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In meinem Buch "Wer kann segeln wohl über den See" geht es um kleine Geschichten, Anekdoten und Erlebnisse, die zum Teil selbst erlebt, zum Teil frei erfunden, zum Teil utopisch sind. Sie sind entstanden aus einer Idee heraus und machten sich dann selbständig. Und ich konnte nichts dagegen tun. ;-) 3 Drittel halt - ein Insider meiner Familie. :-)

The New York Times Bestselling master of suspense is back with a riveting thriller, as reward seeker Colter Shaw plunges into the woods and races the clock in a case where nothing is quite what it seems.The Times Book of the Month (November 2022)THERE ARE TWO FUNDAMENTAL RULES OF SURVIVAL.#1: NEVER BE WITHOUT A MEANS OF ESCAPE.Allison Parker is on the run with her teenage daughter, Hannah, and Colter Shaw has been hired by her eccentric boss, entrepreneur Marty Harmon, to find and protect her. Though he's an expert at tracking missing persons-even those who don't wish to be found-Shaw has met his match in Allison, who brings all her skills as a brilliant engineer designing revolutionary technology to the game of evading detection.#2: NEVER BE WITHOUT ACCESS TO A WEAPON.The reason for Allison's panicked flight is soon apparent. She's being stalked by her ex-husband, Jon Merritt. Newly released from prison and fueled by blinding rage, Jon is a man whose former profession as a police detective makes him uniquely suited for the hunt. And he's not alone. Two hitmen are also hot on her heels-an eerie pair of thugs who take delight not only in murder but in the sport of devising clever ways to make bodies disappear forever. Even if Shaw manages to catch up with Allison and her daughter, his troubles will just be beginning.SHAW IS ABOUT TO DISCOVER RULE #3:NEVER BELIEVE ANYTHING.As Shaw ventures further into the wilderness, the truth becomes as hard to decipher as the forest's unmarked trails...and peril awaits at every turn.

The Hound of the Baskervilles is the third of the four crime novels by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes. Originally serialised in The Strand Magazine from August 1901 to April 1902, it is set in 1889 largely on Dartmoor in Devon in England's West Country and tells the story of an attempted murder inspired by the legend of a fearsome, diabolical hound of supernatural origin. Holmes and Watson investigate the case. This was the first appearance of Holmes since his apparent death in "The Final Problem", and the success of The Hound of the Baskervilles led to the character's eventual revival. One of the most famous stories ever written, in 2003, the book was listed as number 128 of 200 on the BBC's The Big Read poll of the UK's "best-loved novel". In 1999, a poll of "Sherlockians" ranked it as the best of the four Holmes novels. <BR>In 1902, Doyle's original manuscript of the book was broken up into individual leaves as part of a promotional campaign by Doyle's American publisher - they were used in window displays by individual booksellers. Out of an estimated 185-190 leaves, only 37 are known still to exist, including all the leaves from Chapter 11, held by the New York Public Library. Other leaves are owned by university libraries and private collectors. A newly rediscovered example was sold at auction in 2012 for US$158,500. (wikipedia.org)

Hot on the heels of the "superb" (Stephen King) New York Times bestseller City on Fire comes the explosive second novel in an epic crime trilogy from #1 internationally bestselling author Don Winslow.Don't miss CITY IN RUINS, the final instalment in the trilogy, available to preorder now!*Waterstones Best Book of 2023: Crime and Thriller*'This is storytelling at its inspiring, epic best, and it feels like a movie in the making.' Daily Mail'As powerful as anything in Winslow's majestic Cartel trilogy' Sunday Times'Even sharper, funnier, and more brilliant than its predecessor.' Amazon Best Books of April 2023'CITY OF DREAMS is a crime classic. Winslow's best book, by far. You won't put it down' Stephen King'Winslow should not be allowed to write so brilliantly. It's unfair on all other authors!' Peter James"City Of Dreams is a mesmerizing coast-to-coast crime epic." James PattersonHollywood.The city where dreams are made.On the losing side of a bloody East Coast crime war, Danny Ryan is now on the run. The Mafia, the cops, the FBI all want him dead or in prison. With his little boy, his elderly father and the tattered remnants of his loyal crew of soldiers, he makes the classic American migration to California to start a new life.A quiet, peaceful existence.But the Feds track him down and want Danny to do them a favor that could make him a fortune or kill him.And when Hollywood starts shooting a film of his former life, Danny demands a piece of the action and begins to rebuild his criminal empire.Then he falls in love.With a beautiful movie star who has a dark past of her own.As their worlds collide in an explosion that could destroy them both, Danny Ryan has to fight for his life in a city where dreams are born.Or where they go to die.From the shores of Rhode Island to the deserts of California where bodies disappear, from the power corridors of Washington where the real criminals operate to the fabled movie studios of Hollywood where the real money is made, City of Dreams is a sweeping saga of family, love, revenge, survival and the fierce reality behind the dream.

