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30–40% of serial killers are never caught. What if the reason was more terrifying than the murderers themselves? FBI profiler Evelyn Cross has spent her career inside the darkest minds in America. But when her daughter is killed under mysterious circumstances, the boundaries between the living and the dead begin to blur. In a devastating act of desperation, Evie orchestrates a deception that shatters her career—and her soul. Now, years later, a new killer emerges—the enigmatic Cartographer, a remorseless predator mapping his victims in blood. Drawn back into the hunt, Evie must face ...

"Weaving personal stories with superbly accessible science, this is an important and illuminating book." Chris van Tulleken More and more of us are struggling with our weight - and as Dr. David Kessler, a physician and former head of the US Food and Drug Administration, shows, it's not our fault...

Unverschämt sexy und schonungslos. Die 36-jährige Noa Simon ist eine talentierte, aber nicht ganz erfolgreiche Filmemacherin, die weiß, was sie will, wenn sie es sieht. Als sie dem älteren Geschäftsmann Teddy Rosenfeld auf einer Hochzeit begegnet, wird er das Objekt ihrer Begierde. Eine heiße Begegnung auf der Klokabine, befeuert Noas Verlangen. Trotz Teddys anfänglicher Zurückweisung ist Noa begeistert von der Herausforderung – und von ihrer eigenen Unersättlichkeit. Sie nimmt einen Job in seinem Büro an und die Machtspiele und eine heiße Affäre beginnen.

Immortal pirate Drake Cole has a reputation in Savannah for his custom woodworking and historical restorations, but his work has grown into an obsession. He's become a stranger to his crew since the Sea Dog sank in 1795. None of them know his painful secret. A young stowaway went down with the ship, one that Drake swore a blood oath to protect. The ghost of a young boy, lost at sea over two hundred years ago, leads local medium, Heather Storrey right to Drake's door. He saved her life before, and now she has a chance to return the favor.

ONE MOMENT CAN CHANGE A LIFE FOREVER. ‘An exceptional read’ The Sunday Times ‘Vital glimmers of hope enlighten this profoundly poignant book’ Guardian A powerful and heart-breaking novel about three childhood friends living during the Second World War whose fates are closely intertwined...

After two centuries as an immortal pirate, Duke Proctor figures he's experienced pretty much everything. Which is exactly when he finds himself held at gunpoint . . . by a mermaid. But the exquisitely lush blonde—whose eyes are deeper than the sea—is here for a reason. Someone has stolen from her and she's certain Duke is behind it.

When a girl in the New England town of Ryme is found brutally murdered, the community seeks help from criminal psychologist Audrey Harte. The media wants Audrey's insight into the mind of a killer, and the school and parents hope she can help the students properly process the crime. But Audrey...

When a mysterious young girl arrives in the small New England town of Edgeport, it's up to criminal psychologist Audrey Harte to figure out where exactly she came from . . . but sometimes the past should stay in the past. Thanksgiving is approaching, and Audrey Harte has a lot to be thankful for...

Although it has been over five years since the 9/11 attacks, Americans still do not have a clear sense of how our government is waging the war on terror. In The Terrorist Watch, best-selling author Ronald Kessler takes listeners behind the scenes to reveal exactly how our leaders, charged with protecting the American people, are stopping terrorists.

The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books began in 1996 with a simple goal: to bring together the people who create books with the people who love to read them. The festival was an immediate success and has become the largest and most prestigious book festival in the country, attracting more than 130,000 book lovers each year.

Captain Ian Flynn would die for any one of his crew . . . if he could. Now he might have to. Because one of the only known weapons able to kill an immortal is missing. The Spear of Destiny—a priceless religious artifact from the crucifixion—is in the hands of his ship's ruthless ex-captain. Now the lives of the Sea Dog's immortal pirate crew are all at risk . . . along with the headstrong mortal Ian never should have fallen for.

