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  The End of the World is a Cul de Sac

  'A dazzling, heartbreaking debut collection' Guardian 'Kennedy's voice, and her unforgiving gaze, are electric' Sunday Times 'These stories sing, haunt and inspire laughter ... One of the best collections I've read in years' Sinead Gleeson A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR The secrets people kept, the lies they told. In these visceral, stunningly crafted stories, people are effortlessly cruel to one another, and the natural world is a primitive salve. Here, women are domestically trapped by predatorial men, Ireland's folklore and politics loom large, and poverty - material, emotional, sexual - seeps through every crack. A wife is abandoned by her new husband in a ghost estate, with blood on her hands; a young woman is tormented by visions of the man murdered by her brother during the Troubles; a pregnant mother fears the worst as her husband grows illegal cannabis with the help of a vulnerable teenage girl; a woman struggles to forgive herself after an abortion threatens to destroy her marriage. Announcing a major new voice in literary fiction for the twenty-first century, these sharp shocks of stories offer flashes of beauty, and even humour, amidst the harshest of truths.

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  Friend of the Devil : The Bill Walton Mysteries, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 286min

  Bill Walton is driving Dave Pasch crazy. There’s nothing the renowned and respected play-by-play man can do to keep the “World’s Tallest Deadhead” from going on long, strange rants that have nothing to do with the basketball game they’re announcing. Their night only gets longer and stranger after the game, when Bill discovers that the daughter of a former teammate has been kidnapped. They can’t go to the cops or the FBI, and when Pasch tells Walton there’s a good chance she’ll be killed even if the 10 million dollar ransom is paid, they vow to find Bill’s goddaughter and rescue her before it’s too late.In Friend of the Devil, two basketball announcers trade in their microphones for magnifying glasses as they track down clues by night and, by day, still manage to call a thrilling Pac-12 Tournament in a hilariously sincere psychedelic mystery by James Kirkland. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: James Kirkland. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/155295/bk_acx0_155295_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Forward Slash , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 647min

  He's posted on your wall. He's following you on Twitter. He knows where you are right now.... When Amy receives an email from her older sister, Becky, announcing that she's off travelling and 'don't try to find me', she is worried. Becky would never do such a thing on a whim. Amy - who is recovering from an abusive relationship that has left her terrified of love - soon finds that Becky had started using online dating sites. Aided by Becky's neighbour, Gary, Amy sets about tracking down the men her sister had dated, following a trail that leads her into the darkly seductive world of Internet hook-ups. But Amy is unaware that a sadistic killer is watching - a killer who's been using the Internet to stalk, torture and kill. Now he's got something very special planned for Amy, and she is about to find out that romance really is dead. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jessica Ball, Ben Elliot. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hcuk/002518/bk_hcuk_002518_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Before We Ever Spoke , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 577min

  Cleveland, Ohio, 2006. After a chance encounter, three people soon find out that life can sometimes thrust us into the public eye - even when taking great measures to avoid it. Cooper Madison was the best pitcher in baseball after being drafted number one overall in 1996 from the small Gulf Coast town of Pass Christian, Mississippi. One year after announcing his sudden and shocking retirement, he finds himself seeking anonymity in Cleveland, Ohio. Cara Knox is the youngest sibling to three older brothers. After a tragic work accident to her closest relative, she has built up a tough exterior as she begins her final year of college at Cleveland State University. Jason Knox, Cara's oldest brother, is the lead detective on Cleveland's Edgewater Park Killer case. After months without a suspect, he is feeling the heat from his media-hungry chief. Serendipity intervenes, and all three learn that perception and reality are paths that rarely ever intersect. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Brooke Pillifant. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/143106/bk_acx0_143106_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Hummingbirds Don't Fly in the Rain: A Mother's Extraordinary Search for Her Daughter in this Life and the Next , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 359min

  On December 23, 2007, the plane carrying author Kim Klein's only child, Talia, her ex-husband, and her daughter's best friend crashed into the side of a volcano in Panama. Hummingbirds Don't Fly in the Rain chronicles the seven-day, suspense-filled journey that begins the moment Klein receives the phone call announcing her daughter's plane is missing. Klein also shares fascinating details about her relationship with her wealthy ex-husband, her conscious raising of Talia, and the aftermath of the accident once back in the US. She also reveals a glimpse of something wonderful to come: Lying in agony after receiving the news of her daughter's death, she suddenly feels a pressure around her left wrist and realizes that Talia is trying to communicate with her! Talia's afterlife communications continue and expand, ultimately bringing love and peace to Klein and, she hopes, to others. Hummingbirds Don't Fly in the Rain feels like a suspense thriller, yet every word is true! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Arika Escalona. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/013556/bk_acx0_013556_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Unknown Border , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 725min