Alan Brodie, a highly decorated former Special Forces operative in the British army, is a trained killer with extensive experience in undercover black ops in the deadly battlefields of Iraq, Afghanistan, and other deniable war zones. Retired from the military and now working in the private security sector, Brodie has just agreed to buy a beach front bar/restaurant in the Almeria region of Spain.Unknown to Brodie, the previous owner was being coerced by a ruthless drug cartel into allowing his premises to be used as an undercover distribution point for their illegal trade and it seems they will not take 'no' for an answer. Then they come head to head with the professional killer that is Alan Brodie.While taking possession of the bar, Brodie is persuaded by local police chief Comisario Moreno into helping him bring down these drug dealers, Moreno insisting that he works with the beautiful, enigmatic Sergeant Anita Malik, but no one is prepared for the explosion of violence that Brodie unleashes on the ruthless cartel.As Brodie and Malik work together to infiltrate and break the drug cartel, they become close, but is the seductive Sergeant Malik all that she seems?This is the large print edition of Malik's Revenge, with a larger font / typeface for easier reading.

To finance their retirement, Greg and Liz are planning to sell their property. But when they receive an offer for their full asking price of $1 million, it comes with one condition...the payment is to be in cash. They go for it. Things go wrong. The money is stolen. The local police are no help, so Greg devises his own plan to get their money back. A retired investment advisor, he is just a regular guy and not prepared to use violence. Will he be able to beat the seasoned criminals in their own game, or has he taken on a fight that will put him six feet under?

FINALIST FOR THE LA TIMES BOOK PRIZE!From Lou Berney, the acclaimed, multi award-winning author of November Road and The Long and Faraway Gone, comes a Dark RideSometimes the person you least expect is just the hero you needTwenty-one-year-old Hardy “Hardly” Reed—good-natured, easygoing, usually stoned—is drifting through life. A minimum-wage scare actor at an amusement park, he avoids unnecessary effort and unrealistic ambitions. Then one day he notices two children, around six or seven, sitting all alone on a bench. Hardly checks if they’re okay and sees injuries on both children. Someone is hurting these kids.He reports the incident to Child Protective Service.That should be the end of it. After all, Hardly's not even good at looking out for himself so the last thing he wants to do is look out for anyone else. But he's haunted by the two kids, his heart breaking for them. And the more research he does the less he trusts that Child Protective Services —understaffed and overworked—will do anything about it.That leaves…Hardly. He is probably the last person you’d ever want to count on. But those two kids have nobody else but him. Hardly has to do what's right and help them.For the first time in his life, Hardly decides to fight for something. This might be the one point in his entire life, he realizes, that is the entire point of his life. He will help those kids.At first, trying to gather evidence that will force the proper authorities to intervene, Hardly is a total disaster. Gradually, with assistance from unexpected allies, he develops investigative skills and discovers he’s smarter and more capable than he ever imagined.But Hardly also discovers that the situation is more dangerous than he ever expected. The abusive father who has been hurting these children isn’t just a lawyer—he also runs a violent drug-dealing operation. The mother claims she wants to escape with the kids—but Hardly isn't sure he can trust her.Faced with a different version of himself than he has ever known, Hardly refuses to give up. But his commitment to saving these kids from further harm might end up getting the kids, and Hardly himself, killed.

Alan Brodie, a highly decorated former Special Forces operative in the British army, is a trained killer with extensive experience in undercover black ops in the deadly battlefields of Iraq, Afghanistan, and other deniable war zones. Retired from the military and now working in the private security sector, Brodie has just agreed to buy a beach front bar/restaurant in the Almeria region of Spain.Unknown to Brodie, the previous owner was being coerced by a ruthless drug cartel into allowing his premises to be used as an undercover distribution point for their illegal trade and it seems they will not take 'no' for an answer. Then they come head to head with the professional killer that is Alan Brodie.While taking possession of the bar, Brodie is persuaded by local police chief Comisario Moreno into helping him bring down these drug dealers, Moreno insisting that he works with the beautiful, enigmatic Sergeant Anita Malik, but no one is prepared for the explosion of violence that Brodie unleashes on the ruthless cartel.As Brodie and Malik work together to infiltrate and break the drug cartel, they become close, but is the seductive Sergeant Malik all that she seems?

