Chicago. 1992. A hospital patient wakes to find two strangers by his bed. They show him a list of names and ask a simple but impossible question. Minutes later he falls to his death from his twelfth-floor window - a fall which generates some unexpected attention. That attention comes from the Secretary of Defense, who calls for an inter-agency task force to investigate. Jack Reacher,...

An archaeologist’s wife is murdered on the shores of the River Tigris in Iraq… It was clear to Amy Leatheran that something sinister was going on at the Hassanieh dig in Iraq; something associated with the presence of ‘Lovely Louise’, wife of celebrated archaeologist Dr Leidner. In a few days’ time Hercule Poirot was due to drop in at the excavation site. But with Louise suffering from...

The unforgettable novel of a childhood in a sleepy Southern town and the crisis of conscience that rocked it, To Kill A Mockingbird became both an instant bestseller and a critical success when it was first published in 1960. It went on to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1961 and was later made into an Academy Award-winning film, also a classic.

Ta dwujęzyczna seria zachwyci wszystkich miłośników prozy Arthura Conan Doyle'a. Do rąk czytelników trafiają cztery powieści, których bohaterem jest Sherlock Holmes - ekscentryczny detektyw amator. Każda książka zawiera oryginalny tekst angielski i jego polskie tłumaczenie. W serii: Studium w szkarłacie, Znak czterech, Pies Baskerville’ów, Dolina Strachu.

Czytasz wciągającą historię kryminalną i ćwiczysz angielski!A Way Out of Hell to wyjątkowa książka do nauki języka angielskiego. Dzięki lekturze wciągającej historii poznasz współczesne angielskie słownictwo w kontekście, utrwalisz poprawne konstrukcje leksykalno-gramatyczne i przekonasz się, że nauka języka obcego może być przyjemnością!Opis fabuły:Wielka Brytania po tabloidowej aferze...

No home library is complete without the classics! The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Other Stories brings together the essential works from Arthur Conan Doyle in an elegant, leather-bound, omnibus edition—a keepsake to be read and treasured. There is one literary detective who stands above all others, whose powers of deduction are known the world over, whose influence can...

When a troubled model falls to her death from a snow-covered Mayfair balcony, it is assumed that she has committed suicide. However, her brother has his doubts, and calls in private investigator Cormoran Strike to look into the case. Strike is a war veteran - wounded both physically and psychologically - and his life is in disarray. The case gives him a financial lifeline, but it comes at a...

The complete collection of Sherlock Holmes’s adventures in crime, including all four novels and fifty-six short stories featuring Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic hero Volume I includes the early novel A Study in Scarlet, which introduced the eccentric genius of Sherlock Holmes to the world. This baffling murder mystery, with the cryptic word Rache written in blood, first...

The global bestseller featuring symbologist Robert Langdon, from the author of THE DA VINCI CODE and \'master of the intellectual cliffhanger\' (Wall Street Journal) Dan Brown. Robert Langdon, Harvard professor of symbology and religious iconology, arrives at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao to attend the unveiling of an astonishing scientific breakthrough. The evening’s host is...

Najnowsza książka mistrza gatunku. Billy Summers jest najlepszy w swoim fachu. Eliminuje ludzi, ale tylko tych naprawdę złych. Był snajperem w Iraku, więc zna się na rzeczy i zawsze strzela celnie. Tym razem przyjmuje ostatnie zlecenie. Czas w końcu na zasłużoną emeryturę. Niestety, coś idzie nie tak… A nawet wszystko. Stephen King (ur. 1947)...

Agatha Christie’s most daring crime mystery - an early and particularly brilliant outing of Hercule Poirot, ‘The Murder of Roger Ackroyd’, with its legendary twist, changed the detective fiction genre for ever. Roger Ackroyd knew too much. He knew that the woman he loved had poisoned her brutal first husband. He suspected also that someone had been blackmailing her. Now, tragically, came the...

<b>Holly Gibney, one of Stephen King\'s most compelling and ingeniously resourceful characters, returns in this thrilling novel to uncover the gruesome truth behind multiple disappearances in a Midwestern town.</b> Bonnie Dahl is missing . . .  Holly Gibney of the Finders Keepers detective agency is meant to be on leave. But she finds it impossible to turn down...

He’s the best cop they’ve got. When a drug bust turns into a bloodbath it’s up to Inspector Macbeth and his team to clean up the mess. He’s also an ex-drug addict with a troubled past. He’s rewarded for his success. Power. Money. Respect. They’re all within reach. But a man like him won’t get to the top. Plagued by hallucinations and paranoia, Macbeth starts to unravel. He’s convinced he...

En el escenario majestuoso de la Ribeira Sacra, Álvaro sufre unaccidente que acabará con su vida. Cuando Manuel, su marido, llega aGalicia para reconocer el cadáver, descubre que la investigación sobre el caso se ha cerrado con demasiada rapidez. El rechazo de supoderosa familia política, los Muñiz de Dávila, le impulsa a huir pero le retiene el alegato contra la impunidad que Nogueira, un...

Tasio Ortiz de Zárate, el brillante arqueólogo condenado por los extra?os asesinatos que aterrorizaron la tranquila ciudad de Vitoria hace dos décadas, está a punto de salir de prisión en su primer permiso cuando los crímenes se reanudan de nuevo: en la emblemática Catedral Vieja de Vitoria, una pareja de veinte a?os aparece desnuda y muerta por picaduras de abeja en la garganta. Poco...

The Vatican Never Forgets Nicholas Lee’s job is one-of-a-kind, as unique as his charges. He’s UNESCO’s one and only field agent, their practical answer to the criminals seeking to plunder the world’s artifacts and cultural heritage. So Nick is perfectly placed when, on a personal visit to a friend in Belgium, the world-famous Ghent Altarpiece’s twelfth panel is burnt to ashes. Thankfully...

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners...

Sherlock Holmes, scourge of criminals everywhere, whether they be lurking in London\'s foggy...

From debut author Caroline Kepnes comes You, one of Suspense Magazine’s Best Books of 2014, and a brilliant and terrifying novel for the social media age. When a beautiful aspiring writer strides into the East Village bookstore where Joe Goldberg works, he does what anyone would do: he Googles the name on her credit card. There is only one Guinevere Beck in New York City. She has a public...

On the hottest day of the summer of 1934, thirteen-year-old Briony Tallis sees her sister Cecilia strip off her clothes and plunge into the fountain in the garden of their country house. Watching her is Robbie Turner, her childhood friend who, like Cecilia, has recently come down from Cambridge. By the end of that day, the lives of all three will have been changed for ever. Robbie and...