The Crack in the Lens
ISBN: 9781938143151 / Angielski / Miękka / 292 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. If someone had asked Sherlock Holmes later in the year, there is little doubt that he would have said his life began that spring day in 1871 when he met Violet Rushdale upon the moors and ended in the winter some months distant. His mother would have disputed the former claim, and many, both friend and foe, would come to deny the latter. Yet what happened that year nearly cost him his life and his sanity, and strongly influenced the man he was to become. It is well known that the toughest steel that makes the sharpest swords must be plunged into the fire, then beaten and reshaped. So it is as...
If someone had asked Sherlock Holmes later in the year, there is little doubt that he would have said his life began that spring day in 1871 when he m...
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49,43 zł |
A Dead Bore: Another John Pickett mystery
ISBN: 9781483958613 / Angielski / Miękka / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Eager to escape London following the scandal of her husband's death, Lady Fieldhurst accepts an invitation to spend the summer in rural Yorkshire as the guest of Sir Gerald and Lady Hollingshead. She soon discovers, however, that country life is not the panacea she had hoped for: tension reigns and tempers flare at Hollingshead Place, due in large part to Lady Hollingshead's ambitions for her daughter, a lovely young lady destined for a brilliant marriage in spite of her love for a penniless curate. When a dinner party ends with the death of the vicar--a kindly old soul whose only sin appears...
Eager to escape London following the scandal of her husband's death, Lady Fieldhurst accepts an invitation to spend the summer in rural Yorkshire as t...
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58,25 zł |
Camellia Creek
ISBN: 9780976982449 / Angielski / Miękka / 596 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In September 1865 Eli Calhoon, Lieutenant Colonel, Confederate States Army, returnsed to his war-ravished plantation home, of Camellia Creek, outside Port Gibson, Mississippi, resolved to begin again. But Mississippi, like the rest of the South, lies prostrate in the wake of a devastating conflict that wasted its population and destroyed what had been, only four years earlier, the third strongest economy in the world. More troubling, the South's recovery is now overseen by a victorious enemy determined that the economy, as well as the South's influence within the Union, will never be revived....
In September 1865 Eli Calhoon, Lieutenant Colonel, Confederate States Army, returnsed to his war-ravished plantation home, of Camellia Creek, outside ...
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81,32 zł |
The Nation by the River
ISBN: 9780988257917 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What if there existed a secret people, the secret people part of a secret nation, the secret People of the Nation secretly living right here among us in 21st century America? When soon-to-be high-schoolers Michael Costa and his best friend L.T. Haymaker discover that the holes they are digging are being mysteriously filled, they respond by organizing night-time watches, carrying out a risky reconnaissance op of Michael's home. More importantly, they ask questions of others and ask them too of themselves--both knowing that good as it is to find something, it even is better to find out...
What if there existed a secret people, the secret people part of a secret nation, the secret People of the Nation secretly living right here among us ...
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64,05 zł |
Styx & Stone: An Ellie Stone Mystery
ISBN: 9781616148195 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ellie Stone is a professed modern girl in 1960s' New York City, playing by her own rules and breaking boundaries while searching for a killer among the renowned scholars in Columbia University's Italian Department.
"If you were a man, you'd make a good detective." Ellie Stone is sure that Sgt. McKeever meant that as a compliment, but that identity-a girl wanting to do a man's job-has throttled her for too long. It's 1960, and Ellie doesn't want to blaze any trails for women; she just wants to be a reporter, one who doesn't need to swat hands off her behind at every turn.... Ellie Stone is a professed modern girl in 1960s' New York City, playing by her own rules and breaking boundaries while searching for a killer among...
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81,19 zł |
The Blood Promise: A Hugo Marston Novel
ISBN: 9781616148157 / Angielski / Miękka / 291 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Hugo Marston must figure out what lies hidden inside an old sailor's chest before a 200-year-old blood promise is revealed and claims another life.
In post-Revolution Paris, an old man signs a letter in blood, then hides it in a secret compartment in a sailor's chest. A messenger arrives to transport the chest and its hidden contents, but then the plague strikes and an untimely death changes history. Two hundred years later, Hugo Marston is safeguarding an unpredictable but popular senator who is in Paris negotiating a France/U.S. dispute. The talks, held at a country... Hugo Marston must figure out what lies hidden inside an old sailor's chest before a 200-year-old blood promise is revealed and claims another life....
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106,89 zł |
The Last Death Of Jack Harbin: A Samuel Craddock Mystery
ISBN: 9781616148713 / Angielski / Miękka / 255 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF 2014
Right before the outbreak of the Gulf War, two eighteen-year-old football stars and best friends from Jarrett Creek, Texas, signed up for the army. But Woody Patterson was rejected and stayed home to marry the girl they both loved, while Jack Harbin came back from the war badly damaged. The men haven't spoken since. Just as they are about to reconcile, Jack is brutally murdered. With the chief of police out of commission, it's up to trusted ex-chief Samuel Craddock to investigate. Against the backdrop of small-town loyalties and... A LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF 2014
Right before the outbreak of the Gulf War, two eighteen-year-old football stars and best friends f... |
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68,33 zł |
The Shining Girls
ISBN: 9780316216869 / Angielski / Miękka / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The girls who wouldn't die hunts the killer who shouldn't exist.
