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Andrea Silvestri

    By Nightfall
    Bicycle Diaries
    The Calling of the Grave
    How to Avoid a Climate Disaster
    Written in Bone
    The Chemistry of Death
    • The Chemistry of Death

      • 448 pages
      • 16 hours of reading

      Finding Refuge In A Quiet Rural Backwater, Dr David Hunter Hoped He Might At Last Have Put The Past Behind Him. But Then They Found What Was Left Of Sally Palmer& It Isn T Just That She Was A Friend That Disturbs Him. Once He D Been A High-Profile Forensic Anthropologist And All Too Familiar With The Many Faces Of Death, Before Tragedy Made Him Abandon This Previous Life. Now The Police Want His Help. But To Become Involved Will Stir Up Memories He S Long Tried To Forget. Then A Second Woman Disappears, Plunging The Close-Knit Community Into A Maelstrom Of Fear And Paranoia. And No One, Not Even Hunter, Is Exempt From Suspicion.Gruesome And Gripping, This Startling New British Crime Thriller Has An Unnerving And Original Twist.

      The Chemistry of Death
      4.3
    • Written in Bone

      • 494 pages
      • 18 hours of reading

      Detective and mystery stories. Forensic anthropologist Dr David Hunter should be at home in London with the woman he loves. Instead, as a favour to a beleaguered colleague, he's on the remote Hebridean island of Runa to inspect a grisly discovery.

      Written in Bone
      4.2
    • How to Avoid a Climate Disaster

      • 288 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      In this urgent and authoritative work, Bill Gates presents a practical and accessible plan to achieve zero greenhouse gas emissions and avert climate catastrophe. Drawing on a decade of research into climate change, Gates collaborates with experts across various fields, including physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, political science, and finance, to outline the necessary actions to halt the planet's environmental decline. He emphasizes the importance of striving for net-zero emissions and provides a candid overview of the challenges ahead. Leveraging his insights into innovation, Gates highlights areas where technology is already contributing to emissions reduction, identifies where improvements can be made, and points out the need for breakthrough technologies and the innovators behind them. He offers a concrete plan for reaching zero emissions, recommending policies for governments and actions individuals can take to hold themselves and their institutions accountable. Gates underscores that while the path to zero emissions will be complex and demanding, it is an achievable goal if we adhere to the outlined strategy.

      How to Avoid a Climate Disaster
      4.1
    • "It was eight years ago that they found the body buried on the moor. They were certain that this was one of psychotic rapist and multiple murderer Jerome Monk's teenage victims. Which left just two more bodies to find. But the ill-conceived search ended badly. And with Monk safely behind bars, the momentum faltered. For forensics expert David Hunter, and those others who were part of the recovery team, life moved on. And the dead were were left undisturbed."--Publishers description.

      The Calling of the Grave
      4.0
    • Bicycle Diaries

      • 320 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      Where is the only tube station where a crown prince has died? Where is the oak tree where Good Queen Bess took her rest? Which Queen befriended the Elephant Man - and played a part in the development of the modern Olympic Games? Where are the favourite shopping haunts of today's young royals? From Westminster to Greenwich, Kensington to the Tower ......

      Bicycle Diaries
      3.5
    • From the Pultizer Prize-winning author of `The Hours', comes the story of a marriage thrown off course by a moment of mistaken identity. číst celé

      By Nightfall
      3.5