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The gripping new thriller from the bestselling author of The Couple at No 9.

Craig Beck was a successful and functioning professional man in spite of a 'two bottles of wine a night' drinking habit. For 20 years, he struggled with problem drinking, all the time refusing to label himself an alcoholic because he did not think he met the stereotypical image that the word portrayed. All these 'willpower' based attempts to stop drinking failed.

Welcome to the McAlpine Lodge: a remote mountain getaway, it’s the height of escapist luxury living. Except that everyone here is lying. Lying about their past. Lying to their family. Lying to themselves. Then one night, Mercy McAlpine – until now the good daughter – threatens to expose everybody's secrets. Just hours later, Mercy is dead. In an area this remote, it’s easy to get away with murder. But Will Trent and Sara Linton – investigator and medical examiner for the GBI – are here on their honeymoon.

It’s midnight in the hospital when Jude’s phone rings, interrupting her precious 15-minute break. When she sees it’s her 70-year-old mother, Margaret, she braces herself for the usual complaints. But her blood runs cold at four words that will change everything...‘something terrible has happened.’ Margaret has been accused of an unspeakable crime committed 20 years ago. She insists she’s not guilty, and begs Jude to help her prove it. But as Jude is drawn into the dark secrets of her family’s past, she starts to question whether her mother is really as innocent as she claims to be.

Finneas Alexander Barlow is a walking thirst trap. Tall, hot, and broody. Tousled brown hair, chiseled jaw, alluring green eyes, perfect teeth, well-groomed beard, broad shoulders, and lips good enough to bite. He’d look like a Disney prince if the prince was a broody ahole. Four years ago, a fated meeting led to an inevitable hook-up. Just one. It’s his rule. One-time hook-ups, no information exchanges, and no repeats. I knew that even before he established his boundaries, and he kept his promise. I hadn’t seen or heard from him since.

Craig Beck is a well-regarded family man with two children, a nice home, and a successful media career; a director of several companies and at one time the trustee of a large children’s charity. Outwardly, Craig was a highly successful and functioning professional man in spite of a ‘two-bottles-of-wine-a-night" drinking habit. For 20 years he struggled to control his drinking, all the time refusing to label himself an alcoholic because he didn't believe he met the stereotypical image that the word portrayed.

Random House presents the audiobook edition of Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager. Have you ever played two truths and a lie? Emma has. Her first summer away from home, she learned how to play the game. And she learned how to lie. Then three of her new friends went into the woods and never returned.... Now, years later, Emma has been asked to go back to the newly reopened Camp Nightingale. She thinks she’s laying old ghosts to rest, but really she’s returning to the scene of a crime. Because Emma’s innocence might be the biggest lie of all....

Just one drink... it seems such an innocuous action that it couldn't possibly cause any substantial drama. In reality it is the same hoping to take just one little step off a cliff. It's only one seemingly insignificant step, but the consequences are rapid, irreversible and severe. Both events start off an unstoppable series of events. In Alcohol Lied to Me... Again, Craig gives you the tools to once again break the cycle of alcohol addiction.

"Dracarys!" – Band 3 des Fantasyepos von George R.R. Martin, neu interpretiert von Stimmwunder Stefan Kaminski. Nach Robert Baratheons Tod drängen neue Könige an die Macht, allen voran dessen Brüder Stannis und Renly. Auch der neue König des Nordens, Robb Stark, marschiert gen King’s Landing, um den Tod seines Vaters zu rächen und seine Schwestern aus den Händen der Lannisters zu befreien. Im Wisperwald fällt ihm ein Mitglied der Lannister-Familie in die Hände.

Craig Beck is a well-regarded family man with two children, a nice home and a successful media career. A director of several companies & at one time the trustee of a large children’s charity. Outwardly, Craig was a highly successful & functioning professional man in spite of a ‘2 bottles of wine a night’ drinking habit. For 20 years he struggled to control his drinking, all the time refusing to label himself an alcoholic because he didn't believe he met the stereotypical image that the word portrayed.

Twenty-five years ago, the body of 16-year-old Eve Knox was found in the caves near her home in small-town Grotto, Iowa - discovered by her best friend, Maggie, and her sister, Nola. There were a handful of suspects, including her boyfriend, Nick, but without sufficient evidence the case ultimately went cold.

