Tom Harper Libri

Autore bestseller a livello mondiale, Wilbur Smith aggiunge un nuovo capitolo all’amatissima saga dei Courteney, ambientata nel XVIII secolo, nella quale azione, drammi, passioni e travolgenti avventure, sui mari e non solo, colmano ogni pagina. Già protagonista di Monsone e Orizzonte, Tom Courteney, uno dei quattro figli del comandante Sir Hal Courteney, salpa per un viaggio pericoloso attraverso le sconfinate distese dell’oceano, affrontando nemici senza scrupoli in scenari esotici. Così come il vento gonfia le sue vele, la passione guida il cuore di Tom Courteney, che, solcando i mari verso l’ignoto, andrà incontro al proprio destino, gettando le basi per il futuro della famiglia Courteney. Riconfermandosi il più grande narratore di tutti i tempi, dopo Il dio del deserto e L’ultimo faraone Wilbur Smith dimostra ancora una volta la propria maestria nel regalarci emozioni, sullo sfondo di un’epoca ormai lontana eppure drammaticamente attuale.

La Monsalvat Bank è una banca piccola, riservata e incredibilmente ricca, nel cuore della city londinese. Quando Ellie Stanton, una ragazza originaria del Galles e fresca di laurea, viene chiamata per un colloquio di lavoro e inaspettatamente assunta, non può credere a ciò che le sta capitando. Lasciati i suoi studi di dottorato, davanti a lei si spalanca all’improvviso un mondo sconosciuto di straordinari privilegi e ricchezza. Ma la banca è molto di più di quello che sembra… Presto Ellie si accorgerà che i suoi datori di lavoro controllano ogni suo movimento e che nei sotterranei della banca, nella cripta medievale sulla quale sorge l’edificio, si nasconde qualcosa: un segreto antichissimo, che da secoli lascia dietro di sé una scia di sangue e morte. Un segreto che, come la ragazza scoprirà presto, si ricollega misteriosamente alla storia della sua stessa famiglia. E per Ellie entrare nella cripta sarà l’inizio di un incubo…

A searing account of corruption, racism and mismanagement inside Britain's most famous police force

After countless battles and sieges, the surviving soldiers of the first crusade are at last within reach of their ultimate goal: Jerusalem. But when a routine diplomatic mission leads to a deadly ambush, he realises he has been snared in the vast power struggles which underlie the crusade.

The armies of the First Crusade race across Asia minor, routing the Turks and reclaiming the land for Christendom. The entire crusade is on the verge of collapse. But as Demetrios investigates, the trail seems to lead ever deeper into the vipers' nest of jealousy, betrayal and fanaticism which lies at the heart of the crusade.

Sam Grant, a disgraced ex–Special Operations Executive soldier and an adventurer by trade, is lured back to the Mediterranean by a secret from his past: six years ago, a dying archaeologist entrusted him with his life’s work—a leather notebook filled with mysterious notes written in Ancient Greek. Deciphered, it could lead to one of the greatest prizes in history. Which is why both the CIA and the British Secret Intelligence Service are looking for it as well… Grant sets out to discover the truth about what the archaeologist lost his life for—and to protect his own. Aided by a brilliant Greek archaeologist with her own secrets to hide, Grant is plunged into a labyrinth of ancient cults, forgotten mysteries, and lost civilizations. But time is running out…while a dangerous prophecy is drawing near.

The incredible new novel from Tom Harper, set in one of the most dangerous environments on the planet.

so does the KGB.Helped by a brilliant Oxford professor, and a beautiful Greek archaeologist with her own secrets to hide, Grant is plunged into a labyrinth of ancient cults, forgotten mysteries and lost civilizations.But time is running out.

In a snowbound village in the German mountains, a young woman discovers an extraordinary secret. Before she can reveal it, she disappears. All that survives is a picture of a mysterious medieval playing card that has perplexed scholars for centuries. Nick Ash does research for the FBI in New York. Six months ago his girlfriend Gillian walked out and broke his heart. Now he’s the only person who can save her — if it’s not too late. Within hours of getting her message, Nick finds himself on the run, delving deep into the past before it catches up with him.Hunted across Europe, Nick follows Gillian’s trail into the heart of a five-hundred-year-old mystery. But across the centuries, powerful forces are closing around him. There are men who have devoted their lives to keeping the secret, and they will stop at nothing to protect it.From the Paperback edition.

Deep in the heart of London, the Monsalvat Bank is small, secretive and fabulously wealthy. When Ellie Stanton, an impoverished graduate student, is unexpectedly invited to join the firm, the privileged world they offer looks too good to turn down. But the bank is more than it seems. Soon Ellie realises that her life belongs to her employers - and they're watching her every move. For buried in their medieval vaults lies a closely-guarded treasure of immeasurable power - one inextricably bound up with Ellie's own history. Now Ellie is in a race against time, hunted by the bank and pursued by her past. Her only hope of escape is to unearth the secret hidden in the vault. But getting in is only the beginning...