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Глубокий сон [англ. и рус. параллельные тексты]
Серия: Английский и русский параллельные тексты (#6)
Раймонд Чэндлер (1888–1959) — один из самых известных американских писателей, работавших в жанре детектива. Как обычно, главный герой Чэндлера частный сыщик Марло ищет справедливости, постоянно сталкивается с алчностью, беспринципностью, преступлениями сильных мира сего, а заодно и тех «стражей порядка», которые, казалось бы, должны с этим бороться.
Вокруг света за 80 дней [англ. и рус. параллельные тексты]
Серия: Английский и русский параллельные тексты (#19)
«Вокруг света в восемьдесят дней» – один из лучших романов Жюля Верна. Увлекательная история Филеаса Фогга, его неунывающего слуги Паспарту и их потрясающего воображение кругосветного путешествия, полного опасных приключений, знакома нам с детства – по многочисленным фильмам и мультфильмам. Но насколько они отличаются от произведения самого Жюля Верна?
Читателям предстоит понять это, открыв для себя великолепную книгу, полную живого и тонкого юмора.
Title Little Planeswalker
Год выхода: 2024
The hero of the story "The Traveler's World" is a certain traveler named Miro. He is a curious man, eager to discover new lands and learn about different cultures.The plot of the story revolves around the adventures of the World during its journey. He leaves his native land and goes on a long hike, meeting different people on his way and getting into different situations. He travels through dense jungles, experiences terrible thunderstorms on the open ocean, explores outlandish cultures and...
Pūķa ēna. Princese
Год выхода: 2024
Es esmu iegājusi pūķu pasaulē, un katram no tiem ir vajadzīga Ēna, lai paliktu cilvēks un valdītu. Safīra pūķis apgalvo, ka es esmu viņa Ēna. Draud, ka nekad mani neatlaidīs, un uz visiem laikiem aizliedz man doties prom no šīs alas. Tādus cilvēkus kā es šeit ienīst un soda ar nāvi. Es nekļūšu viņa gūsteknis, mani nesalauzīs! Varbūt viņš runās citādi, kad zinās, ka manā rokā ir viņa burvju ierocis. Un, neskatoties uz viņa naidīgumu un neizpratni, viņu pievelk pie manis. Bet vissliktākais ir tas,...
Svētītais ledus. Nemirstīgo vēlmes
Год выхода: 2024
Brīnišķīgi, kad ilgi gaidītais noslēpuma atklājums nokrīt tieši tev klēpī, lai gan Irisai bija jādodas uz akadēmiju kopā ar brāli, bet viņš viņu pameta pirmajā dienā un aizbrauca. Taču viņai "paveicās" sastapt pūķus, kuri kļuva par potenciālām durvīm viņai un viņas draudzenei uz viņu slēgto impēriju. Un varbūt tas viss nebija nejaušība? Un šī iespēja kādam maksāja daudz pārdomu, pāris sakostus nagus un ticību brīnumiem? Bet ko darīt, kad imperatora brāļadēls, ieraugot raganu, vicina pūķa asti,...
Pumpkins in Paradise
Год выхода: 2013
Серия: A Tj Jensen Mystery (#1)
Between shopping for Halloween costumes, volunteering for the annual pumpkin festival, and coaching her girls to the state soccer finals, high school teacher Tj Jensen finds her good friend Zachary Collins dead in his favorite chair. When the handsome new deputy closes the case without so much as a “why” or “how,” Tj turns her attention from chili cook-offs and pumpkin carving to complex puzzles, prophetic riddles, and a decades’ old secret she seemed destined to unravel.
A Shot in the Bark
Серия: Lia Anderson Dog Park Mysteries (#1)
Would you recognize a serial killer if you met one? Talked to one every day? Artist Lia Anderson doesn't, and neither does anyone else at the Mount Airy Dog Park. But a violent death brings Detective Peter Dourson into the close-knit group, and he is convinced someone is not who they seem. As the investigation uncovers secrets, Lia struggles with warring emotions while a killer watches and plans.
Purrs and Peril : A Norwegian Forest Café Cozy Mystery
Год выхода: 2018
Серия: A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery (#1)
Lauren Crenshaw, and her Norwegian Forest Cat Annie, run the Norwegian Forest cafe in a picturesque town in Northern California. Lauren's cousin Zoe also helps out. When one of Annie's favorite customers is murdered, the three of them try to figure out "whodunit"!
