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    The Adventure of the Six Napoleons , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 43min
    The destruction of duplicate plaster casts of the famous head of Napoleon by the French sculptor, Devine, becomes more than a mere curiosity to Sherlock Holmes when a murder is committed during the commission of one of the crimes. The case begins at the shop of Morse Hudson, who has a place for the sale of pictures and statues in the Kennington Road. The burglaries and destructions escalate until, with the brutal slaying, it becomes obvious that the value of the plaster effigies extends beyond a mere hatred of the little Emperor of France. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: David Ian Davies. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/onvo/000125/bk_onvo_000125_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Westing Game
    A Newbery Medal WinnerFor over thirty-five years, Ellen Raskin's Newbery Medal-winning The Westing Game has been an enduring favorite. This highly inventive mystery involves sixteen people who are invited to the reading of Samuel W. Westing's will. They could become millionaires-it all depends on how they play the tricky and dangerous Westing game, a game involving blizzards, burglaries, and bombings! Ellen Raskin has created a remarkable cast of characters in a puzzle-knotted, word-twisting plot filled with humor, intrigue, and suspense.Winner of the Newbery Medal Winner of the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award An ALA Notable Book A School Library Journal One Hundred Books That Shaped the Century"A supersharp mystery...confoundingly clever, and very funny." Booklist, starred review"Great fun for those who enjoy illusion, word play, or sleight of hand." The New York Times Book Review"A fascinating medley of word games, disguises, multiple aliases, and subterfuges a demanding but rewarding book." The Horn Book
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    Dead Again: Georgie Harvey and John Franklin, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 530min
    Will someone kill to keep their secret?Almost two years have passed since wildfires ravaged the tiny town of Bullock, and Melbourne journalist Georgie Harvey is on assignment in the recovering town to write a feature story on the anniversary of the tragedy.Across the state in Daylesford, police officer John Franklin is investigating a spree of vandalism and burglaries, while champing to trade his uniform for the plain clothes of a detective.When Georgie’s story and Franklin’s cases collide, she not only finds herself back in conflict with the man she’s been trying to forget, but also uncovers the truth about how the fires started. A secret someone might kill to keep. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Courtney Symes. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/216224/bk_acx0_216224_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    One Under: Bill Slider, Book 18 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 563min
    A middle-aged man jumps under a tube train at Shepherd's Bush station, and a teenage girl is killed in a hit-and-run in a country lane puzzlingly far from her home on the White City Estate: two unrelated incidents which occupy DCI Bill Slider and his team during a slack period. At least it's a change of speed after the grind of domestics, burglaries and Community Liaison. But links to a cold case - another dead teenager, pulled out of the River Thames - create doubts as to whether they are indeed unrelated. And slowly a trail of corruption and betrayal is uncovered, leading Slider and his firm ever deeper into a morass of horror. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Terry Wale. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/isis/002782/bk_isis_002782_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Thieves of Ostia: Roman Mysteries, Book 1, Hörbuch, Digital, 237min
    Set in a graveyard, marketplace, and courtyards of a Roman city, this fast-paced mystery paints a vivid picture of life in ancient times. The place is Ostia, the port of Rome. Flavia Gemina, a Roman sea captain's daughter, is about to embark on a thrilling adventure. When the dogs on Flavia's street start dying, she is determined to find out who is killing them and why. Her investigation leads her to three extraordinary people: Jonathan, her new neighbor; Nubia, an African slave girl; and Lupus, a mute beggar boy. They become firm friends as they search for the killer, narrowly escape being kidnapped by a slave dealer, and uncover a series of burglaries. Language: English. Narrator: Michael Praed. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/orio/000150/bk_orio_000150_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Ruling Passion, Hörbuch, Digital, 181min
    Pascoe finds his loyalties torn when duty calls him to Yorkshire but one of his friends is accused of multiple murders and may need his help.... Read by the star of the BBC TV series. Peter Pascoe is in shock. A weekend in the country with old friends turns into a nightmare when he finds three of them dead and the missing fourth a prime suspect in the eyes of the local police. They want his cooperation. Superintendent Andy Dalziel wants him back in Yorkshire where a string of unsolved burglaries look like turning nasty. Perhaps it’s all too much for Pascoe. As events unfold, the two cases are getting jumbled in his mind.... Language: English. Narrator: Colin Buchanan. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hcuk/001111/bk_hcuk_001111_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Fatal Frost , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 660min
    May, 1982. Britain celebrates the sinking of the Belgrano, Jimmy Savile has the run of the airwaves and Denton Police Division welcomes its first black policeman, DC Waters -- recently relocated from Bethnal Green. While the force is busy dealing with a spate of local burglaries, the body of fifteen-year-old Samantha Evans is discovered in woodland next to the nearby railway track. Then a fifteen-year-old boy is found dead on Denton's golf course, his organs removed. Detective Sergeant Jack Frost is sent to investigate -- a welcome distraction from troubles at home. And when the murdered boy's sister goes missing, Frost and Waters must work together to find her... before it's too late. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Stephen Thorne. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/isis/001725/bk_isis_001725_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Cat Raise the Dead: A Joe Grey Mystery, Book 3 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 545min
    Joe Grey can't believe his human housemate, Clyde, would even consider volunteering him for the Animal Therapy program at the local nursing home - just when Joe was on the verge of solving the string of burglaries that has Molena Point residents shaking in their collective boots. But it turns out it's Dulcie, Joe's pretty little cat-friend, who came up with the idea of subjecting Joe to the cooing attentions of a bunch of doddering old coots. Dulcie believes there's more going on at the old folks' home than the care and feeding of lonely seniors. And she needs Joe's help in getting to the bottom of a conspiracy…and a very suspicious set of deaths. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Susan Boyce. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/bbca/001245/bk_bbca_001245_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Wrong Place: DC Maggie Neville, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 611min
    Wrong Place is the next gripping crime novel from Michelle Davies, following her critically acclaimed debut Gone Astray. When a man fails in his attempt to murder his wife and then commit suicide, DC Maggie Neville is assigned to be the surviving woman's Family Liaison Officer. As the husband lies in a coma in hospital, the wife sets about making sure everyone knows he's guilty. But there's something about her story that doesn't ring true to Maggie. Digging deeper, she finds an unexpected link between the couple's case and a series of burglaries she and her colleagues are investigating in the local area - and the mysterious disappearance of a young woman 20 years ago. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Clare Wille. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/macm/001022/bk_macm_001022_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Bingo: A Jonas Kirk Mystery , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 223min
    Bingo is a simple game, a format for gossip, fun, and occasional windfalls of cash. Yet in Woodland Park, it seems to trigger burglaries and murder. Key personalities focus on these frightening events, among them, Bishop Leland Burkey, and Lt. Chester Devlin, each especially frustrated at their inability to calm a nervous community absorbing Muslim and Sikh arrivals.  Jonas Kirk returns from a self-imposed hiatus and finds himself working with a new and seductive personality, Sharon Cunningham. Fancy that - Lady Justice and Mr. Scales.  Can Bishop Burkey sanction their work? Can Devlin? A dramatic announcement captures the crowd and a special Bingo game reveals a secret as Kirk and Cunningham restore stability to Woodland Park. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kenn McCloud, Jeff Lemucchi, Dick Snyder, Sylvia Cariker. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/156040/bk_acx0_156040_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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