Ceylon is on the brink of change. But young Kairo is at loose ends. School is closed, the government is in disarray, the press is under threat, and the religious right are flexing their muscles. Kairo's hardworking mother blows off steam at her cha-cha-cha classes; his Trotskyist father grumbles over the state of the nation between his secret bets on horse races in faraway England. All Kairo wants to do is hide in his room and flick through ...
Fifteen years ago, Hector Lewis's wife and young daughter vanished without a trace. People have long thought he was responsible, but the man he knows is behind their disappearance still walks free. As a police officer, he is sworn to uphold the law. But he has seen how little justice there is in the world. And when a newcomer's arrival sparks a harrowing series of crimes, Hector finds himself in a race to catch a man he is convinced is ...
Thousands of years ago, ancient deities fought a civil war that nearly destroyed the earth. They were defeated by a great warrior-and banished to spend eternity beyond the reach of the humans who once served them. Their war is raging once again, and once again it will require a great hero to save humanity. Unfortunately for humanity, I'm that hero. My name is Vic Stratton. I'm no saint, but I'm the best chance we've got at s ...
After escaping her ordeal at the hands of her obsessive ex, Jay, Felicity thought she was safe, building a new life with Scott and son Leo in a seaside town. Little does she know that Jay has tracked her down and wormed his way into the confidence of Vicky, a woman from Scott's past who has her own very sharp axe to grind… In the gripping final book of the No Escape trilogy, Jay's obsession with Felicity pushes him to ever more desper ...
After her imprisonment at the brutal hands of her ex, Jay, Felicity is slowly putting her life back together. She's got a new name, a new hairstyle, and even a new partner: strong, supportive Scott, whose down-to-earth nature makes him the perfect stepfather to little Leo. Even though nightmares still haunt her, she's starting to feel that her struggles are over-that she may, finally, be safe. But Jay is still out there somewhere. An ...
Сентябрь 1919-го. Юный Тристан едет в английскую глубинку, чтобы передать связку писем Уилла, с которым он воевал на Первой Мировой. Но письма – лишь предлог для этой поездки. Его гнетет тайна, которую он уже давно носит в душе. Погружаясь в воспоминания о бессмысленной и жестокой войне, о дружбе с Уиллом, о том, как эта дружба сделала его счастливым и несчастным одновременно, Тристан пытается понять, кем же был Уилл, и кто он сам – предатель, г ...
Peryferie Hawany, trzewia Szanghaju i mikrokosmos lokalnego oddzialu Poczty Polskiej. Apetyt na milosc, COVID-19 i hot@16challenge. Zapiski z gwaltownie przeksztalcajacego sie swiata. Zarowno z tego wielkiego, jak i ze wszechswiatow malych, rzadko zauwazanych. JPKNS 2 to drugi tom glosnych tekstow Doroty Maslowskiej, ktore na przestrzeni lat wyewoluowaly w strone autorskiego gatunku z pogranicza eseju, stand-upu i pamietnika. Wyczulona na je ...
