It's now 15 years later and Thomas is retired. Still unable to shake his sister's disappearance, he revives the case with the help of Anne and his old colleague Frank. Together they make a breakthrough when they interview Jurgen's old friend Heiner.

A crash a week before Christmas thrusts these two lonely people back into each other's lives Jayne must learn to trust Chris, a man who disappeared with her heart.Army widow Jayne Rockwell searches for a secure future for her and her two daughters. Staff Sergeant Christopher Hawkins regrets leaving young Jayne eight years ago to go off to war. A crash encounter a week before Christmas thrusts these two lonely people back into each other's lives once...

"The Colour of Water is an a book of short, flash and micro fiction. The stories are eclectic and range from the Afro American historical fiction to a grieving British spy on a mission to the tale of a mother caught in the middle of gunshots in the Ukraine-Russia conflict. Each story deals with human emotions and sentiments and brings out the subtle nuances of human predicament in the face of adversity. Stories like Before Dawn and The Dark Room explore...

The final novels of the Hot Dog Detective series! The intruder grunted in surprise as he missed his target. Despite the lack of light, he had an advantage over his intended victim. His vision had adapted to the dark room, whereas his victim was just waking up from sleep. But when his victim leaped across the bed to land on top of him, he began to suspect that his advantage was fleeting. The two men landed on the foot end of the other bed, waking up...

In spirituality and mysticism, many seek a counterbalance to the strong emphasis on the self that modernity demands of us: We desire a fixed self on the one hand and are fascinated by selflessness on the other. But is our fascination with selflessness not a ruse to make that self of ours even stronger? And is that self-critical question not the kernel of even traditional mysticism? Marc De Kesel investigates some dark rooms of the mystical tradition...

Sous Chef, Birdie Malone is willing to do anything to disprove the rumor "she doesn't play well with others." Even if it means taking a job as a line cook at a local meat-n-three while trying to be the superhero her five-year-old daughter Amara believes her to be. Competing in her hometown's yearly foodie competition would definitely help. If she wins, she will finally get the position and recognition she's been desperate to receive. Even if Saxon...

"Following several of his internationally acclaimed, beloved novels, A Year of Last Things is Michael Ondaatje's long-awaited return to poetry. In pieces that are sometimes wittily funny, moving, and always wise, we journey back through time by way of alchemical leaps, unearthing writings by revered masters, moments of shared tenderness, and abandoned landscapes we hold onto to rediscover the influence of every border crossed. Moving from a Sri Lankan...

"For fans of Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?, a poignant, stirring graphic memoir--both heartbreaking and darkly funny--that perfectly captures the grief, nostalgia, and chaos of traveling home to care for an elderly parent in crisis"-- "What do you do when your mother can't remember who you are? You catch the first flight from your adopted home of London to your original hometown of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where she's hospitalized, injured,...