the private patient phylis dorothy jamesova

THE MULTIMILLION-COPY BESTSELLING ADAM DALGLIESH SERIES FROM THE ⠘QUEEN OF ENGLISH CRIME⠙ (Guardian) ⠘A legend.⠙ VAL MCDERMID⠘Effortlessly entertaining.⠙ THE TIMES⠘P. D. James took the classic crime novel and turned up the dial.⠙ MICK HERRONPERFECT FOR FANS OF VAL MCDERMID, RUTH RENDELL AND ELLY GRIFFITHS__________________________________________________________________________________Dalgliesh⠙s team are never called in to a commonplace murder.When the notorious investigative journalist, Rhoda Gradwyn, books into a private clinic in Dorset for the removal of a disfiguring scar, she has every chance of a successful operation and the beginning of a new life ⠓ but she won⠙t leave Cheverell Manor alive.After her murder, and with the future of the clinic at risk, Dalgliesh and his team are shown every courtesy ⠓ but the case raises far more complicated problems than merely the question of innocence or guilt . . .__________________________________________________________________________________⠘P. D. James at the very top of her game . . . what we have here is a good old-fashioned country house murder.⠙ 5* reader review⠘Compelling read! I picked this up on holiday and was immediately hooked. A classic crime novel.⠙ 5* reader review⠘Ranks among the masterpieces of British crime writing.⠙ SPECTATOR**Now a major Channel 5 series**__________________________________________________________________________________READERS LOVE THE ADAM DALGLEISH SERIES:⠘Adam Dalgleish is one of the best characters in modern detective fiction.⠙ 5* reader review⠘If you are not already an Adam Dalgliesh fan, I urge you to become one . . . James can describe a scene or delineate a character with precision and depth, like no other writer I have read . . . I usually stay up all night to read a P. D. James novel once I start one.⠙ 5* reader review⠘I would never give less than 5 stars to any P. D. James book. She is one of a kind, always constant, always wonderful writing, always great characters, and always a good mystery that you cannot put down.⠙ 5* reader review⠘P.D. James writes mysteries for ordinary people. Her characters are relatable and her hero is dynamic. But don t expect cell phones or computers. Her stories are strictly old school, which is what I love about them.⠙ 5* reader review⠘Crime writing at its very best!⠙ 5* reader reviewPRAISE FOR P. D. JAMES:⠘P. D. James is the crème de la crème of crime writers. Her books are shrewd puzzles, full of wit and depth.⠙ IAN RANKIN⠘Nobody can put the reader in the eye of the storm quite like P. D. James.⠙ SUNDAY EXPRESS⠘One of the literary greats. Her sense of place was exquisite, characterisation and plotting unrivalled.⠙ MARI HANNAH⠘James manages a depth and intelligence that few in her trade can match.⠙ THE TIMES⠘There are very few thriller writers who can compete with P. D. James at her best.⠙ SPECTATOR⠘The queen of English crime.⠙ GUARDIAN

Objev podobné jako The Private Patient - Phylis Dorothy Jamesová

THE MULTIMILLION-COPY BESTSELLING ADAM DALGLIESH SERIES FROM THE ⠘QUEEN OF ENGLISH CRIME⠙ (Guardian) WINNER OF THE CWA SILVER DAGGER⠘A legend.⠙ VAL MCDERMID⠘P. D. James took the classic crime novel and turned up the dial.⠙ MICK HERRON⠘The best mysteries only get better with time and this is one of them!⠙ 5* reader reviewPERFECT FOR FANS OF VAL MCDERMID, RUTH RENDELL AND ELLY GRIFFITHS__________________________________________________________________________________There⠙s something wrong about this place. Haven⠙t you noticed?Dalgliesh is recovering from a life-threatening illness when his elderly friend Father Baddeley reaches out for advice. By the time he can respond, Father Baddeley is dead. And his is not the first recent death at the Dorset home for the disabled where he worked.Dalgliesh feels he must try to understand these deaths, even without official jurisdiction or support, but amid the growing suspicion of the residents, he can⠙t be sure either of them was murder.Until another body is found ⠓ and Dalgliesh suddenly finds himself in very grave danger.__________________________________________________________________________________⠘The writing is excellent, the pitch of final terror beautifully sustained.⠙ Evening Standard⠘Golden age quality writing, hugely enjoyable . . . Atmospheric, intriguing and a pleasure to read.⠙ 5* reader review⠘A masterpiece.⠙ Edmund Crispin, Sunday Times**Now a major Channel 5 series**__________________________________________________________________________________READERS LOVE THE ADAM DALGLEISH SERIES:⠘Adam Dalgleish is one of the best characters in modern detective fiction.⠙ 5* reader review⠘If you are not already an Adam Dalgliesh fan, I urge you to become one . . . James can describe a scene or delineate a character with precision and depth, like no other writer I have read . . . I usually stay up all night to read a P. D. James novel once I start one.⠙ 5* reader review⠘I would never give less than 5 stars to any P. D. James book. She is one of a kind, always constant, always wonderful writing, always great characters, and always a good mystery that you cannot put down.⠙ 5* reader review⠘P.D. James writes mysteries for ordinary people. Her characters are relatable and her hero is dynamic. But don t expect cell phones or computers. Her stories are strictly old school, which is what I love about them.⠙ 5* reader review⠘Crime writing at its very best!⠙ 5* reader reviewPRAISE FOR P. D. JAMES:⠘P. D. James is the crème de la crème of crime writers. Her books are shrewd puzzles, full of wit and depth.⠙ IAN RANKIN⠘Nobody can put the reader in the eye of the storm quite like P. D. James.⠙ SUNDAY EXPRESS⠘One of the literary greats. Her sense of place was exquisite, characterisation and plotting unrivalled.⠙ MARI HANNAH⠘James manages a depth and intelligence that few in her trade can match.⠙ THE TIMES⠘There are very few thriller writers who can compete with P. D. James at her best.⠙ SPECTATOR⠘The queen of English crime.⠙ GUARDIAN

Objev podobné jako The Black Tower - Phylis Dorothy Jamesová

Audiokniha: Mladá Phyllis přijíždí na oslavu Vánoc k babičce, kde se setkává se vzdáleným příbuzným Rowlandem Maybrickem. Z přítomnosti žoviálního, neomaleného, sebevědomého mladíka, který přijel ocenit babiččiny staré mince, není Phyllis nadšená. Na klidu jí rozhodně nepřidá, když v noci na Hod Boží dojde k vraždě. Co se v bohatém domě s dobrou pověstí na Vánoce roku 1940 vlastně stalo? Co vyšetřila policie a co zjistila P. D. Jamesová? Britská autorka Phyllis Dorothy Jamesová bývá označována za nástupkyni Agathy Christie. Proslula detektivními romány s postavou mírně rezervovaného, inteligentního a pohledného komisaře Adama Dalglieshe. Popularitu si získala i filmová zpracování jejích napínavých příběhů. Český rozhlas natočil dramatický seriál Zahalte jí tvář (2014), četbu z knihy Pachuť smrti (2020) a dramatizaci povídky Vánoční vražda (2020). Vánoční vražda v zamčené knihovně aneb Zážitek, který přivedl slavnou spisovatelku P. D. Jamesovou k psaní detektivních příběhů.

Objev podobné jako Vánoční vražda - Phylis Dorothy Jamesová - audiokniha

Four festive stories from P. D. James, the Queen of Crime From a Christmas murder at a country house to an illicit affair and a questionable inheritance, P. D. James s trademark sparkling prose illuminates the secrets that lurk beneath the surface at enforced family gatherings. These puzzle-box mysteries are perfect cosy reading for the darkest days of the year!Including two early cases for Adam Dalgleish - star of the major TV series, DalgleishWhat readers are saying: A sheer delight. 5* reader review Four of the best of P D James short stories. All set around Christmas and all expertly planned, written and executed! 5* reader review Perfect for a dark wintry evening. 5* reader review Very entertaining, and I loved it. 5* reader review

Objev podobné jako The Mistletoe Murder and Other Stories - Phylis Dorothy Jamesová

ONE OF THE BBC S 100 NOVELS THAT SHAPED OUR WORLD The year is 2021. No child has been born for twenty-five years. The human race faces extinction.Under the despotic rule of Xan Lyppiat, the Warden of England, the old are despairing and the young cruel. Theo Faren, a cousin of the Warden, lives a solitary life in this ominous atmosphere. That is, until a chance encounter with a young woman leads him into contact with a group of dissenters. Suddenly his life is changed irrevocably as he faces agonising choices which could affect the future of mankind.

