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Passed over for promotion and dumped by her boyfriend, Nina O'Malley is further frustrated when her editor assigns her one of the "soft" stories she despises - covering a gala benefit supporting the AIDS Memorial Quilt. More determined than ever to prove she deserves a promotion to the NY office, Nina decides to write a series featuring a local quilting group raising money for AIDS research.

He thought he could buy her body without losing his heart. He thought wrong... Former Olympic hopeful Katelyn Willow put aside her dreams of gold more than eight years ago. Now she's an unemployed charity analyst running three hours late for a job interview with the CEO of Griffin Holdings after being mugged. Bound and determined to have the interview anyway, she waits outside the private entrance to his Chicago offices.

Ness Opute will not fail again. The woman who murdered his wife, who has eluded him for many years, has killed again. To bring her to his own personal justice, Opute must give up his identity as a notorious smuggler and work his way up the ranks of her empire. If he can climb to her inner circle, he will claim victory over her lifeless body. But Opute isn’t the only one on the hunt.

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Social media, smoke bombs, and a secret society. When a popular jock senses something’s up with his younger sister, he turns to local teen sleuths, Hannah and Tamar, for help. At the same time, a rash of smoke bombs attacks across Rosedale has the community on edge. Are these events connected and could someone at Rosedale High be involved? Join Hannah and Tamar as they uncover malicious mischief and forge new friendships in this mystery for teens and young adults.

In this erotic horror novel, a grisly murder in New York City's downtown meat-packing district leads hardboiled crime writer Caitlin McCullough into the depths of a secret sadomasochistic underground: a perverse playground for the rich and twisted, where anything goes and nothing is taboo. There, Caitlin must risk everything to find not only the truth surrounding the murder, but the dark truth hidden inside herself.

Die Schriftstellerin Nelly Jordan reist im Sommer 1971 mit ihrer Familie aus der DDR in ihre mittlerweile polnische Heimatstadt. Für Nelly wird die Reise zur Auseinandersetzung mit der eigenen Vergangenheit, insbesondere mit ihrer Verehrung Hitlers und ihrer Begeisterung für die nationalsozialistische Ideologie, die ihre Kindheit und Jugend prägte.

A detective, conspiracy thriller. Some people can’t let go of a grudge. Homicide Detective Sean Trann is learning this the hard way. He made the mistake of interrupting the killing spree of Boston’s most notorious serial killer, Spider. Intent on finishing what he started and infuriated at Sean’s previous involvement, Spider has decided to use those closest to Sean as pieces in his twisted game. Sean is the only one who can stop this executioner, but can he stay professional when his loved ones are on the line?

Christa Winsloe (1888-1944) war eine deutsch-ungarische Schriftstellerin, Drehbuchautorin, Dramatikerin und Bildhauerin. Nach der Machtübernahme durch die Nationalsozialisten ging sie mit ihrer Dorothy Thompson, mit der sie eine leidenschaftliche Liebe verband nach Italien und später in die Vereinigten Staaten. Mädchen in Uniform: Christa Winsloe schrieb ein Theaterstück über die lesbische Liebe einer Internatsschülerin zu ihrer Lehrerin, mit dem sie ihre Jugendjahre als Zögling im Kaiserin-Augusta-Stift in Potsdam literarisch aufarbeitete.

A man, a woman, and a child who struggle with a difficult past meet by chance in Zurich, Switzerland. In order to live a meaningful life, they need to harness the power of love and forgiveness. Six-year-old Karla longs for her dead mother. Anna struggles with her former husband's deception, and Jonas, artist and teacher, mourns the death of his wife. While caring for and teaching Karla, who promises to be a talented painter, Anna and Jonas develop feelings for each other that go beyond friendship. The budding romance, however, hits a snag when Anna discovers a sinister secret in Jonas’s ...

