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    Trace Elements
    'Donna Leon's appreciation of her adopted city's sublime yet fragile magnificence is as fresh (and invigorating) today as it was when Death at La Fenice was published in 1992. However, her anger at the damage caused by tourism and pollution has grown stronger over the years ... Should anyone still doubt that Leon is a superb novelist, let them consider the scene in which Guido gently questions a woman during the last few minutes of her life. You can feel the tension, fear, horror - and wonder.' The TimesA New York Times Bestseller__________________________________'They killed him. It was bad money.' A dying hospice patient gasps these cryptic words about her recently-deceased husband. Brunetti softly promises he will look into what appears to be a private family tragedy. He discovers that her husband worked for a company that monitored the cleanliness of Venice's water supply and that he had died in a motorcycle accident.Distracted briefly by Vice Questore Patta's obsession with youth crime in Venice, Brunetti turns to the remarkable research skills of Patta's secretary, Signora Elettra Zorzi. With her help, Brunetti comes to realize the perilous meaning in the dying woman's accusation and the threat it reveals to the health of the entire region.'Atmospheric, clever, witty and amusing. If I were only allowed to read one crime series again it would be that of Donna Leon.' The Times
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    Last Breath: Haunted Collection Series, Book 7 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 488min
    Manic laughter echoes through the night as victims struggle for their last breath....Mysterious deaths continue with every haunted item Stefan Korzh releases into the world. Horror and mayhem are felt everywhere, from trailer parks to the hallowed bayous of New Orleans. But as he finds himself pushed into a corner by those who want him dead, Korzh goes to great lengths to establish an unlikely alliance. The only thing more threatening than his desire for revenge is the new ghost he has set loose. Appearing as a frail, elderly woman, Martha’s inviting smile is as deceitful as her looks. It masks a terrible cruelty as she draws the final gasps of air from her victims and delights in their pleas for mercy.Meanwhile, there’s no rest for the trio caught in the midst of Korzh’s games. Victor and Ariana are close to uncovering the key to mysteries that haunt them and come face-to-face with secrets that will change the course of their lives forever. Even Tom’s attempts at an ordinary life are shattered with a stark reminder that nothing about him can ever be normal.With terrors closing in from all sides, each will have to go to great lengths to survive. There’s no escaping the horrors they must face or the pain they must endure. The stakes have never been higher, and one mistake could end up being their last.... ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Thom Bowers. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/124848/bk_acx0_124848_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    In Bed with Susie Bright 654: Transgender Families - Before It Was Trendy, Hörbuch, Digital, 32min, (USK 18)
    The award-winning TV show Transparent depicts what happens when a family member transgenders. Writer Sara Bibel has a few different insights about that experience, based on her own real-life dad, who transitioned when she was four years old. Susie reads from Bibel's article ("It Happened to Me: My Father Transitioned When I Was a Kid and It Was Nothing Like 'Transparent'") at xojane.com. Her memoir details the epic journey of a little girl who goes from not thinking that a dad wearing women's clothes is a big deal, to a young college preppie who shuts off all communication with her new "mom". How does the story end? You'll be on the edge of your seat. Next, Susie introduces us to a fabulous website you'll want to visit. Audioporn is a blog filled with the sounds of people having sex. There are no pictures - just moans, grunts, gasps, and lots of heavy breathing. It's so sexy, and a great place to let your imagination run wild. Then, it's our "Try This at Home" mailbag. We have a letter from a listener who failed to tell his last lover that he had herpes. Now he thinks he gave it to her! Susie is in damage-control mode and has a remedy for his situation. Have a question or news story for Susie? You can send your confidential queries and comments to susie@susiebright.com. [Episode 654, April 10, 2015] Explicit Language Warning: You must be 18 years or older to purchase this program. Language: English. Narrator: Susie Bright. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/pf/suzy/150410/pf_suzy_150410_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Girl in the Grave: Beth Adams, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 473min
