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    The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 36min
    In this adventure we are at last introduced to Sherlock Holmes’ brother, Mycroft, the only relative of whom Watson’s friend has ever openly spoken during their long assocation. Mycroft, says Sherlock Holmes, is Sherlock’s superior in intelligence and observation but cannot put the gifts to practical use. They stroll to the singular accomodations of the Diogenes Club, and as Dr. Watson becomes acquainted with the elder Holmes, Mycroft introduces them to a Grecian interpreter. The man’s bizarre story draws the detective and his companion into a case of extortion, kidnapping, fraud, cruelty, and violence. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: David Ian Davies. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/onvo/000143/bk_onvo_000143_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Stealing Alabama , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 188min
    The second American Revolution has propelled the Southern-controlled United Republic of America into power, its oppressive laws enforced by the National Reform Program's re-education camps. The citizens are suffering from a militaristic tyranny and federal extortion at the expense of an ambitious space program designed to propagate the galaxy with model citizens of the Republic. But a silent underground faction plans to commandeer a ship and make a great escape to the stars. BONUS AUDIO: Author Allen Steele explains how he drew from U.S. history to write this Hugo-nominated novella. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Marc Vietor, Allen Steele (introduction). Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/000109/bk_adbl_000109_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Ticket Man: Inside the Criminal Underworld of New York City: Carlo Juliano Chronicles, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 234min
    Orphaned and homeless in New York City at 14 years old in 2009, Carlo Juliano lived on the streets to survive until a local crime family boss, Johnny Toracio, gave him a job, his own place to live, and mentored him into a life as a gangster. For the next few years, Carlo flourished on the streets of New York befriending leaders of construction scams, art theft rings, drug cartels, biker gangs, extortion rackets, gambling, and cybercrime. In 2015, a series of events ignited a treacherous power struggle for control of New York City's underworld. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Steve Stansell. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/075648/bk_acx0_075648_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Pontoon: A Novel of Lake Wobegon , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 501min
    Garrison Keillor's latest book is about the wedding of a girl named Dede Ingebretson, who comes home from California with a guy named Brent. Dede has made a fortune in veterinary aromatherapy; Brent bears a strong resemblance to a man wanted for extortion who's pictured on a poster in the town's post office. Then there's the memorial service for Dede's aunt Evelyn, who led a footloose and adventurous life after the death of her husband 17 years previously. Add a surprise boyfriend and a band of newly arrived Mormon missionaries, and the gently rendered chaos is complete. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Garrison Keillor. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/high/000351/bk_high_000351_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Gangland , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 795min
    Hector Molina controls Gangland. From behind prison bars, he rules a ruthless gang of renegades who deal in extortion, drugs, and death. US attorney Claude Massingill is determined to expose Gangland. He's got Molina locked up as a protected witness for a trial that's sure to make headlines - and Molina couldn't ask for a better hideout than the one the government is giving him. Now, Assistant DA Mike Swanson needs to penetrate Gangland - and fast. He's got to break through the federal fence, get to Molina, and convict the notorious prison gang lord of murder...before someone ends up dead. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: John McLain. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/019110/bk_adbl_019110_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Great Classic Crime Stories: Tales of Murder, Robbery, Extortion, Blackmail, Forgery, and Worse , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1248min
