Herman van der Ploeg Knihy

Blood, fluid, fiber, hair, tissue printsevery contact leaves a trace at a crime scene. Connie Fletchert presents, in the experts own words, what happens at the scene and in the crime lab, starting with discovery of the crime through criminal trial. Evidence technicians, blood spatter experts, latent print specialists, trace analysts, forensic anthropologists, entomologists, DNA experts, firearms experts, trace analysts, homicide detectives, and prosecution and defense attorneysmore than eighty expertstake you into their world behind the yellow tape. This is the experts booktheir words, their knowledge, their stories. Real Crime Scene Investigation.

'One of the greatest anti-heroes ever written' LEE CHILD Posing as an escaping Nazi war-criminal Bernie Gunther arrives in Buenos Aires and, having revealed his real identity to the local chief of police, discovers that his reputation as a detective goes before him. A young girl has been murdered in peculiarly gruesome circumstances that strongly resemble Bernie's final case as a homicide detective with the Berlin police. A case he had failed to solve. Circumstances lead the chief of police in Buenos Aires to suppose that the murderer may be one of several thousand ex Nazis who have fetched up in Argentina since 1945. And, therefore, who better than Bernie Gunther to help him track that murderer down?

This gripping thriller delves into the dark recesses of fear and suspense, promising to immerse readers in a chilling narrative that lingers long after the last page. With a focus on psychological tension and unexpected twists, it crafts a harrowing experience that keeps you on the edge of your seat. The vivid imagery and intense plot will evoke a visceral reaction, making it a must-read for fans of heart-pounding horror and thrillers.

'One of the greatest anti-heroes ever written' LEE CHILD As Berlin prepares for the 1936 Olympic Games, Bernie is caught between violently opposing factions in a story that comes full circle in 1950s' Cuba. Berlin 1934. The Nazis have been in power for just eighteen months but already Germany has seen some frightening changes. As the city prepares to host the 1936 Olympics, Jews are being expelled from all German sporting organisations - a blatant example of discrimination. Forced to resign as a homicide detective with Berlin's Criminal Police, Bernie is now house detective at the famous Adlon Hotel. Two bodies are found - one a businessman and the other a Jewish boxer. As Bernie digs to unearth the truth, he discovers a vast labour and construction racket designed to take advantage of the huge sums the Nazis are spending to showcase the new Germany to the world. It is a plot that finds its dramatic and violent conclusion twenty years later in pre-revolutionary Cuba.

K legendárnemu literárnemu príbehu lásky Scarlett a Rhetta, hlavných postáv slávneho románu Margaret Mitchelovej Odviate vetrom, sa stále vracajú nielen čitatelia, ale inšpirujú sa nim aj spisovatelia. Po pokračovaní pod názvom Scarlett od Alexandry Rippleyovej sa tentoraz k večne živej téme vracia americký spisovateľ McCaig, znalec vojny Juh proti Severu. Dedičia Margarett Mitchelovej si práve jeho vybrali, aby napísal román o Rhettovi, a hneď po vyjdení sa z románu stal bestseller. Silný príbeh lásky je tentoraz teda podaný z pohľadu Rhetta a jeho rodiny. Spoznáme ho ako chlapca, ktorý vyrastá na georgijskej nížine v bohatej rodine autoritatívneho, rozkazovačného otca, stretneme sa s ním na rodinných ryžových plantážach, sme svedkami chlapčenských bitiek a silných priateľstiev, objaví sa tu jeho nerozlučný priateľ z detstva i Rhettova rázna sestra Rosemary. A potom je tu, samozrejme, Scarlett – jej život sa zapletie s Rhettovým a zaľúbi sa doňho väčšmi, ako si je ochotná pripustiť. Napokon vloží všetko do toho, aby naplno prežila svoju lásku. Vášnivé city, naplnené i nenaplnené sny, závan zaniknutého romantizmu, politické a sociálne pozadie, ale i spomienka na čítanie starších generácií, sa stávajú objavom aj pre najmladších čitateľov.

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