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The intoxication from a pint of vodka, the electric buzz from snorting cocaine, the warm embrace from shooting heroin - drinking and drugging provide the height of human experience. It's the promise of heaven on earth, but the hell that follows is a constant hunger, a cold emptiness. The craving to get high is a yearning as intense of any blood-thirsty monster. The stories inside feature the insidious nature of addiction told with compassion yet searing honesty.

Martin Slade wants to bury his past as a saboteur in wartime Denmark and smuggler in postwar Europe. Returning to Denmark as a respectable journalist, he's approached by Birgitte Holtesen, an old flame now married to an elderly trader. Birgitte wants Martin to smuggle something back to English for her - but he refuses. She enlists instead a young musician, Sean Clifford. When Martin returns to England, he's attacked in his flat, and the place is ransacked. And then he learns that Sean has been murdered - and his body horribly mutilated. It's up to him to find the killer.

An innocent man is arrested for a murder committed by a woman. A guilty killer confesses to a murder - but the police arrest an innocent woman. A man finds the woman of his dreams - only to discover that he's entrapped in a nightmare. The tenants of a new block of flats are so delighted with their home that they don't ever want to leave - little realizing that they can't leave. A husband and wife find that all their wishes can come true - but with death as the price. Eight great macabre stories of murder, mystery... and magic!

A weekly conversation featuring Megan Burke, Pete Fettig, and John Reynolds. Yes, they're all Realtors, but that's just the beginning! Join them and their guests as they discuss their home state - its history, events, communities, towns and people - all from a uniquely Maryland perspective. Info, opinion, and maybe even some real estate stuff - all delivered with humor and insight.

Three Elders explore how to renew the world we helped mess up The Way Forward Podcast is dedicated to Regenerative Conversations about the future of humanity and planet. We think we need to re-think the current paradigm. Each episode explores how we can find a positive future forward for society and for ourselves. We explore the question: What is the Way Forward? We don’t have the answers, but we hope to stimulate all of us to imagine what is possible. We bring a wide variety of guests – including people at the leading edge of their field and willing to think out of the box – and engage ...

Attorneys Robert Mattingly, John DeCamillis and Kevin Burke are based in Louisville, Kentucky. Robert and John are highly successful litigators, while Kevin is a highly sought-after appellate attorney. The objective of The Legal Notepad Podcast is to provide valuable information about Kentucky law, Federal law and topics relevant in our community. The episodes will feature interesting interviews as well as technical discussions of the law and how to improve your trial practice. Robert and John are the founders of DeCamillis and Mattingly PLLC. Kevin is a partner in the law firm of Burke Neal ...

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