A Modern Detective

Penguin Decades bring you the novels that helped shape modern Britain. When they were published, some were bestsellers, some were considered scanda...

Reducere. Trilogia New York-ului (Orasul de sticla, Fantome, Camera incuiata) i-a adus lui Paul Auster recunoasterea internationala pentru crearea unui nou s...

Reducere. Dupa ultima aventura a simpaticului detectiv Sam Levitt in Franta, el s-a gandit ca o vreme nu va mai pune piciorul in Marsilia, cu atat mai mult c...

Reducere. ``Don't ignore intuitive tickles lest they reappear as sledgehammers.`` That's the first rule of Ten. Tenzing Norbu (``Ten`` for short)--ex-monk an...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: S. K. SheridanFirst in the Egmont School series: Davina Dupree's just arrived in a luxury boarding school against her wishe...

Reducere. In California, la inceputul anilor '70, Larry "Doc" Sportello, detectiv particular, este contactat de fosta lui iubita Shasta Fay Hepworth pentru a...

Reducere. Description"Having her own detective agency would give her the independence she had always longed for. It would also give her the chance to show th...

Reducere. Reporterul de razboi Rob Luttrell se asteapta sa fie trimis intr-o misiune usoara cand afla ca trebuie sa plece in Kurdistan sa scrie despre descop...

Reducere. Nick Belane este detectiv la Hollywood. Cazurile de care se ocupa au, toate, calitatea de a fi cel putin bizare: Doamna Moartea il insarcineaza sa ...

Reducere. Investigand moartea suspecta a unui tanar indian navajo in pustietatea desertului, locotenentul Joe Leaphorn se vede nevoit sa ia in considerare va...

Reducere. Surveying the dizzying universe of classic books, Michael Dirda, the Pulitzer Prize-winning literary essayist, proves himself to be one of the most...

Sherlock Holmes has been a beloved character from his first story, and his mystique endures to the modern age in print, on screen - but he has had ...

An Edgar(R) Award Winning SeriesMyrtle Hardcastle--twelve-year-old Young Lady of Quality and Victorian amateur detective--is back on the case, solv...

Reducere. Din cuprins: Modelul socratic; Modelul crestin; Regele si clericul; Nebunul si inteleptul; Omul utopic; Intelepciune lumeasca si intelepciunea lui ...

Reducere. DescriptionWho hasn't heard of him - Oedipus, the tragic figure from Greek mythology whose shocking fate has moved so many generations, inspired so...

Reducere. DescriptionWho hasn't heard of him - Oedipus, the tragic figure from Greek mythology whose shocking fate has moved so many generations, inspired so...

Reducere. In A saptea functie a limbajului, Laurent Binet tese itele unei istorii secrete, cu protagonisti prestigiosi din elita intelectuala a Frantei, prec...

Reducere. On a rain-swept hillside, hounds from the local foxhunt discover the body of a well-dressed man. At that exact moment, an anonymous caller reports ...

Reducere. In anul 1327, intr-o manastire izolata de lume, calugarii sint pe cale de a fi invinuiti de erezie. Singura lor speranta este ajutorul dat de un fa...

Reducere. The key to a modern murder lies in the sands of history. Examining a badly decomposed corpse is de rigueur for forensic anthropologist Temperance B...

Reducere. A pioneer in forensic anthropology, Dr. Bill Bass created the world's first laboratory dedicated to the study of human decomposition--three acres o...

Reducere. "E de remarcat detenta narativa erudita, tipica autoarei, precum si enorma placere, similara cu a unui Pygmalion, de a construi trama, de a pune ca...

Reducere. Descopera dinozaurii in 4D - Realitatea Augmentata Utilizeaza aplicatia pentru a scana imagini si lasa magia sa te cuprinda! Am creat aceasta carte...

Reducere. A fascinating slice of true-crime history that unfolds in 1695, when law enforcement was unheard of and modern money was little more than a concept...

Reducere. In the third Nora Tierney Mystery, American writer Nora awaits the arrival of a traveling theatre troupe who will perform Noel Coward's farce BLITH...

Reducere. With the low cost of modern computer hardware and software combined with the communication of price data via satellite, a new and rapidly expanding...

Reducere. „Pe fundalul anului 1Q84, al Sinfoniettei lui Janaček, Murakami construieste un roman ca un labirint. 1Q84 se sprijina pe realitatile unei Japonii ...

In The Lost World, the first in a series of books to feature the bold Professor Challenger--a character many critics consider one of the most finel...

Reducere. Developing recipes and sharing the results has been a lifelong vocation for Rae Katherine Eighmey. Today her kitchen library has thousands of recip...

DescriptionWho is the mysterious solitary woman dressed in white who accosts Walter Hartright late one night near London's Hampstead Heath? Why doe...

Reducere. Nu sunt animale de companie. Nici fantome sau roboți. Sunt mutzunaki și sunt în casa ta. Poți avea încredere în ei. Le pasă de tine... S-au infiltr...

Hake Talbot wrote only two mystery novels and Ramble House is proud to bring both of them back into print for modern readers. RIM OF THE PIT is his...

Edgar Allan Poe's Gothic tales have established themselves as classics of horror fiction, and as the inventor of the modern mystery, Poe created ma...

Reducere. One of Japan's great modern masters, Kaoru Takamura, makes her English-language debut with this two-volume publication of her magnum opus. Tokyo, 1...

