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The invitation to her school reunion couldn’t have come at a better time for Chloe Flynn. Divorced, broke and bored at work, she’s living a life her teenage self would hate. Turning the clock back fifteen years might be just what she needs to wipe the slate clean and start again. And then there’s the chance she’ll bump into Nathan Blake, the one she still regrets letting get away…

Return to the world of Rivers of London in this first short-story collection from number one Sunday Times best-selling author Ben Aaronovitch. Tales from the Folly is a carefully curated collection that gathers together previously published stories and brand new tales in the same place for the first time.

In der ersten Folge von Sherlock, der kleine Detektiv finden sich Sherlock Holmes und seine Freunde Johnny Watson und Lea Hoffmann an ihrem ersten Schultag nach den Sommerferien inmitten eines mysteriösen Falls wieder. Als ihre Klassenlehrerin, Mrs. Bennett, plötzlich von der Hausmeisterin vertreten wird, kommen Sherlock und seine Freunde einem Geheimnis auf die Spur. Mrs. Bennett steht unter Polizeischutz, nachdem sie Zeugin eines spektakulären Juwelendiebstahls geworden ist.

Maud Demille is a daughter of Innkeepers—a special group who provide ‘lodging’ to other-planetary visitors—so she knows that a simple life isn't in the cards. But even Maud could never have anticipated what Fate would throw at her. Once a wife to a powerful vampire knight, Maud and her young daughter, Helen, were exiled with him for his treachery to the desolate, savage planet of Karhari. Karhari killed her husband, and Maud—completely abandoned by his family—has spent over a year avenging his debts. Rescued by her sister Dina, she's sworn off all things vampire.

Twenty years ago, the Black Flu decimated the population of the world. The infected died and then rose again as flesh-eating zombies. The UK’s response was to create Safe Zones, providing sanctuary for those that survived. Chloe only barely made it to safety and now her daughter Sammie wants to go outside. When Sammie makes a discovery that could bring hope to all the survivors, one man’s twisted greed turns that dream into a nightmare. Don't miss the great-stopping second installment of the Safe Zone Trilogy.

Dina Demille may run the nicest Bed and Breakfast in Red Deer, Texas, but she caters to a very particular kind of guest… the kind that no one on Earth is supposed to know about. Guests like a former intergalactic tyrant with an impressive bounty on her head, the Lord Marshal of a powerful vampire clan, and a displaced-and-superhot werewolf; so don’t stand too close, or you may be collateral damage.

On the outside, Dina Demille is the epitome of normal. She runs a quaint Victorian Bed and Breakfast in a small Texas town, owns a Shih Tzu named Beast, and is a perfect neighbor, whose biggest problem should be what to serve her guests for breakfast. But Dina is...different: Her broom is a deadly weapon; her Inn is magic and thinks for itself. Meant to be a lodging for otherworldly visitors, the only permanent guest is a retired Galactic aristocrat who can’t leave the grounds because she’s responsible for the deaths of millions and someone might shoot her on sight.

Flatmates Judith, Giles and David once had it all: youth, optimism, ambition and degrees from one of the country's best universities. In their 20s, they were full of potential, but 10 years later, they're simply might-have-beens. Stuck in Streatham and strapped for cash, they're forced to mooch off their more successful mates just to get by.

Ten mind-altering tales from some of the best new drama writers. There's a crack in reality. Our world has brushed up against another, and something is breaking through. Ordinary people are experiencing strange disruptions, as inexplicable events and bizarre elements from the other side start to interfere with their lives....

It's the late 1930s, and even on the remote island of St Martin's in the Isles of Scilly, war seems inevitable. But the islanders have their own battles to contend with, stuck on a rock flung 27 miles out into the Atlantic with only their natural grit and gallows humour to see them through. When a Penzance GPO man arrives to check on the post office, the islanders decide he must be the undertaker come to deal with the body of the late Post Office manager.

Xaver Finkbeiner sieht sich einem bösen Verdacht ausgesetzt. Er soll vor Jahren einen mutmaßlichen Entführer unter Folterandrohung zum Reden gezwungen haben. Das jedenfalls scheint das plötzlich aufgetauchte Tonbandprotokoll eines alten Verhörs zu belegen. Finkbeiner ist entsetzt und mit den Nerven völlig runter. Ein Disziplinarverfahren wäre das Ende seiner Polizeikarriere. Auch Nina Brändle ist fassungslos. Soll und kann sie ihrem suspendierten Kollegen helfen? Die Ermittlungen gegen eine Tierimport-Mafia muss sie, mehr schlecht als recht, ohne ihn betreiben.

