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From Friend of the Devil, shortlisted for the Anthony Award for Best Anthology "G.M. Malliet's arch tone and wry humor make her a writer to be treasured." - Julia Spencer-Fleming, New York Times bestselling author When the town mayor is found dead in a seedy roadside hotel, Sheriff Alex Harriman quickly realizes someone wanted the truth buried with him. Harriman has only a few clues - a staged crime scene, a cache of compromising photos, and a victim whose past reaches back to a dusty winery in Cucamonga. Part police procedural, part small-town noir, Pride of Cucamonga follows a pragmatic ...

It’s been ten years since the world feel into darkness. Hell is now on earth and zombies have taken over. Humanity is all but gone except for a few safe havens. One of those havens is located in West Virginia and is nicknamed Compound Z. The military structure of Compound Z was built inside an old Appalachian mountain. The structure is forty levels underground, made of pure concrete and steel. The compound walls are over a meter thick and six meters tall. The fortress known as Compound Z was used to serve as a space to protect military servers, now it is the home of Captain John Regis and...

Years have passed since her childhood friend disappeared, but Roni remains consumed by the mystery. Can she uncover what happened to Maxim Santiago? Podcast fame thrusts 17-year-old Roni into a perilous quest to find her missing friend, who disappeared from Dulles Airport, Washington D.C. She teams up with tech-savvy Kenzie to crack cryptic messages and unearth a dark secret about trafficked kids. Dodging shadowy agents of the ruthless Russian dictator waging a global ‘Mind Game’ on his enemies, they end up in a sweltering Mexican town, a nexus for refugees. They shared childhood ...

Two-time Giller Prize winner M.G. Vassanji returns with a powerful new novel about grief and second chances, tradition and rebellion, set in vibrant present-day Delhi. Munir Khan, a recent widower from Toronto, on a whim decides to visit Delhi, the city of his forbears. Born in Kenya, he has...

Adair is a young journalist living in London. Overshadowing his childhood is the obsession his father, Doctor Brown, has with a medical conspiracy. Fearing for his life, the doctor flees to a remote Scottish island, leaving his two sons behind wondering whether their father is deluded, insane, or actually telling the truth. Sophia is Adair’s childhood friend. At the age of 11, they become separated only to meet years later through the Internet. However, they are soon overcome by dark events and the horrific fracturing of their everyday lives.

Anaya, a disillusioned 35-year-old doctor, has been looking after Gregory, a retired watchmaker and resident of an aged-care facility. On her last visit, he gifts her his final creation, an exquisitely crafted watch, knowing she will die tragically that very day. What he doesn't reveal is that it will turn back time, with one condition: she must choose the time and place to reset the clock and redo just one thing in her life.

Raif Harrison, former commander of the Star Chasers on Avalon, finds his life and everything he thought he knew changes the instant an enigmatic stranger arrives with knowledge about Raif and his true origins. Raif is set on a path that will bring him face-to-face with an age-old evil that is rising and the secret sect that has sworn to stop the prophecy, no matter what the cost. With time running out, Raif must fight an unimaginable horror that threatens his family, the woman he loves, homeworld, and beyond. The war has begun...but who will survive it?

Daniel Harper surfaces from a coma that has robbed him of two years of his life only to find himself thrust into a world threatened by an outbreak that could wipe out all mankind. Forming an uneasy alliance, Daniel is assisted by James Edmunds, the top genetic research scientist at the privately run research centre that currently holds him prisoner, while trying to discover the secrets to the Resurrection program. On the run and running out of time, can Daniel stop the approaching apocalypse?

Algunos secretos deberían haber permanecido enterrados... Marcado por el brutal asesinato de su hermana y atormentado por visiones que no logra explicar, el inspector jefe David Garrick apenas logra mantener unido a su equipo cuando empiezan a aparecer cadáveres mutilados en los idílicos pueblos de Kent. Cada cuerpo presenta la misma firma grotesca: un trofeo tallado en la carne de la víctima. A medida que Garrick profundiza en la investigación, descubre un mundo oculto de tráfico humano y crimen organizado que se esconde bajo la superficie de la campiña inglesa. Pero con el número ...

Baldacci snorted in disbelief and said something, but a car was roaring up South 16th Street behind him, and he couldn't hear. And suddenly Baldacci was running toward him. He was rooted to the spot; it was well known that his response to the unexpected was glacial and then ill-advised. He watched as Baldacci collided with him. Baldacci shoved him into the recessed doorway of an office building, and then they both watched as an enormous black car tore past the doorway shaving a layer of brick off said building and shooting sparks as it passed. The car slowed only slightly as it caromed off ...

