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Po odejściu z CIA Maggie Bird osiedla się w miasteczku Purity w Maine, próbując zapomnieć o tragicznej misji, która zmusiła ją do rezygnacji. Żyje spokojnie na farmie, mając nadzieję, że przeszłość nie powróci. Gdy na jej podjeździe pojawia się ciało, zdaje sobie sprawę, że dawni wrogowie wciąż ją prześladują. Prosi więc grupę starych przyjaciół z Klubu Martini o pomoc w odkryciu, kto ją nęka. Choć byli agenci CIA mają za sobą najlepsze lata, wciąż dysponują cennymi umiejętnościami, które chętnie wykorzystają, aby urozmaicić swoją emeryturę. Ich plany krzyżuje Jo Thibodeau, szefowa policji w Purity, która nie jest przyzwyczajona do spraw kryminalnych. Zaskoczona niechęcią Maggie do dzielenia się informacjami oraz jej niezwykłym gronem znajomych, którzy zdają się wyprzedzać policję, stara się zrozumieć sytuację. Duchy przeszłości wracają, ale z pomocą przyjaciół i zaintrygowanej Thibodeau, Maggie postara się chronić swoje nowe życie. Dwie rzeczy są pewne: nie chcielibyście spotkać członków Klubu Martini, a po przeczytaniu finału z niecierpliwością czekać będziecie na kontynuację! Idealna dla fanów Kulawych koni i Czwartkowego Klubu Zbrodni!

Shortlisted for the 2021 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize and longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger 2021.' An impressive and immersive debut set in a beautifully realized sixteenth-century Florence' Antonia Hodgson' A first-class historical thriller . . . Bishop’s spirited and richly detailed story is a tour-de-force' David Baldacci' Richly atmospheric . . . transports you to another time and place' Ambrose Parry , author of The Way of All FleshCity of Vengeance is an explosive debut novel in an historical thriller series by D. V. Bishop, set in Renaissance Florence, which continues with The Darkest Sin .Florence. Winter, 1536. A prominent Jewish moneylender is murdered in his home, a death with wide implications in a city powered by immense wealth.Cesare Aldo, a former soldier and now an officer of the Renaissance city’s most feared criminal court, is given four days to solve the catch the killer before the feast of Epiphany – or suffer the consequences.During his investigations Aldo uncovers a plot to overthrow the volatile ruler of Florence, Alessandro de’ Medici. If the Duke falls, it will endanger the whole city. But a rival officer of the court is determined to expose details about Aldo’s private life that could lead to his ruin. Can Aldo stop the conspiracy before anyone else dies, or will his own secrets destroy him first?

W 1154 roku Henryk II i Eleonora Akwitańska, jedna z najpotężniejszych kobiet w Europie, obejmują tron Anglii. Podczas gdy Henryk tłumi opozycję i snuje plany, Eleonora sprawnie zarządza królestwem i opiekuje się dziećmi, pragnąc jednak większego uznania. Mąż spychając ją na margines, znajduje młodą kochankę i odmawia jej praw. Sytuacja się komplikuje, gdy Eleonora zostaje uwikłana w konflikt mogący zaważyć na losach królestwa, a oskarżenie o zdradę dotyka nawet królową. Elizabeth Chadwick przedstawia losy średniowiecznej władczyni, która walczy o swoje miejsce w świecie pełnym intryg i zdrad. To barwna opowieść, przenosząca czytelnika na dwór andegaweński, pełen namiętności i dramatów. Chadwick z rozmachem tworzy przekonujący obraz średniowiecznego świata, oferując wciągającą lekturę dla miłośników powieści historycznych. Bohaterowie, zarówno prawdziwi, jak i fikcyjni, pulsują życiem, co doceniają krytycy. Autorka, znana z bestsellerowych powieści, unika wydumanych legend, uwzględniając współczesne badania. "Serce królowej" to drugi tom fascynującej trylogii o Eleonorze Akwitańskiej.

Demelza, the miner's daughter that Poldark rescued from a fairground rabble, is now his wife. Demelza's efforts to adapt to the ways of the gentry bring her confusion and heartache, despite the joy in the birth of their first child. Additionally the seeds of dispute with Warleggan are sown.

