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When the boss of the big local DIY outlet is murdered on a moonlit night, all the evidence points to the store's junior manager. And when police retrieve the murder weapon from the Thames, the manager goes on the run. But Jack and Sarah are not at all sure of his guilt. Can they uncover the real killer before it's too late for the runaway suspect? Cherringham is a serial novel à la Charles Dickens, with a new audio episode released every two weeks. Set in the sleepy English village of Cherringham, the detective series brings together an unlikely sleuthing duo.

Bill Vokes has played Santa at the children's Christmas show for years. But with the show just hours away, he vanishes with no explanation. The whole village is baffled. Did something bad happen to loveable Bill, upstanding citizen, churchgoer, life and soul of the party and the holiday season? Jack and Sarah are on the case - and soon discover there are secrets about this Santa that no one could have imagined.

When a big movie production comes to Cherringham, complete with lords, ladies, and flashing swords, the whole village is abuzz with excitement. But when a series of dangerous accidents threatens the life of the young lead, Zoe Harding, Sarah and Jack get involved. Are these really accidents? Or could they be something more sinister - even deadly? Who is trying to destroy the career of the beautiful young star - and why?

When an American tourist goes missing in Cherringham, the local police don't see reason for concern - people often wander away from such tours. But when that tourist's sister shows up from New York, desperately looking for answers, Jack and Sarah become convinced there's more to the disappearance than meets the eye. Soon, they are entangled in a mystery with a secret history of betrayal, sacrifice, dishonor... and death.

When Alex King, leader of legendary 90s rock group Lizard, hosts a party to get the band back together, old grudges surface. At dawn Alex is found floating in the pool of his Cherringham mansion. To the police it's a drug-fueled accident. But when Jack and Sarah get involved, they quickly discover that while a song may never die - the person, who wrote it, might have been murdered.

When the Zakro Corporation attempts to build a mammoth supermarket outside Cherringham, the whole village is up in arms. But the accidental death of lead environmentalist Sam Lewis seems to hand victory to the developers. Could Sam's opposition to the project be the real reason he died? When Jack and Sarah take on the case, they will learn that what looked like an accident was - in fact - one very wild murder.

Claire and Terry Goodman seem to have everything. Successful business. Son at Oxford. New mansion right on the River Thames. And seemingly - plenty of money to spend. But when Jack and Sarah are asked to investigate an odd robbery at their home, secrets start to emerge. And as the truth is revealed, for someone it will be too much to bear, and murder may be the only way out.

Every Halloween, the supposedly haunted Bell Hotel hosts its famous 'Ghost-Hunters Dinner', complete with scary stories, spooky apparitions and things that go bump in the night. But this year's event ends in a terrifying accident, and suddenly everyone wonders... Is there a real ghost loose in the hotel? Jack and Sarah are convinced that the culprit must be human: who would want bad things to happen at the classic hotel? But soon they're forced to confront their own superstitions as they find themselves on the trail of an unsolved Victorian murder.

When amiable old village eccentric Quentin Andrews dies, the good folk of Cherringham are astonished at the crowd that turns up to his funeral. But even more astonished are the beneficiaries of his will: Quentin has left a veritable fortune to whomever is the first to solve an intricate "Cherringham crossword". That puzzle is only the first of many that Jack and Sarah will uncover as they follow the treasure hunt for clues and learn the truth about who Quentin Andrews really was... and the biggest mystery of them al... was he - in fact - murdered?

Dylan McCabe - a livewire Irish labourer on a rushed Cherringham building Project - has been making noises about the site's lack of safety. When he's discovered dead after a fall, it seems that Dylan's own warnings were all too true. That is... until Jack and Sarah get involved, and suddenly what looks like an accident becomes a case of cold-blooded murder. With a festive Cherringham Christmas just days away, Jack and Sarah set out to find the culprit. But soon they find their own lives being threatened too.

When the penniless FitzHenrys, proprietors of the rundown Combe Castle Heritage Site, find themselves victims of a threatening campaign to oust them from their ancestral home, Jack and Sarah are called in to track down the culprit. But nothing is what it seems at this castle - from the curious and unnerving waxwork displays of the 'Odditorium' to the in-laws and neighbours who can't wait to see the last of aristocratic couple. Soon Jack and Sarah discover that truth is often stranger than fiction, and in Combe Castle things do indeed go bump in the night.

