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After losing their parents when they were just babies, private investigators Fran and Ken Stein now specialize in helping adoptees find their birth parents. So when a client asks them for help finding her father, with her only clue a rare ukulele, the case is a little weird, sure, but it's nothing they can't handle. But soon Fran and her brother are plunged into a world where nothing makes sense—and not just the fact that a very short (but very cute) NYPD detective keeps trying to take eternal singleton Fran out on dates.

Fünfzig Jahre nachdem die Menschheit zu den Sternen aufgebrochen ist, haben Kolonisten die ersten Siedlungen auf dem Mond oder Mars sowie auf mehreren Planeten außerhalb des Sonnensystems errichtet. Der Weg ins Weltall war mühsam und abenteuerlich. Aber geleitet von Perry Rhodan, haben die Menschen bislang jede Gefahr überstanden. Doch nun werden sie mit einem Gegner konfrontiert, der nicht fassbar erscheint. Das rätselhafte Dunkelleben bedroht die Solare Union, beeinflusst auf unheimliche Weise Einzelpersonen ebenso wie ganze Welten.

Gevatter Tod kriegt die Midlifecrisis. Als er von einem Tag auf den anderen spurlos verschwindet, muss seine Enkelin Susanne das Geschäft...

This is the tale of two incredible people - one who knows he is incredible and the other who learns to be incredible. Set in 1960 in the UK south-coast resort of Brighton, self-styled guru and magus Hugo Rune rescues a young man from drowning and persuades him to become his assistant and partner in solving 12 mysteries. Rizla (for such is the young man’s assumed name) agrees to help as he has lost his memory and has nowhere else to go. There then follows 12 of the most baffling, surreal, exciting, head-scratching and downright far-fetched mysteries ever written....

Nineteen-year-old college student Eliza Hennessey is trans—and she has a rocky relationship with her father, their new client. Brian's convinced his daughter's vanished, rather than run away, but Fran and Ken aren't so sure she wants to be found. The PI duo investigate, and soon Fran is butting heads with her irritating sort-of-ex-boyfriend Mank at the NYPD, who has what seems to be a similar case on his desk. But not even Fran could guess how tangled their investigations are going to get—or how deep they'll need to dive into murder and mayhem to solve the case!

With her partner out of town, her family abroad, and her mentor estranged, newly-turned vampire Anna Strong is keeping a low profile. But now young vampires are turning up dead, completely drained of their life force. And though Anna wants to say no when Williams, her former teacher and now leader of a supernatural enforcement squad, asks for her help, she can't. But soon, she'll wish she did.

Private investigator Frank Harken’s worldwide fame has only made him more cynical. And living in a giant mall covering the entire USA only serves to drive him nuts on a daily basis. So, when a femme fatale barges in asking Harken to track down her sister, he knows when he’s heard an offer too good to be true.

Wyatt Hartford, Earl of Windborne, spends his days running a smuggling operation under the noses of his political enemies. Twenty years prior, Wyatt and three other young, orphaned aristocrats fled war- and weather-ravaged Earth for the Martian city-state of Utopia. Now the four friends—nicknamed the Lords of Dystopia—use their money and influence to champion citizens’ rights and progressive reforms. To the downtrodden, they are leaders. To the noble scions of Queen Victoria’s empire, they are a threat.

The undead are more alive today than ever. Immortal? Indeed! Nothing has sunk its teeth into 21st century popular culture as pervasively as the vampire. The fangsters have the freedom to fly across all genres and all mediums - there''s even apps for vamps. Whether roaming into romance, haunting horror, sneaking into science fiction, capering into humor, meandering through mystery - no icon is more versatile than the vampire.

Where potions run technology and passions run deep. A barmaid with a rare talent. Paris, 1882. Barmaid and potions expert Elle Deschamps knows a worrying secret: The supply of the magic serum that gives her potions their potency is running dangerously low. When a mysterious gentleman hires her to help search out new sources for serum, she jumps at the chance to earn her way to a life of less drudgery. A spy on a mission. A love neither can resist.

