современная зарубежная литература (страница 107)

Автор: Emin G?nc?oğlu

Huzursuz giden evliliğinden uzaklaşan Reha, kendini dinlemek i?in ailesinin yaşadığı yazlığa gider. Burada toparlanmak ve dinlenmek istese de ?evresinde olup bitenlere d?hil olur ve bir başkası i?in iyilik yapmanın tadına erişir. Reha’nın evinden uzakta ge?irdiği s?re, onun i?in bir değişimin başlangıcı olur. Sonrasında bir kitap?ının tozlu raflarında unutulmuş, eski bir kitap onu asıl benliğiyle tanıştırır. O, artık eski Reha değil, kendini bilen ve yaşamı tanıyan biri olmuştur. “G?z r?zg?rları artık daha sert esmeye başlamıştı. Yerler, yollar, parklar, solup sararmış ve d?k?lm?ş ağa? yaprakları ile doluydu. Baktığım her k?şeden, seyrettiğim her kareden mutsuz olacağım bir mana ?ıkarıyordum.”

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Автор: Марсель Пруст

“Proust, anlatıma olan tutkumu ?yle ateşliyor ki ifade etmekte g??l?k ?ekiyorum. Ah! ?yle yazabilseydim! G?zyaşlarına boğulurdum herh?lde! Hayrete d?ş?ren o titreşimi, doygunluğu ve yoğunluğu sağladığı o anlarda -?deta cezbedici bir şey var- ?yle ki i?imde, ben b?yle yazabilirim hissini doğuruyor, sonra kalemi elime alıyorum ve ?yle yazamıyorum. Neredeyse kimse i?imdeki dil sinirlerini b?ylesine uyaramamıştır: resmen bir saplantı h?line geliyor. Fakat Swann’a geri d?nmeliyim.En b?y?k ser?venim ger?ekten de Proust. Yani -ondan sonra geriye yazacak ne kalıyor ki? Daha sadece ilk ciltteyim ve zannediyorum daha bulunacak ?ok kusur var ama ben hayret i?indeyim; sanki g?zlerimin ?n?nde bir mucize ger?ekleşiyormuş gibi. Sonunda, nasıl da s?rekli ka?ırdığımız o anı yakalamayı başarmıştı biri -ve onu bu m?thiş ve şahane kalıcı maddeye d?n?şt?rm?şt?? Tutkum nesneleşiyor -g?neşin, şarabın, ?z?m?n, kusursuz dinginliğin ve yoğun zindeliğin birleşimi gibi ?deta.Jacques Raverat… Bana Mrs. Dalloway hakkında ?yle bir mektup g?nderdi ki hayatımın en mutlu anlarını g?nlerini yaşadım. Merak ediyorum, acaba bu sefer bir şey başarabildim mi? Yani, şimdilerde bir b?t?n h?linde yaşadığım Proust’a kıyasla hi?bir şey başaramadım herh?lde. Proust’u ?zel kılan onun azami duyarlılıkla, azami kararlılığı harmanlayışından doğuyor. Kelebeğin g?lgesini son ana kadar aramaktan vazge?miyor. Bir enstr?man teli kadar sağlam ve kozasından yeni ?ıkmakta olan bir kelebek kadar ani. Ve sanıyorum beni hem derinden etkileyecek hem de her c?mlemde kıvama gelmeye ?alışacak.

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Автор: Марсель Пруст

Proust’un kendi hayatından kesitlere bolca yer verdiği "Kayıp Zamanın İzinde" serisinin ???nc? kitabı olan "Guermantes Tarafı"nda, onun Combray'deki ?ocukluk ve gen?lik yıllarına, bir yazarın gelişmesindeki aşamalara ve hatıralara vurgu yapılıyor. T?m bu anlatılarda insanları en ince ayrıntısına kadar g?zlemlemeye ve ?evresini bir ressam dikkatiyle betimlemeye ?ok?a yer veriyor. Diğer eserlerinde olduğu gibi bu eserinde de s?z oyunlarına ve bilin? akışı tekniğine yer vererek modern roman anlayışında bir ?ığır a?ıyor. Fransız burjuvazisindeki davetler, unvanlar, aristokratların aralarındaki ilişkiler, entrikalar ve t?m ?ekişmeler Mme. de Guermantes ve M. de Guermantes’ın penceresinden anlatılıyor. D?nemin belki de en ?ok ses getiren olaylarından Dreyf?s Olayı ve yavaş yavaş kendini hissettirmeye başlayan Yahudi d?şmanlığı da bu romanda kendini g?steriyor. Bunların yanında Fransız asker? birlikleri ve ?st r?tbelerdeki kişilerin hayatlarını da Saint-Loup’nun g?z?nden anlatıyor. "Guermantes’ın soylu ırkına layık, ?ağlara meydan okurcasına ayakta duran oyulmuş ve yıllanmış bir kule gibi, hik?yelere ve şiirlere konu olan antik mirası Fransa’nın ?zerinde y?kseliyordu bile; ?yle ki Notre-Dame ve Chartres Katedrallerinin y?kseldiği yerlerdeki g?ky?z?nde h?l? boşluklar vardı, ?yle ki Laon Tepesi’nin zirvesinde, Ağrı Dağı’nın zirvesindeki Nuh’un Gemisi misali Tanrı’nın ?fkeli olup olmadığını g?rmek i?in endişeli bir şekilde pencerelerinden eğilen patrikler ve peygamberlerle dolu, toprakta ?oğalacak bitki t?rlerini taşıyan, kulelerden bile ka?an hayvanlarla dolup taşan, ?atıda sakince otlayan ?k?zlerin y?ksekten Champagne Ovaları’nı seyrettiği katedralin nefi hen?z dengelenmemişti; ?yle ki g?n?n sonunda Beauvais’den ayrılan gezgin onu takip edip yolundan d?nse de g?ky?z?n?n altın rengi y?zeyinde, katedralin siyah ve iki yana a?ılmış kanatlarını h?l? seyredemedi. "

