wyszukanych pozycji: 46
David the King: An Historical Novel
ISBN: 9781434411617 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. "The aim of this book has been no more than to give an imaginative construction of David's life from when he was a petty king in Hebron to the birth of Solomon," says S. Fowler Wright in his Preface, but this summary ignores the vivid characters that the author has created in this riveting historical novel taken from the pages of The Old Testament. David must overcome impossible odds in creating a Jewish kingdom in the Holy Land of 1,000 B.C. But when he finds himself falling in love with the wife of one of his warlords, he must choose between the needs and the state--and the needs of the...
"The aim of this book has been no more than to give an imaginative construction of David's life from when he was a petty king in Hebron to the birth o...
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72,81 zł |
Post-Mortem Evidence: An Inspector Combridge and Mr. Jellipot Classic Crime Novel
ISBN: 9781434403186 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. When Mrs. Hamilton dies, Inspector Combridge receives an anonymous letter stating that she was poisoned. Post-mortem evidence finds traces of a rare dental anesthetic in her body, and her stepdaughter and heir, Ada, becomes the prime suspect, since she works in a dental office with her fiance. Can Mr. Jellipot solve the crime and block the couple's arrest?--for murder!
When Mrs. Hamilton dies, Inspector Combridge receives an anonymous letter stating that she was poisoned. Post-mortem evidence finds traces of a rare d...
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86,46 zł |
Dead by Saturday: An Inspector Cleveland Classic Crime Novel
ISBN: 9781434403001 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Basil stumbles across a briefcase full of money on a London street. He changes his name and tries to stay one step ahead of the real owners of the cash--a group of American gangsters. But Inspector Cleveland of Scotland Yard knows that he has a major problem on his hands, and needs to find the hapless man before the crooks do. Can Basil remain free--or will he become Dead by Saturday?
Basil stumbles across a briefcase full of money on a London street. He changes his name and tries to stay one step ahead of the real owners of the cas...
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86,46 zł |
The Attic Murder
ISBN: 9781518713675 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Petty criminal Francis Vaughn escapes justice and hides out in a local lodging house, after two days of his arrival there is a murder and a disappearance in the house. along with his attorney, Mr. Jellipot - Mr Hammerton /aka Vaughn sets out to catch the murderer and prove his own innocence.
Petty criminal Francis Vaughn escapes justice and hides out in a local lodging house, after two days of his arrival there is a murder and a disappeara...
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40,98 zł |
The Mildew Gang: An Inspector Cauldron Classic Crime Novel [The Mildew Gang Trilogy, Book One]
ISBN: 9781434402981 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Isabel Houghton has been shot dead, and her fugitive husband James is the chief suspect. Scotland Yard's Inspector Cauldron must unravel the mystery, and discover the connection between James and the notorious drug dealer, Cornelius Mildew. The first volume in a classic British crime trilogy.
Isabel Houghton has been shot dead, and her fugitive husband James is the chief suspect. Scotland Yard's Inspector Cauldron must unravel the mystery, ...
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86,46 zł |
Wyndham Smith: His Adventures in the 45th Century: A Science Fiction Novel
ISBN: 9781434457516 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. When Wyndham Smith is transported to the 45th century, he finds himself fighting a sterile dystopia in which machines have created a sterile womb for mankind, without pain or suffering. Humanity is on the verge of deliberate racial suicide, but Wyndham and Vinetta escape the doomed city, fleeing to Sicily. There they must fight a Man Killer robot that has been programmed to eliminate the last hope of mankind. Can the two lovers defeat this implacable metal monster? Originally published under the title, The Adventure of Wyndham Smith.
When Wyndham Smith is transported to the 45th century, he finds himself fighting a sterile dystopia in which machines have created a sterile womb for ...
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72,81 zł |
Dawn: A Novel of Global Warming
ISBN: 9781434402721 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The waters are rising--everywhere--and most of England is inundated by the surge, leaving isolated pockets of mankind to fight for survival--and for civilization!
The waters are rising--everywhere--and most of England is inundated by the surge, leaving isolated pockets of mankind to fight for survival--and for c...
