Laurence Levy Knihy

Lawrence Levy je niekdajší právnik a riaditeľ zo Silicon Valley, ktorého v roku 1994 osobne prijal Steve Jobs na miesto finančného riaditeľa a člena úradu prezidenta Pixar Animation Studios. Levy mal na starosti podnikateľskú stratégiu a IPO Pixaru a riadil transformáciu Pixaru zo stratovej spoločnosti, ktorá sa zaoberala grafikou, na štúdio zábavného priemyslu v hodnote mnohých miliárd dolárov. Neskôr sa stal v Pixare členom predstavenstva. Potom Levy z firmy odišiel, aby sa mohol venovať štúdiu východnej filozofie a meditácie a ich významu pre súčasný život. Teraz o tejto téme píše a prednáša. Aby sa mohol tejto práci venovať, podieľal sa na založení nadácie Juniper (www.juniperpath.org). Levy je pôvodom z Londýna, no vzdelanie získal na Indianskej univerzite a Harvardovej právnickej škole. S manželkou Hillary žijú v kalifornskom meste Palo Alto.

Rafinovaný příběh s nezapomenutelnou hlavní postavou, která se setkává s mnoha známými historickými osobnostmi, je zasazen do New Yorku roku 1888. Mladá, chytrá a cílevědomá Mary Handleyová z Brooklynu se snaží prokázat vraždu Charlese Goodriche, bratra významného člena newyorské městské rady a účetního Thomase Edisona. A prosadit se ve světě mužů – politiků i policistů.

Daring Brooklyn detective Mary Handley teams up with Teddy Roosevelt to solve her husband’s murder, only to run afoul of nineteenth-century New York’s elite when she uncovers a dangerous conspiracy. It’s December 1896, and after marrying a muckraking reporter, detective Mary Handley turns her focus from pursuing new cases to raising her newborn daughter. But when her husband turns up dead, Mary knows her next case must be solving his death. Harper was working on a big story—did it get him killed? She sets out to solve his murder, soon discovering that the investigation goes all the way to the top of the New York food chain. Realizing she’s outgunned, Mary turns to the one person who might be able to help: Commissioner Teddy Roosevelt. As the two dig deep into the underbelly of New York’s social scene, they uncover a sinister plot exploiting the city’s most vulnerable citizens. Don’t miss any of Lawrence H. Levy’s enchanting Mary Handley mysteries: SECOND STREET STATION • BROOKLYN ON FIRE • LAST STOP IN BROOKLYN • NEAR PROSPECT PARK

"A historical mystery about a female detective hunting a serial killer ... It's the summer of 1894, and an infidelity case has brought PI Mary Handley to a far corner of Brooklyn: Coney Island. In the midst of her investigation, Mary is contacted by a convicted man's brother to reopen a murder case. A prostitute was killed by a Jack the Ripper copycat years ago in her New York hotel room, but her true killer was never found. Once again it's up to Mary to make right the city's wrongs. New York City's untouchable head of detectives, Thomas Byrnes, swears he put the right man behind bars, but as Mary digs deeper, she finds corruption at the heart of New York's justice system, involving not only the police, but the most powerful of stock titans. Disturbing evidence of other murders begins to surface, each one mimicking Jack the Ripper's style, each one covered up by Thomas Byrnes. As Mary pieces together the extent of the damage, she crosses paths with Harper Lloyd, an investigative reporter. Their relationship grows into a partnership, and perhaps more, and together they must catch a killer who's still out there, and reverse the ruthless workings of New York's elite. It'll be Mary's most dangerous, most personal case yet"--

Dans un manoir irlandais hanté, Florian et Sarah, des jumeaux passionnés, vivent un amour intense et complexe. Leur histoire, entre rêve et réalité, évoque des couples mythiques comme Tristan et Iseult. Ce premier roman de Laurence Levy, riche en images, explore les thèmes de l'amour éternel et des liens familiaux.