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Автор: Лев Толстой

Moskova muhitlerinde “bir delikanlı” dendiğinde ne anlaşılırsa işte o olan Olenin, i?inde bulunduğu ?evreden aradığı huzuru bulamayınca hayatında yepyeni bir başlangı? yapmak istedi ve orduya katılıp Moskova’dan ayrıldı. Artık Rus aristokrasisinden ve şehir hayatından uzakta, karlarla kaplı geniş kırların ortasında ve yepyeni bir sonsuz ?lem i?inde yapayalnızdı. Ancak bu yalnızlık, ?nceki hayatıyla karşılaştırıldığında hi? de ?yle şik?yet edecek bir şey değildi. Aksine… Tolstoy, “Kazaklar”da iki karşıt d?nyayı karşılaştırır. Bir tarafta şehir hayatına uyum sağlamış ve bu hayatın gereklerine g?re yaşayan kibarların d?nyası; diğer tarafta doğadan kopmamış, “insani ?zelliklerini” yitirmemiş Terek Kazaklarının d?nyası… “Savaş ve Barış” yazarının g??l? kaleminden bu karşıtlık daha bir i?e işlemekte ve tıpkı Olenin’de olduğu gibi bir “gitme” arzusu uyandırmaktadır!

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Автор: Блейк Пирс

„MISTROVSK? D?LO MYSTERI?ZN?HO THRILLERU. Blake Pierce dok?zal dokonale vytvořit a popsat psychologick? aspekty jednotliv?ch postav, takže si připad?me, jako bychom byli uvnitř jejich hlav, boj?me se společně s nimi a fand?me jejich ?spěchům. Kniha je pln? zvratů, kter? v?s udrž? v napět? až do posledn? str?nky.“ – Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (o Once Gone) KDYBY TO VĚDĚLA (Z?hada Kate Wise) je kniha č. 1 v nov? s?rii psychologick?ch thrillerů od autora bestsellerů – Blakea Pierce, jehož prvn? bestseller Navždy pryč (kniha č. 1) (ke stažen? zdarma) z?skal v?ce než 1 000 pětihvězdičkov?ch hodnocen?. 55let? žena – a čerstvě vysloužil? agentka FBI – Kate Wise, je vytržena z poklidn?ho života na předměst? pot?, co byla zavražděna dcera jej? kamar?dky – a Kate se rozhodne pomoci. Kate si myslela, že po 30 letech nadobro opustila FBI jako jejich nejlepš? agentka, respektovan? pro svou bystrou mysl, skvěl? pouličn? dovednosti a nevšedn? schopnost pron?sledovat s?riov? vrahy. Jenže Kate, znuděnou životem v poklidn?m městečku, na křižovatce života, pož?d? kamar?dka o něco, co nemůže odm?tnout. Když Kate lov? zabij?ka, brzy se ocitne v předn? linii honu na pachatele, zat?mco obět? st?le přib?v? – všechno předměstsk? m?my v dokonal?m manželstv? – nyn? je zřejm?, že v tomto poklidn?m městečku začal ř?dit s?riov? vrah. Kate postupně odhaluje tajemstv?, kter? by raději nikdy neznala a zjišťuje, že nic v tomto vzorov?m sousedstv? nen? tak, jak se na prvn? pohled zd?. Milostn? af?ry a lži se vymykaj? kontrole a Kate mus? obr?tit město vzhůru nohama, aby zastavila zabij?ka dř?ve, než opět udeř?. Ovšem vrah je o krok napřed, a nakonec to může b?t pr?vě Kate, kdo se ocitne v nebezpeč?. Akc? nabit? thriller, při kter?m se v?m rozbuš? srdce, KDYBY TO VĚDĚLA je knihou č. 1 v nov? strhuj?c? s?rii, od kter? se nedok?žete odtrhnout. Kniha č. 2 v s?rii Z?HADA KATE WISE je již dostupn? k předobjedn?vce!

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Автор: Блейк Пирс

„Mistrovsk? d?lo mysteri?zn?ho thrilleru. Blake Pierce dok?zal dokonale vytvořit a popsat psychologick? aspekty jednotliv?ch postav, takže si připad?me jako bychom byli uvnitř jejich hlavy, boj?me se společně s nimi a fand?me jejich ?spěchům. Kniha je pln? zvratů, kter? v?s udrž? v napět? až do posledn? str?nky.“ – knihy a recenze filmů, Roberto Mattos (o Navždy Pryč) KDYBY TO VIDĚLA (Kate Wise mysteri?zn? kniha) je kniha č. 2 z nov?ho seri?lu psychologick?ch thrillerů od autora bestsellerů – Blake Pierce, kter? z?skal v?ce než 1 000 pětihvězdičkov?ch recenz? za jeden z jeho nejlepš?ch bestsellerů Navždy Pryč (kniha č. 1). Když je nalezen zavražděn? manželsk? p?r a ž?dn? podezřel? nen? zřejm?, 55let? Kate Wise se po 30let? kari?ře v FBI vrac? z důchodu (a z jej?ho klidn?ho předměstsk?ho života) aby se znovu vr?tila do služeb FBI. Kateina brilantn? mysl a bezkonkurenčn? schopnost vstoupit do mysli s?riov?ch vrahů je prostě nepostradateln? a FBI ji potřebuje, aby dok?zala vyřešit tento tajemn? př?pad. Proč byly dva p?ry zavražděny 50 mil od sebe a stejn?m způsobem? Co mohou m?t společn?ho? Odpověď, jak si Kate uvědomuje, je nal?hav?, protože je přesvědčen?, že se zabij?k chyst? opět udeřit. Ale ve smrt?c? hře kočky s myš?, kter? n?sleduje, Kate vstupuje do temn?ch vod zabij?kovy zkroucen? mysli a přich?z? už možn? pozdě. Akčn? thriller s bouřliv?m napět?m, KDYBY TO VIDĚLA, kniha č. 2 v nov? s?rii, kter? v?s donut? ot?čet str?nky až do pozdn?ch hodin. Kniha č. 3 v s?rii KATE WISE mysteri?zn?ch knih je nyn? tak? k dispozici pro předobjedn?vku.

