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Lee Maureen: Amy's Diary

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: On 3rd September 1939, Amy Browning decided to start writing a diary. It was a momentous day for so many reasons: it was Amy's 18th birthday; her sister had just given birth to a baby boy; and on the radio it was announced that Great Britain was now at war with Germany. For a while, life didn't change very much for Amy. Living with her family in Opal Street, Liverpool, Amy and her friend both got…

Gardner John: The Man from Barbarossa

Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: James Bond has been partnered with an Israeli Mossad agent, Pete Natkowitz, and assigned to work with the KGB to infiltrate a terrorist group. The group, The Scales of Justice, are demanding the trial of a suspected Nazi war criminal and each day of delay brings another death. Posing as a TV crew, Bond and the other agents attempt to discover the group's real motive. When Bond realises that the…

Gardner John: Scorpius

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: When the body of a mysterious woman is found to be carrying the phone number of James Bond, Bond is called in by M to help the investigation. But before he can even reach headquarters he is nearly run off the road in a high-speed motorway chase. Someone wants Bond dead. When Bond discovers that the woman was a member of a cult society known as The Meek Ones, with murky links to a wealthy arms…

Sebag Montefiore Simon: Jerusalem: The Biography

Скачать книгу (размер 3 910 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 768) Аннотация: Jerusalem is the universal city, the capital of two peoples, the shrine of three faiths; it is the prize of empires, the site of Judgement Day and the battlefield of today's clash of civilizations. From King David to Barack Obama, from the birth of Judaism, Christianity and Islam to the Israel-Palestine conflict, this is the epic history of 3,000 years of faith, slaughter, fanaticism and…

Brassey Richard: The Queen: Diamond Jubilee Book

Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: «A celebration of the Queen and her reign which will appeal to children, or souvenir hunters, as it's presented in an appealing style and format. Irreverent but always affectionate, the book reveals quirky facts alongside solid history, and is in the same highly illustrated style as the author's «Nessie The Loch Ness Monster» and «Greyfriars Bobby».»

Paver Michelle: Spirit Walker

Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: Thousands of years ago an orphan boy and his wolf cub companion challenge a demon bear that threatens to destroy their world forever. With the help of the World Spirit, Torak destroys the bear, but his beloved Wolf is lost in the ensuing avalanche. And Torak's quest is far from over. A strange, creeping sickness, silent and deadly, is threatening the Ravens. Word arrives that the Seal Clan have…

Coben Harlan: Live Wire

Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: In this exciting new novel from international bestseller Coben, his fans will learn more about Myron Bolitar than they ever have before as Myron's mysterious, estranged younger brother Brad disappears, only to leave Myron with his son — a teenage boy that Myron didn't even know existed...

Eric Lustbader: The Bourne Deception

Скачать книгу (размер 2 472 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 486) Аннотация: Jason Bourne's nemesis Arkadin is still hot on his trail and the two continue their struggle, reversing roles of hunter and hunted. When Bourne is ambushed and badly wounded, he fakes his death and goes into hiding. In safety, he takes on a new identity, and begins a mission to find out who tried to assassinate him. Meanwhile, an American passenger airliner is shot down. Bourne's search for the…

Geraldine Mccaughrean: Robin Hood and a World of Other Stories

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: These are the stories our ancestors told to explain how the world began; or they are the legends of half-remembered heroes and people whose lives were changed by magic. Brilliantly retold in the sparkling and inspirational words of the multiple award-winning and much-loved children's author, Geraldine McCaughrean, the tales will delight and entertain readers of all ages. Together, ROBIN HOOD AND…

Zafon C.R.: Midnight Palace

Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: 1916, Calcutta. A man pauses for breath outside the ruins of Jheeter's Gate station knowing he has only hours to live. Pursued by assassins, he must ensure the safety of two newborn twins, before disappearing into the night to meet his fate. 1932. Ben and his friends are due to leave the orphanage which has been their home for sixteen years. Tonight will be the final meeting of their secret club,…

Charlaine Harris: The Sookie Stackhouse Companion: A Complete Guide to the Sookie Stackhouse Series

