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A collection of killer stories from some of today's hottest crime fiction writers, edited by grandmaster and #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Child. Killer Year is a group of thirteen authors whose first novels were published in the year 2007. Now, each member of this widely-praised organization has written a story with his or her own unique twist on the world of crime.

Thirty-nine terrifying stories that will keep you up all night and make you want to call in sick to work. Enjoy stories of karma, fear, supernatural horror, deadly women, and retribution.The Better Off Dead Series delves into the farthest corners of your mind, where your deepest, darkest fears lurk. These masters of horror will haunt your dreams and stalk your nightmares, taking you to the edge of sanity before pushing you to the brink of madness!

In einem arabischen Land herrscht im 19. Jahrhundert der weise König Salih. Als die Königin bei einem Attentat ums Leben kommt, versinkt die einzige Tochter in tiefe Melancholie. Die Thronfolgerin hat sich in einen armen Fischer verliebt, wovon ihr Vater nichts ahnt. Als Karam, der Kaffeehauserzähler, von ihrer Krankheit erfährt, beschließt er, die Prinzessin zu heilen. Allabendlich versammelt er erzählfreudige Menschen im Palast, um die junge Frau durch die schönsten Geschichten ins Leben zurückzuholen: von Mut und Feigheit, von Freundschaft und Feindschaft, von der Liebe und der Weisheit des Herzens.

Your existence is the epitome of normal…until it isn’t. In an instant, everything changes. The peaceful security you hold dear to your heart has been ripped away, and you are left fighting for your life. But don’t think for a second you have a chance in hell of surviving. Your odds are never good when staring into the face of pure evil. Join us for tales of savagery and slaughter, where the innocent, or not-so-innocent, find themselves in the most ferocious situations they have ever encountered.

By the late 21st century, humanity has final reached for the stars and established an off-world colony in the system of Tau Ceti, only to discover that man's greatest enemy is still man. On the colony world of Demeter, ADF power-armored troopers and their Parr scouts fight a desperate, covert war against invading corporate mercenaries. Even in the vastness of space, there is no room for lasting peace.

Don’t go in the water. It’s dark. It’s deep. It’s scary as hell. There is no better keeper of secrets than the menacing, murky depths of the ocean. Unfathomable creatures, mysterious disappearances, abandoned ships, deadly pirates. Even experienced seamen are susceptible to the horrors that lay hidden far below the surface. It’s all a game of chance. Be in the wrong place at the wrong time and you’ll become something’s meal. The dark deep is ominous and unforgiving and it has no conscience.

21 klassische Novellen werden in der blauen Edition präsentiert.

Sometimes, the dead do come back. Sometimes, they crave your flesh...and sometimes, they desire your very soul, but they aren’t the only thing you have to fear. You don’t believe in what you can’t see, yet something is there, watching, waiting. You can feel its unholy intentions deep down in the marrow of your bones. You don’t know where it came from, but you know with every fiber of your being that it is not from this earth, and as you feel its gaze searing through your skin, you know the end just might be near.

Don’t deny it. Your mind has dwelled for hours on the things you would do if your name was Karma. Malevolence towards those that wronged you festers and there is no relief - until now. Plunge headfirst into these sinister tales where karma finally takes control and vengeance is a dish that is best served hot.

The Better Off Dead series delves into the furthest corners of your mind, where your deepest, darkest fears lurk. These masters of horror will haunt your dreams and stalk your nightmares, taking you to the edge of sanity before pushing you to the brink of madness!

Eine Vielzahl literarischer Meisterwerke findet sich in diesem Hörbuch. Neben der titelgebenden Novelle weitere Vertreter des Genres wie Das Erdbeben in Chili, Goethes Novelle, Storms Immensee, Stefan Zweigs Schachnovelle, dazu viele Kurzgeschichten, Märchen, Gedichte und Balladen. Eine kurzweilige mobile Bibliothek sozusagen!