Серия: Z?hada Kate Wise

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Автор: Болеслав Прус

Boleslav Prus (1847-1912) polyak ədəbiyyatının g?rkəmli xadimlərindən biridir. Yoxsullaşmış şaxta?ı ailəsində doğulub. Valideynlərini tez itirdiyindən 1863-1864-c? illər ?syanının iştirak?ısı olan qardaşının himayəsində b?y?y?b. 1863-c? ildə gimnaziyada oxuyan Prus ?syan?ılara qoşulub, d?y?şdə yaralanıb, sonra da ?ar qoşunları tərəfindən həbs edilib. 1866-1868-ci illərdə Varşavadakı Baş məktəbin fizika-riyaziyyat fak?ltəsində təhsil alıb. Evlərdə dərs verib və zavodda işləyib. Ədəbi fəaliyyətə 1872-ci ildə başlayıb. Varşava qəzetlərində felyetonlarla ?ıxış edib və ilk yazıları oxucuların rəğbətini qazanıb. Bədii yaradıcılığa yumoristik hekayələrlə başlayan Prus sonralar ictimai novellaya ke?ib. O, polyak ədəbiyyatında ilk dəfə fəhlə m?vzusunda əsər yazıb. Boleslav Prus “Forpost” povestinin, “Kukla” və “Firon” kimi geniş yayılmış romanların və başqa əsərlərin m?əllifidir. “Ke?mişdən gələn səslər” kitabında B.Prusun ən yaxşı hekayələri se?ilərək toplanmışdır.

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Автор: M.J. Ford

When a young girl goes missing from Jesus College Oxford, DS Josie Masters is plunged into a world of panic as fear grips the city. Along with Thames Valley Police’s newest recruit, the handsome DS Pryce, Josie must act fast – and when two more girls disappear from Oriel and Somerville colleges, she realises the killer is sending her a deadly message in a cruel game of cat and mouse. This time, the case is personal – but who is the perpetrator?In a desperate race against the clock, Josie hunts for the kidnapper, and soon discovers he could be a lot closer to home than she’d ever thought… M.J. Ford is back with a gripping new thriller, perfect for fans of Cara Hunter and T.M. Logan.

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Автор: Тесс Герритсен

Had she survived because of fate, coincidence or just luck?If Nina Cormier’s wedding had taken place, she would be dead. But after the bride was left at the altar, the church stood empty when the bomb went off. It wasn’t until a stranger tried to run her car off the road, however, that she realized someone wanted her dead. But who?That’s what Detective Sam Navarro needs to find out. . . fast. As a cop, he knows better than to become attached to the woman he’s trying to protect. But as a man. . .With a nightmare unfolding around them, Sam and Nina decipher the stunning truth. Now they’re at the mercy of a brilliant madman who plays for keeps. . . .“Tess Gerritsen. . . throws one twist after another until the excitement is almost unbearable. ” —San Jose Mercury News

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Автор: Vickie Taylor

Hostage negotiator Matt Burkett couldn't have said what had drawn him back to the wife he'd lost when tragedy tore their world apart. All he knew was that he had to see her. And the moment he did, he realized he had to make her his again….Caroline Everett was torn by his sudden reappearance in her life. She wanted desperately to believe that they could overcome the past and make a future together. But so much pain stood between them now–and so many secrets….And what would happen to their undying yet fragile love when he learned the most painful secret of all–about the precious child he didn't know was his…?

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Автор: Marisa Carroll

Серия: Mills & Boon M&B

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Автор: Barbara Phinney

He took the fall Hunter Gordon had pleaded guilty to a crime he hadn't committed.And served ten long years in prison. All to save the family who had taken him in: beautiful Rae Benton and her father. But right before Rae's father died, he revealed his daughter was in danger. Hunter had to keep her safe. How was he supposed to get close?Rae didn't know the truth and blamed him for the loss of all she held dear. Hunter would have to earn Rae's trust–without ever telling her what really happened a decade ago.

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Автор: Kate Lawson

Can YOU keep a secret? Find out in this riotous romantic comedy about secrets and lies, mothers and daughters and growing older but certainly no wiser…When Cass Palmer's mother announces she needs to move in with her – along with her sexy toyboy Rocco – forty-something Cass is horrified. The last time they lived together Cass was a tearaway teen, but now the tables have turned and mother Nita is the one behaving badly. Soon, Cass finds herself despairing of her mother's wild nights out, re-organisation of the entire household – from de-cluttering the cupboards to restocking the fridge – and worst of all, the sounds of her energetic love life!It's the last thing Cass needs after the return of old school chum and drama queen extraordinaire Fiona. Stretching their friendship to the limit, Fiona asks Cass to spy on her boyfriend Andy, whom she suspects of having an affair. With the subterfuge, living with her uninhibited mother and fending off her own unwanted admirers, Cass has just about reached her limit…A much-needed break in Cyprus should spell welcome relief. But with Nita left home alone, the truth about Andy's secret liaisons emerging and Fiona deciding if you can't beat them then join them, it's when the real fun and games begin…A riotously funny read about swapping roles and keeping secrets, for fans of Linda Kelsey and Jane Fallon.