Boston, 1662 rok. Mary Deerfield, piękna młoda kobieta, której porcelanowa skóra i błękitne oczy przyciągają wzrok, w Anglii na pewno byłaby adorowana. W Nowym Świecie jest jednak drugą żoną Thomasa Deerfielda, mężczyzny wpływowego, okrutnego oraz skłonnego do pijaństwa i agresji. Kiedy podczas jednej z awantur Thomas wbija widelec w dłoń Mary, ta postanawia ratować własną przyszłość i podejmuje decyzję o odejściu. Jednakże w kolonii, w której rozwód jest prawie niemożliwy, a każdy wypatruje u innych oznak diabelskiego opętania, ktoś taki jak Mary – kryjący w sobie sekretne pragnienia i namiętności, z trudem znoszący bezczelną hipokryzję mężczyzn – szybko staje się obiektem podejrzeń i plotek. Niekorzystny rozwój wypadków – uciekająca z krzykiem służąca i śmierć młodzieńca, którego Mary leczyła ziołami – sprawia, że zamiast o wolność, kobieta musi walczyć o życie. Czarownica z Bostonu to pełen zwrotów akcji, dobrze przemyślany i wartki thriller. To również poruszająca relacja o społecznie usankcjonowanej brutalności i genezie polowań na czarownice.

'Imagine Evelyn Waugh meets Nancy Mitford, with some Jilly Cooper thrown in, and you have this splendid romp ... Hilarious, escapist bliss' YOU 'Delights from start to finish' Mail on Sunday 'Irresistible' Guardian 'Sheer escapist bliss' Nigella Lawson 'Pure joy' India Knight, Sunday Times Shortlisted for the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize For Comic Fiction The Earls of Trelawney have inhabited the same castle for 800 years - but recent generations have been better at spending than making money. Now living in isolated penury, unable to communicate with each other or the rest of the world, the family are running out of options. Three unexpected events will hasten their demise: the sudden appearance of a new relation, an illegitimate, headstrong, beautiful girl; an unscrupulous American hedge fund manager determined to exact revenge; and the crash of 2008. Deliciously escapist and gloriously funny, House of Trelawney is a novel about family and forgiveness, chaos and crisis - and finding yourself in the most unexpected ways.

Ross Poldark, zmęczony krwawą wojną w Ameryce, wraca do domu w Wielkiej Brytanii. Długo wyczekiwane spotkanie z bliskimi ma jednak gorzki smak: jego ojciec nie żyje, majątek jest zrujnowany, a ukochana zaręczyła się z kuzynem. Ross ciężko pracuje, by odbudować rodzinny majątek i odzyskać kobietę, kt�rą kocha. Pewnego dnia postanawia zabrać do domu ubogą dziewczynę spotkaną na jarmarku. To wydarzenie całkowicie odmienia jego życie.

'Deep-diving and elegant . . . Wide Sargasso Sea meets Beloved meets Alias Grace' Margaret Atwood THE 'DAZZLINGLY ORIGINAL' DEBUT NOVEL BY A NEW LITERARY STAR 'They say I must be put to death for what happened to Madame, and they want me to confess. But how can I confess what I don't believe I've done?' 1826, and all of London is in a frenzy. Crowds gather at the gates of the Old Bailey to watch as Frannie Langton, maid to Mr and Mrs Benham, goes on trial for their murder. The testimonies against her are damning - slave, whore, seductress. And they may be the truth. But they are not the whole truth. For the first time Frannie must tell her story. It begins with a girl learning to read on a plantation in Jamaica, and it ends in a grand house in London, where a beautiful woman waits to be freed. But through her fevered confessions, one burning question haunts Frannie Langton: could she have murdered the only person she ever loved? A beautiful and haunting tale about one woman's fight to tell her story, The Confessions of Frannie Langton leads you through laudanum-laced dressing rooms and dark-as-night back alleys, into the enthralling heart of Georgian London. 'A dazzling page-turner' Emma Donoghue 'A star in the making' Sunday Times 'Gothic fiction made brand new' Stef Penney 'Stunning' Guardian 'Spectacular' Natasha Pulley 'Dazzlingly original' The Times 'A heroine for our times' Elizabeth Day

