Аделайн се настанява в някога внушителното, но сега западнало имение Парсънс, което е наследила от баба си. Успешна писателка, надарена с богато въображение, тя се чувства съвсем на място сред готическата атмосфера на къщата и тайните, скътани във всяка паяжина. А когато случайно се натъква на дневника на прабаба си Джиджи, намерена мъртва в къщата преди повече от шейсет години, разбира, че може би е открила и ключа към мистерията кой я е убил. Но по-голямата загадка сякаш е кой е тайнственият непознат, който наблюдава къщата ѝ, преследва мъжете, осмелили се да я погледнат, и оставя червени рози в спалнята ѝ. ... |
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Аделайн попада в кошмар, от който не може да избяга. Пленена от зловещото Общество, тайнствена организация, която контролира трафика с жени и деца и търговията със сексуални робини, Аделайн е подложена на физически, емоционални и психически изпитания, които ще я отведат до ръба на лудостта... а може би и малко отвъд. Похитителите ѝ я наричат Диамант заради красотата и цената, които враговете на Зи са готови да платят за нея. Ала забравят кое е най-важното качество на един диамант... Че не можеш да го пречупиш. Зейд е ловецът, който няма да се спре пред нищо, за да я намери, дори да трябва да изпепели всичко по ... |
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Заплетените случаи продължават след "Безкраен четвъртък". Книгата е част от поредицата психологически трилъри на Ники Френч. ... Виновна до доказване на противното... в един фатален петък. Когато в река Темза е открит плаващ труп, полицията е сигурна, че идентифицирането му ще е лесно. Около китката на мъртвеца има болнична гривна, на която е изписано д-р Ф. Клайн. Но психотерапевтът Фрида Клайн е невредима, а уликите, които я свързват с бруталното убийство, я превръщат в главния заподозрян. Неспособна да убеди полицията в своята невинност, Фрида е принудена да вземе смело решение, за да събере парчетата от ... |
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In George Orwell ‘s dystopian classic, 1984, a bleak landscape unfolds under the omnipresent gaze of Big Brother. In a society devoid of privacy, Winston Smith finds himself entangled in a dangerous dance between resistance and conformity. As he grapples with the oppressive Party and its manipulation of truth, Orwell‘s chilling portrayal serves as a stark warning against the erosion of freedom and the power of unchecked authority. This is a world where truth is malleable and individuality is a forbidden luxury. 1984 remains an enduring masterpiece, haunting readers with its timeless depiction of the struggle for ... |
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Swiss artist HR Giger (1940 - 2014) is most famous for his creation of the space monster in Ridley Scott's 1979 horror sci-fi film Alien, which earned him an Oscar. In retrospect, this was just one of the most popular expressions of Giger's biomechanical arsenal of creatures, which consistently merged hybrids of human and machine into images of haunting power and dark psychedelia. The visions drew on demons of the past, harking back as far as Giger's earliest childhood fears as well as evoking mythologies for the future. Above all, they gave expression to the collective fears and fantasies of his age: fear of ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Strange things are going on at the Paris Opera House; a mysterious phantom - a skeleton in dinner dress - is wreaking havoc amongst the singers and backstage staff. But when new managers take over and dismiss the rumours of the Opera Ghost, the terror really begins. Who is the curious figure stalking the stage at night? How can he be in so many places at once, entering and leaving locked rooms at will? And what is his connection to the beautiful and talented young soloist, Christine? "The Phantom of the Opera" is perhaps best known for its many ... |
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Laia is a slave. Elias is a soldier. Neither is free. Under the Martial Empire, defiance is met with death. Those who do not vow their blood and bodies to the Emperor risk the execution of their loved ones and the destruction of all they hold dear. It is in this brutal world, inspired by ancient Rome, that Laia lives with her grandparents and older brother. The family ekes out an existence in the Empire's impoverished backstreets. They do not challenge the Empire. They've seen what happens to those who do. But when Laia's brother is arrested for treason, Laia is forced to make a decision. In exchange for ... |
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Bestselling author of "History is all you left me". This is Mateo. This is Rufus. ... On September 5th, a little after midnight, Death-Cast calls Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio to give them some bad news: they're going to die today. Mateo and Rufus are total strangers, but, for different reasons, they're both looking to make a new friend on their End Day. The good news: there's an app for that. It's called the Last Friend, and through it, Rufus and Mateo are about to meet up for one last great adventure - to live a lifetime in a single day. "Overflows with tenderness and heartache." ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... It is 1941 and bombs have turned London into the front line of a world war. In the shadows of the Blitz, Hitler's agents are running a blackmail operation to obtain documents that could bring the nation to instant defeat. Arthur Rowe, a man once convicted of a notorious mercy killing, stumbles onto a German spy operation in Bloomsbury and must be silenced. But even with his memory taken from him, he is still a very dangerous witness. A taut thriller and a haunting exploration of pity, love, and guilt, The Ministry of Fear by Graham Greene is ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... One wild, snowy night on the Yorkshire moors, a gentleman asks about Wuthering Heights, the remote farmhouse inhabited by his mysterious landlord. He is told about the tragic romance of the beautiful, headstrong Cathy and the orphan Heathcliff, who - although desperately in love her - is rejected in favor of a rich suitor. But Cathy cannot forget him, and he develops a lust for revenge that will take over his life as he attempts to win her back, and to destroy everyone, and everything, he considers responsible for his loss. One of the great novels of the ... |
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Edited by David Stuart Davies. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Blend the wild and fevered Irish imagination with a wonderful facility for recounting a dark, compelling tale, add a dash of the supernatural, and you have a potent brew of spine-tingling tales. This anthology of the best ghost stories from Ireland and Irish writers includes contributions from such masters as: Sheridan Le Fanu, Bram Stoker, Oscar Wilde, W. B. Yeats and Rosa Mulholland. Within these pages you will find strange accounts of haunted houses, death warnings from beyond the grave, and revengeful spirits, all guaranteed to stir the ... |
