Inhalt: Erzählungen von Washington Irving, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edgar Allan Poe, Herman Melville, Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Ambrose Bierce, O. Henry, Stephen Crane und Jack London.
Inhalt: Facettenreiches Irland - eine literarische Entdeckungsreise
Leuchtend grüne, aber auch sturmgepeitschte graue Landschaften, malerisch bunte oder melancholische Städte, jahrhundertelange Armut und Wirtschaftsboom - vielfältig sind die Bilder, die vor das innere Auge treten, wenn der Name Irland fällt. Wer die Insel literarisch erkunden möchte, der wird in diesem Lesebuch mit Texten aus dem 20. Jahrhundert fündig. Es ist eine kleine Sammlung mit Geschichten aus dem Alltagsleben, Porträts berühmter Persönlichkeiten, Berichten aus vergangenen Zeiten, Reflexionen über Unterdrückung und Widerstand, über Glaube und Aberglaube. Und immer wieder scheint aus den Texten aus der Feder oft namhafter Autoren vor allem des 20. Jahrhunderts die Liebe zu diesem Land durch.
Texte für Könner Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 175 Seiten Beteiligte:Raykowski, Harald (Hrsg.) Standort: Engl. Imp ISBN: 978-3-423-09525-9
Inhalt: Englische und amerikanische Kurzgeschichten, vergnügt bis (augenzwinkernd) schrecklich - in englisch-deutschem Paralleldruck.
"Und wer sind Sie? " fragte er scharf. "Er ist Anhalter", sagte ich. "Ich lasse ihn mitfahren." "Ich habe nicht Sie gefragt", sagte er, "sondern ihn." "Habe ich was Unrechtes getan?" erkundigte sich mein Fahrgast. Seine Stimme war weich und ölig wie Pomade. "Höchstwahrscheinlich", antwortete der Polizist. "Jedenfalls sind Sie Zeuge. Mit Ihnen verhandle ich nachher. Führerschein", schnauzte er und streckte die Hand aus. Ich gab ihm meinen Führerschein.
Kurzgeschichten zum Kopfschütteln, Stirnrunzeln, Luftanhalten, Grinsen und Aufatmen vonRoald Dahl, O. Henry, Mrs Henry de la Pasture, St John Lucas, Robert Graves, E. V. Knox, Fred Urquhart und Saki.
Texte für Könner Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 187 Seiten Beteiligte:Fenzl, Richard (Hrsg.) Standort: Engl. Kee ISBN: 978-3-423-09423-8
Kein Autor kann es mit dem Bekanntheitsgrad William Shakespeares aufnehmen. Seine über 400 Jahre alten Stücke werden weltweit gelesen und gespielt, seine Sonette gelten als unvergleichlich. Dieses Phänomen hat seinen Ursprung nicht zuletzt in der Wortgewalt des Dichters und in der Zeitlosigkeit seiner Themen: Liebe, Leidenschaft, Krieg, Verrat und Ehre, Individuum und Gesellschaft, Erdenleben und Transzendenz. Nicht nur Hamlets Frage nach "Sein oder Nichtsein" ist längst zu einem geflügelten Wort geworden. Aber 'Shakespeares Wort-Schätze' bieten viel mehr als berühmte Zitate: Erst in längeren Abschnitten erschließen sich Gemeintes und die sprachliche Virtuosität des Dichters aus Stratford am eindrucksvollsten. Dazu gehört natürlich auch der Originaltext, der parallel zur Übersetzung dargeboten wird. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 223 Seiten Beteiligte:Günther, Frank (Hrsg.) Standort: Engl. Sha ISBN: 978-3-423-28023-5
Viewfinder : Literatur ; English language teaching Science Fiction Stories Ten Short Stories Langenscheidt-Longmann, München (2006)
Standort: Engl. Sci
