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The Skeleton Rides a Horse and Other Stories

"Toni L.P. Kelner has been writing thoughtful mysteries for over thirty years. She won an Agatha Award for her short story 'Sleeping With the Plush' and her story 'Baby Trap' was selected for inclusion in Best American Mystery and Suspense 2024, edited by S.A. Cosby and Steph Cha. Kelner's short fiction has also been nominated for the Anthony, the Macavity, and the Derringer. Toni L.P. Kelner and Leigh Perry are two authors in one. As Toni L.P. Kelner, she's the author of eleven novels: eight Laura Fleming mysteries set in Byerly, a small North Carolina town filled with Laura's extended family members, and three 'Where are they now?' mysteries, about a freelance entertainment reporter who specializes in stories about the formerly famous. She's also the co-editor of seven urban fantasy anthologies with Charlaine Harris. Kelner has won the Agatha Award and an RT BookClub Lifetime Achievement Award, and has been nominated for the Anthony, the Macavity, and the Derringer. Her story 'Baby Trap' was selected for inclusion in Best American Mystery and Suspense 2024, edited by S.A. Cosby and Steph Cha. As Leigh Perry, she writes the Family Skeleton series about Georgia Thackery, an adjunct English professor, and her family's unusual family skeleton. Which is a skeleton. Named Sid. Sid walks, talks, and tells bad bone jokes. Together, Georgia and Sid solve crimes. Both Leigh and Toni write short stories, and The Skeleton Rides a Horse and Other Stories is their first team-up. No matter which name she's using, she lives north of Boston with fellow writer Stephen P. Kelner, Jr. and their daughters: a graphic artist and a flute finisher. The family has many books."

Toni L. P. Kelner (Author), Brian Hutchison, Katina Kalin (Narrator)

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[German] - Kein Geld Kein Glück Kein Sprit (Ungekürzt)

"'Short Storys sind öd? Ja, oft. Doch nicht jene von Heinz Strunk.' Der Standard Heinz Strunk lädt uns wieder ein in eine Welt, in der es viel zu staunen und zu lachen gibt, obwohl sie im Großen und Ganzen voller Schmerz und Schauer ist. Berichtet wird von ganz schön merkwürdigen Krankheiten, beunruhigenden Vorgängen im Nachbarhaus der Vorortsiedlung, es werden abgrundtief elende Familiengeschichten und Paartragödien erzählt. Versammelte Haushaltsroboter wohnen andächtig einem Puppentheater bei, eine Frau möchte sich nur die Nase richten lassen und gerät an den ganz falschen Schönheitschirurgen, und am Fischbuffet im Luxusresort in Maspalomas ziehen in der Nebensaison Rentnerpaare gegeneinander in den Krieg. Die Welt von Heinz Strunk wirkt düster und fremd, obwohl oder weil sie mit jeder Faser mit unserer eigenen Realität verbunden ist."

Heinz Strunk (Author), Heinz Strunk (Narrator)

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The Fork in the Road - Five Decades: A Boxed Set of Collected Short Stories, Volumes 1 to 5

"We all come to the fork in the road many times every day, every week. What was your last fork and where did the road lead? Choice, Chance, and Repercussion face each of us when we decide to go left or right. Reflecting later was it a good or poor choice? Did it yield wealth or disaster? Should we have taken greater care? These 25 stories examine those possibilities in various genres: general, romance, adventure, mystery, crime, fable, and fantasy—whatever your leaning you will find something to your taste here. Many of the stories follow the characters down the second fork and in some cases, even a third one. The author hopes you enjoy the stories and are well satisfied with the journeys taken."

Eric J. Drysdale (Author), Stefan Rudnicki (Narrator)

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Enjoy Your Stay at the Shamrock Motel

"Aesop meets Anaïs Nin in these absurdist stories of very unexpected redemption Getting to the Shamrock Motel isn’t easy. It’s just off Concession #18, but you can’t get there through a sequence of lefts and rights. To find the Shamrock you have to be lost – not just on the map, but in your heart and soul. The Shamrock Motel does not accept reservations. The only way to get a room is by walking into the office and asking Rosemary, the owner/operator for one. Try not to stare at her hair. Fair warning: no one spends the night, or even an hour at the Shamrock without experiencing some form of transformation. Whether it’s accidentally sleeping with a bear, turning yourself into a river, or getting entirely too intimate with the sun, time spent at the Shamrock will make you wiser, stronger, sexier, and more yourself. Even if that’s the last thing you want. These linked stories explore the intersection of personality and desire, love and lust, the joy and sadness of being alive and in love. Heated pool, cable TV, and a shot at redemption: the Shamrock Motel offers it all. Credit cards are accepted, but cash is preferred."

