A fisherman's daughter in 1930s Japan rises to become a famous geisha. After training, Sayuri's virginity is sold to the highest bidder, then the school finds her a general for a patron. When he dies, she is reunited with the only man she loved.
In the third novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling In Death series, Lieutenant Eve Dallas uncovers a world where technology can create beauty and youth, but passion and greed can destroy them... She was one of the most sought after women in the world. A top model who would stop at nothing to get what she wanted—even another woman’s man. And now she was dead, the victim of a brutal murder. Police Lieutenant Eve Dallas put her life on the line to take the case when suspicion fell on her best friend, the other woman in the fatal love triangle. Beneath the façade of glamour, Eve found that the world of high fashion thrived on an all-consuming obsession for youth and fame. One that led from the runway to the dark underworld of New York City where drugs could be found to fulfill any desire—for a price…
Lieutenant Eve Dallas never wavers in her search for justice. But in this gripping novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling In Death series, she’ll learn that matters of the heart are never black and white. The first victim was found lying on a sidewalk in the rain. The second was murdered in her own apartment building. Police Lieutenant Eve Dallas had no problem finding connections between the two crimes. Both victims were beautiful and highly successful women. Their glamorous lives and loves were the talk of the city. And their intimate relations with men of great power and wealth provided Eve with a long list of suspects—including her own lover, Roarke. As a woman, Eve was compelled to trust the man who shared her bed. But as a cop, it was her job to follow every lead...to investigate every scandalous rumor...to explore every secret passion, no matter how dark. Or how dangerous.
È il 1807 e un tenente torna in Inghilterra dopo aver combattuto a Trafalgar,dove l'eroismo dimostrato gli è valso una promozione: la sua carriera sembra comunque essere giunta a punto morto, tanto che il giovane tenente sta meditando di lasciare l'esercito. Poi, improvvisamente, un vecchio amico gli propone un'insolita missione: la consegna di una cospicua somma di denaro al principe di Danimarca. Ufficialmente neutrale, il Paese è minacciato da Napoleone che, dopo la disfatta di Trafalgar, mira a impadronirsi della flotta danese. Pur di impedire che quella flotta finisca ai francesi, gli inglesi sono pronti a tutto, e l'incarico del tenente è il primo passo di una manovra ben più complessa.
The eagerly anticipated follow-up to the bestselling Harlequin, this is the second instalment in Bernard Cornwell's Grail Quest series.
Captain Richard Sharpe, along with his company of redcoats and riflemen, must save Portugal from the invading French in this action-packed, rip-roaring entry in Cornwell's "New York Times" bestselling adventure series.
È il 1805 e Richard Sharpe, forte della fama di valoroso soldato conquistata in India, sta per tornare in Inghilterra per entrare nel 95° reggimento fucilieri. Il viaggio da Bombay a Londra dovrebbe essere un periodo di riposo, ma il vascello su cui viaggia, vittima di un ammutinamento, viene dirottato da una nave corsara francese, la "Revenant". Dopo un rocambolesco sbarco a Mauritius, Sharpe riesce a riprendere il viaggio a bordo di una nave inglese, la cui missione è quella di lanciarsi all'inseguimento della Revenant. La caccia si conclude quando la nave francese ha ormai raggiunto il resto della flotta franco-spagnola, che sarà affrontata da quella inglese al largo di capo Trafalgar.
Dr. Toby Harper works the night shift in an emergency room. She spends her daytime hours alone with her mother who suffers from Alzheimer's disease. When elderly Alzheimer's patients from the same retirement home start dying mysteriously, Toby is the only one suspicious enough to investigate. As a result she finds herself, her mother, and her own sanity at risk.
The sixth novel in the Alex Cross detective seriesA series of meticulously planned bank robberies ends in murder, and detective Alex Cross must pit his wits against the bizarre and sadistic mastermind behind the crimes.
In the high-stakes, high-pressure world of presidential politics, where predators carry microphones and one misstep can savage a lifetime of achievement, Kerry Kilcannon is the rarest player of all. Kilcannon believes he can make the system work. And he just may die trying. Driven by the violent nightmare of his childhood, fueled by forces that few could understand, and burdened by secrets no one must know, Kilcannon is running for President--and entering the crucial battleground of California with seven days to go. But for Kilcannon, there are hurdles that his courage, charisma, and compassion may not overcome: the network correspondent he still loves; the reporter bent on their exposure; the rival who'll do anything to win; and the fanatic who believes that he must murder Kilcannon to protect the right to life.
