Clever and witty art history-mystery featuring scholar and sleuth Jonathon Argyll, from the author of the bestselling masterpiece `An Instance of the Fingerpost`. The monastery of San Giovanni on Rome`s Aventine hill has few treasures - only a painting doubtfully attributed to Caravaggio. So Flavia di Stefano of Rome`s art police is surprised to receive a tip-off that a raid is being planned on the building. The raid happens, but the thieves are disturbed and snatch the wrong painting, a curious icon of the Madonna, remarkable only for the affection in which it is held by the local population. Or is this what the thieves wanted all along? Does the legend of the icon`s miraculous powers hold any clue? And who murdered the French dealer...
ISBN: 978-0-00-722921-5
Издательство:
HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: август 2011
The twisted maze of Venice`s canals has always been shrouded in mystery. Even the celebrated opera house, La Fenice, has seen its share of death. But nothing so horrific and violent as that of world-famous conductor, Maestro Helmut Wellauer - poisoned during a performance of La Traviata. Even Commissario of Police, Guido Brunetti, used to the labyrinthine corruptions of the city, is shocked at the number of enemies Wellauer has made on his way to the top - but just how many have motive enough for murder? The beauty of Venice is crumbling - and evil can seep through its decaying stones.
ISBN: 978-0-09-953656-7
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Книга полностью на английском языке. From seat , Hercule Poirot was ideally placed to observe his fellow air passengers. Over to his right sat a pretty young woman, clearly infatuated with the man opposite; ahead, in seat , sat a Countess with a poorly-concealed cocaine habit; across the gangway in seat , a detective writer was being troubled by an aggressive wasp. What Poirot did not yet realize was that behind him, in seat , sat the slumped, lifeless body of a woman.
ISBN: 978-0-00-711933-2
Издательство:
HarperCollins Publishers
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Dorina Basarab is a dhampir - half-human, half-vampire - and the only way she can stay sane is by unleashing her sometimes uncontrollable rage on demons and vampires that deserve killing. After the fortunate demise of her insane uncle Dracula, Dory is back home in Brooklyn, hoping that life will calm down for a while. But then two visitors arrive: her friend Claire, asking for Dory`s help in finding a magical Fey relic, and the gorgeous master vampire Louis-Cesare, desperate to find his former mistress, a vampire named Christine. Dory and Louis-Cesare soon discover their problems may be connected: the same master vampire Christine is bound to is also rumored to be in possession of the relic. But they soon realize there`s more at stake...
ISBN: 978-0-14-103952-7
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Bestselling author Robert Ryan brings one of the greatest epic journeys of all time to life in this captivating story of Captain Scott`s last Antarctic expedition. January 18, 1912: Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s expedition reaches the South Pole. Just a few weeks later, trapped in one of the worst blizzards Antarctica has ever known, Scott and his four companions perish in subzero temperatures. How did the icy conditions overwhelm Scott, Captain Oates and their party on the fateful return journey? The story of Scott and Oates, their incredible journey and their tragic final days, combines ambition, national pride and the kind of bravery and dignity most men can only dream of.
ISBN: 978-0-7553-5653-9
Издательство:
Headline Publ.
Дата выхода: август 2011
Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student`s capabilities. Reporter Kate Jensen investigates the death of a karate master in a `dojo`, a karate training room in London. Another death quickly follows and Kate finds herself drawn into the mystery. The trail takes her to Japan, back to London, and back in time to a crime committed over thirty years earlier. Contains a paperback and 2 Audio CDs with complete text recordings from the book.
ISBN: 978-0-521-68633-4
Издательство:
Cambridge
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Linnet Ridgeway is, beautiful and clever. But she has enemies. When she is shot dead on a boat in Egypt, it is fortunate that detective Hercule Poirot is also on the trip. Penguin Readers are written by specialist ELT authors. The language, vocabulary, style and content of every book is carefully graded to make sure it suits the learner`s own language Penguin Reader has a range of activities in the book and accompanying Factsheet to help increase comprehension and develop reading, writing, listening and speaking skills.
ISBN: 978-1-4082-7630-3
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: август 2011
Heartwarming and uplifting novel examining love in all its guises. As a boy, Charlie St Cloud narrowly survived a car crash that killed Sam, his little brother. Years later, still unable to recover from his loss, Charlie has taken a job tending to the lawns and monuments in the New England cemetery where Sam is buried.
ISBN: 978-0-330-48890-7
Издательство:
Pan Macmillan
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Ariana Franklin combines the best of modern forensic thrillers with the drama of historical fiction in the enthralling second novel in the Mistress of the Art of Death series, featuring medieval heroine Adelia Aguilar. Rosamund Clifford, the mistress of King Henry II, has died an agonizing death by poison-and the king`s estranged queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine, is the prime suspect. Henry suspects that Rosamund`s murder is probably the first move in Eleanor`s long-simmering plot to overthrow him. If Eleanor is guilty, the result could be civil war. The king must once again summon Adelia Aguilar, mistress of the art of death, to uncover the truth. Adelia is not happy to be called out of retirement. She has been living contentedly in the...
