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DS Rowan Hunter is on the case of a lifetime. Tasked with investigating a series of perplexing deaths, the only lead she has is that each appears to be based on a different classic fairy tale. Far from the stuff of bedtime stories, the press is having a field day with what they have named the Grimm Ripper Murders. But Rowan is about to make an astonishing discovery. One that will turn her whole world on its head. Because she herself is actually a story – a tale being told by a kidnapped writer, who is feeding her clues as the sentences unfurl.

Stephen Killigan has been cold since the day he came to Cambridge as a junior lecturer. Something about the seven hundred years of history staining the stones of the university has given him a chill he can't shake. When he stumbles across the body of a missing beauty queen, he thinks he's found the reason.

Maria King knows a secret London. Born blind, she knows the city by sound and touch and smell. But surgery has restored her sight - only for her to find she doesn't want it. Jonathan Dark sees the shadowy side of the city. A DI with the Metropolitan Police, he is haunted by his failure to save a woman from the hands of stalker. Now it seems the killer has set his sights on Maria and is leaving her messages in the most gruesome of ways.

A collection of four ghostly tales inspired by M. R. James: Casting the Runes, Lost Hearts, The Treasure of Abbott-Thomas and A View from the Hill.

Die blinde Maria ist ein "mudlark", sie sucht im Schlamm des Londoner Themseufers nach verborgenen Schätzen. Eines Tages findet sie einen abgehackten menschlichen Finger mit einem gelben Diamantring, dazu eine Botschaft in Braille: "Willst du mich heiraten, Maria?" Detective Inspector Jonathan Dark ist höchst beunruhigt, sucht er doch unter Hochdruck nach einem Stalker, der sein letztes Opfer, Tanya, mit ebensolchen Botschaften beglückte, bevor er die junge Frau tötete.

A gritty and thrilling anthology of 28 new short stories in tribute to pulp noir master, Cornell Woolrich, author of 'Rear Window', the inspiration behind Alfred Hitchock's classic film. Featuring Neil Gaiman, Kim Newman, James Sallis, A.K. Benedict, USA Today-bestseller Samantha Lee Howe, Joe R. Lansdale and many more.

Seit Stephen Killigan als Philosophiedozent in Cambridge angefangen hat, ist ihm kalt bis auf die Knochen. Sind es die 700jährigen Steine der ehrwürdigen Universität, die ihn frösteln lassen? Als er eines Abends auf die Leiche eines vermissten Mädchens stößt, versteht er plötzlich, warum. Doch der wahre Horror beginnt erst - denn die Tote ist kurz darauf spurlos verschwunden. Seine fieberhaften Nachforschungen führen Killigan in eine Welt von tödlicher Schönheit.

Fifteen amazing authors. Fifteen tales with “cemetery plots”. Welcome to the 2021 Capitol Crimes Anthology. A cadre of superlative judges selected the best of the best to put in this audiobook. With a foreword by best-selling author Catriona McPherson, delve into the creative minds of Capitol Crimes members. The setting: Northern California. The theme: that place we all finally must visit, the cemetery. The plots and characters are as diverse as the authors. And their stories will touch your spirit where adventure and fear intersect.

Come away with us now to the far off future days of AD 1985, after men have landed on the moon! When Space Marshal Rory Rammer, and his sidekick, "Skip" Sagan, guard the rule of law and the rights of the innocent from the skies of Earth to the orbit of the moon!

A moment of drunken disrespect sets the stage for the battle for the soul of a man in this Rudyard Kipling classic! A multi-cast, fully soundscaped audio drama!

Ever notice sounds? I mean really notice them? I do. I don't have any choice, not since I fell into The Loop. And what's The Loop? It's a world - a world of sounds and narration, of incidental music and special effects. The Loop is ambiance, implication, and the subtle - and not-so-subtle - manipulations of the Off-Mike People. But people are the same on or off The Loop, a distressing fact that always seems to add up to Blues for Johnny Raven.

Come away with us now to the far off future days of AD 1985, after men have landed on the moon! When Space Marshal Rory Rammer, and his sidekick, "Skip" Sagan, guard the rule of law and the rights of the innocent from the skies of Earth to the orbit of the moon!