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Автор: Ann-Monika Pleitgen

Nikola R?hrmanns 2. Fall: »Wie wird denn das Wetter, Frau Doktor?« »Heute, im Jahr 1999, ist der Klimawandel f?r die Wissenschaft l?ngst eine Tatsache. Leider ist diese Tatsache noch immer nicht bis zur Politik vorgedrungen«, stellt Professor Rindeck grimmig fest. Aber wissenschaftlich fundierte Aufkl?rung passt schlecht zwischen zwei Werbebl?cke, wie soll sich da etwas ?ndern? Hamburg im November: Es regnet, bis man sich Schwimmh?ute wachsen lassen m?chte. Die Hansestadtbewohner ducken sich unter Schirme und fl?chten in die gute Stube. Nikola R?hrmann, jugendliche Heldin des rasanten Deb?t-Krimis Freitags isst man Fisch, ist eine Dekade ?lter geworden. Doch f?r Herausforderungen aller Art ist sie immer zu haben – weshalb sie ihren Chef auch ?berredet, sich auf die »Wetterwette« des Fernsehmeteorologen Franz Seeler einzulassen. Sie selbst ?bernimmt den Spezialauftrag, den verschollenen Computerexperten aufzust?bern. Also braust »Nik« auf ihrer Karre oder in Freund Christians Gro?raumtaxi durch die regengrau triefende Hafenstadt, l?sst sich nebenbei auf ein Blind Date ein – und bezahlt ihre Neugier mit Beulen, Schrammen und Illusionsverlust… Anmerkung der Verlegerin: »Nik ist die hartgesottene, spontane Chronistin einer Generation. Hamburg, die »Stadt der Gegens?tze«, ist ihr Terrain, das sie forsch durchst?bert und von dem sie erz?hlt. Wieder legen Bohnet Pleitgen eine packende Momentaufnahme vor, die mitrei?end unterh?lt, ohne die Widerspr?che unter den Teppich zu kehren, und mit einem Augenzwinkern den Geist der ausklingenden Neunziger heraufbeschw?rt.« Else Laudan (Hamburg, im November 2010)

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Автор: Sandra Marton

Keir O'Connell knew it was time to leave Las Vegas when he fell for dancer Cassie.The heat of the Nevada desert must have addled his brain. So Keir headed east and set himself up in business–and found Cassie had somehow got herself employed as his new restaurant manager.Keir's rule had always been never to mix business with pleasure, but now he just had to take a gamble…he'd keep Cassie on as his manager and make her his mistress!

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Автор: Мемдух Шевкет Эсендал

T?rk hik?yeciliğinde ?ığır a?an Memduh Şevket Esendal, aynı zamanda kendinden sonra gelen yazarları etkilemiş ve edebiyatımıza y?n vermiş kıymetli isimlerden bir tanesidir. Tıpkı bir aynanın ışığı yansıtması gibi o da yaşamın renklerini g?r?nd?ğ? şekliyle sayfalara aksettirir. Hik?yelerinde anlattığı kişileri bizim i?imizden se?er. Ev hanımı, k?yl?, doktor, terzi ve sokakta oyun oynayan ?ocuklara kadar hemen hepsi onun şahıslarıdır. Kelepir adlı eserinde hik?yelerindeki bu tanıdık simalara aşinayızdır. ?amur Ahmet’in ?ıkışları adlı hik?yede eğitim sisteminden, Berrin’in Evliliği’nde aile “kurmaktan” ?ok “olabilmekten”, Yusuf Ko?oğlu adlı ?yk?de ise baba ve oğul ilişkisi gibi konulardan bahseder. Kendisinin de belirttiği ?zere “insanlara yaşamak i?in ?mit ve neşe veren” yazılardan hoşlanır. Kalemini bu minvalde oynatırken insanları da derin bir tesir altında bırakır… "A?lıktan korkmayacaksın, lafı zehir zemberek, g?n?ll? ite versen yenmez gibi s?yleyeceksin, hırsıza hırsız, bozguncuya bozguncu diyeceksin ki herif, 'Beni tanımıyorlar, dalgayı ?akmıyorlar, mandepsiye basıyorlar, yutturuyorum!' demesin. Demesin de gene becerebilirse yapsın! Benim raconumda hırsızlar, y?zs?zler, beceriksizler ve uyuzlar kendi adlarını bilmelidirler. Bu t?re herkesi kendi yerine oturtur."

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Автор: Joseph Jacobs

Avrupa tarihinin en eski ve en savaş?ı halkı olan Keltlerin masalları… Edebiyat ve k?lt?rleriyle Avrupa uygarlığının gelişiminde b?y?k rol oynayan Keltlerin s?zl? geleneği ?ok g??l?d?r. Başta Kral Arthur olmak ?zere pek ?ok anlatının k?keni Kelt k?lt?r?ne dayanır. Elbette ki bu geleneğin en ?nemli ?r?nlerinden biri de masallardır. Kelt efsanelerinin engin d?nyasından beslenen ve Keltlerin ince mizahıyla yoğurulmuş masalların en iyi 24 ?rneği bu kitapta bir araya getirildi. Dilden dile aktarılarak y?zlerce yılı aşıp g?n?m?ze kadar gelen bu masallarda g??l? savaş?ılardan b?y?k krallara, sıradışı yaratıklardan sihirli varlıklara kadar pek ?ok fig?rle karşılaşacaksınız. Ge?mişle geleceği birbirine bağlayan bu masallar, masal seven herkesin kitaplığında bulunmalı.

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Автор: Peggy Nicholson

THE RULES by Jack KeltonRule #1: Never Marry.Rule #2: If you're stupid enough to ignore Rule 1, never, never marry a divorced woman. She's bound to be smackdab in the middle of the Divorce Crazies….And Jack's talking from experience, with the emotional scars and a kid named Kat to prove it.Abby Lake's Law"A wise woman stands alone. You build your life around a man–and then he leaves, and you have nothing but heartache to show for it."In other words, Abby, just divorced and with custody of son Skyler, has no more interest in anything serious or permanent than Jack does.

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Автор: James Stourton

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BERGER PRIZE FOR BRITISH ART HISTORY 2017SHORTLISTED FOR THE SLIGHTLY FOXED BEST FIRST BIOGRAPHY PRIZE 2017A SUNDAY TIMES ART BOOK OF THE YEARA SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEARAN ECONOMIST BOOK OF THE YEARA NEW YORK TIMES ART BOOK OF THE YEARFrom his time as Bernard Berenson’s prot?g? to being the Keeper of the Western Art at 27 and his appointment as the youngest-ever director of the National Gallery, Kenneth Clark displayed precocious genius. No voice has exercised so much power and influence over the arts in Britain as Clark’s. A formidable aesthete, his coterie included John Betjeman, Winston Churchill, Margot Fonteyn, E.M. Forster, Vivien Leigh, the Queen Mother and Henry Moore. Hidden from view, however, was his wife Jane’s alcoholism and his own philandering. In James Stourton’s dazzling biography, Clark is shown as a man who conveyed the profound beauty and importance of art, architecture and civilisation for generations to come.