ISBN: 978-0-553-82033-1
Издательство:
Transworld publishers
Дата выхода: июль 2011
As he drove his chief down to Kidlington, Lewis returned the conversation to where it had begun. `You haven`t told me what you think about this fellow Owens - the dead woman`s next-door neighbour.` `Death is always the next-door neighbour`, said Morse sombrely. The murder of a young A cryptic `seventeenth-century` love And a photograph of a mystery grey-haired It`s more than enough to set Chief Inspector E. Morse on the trail of a killer. And it`s a trail that leads him to Lonsdale College, where the contest between Julian Storrs and Dr. Denis Cornford for the coveted position of Master is hotting up. But then, Morse faces a greater, far more personal
ISBN: 978-0-330-45127-7
Издательство:
Picador USA
Дата выхода: август 2011
The master of historical fiction presents the iconic story of King Alfred and the making of a nation. As the ninth century wanes, England appears about to be plunged into chaos once more. For the Viking-raised but Saxon-born warrior, Uhtred, whose life seems to shadow the making of England, this presents him with difficult choices. King Alfred is dying and his passing threatens the island of Britain to renewed warfare. Alfred wants his son, Edward, to succeed him but there are other Saxon claimants to the throne as well as ambitious pagan Vikings to the north. Uhtred`s loyalty - and his vows - were to Alfred, not to his son, and despite his long years of service to Alfred, he is still not committed to the Saxon cause. His own desire is...
Sir Manuel Camargue, yesterday one of the most celebrated musicians of his time, today floats face down in the lake near his sprawling English country house. The consensus is accidental death - but Inspector Wexford knows the stench of murder most foul when he smells it. Particularly in the company of two suspects - one, the victim`s fiancee, who is too young to be true, the other his daughter who may be no kin and even less
ISBN: 978-0-345-34198-3
Издательство:
Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: июль 2011
When it comes to Death, is there ever a best case scenario? In this disarmingly witty book, Julian Barnes confronts our unending obsession with the end. He reflects on what it means to miss God, whether death can be good for our careers and why we eventually turn into our parents. Barnes is the perfect guide to the weirdness of the only thing that binds us all.Selected from the book Nothing to be Frightened Of by Julian Barnes.
ISBN: 9781784872601
Издательство:
Vintage Classics
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2022
Erast Fandorin returns to Moscow after an absence of six years, only to find himself instantly embroiled in court politics and scandal. His old friend General Sobolev - the famous "Russian Achilles" - has been found dead in a hotel room, and Fandorin suspects foul play. Using his now-famous powers of detection, Fandorin embarks on an investigation, during which the political and the personal may become dangerously blurred. With the assistance of some formidable martial arts skills, acquired while Fandorin was in Japan, our eccentric and ingenious hero must endeavour to discover not so much whodunit, as why.
ISBN: 978-0-7538-2097-1
Издательство:
Орион
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
When a death at the big house is announced to the village of Compton Dando, few people are surprised, as The Golden Windhorse is home to some new-age oddballs. When the coroner deems the death an accident, it is something of a disappointment. But then another death is reported.
A gripping and topical espionage thriller in the vein of John le Carre and Robert Harris. The West is under threat. Russia has been granted sole access to the undersea Lomonosov Ridge in the Arctic Ocean - home to oil reserves even greater than Saudi Arabia`s. The US is determined to claim a share of the oil riches. The CIA send ex-KGB agent Anna on a mission to the brutal wilderness of Norilsk - the base of Russia`s Arctic development and a new floating nuclear station. She must disrupt their plans, but Intelligence reports that a Russian group are already planning to destroy the precious power station. But why are they risking everything to sabotage their own country`s resources? Is the US trying to force an outcome while keeping their...
ISBN: 978-0-7553-7339-0
Издательство:
Headline Publ.
Дата выхода: январь 2013
Another day. Another death. Death du Jour. My God, how many such days would there be?` On a bitterly cold March night in Montreal, forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance Brennan is exhuming the remains of a nun proposed for sainthood in the grounds of an old church. Just hours later, Tempe is called to the scene of a horrific arson. A young family has perished, and there seems to be no witness, no motive, no explanation. From the charred remains of the inferno, to a trail of sinister cult activity and a terrifying showdown during an ice storm, Tempe faces a nerve-shattering test of both her forensic expertise and her instinct for survival.
ISBN: 978-0-09-955652-7
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: апрель 2012
A milestone of storytelling set in the world of The Sword of Truth, "Debt of Bones" is the story of young Abby`s struggle to win the aid of the wizard Zedd Zorander, the most important man alive. Abby is trapped, not only between both sides of the war, but in a mortal conflict between two powerful men. For Zedd, who commands power most men can only imagine, granting Abby`s request would mean forsaking his sacred duty. With the storm of the final battle about to break, both Abby and Zedd are caught in a desperate fight to save the life of a neither can escape the shadow of an ancient betrayal. With time running out, their only choice may be a debt of bones. The world-for Zedd, for Abby, for everyone-will never again be the same. Discover...
ISBN: 978-0-7653-5154-8
Издательство:
Macmillan USA
Дата выхода: февраль 2012
Number - one bestselling author Tom Clancy takes a bold, incisive look at what our nation`s leaders are calling "the new world order." The time and place: a world at peace, where yesterday`s enemies are tomorrow`s allies. The players: Jack Ryan as the new President`s National Security Advisor, and his CIA colleagues, John Clark and Domingo Chavez. The crisis: a shocking chain of events in which the wages of peace are as fully complex - and devastating - as those of war.
Lauren Blount`s life is perfectly arranged: she`s very rich, very young, very thin, very pretty and very, very divorced. The most glamorous of Manhattan`s Debutante Divorcee set, Lauren captivates newlywed Sylvia Mortimer, which is no surprise after Sylvia`s husband goes AWOL on their honeymoon. With New York`s most notorious Husband Huntress setting her sights on Sylvia`s man, a decision must be made: either subscribe to Lauren`s "Who needs a husband anyway?" philosophy or stand and fight for her man. Формат: 11 см x 18 см.
ISBN: 978-0-14-102987-0
Издательство:
Книжный мир
Дата выхода: июль 2011
