After his wife is murdered, Inspector Thomas Lynley retreats to Cornwall, where he hikes the rugged coastline, trying to walk through his grief. After he discovers the body of a young man who has fallen to his death, Lynley is soon caught in the middle of a seemingly perfect crime.
It is barely three months since the murder of his wife and Thomas Lynley takes to the South-West Coast Path in Cornwall, determined to walk its length in an attempt to distract himself from his loss. On the forty-third day of this walk, he sees a cliff climber fall to his death a death apparently witnessed by a surfer in a nearby cove. Shortly afterwards, Lynley encounters a young woman from Bristol whose personal history is a blank before her thirteenth year. These events propel him into a case that brings Barbara Havers from London and thrusts both detectives into a world where revenge is only one of the motives they must sift through to identify a killer.
ISBN: 978-0-340-92298-9
Издательство:
Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: август 2011
In her most eagerly anticipated novel yet, Elizabeth George brings back Scotland Yard`s Thomas Lynley to investigate a ruthless crime. After the senseless murder of his wife, Detective Superintendent Thomas Lynley retreated to Cornwall, where he has spent six solitary weeks hiking the bleak and rugged coastline. But no matter how far he walks, no matter how exhausting his days, the painful memories of Helen`s death do not diminish. On the forty-third day of his walk, at the base of a cliff, Lynley discovers the body of a young man who appears to have fallen to his death. The closest town, better known for its tourists and its surfing than its intrigue, seems an unlikely place for murder. However, it soon becomes apparent that a clever...
I am Princess Meredith, heir to a throne - if I can stay alive long enough to claim it. After eluding relentless assassination attempts by Prince Cel, her cousin and rival for the Faerie crown, Meredith Gentry, Los Angeles private eye, has a whole new set of problems. To become queen, she must bear a child before Cel can father one of his own. But havoc lies on the horizon: people are dying in mysterious, frightening ways, and suddenly the very existence of the place known as Faerie is at grave risk. So now, while she enjoys the greatest pleasures of her life attempting to conceive a baby with the warriors of her royal guard, she must fend off an ancient evil that could destroy the very fabric of reality. And that`s just her day
ISBN: 978-0-345-42342-9
Издательство:
Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: июль 2011
As Miss Marple sat basking in the Caribbean sunshine she felt mildly discontented with life. True, the warmth eased her rheumatism, but here in paradise nothing ever happened. Eventually, her interest was aroused by an old soldier`s yarn about a murderer he had known. Infuriatingly, just as he was about to show her a snapshot of this acquaintance, the Major was suddenly interrupted. A diversion that was to prove fatal… Формат: 11 см x 18 см.
ISBN: 978-0-00-712091-8
Издательство:
HarperCollins
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
As Miss Marple sat basking in the Caribbean sunshine she felt mildly discontented with life. True, the warmth eased her rheumatism, but here in paradise nothing ever happened. Eventually, her interest was aroused by an old soldier`s yarn about a murderer he had known. Infuriatingly, just as he was about to show her a snapshot of this acquaintance, the Major was suddenly interrupted. A diversion that was to prove fatal… Формат: 10,5 см x 17 cм.
ISBN: 978-0-451-19992-8
Издательство:
Penguin USA
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Laura and her father live quietly in a castle in the middle of a thick forest, but their lives change when beautiful, strange Carmilla becomes their guest. People start dying, and Laura also becomes ill. Laura`s father is worried. Will his daughter die too? Or can the deaths be stopped?
ISBN: 978-1-4082-6122-4
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: февраль 2011
A weary concert violinist, unable to endure one more grueling tour, looks forward to relaxing in Innocence, Mississippi, at her grandmother`s secluded old bayou home. But the sleepy bliss is shattered formever one steamy summer night when a single spark ignites a deadly crime of passion.
ISBN: 978-0-553-29597-9
Издательство:
Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Mightily Oats has not picked a good time to be priest. He thought he`d come to Lancre for a simple ceremony. Now he`s caught up in a war between vampires and witches. There`s Young Agnes, who is really in two minds about everything - Magrat, who is trying to combine witchcraft and nappies, Nanny Granny Weatherwax, who is big trouble. And the vampires are intelligent. They`ve got style and fancy waistcoats. They`re out of the casket and want a bite of the future. Mightily Oats knows he has a prayer, but he wishes he had an axe. "Carpe Jugulum" is Terry Pratchett`s twenty-third "Discworld" novel - but the first to star vampires.