GBI Special Agent Daniel Byrd is back in the sequel to Mountain Justice.After recovering from the events in Ellijay, Daniel Byrd is ready for routine cases. Working with Doc Farmer, he investigates crimes in Georgia's northern counties, assisting the local police. But while Byrd settles in, there's trouble brewing in Canton, Georgia.Wilmer Westbrook and Mark Goodwin are distantly related-or, as they say in the mountains, a little bit kin. The pair are hoping to create a booming meth business, until Wilmer gets suspicious that Mark is holding out on him. Dead set on making sure he gets a return on his investment, Wilmer concocts a plan to ensure Mark meets the demand. Daniel Byrd has no idea the trouble he is about to get into when he runs a background check on a sketchy pickup truck from Texas.A Little Bit Kin is a tangled story of crime, drugs, and maybe even murder, as a GBI man finds himself caught in the middle of it.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The 6:20 Man comes a twisting psychological thriller in which two women—one a former detective, the other a dangerous con artist—go head-to-head in an electrifying game of cat and mouse. Mickey Gibson, single mother and former detective, leads a hectic life similar to that of many moms: juggling the demands of her two small children with the tasks of her job working remotely for ProEye, a global investigation company that hunts down wealthy tax and credit cheats.   When Mickey gets a call from a colleague named Arlene Robinson, she thinks nothing of Arlene’s unusual request for her to go inventory the vacant home of an arms dealer who cheated ProEye’s clients and fled. That is, until she arrives at the mansion and discovers a dead body in a secret room—and nothing is as it seems.    Not only does the arms dealer not exist, but the murder victim turns out to be Harry Langhorne, a man with mob ties who used to be in Witness Protection. What’s more, no one named Arlene Robinson works at ProEye.   In the blink of an eye, Gibson has become a prime suspect in a murder investigation—and now her job is on the line until she proves that she was set up. Before long, Gibson is locked in a battle of wits with a brilliant woman with no name, a hidden past, and unknown motives—whose end game is as mysterious as it is deadly.  

Lita and Carly were best friends in college and shared all their secrets. Now, Lita is single with a successful career, and Carly is a married stay-at-home mom. Despite their shared past, they're drifting apart. Carly is a gourmet cook and loves to feed everyone. Lita is a free spirit who prefers eating out and whose spaghetti sauce comes in a jar. Lita and Derek dated briefly. When they broke up, Carly and Derek got together and were soon married. Carly feels lucky Derek chose her. Lita is glad she didn't get caught in the marriage trap. Neither understands the other's choice. With little in common, the friendship is fizzling out. A twist of fate throws them together. A horrifying act and the shocking events that follow unite them. Now they have a secret more terrible than anything they could have imagined.

The Hound of the Baskervilles is the third of the four crime novels by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes. Originally serialised in The Strand Magazine from August 1901 to April 1902, it is set in 1889 largely on Dartmoor in Devon in England's West Country and tells the story of an attempted murder inspired by the legend of a fearsome, diabolical hound of supernatural origin. Holmes and Watson investigate the case. This was the first appearance of Holmes since his apparent death in "The Final Problem", and the success of The Hound of the Baskervilles led to the character's eventual revival. One of the most famous stories ever written, in 2003, the book was listed as number 128 of 200 on the BBC's The Big Read poll of the UK's "best-loved novel". In 1999, a poll of "Sherlockians" ranked it as the best of the four Holmes novels. In 1902, Doyle's original manuscript of the book was broken up into individual leaves as part of a promotional campaign by Doyle's American publisher - they were used in window displays by individual booksellers. Out of an estimated 185-190 leaves, only 37 are known still to exist, including all the leaves from Chapter 11, held by the New York Public Library. Other leaves are owned by university libraries and private collectors. A newly rediscovered example was sold at auction in 2012 for US$158,500. (wikipedia.org)

Alan Brodie, a highly decorated former Special Forces operative in the British army, is a trained killer with extensive experience in undercover black ops in the deadly battlefields of Iraq, Afghanistan, and other deniable war zones. Retired from the military and now working in the private security sector, Brodie has just agreed to buy a beach front bar/restaurant in the Almeria region of Spain.Unknown to Brodie, the previous owner was being coerced by a ruthless drug cartel into allowing his premises to be used as an undercover distribution point for their illegal trade and it seems they will not take 'no' for an answer. Then they come head to head with the professional killer that is Alan Brodie.While taking possession of the bar, Brodie is persuaded by local police chief Comisario Moreno into helping him bring down these drug dealers, Moreno insisting that he works with the beautiful, enigmatic Sergeant Anita Malik, but no one is prepared for the explosion of violence that Brodie unleashes on the ruthless cartel.As Brodie and Malik work together to infiltrate and break the drug cartel, they become close, but is the seductive Sergeant Malik all that she seems?

