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Jeffrey Archer

    15 de abril de 1940

    El autor británico Jeffrey Archer es conocido por su destreza narrativa y su capacidad para cautivar a un público amplio. Sus obras, a menudo llenas de suspense y giros inesperados, profundizan en temas de ambición, traición y destino. El estilo de Archer es reconocido por su accesibilidad y ritmo ágil, lo que lo convierte en un favorito para los lectores que buscan una narración absorbente. Su habilidad para crear tramas intrincadas y personajes memorables le ha asegurado un lugar duradero en el panorama literario.

    Jeffrey Archer
    Diario de la cárcel, volumen I - Belmarsh: Infierno
    Llega la hora
    Los pecados del padre
    Más poderosa que la espada
    Solo el tiempo lo dirá
    He aquí un hombre
    • He aquí un hombre

      • 514 páginas
      • 18 horas de lectura

      «He aquí un hombre» comienza con un disparo que plantea preguntas sobre quién ha apretado el gatillo y quién sobrevivirá. En Whitehall, Giles Barrington descubre un secreto sobre su esposa Karin, cuestionando si es una espía o una testigo inocente. Harry Clifton se dedica a escribir su obra maestra mientras su esposa Emma celebra diez años en el Hospital Real de Bristol, donde recibe una oferta de trabajo inesperada de Margaret Thatcher. Sebastian Clifton asume el cargo de director general del Banco Farthings Kaufman tras la dimisión de Hakim Bishara. Jessica, la hija de Sebastian y Samantha, es expulsada de la Academia Slade de Bellas Artes, pero su tía Grace interviene para ayudarla. Lady Virginia planea huir del país para escapar de sus deudas, pero la muerte repentina de la Duquesa de Hertford le ofrece una nueva oportunidad para resolver sus problemas financieros y enfrentarse a los Clifton y los Barrington. Un devastador giro del destino golpea a los Clifton cuando un diagnóstico médico impactante pone en jaque sus vidas. Este es el cautivador capítulo final de las Crónicas Clifton, una serie de siete novelas que ha conquistado las listas de bestsellers y consolidado a Jeffrey Archer como un maestro narrador.

      He aquí un hombre
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    • La epopeya de Harry Clifton empieza en 1920 con las escalofriantes palabras: «Me dijeron que mi padre había muerto en la guerra». Pasarán veinte años hasta que Harry descubra cómo murió de verdad su padre, aunque la verdad solo le llevará a preguntarse quién era realmente. ¿Es Harry Clifton realmente el hijo de Arthur Clifton, un estibador de los muelles de Bristol, o es el primogénito de un heredero del Oeste de Inglaterra cuya familia es dueña de la Naviera Barrington? La historia de «Solo el tiempo lo dirá» abarca desde 1920 a 1940, con un elenco de personajes memorables que The Times ha llegado a comparar con La Saga de los Forsyte de John Galsworthy. El volumen uno nos cuenta los estragos de la Gran Guerra y el estallido de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, momento en el que Harry debe decidir si asentarse en Oxford o unirse a la marina para luchar contra la Alemania de Hitler. Este libro nos lleva en un viaje que no queremos que acabe, aunque en sus últimas páginas nos espera un dilema que nadie, ni siquiera Harry Clifton, podría haber esperado.

      Solo el tiempo lo dirá
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    • Una bomba detona, dejando incierto el destino de los pasajeros del MV Buckingham. Al llegar a Nueva York, Harry se entera de que ha sido elegido presidente de English PEN, lo que le permite abogar por la liberación del autor Anatoly Babakov, encarcelado en un Gulag ruso por su revelador libro sobre su trabajo para Josef Stalin. El compromiso de Harry con la causa de Babakov pone en riesgo su propia vida. Mientras tanto, Emma Clifton, ahora presidenta de Barrington Shipping, enfrenta reacciones negativas tras el atentado del IRA contra su barco, con algunos miembros de la junta pidiendo su renuncia, mientras que otros, incluido el recién elegido Sebastian Clifton, apoyan su liderazgo. Giles Barrington, ahora Ministro de la Corona, se encuentra con turbulencias políticas tras un viaje diplomático fallido a Alemania Oriental, agravadas por la decisión del Mayor Alex Fisher de desafiarlo en las próximas elecciones generales. Sebastian le propone matrimonio a su novia Samantha, quien inicialmente acepta pero luego retira su compromiso al descubrir sus acciones secretas. La narrativa culmina en dos juicios: un caso de difamación de alto perfil en Londres que involucra a Emma y a Lady Virginia Fenwick, y un juicio espectáculo en Rusia donde Harry es arrestado como espía. Así se desarrolla la quinta entrega de las Crónicas Clifton.

      Más poderosa que la espada
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    • Los pecados del padre

      • 407 páginas
      • 15 horas de lectura

      En el segundo libro de Las crónicas de Clifton, Jeffrey Archer lleva al lector en un viaje fascinante desde los bajos fondos de Bristol hasta las salas de juntas de Manhattan. La historia comienza en Nueva York, 1939, donde Harry Clifton, bajo la identidad de Tom Bradshaw, es arrestado por homicidio en primer grado. Sefton Jelks, un destacado abogado de Manhattan, le ofrece su ayuda sin esperar pago, pero tras ser condenado, Jelks desaparece misteriosamente. Para demostrar su inocencia, Harry deberá revelar su verdadera identidad, algo que ha jurado no hacer para proteger a la mujer que ama. Mientras tanto, Emma Barrington viaja a Nueva York, dejando a su hijo en Inglaterra, decidida a encontrar a Harry, a quien cree que no ha muerto en el mar. Su única pista es una carta cerrada en Bristol desde hace más de un año, cuya letra es inconfundible. Esta novela histórica tensa las lealtades familiares hasta el límite y desvela nuevos secretos, presentando los giros característicos de Archer. Una narración que dejará a los lectores deseando más.

