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The Abduction of Emily Byrne
ISBN: 9781496086211 / Angielski / Miękka / 374 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. On reading THE ABDUCTION OF EMILY BYRNE by prize-winning writer, CHRISTINE POWER, LEIGH RUSSELL (author of the popular DI Geraldine Steel Series), commented: "A very well-written novel." ..".has a terrific cast of characters." "Excellent scene setting ... so evocative of those times." Oblivious to wild brambles tearing at her skin, a young woman staggers down the mountainside. In the dark, she searches desperately for the canoe into which, blindfolded, she was brought to this remote hideaway in the wilderness. Emily Byrne's ordeals begin in 1858 when the tiny settlements of New Caledonia are...
On reading THE ABDUCTION OF EMILY BYRNE by prize-winning writer, CHRISTINE POWER, LEIGH RUSSELL (author of the popular DI Geraldine Steel Series), com...
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The Emerald Tablet: A Thriller
ISBN: 9780963079169 / Angielski / Miękka / 322 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A mysterious island. A powerful artifact. A deadly quest. "Christa has to face her biggest fears and find out how far she will go to find the Emerald Tablet, while remaining the person she is, or will she lose her humanity in the process?" "It reminded me of Jurassic Park which I loved." Brilliant historian Christa Devlin and FBI Agent Braydon Fox journey to a mysterious island to find one of the world's most dangerous and powerful artifacts--the Emerald Tablet. Once used by Alexander the Great, the Emerald Tablet can open the portal between life and afterlife, between man and spirit and,...
A mysterious island. A powerful artifact. A deadly quest. "Christa has to face her biggest fears and find out how far she will go to find the Emerald ...
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The Monogram Murders: The New Hercule Poirot Mystery
ISBN: 9780062326089 / Angielski / Miękka / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Since the publication of her first novel in 1920, more than two billion copies of Agatha Christie's books have been sold around the globe. Now, for the first time ever, the guardians of her legacy have approved a brand-new novel featuring Dame Agatha's most beloved creation, Hercule Poirot. Internationally bestselling author Sophie Hannah breathes new life into the incomparable detective. In this thrilling tale, Poirot plunges into a mystery set in 1920s London--a diabolically clever puzzle that will test his brilliant skills and baffle and delight longtime Christie fans and new... Since the publication of her first novel in 1920, more than two billion copies of Agatha Christie's books have been sold around the globe. Now, for... |
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The Lost Temple
ISBN: 9781250062536 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sam Grant, a disgraced ex-Special Operations Executive soldier and an adventurer by trade, is lured back to the Mediterranean by a secret from his past: six years ago, a dying archaeologist entrusted him with his life's work--a leather notebook filled with mysterious notes written in Ancient Greek. Deciphered, it could lead to one of the greatest prizes in history. Which is why both the CIA and the British Secret Intelligence Service are looking for it as well... Grant sets out to discover the truth about what the archaeologist lost his life for--and to protect his own. Aided by a... Sam Grant, a disgraced ex-Special Operations Executive soldier and an adventurer by trade, is lured back to the Mediterranean by a secret from his ... |
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Plague Sally
ISBN: 9781936167920 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sally, of the Brigantes tribe, is renowned for her miraculous healing skills. At the same time, she is feared and misunderstood and accused of witchcraft. When she becomes ill with Plague then manages to cure herself, she is forced to flee from their madness.
During a storm, she meets Tom, of the Pictii tribe, who helps her to survive. Sally does not know it yet, but although she has recovered and is now immune to the disease, she has become a carrier of the plague. By the time she realizes it, Tom is infected. She puts the completion her intended journey on hold and distills a cure... Sally, of the Brigantes tribe, is renowned for her miraculous healing skills. At the same time, she is feared and misunderstood and accused of witchcr...
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Shellshöck: The Tears in the Trenches
ISBN: 9781494287429 / Angielski / Miękka / 502 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Gretchen Diemer volunteers for the German Red Cross as the Great War breaks out in her home country of Germany. After her and her younger brother lie about their age to join in the fight she quickly finds herself deep in the chaos that is trench warfare. She puts her neck on the line for a group of French sisters she rescues at the onslaught of fighting and they travel between the Western and Eastern Fronts as their duties change with the intensity of threats to the fatherland. Gretchen soon discovers how unforgiving a war can be when she seems to be losing one loved one after the next. As...
Gretchen Diemer volunteers for the German Red Cross as the Great War breaks out in her home country of Germany. After her and her younger brother lie ...