Inhalt: Kitty Logan is a journalist whose career and personal life is in turmoil. When she turns to her terminally ill friend, mentor and editor, Constance, for advice she receives a mysterious list of 100 names. Following Constances death, Kitty must seek out as many people on the list as she can to uncover Constances own story and rediscover herself. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 325 S. Beteiligte:Ahern, Cecelia Standort: Engl. Ahe ISBN: 978-0-00-735047-6
Inhalt: Lying on Lucy Silchester's carpet one day when she returns from work is a gold envelope. Inside is an invitation - to a meeting with Life. Her life. It sounds peculiar, but Lucy's read about this in a magazine. Anyway, she can't make the date: she's much too busy despising her job, skipping out on her friends and avoiding her family. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 391 S. Beteiligte:Ahern, Cecelia Standort: Engl. Ahe ISBN: 978-0-00-735044-5
Inhalt: Vier Jahreszeiten voller Aufbruch, Freundschaft, Liebe und Hoffnung: der neue Roman der jungen irischen Bestsellerautorin, die weltweit Millionen von Lesern begeistert. Jasmine liebt ihre Schwester und ihre Arbeit. Als sie für ein ganzes Jahr freigestellt wird, weiß sie überhaupt nicht mehr, was sie tun soll und wer sie eigentlich ist. Matt braucht seine Familie und den Alkohol. Ohne sie steht er vor dem Abgrund. An Silvester kreuzen sich die Wege von Jasmine und Matt, und zwar absolut unfreiwillig. Doch dann beginnt ein Jahr voll heller Mondnächte, langer Gartentage und berührender Überraschungen ein Jahr, das alles verändert. Eine Geschichte so humorvoll, originell und einfühlsam, wie nur Cecelia Ahern sie schreibt. A thoughtful, captivating and ultimately uplifting novel from this uniquely talented author. When Jasmine is sacked from her dream job she realises that she has nothing else to fill her life. Bored and twitchy, she soon finds herself watching the antics of her neighbour, controversial DJ Matt, with more than a casual eye. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 323 S. Beteiligte:Ahern, Cecelia Standort: Engl. Ahe ISBN: 978-0-00-750177-9
Inhalt: Sofie und ihre Tochter Laura machen Urlaub in Schottland. Plötzlich verschwindet das Mädchen spurlos. Tagelang fehlt jedes Lebenszeichen von ihr. Die Polizei steht vor einem Rätsel. Verzweifelt macht sich Sofie selbst auf die Suche, denn sie hat einen schrecklichen Verdacht: Hat ihr cholerischer Ex-Mann Laura entführt?
Text dt. und engl. Europäischer Referenzrahmen: ab A2 Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 160 S. Beteiligte:Artmeier, Hildegunde Standort: Engl. ISBN: 978-3-468-44124-0
Inhalt: Dani Atkins hat es wieder getan! Sie hat eine Liebesgeschichte geschrieben, die sich fast so spannend wie ein Thriller liest. Und sie hat Figuren geschaffen, die uns schon mit den ersten Sätzen ans Herz wachsen - so sehr, dass Taschentücher unbedingt zur Grundausstattung beim Lesen gehören sollten: Emma macht sich bereit für ihren großen Tag. Die Wimperntusche in ihrer Hand zittert ein wenig, aber ein bisschen Nervosität ist ganz normal, oder? Beim Blick in den Spiegel tasten Emmas Finger automatisch nach der alten Narbe dicht unter ihrem Haaransatz. Das sichtbare Andenken an die Nacht, die ihr Leben verändert hat. Und nicht nur ihres. Emma erinnert sich: an den furchtbaren Unfall auf dem Heimweg von ihrem Junggesellinnenabschied, an den Tod ihrer besten Freundin Amy, an ihren Retter Jack, an Richards liebevolle Reaktion, als sie ihn gebeten hat, die Hochzeit zu verschieben. Und an alles, was danach kam. Schließlich klopft es an der Tür. Jemand ist gekommen, um Emma nach unten zu führen. Wer? Lassen Sie sich überraschen!
