Kimberly Derting

High school junior Violet uses her uncanny ability to sense murderers and their victims to try to stop a serial killer who is terrorizing her town, and although her best friend and would-be boyfriend Jay promises to keep her safe, she becomes a target.

The body finder

The Pledge #1

The Pledge

Sixteen-year-old Violet Ambrose's ability to find murder victims and their killers draws the attention of the FBI just as her relationship with Jay, her best-friend-turned-boyfriend, heats up.

Desires of the dead

The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer meets The Fifth Wave in this chilling and explosive new series from author Kimberly Derting. The last thing Kyra Agnew remembers is a flash of bright light. She awakes to discover that five whole years have passed. Everyone in her life has moved on—her parents are divorced, her boyfriend is in college and dating her best friend—but Kyra's still the sixteen-year-old she was when she vanished. She finds herself drawn to Tyler, her boyfriend's kid brother, despite her best efforts to ignore this growing attraction. In order to find out the truth, the two of them decide to retrace her steps from that fateful night. They discover that there are others who have been "taken," just like Kyra. But Kyra is the first person to have been returned past the forty-eight-hour taken mark. With a determined secret government agency after her, Kyra desperately tries to find an explanation and reclaim the life she once had . . . but what if the life she wants back is not her own?

The Taking

Seventeen-year-old Charlaina "Charlie" Hart has defeated the tyrant Queen Sabara and taken control of Ludania, only to have Sabara's soul fuse itself with her own.

The Essence

Charlie, Queen of Ludania, has become comfortable as a leader and ruler. She’s done admirable work to restore peace with other Queendoms, and she’s mastered the art of ignoring Sabara, the evil former queen whose Essence is alive within Charlie. Or so she thinks. When the negotiation of a peace agreement with Astonia goes awry, Charlie receives a brutal message that threatens Ludania, and it seems her only option is to sacrifice herself in exchange for her people’s freedom...

The Offering

Violet has always kept her strange ability to sense dead bodies a secret from everyone except her family and best-friend-turned-boyfriend Jay. But now she's using her gift to help track down murderers, working in a group that includes the mysterious and dangerously attractive Rafe. When Violet discovers the body of a college girl murdered by 'the girlfriend collector', she is determine to solve the case. But now the serial killer is on the lookout for a new 'relationship' and Violet seems to have caught his eye...

The Last Echo

Violet, a high school junior, discovers the body of a teen killed by "the girlfriend collector" and is determined to solve the case, but the serial killer is on the lookout for a new "relationship" and Violet may have caught his eye.

The last echo

All her life Violet has grappled with her ability to sense the echoes of those who have been murdered and the matching imprint that clings to their killers. Now that she has an imprint of her own, Violet's 'gift' is intolerable. Torn between her desire to lead a normal life and the pressure from the Center to continue her work tracking down killers, Violet's world starts to unravel...and some of her most carefully guarded secrets are exposed. When she learns that an underground group has been carrying out murders on the orders of their Charles Manson-like leader, Violet is pulled into one final deadly hunt...where her ability may not even be able to save her.

Dead Silence

With her uncanny ability to sense murderers and their victims, Violet again finds herself pulled into a deadly hunt for a vicious madman with an army of devoted followers.

When Violet, a high-school senior, learns that a group has been carrying out murders on the order of their Charles Manson-like leader, she is pulled into a deadly hunt. The plot contains profanity and graphic violence. Book #4

a body finder novel

Dead silence

The gripping second installment in the Taking trilogy is perfect for fans of The Fifth Wave and the Body Finder series. Explosive and romantic, with creepy, otherworldly elements and twisty, psychological thrills, The Replaced will have you questioning what exactly it means to be human. Kyra hasn’t been the same since she returned from her mysterious five-year disappearance. Now on the run from the NSA, Kyra is forced to hide out with others who, like her, have been Returned. Yet she is determined to find Tyler, the boy she loves who was also abducted…all because of her. When her group intercepts a message that Tyler might still be alive, Kyra risks everything to get him back. But he is being held by a shadowy government organization that experiments on the Returned, and going after him puts the rest of the group in danger. Even if Kyra gets Tyler back, the fight to save him—and the rest of the Returned—is just beginning.

The Replaced

In the concluding book in the otherworldly Taking trilogy, Kyra struggles to understand who she is as she races to save the world from complete destruction. Ever since Kyra was abducted by aliens and then returned to earth, she has known there was something different about her. Now she knows the truth: she is an alien too. Her alien captors replaced all her human DNA with their own—gifting her with supernatural powers like incredible healing, enhanced eyesight, and telekinesis. But when she’s captured by an unexpected enemy, Kyra begins to wonder if her abilities are also a curse. And is she, as her enemies believe, meant to play some key role in helping an impending alien invasion? Is it programmed into her, something inescapable? Or can she fight that destiny? No matter what the truth is, Kyra is sure of one thing: She just rescued the love of her life, Tyler, and she is not going to stand by and let anyone hurt him or her friends. Whatever it takes, Kyra will do everything in her power to save the world…even if it means making the ultimate sacrifice.

