james p d cover her face
James, P. D. Cover Her Face
Adam Dalgliesh. Ive heard of him - ruthless, unorthodox, and working always against time. When the body of Sally Jupp is discovered in her bedroom - the door bolted from the inside - the occupants of Martingale house are sure that the blame for this unthinkable crime will fall on an unknown intruder. But each of them is hiding something. And theres only one man who can sift through the layers of deceit and pretence to unmask the true murderer: Detective Chief-Inspector Adam Dalgleish.
1016 Руб.James P. D. Cover Her Face
A crime novel centring on an unmarried mother, who is taken on to help run a large house and to look after an invalid, but murder soon shatters the tranquility of her new home.
950 Руб.James P. D. Cover Her Face
From P.D. James, one of the masters of British crime fiction, comes the debut novel that introduced Scotland Yard detective Adam Dalgliesh. Set in the peaceful English countryside, Cover Her Face is a classic murder mystery. St Cedd's Church fete has been held in the grounds of Martingale manor house for generations. As if organising stalls, as well as presiding over luncheon, the bishop and the tea tent, were not enough for Mrs Eleanor Maxie on that mellow July afternoon, she also has to contend with the news of her son's sudden engagement to the new parlour maid, Sally Jupp. On the following morning Martingale and the village are shocked by the discovery of Sally's body. Investigating the violent death at the manor house, Detective Chief Inspector Adam Dalgliesh becomes embroiled in the complicated passions beneath the calm surface of English country life. In Cover Her Face, award-winning P.D. James (author of Death Comes to Pemberley, The Murder Room and Children of Men) plots a complex story of family secrets and suspicion. Meet the dark and brooding Dalgliesh - a gentleman, a poet, and a gifted detective-and read the novel that launched P.D. James' career as the world's pre-eminent crime writer.
1277 Руб.James, P. D. Cover Her Face
Adam Dalgliesh. Ive heard of him - ruthless, unorthodox, and working always against time. When the body of Sally Jupp is discovered in her bedroom - the door bolted from the inside - the occupants of Martingale house are sure that the blame for this unthinkable crime will fall on an unknown intruder. But each of them is hiding something. And theres only one man who can sift through the layers of deceit and pretence to unmask the true murderer: Detective Chief-Inspector Adam Dalgleish.
1016 Руб.James P. D. A Certain Justice
From P. D. James, one of the masters of British crime fiction comes the tenth novel to feature commander Adam Dalgliesh. A Certain Justice is a chilling murder mystery packed with forensic detail, set in the treacherous legal world of London. Venetia Aldridge QC is a distinguished barrister. When she agrees to defend Garry Ashe, accused of the brutal murder of his aunt, it is one more opportunity to triumph in her distinguished career as a criminal lawyer. But just four weeks later, Miss Aldridge is found dead at her desk. Commander Adam Dalgliesh, called in to investigate, finds motives for murder among the clients Venetia has defended, her professional colleagues, her family - even her lover. As Dalgliesh narrows the field of suspects, a second brutal murder draws them into greater complexities of intrigue and evil. P. D. James, the bestselling author of Death Comes to Pemberley, Children of Men and Death In Holy Orders, once again explores the mysterious and intense emotions responsible for the unique crime of murder, with authority and sensitivity. A Certain Justice is set in the legal world of London and possesses all of the qualities which distinguish P. D. James as a novelist.
1027 Руб.Джеймс Филлис Лицо ее закройте
Первый роман Джеймс — "Лицо ее закройте" (Cover Her Face, 1962), в нем появляется сыщик Адам Дэлглиш, расследующий преступление, совершенное в типичной английской усадьбе. В отличие от Шерлока Холмса или лорда Питера у Д. Сейерс, Дэлглиш — профессиональный детектив, сотрудничающий со Скотленд-Ярдом. Дэлглиш показан как человек деликатный, учтивый, углубленный в себя, его обходительность порой норовит заслонить профессиональную хватку.
