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Als in Maidenfield der Reporter Kenneth Masterman tödlich mit seinem Sportwagen verunglückt, ist die Unfallursache rasch geklärt: Masterman war auf einer gefahrvollen Strecke viel zu schnell unterwegs und verlor die Kontrolle über sein Fahrzeug. Margaret Rutherford aber lässt sich kein X für ein U vormachen. - Bald wittert sie den üblen Geruch des Verbrechens und behauptet, Masterman sei ermordet worden. Um ihre Theorie zu beweisen, stürzt Miss Rutherford sich in ein Abenteuer, das ihr alles abverlangt.

Inspektor Enderby steht vor einem Rätsel: Zwar scheint es sich bei dem so überraschenden wie gewaltsamen Ableben der jungen Anne Lindsay tatsächlich um einen tragischen Unfall gehandelt zu haben, dennoch erscheint es ihm ratsam, Margaret Rutherford in diesen Fall einzubeziehen. Miss Rutherford allerdings ist gemeinsam mit Mr. Stringer auf Godwyn Castle eingeladen, wo Georgia Taggert und Duke Benson sich bald das Ja-Wort geben wollen.

Die Ortschaft Maidenfield, zwischen Chainsworth und Arwingham in den Cotswolds - dem grünen Herzen Englands - gelegen, ist eigentlich dafür berühmt, dass dort niemals etwas Außergewöhnliches geschieht. Es ist eine malerische Postkartenidylle mit gemütlichen alten Fachwerk- und Landhäusern, eingebettet in ein wunderschönes Naturpanorama. Als dort eine junge Frau namens Mary Fincher auf brutale Weise ermordet wird, ist dies Grund genug für Margaret Rutherford, sich dieses Falls sofort anzunehmen und mit ihren ganz eigenen Methoden die Ermittlungen Inspektor Enderbys zu unterstützen.

Die Ortschaft Maidenfield, zwischen Chainsworth und Arwingham in den Cotswolds - dem grünen Herzen Englands - gelegen, ist eigentlich dafür berühmt, dass dort niemals etwas Außergewöhnliches geschieht. Es ist eine malerische Postkartenidylle mit gemütlichen alten Fachwerk- und Landhäusern, eingebettet in ein wunderschönes Naturpanorama. Aufgrund eines gefährlichen Gewittersturms ist Margaret Rutherford jedoch dazu gezwungen, gemeinsam mit einer Reisegesellschaft im gefürchteten Amblin House einzukehren.

Through the study of these time-honored myths, the Greek heroes and gods - including Heracles, Zeus, Achilles, Athena, Aphrodite, and others - leap from the page in all their glorious splendor. The following lectures are not only an entertaining guide to Greek mythology, but a fascinating look into the culture and time that produced these eternal tales.

This audiobook includes unabridged recordings of all George Orwell's greatest non-fiction: three full-length books, a collection of his most well-renowned essays and the complete collection of his poetry.

Frederick Russell Burnham's amazing story resembles a newsreel fused with a Saturday matinee thriller. One of the few people who could turn his garrulous friend Theodore Roosevelt into a listener, Burnham was once world famous as "the American scout". His expertise in woodcraft, learned from frontiersmen and Indians, helped inspire another friend, Robert Baden-Powell, to found the Boy Scouts. His adventures encompassed Apache wars and range feuds and death-defying military feats that brought him renown and high honors.

Something is amiss on the open waters of the Indian Ocean. When a group of adventurers investigates a luminescent pool of water, they come in contact with a deadly organism risen from the depths. To combat this threat, Sigma Force races across the globe searching for a cure that may be hidden within humanity’s genetic code. But elements of an ancient conspiracy want the plague to spread, and they have a mole entrenched within Sigma Force.

Throughout human history the art of warfare has evolved into many forms across numerous theatres, gradually becoming more sophisticated and strategised as the centuries have progressed. From the Spartans of ancient Greece with their code of valour fighting to the last man to the US Navy SEALs who operate using the latest technology of the 21st century. Across the vast array of military campaigns and battles one can see that the majority of organised armies have been comprised of enlisted men who would have their basic training.