      Los pecados del padre
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    • «Llega la hora» comienza con la lectura de una nota de suicidio que impacta profundamente a Harry y Emma Clifton, así como a Giles Barrington y Lady Virginia. Giles debe decidir si dejar la política para rescatar a Karin, esposa de su ama, atrapada tras el Telón de Acero. Sin embargo, se cuestiona si Karin realmente lo ama o si es una espía. Lady Virginia enfrenta la bancarrota hasta que conoce a Cyrus T. Grant III, quien llega a Inglaterra para participar en una carrera en el Hipódromo Royal Ascot. Por su parte, Sebastian Clifton, ahora director ejecutivo del Banco Farthings, se obsesiona con su trabajo mientras se enamora de Priya, una joven india cuyo matrimonio ya ha sido arreglado por sus padres. Al mismo tiempo, Adrian Sloane y Desmond Mellor, rivales de Sebastian, planean apoderarse del banco y destituirlo junto a su jefe, Hakim Bishara. Harry Clifton continúa decidido a liberar a Anatoly Babakov de un gulag en Siberia, tras el éxito de su libro «Tío Joe». Sin embargo, un acontecimiento inesperado cambia el rumbo de todos. Este es el penúltimo libro de las Crónicas Clifton, que ha alcanzado el primer lugar en las listas de bestsellers, incluyendo el New York Times y el Sunday Times.

      Llega la hora
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    • Día 5: Lunes, 23 de julio de 2001. 5:52 a.m. «El sol brilla a través de los barrotes de mi ventana en lo que debe de ser un glorioso día de verano. Llevo doce horas encerrado en una celda de cinco pasos por tres. No me dejarán salir hasta el mediodía; un total de dieciocho horas y media de aislamiento en solitario. En la celda justo debajo de la mía hay un chaval de diecisiete años a quien han encerrado por hurto. Es su primera falta, nunca lo habían condenado antes. No le permiten hablar con nadie. Estamos en Gran Bretaña en el siglo XXI. No estamos en Turquía, ni en Nigeria o Kosovo, sino en Inglaterra». El jueves, 19 de julio de 2001, tras un juicio por perjurio que duró siete semanas, Jeffrey Archer fue sentenciado a cuatro años de cárcel. Tuvo que pasar los primeros veintidós días de sentencia en Centro Penintenciario Belmash de Su Majestad, una prisión de categoría doble A de alta seguridad en la zona sur de Londres, en la que cumplen condena algunos de los criminales más violentos de Inglaterra. Este es el relato diario del tiempo que el autor pasó en ella.

      Diario de la cárcel, volumen I - Belmarsh: Infierno
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    • Hartford, Connecticut, finales de los años 40. Dos gemelos son separados al nacer por una enfermera desesperada. Nat Cartwright se va a casa con sus padres, mientras que su hermano gemelo, Fletcher Andrew Davenport, es criado por una familia adinerada. A lo largo de los años, ambos crecen sin conocer la existencia del otro. Nat interrumpe sus estudios en la Universidad de Connecticut para luchar en Vietnam. Al regresar como héroe de guerra, completa su licenciatura y se convierte en un exitoso ejecutivo bancario. Por su parte, Fletcher se gradúa de Yale y se destaca como abogado defensor antes de ser elegido senador. A medida que sus vidas avanzan, ambos enfrentan tragedias, adversidades, pérdidas y traiciones, superando los obstáculos que les presenta la vida hasta convertirse en los hombres que están destinados a ser. Esta historia narra la evolución de una nación en transición y la forja de dos hombres que, inevitablemente, se encontrarán. Jeffrey Archer, reconocido autor de bestsellers, cautiva a los lectores con su narrativa y personajes memorables, ofreciendo una novela que reafirma su talento como uno de los mejores escritores de todos los tiempos.

      Hijos de la fortuna
      3,9
    • La falsificación / False Impression

      • 448 páginas
      • 16 horas de lectura

      When an aristocratic old lady is brutally murdered in her country home the night before 9/11, it takes all the resources of the FBI and Interpol to work out the connection between her and the possible motive for her death – a priceless Van Gogh painting. It’s a young woman in the North Tower when the first plane crashed into the building who has the courage and determination to take on both sides of the law and avenge the old lady’s death. Anna Petrescu is missing, presumed dead, after 9/11 and she uses her new status to escape from America, only to be pursued across the world from Toronto to London, to Hong Kong, Tokyo and Bucharest, but it is only when she returns to New York that the mystery unfolds. Why are so many people willing to risk their own lives and others' to own the Van Gogh Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear? Jeffrey Archer, one of the greatest popular novelists of our generation, delivers a truly page-turning thriller.

      La falsificación / False Impression
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    • La hija pródiga

      • 485 páginas
      • 17 horas de lectura

      EL GRAN BESTSELLER DE TODOS LOS TIEMPOS Florentina Rosnovski es polaca y tiene voluntad de acero. Comparte con Abel, su padre, un amor desmedido por Estados Unidos, sus ideales y el sueño americano. Pero quiere más: convertirse en la primera presidenta de Estados Unidos. Richard Kane es un niño bien, nació rodeado de lujos. Vástago de un magnate banquero, es guapo y está decidido a abrirse paso por sí mismo en el mundo y a construirse un futuro al lado de la mujer que ama. Justo cuando el sueño de Florentina está por concretarse, ambos descubren el despiadado precio que tienen que pagar por el poder. Una titánica batalla de traición y decepción emerge del pasado: un feudo de sangre entre dos generaciones amenaza con destruir todo aquello por lo que Florentina y Richard han luchado en la vida.

      La hija pródiga
    • A cara o cruz

      • 554 páginas
      • 20 horas de lectura

      Leningrado, Rusia, 1968. Desde su infancia, está claro que Alexander Karpenko está destinado a liderar a sus compatriotas. Sin embargo, cuando su padre es asesinado a manos del KGB por haber desafiado al estado, Alexander y su madre se verán obligados a escapar de Rusia si quieren tener la oportunidad de sobrevivir. En los muelles se les presenta una disyuntiva de la que no hay marcha atrás: embarcar en un navío mercante que va de camino a América o en otro con destino a Gran Bretaña. Alexander lanza una moneda para decidir a cuál suben... En apenas un instante, un doble giro de los acontecimientos decide el futuro de Alexander. En este relato épico que abarca dos continentes y treinta años, seguimos los triunfos y derrotas de Alexander en dos vidas paralelas, el Alex de Nueva York y el Sasha de Londres. A lo largo de esta irrepetible historia, ambos se darán cuenta de que deben enfrentarse al pasado que dejaron como Alexander en Rusia si es que quieren encontrar su destino. Con un giro final que dejará conmocionados a los fans más irredentos del autor, este bestseller internacional se perfila como la obra más original y ambiciosa de Jeffrey Archer desde Kane y Abel.

