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Luckily for humanity, scientist Marie Curie applied her brilliant mind and indomitable spirit to expanding the frontiers of science, but what if she had instead drifted toward the darkness? At the cusp of between child- and adulthood, at the crossroads between science and superstition, a teen Marie Curie faces the factual and the fantastic in this fabulous collection of stories that inspire, delight, and ask the question: What if she had used her talents for diabolical purposes?

When all you can think about the day after your wild 30th Birthday party is how you need a good fuck, it’s time to do something about it. She can’t wait any longer. She wants sex, even if that’s all it is. It should be passionate and it should happen now. She sells her most expensive Birthday present and orders a taxi. Her next destination is whoever she matches with first on Tinder...

B. J. Harrison does not tire of the adventurous and mysterious settings in his choice of narratives. This time, the horror element is a bit subdued, though Edgar Allan Poe makes up for the lost thrills with his haunting poems "The Raven", "Annabel Lee", and "The Sleeper". P. G. Wodehouse appears with four works, scoring points for his humor.

Season Three comes with serious firepower. The genre of adventure, science fiction, fantasy, horror, romance, melodrama, and the psychological are all present, turning the collection into a kaleidoscope of characters, plot twists, emotions, and revelations. Magicians hurl lightnings at each other, talking rabbits and vanishing cats talk to a little girl, while mad scientists try to create life from dead body parts. One of the most prominent names in this season is the American master of horror H. P.

The first season focuses on the short story tradition, and B. J. Harrison has selected some of the most prominent representatives of the genre. As far as the thematic aspect is concerned, the stories cover crime and mystery episodes like Arthur Conan Doyle’s "The Speckled Band", or revenge-driven ones like Shakespeare’s "Hamlet". There are also supernatural and horror classics such as Hawthorne’s "The Devil and Tom Walker" and W. W. Jacobs’ masterpiece "The Monkey’s Paw".

She knows that it's not appropriate. She knows that she shouldn't be reading this here, among all these other people. But she can't help herself... "Seduced in the Library" is an erotic short story about a woman who finds pleasure in a romantic erotic story in the library.

A kaleidoscope of genres, themes, topics, and motifs await the listener here. From comedy and mystery, to horror and children’s stories, Season Four abounds in fairy tales adventures, challenges to the listener’s imagination, and joyrides through the unknown realms of the psyche. One of the most famous short stories in horror fiction, "The Call of Cthulhu" sits next to the funny characters of "Right Ho, Jeeves" by Wodehouse, while the eponymous sleepyhead from "Rip Van Winkle" is very much awake, facing H. G. Wells’ "The Door in the Wall".

Apart from the ubiquitous presence of the authors who work in the short story tradition, the Second Season introduces poems and novellas. The romantic poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge is here with his haunting and supernatural sea adventure "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", while Rudyard Kipling tests the human condition with his famous poem "If". Perhaps the most potent addition in this second part is Joseph Conrad’s timeless novella "The Heart of Darkness", exploring the darkest recesses of the human soul. B. J.

In 1776, the United States of America was born from a document that declared all men created equal and free to choose who they serve in this world. What followed was a difficult fight against a monarchy, a fight that ended with the creation of a powerful country built on the tenets of freedom and equality. These documents are some of the foundational writings from the earliest days of the country that have shaped the United States government for centuries.

Detective stories existed for centuries before the concept of the detective itself—amateur or professional— was fully formulated, and tales of mystery and intrigue have been thrilling readers since ancient times. The Lock and Key Library is the classic overview of the history of the mystery genre, at once a rousing listen for fans of the unsolved and unknown as well as an essential literary resource for those seeking to understand the roots of modern pulp fiction. This volume is sure to delight and enthrall armchair detectives and fans of classic mysteries alike.

Det, der i starten af denne sag så ud som et færdselsuheld, viste sig at være en kompliceret drabssag, hvor gerningsmanden efter en omfattende og grundig politiefterforskning blev idømt 10 års fængsel for overlagt drab.

Mange forbrydelser kommer først efter lang tids forløb for dagens lys. Dette gælder blandt andet bedragerier, hvor der kan gå år, inden revisionen kommer til klarhed over stedfundne uregelmæssigheder. Mange tyverier erkendes ligeledes ofte efter længere tids forløb, og hvor der er tale om drab, og gerningsmanden har skjult sit offer, kan det ske, at dette aldrig findes eller først efter lang, lang tid – og ofte kun ved en tilfældighed, findes.

Beretning om hvordan opklaring af mordet på en 15-årig skolepige i Randers, der af en tilsyneladende sindssyg person var blevet tildelt 33 dødbringende knivstik, førte til opklaring af et af de mest bestialske mord i Danmark, nemlig mordet på en kun 8-årig pige i København, der godt og vel 4 år før blev fundet liggende døende med halsen skåret over.

To unge mennesker begår et hensynsløst mord på en taxichauffør. Udbyttet blev sølle 30 kroner, men straffen til gengæld hård – 14 år til hovedgerningsmanden og 4 ½ år til medhjælperen.

Den 10. januar 1975 anholdt kriminalpolitiet i Ålborg en psykiatrisk overlæge og hans fraseparerede hustru. Hermed indledes dette århundreds mest omtalte danske kriminalsag om vold og mishandling af værgeløse børn.

Den 19. september 1975 kl. ca. 05.10 blev der påsat en brand i et af pakhusene i Københavns Frihavn. Det blev begyndelsen til vel nok den første sag i Skandinavien, hvor hyrede amerikanske gangstere skulle brænde et vareparti af for at få udbetalt forsikringen. Forsikringsspørgsmålet lå i Sverige, da det skadelidte firma var svensk og derfor havde tegnet forsikring i et svensk forsikringsselskab.

Bankrøverier var noget, man talte om i gamle dage, og som fandt sted helt ovre i USA, men som al anden kriminalitet bredte denne kriminalitetssektor sig også til den øvrige vestlige verden. Også i vort sociale velfærdsland er denne kriminalitet ved at blive en hverdagsbegivenhed. Mange af disse røverier er udført mere eller mindre dilletantiske, men i det følgende skal berettes om et bankrøveri, der var vel planlagt og udført meget professionelt.

Gerningsmanden havde fået idéen til det drab, der skal behandles i det efterfølgende, fra to af hinanden uafhængige TV-udsendelser kort tid forinden, dels "Kriminalkommissæren" den 3/1 og dels et Leif Panduro spil den 5/1, hvor i begge tilfælde offeret blev ombragt ved elektricitet, uden at dette bagefter kunne ses på liget.

Varedeklaration: En grisevægt er en blå tremmekasse af metal. Den er forsynet med hjul og vejer 46 kilo. Længden er 120 centimeter og bredden er 60 centimeter. Den er 100 centimeter høj. Den fungerer således, at grisen bliver lukket ind i tremmekassen, hvor vejningen foregår let og ubesværet. Grisevægten anvendes overalt i landbruget.

Da det første kup var gået godt og drømmen om en sorgløs tilværelse ved at gå i opfyldelse, tog man munden for fuld, og så gik det galt.