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Romney Pringle wird im Urlaub an der englischen Ostküste von einem alten Mann für einen gewissen Herrn Coatbridge gehalten, dem er zum Verwechseln ähnlich sehen soll. Als Pringle erfährt, dass ein guter Freund dieses Herrn Coatbridge in eine Heilanstalt gebracht wurde, weil er dem Wahnsinn verfallen sein soll, wird er neugierig. So macht er sich in der Rolle seines Doppelgängers auf, die Geheimnisse dieser Heilanstalt zu erforschen – und bestenfalls selbst Profit aus der Geschichte zu schlagen.

An einem warmen Junimorgen beobachtet Romney Pringle im Lesezimmer des Britischen Museums, wie sein Sitznachbar mit Müh und Not einen Brief formuliert. Als dieser seinen Platz verlässt, ergattert Pringle das Löschpapier und entziffert in mühevoller Kleinarbeit den Inhalt des Briefes: Ein Erpressungsversuch! Der Verfasser will augenscheinlich 1.000 Pfund von einem gewissen Lord Lundy erpressen, indem er mit der Veröffentlichung dessen geheimnisvoller Familiengeschichte droht. Doch der Erpresser hat die Rechnung ohne Romney Pringle gemacht.

Born of illustrious New England stock, Rachel Field was a National Book Award-winning novelist, a Newbery Medal-winning children's writer, a poet, playwright, and rising Hollywood success in the early twentieth century. Her light was abruptly extinguished at the age of forty-seven, when she died at the pinnacle of her personal happiness and professional acclaim. Fifty years later, Robin Clifford Wood stepped onto the sagging floorboards of Rachel's long-neglected home on the rugged shores of an island in Maine and began dredging up Rachel's history.

Beim Abendessen in seinem Stammrestaurant fällt Romney Pringle ein rätselhafter Geschäftsbrief in die Hände. Adressiert an Oberst Sandstream, weist darauf der Schriftführer der "Jungbrunnen-Gesellschaft" die Kritik des Oberst an der Wirksamkeit eines angeblichen Wundermittels vehement zurück. Ob sich dahinter nicht die Chance für eine neue Gaunerei von Romney verbergen könnte? Am nächsten Tag stattet er dem Büro der Gesellschaft einen verdeckten Besuch ab... Clifford Ashdown ist das Pseudonym des britischen Schriftstellers Richard Austin Freeman, der vor allem durch seine Dr.-Thorndyke-Krimis bekannt ist.

Im exklusiven Londoner Chrysanthemum-Klub lernt Romney Pringle beim Roulette-Spiel den jungen Herrn Redmile kennen. Dieser ist Mitarbeiter im Auswärtigen Amt und momentan damit beschäftigt, eine Staatsaffäre zwischen dem Vereinigten Königreich und Frankreich zu verhindern. Als Romney Pringle nach dem Abend im Klub den deutlich angetrunkenen Redmile nach Hause begleitet und dort einen vollendeten, aber noch nicht versiegelten diplomatischen Brief gezeigt bekommt, wittert er die Chance auf einen neuen Gaunerstreich.

In Who Killed Una Lynskey?, award-winning journalist Mick Clifford has built a compelling portrait of the case from interviews with the surviving main players, as well as exclusive access to the files of a private investigator who uncovered information the gardaí missed - or ignored. A timely, humane and compulsive listen, this is a groundbreaking account of the botched investigation and its devastating consequences for not just four devastated families, but also the reputation of the gardaí.

Two women, nearly a century apart, seek to rebuild their lives when they reluctantly leave their homelands. Arriving in Singapore, they find romance in a tropical paradise, but also find they haven't left behind the dangers that caused them to flee.

The “extraordinary life story” (Publishers Weekly) of the billionaire businessman Jimmy Lai, a leading Hong Kong democracy activist fighting for freedom of speech who became China’s most famous political prisoner. Jimmy Lai escaped mainland China when he was twelve years old, at the height...