"1.1.4.MD.LC. Im Auge ist mein Name nur eine Aneinanderreihung von Zahlen und Buchstaben." Als Maeve der Geheimorganisation „Das Auge“ beitritt, welche die Menschheit vor Angriffen durch Außerirdische schützt, glaubt sie, endlich das Rätsel um das Verschwinden ihrer Mutter lösen zu können. Denn dass der Stein, den sie ihr hinterlassen hat, angeblich ausgerechnet aus außerirdischer Materie besteht, kann kein Zufall sein. Doch Maeve hat nicht mit den strengen Hierarchien im Auge gerechnet – und auch nicht, dass ihr Ausbilder Lorcan ungeahnte Gefühle in ihr weckt, die sie beide in Gefahr bringen können.

A vengeful Pat Taylor misused alien technology and banished her best friends, Tracy Palmer and Reid Adams, and others back in time. The aliens' condition to be returned sounds simple—sail from Hawaiian waters to the Bermuda Triangle. It is anything but; Suicide Sail is bubbling with danger and surprises. And for the few who do survive, Pat Taylor is waiting for them, and her vindictiveness has gotten worse.

Harry T. Orell liegt im Sterben. Nur eine noch nie dagewesene Operation könnte den Milliardär retten. In Jap-Asien träumt eine junge Chinesin seit Jahren von Suuk. Sie macht sich auf den Weg zur HTO, um ihre Reise zu den Sternen anzutreten.

The second audiobook in the trilogy finds the crews of The Lady Anne and The Aquaholic arriving in Bermuda after having mysteriously disappeared in the Bahamas one thousand miles away. Besides questions from customs and the press, they find themselves facing a threat from an old adversary who is obsessed with the treasure The Lady Anne has hidden aboard. But there are others after them too. Some want the treasure, others want more...much more. And the crew they have hired to accompany them on a long sea voyage to their new home in Hawaii is not entirely what they appear to be.

Toller Krimi-Roman mit einem Hauch Science-Fiction - actionreich und spannungsgeladen. In der Kuppelstadt auf dem Planeten Jargus scheinen Wissenschaft und Militär den Alltag fest im Griff zu haben - bis auf die Zwischenfälle in der Computeranlage des Labors. David Woolf, ein junger Kommissar, soll die Situation unter die Lupe nehmen. Aber was will der Kommandant wirklich von ihm? Rätselhaft ist auch Jeanne Andrejew, die Rebellin, die das Militär hasst und auf der ein übler Verdacht lastet. Wieso kommt sie nach Jargus in die Höhle des Löwen?

2055 Der Planet Moran wird von den Schwarzen Raumern attackiert. Ein moranisches Paar kann sich retten. Knapp zweiundzwanzig Jahre später bringen sie ein Kind zur Welt. Das große Abenteuer der legendären Shalyn Shan beginnt. 2090 Die Promet erforscht den Planeten Riddle und findet eine weitere Spur zu den mysteriösen Schwarzen Raumern. In diesem Band hat Shalyn Shan, elfjährig, ihren ersten Auftritt.

A four episode science fiction limited series about a herpetology student, a strange frog, storytelling, and trust.Matthew is a surveying intern at a new nature preserve being established by the PA State Park Service, making audio notes as he goes. He has just found a frog that he cannot identify. It only gets stranger when the frog speaks. More information at KnaveOfHearts.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Three short stories that explore human emotions and experiences. "Letting Go": If you could keep your loved ones forever, would you? Susan must choose whether to watch her mother slowly fade away or preserve her. "Regret": When Lawrence Winkley invents a machine that removes regret, he unintentionally changes the course of history. "Have You Seen Tarum?": Kimberly has given up hope of having anything more in her life than her grandmother, until crazy old Mr. Jeffries asks, "Have you seen Tarum?"