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A Lonely Death
ISBN: 9780061726200 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Todd's Ian Rutledge mysteries are among the most intelligent and affecting being written these days." Critics have called Charles Todd's historical mystery series featuring shell-shocked World War One veteran Inspector Ian Rutledge "remarkable" (New York Times Book Review), "heart-breaking" (Chicago Tribune), "fresh and original" (South Florida Sun-Sentinel). In A Lonely Death, the haunted investigator is back in action, trying to solve the murders of three ex-soldiers in a small English village. A true master of... "Todd's Ian Rutledge mysteries are among the most intelligent and affecting being written these days." Critic... |
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The Pandora Plague: A Posthumous Memoir of John H. Watson, M.D.
ISBN: 9781439243138 / Angielski / Miękka / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The theft of a pocket-watch and the appearance of a mysterious, locked strongbox bring famed magician Harry Houdini together with consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes, in a case that rocks Britain to its core. When the magician is blackmailed into besting the box's lock, Holmes and Houdini expose a plot against the Crown itself. In the tradition of Nicholas Meyer's bestseller, "The 7% Solution," Lee Matthias recreates Arthur Conan Doyle's magnificent style and characters in "The Pandora Plague," a period feast, bursting with the raucous energy of a world throwing off the romanticism of the...
The theft of a pocket-watch and the appearance of a mysterious, locked strongbox bring famed magician Harry Houdini together with consulting detective...
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Barefoot on Baker Street
ISBN: 9781780920122 / Angielski / Miękka / 380 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Barefoot on Baker Street is set in late Victorian London where a life of crime is the only way to escape poverty and servitude for one bright young workhouse orphan. The narrative follows Red on her incredible life-journey as it twists and turns through poverty, riches, infatuation, loss and love. A dramatic escape from the workhouse at thirteen propels Red into a world of slum housing, street gangs, prostitution and petty crime as the rapidly expanding city groans under the weight of the industrial revolution. A chance meeting with the mysterious and eccentric Sherlock Holmes prompts an...
Barefoot on Baker Street is set in late Victorian London where a life of crime is the only way to escape poverty and servitude for one bright young wo...
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84,93 |
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A Case of Witchcraft - a Novel of Sherlock Holmes
ISBN: 9781780920092 / Angielski / Miękka / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A tale of witchcraft in the Northern Isles, in which some long-concealed secrets are revealed - concerning not only the Dark Arts but also the Great Detective himself.
A tale of witchcraft in the Northern Isles, in which some long-concealed secrets are revealed - concerning not only the Dark Arts but also the Great D...
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N or M?: Level 5, B2+
ISBN: 9780007451623 / Angielski / Miękka / 72 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to English language learners. Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time and in any language. Now Collins has adapted her famous detective novels for English language learners. These carefully adapted versions are shorter with the language targeted at upper-intermediate learners (CEF level B2). Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to English language learners. Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all ... |
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40,12 |
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Bone Idle
ISBN: 9781780332499 / Angielski / Miękka / 274 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Praise for Suzette A. Hill:
"This dry, funny British gem, with its eccentric cast of characters, will leave readers laughing and eagerly awaiting the nextepisode."--"Publishers Weekly" Reverend Oughterard has managed to elude arrest (for now), but when another murder occurs, Oughterard panics. Embarrassingcomplications ensue, and, once again, world-weary cat Maurice and intrepid mongrel Bouncer must help the reverend escape trouble. Suzette A. Hill is a graduate of the universities ofNottingham and Newcastle/Tyne. She taught English literature for many years at Reading College... Praise for Suzette A. Hill:
"This dry, funny British gem, with its eccentric cast of characters, will leave readers laughing and eagerly awaiting ... |
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116,22 |
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My Dear Watson
ISBN: 9781780920764 / Angielski / Miękka / 234 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The greatest mystery surrounding Sherlock Holmes comes to light-he was actually a woman The master-or rather, mistress-of disguise finally puts pen to paper to reveal this decades-long deception and, in so doing, discovers another fact she kept secret even from herself. The complex mind of the brilliant consulting detective is finally opened to the public, in the chronicle of a new case involving Dr. Watson and Constance Moriarty, the beguiling daughter of Holmes infamous nemesis.
The greatest mystery surrounding Sherlock Holmes comes to light-he was actually a woman The master-or rather, mistress-of disguise finally puts pen t...