Objev podobné jako The Children of Men - Phylis Dorothy Jamesová

Faber Stories, a landmark series of individual volumes, presents masters of the short story form at work in a range of genres and styles. On the whole, it was easier than I had expected. Only once did I feel myself at risk. That was when the Inspector suddenly intervened. He said in a harsh voice: ⠜He married your wife, didn⠙t he? Took her away from you some people might say. Nice piece of goods, too, by the look of her. Didn⠙t you feel any grievance?⠝I had been expecting this question. I knew exactly what I would say.The late, great P. D. James takes us inside the mind of a murderer.Bringing together past, present and future in our ninetieth year, Faber Stories is a celebratory compendium of collectable work.

Objev podobné jako The Victim - Phylis Dorothy Jamesová

THE MULTIMILLION-COPY BESTSELLING ADAM DALGLIESH SERIES FROM THE ⠘QUEEN OF ENGLISH CRIME⠙ (Guardian) ⠘A legend.⠙ VAL MCDERMID⠘P. D. James took the classic crime novel and turned up the dial.⠙ MICK HERRON⠘The most ingeniously undetectable murder method since Dorothy L. Sayers.⠙ SCOTSMANPERFECT FOR FANS OF VAL MCDERMID, RUTH RENDELL AND ELLY GRIFFITHS__________________________________________________________________________________An unfinished manuscript. A murder stranger than fiction. Battered by the conclusion of a particularly brutal murder case in London, Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh has escaped for a hard-earned break, which he plans to spend taking long walks with his aunt and doing a little bird-watching in the Suffolk countryside. But all hope of peace is shattered by murder, when the mutilated body of local crime writer Maurice Seaton is discovered floating in a dinghy near Dalgliesh⠙s rural idyll. Faced with such a macabre crime, Dalgliesh feels compelled to join the investigation ⠓ but as he delves into the dead man s secrets, the case seems poised to take another murderous turn . . .__________________________________________________________________________________⠘Cleverly plotted . . . full of telling detail.⠙ Edmund Crispin, Sunday Times⠘Wonderful evocative writing ⠓ a thriller of the highest calibre. Just loved this book and would recommend to anyone who enjoys superbly crafted detective fiction.⠙ 5* reader review ⠘A very engrossing whodunit with a real sense of location and character. It left me wanting to visit Suffolk and hear a wind coming off the sea, so fierce that you cannot stand upright against it . . . Thoroughly enjoyable.⠙ 5* reader review**Now a major Channel 5 series**__________________________________________________________________________________READERS LOVE THE ADAM DALGLEISH SERIES:⠘Adam Dalgleish is one of the best characters in modern detective fiction.⠙ 5* reader review⠘If you are not already an Adam Dalgliesh fan, I urge you to become one . . . James can describe a scene or delineate a character with precision and depth, like no other writer I have read . . . I usually stay up all night to read a P. D. James novel once I start one.⠙ 5* reader review⠘I would never give less than 5 stars to any P. D. James book. She is one of a kind, always constant, always wonderful writing, always great characters, and always a good mystery that you cannot put down.⠙ 5* reader review⠘P.D. James writes mysteries for ordinary people. Her characters are relatable and her hero is dynamic. But don t expect cell phones or computers. Her stories are strictly old school, which is what I love about them.⠙ 5* reader review⠘Crime writing at its very best!⠙ 5* reader reviewPRAISE FOR P. D. JAMES:⠘P. D. James is the crème de la crème of crime writers. Her books are shrewd puzzles, full of wit and depth.⠙ IAN RANKIN⠘Nobody can put the reader in the eye of the storm quite like P. D. James.⠙ SUNDAY EXPRESS⠘One of the literary greats. Her sense of place was exquisite, characterisation and plotting unrivalled.⠙ MARI HANNAH⠘James manages a depth and intelligence that few in her trade can match.⠙ THE TIMES⠘There are very few thriller writers who can compete with P. D. James at her best.⠙ SPECTATOR⠘The queen of English crime.⠙ GUARDIAN

Objev podobné jako Unnatural Causes - Phylis Dorothy Jamesová

When a young girl is found murdered in a field, the scientific examination of the exhibits is just a routine job for the staff of Hoggatt s forensic science laboratory. But nothing could have prepared them for the brutal death of one of their own. When the senior biologist is found dead in his laboratory Commander Dalgliesh is called to the bleak fens of East Anglia, where the murderer is lying in wait to strike again . . .

Objev podobné jako Death of an Expert Witness - Phylis Dorothy Jamesová

Now a major Channel 5 series The Queen of Crime. New York TimesVenetia Aldridge QC is a distinguished barrister. When she agrees to defend Garry Ashe, accused of the brutal murder of his aunt, it is one more opportunity to triumph in her distinguished career as a criminal lawyer. But just four weeks later, Miss Aldridge is found dead at her desk.Commander Adam Dalgliesh, called in to investigate, finds motives for murder among the clients Venetia has defended, her professional colleagues, her family - even her lover. As Dalgliesh narrows the field of suspects, a second brutal murder draws them into greater complexities of intrigue and evil . .. Ingenious and beautifully written, this is P. D.James at her highly impressive best. Sunday Telegraph Fiendishly clever . . .An accomplished performance by a leader in her field Sunday Times

Objev podobné jako A Certain Justice - Phylis Dorothy Jamesová

The young women of Nightingale House are there to learn to nurse and comfort the suffering. But when one of the students plays patient in a demonstration of nursing skills, she is horribly, brutally killed. Another student dies equally mysteriously and it is up to Adam Dalgliesh to unmask a killer who has decided to prescribe murder as the cure for all ills.

Objev podobné jako Shroud for a Nightingale - Phylis Dorothy Jamesová

THE PERFECT INTRODUCTION TO THE MULTIMILLION-COPY BESTSELLING ADAM DALGLIESH SERIES FROM THE ⠘QUEEN OF ENGLISH CRIME⠙ (GUARDIAN)⠘A legend.⠙ VAL MCDERMID⠘P. D. James took the classic crime novel and turned up the dial.⠙ MICK HERRON⠘One of those books you want to keep forever.⠙ 5* reader reviewAdam Dalgliesh has never failed to solve a case ⠓ yet.When the body of a woman is discovered at the Steen Psychiatric Clinic with a chisel through her heart, it seems to Dalgliesh a straightforward enough case: the building was locked, and no-one has been able to enter or leave since the murder. Logically, the killer must be one of the shocked group waiting to meet him.But Dalgliesh quickly discovers an intricate web of lies and grudges among both patients and staff which threatens to derail the investigation. And as he works to uncover the truth, the murderer is preparing to strike again . . .__________________________________________________________________________________⠘The writing is as sharp as a hypodermic.⠙ HERALD⠘A great whodunnit and I also love the social history as this was written/published circa 1963. Defo recommend.⠙ 5* reader review⠘Another belter from P. D. James. With stunning prose and the brilliant character of Dalgliesh at the helm, it s another winner.⠙ 5* reader review**Now a major Channel 5 series**__________________________________________________________________________________READERS LOVE THE ADAM DALGLEISH SERIES:⠘Adam Dalgleish is one of the best characters in modern detective fiction.⠙ 5* reader review⠘If you are not already an Adam Dalgliesh fan, I urge you to become one . . . James can describe a scene or delineate a character with precision and depth, like no other writer I have read . . . I usually stay up all night to read a P. D. James novel once I start one.⠙ 5* reader review⠘I would never give less than 5 stars to any P. D. James book. She is one of a kind, always constant, always wonderful writing, always great characters, and always a good mystery that you cannot put down.⠙ 5* reader review⠘P.D. James writes mysteries for ordinary people. Her characters are relatable and her hero is dynamic. But don t expect cell phones or computers. Her stories are strictly old school, which is what I love about them.⠙ 5* reader review⠘Crime writing at its very best!⠙ 5* reader reviewPRAISE FOR P. D. JAMES:⠘P. D. James is the crème de la crème of crime writers. Her books are shrewd puzzles, full of wit and depth.⠙ IAN RANKIN⠘Nobody can put the reader in the eye of the storm quite like P. D. James.⠙ SUNDAY EXPRESS⠘One of the literary greats. Her sense of place was exquisite, characterisation and plotting unrivalled.⠙ MARI HANNAH⠘James manages a depth and intelligence that few in her trade can match.⠙ THE TIMES⠘There are very few thriller writers who can compete with P. D. James at her best.⠙ SPECTATOR⠘The queen of English crime.⠙ GUARDIAN