The future is not as loud as war, but it is relentless. It has a terrible fury all its own." Harper Curtis is a killer who stepped out of the past. Kirby Mazrachi is the girl who was never meant to have a future. Kirby is the last shining girl, one of the bright young women, burning with potential, whose lives Harper is destined to snuff out after he stumbles on a House in Depression-era Chicago that opens on to other times. At the urging of the House, Harper inserts himself into the lives of the shining girls,... The girls who wouldn't die hunts the killer who shouldn't exist.
The future is not as loud as war, but it is relentless. It has a terrible fury al... |
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85,64 zł |
Sherlock's Home: La Casa Vuota
ISBN: 9781780923628 / Włoski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Il 1903 vide L'avventura della casa vuota e Il ritorno di Sherlock Holmes al 221B di Baker Street in cui egli spiega l'inganno della propria morte alle Cascate del Reichenbach al suo fedele amico, il Dr. John Watson. Il 2012 vede il Crimine della Casa Vuota in cui Undershaw, un tempo casa di Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, si trova in degrado e a rischio di essere distrutta per sempre. Commissionata da Sir Arthur Conan Doyle stesso, Undershaw ha assistito alla creazione di molte delle sue opere piu famose, incluso Il mastino dei Baskerville e Il ritorno di Sherlock Holmes. E un edificio che merita di...
Il 1903 vide L'avventura della casa vuota e Il ritorno di Sherlock Holmes al 221B di Baker Street in cui egli spiega l'inganno della propria morte all...
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81,32 zł |
Sherlock Holmes Und Das Leere Haus
ISBN: 9781780923680 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Wir schreiben das Jahr 1903: Die Geschichte 'Das leere Haus' erscheint und erzahlt, wie Sherlock Holmes in die Baker Street 221b zuruckkehrt und seinem treuen Freund Dr. John Watson schildert, wie er zuvor am Reichenbachfall seinen Tod vorgetauscht hatte. Im Jahr 2012 werden wir Zeuge eines Verbrechens an einem anderen leeren Haus: Sir Arthur Conan Doyles ehemaliger Wohnsitz Undershaw verfallt zusehends und droht endgultig zerstort zu werden. Das Gebaude war von Sir Arthur Conan Doyle seinerzeit personlich in Auftrag gegeben geworden, und dieser schrieb dort viele seiner beruhmtesten Werke,...
Wir schreiben das Jahr 1903: Die Geschichte 'Das leere Haus' erscheint und erzahlt, wie Sherlock Holmes in die Baker Street 221b zuruckkehrt und seine...
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81,32 zł |
Sherlocks Thuis: Het Lege Huis
ISBN: 9781780923710 / Holenderski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1903 zag 'Het lege huis' het licht. In dit verhaal keert Sherlock Holmes terug naar Baker Street 221B en legt aan zijn trouwe vriend, Dokter John Watson, uit hoe hij zijn dood bij de Reichenbach waterval in scene heeft gezet. In 2012 kwam het misdrijf van het lege huis aan het licht. Het voormalige huis van Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Undershaw, is in verval geraakt en wordt bedreigd met vernieling. Undershaw was gebouwd in uitdrukkelijk opdracht van Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Hier heeft hij vele van zijn meest bekende werken geschreven, onder andere 'De hond van de Baskervilles' en 'De terugkeer...
In 1903 zag 'Het lege huis' het licht. In dit verhaal keert Sherlock Holmes terug naar Baker Street 221B en legt aan zijn trouwe vriend, Dokter John W...
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Sherlock's Home: The Empty House (Chinese Version)
ISBN: 9781780924700 / Chiński / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Mandarin Chinese Version - A collection of short stories and poems in support of The Undershaw Preservation Trust. Including contributions from Mark Gatiss, Stephen Fry, Douglas Wilmer and many more.
Mandarin Chinese Version - A collection of short stories and poems in support of The Undershaw Preservation Trust. Including contributions from Mark G...
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The Murder Club: A Dorothy Parker Mystery
ISBN: 9780985780319 / Angielski / Miękka / 380 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Who wanted them dead? On the eve of the Wall Street Crash of 1929, as the Skyscraper Wars rage among the moguls of industry, six authors known as The Murder Club spend their evenings spinning plots for their new mystery novels in a little bohemian cafe in Greenwich Village. So, who wanted them dead? While generally misbehaving at the hot spots around Manhattan, Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley, and their Algonquin Round Table friends unravel a diabolical murder mystery that has shaken the world of publishing.
Who wanted them dead? On the eve of the Wall Street Crash of 1929, as the Skyscraper Wars rage among the moguls of industry, six authors known as The ...