Alan Brodie, a highly decorated former Special Forces operative in the British army, is a trained killer with extensive experience in undercover black ops in the deadly battlefields of Iraq, Afghanistan, and other deniable war zones. Retired from the military and now working in the private security sector, Brodie has just agreed to buy a beach front bar/restaurant in the Almeria region of Spain.Unknown to Brodie, the previous owner was being coerced by a ruthless drug cartel into allowing his premises to be used as an undercover distribution point for their illegal trade and it seems they will not take 'no' for an answer. Then they come head to head with the professional killer that is Alan Brodie.While taking possession of the bar, Brodie is persuaded by local police chief Comisario Moreno into helping him bring down these drug dealers, Moreno insisting that he works with the beautiful, enigmatic Sergeant Anita Malik, but no one is prepared for the explosion of violence that Brodie unleashes on the ruthless cartel.As Brodie and Malik work together to infiltrate and break the drug cartel, they become close, but is the seductive Sergeant Malik all that she seems?This is the large print edition of Malik's Revenge, with a larger font / typeface for easier reading.

Eleven-year-old Vasya Gergiev suffers at the hands of monsters both in the house where he is held prisoner and on the streets of Prague. Taken from a Polish orphanage by Tomek Markovic, a minor player in a major child prostitution operation across Europe, Vasya undergoes the physical and mental anguish of sexual abuse. Undercover police of¿cer Yuri Seminkov has managed to in¿ltrate the child smuggling organization headed by Markovic, his task being to arrange the purchase and sale of 'merchandise' that Markovic procures from orphanages. But until he can obtain enough evidence to put Markovic behind bars - or worse - Seminkov is powerless to aid the children that are forced into submission training sessions for Markovic's clients. Vasya's life is altered when he encounters a couple who, for their own reasons as well as his, decide to help him escape the brutality of his captor. But Tomek has other plans in store for the runaway, and it is up to Yuri to make sure Vasya will no longer fall victim to Tomek, his clients or anyone else.Author Bio - Morgan Bruce has written seven books for teens and adults. He has been a schoolteacher for over 35 years, taught cricket, soccer and table tennis as well as managed an orchestra and various teenage rock groups. He has two daughters, now grown, and three grandsons: Ryan, Cole and Finn. Morgan lives in Auckland, New Zealand.

'I crave for mental exaltation. That is why I have chosen my own particular profession, or rather created it, for I am the only one in the world.'Mary Morstan receives a large pearl through the post once a year without any clue as to the sender. When her intriguing correspondent requests a meeting, Holmes and Watson take on the case. Together the trio race through London to uncover the secrets of the Sholto family, who hold the key to uncovering the whereabouts of Mary's father and the existence of a treasure stemming from a crime committed years ago in India.The Sign of the Four has been a crucial part of the Sherlock Holmes canon since its first publication in 1890. It explores theft, betrayal, and murder in the larger context of the British Empire at a time of national upheaval, and the novel's flashbacks to India during the 'Mutiny' and its aftermath call into question the consequences of that imperial venture. Caroline Reitz's new introduction and notes draws attention to some often-overlooked context of the story, such as its original publication in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine, its representation of imperial violence, and changing gender roles.ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

To finance their retirement, Greg and Liz are planning to sell their property. But when they receive an offer for their full asking price of $1 million, it comes with one condition...the payment is to be in cash. They go for it. Things go wrong. The money is stolen. The local police are no help, so Greg devises his own plan to get their money back. A retired investment advisor, he is just a regular guy and not prepared to use violence. Will he be able to beat the seasoned criminals in their own game, or has he taken on a fight that will put him six feet under?