The Countdown

In dem von Aufständen erschütterten Königreich Ludania bestimmt die Zugehörigkeit zu einer Klasse, welche Sprache du sprichst – oder verstehst. Wenn du vergisst, wo dein Platz ist, kennen die Gesetze der Königin keine Gnade. Allein auf den Blickkontakt mit gesellschaftlich Höhergestellten steht der Tod. Die siebzehnjährige Charlaina – kurz Charlie – versteht alle Sprachen, jeden Dialekt. Eine gefährliche Fähigkeit, die sie schon ihr ganzes Leben lang verstecken muss. Nur in den illegalen Clubs im Untergrund der Stadt kann sie das für kurze Zeit vergessen. Dort trifft sie den geheimnisvollen Max, der eine Sprache spricht, die Charlie noch nie gehört hat, und der beinahe ihr Geheimnis entdeckt. Und als die Rebellen die Stadt schließlich überrennen, ist er es, der erkennt, dass Charlie der Schlüssel für ihren Sieg sein könnte. Doch für wen wird Max sich entscheiden, für das Mädchen, das ihn fasziniert, oder für seine Königin?

Dark Queen - Schwarze Seele, schneeweißes Herz

Shelli R. Johannes

When Penny's brothers ask for her help after their encounters with Wolfgang (otherwise known as the Big Bad Wolf) she comes to their rescue by using all her engineering know-how to help them build a new wolf-proof house.

Penny, the Engineering Tail of the Fourth Little Pig

Skin Contact

Sylke Hachmeister

Seit Violet ein kleines Mädchen ist, nimmt sie die Aura der Toten wahr. Wie magisch wird sie von ihnen angezogen, spürt ihre pulsierenden Echos unter der Haut vibrieren. Für sie ist diese Gabe jedoch alles andere als ein Geschenk - und nur widerwillig findet sie sich damit ab, dass sie die Einzige ist, die den Serienmörder aufhalten kann, der die kleine Stadt heimsucht, in der sie mit ihrer Familie lebt. Mithilfe ihres besten Freundes Jay macht sie sich auf die Suche. Aber dann passiert etwas, womit Violet nie gerechnet hätte: Sie verliebt sich in Jay. Und merkt dabei gar nicht, wie nahe sie dem Mörder bereits gekommen ist. Bis sie selbst zu seiner Beute wird. "Bodyfinder - Das Echo der Toten" ist Kimberly Dertings Debütroman. Die Autorin wurde in der Nähe von Seattle geboren und lebt heute mit ihrem Mann und ihren drei Kindern im Nordwesten der USA, in einem Ort direkt am Pazifik, der für sie Quelle vieler dunkler und geheimnisvoller Geschichten ist. Der Nachfolgeband erscheint im Frühjahr 2012.

das Echo der Toten

Bodyfinder

Ludania es un país con un regimen autoritario y una estricta sociedad clasista. Cada clase tiene su idioma propio, y está prohibido hasta conocer la lengua de las otras clases, bajo pena de muerte. Charlaina tiene diecisiete años y un gran secreto: entiende todas las lenguas. No sabe por qué; solo sabe que es un don que debe ocultar. Y pronto, con la ayuda del joven Max, averiguará que hay aún más cosas de sí misma que desconocía... y que ella es clave en la revolución antiautoritaria que ha empezado a extenderse.

El juramento

"Vivi and her classmates take a field trip to the beach to study tide pools"--

Vivi Loves Science

Cece loves science! In this STEM-themed picture book, Cece asks one of life’s most pressing questions: Do dogs eat vegetables? Cece and her best friend, Isaac, head to the lab to find out. This picture book is perfect for fans of Ada Twist, Scientist, and anyone who enjoys asking questions. Cece’s parents say she was born curious. She asks: Why? How? What if? When her teacher, Ms. Curie, assigns a science project, Cece knows just what to ask—do dogs eat vegetables? She teams up with her best friend, Isaac, and her dog, Einstein, to discover the answer. They investigate, research, collect data, and analyze, using Einstein as their case study. Their final conclusion is surprising, and a lot of fun! Illustrated by Vashti Harrison, whose Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History is a New York Times bestseller and an NAACP Image Award winner. Cece Loves Science is just right for fans of Rosie Revere, Engineer; What Do You Do with an Idea?; and anyone who loves learning.

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