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Fellowship with Demons
ISBN: 9780957431256 / Angielski / Miękka / 303 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Edinburgh 1810: Charles Murray of Letho, a young gentleman of means, is in much demand: a rich widow, an old friend, and new military acquaintances all need his help. But when Henry Dundas, Viscount Melville, sends him an invitation, vanity and curiosity force him to accept - and straightaway he has to deal with murder. Why did a cowardly surgeon kill a drunken engraver? And what would the consequences be, in the rainy mists of autumn? In the end Murray's answers to his problems will lead to a decision that will change his life. Fellowship with Demons is the fifth in the Murray of Letho...
Edinburgh 1810: Charles Murray of Letho, a young gentleman of means, is in much demand: a rich widow, an old friend, and new military acquaintances al...
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One Way Street
ISBN: 9781499279450 / Angielski / Miękka / 298 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Get ONE WAY STREET, the second book in the Award-Winning Suspense/Thriller Series Everyone's Talking About
In his debut novel, REICHOLD STREET, author R.L. Herron created a powerful coming-of-age tale set in the tumultuous Vietnam War era that Kirkus Reviews called "Skillfully written and emotionally strong." Set during and immediately after the turbulent 1960s, the electrifying, 5-Star suspense-filled sequel, ONE WAY STREET, follows several key "Reichold Street" characters in a tense, gritty, historically-accurate thriller. Masterfully written in the manner of... Get ONE WAY STREET, the second book in the Award-Winning Suspense/Thriller Series Everyone's Talking About
In his debut novel, REICHOLD S... |
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A Real Piece of Work
ISBN: 9780692206379 / Angielski / Miękka / 338 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Introducing...Dakota Stevens, a modern New York private eye with the wit and grit of Spenser, the eloquence of Marlowe, and the sleuthing skills of Sherlock Holmes. And meet his gorgeous and formidable "Watson"--brilliant chess grandmaster Svetlana Krush.
"A Real Piece of Work," the 1st novel in the Dakota Stevens Mystery Series, delves into a world of forged and stolen art, secret identities and murder. At the close of a case in Key West, PI Dakota Stevens and his associate Svetlana Krush return to New York, where the city is in the grips of its worst blizzard since 1888. When an... Introducing...Dakota Stevens, a modern New York private eye with the wit and grit of Spenser, the eloquence of Marlowe, and the sleuthing skills of Sh...
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Of Heroic Destiny
ISBN: 9781470192501 / Angielski / Miękka / 86 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Independent Comments: "Quite interesting, certainly memorable I applaud the motivation behind this chronicle." Wilfried Braakhuis, Associate Professor of History, University of Twente, Holland /// "Your approach is unconventional... Very interesting, I think, as a base for a screenplay." Rutger Hauer, Actor /// Author's Description: Short novel written as the journal of a Swedish Pagan SS officer who tries to change Nazi policy anonymously. Stresses globalist banker involvement in causing and profiting from World War II. Touches on the arcane roots of Nazism. Filled with Norse Witches,...
Independent Comments: "Quite interesting, certainly memorable I applaud the motivation behind this chronicle." Wilfried Braakhuis, Associate Professo...
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The Daring Ladies of Lowell
ISBN: 9780345802569 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Eager to escape life on her family's farm, Alice Barrow moves to Lowell in 1832 and throws herself into the hard work demanded of "the mill girls." The hours are long and the conditions are bad, but Alice soon finds a true friend in Lovey Cornell, a saucy, strong-willed girl who is outspoken about the dangers they face in the factories . . . and about Alice opening her heart to a blossoming relationship with Samuel Fiske, the handsome and sympathetic son of the mill's owner. But when Lovey is found dead under suspicious circumstances, a sensational trial brings the workers' unrest to a...Eager to escape life on her family's farm, Alice Barrow moves to Lowell in 1832 and throws herself into the hard work demanded of "the mill girls."... |
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The Penpal
ISBN: 9781628576504 / Angielski / Miękka / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From early 1900s Russia to modern day New York City, The Penpal is a mystery thriller that connects several generations of Russian families. Revenge is carried out in a series of mysterious events that culminate in a paranormal experience for the main characters. The story pulls the reader in right from beginning, due to its broad references to Russian history and the main characters' connection to Russia that weave a web of intrigue and generational liaisons. About the Author: Paula Shepards is a retired English teacher of American and British literature. She grew up in New York City and...
From early 1900s Russia to modern day New York City, The Penpal is a mystery thriller that connects several generations of Russian families. Revenge i...
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The Sentinel
ISBN: 9780996078900 / Angielski / Miękka / 292 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The accidental discovery of a decades old murder thrusts a young American diplomat in modern day Berlin into a terrifying race against time to destroy an underground menace that has lain dormant since the closing days of World War II. An obscure murder in the last days of World War II, a demonic plot that remains shrouded in time... Either through fate, accidental circumstance, or even the hand of God, a horror begins to surface and unfold. But is it too late to change its catastrophic outcome?
