A novel about death that's full of lifeSomething strange is happening in Australia. People who should be dying, aren't – even a tourist dismembered by dingoes. The non-deaths create havoc across the country, but sixteen-year-old Nick Hartford just feels relief. His terminally ill grandfather can now live forever.But Nick soon realizes eternal life can bring eternal suffering.Determined to help his beloved grandfather, Nick investigates a phenomenon ...

Sherlock Holmes is the world's greatest detective. Holmes has solved some of the toughest cases out there, but this may be the most difficult yet.When a wealthy dowager is found dead in a locked room with only a single red rose beside her, Sherlock must team up with Doctor John Watson to discover who is responsible and why. But Holmes has secrets that Watson accidentally uncovers during the investigation. And some secrets are never meant to be revealed. And what connection does the...

When a dog walker stumbles upon a dismembered limb in Delamere Forest, Liverpool is plunged into a waking nightmare. Detective Chief Inspector Olivia Mann takes the lead—but the deeper she digs, the darker the truth becomes.Grotesque murders of vulnerable young women.Symbols carved into flesh—clues to a ritualistic killer.A city shaken by knife crime, teenage stabbings, and gang violence.A powerful organised crime group pulling strings in the shadows.Each...

Darci and Benni are about to embark on an adventure of a lifetime when they find themselves investigating the mysterious disappearance of Professor Summerset.Darci and Benni's summer program experience is about to teach them more than they had bargained for when a professor at the university mysteriously disappears. Upon finding Professor Summerset's journal, they are thrust into a world beyond anything they could have imagined – an eighth continent known as Akiyama. However, Darcy...

Four stunning full cast dramatisation of WWII flying ace, David Beaty’s most exciting novelsListen now to this thrilling collection of four dramas from the master of the genre, David Beaty. These vintage dramatisations will have you on the edge of your seat and transport you to a bygone era when aviation was a new, thrilling and sometimes deadly world. If you are a fan of Jack Higgins or R.D. Wingfield, then you will love these adventures from a master of suspense....

The final book in The Perfect Distance trilogy.Lucy and Elise have some time to try to keep Legacy, but will it be enough?

Captain Charlie Marlow travels to the Congo on behalf of a Belgian trading company. His journey turns into a voyage into the darkest depths of colonialism and, at the same time, explores the fundamental questions of human existence.Conrad wrote his magnificent novella in just a few weeks, reflecting on his own journey on the Congo, which left him deeply scarred.Englischsprachige AusgabeHochwertig ausgestattetes TaschenbuchMit einem persönlichen deut...

Practical tools for men’s mental health, no couch required.Life throws curveballs. Stress piles up. Anger flares. Work gets intense. Relationships get messy. And most guys feel like they have to “tough it out.” That approach? Not exactly working.Man Therapy gives men straightforward tools for dealing with real-life challenges, without the lectures, jargon, or awkward therapy speak. Powered by the wildly popular Man Therapy ® brand and including con...

Life throws curveballs. Stress piles up. Anger flares. Work gets intense. Relationships get messy. And most guys feel like they have to "tough it out." That approach? Not exactly working.Man Therapy gives men straightforward tools for dealing with real-life challenges, without the lectures, jargon, or awkward therapy speak. Powered by the wildly popular Man Therapy® brand and including contributions from today's leading mental health experts, this guide delivers concrete s...

In Nostromo, Joseph Conrad crafts one of the great political and adventure novels of modern literature. Set in the fictional South American republic of Costaguana, the story revolves around struggles for power, revolutions, ambition, and economic interests that converge around a vast silver mine, a symbol of both wealth and corruption. At the center of the narrative stands Nostromo, a man admired by all for his courage, honor, and leadership. Yet when he becomes entangled in political conf...

The unnamed narrator, a young seaman, is the first mate on a ship in Southeast Asia. Despite being satisfied with his position, he decides, on a whim, to end his career and head back to Europe. As he awaits for passage in the port of Singapore, he's offered his first command: the captaincy of a ship left stranded in a nearby port without its commanding officer. His task is to bring the ship back to Singapore-an endeavor destined to become a rite of passage.Joseph Conrad wrote this ...

Peter Willems is a successful clerk in a Dutch East Indies trading company until he's caught for embezzlement. He turns to Tom Lingard, his erstwhile benefactor, who sends him to work in a commercial outpost on a river settlement. There, Willems meets a young and beautiful native girl. Overwhelmed by this encounter, he's tempted to turn on his employer.An Outcast of the Islands is Joseph Conrad's second novel. It was published in 1896, just one year after his literary debut, Almaye...