Mark B. Mills Knihy

Vtipný román o vytváraní puta medzi psom a jeho majiteľom. Môže byť najlepší priateľ človeka aj jeho strážnym anjelom? Hovorí sa, že pes je najlepší priateľ človeka. Máte aj vy takého? Ak nie, nech sa páči, zoznámte sa… (Hoci jeho majiteľ si o ňom spočiatku myslí čosi úplne iné.) Volá sa Peso, je škaredý, biely, takmer bezsrstý a nesmierne vzdorovitý. Vyzerá akoby vpálil hlavou do múru a vykašľal sa na plastickú operáciu. Jednoducho tej krásy príliš nepodedil, chudák. Dan, autor reklamných sloganov a komiksov, nie je padavka, ale ani agresívny snaživec. Rád jazdí pomaly, na mobile lúšti sudoku a nový sveter si kúpi až vtedy, keď obnosí ten starý. Už štyri roky žije s Clarou a je šťastný. Jedného dňa ho však Clara znenazdajky opustí, nechá mu len dlhý list plný obvinení a, samozrejme… Pesa, ktorého nikdy nemal rád. A tak Dan, ktorý je už niekoľko týždňov bez práce, prichádza ešte aj o priateľku, a na krku mu ostane vzdorovitý pes, ktorého nikdy nechcel. Lenže zbaviť sa ho nie je až také ľahké. Rozhodne sa, že mu nájde nový domov, ale každý vie, ako to väčšinou dopadne, keď má človek tie najlepšie úmysly. Navyše sa ukáže, že Peso je vskutku nezvyčajný štvornohý kamarát... a jedna veľká inšpirácia. Práve toto škaredé psie stvorenie vnáša do príbehu veľkú radosť a potešenie.

Florence Winslow awakens in a hospital with the shocking revelation that she has killed a man, though she only recalls a collision on a remote road. The deceased was driving a stolen car, leading Detective Dylan Bodine to suspect foul play and that someone may have intended to harm Florence. As he teams up with seasoned investigator Carrie Fuller, they uncover Florence's connection to a powerful family, intensifying the urgency to solve the mystery and protect her from potential threats.

Containing many engravings and ground plans, this guidebook to the ancient cathedrals of England features interesting facts and stories, and is written by a stonemason and letter carver.

"When it comes to predicting how technology changes our near future, there are two camps. One says we live at a time of a "new normal" where we've netted all the low-hanging fruit and ordering a ride or food on a smartphone is as good as it's going to get. The other camp sees lots of changes but mainly in destroying jobs and traditional businesses. They're both wrong, predicts Mark P. Mills, whose earlier book "The Bottomless Well" debunked the bleak consensus view that the world had reached "peak oil" production in the early 2000s. History will record the 2020s as one of the episodic pivots in human progress where technology-driven prosperity goes into high gear. And it doesn't come from any single 'big' invention, but from the convergence of radical advances in technologies in three domains: the "Cloud," history's biggest and newest infrastructure, built from next-generation microprocessors and democratizing artificial intelligence; new kinds of machines used for making and moving everything; and the emergence of unprecedented and novel materials from which everything is built. We've seen this pattern before. The structure of the technological revolution that drove the last long-run expansion can be traced to the 1920s. It too came from the same kind of convergence: a new information infrastructure (telephony), new machines (cars and power plants), and new materials (plastics and pharmaceuticals). It's true that we've wrung all the magic out of the last boom. But the next one starts now. The U.S. is again at the epicenter of these innovations, one that promise to upend the status quo in manufacturing, transportation, healthcare, education, energy and entertainment"-- Provided by publisher

For fans of William Boyd and WINTER IN MADRID, comes THE LONG SHADOW from Mark Mills, No. 1 bestselling author of THE SAVAGE GARDEN.

Snow Falling on Cedars meets The Shipping News in this enthralling literary crime novel set in post World War II Long Island. In the small town of Amagansett, perched on Long Island's windswept coast, generations have followed the same calling as their forefathers, fishing the dangerous Atlantic waters. Little has changed in the three centuries since white settlers drove the Montaukett Indians from the land. But for Conrad Labarde, a second-generation Basque immigrant recently returned from the Second World War, and his fellow fisherman Rollo Kemp, this stability is shattered when a beautiful New York socialite turns up dead in their nets. On the face of it, her death was accidental, but deputy police chief Tom Hollis -- an incomer from New York -- is convinced the truth lies in the intricate histories and family secrets of Amagansett's inhabitants. Meanwhile the enigmatic Labarde is pursuing his own investigation. In unravelling the mystery, this haunting and evocative novel captures a community whose way of life is disappearing, its demise hastened by war in Europe and the incursions of wealthy city dwellers in search of a playground.

Set against the backdrop of a magnificent garden, the story revolves around a statue of Flora, the goddess of spring, which holds the secret to a horrific crime that has remained hidden for centuries. The arrival of a stranger disrupts the tranquility of the Docci family, unraveling a tale of intrigue and suspense. Mark Mills, recognized as a gifted young voice in literary thrillers, crafts a narrative that intertwines mystery with the haunting history of the garden and its enigmatic statue.

A riveting and evocative tale of passion and murder, set on the French Riviera in the 1930s, from the No. 1 bestselling author of The Savage Garden.

Set in Italy in 1958, 'The Savage Garden' is the story of two unsolved murders - one committed in the late Renaissance, the other in 1944, during the dying days of the German army's occupation.

For the people of Malta in 1942, suffering daily bombing raids from the Luftwaffe, the British Army represent their only hope of defending their lone outpost in Nazi waters. And it is Max Chadwick's job to make certain the islanders keep thinking that.