Der Winter naht. – Band 1 des Fantasyepos von George R.R. Martin, neu interpretiert von Stimmwunder Stefan Kaminski. Das Spiel der Throne beginnt, als Lord Eddard Stark von Winterfell den Norden von Westeros verlässt, um in King’s Landing seinem König und Freund Robert Baratheon als Hand zu dienen. Am Hof des Königs haben die alten Götter der Starks allerdings keine Macht. Konfrontiert mit politischen Ränkespielen und tödlichen Intrigen weiß Eddard nicht, wem er trauen kann.

Kemi, a risk taker who's used to getting her way, and Tola, shy and obedient, couldn't be more different, but when boarding school brings the two together, they become inseparable. Their friendship and Tola's morals are put to the test when Kemi is involved in a serious and suspicious accident. Tola must make the difficult decision of telling the truth and obeying the grown-ups or protecting the secret of her newfound friend.

"Du weißt gar nichts, Jon Snow." – Band 5 des Fantasyepos von George R.R. Martin, neu interpretiert von Stimmwunder Stefan Kaminski. Nach der verlorenen Schlacht am Blackwater zieht sich König Stannis nach Dragonstone zurück, um zusammen mit Melisandre, der Roten Priesterin aus Asshai, sein weiteres Vorgehen zu planen. Auch der junge Robb Stark muss sich als König des Nordens behaupten: Nach seiner Heirat wird sein wichtiges Bündnis mit Walder Frey, dem Herrn des Kreuzwegs, brüchig.

Craig Beck's "Fear Technology" is a game-changing system that offers hope and relief to those who suffer from anxiety and panic disorders. In this book, Beck shares his personal story of struggling with anxiety, panic, and worry, despite having a successful career and a loving family. He knows first-hand how it feels to constantly predict disaster and doom in any situation and how this can make life unbearable.

I understand how it feels to be worried about your drinking because for nearly 20 years I struggled with my own problem. I tried everything to stop drinking alcohol, from creating silly rules about what I was "allowed" to drink to going through torturous "dry months" and taking dangerous prescription-only medication! Absolutely nothing I tried worked until I dramatically changed my thinking.

"Wenn man das Spiel der Throne spielt, gewinnt man, oder man stirbt." – Band 2 des Fantasyepos von George R.R. Martin, neu interpretiert von Stimmwunder Stefan Kaminski. Während Eddard Stark und seine Töchter Arya und Sansa in King’s Landing zunehmend von mächtigen Feinden umzingelt sind, tut sein Bastardsohn Jon Snow als neuer Bruder der Nachtwache Dienst im Norden, um die Sieben Königslande vor allem zu schützen, was jenseits der mächtigen Mauer lauert.

Ein Dieb mit der Begabung, aus jeder Falle zu entkommen. Eine Spionin, die nur "das Phantom" genannt wird. Ein Verurteilter mit einem unstillbaren Verlangen nach Rache. Eine Magierin, die ihre Kräfte nutzt, um in den Slums zu überleben. Ein Scharfschütze, der keiner Wette widerstehen kann. Ein Ausreißer aus gutem Hause mit einem Händchen für Sprengstoff. Höchst unterschiedliche Motive treiben die sechs Außenseiter an, die einen gefährlichen Magier aus dem bestgesicherten Gefängnis der Welt befreien sollen.

An einem regennassen Abend in Dublin öffnet die Wissenschaftlerin und vierfache Mutter Eilish Stack ihre Haustür und steht zwei Beamten der neu gegründeten irischen Geheimpolizei gegenüber. Sie sind gekommen, um ihren Mann Larry, einen bekannten Gewerkschafter, zu verhören. Kurz nach dieser Begegnung verschwindet Larry, und sehr schnell beginnen die Dinge in Eilishs Welt aus dem Ruder zu laufen. Irland befindet sich in der Gewalt einer Regierung, die auf dem Weg in die Tyrannei ist.

... und in der Dunkelheit lauert die Gefahr. Das muss der junge Arlen auf bittere Weise selbst erfahren. Schon seit Jahrhunderten haben Dämonen, die sich des Nachts aus den Schatten erheben, die Menschheit zurückgedrängt. Das einzige Mittel, mit dem die Menschen ihre Angriffe abwehren können, sind die magischen Runenzeichen. Als Arlens Mutter bei solch einem Dämonenangriff umkommt, flieht er aus seinem Heimatdorf.