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Автор: Кэтти Уильямс

Multimillionaire businessman and playboy Rafael Vives is bedazzled by Amy's beauty – and instantly decides she must be his new mistress! Showered with jewels and gifts, Amy knows she should feel lucky. But she longs to be more than just the billionaire's playmate. Torn between her heart and her head, Amy leaves. And Rafael, determined to win her back, must choose between wanting her as his mistress, or making her his bride – for keeps!

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Автор: ANAR

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Автор: Блейк Пирс

“A dynamic story line that grips from the first chapter and doesn't let go.” –Midwest Book Review, Diane Donovan (regarding Once Gone) From #1 bestselling mystery author Blake Pierce comes a new masterpiece of psychological suspense. A bundle of books #1 (A TRACE OF DEATH) and #2 (A TRACE OF MURDER) in Blake Pierce’s Keri Locke Mystery series! This bundle offers books two and three in one convenient file, with over 120,000 words of reading. In A TRACE OF DEATH (A Keri Locke Mystery—Book 1), Keri Locke, Missing Persons Detective in the Homicide division of the LAPD, remains haunted by the abduction of her own daughter, years before, never found. Still obsessed with finding her, Keri buries her grief the only way she knows how: by throwing herself into the cases of missing persons in Los Angeles. A routine phone call from a worried mother of a high-schooler, only two hours missing, should be ignored. Yet something about the mother’s voice strikes a chord, and Keri decides to investigate. What she finds shocks her. The missing daughter—of a prominent senator—was hiding secrets no one knew. When all evidence points to a runaway, Keri is ordered off the case. And yet, despite pressure from her superiors, from the media, despite all trails going cold, the brilliant and obsessed Keri refuses to let it go. She knows she has but 48 hours if she has any chance of bringing this girl back alive. In A TRACE OF MURDER (A Keri Locke Mystery—Book 2), encouraged by the new lead that has landed, the first in years, Keri Locke pursues it with all that she has, determined to find her daughter and bring her back alive. Yet Keri, at the same time, receives a phone call from a frantic husband, a famed Beverly Hills plastic surgeon, who reports that his wife has been missing for two days. A wealthy socialite with no enemies and little reason to leave her life, he fears the worst has become of his wife. Keri takes on the case, assigned a new partner whom she hates, as Ray still recovers in the hospital. Her investigation leads her deep into the elite Beverly Hills world of the idle rich, to encounters with lonely housewives, and those with shopping-addicted, empty lives. Dark psychological thrillers with heart-pounding suspense, the KERI LOCKE MYSTERY series is a riveting new series—with a beloved new character—that will leave you turning pages late into the night. Book #3 in the Keri Locke series is also now available in audio!

Серия: A Keri Locke Mystery

Исполнители: Elaine Wise

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Автор: Halide Edib Adıvar

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Автор: Val McDermid

‘Kate Brannigan is truly welcome. Hot on one-liners, Chinese food, tabloid papers and Thai boxing, she is refreshingly funny’ Daily MailKate Brannigan, feisty Manchester-based PI, is back, investigating the bizarre case of the missing conservatories. Before Long she’s up to her neck in crooked land deals, mortgage scams, financial chicanery – and murder. But when a favour for a friend puts Kate’s own life in danger, bizarre is not the first word she thinks of…

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Автор: Barb Han

Suddenly a father!When the blonde beauty who shared his bed a year ago tells him he’s a father, Wyatt Jackson is stunned. But the attempted abduction of their newborn daughter drives him to uncover the dangerous secrets of Meg Anderson’s past. Can Wyatt crack the case before it’s too late?

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Автор: Maggie Black K

HER HOLIDAY BODYGUARD When journalist Samantha Colt finds herself tied up and dumped on a landmine outside her boss's country house, she has no memory of how she got there. And her only clue is an ominous note warning her to quit before it's too late. Fortunately, the quick-witted soldier who's house-sitting for her boss rescues her…and agrees to become her bodyguard until the danger ends. Joshua Rhodes might be protecting Sam as a favor, but the spark that immediately sizzles between him and the determined, lovely reporter can't be denied. If the puzzled pair can't swiftly outsmart Samantha's tormentors, though, their brimming holiday romance will be snuffed out…along with Samantha's life.

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Автор: Terri Brisbin

The Highlander’s prisonerThere’s more to hardened outlaw Niall Corbett than meets the eye. Despite his merciless reputation, he’s on a mission he must defend with his life. One that means taking beautiful Fia Mackintosh prisoner for her own protection!Fia may have dreamt of being swept away by a gorgeous highlander, but never of being held hostage by a gang of outlaws! While her head screams for her to run, her heart beats a little too fast for her captor, a man she shouldn’t, yet can’t help but trust…

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Автор: Paul Strathern

Philosophy for busy people. Read a succinct account of the philosophy of Kierkegaard in just one hour.Although Kierkegaard was not a philosopher in the academic sense, he produced what many people expect of philosophy. He didn’t write about the world, he wrote about life – how we live and how we choose to live, particularly focussing on the individual and the notion of his (or her) existence. Kierkegaard was one of the founders of existentialism, regarding the ‘existing being’ as a purely subjective entity that lay beyond the reach of reason, logic, philosophical systems, theology and even ‘the pretences of psychology’, yet simultaneously remaining the source of all these subjects.Here is a concise, expert account of Kierkegaard’s life and philosophical ideas – entertainingly written and easy to understand. Also included are selections from Kierkegaard’s work, suggested further reading, and chronologies that place Kierkegaard in the context of the broader scheme of philosophy.

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Автор: Sherri Shackelford

Her life is a mystery… And forgetting the past can be deadly. Run off the road, investigative journalist Emma Lyons awakens with no memory of who she is or what happened. And researching her own past with Deputy Liam McCourt quickly leads to a killer who wants them silenced. Branded outsiders in a sleepy Texas town full of dark secrets, can they escape an unknown threat dead-set on robbing Emma of her past—and future?