Objev podobné jako A Mind to Murder - Phylis Dorothy Jamesová

THE MULTIMILLION-COPY BESTSELLING ADAM DALGLIESH SERIES FROM THE ⠘QUEEN OF ENGLISH CRIME⠙ (Guardian) ⠘A legend.⠙ VAL MCDERMID⠘P. D. James took the classic crime novel and turned up the dial.⠙ MICK HERRON⠘The murder mystery queen.⠙ SUNPERFECT FOR FANS OF VAL MCDERMID, RUTH RENDELL AND ELLY GRIFFITHS__________________________________________________________________________________Adam Dalgliesh. I ve heard of him ⠓ ruthless, unorthodox, and working always against time. When the body of Sally Jupp is discovered in her bedroom ⠓ the door bolted from the inside ⠓ the occupants of Martingale House are sure that the blame for this unthinkable crime will fall on an unknown intruder. But each of the household is hiding a secret that could shed light on the murder.And there s only one man who can sift through the layers of deceit and pretence to unmask the truth: Detective Chief Inspector Adam Dalgleish.__________________________________________________________________________________⠘A classic country-house whodunit . . . Very well written, with proper detection and a surprise ending.⠙ Punch⠘Absolutely loved this book! . . . Incredibly well written and I honestly had no idea who the guilty party was. Brilliant! I look forward to reading all the rest.⠙ 5* reader review⠘A page turning read, with engaging characters and many twists and turns as the story unfolded. I can t wait to get to the next book ⠓ highly recommended!⠙ 5* reader review**Now a major Channel 5 series**__________________________________________________________________________________READERS LOVE THE ADAM DALGLEISH SERIES:⠘Adam Dalgleish is one of the best characters in modern detective fiction.⠙ 5* reader review⠘If you are not already an Adam Dalgliesh fan, I urge you to become one . . . James can describe a scene or delineate a character with precision and depth, like no other writer I have read . . . I usually stay up all night to read a P. D. James novel once I start one.⠙ 5* reader review⠘I would never give less than 5 stars to any P. D. James book. She is one of a kind, always constant, always wonderful writing, always great characters, and always a good mystery that you cannot put down.⠙ 5* reader review⠘P.D. James writes mysteries for ordinary people. Her characters are relatable and her hero is dynamic. But don t expect cell phones or computers. Her stories are strictly old school, which is what I love about them.⠙ 5* reader review⠘Crime writing at its very best!⠙ 5* reader reviewPRAISE FOR P. D. JAMES:⠘P. D. James is the crème de la crème of crime writers. Her books are shrewd puzzles, full of wit and depth.⠙ IAN RANKIN⠘Nobody can put the reader in the eye of the storm quite like P. D. James.⠙ SUNDAY EXPRESS⠘One of the literary greats. Her sense of place was exquisite, characterisation and plotting unrivalled.⠙ MARI HANNAH⠘James manages a depth and intelligence that few in her trade can match.⠙ THE TIMES⠘There are very few thriller writers who can compete with P. D. James at her best.⠙ SPECTATOR⠘The queen of English crime.⠙ GUARDIAN

Objev podobné jako Cover Her Face - Phylis Dorothy Jamesová

THE MULTIMILLION-COPY BESTSELLING ADAM DALGLIESH SERIES FROM THE ⠘QUEEN OF ENGLISH CRIME⠙ (Guardian) ⠘A legend.⠙ VAL MCDERMID⠘P. D. James took the classic crime novel and turned up the dial.⠙ MICK HERRON⠘One of the best mysteries I have had the pleasure to read.⠙ 5* reader reviewPERFECT FOR FANS OF VAL MCDERMID, RUTH RENDELL AND ELLY GRIFFITHS__________________________________________________________________________________No one joins the murder squad who hasn⠙t a taste for death.Two men lie in a welter of blood in the vestry of St Matthew s Church, Paddington. Their throats have been brutally slashed. One is Sir Paul Berowne, a recently-resigned government minister; the other is a homeless man known only as a local alcoholic. Their deaths will be the first case for Commander Dalgliesh⠙s new team, who have been tasked with investigating crimes of particular sensitivity. But as the Berowne family s veneer of prosperous gentility begins to crack and Dalgliesh uncovers more about the dead men, he struggles to keep his customary objectivity. Can he get to the bottom of the ugly and dangerous secrets swirling this case in time to prevent yet another death?__________________________________________________________________________________⠘A cunningly compulsive work . . . with a breathless, bravura finale of heart-pounding suspense.⠙ Sunday Times⠘Splendidly suspenseful . . . a triumph and a treat. Guardian⠘It⠙s oh so compelling. Enjoy.⠙ Sunday Telegraph**Now a major Channel 5 series**__________________________________________________________________________________READERS LOVE THE ADAM DALGLEISH SERIES:⠘Adam Dalgleish is one of the best characters in modern detective fiction.⠙ 5* reader review⠘If you are not already an Adam Dalgliesh fan, I urge you to become one . . . James can describe a scene or delineate a character with precision and depth, like no other writer I have read . . . I usually stay up all night to read a P. D. James novel once I start one.⠙ 5* reader review⠘I would never give less than 5 stars to any P. D. James book. She is one of a kind, always constant, always wonderful writing, always great characters, and always a good mystery that you cannot put down.⠙ 5* reader review⠘P.D. James writes mysteries for ordinary people. Her characters are relatable and her hero is dynamic. But don t expect cell phones or computers. Her stories are strictly old school, which is what I love about them.⠙ 5* reader review⠘Crime writing at its very best!⠙ 5* reader reviewPRAISE FOR P. D. JAMES:⠘P. D. James is the crème de la crème of crime writers. Her books are shrewd puzzles, full of wit and depth.⠙ IAN RANKIN⠘Nobody can put the reader in the eye of the storm quite like P. D. James.⠙ SUNDAY EXPRESS⠘One of the literary greats. Her sense of place was exquisite, characterisation and plotting unrivalled.⠙ MARI HANNAH⠘James manages a depth and intelligence that few in her trade can match.⠙ THE TIMES⠘There are very few thriller writers who can compete with P. D. James at her best.⠙ SPECTATOR ⠘The queen of English crime.⠙ GUARDIAN

