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101) Puppenruhe
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Der ehemalige Kommissar Johannes "Johnny" Thiebeck soll als verdeckter Ermittler in die Drogenszene von Berlin eintauchen. Zur gleichen Zeit geschehen bizarre Morde: Die Opfer werden gefoltert, verstümmelt und erst nach langem Leiden getötet. Alles deutet darauf hin, dass ein Bandenkrieg zwischen verfeindeten Drogenbossen eskaliert ist. Doch Johnny findet Hinweise darauf, dass die Drahtzieher möglicherweise ganz...
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"The best little ghost in the world" continues his award-winning silliness with a wacky new adventure in a new place: SCHOOL! Johnny Boo doesn't know what school is, but if Squiggle is going, he wants to go too! School is where you have to wear an apple on your head so the teacher doesn't mistake you for ice cream and eat you accidentally, right? Well, maybe if your teacher is the Ice Cream Monster. There's so much to learn! After exploring the mystery...
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The Magory's love to sing, especially songs of emigration that delve into Irish history and heritage. This story sees Johnny explain the stories behind some of their favorite songs to his sister Lily-May. He explains when and why the Irish traveled the world over the centuries touching on the Great Famine and the recession of the 80's. Features snippets of lyrics to songs such as "City of Chicago" by Luka Bloom and "Fields of Athenry" by Michael Considine....
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The weather is scorching and the ice-cream is being consumed by the gallon so the whole Magory family make their way to the beach to cool off. Johnny, Lily-May and Ruairi, all lathered in sun cream, have a ball making sandcastles, the best Ireland has ever seen, pretending they are Olympian long-jumpers in the sand and surfing down sand-dunes meeting lots of sea life along the way from hermit crabs to chilled out barnacles. When it's time for lunch,...
105) Johnny Recruit
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Johnny Recruit. He's only 14, but when Big Johnny learns his uncle's been captured by Nazis during a WW2 air battle, he's sure only one person who can rescue his mentor - himself. Stellar bush pilot and expert Canadian game hunter, Johnny lies about his age and joins the fight in Europe to find his best friend. But when a rival British pilot threatens to expose his secret, Johnny faces tough decisions no young kid should have to face…
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A clever young man and an eccentric professor search for a missing fortune in this spooky adventure full of "marvelous surprises" Publishers Weekly
H. Bagwell Glomus built an empire out of cereal. In the 1920s, his Oaty Crisps were the most popular breakfast in the United States, and Mr. Glomus was the wealthiest man in the little town of Gildersleeve, Massachusetts. But he was not a happy man. In 1936, he took his own life and his will was never...
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A flu epidemic ushers in a plague of dark magic in this spooktastic mystery featuring teenage sleuth Johnny Dixon from The Wrath of the Grinning Ghost.
Though forty miles away, Duston Heights is not safe from the flu that's raging through Boston. When Johnny Dixon's grandmother falls ill, he's sent to live with his neighbor to avoid infection. So many locals are getting sick that school is canceled for a week, and the reclusive Dr. Abram Ashburn...
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Hidden away in the local library, a sorcerer's book casts an evil spell in the next novel in the Johnny Dixon Series
Johnny Dixon and his best friend Fergie are whiling away a rainy day at the Duston Heights library when Johnny asks a screwy question: "What's the last book in the library?" After Johnny goes home, Fergie decides to find out. There, under number 999.99, he finds a very peculiar tome, The Book of True Wishes, which is all about Fergie's...
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A young sleuth and his professor friend fight voodoo, black magic, and a hungry zombie horde …
The drum is small, no bigger than a plastic cup, and decorated with sun-bleached bones. It is a token from the island of St. Ives, whose voodoo cults are infamous around the world, and it is one of the most dangerous objects Johnny Dixon has ever held. When he raps the little drum, the wind howls, and an explosion rocks the house. There are more surprises...
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Even "the best little ghost in the world" gets bored sometimes! But in the award-winning Johnny Boo series, fun is never far away. For instance, check out this magic hammer... Johnny Boo lets Squiggle borrow his magic hammer so Squiggle can work on a mysterious project, but that leaves Johnny Boo with nothing to do today. He has lots of great ideas about how to spend his time while he waits, but - oh NO! - ends up getting bored of each and every...
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Journey through these memoirs with Johnny as he describes a world fraught with danger, mystery and questionable hygiene. With each page, he draws us deeper into his enigmatic realm as the truth behind each tale is unveiled.Setting the stage for the three novellas in this collection, "The Prequel" chronicles his astonishing rise to fame. How, during an unforgettable contest at Achmed's kebab shop in south London, he achieved notoriety by devouring...
112) Shadow of a Dead Man
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Shotgun Johnny Greenway thought he'd hit rock bottom when he lost his wife and son, hung up his badge, and hit the bottle. But a pretty young woman gave him a second chance. Offered him a job riding shotgun for the Reverend's Temptation Gold Mine. Gave him a reason to live. But even she can't save him when the Starrett gang tries to rob the gold -- and Johnny kills their leader ... When the dust clears, Shotgun Johnny is wanted for murder. The dead...
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A flu epidemic ushers in a plague of dark magic in this spooktastic mystery featuring teenage sleuth Johnny Dixon from “The Wrath of the Grinning Ghost”.
Though forty miles away, Duston Heights is not safe from the flu that's raging through Boston. When Johnny Dixon's grandmother falls ill, he's sent to live with his neighbor to avoid infection. So many locals are getting sick that school is canceled for a week, and the reclusive Dr. Abram Ashburn...
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Embark on a thrilling journey through the memoirs of Johnny Two Kebabs, the legendary 'conscious vigilante,' in this gripping trilogy of novellas. In the first instalment, "From Russia With Chilli And Garlic Sauce," Johnny uncovers a sinister plot involving a Russian assassination. As he delves deep into the conspiracy, he must navigate a treacherous web of lies and deceit. In the second novella, "How I Found The G Spot," Johnny takes on a different...
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