    Silence falls as the coffin is lifted out of the ground, yesterday’s rain cascading from it like a waterfall. Glancing into what should have been an empty grave, everyone gasps at the sight of blueish-white fingers exposed in the soil below....When the body of a teenage runaway is found hidden inside someone else’s grave in a small-town cemetery in the Lake District, an urgent call is made to forensic pathologist Beth Adams. Still traumatised by a recent attempt on her own life, one look at the beautiful girl’s broken body is enough to bring Beth out of hiding for the first time since her attack. She’s the only one who can help her trusted friend, Detective Josh Walker, crack the most shocking case of his career. Beth struggles to believe it’s a coincidence that the gravesite was scheduled to be exhumed, exposing the evidence. Does this twisted killer want to be caught? Throwing herself into her work Beth discovers traces of material beneath the victim’s fingernails that sets the team on the killer’s trail. But this critical lead comes at a dangerous price, exposing Beth’s whereabouts and dragging her back into her attacker’s line of fire once again. With Beth’s own life on the line, the investigation is already cracking under the pressure. Then another local girl goes missing.... Can Beth stay alive long enough to catch the killer before he claims his next victim? An absolutely gripping new police procedural that will grab fans of Patricia Gibney, LJ Ross and Angela Marsons and leave them gasping for breath. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Alison Campbell. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/156852/bk_acx0_156852_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Andalon Awakens: Dreamers of Andalon, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 834min
    Two worlds collide in AndalonThe tranquil continent of Andalon descends into chaos when pirates and outlaws form an alliance against tyranny. Warfare ensues as they uncover dark secrets involving a superior society, and centuries of stability unravel under the watchful eye of magic-wielding Falconers. This sect of administrators captures and farms children who can potentially manipulate the elements, and the eerie specters steal the latent telepathic abilities for their own use. The heroes of Pirate’s Cove include Eusari Thorinson, kidnapped and sold at a young age. She must choose vengeance against those responsible or saving the world beside Braen Braston, a quiet outcast from the northern kingdom of Fjorik. Magical powers awaken around them, challenging their knowledge of history and the world.Across the continent, Robert Esterling fights to come of age and struggles with physical limitations while leading a civil war against his usurper brother, the leader chosen by the Falconers, and the evil Campton Shol. He must decide the fate of thousands of refugees from the west, the hated and feared Pescari, and their goddess of fire.Follow these unlikely heroes as they face political intrigue and work through personal barriers. Listen along as they learn to use their emotionally based powers without destroying the very people they feel compelled to save against a new and much larger foe than Andalon ever dreamed.Andalon Awakens is an emotional ride that will lead you to laughter, tears, and gasps along the way. T. B. Phillips is a craftsman who toys with your heart and leads you by the hand through expert world-building, putting you inside each of his characters. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jason Sullivan. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/226021/bk_acx0_226021_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Green Eyed Monster: The Shanda Sharer Murder , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 50min
    It starts with a thrumming in Shanda's ears, a sound very much like the thick, coursing current of a river swelling its banks. Gradually she becomes aware that the frantic pulse is not water but blood rushing through her veins, echoing in the pitch-black cavern of her inner ear. The deafening thunder grows louder, terror wrapping its icy fingers around her pounding heart until she fears she may drown in her own blood. Louder and fiercer, it doubles and triples in intensity. "Abruptly, all falls silent. "Except for the laughter. "Still entombed in flames, she gasps for breath, but instead of fresh air she swallows fire. "And then it starts. "A scream pierces her to the core. "And then another. Another. 