Gerard Grasman Ordine dei libri (cronologico)

In this sequel to "Dissolution," it is now 1540, and Shardlake has returned to practicing law in London. When he is called on to help a friend's niece, charged with killing her cousin, he has no idea it will force him back into Cromwell's dangerous schemes.

Un enigma fatto di rossetto, ciglia finte, parrucca, una fede con incise iniziali sconosciute, le chiavi di una Mercedes e carte di credito intestate a una certa Eva Kruger. E quanto Jonathan Ransom, medico in prima linea nelle zone più pericolose del pianeta, trova in una valigia appartenuta alla moglie, all'indomani della sua morte in un tragico incidente di montagna. E in Ransom, ancora sotto shock per l'accaduto, si insinua il sospetto che Emma possa non essere mai stata la donna che lui credeva di conoscere come se stesso. E una vera e propria doppia vita quella che Emma celava da anni e che ora Jonathan vuole portare alla luce. Ma proprio quando sembra vicino a sciogliere il mistero che lo ossessiona, una nuova verità, ben più complessa e sconvolgente, comincia a palesarsi in tutta la sua incalcolabile distruttività

Eagerly anticipated by her legions of fans, this sixth novel in Diana Gabaldon's bestselling Outlander saga is a masterpiece of historical fiction from one of the most popular authors of our time. Since the initial publication of Outlander fifteen years ago, Diana Gabaldon's New York Times–bestselling saga has won the hearts of readers the world over -- and sold more than twelve million books. Now, A Breath of Snow and Ashes continues the extraordinary story of 18th-century Scotsman Jamie Fraser and his 20th-century wife, Claire. The year is 1772, and on the eve of the American Revolution, the long fuse of rebellion has already been lit. Men lie dead in the streets of Boston, and in the backwoods of North Carolina, isolated cabins burn in the forest. With chaos brewing, the governor calls upon Jamie Fraser to unite the backcountry and safeguard the colony for King and Crown. But from his wife Jamie knows that three years hence the shot heard round the world will be fired, and the result will be independence -- with those loyal to the King either dead or in exile. And there is also the matter of a tiny clipping from The Wilmington Gazette, dated 1776, which reports Jamie's death, along with his kin. For once, he hopes, his time-traveling family may be wrong about the future.

Sulien ap Gwien is zeventien als een groep plunderaars haar dorp overvalt, waarbij haar broer om het leven komt. Ze zweert dat ze zich op de daders zal wreken en gaat op pad om koning Urdo te zoeken. Urdo is druk doende alle opstandige edelen te herenigen door ze onder zijn banier te scharen, om zo zijn land te kunnen bevrijden van de plunderaars. Zo begint het verhaal van Sulien ap Gwien, die zich langzaam omhoog vecht in de rangen van de koning, tot ze naast hem staat in de strijd voor de Koningsvrede en haar naam bekend is in het hele land.

Na de strijd die het koninkrijk Tir Tanagiri verenigd heft onder het banier van koning Urdo, is Sulien ap Gwien verheven tot Vrouwe van haar eigen gebied, terwijl haar heldendaden worden bezongen in het hele koninkrijk. Maar de vrede die zij en Urdo bevochten lijkt van korte duur en een burgeroorlog is onvermijdelijk. Sulien wordt wederom gedwongen het zwaard om te gorden. maar ditmaal komt ze tegenover vrienden en familie te staan in een grimmige strijd om Urdo's droom te kunnen behouden.

Francesca’s father is a well-known painter in the bustling port city of Amsterdam; he is also a gambler. Though their household is in economic chaos, thankfully the lessons she learned in his studio have prepared her to study with Johannes Vermeer, the master of Delft. When she arrives to begin her apprenticeship, Francesca is stunned to find rules, written in her father’s hand, insisting that she give up the freedoms she once enjoyed at home- including her friendship with Pieter van Doorne, a tulip merchant. Unaware of a terrible bargain her father has made against her future, Francesca pursues her growing affection for Pieter even as she learns to paint like Vermeer, in layers of light. As her talent blooms, “tulip mania” sweeps the land, and fortunes are being made on a single bulb. What seems like a boon for Pieter instead reveals the extent of the betrayal of Francesca’s father. And as the two learn the true nature of the obstacles in their path, a patron of Francesca’s father determines to do anything in his power to ensure she stays within the limits that have been set for her. The Golden Tulip brings one of the most exciting periods of Dutch history alive, creating a page-turning novel that is as vivid and unforgettable as a Vermeer painting.

De auteur ontwikkelt een theorie waarin materie, het leven en het denken met elkaar verband houden.

Il capitano dei marine Shane "Scarecrow" Schofield è assegnato alla scorta del neoeletto presidente degli Stati Uniti durante la sua visita all'Area 7, una base militare supersegreta nel deserto dello Utah. Quella che doveva essere una missione di routine si trasforma però ben presto in un incubo per Scarecrow e i suoi commilitoni. Caesar Russell, un ex comandante dell'aeronautica accusato di alto tradimento, sa che nel cuore del Presidente è stato installato un microchip che trasmette segnali a un satellite: l'arresto del cuore causerebbe un'interruzione della trasmissione e attiverebbe le testate nucleari collocate negli aeroporti più importanti degli Stati Uniti.

Un'anziana ex prostituta viene aggredita, ferita e poi impiccata in uno squallido monolocale di New York. Candele e barattoli pieni di insetti ne circondano il corpo senza vita. La polizia pensa al sinistro rituale di un folle, ma Kathy Mallory, agente della omicidi dai trascorsi misteriosi e dalla mente contorta non è convinta. Comincia a scavare negli archivi della centrale, a caccia di indizi su un delitto avvenuto anni prima. E scopre che da quel momento qualcuno aspetta che venga l'ora della giustizia. Della vendetta.

Deep in the jungles of Peru, a man leads a mission to locate a legendary Incan idol that is carved out of a strange kind of stone - a stone which, in the late 20th century, could be used to produce a terrifying new weapon.