Aus dem Engl. übers. Systematik: Roman Umfang: 442 S. Beteiligte:Atkins, Dani Standort: Atk ISBN: 978-3-426-51769-7
Inhalt: Costa Novel Award 2013 Was wäre, wenn man sein Leben wieder und wieder leben könnte, bis man schließlich alles perfekt gemacht hätte? Wäre man dann ein glücklicher Mensch? Ursula Todd ist eine für ihre Zeit ganz besondere Frau: unabhängig, modern, realistisch. Mit Humor begegnet sie nicht nur ihrer skurrilen Familie, sondern auch den seltsamen Ereignissen in ihrem Leben. Wie jeder erlebt sie Situationen, in denen sie sich fragt: Was wäre, wenn? Was wäre geschehen, wenn sich ihre Teenagerliebe erfüllt hätte? Was wäre geschehen, wenn sie studiert hätte? Oder was wäre aus ihr geworden, wenn sie nicht in England, sondern in einem anderen Land aufgewachsen wäre? Wäre ihr Leben schrecklicher oder besser verlaufen? Doch anders als anderen Menschen bleibt es für Ursula nicht bei diesen Fragen. Ihr ist es gegeben, ihr Leben immer wieder zu korrigieren und damit jeden Fehler zu beseitigen. Dennoch erlebt sie Verlust, Verrat, Krieg und Tod. Was also soll diese Gabe? Ist es überhaupt möglich, sein Leben fehlerlos zu leben? Winner of the Costa Novel Award and the South Bank Sky Arts Literature prize, and shortlisted for the Women's (Orange) Prize for Fiction, Kate Atkinson's acclaimed new novel, about a woman who lives her life over and over again through the most turbulent events of the 20th century, including the London Blitz.
WINNER OF THE COSTA NOVEL AWARD
What if you had the chance to live your life again and again, until you finally got it right?
During a snowstorm in England in 1910, a baby is born and dies before she can take her first breath.
During a snowstorm in England in 1910, the same baby is born and lives to tell the tale.
What if there were second chances? And third chances? In fact an infinite number of chances to live your life? Would you eventually be able to save the world from its own inevitable destiny? And would you even want to?
Life After Life follows Ursula Todd as she lives through the turbulent events of the last century again and again. With wit and compassion, Kate Atkinson finds warmth even in life's bleakest moments, and shows an extraordinary ability to evoke the past. Here she is at her most profound and inventive, in a novel that celebrates the best and worst of ourselves. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 619 S. Beteiligte:Atkinson, Kate Standort: Engl. Atk ISBN: 978-0-552-77663-9
Inhalt: Marian is determinedly ordinary, waiting to get married. She likes her work, her broody flat-mate and her sober fiancé Peter. All goes well at first, but Marian has reckoned without an inner selt that wants something more, an inner self that calmly sabotages her careful plans, stable routine - and her digestion. Marriage à la mode, Marian discovers, is something she literally can't stomach... Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 281 S. Beteiligte:Atwood, Margaret Standort: Engl. Atw ISBN: 978-0-86068-129-8
Inhalt: Amos Decker, a police detective, is still haunted by a side effect from an accident he can never forget. One night Decker comes home from a stakeout to find his wife, young daughter and brother-in-law horrifically murdered. Decker has to use his skills as a detective and his unusual brain capacity to try and catch the monster who killed his family. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 402 S. Beteiligte:Baldacci, David Standort: Engl. Bal ISBN: 978-1-4472-7780-4
Inhalt: When Puller's older brother inexplicably escapes from the military's most secure prison, where he's being held for national security crimes, Puller finds himself part of an investigation to hunt down his own brother. As he digs more deeply into the case, Puller discovers troubling details about his brother's conviction and that someone is out there who doesn't want the truth to ever come out. David Baldacci is one of the world's most popular, widely read storytellers. In his blockbuster thrillers Zero Day and The Forgotten , he enthralled readers with John Puller. A combat veteran and special agent with the U.S. Army, Puller is the man they call to investigate the toughest crimes facing the nation. But all his training, all his experience, all his skills will not prepare him for his newest case, one that will force him to hunt down the most formidable and brilliant prey he has ever tracked: his own brother. THE ESCAPE It's a prison unlike any other. Military discipline rules. Its security systems are unmatched. None of its prisoners dream of escaping. They know it's impossible . . . until now. John Puller's older brother, Robert, was convicted of treason and national security crimes. His inexplicable escape from prison makes him the most wanted criminal in the country. Some in the government believe that John Puller represents their best chance at capturing Robert alive, and so Puller must bring in his brother to face justice. But Puller quickly discovers that his brother is pursued by others who don't want him to survive. Puller is in turn pushed into an uneasy, fraught partnership with another agent, who may have an agenda of her own. They dig more deeply into the case together, and Puller finds that not only are her allegiances unclear, but there are troubling details about his brother's conviction . . . and someone out there doesn't want the truth to ever come to light. As the nationwide manhunt for Robert grows more urgent, Puller's masterful skills as an investigator and strengths as a fighter may not be enough to save his brother-or himself. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 470 S. Beteiligte:Baldacci, David Standort: Engl. Bal ISBN: 978-1-4555-5848-3
Inhalt: America has enemies--ruthless people that the police, the FBI, even the military can't stop. That's when the U.S. government calls on Will Robie, a stone cold hitman who never questions orders and always nails his target. But Will Robie may have just made the first--and last--mistake of his career . . . Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 422 S. Beteiligte:Baldacci, David Standort: Engl. Bal ISBN: 978-1-4555-1615-5
Inhalt: After spending the last 20 years in prison for killing his parents, convicted murderer Melvin Mars suddenly learns that he will be released. Another man has unexpectedly confessed to the crime. But it's unclear who the real murderer is--was the man's confession false? Is Melvin still the true killer?
