In The Whistler, Lacy Stoltz investigated a corrupt judge who was taking millions in bribes from a crime syndicate. She put the criminals away, but only after being attacked and nearly killed. Three years later, and approaching forty, she is tired of her work for the Florida Board on Judicial Conduct and ready for a change. Then she meets a mysterious woman who is so frightened she uses a number of aliases. Jeri Crosby's father was murdered twenty years earlier in a case that remains unsolved and that has grown stone cold. But Jeri has a suspect whom she has become obsessed with and has stalked for two decades. Along ... |
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The first novel in Lee Child's Jack Reacher series. Ex-military policeman Jack Reacher is a drifter. He's just passing through Margrave, Georgia, and in less than an hour, he's arrested for murder. Not much of a welcome. All Reacher knows is that he didn't kill anybody. At least not here. Not lately. But he doesn't stand a chance of convincing anyone. Not in Margrave, Georgia. Not a chance in hell."From its jolting opening scene to its fiery final confrontation, Killing Floor is irresistible." People "A rip-roaring thriller... One of the truly memorable tough-guy heroes in recent ... |
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Retold by Joan Collins, illustrated by Chiara Fedele. ... An abridget retelling of the classic story by Louisa May Alcott, suitable for younger readers. It will be a tough Christmas for Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy. Their father is away in the american Civil War and money is hard to come by. Though they are poor, te March sisters are full of love for each other and share many moments of laughter and tears, disappointment and joy. Beautiful new illustrations throughout and a gorgeous larger format with ribbon marker bring the magic of this classic story to a new generation of children. ... |
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Billy Plimpton is an eleven-year-old boy with a big dream. He wants to be a stand-up comedian when he grows up: delivering pinpoint punch-lines and having audiences hang on his every hilarious word. A tough career for anyone, but surely impossible for Billy, who has a stammer. How will he find his voice, if his voice won't let him speak? The idea for this story came from Helen Rutter's son, who has a stammer: she wanted to write the book that he would love to read, starring a child like him."Very funny, very touching, very truthful - a total delight to read." Jacqueline Wilson "Amazing." ... |
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Imardin is a city of dark intrigues and deadly politics, where those who wield magic wield power. Into this established order has blundered a young street-girl with extraordinary magical gifts. Adopted by the Magicians' Guild, her life is changed forever - but for better or for worse? Sonea knew that she'd face a tough time training within the Magicians' Guild but she little realised the level of animosity she would face from her fellow novices. The sons and daughters of the most powerful families in the realm, her classmates seem determined to see her fail - at whatever cost. But in accepting the protection ... |
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A modern retelling of "Beauty and the Beast". ... Prince Rhen, the heir to Emberfall, is cursed. Forced to repeat the autumn of his eighteenth year over and over, he can only be freed by love. But at the end of each autumn he is transformed into a beast hell-bent on destruction, and after so many failed attempts, his kingdom and its people are barely holding on. Harper's life has never been easy, but she's learned to be tough enough to survive. She won't let anything hold her back, not her cerebral palsy or her mother's deteriorating health. But when she is sucked into Rhen's world, nothing ... |
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Изданието съдържа две творби на Лорънс Дърел - Мосю и Ливия. ... Сега за първи път на български език излиза и последното голямо произведение на Лорънс Дърел, цикълът Авиньонски квинтет. Пенталогията се състои от романите Мосю, или Принцът на мрака, Ливия, или Погребан жив - които ще намерите в този том, - Констанс, или Самотни занимания, Себастиан, или Водещи страсти и Квинкс, или Историята за изкормвача. В Авиньонски квинтет, често определян като литературна мистификация, се разказва за група хора, които прекарват едно лято в запустяло имение край Авиньон. Някои от тези хора са истински, а други са герои от роман, ... |
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Ню Орлиънс, Луизиана. Полицията открива поредната жертва на серийния убиец Джеръми, когото пресата нарича Касапина от блатата. Той примамва млади жени, след това ги упоява и отвежда в дома си, където се впуска в психологическа игра на котка и мишка, която завършва с мъчителната им смърт. Джеръми набелязва следващата си жертва по време на лекции в колежа, в който се записва под фалшиво име. Емили е млада, амбициозна и силна и ще му отправи предизвикателството, за което отдавна копнее. Пред очите ѝ умират двама от другите пленници на психопата, но тя е готова на всичко, за да оцелее. Съдебната лекарка Рен Мълър ... |
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Inspiration for "The Kissing booth 2" on Netflix. ... The amazing new sequel to Netflix's smash-hit film, The Kissing Booth! Elle Evans seems to have finally tamed hotter-than-hot bad boy Noah Flynn, but now they're facing a new challenge. Noah's 3,000 miles away at Harvard, which means they're officially a long-distance couple - and it's tough. After all, there's only so much texts and calls can satisfy - and when Elle sees a post which suggests Noah's getting friendly with someone else, she's devastated. On top of that, it's hard to ignore new boy Levi. He's gentle, ... |
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От автора на "Хората, които променят България". "От нас зависи: 50 порции храна за размисъл" е опит за осмисляне на случващото се по света и у нас. В 50 отделни статии журналистът, редактор и преводач Даниел Пенев споделя размислите си за настоящето и бъдещето на България, за мира и възможностите, които имаме като граждани на Европейския съюз, за ролята на възпитанието, грамотността и любопитството в личния ни живот и в колективното ни битие, за проблемите и дефицитите в българската образователна система, за медиите и псевдомедиите, за приликите между родните политика и футбол, за хората, които ... |
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"В канцеларията" за първи път събира написаното от Роберт Валзер между 1897 и 1931 / 32 г. за битието на чиновника в зората на модерната цивилизация. Със своята ирония и словесна акробатичност тези самородни късове проза са не само виртуозна литература, но и културно-антропологични есета за отношението между света на отчуждаващия труд и индивидуалното изкуство на оцеляването. ... |
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An official Stranger Things novel. Before Hawkins... New York City was Hopper's beat. ... His last big case before everything changed... Hawkins, 1984. All Chief Jim Hopper wants is a quiet first Christmas with his adopted daughter, but when Eleven finds a cardboard box marked "New York", the tough questions begin. Why did Hopper leave Hawkins? What does "Vietnam" mean? And why has he never talked about New York? New York City, 1977. Returning from Vietnam to his young family and a new beat as an NYPD detective, Hopper soon slips back into civilian life. But after shadowy federal agents show up ... |