      A cara o cruz
    • El 9 de agosto de 2001, veintidós días después de que Jeffrey, ahora conocido como Prisionero FF8282, fuese condenado a cuatro años de prisión por perjurio, fue transferido de una prisión de máxima seguridad de Londres al Centro Penitenciario Wayland de Su Majestad, una prisión de media seguridad en Norfolk. Durante los siguientes sesenta y siete días que Jeffrey Archer aguardó a que lo asignasen a una penitenciaría «abierta» de mínima seguridad, no solo encontró las degradaciones diarias de un sistema penitenciario desbordado, sino también el espíritu y el valor de sus compañeros de prisión.

      Diario de la cárcel, volumen II - Wayland: Purgatorio
    • The Mahabharata 1

      • 536 páginas
      • 19 horas de lectura

      "Dispute over land and kingdom may lie at the heart of this story of war between cousins, the Pandavas and the Kouravas, but the Mahabharata is about conflicts of dharma. These conflicts are immense and various, singular and commonplace. Throughout the epic, characters face them with no clear indications of what is right and what is wrong; there are no absolute answers. Thus every possible human emotion features in the Mahabharata, the reason the epic continues to hold sway over our imagination."--Cover.

      The Mahabharata 1
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    • Connor Fitzgerald is a professional's professional. Holder of the Medal of Honor. Devoted family man. Servant of his country. But for the past twenty-eight years, Fitzgerald has been leading a double life as the CIA's most deadly assassin. And only days before his retirement from the CIA, he comes across an enemy who, for the first time, even he cannot handle. The enemy is his own boss - Helen Dexter - the director of the CIA. Dexter's stranglehold on the agency is threatened by one decision, and her only hope of survival is to destroy Fitzgerald. Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, a formidable new foe is threatening the United States: a ruthless hard-line Russian president, who is determined to force a new military confrontation between the two superpowers. From emergency meetings in the Oval Office to a Russian mafya boss's luxurious hideaway outside St. Petersburg, The Eleventh Commandment sweeps readers off their feet from the first paragraph. As in Jeffrey Archer's previous bestsellers, The Eleventh Commandment features enough plot-twisting ingenuity, exotic characterization, and narrative surprise to take the art of thriller writing to a new level. In his latest novel, Jeffrey Archer is at the peak of his page-turning powers.

      The Eleventh Commandment - International Edition
      5,0
    • The Short, The Long and The Tall

      • 288 páginas
      • 11 horas de lectura

      International number one bestselling author Jeffrey Archer is a master of the short story form, creating classic tales beloved by his fans and hitting the top of the bestseller lists with his previous collections. In The Short, The Long and The Tall the master storyteller joins forces with renowned illustrator Paul Cox, to re-imagine twenty of Jeffrey Archer's most popular and feted short stories alongside beautifully rendered watercolour illustrations. Find out what happens to the hapless young detective from Naples who travels to an Italian hillside town to solve a murder and ends up falling in love; and the pretentious schoolboy whose discovery of the origins of his father's wealth changes his life forever. Revel in the stories of the woman who dares to challenge the men at her Ivy League university during the 1930s, and another young woman who thumbs a lift and has an encounter she will never forget. Discover the haunting story about four men whose characters are tested to the point of death. Finally, a short parable about how pointless war is, and how decent people are caught up in the crossfire of their leaders' ambitions. This will be a must-buy for dedicated fans of both the author and illustrator's work.

      The Short, The Long and The Tall
      4,5
    • Jeffrey Archer is at his captivating best in this, his first novel, an intricate tale of deceit, dishonor, and sweet revenge. What can an Oxford don, a respected society physician, a chic French art dealer, and a charming English lord have in common? Very little, except they've all been swindled out of every cent they had by Harvey Metcalfe, the man who wrote the book on international stock fraud. They haven't a prayer of ever seeing their money again. Or have they?

      Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less
      4,3
    • Kane & Abel

      • 477 páginas
      • 17 horas de lectura

      William Lowell Kane and Abel Rosnovski--two men from widely different backgrounds, whose driving passions are overshadowed only by their obsession to destroy each other. One, a millionaire Boston brahmin, the other, a penniless Polish immigrant--two men born on the same day in 1906, on opposite sides of the world, reaching the top in twentieth-century America. Spanning sixty years, KANE & ABEL is the enormously compelling story of these two ruthless, powerful businessmen, whose ultimate confrontation rocks the financial community--and their personal lives. --back cover

      Kane & Abel
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    • Contains "A Matter of Honour", "Shall We Tell the President" and "First Among Equals". All three books are political thrillers, the first echoes the life of the author, the second follows the career of Florentyna Kane and the third looks at four men and their dream of becoming Prime Minister.

      A Matter of Honour / Shall We Tell the President? / First Among Equals
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    • Bestselling author Jeffrey Archer's latest installment opens with Harry Clifton and his wife Emma anxiously awaiting news about their son Sebastian, who has been in a fatal car accident. The question looms: who has died, Sebastian or his best friend Bruno? As events unfold, Emma Clifton seeks to replace Ross Buchanan, who resigns as chairman of Barrington Shipping. However, Don Pedro Martinez plans to install Major Alex Fisher, his puppet, to undermine the Barrington family just as they prepare to launch the luxury liner, the MV Buckingham. Meanwhile, their adopted daughter Jessica wins a scholarship to the Slade Academy of Art, where she falls for fellow student Clive Bingham, who proposes marriage. The families celebrate until Jessica's future mother-in-law, Priscilla, receives a visit from the manipulative Lady Virginia Fenwick, who complicates matters. Unexpectedly, Cedric Hardcastle, a new and unanticipated figure, joins the Barrington board, creating turmoil that will impact both the Clifton and Barrington families. Hardcastle's first major decision—who to support for chairman—sets off a chain of events filled with twists, love, revenge, ambition, and betrayal as the families navigate the challenges of the sixties.