Скачать книгу (размер 2 441 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 480) Аннотация: THE SOOKIE STACKHOUSE COMPANION is a unique guide to Sookie Stackhouse and her dark fantasy southern-Gothic world, as well as an in-depth look at the award-winning HBO series TRUE BLOOD. The book will feature a brand-new Sookie story and Charlaine's own map of Bon Temps, never before published, with every place of interest in the town, including Merlotte's bar and Sookie's home. Other treats…

Julian Fellowes: Snobs/Past Imperfect Omnibus

Скачать книгу (размер 4 400 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 864) Аннотация: SNOBS Edith Lavery, the attractive only child of a middle-class accountant, leaves behind her dull job when she manages to bag one of the most eligible bachelors in town. But is life amongst the aristocracy really all that it seems...? PAST IMPERFECT Damian Baxter is very, very rich. But he has one concern: who should inherit his fortune. A letter from an ex-girlfriend suggests Damian may have…

Ben Aaronovitch: Rivers of London

Скачать книгу (размер 2 135 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 420) Аннотация: My name is Peter Grant and until January I was just probationary constable in that mighty army for justice known to all right-thinking people as the Metropolitan Police Service (and as the Filth to everybody else). My only concerns in life were how to avoid a transfer to the Case Progression Unit — we do paperwork so real coppers don't have to — and finding a way to climb into the panties of the…

Schlink Bernhard: The Gordian Knot

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Young lawyer Georg Polger gives up a comfortable existence in Germany to work as a freelance translator in the South of France. But business in the picturesque village is far from booming, and Georg struggles to make ends meet. One day he is approached by a certain Mr Bulnakoff, who wants Georg to take over a local translation agency. The previous owner has just died in mysterious circumstances.…

Ella Griffin: Postcards from the Heart

Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: Life is looking up for Saffy. She has a great job, a gorgeous flat in the most desirable part of Dublin and — after six years — it looks like her boyfriend, Greg, is going to propose. Greg (just voted the 9th most eligible man in Ireland) is on a high, too — he's about to swap his part as a heart-throb in an Irish soap for a break in Hollywood. His best mate Conor wakes up every morning with…

Jeff Lindsay: Dexter is Delicious

Скачать книгу (размер 2 360 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 464) Аннотация: Everything's changing for our friendly neighbourhood serial killer. As if getting married wasn't enough to complete his nice-guy persona, Dexter is now the proud father of a baby girl. And disconcertingly, he actually seems to care. But even if fatherhood is distracting Dexter from his midnight excursions to rid Miami of a few more lowlifes, there's no let-up at work. Two young girls are missing…

Michelle Paver: Dark Matter

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: January 1937. Clouds of war are gathering over a fogbound London. Twenty-eight year old Jack is poor, lonely and desperate to change his life. So when he's offered the chance to join an Arctic expedition, he jumps at it. Spirits are high as the ship leaves Norway: five men and eight huskies, crossing the Barents Sea by the light of the midnight sun. At last they reach the remote, uninhabited bay…

Harrison Kate: Soul Beach

Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: When Alice Forster receives an email from her dead sister she assumes it must be a sick practical joke. Then an invitation arrives to the virtual world of Soul Beach, an idyllic online paradise of sun, sea and sand where Alice can finally talk to her sister again — and discover a new world of friendships, secrets and maybe even love... But why is Soul Beach only inhabited by the young, the…

Peter Straub: A Dark Matter

Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: The charismatic and cunning Spenser Mallon is a campus guru in the 1960s, attracting the devotion and demanding sexual favours of his young acolytes. After he invites his most fervent followers to attend a secret ritual in a local meadow, the only thing that remains is a gruesomely dismembered body — and the shattered souls of all who were present. Years later, one man attempts to understand what…

Veronica Henry: The Birthday Party

Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: Secrets, rivalry, glamour — it's time for the party of the year... Delilah has lived out her tempestuous marriage to hell-raiser Raf in the glare of the media spotlight. Now planning a milestone birthday, she has more on her mind than invitations. Raf has been offered a part in a movie he can't refuse. But will he succumb to the temptations he's struggled to resist for the last ten years?…