Like his actor namesake, Ronald Coleman is a suave, well-spoken English gentleman. But although he's a movie buff, Coleman is no film star - he's a copper, and a Detective Inspector to boot. Together with his down-to-earth Scottish partner, DS Fred Astor, he sets about solving cases on two very different patches - rural Kirkcaldy and inner-city Southampton.

The first ever publication of a long-lost episode of Hancock's Half Hour, featuring Peter Sellers - plus bonus material. Legendary sitcom Hancock's Half Hour ran for 102 episodes on BBC Radio between 1954 and 1959. Over 20 shows were subsequently lost - but now one of the funniest and most sought-after, 'The Marriage Bureau', has been rediscovered. The penultimate episode of Series 1, it features a unique appearance from Peter Sellers, standing in for Kenneth Williams. Available for the first time since its original broadcast in 1955, it sees Hancock looking for a job - and a wife...

Parmenion, the Lion of Macedon - a lone hero in search of salvation and instead finding destiny. Alexander, the Dark Prince - a child who will become Alexander, founder of the greatest empire the world has ever known. He will conquer all, save for the Chaos Spirit, the immortal evil that dwells in his soul. Together they will be forced into other dimensions, across time, into enchanted worlds full of wonder and sorcery....

Diverse and moving, these six outstanding stories are meditations on grief and loss, love, communication and loneliness. Each one will take the reader on a brief yet unforgettable journey into private worlds and unexpected corners of the human heart.

Broadcasting on the BBC Light Programme from December 1950 until July 1952, Calling All Forces was the biggest show of its day, attracting the biggest names of the time. Written by a young Bob Monkhouse and Denis Goodwin, it became a showcase for aspiring young comedians including Peter Sellers, Tony Hancock, Jimmy Edwards, Cyril Fletcher, Benny Hill, Kenneth Horne, Bill Kerr and Bob Monkhouse himself.

Fisher College at Cambridge lies between St John’s and Trinity Colleges. Here one morning the bed makers and gyps, clamouring for admission on the last day of term were admitted to find, lying across the path, the body of one of the College porters. The murder of the porter begins a mystery which deepens when it is found that the unpopular Dean of the college is missing.

The fruit of some twenty years’ experience leading Buddhist meditation retreats, this book touches on a wide range of topics raised repeatedly by meditators and includes favorite stories, key Buddhist teachings, and answers to most-asked questions.

David Morgan, RAF officer and poet, relives his experiences during the Falklands War in this vivid memoir. On secondment to the Royal Navy when the Argentine invasion of the Falklands began, and personally credited with shooting down two Argentine Skyhawks as well as enemy helicopters, Morgan was later awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. Here he recounts his involvement in the first British airstrike against Argentine positions around Port Stanley and describes being first on the scene when enemy jets bombed the landing ships Sir Tristram and Sir Galahad.

The derelict house on the edge of the sleepy seaside town was a haven for courting couples, down-and-outs - and someone with altogether more sinister intentions. It was there that they found the corpse of 17-year-old Jenny Hyde. She'd been strangled.

A vibrant and powerful epic set against an alternate Bronze Age, this tale of gods, men and monsters, conspiracy and war, is a rich, compelling and original story from a master of the historical and fantasy genres. The people caught up in toils of the gods are merely trying to survive. Victims of vicious whims, trapped by their circumstances or pushed beyond what the mortal frame can bear, a handful of god-touched mortals - a scribe, a warlord, a dancer and a child - are about to be brought together in a conspiracy of their own.

After the bloody trials of Alexandria, Sir William Gold is readying for a pilgrimage to Jerusalem to ease the burden on his soul. He hopes, too, that the Holy City might allow his relationship with Emile, cousin of the Green Count of Savoy, to develop. But the Roman emperor of Constantinople has been taken hostage by an unknown enemy, and the Green Count is vital to the rescue effort. It is up to Sir William to secure his support, but he soon finds that his past, and his relationship with Emile, might have repercussions he had not foreseen.