      Be careful what you wish for
      4,2
    • Turn a Blind Eye

      • 352 páginas
      • 13 horas de lectura

      Turn a Blind Eye is the third instalment in the gripping story of Detective Inspector William Warwick, by the master storyteller and Sunday Times number one bestselling author of the Clifton Chronicles. William Warwick, now a Detective Inspector, is tasked with a dangerous new line of work, to go undercover and expose crime of another kind: corruption at the heart of the Metropolitan Police Force. His team is focused on following Detective Jerry Summers, a young officer whose lifestyle appears to exceed his income. But as a personal relationship develops with a member of William's team, it threatens to compromise the whole investigation. Meanwhile, a notorious drug baron goes on trial, with the prosecution case led by William's father and sister. And William's wife Beth, now a mother to twins, renews an old acquaintance who appears to have turned over a new leaf, or has she? As the undercover officers start to draw the threads together, William realizes that the corruption may go deeper still, and more of his colleagues than he first thought might be willing to turn a blind eye. 'Peerless master of the page-turner' - Daily Mail

      Turn a Blind Eye
      4,2
    • A prisoner of birth

      • 624 páginas
      • 22 horas de lectura

      A man framed for the murder of his best friend seeks revenge against the four men who put him in Belmarsh prison, the highest-security jail in the land, from where no inmate has ever escaped

      A prisoner of birth
      4,2
    • Charlie Trumper's dreams of running his grandfather's Eat London fruit and vegetable barrow are realized when his grandfather dies, but the onset of War World I takes him into the path of a dangerous enemy whose legacy of evil follows Charlie and his family for generations.

      As the Crow Flies
      4,2
    • One million dollars - that's what Harvey Metcalfe, lifelong king of shady deals, has pulled off with empty promises of an oil bonanza and instant riches. Overnight, four men - the heir to an earldom, a Harley Street doctor, a Bond Street art dealer and an Oxford don - find themselves penniless. But this time Harvey has swindled the wrong men. They band together and shadow him from the casinos of Monte Carlo to the high-stakes windows at Ascot and the hallowed lawns of Oxford. Their plan is simple: to sting the crook for exactly what they lost. To the penny."Marvelously plotted, with just the right amounts of romance, wit and savoir-faire" - Publishers Weekly

      Not a penny more, not a penny less ; Shall we tell the president?
      4,1
    • One million dollars - that's what Harvey Metcalfe, lifelong king of shady deals, has pulled off with empty promises of an oil bonanza and instant riches. Overnight, four men - the heir to an earldom, a Harley Street doctor, a Bond Street art dealer and an Oxford don - find themselves penniless. But this time Harvey has swindled the wrong men. They band together and shadow him from the casinos of Monte Carlo to the high-stakes windows at Ascot and the hallowed lawns of Oxford. Their plan is simple: to sting the crook for exactly what they lost. To the penny."Marvelously plotted, with just the right amounts of romance, wit and savoir-faire" - Publishers Weekly

      Shall We Tell the President? Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less
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    • The Eleventh Commandment. Premium Edition

      • 464 páginas
      • 17 horas de lectura

      Connor Fitzgerald will not have to worry about retirement from the CIA if he cannot stay alive long enough to thwart a hard driving Russian president from beginning World War III.

      The Eleventh Commandment. Premium Edition
      3,9
    • The gripping new instalment in the William Warwick series, An Eye for an Eye, is available to pre-order now! 24 hours to stop the crime of the century The race against time is about to begin... THE TOWER OF LONDON... Impenetrable. Well protected. Secure. Home to the most valuable jewels on earth. But once a year, the Metropolitan Police must execute the most secret operation in their armoury when they transport the Crown Jewels across London. SCOTLAND YARD... For four years, Chief Superindendent William Warwick - together with his second-in-command Inspector Ross Hogan - has been in charge of the operation. And for four years it's run like clockwork. THE HEIST... But this year, everything is about to change. Because master criminal Miles Faulkner has set his heart on pulling off the most outrageous theft in history - and with a man on the inside, the odds are in his favour. Unless Warwick and Hogan can stop him before it's too late... An unputdownable new thriller from the master storyteller 'Archer always delivers, and this heist thriller hits the spot again' The Sun 'Archer can still tell a gripping yarn' The Sunday Times 'Probably the greatest storyteller of our age' Mail on Sunday 'If there were a Nobel Prize for storytelling, Archer would win' Daily Telegraph 'Peerless master of the page turner' Daily Mail

      Traitors Gate
      4,0
    • Over My Dead Body

      • 400 páginas
      • 14 horas de lectura

      The New York Times bestselling novel - an unputdownable story of murder, revenge and betrayal from international number one bestseller Jeffrey Archer. THE CLOCK IS TICKING IN THIS ROLLERCOASTER RIDE OF A THRILLER... In London, the Metropolitan Police set up a new Unsolved Murders Unit - a cold case squad - to catch the criminals nobody else can. In Geneva, millionaire art collector Miles Faulkner - convicted of forgery and theft - was pronounced dead two months ago. So why is his unscrupulous lawyer still representing a dead client? On a luxury liner en route to New York, the battle for power within a wealthy dynasty is about to turn to murder. And at the heart of all three investigations are Detective Chief Inspector William Warwick, rising star of the Met, and ex-undercover operative Ross Hogan, brought in from the cold. But can they catch the killers before it's too late? Praise for Jeffrey Archer: "Archer is a master entertainer." --Time "Cunning plots, silken style...Archer plays a cat-and-mouse game with the reader." --The New York Times "One of the top ten storytellers in the world." --Los Angeles Times "A storyteller in the class of Alexandre Dumas." --The Washington Post Over My Dead Body was a New York Times bestseller November 7th 2021.