Summer of Night
Год выхода: 1992
SUMMARY: In the summer of 1960 in Elm Haven, Illinois, five 12-year-old boys forge the powerful bonds that a lifetime of change will not break. An ancient, sinister evil lurks in the dark, and when a long-silent bell peals in the middle of the deepest night, the people know it marks the beginning of terror. Now Mike, Duane, Dale, Harlen, and Kevin must wage a fraternal war of blood against an arcane abomination.
Summon the Keeper
Год выхода: 2007
Being one of the Earth's protectors is never easy, but when Claire the Keeper and Austin the cat find themselves in charge of the Elysian Fields Guesthouse Bed and Breakfast, all Hell breaks loose in the form of a gateway residing in the basement! Do not miss the latest from one of the top writers in the fantasy genre! * Compares to best-selling fantasy authors Mercedes lackey and Charles deLint * Tanya Huff's DAW books were chosen by the New York Public Library system as part of their Books for...
Expansion des Universums
Год выхода: 2024
Die Expansion des Universums. Was verbirgt sich dahinter? Vielleicht gibt es keine Expansion? Oder besser gesagt, das ist nicht das, was derzeit präsentiert wird.In diesem Buch wird eine neue Vision der Expansion des Universums vorgeschlagen.
Cat in a Sapphire Slipper
Год выхода: 2008
Серия: The Midnight Louie Mysteries (#20)
*Cat in a Sapphire Slipper* is the twentieth title in Carole Nelson Douglas's sassy Midnight Louie mystery series. The tough-talking, twenty-pound, tomcat PI is as feisty as ever as he and his gang try to keep his favorite roommate from losing her man. PR honcho Temple Barr's romance novelist aunt Kit has wound up in a romantic plot of her own. She's snagged one of the most eligible bachelors on the Strip, one of the elder Fontana brothers, a silver-tongued reputed ex-mobster with a heart of...
The Cat, the Quilt and the Corpse
Год выхода: 2009
Серия: Cats in trouble mystery (#1)
### From Publishers Weekly Sweeney (Pick Your Poison) launches the Cats in Trouble mystery series with a meandering whodunit. Jillian Hart is content making and selling cat quilts and living quietly in Mercy, S.C., with her three cats, Syrah, Chablis and Merlot. When Syrah is catnapped, Jillian finds not only the thief-thanks to a state-of-the-art alarm system installed by charming PI Tom Stewart-but also a murder mystery to solve. The cats are entertaining four-legged assistants, with traits...
Murder Strikes a Pose
Год выхода: 2014
Серия: A Downward Dog Mystery (#1)
Yoga instructor Kate Davidson tries to live up to yoga's Zen-like expectations, but it's not easy while struggling to keep her small business afloat or dodging her best friend's matchmaking efforts. When George, a homeless alcoholic, and his loud, horse-sized German shepherd, Bella, start hawking newspapers outside her studio, Kate attempts to convince them to leave. Instead, the three strike up an unlikely friendship. Then Kate finds George's dead body. The police dismiss it as a drug-related...
The Cats that Surfed the Web
Год выхода: 2013
Серия: The cats that mysteries (#1)
$44 million. A Victorian mansion. And a young career woman with cats. The prospect sounded like a dream come true. What could possibly go wrong? How could a friendly town’s welcome turn into a case of poisoning, murder, and deceit? When Katherine “Katz” Kendall, a computer professional in New York City, discovers she’s the sole heir of a huge inheritance, she can’t believe her good fortune. She’s okay with the clauses of the will: Move to the small town of Erie, Indiana, check. Live in her...
Desperate Housedogs
Год выхода: 2011
Серия: Pampered pets mystery (#1)
When Caro Lamont, former psychologist turned pet therapist makes a house call to help Kevin Blackstone with his two misbehaving German Shepherd dogs, she expects frantic dogs, she expects a frantic dog owner, she even expects frantic neighbors. What she doesn't expect is that two hours later the police will find Kevin dead, his dogs impounded; and that as the last person to see Kevin alive (well, except for the killer) she is suddenly a person of interest, at least according to Homicide...
