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Eric Ward is still uneasy on the board of merchant bankers Martin & Channing. Their defense against a hostile takeover is pushing the limits of the law. But Eric soon has problems nearer home: his wife’s colleague is charged with the murder of his fiancée in his London flat. He asks Eric to represent him. Eric discovers some very interesting facts about the dead woman. Then Eric is called back to London to deal with the takeover gone wrong.

St Michael’s Church may be derelict but it’s not deserted. Someone still comes here to worship on nights when the moon is full. Arnold Landon should know. He’s seen the grisly evidence for himself. Blood among the roses. The butchered remains of a man, tangled in the undergrowth. The victim was a traveler. How did he come to be in the churchyard? Arnold has a theory that leads back centuries, all the way to the cult of the Raging Wolf. Everyone tells him it’s impossible, that the cultists are dead and buried. But the devil wears many faces.

Arnold Landon finds himself drawn into another bitter dispute over land—in which a defenseless old woman pays the ultimate price. To the casual observer, Penbrook Farm might seem like a ramshackle hovel, buried deep in the woods of Northumberland. But to fragile old Sarah Ellis, it’s home. And the developers can have the place over her dead body. Of course, no one ever expected it to come to that.

Eric’s wife, Anne, has followed the advice of handsome lawyer Mark Fenham and invested a small fortune in a merchant bank also involved in underwriting marine insurance. Now her company must pay out a vast insurance claim for the Sea Dawn, a ship sunk in Spanish waters. Eric Ward smells fraud. His wife could lose everything. And then, one by one, people connected to the Sea Dawn start to die. The murderous trail takes Ward to sunny Spain—where he comes face-to-face with his arch enemy. Will Ward uncover the truth about the sinking of the Sea Dawn?

Un accident vient de se produire, impliquant l’autobus qui ramenait Charlie, Louis et Maggie à la maison. Ils revenaient du cinéma, où ils venaient d’assister à la première d’Un maniaque à l’hôpital, le nouveau film de leur cinéaste préféré, Hemon Globill. Gravement blessés, les trois jeunes sont transportés d’urgence à l’hôpital. Pendant ce temps, un criminel surnommé le Cinéaste s’évade de l’institut psychiatrique où il était interné.

Aimes-tu les histoires étranges, qui font sourire et qui donnent la chair de poule? Alors ce livre est pour toi! Rien ne va plus à l'école des Étoiles savantes depuis l'arrivée d'un suppléant lunatique et d'un stagiaire qui semble venir d'une autre planète. En effet, la secrétaire a de plus en plus l'apparence d'un robot. Des bruits bizarres résonnent dans la salle des enseignants. Dans le corridor, on a trouvé une énorme boule de gomme qui brille dans le noir.

À la suite d’un grave accident de voiture, Liz a été déclarée cliniquement morte pendant douze minutes. Quand elle a repris connaissance, elle était orpheline et son corps portait d’immenses traces rougeâtres. Des années plus tard, alors qu’elle tente de retrouver une vie normale au sein de sa famille d’accueil, elle assiste à un combat entre un prêtre et une créature terrifiante.

Dans le cadre d’un événement élaboré en vue d’une édition spéciale de La Gazette des étoiles savantes, les 4Z souhaitent présenter au club de lecture le célèbre animateur de la populaire émission Chasseurs d’insolite, Herménégilde Vaillant, de même que la nouvelle bibliothécaire, Ursula Brilaquou. Une première rencontre avec la femme laisse toutefois les quatre journalistes stupéfaits. Madame Ursula semble avoir un don pour déclencher des orages et faire exploser les ampoules électriques.

Aimes-tu rigoler et trembler de peur? Alors, lis cette histoire! L'école des Étoiles savantes prépare sa tombola annuelle, pendant laquelle se tiendra son traditionnel concours du meilleur petit gâteau à la crème.Mais bientôt, les 4Z trouvent un livre dans le local du concierge. On y raconte que le fantôme d'un élève mort empoisonné par un petit gâteau durant la tombola de l'école, il y a cent ans, est sur le point de revenir pour se venger.