      Over My Dead Body
      4,0
    • The Collected Short Stories

      • 720 páginas
      • 26 horas de lectura

      Collected together in one volume, the complete short stories of Britain's bestselling author, 'the greatest storyteller of our age' -- Mail on Sunday. Millions of readers around the world have relished Jeffrey Archer's short stories. His first collection, A Quiver Full of Arrows, was acclaimed by The Times as 'stylish, witty and entertaining...Jeffrey Archer has a natural aptitude for short stories.' Publishers Weekly wrote: 'Somerset Maugham never penned anything so swift or urbanely witty as this.' Of his second collection, A Twist in the Tale, the New York Times said: 'Jeffrey Archer plays a subtle cat-and-mouse game with the reader in twelve original stories that end, more often than not, with our collective whiskers twitching in surprise', and The Times concluded that it was 'certain to delight his many fans'. His third, Twelve Red Herrings, was described by the Daily Express as 'outstanding...white-knuckle suspense and witty denouements', and by the Daily Mail as 'an exemplary collection of short stories'. These thirty-six stories show Jeffrey Archer at the peak of his form. His mastery of characterisation and suspense, combined with a gift for the unexpected plot twist, demo

      The Collected Short Stories
      4,0
    • Find out what happens to the hapless young detective from Naples who travels to an Italian hillside town to solve a murder and the pretentious schoolboy whose discovery of the origins of his father's wealth changes his life forever. Follow the stories of the woman who dares to challenge the men at her Ivy League university during the 1930s, and another young woman who thumbs a lift and has an encounter of a lifetime.

      Tell Tale
      4,0
    • Honour Among Thieves - Kane & Abel

      • 550 páginas
      • 20 horas de lectura

      HONOUR AMONG THIEVES Who would pay a billion dollars to humiliate America? The time, 1993. The place, Washington DC. Of the adversaries in the Gulf War, the sole survivor is Saddam Hussein. And Saddam is planning a revenge so diabolical that the United States will be left with no choice but to retaliate ... KANE & ABEL They had only one thing in-common ... William Lowell Kane and Abel Rosnovski, one the son of a Boston millionaire, the other a penniless Polish immigrant — two men born on the same day on opposite sides of the world, their paths destined to cross in the ruthless struggle to build an empire. An unputdownable tale, spanning sixty years, of two powerful men linked by an all-consuming hatred, brought together by fate and finally destroy ... each other. to save ...

      Honour Among Thieves - Kane & Abel
      4,0
    • Discover the gripping new novel from international bestseller Jeffrey Archer that promises to be unputdownable. Don't miss your chance to pre-order this exciting release!

      An Eye for an Eye
      3,9
    • Beyond Reasonable Doubt

      • 55 páginas
      • 2 horas de lectura

      In the Central Criminal Court, the Old Bailey Sir David Metcalfe, distinguished QC and Chairman of the Bar Council, is conducting the most important defense of his career - his own. Accused of the willful murder of his terminally ill wife, Sir David finds himself locked in legal combat with his old rival, Sir Anthony Blair Booth QC, prosecuting counsel.|3 women, 11 men

      Beyond Reasonable Doubt
      3,9
    • Next in Line

      • 400 páginas
      • 14 horas de lectura

      Set in London in 1988, this gripping tale follows Detective Chief Inspector William Warwick and his team as they investigate vulnerabilities within the Royalty Protection Command amid the nation's obsession with the "people's princess." A rogue organization threatens the Crown, raising suspense about their next target.

      Next in Line
      3,9
    • Heads You Win

      • 624 páginas
      • 22 horas de lectura

      A captivating standalone novel from number one bestseller and sublime storyteller Jeffrey Archer. Can one man achieve his destiny?

      Heads You Win
      3,9
    • Paths of glory

      • 400 páginas
      • 14 horas de lectura

      This real-life mountaineering mystery recounts the story of Britain's George Mallory and his attempt to scale Mt. Everest.

      Paths of glory
      3,9
    • The Eleventh Commandment

      • 200 páginas
      • 7 horas de lectura

      In Russia to assassinate a presidential candidate, a CIA agent is betrayed by his director who wants to eliminate a man who knows too much. But Connor Fitzgerald will escape from jail and obtain his revenge.

      The Eleventh Commandment
      3,9
    • William Warwick has been promoted to Detective Sergeant, but his promotion means that he, along with the rest of his team, have been reassigned to the Drugs Squad. They are immediately tasked with apprehending Assem Rashidi, a notorious drug dealer, who operates his extensive network out of South London.As the investigation progresses, William runs into enemies old and new: Adrian Heath, from his school days, now a street dealer who he convinces to turn informer; and financier Miles Faulkner, who makes a mistake that could finally see him put behind bars. Meanwhile, William and his fiancée Beth enjoy making preparations for their upcoming wedding, though an unpleasant surprise awaits them at the altar.As William's team closes the net around a criminal network like none they have ever faced before, he devises a trap they would never expect, one that is hidden in plain sight...

      Hidden in Plain Sight
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    • The final volume in Archer's essential account of life inside the penal system.

      A Prison Diary Volume III
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    • Nothing Ventured

      • 384 páginas
      • 14 horas de lectura

      This is not a detective story, this is a story about a detective. William Warwick is eight when he decides to join the police force. Resolute in the face of his prominent QC father's objections, William graduates in Art History from university and immediately enrols as a constable in th Metropolitan Police. Gaining insight from his first mentor, an experienced, world-weary constable, his keen mind quickly takes him into a role in Scotland Yard's Art and Antiques unit and his first case : the recovery of a Rembrandt stolen from the Fitzmolean Museum. It will take skill and tenacity for William to solve the crime, and along the way he will encounter many who will change his life, from miles Faulkner, a crooked art collector, and his influencial lawyer - who bends the law to the point of breaking - to research assistant Beth Rainsford, a woman with secrets who he falls hopelessly in love with ... William Warwick's destiny is set, the only question is, how far will his ambition take him ?

      Nothing Ventured
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    • To Cut a Long Story Short

      • 403 páginas
      • 15 horas de lectura

      From the master storyteller comes a masterful collection of fourteen riveting tales of elaborate confidence tricks, political chicanery, immoral behavior, and dangerously illicit affairs, rendered with the breathtaking narrative twists that have become the Jeffrey Archer hallmark.Here are all new stories that will engross and astonish, peopled with a rich assortment of truly memorable characters: the intoxicating woman who appears to her lover only once every six years; the British diplomat who employs his rather creative -- if not entirely ethical -- financial talents for a greater good; the millionaire who declares himself bankrupt to test the love and loyalties of those closest to him.This is Jeffrey Archer at the top of his form, as he offers us unique fables of our time and civilization, each one shining a harsh yet hypnotic light on that fascinating, complex being called "human."

