Dennis Lehane won a Shamus Award for A Drink Before the War, his first book about working-class Boston detectives Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro. His second in the series, Darkness, Take My Hand, got the kind of high octane reviews that careers are made of. Now Lehane not only survives the dreaded third-book curse, he beats it to death with a stick. Sacred is a dark and dangerous updating of Raymond Chandler`s The Big Sleep, as dying billionaire Trevor Stone hires Kenzie and Gennaro to find his daughter, Desiree. Patrick`s mentor, a wonderfully devious detective named Jay Becker, has already disappeared in St Petersburg, Florida, while working the case, so the two head there to pick up a trail. Desiree, of course, is nothing like the...
ISBN: 0-380-72629-7
Издательство:
HarperTorch
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2004
Dying billionaire, Trevor Stone hires private detectives, Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro to find his missing daughter. Grief-stricken over the death of her mother and the impending death of her father, Desiree Stone has been missing for three weeks. So has the first investigator, Trevor Stone hired to find her: Jay Becker, Patrick`s mentor. As Patrick and Angie begin their search, they are led down a trail of half-truths and corruption into a world in which a therapeutic organization may be fronting for a dangerous cult; a hi-tech private investigation firm may be covering up lethal crimes; and a stolen cache of millions in illegal funds may be tied to both disappearances and a tanker full of heroin. Nothing is remotely what it seems...
ISBN: 978-0-553-81826-0
Издательство:
Bantam
Дата выхода: май 2012
For the first time in decades The Eternal City is paralysed by a blizzard. And a gruesome discovery is made in the Pantheon - one of Rome`s most ancient and revered architectural treasures. Covered by softly falling snow is the body of a young woman - her back horribly But before Costa, Peroni and Rome`s Questura can begin a formal investigation the US Embassy has brought in its own people, FBI Agents who want the case closed down as quickly and discreetly as possible. But Costa is determined to find out why - and as the FBI grudgingly admits that this corpse is not the first, the mutilations of the woman`s body point to Leonardo Da Vinci`s Vitruvian Man - and to a conspiracy so sinister and buried so deep, that only two people know its...
Beautiful, young Elinor Carlisle stands serenely in the dock accused of the murder of Mary Gerrard, her rival in love. The evidence is damning: only Elinor had the motive, the opportunity and the means to administer the fatal poison. Yet, inside the hostile courtroom, one man still presumes Elinor is innocent until proven guilty; Hercule Poirot is all that stands between Elinor and the
In the savanna’s sunburned yellow grass, two lion cubs play under the indolent gaze of their father, while a short distance away, a pack of hyenas fights over a gazelle carcass. Presenting a realistic, unflinching look at life on the African savanna, this fascinating volume by acclaimed naturalists Christine and Michel Denis-Huot reveals the many faces of this beautiful and challenging habitat. Capturing moments of peaceful harmony and episodes of harsh reality, these exceptional images offer readers a uniquely personal, up-close perspective on life in one of the world’s most intriguing and complex habitats. The Denis-Huots bring to this book the same depth of information and sense of respect and admiration for African wildlife that...
ISBN: 978-88-544-0204-1
Издательство:
АСТ
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
When a mysterious young woman named Katie appears in the small North Carolina town of Southport, her sudden arrival raises questions about her past. Beautiful yet self-effacing, Katie seems determined to avoid forming personal ties until a series of events draws her into two reluctant relationships - one with Alex, a widowed store owner with a kind heart and two young children; and another with her plainspoken single neighbor, Jo. Despite her reservations, Katie slowly begins to let down her guard, putting down roots in the close-knit community and becoming increasingly attached to Alex and his family.
Love hurts. There is nothing as painful as heartbreak. But in order to learn to love again you must learn to trust again.When a mysterious young woman named Katie appears in the small town of Southport, her sudden arrival raises questions about her past. Beautiful yet unassuming, Katie is determined to avoid forming personal ties until a series of events draws her into two reluctant relationships.Despite her reservations, Katie slowly begins to let down her guard, putting down roots in the close-knit community. But even as Katie starts to fall in love, she struggles with the dark secret that still haunts her . . .
