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Sometimes life is a game. There's nothing out-of-the-ordinary about James Callahan. He's just your average, everyday college student. But when James finds a mysterious scroll on the desk of one of his professors, his life quickly becomes anything but ordinary.

“Wildly entertaining.”—New York Times Book Review From the bestselling and award-winning author comes a wickedly clever and fast-paced novel of greed, revenge, obsession—and quite possibly the perfect murder. Simon and Vicky couldn’t seem more normal: a wealthy Chicago couple, he a...

Jenna Murphy är en hård polis från New York, men när hon blir indragen i ett brutalt mord i Hamptons måste hon plötsligt konfrontera sitt förflutna. En process som visar sig vara mycket svårare än vad hon från början trott. Fallet håller på att ta knäcken på Murphy, och för att slappna av åker hon på en dejt. Men snart kommer saker fram som gör henne både förtvivlad och arg. En skolskjutning från hennes ungdom visar sig ha orsakats av en närstående, och hennes demoner visar sig snart ha tydlig orsaker i ett övergrepp. Och allt finner slutligen sitt svar, i det gamla spöklika Murder House ...

The Hamptons utanför New York är en av världens vackrast belägna platser, men mitt i idyllen ligger ett gammalt hus som kallas för Mordhuset. Det är en plats som har ett fruktansvärt förgånget. Flera ouppklarade mord har inträffat där, och nu när ytterligare ett dubbelmord begås där dras New York-polisen Jenna Murphy in i fallet. Jenna är tillbaka i The Hamptons, och stadens förflutna börjar långsamt nystas upp. Mordet på hennes farbror som aldrig blev uppklarat har på något sätt med det nya dubbelmordet att göra, men Jenna lyckas inte förstå hur allt hänger ihop.

Jenna Murphy är en tuff polis från New York, men när hon i samband med ett uppmärksammat dubbelmord på en affärsman från Hollywood och hans älskarinna återvänder till Hamptons kan hon inte värja sig mot sitt trassliga förflutna. Inte nog med det så skedde mordet i huset där hennes farbror en gång miste livet. Jenna kommer närmare och närmare lösningen på fallet. Hon känner det på sig, för någonstans därute i skuggorna har en osynlig men ack så närvarande kraft börjat röra på sig.

Det kallas för Mordhuset, ett gammalt slitet ruckel som ligger på en av världens vackraste platser precis vid havet. Hamptons är en plats dit rika människor vallfärdar för att finna lugn och ro från storstadens larm. En gång kallade Jenna Murphy denna plats för hem, men nu har hon inte varit här sedan hon var en liten flicka. Hon har funnit sin tillvaro New York som en polis, men när ett mord inträffar på en förmögen affärsman från Hollywood och hans älskarinna dras Jenna ner i en smutsig härva med hemligheter, våld och hot.

Jenna Murphy är en hård polis från New York, men när hon dras in i ett brutalt mordfall i hennes hemstad måste hon konfrontera ett förflutet som hon helst hade velat lämna bakom sig. Nya sanningar har dragits fram ur mörkret, och Murphy måste plötsligt omvärdera flera relationer i sin närhet. Och när flera ouppklarade fall visar sig ha samband med det brutala mordet, måste Murphy ta till alla sina förmågor för att själv inte bli ett offer för den brutala, knivskarpa mördaren ... James Petterson är världens bäst säljande författare just nu.

A USA TODAY Bestseller Bestselling and award-winning author David Ellis delivers a fast-paced, twisty thriller that will surprise readers at every turn. Leo Balanoff is a crusading attorney with unthinkable skeletons in his closet. He's also a diagnosed pathological liar. When a predatory...

These are stories of two brothers and their family, their planes, and their lives in the airspace over Scottsdale and the State of Arizona. Looking back, these times sound like fantasies, but they were not long ago. They remind us that amid Arizona’s frenzied growth, there are still remote pieces of landscape and airspace that beckon those who would live and fly there, like David and Michael Ellis.

