Showing results for "Emma" in Mystery & Suspense

When Harry Houdini comes to visit the seaside town of Sidford-on-Sea, Glory and her friend Dennis are first in line to see him. He is there to perform a daring trick – he will jump off the town pier in chains, pitching himself into the water below. But when Glory outsmarts the infamous Houdini, she is suddenly sucked into his world, and finds herself tasked with looking after his precious trunk – the one that contains all his secrets.

Violet Veil wants nothing more than to prove her worth and become her father’s apprentice at Veil & Sons Undertakers. And one rain-soaked night she gets her chance when she meets a boy, Oliver, who is wandering around the graveyard. Only, the last time Violet saw Oliver, he was indoors and very much dead, waiting to be buried. Violet has just found her first case and it doesn’t get bigger than this: can she, with the help of her dog, Bones, help Oliver solve his own ‘murder’.

When Claude's little sister, Amity, runs off in forbidden Badwell Woods—where children disappear—Deliah, Sam and Claude follow her to a mysterious mansion. Inside, time has frozen in the 1930s and an invitation promises a devious party game. Not long after they find a terrified Amity, hiding from 'ghosts', the floor beneath their feet starts to twist and turn: the rooms are changing places. The house has rearranged itself like a giant Rubik's cube. To escape, they must solve the puzzle—and the century-old mystery of a girl who disappeared.

For centuries, the magnificent Throne of Felipe has stood with two empty spaces beside its famous silver arrow - spaces where the silver castle and lion should have been. And now, with the recent discovery of the silver castle within a secret vault in Seville, Spain, the hunt is on for the third silver icon. With all three pieces in the place, the throne will be enormously valuable - making it a hot item on VILE's radar. Now it's up to Carmen and crew to find the silver lion before VILE does, and protect the throne from winding up in the wrong hands.

Thabo und Emma lösen jeden Fall! In drei spannenden Geschichten ermitteln die beiden, um den Gangstern das Handwerk zu legen. Schafft das liebenswerte Detektiv-Team es, die Schrottautos zu finden und die Täter zu überführen? Und wer hat die Wassertanks gestohlen? Ob Betrug oder Diebstahl, die Verbrecher*innen rund um den Lion Park müssen sich in Acht nehmen! Das Hörbuch mit Reihenmusik und Fragen zum Hörverständnis für Kinder ab sechs Jahren enthält zwei neue und ein bekanntes Abenteuer und wird spannend von Karl Menrad gesprochen.

Nothing ever happens in World's End Close. So when Stevie discovers a runaway girl in her coal shed, the first thing she does is fetch her best friend, Ray. Both are dying for a bit of adventure, and when the girl begs for help, they readily agree. Yet they soon realise they've taken on more than they bargained for. The girl, Anna, reveals she's on the run from people who are trying to poison her. Meanwhile, on the news, the Americans and Russians are arguing over missiles in Cuba. As the threat of war grows, Anna's behaviour becomes more mysterious.

Als eine Familie im Hotel Lion Lodge ihre Schlüssel vermisst, denkt sich Thabo noch nichts. Doch als er auf Safari hört, wie Gäste aus anderen Hotels sich ebenfalls darüber beklagen, dass ihre Schlüssel gestohlen wurden, wird er misstrauisch. Das kann doch kein Zufall sein! Gemeinsam mit Emma beginnt er zu ermitteln. Als sie erfahren, dass in einem anderen Hotel eingebrochen wurde, legen sie sich auf die Lauer. Mit Tipps für Eltern und Lehrer*innen zur Leseförderung & mit 2 Tempo-Varianten für Leseanfänger*innen. Das gleichnamige Buch erscheint bei Oetinger.

Paris, 1942. When thirteen-year-old Amelie Dreyfus goes into her mother's wardrobe to hide, it's a game. When she comes out, it's a matter of life and death. For Amelie is Jewish, and her parents and brother have been taken by the authorities. With her apartment too dangerous to remain in, Amelie must survive alone on the streets of Paris. Determined to avenge her family and defend her country, she joins the French Resistance. But Amelie will discover that in war, everyone becomes a new person, and some seem to shed their old skin entirely. Even your friends may betray you.

L'Emma, una jove de divuit anys amb molts amics i segura de si mateixa, veu a la pantalla del mòbil que en Víctor, un amic, l'està trucant. Així que respon al telèfon, sent una veu diferent, en Pau, un senyor d'uns cinquanta anys que ha trobat un mòbil perdut, ha vist fotos de l'Emma a la galeria i ha decidit trucar-la per tornar-li el telèfon. A partir d'aquí es destapa un secret familiar i l'Emma comença cercar els seus orígens.

Nele und ihr bester Freund Kuno spielen am liebsten Fußball. Bis eines Tages Oma Wagner spurlos verschwindet. Zusammen mit Kater Carlo machen sie sich auf eine abenteuerliche Suche. Wurde Oma Wagner entführt? Welche Rolle spielen Neles Klavierlehrerin und der nervige Otto? Was machen die Jugendlichen abends heimlich im Wald? In dem Krimirätsel für acht- bis elfjährige ermitteln die zehnjährige Nele und Kater Carlo in ihrem ersten Fall und gewinnen einen neuen Freund.

Twelve-year-old Paris Pan has moved to a small town where she has a real shot at making friends. But that friendship comes at a price. She must take the dare, something that caused a girl to disappear on the very property she now resides. To make matters worse, Paris must play basketball against her will, eradicate a crush on the least desirable boy in seventh grade, and cope with a family crisis that was possibly caused by a chili dog.

A savvy young girl finds half a million dollars and wonders if she can keep it in this charming middle-grade mystery that asks big questions about right, wrong and what you'd do for family. For as long as 11-year-old Birdie can remember, it’s always been just her and her mom, which means there’s not a lot of extra money to spend on things like new clothes and batons from the fancy gymnastics store. Still, they always find a way to make ends meet. Then Birdie makes one silly mistake that has a big consequence: Mom loses her job.

Es regnete. So hatte sich Mila ihre Sommerferien nicht vorgestellt. "Ich gehe spazieren", rief sie und schlüpfte in die viel zu großen Gummistiefel ihrer Mutter. Die Regentropfen trommelten auf ihre Regenjacke. Sie war noch nicht weit gekommen, als sie plötzlich stolperte und nach vorne ins nasse Gras stürzte. Da war eine Schnur quer über den Weg gespannt. Mila blickte in ein schreckgeweitetes Augenpaar... Auf einem Campingplatz in der Eifel passieren merkwürdige Dinge. Schnell wird klar, dass ein Dieb sein Unwesen treibt.

Four haunting classics, filled with mystery and suspense, abridged especially for young listeners: Frankenstein, The 39 Steps, Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre....

In einem aufregenden Modegeschäft-Abenteuer entlarvt Hannah geschickt diebische Zwillinge, kann Hannah die beiden Frauen erfolgreich festsetzen?. Weiterhin begegnet sie der Herausforderung, einen mysteriösen Verfolger zu konfrontieren, der ihr unerwartet nachstellt.