Matt i njegova supruga Marie imaju naizgled uspješan brak i dvije, već odrasle kćeri. No nakon toliko zajedničkih godina, Marie je nezadovoljna njihovim odnosom i pokuša unijeti malo svježine organizirajući zajedničko planinarenje na Stjenjaku. Međutim, dok je Mattu pozirala za fotografiju, poskliznula se i strmoglavila sa stijene u divlju rijeku. Čini se da nikako nije mogla preživjeti ovakav pad. Nakon što rendžeri u rijeci pronađu žensko tijelo, detektivka Marion Spengler otkriva da ovo nije prvi put da je Matt izgubio suprugu. Naime, prije 20 godina u provali i požaru u njihovu domu Matt je ranjen, a njegova mlada supruga Janice ubijena. Je li Matt uistinu tugujući suprug koji je nesretnim slučajem izgubio obje supruge ili je zapravo hladnokrvni ubojica koji će se ponovno izvući iz ruku pravde?

Poznajcie kr�lową tysiąclecia! Historia kobiety, kt�ra zmieniła bieg dziej�w Europy.Eleonora Akwitańska, kr�lowa Francji i Anglii, żyła ponad osiemset lat temu, lecz do dziś fascynuje wsp�łczesnych.Swoją niezłomną wolą doprowadziła do unieważnienia nieudanego małżeństwa, była kobietą ambitną, mądrą i wykształconą, potrafiła czerpać radość z miłości. Elizabeth Chadwick z życia średniowiecznej kr�lowej, matki Ryszarda Lwie Serce, uczyniła pasjonującą i pełną emocji opowieść, na wskroś wiarygodną, bo opartą na źr�dłach, kt�re dotrwały do naszych czas�w.Alienor ma trzynaście lat. Przyszłość młodej i pięknej dziedziczki akwitańskiej wydaje się usłana r�żami, lecz gdy w 1137 roku umiera jej ukochany ojciec, dziewczyna zostaje zmuszona do ślubu z koregentem Francji Ludwikiem, zaledwie dwa lata starszym od niej. Wkr�tce młodziutka para samodzielnie zasiądzie na francuskim tronie.

Tajanstvena Sabina sada je rimska carica, no njezin život još uvijek je opasan kao hod po rubu oštrice. Ona mora sačuvati mir između dvojice smrtnih neprijatelja- svog supruga Hadrijana, veličanstvenog i zlokobnog rimskog cara i neustrašivog bivšeg ljubavnika Vixa, koji sada predvodi pretorijansku gardu. Tu je i Vixov posvojeni sin Antinoj-prekrasan dječak predodređen da promijeni sudbinu Rimskog carstva i njegova nemilosrdnog vođu svojom nježnom prirodom. No kad je Antinojevo tijelo pronađeno u Nilu, pokreće se bjesomučna potraga za odgovorima. Je li to bila nesreća? Ili samoubojstvo? Je li Antinoj postao ljudska žrtva okrutnim rimskim bogovima? Ili je u pitanju nešto još zlokobnije i opasnije… »Kate Quinn je, oživljujući drevni Rim, ovim romanom nadmašila samu sebe. Čim se na stranicama knjige pojave Vix i Sabina, čitatelja povedu u nezaboravnu epsku pustolovinu Vječnim Gradom.« Michelle Moran »Kate Quinn je vrlo nadarena mlada spisateljica koja tajne živote svojih likova vješto isprepliće s povijesnim događajima.« Kate Furnivall Kate Quinn jedna je od najprodavanijih autorica povijesnih romana s liste New York Timesa i USA Todaya. Napisala je četiri romana u serijalu o rimskoj carici Sabini, kao i dva suvremena romana. U Znanju su dosad objavljena tri romana –Ljubavnica Rima, Kćeri Rima i Gospodarica Rima, a Gospa iz Vječnoga Grada posljednji je naslov iz serijala.

