William Ryan Knihy

Introducing Captain Alexei Dimitrevich Korolev, and an outstanding new voice in historical crime fiction... Moscow, 1936 and Stalin's Great Terror is beginning. In a deconsecrated Church, a young woman is tortured to death, her mutilated body displayed on the altar for all to see. Captain Alexei Dimitrevich Korolev, finally beginning to enjoy the benefits of his success with the Criminal Investigation Division of the Moscow Militia, is asked to investigate. But when he discovers that the victim is an American citizen, the NKVD - the most feared organisation in Russia-becomes involved. Soon, Korolev's every move is under close scrutiny and the Zone - the place where not only Russia's criminals are despatched, but anyone deemed to be an Enemy of the State - doesn't seem quite so distant. Committed to uncovering the truth behind this gruesome murder, Korolev, assisted by his friend, the poet Isaac Babel, enters the realm of the Thieves, who run Moscow's underworld; and discovers that the American woman's murder is tied up with the theft of a precious religious icon. But as more bodies are discovered and the pressure from above builds, Korolev begins to question who he can trust; and who, in this Russia where fear, uncertainty and hunger pervades, are the real criminals. Soon, Korolev will find not only his moral and political ideals threatened, but also his life...

Někdy stačí jen jméno a původ, aby člověka označili za vraha. Do této situace se dostane i tulák Donald Merrytale, kterému přezdívají Černý tygr z Desperado City. Bohužel byl svědkem vraždy jediného syna velkého rančera Nolana. Kdo se hodí jako vrah víc, než cizinec bez peněz, který si nemůže nijak bránit svou kůži? Začíná krutý a nemilosrdný boj o spravedlnost. Podaří se Donaldovi prokázat svou nevinu a usvědčit opravdového pachatele?

Kapitán Chuck Preston se po čtyřech letech vrací z prohrané války domů do Iverside, malého města v Texasu. Ke svému zděšení však najde místo ranče jen ohořelé trosky, ve kterých jeho otec zahynul. Neváhá ani chvíli a vyráží hledat své sestry, aby se o ně postaral a vrátil jim zpátky domov. Cestou zastřelí v sebeobraně člověka a ocitá se ve vězení. Podaří se Chuckovi prokázat svou nevinu a zjistit, kdo stojí za smrtí jeho otce a vypálením ranče?

Working from the Heart advocates for a deeper understanding that the therapist's expressions of non-sexual, non-romantic love are a core ingredient in effective psychotherapy. From a heart-centered perspective it provides therapists with ways of helping their patients forgive themselves, remove their blocks to receiving love, and engaging the realms of their emotional hearts and Higher Self in order to solve complex life dilemmas.

William Ryan, a poet with two published collections, serves as the director of the Creative Writing program at the University of Louisiana, Monroe. His work reflects a commitment to the craft of poetry and the nurturing of emerging writers.

What is it that Inspirational teachers do differently? In short, they plan for their pupils to be inspirational. This book offers an examination of what our most inspirational teachers do in order to get creative and inspirational responses from children. It aims to put fun back into teaching, provide a framework for creativity.

Shortlisted for the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Dagger for Best Historical Crime Novel of the Year Shortlisted for the Ireland AM Crime Fiction Book of the Year Moscow, 1937. Captain Korolev, a police investigator, is enjoying a long-overdue visit from his young son Yuri when an eminent scientist is shot dead within sight of the Kremlin and Korolev is ordered to find the killer.It soon emerges that the victim, a man who it appears would stop at nothing to fulfil his ambitions, was engaged in research of great interest to those at the very top ranks of Soviet power. When another scientist is brutally murdered, and evidence of the professors' dark experiments is hastily removed, Korolev begins to realise that, along with having a difficult case to solve, he's caught in a dangerous battle between two warring factions of the NKVD. And then his son Yuri goes missing . . .A desperate race against time, set against a city gripped by Stalin's Great Terror and teeming with spies, street children and Thieves, The Twelfth Department confirms William Ryan as one of the most compelling historical crime novelists at work today.

For young people growing up in the twenty-first century, life can seem very complex with many things to worry about: issues such as global warming, depleted natural resources and how we can all live together harmoniously in rapidly changing communities.

A gripping, powerful tale of love and survival set against the final bitter weeks of the Nazi regime. Perfect for fans of C. J. Sansom's Winter in Madrid.