In his No. 1 New York Times bestseller Memory Man , David Baldacci introduced the extraordinary detective Amos Decker-the man who can forget nothing. Now, Decker returns in a spectacular new thriller . . . THE LAST MILE Convicted murderer Melvin Mars is counting down the last hours before his execution--for the violent killing of his parents twenty years earlier--when he's granted an unexpected reprieve. Another man has confessed to the crime. Amos Decker, newly hired on an FBI special task force, takes an interest in Mars's case after discovering the striking similarities to his own life: Both men were talented football players with promising careers cut short by tragedy. Both men's families were brutally murdered. And in both cases, another suspect came forward, years after the killing, to confess to the crime. A suspect who may or may not have been telling the truth. The confession has the potential to make Melvin Mars--guilty or not--a free man. Who wants Mars out of prison? And why now? But when a member of Decker's team disappears, it becomes clear that something much larger--and more sinister--than just one convicted criminal's life hangs in the balance. Decker will need all of his extraordinary brainpower to stop an innocent man from being executed. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 416 S. Beteiligte:Baldacci, David Standort: Engl. Bal
Inhalt: A time to kill - or a time to die? The mission is to enter one of the most dangerous countries in the world. The target is one of the toughest to reach. The result could be momentous - or it could be Armageddon. There is no margin for error. US government operatives Will Robie and Jessica Reel have to prove they are still the best team there is. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 417 S. Beteiligte:Baldacci, David Standort: Engl. Bal ISBN: 978-1-4472-5929-9
Inhalt: Tony Webster is retired. He's had a career and a single marriage, a calm divorce. He's certainly never tried to hurt anybody. Memory, though, is imperfect. It can always throw up surprises, as a lawyer's letter is about to prove. Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2011 Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 150 S. Beteiligte:Barnes, Julian Standort: Engl. Bar ISBN: 978-0-09-957033-2
Inhalt: Sean is on the run in an isolated part of rural France. Desperate to avoid the police, he takes to the hedgerows, only to be caught in the jaws of a trap. Nearly unconscious from loss of blood, he is freed and taken in by two women. And that's when Sean's problems really start... STONE BRUISES is a classic nail-shredder of a thriller that holds you from the beginning and slowly tightens its grip. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 315 S. Beteiligte:Beckett, Simon Standort: Engl. Bec ISBN: 978-0-593-07329-2
Inhalt: Als die Vampirin Arianne in einer Höhle Zuflucht vor dem Morgengrauen sucht, stolpert sie über den verletzten Amerikaner Gareth. Er weckt heftiges Verlangen in ihr und ihre Gefühle geraten völlig durcheinander. Als ihr Erzfeind sie aufstöbert, riskiert Arianne alles, um Gareth zu schützen. Doch hat ihre Liebe eine Chance?
Gemeinsamer Europäischer Referenzrahmen: C1 Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 127 S. Beteiligte:Billy, Gina Standort: Engl. Bil ISBN: 978-3-8174-8261-0
Inhalt: Minding Frankie is a story about unconventional families, relationships whitch aren't quite what they seem, and the child at the heart of everyone's lives ... Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 425 S. Beteiligte:Binchy, Maeve Standort: Engl. Bin ISBN: 978-1-4091-1790-2
Inhalt: Im Dorf Glengowan am Ufer von Loch Ness wird ein Dudelsackspieler ermordet. Misstrauisch beäugt von den Einheimischen kommt Inspektor Hudson einer Intrige auf die Spur.
