Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: The locals in the Italian village where he lives call him Signor Farfalla — Mr Butterfly. He is a discreet gentleman who spends his time studying rare butterflies. But Farfalla's real profession is deadly. He considers himself an artisan, not for the butterflies he paints but for the guns he creates for assassins. Farfalla has resolved to make his next job his last. Then, perhaps, he can settle…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: Some know her as Meredith Nic Essus, princess of faerie. Others as Merry Gentry, LA private eye. In the fey and mortal realms alike, her life is the stuff of royal intrigue and celebrity drama. Among her own kind, she has confronted enemies, endured the treachery and malevolence of her kith and kin, and honoured her duty to conceive a royal heir...all so she could claim a throne. But now she's…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: Becky Brandon (née Bloomwood) thought motherhood would be a breeze and that having a daughter was a dream come true — a shopping friend for life! But it's trickier than she thought — two-year-old Minnie has a quite different approach to shopping. She can create havoc everywhere from Harrods to Harvey Nicks to her own christening. She hires taxis at random, her favourite word is 'Mine', and…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: Superman, Dracula, The Avengers, Treasure Island... when you're ten years old, you can fall in love with any story so long as it's a good one. But what if you're growing up in a house without books? Christopher Fowler's memoir captures life in suburban London as it has rarely been seen: through the eyes of a lonely boy who spends his days between the library and the cinema, devouring novels,…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 441 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 480) Аннотация: Three tons of Saddam Hussein's gold in an unguarded warehouse in Dubai... For two of Nick Stones closest ex-SAS comrades, it was to have been the perfect, victimless crime. But when they're double-crossed and the robbery goes devastatingly wrong, only Stone can identify his friends killer and track him down... As one harrowing piece of the complex and sinister jigsaw slots into another, Stones…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 192 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 431) Аннотация: Assistant D.A. Alexa Hamilton has just been handed the kind of case that makes careers: the trial of accused serial killer Luke Quentin. Sifting through mountains of forensic evidence, Alexa relentlessly builds her case and prepares for a high-stakes trial... until threatening letters throw her private life into turmoil. The letters are addressed to Alexa's beautiful 17-year-old daughter,…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: What is the real world? Does it exist, or is it merely a means of keeping another reality at bay? This collection offers a vision of another world which lurks just beneath the surface of our consciousness, a world where the myths we have banished from our lives are present and where imagination has the power to transform reality.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: Are optimists just reckless dreamers? Are pessimists miserable doom-mongers or just erring on the side of caution? Is the glass half empty or half full? Brilliantly compiled and beautifully written, this is a rich anthology of evidence from both sides of any argument. Covering everything from Africa to Beauty, Happiness to Patriotism to Walking, it is sop to any disposition; the perfect tool for…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: Chloe needs a holiday. She's sick of making wedding dresses and her partner Philip has trouble at work. Her wealthy friend Gerard has offered the loan of his luxury villa in Spain — perfect. Hugh is not a happy man. His immaculate wife Amanda seems more interested in the granite for the new kitchen than in him.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: At eighteen, in that first golden Oxford summer, Milly's best friends were Rupert and his American lover Allan. When Rupert suggested that she and Allan should get married, just so that Allan could stay in the country, it all seemed just a bit of fun — and to make it seem real she dressed up in cheap wedding finery and posed on the steps of the registry office for photographs. Ten years later,…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 686 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 528) Аннотация: New York. It may be Christmas in New York, but for ex-soldier turned elite bodyguard Ryan Lock, it's business as usual: his mission is to protect one of America's most ruthless businessmen. A Bloody Shoot-Out. Suddenly gunshots ring out. People run for cover. Innocent people are mown down. Amid the chaos, Lock's hunt for the killers turns into an explosive game of cat and mouse. A Deadly Secret.…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: When Mitchell is released from prison after serving three years for a vicious attack he doesn't remember, he reluctantly finds himself caught up with Robert Gant, a ruthless lowlife with violent plans. Attempting to stay out of Gant's way, Mitchell finds work as a handyman at the mansion of a faded movie actress. When she eagerly plies him with cash, cars and sex, Mitch starts to wonder if even…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 768 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 544) Аннотация: This work combines two of Bill Bryson's best-loved books and demonstrates his take on life — from either side of the pond. The books, «Notes from a Small Island» and «Notes From a Big Country», went on to become major bestsellers. «The Complete Notes» combines these two popular books into one volume. Written in the form of bite-sized essays, both books are gently humorous as they highlight the…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: You can always trust a man — to do the dirty on you. When Lucy finds out her football coach hubby's been playing away from home, she's devastated. But when she discovers just who he's been scoring with, she wants to kick a few balls of her own. So now that Lucy's learnt that her perfect marriage was like most of her orgasms (faked), the big question is are all men bastards, or will she find the…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: WHAT WAS LOST WILL BE FOUND...Washington DC: Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned at the last minute to deliver an evening lecture in the Capitol Building. Within moments of his arrival, however, a disturbing object — gruesomely encoded with five symbols — is discovered at the epicentre of the Rotunda. It is, he recognises, an ancient invitation, meant to beckon its recipient towards a…
Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: Offers a behind-the-scenes look at the production design and process of filming the famous locations featured in the movie — Angels & Demons. This book includes: storyboards and drawings used to plan the film`s scenes; contributions from key participants of the movie; in-progress shots of the re-creation of the Sistine Chapel and its artifacts.
Скачать книгу (размер 2 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 496) Аннотация: Bestselling author Pip Granger remembers her childhood in a vibrant part of London where working girls swung their keys on street corners and coffee bars throbbed to the beat of rock and roll.
Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: Grace Rutherford is the one and only Diamond Sharp, the `It` girl of 1920s London. Caught up in the glitz and glamour of the day, Grace begins a passionate affair with charming, flirtatious American author Dexter O`Connell. Soon, though, she finds herself falling for John Cramer, the charismatic neighbour her widowed younger sister adores.
Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: When junior manager Frank Dominio is suddenly demoted and then fired, it seems there was more than a grain of truth to his persecution fantasies. But as he prepares to even the score with those responsible for his demise, he unwittingly finds an ally in a dark and malevolent force that grants him supernatural powers. Frank takes his revenge in the most ghastly ways imaginable—but there will be a…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: In the summer of 1977, seventeen-year-old Mona Manoliu falls in love with Mihai, a mysterious boy who lives in the romantic mountain city where she spends her summers. She can think of nothing and no one else. But life under Nicolae Ceausescu is difficult. Hunger, paranoia and fear infect everyone. One day Mona sees Mihai wearing the black leather jacket favored by the secret police... is it…