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80,67 |
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Sherlock Holmes and the Affair in Transylvania
ISBN: 9781780920368 / Angielski / Miękka / 250 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson are returning to London from Bucharest after the great detective has interceded in a delicate matter relating to the Rumanian Royal House. As they depart from Bucharest they receive their mail forwarded from London. Doctor Watson opens a distressing letter from his niece, Mina, now living in Budapest with her young husband, Janos, a newly qualified lawyer. It seems that the young man has not returned from a business assignment in Transylvania. Holmes advises that he and Watson should postpone their return to Baker Street. Watson wires ahead and they are...
Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson are returning to London from Bucharest after the great detective has interceded in a delicate matter relating t...
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72,16 |
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In Search of Doctor Watson
ISBN: 9781780920313 / Angielski / Miękka / 226 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Fully revised and updated 2nd edition of this detailed biography of Doctor Watson. In her third book author Molly Carr has, for the moment, abandoned the Watson-Fanshaw Detective Agency in favour of discovering as much as possible about Doctor Watson. Radically different in style from her first two books, the investigation will nevertheless be of interest to students of military history, railways both Indian and British and of course all fans of Sherlock Holmes. Holmes is a household name. But where would he be without his Biographer? Beavering away in Baker Street, unknown to everyone except...
Fully revised and updated 2nd edition of this detailed biography of Doctor Watson. In her third book author Molly Carr has, for the moment, abandoned ...
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The Case of the Russian Chessboard A Sherlock Holmes Mystery Only Now Revealed
ISBN: 9781780922164 / Angielski / Miękka / 114 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Late on a foggy November afternoon, a desperate young woman arrives at Baker Street, imploring Sherlock Holmes to help her. She is terrified about what may be going on inside a secretive London refuge for Russian exiles, where her sister works. Thus begins a frightening case which deeply strains both Holmes and Watson because of the dreadful consequences of failure and the mystifying nature of the forces against them. The case leads into strange territory. Into the circles of Victorian radicals and idealists, where early feminists and socialists rub shoulders with exiled foreign...
Late on a foggy November afternoon, a desperate young woman arrives at Baker Street, imploring Sherlock Holmes to help her. She is terrified about wha...
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Sherlock Holmes and the Irish Rebels
ISBN: 9781780920535 / Angielski / Miękka / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. It is early 1916 and the world is at war. Sherlock Holmes is well into his spy persona as Altamont following the capture of the German spy Von Bork at the opening of the Great War. Watson is called to London by Mycroft Holmes and is asked to join Sherlock, who has infiltrated the Irish Volunteers. War within the United Kingdom could deal a decisive blow to the war effort and Holmes must find out the rebels' plans, and if possible, stop the rebellion which appears imminent. He has need of Watson once again.
It is early 1916 and the world is at war. Sherlock Holmes is well into his spy persona as Altamont following the capture of the German spy Von Bork at...
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Sherlock Holmes and the Lyme Regis Horror
ISBN: 9781780920566 / Angielski / Miękka / 274 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The year is 1896. Doctor Watson is invited to the Dorsetshire coast by an old friend. To Watson's surprise he manages to persuade his good friend, Mr Sherlock Holmes to accompany him. This hitherto unknown tale of Watson's involves romancing, dancing, occasional glasses of cider, but the holiday turns into a nightmare as the two old friends encounter an unimaginable evil which threatens their very souls. Can they triumph? - Fully revised and expanded 2nd edition.
The year is 1896. Doctor Watson is invited to the Dorsetshire coast by an old friend. To Watson's surprise he manages to persuade his good friend, Mr ...
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An Entirely New Country - Arthur Conan Doyle, Undershaw and the Resurrection of Sherlock Holmes
ISBN: 9781908218193 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The late 1890s saw Arthur Conan Doyle return to England after several years abroad. His new house, named Undershaw, represented a fresh start but it was also the beginning of a dramatic decade that saw him fall in love, stand for parliament, fight injustice and be awarded a knighthood. However, for his many admirers, the most important event of that decade was the resurrection of Sherlock Holmes - the character that he felt had cast a shadow over his life.
The late 1890s saw Arthur Conan Doyle return to England after several years abroad. His new house, named Undershaw, represented a fresh start but it w...
