He is fond of enigmas, of conundrums, hieroglyphics; exhibiting in his solutions of each a degree of acumen which appears to the ordinary apprehension praeternatural. Zobraziť viac
The Best of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twenty of the very best tales from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's fifty-six short stories featuring the arch sleuth. Basing his selection around the author's own twelve personal favourites, ... Zobraziť viac
Classic / British English: Sherlock Holmes is a great detective. There are few cases that he cannot solve. In these three stories we meet a young woman who is terrified of a mysterious ‘speckled band’, a family who think that five orange pips... Zobraziť viac
James Patterson’s BookShots. Short, fast-paced, high-impact entertainment. Jack Morgan is visiting Peter Knight and the team in the London branch of his investigation agency, Private... Zobraziť viac
Sail down the Mississippi with rascally Huck Finn! Huck Finn spits, swears, smokes a pipe and never goes to school. With his too-big clothes and battered straw hat, Huck is in need of 'civilising', and the Widow Douglas is determined to ... Zobraziť viac
Robinson Crusoe runs away from home to join the navy After a series of adventures at sea he is shipwrecked in a devastating storm and finds himself alone on a remote desert island He remains there many years building a life for himself in solitude until.. Zobraziť viac
When young Jim Hawkins discovers a treasure map in a pirates chest in his parents inn he is drawn into a world of danger and adventure He joins the crew setting sail to the Caribbean to seek out the booty and over the course of the voyage confronts... Zobraziť viac
Akčný kriminálny román. Plány Jane Whitefieldovej skríži bývalý klient, ktorý má v pätách dvojicu nájomných vrahov. Profesionálna česť jej diktuje opäť si overiť svoje schopnosti – tentoraz v drsných podmienkach kanadsko-amerického pohraničia... Zobraziť viac
The midnight hour approaches. You lie in bed and try to sleep, but there is the howling of the wind outside, the creak of a floorboard, the scream of a cat, the ticking clock... Your heart beats, your skin crawls, and despite yourself ... Zobraziť viac
There's the scarlet thread of murder running through the colourless skein of life, and our duty is to unravel it. After a harrowing tour in Afghanistan, Dr Watson returns to London to convalesce at 221B Baker Street, ... Zobraziť viac
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. 'There are things in that wallpaper that nobody knows about but me, or ever will'... Zobraziť viac
After taking an elixir created in his laboratory, mild mannered Dr Jekyll is transformed into the cruel and despicable Mr Hyde. Although seemingly harmless at first, things soon descend into chaos and Jekyll quickly... Zobraziť viac
Domníváte se, že už vás Deaver nemůže ničím překvapit? Může. Touto knihou. Zobraziť viac
Volá sa Rafe. Objaví sa všade, kam sa Clarissa pohne. Čaká na ňu v parku, v práci, na železničnej stanici, pred jej bytom. Rafova posadnutosť mladou ženou každým dňom narastá, jeho blízkosť naháňa Clarisse strach... Zobraziť viac
Novinár, spisovateľ a scenárista James M. Cain (1892 – 1977) býva označovaný za jedného z „otcov zakladateľov“ americkej drsnej školy spolu s Dashiellom Hammettom a Raymondom Chandlerom, hoci on sám akékoľvek škatuľkovanie odmietal... Zobraziť viac
Vyberme sa do divokej Apacherie – na indiánske územie, ktoré dnes nájdeme už len na starých mapách. Krajina je tu rozpálená od slnka, kaktusy sa majestátne týčia k nebu, jastraby s roztiahnutými krídlami plachtia vysoko... Zobraziť viac
Trumble: a minimum security federal prison, a 'camp', home to the usual assortment of criminals - drug dealers, bank robbers, swindlers, embezzlers, tax evaders, two Wall Street crooks, one doctor, at least five lawyers... Zobraziť viac
Sbírka pěti žánrově různých povídek od detektivního příběhu přes kyberpunk až k romantické povídce nové vlny. Mé oči se za mnou zavřely (The persistence of vision), Létající komando (Air raid), Překupník (The pusher)... Zobraziť viac
