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Eleven-year-old Delphine and her younger sisters Vonetta and Fern travel to Oakland to meet their mother, Cecil, who abandoned their family years earlier. But even when Cecil gets them to her house, she shows no interest and seems to view them as nothing but a nuisance.

When wealthy Carla Paulson begins plotting her extravagant new home, she ruffles more than a few feathers. Soon Carla is stabbed to death, and standing over her, with knife in hand, is one of Harry's good friends.

Kommissar Franz Eberhofer ist genervt. Wieso muss das Telefon ausgerechnet dann klingeln, wenn Oma ihre köstlichen Frühstückseier mit Speck aufgetischt hat? Doch Dienst ist Dienst und so muss sich der grummelige Kommissar wieder einem kniffligen Fall in seinem Heimatort Niederkaltenkirchen widmen. Diesmal ist der Rektor der örtlichen Schule von einem Zug erfasst worden. Eberhofer glaubt nicht an Selbstmord und bald schon stehen 38 Tatverdächtige auf seiner Liste.

Sauerkrautkoma: Kommissar Eberhofers fünfter Fall zum Anhören und Mitlachen. Eine weitere Glanzrolle als Hörbuch-Sprecher für Christian Tramitz: In der Hörversion von Rita Falks fünftem Provinzkrimi "Sauerkrautkoma" brilliert er erneut als authentischer niederbayerischer Kommissar. Grandios unterhält er die Hörer auch als schwerhörige Oma, kiffender Papa, als der ungeliebte Bruder Leopold oder als emotionaler Rudi Birkenberger. Christian Tramitz' stimmliches Repertoire scheint unerschöpflich!

The sadistic experiments conducted in Slaughter Creek have left the town mired in mystery. As Special Agent Rafe Hood works to tie up the loose ends, the discovery of a grisly murder reveals there’s a new killer at work. Someone they’re calling "The Dissector". Someone who keeps his victims' body parts as gruesome trophies…

HANNAH ARENDT (1906-1975) es una de las pensadoras más influyentes del siglo XX. Emigrada a París tras el ascenso del nazismo, en 1941 marchó a vivir a Estados Unidos, donde ejerció como docente en la Universidad de Chicago, en Berkeley y Princeton. Con obras como Los orígenes del totalitarismo (1951), La condición humana (1958) y Eichmann en Jerusalén (1963) se consagró como referente de la teoría política contemporánea.

Best-selling authors Rita Mae Brown and her cat, Sneaky Pie Brown, are beloved for their Mrs. Murphy mysteries. Set in the quiet town of Crozet, Virginia, each delightful book finds Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen and the incomparably clever feline, Mrs. Murphy, caught up in a puzzling whodunit.

Amelia Nettleton has struggled to overcome her childhood trauma and finally has a chance to lead a normal life - a life with a husband and a family. But a recurring nightmare haunts her: She dreams of a baby crying for its mother… a baby that may be hers, and was stolen from her. Six years ago, special agent John Strong woke up in a hospital with no memories - but with a strong feeling that he committed terrible acts.

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Jalair has always been told that Mongols slew his father, Darien--the greatest hawker of the Empire--and robbed him of a spectacular breed of hunting bird that Darien had perfected. Since then the Mongols have searched relentlessly for the son of the slain hawker. A broken promise and mysterious circumstances cause Jalair to risk the journey eastward to recapture the Golden Hawks. Striving at all costs to conceal his identity, the boy arrives at Karakorum, the city of Genghis Khan.

Clayton feels most alive when he's with his grandfather, Cool Papa Byrd, and the band of Bluesmen - he can't wait to join them, just as soon as he has a blues song of his own. But then the unthinkable happens. Cool Papa Byrd dies, and Clayton's mother forbids Clayton from playing the blues. And Clayton knows that's no way to live. Armed with his grandfather's brown porkpie hat and his harmonica, he runs away from home in search of the Bluesmen, hoping he can join them on the road.

The remote town of Crooked Creek has barely recovered from its most recent tragedy when wildfires tear through the mountains. Detective Ellie Reeves is grappling with her own heartbreak - she has just discovered she was adopted and that her childhood was a lie. Under the scorching summer sun, Ellie is called to a river where a body has been found. She spots a lone woman’s shoe caught in a nearby tangle of vines, and a pearl necklace scattered by the water’s edge. Was the victim - whoever she was - caught in the fire, or is something more sinister at play?

When the dead body of building contractor H.H. Donaldson is found in the parking lot during a basketball game, felines Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, along with Tucker the Corgi, know just what will happen next. Harry Haristeen can't help but try to solve the puzzle. Who could be the killer? Is it a mistress, an archrival, or Donaldson's ailing wife? Leave it to Mrs. Murphy and her gang to lead Harry right to the missing piece.

Book five, which focuses on the hound, draws us into the murky financial scandals of foxhunting society - including a sharp-tongued, wheelchair-bound hellion of a bookkeeper, and a rich former hunt club donor who thinks he can out-class the intrepid Sister Jane with the purchase of his own pack of hounds.Only Sister Jane, along with her furry friends who, per usual, discuss the intrigues amongst themselves, is able to uncover the mystery of the missing money and the dead body!

Frigid February air has settled into the bones of the Blue Ridge Mountains, making for a slow foxhunting season, though “Sister” Jane Arnold’s enthusiasm is not so easily deterred. With the winter chill come tweed coats, blazing fireplaces - and perhaps another to share the warmth with, as the bold hunting scarlets worn by the men in Sister Jane’s hunting club make the hearts of women flutter - until someone’s stops entirely.

OFFICE POLITICS – He lies bound before her, his smart mouth finally silenced. The improvised paddle is solid in her hand. Lust shivers through her. OFFICE DOMME – Desire races through her as he squirms in discomfort. Her chastity command clearly chafes. OFFICE SISSY – His face flushes red with humiliation as he shows off the lacy panties he wears. Lust spikes hot in her. DOMME DISCIPLINE – The grip of the paddle fills her hand with a promising weight as he stands bound and helpless before her. She’s going to make him scream. SISSY MAID – He crawls before her. The short skirt of ...

For five years, Cora Reeves has searched for her baby, who went missing in a fire - a baby she swears is still out there. When the private investigator sniffing out clues ends up dead, Sheriff Jacob Maverick’s on the cold case. As old evidence takes on new meaning, Jacob is desperate to ensure Cora’s safety. Especially once he realizes how far someone is willing to go to keep her from learning the truth behind what really happened that fateful day....

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7 Steps to Break Free from the Chains of Codependency Once and for All Do you feel like you could never be independent? Are you tired of feeling like you can't say no in your relationships? Do you want to stop putting others before yourself? You're not alone. You want to be in a healthy, fulfilling relationship, but you don't know how to stop sabotaging yourself. It's not your fault that you don't know how to have better relationships. After all, no one ever taught us how. Codependency is a real issue for many people, and it can be tough to break free from the cycle on your own. But, it ...