to their ancestor’s outlaw reputation or brandishing their own style of justice, these men have each other’s backs. And it takes very special women to get under their skin and untangle their barbed-wire hearts in order to find love in this contemporary western romance series set in the Rocky Mountains. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Diane J. Reed. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/234355/bk_acx0_234355_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Five Points: The History of New York City's Most Notorious Neighborhood , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 95min

  Brick-bats, stones, and clubs were flying thickly around, and from the windows in all directions, and the men ran wildly about brandishing firearms. Wounded men lay on the sidewalks and were trampled upon. Now the Rabbits would make a combined rush and force their antagonists up Bayard Street to the Bowery. Then the fugitives, being reinforced, would turn on their pursuers and compel a retreat to Mulberry, Elizabeth and Baxter streets. - New York Times, July 1856 Of all the great cities in the world, few personify their country like New York City. As America's largest city and best known immigration gateway into the country, the Big Apple represents the beauty, diversity and sheer strength of the United States, a global financial center that has enticed people chasing the "American Dream" for centuries. However, for all the promise and opportunities America seemingly held out, and for all of the nostalgia and pride the country's history invokes among Americans today, the simple truth is many never climbed the ladder. Hundreds of years spent trying to eradicate poverty has resulted only in gradual improvements, firm evidence that poverty will never be erased and poor people will be left to their own means of survival. That is how slums are born and maintained, and that is the story behind Five Points and the gangs that ruled it. The neighborhood's colloquial nickname came from its famous five-pointed intersection, created by Orange Street (now Baxter Street), Cross Street (now Mosco Street), and Anthony Street (now Worth Street). In many ways, Manhattan's notorious Five Points neighborhood represents the best and worst of the American Dream. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Wendy Almeida. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/033306/bk_acx0_033306_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Stockholm Syndrome: Ideas & Concepts , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 7min

  Learn about Stockholm Syndrome with iMinds insightful audio knowledge series.At first glance two of the 1970's most notorious bank robberies would seem to have nothing in common. They occurred eight months apart, for different motives, on opposite sides of the globe. But these two incidents would prove seminal to the development and understanding of a curious and once controversial psychological condition; Stockholm Syndrome. On the 15th of April 1974, the Sunset District branch of the Hibernia Bank in San Francisco was robbed. Security footage showed a young, attractive urban guerrilla brandishing a machine gun and ordering people in the bank to lie face down on the ground. The term Stockholm Syndrome had been coined less than a year earlier by psychiatrist Nils Bejerot after the robbery of the Norrmalmstorg Kreditbanken in Stockholm. The bungled robbery resulted in a hostage situation during which four bank employees were held captive for more than five days from August 23rd to August 28th 1973. Perfect to listen to while commuting, exercising, shopping or cleaning the house.. iMinds brings knowledge to your MP3 with 8 minute information segments to whet your mental appetite and broaden your mind. iMinds offers 12 main categories; become a Generalist by increasing your knowledge of Business, Politics, People, History, Pop Culture, Mystery, Crime, Culture, Religion, Concepts, Science and Sport. Clean and concise, crisp and engaging, discover what you never knew you were missing. iMinds is the knowledge solution for the information age cutting through the white noise to give you quick, accurate knowledge .. Perfect your dinner party conversation, impress your boss - an excellent way to discover topics of interest for the future. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Luca James Lee. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/imnd/000002/bk_imnd_000002_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  A Season for the Dead: The Rome Series: Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 757min

  In a hushed Vatican reading room, the scene was shocking: a crazed professor shot dead after brandishing evidence of a grisly crime. Moments later, two bodies are found in a nearby church, each with a gruesome calling card from the killer. As the August heat takes Rome in its fiery grip, the news of the two brutal murders holds the city in thrall. And as the media gathers and Vatican officials close ranks, a young detective is sent to the forefront of the case. Nic Costa is the son of an infamous Italian Communist, a connoisseur of Caravaggio, and a cop who barely looks his 27 years of age. Thrust into the heart of a killing spree that will rattle his city down to its ancient bones, Nic meets a woman who will soon dominate both his consciousness and his investigation. A cool, beautiful professor of early Christianity, Sara Farnese was in the Vatican library on that fateful day, a witness to her colleague's strange outburst and death. But her role will become even more puzzling as more bodies are found: Each victim killed in a gory tableau of Christian martyrdom. And each victim had intimately known Sara, whose silence Costa cannot quite crack and whose carnal history becomes more lurid and unfathomable with every revelation. Soon, a nightmarish chase is implicating politicians and priests, while at the heart of the matter remains the woman Costa is both investigating and guarding. Wanting to believe in Sara's innocence, Nic still cannot turn his eyes from the truths he is uncovering. Even as the secrets of a woman, a killer and a city begin to unravel...with devastating consequences. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Sean Baker. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/howe/000162/bk_howe_000162_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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