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I Will Find the Answer : A Novel of Sherlock Holmes
ISBN: 9781780920153 / Angielski / Miękka / 194 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Erik has returned and has brought an interesting character to Holmes's attention: Dr. Henry Jekyll. It appears Jekyll is experimenting on an unsanctioned patient in an effort to prove his theories concerning human nature correct. But who is the patient he's found? Is it his mentally ill father, shut away for years in an institution? Is it Simon Stride, the jealous former suitor of Jekyll's fiancee? Or could it be the mysterious, unsavoury murderer, Edward Hyde, with whom Jekyll seems to have intimate knowledge? Sherlock Holmes, along with Erik and Watson, investigates this bizarre case....
Erik has returned and has brought an interesting character to Holmes's attention: Dr. Henry Jekyll. It appears Jekyll is experimenting on an unsanctio...
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72,16 |
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Sherlock Holmes and the Discarded Cigarette
ISBN: 9781780921174 / Angielski / Miękka / 106 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. London 1895. A well known author, a theoretical invention made real, and the importance of a sometimes overlooked clue challenge Holmes and Watson to prevent the perfect crime.
London 1895. A well known author, a theoretical invention made real, and the importance of a sometimes overlooked clue challenge Holmes and Watson to ...
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A Professor Reflects on Sherlock Holmes
ISBN: 9781780921204 / Angielski / Miękka / 182 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The uniqueness of this book is the essays and activities that include both serious and farcical writings about Arthu Conan Doyle's, Sherlock Holmes. A travelogue that compares Reichenbach Falls and Trummelbach Falls for Professor Moriarty's demise; and notes from a visit to Trinity College at Oxford to view Monsignor Knox's writings and entries in the Gryphon Club Book provide the reader with engaging insights into Sherlock Holmes' world of scholarship.
The uniqueness of this book is the essays and activities that include both serious and farcical writings about Arthu Conan Doyle's, Sherlock Holmes. A...
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The Stainless Steel Sign
ISBN: 9780984752409 / Angielski / Miękka / 164 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A principal client asks Usher if he will deliver the new sculpture to Portland, Oregon, instead of the normal shipping. Upon arrival the client reveals that he has a distant lineal interest in a strange case in California where a young woman is beaten until brain-dead. However, her near term fetus survives. The medical community is keeping the mother's body alive hoping to save the baby. Usher is asked to look into the well-being of the baby, but high politics and Mexican drug-cartel crime intervene.
A principal client asks Usher if he will deliver the new sculpture to Portland, Oregon, instead of the normal shipping. Upon arrival the client reveal...
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The Cad Red Dot
ISBN: 9780982004470 / Angielski / Miękka / 186 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sage's new contract for a large Trompe-L'oeil painting in Cocoa Beach, Florida seemed to be in jeopardy when a serial killer's graveyard was discovered on his client's ranch. The situation gets even more complicated when the client is the only one with sufficient tenure on the location to fit the time line. An added problem is that the State Attorney is satisfied that he has the right man and he plans on riding that mount on to a reelection.
Sage's new contract for a large Trompe-L'oeil painting in Cocoa Beach, Florida seemed to be in jeopardy when a serial killer's graveyard was discovere...
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Sherlock Holmes and the Mayfair Murders
ISBN: 9781901091496 / Angielski / Miękka / 173 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Only a few short years ago the monster known as Jack the Ripper held the East End of London in a grip of terror.Now there are rumours that the Ripper has returned. Three respectable young women have been slaughtered in Mayfair, the city's most respectable and exclusive district - but instead of consulting Sherlock Holmes, the official police prefer to seek advice from Dr. Karl Schermann. And while the flamboyant German enjoys official approval and public acclaim, Holmes sits at home, brooding. Things start to look up with the solution of an ingenious theft at Cantle's auction house, and when...
Only a few short years ago the monster known as Jack the Ripper held the East End of London in a grip of terror.Now there are rumours that the Ripper ...
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51,08 |
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Pirate King: A Novel of Suspense Featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes
ISBN: 9780553386752 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
In England s young silent-film industry, the megalomaniacal Randolph Fflytte is king. But rumors of criminal activities swirl around his popular movie studio. At the request of Scotland Yard, Mary Russell travels undercover to the set of Fflytte s latest cinematic extravaganza, Pirate King. Based on Gilbert and Sullivan s The Pirates of Penzance, the project will either set the standard for moviemaking for a generation . . . or sink a boatload of careers. As the company starts rehearsals in Lisbon, the thirteen blond-haired,... NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
In England s young silent-film industry, the megalomaniacal Randolph Fflytte is king. But rumors of crim... |
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