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 ...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

Роман «Город Эн» описывает десять лет из жизни мальчика, живущего в одном из провинциальных городов на западе России. Главный герой рассказывает о своих близких, об учебе в гимназии, смерти отца, первой влюблённости, поисках друзей и важнейших исторических событиях, которые так же оказывают влияние на процесс его взросления.

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.

Maxim Osipov, who lives and practices medicine in a town 90 miles outside Moscow, is one of Russia’s best contemporary writers. In the tradition of Anton Chekhov and William Carlos Williams, he draws on his experiences in medicine to write stories of great subtlety and striking insight. Osipov’s fiction presents a nuanced, collage-like portrait of life in provincial Russia - its tragedies, frustrations, and moments of humble beauty and inspiration. The 12 stories in this volume depict doctors, actors, screenwriters, teachers, entrepreneurs, political bosses, and common criminals.

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.

"Gorodok na Missisipi" - radiopostanovka po romanu Mark Tvena "Prikljuchenija Toma Sojera". Prodolzhenie prikljuchenij Toma Sojera - mal'chika primerno dvenadcatiletnego vozrasta. On zhivjot u tjoti Polli, sestry svoej pokojnoj materi, vmeste so svoim svodnym bratom Sidom, poslushnym mal'chikom, kotoryj v otlichie ot Toma ne dostavljaet nikakih hlopot. Tom, veselyj prokaznik, ljubitel' pohuliganit' i proguljat' uroki. Prikljuchenija Tom Soejra i ego druzej v shkole i drugie ne malo vazhnye sobytija.

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...

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 ...

Фэнни Флэгг возвращается к своей легендарной книге, чтобы рассказать, как сложилась судьба героев "Жареных зеленых помидоров", что сталось с Полустанком, кафе, его хозяйками и посетителями. Мы вновь встретимся с малышом Бади Тредгудом, его красавицей матерью Руфью и неунывающей тетушкой Иджи. Когда-то их кафе и жареные зеленые помидоры обожали все жители и гости городка. Но время не щадит никого, Полустанок начал ветшать, герои разъехались, потихоньку умирают старожилы, и некогда бойкое место превратилось в город-призрак. Да и сам малыш Бади вырос и состарился.

Gorodok na Missisipi - radiopostanovka po romanu Mark Tvena "Prikljuchenija Toma Sojera". Tom Sojer - mal'chik primerno dvenadcatiletnego vozrasta, zhivjot u tjoti Polli, sestry svoej pokojnoj materi, vmeste so svoim svodnym bratom Sidom, poslushnym mal'chikom, kotoryj v otlichie ot Toma ne dostavljaet nikakih hlopot.

Неожиданно Хеде узнает, что поместью грозит разорение, и юноша принимает решение любой ценой спасти родовое гнездо. Он оставляет мечту стать музыкантом и отправляется странствовать, продавая свой нехитрый товар в крестьянских селениях. Впереди его ждут множество испытаний, лишений и судьбоносных встреч, одна из которых поможет ему снова стать самим собой.

На острове Принца Эдуарда почетной главой двух старинных семейств Дарков и Пенхоллоу единодушно признавалась тетушка Бекки. Однажды тетушка Бекки собрала представителей обоих кланов, чтобы огласить свою последнюю волю. Разумеется, на встречу явились все, поскольку не было на острове такого человека, который не мечтал бы заполучить ее старинный кувшин — главную реликвию Дарков и Пенхоллоу, окруженную романтическим ореолом.

From USA Today Bestselling Author, P.D. Workman! Russian Deaths The cold reception Kenzie got from the stranger when she arrived at her mother’s house on Christmas day was nothing compared to what he got when he arrived at the morgue. The anomalies in the Christmas rush at the Medical Examiner’s Office have Kenzie and Dr. Wiltshire scratching their heads. But things are about to get a lot more personal. Lisa Cole Kirsch claims to know nothing about what is going on, but is she telling the truth? Even more concerning, is she covering up for her ex-husband? Kenzie would ask her father if ...

Жизнь порой преподносит странные сюрпризы. Секунду назад неутомимая миссис Элнер Шимфизл мирно собирает инжир для варенья, а в следующий — беседует с Господом Богом в раю. Пока энергичная старушка исследует тайны загробной жизни, на земле все идет наперекосяк. Глядя на все эти бесчинства, Господь приходит к выводу, что рановато Элнер в рай, хорошо бы сначала с проблемами в мире живых разобраться.