Across the world millions of people are members of street gangs. In groups they fight, stab, rob, rape and murder anyone who isn`t one of their own. And when rival gangs meet - what you get is warfare. Ross Kemp, whose dad was a copper and taught him right from wrong, decided to infiltrate these secret underworld organizations to discover who they are, what makes them tick and what the law is doing to curb their criminal activity. On his harrowing journey he: meets murderous members of the Number gang in a Cape Town jail; crosses paths with warlords in Guatemala; gets shot at in El Salvador; and, is set on fire as an initiation test for Russian Neo-Nazis. Only TV hardman Ross Kemp could get this close to the world`s most violent street...
ISBN: 978-0-14-103225-2
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: август 2011
The Gardens of Delight brochure promises the opportunity to visit some of the most beautiful gardens in the Lake Como area of Italy. For Lucy, the chance to go to Italy offers more than just gardens. Lake Como is where her father lives and the last time she saw him was when she was just a teenager. Recently married Helen and her wealthy husband have just moved into the Old Rectory. With her husband spending so much time away from home, Helen throws herself into caring for the garden. But Helen needs help - and friends - and so decides to take the plunge and join the local Garden Club. Conrad isn`t the least bit interested in gardening. Widowed for five years, his life revolves around work and humouring Mac, his elderly uncle who lives...
ISBN: 978-0-7528-8351-9
Издательство:
Orion Books
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
This new title in the popular Look and Say series is designed to introduce the objects found in the garden. 5 colourful scenes show the garden in all its glory, from flowers to paddling pools, trees to sandpits and plants to barbeques. It provides a fantastic way for children to get to know their own routines and surroundings too, as the objects in the scenes can be spotted in real life, giving hours of entertainment. Illustrated with Jo Litchfield`s handmade models, each page features a robust tab enabling children to locate their favourite scenes, quickly and easily.
ISBN: 978-0-7460-8678-0
Издательство:
Usborne
Дата выхода: октябрь 2012
A must-have book for Faye Kellerman`s many fans. The collection contains: One never-before-published short mystery, "The Garden of Eden", featuring Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus, who investigate the death of a next-door neighbour Two Decker-Lazarus short mysteries: "Bull`s Eye", the debut of Cindy Decker; and "A Woman Of Mystery", in which Rina Lazarus, aided by Peter Decker, solves the mystery of a student with missing memory Nine crime/mystery short stories, including "Mummy And Jack", which Faye co-wrote with her son, Jesse And several bonus short works: two stories about family relationships and two essays drawn from Faye`s personal life
ISBN: 978-0-7472-6536-8
Издательство:
Hodder
Дата выхода: август 2011
In a deserted artist`s studio in the heart of Rome, detectives stumble upon a scene of shocking brutality: two bodies, freshly killed. Looming over them is a painting that bears all the hallmarks of a Caravaggio: a brilliantly colored canvas depicting a violent tableau of beauty and In David Hewson`s bold new novel of suspense, this grisly discovery sends Detective Nic Costa on a desperate chase through the streets of his city. The consequences are devastating. And for Nic, the case has only just begun. At the crime scene, detectives find a treasure trove of evidence - from fresh blood to lurid photos of dead prostitutes. For Costa, finding the killer who escaped him is intensely personal. But his prime suspect arrogantly hides in plain...
Elizabeth Glendinning QC has lost faith in the legal system. In an attempt to restore it, she has secretly devised a scheme to bring back to court a guilty man - Graham Riley - whom she had successfully defended some ten years before. As part of an elaborate contingency plan, Elizabeth leaves the unsuspecting Father Anselm with a key to a safety deposit box, to be opened in the event of her death. Three weeks later she is found dead in the East End of London and, once the box has been opened, a chain of events is triggered as if from beyond the grave, leading Anselm to fulfil what Elizabeth has begun. A powerful portrait of the dark heart of London and a tense thriller, "The Gardens of the Dead" confirms William Brodrick’s growing...
ISBN: 978-0-7515-3419-1
Издательство:
Orion Publishers
Дата выхода: август 2011
In his most provocative "New York Times" bestseller yet, Deaver introduces a German-American hit man who goes deep undercover at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin with orders to assassinate Hitler`s right-hand man.
ISBN: 978-0-7434-3782-0
Издательство:
Simon & Schuster UK
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Франсуа Рабле - один из величайших французских сатириков XVI века, чьи произведения считаются классикой мировой литературы. «Гаргантюа и Пантагрюэль» - это самое известное произведение Рабле, которое остаётся актуальным и по сей день. Гротескный роман в сатирической манере описывает путешествие отца и сына в страну Великанов. Читателя ждут необычные персонажи, яркое повествование и незабываемые...
ISBN: 978-5-521-05729-0
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: август 2017
Originally written in Russian. In the last days of the Third Reich, Hitlers astrologer gives rise to a secret operation to transport... the souls of Hitler and Eva Braun. They will remain in a secret shelter until young bodies are found for "relocation". And... a new round of conquering world domination will begin. Hitler, deprived of his soul, gives an ominous order — to flood the Berlin subway. This terrible sacrifice is necessary to maintain the existence of Hitler's soulless body. Meanwhile, the bodies of Hitler and Eve intend to «hook up» psychics from the CIA. And on the way of the cargo "069" there are psychics of the Russian GRU who will not allow rewriting the bloody history.
