Elizabeth Hand Knihy

Viktoriánská romance podtrhnutá odvahou a emocemi. Byla několikrát zfilmována.

Takhle končí svět. Znamení se objevují všude. Zohavené tělo striptérky. Proroctví naškrábaná na pilířích mostu. Živé mrtvoly pohřbené v podomácku vyrobených rakvích u mrznoucí řeky. Viditelná tma se vkrádá do seattlesského podsvětí a policie není s to tomu zabránit. Frank Black opustil policii a přestěhoval se se svojí ženou a dcerou do Seattlu, aby jeho rodina byla v bezpečí. Ale možná, že je už pozdě. S blížícím se koncem tisíciletí se nemůže zbavit temnoty, kterou je obklopen, kterou vidí jen on sám všude, kde se ocitne. Nyní se Frank Black a s ním i záhadná Skupina Milénium potýkají s masovým vrahem, jehož vize zrcadlí Frankovy vlastní obavy: blížící se konec – agónie, se kterou se ve smrtelných křečích současný svět řítí do propasti.

"Cass arrives in London where she meets and is reunited with her long-lost lover, Quinn O'Boyle, who is wanted by both Interpol and the Russian mob. When Quinn then fails to show at their rendezvous point, Cass is fearful she'll be the next to disappear, and she goes on the run."--

A photographer whose shots of New York's punk scene in the seventies earned her fame, cache, and a cultish kind of cool, Cass Neary has spent much of her life in the dark, watching and waiting. But 30 years later she is alone, adrift and falling rapidly into oblivion. So when an old acquaintance asks her to interview a fellow photographer - a notorious recluse who lives on an island off the Maine coast - she accepts. There, she learns about a decades-old crime that is still claiming new victims - and comes to realise that her days of living dangerously are not over yet."

This book is a charming exploration of language, perfect for both avid dictionary enthusiasts and those seeking to enhance their vocabulary. It offers a delightful mix of engaging content that appeals to a wide range of readers, making it an enjoyable resource for anyone interested in words.

A novelization based on the film of the same name. In 2035 the world has been decimated by a mysterious virus. A convict who lives underground with the few humans who have survived is offered a mission that could wipe out his sentence - to travel back to 1996 and trace the source of the virus.

Wanting to be a great bounty hunter like his father, Boba Fett travels to the desolate planet of Tatooine and risks death, torture, and enslavement to gain the knowledge of Jabba the Hutt, the biggest crime lord in the galaxy.

An intrepid young woman stalks a murderer through turn-of-the-century Chicago in "this rich, spooky, and atmospheric thriller that will appeal to fans of Henry Darger and Erik Larson alike." (Sarah McCarry) In the sweltering summer of 1915, Pin, the fourteen-year-old daughter of a carnival fortune-teller, dresses as a boy and joins a teenage gang that roams the famous Riverview amusement park, looking for trouble. Unbeknownst to the well-heeled city-dwellers and visitors who come to enjoy the midway, the park is also host to a ruthless killer who uses the shadows of the dark carnival attractions to conduct his crimes. When Pin sees a man enter the Hell Gate ride with a young girl, and emerge alone, she knows that something horrific has occurred. The crime will lead her to the iconic outsider artist Henry Darger, a brilliant but seemingly mad man. Together, the two navigate the seedy underbelly of a changing city to uncover a murderer few even know to look for.

"Photographer Cass Neary is desperate to get home, and she's already lost her camera--like losing a limb. Now her only chance is to cash in on a deal that a friend is about to cut for a legendary illuminated manuscript: The Book of Lamps and Banners. TheBook is said to contain ancient esoteric knowledge, even an otherworldly power. So when an intruder brazenly steals the manuscript, Cass and her ex-con lover Quinn must get it back"--