ISBN: 978-0-552-14615-9
Издательство:
Corgi Books
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
Carpe JugulumAseize the throatAis the motto of the family of "vampyres" who attempt a hospitable takeover of the kingdom of Lancre in Pratchett`s 23rd Discworld novel. When the goodhearted king invited the Magpyrs to celebrate the birth of his daughter, he couldn`t know that these modern bloodsuckers would have no intention of leaving. By controlling everyone`s mind, they try to turn Lancre into a sort of farm, and no one can think straight enough to stop them. That is, until the vampyres meet up with the local witches: Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg, Magrat Garlick and Agnes Nitt (who is literally of two minds about everything). The perplexing skirmishes that ensue will leave readers shaking their heads in hearty dismay even as they groan...
ISBN: 978-0-06-102039-1
Издательство:
HarperTorch
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
An exciting reissue of Stephen King`s debut novel about an outcast teenager with a frightening power which put him on the map and set him on his journey as a household White is no ordinary White has the gift
ISBN: 978-1-4447-2069-3
Издательство:
Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Meet Carrie Bradshaw before `Sex and the City!` The Carrie Diaries is the coming-of-age story of one of the most iconic characters of our generation. Before Sex and the City, Carrie Bradshaw was a small town girl who knew she wanted more. She`s ready for real life to start, but first she must navigate her senior year of high school. Up until now, Carrie and her friends have been inseparable. Then Sebastian Kydd comes into the picture, and a friend`s betrayal makes her question everything. With an unforgettable cast of characters, The Carrie Diaries is the story of how a regular girl learns to think for herself, and evolves into a sharp, insightful writer. Readers will learn about her family background, how she found her writing voice,...
ISBN: 978-0-00-731207-8
Издательство:
HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: июль 2011
The Carrie Diaries is the coming-of-age story of one of the most iconic characters of our generation. Before Sex and the City, Carrie Bradshaw was a small-town girl who knew she wanted more. She`s ready for real life to start, but first she must navigate her senior year of high school. Up until now, Carrie and her friends have been inseparable. Then Sebastian Kydd comes into the picture, and a friend`s betrayal makes her question everything. With an unforgettable cast of characters, The Carrie Diaries is the story of how a regular girl learns to think for herself and evolves into a sharp, insightful writer. Readers will learn about her family background, how she found her writing voice, and the indelible impression her early friendships...
ISBN: 978-0-06-207510-9
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
An introverted girl with remarkable powers oflekinesis faces the horrors of teenage life and unleashes a few horrors of her own when she attends the high school prom.
Meet the teenage Carrie Bradshaw before `Sex and the City!` Before Carrie Bradshaw became the queen of the New York City social scene, she was a regular girl growing up in the suburbs of Connecticut. How did she turn into one of the most-read social observers of our generation? THE CARRIE DIARIES opens in Carrie`s senior year of high school. She and her best friends are inseparable - and then Sebastian Kydd comes into the picture. Sebastian is a bad boy - older, intriguing and unpredictable. Carrie falls into the relationship that she was always supposed to have in high school - until a friend`s betrayal makes her question everything. With her high school days coming to a close, Carrie will realise it`s finally time to go after...
ISBN: 978-0-00-735842-7
Издательство:
HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Meet Carrie Bradshaw before `Sex and the City!` The Carrie Diaries is the coming-of-age story of one of the most iconic characters of our generation. Before Sex and the City, Carrie Bradshaw was a small town girl who knew she wanted more. She`s ready for real life to start, but first she must navigate her senior year of high school. Up until now, Carrie and her friends have been inseparable. Then Sebastian Kydd comes into the picture, and a friend`s betrayal makes her question everything. With an unforgettable cast of characters, The Carrie Diaries is the story of how a regular girl learns to think for herself, and evolves into a sharp, insightful writer. Readers will learn about her family background, how she found her writing voice,...