Kada pucanj iz lovačke puške probije kuhinjski prozor i usmrti ženu na licu mjesta, čini se da je riječ o slučajnosti. Ipak, ubojstvo je bilo planirano i namjerno. Ubrzo će se otkriti da je ubijena žena, unatoč tome što je živjela u Engleskoj, Dankinja koja je već dva desetljeća na popisu nestalih osoba. Njezin je nestanak prije mnogo godina prijavio upravo Eik, kolega i ljubavnik Louise Rick. Eik impulzivno odjuri u Englesku i završi u zatvoru kao osumnjičenik, a Louise se mora suočiti s vlastitim sumnjama i brigama kako bi pronašla ubojicu i riješila najkontroverzniji slučaj svoje karijere… »Najpopularnija danska spisateljica, Sara Blaedel, donosi nam još jedan vrhunski roman!« - Booklist »Ponovno otkrivamo zašto su romani Sare Blaedel istodobno dirljive studije karaktera i izvrsni proceduralni krimići koji nas ne puštaju do samoga kraja.« - Library Journal Sara Blaedel suvremena je danska književnica. Najpoznatija je po kriminalističkom serijalu o Louise Rick. Njezini su romani prevedeni u više od 30 zemalja. U Danskoj, zemlji sa 5,6 milijuna stanovnika, njezine su knjige prodane u gotovo 2 milijuna primjeraka. U izdanju nakladničke kuće Znanje do sada su objavljeni njezini romani Zaboravljene djevojke i Šuma smrti.

Conn Iggulden has called it 'a masterpiece,' while The Times hails it 'a gorgeous, rich retelling of the Arthurian tale.' In a world where the legions of Rome are but a memory and enemies lurk at the edges of Britain, Uther Pendragon faces death. A boy, a refugee from fire and betrayal, emerges as an outsider with only a hawk and haunting memories for company. Gifted and guided by Merlin and the Lady Nimue, he begins his journey to manhood. Along the way, he encounters Guinevere, a proud girl ostracized for her own gift, and Arthur, a warrior embodying the hopes of his people. Yet, in these tumultuous times, friendship and love seem fated to fail. The gods are fading, and treachery reigns, threatening the very fate of Britain. The young renegade who left Benoic with dreams of revenge transforms into a formidable lord of war, a man both loved and loathed. He is Lancelot, a figure of both reverence and scorn. Set in 5th century Britain besieged by Saxons, Franks, Irish, and Picts, this epic novel unfolds in Lancelot's voice, recounting the tale of the knight who fought alongside Arthur yet stole his wife—a story poised for re-imagination in contemporary times.

The bestselling, nail-biting thriller about the disappearances of two young women - a decade apart - told in reverse.

Majstorski napisan triler o čitatelju koji odlazi predaleko u svojoj opsjednutosti piscem pustinjakom. Glavni likovi troje su očaravajućih, neobičnih junaka koje nam je King predstavio u prethodnoj knjizi Gospodin Mercedes. „Probudi se, genije!“ Tako počinje uzbudljiva priča o čitatelju osvetniku. Genij je John Rothstein, omiljeni američki pisac koji već desetljećima nije objavio novu knjigu. Morris Bellamy je bijesan, ne samo zato što je Rothstein prestao objavljivati, nego i zato što je „prodao“ svog glavnog junaka nekonformističkog Jimmyja Golda, pa je taj lik ostvario karijeru u oglašivačkom poslu. Morris ubija Rothsteina i opljačka mu novac iz sefa, ali pravo blago su bilježnice s rukopisima, jer u njima su novi romani o Goldu. Morris skriva novac i bilježnice, a onda zbog nekog drugog zločina dospijeva u zatvor. Nekoliko desetljeća poslije tinejdžer po imenu Peter Saubers pronalazi to blago. No Morris je pomilovan i pušten iz zatvora te kreće u potragu za rukopisom.

Get hooked on Heck: the maverick detective who knows no boundaries. The perfect read for fans of Stuart Macbride and Luther.

Seth Hubbard is a wealthy man dying of lung cancer. He trusts no one. Before he hangs himself from a sycamore tree, Hubbard leaves a new, handwritten, will. It is an act that drags his adult children, his black maid, and Jake into a conflict as riveting and dramatic as the murder trial that made Brigance one of Ford County's most notorious citizens, just three years earlier. The second will raises far more questions than it answers. Why would Hubbard leave nearly all of his fortune to his maid? Had chemotherapy and painkillers affected his ability to think clearly? And what does it all have to do with a piece of land once known as Sycamore Row?