ISBN: 9780751542998
Издательство:
Little, Brown and Company
Дата выхода: январь 2020
Love hurts. There is nothing as painful as heartbreak. But in order to learn to love again you must learn to trust again. When a mysterious young woman named Katie appears in the small town of Southport, her sudden arrival raises questions about her past. Beautiful yet unassuming, Katie is determined to avoid forming personal ties until a series of events draws her into two reluctant relationships. Despite her reservations, Katie slowly begins to let down her guard, putting down roots in the close-knit community. But even as Katie starts to fall in love, she struggles with the dark secret that still haunts
ISBN: 978-0-7515-4989-8
Издательство:
Little, Brown and Company
Дата выхода: январь 2013
When Rob Hale wakes up in hospital after a motorcycle crash he is told that Lena. the woman he claims was travelling with him. doesnt exist . The woman he describes bears a striking resemblance to his recently deceased sister. Laura. but has he really only imagined herRob sets out to find the answers to who Lena is and where she has gone. He is aided by Rebecca Lewis. a London- based PI. who has come to the Isle of Man at the behest of his parents to investigate his sisters suicide. But who is Rebecca really and how did she know his sisterTogether Rob and Rebecca follow the clues to discover who took Lena. In doing so they discover that even on an island where most people know each other. everyone hides a secret. and that sometimes your...
You open your home and your heart to a victim. But your house is anything but Samantha Laschen is a doctor specialising in post-traumatic stress disorder. She`s moved to the coast to escape her problems and to be alone with her young daughter. But now the police want her to take in Fiona Mackenzie, a girl whose parents have been savagely murdered. Yet by allowing Fiona in, Sam is exposing herself - and her daughter - to risks she couldn`t possibly have
ISBN: 978-0-14-103412-6
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: август 2011
Alan Moore s classic SWAMP THING tales, published in hardcover for the first time! Created by a freak accident, the Swamp Thing is an elemental creature who uses the forces of nature and wisdom of the plant kingdom to rail against a polluted world s self-destruction. Inspired by the 1970s creation of writer Len Wein and artist Bernie Wrightson, Alan Moore, the writer of WATCHMEN and V FOR VENDETTA, took the Swamp Thing to new heights in the 1980s with his unique narrative approach. His provocative and groundbreaking writing, combined with masterly artwork by some of the medium s top artists, made SWAMP THING one of the great comics of the late twentieth century.
President Laura Roslin bears a heavy burden. Since becoming the president of the twelve human colonies when the Cylons brutally attacked and destroyed all but a small remnant of humanity`s billions, she has been the voice of civil authority, counterbalancing the military leadership of Commander Adama of the Battlestar Galactica. President Roslin has been a source of inspiration to the tens of thousands who survive on Galactica and the other colonial ships. They look to her for honesty, integrity, and courage. For fairness and an evenhanded rule. And most importantly, for the prophecy she has shared with them. Earth, the fabled home of the lost colony, can be found. She has seen this in a vision which has the power of truth. Recently,...
ISBN: 978-0-7653-5518-8
Издательство:
Macmillan USA
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Since the death of her husband, Anne Dunne and her three children have struggled in every way. In a last ditch effort to save the family, Anne plans an elaborate sailing vacation to bring everyone together once again. But only an hour out of port, everything is going wrong. The teenage daughter, Carrie, is planning to drown herself. The teenage son, Mark, is high on drugs and ten-year-old Ernie is nearly catatonic. This is the worst vacation ever. Anne manages to pull things together bit by bit, but just as they begin feeling like a family again, something catastrophic happens. Survival may be the least of their concerns. Written with the blistering pace and shocking twists that only James Patterson can master, SAIL takes "Lost" and...
As Peter Carlyle waves his wife, children and brother-in-law off on a sailing holiday, all they have in mind is lying back and relaxing. But as a violent storm breaks out, an explosion causes the boat to vanish without a trace and the family are lost, presumed dead. Until now. When a message in a bottle is washed up on a shore, it becomes apparent that there must have been at least one survivor. Peter is a broken man, he appears to struggle to contain his grief as he holds a heartfelt TV interview about his all is not as it seems, beneath the grief lies a more sinister side, Peter is involved with a beautiful - and dangerous - younger woman and it soon transpires that he knows more about his family`s disappearance than he is letting on....
ISBN: 978-0-09-951456-5
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: июль 2011
John Galsworthy (1867—1933) was an English novelist and playwright. The novel «Saint\'s Progress» tells about spiritual problems. This is a classic novel of belief and religion.
ISBN: 978-5-521-06899-9
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: апрель 2018
Saint City has always been Dante Valentine`s home. It`s where she grew up, it`s where her dead are buried, and it`s where she learned to hunt. Now, one call from an old friend will bring her back to investigate a murder too close to home for anyone`s comfort. But the one person she trusted has just betrayed her. Sometimes revenge is best served
