Na warszawskim Mokotowie, na placu budowy centrum handlowego znalezione zostają zwłoki młodego człowieka. To już drugie ciało odnalezione w tym miejscu. Z ramienia policji śledztwo prowadzi inspektor Robert Nowak, który szybko odkrywa niejasne powiązania na styku świata biznesu i polityki sięgające najwyższych władz miasta… Danger in high places to pierwsza powieść kryminalnego cyklu stworzonego...
A search for answers from a mysterious Oracle has Sesha and her friends navigating intrigue and danger in this thrilling series finale.
Leaving the oasis, Sesha and her friends set sail for Avaris, intent on stopping the Hyksos chieftain from claiming the throne and declaring war on Thebes. On the journey, Sesha learns that she and the scroll are at the centre of a pair of prophecies made by a famed...
Hawthorne in his Wonder Book has described the beautiful Greek myths and traditions, but no one has yet made similar use of the wondrous tales that gathered for more than a thousand years about the islands of the Atlantic deep. Although they are a part of the mythical period of American history, these hazy legends were altogether disdained by the earlier historians; indeed, George Bancroft made it...
Step into the eerie world of Victorian Gothic mystery with Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's "Uncle Silas." This enthralling novel is a cornerstone of the locked-room mystery genre, skillfully blending suspense and intrigue to deliver a tale that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Set against the gloomy backdrop of Knowl mansion, the story follows young heiress Maud Ruthyn as she becomes entangled in...
Ancient Egyptian healer and scribe Sesha is ready for another role: spy. Be sure to read Sesha’s first adventure, The Lost Scroll of the Physician. Forced to flee Thebes or face death, Sesha and her friends, Paser and Reb, travel up the Nile and into the desert in search of a hidden oasis. Led by a freed spy, they plan to rescue Pharaoh’s daughter Princess Merat, given to a Hyksos chieftain...
Powieść Juliusza Verne z cyklu „Niezwykłe podróże” Jest to kontynuacja powieści „Robur Zdobywca”. Książka w dwóch wersjach językowych: polskiej i francuskiej. Version bilingue: polonaise et française. Fragment: „Dwudziestego siódmego kwietnia stanąłem w Raleigh, głównem mieście Karoliny Północnej. Dwa dni przedtem pan Ward, dyrektor policyi w Waszyngtonie, wezwał mnie do swego biura. – Panie Strock...
A young woman’s journey of discovery takes her to a world of forbidden passion, savage beauty - and revenge.
Spring, 1950. Alexandra de Falla, a half-English, half-Spanish youngwriter abandons her privileged but suffocating life in London and travels to Spain to be reunited with her long-estranged family.
Instead of providing the sense of belonging she yearns for, the de Fallas are riven by...
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A young writer becomes entangled in an illicit gypsy love affair, pulling her into a world of secrets, deception and dark desire.
Summer, 1976. Luz de Rueda returns to her beloved Spain and takes a job as the biographer of a famous artist. On her first day back in Cádiz, she encounters a bewitching, passionate young gypsy, Leandro, who immediately captures her heart, even though...
Coral Sinclair is a beautiful but naive twenty-five-year-old photographer who has just lost her father. She’s leaving the life she’s known and traveling to Kenya to take ownership of her inheritance-the plantation that was her childhood home-Mpingo. On the voyage from England, Coral meets an enigmatic stranger to whom she has a mystifying attraction. She sees him again days later on the...
Luxor, 1946. When young nurse Aida El Masri returns from war-torn London to her family’s estate in Egypt she steels herself against the challenges ahead.
Eight years have passed since her father, Ayoub, was framed for a crime he did not commit, and died as a tragic result. Yet Aida has not forgotten, and now she wants revenge against the man she believes betrayed her father - his best friend,...
