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    Amy Thomas sa vo svojich literárnych dielach zameriava na prepojenie jedla, rodiny a sebapoznania. Jej písanie evokuje osobné skúsenosti a oslavuje zážitky spojené s jedlom a cestovaním. Thomasovej vášne pre sladké a jej schopnosť zachytiť esenciu miest a vzťahov robia jej diela neodolateľnými.

    The City in the City
    The Detective and the Woman Trilogy
    Brooklyn in Love
    The Detective, the Woman and the Winking Tree: A Novel of Sherlock Holmes
    The Detective, the Woman and the Pirate's Bounty
    The Detective, the Woman and the Silent Hive: a Novel of Sherlock Holmes
    • The mysterious death of Irene Adler's bees leads to a consultation with Sherlock Holmes and the discovery of a sinister connection to a case many years in the past. When this threat imperils the safety of everyone the detective holds dear, he and The Woman are forced to use every ounce of their ingenuity to save their friends. Amy Thomas is one of the Baker Street Babes, the world's most popular Sherlock Holmes podcast. The Silent Hive is Amy's third Holmes and Adler novel - The Detective and The Woman, and The Detective and The Woman and the Winking Tree have sold worldwide with wonderful reviews with the first book available in audio format as well.

      The Detective, the Woman and the Silent Hive: a Novel of Sherlock Holmes
    • In The Detective, The Woman and The Pirate's Bounty, Sherlock Holmes and Irene Adler retrace the steps of pirates as they uncover a conspiracy at the heart of Florida's islands. Death threats and gangsters are not enough to stop the pair as they meet new friends and enemies while seeking pirate treasure and preserving law and order.

      The Detective, the Woman and the Pirate's Bounty
    • Irene Adler is enjoying a quiet, undisturbed life in Sussex when the mysterious disappearance of a local farmer named James Phillimore throws her world into turmoil and forces her to enlist the aid of her friend and former enemy Sherlock Holmes. Irritated by his flatmate John Watson's romantic inclinations, Holmes journeys to Fulworth to assist The Woman in her investigation. Along the way, the two uncover the darkness, intrigue, scandal, and unexpected loyalty that lie at the heart of a seemingly-innocent village and a case filled with diabolical deception.

      The Detective, the Woman and the Winking Tree: A Novel of Sherlock Holmes
    • Brooklyn in Love

      • 263 stránok
      • 10 hodin čítania
      3,6(223)Ohodnotiť

      From the author of Paris, My Sweet comes the story of a modern woman embracing love, motherhood, and all the courses life has to offer, On an island where finding love can be just as hard as finding a dinner reservation on a Friday night, Amy Thomas never imagined a family would fit into her lifestyle. So when Amy finds herself turning forty, moving to Brooklyn, and making way for a baby with a new man in her life, she realizes that starting over may be her biggest opportunity yet. But how do you balance staying out all night dancing with staying up all night soothing a baby? Can a lifelong city girl trade in spontaneity for domesticity? Set amid the backdrop of Brooklyn and Manhattan's foodie scenes, Amy sets out to make her second act even sweeter than the first.

      Brooklyn in Love
    • The Detective and the Woman Trilogy

      • 496 stránok
      • 18 hodin čítania

      The Detective and The Woman Trilogy follows Sherlock Holmes and Irene Adler to the shores of Florida, the Sussex Downs, and the streets of London, where they combine wits to solve crimes and save their friends. An association formed out of personal adversity, the relationship between Holmes and Adler is that of equals but also, in many ways, opposites. Their personalities unite and conflict in mercurial and intoxicating ways through three mysteries that challenge each to defeat both external challenges and internal demons to become an unbreakable partnership. Theft, deceit, and murder are not enough to defeat the redoubtable pair, even as the stakes grow higher with each challenge they face.

      The Detective and the Woman Trilogy
    • "This book charts the development of London's financial district, the City of London, in the decades following the Second World War, investigating the relationship between economic and built change"-- Provided by publisher

      The City in the City
    • Miłośniczka Francji i czekolady wyrusza na słodki podbój Paryża! Amy Thomas w Paryżu zakochana jest na zabój i szaleje na punkcie gorzkiej czekolady. Gdy otrzymuje propozycję pracy dla Louisa Vuittona, bez wahania pakuje walizkę i przeprowadza się z Nowego Jorku do Paryża. Ma prosty plan. Chce poznać tajniki francuskiej kuchni, zwiedzić południową Francję i nauczyć francuskiego. A może wreszcie się zakocha? Amy na rowerze przemierza brukowane uliczki Paryża w poszukiwaniu najdoskonalszych i najpyszniejszych cukierniczych cudów. Poczuj aromat masła zapiekanego w warstwach francuskiego ciasta! Delektuj się chrupkim, ciągnącym, ale lekkim jak piórko tęczowym makaronikiem, oddaj się rozkoszy cudownie gładkiej i aksamitnej czekolady! Daj się uwieść francuskim delicjom i poczuj słodko-słony smak paryskiego życia!

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