Leaving their urban hospital for a modern medical facility in Bartlet, Vermont, Doctors Angela and David Wilson begin to notice puzzling details in the deaths of several terminal patients there. 250,000 first printing. $125,000 ad/promo. Lit Guild & Doubleday Main. Mystery Guild Alt.
The daughter of Belgarath and the shape-shifter Poledra lives out her family's rich prophecy in the ceasless struggle between Light and Dark
I see dead people. But then, by God, I do something about it. Odd Thomas never asked for his special ability. He's just an ordinary guy trying to live a quiet life in the small desert town of Pico Mundo. Yet he feels an obligation to do right by his otherworldly confidants, and that's why he's won hearts on both sides of the divide between life and death. But when a childhood friend disappears, Odd discovers something worse than a dead body and embarks on a heart-stopping battle of will and wits with an enemy of exceptional cunning. In the hours to come there can be no innocent bystanders, and every sacrifice can tip the balance between despair and hope. You're invited on an unforgettable journey through a world of terror and transcendence to wonders beyond imagining. And you can have no better guide than Odd Thomas.
From acclaimed author George comes this literate, vastly detailed, and intricately characterized piece. Scotland Yard's Thomas Lynley, unexpectedly assigned to a gory stabbing murder, uncovers deeply hidden family secrets and various psychological convolutions among suspects.
A fabulous brand new Eddings standalone fantasy, set in an entirely new magical world. schovat popis
Znakomita, dwukrotnie już sfilmowana powieść Philippy Gregory opowiada o dwóch siostrach Boleyn, Annie i Marii, rywalizujących o względy króla Henryka VIII. Obie były gotowe na wszystko, aby zdobyć jego serce, a swym orężem uczyniły niegodziwość, intrygę i zdradę. Maria Boleyn wpadła w oko Henrykowi VIII, ledwie zjawiła się na dworze jako czternastolatka. Miłość wszakże trwała krótko - zauroczenie dziewczyny minęło, kiedy odkryła, że przez cały czas była tylko pionkiem w rozgrywce prowadzonej przez jej rodzinę. Co gorsza, król znudził się nią wkrótce i oszalał na punkcie Anny Boleyn. Krewni przykazali Marii poinstruować ukochaną i zarazem znienawidzoną siostrę, jak ma wkraść się w łaski monarchy. Marii nie pozostało nic innego, jak być świadkiem tryumfu swej siostry, która nie zawahała się przed niczym, wyciągając ręce po koronę i spełniając ambicje swoje i swojej rodziny. Od tej pory Maria była tą drugą? Barwny i sugestywny obraz życia, ludzkich dramatów i namiętności, dworskich intryg i kulisów wielkiej polityki na dworze najsłynniejszego króla Anglii.
Both of them suspected that something was wrong--terribly wrong--in the great medical research center where they worked. Both of them wondered why a beautiful young woman had died on the operating table and her brain secretly removed. Both of them found it impossible to explain the rash of female patients exhibiting bizarre mental breakdowns and shocking behavior. Both of them were placing their careers and very lives in deadly jeopardy as they penetrated the eerie inner sanctums of a medical world gone mad with technological power and the lust for more...
Rome, 1520. The Eternal City is in mourning after the sudden death of Raphael Sanzio, the beloved painter and national hero. His body lies in state at the Pantheon, while nearby, Margherita Luti, a baker's daughter and Raphael's beloved, seeks refuge at the convent of Sant'Apollonia. Once a cherished figure in Roman society, she is now an outcast, pursued by powerful enemies within the Vatican. Margherita, who appeared as the Madonna in many of Raphael's works, finds herself at a crossroads. The Mother Superior agrees to admit her, but first, Margherita must relinquish the ruby ring she wears, a symbol of her connection to Raphael and their scandalous love. The ring, with its storied past, must be returned to the Church, or she will be cast out into the streets. Within the convent's walls, Margherita grapples with her decision, reflecting on her life with Raphael—the love and torment encapsulated in that one precious jewel.
