Laura J. Burns

In 2034, the stars went out. An unknown agency surrounded the solar system with an impenetrable barrier, concealing the universe from humanity’s gaze. In 2067, Nick Stavrianos is hired to investigate the disappearance of a mentally disabled woman, Laura Andrews, from the institution where she was being cared for. Aided by a skull full of neural modifications, he follows her trail to the Republic of New Hong Kong, where an organisation known as the Ensemble has uncovered Laura’s extraordinary secret: an ability that could transform the world.

When Sara Merson attends the exclusive Sanctuary Bay Academy, she is thrown into a world of privilege, but soon discovers the school's dark secrets as her roommate disappears without a trace.

Tom Hagen, gefeierter Star unter den Krisenberichterstattern, ist nicht zimperlich, wenn es um eine gute Story geht. Die Länder des Nahen Ostens sind sein Spezialgebiet, seine Reportagen Berichte aus der Hölle. Doch in Afghanistan verlässt ihn sein Glück. Hagens Ruf ist ruiniert, verzweifelt kämpft er um sein Comeback. Drei Jahre später bietet sich die Gelegenheit in Tel Aviv, als ihm Daten des israelischen Inlandsgeheimdienstes zugespielt werden. Hagen ergreift die Chance - und setzt ungewollt eine tödliche Kettenreaktion in Gang ... Breaking News ist ein mitreißender Thriller vor dem Hintergrund einer epischen Saga. Zwei Familien wandern Ende der Zwanzigerjahre nach Palästina ein - in eine von Legenden, Kämpfen und Hoffnungen beherrschte neue Welt, wo Juden, Araber und britische Kolonialherren erbittert um die Vorherrschaft ringen. Bis in die Gegenwart, über Generationen hinweg, spiegeln und prägen beide Familien Israels atemlose Entwicklung. Als Hagen in der jungen Ärztin Yael Kahn eine unerwartete Verbündete findet, erkennt er, dass auch sein Schicksal eng mit der Geschichte des Landes verbunden ist. Doch mit Yael an seiner Seite gehen die Probleme erst richtig los.

When one of their classmates goes missing during the seventh-grade camping trip, Orville and Agatha set out find him.

Agatha believes that her Nana has been kidnapped and enlists Orville to help find out what has happened to her.

Darcy expects the state fair to be dull, but during breaks from working at the Creature Comforts booth she and Lindsay each meet a great guy, and soon they have more to look forward to than just the Saturday night dance.

When a member of the Space Police inadvertently slips into a parallel world, her partner and husband attempt to bring her back.

Attractive divorcee and single parent Julie Ferris had problems with a succession of men who were interested in her body, not her mind. Successful lawyer Teal Carruthers shared her concerns. A widower with a small son to bring up, he was targeted by every woman he met as a potential husband. Should feelings get in the way - when the solution seemed an obvious one...?

When his mother is accused of stealing jewelry at a charity dinner, Orville and Agatha team up to find the real thief--and their prime suspect is a famous soap opera actor.

"After arriving on Skull Island, Carl Denham and his crew soon discover that the legend of the massive gorilla Kong is very real. When the giant best is appeased by the beautiful actress Ann Darrow, the crew uses the opportunity to capture Kong"--P. of cover.

239 pages ; 21 cm.680L Lexile

Seventh-graders Agatha Wong and Orville Wright, who has Asperger's syndrome, try to prove that the prank they organized did not cause the fire that burned down their rival school's field house.