  They heard the earth-shaking wail come out of the trees announcing to everyone that he was there and coming for them. The forest dropped to a heart pounding silence leaving them suffocating for the familiar sounds of the forest.The wilderness around Redwood, Washington, is vast but it is not empty. It holds a terrible secret, buried under layers of myth and legend. A broken down fence stands alone in the forest to mark the border of the unknown - a line no man will cross for decades.Hank Tomkins knows the truth but swore never to reveal it. The secret must stay hidden to protect his town, his reputation, and his sanity. Now, 35 years later, a group of young outdoorsmen have vanished and now have threatened to expose the secret. Hank will have to sacrifice friendships, respect, and even his life if he wants to keep his vow of secrecy. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Roberto Scarlato. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/186050/bk_acx0_186050_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Chained Immortal: The Doomsayer Journeys, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 386min

  The second book in the critically-ignored comedy sci-fi series continues to solidify Wetherell's claim to the throne of Douglas Adams! After announcing to the public that the Massive Ball of Death is coming to destroy everything, Bip finds himself locked away with the other criminally insane. Aided by his psyentific talent for exploding things and creating the random igloo, Bip manages to escape and team up with the immortal Handen Strike, the first Volunteer who ventured out to spread the Clarion’s message of total world devastation. Joining their band of misfits is Azron, Genuine Diamond Geezer (1st class) and Xharon, a nearly nude warrior princess. Traveling across the face of Bersch, these four adventurers, albeit somewhat reluctant, must brave raging giants, the fountain of death, and savage birdmen to ensure their message reaches the ears of the very emperor who has been trying to imprison them. With these three gems saving the world, what’s the worst that could happen? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: CC Hogan. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/164565/bk_acx0_164565_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Kill the Angel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 978min

  The second novel from the acclaimed author of Kill the Father, this thriller is multilayered, complex, full of twists and turns and satisfyingly dark - one of those novels you just have to listen to late into the night.  A high-speed train from Milan draws into the station in Rome, and an horrific discovery in one carriage rocks the city. Preliminary investigations are put in the hands of Deputy Police Commissioner Colomba Caselli. The police receive a message claiming responsibility for the act and announcing more murders to come, and they duly turn their attention to a small terrorist group of Islamic extremists. But investigator Dante Torre does not believe this angle. For him, this feels like a smokescreen concealing the actions of a killer who has a far more terrible motivation to continue.   The trail leads to Berlin and Venice, where the waters of the Venetian Lagoon will turn blood red....   ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Cassandra Campbell. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/ssuk/000107/bk_ssuk_000107_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Christmas Dreams , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 190min

  Penguin Presents, Christmas Dreams, written and read by Giovanna Fletcher. A bundle edition of two fabulously festive Christmas stories, available as an unabridged audio download. 'Dream a Little Christmas Dream' Sarah's doing great. Okay, her dreams might still be totally bananas, but real life is definitely back on track. She's got a fantastic job, amazing friends and plans to spend all Christmas wrapped up with Brett, her handsome boyfriend. But after another night of increasingly bizarre dreams, Sarah wakes to find her housemate suddenly announcing she's moving out. And later that day Brett begins to act strangely. He's clearly hiding something - but what? Soon Sarah can't help but wonder if she's living in a festive nightmare. Will any of her dreams come true for Christmas? 'Christmas With Billy and Me' Sophie and Billy's love story had the perfect fairy tale ending, but will all their wishes come true this Christmas? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Giovanna Fletcher. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/pauk/000649/bk_pauk_000649_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Wedding Bells for Brett: Brett Cornell Mysteries, Book 4 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 435min

  Gary N. and Helen W. Trank of 66 Colstone Boulevard take great pleasure in announcing the recent nuptials of their daughter Pamela Ann, and Brett Cornell.... The above words appeared in the local newspaper, and thousands of women throughout the city immediately went into mourning! Well, not exactly. But private detective and self-proclaimed unscrupulous bastard Brett Cornell nearly went into cardiac arrest when, shortly thereafter, he received a personal home visit from Homicide Lieutenant James Wilson. It seems that a beautiful young heiress had been found dead in a hotel suite under mysterious circumstances, and it wasn't clear whether she could be identified as Pamela Ann Trank...Pamela Ann Densen...or Pamela Ann Cornell! Will a short walk down the aisle result in an extended prison sentence for our poor, put-upon hero? Brett once again lets his weakness for money and his fascination with beautiful women get the better of him in this fourth Brett Cornell novel set in the late 1980s. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Travis Henry Carter. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/111037/bk_acx0_111037_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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