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Frank Lekens

    Daisy Miller
    The Naming of the Dead
    A Question of Blood
    Resurrection Men. Die Tore der Finsternis, englische Ausgabe
    • Daisy Miller

      • 192 páginas
      • 7 horas de lectura

      Travelling in Europe with her family, Daisy Miller, an exquisitely beautiful young American woman, presents her fellow-countryman Winterbourne with a dilemma he cannot resolve. Is she deliberately flouting social convention in the outspoken way she talks and acts, or is she simply ignorant of them? When she strikes up an intimate friendship with an urbane young Italian, her flat refusal to observe the codes of respectable behaviour leaves her perilously exposed. In Daisy Miller, James dramatizes the conflict between old-world manners and nouveau riche tourists, creating a great portrait of an enigmatic and independent American woman. The story explores themes of innocence, social expectations, and the complexities of cultural differences, ultimately questioning the nature of freedom and the consequences of defiance in a society bound by strict social codes.

      Daisy Miller2016
      3,3
    • A Question of Blood

      • 440 páginas
      • 16 horas de lectura

      The fourteenth Inspector Rebus novel - and No.1 bestseller. Two seventeen-year-olds are killed by an ex-Army loner who has gone off the rails. The mystery takes Rebus into the heart of a shattered community. Ex-Army himself, Rebus becomes fascinated by the killer, and finds he is not alone. Army investigators are on the scene, and won't be shaken off. The killer had friends and enemies to spare and left behind a legacy of secrets and lies. Rebus has more than his share of personal problems, too. He's fresh out of hospital, but won't say how it happened. Could there be a connection with a house-fire and the unfortunate death of a petty criminal who had been harassing Rebus's colleague Siobhan Clarke?

      A Question of Blood2008
      4,1
    • The Naming of the Dead

      • 416 páginas
      • 15 horas de lectura

      The brilliant new Rebus novel from 'Britain's No. 1 crime writer' [Daily Mirror].

      The Naming of the Dead2007
      3,9