'Her own screaming as she knows she is burning alive. "And in the distance, but still audible, the laughter again. "Then, mercifully, she lapses into unconsciousness." The nightmare that 12-year-old Shanda Sharer had to endure was beyond horrifying. Kidnapped and beaten, stabbed, tortured, and then burned alive by her assailants, one can only imagine the horror she suffered in the last moments of her life. Her attackers, four teenagers who, following the instructions of a girl who was motivated just by pure, selfish jealousy - gladly joined in the horrible murder plot, without even an inkling of sorrow or remorse for their victim. Based on the true story of 12-year-old Shanda Sharer, whose murder gained nationwide notoriety, Green Eyed Monster provides a terrifying glimpse into the minds of her killers, young girls who had led such horrible home lives, themselves victims of sexual and ritual abuse, and eventually descended into a life of sexual promiscuity, drugs, alcohol, self-harm, and physical violence. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Troy McElfresh. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/086509/bk_acx0_086509_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Trace Elements
    A woman's cryptic dying words in a Venetian hospice lead Guido Brunetti to uncover a threat to the entire region in Donna Leon's haunting twenty-ninth Brunetti novel.When Dottoressa Donato calls the Questura to report that a dying patient at the hospice Fatebenefratelli wants to speak to the police, Commissario Guido Brunetti and his colleague, Claudia Griffoni, waste no time in responding.'They killed him. It was bad money. I told him no', Benedetta Toso gasps the words about her recently-deceased husband, Vittorio Fadalto. Even though he is not sure she can hear him Brunetti softly promises he and Griffoni will look into what initially appears to be a private family tragedy. They discover that Fadalto worked in the field collecting samples of contamination for a company that measures the cleanliness of Venice's water supply and that he had died in a mysterious motorcycle accident. Distracted briefly by Vice Questore Patta's obsession with youth crime in Venice, Brunetti is bolstered once more by the remarkable research skills of Patta's secretary, Signora Elettra Zorzi. Piecing together the tangled threads, in time Brunetti comes to realize the perilous meaning in the woman's accusation and the threat it reveals to the health of the entire region. But justice in this case proves to be ambiguous, as Brunetti is reminded it can be when, seeking solace, he reads Aeschylus's classic play The Eumenides. As she has done so often through her memorable characters and storytelling skill, Donna Leon once again engages our sensibilities as to the differences between guilt and responsibility.
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    The Calm Before the Storm , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 37min, (USK 18)
    Comedian Kabir "Kabeezy" Singh, and his album The Calm Before the Storm, are a cut above the rest. His jokes pierce deep and he gets to the point. He's sharp, incisive, and edgy. Although it's hard to say exactly what it is that makes Kabir's pen mightier than the sword (yet able to cut like one), it might simply be that his garish bravado is a smokescreen for his clever, well-crafted twists and takes. While bordering on abrasive and contentious, his lavish and liberal use of various flavorful expletives actually make his material accessible and inclusive. Kabir's swagger is alluring. His candidness is refreshing. Wiseass commentary about his Indian heritage, defining and defying stereotypes, is exceptional. The Calm Before the Storm is a vital and vibrant comedy album, any way you slice it. You can't tell Kabeezy nothing! The comedian speaks his truth which is boldly flagrant in the face of respectability. Singh is a force. He lowers his shoulder and ignores caution, wielding his sense of humor like a battering ram. The Calm Before the Storm features conflict at its center. Kabir "Kabeezy" Singh is serene and supremely talented at managing the chaos. The album has a laundry list of antagonists - disapproving mothers, Siri, grammar, money, driverless cars - looking to knock the comedian off his game. When things get rowdy, Kabir commands the crowd like a captain of a booze cruise, keeping everybody engaged but in check. Just when you think it's safe, Kabir Singh flies fearlessly into a joke so audacious the audience gasps in shock before laughing hysterically, gasping for air. Prepare to be blown away!  Kabir "Kabeezy" Singh is one of the fastest rising comedians in the nation. A high-energy, crowd-pleasing comic with an in-your-face attitude and razor-sharp wit, he is performing to sold-out crowds across the US and internationally. He was one of the select comedians to perform opening weekend at Jimmy Kimmel's new comedy ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kabir Kabeezy Singh. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/roar/000700/bk_roar_000700_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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