David Wishart Boeken

‘Ah, Corvinus.’ Eutacticus was beaming. Bad sign; bad, bad sign. ‘Glad you could make it. Sit down, boy. You had a good summer?’Oh, shit; small talk. With Eutacticus you never, ever got small talk. Forget bad; in terms of signs we were into fully-fledged omen territory here.‘It was interesting, yeah,’ I said. ‘We were away most of the time. We’ve just got back, in fact.’‘Excellent! So you won’t have unpacked yet?’‘Ah...no, as it happens. We’re planning to go down to Castrimoenium to see our adopted daughter and her family. They’re–’‘Were planning.’I blinked. ‘Come again?’‘You heard.’ The smile broadened even more, revealing an incisor. ‘Were planning. Past tense. You owe me and I’m calling in the favour. You’re going to Brundisium.’‘What?’‘A little job I want you to do for me.’Deputed by crime boss Sempronius Eutacticus to investigate the murder of one of his ‘colleagues’, Corvinus finds himself mixing with the soured cream of Brundisium’s criminal élite.The twenty-first book in the Marcus Corvinus series.

Now updated to include the latest offerings from all the Scottish distilleries, and using a unique profiling system based on whisky’s 12 dimensions of aroma and taste, this rigorously researched volume is a superb and impartial guide to single malt whiskies. Featuring 267 color photos and illustrations. In Whisky Classified , expert David Wishart eschews the confusing jargon often used to describe malts and replaces it with an objective, easily applied guide to taste. He presents the reader with a new flavor classification system—the result of many distillery visits, whisky tastings, and discussions with industry experts. The profile identifies 12 dimensions to the aroma and taste of malt body, sweetness, smoky, medicinal, tobacco, honey, spicy, winey, nutty, malty, fruity, and floral. These dimensions incorporate, in an easy manner, over 400 commonly used terms to describe malt whisky. This handy, fully illustrated guide also provides a comprehensive survey of Scottish distilleries, with a history and description of each, as well as tasting notes, visitor information, regional maps, and a profile of the whisky according to his unique classification by flavor.

Publius Vergilius, known as Virgil, was born in a ditch near Mantua. Not always a heroic figure, Virgil was a scholar, visionary and author of the epic, "The Aeneid". This bawdy tragi-comedy is the tale of a brilliant man struggling to follow his muse in a turbulent period of history.

November, AD 40. When a wealthy consul's wife asks Corvinus to investigate the death of her uncle, killed by a block of falling masonry during renovations on his estate in the Vatican Hills, a sceptical Corvinus is inclined to agree with the general verdict of accidental death. But his investigations reveal clear evidence of foul play, as well as unearthing several skeletons among the closets of this well-to-do but highly dysfunctional family. Who could have wanted Lucius Surdinus dead? His vengeful ex-wife? His ambitious mistress? His disillusioned elder, or his estranged younger son? Or does the key to the mystery lie in the dead man's political past? But when Corvinus's investigations draw him to the attention of the emperor, the dangerously unpredictable Caligula, his prospects of surviving long enough to solve the mystery look slim to say the least.

Murder visits the Winter Festival in the days of Ancient Rome... Marcus Corvinus investigates the death of a seemingly respectable citizen in this gripping, twist-filled mystery in the critically-acclaimed historical series. A perfect read for fans of Lindsey Davis and Rosemary Rowe. December, AD39. While enjoying the Winter Festival holiday at his adopted daughter's home in the Alban Hills, Marcus Corvinus discovers that an outwardly respectable pillar of the community, local politician Quintus Caesius has been discovered beaten to death at the rear entrance of the town brothel. Questioning those who knew the victim, Corvinus is dismayed to find Bovillae a place of small town secrets, bitter feuds, malicious gossip and deadly rivalry: a world away from the sophistication of Rome. As he is to discover, there are several suspects with reason to bear Caesius a grudge. But who would hate him enough to kill him? And what would a supposedly solid citizen be doing visiting the local brothel?

Pokračování románu Ovidius. Tentokrát je Marcus Corvinus opět zapleten do politiky. Musí vyřešit smrt Germanica. Tímto úkolem ho pověří samotná císařovna Livia, Germanicova babička.

Marcus Corvinus si opravdu nemyslí, že je jeho otčím vrah. Priscus by neublížil ani mouše. Ale byl přištižen u těla s vražednou zbraní v ruce, takže prokázání jeho nevinny bude velkou výzvou. Tak si Marcus prázdniny nepředstavoval.... Zavražděný měl hodně nepřátel, mezi nimi i podváděného manžela. Marcus se jako obvykle neobejde bez vědomostí své krásné ženy Perilly, ale i přesto se před odhalením vraha vydá po několika falešných stopách.

Román o životě a díle slavného starořímského básníka Publia Vergilia Marona. Básník sám vypráví o svém životě na venkově v dětství, studiích až po pobyt v Římě a tvorbě jeho nejdůležitější sbírky Aeneis. Pozornost věnuje všem historickým událostem doby, které se staly na konci starého letopočtu v obtížném období římských dějin, kdy se republikánské zřízení za neustálých občanských válek přerodilo v císařství.

Třetí kniha série Marcus Corvinus. Prazvláštní vzkaz ze záhrobí od zesnulé císařovny Livie představuje pro Marca Corvina v podstatě úlevu. Život v dobrovolném exilu je pro společenského Římana příliš nudný a šance pustit se do amatérského vyšetřování je pro něj neodolatelná - navzdory zřejmým rizikům.

Marcus Corvinus žije v Rímom ovládaných Aténach so svojou manželkou Perillou. Je to bohatý a ako rímsky občan mimoriadne vážený človek. Jedného dňa dostane list od svojho nevlastného otca, zberateľa starožitností, ktorý ho žiada, aby mu sprostredkoval kúpu Pekárky – akejsi veľmi vzácnej sochy spred 600 rokov. Napriek tomu, že opovrhuje otcovým koníčkom, má zmysel pre rodinu a, navyše, jeho manželka, ktorú nadovšetko miluje, sa tiež zaujíma o umenie. Tá mu pri obede nenápadne nadškrtne, že spomínaná socha je celá zo zlata. V tej chvíli sa o ňu začne zaujímať aj Corvinus a vyberie sa za Argaiom, údajným majiteľom sochy. Toho však nasledujúci deň nájdu mŕtveho. Zisťuje, že na sochu, ktorú pred 600 rokmi daroval lýdsky kráľ delfskej veštiarni, je vraj uvalená kliatba – každého, kto sa sochy dotkne, postihne krutá smrť. Ale kde sa nachádza Pekárka? Prečo zomrel jej majiteľ? A je socha naozaj originál? Corvinus, ktorý v sebe nezaprie detektívneho ducha, začína pátrať po odpovediach na vlastnú päsť.