Inhalt: Im eisigen Winter wird am Englischen Garten eine tote Frau aus ihrem brennenden Auto gezogen. Ein tragischer Unfall, so scheint es, doch dann weist ein gruseliges Detail eindeutig auf Mord hin. Clara Liebig, Hauptkommissarin der Münchner Kripo, kennt das Opfer - wenige Tage zuvor hatte die Frau sie um Hilfe gebeten. Mit viel Kaffee und ungewöhnlichen Methoden gehen Clara und Super-Recognizer Thorwald mit dem Team auf Mörderjagd. Doch dann stößt die erfahrene Polizistin an ihre Grenzen. Und plötzlich geht es um viel mehr, denn dieser Winter hat es in sich... Systematik: Roman Umfang: 281 Seiten Beteiligte:Bonstein, Marie Standort: Bon Krimi ISBN: 978-3-492-50629-8
Inhalt: When the killing's done deftly relates a richly humane tale about the dominion we attempt to exert, for better or worse, over the natural world. Combining action-packed adventure with delicious irony and believable characters without one trace of sanctimony, this is one of T.C. Boyle's richest and most engaging novels. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 443 S. Beteiligte:Boyle, T. C. Standort: Engl. Boy ISBN: 978-0-670-02232-8
Inhalt: The biggest novel yet from the master of American fiction, the New York Times bestselling author of The Women, T.C. Boyle
Eine einsame Insel vor der Küste von Kalifornien, die für die einen die Hölle ist, für die anderen das Paradies: Die schwindsüchtige Marantha verschlägt es 1888 nach San Miguel. Während sie sich, geplagt vom rauen Klima, von Monotonie und Einsamkeit, dem Leben entzieht, schafft es Adoptivtochter Edith, dem tyrannischen Vater und der verhassten Insel zu entfliehen. Jahrzehnte später zieht Elise Lester dorthin und findet mit ihrer Familie ihr Glück. Die Presse in den USA feiert die Lesters mitten in der Weltwirtschaftskrise als Inbild vom Mythos der Pioniere, doch die Idylle trügt. Boyle gelingt es meisterhaft, in dieser großen Saga das Schicksal dreier starker Frauen lebendig werden zu lassen. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 445 S. Beteiligte:Boyle, T.C. Standort: Engl. Boy ISBN: 978-1-4088-4259-1
Inhalt: Caught in a snowstorm, Lockwood, the new tenant of Thrushcross Grange on the bleak Yorkshire moors, is forced to seek shelter at Wuterhing Heights. There he discovers the history of the tempestuous events that took place years before: the intense passion between the foundling Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw, her betrayal of him and the bitter vengeance he now wreaks on the innocent heirs of the past. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 359 Seiten Beteiligte:Bronte, Emily Standort: Engl. Bro
Inhalt: Maggie ist blind - und wann immer ihr die Welt zu laut und chaotisch wird, zieht sie sich auf ihre Lieblingsparkbank zurück. Doch in letzter Zeit hängt sie dort vor allem ihren eigenen widersprüchlichen Gedanken nach. Denn sie erwartet ein Kind, und nun nagen Zweifel an der eigentlich so selbstbewussten Frau. Eines Tages lernt sie Elsa kennen, die behauptet, ebenfalls schwanger zu sein. Aber Elsa ist eine alte Frau! Maggie beschließt herauszufinden, welches Geheimnis hinter Elsas Geschichte steckt. Und tritt damit eine Reise in die Vergangenheit an, an deren Ende ein kleines Wunder steht. Ein Wunder, das nicht nur Elsa ihren Frieden geben, sondern auch Maggie den Glauben an eine glückliche Zukunft schenken wird.