      To Cut a Long Story Short
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    • "Jeffrey Archer has been acclaimed as 'probably the greatest storyteller of our age' and 'a storyteller in the class of Alexandre Dumas'. As a writer of short stories he has been called 'stylish, witty and constantly entertaining' by The Times, while Publishers Weekly wrote: 'Somerset Maugham never penned anything so swift or urbanely witty as this.' This third collection of Jeffrey Archer's stories surpasses either of its predecessors, and will enhance his reputation even further." - back cover.

      Twelve Red Herrings
      3,7
    • Harry Clifton, now a bestselling novelist, his wife Emma, their son Sebastian, and orphaned Jessica make a new life for themselves. But Emma's brother Giles' fiancée may be after his fortune and title. And Sebastian, though bright, has a hard time resisting temptation. It all comes to a head when a new villain is uncovered, a face from the past with grudges against both Harry and Giles.

      Best Kept Secret
      3,8
    • A Twist in the Tale

      • 269 páginas
      • 10 horas de lectura

      A collection of 12 short stories with a twist in the ending from Jeffrey Archer, the author of "Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less", "Kane and Abel" and the play, "Beyond Reasonable Doubt".

      A Twist in the Tale
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    • Two rival newspaper publishers vie for the position of controlling the biggest media empire in the world.

      The fourth estate
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    • Cat O' Nine Tales

      • 200 páginas
      • 7 horas de lectura

      "Cat O' Nine Tales" is the sixth collection of irresistible short stories from the master storyteller illustrated by the internationally acclaimed artist, Ronald Searle, creator of Molesworth. These twelve yarns are so satisfying because they are ingeniously plotted, include richly drawn characters and have deliciously unexpected conclusions. They feature the mad, the bad and the dangerous to know as well as some more poignant and telling characters. Many of these stories came to Archer while he was incarcerated for two years in five different prisons, and so they have a prison theme. Others were inspired since he was released, but all in all they confirm his position as one of the best storytellers alive today. 'Stylish, witty and constantly entertaining... Jeffrey Archer has a natural aptitude for short stories' "The Times"

      Cat O' Nine Tales
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    • A Quiver Full of Arrows

      • 300 páginas
      • 11 horas de lectura

      Ordinary Heros, Extraordinary Deeds The bestselling author of Kane & Abel, The Prodigal Daughter and Honor Among Theives once again astonishes, delights, and electrifies his legions of fans. From London to China, and New York to Nigeria, Jeffrey Archer takes the reader on a tour of ancient heirlooms and modern romance, of cutthroat business and kindly strangers, of lives lived in the realms of power and lives freed from the gloom of oppression. Fortunes are made and squandered, honor betrayed and redeemed, and love lost and rediscovered. Embracing the passions that drive men and women to love and to hate, the short stories in A Quiver Full of Arrows will captivate the hearts and souls of readers of everywhere.

      A Quiver Full of Arrows
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    • Story telling of the highest calibre Millions of readers around the world have relished Jeffrey Archer's short stories. Taking inspiration from his favourite short story writers – F. Scott Fitzgerald, Maupassant, H. H. Munro, W. Somerset Maugham and O. Henry – Jeffrey Archer has written five bestselling collections over the years and this is his sixth volume of stories.Jeffrey has a natural aptitude for short stories which are stylish, witty and entertaining. His mastery of characterisation and suspense, combined with a gift for the unexpected, jaw-dropping plot twist, show him at the height of his powers and demonstrate why he is one of Britain's bestselling authors. All of Jeffrey's collections of short stories have been top ten bestsellers and he is undoubtedly the bestselling English-language short story writer of our times.

      And thereby hangs a tale
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    • First Among Equals

      • 480 páginas
      • 17 horas de lectura

      Playing for the highest stakes of all . . . In the 1960s, four ambitious new MPs take their seats at Westminster. Over three decades they share the turbulent passions of the race for power with their wives and families, men and women caught up in a dramatic game for the higest stakes of all. But only one man can gain the ultimate goal - the office of Prime Minister.

      First Among Equals
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    • The Eleventh Commandent

      • 371 páginas
      • 13 horas de lectura

      Connor Fitzgerald is a professional's professional. Holder of the Medal of Honor. Devoted family man. Servant of his country. But for the past twenty-eight years, Fitzgerald has been leading a double life as the CIA's most deadly assassin. And only days before his retirement from the CIA, he comes across an enemy who, for the first time, even he cannot handle. The enemy is his own boss - Helen Dexter - the director of the CIA. Dexter's stranglehold on the agency is threatened by one decision, and her only hope of survival is to destroy Fitzgerald. Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, a formidable new foe is threatening the United States: a ruthless hard-line Russian president, who is determined to force a new military confrontation between the two superpowers.From emergency meetings in the Oval Office to a Russian mafya boss's luxurious hideaway outside St. Petersburg, The Eleventh Commandment sweeps readers off their feet from the first paragraph. As in Jeffrey Archer's previous bestsellers, The Eleventh Commandment features enough plot-twisting ingenuity, exotic characterization, and narrative surprise to take the art of thriller writing to a new level. In his latest novel, Jeffrey Archer is at the peak of his page-turning powers.

      The Eleventh Commandent
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    • Honour Among Thieves

      • 500 páginas
      • 18 horas de lectura

      Saddam Hussein's latest plan to embarrass the United States is to steal the Declaration of Independence and publicly burn it on July 4, 1993. He hires a forger who makes an exact duplicate of the document. There's one problem: which is the real Declaration?

      Honour Among Thieves
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    • A prison diary Vol. 1, Belmarsh: hell

      • 259 páginas
      • 10 horas de lectura

      The final volume of Jeffrey Archer's prison diaries covers the period of his transfer from Wayland to his eventual release on parole in July 2003.