The Midnight Plan of the Repo Man
Год выхода: 2016
Серия: Ruddy McCann (#1)
*"The Midnight Plan of the Repo Man* **introduces my favorite kind of flawed cynical protagonist in Ruddy McCann, former football star, now Repo Man in a small town full of memorable weirdos. It's suspenseful, action-packed, romantic, and above all, truly funny. I loved it." --Nelson DeMille, *New York Times* bestselling author** **** **** Ruddy McCann, former college football star, has experienced a seismic drop in popularity; he is now Kalkaska, Michigan's full-time repo man and part-time bar...
Ausgefressen
Год выхода: 2012
Серия: Ray & Rufus die Erdmännchen (#1)
Gestatten? Mein Name ist Ray. Seit ich denken kann, will ich Privatdetektiv werden. Im Grunde, das wird jedem einleuchten, gibt es keinen Job, für den ein Erdmännchen besser geeignet ist. Überwachen und Observieren gehören quasi zu unserer genetischen Grundausstattung. Gleiches gilt für Spuren lesen und Herumschnüffeln. Ich bin der geborene Schnüffler. Nur dass meine Fähigkeiten hier im Zoo völlig verkannt werden. Besser gesagt: wurden. Denn heute ist Phil aufgetaucht. Und so, wie es aussieht,...
A Borrowing of Bones
Год выхода: 2018
Серия: Mercy Carr Mysteries (#1)
The first in a gripping new series by Paula Munier, *A Borrowing of Bones* is full of complex twists, introducing a wonderful new voice for mystery readers and dog lovers. *Grief and guilt are the ghosts that haunt you when you survive what others do not....* After their last deployment, when she got shot, her fiancé Martinez got killed and his bomb-sniffing dog Elvis got depressed, soldier Mercy Carr and Elvis were both sent home, her late lover's last words ringing in her ears: "Take care of...
How to Wash a Cat
Год выхода: 2010
Серия: Cats and curios (#1)
"San Francisco has always been a beacon for second, third, and fourth-chancers." That's what my Uncle Oscar used to say. "There's nothing here to hold you back. You can do - or become - whatever or whoever you want." Oscar owned a small antique shop called the Green Vase, here, in San Francisco. His specialty was Gold Rush history. He'd acquired an extensive collection of artifacts from that time period, mostly due to his network of contacts in the construction industry. You see, after the...
Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery
Серия: Bunnicula and Friends (#1)
This book is written by Harold. His fulltime occupation is dog. He lives with Mr. and Mrs. Monroe and their sons Toby and Pete. Also sharing the home are a cat named Chester and a rabbit named Bunnicula. It is because of Bunnicula that Harold turned to writing. Someone had to tell the full story of what happened in the Monroe household after the rabbit arrived. Was Bunnicula really a vampire? Only Bunnicula knows for sure. But the story of Chester's suspicions and their consequences makes...
Playing with Poison
Год выхода: 2012
Серия: Cue Ball Mysteries (#1)
**Playing With Poison was a Quarter Finalist in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award! Murder meets menopause. Take a guess which wins. ** **PRAISE for Playing With Poison** "I just love Jessie Hewitt. She is the bomb." Melina Mason, *Melina's Book Blog* "This was one of my favorite submissions so far. I loved the main character, Jessie Hewitt, a middle aged romance writer (ex-pool hustler) having the time of her life." *Amazon contest review* "These characters are a hoot!! A lighthearted cozy...
Murder at the Courthouse
Год выхода: 2015
Серия: The Hidden Springs Mysteries (#1)
After a few years as a police officer in Chicago, Michael Keane has no trouble relaxing into the far less stressful job of deputy sheriff in his small hometown. After all, nothing ever happens in Hidden Springs, Kentucky. Nothing, that is, until a dead body is discovered on the courthouse steps. Everyone in town is a little uneasy. Still, no one is terribly worried—after all the man was a stranger—until one of their own is murdered right on Main Street. As Michael works to solve the case it...
Yappy Hour
Год выхода: 2016
Серия: Roundup Crew Mystery Series (#1)
With side-splitting humor, an irresistable cast of characters--both human and canine--and an intimate small town setting, *Yappy Hour* is sure to delight fans of Rita Mae Brown and Diane Kelly. Every Friday night in the idyllic seaside town of Pacific Cove, CA, the Roundup Crew, a group of dog-loving friends, meet at a neighborhood wine bar for Yappy Hour. When Rachel, the owner, mysteriously leaves town and asks her sister, Maggie (who is neither pet friendly nor business savvy), to run the bar...