"Die Russische Seele ist ein Rätsel." Fjodor Dostojewski. Über 11 Stunden Russland zum Hören. Russland hat eine Vielzahl herausragender Autoren hervorgebracht. Höchste Zeit, mal wieder die weiten Ebenen der russischen Klassiker zu durchstreifen, auf ein Glas Tee bei namhaften Schriftstellern einzukehren und der Wehmut und Wildheit der russischen Seele zu lauschen. Gert Westphal und Dieter Hildebrand lesen Meisterwerke der Weltliteratur von Fjodor Dostojewski, Nikolai Leskow und Alexander Puschkin.

Drei Romane in einer Box für alle, die sich immer wieder gerne von der Liebe in ihren seltsamen Verwicklungen überraschen lassen wollen und die es schätzen, wenn in Romanen die Frauen nicht ganz und gar von dieser Welt sind und die Männer es zumindest zu sein scheinen.

In dieser 33-stündigen Hörbuch-Anthologie sind einige der bekanntesten Werke der internationalen Kriminalliteratur versammelt. In neun mehr oder weniger spektakulären Kriminalgeschichten ermitteln sehr unterschiedliche Kriminalisten und Detektive mit äußerst ungewöhnlichen Methoden: Der exzentrische Londoner Sherlock Holmes, der Pariser Amateurdetektiv C. Auguste Dupin, Scotland Yards Chief Inspector Heat, Konstabler Frank Fellowe oder der kleinstädtische Polizeidirektor Lange. Sie alle klären schließlich am Ende jeder Geschichte die verworrensten Fälle und kniffligsten Verbrechen auf.

A short story collection from Andersen Prunty, author of F--kness and Hi I'm a Social Disease . Contains "The Summer of Flies", "Deathtripping in New Orleans", "Durning", "Air Cathedral", "The Nowhere Room", "Black Rosita's Man", and "Rayles".

"C'est la vie: Große französische Romane und Erzählungen" - ungekürzt! Französische Literatur - das ist seit jeher ein besonderer Blick auf unsere Welt und darauf, wie das Leben ist. Leidenschaftliche, ja unsterbliche Liebe, philosophischer Humor, erotische Abenteuerlust und Spaß am Spiel sind die Hauptthemen der großen Box: zeitlose Unterhaltung mit Esprit. Mit dabei: "Die Frau von dreißig Jahren" (Balzac), "Die Kameliendame" (Dumas), "Candide" (Voltaire), "Erotische Meisterwerke" (Maupassant), "In 80 Tagen um die Welt" (Verne).

Call it what you will: All Hallows Eve, Halloween, or All Saints Eve, but if evil comes looking for you, there’s nowhere to hide. Don’t fool yourself into thinking everything will be okay… The only thing you will ever be is dead or dying. Join us for tales of Halloween Horror in this volume of If I Die Before I Wake, but bring your body bags—no one gets out alive.

Be afraid. Be very afraid. That noise in the dead of night. The shadow that slips by almost unnoticed. The fear that pulverizes your sense of reasoning and pushes you deep down under seven layers of covers. There is no escaping it, and when the dark forces of the universe come after you, the world will know exactly what you are made of. Will you run? Will you fight? Maybe you’ll join forces with the darkness that rips through your quiet little life. Everyone’s dying to find out.

10 Masterpieces you have to read before you die is the book that everyone should read to understand themselves and each other. The authors and works for this book were selected, as a result of numerous studies, analysis of the texts over the past 100 years and the demand for readers. It must be read in order to understand the world around us, its history, to recognize the heroes, to understand the winged expressions and jokes that come from these literary works. Reading these books will mean the discovery of a world of self-development and self-expression for each person.

Drei Klassiker der Weltliteratur erhalten in ausgewählten Szenen musikalische Unterstützung von Schlagzeuger und Multi-Perkussionist Stefan Weinzierl.