The sun was shining in Gabe's eyes. And his face was being washed with something rough. He opened one eye. A beautiful collie was licking his face and making little moans of concern. The collie's once-lovely coat was now wet, muddy, and tinged slime green by the bumper crop of algae flourishing in the ditch. “Hey, Boy." The collie, heartened by this greeting, wuffed a couple of times and then started barking in earnest. A little boy in a t-shirt and shorts parted the reeds enough to spot him before pulling back. “Come here, Chance!” Chance wuffed but was loathe to leave his new friend...

Jukie, who would never see her seventies again, glared at Petey, who was loitering in his late teens. He subsided. She said, “Two weeks ago, while Petey and Mr. Griffin were working on the island, Mr. and Mrs. Knauff had an argument....” Petey said, “It was a fight. He was drunk like he usually is, and he said awful things to her, and I can't figure why she's with him to begin with.” Jukie said, “No blows were exchanged, and Mr. Knauff went into his house presumably to sleep off his intoxication while his wife proceeded to sun bathe. This was July 1st, a Saturday.” Petey got to ...

This sequel to A Path Amongst the Stars finds Bailey Humblebucket and his dog Cabbage three years older but none the wiser. A new set of foes, now more deadly than ever, threaten to destroy all that he holds dear and he and his ragtag assortment of friends, new and old, must use every ounce of cunning and bravery just to survive.

Gabriel Dantes by chance has stumbled across a series of letters, which he has called The Raphael Letters. These are letters addressed from the archangel Raphael to a guardian angel named Shariel who is protecting a young girl named Sarah. These letters are similar to C.S. Lewis’ Screwtape Letters, insofar as they give us a glimpse into the spiritual battle that is all around us. But these letters, in contrast to The Screwtape Letters, give the reader the perspective of the side of good. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Solitary and mechanical clubman Mr Phileas Fogg, accepting a challenge from fellow members of the Reform Club, wagers the fantastic sum of £20,000, half of his total fortune, on an attempt to travel around the world in only 80 days. Setting out that very day with his newly-employed French valet Passepartout - and a carpetbag containing the entire balance of his fortune in cash - Mr. Fogg and his companion cross four continents, by every means at hand, in the face of endless surprises....

The first dawn of humanity’s evolution has begun, and a war is coming. Twenty years ago, a plan was conceived of and set in motion by a group of powerful individuals. Their aim is unknown, but the outcome will soon be realized, and the fate of mankind rests on the few. Sam and Karl meet on the morning all hell breaks loose and are set on a course that will change their lives irrevocably. Hidden secrets will be revealed. Can Sam figure out the changes within herself before it’s too late?

Have you been curious about fasting for a while but don't know where to begin? Well, you've come to the right place. Listen to our six steps to safe fasting and learn how to get all the benefits of fasting and minimize the discomfort, hunger pains, and emotional challenges.

It's spring, and Aves Wood is alive with migrating birds returning to build their nests. But eggs are going missing. Could someone be stealing from the nests of the wild birds? Horrified, the birdwatching detectives set up a stakeout, patrolling the woods to protect the nesting birds and hunting down the despicable egg thief. But the Twitchers are soon caught in their own trap. Can they work together to prove their innocence and catch the real criminal before any more birds get hurt?

Prinsesse Luna, Nattens vogter, regerer Equestria i fredfyldt harmoni med sin storesøster. Da Cutie mark-klubben foreslår, at hun skal have en fejring, der er lige så stor som Celestias Sommersolceremoni, afslår hun. Luna bryder sig ikke om opmærksomheden, især ikke efter al den uro, hun skabte som Nightmare Moon. Så da hun finder ud af, at Celestia har givet tilladelse til, at der bliver arrangeret et surpriseparty for hende, beslutter Luna sig for at tage sagen i egen hov og lave noget sjov med ponyerne.

I denna samling med korta historier möter vi Rarity, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Twilight Sparkle, Celestia och alla de andra ponnyvännerna i Equestria. Varje historia i denna samling kan läsas högt på fem minuter! Vi får bland annat följa med när Applejack hjälper till att planera en välgörenhetsgala, och försöker boka Equestrias mest populära sångerska. I en annan kort berättelse får den lilla draken Spike fler vänner än han räknat med, och Fluttershy och Applejack åker till glammiga Las Pegasus!