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Автор: Dana Mentink

Deception at 20,000 feet Transporting pet supplies–and the occasional bunny–is routine for pilot Maria de Silva.Discovering drugs amidst her shipments of kitty litter is not. Out of fuel in the Oregon wilderness, Maria barely escapes with her life when dealers meet her on the runway. She finds refuge at Cy Sheridan's idyllic animal sanctuary–a whole new world for this city girl.But Maria fears that her drug-smuggling client will take revenge against the man–and animals–she's come to love. Is there a wolf in sheep's clothing lurking in the woods?

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Автор: Блейк Пирс

“Un capolavoro del giallo e del mistero! L’autore ha svolto un magnifico lavoro, a sviluppare i personaggi con un approfondito lato psicologico, cos? ben descritto, che ci fa sentire all’interno della loro mente, provare le loro paure e gioire del loro successo. La trama ? molto intelligente e vi intratterr? per tutta la durata del libro. Ricco di colpi di scena, questo libro vi terr? svegli fino all’ultima pagina.” –Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (su Il Killer della Rosa) KILLER PER CASO ? il libro #5 nella serie di bestseller dei misteri di Riley Paige, che comincia con il KILER DELLA ROSA, bestseller (Libro #1)—un romanzo scaricabile gratuitamente, con oltre 600 recensioni da cinque stelle! Un’evasione da una prigione di massima sicurezza. Chiamate frenetiche dell’FBI. Il peggior incubo dell’Agente Speciale Riley Paige ? divenuto realt?: un serial killer che ha catturare anni fa ? a piede libero. E il suo obiettivo principale ? lei. Riley ? abituata a dare lei la caccia, ma per la prima volta, si ritrova—insieme alla sua famiglia—ad essere la preda della caccia. Mentre il killer la perseguita, al contempo, lascia dietro di s? una scia di morte, e Riley deve fermarlo prima che sia troppo tardi—per le altre vittime, e per se stessa. Ma questo non ? un killer ordinario. E’ fin troppo intelligente, e il loro gioco del gatto col topo troppo contorto, e in qualche modo, riesce ad eluderla e a stare sempre ad un passo avanti a lei. Disperata di fermarlo, Riley si rende conto che c’? un solo modo: deve immergersi nel passato, nella contorta mente del killer, nei suoi vecchi casi e riapprendere quale sia la sua causa scatenante. L’unico modo di fermarlo, lei si rende conto, ? affrontare l’oscurit? che pensava di essersi lasciata alle spalle. Un cupo thriller psicologico, caratterizzato da una suspense mozzafiato, KILLER PER CASO ? il libro #5 in un’affascinante nuova serie—con un nuovo amato personaggio—che vi terr? incollati alle pagine fino a notte fonda. Il libro #6 nella serie di Riley Paige sar? presto disponibile.

Серия: Un Mistero di Riley Paige

Исполнители: Alessia De Lucia

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Автор: Andrew Gross

SPECIAL PRICE FOR ONE MONTH ONLY. A jaw-dropping thriller from the co-author of five No. 1 James Patterson bestsellers including Judge and Jury and Lifeguard, and the hit thrillers The Blue Zone and Reckless.A young man’s suicide.An elderly woman’s murder.A conspiracy stretching back decades.Dr. Jay Erlich’s life is perfect: a wife and children he loves; a successful career. But a call comes that changes everything. His troubled nephew, Evan, has killed himself and Jay’s brother is in despair.Jay flies to California to help out, and is soon convinced Evan’s death was no suicide. The police want him to leave the matter alone but he is determined to dig deeper. When his investigation takes him on a journey into his brother’s shady past, Jay finds himself caught up in a world of dangerous secrets and ruthless killers…

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Автор: Maggie Shayne

First you drink, then you die. The Nightcap Strangler, who terrorized the town of Shadow Falls fifteen years ago, has finally been executed. Case closed. Until Bryan Kendall’s lover is murdered in the notorious killer’s unique style and the rookie cop stands accused. Has someone committed the perfect copy-cat crime…or was the wrong man put to death?A continent away, Dawn Jones hears that her first love has been accused of murder and knows that only she can help him. But to do so, she’ll have to face the very fears that drove them apart. Together, they’ll work to uncover secrets someone’s willing to kill to keep, and renew a love as dangerous as it is inevitable.And their best lead is the girl found dead in Bryan’s bed, reeking of the whiskey poured down her throat before her killer squeezed it shut. A killer who thinks that Dawn, too, could use one last drink…"A moving mix of high suspense and romance…" –Publisher’s Weekly on The Gingerbread Man

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Автор: Reginald Hill

‘Killing the Lawyers…is entertaining, sly, jokey…cynical, well written, and teems with sparkly dialogue – all the virtues we expect from Hill’ Marcel Berlins The TimesJoe Sixsmith, Luton’s premier PI, is naturally on the side of the Law… Trouble is, the Law isn’t always ready to return the compliment.When Joe turns to the town’s top law firm for help in a dispute, he is subjected to nothing but abuse. He walks out, vowing to have vengeance. Then someone starts killing the partners one by one, and Joe is the main suspect.At the same time as facing murder charges, Joe is trying to discover who is threatening top athlete Zak Oto. Everyone looks suspicious, from her ex-con minder, Starbright Jones, to her own family. But Joe knows he’s getting close when someone starts trying to kill him…

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Автор: Alex Barclay

Dark times lie ahead for Special Agent Ren Bryce and the Rocky Mountains Safe Streets Task Force in the heart-stopping new thriller from the bestselling author of DARKHOUSE and BLOOD LOSS.In the game of vengeance, he holds a killer hand.In her most shocking case yet, FBI Special Agent Ren Bryce takes on a depraved serial killer fuelled by a warped sense of justice.A master of evasion, each life he takes ramps up Ren’s obsession with finding him. Then one victim changes everything and brings Ren face to face with a detective whose life was destroyed by the same pursuit.Together, can they defeat this monster? Or will he take them both down?