From the author of The Good German(made in a film starring George Clooney) comes a sweeping novel set in post-war Berlin. Alex Meier, a young Jewish writer, fled the Nazis for America before the war. But the politics of his youth have now put him in the crosshairs of the McCarthy witch-hunts. Faced with deportation and the loss of his family, he makes a desperate bargain with the fledgling CIA: he will earn his way back to America by acting as their agent in his native Berlin. But almost from the start things go fatally wrong. Filled with intrigue and the moral ambiguity of conflicted loyalties, Leaving Berlinis a masterfu thriller and a love story that brings a shadowy period of history vividly to life.

Dwa miliony dolar�w to dużo, zwłaszcza dla sędziego, kt�ry podobno nie brał łap�wek. Ray Atlee, wykładowca prawa, i jego brat nieudacznik zostają wezwani przez ojca do rodzinnego miasteczka, Clanton. Nieuleczalnie chory emerytowany sędzia chce im przedstawić swą ostatnią wolę. Zanim jednak Ray dociera na miejsce, staruszek umiera, pozostawiając po sobie ? poza testamentem, kt�ry nikogo nie zaskakuje ? ukrytą w pudłach fortunę. Nikomu o tym nie m�wiąc, zwłaszcza bratu, Ray postanawia odkryć tajemnicę źr�dła pieniędzy. Kiedy okazuje się, że nie tylko on wie o ich istnieniu, robi się naprawdę gorąco.

If you betray a Fellowship you are a dead man... Sailing in search of revenge, the pagan Norsemen venture into the heart of a Christian empire that would wipe their kind from the face of the earth, a place where danger lies in wait around every bend of the great river up which they travel.

Detektyw sierżant Mark „Heck” Heckenburg prowadzi śledztwo w sprawie zniknięcia 38 kobiet. Każda z nich wiodła szczęśliwe, pełne sukcesów życie, zanim zniknęła bez śladu. Trop prowadzi do sekretnego klubu, w którym możliwe jest wszystko, za co klienci chcą zapłacić. Ale gdy próbują dowiedzieć się czegoś o tak zwanym `Nice Guys Club” trafiają na mur milczenia.

Innocent people are dying. Who will be next? Find out in the second Detective Mark `Heck' Heckenburg from #1 ebook bestseller Paul Finch.

The first book in a thrilling Viking trilogy that launched the career of acclaimed historical novelist Giles Kristian - who's now confronting the tumult and devastation of the English Civil War in The Bleeding Land... When raiders from across the sea ransack his village, Osric finds himself taken prisoner by their chief, Sigurd the Lucky.

"St. Petersburg, 1911: Inna Feldman has fled the pogroms of the south to take refuge with distant relatives in Russia's capital city. Welcomed by the flamboyant Leman family, she is apprenticed into their violin-making workshop. She feels instantly at home in their bohemian circle, but revolution is in the air, and as society begins to fracture, she is forced to choose between her heart and her head. She loves her brooding cousin, Yasha, but he is wild, destructive and devoted to revolution; Horace Wallick, an Englishman who makes precious Faberge creations, is older and promises security and respectability. And, like many others, she is drawn to the mysterious, charismatic figure beginning to make a name for himself in the city: Rasputin. As the rebellion descends into anarchy and bloodshed, a commission to repair a priceless Stradivarius violin offers Inna a means of escape. But which man will she choose to take with her? And is it already too late? A magical and passionate story steeped in history and intrigue, Vanora Bennett's Midnight in St. Petersburg is an extraordinary novel of music, politics, and the toll that revolution exacts on the human heart"--

William Marshal's prowess and loyalty as a knight in the English royal household has been rewarded by marriage to Isabelle de Clare, heiress to great estates in England, Normandy and Ireland. The couple's contentment and security is shattered when King Richard dies. He is succeeded by his brother John who takes the Marshals's sons hostage and seizes their lands. The conflict between remaining loyal and rebelling over these injustices threatens to tear William and Isabelle's marriage apart and ruin their lives.

