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Im Museum of Natural History in New York findet man zwei grausam zugerichtete Leichen. Da man kurz vor der Eröffnung einer Ausstellung steht, will die Museumsleitung nicht viel Aufhebens um die beiden Toten machen. Doch dann werden weitere verstümmelte Leichen entdeckt, die immer von einem seltsamen Gestank begleitet werden...

Die Stadt wird von einer Mordserie an Obdachlosen beunruhigt, deren Leichen man in den Schächten und Kanälen tief unter den Straßen Manhattans auffindet. Lieutenant D'Agosta und der FBI-Agent Pendergast wittern einen Zusammenhang und kommen dem grauenvollen Geheimnis näher: The Devil's Attic heißt der Ort, ein Tunnelsystem Stockwerke unter den Höhlen und Stollen der Obdachlosen, wo blutgierige reptilienartige Wesen ihr Leben fristen und ihre Mordzüge Richtung Erdoberfläche vorbereiten.

In a world where the shadows of old enemies unrelentingly stalk, and new ones are as dangerous, Olivia Newton finds herself once more on the brink of certain death. When a University of Florida's professor suddenly goes missing after making a shocking discovery in a buried temple in Peru, his colleagues try to find him with the help of Olivia Newton and her team. After escaping death by a hit-and-run in the streets of Miami, Olivia began to ask herself: "Why would someone go through the trouble of trying to kill each member of my team"?

Erheben sich die Toten aus ihren Gräbern, um Angst und Schrecken unter den Lebenden zu verbreiten? Nach mehreren Mordanschlägen durch scheinbare Zombies beginnt sich Panik in New York auszubreiten. Special Agent Pendergast ermittel unter Hochdruck. Eine Spur führt ihn zu einer alten Kirche am Rande Manhattans - und mitten hinein in das Hauptquartier einer Sekte, die finstere Pläne verfolgt...

Die Stadt wird gerade von einer Mordserie an Obdachlosen beunruhigt, deren Leichen man - oft ohne Kopf - in den Schächten und Kanälen tief unter den Straßen Manhattans auffindet. Lieutenant D'Agosta und der coole FBI-Agent Pendergast wittern einen Zusammenhang und kommen mit Unterstützung Margo Greens dem grauenvollen Geheimnis näher...

After protecting the Holy Grail from falling into dangerous hands, Laura Stevens and her extraordinary team—including none other than Sir Lancelot—have officially become the Vatican’s new treasure hunters. Their first assignment: reclaim a long-lost hoard from the days when Viking longships ruled the seas. But what begins as a prestigious mission soon spirals into peril. From icy Icelandic caverns to shadowed European cathedrals, Laura and her team follow a trail filled with danger, deception, and ancient secrets.

In England, a museum curator is murdered in his home. An old priest is found dead in his upper-room apartment in Morocco. In Florida, a renowned artist is found floating in his private pool, dead. Three deaths that, as the occurrences go, appear unconnected. Until Olivia Newton, former employee and journalist at Miami Daily, gets a call that her brother, Andrew Gilmore, has been abducted.

A mysterious legend. A deadly treasure. A race against time. The Order of the Black Sun series leads the listener on a roller-coaster ride in search of a legend. Packed with breathtaking suspense and nerve-shredding action, the Order of the Black Sun series is a thrilling listen for all fans of action, suspense, and intrigue. Join a series and a cast of characters that will keep you entertained long into the night. The best-selling, epic adventure - two complete full-length novels in one box set: The Atlantic Scrolls and Library of Forbidden Books.

A mysterious legend. A deadly treasure. A race against time. The Order of the Black Sun Series leads the listener on a roller-coaster ride in search of a legend. Packed with breathtaking suspense and nerve-shredding action, the Order of the Black Sun Series is a thrilling listen for all fans of action, suspense, and intrigue. Join a series and a cast of characters that will keep you entertained long into the night.

The largest known meteorite has been discovered, entombed in the earth for millions of years on a frigid, desolate island off the southern tip of Chile. At 4,000 tons, this treasure seems impossible to move. New York billionaire Palmer Lloyd is determined to have this incredible find for his new...

Occult expert Jean-Luc Gerard has heard legend of an infamous book once owned by a powerful witch; a tome of magical knowledge that's pages have been split apart for centuries. He has dreamed of some day being able to see the book restored but those dreams never seemed possible, until the day he met billionaire adventurer David Purdue.... Aligned with a common goal, the two men must navigate the strange, the cursed, and even the enchanted in their quest to read the contents of the lost book of shadows.

Belgian physicist Dr. Jacobs learns that an infamous version of the Einstein Equation, thought to have been destroyed, had been discovered by billionaire genius David Purdue. Knowing how deadly the equation’s application would be, he tries to contact Purdue to warn him, but Purdue is frantically busy trying to solve the equation. Little does Purdue know that the Order of the Black Sun is using him to solve the equation for them, to set the ball rolling on a terrible experiment that could cause mass scale destruction.

Dance of Death: Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience! * Two brothers. One a top FBI agent. The other a brilliant, twisted criminal. An undying hatred between them. Now, a perfect crime. And the ultimate challenge: Stop me if you can...

Dr. Nina Gould was expecting a break from her expeditions with the Order of the Black Sun but fate seems to have other plans when an offer from Egypt sends her and her long-time associate, David Purdue, on an expedition to unearth the long-lost tomb of Cleopatra. Unfortunately, Cleopatra was not laid to rest alone, having been buried with her lover Mark Antony - a famous Roman that catches the attention of the nefarious Third Triumvirate.

When a watery threat makes its presence known, demanding the return of one of David Purdue's artifacts, he sends one of his closest allies, Sam Cleave, to embark on a voyage to set things right, where he must contend with old grudges, a very different partner, and the sea itself. Meanwhile, Purdue continues to investigate the Order of the Black Sun's mysterious new enemy, but it may be Dr. Nina Gould who finds the answers that Purdue is looking for....

When a Mayan temple mysteriously starts appearing in parts of the world that it shouldn't be, David Purdue leaps at the chance to investigate the strange place. However, as the conflict between Purdue and the Order of the Black Sun reaches a boiling point, the temple may become a battlefield in a war that will change everything....

Brimstone: Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience! A body is found in the attic of a fabulous Long Island estate. There is a claw print scorched into the wall, and the stench of sulfur chokes the air. When FBI Special Agent Pendergast...

Was geschah 1947 wirklich in Roswell? Im 3. Teil der Thriller-Reihe "Old Bones" verschlägt es Archäologin Nora Kelly und FBI-Agentin Corrie Swanson an einen der geheimnisumwittertsten Orte der USA. Endlich soll eines der bestgehüteten Geheimnisse der amerikanischen Geschichte gelüftet werden: Was hat es mit dem angeblichen Absturz eines UFOs bei Roswell auf sich?

It has been a long time since David Purdue, Sam Cleave, and Dr. Nina Gould worked side by side together, but as they come together to confront a new enemy, they may have to seek help from an old one: Julian Corvus. As tensions mount and old grudges are brought back into focus, the lost prophecies of Nostradamus prove to be the catalyst for a confrontation that could decide the fate of the future.

David Purdue has only just started to rebuild his broken life, aided by the fact that his enemies believed he was dead. However, unknown to him, the truth has been revealed, and now putting Purdue down for good has become the Order of the Black Sun's primary objective. As the chase begins and Purdue finds himself facing a dangerous weapon, he must overcome his old nemesis, lethal assassins, and an ancient curse that threatens to kill him at any moment if he isn't careful.