Objev podobné jako A Taste for Death - Phylis Dorothy Jamesová

THE MULTIMILLION-COPY BESTSELLING ADAM DALGLIESH SERIES FROM THE ⠘QUEEN OF ENGLISH CRIME⠙ (Guardian) ⠘A legend.⠙ VAL MCDERMID⠘P.D. James took the classic crime novel and turned up the dial.⠙ MICK HERRON Classic P. D. James: rich, delicious and satisfying. EVENING STANDARDPERFECT FOR FANS OF VAL MCDERMID, RUTH RENDELL AND ELLY GRIFFITHS__________________________________________________________________________________Where murder is concerned, fiction cannot compete with real life.The Peverell Press is losing money. The two-hundred-year-old independent publisher is still housed in its dramatic mock-Venetian palace on the Thames, but its ruthless new director, Gerard Etienne, wants to move to cheaper offices as part of his plan to save the company. Before he can push through any ambitious changes, though, he is found murdered, his body bizarrely desecrated.Commander Adam Dalgliesh soon finds that the director had a host of dangerous enemies: a discarded mistress, a neglected and humiliated author, rebellious colleagues, disgruntled staff. But did any of them hate Gerard enough to kill him?__________________________________________________________________________________⠘A vintage revenge story.⠙ Daily Mail⠘Outstanding . . . These are books to escape into, delighting in the sense that you are in safe hands, no matter how unsafe the subject.⠙ Observer⠘Crime novel perfection!⠙ 5* reader review**Now a major Channel 5 series**__________________________________________________________________________________READERS LOVE THE ADAM DALGLEISH SERIES:⠘Adam Dalgleish is one of the best characters in modern detective fiction.⠙ 5* reader review⠘If you are not already an Adam Dalgliesh fan, I urge you to become one . . . James can describe a scene or delineate a character with precision and depth, like no other writer I have read . . . I usually stay up all night to read a P. D. James novel once I start one.⠙ 5* reader review⠘I would never give less than 5 stars to any P. D. James book. She is one of a kind, always constant, always wonderful writing, always great characters, and always a good mystery that you cannot put down.⠙ 5* reader review⠘P.D. James writes mysteries for ordinary people. Her characters are relatable and her hero is dynamic. But don t expect cell phones or computers. Her stories are strictly old school, which is what I love about them.⠙ 5* reader review⠘Crime writing at its very best!⠙ 5* reader reviewPRAISE FOR P. D. JAMES:⠘P. D. James is the crème de la crème of crime writers. Her books are shrewd puzzles, full of wit and depth.⠙ IAN RANKIN⠘Nobody can put the reader in the eye of the storm quite like P. D. James.⠙ SUNDAY EXPRESS⠘One of the literary greats. Her sense of place was exquisite, characterisation and plotting unrivalled.⠙ MARI HANNAH⠘James manages a depth and intelligence that few in her trade can match.⠙ THE TIMES⠘There are very few thriller writers who can compete with P. D. James at her best.⠙ SPECTATOR ⠘The queen of English crime.⠙ GUARDIAN

Objev podobné jako Original Sin - Phylis Dorothy Jamesová

Calling all Bridgerton fans! We have your next period drama obsession. CosmopolitanThe world is classic Jane Austen. The mystery is vintage P.D. James.In their six years of marriage, Elizabeth and Darcy have forged a peaceful, happy life for their family at Pemberley, Darcy⠙s impressive estate.But on the eve of their annual autumn ball, chaos descends. A chaise appears, rocking down the path from Pemberley s wild woodland. As it pulls up, Lydia Wickham - Elizabeth Bennet s younger, unreliable sister - stumbles out screaming that her husband has been murdered.Plunged into frightening mystery and a lurid murder trial, the lives of Pemberley⠙s owners and servants alike may never be the same . . . Dazzling . . . combines the grace of Jane Austen with the pace of a thriller. Sunday Express Brimming with astute appreciation, inventiveness and narrative zest. Sunday Times Takes Pride and Prejudice to places it never dreamed of. Evening Standard**Now a major Netflix series starring Matthew Rhys, Anna Maxwell Martin, Jenna Coleman and James Norton**What readers are saying . . .⠘Wonderful . . . I absolutely loved this book.⠙⠘A must read for fans of the Austen novels.⠙⠘Fantastic ⠓ almost seamless ⠓ continuation of the Darcy tale . . . enough twists and turns to keep you on your toes.⠙⠘It will sweep you away.⠙⠘Impossible to put down!⠙

Objev podobné jako Death Comes to Pemberley - Phylis Dorothy Jamesová

A stand-alone thriller from P. D. James.Philippa Palfrey, adopted as a child, believes herself to be the motherless, illegitimate daughter of an aristocratic father. At eighteen she exercises her right to find out the truth. What she discovers will change her life forever. Philippa enters a new and terrifying world and soon comes to realize that she is not the only one interested in her parents whereabouts.Innocent Blood is both a mystery and a thriller, a superb novel that explores the themes of self-identity and the meaning of life.

Objev podobné jako Innocent Blood - Phylis Dorothy Jamesová

The acknowledged Queen of Crime , P. D. James, was a past master of the short story, weaving together motifs of the Golden Age of crime-writing with deep psychological insight to create gripping, suspenseful tales. The Mistletoe Murder and Other Stories contained four of these perfectly formed stories, and this companion volume contains a further six, published here together for the first time.As the six murderous tales unfold, the dark motive of revenge is revealed at the heart of each. Bullying schoolmasters receive their comeuppance, unhappy marriages and childhoods are avenged, a murder in the small hours of Christmas Day puts an end to the vicious new lord of the manor, and, from the safety of his nursing home, an octogenarian exerts exquisite retribution.The punishments inflicted on the guilty are fittingly severe, but here they are meted out by the unseen forces of natural justice rather than the institutions of the law. Once again, P. D. James shows her expert control of the short-story form, conjuring motives and scenarios with complete conviction, and each with a satisfying twist in the tail.

Objev podobné jako Sleep No More - Phylis Dorothy Jamesová

THE MULTIMILLION-COPY BESTSELLING ADAM DALGLIESH SERIES FROM THE ⠘QUEEN OF ENGLISH CRIME⠙ (Guardian) ⠘A legend.⠙ VAL MCDERMID⠘P. D. James took the classic crime novel and turned up the dial.⠙ MICK HERRON⠘She has never written better.⠙ SUNDAY TELEGRAPHPERFECT FOR FANS OF VAL MCDERMID, RUTH RENDELL AND ELLY GRIFFITHS__________________________________________________________________________________I don⠙t think I⠙m being fanciful ⠓ there is something strange about this death.When the body of a theology student is found on a desolate stretch of coast in East Anglia, his wealthy father demands that Scotland Yard re-examine the verdict of accidental death. Commander Adam Dalgliesh reluctantly agrees to visit the young man s theological college, St Anselm s ⠓ a place he visited as a boy. He expects no more than a nostalgic return to old haunts and a straightforward examination of the evidence. Instead, he finds himself embroiled in intrigue, secrets and mystery as the college is torn apart by a sacrilegious and horrifying murder . . .__________________________________________________________________________________⠘Vivid, dark, very believable.⠙ 5* reader review⠘Classic James . . . beautifully done.⠙ The Times⠘P. D. James is unbeatable . . . a gripping, mesmerizing, no-holds-barred whodunit!⠙ 5* reader review**Now a major Channel 5 series**__________________________________________________________________________________READERS LOVE THE ADAM DALGLEISH SERIES:⠘Adam Dalgleish is one of the best characters in modern detective fiction.⠙ 5* reader review⠘If you are not already an Adam Dalgliesh fan, I urge you to become one . . . James can describe a scene or delineate a character with precision and depth, like no other writer I have read . . . I usually stay up all night to read a P. D. James novel once I start one.⠙ 5* reader review⠘I would never give less than 5 stars to any P. D. James book. She is one of a kind, always constant, always wonderful writing, always great characters, and always a good mystery that you cannot put down.⠙ 5* reader review⠘P.D. James writes mysteries for ordinary people. Her characters are relatable and her hero is dynamic. But don t expect cell phones or computers. Her stories are strictly old school, which is what I love about them.⠙ 5* reader review⠘Crime writing at its very best!⠙ 5* reader reviewPRAISE FOR P. D. JAMES:⠘P. D. James is the crème de la crème of crime writers. Her books are shrewd puzzles, full of wit and depth.⠙ IAN RANKIN⠘Nobody can put the reader in the eye of the storm quite like P. D. James.⠙ SUNDAY EXPRESS⠘One of the literary greats. Her sense of place was exquisite, characterisation and plotting unrivalled.⠙ MARI HANNAH⠘James manages a depth and intelligence that few in her trade can match.⠙ THE TIMES⠘There are very few thriller writers who can compete with P. D. James at her best.⠙ SPECTATOR⠘The queen of English crime.⠙ GUARDIAN

Objev podobné jako Death in Holy Orders - Phylis Dorothy Jamesová

P. D. James s extraordinary memoir of her early life and time starting out as a novelist, as well as diaries recording her in old age.In this intriguing and very personal book, part diary, part memoir, P. D. James considers the twelve months of her life between her 77th and 78th birthdays, and looks back on her earlier life.With all her familiar skills as a writer she recalls what it was like to be a schoolgirl in the 1920s and 1930s in Cambridge, and then giving birth to her second daughter during the worst of the Doodlebug bombardment in London during the war. It follows her work, starting out as an administrator in the National Health Service, then on to the Home Office in the forensic and criminal justice departments. She later served as a Governor of the BBC, an influential member of the British Council, the Arts Council and the Society of Authors, and eventually entering the House of Lords.Along the way, this diary and personal memoir deals with her burgeoning reputation as a novelist, starting with Cover Her Face in 1962, and with the craft of the classical detective story. She also details the writing of one of her most intriguing and carefully researched books, A Certain Justice. This wonderful memoir will enthral aficionados of detective fiction, and will also appeal to anyone who lived through those turbulent years of the twentieth century. She has served up a feast of a book. Penelope Lively A wonderful read and as such will give pleasure to all P. D. James fans. Antonia Fraser, Mail on Sunday Like all the best diaries hers allows the reader to share in the small pleasures and domestic dramas of her days. Sunday Telegraph A wonderfully vivid evocation of a lower-middle-class childhood of oil lamps and gas mantles, water heated up on a coke boiler for the weekly bath, liberty bodices, prickly combinations, a father severely remote from his three children and a long-suffering mother. Francis King, The Oldie P.D. James is the bestselling author of Death Comes to Pemberley and Children of Men, both of which have been adapted for film, with actors such as Michael Caine, Clive Owen and Jenna Coleman playing leading roles.

