Ivy má dvanásť rokov, slúži v bohatých rodinách a počas svojho života už stihla vytočiť, naštvať a rozčúliť peknú kôpku namyslených aristokratov. Je nesmierne svojská, až neznesiteľne úprimná a nehorázne neskromná. Zároveň je však nečakane nebojácna, nevídane nebezpečná a neuveriteľne nezlomná. Čo iné aj ostáva úbohej opustenej sirote, samotnej na celučkom svete!!!
Lenže v poslednom čase sa okolo nej začína roztáčať záhadný kolotoč plný intríg, prízrakov a dokonca aj zákerných zločinov a vrážd. Je možné, aby všetky tie neuveriteľné nehody naznačovali, že Ivy je niečo viac než len obyčajné dievča?
Broad humor & bitter irony collide in this fictional autobiography of Rabo Karabekian, who, at age 71, wants to be left alone on his Long Island estate with the secret he has locked inside his potato barn. But then a voluptuous young widow badgers Rabo into telling his life story--& Vonnegut in turn tells us the plain, heart-hammering truth about humankind's careless fancy to create or destroy what he loves.
Každý štvrtok sa v Coopers Chase, luxusnom mestečku pre seniorov niekde uprostred kentských lesov, stretávajú amatérski detektívi a venujú sa nevyriešeným vraždám miestnej polície. Coopers Chase stojí na pozemkoch bývalého kláštora a tamojší developer, arogantný vulgárny muž, majiteľ veľkého červeného klavíra, sa usiluje využiť biele miesto v zmluve, aby na mieste kaplnky a cintorína postavil osem nových bytov. Očividne mu nie je súdený dlhý život, a keď mu niekto pichne smrtiacu injekciu, štvrtkový klub detektívov má pred sebou reálny prípad vraždy.
Jedna z najoriginálnejších detektívok Agathy Christie z roku 1936 vychádza prvý raz v slovenčine. Pán Shaitana, výstredný zberateľ kuriozít a organizátor okázalých večierkov, pozve Hercula Poirota na bridžovú partiu, počas ktorej mu chce predstaviť vlastnú „zbierku“ vrahov. Okrem týchto štyroch mimoriadnych hostí, ktorí vraj v minulosti spáchali vraždu, sa u Shaitanu stretnú aj štyri detektívne esá: superintendent Battle zo Scotland Yardu, plukovník Race z tajnej služby, autorka detektívok Ariadne Oliverová a slávny detektív Hercule Poirot. Nevinná partia bridžu sa však rýchlo zmení na celkom inú hru...
After seven years of marriage, the beautiful Lady Brenda Last is bored with life at Hetton Abbey, the Gothic mansion that is the pride and joy of her husband, Tony. She drifts into an affair with the shallow socialite John Beaver and forsakes Tony for the Belgravia set. Brilliantly combining tragedy, comedy and savage irony, A Handful of Dust captures the irresponsible mood of the 'crazy and sterile generation' between the wars. The breakdown of the Last marriage is a painful, comic re-working of Waugh's own divorce, and a symbol of the disintegration of society
Lymstok je typická anglická dedinka, ktorú až záplava anonymných listov vyvedie z miery. Samovražda pani Simmingtonovej vyvolá rozruch a následná vražda poriadne rozbúri náladu obyvateľov. No slečna Marplová dokáže vidieť súvislosti ....
No one conducts a more chilling, suspenseful tour through the winding corridors of criminal behavior and psychopathology than Jonathan Kellerman, the bestselling “master of the psychological thriller.” The incomparable team of psychologist Alex Delaware and homicide cop Milo Sturgis embarks on their most dangerous excursion yet into dark places where risk runs high. Dylan Meserve and Michaela Brand, young lovers and acting students, vanish after a rehearsal. Three days later, they are found in the Malibu mountains, battered and terrified after a harrowing ordeal at the hands of a sadistic abductor. They were carjacked at gunpoint and subjected to confinement, starvation, and assault. However, doubts arise about their story, and forensic details reveal the abduction to be a hoax. Charged as criminals, the couple claims emotional problems, leading to a court-ordered psychological evaluation for both. Michaela is examined by Alex, who finds her claims of depression credible but insufficient to explain her lies. The case is closed, only to be violently reopened when Michaela is murdered, and Dylan goes missing. Is he the killer or a victim? As Delaware and Sturgis dig deeper, they uncover eerily identical killings and a bizarre epidemic infecting the city with terror and madness. What truly happened to the couple who cried wolf?