215 Руб.Джеймс Филлис Лицо ее закройте
Первый роман Джеймс — "Лицо ее закройте" (Cover Her Face, 1962), в нем появляется сыщик Адам Дэлглиш, расследующий преступление, совершенное в типичной английской усадьбе. В отличие от Шерлока Холмса или лорда Питера у Д. Сейерс, Дэлглиш — профессиональный детектив, сотрудничающий со Скотленд-Ярдом. Дэлглиш показан как человек деликатный, учтивый, углубленный в себя, его обходительность порой норовит заслонить профессиональную хватку.
88 Руб.Джеймс Филлис Лицо ее закройте
Первый роман Джеймс — "Лицо ее закройте" (Cover Her Face, 1962), в нем появляется сыщик Адам Дэлглиш, расследующий преступление, совершенное в типичной английской усадьбе. В отличие от Шерлока Холмса или лорда Питера у Д. Сейерс, Дэлглиш — профессиональный детектив, сотрудничающий со Скотленд-Ярдом. Дэлглиш показан как человек деликатный, учтивый, углубленный в себя, его обходительность порой норовит заслонить профессиональную хватку.
215 Руб.Джеймс Филлис Лицо ее закройте
Первый роман Джеймс — "Лицо ее закройте" (Cover Her Face, 1962), в нем появляется сыщик Адам Дэлглиш, расследующий преступление, совершенное в типичной английской усадьбе. В отличие от Шерлока Холмса или лорда Питера у Д. Сейерс, Дэлглиш — профессиональный детектив, сотрудничающий со Скотленд-Ярдом. Дэлглиш показан как человек деликатный, учтивый, углубленный в себя, его обходительность порой норовит заслонить профессиональную хватку.
88 Руб.Borman Tracy The Fallen Angel
Frances Gorges has happiness within her grasp. King James would rather be hunting stags with her beloved husband Thomas than chasing witches, which means her medical skills and herbal knowledge no longer hang over her like a death sentence. Her family is growing and their estates are secure. But a new arrival at court brings intrigue, jealousy and danger. George Villiers is a young man with the face of an angel and the cunning heart of a devil. Soon James is besotted by this charismatic new lover. Former favourites are crushed with scheming and lies. Thomas's life is made a misery and Frances is back under suspicion as Villiers plots to marry her friend Katherine Manners and seize her fortune. Appalled at the courtier's greed and the King's weakness, Frances finds herself drawn back to her old friend Sir Walter Raleigh and his last, desperate plot to see a Catholic monarch on the throne. And then her troubles really begin . . .
4012 Руб.Borman Tracy The Fallen Angel
Frances Gorges has happiness within her grasp. King James would rather be hunting stags with her beloved husband Thomas than chasing witches, which means her medical skills and herbal knowledge no longer hang over her like a death sentence. Her family is growing and their estates are secure. But a new arrival at court brings intrigue, jealousy and danger. George Villiers is a young man with the face of an angel and the cunning heart of a devil. Soon James is besotted by this charismatic new lover. Former favourites are crushed with scheming and lies. Thomas's life is made a misery and Frances is back under suspicion as Villiers plots to marry her friend Katherine Manners and seize her fortune. Appalled at the courtier's greed and the King's weakness, Frances finds herself drawn back to her old friend Sir Walter Raleigh and his last, desperate plot to see a Catholic monarch on the throne. And then her troubles really begin . . .
2402 Руб.Willett M. The Garden House
A sweeping story about family and buried secrets set in Devon, perfect for fans of Erica James and Veronica Henry. After the death of her father, El moves into his home just outside Tavistock in Devon. Fresh out of university and dangling on the precipice of adulthood she questions what it is she really wants from life. Although her childhood friend, Will, is there to help her through her grief she soon realises there were things her father was hiding from her... Jules is also mourning Martin, but they thought best to keep their relationship secret, she must now grieve entirely alone. All she has to remember her love are the memories of their time spent at a beautiful community garden and teashop nearby. The Garden House is where they met, fell in love and where their secret affair will inevitably be uncovered. As El and Will begin to piece together her father’s secrets they are brought closer and closer to both Jules and a truth that is difficult to face.
