Murgatroyd drehte sich wortlos um und kehrte wieder auf die Straße zurück, wo er ziellos weiterschlenderte. Er stieß gegen eilende Passanten, die sich, je nach Laune und Temperament, bei ihm entschuldigten oder über seine Ungeschicklichkeit beschwerten. Aber er war blind und taub gegen alles, was um ihn herum geschah. Nach stundenlangen Irrwanderungen gelangte er schließlich zum Embankment und ließ sich apathisch auf eine Bank fallen.Es wehte ein schneidender Ostwind, gegen den sic...

Die Tür zu Teresas Zimmer im Hotel des Fleurs war verschlossen. Bec ließ sich den Schlüssel geben und trat mit Larry Gale ein.Ein paar Augenblicke lang stand der Detektiv still, um einen Gesamtüberblick über den Raum zu gewinnen. Es war ein typisches französisches Hotelzimmer, in dem nur eine Blumenvase und die Frisiergarnitur auf einen weiblichen Bewohner hindeuteten. An der Wand stand ein Koffer. Auch ein Reisenecessaire war vorhanden.Bec öffnete den Kleiderschra...

The Midnight Mail, first published in 1931, is a classic, fast-paced British murder mystery by leading author Henry Holt. The book, published as part of the Crime Club series, opens with an attempted murder on a train … more murders follow as the police attempt to identify and catch the killer.

Ein Strahl der aufgehenden Sonne fiel an jenem Junimorgen durch das Fenster und streifte über die Kanten des Teppichs. Die Schatten der Rosen, die sich ums Fenster rankten und im lauen Wind schwankten, huschten hin und her.Langsam schob sich der Sonnenstrahl über den Teppich, traf auf einen Tabaksbeutel, der auf dem Boden lag, und wanderte weiter, bis er auf die Spitze eines Männerschuhs fiel. Dann glitt er über den Fuß, dann über ein Bein, das in seiner Reglosigkeit unheimlich wir...

Fitzroy North 3068 explores Henry Holt's pulsating psycho-geographical R.M. Williams footprints from Western Arrernte (Hermannsburg) to Westminster with many stops in between. It is a wild and erotic ride.In Fitzroy North 3068 poet Yvette Henry Holt weaves a web of humour, confrontation, complaints, sex, childhood, livelihood, reflection, deferred intimacy, poetry, insecurity, truth, and emotional procrastination. This volume holds dialogue between a Jewish anal...

John Henry Holt, Apprentice is a story of a farm boy who leaves his family to work in town, starting as a laborer in a carpentry/cabinetmaker's shop, and his journey to become a carpenter's apprentice. Life in town is different than on the farm-as well as in the nearby Indian village.

Now a hit series on BritBox/BBC OneA NPR CONCIERGE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR"Jane fans rejoice! . . . Exceptional storytelling and a true delight." —Helen Simonson, author of the New York Times bestselling novels Major Pettigrew's Last Stand and The Summer Before the WarMary, the bookish ugly duckling of Pride and Prejudice’s ...

The New York Times bestselling author of Being Mortal and Complications reveals the surprising power of the ordinary checklist.We live in a world of great and increasing complexity, where even the most expert professionals struggle to master the tasks they face. Longer training, ever more advanced technologies—neither seems to prevent grievous errors. But in a hopeful turn, acclaimed surgeon and writer Atul Gawande finds a remedy in the h...

#1 New York Times BestsellerWith extraordinary access to the West Wing, Michael Wolff reveals what happened behind-the-scenes in the first nine months of the most controversial presidency of our time in Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House.Since Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States, the country—and the world—has witnessed a stormy, outrageous, and absolutely mesmerizing presidential t...

The runaway New York Times bestselling Today Show Read With Jenna Book Club Pick, with more than 1.5 million copies sold, about an unexpected wedding guest and the surprising people who help her start anew.Named a Best Book of the Year by The Guardian, Time, Chicago Tribune, Elle, Real Simple, and GlamourIt’s a beautiful day in Newport, Rhode Island, when Phoebe Stone arrives at the grand Cornwall Inn w...

The New York Times BestsellerAudiobook Nominated 2014 Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album“Still Foolin' ‘Em … moves from one funny, strange and heartfelt moment to the next as smoothly as the best of the nine Academy Awards shows Crystal hosted.” —Los Angeles TimesHilarious and heartfelt observations on aging from one of America's favorite comedians as he turns 65, and a look back at a remarkabl...

From the creator of HBO's The Wire, the classic book about homicide investigation that became the basis for the hit television showThe scene is Baltimore. Twice every three days another citizen is shot, stabbed, or bludgeoned to death. At the center of this hurricane of crime is the city's homicide unit, a small brotherhood of hard men who fight for whatever justice is possible in a deadly world.David Simon was the first reporter ever to gain unlim...