Gyp a Sweep byli jako štěňata nerozluční kamarádi. Po půldruhém roce se však jejich cesty rozdělily a Sweep dostal jiného pána, který z něj vycvičil skvělého ovčáckého psa. Gyp, který nebyl tak šikovný, zůstal na statku, ale na svého bratříčka a kamaráda nikdy nezapomněl. Byl veselý a hravý, ale nikdy v životě ani jedinkrát nezaštěkal. Po čase však Sweepa uviděl na soutěžní přehlídce ovčáckých psů a všem vyrazil dech…
A blonde woman, a living doll, is found slashed to death. Steve Carella wants Bert King on the case, a belligerent cop. When he goes missing, presumed dead, the officers of the 87th Precinct go all out to find the truth.
Cato a Macro jsou terčem barbarů Římská říše již téměř deset let bojuje o prosazení nadvlády nad Británií. Nelítostný odpor vedený fanatickým králem Caratacem již připravil legie a jejich muže o mnoho sil. Do provincie se nyní po letech vracejí dva nejodvážnější vojáci – prefekt Cato a centurion Macro – aby legiím pomohli při jejich tažení. V pevnosti je však čeká mnohem krvežíznivější protivník než místní ustavičně útočící barbarské kmeny. Nejdřív totiž musejí vyrvat pevnost z rukou centuriona Querta – legionáře, který vede v odlehlých západních horách krvavou osobní válku.
IF YOU DON'T KNOW SIMON SCARROW, YOU DON'T KNOW ROME! BROTHERS IN BLOOD is the unputdownable thirteenth novel in Simon Scarrow's bestselling Eagles of the Empire series. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell. Praise for Simon Scarrow's compelling novels: 'Gripping and moving' The Times The Roman Empire's conquest of Britannia is under threat from within. A messenger on the streets of Rome has been intercepted and tortured, revealing a plot to sabotage the Roman army's campaign against Caratacus, commander of Britannia's native tribes. A treacherous agent's mission is to open a second front of attack against them and eliminate the two Roman soldiers who could stand in the way. Unwarned, Prefect Cato and Centurion Macro are with the Roman army pursuing Caratacus and his men through the mountains of Britannia. Defeating Caratacus seems within their grasp. But the plot against the two heroes threatens not only their military goals but also their lives. Includes 2 maps and Roman army organisation chart.
Vrahův žold Byl pohledný, elegantní, zazobaný – ale mrtvý! Vyděrač Sy Kramer, který zašel příliš daleko, vyfasoval svůj poslední žold – kulku do hlavy. Která z jeho obětí mohla ztratit tolik, že se uchýlila k vraždě? Detektivové z 87. revíru musí najít vraha protřelého vyděrače, než udeří znovu. Vyděšené oběti, které zastřelenému zločinci platily za mlčení, však policii vůbec nepomáhají… Jako z lásky Tommy a Irenese podle dopisu na rozloučenou rozhodli spáchat společnou sebevraždu otravou svítiplynem. Zpočátku vše nasvědčuje tomu, že se jedná o sebevraždu milenců, ale detektivům Carellovi a Hawesovi jejich řemeslo velí na první zdání nespoléhat. Při pátrání je Carella surově napaden neznámým mužem… Zemřela jako Sadie Steve Carella podezírá muže z vraždy jeho manželky, ale rychle se podaří vypátrat narkomana, který se přizná, že se do bytu vloupal a Sarah Fletcherovou zavraždil. Je však vyhráno? Bert Kling se zase jednou zakouká do jedné slečny a k tomu ještě nosí náramek od Meyera Meyera. A za pár dní jsou Vánoce…
PRAETORIAN is the gripping eleventh novel in Simon Scarrow's bestselling Eagles of the Empire series. Essential reading for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden. AD 51. Legionaries Cato and Macro have forged a bond that has survived war, rebellion and torture. Yet nothing has prepared them for a daunting mission on the deadliest battlefield of all: the bloody streets of Rome. Traitors are threatening to plunge the Empire into bloody chaos and no one can be trusted. The Emperor has ordered Cato and Macro to go on a deadly mission, working undercover to root out the traitors before Rome tears itself apart. As the true scale of the corruption dawns, they realise they are facing terrifying odds. Two men against many, in a desperate race to save not only the Empire, but each other...