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The prize-winning biography of Wordsworth s beloved sister, champion, muse who was at the heart of the Romantic movement in Britain - reissued to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Dorothy s birth. Genius ... Its own kind of heaven. New York Times A most beautiful, deep, and humble study of incredibly complex people. Oliver Sacks Dorothy Wordsworth is an enigma. William s beloved sister was his muse, champion, and most valued reader. She is mythologised as a self-effacing spinster and saintly amanuensis, yet Thomas De Quincey described her as all fire and ardour . Dorothy sacrificed a traditional life to share in her brother s world of words. In her Grasmere Journals, she vividly recorded their intimate life together in the Lake District, marked by a startling freedom from social convention. The tale that unfolds in her brief, electric entries reveals an intense bond between siblings, culminating in Dorothy s collapse on William s wedding day - after which the woman who once strode the hills in all weathers retreated inside the house for the last three decades of her life.In her magisterial biography, Frances Wilson uses the compressed emotion of Dorothy s journals to evoke the rich interior world of a woman determined to live on her own terms - one who deserves her own place in the history of the Romantic movement. Intelligent and intriguing ... A portrait of a peculiar, passionate, yet meticulous woman which is hauntingly strange. Sunday Telegraph Passion is the keynote of Wilson s fine biography ... Brims with the personality of [an] extraordinary woman ... Thrilling. Sunday Times This beautiful, wise biography draws Dorothy from her hiding places. She emerges as a passionate figure. Daily Telegraph Gripping ... Bold, witty, scholarly and speculative.â ™ Margaret Drabble

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The true story of a foundling. Extraordinary ... A fascinating, moving book: part history of the Foundling Hospital and the development of child psychology, part Cowan s own story, and part that of Cowan s mother LUCY SCHOLES, TELEGRAPH Growing up in a wealthy enclave outside San Francisco, Justine Cowan s life seems idyllic. But her mother s unpredictable temper drives Justine from home the moment she is old enough to escape. It is only after her mother dies that she finds herself pulling at the threads of a story half-told - her mother s upbringing in London s Foundling Hospital. Haunted by this secret history, Justine travels across the sea and deep into the past to discover the girl her mother once was. Here, with the vividness of a true storyteller, she pieces together her mother s childhood alongside the history of the Foundling Hospital: from its idealistic beginnings in the eighteenth century, how it influenced some of England s greatest creative minds - from Handel to Dickens, its shocking approach to childcare and how it survived the Blitz only to close after the Second World War. This was the environment that shaped a young girl then known as Dorothy Soames, who was left behind by a mother forced by stigma and shame to give up her child; who withstood years of physical and emotional abuse, dreaming of escape as German bombers circled the skies, unaware all along that her own mother was fighting to get her back.The Secret Life of Dorothy Soames is a gripping memoir and revelatory investigation into the history of the Foundling Hospital and one girl who grew up in its care - the author s own mother.Praise for The Secret Life of Dorothy Soames: As a social history of the Foundling Hospital, this is a fascinating read SUNDAY TIMES Page-turning and profoundly moving VIRGINIA NICHOLSON Part-memoir, part-detective story, The Secret Life Of Dorothy Soames will break your heart then piece it back together again ... Simultaneously exploring her mother s story of escape and the history of the Foundling Hospital, this is an unforgettable read STYLIST A gripping true story CHRISTINA BAKER KLINE, bestselling author of ORPHAN TRAIN Breathtaking ADRIENNE BRODEUR, bestselling author of WILD GAME

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This anthology of rare stories of crime and suspense brings together 15 tales from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction for the first time in book form, including newly discovered stories by Dorothy L. Sayers and Edmund Crispin that have never previously been published.With the Golden Age of detective fiction shining ever more brightly thanks to the recent reappearance of many forgotten crime novels, Bodies from the Library offers a rare opportunity to read lost stories from the first half of the twentieth century by some of the genreâ ™s most accomplished writers.This second volume is a showcase for popular figures of the Golden Age, in stories that even their most ardent fans will not be aware of. It includes uncollected and unpublished stories by acclaimed queens and kings of crime fiction, from Helen Simpson, Ethel Lina White, E.C.R. Lorac, Christianna Brand, Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers, to S.S. Van Dine, Jonathan Latimer, Clayton Rawson, Cyril Alington and Antony and Peter Shaffer (writing as Peter Antony).This book also features two highly readable radio scripts by Margery Allingham (involving Jack the Ripper) and John Rhode, plus two full-length novellas â “ one from a rare magazine by Q Patrick, the other an unpublished Gervase Fen mystery by Edmund Crispin, written at the height of his career. It concludes with another remarkable discovery: â ˜The Locked Roomâ ™ by Dorothy L. Sayers, a never-before-published case for Lord Peter Wimsey!Selected and introduced by Tony Medawar, who also provides fascinating pen portraits of each author, Bodies from the Library 2 is an indispensable collection for any bookshelf.

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A BEHIND THE SCENES GLIMPSE INTO THE LIVES OF HENRY VIII, ANNE BOLEYN, ELIZABETH I AND MORE: PERFECT FOR FANS OF WOLF HALL Readers LOVE The Private Lives of the Tudors: A truly informative and thoroughly enjoyable read. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ It was an absolutely delight, and I read it in record time ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I found this book riveting and took it on holiday! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ---- I do not live in a corner. A thousand eyes see all I do. Elizabeth IThe Tudor monarchs were constantly surrounded by an army of attendants, courtiers and ministers. Even in their most private moments, they were accompanied by a servant specifically appointed for the task. A groom of the stool would stand patiently by as Henry VIII performed his daily purges, and when Elizabeth I retired for the evening, one of her female servants would sleep at the end of her bed.These attendants knew the truth behind the glamorous exterior. They saw the tears shed by Henry VII upon the death of his son Arthur. They knew the tragic secret behind Bloody Mary s phantom pregnancies. And they saw the crooked carcass beneath Elizabeth I s carefully applied makeup, gowns and accessories.It is the accounts of these eyewitnesses, as well as a rich array of other contemporary sources that historian Tracy Borman has examined more closely than ever before. With new insights and discoveries, and in the same way that she brilliantly illuminated the real Thomas Cromwell - The Private Life of the Tudors will reveal previously unexamined details about the characters we think we know so well.----Critical acclaim for The Private Lives of the Tudors: Borman approaches her topic with huge enthusiasm and a keen eye for entertaining...this is a very human story of a remarkable family, full of vignettes that sit long in the mind. Dan Jones, The Sunday Times Tracy Borman s eye for detail is impressive; the book is packed with fascinating courtly minutiae... this is a wonderful book. The Times Borman is an authoritative and engaging writer, good at prising out those humanising details that make the past alive to us. The Observer Fascinating, detailed account of the everyday reality of the royals... This is a book of rich scholarship. Daily Mail Tracy Borman s passion for the Tudor period shines forth from the pages of this fascinatingly detailed book, which vividly illuminates what went on behind the scenes at the Tudor court. Alison Weir

