Alec, starý knihovník, odjede do domku na pobřeží, aby se lépe a v klidu vyrovnal se smrtí své ženy. Bohužel si však s sebou vezme osobní počítač svého kolegy z knihovny, a to, co v něm najde, mu jakýkoli klid na rozjímání a vzpomínky vezme. Ve složkách harddisku se nachází příběh herce jménem Wiggy, muže, který se setkal s mluvícím kocourem. Onen kocour nebyl Mikeš, ale Roger, kočičí ztělesnění samotného ďábla, zvíře s velice temnou minulostí a ještě děsivější současností. Kniha je vhodná jak pro kočkomily, tak pro lidi, kteří kočky nenávidí; možná je v jejich názorech utvrdí, ale taky je možná vyvede z předsudků a zažitých představ.
Lynne Truss Knihy
Lynne Truss je spisovatelka a novinářka, která se původně věnovala literární redakci, než se její kariéra odklonila jiným směrem. Je autorkou tří románů a mnoha rozhlasových komedií, a také působila jako televizní kritička a sportovní publicistka pro The Times. Získala ocenění "Columnist of the Year" za svou práci pro Women's Journal. Truss je známá i díky moderování série o interpunkci na BBC Radio 4 a v současnosti recenzuje knihy pro Sunday Times.







The bestselling author of 'Eats, Shoots & Leaves' offers children a helping hand. Illustrated with hilarious cartoons this book shows how you really can't manage without apostrophes.
'Eats, Shoots & Leaves' illuminates the absurd confusion that the dot with a tail can cause. Illustrations show how misplacing or leaving out a comma can change the meaning of a sentence completely.
Going Loco
- 256 stránek
- 9 hodin čtení
The alternative I Don't Know How She Does It Belinda Johansson is a woman frantic, overwhelmed by the demands of work and home. Having it all? Pah. Belinda doesn't want any of it. Deep in research for her magnum opus - a definitive account of the doppelg�nger in classic gothic fiction - she fails to notice the echoes of these ghoulish tales disturbingly close at hand. For not only is the cleaning lady taking over her life, but the identity of her husband, Stefan, is also in question. Is he a harmless geneticist from Sweden, or actually a cunning clone? Why is the cleaning lady's previous employer having a breakdown, and what on earth has the rat circus got to do with any of this?
***Shortlisted for the Comedy Women in Print Prize 2021*** THE ACCLAIMED MURDER MYSTERY FROM SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR, PERFECT FOR FANS OF RICHARD OSMAN 'Funny, clever, charming, imaginative and nostalgic' The Times 'Terrific' Mail on Sunday 'A giddy spell of sheer delight' Daily Mail The August bank holiday is approaching and after two extremely high-profile murder cases, Constable Twitten is eagerly anticipating a quiet spell at work. But then they find the bodies - and the milk bottles. Three seemingly unconnected victims - a hard-working AA patrolman, a would-be Beauty Queen, a catty BBC radio personality - have all been killed with the same, highly unusual murder weapon. Constable Twitten, Sergeant Brunswick and Inspector Steine are initially baffled, the town is alarmed, and the local newspaper is delighted: after all, what sells papers better than a killer on the loose? Can our redoubtable trio solve the case and catch this most curious of killers before they strike again? 'The glorious return of Constable Twitten is a cause for celebration... the fun is in Truss's keen ear for dialogue, original comic characters and affectionate(ish) recreation of a seaside resort in its slightly sleazy heyday' Sunday Times Crime Club
A Times Crime Novel of the Year In the second instalment of Lynne Truss's joyfully quirky crime series, our trio of detectives must investigate the murder of a hapless romantic; an aristocratic con man on the prowl; and a dodgy Brighton nightspot...It is summer in Brighton and the Brighton Belles are on hand to answer any holidaymaker's queries, no matter how big or small. The quickest way to the station, how many pebbles are on the beach and what exactly has happened to that young man lying in the deckchair with blood dripping from him?Constable Twitten has a hunch that the fiendish murder may be connected to a notorious Brighton nightspot and the family that run it, but Inspector Steine is - as ever - distracted by other issues, not least having his own waxwork model made and an unexpected arrival, while Sergeant Brunswick is just delighted to have spied an opportunity to finally be allowed to go undercover...Our incomparable team of detectives are back for another outing in the new instalment of Lynne Truss's joyfully quirky crime series.
Eats Shoots & Leaves
- 209 stránek
- 8 hodin čtení
'Eats, Shoots & Leaves' adopts a militant approach to punctuation and attempts to recruit an army of vigilantes who will send letters back with the punctuation corrected, not accept sloppy emails, and climb ladders with pots of paint to remove redundant apostrophes from signs.
From the bestselling author of Eats, Shoots and Leaves, a hilarious new book from Lynne Truss about her strange journey through the world of sport and sports journalism.
'Another delectable crime story... While between the covers of her books, the world seems a better place' The Times 'A giddy spell of sheer delight!' Praise for the Constable Twitten Series, Daily Mail In the latest installment of this prize-winning crime mystery series, our trio of redoubtable detectives are faced with the arrival in town of an escaped convict... It's September in Brighton and the town is playing host to weeks of endless rain and lashings of villainy. A trusted member of a local gang has disappeared part way through planning a huge heist; a violent criminal obsessed with hunting policemen has escaped Broadmoor and is rumoured to be headed towards the town, while at Gosling's department store an American researcher has been found dead in the music section. Inspector Steine has other things on his mind as he typically bathes in unearned glory, but Sergeant Brunswick and Constable 'Clever Clogs' Twitten are both on the case. If only they could work out just who is behind these dastardly acts... 'Glorious... The fun is in Truss's keen ear for dialogue, original comic characters and affectionate recreation of a seaside resort' Praise for the Constable Twitten Series, Sunday Times Crime Club 'Outstanding. In her ability to blend crime and farce, Truss is in a class of her own' Publishers Weekly DISCOVER THE AWARD-WINNING CONSTABLE TWITTEN MYSTERY SERIES NOW
*The charming first novel in the award-winning murder mystery series, perfect for fans of Richard Osman and Elly Griffiths* Guardian Crime Book of the Month 'A giddy spell of sheer delight' Daily Mail 'Ingenious ' Sunday Times Crime Club 'Entertaining' Observer 'Will make you laugh out loud' Sunday Times 'Truss can work miracles' Telegraph WINNER OF THE CRIMEFEST LAST LAUGH AWARD 2019 Brighton, 1957. Inspector Steine rather enjoys his life as a policeman by the sea. No criminals, no crime, no stress. So it's really rather annoying when an ambitious - not to mention irritating - new constable shows up to work and starts investigating a series of burglaries. And it's even more annoying when, after Constable Twitten is despatched to the theatre for the night, he sits next to a vicious theatre critic who is promptly shot dead part way through the opening night of a new play. It seems Brighton may be in need of a police force after all... The new Constable Twitten Mystery, Psycho by the Sea, is available now!



