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Napínavý román o britském agentovi, kterému se zdánlivě jednoduchý úkol na Islandu promění na boj o život. Alan Stewart, agent britské tajné služby, přilétá na Island, aby doručil nepatrnou zásilku. Do cesty se mu však staví nejrůznější překážky, napadení, sledování, vraždy. Stewart brzy pochopí tyto hry tajných služeb, agentů, mezi nimiž jsou zrádci. Rozhodne se poodhalit tajemství a od té doby se stává psancem, nepřítelem nejen pro ruskou rozvědku, ale i pro své bývalé spolupracovníky. Atraktivnosti dodává celému příběhu drsná islandská krajina, kterou autor popisuje s nebývalou znalostí.

Sněžný Tygr - Snow Tiger - to je obrovská lavina, která jednoho dne spadne a pohřbí vesnici pod sněhem. Při vyšetřování příčin katastrovy vyjde najevo, že katastrofu zavinili lidé, kteří nepřáli Ianu Ballardovi úspěch.

Záhadné letecké neštěstí na Sahaře, která je pustá a drsná, ale na mnoha místech lze na ní najít známky života vyhynulých civilizací. Hrdina románu čelí ještě drsnějším intrikám londýnských finančníků se šlechtickými tituly.

On a beautiful summer evening in the quiet town of Marlow, a young woman is walking home from church. She passes a man who is looking at the engine of his car. He turns round, smiles at her ...and throws acid into her face. Then her father, the scientist George Ashton, disappears. And her sister, Penny, discovers that her husband-to-be, Malcolm, is a government agent. Why has Ashton disappeared, and why is Malcolm told to hunt for him? Who is George Ashton, anyway? And who is the enemy? The Oxford Bookworms Library offers high-quality storytelling and a great reading experience, with a world wide range of classic and modern fiction, non-fiction and plays. Bookworms include original and adapted texts in seven carefully graded language stages (Starter to Stage 6), which take learners from beginner to advanced level. Key Features All 'Oxford Bookworms Library' titles are fully illustrated. The Activities section at the back of each title has been extended to include extra activities before, while and after reading, helping students to interact with the text and get the most out of each story. Each title also has an Introduction, a Glossary of key topic words, and an informative 'About the Author' section.

Detektivní novela Bahamska krize se odehrává v exotickém prostředí bahamských ostrovů osmdesátých let. Hlavním hrdinou je bílý Bahamec Tom Mangan, majitel sítě luxusních hotelů na Bahamách. Jeho šťastný rodinný život i úspěchy v podnikání však záhy naruší řada podivných událostí. Tomova manželka a dcera jsou uneseny a zavražděny. Od samého počátku se však za všemi tragickými událostmi skrývá víc než dílo osudu .. zločin. Záhadná úmrtí a technické problémy v Tomových hotelech směřují k překvapivému rozuzlení. Za sérií vražd, únosů, požárů a nenadálých infekčních oneemocnění stojí mezinárodní zločin. K odhalení záškodníků významnou měrou přispěje Tomova odvaha.... celý text

Double action thrillers by the classic adventure writer set in Norway, Finland and Sweden. THE TIGHTROPE MEN When Giles Denison of Hampstead wakes up in an Oslo hotel room and finds the face looking back at him in the mirror is not his own, things could surely get no more bizarre. But it is only the beginning of a hair-raising adventure in which Denison finds himself trapped with no way to escape. One false move and the whole delicately balanced power structure between East and West will come toppling down… THE ENEMY Wealthy, respectable George Ashton flees for his life after an acid attack on his daughter. Who is his enemy? Only Malcolm Jaggard, his future son-in-law, can guess, after seeing Ashton's top secret government file. In a desperate manhunt, Jaggard pits himself against the KGB and stalks Ashton to the silent, wintry forests of Sweden. But his search for the enemy has barely begun… Includes a unique bonus - Desmond Bagley's pen portrait, written for the original publication of The Tightrope Men.

Action thriller by the classic adventure writer set in South America.

Action thriller by the classic adventure writer set in the Pacific.

A U.S. Naval aircraft on a routine weather patrol in the Caribbean encounters 'Mabel', a ferocious hurricane that should, nevertheless, pass harmlessly among the islands. But David Wyatt, civilian weather expert, has developed a sixth sense about hurricanes and is convinced that Mabel will change course and strike the island of San Fernandez and its capital, St Pierre. Scientific evidence is against him, the Commander of the U.S. Base refuses to evacuate, and Wyatt's lone voice is finally overwhelmed when a rebellion against the tyrannical dictator who rules San Fernandez sweeps down on St Pierre. Wyatt is forced to pit himself against insuperable odds, aided only by a small and diverse group of English and American civilians - and by Hurricane Mabel herself.

Popis edice: Hurricane Mabel is far out in the Atlantic Ocean and moving slowly northwards. Perhaps it will never come near land at all. But if it hits the island of San Fernandez, many thousands of people will die. There could be winds of more than 250 k