Godine 1919. Cathleen Harrington napušta Irsku i odlazi u Južnu Afriku kako bi se udala za zaručnika kojega nije vidjela već pet godina. Usamljena u nesmiljenu krajoliku utjehu nalazi u prijateljstvu s Adom, sobaricom svoje kćeri. Nakon što bude osramoćena Ada bježi od kuće budući da čeka dijete miješane rase. Cathleen i dalje vjeruje u Adu, pa će, tražeći je, riskirati život suprotstavljajući se represiji aparthejda. Sobaričina kći snažan je roman o teškim životnim putovima dviju jedinstvenih žena na pozadini čarobne, ali podijeljene zemlje.

Nakon uzbudljivoga prvog dijela Gemmellove trilogije, u kojem su se prožimali najdublji ljudski osjećaji poput ljubavi i mržnje, nastavak najavljuje neizbježan rat, pa se okupljaju svi kraljevi s Velike zelene pučine, svaki sa svojim mračnim planovima o osvajanju i pljački. U taj izdajnički vrtlog dospijevaju tri putnika: Pirija, odbjegla kraljevna koja skriva mračnu tajnu, Kaliad, ratnik čvrstih načela koji ima legendarni mač, i njegov prijatelj Banoklo, koji će u budućim bitkama i sam postati legenda. Zajedno putuju u bajkoviti grad Troju, ali spušta se mrak koji će zastrijeti pobjede i osobne tragedije običnih smrtnika i koji će za sljedećih nekoliko stoljeća promijeniti lice svijeta.

From acclaimed novelist Elizabeth Chadwick comes a story of huge emotional power set against the road to Magna Carta and the fight to bring a tyrant king to heel. The privileged daughter of one of the most powerful men in England, Mahelt Marshal's life changes dramatically when her father is suspected of treachery by King John. Her brothers become hostages and Mahelt is married to Hugh Bigod, heir to the earldom of Norfolk. Adapting to her new life is hard, but Mahelt comes to love Hugh deeply; however, defying her father-in-law brings disgrace and heartbreak. When King John sets out to subdue the Bigods, Mahelt faces a heartbreaking battle, fearing neither she, nor her marriage, is likely to survive the outcome . . . Winner of the RNA Historical Novel Award 2011, TO DEFY A KING is magnificent in scope and detail, with characters that leap off the page - this is historical fiction at its finest.

In the bitter winter of 1946, Rachael Morgan arrives with her only remaining son Edmund in the ruins of Hamburg. Here she is reunited with her husband Lewis, a British colonel charged with rebuilding the shattered city. But as they set off for their new home, Rachael is stunned to discover that Lewis has made an extraordinary decision- they will be sharing the grand house with its previous owners, a German widower and his troubled daughter. In this charged atmosphere, enmity and grief give way to passion and betrayal.

Vrlo raskošno i kvalitetno izdanje bajki H.C. Andersena, lijepo opremljeno (pozlaćene stranice i tvrde korice) i ilustrirano. Knjiga posjeduje i poveći uvod o slavnom bajkopiscu i vremenu u kojem je stvarao i živio. Knjiga sadrži 40 ponajboljih Andersenovih bajki od ukupno 156 koliko ih je napisao. Neke njegove bajke ne uklapaju se u stereotip o bajkama sa sretnim završetkom. Mnoge kao u životu završavaju tužno, no usprkos tome uvijek su rado čitane, jer se lako poistovjećujemo s njihovim junacima. Sam Andersen imao je tegoban život, prepun nezadovoljstva i boli, ali povremeno ispunjen blistavim uspjesima, baš kao u njegovim bajkama, s kojima je postigao besmrtnost. Ružno pače, Mala sirena, Kraljevna na zrnu graška, Snježna kraljica, Carevo novo ruho – bajke Hansa Christiana Andersena postale su klasici koje svako dijete voli i kojih se svaka odrasla osoba sjeća s ljubavlju. Sva njegova najveća remek-djela pronaći ćete u ovom prekrasnom izdanju za kolekcionare, koje nema konkurencije na tržištu. Od Snježne kraljice do Divljih labudova, Andersenovi čudesni likovi oživljeni su blistavim ilustracijama u vodenim bojama… Te slike savršeno upotpunjuju njegovu živu, bezvremenu prozu koju vam sada predstavljamo u novom, lako čitljivom prijevodu vjernom originalu.