Former police officer-turned-solicitor Eric Ward is recovering from a serious eye operation when the offer comes in. Come down to London. Help Philip Scarn, a successful entrepreneur, break into the North East. Get paid handsomely doing it. On the journey, Ward is nearly killed. At the other end of a phone call, a shadowy voice warns this is just the beginning. Then a young woman is murdered.

Arnold Landon can’t help but feel drawn to Oldham Manor, an atmospheric medieval house in the middle of nowhere. When he is invited to catalogue the library there, he jumps at the chance. The place is a maze of musty old papers and books. And that’s not all. Late one night, he stumbles on a secret passage, twisting deep under the ground. Where will it take him? And why was it walled up? When a stranger turns up dead in a ditch, Landon begins to realize that someone is watching his every move. And they have a plan to ensure the past stays buried for good.

A thriving law practice and a happy marriage are almost enough to convince solicitor Eric Ward he has overcome his painful past and started a new life. All it takes is the wrong client for it all to unravel. An investigative journalist beaten to a pulp. A crooked Newcastle businessman living the high life in France. A woman from a half-forgotten past. Former police officer-turned-solicitor Eric Ward represents Eddie Stevens, an investigative reporter on the trail of a hot story.

Sam Turiff is a loan shark preying on the most vulnerable people in Newcastle. Detective Eric Ward’s investigation runs into a brick wall trying to bring down the callous criminal. No one will give evidence against him. They are frightened what he’ll do to them. Then Kate Geraghty is kidnapped. She is the granddaughter of local tycoon Liam Geraghty, and there’s a link to the loan shark. But who carried out the kidnapping and why? The case soon turns into a murder investigation, and Ward finds himself up against a Northern crime empire.

Jack Saxby is trying to keep the farm he thought he’d been given by his mother. His vindictive father wants to take it away, and Jack’s two brothers also have their own agenda. Then there’s a suspicious death, and the family’s dark secrets come to light. Can Eric Ward, representing Jack, find out who’s really guilty? Eric is facing a risky eye operation and he’s still resisting a serious relationship with young heiress Anne Morcombe. Can he solve the case and save his reputation?

Rampton Farm, Northumberland, has always been a gloomy, godforsaken place. Now it’s earmarked for demolition—to make way for just another tawdry amusement park. It will be progress, and nothing can stand in the way—except perhaps Arnold Landon, the Planning Officer who must glean the lie of the land.

Eric Ward thinks there is something odd about Arthur Egan’s life and death. But Ward is a former police inspector and trained to be suspicious. Egan left a large sum. But Ward makes no progress tracing the dead man’s offspring. A photograph of an unknown tombstone is his only clue. He discovers Egan served a term for manslaughter and that the evidence against him may have been planted. Why had he accepted his fate so meekly?

In this compelling audio series, renowned human behavior experts Roy Baumeister and Dianne Tice unravel the mysteries surrounding one of humanity’s most talked about but least understood forms of social interaction: sex.

Roy Wood Jr. tackles freeway protests, examines the origin of the blues, and explains why the Confederate flag is sometimes helpful.

Une fin de semaine de rêve s'annonce pour Charlie et ses amis Louis et Maggie, grands amateurs de films d'horreur. Ils comptent tourner une reprise d'Un maniaque au chalet, la nouvelle oeuvre de leur cinéaste favori, Hemon Globill. Alors qu'ils se préparent au tournage, au chalet des arrière-grands-parents de Charlie, au fin fond de la forêt, un criminel surnommé le Cinéaste s'évade de prison. Il veut lui aussi reprendre le dernier film de Globill, mais à sa façon, pour vrai. Le vieux chalet sera son décor, et Charlie et ses amis, ses "comédiens".

日本のブラック企業に務める主人公の竹林竜馬(ﾀｹﾊﾞﾔｼﾘｮｳﾏ）39歳は、なんとも不運な死に方で一生を終えようとしていたが3人の神達によって異世界に転生することになる。