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Автор: Редьярд Джозеф Киплинг

HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics.‘“I am Kim. I am Kim. And what is Kim?” His soul repeated it again and again.’Set against the backdrop of Britain and Russia’s political struggle in central Asia, Kim, the son of a drunken Irish soldier grows up as a street-wise orphan in the city of Lahore. Upon befriending an aged Tibetan Lama, the playful and spirited Kim journeys with him across India, experiencing the exotic culture, religion and people of the subcontinent.On their travels they come across Kim’s father’s old army regiment. The Colonel quickly spots Kim’s ability to blend into his surroundings and trains him to become a spy for the British Army. As his adventures take him further into the world of secret agents and political intrigue, Kim is torn between his spiritual self and the expectations of his British compatriots. In this exotic tale of mystery, friendship and struggle, Kipling gives a fascinating insight into the British Raj and the volatile age of Imperialism in India.

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Автор: Kimberley Chambers

*The books included in this collection have been previously published*Three thrilling novels from #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Kimberley ChambersThe SchemerThe TrapPaybackTHE SCHEMERIt’s 1983 and Stephanie Crouch is desperate to escape the council house she shares with her overbearing family, but at fourteen years old she has nowhere to go.When Stephanie meets East End wide-boy Barry, his cockney charm and quick tongue soon have her head over heels in love. But too young to control their fate, Stephanie and Barry are torn apart, and Barry is heartbroken Stephanie falls for his best mate, still left in London…Ten years later, Barry returns to England, and within a month Stephanie's happy world is turned upside down.Is Barry to blame? Or should Stephanie look elsewhere to find the schemer who has ruined her life?THE TRAPThe heir to Martina Cole’s crown with a story of murder, the underworld, violence and treachery. When it comes to family they look after business and make their mother proud. Nothing and no one can bring the Butler’s down.But Vinny seems to have crossed the wrong person and his cards are marked. And with the brothers joined at the hip, Roy may just be in the firing line too… Will the Butlers emerge stronger than ever, or is the East End code of honour as good as dead?PAYBACKThe Butlers are back in this gripping, compulsive sequel to THE TRAP.The Butler brothers are the Kings of the East End, and their motto is ‘what goes around, comes around’.In their world, family counts; so when the truth about Vinny’s cousin’s death comes to light, it rocks the Butlers to the core. One by one, Vinny’s friends and family are turning against him…Then, the unimaginable happens – Vinny’s little daughter Molly goes missing. She’s the one chink of light in all their lives, and the one they’d commit murders to bring back.But is it already too late for that?Perfect for fans of Martina Cole.

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Автор: Патрик Модиано

Patrik Modianonun adı son vaxtlaracan d?nya oxucusuna o qədər də tanış deyildi. 2014-c? ildə ədəbiyyat ?zrə Nobel m?kafatına sahib olması Modianonun yazı?ı taleyində b?y?k dəyişiklik yaratdı. İndi b?t?n d?nya oxucusu bu nasirin əsərlərini axtarır, onu dərindən tanımaq istəyir. Nobel Akademiyası fransız yazı?ısını ""işğal altında həyat tərzinin insan taleyinə təsirinin dərkinə y?nələn xatirələri məharətlə təsvir etdiyinə g?rə"" m?kafata layiq g?rd?y?n? qeyd edib. Elə sizə təqdim olunan bu romanda da II D?nya M?haribəsindən sonrakı insanların taleyi əks olunub. ?? m?stəqil hekayətdən ibarət bu romanda ?? qadının taleyi verilsə də, bunlar sanki bir əlin barmaqları kimidirlər – ağır həyat tərzinin kimliyi bəlli olmayan insanlara ?evirdiyi qadınlar. Əsərdə m?haribənin vurduğu yaralar, dərin lirizm və psixoloji n?anslar ?st?nl?k təşkil edir.

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Автор: Kathleen Creighton

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Автор: Vivienne Wallington

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Автор: Philip Hensher

After the success of The Northern Clemency, shortlisted for the 2008 Man Booker Prize, Philip Hensher brings us another slice of contemporary life, this time the peaceful civility and spiralling paranoia of a small English town.After the success of The Mulberry Empire and The Northern Clemency, which was short-listed for the 2008 Man Booker Prize, Philip Hensher brings us the peaceful civility and spiralling paranoia of the small English town of Handsmouth.Usually a quiet and undisturbed place situated on an estuary, Handsmouth becomes the centre of national attention when an eight-year-old girl vanishes. The town fills with journalists and television crews, who latch onto the public's fearful suspicions that the missing girl, the daughter of one of the town's working-class families, was abducted.This tragic event serves to expose the range of segregated existences in the town, as spectrums of class, wealth and lifestyle are blurred in the investigation. Behind Handsmouth's closed doors and pastoral fa?ade the extraordinary individual lives of the community are exposed. The undisclosed passions of a quiet international aid worker are set against his wife, a woman whose astonishing aptitude for intellectual pursuits, such as piano-playing and elaborate cooking, makes her seem a paragon of virtue to the outside world. A recently-widowed old woman tells a story that details her late discovery of sexual gratification. And the Bears – middle-aged, fat, hairy gay men, given to promiscuity and some drug abuse – have a party.As the search for the missing girl elevates, the case enables a self-appointed authority figure to present the case for increased surveillance, and, as old notions of privacy begin to crack, private lives seep into the public well of knowledge.Handsmouth is a powerful study of the vital importance of individuality, the increasingly intrusive hand of political powers and the unyielding strength of Nature against the worst excesses of human behaviour.

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Автор: Jackie Ashenden

“I’m here to kidnap you…” It's the sexy invite she's been looking for! Billionaire Ajax King will do anything to destroy Sydney's criminal underworld—even kidnap his enemy's delectable and oh-so-virginal daughter. Only Imogen White isn't quite what Ajax expected. She's determined to earn a deliciously carnal education from Sydney’s sexiest bad boy. And for Ajax, the ends always justify the means… Until this sweet little spitfire steals away with this brooding King's heart!

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Автор: Aldivan Teixeira Torres

Collection of short stories related to kingdom themes and wisdom.Each story aims to make the reader analyze and ponder the best choices in life. They are practical examples and very useful everyday. The book is intended especially for those who do not has found its way to evolution and well-being.