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The eleventh book in Dorothy L Sayers classic Lord Peter Wimsey series, introduced by writer Jill Paton Walsh - a must-read for fans of Agatha Christie s Poirot and Margery Allingham s Campion Mysteries. D. L. Sayers is one of the best detective story writers Daily TelegraphWhen his sexton finds a corpse in the wrong grave, the rector of Fenchurch St Paul asks Lord Peter Wimsey to find out who the dead man was and how he came to be there.The lore of bell-ringing and a brilliantly-evoked village in the remote fens of East Anglia are the unforgettable background to a story of an old unsolved crime and its violent unravelling twenty years later. She brought to the detective novel originality, intelligence, energy and wit. P. D. James

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The fourth book in Dorothy L Sayers classic Lord Peter Wimsey series, introduced by detective fiction writer Simon Brett - a must-read for fans of Agatha Christie s Poirot and Margery Allingham s Campion Mysteries. D. L. Sayers is one of the best detective story writers Daily TelegraphLord Peter Wimsey bent down over General Fentiman and drew the Morning Post gently away from the gnarled old hands. Then, with a quick jerk, he lifted the quiet figure. It came up all of a piece, stiff as a wooden doll . . .But how did the general die? Who was the mysterious Mr X who fled when he was wanted for questioning? And which of the general s heirs, both members of the Bellona Club, is lying? She brought to the detective novel originality, intelligence, energy and wit. P. D. James

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Colorful and relevant... —Slate With stunning artwork, propulsive sequential-art storytelling, and a thought-provoking premise, this is truly one of a kind. —Booklist (starred review) From the creator of the New York Times bestselling series SAGA, comes the three-time, Eisner nominated, PanelSyndicate.com s digital comics sensation THE PRIVATE EYE, finally available in a paperback edition.Set in an inevitable future of where everyone has a secret identity, THE PRIVATE EYE is an eerily prescient sci-fi mystery about an unlicensed private investigator who stumbles onto the most important case of his life. The series is set in 2076, a time after the cloud has burst , revealing everyone #39;s secrets. As a result, there is no more Internet, and people are excessively guarded about their identity, to the point of appearing only masked in public.

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- THE RECORD-BREAKING, MULTIMILLION COPY GLOBAL BESTSELLER AND TIKTOK SENSATION -Discover the #1 New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling thriller with a jaw-dropping twist that everyone is talking about - as seen on TikTok. Soon to be a major film.Alicia Berenson lived a seemingly perfect life until one day six years ago.When she shot her husband in the head five times.Since then she hasn t spoken a single word.It s time to find out why.READERS LOVE THE SILENT PATIENT⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Everything you need from a psychological thriller with a killer twist that is impossible to see coming! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fiendishly clever ... believe the hype. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Grabs your afternoon from the start and never lets go ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A fantastic thriller with an incredible plot twist that I really didn t see coming. I highly recommend. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ OMG, my heart is still pounding from the final chapters of this amazing thriller. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I m honestly speechless, best book I have read for a very long time ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The twists when they come, wow oh wow! CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED The perfect thriller AJ FINN Terrific - THE TIMES Crime Book of the Month Smart, sophisticated suspense - LEE CHILD Compelling - OBSERVER Absolutely brilliant - STEPHEN FRY A totally original psychological mystery - DAVID BALDACCI One of the best thrillers I ve read this year - CARA HUNTER The pace and finesse of a master - BBC CULTURE

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Misery meets Invasion of the Body Snatchers in this genre-bending, claustrophobic hospital gothic from the bestselling author of The Death of Jane Lawrence. Margaret lives with a rare autoimmune condition that has destroyed her life, leaving her isolated. It has no cure, but she’s making do as best she can—until she’s offered a fully paid-for spot in an experimental medical trial at Graceview Memorial. The conditions are simple, if grueling: she will live at the hospital as a full-time patient, subjecting herself to the near-total destruction of her immune system and its subsequent regeneration. The trial will essentially kill most of, but not all of her. But as the treatment progresses and her body begins to fail, she stumbles upon something sinister living and spreading within the hospital. Unsure of what s real and what is just medication-induced delusion, Margaret struggles to find a way out as her body and mind succumb further to the darkness lurking throughout Graceview s halls.

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WINNER OF THE GOLDEN MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2018 Magnificent Sunday Times The best piece of fiction I ve read in years Independent on SundayThe final curtain is closing on the Second World War and in an abandoned Italian village. Hana, a nurse, tends to her sole remaining patient. Rescued from a burning plane, an anonymous Englishman is damaged beyond recognition and haunted by painful memories. The only clue Hana has to unlocking his past is the one thing he clung on to through the fire â “ a copy of The Histories by Herodotus, covered with hand-written notes detailing a tragic love affair.

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Crack over 90 devilishly puzzling cases in this hardboiled collection of crime conundrums.Written by internationally best-selling author Dr Gareth Moore, The Private Investigator Puzzle Book puts you in the shoes of a seasoned sleuth for hire, as you use every tool in your investigative arsenal to analyze crime scenes, identify suspects, decipher riddles and bring the city’s criminals to justice.As you venture into a dark and gritty criminal underworld in search of answers, you’ll test your wits in a variety of verbal and visual puzzles, spot the difference, code-cracking cryptograms, hanjie, sudoku and much more. Each scenario is unique, the stakes are high and it’s up to you to clean up the streets, one case at a time.Featuring dozens of mysteries, The Private Investigator Puzzle Book is a compelling collection of challenges that lets you channel your inner Dick Tracy or Philip Marlowe, and the ultimate puzzle book for fans of detective fiction.

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Hana, a Canadian nurse, exhausted by death, and grieving for her own dead father; the maimed thief-turned-Allied-agent, Caravaggio; Kip, the emotionally detached Indian sapper - each is haunted in different ways by the man they know only as the English patient, a nameless burn victim who lies in an upstairs room. His extraordinary knowledge and morphine-induced memories - of the North African desert, of explorers and tribes, of history and cartography; and also of forbidden love, suffering and betrayal - illuminate the story, and leave all the characters for ever changed.

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Kniha - autor Alex Michaelides, 356 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná I love him so totally, completely, sometimes it threatens to overwhelm me. Sometimes I think . .. No. I won't write about that.ALICIAAlicia Berenson writes a diary as a release, an outlet - and to prove to her beloved husband that everything is fine. She can't bear the thought of worrying Gabriel, or causing him pain. Until, late one evening, Alicia shoots Gabriel five times and then never speaks another word.THEOForensic psychotherapist Theo Faber is convinced he can successfully treat Alicia, where all others have failed. Obsessed with investigating her crime, his discoveries suggest Alicia's silence goes far deeper than he first thought. And if she speaks, would he want to hear the truth?The Silent Patient is a heart-stopping debut thriller about a woman's brutal and random act of violence against her husband - and the man obsessed with discovering why.

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A new and definitive collected works of neglected master of weird fiction, including never-before-published stories from the author s archive. With introduction by Haynes expert Craig Lamont, and a foreword by Johnny Mains, it features spellbinding Mervyn Peake illustrations, champion of Haynes writing, from the Library s collections.

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An elegant manifesto for Rose Tarlow’s approach of blending the personal with the aesthetic to create timeless, beautiful spaces.One of the most influential designers working in America, Rose Tarlow’s signature approach is as much an emotional matter as it is one of color, light, fabric, and furniture. This essential book encourages readers to decorate with elegance and personal style through simple principles of creative design that are appropriate to any home. Finely designed in a modest size, the book is powerful in its intimacy, offering insights into the mind of a master designer—as well as a glimpse into some of the extraordinary homes she has created.Long out of print, the book is republished in its entirety from the original edition of 2001—with photography from Oberto Gili, Derry Moore, and Tim Street-Porter, among others—and updated with new images and a new afterword by the author. The Private House is a classic of modern interior design and an inspiration to creative homeowners.

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THE PERFECT GIFT FOR NATURE LOVERSâ ˜To see a hare sit still as stone, to watch a hare boxing on a frosty March morning, to witness a hare bolt . . . these are great things. Every field should have a hare.â ™ The hare, a night creature and country-dweller, is a rare sight for most people. We know them only from legends and stories. They are shape-shifters, witchesâ ™ familiars and symbols of fertility. They are arrogant, as in Aesopâ ™s The Hare and the Tortoise, and absurd, as in Lewis Carrollâ ™s Mad March Hare. In the absence of observed facts, speculation and fantasy have flourished. But real hares? What are they like? In The Private Life of the Hare, John Lewis-Stempel explores myths, history and the reality of the hare. And in vivid, elegant prose he celebrates how, in an age when television cameras have revealed so much in our landscape, the hare remains as elusive and magical as ever.

