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When Milan Patel visits his parents at their family-run motel in Montana, he's expecting the usual drama. But shortly after he arrives, his father mysteriously dies in the motel pool. Now everyone's a suspect. What was meant to be a quick trip becomes Milan's worst nightmare, as he races to solve his father's murder while confronting the past he tried to leave behind.

This collection of 12 twisted tales dives deep into the anxieties of a generation that grew up with the internet, got ghosted by the housing market, and fears their student loans more than actual ghosts.

Obituary writer Bud Stanley isn’t really living his best life. He’s fallen into a funk after a divorce. (She left him for another man, who, in fairness, was far more interesting). He’s not doing his job well. He’s given up on dating. And he’s about to be fired for accidentally publishing his own obituary one mildly drunken night (though technically the company can’t legally fire a dead person).

In the festering muck of Boggy Ballsack Swamp, Frank—a short-legged, rage-fueled frog—croaks his way through a dark comedy fantasy that’s as hilarious as it is unhinged.

John’s House provides all he needs. Surrounded by a vast, beautiful ocean under a void of sky, the House is John’s haven. He is alone, but never lonely; he is here now, but neither remembers nor longs for a before. In his House, John is safe and untroubled. But then a terrible shadow creature breaks in—and it wants him out. Pushed from the House, John falls into the light… And finds himself in modern-day Los Angeles, the first person to ever come back from the other side.

Barry Gray isn't the sharpest tool in the shed, but that hasn't stopped him from becoming the middle-aged CEO of Atlas Wake, the corporation behind the most addictive energy drink in the world. After an awkward date, Barry is "X-ed"-a fate worse than getting canceled...just days before the company's biggest beverage launch.

A Kardashian-like family and the early climate change movement are linked by a suspicious death 30 years ago. Artie Flanagan leaves his job as scriptwriter for Peepin' on the Pisanos to investigate three tragic accidents connected to the reality show matriarch Suzie Pisano. Backed by a wealthy producer to create a sensational documentary, Flanagan homes in on uncovering secrets about the death of climate activist Jimmy Doherty, a senator rumored to have had a torrid affair with the married Suzie. As disturbing discoveries mount, Flanagan finds himself not only followed, threatened, and ...

The fast-paced social satirical novel that considers the question: 'What do men really want from women?' When Factory worker, Tony recruits street-wise Gina to help play a trick on his offensive co-worker, all does not unfold as he had so expected. Tony's plan is to deposit a bound and gagged woman on his former friend's doorstep with a cassette player hung around her neck from which a sultry voice lays down a sequence of sexually explicit instructions. When Bob answers the knock on his door, Tony knows he'll have something on him with which to get his revenge. What he doesn't know is that ...

Dans une Espagne rurale et tranquille, un gentilhomme passionné de romans de chevalerie perd peu à peu le sens des réalités… et se rêve en chevalier errant. Armé d'une vieille armure, juché sur un maigre cheval nommé Rossinante, Don Quichotte part à l'aventure, prêt à défendre les opprimés, affronter les géants — qui ne sont que de simples moulins — et conquérir le cœur de sa dame imaginaire, Dulcinée du Toboso. À ses côtés, Sancho Panza, son fidèle écuyer paysan, le costume entre espoir, bon sens et naïveté.

The Trouble with Psychiatric Drugging Warning: This book may cause spontaneous critical thinking, uncontrollable eyebrow-raising, and the urge to ask your doctor some very awkward questions. What do you get when you mix billions of dollars, vague diagnoses, and pills with side effects longer than your arm? Welcome to the curious world of modern psychiatry – a place where chemical imbalances are more assumed than proven, and where the solution to feeling a bit down might involve a cocktail of drugs that leave you confused, constipated, and somehow still sad. The Trouble with Psychiatric ...

Hinweis der AutorinAlle in diesem Buch beschriebenen Personen, Orte, Institutionen und Ereignisse sind frei erfunden oder dienen rein der literarischen Gestaltung. Etwaige Ähnlichkeiten mit real existierenden oder verstorbenen Personen – sei es in Namen, Aussehen oder Verhalten – sind rein zufällig und nicht beabsichtigt. Auch wenn manche Schauplätze wie Hagnau, Überlingen oder der Bodensee selbst real existieren, sind die dort geschilderten Begebenheiten, Dialoge und Verstrickungen rein fiktiver Natur.

