Russian Towns

The doors to my apartment complex have been welded shut. That might have been a good idea. The town has been evacuated. Strange beasts roam the streets outside. Our only choice is to wait for the rescue… But will it come? Yuri - a young man from a backwater Russian town - wakes to find the doors to his crumbling apartment complex welded shut... from the inside. Before anyone can make sense of it, something not from this world kills a postman stranded on the other side of the door. And when the town's old evacuation sirens begin to blare, Yuri and everyone else in the building realize an ...

Small-town librarian Soledad Sokolova has three days to find a hidden Russian treasure — or she and her father will die. Out of options, she turns for help to a hunky stranger, private investigator James O'Hara. But she knows better than to let a ladies’ man break her heart for the second time. Bound by his word to Soledad's father, James is ready to protect her at all costs. However, once betrayed, he's reluctant to fall in love again. Will James and Soledad escape danger and find treasures of faith, love, and hope? Secrets of Rios Azules: sweet, wholesome books about faith, love, and ...

"Hope's portrayal is pure perfection. Nothing fazes Koenig, so each discovery and dangerous moment is narrated by Hope with the perfect blend of sarcasm and ennui. Hope manages to convey Koenig as unemotional and practical while taking listeners on a wild, terrifying ride. Listeners will feel...

A Telegraph Book of the Year, soon to be a BBC Radio 4 dramatisation. 'Extraordinary.' Philippe Sands 'We are touched by the courage and dignity of Andrew Harding's characters - qualities that the author must surely possess in equal measure.' - Andrey Kurkov 'A story of extraordinary heroism by...

Trust is dangerous. Secrets are deadly. When a prominent professor is found murdered under shocking circumstances, the quiet order of Kingsley University shatters overnight. Rumors spread. Alibis unravel. And everyone has something to hide. PI Jack Ludefance, who is brought in to find the truth, quickly discovers that this is no ordinary homicide. The victim’s life was a web of power plays, private grudges, and buried scandals—any one of which could be motive for murder. But as the investigation deepens, unlikely connections begin to surface, linking suspects who should have nothing in ...

They say it’s always beautiful in Bethlam, Nevada. No place you’d rather live. The people are friendly, if a little nosy, and there’s no crime to speak of. Life is pretty perfect. But postal worker Hank Davies has started to suspect something is off in this idyllic little town. And he’s certain of that when he realizes the letters he’s been delivering are just blank pages. Hank isn’t the only one who’s noticed the oddities in Bethlam. One such person knocks on his window in the middle of the night, urging him to investigate his bedroom wall.

Detskij spektakl' "Gorodok v tabakerke" po odnoimennoj skazke russkogo pisatelja Vladimira Fedorovicha Odoevskogo. Geroj jetoj skazki - malen'kij mal'chik Misha. Jeto samyj obyknovennyj mal'chik i, kak vse obyknovennye mal'chishki, Misha ochen' ljubit igrushki. Osobenno zhe emu nravjatsja zavodnye igrushki, v kotoryh, esli ih zavesti, nachinajut krutit'sja kakie-to kolesiki, valiki. U Mishinogo papy byla udivitel'naja muzykal'naja tabakerka, ukrashennaja bashenkami.

A rare horse. A dangerous patron. A secret worth killing for. Sofi Reyes has always understood horses better than people. Autistic, fiercely principled, and gifted with an uncanny ability to read fear where others see defiance, Sofi makes her living rehabilitating “problem” horses across the Texas Hill Country—one quiet breakthrough at a time. But when a powerful, wealthy breeder hires her to “fix” a rare and traumatized Akhal-Teke stallion, Sofi senses something is wrong from the moment she passes through the gates. The facility is immaculate. The money is staggering. And the ...

Hometown Gal is a tale of love lost and found, unbreakable bonds, and the enduring scars of war. Gunner and Blondie's story is one of unwavering resilience, sacrifice, and suspicion, spanning from the seemingly tranquil Russian River in Northern California to the perilous skies over Europe and the war-torn vineyards of Foggia, Italy. As a prequel in the Wine Flights of Murder series, Hometown Gal sets the stage for the gripping murder mystery thriller Russian Red. In this compelling saga, the past is never truly past, and the fight for survival uncovers hidden courage in the most unexpected...