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James Hogg s The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner is a Scottish classic, a quintessentially Gothic tale of psychological horror, and a relentless attack on Calvinist dogma. The Penguin Classics edition is edited with an introduction and notes by Karl Miller.Robert Wringham s family is composed of a dissolute father and brother, a pious mother, and a rival father in the person of a fanatical Calvinist minister. He comes to believe that he is one of the elect, predestined to be saved, while others are damned. Sure of his freedom from the dictates of morality, he embarks on a series of crimes in the company of a new friend Gil-Martin, a man of many likenesses who can be mistaken for Robert, and who explains that they are as one in the holy work of purifying the world. But who is Gil-Martin? And what does he truly desire? The Gothic double or doppelganger is nowhere more powerfully imagined than in Confessions of a Justified Sinner, once called the greatest novel of Scotland .This new edition has an introduction by Karl Miller, which discusses the presence of the novel in the life and times of James Hogg. It also contains two of Hogg s most interesting stories, Marion s Jock and John Gray o Middleholm .James Hogg (1770-1835) born in Ettrick, in the Scottish Borders. A shepherd for many years, Hogg was writing poems by the 1790s, aiding Walter Scott with material for his collection of ballads, The Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border. In 1810 he moved to Edinburgh, where he published several volumes of verse, and worked on the Spy and Blackwood s Edinburgh Magazine. Confessions of a Justified Sinner was published anonymously in 1824, and is now generally seen as his masterpiece.If you enjoyed Confessions of a Justified Sinner, you might like Matthew Lewis s The Monk, also available in Penguin Classics. A Scottish classic, a world classic Ian Rankin A sinister, funny, moving tale of demonic possession, murder and religious fanaticism Sunday Telegraph

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THEY WON T FORGIVE. THEY WON T FORGET. Clever and wonderfully chilling. It held me hostage - Fiona Barton, Sunday Times-bestselling author of The Widow and The Child A brilliant page-turner Jenny Quintana, author of The Missing Girl 1950 - At the crumbling Idlewild Hall school for unwanted girls, four room-mates begin to bond over dark secrets and whispered fears - until one of them mysteriously disappears . . .2014 - Journalist Fiona Sheridan can t get over the murder of her sister twenty years ago, near the ruins of Idlewild. And when another body is found during renovations of the school, she begins to uncover horrors that were meant to remain hidden - and a voice that won t be silenced.For fans of Lisa Jewell and S.K. Tremayne, The Broken Girls is a chilling story of murder, revenge, and secrets that refuse to stay buried . . . Dark and atmospheric . . . The Broken Girls shows the gothic claustrophobia of a small town haunted by more than its past Harriet Tyce, author of Blood Orange Downright scary and atmospheric - Lisa Gardner, author of Right Behind You

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Walk in the footsteps of Dorothy Parker and explore her world.Taking the reader through the New York that inspired, and was in turn inspired by, the formidable Dorothy Parker, the third revised edition of Dorothy Parker s New York includes a thoroughly revised text and never-before-seen archival photographs to illustrate her development as a writer, a wit, and a public persona. The book uncovers her favorite bars and salons as well as her homes and offices, most of which are still intact. With the charting of her colorful career, including the decade she spent as a member of the Algonquin Round Table, as well as her intense private life, readers will find themselves drawn into the lavish New York City of the 1920s and 1930s. Includes a new chapter about the 2020 journey of Dorothy Parker s ashes from Baltimore to New York City.

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The brilliantly funny and cringe-worthy secret blog of 14-year-old Joe Cowley (wannabe comic artist and self-confessed repeller of girls):Sunday 1st January So here s the thing. I ve decided to start writing a blog. A private one. The idea is that it ll help me sort my life out, because quite frankly, it can t get much worse . . .· I gained the nickname Puke Skywalker after vomiting over Louise Bentley on the waltzer. · I am subjected to daily wedgies by my arch-enemy Gav James.· My so-called best mates are trying to get me killed in a bid to win £250 on You ve Been Framed. This cannot go on. I have to do something, or I ll end up like Mad Morris down the park who thinks he s Jesus. By the end of next term, I m going to be a completely different person.At least, that s the theory...

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Sarah Goodwin is the queen of the survival thriller. The Private Jet is an exquisite parcel of danger and heart-racing suspense. DANDY SMITH

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“Far from growing up in the wealthy, fox-hunting circles she had always suggested, her mother had in fact been raised in a foundling hospital for the children of unwed women.” — Editor’s Choice, The New York Times Book Review“Extraordinary … fascinating, moving.” —The Telegraph“This emotional and transatlantic journey is a page-turner.” — Editor’s Pick, Amazon Book Review“Book groups will find as much to discuss here as they have with The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, and Educated by Tara Westover.” — BookListRecommended by The New York Times, The Saturday Evening Post, Amazon Book Review, The Atlanta Journal Constitution, Publisher’s Weekly, Kirkus and more, Justine Cowan’s remarkable true story of how she uncovered her mother’s upbringing as a foundling at London’s Hospital for the Maintenance and Education of Exposed and Deserted Young Children has received acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic. In the U.K., it has been featured in The Mail on Sunday, The Daily Mail, The Daily Mirror and The Spectator. The Telegraph calls it “extraordinary and Glamour magazine chose it as the best new book based on real life. The story begins when Justine found her often volatile mother in an unlit room writing a name over and over again, one that she had never heard before and would not hear again for many years – Dorothy Soames. Thirty years later, overcome with grief following her mother’s death, Justine found herself drawn back to the past, uncovering a mystery that stretched back to the early years of World War II and beyond, into the dark corridors of the Hospital for the Maintenance and Education of Exposed and Deserted Young Children. Established in the eighteenth century to raise “bastard” children to clean chamber pots for England’s ruling class, the institution was tied to some of history’s most influential figures and events. From its role in the development of solitary confinement and human medical experimentation to the creation of the British Museum and the Royal Academy of Arts, its impact on Western culture continues to reverberate. It is the reason we read Dickens’ Oliver Twist and enjoy Handel’s Messiah each Christmas. It was also the environment that shaped a young girl known as Dorothy Soames, who bravely withstood years of physical and emotional abuse at the hands of a sadistic headmistress—a resilient child whose only hope would be a daring escape as German bombers rained death from the skies. Heartbreaking, surprising, and unforgettable, The Secret Life of Dorothy Soames is the true story of one woman’s quest to understand the secrets that had poisoned her mother’s mind, and her startling discovery that her family’s fate had been sealed centuries before.

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Misogyny is not a thing of the past. Despite undeniable progress for women and girls in the 20th and 21st centuries, misogyny persists in our culture--often in ways that are more subtle and more insidious than the outright sexism of the past, and in spaces that we overlook or excuse as normative. If we hope to disrupt and eventually heal from misogyny, we must first be able to identify and understand it.Misogyny has shape-shifted through the generations while maintaining a consistent through-line. It blinds individuals and cultures from seeing women as equal image-bearers, fosters hierarchies rather than partnerships, disdains vulnerability, and prevents all of us from fully thriving. For the Love of Women relies on in-depth research, interviews, biblical concepts, and personal stories to explore how misogyny continues to impact six spheres of contemporary culture: healthcare, legal and judicial, the workplace, media and entertainment, religious institutions, and intimate relationships.While the #MeToo and #ChurchToo movements succeeded in raising consciousness and initiating important changes connected to misogynistic practices, we still have much work to do. Misogyny is not confined to the director s couch in Hollywood or certain old-boy networks. It s everywhere. And misogyny is neither morally neutral nor random. It s pernicious and calculated.Like other deeply rooted, systemic injustices, we may never be able to eradicate misogyny this side of heaven. That doesn t mean we shouldn t try. For the Love of Women will educate, inspire, and empower women and men to affect real change for everyone s benefit.