Emotions run high at Rosedale High as Tamar and her friends plan the junior class's year-end fundraiser—a school fair set to involve students, staff, and the community. Even when a series of puzzling incidents put a friend and their plans at risk, the teens are not deterred. They are determined to pull off a spectacular fair and help the police discover the source of all the mayhem on the midway.

Izzie Di Sante loves a challenge but not so many on the menu at once. With sudden personnel changes, she’s juggling the staff schedule for the family restaurant. Her sister, Chloe drops startling news, and Izzie’s itching to chase down a new cold case. Besides an excuse to see Henry, she empathizes with the victim’s sister, who wants answers.

The last thing Stacie Maroni expected to find in the break room was a dead guy. And even worse, a dead guy with her name, phone number, and office location in his pocket. If that’s not bad enough, a fellow member of the foundation she spearheads seems to be missing in action. Although these events don’t seem to be linked, Stacie is in the thick of things and sleuthing for her life. At least the two mysteries distract her from the attention of, and her attraction to, the handsome detective.

When Donald Woodlawn, an investment advisor from Lynchburg, is shot dead in their quiet town, Sheridan Hendley can’t help but wonder why. As the secrets of his questionable financial dealings with investment clients unravel, she discovers that a dangerous combination of gambling debts and alcohol drove him to target rich and powerful men.

Lange wurde sie erwartet. Nun ist sie da, Christa Wolfs monumentale Rückschau: Auf ihr Leben in den drei deutschen Staats- und Gesellschaftsformen, auf Brüche und Neuanfänge. Es ist ein Anschreiben gegen das Vergessen, begonnen zu einem Zeitpunkt, als ein Vergessen für die Autorin eine Wohltat gewesen wäre. Denn 1993 ergießt sich in Deutschland der Hass des Feuilletons über die vermeintliche Stasi-Zuträgerin Christa Wolf.

Christa Parravani was 40 years old, in a troubled marriage, and in bad financial straits when she learned she was pregnant with her third child. She and her family were living in Morgantown, West Virginia, where she had taken a professorial position at the local university. Haunted by a childhood steeped in poverty and violence and by young adult years rocked by the tragic death of her identical twin sister, Christa hoped her professor’s salary and health care might set her and her young family on a safe and steady path.

An urgent call from Stacie Maroni’s friend, Meredith, interrupts the sleuth’s New Year's Eve plans for a romantic evening. Instead, she and Detective Michael O'Hare rush to the country club only to find it is too late to help their friend. Not quite how they wanted to bring in the New Year. A fully booked event for the annual bash translates into an overabundance of suspects and a variety of motives.

The perfect first date. Good food, romantic setting, good vibes. Until a woman screams and a shot is fired. As a trauma counselor, Stacie Maroni doesn’t hesitate to barge through the fray. Nor does her date, Detective O'Hare. With the case falling outside his jurisdiction, O’Hare and Stacie should simply be witnesses. Emphasis on should. As contradictory information emerges, things get complicated, and Stacie’s involved whether she likes it or not. Good thing O’Hare has her back.

A skeleton in the vineyards of the Segantino family leads Sofia on a wild chase from California to the Piedmont region in Italy in search of her missing great-uncle Angelo. The local gangsters, however, are equally interested in the elusive Angelo and are ready to kill in order to find him. Will Sofia be able to outsmart them? A hidden diary and a crumpled envelope, postmarked in Italy, are the only clues Martin Segantino has to what happened to his younger brother Angelo, the black sheep of the family, who disappeared under mysterious circumstances twenty years ago. When the police find ...

Sheridan Hendley, amateur sleuth, wants nothing more than a return to routine following their family vacation. The last thing she needs is to find herself involved in another murder investigation. But that's precisely what happens when the victim is one of Maddie’s favorite teachers at the high school. While Sheridan’s trying not to sleuth, the high school principal assures everyone Sheridan will find the killer. Despite an abundance of people wanting to share their thoughts on the teacher, Sheridan and the police are stymied.