A Victorian governess's love for her mysterious employer is threatened by the tragic secret of his mansion.
Pavla Iblová Book order (chronological)






Charlotte Brontëová publikovala svůj první román, Jane Eyrovou, v roce 1847 pod pseudonymem Curre Bell. Do několika týdnů se z knihy stala literární událost. Velkou senzaci způsobilo i příjmení Bell, které se ten rok objevilo i na obálce knih Na větrné hůrce nebo Agnes Greyová. Londýn volal po autorech nejčtenějších románů, ale sestry Brontëovy na vysokou společnost netrpěly...
Wuthering Heights
- 279 pages
- 10 hours of reading
In a house haunted by memories, the past is everywhere ... As darkness falls, a man caught in a snowstorm is forced to shelter at the strange, grim house Wuthering Heights. It is a place he will never forget. There he will come to learn the story of Cathy: how she was forced to choose between her well-meaning husband and the dangerous man she had loved since she was young. How her choice led to betrayal and terrible revenge - and continues to torment those in the present. How love can transgress authority, convention, even death. And how desire can kill.
Parker Pyne investigates
- 188 pages
- 7 hours of reading
But what sort of detective would solicit in the personals? The sort who has a knack for investigating affairs of the heart, f or therein lie the darkest motives for murder. And the cases are proving most lucrative for the hopelessly romantic -- and suspicious -- Inspector Parker Pyne, a retired government employee who considers himself a "detective of the heart."
Five Little Pigs
- 240 pages
- 9 hours of reading
Beautiful Caroline Crale Was Convicted Of Poisoning Her Husband, Yet There Were Five Other Suspects: Philip Blake (The Stockbroker) Who Went To Market; Meredith Blake (The Amateur Herbalist) Who Stayed At Home; Elsa Greer (The Three-Time Divorcee) Who Had Roast Beef; Cecilia Williams (The Devoted Governess) Who Had None; And Angela Warren (The Disfigured Sister) Who Cried Wee Wee Wee All The Way Home. It Is Sixteen Years Later, But Hercule Poirot Just Can T Get That Nursery Rhyme Out Of His Mind&
The Listerdale Mystery
- 224 pages
- 8 hours of reading
A collection of 12 cases including the curious disappearance of Lord Listerdale, a strange encounter on a train, a domestic murder investigation, an astonishing marriage proposal and a necklace hidden in a basket of cherries.
Bonboniera, Cena perly, Svědek obžaloby a Rádio jsou čtyři povídky z dvojjazyčné řady detektivních příběhů od nejprodávanější autorky všech dob, Královny zločinu – Agathy Christie. V první povídce s příhodným názvem Bonboniera pátrá Hercule Poirot na vlastní pěst v případu podivného úmrtí budoucího belgického premiéra, kterému dotlouklo srdce po snědení jeho oblíbené pralinky. Druhá, Svědek obžaloby, byla předlouho k slavnému oscarovému filmu Billyho Wildera. Mladý Leonard Vole je obviněn z brutální vraždy staré paní Frenchové. Odkázala mu totiž necelý milion liber a byl poslední, kdo ji viděl naživu. Právník pan Mayherne ale nevěří, že by dokázal zabít. V Ceně perly se na scéně objevuje pan Parker Pyne, který se během putování přes Jordánsko setkává s mladičkou Carol Blundellovou, která se netají tím, že její náušnice má cenu 140 000 dolarů! Nemůže se ale divit, že někdo neodolá pokušení a šperk uloupí. Pan Pyne je požádán, aby lupiče dopadl. A povídka Rádio je ukázkou toho, že Agatha Christie byla skutečně důmyslná spisovatelka a na pár stránkách dokáže vylíčit hrůzunahánějící provedení vraždy staré paní Herterové s problémy se srdcem.
Daughter of the Crocodile
- 496 pages
- 18 hours of reading
The Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt. and Ptolemy Philandelphus finds his wife ousted by his reptillian sister, who wants to marry him herself . But with the glory of the Ptolemies at its height after Egypt wins victories at Syria, it is the turn of the murderess to be murdered.Meanwhile, the people of Egypt are thinking about revolution .
The House of the Eagle begins Duncan Sprott's 'Ptolemies Quartet', an epic and ingenious restoration of the dark and glittering story of ancient Alexandria and the Greek Pharaohs of Egypt, whose extraordinary dynasty spans twelve generations from the death of Alexander the Great to the fall of Cleopatra. Narrated by Thoth, the ibis-headed Egyptian god of writing and wisdom, this book details the rise of the shrewd Ptolemy I from ordinary soldier of Macedon to Satrap of Egypt, and his coronation as Pharaoh and a god in his own lifetime. A triumph of historical salvage, The House of the Eagle brings vividly to life the most bizarre family that ever existed. 'After the first few pages something extraordinary happens, and you find yourself lulled by the story's relentless onward push . . . It slips by like a bad dream that leaves you feeling still shaken in the morning. And that is meant as the highest compliment.' Kathryn Hughes, Guardian
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