ISBN: 978-5-00153-037-4
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: май 2020
"Гаспар Руис" - один из самых известных рассказов классика английской литературы Джозефа Конрада, в котором на глазах читателя разворачивается история молодого человека, решившего кардинально изменить свою жизнь и встать на путь к свету. Запоминающееся прекрасной ироничностью, это произведение наиболее полно отражает способность человека к самообману и остаётся актуальным в XXI веке. Читайте зарубежную...
ISBN: 978-5-521-05160-1
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: май 2017
The latest installment in Rosamunde Pilcher's Bookshelf series presents Fleur Daxney, who preys on rich and newly widowed men, charming her way into their lives, their beds, and their bank accounts. When multimillionaire Richard Favour enters her life, Fleur finds herself genuinely immersed in his family, and discovers she is not the only one after Richard's money. Martin's Press.
ISBN: 978-0-552-77672-1
Издательство:
Transworld publishers
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
The Secret Is Out! Madeleine Wickham is Sophie Kinsella, and "The Gatecrasher" is just as delicious as her internationally bestselling Shopaholic series. Everything’s coming up roses for Fleur Daxeny, as she goes through more rich men
ISBN: 978-0-312-36608-7
Издательство:
Macmillan Publishers
Дата выхода: август 2011
As punishment for a crime he didn`t really commit, Matt was given a choice: go to jail or go live with an old woman named Mrs. Deverill in a remote town called Lesser Malling. He should have chosen jail. A strange and sinister plan is coming together made in Lesser Malling, with Matt at the center of it all. People who try to help him or die. It all ties to an evil place named Raven`s Gate - a place whose destiny is horrifyingly intertwined with Matt`s own.
ISBN: 978-0-439-68009-7
Издательство:
Scholastic Inc
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Matt thought his troubles were over when he closed Raven`s but in fact they were just beginning. His fate - and the fate of the world - is tied to four other kids across the globe. The second is a street kid in Peru. He and Matt
ISBN: 978-0-439-68008-0
Издательство:
Scholastic Inc
Дата выхода: июль 2011
A gate has been opened. The Old Ones have been released. And now the third and fourth of The Five - twins with a mysterious psychic bond - are joining the fight.
ISBN: 978-0-439-68007-3
Издательство:
Scholastic Inc
Дата выхода: июль 2011
At Thermopylae, a rocky mountain pass in northern Greece, the feared and admired Spartan soldiers stood three hundred strong. Theirs was a suicide mission, to hold the pass against the invading millions of the mighty Persian army. Day after bloody day they withstood the terrible onslaught, buying time for the Greeks to rally their forces. Born into a cult of spiritual courage, physical endurance, and unmatched battle skill, the Spartans would be remembered for the greatest military stand in history - one that would not end until the rocks were awash with blood, leaving only one gravely injured Spartan squire to tell the
ISBN: 978-0-553-58053-2
Издательство:
Bantam
Дата выхода: июль 2011
A strange novel for strange young people. Young Samuel Johnson and his dachshund Boswell are trying to show initiative by trick-or-treating a full three days before Hallowe`en. Which is how they come to witness strange goings-on at 666 Crowley Avenue. The Abernathys don`t mean any harm by their flirtation with Satanism. But it just happens to coincide with a malfunction in the Large Hadron Collider that creates a gap in the universe. A gap in which there is a pair of enormous gates. The gates to Hell. And there are some pretty terrifying beings just itching to get Samuel persuade anyone to take this seriously? Can he harness the power of science to save the world as we know it?
ISBN: 978-0-340-99581-5
Издательство:
Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Young Samuel Johnson and his dachshund, Boswell, are trying to show initiative by trick-or-treating a full three days before Halloween, which is how they come to witness strange goings-on at 666 Crowley Road. The Abernathys don`t mean any harm by their flirtation with the underworld, but when they unknowingly call forth Satan himself, they create a gap in the universe, a gap through which a pair of enormous gates is visible. The gates to Hell. And there are some pretty terrifying beings just itching to get Can one small boy defeat evil? Can he harness the power of science, faith, and love to save the world as we know it? Bursting with imagination and impossible to put down, The Gates is about the pull between good and evil, physics and...
Young Samuel Johnson and his dachshund Boswell are trying to show initiative by trick-or-treating a full three days before Halloween. Which is how they come to witness strange goings-on at 666 Crowley Avenue. The Abernathys don`t mean any harm by their flirtation with the underworld. But when they unknowingly call forth Satan himself, they create a gap in the universe. A gap which holds a pair of enormous gates - the gates to Hell. And there are some pretty terrifying beings determined to get out? Can one small boy defeat evil? Can he harness the power of science, faith and love to save the world as we know it? Bursting with imagination and impossible to put down, The Gates is about the pull between good and evil, physics and fantasy. It...