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Автор: Дебора Леви

A masterpiece of fiction from J. G. Ballard, which asks could Consumerism turn into Facism?A gunman opens fire in a shopping mall. Not a terrorist, apparently, but a madman with a rifle. Or not, as he is mysteriously (and quickly) set free without charge.One of the victims is the father of Richard Pearson, unemployed advertising executive and life-long rebel. Now he is driving out to Brooklands, the apparently peaceful town on the M25 which has at its heart the shining shoppers’ paradise where the shooting happened – the Metro-Centre. Richard, determined to unravel the mystery, starts to believe that something deeply sinister lurks behind the pristine facades of the labyrinthine mall, its 24-hour cable TV and sports club.In this, his final novel, Ballard holds up a mirror to Middle England, reflecting an unsettling image of suburbia and revealing the darker forces at work beneath the gloss of consumerism and flag-waving patriotism.This edition is part of a new commemorative series of Ballard’s works, featuring introductions from a number of his admirers (including Ned Beauman, Ali Smith, Neil Gaiman and Martin Amis) and brand-new cover designs.

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Автор: Edgar Rai

Исполнители: Max Ruhbaum

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Автор: Dawn Brower

En samling noveller fr?n den lilla staden Kismet Bay. V?lkommen till den lilla staden Kismet Bay, d?r magin och ?det p?verkar allas liv … F?lj medlemmarna i familjen Strange l?ngs deras resor till k?rleken och deras f?rhoppningsvis lyckliga dagar. N?gra dagar f?re jul, Ett lovande ny?r, Vissa hj?rtans dag, Tur vid f?rsta ?gonkastet, Sommardagar utan slut, En h?xas charm, Av tacksamhet, Jul utan slut

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Автор: Gene Wilder

Gene Wilder defined film comedy in the 1970s and '80s. But this is no traditional autobiography, rather it's an intelligent, quirky, humorous account of key events that have affected him in search for love and art.In this very personal, fascinating book, Wilder gives a great insight into the creative process on stage and screen. He discusses his experiences of working with the very best of movie talent, including Mel Brooks, Woody Allen, Sidney Poitier and Richard Pryor, and tells how he developed his own unique style from his early days at The Actors' Studio with Lee Strasberg.Amongst other incidents, he describes his time in the UK, which he has great fondness for, studying at the Old Vic Theatre School in Bristol. During this period he came top of his class at fencing and doorstepped Sir John Geilgud to ask him to explain the use of iambic pentametre.Wilder also talks amusingly about his failed love life off-screen (including 4 marriages) and is candid about much darker times such as the death of his third wife, comedienne Gilda Radner, from cancer. He also reveals his own recent battle with the disease, which he's now come through, and which changed his perspective on life.This isn't a traditional celebrity 'tell all' but an insight into the life and mind of a great comic actor who has a rare ability to write as well as he performs.

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Автор: Maggie Shayne

She’s protected him since the day he was born. Since the day the lie began. A long-ago act of kindness to a desperate woman changed Dr. Carrie Overton’s life forever. Before disappearing, the grateful stranger gave Carrie her newborn son. When the woman is murdered, the secret becomes Carrie’s alone.She has kept both it and her son, Sam, safe for sixteen years. But now a friend of Sam’s has gone missing. The police believe he’s a runaway, until he’s found dead, another teen disappears – and talk turns to that long-ago murder.Newcomer Gabriel Cain is asking too many questions, befriending Sam, getting too close. Carrie distrusts him even as she finds herself falling for him. But Gabriel has secrets, too…. Is it time for the lying to end?

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Автор: Paul Finch

Could this be the end for Heck?The Sunday Times bestseller returns with an unforgettable crime thriller. Fans of MJ Arlidge and Stuart MacBride won’t be able to put this down.Don’t let them catch you…A Deadly HuntDS ‘Heck’ Heckenburg has been tasked with retrieving one of the UK’s most wanted men. But the trail runs cold when Heck discovers a video tape showing the fugitive in a fight for his life. A fight he has no chance of winning.A Dangerous GameHeck realises that there’s another player in this game of cat and mouse, and this time, they’ve not just caught the prize: they’ve made sure no one else ever does.A Man Who Plays With FireHow far will Heck and his team go to protect some of the UK’s most brutal killers? And what price is he willing to pay?

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Автор: Diane Chamberlain

Your future is within your grasp.How far are you willing to go? Your adopted child is in an orphanage. Only you can save her. But you need money, a lot of money, money you just don’t have. Gina Higgins is on a desperate journey across the country.To save her daughter she must find the Kiss River lighthouse that holds the answers she so urgently needs. But the lighthouse has been destroyed and now her only hope is to uncover the secrets hidden within an old diary, a Second World War love story that has the power to change her life forever…Praise for Diane Chamberlain ‘Fans of Jodi Picoult will delight in this finely tuned family drama, with beautifully drawn characters and a string of twists that will keep you guessing right up to the end.' – Stylist‘A marvellously gifted author. Every book she writes is a gem’ – Literary Times’Essential reading for Jodi Picoult fans’ Daily Mail’So full of unexpected twists you'll find yourself wanting to finish it in one sitting. Fans of Jodi Picoult's style will love how Diane Chamberlain writes.’ – Candis

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Автор: Stella Cameron

Murder changes everything… Just weeks after inheriting Rosebank, a once-magnificent plantation on the banks of Bayou Teche, David Patin was killed in a mysterious fire, leaving his daughter, Vivian, almost bankrupt. With few options remaining, Vivian Patin decides to restore the family fortunes by turning Rosebank into a resort hotel. Vivian’s dream becomes a nightmare when she finds the family’s lawyer dead on the sprawling grounds of the estate – with a rose on his chest and a brilliant lipstick mark on his cheek.Suddenly Vivian begins to wonder if her father’s death was really an accident…and if the entire Patin family is marked for murder. Sheriff Spike Devol is smart, honest, tough – and sexy. Rosebank is not in his jurisdiction, but Vivian, fed up with the corrupt local police, asks him for unofficial help. The instant attraction between them leaves Spike reluctant to get involved – until another shocking murder occurs and it seems that Vivian will be the next victim.“Cameron returns to the wonderfully atmospheric Louisiana setting…for her latest sexy-gritty, compellingly readable tale of romantic suspense. ” – Booklist

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