Two new dramas which get inside the emotional realities of dealing with ethical dilemmas. When a confused young man with no I.D. and a Doctor Who fixation is brought into hospital, the staff have clear rules about how decisions can be made on his behalf. But when he starts to make his own wishes clear, are they right to listen? Starring Gunnar Cauthery, Clare Perkins, Simon Bubb, and Carl Prekopp.

In the seaside village of Sechelt, Emma O’Brea prepares a dinner to celebrate six years of marriage: ­a union she has polished to gleaming perfection, along with her showcase home. The next morning her husband leaves for work, never to return. At the same time, in nearby Vancouver, a simple-minded stock boy named Eddie Addison defends his tattered pride against the unwitting slights of a college girl, unleashing his rage in an act that will have far-reaching consequences.

Turbines Wendelhalsring. Wieder einmal hat sich Quadratus etwas für seinen geliebten General Labienus ausgedacht: Ein neues Romanisierungsgesetz, mit dem alles Gallische aus Lutetia verbannt werden soll. Gallische Namen, die gallischen Schnurrbärte und Helme, tja sogar Turbines Wendelring, den sie immer um den Hals trägt. Alles wird von den Legionären eingesammelt und im Wald vergraben, doch dabei graben Terminus und Technicus Löcher im Boden auf, aus denen übler Gestank strömt. Labienus sieht das als schlechtes Omen und gibt den Galliern alles wieder zurück.

Turbine macht Pause. Wieder einmal will General Labienus Lutetia von allem Gallischen befreien. Diesmal stören ihn die vielen streunenden Hunde. Seine Soldaten erhalten den Befehl, sie einzufangen und auf eine Galeere zu bringen. Doch Turbine hat leider einen Unfall und braucht eine Medizin für ihre verletzte Pfote. Natürlich gibt ihr Weissnix zunächst einmal eine falsche: Ein Trank, der einen superschnell macht. Turbine verliert die Flasche mit der Medizin und Zerberus und seine Beagles trinken davon.

Three times they tried to kill her. Then they hired a professional. She hired Riyria. When the last member of the oldest noble family in Avryn is targeted for assassination, Riyria is hired to foil the plot. Three years have passed since the war-weary mercenary Hadrian and the cynical ex-assassin Royce joined forces to start life as thieves for hire. Things have gone well enough until they receive the odd assignment to prevent a murder.

Er ist arrogant, er ist unnahbar, und er ist ihr Boss. Eigentlich läuft für Grace VanRyan alles nach Plan. Sie hat endlich eine Stelle als bezahlte Praktikantin bei der renommierten Anwaltskanzlei Smith and Hodges ergattert - doch mit ihrem neuen Boss hat Grace nicht gerechnet. Jaxson Richards ist so unverschämt wie attraktiv, so einschüchternd wie anziehend. Schon bald kommen die beiden sich näher, und gerade als Grace denkt, sie würde Jaxson wirklich zu verstehen beginnen, passiert es: Die gemeinsame Dienstreise endet in einer wilden Nacht in Las Vegas und einem Ring an Gracies Finger.

Pygmalion is a play by George Bernard Shaw, named after the Greek mythological figure. In ancient Greek mythology, Pygmalion fell in love with one of his sculptures, which then came to life. The general idea of that myth was a popular subject for Victorian era British playwrights. Shaw's play has been adapted numerous times, most notably as the 1938 film Pygmalion, the 1956 musical My Fair Lady and its 1964 film version.

When Sammie made a discovery that could bring hope to all the survivors of the Black Flu, one man’s twisted greed turned that dream into a nightmare. He destroyed Safe Zone E and caused the deaths of thousands. After the destruction of her Zone, Sammie was voted in as leader of the former residents. She made them three promises: she would find them a new home; she would find her nemesis, Brian Crowe, and make him pay; and she would build a better future for her people. Sammie intends to keep these promises at any cost. Can the people of the UK find their Serenity?

Lutetia II General Labienus hat ein großes Kaufhaus bauen lassen - Lutetia II. Dort sollen von nun an alle Lutetianer die Dinge des täglichen Lebens kaufen. Da die normalen, kleinen Läden dadurch natürlich kaputtgehen würden, sabotieren die Unbeugsamen alle Geschäfte mit Lutetia II und haben Erfolg. Das normale, gemütliche Leben in Lutetia geht weiter. Der Wecker von Lutetia Wie immer weckt der Hahn Sinfonix ganz Paris am Morgen auf. Leider stört das Monalisa, weshalb sie sich wünscht, Sinfonix als Festmahl vorgesetzt zu bekommen.