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Der Mord an einer Kollegin stellt Eve Dallas vor das düsterste Rätsel ihrer Karriere... Lieutenant Eve Dallas ist zutiefst schockiert. Ihre neue Kollegin, Amarylis Coltraine, wird im Keller ihres Apartmenthauses tot aufgefunden, ermordet mit ihrer eigenen Waffe. Vom Täter keine Spur. Kannte Coltraine etwa ihren Mörder? Warum hat sie sich nicht gewehrt? Eve und Roarke machen Jagd auf den Polizistenmörder, gemeinsam mit dem gesamten New Yorker Police Department. Als eine heiße Spur zu Alex Ricker führt, wird der Fall persönlich. Denn der Name Ricker ist untrennbar verbunden mit der schmerzvollen, dunklen Vergangenheit von Eve und Roarke.

Erst entdeckt Reva Ewing ein Foto, auf dem ihr Mann mit ihrer besten Freundin in inniger Umarmung zu sehen ist. Dann findet sie das Liebespaar ermordet im Bett. Verzweifelt wendet Reva sich an ihre Mutter, eine Mitarbeiterin von Roarke. Auf seine Bitte hin übernimmt Eve Dallas den undurchsichtigen Fall. Alles spricht für ein simples Eifersuchtsdrama, und Reva wird festgenommen. Eve jedoch ermittelt weiter und sticht in ein giftiges Wespennest aus Verrat, Intrigen und tödlichen Geheimnissen...

Drückende Sommerglut liegt über New York, die Stadt ist mit Gewalt aufgeheizt. Ist dies der Grund, dass ein bislang unauffälliger kleiner Dealer plötzlich ausrastet, bis ihn die Kugel eines Polizisten stoppt? Was bedeutet die mysteriöse Botschaft "Absolute Reinheit erreicht" auf dem Bildschirm seines Computers? Eve Dallas gerät unter Druck, als der Computerspezialist der Polizei unter ähnlichen Umständen Amok läuft. In Eve keimt ein furchtbarer Verdacht auf: Der Tod kommt online.

New York 2059. Eve Dallas erkennt die elegant gekleidete Besucherin in ihrem Büro erst auf den zweiten Blick: Es ist ihre Pflegemutter Trudy Lombard. Einst hat sie nichts unversucht gelassen, die kleine Eve zu quälen, und auch jetzt hat sie nichts Gutes im Sinn. Sie droht, Eves dunkelstes Geheimnis öffentlich zu machen - wenn sie ihr nicht zwei Millionen Dollar gibt. Als Eves geliebter Roarke davon erfährt, lässt er nichts unversucht, diesen Schrecken aus der Vergangenheit zu bannen. Doch dann geschieht ein Mord.

Alice Paul has long been an elusive figure in the political history of American women. Raised by Quaker parents in Moorestown, New Jersey, she would become a passionate and outspoken leader of the woman suffrage movement. In 1913 she reinvigorated the American campaign for a constitutional suffrage amendment and, in the next seven years, dominated that campaign and drove it to victory with bold, controversial action - wedding courage with resourcefulness and self-mastery.

Over about two decades, the world has been intrigued by the brutal murder of a six-year-old pageant queen JonBenet Patricia Ramsey, who died in 1996 in her family's home in Boulder, Colorado. Up until today, strange events surrounding the mysterious case continue to make headlines and raise questions about the murder.

If Earth is going to stand against the Elder's retaliation, she cannot do so alone. One place holds out hope for humanity. Unexplored space. Outside the borders of the Elder Empire, the possibilities are endless. Advanced races, new allies, technologies to overcome the Elder’s vast numerical advantage, all are opportunities humanity can’t ignore.

Immediately after hearing these words, uttered to her by an old Romanian woman bleeding to death in the street, detective Eve Dallas begins to notice that her latest case has come with a number of interesting side-effects: visions of the deceased, instant familiarity with rooms she’s never seen before, and fluency in Russian.

After accidentally killing a classmate as a child, a young woman goes on to experiment with murder, only killing those who deserve it - until even that isn't enough.

Since its publication nearly 70 years ago, George Orwell’s 1984 has been regarded as one of the most influential novels of the modern age. Politicians have testified to its influence on their intellectual identities, rock musicians have made records about it, TV viewers watch a reality show named for it, and a White House spokesperson tells of “alternative facts”.

When Alberta Scaglione and her black cat, Lola, stumble across a tree house hidden in the trees and a dead body underneath it, they take a detour from their morning jog into solving a murder. Now, the Ferrara ladies will have to exercise extreme caution to avoid a permanent decline in their health....

Enjoy this collection of origin folktales, also known as pourquoi stories, that explain why things are the way they are. In "Why Alligator Hates Dog", everyone respects M'su Cocodrie, the king of the swamp, except the dogs, who taunt him and make lots of noise.

Matthew Daley is a Manhattan corporate lawyer at the top of his game. As the first defense attorney on call to get pharmaceutical companies out of trouble, Matt is rising in the judicial system exactly as he planned. Until his sister dies of a heroin overdose. Now, torn between conscience and career, the newly minted law partner faces a critical choice: Defend the very companies that manufactured the addictive drugs, or give up his fiancée and his hard-won dream job to fight for justice in his sister’s name.

An encounter with her father's goddess has not turned out to be the end for Sarah Elytharias Penn. Now, with the Imperial fist tightened around her city of Cahokia and the beastkind of the Heron King ravaging across the river, she must find a way to access the power of the Serpent Throne itself. To complicate her efforts, Cahokia's Metropolitan, a beloved and charismatic priest who despises the goddess as a demon, returns from a long pilgrimage and attempts to finalize the Wisdom-eradicating reform that dogged Sarah's father when he was king.

Offering traditional, integrative, and innovative methods of easing pain, the book is a life-changing tool for anyone associated with pain including pain sufferers themselves, doctors, nurses, medical professionals, and caregivers.

Playful Parenting means joining children in their world of play, focusing on connection and confidence, giggling and roughhousing, and following your child's lead. This audiobook is an exciting approach to raising children that will help you nurture close relationships and solve behavior problems.

A collection of five erotic stories with mixed and varied themes, including 'Men at Work' by Elizabeth Cage: Matt's a workaholic. It's driving Emma crazy, but she's sure that their new loft room will mean they see more of each other. She has two young builders working overtime to get the work done. The night they finish, Emma is ready to celebrate with high heels and a f**k-me dress....

Abducted from Earth as a child. Sold into slavery. Forced to fly the ship of a ruthless pirate. Sarah knows nothing of her homeworld or her people. Her one longing is to return home. Little does she know humanity is no better off. The Elders, a ruthless alien race, rule Earth with an iron grip. When Sarah’s ship is ambushed by an Elder frigate she is thrown into a life and death battle. Survival would send shockwaves throughout the galaxy. Never before has an Elder warship been beaten in one-on-one combat.

Making the right investment decisions and executing an effective financial plan can be difficult, especially in today's markets. But with the right guidance you can achieve this goal. Now, in The Story of Rich, leading wealth manager John David "J. D." Joyce shows you how. Based on his real-world experiences with investors throughout his successful career, this book offers meaningful advice about financial planning and investing.

Most of us are familiar with the events of the first Christmas - the manger scene, shepherds watching sheep, angels singing their songs, and wise men arriving - but what if there’s more to the story? What if the birth of Jesus is actually the most significant event in all of history and can transform our lives? This evangelistic book goes beyond the birth of Jesus to look at what he did when he grew up and how he fulfilled the names given to him centuries beforehand by the prophet Isaiah.