The accidental discovery of a decades old murder thrusts a young American diplomat in modern day Berlin into a terrifying race against time to destroy...
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The Guardian
ISBN: 9781499740974 / Angielski / Miękka / 306 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Dr. Josef Stein was trained as a man of science and rationality, but after a tragic experience, he believes that there is something within-or even without-the human body science cannot explain. And Stein would do anything to witness it When his patients begin seeing a ghost, and a woman suspected of killing her child even accuses this spirit of the crime, Stein takes it upon himself to investigate. Unexpectedly, evidence of a supernatural phenomenon starts to mount. The good doctor's quest to see is ignited with fervor. He thinks he is on the verge of uncovering the veracity of a...
Dr. Josef Stein was trained as a man of science and rationality, but after a tragic experience, he believes that there is something within-or even wit...
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The Kennedy Revelation
ISBN: 9781497670013 / Angielski / Miękka / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Dallas, 1963: In the immediate aftermath of the JFK assassination, the shock is multiplied for young CIA agent Philip Marsden when he learns of the death of his Cuban American wife. As evidence builds and the threats begin to mount, he discovers that the two tragedies might not be unrelated.
Dallas, 1963: In the immediate aftermath of the JFK assassination, the shock is multiplied for young CIA agent Philip Marsden when he learns of the de...
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The Kennedy Imperative
ISBN: 9781497665569 / Angielski / Miękka / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Berlin, 1961: In this exciting political thriller, factual events are interwoven in an exciting fictional plot. While the construction of the Berlin Wall challenges JFK with the first major crisis of his presidency, young CIA agent Philip Marsden is sent into East Berlin on his first mission. While the tanks face off at Checkpoint Charlie, he uncovers the difficult truth about his Russian-born mother.
Berlin, 1961: In this exciting political thriller, factual events are interwoven in an exciting fictional plot. While the construction of the Berlin W...
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The Kennedy Momentum
ISBN: 9781497669987 / Angielski / Miękka / 326 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Cuba, 1962: The Cold War reaches its zenith with the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba threatening the United States. While JFK and his brother face deep divisions in trying to defuse the apocalyptic crisis, young CIA agent Philip Marsden is sent on a mission to the island where he is betrayed by a joint CIA-Mafia operation. Praise for the Kennedy Trilogy "Leon Berger has clearly shown how fragile political and international relationships were. This backdrop to the spy element of the story adds all the necessary tension and drama required to make very good novels." -Basingstone...
Cuba, 1962: The Cold War reaches its zenith with the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba threatening the United States. While JFK and his ...
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Worthy Brown's Daughter
ISBN: 9780062369406 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Inspired by a true story, New York Times bestselling author Phillip Margolin turns his hand to historical fiction in this masterful saga about slavery and justice in the American West. Recently widowed attorney Matthew Penny has come to the newly settled Oregon frontier to start a new life. He encounters the most challenging case of his career when a former slave, Worthy Brown, asks him to save his teenage daughter from the man who owned them. Woven through with rich historical detail, it is a breathtaking narrative about the extent of evil and the high price of true... Inspired by a true story, New York Times bestselling author Phillip Margolin turns his hand to historical fiction in this masterful saga a... |
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Lafitte's Treasure
ISBN: 9780578139807 / Angielski / Miękka / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The British offered Jean Lafitte a Captaincy in the British navy along with extensive lands, titles and $30,000 in gold if he agrees to join with them to fight against the United States. So why does Lafitte refuse their generous offer? In the approaching War of 1812 General Andrew Jackson hasn't any weapons, ammunition or money to fight the British with and no one to turn to for help but the notorious pirate Jean Lafitte. Jackson hates pirates, but he agrees to meet with Lafitte, and he forms an unlikely alliance with the dashing pirate. What changed Jackson's mind about attending the...
The British offered Jean Lafitte a Captaincy in the British navy along with extensive lands, titles and $30,000 in gold if he agrees to join with them...
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Loot
ISBN: 9781497643093 / Angielski / Miękka / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In April 1945, the Nazis, reeling and near defeat, frantically work to hide the huge store of art treasures that Hitler has looted from Europe. Truck convoys loaded with the cultural wealth of the Western world pour in an unending stream into the compound of the vast Altaussee salt mine high in the Austrian Alps. But with the Allies closing in, the vaunted efficiency of the Nazis has broken down. At Altaussee, all is tumult and confusion. In the commotion, a single truck, its driver, and its priceless load of masterpieces vanish into a mountain snowstorm.
Half a century later, in a... In April 1945, the Nazis, reeling and near defeat, frantically work to hide the huge store of art treasures that Hitler has looted from Europe. Truck ...
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