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102,77 zł |
Dubious Allegiance
ISBN: 9781476756455 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The fourth novel in the action-packed Marc Edwards mystery series, set during the rebellions of 1830s Upper Canada. Autumn 1837: the provinces of Upper and Lower Canada are on the eve of open revolt. Lieutenant Marc Edwards has been sent with a force of British soldiers to subdue the increasingly hostile French rebels. But as the smoke from the battle clears and political pressures build, Marc begins to question whether the sacrifices he has made in the name of Crown and country have been worth the cost. On his return trip to Toronto, Marc is accompanied by a group of seemingly...
The fourth novel in the action-packed Marc Edwards mystery series, set during the rebellions of 1830s Upper Canada. Autumn 1837: the provin...
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89,92 zł |
Sherlock Holmes: La Casa Deshabitada
ISBN: 9781780923598 / Hiszpański / Miękka / 254 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. El ano 1903 contemplo La Aventura de la Casa Deshabitada y El Regreso de Sherlock Holmes al 221b de Baker Street, donde explica el engano de su muerte en las Cataratas de Reichenbach a su fiel amigo el Dr. John Watson. El ano 2012 contempla El Crimen de la Casa Deshabitada donde el antiguo hogar de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Undershaw, se encuentra en mal estado y bajo la amenaza de ser destruido para siempre. Encargado construir por el mismisimo Sir Arthur Conan Doyle en persona, Undershaw fue testigo de la creacion de muchas de sus obras mas famosas, incluyendo El Sabueso de los Baskerville y...
El ano 1903 contemplo La Aventura de la Casa Deshabitada y El Regreso de Sherlock Holmes al 221b de Baker Street, donde explica el engano de su muerte...
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The Papers of Sherlock Holmes: Vol. I
ISBN: 9781780924274 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Spanning events over thirty years, Volume I of The Papers of Sherlock Holmes relates narratives of Holmes and Watson's days in Baker Street, as well as particulars of Holmes's supposed retirement. Follow along as The Master and his Boswell travel from the streets of London to the Kent countryside, to Oxford and Sussex. Written in traditional canonical style, these stories provide fresh details of Holmes's world. Join us as we climb the seventeen steps to the Baker Street sitting room, where Holmes and Watson prepare to begin their next adventure. The game is afoot
Spanning events over thirty years, Volume I of The Papers of Sherlock Holmes relates narratives of Holmes and Watson's days in Baker Street, as well a...
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81,32 zł |
Cadmium Yellow, Blood Red: A Double V Mystery
ISBN: 9781475023121 / Angielski / Miękka / 202 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A "cozy" post-World War II mystery about a museum heist, a missing child, a murder, and the partnership of a recent ex-con and an even more recent widow. In Hartford, Connecticut it is 1949, and Juliet Van Allen, a museum administrator, discovers that her artist husband is having an affair with another woman. Elmer Vartanian, recently released from prison for a museum robbery, is coerced into helping scout the museum for a heist by a gang that has kidnapped his daughter. Juliet's husband is found murdered. Elmer signs on as her alibi in exchange for something he wants. Together, dogged by the...
A "cozy" post-World War II mystery about a museum heist, a missing child, a murder, and the partnership of a recent ex-con and an even more recent wid...
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44,94 zł |
The Papers of Sherlock Holmes: Vol. II
ISBN: 9781780924458 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Spanning events over thirty years, Volume II of The Papers of Sherlock Holmes relates further narratives of Holmes and Watson's days in Baker Street, as well as particulars of Holmes s supposed retirement. Follow along as The Master and his Boswell travel to Yorkshire, where surprising new details of Holmes's past are revealed, and even to the United States in 1921. Written in traditional canonical style, these stories provide fresh details of Holmes's world. Join us as we climb the seventeen steps to the Baker Street sitting room, where Holmes and Watson prepare to begin their next...
Spanning events over thirty years, Volume II of The Papers of Sherlock Holmes relates further narratives of Holmes and Watson's days in Baker Street, ...
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81,32 zł |
The Making of a Man: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
ISBN: 9781780924748 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This extraordinary story unfolds in the dim streets of Victorian London's notorious East End. Poverty, squalor and crime fester and proliferate, blighting the lives of all who are unfortunate enough to dwell there. Yet from within the gloom, a random illumination- a beam of light. The light of human dignity; just sometimes, righteousness, decency and justice win out. In this dramatic play-out of the everlasting human conflict of good versus evil, various giants of their time, immortal beings, come into conflict. They form unlikely alliances, each presenting a differing prism of perception,...
This extraordinary story unfolds in the dim streets of Victorian London's notorious East End. Poverty, squalor and crime fester and proliferate, bligh...
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81,32 zł |
Leaving Everything Most Loved: A Maisie Dobbs Novel
ISBN: 9780062049612 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From New York Times bestselling author Jacqueline Winspear, now available in paperback--the tenth novel in the New York Times bestselling Maisie Dobbs series--"a series that seems to get better with each entry" (Wall Street Journal)--in which the death of an Indian immigrant leads Maisie in an unexpected direction. In Leaving Everything Most Loved by New York Times bestselling author Jacqueline Winspear, Maisie Dobbs investigates the murder of Indian immigrants in London. From New York Times bestselling author Jacqueline Winspear, now available in paperback--the tenth novel in the New York Times<... |
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72,79 zł |