Záhadná vražda kňaza vracajúceho sa jedného zahmleného večera od umierajúcej ženy a ešte záhadnejší zoznam mien nájdený v jeho topánke... Chcel vrah získať práve tento kúsok papiera? Čo mohli mať títo ľudia spoločné? Vyzerá to, že sú všetci mŕtvi... Mágia, voodoo, bieli kohúti a skrinka plná blikajúcich žiaroviek a podivných súčiastok. Je možné vraždiť na diaľku? Existuje snáď nejaká organizácia, ktorá sa zaoberá likvidáciou nežiadúcich osôb? Kto stojí na jej čele? To všetko sa snaží zistiť nielen policajný inšpektor Lejeune, ale i spisovateľ Mark Easterbrook. Podarí sa im rozlúštiť tajomstvo mien na zozname?
Lynn Spencer's world is torn apart when her husband dies mysteriously in a plane crash. His body is never found. Still reeling from her loss, Lynn is shocked when revelations surface that her husband had looted his reseach company, Gen-Stone, of huge sums of money - and no-one will believe that she did not participate in the crime. A chance fire at her house raises concerns for Lynn's life. Someone out there wants her dead. In desperation she turns to her journalist step-sister, Carly, to help prove her innocence before it's too late. As Carly proceeds to ask questions she finds herself becoming the target of a dangerous group, involved in a sinister and fraudulent scheme. And it quickly becomes clear that she is facing her toughest assignment yet - to stay alive ...
Mortal affections and faery rivalries continue to collide in the town of Huntsdale, as New York Times bestselling author Melissa Marr takes urban fantasy to new heights. After the terrible events of Ink Exchange, the Dark Court has a new ruler. But will Niall's kindness survive his new responsibility to the most violent of Faerie courts? Meanwhile, Seth and Aislinn attempt to mend their relationship. But Aislinn is the Summer Queen and Keenan is her king - and as summer approaches, their chemistry sparks. Will Seth's mortality lose him the one thing he loves above all others? As Niall seeks to control his new Court, Aislinn attempts to resist the seduction of summer, and Seth searches desperately for the gift of immortality, a delicate balance is threatened, and a terrible plot is revealed...
Story of 17-year old Aislinn who can see spirits, and Summer King Keenan who wants to make her his weapon to fight Winter Queen Beira and Darkness King Irial A 21st fairy tale for teenagers.
Tamara Goodwin has always lived in the here and now, never giving a second thought to tomorrow. Until a travelling library arrives in her tiny village, bringing with it a mysterious, large leather-bound book locked with a gold clasp and padlock.
Every wondered where the lost things go? A redemptive and captivating novel from the bestselling author Since Sandy Shortt's childhood schoolmate disappeared twenty years ago, Sandy has been obsessed with missing things. Finding becomes her goal - whether it's the odd sock that vanished in the washing machine, the car keys she misplaced in her rush to get to work or the graver issue of finding the people who vanish from their lives. Sandy dedicates her life to finding these missing people, offering devastated families a flicker of hope. Jack Ruttle is one of those desperate people. It's been a year since his brother Donal vanished into thin air and the sleepless nights and frantic days aren't getting any easier. He thinks Sandy Shortt could well be the answer to his prayers. But when Sandy goes missing too, her search ends when she stumbles upon the place - and people - she's been looking for all of her life. A world away from her loved ones and the home she ran from for so long, Sandy soon resorts to her old habit again, searching. Though this time, she is desperately trying to find her way home...
This provocative, powerful novel explores class, race and star-crossed love in modern, small-town America - in the vein of Celeste Ng's Little Fires Everywhere.
A box of possessions. A father with no memory. A daughter with just one day to piece together the past. When Sabrina Boggs stumbles upon a mysterious collection of her father’s belongings, her seemingly uneventful life suddenly alters and shifts. In the single day she has to search for answers about the man she thought she knew, a man who can no longer remember his own story, Sabrina uncovers far bigger secrets than she could have imagined. And discovers that sometimes it’s the people closest to us that we know the least.
Jasmine miluje svoju prácu, rodinu a najmä svoju sestru Heather, ktorá sa narodila s Downovým syndrómom. O prácu však príde, nemôže spávať, so sestrou je stále viac problémov. Matt má svoju rodinu a pracuje ako rozhlasový reportér. Hazarduje so svojím šťastím, domov sa vracia neskoro večer, holduje alkoholu a v práci prekračuje všetky medze až do takej miery, že ho nakoniec vyhodia. Žijú však v jednej štvrti, na jednej ulici a ako naschvál na seba narážajú na každom kroku. Ona neznáša jeho a on neznáša ju. Obaja postupne zisťujú, že život a svet okolo nie je taký, ako si ho dovtedy predstavovali. Zrazu je všetko inak.
