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Andrzej Szulc

    Conclave
    Catch-22
    The secret life of bees
    The Silence of the Lambs
    Birds of Prey
    The Green Mile
    • The Green Mile

      • 480 pages
      • 17 hours of reading

      Stephen King's international bestselling - and highly acclaimed - novel, also a hugely successful film starring Tom Hanks The Green Mile: those who walk it do not return, because at the end of that walk is the room in which sits Cold Mountain penitentiary's electric chair. In 1932 the newest resident on death row is John Coffey, a giant black man convicted of the brutal murder of two little girls. But nothing is as it seems with John Coffey, and around him unfolds a bizarre and horrifying story. Evil murderer or holy innocent - whichever he is - Coffey has strange powers which may yet offer salvation to others, even if they can do nothing to save him.

      The Green Mile
      4.8
    • Birds of Prey

      • 554 pages
      • 20 hours of reading

      It is 1667 and the mighty naval war between the Dutch and the English still rages. Sir Francis Courteney and his son Hal, in their fighting caravel, are on patrol off Southern Africa, lying in wait for a galleon of the Dutch East India Company returning from the Orient laden with spices, timber and gold.

      Birds of Prey
      4.5
    • The Silence of the Lambs

      • 421 pages
      • 15 hours of reading

      Hannibal Lecter. The ultimate villain of modern fiction. Read the five-million-copy bestseller that scared the world silent. The Silence of the Lambs. A young FBI trainee. An evil genius locked away for unspeakable crimes. A plunge into the darkest chambers of a psychopath's mind--in the deadly search for a serial killer. - back cover

      The Silence of the Lambs
      4.2
    • Sue Monk Kidd is an extraordinary storyteller. In "The Secret Life of Bees," she explores a young girl's search for the truth about her mother; her courage to tear down racial barriers; and her joy as she claims her place within a community of women. "Beautifully written."--Ursula Hegi, author of "The Vision of Emma Blau."

      The secret life of bees
      4.1
    • Catch-22

      • 404 pages
      • 15 hours of reading

      Satire op de oorlog in het algemeen en de militaire organisatie in het bijzonder geschreven door een gewezen piloot van een bombardementsvliegtuig uit de Tweede Wereldoorlog.

      Catch-22
      4.0
    • Conclave

      • 400 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Unputdownable' Guardian 'Gripping' Sunday Times The Pope is dead. Behind the locked doors of the Sistine Chapel, one hundred and eighteen cardinals from all over the globe will cast their votes in the world's most secretive election. They are holy men. But they have ambition. And they have rivals. Over the next seventy-two hours one of them will become the most powerful spiritual figure on earth.

      Conclave
      3.9
    • The Husband

      • 464 pages
      • 17 hours of reading

      Mitch Rafferty has just sixty hours to save his wife.

      The Husband
      3.8
    • Escape

      • 584 pages
      • 21 hours of reading

      During the chaos following the Shah's departure from Iran, Erikki Yokkomen, a Finnish helicopter pilot, tries to reach safety with his Iranian-born wife, Azadeh

      Escape
      3.6
    • A Fabulously Engaging Novel, A Sunday Times Number 1 Bestseller, With Over 1.2 Million Copies Sold. Harry Silver Has It All. A Successful Job In Tv, A Gorgeous Wife, A Lovely Child. And In One Moment Of Madness, He Chucks It All Away. Man And Boy Is The Story Of How He Comes To Terms With His Life And Achieves A Degree Of Self-Respect, Bringing Up His Son Alone And, Gradually, Learning What Words Like Love And Family Really Mean. Very Well-Written, Pacy, Funny And Heart-Breakingly Moving. 'Parsons Has Written A Sharp, Witty And Wise Book Straight From His Heart. His Characters Are All Nitty-Gritty, Bounce-Off-The-Page, Real People; His Dialogue Is Brilliant.' Daily Mail

      Man and Boy
      3.5