Nataly Webb is a good cop, but an absent mother in her daughter Corinne's life. When teenage girls suddenly go missing, then turning up dead, she is assigned to the case. Meanwhile, a new dating app called Soxial is all the rage, and as pieces fall into place, Nataly strongly suspects someone is catfishing through the app. When her suspicions that something far more sinister with deeper ties rises, she calls in a favor with Special Agent Adam Brookfield. As one case follows another, Nataly's concern for Corinne grows, as her daughter is among the Soxial users. Can Nataly and Adam stop the ...

Assigned to the CIA's survivalist school in the Appalachians, Sasha Kopytina intercepts a short wave radio transmission from a long-dormant Russian sleeper agent, a spy ring headed up by her father. They went off the grid after the Berlin Wall fell twenty-five years ago. A quick phone call to her half-brother, Sam Mulchay, in the CIA's Black Ops, and he appears on the scene under the guise of FBI Special Agent Adam Brookfield. Sam arrives in the dusty, hot small town of Brownville, Alabama, to investigate and quickly finds himself caught up in the spiraling mystery of the disappearance of ...

Fifth Ace MQ Ashcraft The late 1980s were a time of complex foreign relations. Without the modern surveillance technology we have grown accustomed to today, the KGB operated freely, dealing in secrets and manipulation within its own borders and ours. Likewise, crime was rampant along the US - Mexico border. In the quiet border town of Ya Basta, Texas, Sheriff Deputy Bo Jernigan faces a baffling murder involving local teens and a mysterious extra playing card. Coupled with a rash of car thefts along the border and Bo has his hands full policing his town. Adding to the chaos is a mafia hitman...

В один прекрасный день английская супружеская пара совершила то, о чем мечтают многие, но не решаются: отметя все доводы благоразумия, они купили старый фермерский дом на юге Франции и начали совершенно новую жизнь, полную астрономических радостей, неожиданных открытий и смешных приключений.

A cop in a snowy Minnesota town pulls over a sharp-witted woman with ties to the Russian mob in this fast-paced, fun and sexy novel from New York Times bestseller Elizabeth Hoyt writing as Julia Harper. IS THERE A PROBLEM, OFFICER? Small town cop Sam West certainly doesn't mind a routine traffic...

Revenge is a dish best served cold. But for Mercy Pryce her revenge will scald one’s soul and leave behind a burnt-out husk if she has her way. Mercy has returned to her hometown of Cartleigh, New York after twenty years. The lakeside community is the perfect location for Yakim Zeldovich, her Russian billionaire employer’s state of the art manufacturing facility. Acting as a consultant for Zeldovich, she’s on an undercover mission, not as an angel of mercy, but one of mischief, deceit and torture. Her ultimate goal is to ruin Cartleigh because of a horrible trauma she suffered in high...

Бабушка Мадлена оставляет свою деревню и приезжает к дочери, чтобы помочь ей по хозяйству и посидеть с внуками. Дети сразу же полюбили добрую бабушку, которая знает множество удивительных историй, примет и поверий и лично встречалась с самим императором Иосифом! Они с удовольствием слушают ее рассказы о прошлом, принимают участие во всех праздниках и учатся у бабушки уму и терпению.

A superb selection of Emlyn Williams’ finest plays Emlyn Williams was one of the brightest stars of Welsh stage and screen. An acclaimed playwright, actor and director, he made over 40 film and TV appearances, re-invented the one-man show with his virtuoso portrayals of Charles Dickens and...

This audiobook contains tales of outstanding Russian writer and philosopher Prince Vladimir Odoevsky (1803 - 1869). Odoevsky's intelligent and instructive tales are loved by many generations of young readers.

В маленькой рыбацкой деревушке, зажатой между волн холодного неприветливого моря, Лазар Шанто предается созерцательной и бесполезной жизни. Этот поклонник Шопенгауэра расценивает жизнь, как отсроченный смертный приговор. Усыновленная семьей Лазара, Полина Кеню пытается изменить настроение окружающих противопоставляя деспотическому господству идеи смерти обновленное любопытство к жизни.

CRIME SPREE: A Buck Taylor Novel — A Gripping Colorado Crime Thriller Packed With Murder, Mystery & Relentless Suspense 2022 Chanticleer International Book Awards, Finalist, CLUE Book Awards for Suspense, Thriller Fiction When the sheriff of Pine County, Colorado vanishes without a trace, Colorado Bureau of Investigation Agent Buck Taylor is thrust into one of the most disturbing cases of his career. What begins as a missing‑person investigation quickly spirals into a deadly web of designer drugs, Viking‑inspired rituals, and a series of brutal murders haunting a quiet mountain ...