Manda Scott Ordine dei libri (cronologico)

"The body of an elderly woman is found in Orléans, France, her identiy cleverly obscured. But one thing is clear: she has been killed in the manner of traitors to the Resistance in World War Two. To find answers in the present, police inspector Inès Picaut must look to the past; to 1940s France, a time of sworn allegiances and broken promises, where men and women fought together for survival against the Nazi invaders. But, as Picaut soon discovers, there are those in the present whose futures depend on the past remaining buried, and who will do anything to keep their secrets safe. Old-fashioned espionage might be a thing of the past but treachery is just as murderous as ever ..." Klappentext.

There is a secret hidden within a body, burning within the flames, that will change history forever. 2014: In the French city of Orléans, a manâe(tm)s charred corpse is found in a burned-out hotel, stripped of all ID. Police captain Inà ̈s Picaut must hunt down his killer before others fall prey to the fire. She has only one clue: the name of a woman who has been dead for over five hundred years. 1429: Joan of Arc is taking the war to the English. They want her dead but the only way to reach her is through a fiercely loyal inner circle - until undercover spy Tomas Rustbeard finally earns her trustâe¦ The myths of the past hold the key to the mystery of the present, but how many must die before the truth is laid bare?

The stunning new Roman novel featuring Sebastos Pantera, set during the year of the Four Emperors. Rome: AD69, The Year of the Four Emperors. Three Emperors have ruled in Rome this year and a fourth, Vespasian, has been named in the East. As the legions march toward civil war, Sebastos Pantera, the spy whose name means leopard, returns to Rome intent on bribery, blackmail and persuasion: whatever it takes to bring the commanders and their men to Vespasian's side. But in Rome, as he uses every skill he has ever learned of subterfuge, codes and camouflage, it becomes clear that one of those closest to him is a traitor, who will let Rome fall to destroy him. Together the two spies spin a web of deceit with Rome as the prize and death the only escape.

Sebastos Pantera is newly returned from 5 years undercover work in Britannia. Sick of spying, he plans to retire into peaceful anonymity far from the schemes of his Emperor. But no sooner has he set foot in Gaul than he is met by his former spymaster Seneca who begs him to undertake one final mission.

Verborgen in een diepe grot in Engeland vinden grotonderzoekster Stella Cody en haar echtgenoot Kit een blauw kristal in de vorm van een schedel. Vanaf dat moment worden ze opgejaagd door een mysterieuze vijand. Kit raakt daarbij ernstig gewond. In een poging meer te weten te komen over het kristal, roept Stella de hulp in van een bevriende wetenschapper. Hij weet een gezicht bij de eeuwenoude schedel te reconstrueren. Het is haar eigen gezicht … Wanneer de kristallen schedel afkomstig blijkt te zijn van de Maya's, komt Stella op het spoor van een oude voorspelling waarin het jaar 2012 een grote rol speelt. Haar persoonlijke zoektocht naar de voorbestemde rustplaats van het kristal leidt van de universiteit van Cambridge naar de steenkringen in verlaten gebieden van Engeland. Maar de tijd begint steeds meer te dringen om het onheil van de voorspelling van de Maya's af te wenden.

2012. The date is set. Time is running out.The ancient Mayans predicted the End of Days with uncanny precision.But they also provided the key to staving off apocalypse: a flawless sapphire of incomparable beauty carv

Het was een tijd dat Engeland zuchtte onder de Romeinse overheersing. Een tijd waarin een jonge vrouw van koninklijken bloede wist uit te groeien tot hét symbool van de vrijheidsstrijd. Ze was pas twaalf jaar oud toen ze voor het eerst doodde. Op haar eenentwintigste verdedigde ze haar land tegen de invasie van de Romeinen, het machtigste rijk dat ooit heeft bestaan. En op haar veertigste leidde ze haar eigen volk in een bloedige opstand en liet ze Londen platbranden. Een legende was geboren: Boudica, de eerste koningin van Engeland...

AD60: The flame of rebellion, smouldering for twenty years of Roman occupation has flared into a conflagration that will consume the land and all who live it in. Set against Rome's attempted destruction of the Celtic civilisation.

Dreaming the Eagle is the first part of an epic trilogy about Boudica, the last defender of Celtic culture in Britain and the only woman to lead her warriors against Imperial Rome. Set in 33 AD, eleven-year-old Breaca, who will become Boudica, is the red-haired daughter of an Eceni leader. As she transitions from girlhood to womanhood, she aspires to be a Dreamer, a mystical leader with foresight. However, after avenging her mother’s death by killing her attacker, she proves herself a warrior. The narrative also explores her relationships with two significant figures: Caradoc, a remarkable warrior and leader, and her half-brother Ban, a Dreamer destined to become a Druid. Ban's eventual return to the Celts is crucial for Boudica’s fate. The story is rich with vivid scenes, seamlessly transitioning from epic battle sequences to intimate moments. Manda Scott immerses readers in the vibrant world of tribal Britain before the Roman invasion, filled with druids, dreamers, and divine magic. This is a realm where warriors fight for honor and passion, showcasing courage and heroism against formidable odds. The tale powerfully captures the enduring roots of a story that resonates through the ages.

"To the Eceni tribe of Britannia, nature is the ultimate god, and warriors are joined in battle by the voices and spirits of their ancestors. But the proud Eceni are running out of time. Nero's army, long since out of patience with Britannia's wild tribes, is becoming increasingly oppressive. And Boudica's family is at the center of the gathering storm: Cunomar, Boudica's son, who longs for the mettle to kill as fiercely as his mother ... Graine, her young daughter, gifted with the power of dreamers, scarred forever by the horrors of war ... and Boudica's brother, born Ban of the Eceni, turned the traitor Valerius - a man caught between worlds: warrior and dreamer, Roman and Eceni." As conflict erupts between the tribes and their brutal invaders, Boudica is forced to make a bold sacrifice. Cloaking her identity, she will travel directly into the stronghold of an enemy who longs for her crucifixion. What happens next - in a brutal drama of betrayal, heroism, and sacrifice - will leave Boudica with no options but one: to raise and arm every warrior, every dreamer, every tribe ... and push the invader and its legions back into the sea.

Secondo volume di una tetralogia romanzesca ambientata nell'antica Roma. Straziante storia piena di amore e passione, amicizia e tradimento. Bán, ufficiale della cavalleria romana, combatte in una delle province contro le tribù degli indigeni, ma ora è di fronte a una decisione: rinunciare a una carriera costruita in dieci anni o agire secondo il suo onore.

Tijdens de jacht op een wrede drugshandelaar spelen gebeurtenissen uit het verleden van een undercoveragente een dodelijke rol.

In AD 60, Boudica, war leader of the Eceni, led her people in a final bloody revolt against the occupying armies of Rome. In the company of a supreme storyteller, the reader is plunged into the unforgettable world of tribal Britain in the years before the Romans came: a twilight world of Dreamers and the magic of the gods;

Orla McLeod knows too much about violence for her own good. She has tried to leave her past behind by retreating to the Hebrides, but then the man who destroyed her family and made Orla the woman she is today, is released from prison.

Tijdens de jacht op een wrede drugshandelaar spelen gebeurtenissen uit het verleden van een undercoveragente een dodelijke rol.

Set in Glasgow, Hen's Teeth has an intricate plot revolving around genetic engineering and veterinary science. Dr Kellen Stewart and her friend Lee set out to discover the truth, but how safe is their quest?