Caroline Meijer Knihy

Profesionálni pištoľníci - bratia Charlie a Eli Sistersovci - pracujú na opačnej strane zákona (ak, pravda, v súvislosti so západným pobrežím Spojených štátov roku 1851 – v časoch vrcholiacej Zlatej horúčky – vôbec možno hovoriť o zákone). Príbeh ich ostatnej zákazky – vypátrať a zabiť Hermanna Warma, zlatokopa, ktorý vynašiel unikátny spôsob lokalizácie zlata – nám rozpráva citlivejší z bratov Eli. Kam až vedie túžba po bohatstve? Komu je vlastne nájomný vrah verný? Má pištoľník a notorický zabijak nejakú dušu? Možné odpovede ponúka román Patricka deWitt plný drsných reálií a čierneho humoru.

For Pip, swimming is a necessity. With a hopeless mother, a drug-addled sister and a best friend more interested in her own love-life than in friendship, swimming provides a welcome escape. Swimming is a novel about growing up, about talent, and about having what it takes to survive.

Seven years ago, Vivek 'Vicky' Rai, the playboy son of the Home Minister of Uttar Pradesh, murdered Ruby Gill at a trendy restaurant in New Delhi simply because she refused to serve him a drink. Now Vicky Rai is dead, killed at his farmhouse at a party he had thrown to celebrate his acquittal. The police search each and every guest. Six of them are discovered with guns in their possession and are taken in for questioning.' 'In this elaborate murder mystery we join Arun Advani, India's best-known investigative journalist, as the lives of these six suspects unravel before our eyes: a corrupt bureaucrat; an American tourist; a stone-age tribesman; a Bollywood sex symbol; a mobile phone thief; and an ambitious politician. Each is equally likely to have pulled the trigger.' 'Both a page turner and a richly textured tale of human frailties and emotions, Vikas Swarup's eagerly awaited second offering is astutely plotted, with a panoramic, imaginative sweep.