Aus dem Engl. übers. Systematik: Roman Umfang: 444 S. Beteiligte:Brooke, Amanda Standort: Bro ISBN: 978-3-442-48375-4
In einer stürmischen Mainacht wird ein 16-jähriges Mädchen in Austin brutal ermordet. Ein Mann wird verurteilt, doch seine Schuld konnte nie zweifelsfrei erwiesen werden. 18 Jahre später sorgt ein Roman über den Mordfall für Furore. Hinter dem Pseudonym der Autorin steckt Bellamy Lyston, die Schwester der damals Ermordeten. Als ein windiger Journalist die Identität der Autorin lüftet, erhält Bellamy anonyme Drohungen, und sie weiß: Der wahre Mörder ihrer Schwester ist noch auf freiem Fuß und hat nun sie im Visier ....
Bellamy Lyston Price was only twelve years old when her older sister Susan was killed on a stormy Memorial Day. Bellamy's fear of storms is a legacy of the tornado that destroyed the crime scene as well as her memory of one vital fact that still eludes her . . . Now, 18 years later, Bellamy has written a novel based on Susan's murder. It's her first book, and it's an instant sensation. But because the novel is based on the most traumatic event of her life, she's published it under a pseudonym to protect herself and her family. But when a sleazy reporter for a tabloid newspaper discovers that the book is based on a real crime, Bellamy's identity - and dark family secrets - are exposed. Suddenly, she finds herself embroiled in a personal conflict and at the mercy of her sister's killer, who for almost two decades has gotten away with murder . . . and will stop at nothing to keep it that way. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 467 S. Beteiligte:Brown, Sandra Standort: Engl. Bro ISBN: 978-1-4447-3223-8
Inhalt: Evie Nicholson is in love . . . with the past. An antiques appraiser in a London shop, Evie spins fanciful attachments to Victorian picture frames, French champagne glasses, satin evening gloves, and tattered teddy bears¿regardless of their monetary value. Alice Nicholson is in love . . . with Fraser Graham, a dashing Scotsman whom Evie secretly desires. As crisply neat and stylish as Evie is cheerfully cluttered, Alice is a professional organizer determined to pull her sister out of her comfort zone¿and who presents her with an irresistible offer.
As a favor to friends of Fraser¿s family, Evie jumps at the chance to appraise a Scottish castle full of artifacts and heirlooms. What could be more thrilling than roaming the halls of Kettlesheer and uncovering the McAndrews¿ family treasures¿and dusty secrets? But crossing paths with moody heir Robert McAndrew has Evie assessing what she wants the most . . . and at an upcoming candlelight gala, a traditional dance will set her heart reeling. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 352 Seiten Beteiligte:Browne, Hester Standort: Engl. Bro ISBN: 978-1-78206-565-4
Inhalt: An amoral young tramp. A beautiful, sullen woman with an inconvenient husband. A problem that has only one grisly solution--a solution that only creates other problems that no one can ever solve. First published in 1934 and banned in Boston for its explosive mixture of violence and eroticism, The Postman Always Rings Twice is a classic of the roman noir . It established James M. Cain as a major novelist with an unsparing vision of America's bleak underside, and was acknowledged by Albert Camus as the model for The Stranger . 1990 hat das Bochumer Krimi-Archiv in einer großen Rundfrage bei Krimi-Kritikern, Krimi-Buchhändlern und Krimi-Autoren nach den ihrer Meinung nach besten Kriminalromanen gefragt. Das Ergebnis: Platz 1 für das brutale Meisterwerk "Wenn der Postmann zweimal klingelt".Das US-Depressionsdrama von James M. Cain (1892-1977) um das tödliche Verhältnis eines Wanderarbeiters mit der Frau eines Kneipenwirtes ist der beste Krimi aller Zeiten (im deutschsprachigen Raum). Er wurde bereits fünfmal verfilmt. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 169 S. Beteiligte:Cain, James M. Standort: Engl. Cai
Inhalt: The dead don't talk. Unless they have a secret to tell... Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 231 S. Beteiligte:Cassidy, Laura Jane Standort: Engl. Cas ISBN: 978-0-14-133177-5
Inhalt: The fourth in the Detective Kate Burkholder series set in Ohio's Amish country. Three teenagers have vanished from Ohios Amish country. The only thing they have in common, other than their religion, is they are keen to leave the Plain Life. Chief of Police Kate Burkholder is called in to consult by Agent John Tomasetti as her Amish roots will be invaluable in an investigation involving this sectarian society. They travel to the small town of Monongahela Falls to investigate the latest disappearance - that of seventeen-year-old Annie King. The only evidence left behind is a satchel - and a pool of blood. The case moves closer to home for Kate when a young relative, Sadie Miller, vanishes. With her own past resonating, Kate delves into the lives of the missing teens. Soon, a sinister pattern emerges along with a vital clue that changes everything. While following up on a lead, Kate makes an appalling discovery and unearths a secret no one could have imagined - thrusting her into a fight to the death with a merciless killer. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 277 S. Beteiligte:Castillo, Linda Standort: Engl. Cas ISBN: 978-0-230-76023-3
Inhalt: Early on the morning of her eleventh birthday, on the beach beside her North Carolina home, Daria Cato receives an unbelievable gift from the sea¿an abandoned newborn baby. When the infant's identity cannot be uncovered, she is adopted by Daria's loving family. But her silent secrets continue to haunt Daria.