On an otherwise ordinary fall day on a university campus in Chicago, the toddler son of an ambitious divinity school professor named Adrian Bennett mysteriously starts to glow. The nimbus, as the strange, soft light comes to be known, offers no clues to its origin and frustrates every attempt at rational explanation.

Part of a six-instalment comic book series, Mapp and Lucia, which recounts the eccentric tales of various women in the 1920s and their fight for social status, Mapp and Lucia sees the two iconic protagonists – Emmeline Lucas and Elizabeth Mapp – finally cross paths. It is the fourth book in Benson’s hugely successful series. Renowned show-off Mrs Emmeline ‘Lucia’ Lucas decides to take up summer residence in the small seaside resort of Tilling, home to none other than the formidable Miss Elizabeth Mapp.

A woman with accident-prone enemies at every turn. A sudden, violent end. When Detective Ned is called to the scene, he quickly realizes that every suspect has something in common: they’ve all suffered physical mishaps, and they all blame the murder victim. Was it the girl with a strange rash? The hotel owner with the concussion? Or the woman who swallowed glass? Packed with humor, unexpected twists, and a touch of the absurd, Mishaps invites you to piece together the clues.

The Survival Guide for the 99%. Okay, you’ve read survival guides, you’ve got your guns, ammo and bottled water in your cellar. But, there’s one thing you didn’t factor into your ‘plan’. Statistics prove; by week three you’ll probably be a zombie yourself. Let’s face FACTS! The chances of surviving the Zombie Apocalypse as a Human are incredibly slim. So why not look at the 'survival game' from the other side of the coin? If 99% of the population are zombies, why not PLAN for that eventuality, and find a way through to the end and get the vaccine? Why horde water, food, guns...

Philip Dunbar is a slacker. A newly minted college graduate, Philip is unsure of what to do with his life. With pressure from his father and U.S. Senator, Philip enters a chaotic job market, spending months looking for work until he finally lands a job at a local branch for a major bank. Dealing with psychotic customers and impossible sales goals, Philip is eventually fired due to his poor sales performance. But after accidentally uncovering a Ponzi scheme, Philip is rehired and is thrust into the world of corporate finance, getting promoted to work in New York City. It is there Philip ...

A Modest Proposal is author Jonathan Swift's infamous and shocking satirical essay in which he suggests that the plight of the poor in Ireland could be eased if they simply agreed to sell their children to the elites of society to be used as food.

100 Ways to Lose Your Man Card isn’t just a book—it’s a survival guide for the modern man who accidentally said “adorable” in a hardware store and now finds himself in emotional exile. From the first tear shed during a car commercial to the moment you called your bathrobe “cozy-chic,” this book unearths all the hilarious, unspoken violations of the mythical man code—and puts them right where they belong: front and center for everyone to laugh at. Including you. Especially you. You’ll find yourself somewhere in these pages, whether it’s using an umbrella in a light ...

In Michael Konik’s darkly satirical debut novel, an American Humbert Humbert is overwhelmed by fantasies of becoming a Vegas big shot. Dubbed the “Dean of the World’s Gambling Writers,” Konik is a former Cigar Aficionado gaming columnist and TV poker analyst. The best-selling author of three acclaimed gambling-story collections, including The Man with the $100,000 Breasts, he brings his vast knowledge of the casino world to the pages of this viciously funny (and strangely inspiring) evisceration of our modern aspirational lifestyle.

The book for anyone who’s ever worked in a restaurant or bar — or just wondered what really happens behind the kitchen doors. Jeff has spent years managing Parker’s Table & Bar, where customers get a seamless dining experience, and the staff survives on caffeine, profanity, and mutual suffering. Corporate keeps making things worse, servers handle food like goblins, and the kitchen operates on chaos. But somehow, it all works. Packed with hilarious workplace disasters, painfully accurate restaurant/bar absurdities, and a cast of characters you’ll swear you’ve met before, this is a ...