Demelza Carne, the impoverished miner's daughter Ross Poldark rescued from a fairground rabble, is now his wife. But the events of these turbulent years test their marriage and their love
The detectives of the 87th Precinct pursue a desperate killer when handsome and wealthy Sy Kramer, a notorious blackmailer, is found with a bullet in his head
A gripping new novel featuring Roman army officers Macro and Cato on their most dangerous mission yet. In the first century AD the Roman Empire faces a new threat from its long-standing enemy Parthia. Parthia is vying with Rome for control of Palmyra an officially neutral kingdom. Palmyra's royal household is on the brink of open revolt, and so a task force under the command of experienced soldiers, Macro and Cato, is dispatched to defend its king and guard its borders. When Parthia hears of the Roman army's presence, it starts amassing its troops for war. Macro's cohort must march against the enemy, deep into treacherous territory. If Palmyra is not to fall into the clutches of Parthia, they will have to defeat superior numbers in a desperate siege. The quest for a lasting peace has never been more challenging, nor more critical for the future of the empire.
Simon Scarrow's brilliant adventure novels about the Roman army appear with stunning new covers. When Centurion Macro arrives on British soil as one of Emperor Claudius's invasion force in 43 AD, he is facing one of the toughest campaigns of his battle-scarred career. In a series of bloody skirmishes, Macro and his young subordinate, Optio Cato, and the desperately outnumbered Roman army must find and defeat the enemy before he grows strong enough to overwhelm the legions. But the Britons are not the only foe facing Macro and Cato. A sinister organisation opposed to the Emperor is secretly betraying the invaders. And when rumours of an assassination attempt coincide with the Emperor's arrival on British soil, the soldiers realise they are up against a force more ruthless than their acknowledged enemy...
Susan Elia MacNeal introduced the remarkable Maggie Hope in her acclaimed debut, Mr. Churchill’s Secretary. Now Maggie returns to protect Britain’s beloved royals against an international plot—one that could change the course of history. As World War II sweeps the continent and England steels itself against German attack, Maggie Hope, former secretary to Prime Minister Winston Churchill, completes her training to become a spy for MI-5. Spirited, strong-willed, and possessing one of the sharpest minds in government for mathematics and code-breaking, she fully expects to be sent abroad to gather intelligence for the British front. Instead, to her great disappointment, she is dispatched to go undercover at Windsor Castle, where she will tutor the young Princess Elizabeth in math. Yet castle life quickly proves more dangerous—and deadly—than Maggie ever expected. The upstairs-downstairs world at Windsor is thrown into disarray by a shocking murder, which draws Maggie into a vast conspiracy that places the entire royal family in peril. And as she races to save England from a most disturbing fate, Maggie realizes that a quick wit is her best defense, and that the smallest clues can unravel the biggest secrets, even within her own family.
Cornwall in the 1780s, when powerful forces of revolution and reaction are at large in the world. Tired from a grim war in America, Ross Poldark returns to his land and his family. But the joyful homecoming he has anticipated turns sour, for his father is dead, his estate is derelict, and the girl he loves is engaged to his cousin. But his sympathy for the destitute miners and farmers of the district leads him to rescue a half-starved urchin girl from a fairground brawl and take her homean act which alters the whole course of his life.
Dva milenci, jejichž láska přetrvává století, a záhadná látka, která otevírá dávný svět. Co kdyby existovala látka, díky níž byste si vybavili své minulé životy? A co kdybyste zjistili, že vás ohrožuje všeho schopný nepřítel? Bryan Pierce, slavný malíř, se straní společnosti, neboť jeho talent skrývá trýznivé tajemství. Jeho obrazy vznikají v transu, kdy se přenáší do různých dob minulosti. Po každém probuzení z těchto snů získává nové dovednosti, což posiluje jeho víru, že jeho vidiny jsou vzpomínkami na minulé životy. Bryan se setkává s Linz Jacobsovou, odbornicí na neurogenetiku, která se snaží rozluštit geny umožňující lidskému mozku vytvářet vzpomínky. Při návštěvě Bryanovy výstavy ji zaujme obraz, který přesně odpovídá hrůzostrašnému snu, který ji pronásleduje od dětství. Během sbližování s Linz se Bryanovi začínají zdát nejživější sny, které ho zavádějí na neznámá místa a odhalují tajemství sahající až do starověkého Egypta.
