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Stap in de grauwe, gevaarlijke straten van het door de pest geteisterde Londen, waar geheimen en moord in elke schaduw loeren. Volg vasthoudende personages die door een verraderlijke onderwereld navigeren en gedwongen worden duistere complotten en bovennatuurlijke krachten onder ogen te zien. Deze serie combineert historische intriges met spannende spanning en onderzoekt thema's als gerechtigheid, overleven en de verborgen kwaden die onder de oppervlakte woekeren. Bereid je voor op een boeiende reis naar een stad die op de rand van vernietiging staat.

Dark Stars
The Thief Taker
Fire Catcher
The Changeling Murders
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  1. 1

    Lovec zločinců

    3,8(65)Tarief

    Klíč, vrah a tajemství… Čarodějnice vaří lektvary, hazardní hráči míchají karty a alchymisté předstírají zázraky… Píše se rok 1665 a v Londýně řádí černá smrt – mor. Ulicemi navíc kráčí vrah v masce morového doktora… Lovec zlodějů Charlie Tuesday se nepříliš ochotně pouští do pátrání po pachateli brutální vraždy mladé dívky. Dozvídá se však, že šílený záměr podivného vraha sahá mnohem dále a zahrnuje i zničení Londýna. Navíc má jakousi nejasnou souvislost i s tajemstvím Charlieho původu. Charlie musí vypátrat hlavního strůjce dříve, než nákaza zachvátí celé město. Nesnadné pátrání přivádí lovce zlodějů do temného a tajemného podsvětí starého Londýna, kde o přežití zápasí alchymisté a čarodějníci a panují krvavé kletby. Ve městě ponořeném do tmy se jako nejmocnější ze všech kouzel může ukázat smrt.

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    The Thief Taker

    • 413bladzijden
    • 15 uur lezen
    3,6(1612)Tarief

    The year is 1665. Black Death ravages London. A killer stalks the streets in a plague doctor's hood and mask...When a girl is gruesomely murdered, thief taker Charlie Tuesday reluctantly agrees to take on the case. But the horrific remains tell him this is no isolated death. The killer's mad appetites are part of a master plan that could destroy London and reveal the dark secrets of Charlie's own past.Now the thief taker must find this murderous mastermind before the plague obliterates the evidence street by street. This terrifying pursuit will take Charlie deep into the black underbelly of old London, where alchemy, witchcraft and blood-spells collide.In a city drowned in darkness, death could be the most powerful magic of all.

    The Thief Taker
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    Fire Catcher

    3,9(490)Tarief

    Hidden in London is a legendary power. A fabled chest guards secrets more precious than gold. But in 1666 secrets are deadly, and London is burning... Charlie Tuesday is the city's best thief taker. But one case still eludes him, a mysterious key entrusted by the mother he barely knew. The key opens a chest of priceless papers--papers said to hold the dark alchemy of a lost Brotherhood. As flames ravage the city, the thief taker must track the chest into London's blackest heart, where smugglers trade and sorcerers conjure. What Charlie begins to unravel is more ancient and powerful than he ever dreamed. But time is running out and fire is the greatest purge of all. This is the second book in the Thief Taker Series but can be enjoyed as a stand-alone story.

    Fire Catcher
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    Dark Stars

    • 412bladzijden
    • 15 uur lezen

    The Great Fire has reduced London to smouldering embers. From the ashes, thief taker Charlie Tuesday is drawn to investigate a string of strange murders. Mutilated corpses are washing up at Deptford, each marked with a dire astrological prediction. But only London's best crime-solver realises the killer's deadly offerings will soon unleash a devastating force on England. With the help of Lily Boswell, a gypsy street-girl with a knife and a grudge, Charlie must find the killer and put a stop to the murders. And by doing so, the Thief Taker will find the man whose terrible destiny is entwined with his, their fates written in the dark stars... This is the third book in the Thief Taker Series but can be enjoyed as a stand-alone story.

    Dark Stars
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    The Changeling Murders

    • 367bladzijden
    • 13 uur lezen
    4,1(161)Tarief

    Abduction. Murder. A conspiracy that could bring down the King. London, 1667: In the wake of the Great Fire, a new city has emerged from the flames. The King has reopened the capital's theatres, and the royal court is hell-bent on debauched entertainment. But amid the raucous festivities, an actress shows up dead, dressed in the clothes of a missing girl. It's a time of great change for thief taker Charlie Tuesday too: his old flame, Maria, is on the cusp of marrying someone else. But when she is abducted on the way to her wedding, Charlie realises her disappearance is linked to the murder. Meanwhile, as Lent draws to a close, London is exploding into shocking riot. With brothels and theatres being attacked, Charlie and his sidekick Lily must find clues before an angry mob does. And as the mystery deepens and violence fills the streets, can Charlie solve a riddle that threatens not just Maria, but London itself?

    The Changeling Murders