Noviembre de 1963.Se le acabó la suerte a Frank Guidry. A la sombra del prominente capo de la mafia, Carlos Marcello, la combinación de encanto, inteligencia y astucia de Guidry lo lleva los primeros puestos del negocio. Pero todo cambia repentinamente cuando una horrible tragedia golpea al mundo: John F. Kennedy es asesinado a tiros en la plaza Dealey. Guidry había estado en Dallas menos de dos semanas antes, cumpliendo una tarea para Carlos, y no puede evadir la creciente sospecha de que está involucrado en el asesinato más escandaloso de la historia. Ahora su vida está en riesgo, y Carlos cuenta con que Guidry será el chivo expiatorio. Es hora de que este utilice todas las conexiones que ha logrado y todos los favores que le deben, huya del país y mantenga un perfil bajo... porque su vida pende de un hilo.Charlotte tiene veintiocho años y es madre de dos niñas. Su esposo es amable, pero es un borracho perdido. Ella ha estado durante años tratando desesperadamente de sobrevivir y de proteger a sus hijas, pero el asesinato del presidente ha puesto de manifiesto una sola cosa: que su vida en Oklahoma no tiene futuro. La única opción de Charlotte es llevarse a sus hijas y marcharse.Guidry se encuentra con la bella ama de casa de Oklahoma, sentada a un lado de la carretera con nada más que un auto roto, dos pequeñas y un perro en el asiento trasero, y se da cuenta de que ha encontrado el disfraz perfecto para escapar.Lo último que Guidry espera en un momento como este es acabar metido en un viaje por Estados Unidos con una madre y dos niñas, pero Charlotte y él están en el punto en que necesitan y pueden ayudarse mutuamente. Y a medida que la persecución tras Guidry se vuelve más peligrosa, las cuatro vidas resultan estar en riesgo. ¿Encontrarán la senda a la libertad, o los sentimientos mutuos cada vez mayores que Charlotte y Guidry están alimentando serán su perdición?

Pigeon put his hand in his pocket and took out the gun. He ran his finger along the barrel, pointed the gun at Davis and smiled. "This is how we deal with rats." Alan Davis was a gangster in a previous life. Now under witness protection, he's recruited by the RCMP to help tackle drug trafficking at the Port of Montreal. Driven by his desire to show his estranged daughter that there is some good in him after all, he goes undercover and penetrates the gang that controls the port. But not everybody is convinced by his act, and Davis must act quickly to keep his cover and complete his mission. As his plan unfolds, Davis realizes that he's not only putting himself in danger-he's risking those he cares about too. Forced to choose between good and evil, he discovers that there's not much difference between the people who hired him and the real villains. Is he prepared to risk everything for the mission? _____Alan Davis is back! If readers liked Banking on Murder, they'll be swept away by his latest novel.

Dr Jack Fallon is good at his job. He just wants to be left alone to do it. But that's not going to happen, not with people like Tristan Richards calling the shots. Now, Jack is in a race to uncover a global conspiracy, and prevent an unimaginable catastrophe.

THE THRILLING NEW KAY SCARPETTA MYSTERY FROM THE #1 GLOBAL BESTSELLER<BR>SOON TO BE AN ORIGINAL SERIES ON PRIME VIDEO<BR><BR>'I'M STILL SEEING STARS . . . KAY SCARPETTA IS THE SAME GRUMPY, WONDERFUL, RIVETING PERSONALITY SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN AND SHE'S ONLY GETTING BETTER WITH TIME' JAMES PATTERSON<BR><BR>Murder and mayhem. Scarpetta is back, and she's racing against the clock . . .<BR><BR>Chief medical examiner Kay Scarpetta is the reluctant star witness in a sensational murder trial when she receives shocking news. The judge's sister has been found dead. At first glance, it appears to be a home invasion, but then why was nothing stolen, and why is the garden strewn with dead plants and insects?<BR><BR>Although there is no apparent cause of death, Scarpetta recognizes tell-tale signs of the unthinkable, and she knows the worst is yet to come. The forensic pathologist finds herself pitted against a powerful force that returns her to the past, and her time to catch the killer is running out . . .<BR><BR>The next book in the Scarpetta series is Unnatural Death. And don't miss True Crime, Patricia Cornwell's jaw-dropping memoir - available now.<BR><BR>DISCOVER THE SERIES THAT SHAPED THE WORLD OF CRIME FICTION<BR>'RIVETING' THE TIMES<BR><BR>'CORNWELL'S ON BLISTERING FORM AND THIS ABSORBING THRILLER WILL KEEP YOU HOOKED' SUN<BR><BR>'CORNWELL KNOWS HOW TO CRAFT A MEAN PAGE-TURNER AND LIVID IS NO EXCEPTION' TELEGRAPH<BR><BR>'ONE OF THE BEST CRIME WRITERS WRITING TODAY' GUARDIAN<BR><BR>'GRIPPING . . . SOUND THE KLAXON, DR KAY SCARPETTA IS BACK' HEAT<BR><BR>'SCARPETTA'S 26TH OUTING AND THE PLOTTING REMAINS EVERY BIT AS FRESH AS WHEN WE WERE INTRODUCED TO HER' BELFAST TELEGRAPH<BR><BR>'ASTONISHING . . . THIRTY YEARS ON, THERE'S STILL NO OTHER CRIME WRITER LIKE HER' SUNDAY TIMES