Joost van der Meer Knihy

Dramatické udalosti Prvej svetovej vojny, Ruskej revolúcie a boja žien za volebné právo, ktoré otriasli celým svetom, spoja osudy piatich rodín z rozličných krajín a spoločenských vrstiev. Píše sa rok 1911 a deň, keď v Anglicku korunujú za kráľa Juraja V. Trinásťročný Billy Williams začína svoj prvý pracovný deň v uhoľnej bani vo Walse. Banícku rodinu Williamsovcov a šľachtických majiteľov baní Fitzherbertovcov spojí romantický vzťah aj nenávisť. Lady Maud Fitzherbertová sa zaľúbi do Waltera von Ulricha, špióna pôsobiaceho na nemeckom veľvyslanectve v Londýne. Ich osudy sa prepletajú s osudom Gusa Dewarea, ctižiadostivého mladého asistenta prezidenta USA Woodrowa Wilsona. Zakrátko do deja vstúpia aj dvaja osirelí ruskí bratia Grigorij a Lev Peškovovci, no ich plán emigrovať do Ameriky zmarí vojna, povolanie do armády a revolúcia. Pád titanov odhaľuje čitateľovi drámy a intrigy plynulo prechádzajúce z Washingtonu do St. Peterburgu, z prachu a nebezpečenstva uhoľných baní do palácov vysvietených krištáľovými lustrami, z chodieb moci do spální mocných. Aj tentoraz Ken Follett zužitkoval skutočné historické udalosti na umocnenie rýchleho sledu deja a hlbokých citov zobrazených v tomto pútavom diele.

Prišlo nás deväť. Vyzeráme ako vy, hovoríme ako vy, žijeme medzi vami, no nie sme ako vy. Dokážeme veci, o ktorých vy iba snívate. Sme silnejší a rýchlejší než čokoľvek, čo ste kedy videli. Sme ako superhrdinovia, ktorých uctievate vo filmoch a komiksoch – ibaže ozajstní. Mali sme v pláne vyrásť, zosilnieť, vytrénovať sa a spojiť do jednej veľkej sily, ktorá sa im vzoprie. Oni na to však prišli a začali nás vraždiť. Teraz sme na úteku. Trávime život v tieňoch, na miestach, kam sa nikto nikdy nepozrie. Zapadli sme medzi vás, takže vy nás ani nespoznáte... Oni však áno!

William Warwick has been promoted to Detective Sergeant, but his promotion means that he, along with the rest of his team, have been reassigned to the Drugs Squad. They are immediately tasked with apprehending Assem Rashidi, a notorious drug dealer, who operates his extensive network out of South London.As the investigation progresses, William runs into enemies old and new: Adrian Heath, from his school days, now a street dealer who he convinces to turn informer; and financier Miles Faulkner, who makes a mistake that could finally see him put behind bars. Meanwhile, William and his fiancée Beth enjoy making preparations for their upcoming wedding, though an unpleasant surprise awaits them at the altar.As William's team closes the net around a criminal network like none they have ever faced before, he devises a trap they would never expect, one that is hidden in plain sight...

A Japanese-American assassin who specializes in "natural cause" killings finds his carefully ordered world coming under siege in the wake of a government official's murder, with which he has been falsely connected, a situation that is complicated by his attraction to the victim's daugher. Reprint.

One Russian magnate's dream of restoring a nation to greatness has set in motion a chain of events which will take the world to the brink of chaos. Only Frances Coffey, the CIA's most legendary spymaster, can prevent it. But to do so, she needs someone special.Enter Argylle. His life came to a crashing halt as a teenager. Since then he has been treading water, building barriers between himself and the world. Until one moment of compassion and brilliance will bring him to the attention of the most powerful woman in the secret world.Coffey knows all about Argylle's dark past. She knows it haunts him. But she also knows it may give him the skills to join the team going up against one of the most powerful men in the world. His crash course in espionage will take him from the jungles of Thailand to the boulevards of Monaco, from the monasteries of Mount Athos to a forgotten cavern buried deep in the mountains.It is a deathly rollercoaster ride that will either make him - or break him...