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Ben Bennett

    1. január 1970

    Už od detstva sníval o stretnutí svojej veľkej lásky, čo sa nakoniec premenilo na jeho vysnívanú profesiu. Všetky jeho romány sa zaoberajú veľkou láskou – o tom, aké to je ju nájsť a stratiť, čo s tým má nebo a čo môžeme sami urobiť pre šťastný život. Po kariére v reklame a ako autor pre časopisy, s pôsobením v Los Angeles, na Malorke a na juhu Francúzska, teraz žije a píše v Barcelone.

    The Ship of Doom
    STAGS 5: HAWKS
    STAGS 4: TIGERS
    Uncomfortable Ideas
    A Death in Diamonds
    Večeře v ráji
    • Jacques a Ellie si na francouzském pobřeží Atlantiku otevřeli restauraci s příznačným názvem Paradis - Ráj. Když však Ellie zemřela, z Jacquesova života se vytratila veškerá radost, z vaření se stala povinnost a hosté to poznali. Po sedmi letech dospěl Paradis k bankrotu. Restaurace má jít do dražby, ale Jacquesův nejlepší přítel najde v poslední chvíli řešení - spolumajitelku Catherine. Pochází z Ameriky, mluví roztomile francouzsky, právě přišla o manžela a chce vzkřísit bývalou slávu restaurace Paradis. Jacquesovi se do toho moc nechce, ale nakonec pochopí, že nemá jinou možnost. Když na půdě hledá potřebné doklady, najde sešit receptů, které pro něj vymyslela Ellie. Rozhodne se je vyzkoušet, a proto každou noc vaří jeden z nich. Pod Elliným láskyplným vedením tak znovu najde radost z přípravy jídel, a také novou lásku.

      Večeře v ráji
    • Shortlisted for the 2025 CWA Whodunit DAGGER award. The royally brilliant fourth book in the Her Majesty the Queen Investigates mystery series!1957 - A young woman is found dead in a mews house a mile from Buckingham Palace, wearing only silk underwear and a a diamond tiara. An older man is discovered nearby, garrotted and pierced through the eye with a long, sharp implement.According to the police, a high society card game was going on downstairs that night. One of the players surely committed the murders, but each of them can give the others an alibi.When someone very close to her is implicated, the young Queen is drawn in to the investigation...

      A Death in Diamonds
    • This is a book about uncomfortable ideas-the reasons we avoid them, the reasons we shouldn't, and discussion of dozens of examples that might infuriate you, offend you, or at least make you uncomfortable.

      Uncomfortable Ideas
    • STAGS 4: TIGERS

      • 288 stránok
      • 11 hodin čítania
      4,1(62)Ohodnotiť

      The alluring yet corrupt STAGS society, where the rich and privileged play fast and loose with the lives of others, is revealed to be terrifyingly global ...

      STAGS 4: TIGERS
    • Determined to crush the Order of the Stag once and for all, and in a desperate last throw of the dice, Greer walks willingly into the lion's den by accepting a sinister invitation to Castle MacLeod, a Scottish stately home in the Isle of Skye.Greer will be aided and kept safe by Shafeen and Nel, and the enigmatic Abbot Ridley. Plus, of course, Henry de Warlencourt who will accompany her and insists he has changed his colours. But as their darkly fraught romance evolves, can Greer trust him as she places her life in his hands?

      STAGS 5: HAWKS
    • The Ship of Doom

      • 304 stránok
      • 11 hodin čítania
      4,0(211)Ohodnotiť

      London, 1894. Luna aunt's butterfly club is actually a secret society whose members use time travel to plunder the future for wonders. Luna and her friends travel to 1912 and find themselves aboard a great ship travelling from Southampton to New York... the RMS Titanic.

      The Ship of Doom
    • Explosions are easily triggered when two headstrong individuals try to manoeuvre around each other's flaws. Then again, only another fire would know how to read the dance of one's flames. After a turbulent start, Cara and William give their chemistry a chance to manifest. Between secret kisses at work and lustful grazes after dark, they hardly have the mind for anything but each other. As they dive deeper, William's love grows darker and graver. When his most dreaded vice returns, threatening to wreak havoc, Cara is forced to make a choice. She can't have it all. If she means to keep William, she must be willing to compromise. While they try to find their footing, an ominous past looms, just waiting to strike. A moment is all it takes - everything they've fought so hard to build, lost. This time, Cara may be too late. This book contains several sexually explicit scenes. It is intended for mature audiences. Into the Night is the second book in The Night series.

      Into the Night
    • A murder at her beloved Sandringham House threatens to ruin Christmas for the Queen in the third mystery in the Her Majesty The Queen Investigates series.

      Murder Most Royal - Export Edition
    • A murder at her beloved Sandringham House threatens to ruin Christmas for the Queen in the third mystery in the Her Majesty The Queen Investigates series

      Murder Most Royal
    • Amateur detective Queen Elizabeth II is back in this hugely entertaining follow-up to The Windsor Knot, in which Her Majesty must determine how a missing painting is connected to the shocking death of a staff member inside Buckingham Palace. At Buckingham Palace, the autumn of 2016 presages uncertain times. The Queen must deal with the fallout from the Brexit referendum, a new female prime minister and a tumultuous election in the United States--yet these prove to be the least of her worries when a staff member is found dead beside the palace swimming pool. Is it truly the result of a tragic accident, as the police think? Or is something more sinister going on? Meanwhile, her Assistant Private Secretary, Rozie Oshodi, is on the trail of a favorite painting that once hung outside the Queen's bedroom and appears to have been misappropriated by the Royal Navy. And a series of disturbing anonymous letters have begun circulating in the palace. The 'triumvirate' of senior male members of the household assure her they have everything under control, but the Queen is unconvinced. With these deeply unsettling events, Elizabeth knows there are dark forces at work--and they are much closer to her than anyone realizes. After all, though the staff and public may not realize it, she is the keenest sleuth among them. Sometimes, it takes a Queen's eye to see connections where no one else can.

      All the Queen's Men