Margherita Podestà Heir Books

It all starts on the one-hundredth birthday of Allan Karlsson. Sitting quietly in his room in an old people's home, he is waiting for the party he-never-wanted-anyway to begin. The mayor is going to be there. The press is going to be there. But, as it turns out, Allan is not. Slowly but surely Allan climbs out of his bedroom window, into the flowerbed (in his slippers) and makes his getaway. And so begins his picaresque and unlikely journey involving criminals, several murders, a suitcase full of cash, and incompetent police. As his escapades unfold, we learn something of Allan's earlier life in which, remarkably, he helped to make the atom bomb, became friends with American presidents, Russian tyrants, and Chinese leaders, and was a participant behind the scenes in many key events of the twentieth century. Already a huge bestseller across Europe, The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared is a fun, feel-good book for all ages.

SUNDAY TIMES NO 1 FICTION BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE HUNDRED-YEAR-OLD MAN WHO CLIMBED OUT OF THE WINDOW AND DISAPPEARED Just because the world ignores you, doesn’t mean you can’t save it . . .

Harry is on a special mission Detective Harry Hole arrives in a steaming hot Bangkok. The Norwegian ambassador has been found dead in a seedy motel room, and Harry has been sent to investigate. It's clear that the Ambassador's family are hiding some secrets of their own, but few people are willing to talk. He needs to solve a crime and avoid a scandal When Harry lays hands on some incriminating CCTV footage, things only get more complicated. The man who gave him the tape goes missing, and Harry realises that failing to solve a murder case is by no means the only danger that faces the unwary. But in an unfamiliar city, who can you trust?

Quando Brede Ziegler, cuoco celeberrimo, viene assassinato, l'ispettore Billy T. e la Squadra Omicidi si trovano a svolgere un'indagine che si rivela ogni giorno più complessa. Ricco, ambizioso e spietato, Ziegler aveva troppi nemici per individuare con sicurezza un sospetto. Anzi, due sospetti, visto che l'uomo è stato ucciso due volte: con un pregiato coltello da cucina prima, con un farmaco in dose letale poi. Ci vorrebbe Hanne Wilhelmsen per orientarsi fra testimoni reticenti, contrabbando di vini, eredità milionarie, malavita organizzata e un passato oscuro... Ma Hanne è ancora in lutto per la morte della sua compagna e non è sicura di volere - o potere - riprendere l'esistenza di prima. Così fra interrogatori, perquisizioni e colpi di scena, prende corpo l'indagine più difficile: quella per distinguere la realtà dall'apparenza. E per comprendere chi siamo dietro la facciata che offriamo al mondo.