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Hired to bring a tech team to a remote planet. They had no idea what was waiting for them. Wil and the crew of the Ghost show up to find a nearly deserted research outpost on a frozen world. Nearly deserted. Oh, and Maxim has been abducted and with the crew busy elsewhere there’s only one being who can rescue him, Bennie.

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.

They saved the Galactic Commonwealth once. For free. Apparently, it’s a thing they do now. The crew of the Ghost has been privateering for the Harrith government. You know, the one they saved from civil war. It’s fun. Stop pirates, smugglers, and the like and take their loot. But nothing lasts forever. There’s a bounty on their heads, after all.

A superb collection of captivating short stories by leading classic writers, including 'The Cone' by H. G. Wells, 'The Dream Woman' by Wilkie Collins, 'Fortunes Adrift' by Charles John Cutcliffe Hyne, 'The Kidnapping of Phil Altamore' by Ella Hepworth Dixon, 'The Table Under the Tree' by E. Phillips Oppenheim, 'In Yeddo Bay' by Jack London and many more gripping short stories by famous writers.

A gripping collection of over 50 of the greatest short stories written by great British writers. 1."The Missing Years" by Barry Pain, 2. "His Brother's Keeper" by W. W. Jacobs, 3. "A Madman's Manuscript" by Charles Dickens, 4. "The House of Cobwebs" by Barry Pain, 5. "Old Fags" by Stacy Aumonier, 6. "A Long-Ago Affair" by John Galsworthy, 7. "August Heat" by W. F. Harvey, 8. "The Dabblers" by W. F. Harvey, 9. "Rose Rose" by Barry Pain

This fine collection of intelligent, unabridged short stories about intriguing, interesting and sometimes inspirational men is an audio treat for young and old, male or female. A carefully compiled anthology featuring timeless tales from classic authors including Charles Dickens, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Anton Chekhov, read by a cast of acclaimed and respected actors, including Stephen Fry, Martin Jarvis and Kerry Shale; this compilation will be enjoyed by the whole family.

Als der Roman Madame Bovary 1857 erschien, wurde seinem Verfasser Gustave Flaubert der Prozess gemacht. Grund dafür war der "Verstoß gegen die guten Sitten" - der Autor verherrliche den Ehebruch. Inzwischen gehört das Buch zu den Klassikern der Weltliteratur und bildet einen Meilenstein der literarischen Moderne. Emma Bovary, gelangweilt in ihrer Ehe mit Charles, einem Landarzt, sehnt sich nach der großen Liebe und nach Leidenschaft, scheitert daran und treibt schlussendlich sich und ihren Mann in den Ruin.