      A prison diary Vol. 1, Belmarsh: hell
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    • Pocket Fiction: A Matter of Honor

      • 407 páginas
      • 15 horas de lectura

      It seems innocent enough. A disgraced British colonel bequeaths a mysterious letter to his only son. But the moment Adam Scott opens the yellowing envelope, he sets into motion a deadly chain of events that threatens to shake the very foundations of the free world. Within days, Adam's lover is brutally murdered and he's running for his life through the great cities of Europe, pursued not only by the KGB, but by the CIA and his own countrymen as well. Their common intent is to kill him before the truth comes out. While powerful men in smoke-filled rooms plot ever more ingenious means of destroying him, Adam finds himself betrayed and abandoned even by those he holds most dear. When at last he comes to understand what he is in possession of, he's even more determined to protect it, for it's more than a matter of life and death-it's a matter of honor.

      Pocket Fiction: A Matter of Honor
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    • A prison diary

      • 259 páginas
      • 10 horas de lectura

      Jeffrey Archer was sentenced to four years' imprisonment at 12.07pm on Thursday 19t July 2001. Within six hours, Prisoner FF8282, as he is now known, was on suicide watch in the medical wing of Belmarsh top security prison in south London. This, he discovered, is standard procedure for first-time offenders on their first night in jail.

      A prison diary
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    • Florentyna Kane is elected President - the first woman President of the United States. At 7.30 one evening the FBI learn of a plot to kill her - the 1572nd such threat of that year. At 8.30 five people know all the details. By 9.30 four of them are dead.

      Shall We Tell the President
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    • The gospel according to Judas

      • 101 páginas
      • 4 horas de lectura

      The Pope referred to the 'mystery of Judas'. This book throws light on the events leading up to the great betrayal. Presented in gospel style with two-colour text, ribbon marker and gilded edges, it is an account of the stories of Jesus and Judas.

      The gospel according to Judas
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    • Kainovo znamení

      • 270 páginas
      • 10 horas de lectura

      Druhá kniha ságy britského spisovatele a politika je pokračováním knihy Kane a Abel. Abel pokračuje jako luxusní hoteliér a z neúspěšného manželství má jedinou dceru. Kane se stane ředitelem velké banky, má šťastné manželství a 3 děti. Oba se přihlásí jako dobrovolníci za 2. svět. války, ale Abel stále touží po pomstě a postupně skupuje akcie Kaneovy banky. Je zapleten do politických machinací a obviněn z úplatkářství. Abelova dcera a jediný Kaneův syn se do sebe zamilují, aniž by věděli o nepřátelství otců a přes jejich odpor uzavírají manželství. Abel dovádí svou pomstu do konce a až po smrti Kanea se dozví, kdo jako jediný mu důvěřoval v počátcích jeho kariéry.... celý text

      Kainovo znamení
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    • Charlieho šťastie

      • 268 páginas
      • 10 horas de lectura

      Druhá časť príbehu Charlieho Trumpera pokrýva obdobie od sklonku štyridsiatych do začiatku sedemdesiatych rokov. Charlie je už úspešným podnikateľom, jeho veľkolepé plány ale zanovito hatí zlomyseľná starena - celoživotná protivníčka Trumperovcov pani Trenthamová. Do centra príbehu sa však dostáva nová generácia: mladý nádejný matematik Daniel Trumper, syn Becky, ktorý začína tušiť pravdu o svojom nemanželskom pôvode, a pekná mladá Austrálčanka Cathy, historička umenia, odchovaná melbournským sirotincom, ktorej najväčšou túžbou je dozvedieť sa niečo o svojich rodičoch. Charlieho Trumpera nezlomí ani nečakaná osobná tragédia a po strhujúcom, takmer detektívnom pátraní sa mu v napínavom finále príbehu podarí objaviť jediného človeka, schopného definitívne zmariť zlovestné plány pani Trenthamovej...

      Charlieho šťastie
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    • Šťastný Charlie

      • 342 páginas
      • 12 horas de lectura

      Prvá časť románu o Charliem, ktorý sa odohráva pred 1. svetovou vojnou a počas nej. O chlapcovi, ktorému sa splní detský sen stať sa obchodníkom.

      Šťastný Charlie
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    • Es ist nicht alles Gold, was glänzt. Roman

      • 316 páginas
      • 12 horas de lectura

      Harvey Metcalfe, ein reicher Betrüger, hat vier wohlhabende Männer um ihr Vermögen gebracht. Doch seine Opfer verbünden sich, um ihn mit seinen eigenen Methoden zu überlisten und wollen ihn um die verlorene Million US-Dollar erleichtern. Ein riskantes Spiel entfaltet sich.

      Es ist nicht alles Gold, was glänzt. Roman
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    • Auge um Auge. Roman

      • 480 páginas
      • 17 horas de lectura

      William Warwick, aus gutem Hause, strebt nach Gerechtigkeit und möchte im britischen Polizeiapparat aufsteigen – vom Streifenbeamten bis zum Commissioner. Im siebten Band der Saga zeigt Bestsellerautor Jeffrey Archer erneut sein Können.

      Auge um Auge. Roman
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    • William Warwick hat es weit gebracht, seit er vor wenigen Jahren als einfacher Streifenbeamter seinen Dienst bei der Londoner Polizei antrat. Mittlerweile ist er stolzer Vater von Zwillingen, und bei der Jagd auf Kunstfälscher und Drogenbarone hat er sich als fähiger Ermittler erwiesen. Doch nun lauert Unrecht in den eigenen Reihen: Der junge Detective Jerry Summers wird der Bestechlichkeit verdächtigt. Williams Team ermittelt Undercover gegen die eigene Behörde – eine gefährliche Aufgabe, die höchstes Fingerspitzengefühl erfordert. Erst recht als sich eine von Williams Kolleginnen Hals über Kopf in Summers verliebt …

      Blindes Vertrauen
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    • Warmherzige Kindergeschichten des Weltbestseller-Autors Jeffrey Archer Der tapfere Willy reist zusammen mit seinem Teddybären Randolf in die Quadratwelt, um sein verlorengegangenes Kätzchen Jojo zu retten. Dort schlagen sie dem Grumpfutz und seinem Handlanger Klauvogel ein Schnippchen. Und tauchen später tief in den Ozean ab, um die Besatzung des U-Bootes Neptun zu retten, die von Herbert dem Horror-Hering und seiner Bande hunderter heimtückischer Heringe verspeist werden soll. In einer dritten Geschichte wollen König Wohltäter und Königin Echo aus dem Kleinen Land herausfinden, welches der schnellste Wagen im Königreich sein mag. Doch der Sieger der Herzen ist nicht das Auto, das die Ziellinie als erstes überquert. DreiturbulenteKindergeschichten voller Humor undkurioser Einfälle Ein Lesespaß für Groß und Klein mit vielen vierfarbigen Illustrationen Geschrieben vomWeltbestseller-Autor Jeffrey Archer