Reducere. HUMOR AND DANGER MELD PERFECTLY... "A multifaceted story...plenty of surprises...And what an ending!" - New York Journal of Books Interior Decorato...

Reducere. Bestseller New York Times 2021, ales de editorii Amazon printre "Best Books 2021 So Far", Cand stelele se intuneca este cea mai personala carte a s...

During his 45th year of life "A singular voice in cinema, " (Movies in Focus) and "One of genre's most exciting filmmakers" (Indiewire) decided to ...

Reducere. Roberto Bolano (1953-2003), poet si romancier chilian, a intrat deja in legenda. Dupa moartea sa prematura, la doar 50 de ani, traducerea in englez...

Reducere. Late one night after interviewing a witness, Lacey Flint, a young detective constable, stumbles onto a woman brutally stabbed just moments before. ...

DescriptionAn existential detective story by one of France's most popular modern writers, set in a mid-nineteenth century mountain village, availab...

Fifteen-year-old Grace Ryan is pregnant, which is a great surprise to her because she's still a virgin. She is also experiencing visions of a beaut...

Reducere. Caleb Carr's novel, The Alienest, was a blockbuster international bestseller and positioned its author as a modern master of the historical thrille...

DescriptionTeenager Lewis Hoxworthy discovers a disturbing painting in a medieval barn; a discovery which excites archaeologist Neil Watson who is ...

Reducere. In Requiem pentru visul american. Cele 10 principii ale concentrarii bogatii si puterii, Noam Chomsky (unul dintre marii intelectuali publici de st...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of Mesoamerica, then keep reading...Four captivating manuscripts in one book: Olmecs: A Captivating...

"Joe Pulver is what you get when you cross one of Plato's Muse-maddened poets with a Lovecraftian lunatic..." Matt Cardin, author of Dark Awakening...

Reducere. Winner of the Crime Writers' Association's John Creasey Award for best first crime novel in 1988, Janet Neel's Death's Bright Angel took the tradit...

Reducere. În timp ce investighează o moarte suspectă, detectivul particular Ambrose Wells este condus de indicii la domeniul castelului Aldwick ‒ exact...

Reducere. O carte uimitoare, minunată. Elif ShafakJay, un băiețel de nouă ani care urmărește toate serialele polițiste pe care le prinde (în special Patrula ...

Reducere. From the New York Times bestselling author of Moriarty and Trigger Mortis, this fiendishly brilliant, riveting thriller weaves a classic whodunit w...

DescriptionA New York Times Notable Book of the Year "The Alienist meets The City & The City in this brilliant debut that mixes fantasy and mystery...

DescriptionA stunning new edition with deluxe cover treatments, ribbon markers, luxury endpapers and gilded edges. The unabridged text is accompani...

Reducere. Lawrence Block on AFTERTHOUGHTS 2.0: AFTERTHOUGHTS began in 2011, when I first began self-publishing titles from my voluminous backlist. I packed i...

Reducere. Cum sa prinzi un ucigas cand tu esti suspectul numarul unu? Un barbat este surprins de camerele de luat vederi impuscand o casiera dintr-o banca. F...

Reducere. In 1793, la patru ani dupa caderea Bastiliei si la mai mult de un an dupa asasinarea regelui Gustav al III-lea al Suediei, paranoia si conspiratiil...

The second volume of an epic, beautifully illustrated graphic history of humankind, based on Yuval Noah Harari's internationally bestselling phenom...

Reducere. "Just because you're set apart doesn't mean you're set aside."Martha McLaughlin and her husband served as international missionaries for 10 years, ...

Join the iconic detective with the yellow fedora on this adventure that combines all the elements of his classic past with a modern twist Dick Trac...

Just in time for the major motion picture Dolittle starring Robert Downey Jr.--soaring into theaters on January 17, 2020 Journey into the world of ...

This compilation of over 180 photographs explores one of inner London's former Metropolitan Boroughs, and by the use of comparison images reveals s...

Reducere. "Canibalii nu este doar noua carte din aclamata serie cu detectivi a Iuliei Iakovleva, plasata in atmosfera densa a anilor '30, ci un thriller poli...

Reducere. Noul caz al detectivului particular Sam Spade este o sursa inepuizabila de probleme. Moartea partenerului sau nu e decat primul mister al unei pove...

Reducere. ``Portrays epidemiologists as disease detectives who tirelessly hunt for clues and excel at deductive reasoning. Even Sherlock Holmes would be prou...

Reducere. In his new book, perhaps the most cogent expression of his mature thought, Jean Baudrillard turns detective in order to investigate a crime which h...

Reducere. "If by some cruel oversight you haven't discovered Amanda Cross, you have an uncommon pleasure in store for you."THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWWhen...

Reducere. Noul caz al detectivului particular Sam Spade este o sursa inepuizabila de probleme. Moartea partenerului sau nu e decat primul mister al unei pove...

Reducere. Classic crime fiction's Indiana Jones Tony Medawar unearths more unpublished and uncollected stories from the Golden Age of suspense, including Joh...

Reducere. Timp de optsprezece ani, familiile Harte si Gold au trait una langa cealalta, impartind totul, vietile lor fiind practic inseparabile. Parintii si ...

The most popular anthology of Jorge Luis Borges' short stories, "Fictions" is a wildly original and influential collection of fantastic tales, tran...

Reducere. Care este legatura intre Constelatia Lebedei, un avion prabusit in jungla amazoniana din Peru, doi tineri IT-isti care se trezesc peste noapte intr...