    A grisly collection of despicable crimes told by some of the world's best writers. 1. "Charles", by A. J. Alan2. "The Magic Casket", by R. Austin Freeman3.The Game Played in the Dark by Ernest Bramah4. "The Hammer of God", by G. K. Chesterton5. "His Brother’s Keeper", by W. W. Jacobs6. "The Murder of the Mandarin", by Arnold Bennett7. "The Murder of the Countess Görlitz", by S. Baring-Gould8. "The Shadow of the Shark", by G. K. Chesterton9. "The Burglary", by Arnold Bennett10. "The Perfect Murder", by Stacy Aumonier11. "Blackmail", by John Galsworthy12. "The Honest Thief", by Fyodor Dostoyevsky13. "To Be Taken in Water", by George Walter Thornbury14. "The Man Who Stole a Meeting House", by John Townsend Trowbridge15. "The Great Bank Forgery", by Sir Basil Thomson16. "Diamond Cut Diamond", by F. Britten Austin17. "My Adventure at Chislehurst", by A. J. Alan18. "The Marionettes", by O. Henry19. "The Inn of the Two Witches", by Joseph Conrad20. "The Man with the Watches", by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle21. "The Saloon Passenger", by E. W. Hornung22. "The Severed Hand", by Wilhelm Hauff23. "Moon’s Gibbet", by Egerton Castle24. "A Lucky Number", by S. B. Hale25. "The Criminal from Lost Honour", by Friedrich Schiller26. "The Tête Noire", by Charles Allston Collins27. "The Downfall of Mulligans", by Banjo Patterson28. "Hunted Down", by Charles Dickens29. "Old Fags", by Stacy Aumonier30. "My Favorite Murder", by Ambrose Bierce31. "The Three Strangers", by Thomas Hardy32. "A Bottomless Grave", by Ambrose Bierce ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Cathy Dobson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/redd/000432/bk_redd_000432_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Ticket Man 2: Inside the Criminal Underworld of New York City , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 137min
    This is the follow-up book to Ticket Man and captures the events of 2015-2016. Orphaned and homeless in New York City at 14 years old, Carlo Juliano lived on the streets to survive until a local crime family boss, Johnny Toracio, gave him a job, a place to live, and a mentor for his new life as a gangster. For the next few years, Carlo flourished on the streets of New York, befriending leaders of construction scams, art theft rings, drug cartels, biker gangs, extortion rackets, gambling, and cybercrime. In 2015, a series of events ignited a treacherous power struggle for control of New York City's underworld. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Steve Stansell. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/078190/bk_acx0_078190_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Mission Canyon: Evan Delaney Series, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 612min
    Evan Delaney has come to terms with the hit-and-run crash that left her boyfriend, Jesse Blackburn, in a wheelchair and killed his best friend. But when she hears that the driver, Franklin Brand, is back in Santa Barbara, she is determined to help Jesse bring him to book for his crime. Brand was a golden boy at Mako Technologies, a heavyweight cyber-security firm. That's where Evan starts looking, and as she digs deeper, she finds evidence of theft and extortion. Then witnesses to the hit-and-run start dying. It seems that powerful interests are determined to stop Jesse and Evan, once and for all. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Lorelei King. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/bbcw/000724/bk_bbcw_000724_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Red Heels : The LBD Project, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 479min
    Covert agent, Evan Tyler, has survived her first mission wearing the high-tech weapon known as the Little Black Dress. Along with the help of her InDIGO team, she slipped behind the curtain of the Paris fashion scene to infiltrate and dismantle an international extortion ring bent on global manipulation.What they discovered only extends their mission to find the head of this villainous organization and protect the desperate victims. New leads take them from Paris to Marseilles, Barcelona, and London, where Evan finds herself entangled with the handsome billionaire entrepreneur, Michael Cooper. She must protect him and his business if she hopes to uncover the truth. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Lilian Wouters. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/222378/bk_acx0_222378_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Idiot [Blackstone] , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1347min
    Despite the harsh circumstances besetting his own life - abject poverty, incessant gambling, and the death of his firstborn child - Dostoevsky produced a second masterpiece, The Idiot, just two years after completing Crime and Punishment. In it, a saintly man, Prince Myshkin, is thrust into the heart of a society more concerned with wealth, power, and sexual conquest than the ideals of Christianity. Myshkin soon finds himself at the center of a violent love triangle in which a notorious woman and a beautiful young girl become rivals for his affections. Extortion, scandal, and murder follow, testing the wreckage left by human misery to find "man in man. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Robert Whitfield. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/000592/bk_blak_000592_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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