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97,99 zł |
The End of the Mildew Gang
ISBN: 9781434402370 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Cornelius Mildew is dead, but his drug-trafficking gang lives on The Hon. Peter Boyle has taken administrative control of the organization, and appears to be as ruthless as his former master. But is Boyle the only member of London high society involved with the crooks?
Inspector Cauldron thinks not. When Boyle is poisoned by one of his own gang, Cauldron must push and probe the dying drug lord to give up his backers. Only Billie Wingrove seems to have the inside track on the gang's activities. But she's been kidnapped. Can Cauldron arrive in time to save her life? Watch for the other... Cornelius Mildew is dead, but his drug-trafficking gang lives on The Hon. Peter Boyle has taken administrative control of the organization, and appea...
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72,81 zł |
Three Witnesses: A Classic Crime Novel
ISBN: 9781434403254 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Roger Truscott and brother Cyril inherit a controlling interest in their late father's firm. Rowton, the company manager, urges them to sell out before the business fails. The brothers argue in Rowton's office, and shortly thereafter, Cyril is shot dead on the entrance stairs. Three witnesses claim to have seen the brothers together at the exit. Is Roger doomed to hang, or can a police inspector, young solicitor, and attractive typist unravel this complex mystery?
Roger Truscott and brother Cyril inherit a controlling interest in their late father's firm. Rowton, the company manager, urges them to sell out befor...
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86,46 zł |
The Secret of the Screen: An Inspector Combridge and Mr. Jellipot Classic Crime Novel
ISBN: 9781434403230 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In The Bell Street Murders, Evelyn Merivale had helped the police solve the murder of her friend, Wilfrid Ralston, who'd invented a process to revolutionize the motion picture industry. But the master criminal, Professor Blinkwell, still wants the lucrative equation, and so he kidnaps the young woman to blackmail her paramour, Sir Reginald Crowe. Only Inspector Combridge and the solicitor, Mr. Jellipot, can prevent Evelyn's violent death.
In The Bell Street Murders, Evelyn Merivale had helped the police solve the murder of her friend, Wilfrid Ralston, who'd invented a process to revolut...
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86,46 zł |
The King Against Anne Bickerton: A Classic Crime Novel
ISBN: 9781434403148 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. When Arabella Hackett is found poisoned, her sister and heir, Anne Bickerton, is accused of the crime. She's arrested and brought to trial, but the only defense she can make is to proclaim her innocence. Can anyone save Anne Bickerton from the hangman's noose?
When Arabella Hackett is found poisoned, her sister and heir, Anne Bickerton, is accused of the crime. She's arrested and brought to trial, but the on...
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86,46 zł |
The Jordans Murder: An Inspector Combridge and Mr. Jellipot Classic Crime Novel
ISBN: 9781434403124 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. When London solicitor Mr. Jellipot discovers a nude body draped over a fence, its blood drained dry, he immediately consults his friend, Inspector Combridge. The Scotland Yard detective arrests the dead man's illegitimate son, Edward Higgins, who stands to inherit his father's fortune. As the trial begins, it appears that Higgins is doomed to the hangman's noose. But Mr. Jellipot has his own ideas!
When London solicitor Mr. Jellipot discovers a nude body draped over a fence, its blood drained dry, he immediately consults his friend, Inspector Com...
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80,69 zł |
Spiders' War: A Novel of the Far Future
ISBN: 9781434402950 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In the far future, a woman must fight for her life and honor against two foes: the men who control society, and the giant spiders that inhabit a neighboring land. The third novel in the Marguerite Cranleigh Series.
In the far future, a woman must fight for her life and honor against two foes: the men who control society, and the giant spiders that inhabit a neigh...
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86,46 zł |
The Life of Sir Walter Scott: A Biography
ISBN: 9781434444608 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 760 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) is one of the best-loved Scottish writers. Beginning with a series of poetry collections and nonfiction works, Scott quickly became known as a rising force in British letters. But it was with the publication of Waverley (1814), the first of a series of sixteen bestselling historical novels known collectively as the Waverley novels, that the writer established himself as a literary icon. Such works as Guy Mannering, Rob Roy, Ivanhoe, and Kenilworth, among many others, are still widely read today, and have never been out-of-print. S. Fowler Wright here provides a...
Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) is one of the best-loved Scottish writers. Beginning with a series of poetry collections and nonfiction works, Scott quic...
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152,93 zł |
Elfwin: An Historical Novel of Anglo-Saxon Times
ISBN: 9781434403049 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Princess Elfwin of Wessex is betrothed to her cousin, Prince Athelstan, but she actually loves Prince Sithric of the enemy Danes. She renounces her heritage and goes to her beau, but they're separated from each other during a great battle. Only the Viking lord, Thorkeld, has the power to reunite the lost lovers.
Princess Elfwin of Wessex is betrothed to her cousin, Prince Athelstan, but she actually loves Prince Sithric of the enemy Danes. She renounces her he...
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The Vengeance of Gwa
ISBN: 9781434402394 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. King Bwene of the Baradi faces a stark dilemma. A plague is devastating his people, and the only possibility of salvation is relocating his kingdom from the lowlands to a place where the disease doesn't flourish. But when he attacks the ape-men of the plateau, suddenly the hordes of semi-humans come boiling down from the heights, overrunning his land with their superior strength and numbers.
He sends emissaries to the Ho-Tus, another race of humans on the other side of the plateau, to seek their help, but they kill anyone unrelated to them. As the days grow ever darker and the prospects... King Bwene of the Baradi faces a stark dilemma. A plague is devastating his people, and the only possibility of salvation is relocating his kingdom fr...
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77,66 zł |
Four Days' War: The Alternate World War II, Book Two
ISBN: 9781434403476 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The Nazis attack the West--in 1938! First their Blitzkrieg attacks and subdues Czechslovakia. Now it's England's turn, as wave after wave of German bombers devastate London and the other big cities. British spy Richard Steele has evidence of an appalling Nazi weapon, a gas that freezes everything it touches. But Steele's stuck in Germany--can he return home in time to warn Britain? The second book in a gripping trilogy.
The Nazis attack the West--in 1938! First their Blitzkrieg attacks and subdues Czechslovakia. Now it's England's turn, as wave after wave of German bo...
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77,66 zł |
Prelude in Prague: The Alternate World War II, Book One
ISBN: 9781434403407 / Angielski / Miękka / 2024 / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In 1935 S. Fowler Wright penned the first volume of an SF trilogy based on the notion--then considered absurd--that Adolf Hitler was an evil, empire-seeking megalomaniac bent on conquering the world. First Hitler rearms Germany, then forces Europe to accept the German occupation of Austria, and finally gives Czechoslovakia an ultimatum: accept German rule--or be conquered! The first book of a thrilling alternate history of World War II.
In 1935 S. Fowler Wright penned the first volume of an SF trilogy based on the notion--then considered absurd--that Adolf Hitler was an evil, empire-s...
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77,66 zł |
Black Widow: A Classic Crime Novel
ISBN: 9781434403063 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. When Inspector Pinkey investigates the murder of Sir Daniel Denton in his country home, he's confronted with three prime suspects: the man's widow, his brother, and a recently-fired servant. But everywhere the policeman looks, he finds conflicting evidence--and the individuals involved all hate each other. Then Gerard Denton apparently commits suicide--or is it murder?--and the servant suddenly disappears. Is Lady Denton the murderer by default? An absolutely stunning classic crime novel, originally published as Who Else But She?
When Inspector Pinkey investigates the murder of Sir Daniel Denton in his country home, he's confronted with three prime suspects: the man's widow, hi...
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80,69 zł |
The Rissole Mystery: An Inspector Combridge and Mr. Jellipot Classic Crime Novel
ISBN: 9781434403216 / Angielski / Miękka / 2024 / 164 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. When Adrian Rissole is murdered in his London flat, leaving all of his money to his beautiful neighbor, Jane Lovejoy, Scotland Yard Inspector Combridge immediately suspects her and her husband. Only the brilliant solicitor Mr. Jellipot can unravel the tangled mystery.
When Adrian Rissole is murdered in his London flat, leaving all of his money to his beautiful neighbor, Jane Lovejoy, Scotland Yard Inspector Combridg...
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67,95 zł |