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Over the past 20 years, the private equity industry went from a cottage industry to a powerful juggernaut that touches every corner of the global economy. Totalling $5 trillion of investments, private equity constitutes an important investment allocation for public and corporate pension funds, university endowments, non-profit foundations, hospitals, insurance companies, families, and sovereign wealth funds worldwide.There s no more important sector of institutional portfolios or the global economy to understand than private equity. Private equity owned businesses are everywhere around us and touch every aspect of our daily lives.In Private Equity Deals, Ted Seides gives you an insight to the conversations that typically happen behind the closed doors of institutional investors and private equity managers. Through a series of case studies across different types of private equity transactions, Private Equity Deals shares the dynamics of deal making, companies, and ownership that make private equity a force in the world.

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This book provides an authoritative account of the evolution and application of private international law principles in India in civil commercial and family matters. Through a structured evaluation of the legislative and judicial decisions, the authors examine the private international law in the Republic and whether it conforms to international standards and best practices as adopted in major jurisdictions such as the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, India s BRICS partners - Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa and other common law systems such as Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Nepal. Divided into 13 chapters, the book provides a contextualised understanding of legal transformation on key aspects of the Indian conflict-of-law rules on jurisdiction, applicable law and the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments or arbitral awards. Particularly fascinating in this regard is the discussion and focus on both traditional and contemporary areas of private international law, including marriage, divorce, contractual concerns, the fourth industrial revolution, product liability, e-commerce, intellectual property, child custody, surrogacy and the complicated interface of â ˜Shariaâ ™ in the conflict-of-law framework.The book deliberates the nuanced perspective of endorsing the Hague Conference on Private International Law instruments favouring enhanced uniformity and predictability in matters of choice of court, applicable law and the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments. The book s international and comparative focus makes it eminently resourceful for legislators, the judges of Indian courts and other interested parties such as lawyers and litigants when they are confronted with cross-border disputes that involve an examination of India s private international law. The book also provides a comprehensive understanding of Indian private international law, which will be useful for academics and researchers looking for an in-depth discussion on the subject.

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If you have a big bank account and an even bigger problem, you re going to want Private on the case.Former US Marine Jack Morgan runs Private, a renowned investigation company with branches around the globe. It is where you go when you need maximum force and maximum discretion. The most influential men and women on the planet come to Jack daily â “ and his investigators use the most advanced forensic tools to make and break their cases.In L.A., Jack is already deep into the investigation of a multimillion-dollar gambling scandal and the killings of eighteen schoolgirls when he learns of a horrific murder close to home: his best friend s wife and Jack s former lover, has been killed. It nearly pushes him over the edge. Instead, Jack pushes back and devotes all of Private s resources to tracking down her killer. And Jack doesn t have to play by the rules._________________________________Readers love Private . . . Enthralled from start to finish Great introduction to the Private series Could not put it down James Patterson is absolutely brilliant Great characters, interesting and varied plots and lots of unexpected twists ______________________________________PRAISE FOR THE PRIVATE THRILLERS Great action sequences ... breathtaking twists and turns ANTHONY HOROWITZ An unmissable, breakneck ride JAMES SWALLOW Exhilarating, high-stakes action LESLEY KARA An exhilarating and totally satisfying read NB MAGAZINE A breakneck fast, brutally good page-turner DAILY MAIL Hits the ground running and the pace never misses a beat DAILY EXPRESS Yet another fine outing from the master of thrillers CITY A.M.

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Sometimes, when the nightmare ends, the terror follows . . .For Hannah Shapiro, a beautiful young American student, the nightmare began eight years ago in Los Angeles, when Jack Morgan, owner of Private â “ the world s most exclusive detective agency â “ saved her from a horrific death. She fled her country, but can t flee her past. The terror followed her to London, and now it is down to former Royal Military Police Sergeant Dan Carter, head of Private London, to save her all over again.Carter draws on the global resources of Private in a desperate race against the clock. Private may be the largest and most advanced detection agency in the world, but what they don t have is the one thing they need - time.___________________________________Readers love Private London . . . Excellent Well written book with plenty of action Patterson keeps you on the edge of your seat Outstanding A fast-paced really good read _____________________________________PRAISE FOR THE PRIVATE THRILLERS Great action sequences ... breathtaking twists and turns ANTHONY HOROWITZ An unmissable, breakneck ride JAMES SWALLOW Exhilarating, high-stakes action LESLEY KARA An exhilarating and totally satisfying read NB MAGAZINE A breakneck fast, brutally good page-turner DAILY MAIL Hits the ground running and the pace never misses a beat DAILY EXPRESS Yet another fine outing from the master of thrillers CITY A.M.

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Jonny Marsh shares his little black book of go-to recipes, bringing the private chef experience into your kitchen. With over a decade cooking for top Premier League footballers like Kevin De Bruyne and Ilkay Gundogan, he knows how to create meals that are both nutritious and delicious.

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When you own the world s greatest detective agency, you make the world s most dangerous enemies.Jack Morganâ ™s former lover is found murdered in Jackâ ™s bed and he is instantly the number one suspect.But Jack Morgan is also the head of Private, the private investigation firm that solves the problems of the worldâ ™s rich and infamous.So while fighting to clear his name, he is also hired to recover millions of dollars of stolen goods and to investigate a string of murders at a luxury hotel chain.With Jack and his team stretched to breaking point, Private faces their biggest challenge yet.__________________________________________Readers love Private No. 1 Suspect Excellent I loved this book Another great James Patterson and cannot wait for the next one Couldn t put it down Every time I read a Private story I m hooked and I m there with them _____________________________________________PRAISE FOR THE PRIVATE THRILLERS Great action sequences ... breathtaking twists and turns ANTHONY HOROWITZ An unmissable, breakneck ride JAMES SWALLOW Exhilarating, high-stakes action LESLEY KARA An exhilarating and totally satisfying read NB MAGAZINE A breakneck fast, brutally good page-turner DAILY MAIL Hits the ground running and the pace never misses a beat DAILY EXPRESS Yet another fine outing from the master of thrillers CITY A.M.

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Paris: city of art. City of culture. City of death.When Jack Morgan stops by Private s Paris office, he envisions a quick hello during an otherwise relaxing trip filled with fine food and sightseeing. But Jack is quickly pressed into duty when one of his most important clients asks Private to track down his young granddaughter who is on the run from a brutal drug dealer.As Jack scours the city, several members of Paris s cultural elite are found dead â “ murdered in shocking, symbolic fashion â “ and the French police need Private s help.Now with multiple crimes to solve, Jack Morgan must find justice in the City of Light.______________________________________________Readers love Private Paris . . . Great storyline, fab twists Excellent Full of action Cannot wait for the next instalment Another great story from the master _____________________________________PRAISE FOR THE PRIVATE THRILLERS Great action sequences ... breathtaking twists and turns ANTHONY HOROWITZ An unmissable, breakneck ride JAMES SWALLOW Exhilarating, high-stakes action LESLEY KARA An exhilarating and totally satisfying read NB MAGAZINE A breakneck fast, brutally good page-turner DAILY MAIL Hits the ground running and the pace never misses a beat DAILY EXPRESS Yet another fine outing from the master of thrillers CITY A.M.

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Extraordinary crimes require extraordinary detectives. Welcome to Private.When Santosh Wagh isn t struggling out of a bottle of whisky he s head of Private India, the Mumbai branch of the world s finest PI agency.In a city of over thirteen million people, he has his work cut out at the best of times. But now someone is killing women in a chilling ritual, with strange objects placed carefully at their death scenes.As Santosh and his team race to find the killer, an even greater danger faces Private India â “ a danger that could threaten the lives of thousands of innocent Mumbai citizensâ ¦____________________________________________Readers love Private India . . . Brilliant Great storytelling Entertaining holiday read Great story from the master Looking forward to the next release ______________________________________PRAISE FOR THE PRIVATE THRILLERS Great action sequences ... breathtaking twists and turns ANTHONY HOROWITZ An unmissable, breakneck ride JAMES SWALLOW Exhilarating, high-stakes action LESLEY KARA An exhilarating and totally satisfying read NB MAGAZINE A breakneck fast, brutally good page-turner DAILY MAIL Hits the ground running and the pace never misses a beat DAILY EXPRESS Yet another fine outing from the master of thrillers CITY A.M.

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