At a dinner party given by his parents-in-law, Commissario Brunetti meets Franca Marinello, the wife of a prosperous Venetian businessman. He's charmed - perhaps too charmed, suggests his wife Paola - by her love of Virgil and Cicero... Zobraziť viac
The tale of K’s arrival in the village below the castle that seems to rule it is Kafka’s Magnum Opus... Zobraziť viac
It is the week before Christmas. The effects of the credit crunch have prompted Dr Kay Scarpetta to offer her services pro bono to New York City's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner... Zobraziť viac
Theodore Boone is the thirteen year old who knows more about the law than most adult lawyers. He certainly never expected to be the victim of crime himself. But then his bike is vandalised, he's attacked while doing his homework and, ... Zobraziť viac
A counter-terror operation, codenamed Wildlife, is being mounted in Britain's most precious colony. Its purpose: to capture and abduct a high-value jihadist arms-buyer. Its authors: an ambitious Foreign Office Minister, ... Zobraziť viac
This classic crime novel by six different authors is introduced by Martin Edwards, archivist of the Detection Club, and includes a never-before-published Preface by Agatha Christie, 'Detective Writers in England', in which she discusses her approach to wr Zobraziť viac
"A superb novel. Grown-up, genuinely suspenseful, wonderfully well-constructed, intelligent and provocative. I really didn't want to finish it. And I don't say that very often." (Julie Myerson). Zobraziť viac
Jack Reacher is having a bad day. It would be a dumb idea to make it worse. Reacher sees a West Point class ring in a pawn shop window. It's tiny. It's a woman cadet's graduation present to herself. Why would she give it up? Reacher was a West Pointer... Zobraziť viac
Best known for his hardboiled Harlem Detective series, Chester Himes was also a superb literary writer, beginning his creative life by writing short stories in the 1930s while serving jail time for armed robbery. Selected here are some of his best ... Zobraziť viac
The sequel to THE WATCHERS, now adapted into a major motion picture produced by M. Night Shyamalan from critically acclaimed Irish horror writer A.M. Shine. YOU MAY HAVE ESCAPED... BUT YOU'LL NEVER BE FREE... Zobraziť viac
Will she live to see her twenty-first birthday? When a distraught mother pleads with reporter Cindy Thomas to investigate the disappearance of her daughter, Tara, and her baby granddaughter, Cindy goes straight to SFPD Sergeant Lindsay Boxer. The... Zobraziť viac
Edinburgh's dark side emerges with a killer targeting young girls. A troubled detective, haunted by his own family, is drawn into a cryptic puzzle of knotted string and matchstick crosses. The hunt is on. Zobraziť viac
Only Stephen King, writing as Richard Bachman, can imagine the horror of a good and angry man who fights back against bureaucracy when it threatens to destroy his vitality, home, and memories. "Under any name King mesmerizes the reader" (Chicago Sun-... Zobraziť viac
The 13th chilling and adrenaline-packed Robert Hunter thriller and Top Ten Sunday Times bestseller. 'Gruesome but utterly riveting - and all the more so for being at least partly true' Daily Mail 'Dark, chilling and full of clever little plot kinks... Zobraziť viac
A young girl burns down the family home.A man doesn't remember killing his wife.A teenager's visions and voices lead to murder. One question binds these and many others from the casebook of Britain's leading forensic psychiatrist: Why?... Zobraziť viac
Murder is the only paw-sible explanation…During a routine welfare check, the police find local shop owner Mr Fitzgerald at the foot of his stairs, dead. There is broken glass over the floor of his shop, his dog has been locked in the kitchenette... Zobraziť viac
In a world where magic has gone mainstream, a policewoman and a group of petty criminals are pulled into a heist to find a forbidden book of spells that should never be opened. A new adventure begins in the world of the Laundry Files... Zobraziť viac
Winston Smith, an outwardly obedient citizen of Airstrip One, dreams secretly of truth and freedom - but his rebellion will come at a terrible cost. George Orwell's dark masterpiece has enthralled readers for over seventy years... Zobraziť viac
Five years ago, serial killer Tom Kerr was imprisoned. Today, he's out to reveal the resting place of his final victim. However, Detective Wisting is taking no chances. Kerr is chained and handcuffed. The police have dogs and guns... Zobraziť viac
A young woman accepts her first job as a governess and goes to Bly, a large country house in England. There she teaches a young brother and sister. But the governess soon starts to see ghosts and tries to protect the children from them... Zobraziť viac