Now, twenty years later, Shelly has grown into an unusual, ethereal young woman whom Daria continues to protect. But when Rory Taylor, a friend from Daria's childhood and now a television producer, returns at Shelly's request to do a story about the circumstances surrounding her birth, something precarious shifts in the small town of Kill Devil Hills.
The more questions Rory asks, the more unsettled the tiny community becomes, as closely guarded secrets and the sins of that long-ago summer begin to surface. Piece by piece, the mystery of summer's child is being exposed, a mystery that no one involved¿not Shelly, Daria, not even Rory¿is prepared to face. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 412 Seiten Beteiligte:Chamberlain, Diane Standort: Engl. Cha ISBN: 978-1-84845-307-4
Inhalt: ¿Why is this town called Mother¿s Rest?¿ That¿s all Reacher wants to know. But no one will tell him. It¿s a tiny place hidden in a thousand square miles of wheat fields, with a railroad stop, and sullen and watchful people, and a worried woman named Michelle Chang, who mistakes him for someone else: her missing partner in a private investigation she thinks must have started small and then turned lethal.
Reacher has no particular place to go, and all the time in the world to get there, and there¿s something about Chang . . . so he teams up with her and starts to ask around. He thinks: How bad can this thing be? But before long he¿s plunged into a desperate race through LA, Chicago, Phoenix, and San Francisco, and through the hidden parts of the internet, up against thugs and assassins every step of the way¿right back to where he started, in Mother¿s Rest, where he must confront the worst nightmare he could imagine. Walking away would have been easier. But as always, Reacher¿s rule is: If you want me to stop, you¿re going to have to make me. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 562 Seiten Beteiligte:Child, Lee Standort: Engl. Chi ISBN: 978-0-8041-7879-2
Inhalt: Dr. Jonathan Lyons, a seventy-year-old biblical scholar, believes he has found the rarest of parchments - a letter that may have been written by Jesus Christ. Stolen from the Vatican library in the fifteenth century, it was assumed to be lost forever.Under the promise of secrecy, Jonathan attempts to confirm his findings with several other biblical experts. But on the eve before his own murder, he confides to Father Aiden O'Brien, a family friend, that one of those whom he trusted most is determined to keep it from being returned to the Vatican.The next evening Jonathan Lyons is found shot to death in his New Jersey home. His daughter, twenty-seven year old Mariah, finds her fathers body sprawled over his desk in his study, a fatal bullet wound in the back of his neck, and her mother, Kathleen, an Alzheimers victim, hiding in the study closet, incoherent and clutching the murder weapon. The police suspect that Kathleen, who in her lucid moments knows that Jonathan was involved with a much younger woman Lily Stewart, has committed the murder.But Mariah believes that the key to her fathers death is tied to another question: Where is the missing parchment? Whom, among his close circle of friends, might he have consulted? And did one of them kill to keep possession of the letter? What Mariah doesnt know is that there was an eyewitness to the murder, someone whose unwise attempt to blackmail the killer begins a new circle of death, with Mariah as the ultimate target of one persons obsession with a priceless historical treasure. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 375 S. Beteiligte:Clark, Mary Higgins Standort: Engl. Clar ISBN: 978-1-4516-7791-1
Inhalt: Get to know this sensational city in detail starting from its glorious history all the way to its captivating present. Discover the magis that is London: the historic City, majestic Westminster, the vibrant West End and much, much more!