1035 Руб.Willett M. The Garden House
A sweeping story about family and buried secrets set in Devon, perfect for fans of Erica James and Veronica Henry. After the death of her father, El moves into his home just outside Tavistock in Devon. Fresh out of university and dangling on the precipice of adulthood she questions what it is she really wants from life. Although her childhood friend, Will, is there to help her through her grief she soon realises there were things her father was hiding from her... Jules is also mourning Martin, but they thought best to keep their relationship secret, she must now grieve entirely alone. All she has to remember her love are the memories of their time spent at a beautiful community garden and teashop nearby. The Garden House is where they met, fell in love and where their secret affair will inevitably be uncovered. As El and Will begin to piece together her father’s secrets they are brought closer and closer to both Jules and a truth that is difficult to face.
1035 Руб.Carr Jack In the Blood
A woman boards a plan in Burkina Faso having just completed a targeted assassination for the state of Israel. Two minutes after takeoff her plane is blown out of the sky. 6000 miles to the east, James Reece watches the names and pictures of the victims cross cable news. One face triggers a distant memory of a Mossad operative attached to the CIA years earlier in Iraq, a woman with ties to the intelligence services of two nations, a woman Reece thought he would never see again… In a global pursuit spanning four continents, James Reece will enlist the help of friends new and old to track down her killer and walk right into a trap set by a master sniper, a sniper who has enlisted help of his own… The 5th in the bestselling James Reece series, from former Navy SEAL Jack Carr. If you loved Lee Child's Jack Reacher, Peter James's Roy Grace or Michael Connelly's Mickey Haller, you will love James Reece!
1464 Руб.Джеймс Филлис Дороти Лицо ее закройте
Первый роман Джеймс - "Лицо ее закройте" (Cover Her Face, 1962), в нем появляется сыщик Адам Дэлглиш, расследующий преступление, совершенное в типичной английской усадьбе. В отличие от Шерлока Холмса или лорда Питера у Д. Сейерс, Дэлглиш - профессиональный детектив, сотрудничающий со Скотленд-Ярдом. Дэлглиш показан как человек деликатный, учтивый, углубленный в себя, его обходительность порой норовит заслонить профессиональную хватку.
324 Руб.Джеймс Филлис Дороти Лицо ее закройте
Первый роман Джеймс - "Лицо ее закройте" (Cover Her Face, 1962), в нем появляется сыщик Адам Дэлглиш, расследующий преступление, совершенное в типичной английской усадьбе. В отличие от Шерлока Холмса или лорда Питера у Д. Сейерс, Дэлглиш - профессиональный детектив, сотрудничающий со Скотленд-Ярдом. Дэлглиш показан как человек деликатный, учтивый, углубленный в себя, его обходительность порой норовит заслонить профессиональную хватку.
142 Руб.From P.D. James, one of the masters of British crime fiction, comes the debut novel that introduced Scotland Yard detective Adam Dalgliesh. Set in the peaceful English countryside, Cover Her Face is a classic murder mystery. St Cedd's Church fete has been held in the grounds of Martingale manor house for generations. As if organising stalls, as well as presiding over luncheon, the bishop and the tea tent, were not enough for Mrs Eleanor Maxie on that mellow July afternoon, she also has to contend with the news of her son's sudden engagement to the new parlour maid, Sally Jupp. On the following morning Martingale and the village are shocked by the discovery of Sally's body. Investigating the violent death at the manor house, Detective Chief Inspector Adam Dalgliesh becomes embroiled in the complicated passions beneath the calm surface of English country life. In Cover Her Face, award-winning P.D. James (author of Death Comes to Pemberley, The Murder Room and Children of Men) plots a complex story of family secrets and suspicion. Meet the dark and brooding Dalgliesh - a gentleman, a poet, and a gifted detective-and read the novel that launched P.D. James' career as the world's pre-eminent crime writer.