Emily lebt mit ihrer Mutter auf einem Segelboot am Meer, aber sie war noch nie im Wasser. Als sie endlich einen Schwimmkurs besuchen darf, fühlt sie sich wie in ihrem Element – aber da ist auch ein seltsames Ziehen in den Beinen. Als sie nachts heimlich schwimmen geht, passiert es dann: Emily wird zu einem Meermädchen! Natürlich darf das keiner erfahren. Heimlich macht Emily sich auf, die faszinierende Welt unter Wasser zu erkunden.

A vital and propulsive true crime narrative set in a little-known corner of the Bible Belt, The Wiregrass tells the story of the 1999 murders of two young women, exposes a chilling account of police corruption, and offers a window into the complicated interplay of race and class in the Deep...

Nadya Dalca has been handed a death sentence. She's been bitten by the last living genetically enhanced werewolf - part of the Nero Organization's disastrous Moonlight project. With the poisonous blood now coursing through her system and pushing her to the limits, it is only a matter of time before Nadya's fate is sealed. Gareth Takoda told himself he couldn't get involved. One kiss changes everything. And with it, Nadya and Gareth face either salvation...or death.

John Smyth has survived mutinous pirate crews, wars, and the passage of centuries by keeping his life as he did his ships, organized and well stocked. But when his crew is tasked with stealing Pandora's Box for the government, it opens a door to destruction, and her name is Harmony Andrews. A risk-taking investment broker by day, and a thief by night, Harmony is a member of the underground Digi Robins crew. Stealing relics to sell on the dark web, they donate the money to people without insurance who need life-saving medical treatments.

This is a limited-run podcast with only four episodes, leading up to the release of the new thriller "Perfect", the first book in the Genesis Trilogy, by L.A. Kessler.L.A. Kessler is the pseudonym of award-winning horror and paranormal romance author Lisa Kessler. She's a two-time San Diego Book Award winner for Best Published Fantasy-Sci-fi-Horror and Best Published Romance. Her books have also won the PRISM award, the Award of Excellence, the National Excellence in Romantic Fiction Award, the Award of Merit from the Holt Medallion, and an International Digital Award for Best Paranormal.Her ...

Li Jing Zmin has always felt out of step with the world. She notices patterns others ignore and questions things people accept without hesitation. Long before the Jelvias arrived, she learned that fitting in often meant pretending not to see too much. When alien spacecraft landed and humanity calmly accepted that the Jelvias had always been part of life on Earth, Li Jing recognised the same wrongness she had felt all her life. Memories didn’t line up. History felt too neat. Reality had been smoothed into something false. She forms the Wake Up Movement to alert humanity to what she ...

Blackfoot tribal member Dean Wolfsblood is the keeper of the sacred Dragonfly medicine pipe that makes time travel possible. When Dean’s medicine pipe goes missing—and there’s chilling evidence his fiancée Kai has been abducted—he rushes to the ceremonial place in the mountains to save her from the cruelties of fate and history. Something Kai knows all too well. Dean arrives in the nick of time and finds Kai and his pipe in the brutal hands of Weston Bonner. Weston has crucial information about Badger Lowell, a hoard of gold, and Dean’s long-lost parents. Information that has the...

The intention of this book is to help you create a plan to use sport for evangelism and discipleship. It is our desire that you will have this book as a resource to be a part of raising up an army of athletes and coaches that equip future and current fathers, mothers, employers, and employees to expand the Kingdom of God using the platform of sports.

Abigail Collins is no stranger to murder, but when a case hits close to home, she’s forced to trust agent Liz Jefferson to solve it. Abby finds a distraction when the victim of a demon shows up in an apartment with no signs of the summoner or the beast, and the new case quickly leads her down a darker road than she expected. Meanwhile, trying to balance the new vampire politics that Levi throws at her is no easy feat. Ira is demanding a meeting under truce. Without knowing the full story, Abby goes in blind, hoping finally to have her shot at killing him.