Maybe it was time I forgot about Nico Peterson, and his sister, and the Cahuilla Club, and Clare Cavendish. Clare? The rest would be easy to put out of my mind, but not the black-eyed blonde . . . It is the early 1950s. In Los Angeles, Private Detective Philip Marlowe is as restless and lonely as ever, and business is a little slow. Then a new client arrives: young, beautiful, and expensively dressed, Clare Cavendish wants Marlowe to find her former lover, a man named Nico Peterson. Soon Marlowe will find himself not only under the spell of the Black-Eyed Blonde; but tangling with one of Bay Cityâe(tm)s richest families âe" and developing a singular appreciation for how far they will go to protect their fortune . . . In this gripping and deeply evocative crime novel, Benjamin Black returns us to the dark, mesmerising world of Raymond Chandler's The Long Goodbye and his singular detective Philip Marlowe; one of the most iconic and enduringly popular detectives in crime fiction.
Lou Clark zna mnogo toga. Zna koliko je koraka od autobusne postaje do njezine kuće. Zna da voli raditi u čajani Prhko pecivo i zna da možda ne voli svojeg dečka Patricka. Ali ono što Lou ne zna jest da će izgubiti posao, kao ni to da joj neznanje čuva zdrav razum. Will Traynor zna da mu je prometna nesreća oduzela želju za životom. Zna da je trenutačno sve oko njega skučeno i neveselo, a zna i točno kako tome stati na kraj. Ono što Will ne zna jest da će u njegov život banuti Lou u vrtlogu boja. I nijedno od njih ne zna da će se međusobno zauvijek izmijeniti.
Ubivsi postarijeg svećenika, ubojica tako grubo pretraži svoju žrtvu da pri tom razdere ionako istrošenu svećeničku halju. Što je to ubojica tražio? I što je to nekoliko sati ranije žena na samrti povjerila svećeniku? Mark Easterbrook i njegova pomoćnica Ginger Corrigan to su odlučili doznati. Hoće li odgovore pronaći kod tri žene koje stanuju u nekadašnjem svratištu Kod sivog konja i za koje se govorka da se bave crnom magijom?
Zbirka priča Cecelije Ahern SVAKE GODINE sadrži tri priče o ljubavi, darivanju, prijateljstvu, obitelji, vezama, čaroliji riječi i ljepoti čudesnog. Kao sve knjige Cecelije Ahern, i ovaj je naslov prožet karakterističnim spojem suza i smijeha koje ova kraljica suvremenih bajki majstorski odmjerava. „Svake godine“ priča je o malenim božićnim ritualima koje ima svaka obitelj, a koji se s vremenom ipak moraju preispitati i ponovno postaviti na možda malo drugačiji način kako čarolije ne bi nestalo…
I kao nestašna djeca, i kao buntovni tinejdžeri, Rosie i Alex ostali su jedno uz drugo u dobru i zlu. Ali upravo kad su otkrili draži mladenačkih noći u gradu i propalih spojeva, bivaju razdvojeni. Alexova se obitelj seli iz Dublina u Ameriku – i Alex odlazi s njima. Zauvijek. Rosie je bez njega izgubljena. Ali uoči planiranog preseljenja k Alexu u Boston, Rosie prima vijesti koje će joj zauvijek promijeniti život – i zadržati je kod kuće u Irskoj. Njihova čudesna povezanost pomaže im prebroditi životne uspone i padove, ali nijedno od njih ne zna može li njihovo prijateljstvo preživjeti godine i kilometre – i nove veze. Rosie se negdje duboko u sebi pita bi li možda trebali biti nešto više od prijatelja. Sve ih vrijeme razdvajaju nesporazumi, okolnosti i obična zla sreća, a kad im se ukaže posljednja prilika, hoće li sve staviti na kocku u ime istinske ljubavi? Alex i Rosie naučit će da je sudbina čudna stvar i da ih nije spremna ostaviti na miru…
"Sudbina katkad jednostavno ne zna prestati zabadati nos... Autorica bestselera ..P.S. volim te"" donosi čaroban roman o dvoje prijatelja iz djetinjstva s kojima se sudbina ne prestaje poigravati... ! kao nestašna djeca, i kao buntovni tinejdžeri. Rosie i Alex ostali su jedno uz drugo u dobru i zlu. Ali upravo kad ou otkrili draži mladenačkih noći u gradu i propalih spojeva. bivaju razdvojeni Alexova oe obitelj seli iz Dublina u Ameriku - i Alex odlazi s njima. Zauvijek. Rosie je bez njega izgubljena. Ali uoči planiranog preseljenja kAlexu u Bcston. Rosie prima vijesti koje će joj zauvijek promijeniti život - i zadržati je kod kuće u Irskoj. Njihova čudesna povezanost pomaže im prebroditi životne uspone i padove, ali nijedno od njih ne zna može li njihovo prijateljstvo preživjeti godine i kilometre - i nove veze. Rosie se negdje duboko u sebi pita bi li možda trebali biti nešto više od prijatelja. Sve ih vrijeme razdvajaju nesporazumi, okolnosti i obična zla sreća, a kad im se ukaže posljednja prilika, hoće li sve staviti na kocku u ime istinske ljubavi?