Andrew Kaufman (Author), Andrew Kaufman (Narrator)

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[French] - Le Rendez-Vous

Alfred C. Martino (Author), Charles Migonant (Narrator)

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[French] - Une Journée À La Plage

Alfred C. Martino (Author), Marcel Garnier (Narrator)

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[German] - Fremder Brief: Annes Kampf um ihr Glück

"Anne ist eine junge Frau, die ihr Leben im Griff hat. Doch als sie beim Staubwischen ein Schreiben von einer ihr unbekannten Dame findet, gerät ihr Dasein aus den Fugen. Denn sie hat das schon einmal erlebt und denkt sofort, dass ihr Freund sie betrügt. Es kommt zum Streit und Anne muss sich entscheiden, ob sie ihm vertraut oder nicht. Findet sie die Wahrheit heraus? Oder verliert sie alles?"

Heike Doeve (Author), Vanessa Eisele (Narrator)

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[German] - Science Fiction Stories II

"In seiner zweiten Storysammlung finden sich in Begleitung von zwei Kurzgeschichten vier längere Geschichten aus einer dystopischen Zukunft unserer Erde. Auf heimatlichen Boden geblieben, zeigen diese Erzählungen unterschiedliche Schicksale einfacher Menschen als Zuschauer eines größeren Rahmens. - »Warum wir sind« - »Der Weg nach oben« - »Nach dem Sturm« - »Der Wall« - »Die letzte Nacht« und als exklusive Bonusnovelle »Titan«"

Galax Acheronian (Author), Mara E. Finger (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - Hemos descendido al caos

"En esta colección de relatos de interioridad tortuosa, de complicidades mudas, de epifanías sutiles, Isabel Hion construye, con una prosa cálida y precisa, un muestrario de voces que nos convierten en confidentes de cruentas relaciones entre padres e hijos, situaciones cargadas de simbolismo onírico, de personajes que comparten una melancolía poco común en la narrativa breve contemporánea."

Isabel Hion (Author), Astrid Mariel Romo, Julio Dublán (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - Requiem Para Un Atleta

"Réquiem por un atleta es una historia sombría de las expectativas incumplidas de un gran atleta, que ve a través de los ojos nublados en lágrimas los trofeos y medallas de una vida que se fue hace mucho tiempo. Alfred C. Martino es autora de tres novelas juveniles muy aclamadas, "Perfected By Girls", "Over The End Line" y la nominada a la Selección del Jr. Library Guild y a los 'Mejores Libros para Jóvenes Adultos', "Pinned". La lucha libre amateur y el fútbol han sido parte de la vida de Alfred durante más de treinta y cinco años. En la lucha libre, ha competido en los niveles de enanos, secundarias, preparatorias y universitarios, además de ser entrenador del programa juvenil de Millburn durante casi una década. El Sr. Martino nació y creció en Short Hills, Nueva Jersey, y se graduó de Millburn High School, donde fue capitán del equipo de lucha libre de la escuela en 1982. Se graduó de la Universidad de Duke y de la Escuela de Negocios Marshall de la Universidad del Sur de California. Actualmente vive en Jersey City. Mateo García es un actor que vive en Santa Fe, Nuevo México. Originario de la Ciudad de México, asistió a la universidad en los Estados Unidos y eventualmente comenzó su carrera en la narración de audio."

Alfred C. Martino (Author), Mateo García (Narrator)

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Electric Trees

"There is a mermaid in this book. There is a sea monster. There are sirens. This book has monsters and murders, elephants and polar bears and wolves, of a kind. It has crappy jobs and happy escapes. It has funerals and hospitals and hope. Its homes are haunted by people haunted by the things they cannot face. Its halls are quiet, its colors are loud, and it will take you on a journey if you're willing to stay the course. Are you?"

Melissa Bobe (Author), Ina Barrón (Narrator)

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[Russian] - Большой Пожар

"Владимир Маркович Санин (1928–1989) — неутомимый путешественник, побывавший в самых недоступных местах земного шара — в Арктике, Антарктике и на экваторе, один из последних советских романтиков, воспевавший дальние странствия и героические профессии. Большинство его книг посвящено морякам и полярникам, о жизни которых автор знал не понаслышке. Такова вошедшая в сборник повесть «Одержимый» о гибели корабля во время экспериментов по обледенению или роман о пожарных, давший название всему сборнику. Взяв за основу реальные события — пожар в гостинице «Россия», случившийся в 1977 году, — Санин впервые в художественной литературе рассказывает об этой сложной профессии. Санина всегда отличал добрый и тонкий юмор, которым проникнута не только повесть «Остров Веселых Робинзонов», в которой постояльцы расположенного на острове санатория пытаются организовать «коммуну», но и совсем на первый взгляд невеселая история — «Старые друзья», повествование о фронтовиках, которые через много лет после войны выясняют, кто из их компании был доносчиком, отправившим на гибель в ГУЛАГ безвинного человека. В этом сборнике раскрываются разные грани таланта Владимира Санина. Человек героической биографии, он умел не падать духом в любой ситуации, и читатель книг Санина обязательно усвоит его главное жизненное и литературное кредо: с верой в лучшее относиться к обстоятельствам, которые кажутся непреодолимыми."

Владимир Санин (Author), Станислав Федорчук (Narrator)

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