A guy is walking down the street and falls in a hole. He can’t get out and calls for help. A doctor comes by, drops down a script, and says he will consult with his colleagues. The guy says thanks but I’m still stuck in this hole. A minister comes by and wants to help. He drops down a prayer and says he’ll have his congregation pray for him. The guy says thanks, but I’m still stuck in this hole. I come by and see him huddled up against himself. I ask what’s going on, he tells me, and I jump in the hole. He says, “Great, now we are both stuck down here!”

Discover the creative processes and intriguing inspirations behind the work of leading fantasy artist John Howe - conceptual designer on The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy - in this enhanced, immersive audiobook.

No matter your line of work, you are pretty much assured of encountering someone who is difficult to deal with - an angry customer, a disgruntled employee, a know-it-all consultant, or simply someone off the street who is mentally ill, intoxicated, or otherwise unstable. You will find yourself engaging with someone who is emotional or confused or has an agenda that clearly conflicts with yours or that of your business. In these situations, can you prepare for the possibility of the interaction heading the wrong way, while still maintain a calm demeanor and a focus on shared goals?

Vom Opfer zum Schöpfer: Verantwortung übernehmen und dein Leben in die Hand nehmen ist ein inspirierender Ratgeber für alle, die ihr Leben aktiv gestalten und innere Blockaden überwinden wollen. In diesem Buch lernst du, wie du die Opferrolle hinter dir lassen und die volle Verantwortung für dein Leben übernehmen kannst – egal, ob es um persönliche Ziele, Beziehungen oder berufliche Herausforderungen geht.

Set in the adrenaline-fueled timeline between the novels Threshold and Ragnarok, this compilation is an electrifying journey through time and danger. Embark on a globe-trotting adventure that spans continents and eras, from the radioactive wastelands of Chernobyl to the menacing depths of the Superstition Mountains. Witness as each member of the Chess Team—King, Queen, Rook, Bishop, Knight, and Deep Blue—faces their own harrowing challenges, encounters unimaginable horrors, and battles against the clock to save not just themselves but the very fabric of the world.

At 9 a.m. on Wednesday 13th July 1955, Ruth Ellis became the last woman to hang in Britain. Convicted of shooting her unfaithful lover, David Blakeley, in cold blood, as he stood by his sports car on Easter Sunday—the calm and dignified court appearance of this mother of two young children and the furore that accompanied her sentence, ensured that this trial was to have a memorable place in the annals of British justice.

Set in Dodge City, Kansas, during the thriving cattle days of the 1870s, the Gunsmoke radio show was routinely called by radio drama enthusiasts “the best show of any kind and any time”. For nine years from 1952 to 1961, Gunsmoke dominated the airwaves as it portrayed the epic legend of the American West. The lead character of Marshall Matt Dillon, as played by William Conrad, was called the “Philip Marlowe of the Old West”. Besides Conrad, the superb supporting cast included Parley Baer as Chester, Howard McNear as Doc Adams, and Georgia Ellis as Miss Kitty.

Jason Kolarich has spent the past year struggling to recover from the horrific deaths of his wife and baby daughter. On the night of their deaths, Kolarich was at the office, awaiting a call from a confidential informant named Ernesto Ramirez — a call that never came. Kolarich blames himself not only for the deaths of his wife and child, but for the informant’s murder as well. He can’t bring back his family, but he can find out who killed Ramirez and bring the killer to justice.

On a hot summer night in 1980, two-year-old Audrey Culter was snatched from her bedroom and never seen again. Twenty-six years later, her brother, Sammy, fatefully crosses paths with the man the police failed to convict for her abduction and murder. A few weeks later, that man is dead, murdered. Private attorney Jason Kolarich is engaged to defend Audrey's brother. But can he trust the people who hired him?

Attorney Paul Riley has built a lucrative career on his famous prosecution of Terry Burgos, a serial killer who emulated the lyrics of a violent song to gruesomely murder six girls, including the daughter of billionaires Harland and Natalia Bentley. Now, fifteen years later, the police are confronted with a new series of murders - and the grisly second verse to the song. Riley is the first to realize that the two cases are connected and that the line between copycat and cover-up has been blurred.

Breaking away from the historically dominant narrative that White females make the best teachers, this book contends that effective teachers can be both "windows" and "mirrors" for students. Teachers should reflect the student population in racial and cultural terms while also serving as windows for students to see opportunities that lie outside of their immediate circumstances.