When Jack and Sarah are called in to investigate mysterious pranks at an exclusive girls' private school, it seems at first that it might be the work of a few mean pupils with a grudge. But things quickly turn serious when a popular teacher meets a sudden, violent death. Now, with murder in the air, Jack and Sarah have their own lessons to learn about the Cherringham Girls School, its dark secrets... and who wanted that teacher dead before they learned the truth.

Twenty-five years ago, on a hot summer night, Tim Bell drove to a secluded spot with talented young musician Dinah Taylor after their date at the village fair. But Dinah was never seen again, and Bell - with blood spatters on his clothing - was sent to prison for her murder. Now freed, Bell has returned to Cherringham and his life is in danger from those who feel that justice hasn't really been served. But Jack and Sarah wonder: was Bell really guilty - or did the real killer escape detection all those years ago?

Welcome to the Universe is a personal guided tour of the cosmos by three of today's leading astrophysicists. Inspired by the enormously popular introductory astronomy course that Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael A. Strauss, and J. Richard Gott taught together at Princeton, this book covers it all - from planets, stars, and galaxies to black holes, wormholes, and time travel.

Das historische Rathaus soll verkauft und in ein Luxushotel mit Restaurant umgebaut werden. Die einen halten dieses Projekt für unbedingt notwendig, die anderen sehen darin den Ausverkauf ihres idyllischen Dorfes! Doch aus der friedlichen Auseinandersetzung wird tödlicher Ernst, als einer der Demonstranten angegriffen und mit dem Tod bedroht wird. Können Jack und Sarah den Angreifer rechtzeitig finden und so einen Mord verhindern?

Hochzeit in Cherringham! Grace, Sarahs Partnerin in der Agentur, heiratet endlich ihren langjährigen Verlobten Nick, und das ganze Dorf freut sich auf das bevorstehende Fest. Doch kurz vor der Trauung wird der Vater der Braut plötzlich wegen Mordverdachts verhaftet - ein Mord, der über dreißig Jahre zurückliegt. Hat er das Verbrechen tatsächlich begangen? Jack und Sarah wollen herausfinden, was damals geschehen ist, damit Grace hoffentlich doch noch den schönsten Tag ihres Lebens feiern kann.

When Brian Foley is charged with the murder of his next-door neighbour, the fastidious Arthur Cranham, it seems the case against the blustering showman is cut and dried: prints, DNA, CCTV footage - there can't be any doubt. After all - Brian and Arthur have famously been at war for years. But Jack and Sarah are convinced that the police have it wrong. With time running out, can they prove Brian's innocence and find the real killer? Set in the sleepy English village of Cherringham, the detective series brings together an unlikely sleuthing duo: English web designer Sarah and American ex-cop Jack.

Endlich hat Jack die lange aufgeschobene Knieoperation hinter sich gebracht. Doch nun muss er sich schonen und langweilt sich, daher arbeitet er ehrenamtlich im Besucherservice auf dem geschichtsträchtigen Landsitz Fitz Morton Manor. Eines Morgens wird sein Kollege Cyril Roebuck tot in der Großen Halle aufgefunden. Zunächst sieht es danach aus, dass der liebe alte Mann einen Herzinfarkt erlitten hat. Doch der Raum war von innen verschlossen - und Cyril konnte ihn nicht verriegelt haben! Jack bittet Sarah, mit ihm das seltsame Rätsel des verschlossenen Zimmers zu ergründen.

Ed Finlay ist verschwunden, doch die örtliche Polizei kann nicht viel tun. Schließlich hat der IT-Spezialist und hingebungsvolle Vater zweier Kinder selbst gesagt, dass er für eine ganze Weile weg sein würde. Als die Wochen vergehen, ohne dass es Neuigkeiten gibt, wendet sich seine Frau verzweifelt an Jack und Sarah und bittet um deren Hilfe. Die beiden stoßen schon bald auf jede Menge seltsame Geheimnisse, die den Vermissten umgeben - und die darauf hindeuten, dass der Familienvater in großer Gefahr sein könnte.

Es ist Winter in Cherringham. Doch das Verbrechen macht auch bei klirrender Kälte keine Pause und beschert Jack und Sarah einen neuen Fall: Der Kleinganove Charlie Topper ist in Lebensgefahr. Im letzten Sommer wurde er bei einem Einbruch Zeuge eines kaltblütigen Mordes. Um nicht selbst in Schwierigkeiten zu geraten, hat er niemandem erzählt, was er gesehen hat. Doch nun hat ihn der Mörder offenbar aufgespürt! In seiner Verzweiflung bittet er Jack und Sarah um Hilfe: Können die beiden den Fall lösen, bevor der eiskalte Mörder auch hinter ihnen her ist?