Georges-Michel Sarotte Libri

Exciting and elegantly written, Dissolution is an utterly compelling first novel and a riveting portrayal of Tudor England. The year is 1537, and the country is divided between those faithful to the Catholic Church and those loyal to the king and the newly established Church of England. When a royal commissioner is brutally murdered in a monastery on the south coast of England, Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII’s feared vicar general, summons fellow reformer Matthew Shardlake to lead the inquiry. Shardlake and his young protégé uncover evidence of sexual misconduct, embezzlement, and treason, and when two other murders are revealed, they must move quickly to prevent the killer from striking again.

Harry Clifton, ora sotto una nuova identità come Tom Bradshaw, viene arrestato per omicidio di primo grado. Quando il rinomato avvocato di Manhattan Sefton Jelks offre i suoi servizi gratuitamente, Harry, in difficoltà economica, non può rifiutare. Tuttavia, dopo essere stato dichiarato colpevole e condannato, Jelks scompare misteriosamente. L'unico modo per Harry di dimostrare la sua innocenza è rivelare la sua vera identità, un atto che ha giurato di non compiere per proteggere Emma Barrington, la donna che ama. Nel frattempo, Emma si reca a New York, determinata a trovare Harry, rifiutando di credere che sia morto in mare. L'unica prova che ha è una lettera rimasta chiusa e non letta per oltre un anno. Ma la scrittura sulla busta è inconfondibile. "I peccati del padre" è il secondo libro della saga "Clifton Chronicles" di Jeffrey Archer, che sposta la narrazione dalle strade di Bristol alle aule di Manhattan e ai campi di battaglia d'Europa, mettendo alla prova la lealtà familiare mentre emergono nuovi segreti.

In 1857 when Captain Illiam Quillian Kewley and his band of rum smugglers from the Isle of Man have most of their contraband confiscated by British Customs, they are forced to put their ship up for charter. The only takers are two eccentric Englishmen who want to embark for the other side of the globe. The Reverend Geoffrey Wilson believes the Garden of Eden was on the island of Tasmania. His traveling partner, Dr. Thomas Potter, unbeknownst to Wilson, is developing a sinister thesis about the races of men.Meanwhile, an aboriginal in Tasmania named Peevay recounts his people’s struggles against the invading British, a story that begins in 1824, moves into the present with approach of the English passengers in 1857, and extends into the future in 1870. These characters and many others come together in a storm of voices that vividly bring a past age to life.

Set against the backdrop of 15th-century Europe, the story follows Englishwoman Anna Bookman and her grandfather, Finn, who illuminate precious books, including forbidden Bible translations, in Prague. As religious intolerance escalates, their secretive work becomes increasingly perilous. Finn encourages Anna to escape to England for safety, but her journey promises to be fraught with challenges.

John Stone, a man so wealthy that in the years before World War One he was able to manipulate markets, industries and indeed whole countries and continents, has been found dead in mysterious circumstances. His beautiful young widow commissions a journalist to carry out an unusual bequest in his will but as he begins his research he soon discovers a story far more complex than he could have ever imagined... As the story moves backwards through time, from London in 1909 to Paris in 1809, before concluding in Venice in 1867, the mystery of John Stone's life and loves begins to unravel. The result is a spellbinding novel that is both a quest for the truth, a love story that spans decades and a compelling murder mystery.