She has just two weeks. Two weeks to teach him how to fall in love – with his own life. Adam Basil and Christine Rose are thrown together late one night, when Christine is crossing the Halfpenny Bridge in Dublin. Adam is there, poised, threatening to jump. Adam is desperate – but Christine makes a crazy deal with him. His 35th birthday is looming and she bets him she can show him that life is worth living before then. Despite her determination, Christine knows what a dangerous promise she’s made. Against the ticking of the clock, the two of them embark on wild escapades, grand romantic gestures and some unlikely late-night outings. Slowly, Christine thinks Adam is starting to fall back in love with his life. But has she done enough to change his mind for good? And is that all that’s starting to happen?
Journalist Kitty Logan's career has been destroyed by scandal, and she now faces losing the woman who guided her and taught her everything she knew. At her mentor's bedside, Kitty asks her - what is the one story she always wanted to write? The answer lies in a file buried in Constance's office: a list of one hundred names. There is no synopsis, no explanation, nothing else to explain what the story is or who these people are. The list is simply a mystery. But before Kitty can talk to her friend, it is too late. With everything to prove, Kitty is assigned the most important task of her life - to write the story her mentor never had the opportunity to. Kitty has to not only track down and meet the people on the list, but find out what connects them. And, in the process of hearing ordinary people's stories, she uncovers Constance's - and starts to understand her own.
The magical and mesmerising story of how tomorrow can change what happens today. Sometimes tomorrow has to start today Tamara Goodwin always had everything she wanted. Why would she ever give a thought to tomorrow? But suddenly life takes a difficult turn, and Tamara faces the hard decision to swap her glamorous town living for life in the country. However, Tamara is soon lonely and longing for her old life. Then a travelling library arrives in the village, bringing with it a mysterious leather-bound book locked with a gold clasp and padlock. What Tamara discovers within its pages takes her breath away and shakes her world forever. An unforgettable story about how tomorrow can change what happens today...
A redemptive and captivating novel from the No. 1 bestselling author of PS. I Love You. Ever wondered where lost things go? Ever since the day her classmate vanished, Sandy Shortt has been haunted by what happens when something - or someone - disappears. Finding has become her goal. Jack Ruttle is desperate to find his younger brother who vanished into thin air a year ago. He spots an ad for Sandy's missing persons agency and is certain that she will answer his prayers and find his brother. But then Sandy disappears too, stumbling upon a place that is a world away from the only one she has ever known. Now all she wants, more than anything, is to find her way home.
A peaceful Christmas Eve turns riotous when the members of the 87th Precinct bring in a kid who has stolen a sheep from the zoo to give to his sister, a pawnshop robber with a bag of gold, and a pregnant woman who promptly gives birth behind the filing ca
Lady Hermiona Merryhewisová jede se svou sestrou a její rodinou navštívit umírajícího strýce, který jim kdysi slíbil, že na ně bude pamatovat ve své závěti. Nemajetné ženy doufají, že jim toto dědictví pomůže vyřešit jejich svízelnou situaci. Cestou musí přenocovat v hostinci, kde Hermionu náhle vytrhne ze spánku neznámý vetřelec. Po chvíli však žena v domnělém zloději poznává poručíka Marka Faringaye, s nímž se setkala před šesti lety na svém prvním plese a na něhož nikdy nepřestala vzpomínat. Dokonce si stále schovává malý talisman, který jí ho připomíná. Netuší však, že pohledný vikomt vede velice nebezpečný život a že se teď ocitla v ohrožení spolu s ním. Mark totiž pronikl mezi vzbouřence, kteří se chystají provést v Londýně krvavý útok, a chce jim jejich úmysl překazit. Po příjezdu do strýcova domu se Hermiona s nemocným příbuzným sblíží a rozhodne se, že u něj zůstane a udělá všechno pro to, aby se z nemoci zotavil. A Mark musí prokázat mimořádnou bystrost a odvahu, aby zabránil krveprolití ve městě a zároveň ochránil mladou ženu, která se mu vryla do srdce už při prvním setkání před lety.
New from the author of THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA: it's a match made in hell.