      Willis wundersame Abenteuer und eine königliche Geschichte
      4,3
    • (Ne)povídej

      • 180 páginas
      • 7 horas de lectura

      Patnáct povídek, patnáct originálních příběh - napínavých, dojemných i fascinujících… Zjistěte co se stane s bezradným mladým detektivem z Neapole, který cestuje do malého městečka vysoko v horách, aby pátral po zločinci v povídce “Kdo zabil starostu?”. Zažijte “Zásadní obrat” spolu s mladíkem, jehož život se nečekaně promění poté, co se dozví, odkud pochází otcovo bohatství. Seznamte se s doktorkou Burbageovou, která se v příběhu “Džentlmen a učenkyně” rozhodne postavit kolegům na universitě a prosadit se v do té doby mužském prostředí. Vydejte se stopem se studentkou Kelley, která se během svého dobrodružství v povídce “Promarněná hodina” dozví víc, než by si vůbec dokázala představit. Bestsellerový autor Jeffrey Archer se i v této povídkové knize inspiroval skutečnými lidmi, s nimiž se setkal, příběhy, které zaslechl, i zeměmi, které procestoval. Ponořte se do jeho vyprávění plného napínavých a úsměvných okamžiků i nečekaných konců.

      (Ne)povídej
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    • Zlodějská čest

      • 316 páginas
      • 12 horas de lectura

      Dva roky po válce v Perském zálivu nastupuje do úřadu americký prezident Clinton. Irácký diktátor Saddám Hussajn se rozhodne znemožnit jej hned zpočátku a irácká tajná služba za podpory mezinárodního zločinu uspořádá důmyslnou akci, v níž se jí podaří ukrást nejdůležitější americký dokument Prohlášení nezávislosti. Americká CIA a izraelský Mossad naopak usilují o likvidaci iráckého diktátora a tak probíhají promyšlené a napínavé a divoké akce. Agent CIA Scott Bradley a agentka Mossadu Hana Kopecová mají jen pár dnů k symbolickému i faktickému zachování demokratického světa.

      Zlodějská čest
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    • Mladá kunsthistorička, pracující pro newyorského bankéře, má podezření, že klienti banky, kteří vlastní cenná umělecká díla, často umírají za podivných okolností. Dětská psycholožka se snaží pomoci záhadnému děvčátku, které se náhle objevilo z lesů, zanedbané a vyděšené. Mickey Haller, advokát bez kanceláře, pracuje na zadním sedadle vozu Lincoln, aby byl blízko svým klientům, jako jsou opilí řidiči a drogoví překupníci. Pro něj není právo otázkou viny či neviny, ale manipulace a vyjednávání. Když ho osloví playboy z Beverly Hills obviněný z napadení ženy, získává Haller prvního dobře placeného klienta a věří, že obhajuje nevinného. Avšak po vraždě policejního vyšetřovatele, který se přiblížil k pravdě, Haller zjistí, že přehlédl přítomnost skutečného zla. Aby unikl nebezpečí, musí využít všechny své schopnosti a zmanipulovat systém, kterému přestal důvěřovat. Krátce před největším dostihem sezony je unesen favorit, plnokrevník Cajun King. Novinář Ben Copperfield se o únosu dozvídá jako jeden z prvních, ale musí slíbit majiteli koně, že tuto informaci nezveřejní. Jeho profesionální zvědavost ho však nutí pátrat po okolnostech případu, což může být pro někoho nebezpečné.

      Klamný dojem, Kouzelná hodinka, Advokát, Největší šance
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    • 時のみぞ知る

      • 335 páginas
      • 12 horas de lectura

      全世界売上4億冊。作家の最高傑作。壮大なサーガ、開幕!波乱の学校生活のなか、それでも学業に励むハリーは次々に厳しい真実と向き合うことになる。英雄として戦死したと教わった父の本当の姿。ウェイトレスとして働く母メイジーの暗い過去。師と崇める謎の男ジャック・ターが背負う傷。伯父スタンの許しがたい行い……。少年が大人への扉を開けてゆく中、ついに直面することになった驚愕の事実とは? 全英1位ベストセラー、日本上陸!

      時のみぞ知る
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    • Svazek obsahuje zkrácené verze čtyř úspěšných románů od renomovaných angloamerických autorů, doplněné stručnými informacemi o jejich tvůrcích. 1) V Londýně se náhodně střetnou dva muži z opačných konců společnosti, nevzdělaný automechanik a začínající advokát. Jejich dramatické setkání vyústí v soudní spor, který pro jednoho z nich skončí nespravedlivým odsouzením. Ve vězení začne spřádat plán pomsty. 2) Představte si možnost změnit svůj život od základů – zkrotit neposlušné kudrny, srovnat křivé zuby, dosáhnout skvělého postavení v práci a vzít si milionáře. Lexi Smartová se brzy dozví, zda je takový život skutečně šťastnější. 3) Lev Děmidov, agent státní bezpečnosti, odmítne udat vlastní ženu a oba jsou vyhnáni na Sibiř, kde je Lev degradován. Zde se účastní vyšetřování úmrtí dívky, které nápadně připomíná smrt jiného dítěte v Moskvě. Lev se rozhodne pátrat po sériovém vrahovi sám, přestože ve stalinském Rusku oficiálně "neexistuje zločin". 4) Třiatřicetiletá televizní reportérka Tiel McCoyová se vydává na dovolenou do Nového Mexika, když zaslechne zprávu o únosu dcery texaského milionáře. Z benzínové stanice volá svému šéfovi a ocitá se v situaci, která může být největší reportérskou kauzou jejího života, pokud ovšem vyvázne živá.

      Čas pomsty, Vzpomínáš si?, Dítě číslo 44, V šachu
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