Step 1: Exam Level KET Systematik: Engl., , CEL 100 Umfang: 95 S. : zahlr. Ill. (farb.), graph. Darst. + 1 CD Beteiligte:Clemen, Gina D. B. Standort: Engl. Cle ISBN: 978-88-530-1021-6
Inhalt: A decade ago, kidnappers grabbed two boys from wealthy families and demanded ransom, then went silent. No trace of the boys ever surfaced. For ten years their families have been left with nothing but painful memories and a quiet desperation for the day that has finally, miraculously arrived: Myron Bolitar and his friend Win believe they have located one of the boys, now a teenager. Where has he been for ten years, and what does he know about the day, more than half a life ago, when he was taken? And most critically: What can he tell Myron and Win about the fate of his missing friend? Drawing on his singular talent, Harlan Coben delivers an explosive and deeply moving thriller about friendship, family, and the meaning of home. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 387 Seiten Beteiligte:Coben, Harlan Standort: Engl. Cob ISBN: 978-1-101-98569-4
Inhalt: Six years have passed since Jake Sanders watched Natalie, the love of his life, marry another man. Six years of keeping his promise to leave Natalie alone, and six years of tortured dreams of her life with her new husband, Todd. So when Jake comes across Todd's obituary, he can't keep himself away from the funeral. There he gets the glimpse of Todd's wife he's hoping for ....
But she is not Natalie.
Soon Jake's search for the woman who broke his heart puts his very life at risk, as he uncovers the secrets and lies that love can hide .... Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 358 S. Beteiligte:Coben, Harlan Standort: Engl. Cob ISBN: 978-1-4091-0394-3
Inhalt: Rosie Hopkins is waiting excitedly for Christmas in the Derbyshire village of Lipton. Her sweetshop is festooned with striped candy canes, piles of Turkish Delight and happy, sticky children. She's going to be spending it with her whole family, and boyfriend Stephen. But when tragedy strikes at the heart of their community, Rosie's plans for the future collapse. Can she build a life in Lipton? And is what's best for the sweetshop also what's best for Rosie? Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 390 Seiten Beteiligte:Colgan, Jenny Standort: Engl. Col ISBN: 978-0-7515-5181-5
Inhalt: Mouth-watering recipes inside! As dawn breaks over the Pont Neuf, and the cobbled alleyways of Paris come to life, Anna Trent is already awake and at work; mixing and stirring the finest, smoothest, richest chocolate; made entirely by hand, it is sold to the grandes dames of Paris. It's a huge shift from the chocolate factory she worked in at home in the north of England. But when an accident changed everything, Anna was thrown back in touch with her French teacher, Claire, who offered her the chance of a lifetime - to work in Paris with her former sweetheart, Thierry, a master chocolatier. With old wounds about to be uncovered and healed, Anna is set to discover more about real chocolate - and herself - than she ever dreamed. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 440 S. Beteiligte:Colgan, Jenny Standort: Engl. Col ISBN: 978-0-7515-4920-1
Inhalt: Defence lawyer Mickey Haller has had some problems but now he's put all that behind him and is ready to resume his career. Then another lawyer dies, leaving Mickey his entire practice - including a very high-profile and potentially lucrative murder case. Mickey is back in business. Except that according to Detective Harry Bosch, the other lawyer was murdered. Odds-on by one of hid own clients. And now it's Mickeys job to defend him. Suddenly it's not just about winning. It's about staying alive. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 567 S. Beteiligte:Connelly, Michael Standort: Engl. Con ISBN: 978-1-4091-0228-1
Inhalt: As heard on BBC radio 4 book at bedtime winner of the Irish book awards novel of the year 2014 shortlisted for the costa first novel award 2014.Tess Lohan appears to be a quiet child. But within lies a heart of fire. A fire that will propel her from her native Ireland into the hurly-burly of 1960s New York. In this city she will face the twists of a life graced with great beauty, but forever floating close to hazard. Joyous and heart-breaking, Academy Street journeys through six decades and one incredible Story. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 179 S. Beteiligte:Costello, Mary Standort: Engl. Cos ISBN: 978-1-78211-420-8
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