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    Gypsy (eBook, ePUB)
    Be whisked away in the moving story of a girl travelling far and wide for a better life, from the internationally bestselling author Lesley PearseTragedy sent her on a journey far from home . . .Fifteen-year-old Beth's life is shattered when she and her brother Sam are orphaned.Believing that only in America can they make a fresh start, brother and sister leave Liverpool and embark on the greatest adventure of their lives.In New York, Beth's talent with the fiddle earns her the friendship of gamblers, chancers and other rogues. Dodging trouble across America, Beth and her friends head for the Klondike river in search of gold.But how far must Beth go to find happiness?And will her travels lead this gypsy to a place she can ever call home?Praise for Lesley Pearse:'With characters it is impossible not to care about . . . this is storytelling at its very best' Daily Mail'Lose yourself in this epic saga' Bella'An emotional and moving epic you won't forget in a hurry' Woman's Weekly
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    Death on the Mississippi: Mark Twain Mysteries, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 629min
    There was a ghastly murder in New York City, and Mark Twain’s address was in the dead man’s pocket. But even more alarming was that Twain had just received a message sent by an old friend from his riverboat days - and the handwriting matched the note found on the corpse.So with his new secretary, Wentworth Cabot, Twain caught a steamboat bound for New Orleans. On board were all matter of people - wealthy tourists and old river rats, literary amateurs and high-stakes gamblers...and a determined killer whose only goal was to bring Mark Twain’s celebrated career to a stop! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Will Damron. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/brll/010661/bk_brll_010661_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Winds of Chance , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 959min
    Young Pierce Phillips, green, naïve, self-assured and with little money, finds himself in Dyea, Alaska. He is soon parted from his money by smooth-talking gamblers. Now, penniless, hungry, and with no means to reach the Klondike, he is forced to accept a job hauling supplies for other would-be prospectors over the perilous Chilkoot Pass. During one such expedition he meets Countess Courteau, who plays a major role in his future. His Yukon adventures change Pierce from youth to a man, a seasoned veteran who has learned that love can be a stronger desire than Gold Fever.... ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kevin Foley. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/bimo/001425/bk_bimo_001425_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Between the Worlds: A Collection of Eight Twinborn Stories (Twinborn Chronicles, Book 8) , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 326min
    Gamblers and goblins. Dragons and duels. Scoundrels of every make and description.Dive back into the worlds of the best-selling Twinborn Trilogy with this collection of eight short stories - including three exclusive, never-before-published works. J.S. Morin peels back the larger Twinborn story to reveal the smaller tales concealed beneath.Gamble with pirates in "Crackle Man". Curry favor with a living god in "To Serve a Dragon". Join the hunt for ogres in "War-Bringer". For some characters, this is their beginning. For others, this is the end. But for a fortunate few, their adventures continue on in Twinborn Chronicles: War of 3 Worlds. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Mikael Naramore. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/139372/bk_acx0_139372_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Barrington Street Blues: A Collins-Burke Mystery, Book 3 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 673min
    A rich man and a poor man are found dead of gunshot wounds outside a seedy bar on Barrington Street. The police declare it a murder-suicide, but bluesman/lawyer Monty Collins suspects it's a double murder. Helped by his friend, Father Brennan Burke, and hindered by his femme fatale law partner, Felicia Morgan, Monty explores the dark side of Halifax society: hookers, drug addicts, boozers, gamblers and people desperate to cover up a series of parties that got way out of hand. A threat of blackmail, and turmoil with his estranged wife Maura, have Monty singing the blues, lashing out at his closest friends, and spending far too much time in the bars of Halifax. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Christian Rummel. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/003928/bk_adbl_003928_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Neon Leviathan , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 666min
    A collection of stories about the outsiders - the criminals, the soldiers, the addicts, the mathematicians, the gamblers and the cage fighters, the refugees and the rebels. From the battlefield, to alternate realities, to the mean streets of the dark city, we walk in the shoes of those who struggle to survive in a neon-saturated, tech-noir future.Twelve hard-edged stories from the dark, often violent, sometimes strange heart of cyberpunk, this collection - as with all the best science fiction - is an exploration of who were are now. In the tradition of Dashiell Hammett, Philip K Dick, and David Mitchell, Neon Leviathan is a remarkable debut collection from a breakout new author.  ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Greg Patmore. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/202508/bk_acx0_202508_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Openings in the Old Trail , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 424min
    Although American author Bret Harte is most readily associated with stories about the West, it is his skill with characterization that distinguishes him from the hundreds of others who set fictional tales in the region. The miners, soldiers, gamblers, entrepreneurs, and lost souls who populate these pages are limned with Harte's unique combination of dry wit and tender pathos.This charming collection of Harte's short stories focuses on life in old California and includes "Openings in the Old Trail", "Colonel Starbottle for the Plaintiff", "The Landlord of the Big Flume Hotel", "A Buckeye Hollow Inheritance", "The Reincarnation of Smith", "Lanty Foster's Mistake", "An Ali Baba of the Sierras", "Miss Peggy's Proteges", and "The Goddess of Excelsior". ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: John Lescault. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/011796/bk_blak_011796_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Dead Man's Hand , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 471min
    Only one will leave the final table...alive. Wild Bill Hickok awakens to the feel of flesh crawling onto his bones. Alive again, in the graveyard in Deadwood on a cold October night, he has an irresistible compulsion to go to Atlantic City. There, in the mysterious and magical Black Queen casino, he joins a rogue’s gallery of resurrected scoundrels, all gamblers who were murdered like himself. Will the father of organized crime revert to his bad habits and attempt to take over the Queen? Will Wild Bill finally find out if those aces and eights are winners? Five murdered men sit down to a poker tournament for the highest possible stakes: the right to stay alive. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Joe Geoffrey. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/015766/bk_adbl_015766_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Void Moon , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 658min
    A young woman finds herself caught up in a scam which may cost her the one thing she values more than her life.... Cassie Black has been lured back to the criminal profession she gave up--robbing gamblers of their winnings--by a proposition that is just too good to miss. The job goes as planned except that the target has too much money. It can only mean someone very powerful is going to be very angry indeed. Cassie finds herself on the run from a killer who seems to know her every move in advance. Worse still, he is closing in on the one thing Cassie will do anything to protect. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: L.G. Ganser. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/orio/000801/bk_orio_000801_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Case of the Deadly Desperados , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 409min
    Virginia City in 1862 is a mining camp sitting above a rich vein of silver in America's Wild West. It's a dangerous place, full of gamblers, hurdy girls and gunmen - all of them on the make! When twelve year-old P.K. Pinkerton arrives there, homeless, penniless and hunted, things don't look good. But P.K. soon finds allies in Sam Clemens, a newspaper reporter, Poker Face Jace, a gambler who can tell when someone is bluffing, and Ping, a Chinese photographer's apprentice. With the help of these friends- and armed with a Smith & Wesson seven-shooter and a knack for disguises - P.K. takes on the tricksters and desperados and tries to become a detective. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Pat Rodriguez, Caroline Lawrence. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/orio/000431/bk_orio_000431_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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