2097 A.D. Religion is no longer the world’s dominant belief system. Cyrenism, a global collection of atheists, agnostics and scientists is now the majority, and our society has become dependent upon artificial intelligence, technology and advanced robotics. Global Marshal Austin Corrigan is a man produced by this brave new world. He is a tenacious law enforcement officer and a dedicated Cyrenist. Austin is balanced on the job and in life by his best friend, Dean “Deadman” Clarkson, a devout Catholic and a lethal military sniper.

A madman is on the loose in Texas. Two homicide detectives in Fort Worth are on the hunt for a sadistic serial killer who enjoys toying with his prey. For You Have Sinned is an exploration of good and evil, cause and effect, and crime and punishment--in this life and the next. It's a popular thought that those who commit bad deeds now will suffer endlessly for them later. But to one jaded soul, the next life is not punishment enough.

Ollie Tucker, a recent college graduate and student of philosophy, is obsessed with truth and the source of knowledge, questioning the validity of everything he hears from his parents, his girlfriend, and even the voices inside his head. In pursuit of the truth and life’s deeper meaning, he invents an alter ego, Oliver, who lives the adventurous and exotic existence Ollie cannot. But Ollie has another problem—a repressed memory of his uncle Scotty that threatens to derail his life, his relationships, and his sexuality. But the memory is a blur.

The long-term effects of yelling at your kids are numerous…and scary. Regular anger episodes can provoke anxiety, low self-esteem, and increased aggression in their teenage and adult years. As a parent, you’ve probably felt guilty each time you yelled at your kids--but what can you do when raised voices and sharp tones seem to be the only thing working to keep them in line? Well, perhaps the problem doesn’t lie in your kids. Maybe it goes much deeper than that.

Bob is no ordinary Minecraft villager. Programmed with a Google AI algorithm, he is getting smarter, but still cannot be convinced he is inside a game. When he learns the truth, he starts on a journey that only "friendly AI" can make. How far can you follow Bob as his life gradually becomes more complex and his growing understanding of "reality" makes him question his place in the universe?

AUDIOBOOK FEATURES EXCERPTS FROM FOUR ORIGINAL SONGS WRITTEN AND COMPOSED BY THE AUTHOR From the author of the New York Times bestseller Everybody Rise, a rich and riveting novel with the exquisite historical detail and evocative settings of The Cold Millions and Great Circle that tells the...

On the 10th night of co-owning the first restaurant, Cliff thought they would run out of money. Eight days later, there was a line at the front door, and for the next five years, the restaurant hit sales and record profits. Next, Cliff co-founded one of the best wine bars in Atlanta and then one of the best steakhouses in the United States. From there, he opened one of the best seafood restaurants in the county. Over the next 14 years, he helped make the restaurants more profitable than the average independent restaurants.

With reassuring enthusiasm and straightforward advice, the Penners show you how to clarify your expectations and pursue the joyous marital passion described in Scripture. Many couples put more planning into the wedding ceremony than they do for what comes after the wedding. Intelligent...

Bloomsbury presents The War on Disabled People by Ellen Clifford, read by Nadia Albina. Winner of the Bread and Roses Award for Radical Publishing Award 2021 In 2016, a United Nations report found the UK government culpable for ‘grave and systematic violations’ of disabled people’s rights...

Bucksburg is a rousing yarn set in a fictional gold rush town of Nevada in the late 1800s. It begins as a tried and true Western, but deviates into a powerful sci-fi/fantasy-style tale. Epic characters abound in this book, including three main role players: Ronan O’Sullivan, Abigail O’Sullivan, and Lee Mulligan. They all are devout adherents of the Divine Creator, a powerful deity that watches over His subjects on this other Earth. Opposed against them is the vile Dark Lord of Chaos and his evil servants.

Do you need help restoring the pleasure to your marriage? Whether you’ve been married a day, a decade, or half a century, if your sexual relationship is marred by pain, tension, or disappointment—you are not alone. Thousands of couples struggle with sexual problems that keep their marriages...

Do you want to improve your relationships with children, siblings, parents, family, friends, and acquaintances? Do you struggle with anger, depression, or fear? How do childhood memories affect your adult life? How does birth order influence your actions and reactions? Clifford E. Isaacson is the author of multiple books on counseling and birth order. His research and the findings shared in this book are based on more than 30,000 counseling sessions that he conducted over his lengthy career.