Geoffrey Edward West Knihy

Sir Robert odjíždí do nejmenované středoevropské země, aby zde provedl atentát na jednoho krutého diktátora. Vůdce a jeho přátelé pořádají hon. Zatímco se společnost dobře baví, v křoví ukrytý muž si připravuje pušku s dalekohledem. Hodlá zabít Vůdce. Výstřel ale mine cíl a vzápětí je muž zadržen strážci... Ani nejkrutější mučení však Sira Roberta nepřiměje k řeči. Nepřátelé se ho chtějí zbavit, a tak ho shodí ze skály. On ale šťastnou náhodou přežije a dává se na útěk. S vypětím všech sil se vrací do rodné Anglie, kde se ukrývá v nehostinné krajině, odkázán jen sám na sebe. Je pronásledován několika nepřáteli, neví dne ani hodiny, kdy zemře. Jeho zoufalá situace ho přivádí až na hranice života a smrti a testuje jeho odvahu, výdrž a odhodlání… a z lovce se stává lovená zvěř… Mistrovské dílo Geoff reyho Householda, klasika thrillerů 30. let 20. století, se vrací mezi bestsellery současnosti. Román byl několikrát zfilmován, v současné době se chystá nové zpracování s Benedictem Cumberbatchem v hlavní roli.

Set over 2,400 years ago, this thrilling account details the experiences of Xenophon, a Greek noble, during a perilous campaign against the Persians. Through his firsthand narrative, readers are immersed in the challenges he faced, the hardships endured, and the vivid observations made throughout the journey. The Anabasis not only recounts a significant historical event but also reflects on themes of leadership, survival, and the human spirit in the face of adversity.

A brilliant story of espionage and disguise from the original master of spy fiction.

A deadly pursuit through the English countryside from the acclaimed author of ROGUE MALE.

A classic British spy novel from the celebrated author of ROGUE MALE.

A classic thriller set in Dorset after the Second World War, full of Household's signature action and suspense.

One of the classic thrillers of the 20th century - 'Simply the best escape and pursuit story yet written' [THE TIMES] - with a brand new Introduction by Robert Macfarlane An Englishman plans to assassinate the dictator of a European country. But he is foiled at the last moment and falls into the hands of ruthless and inventive torturers. They devise for him an ingenious and diplomatic death but, for once, they bungle the job and he escapes. But England provides no safety from his pursuers - and the Rogue Male must strip away all the trappings of status and civilization as the hunter becomes a hunted animal.

A superbly tense classic thriller from the bestselling author of ROGUE MALE.

The bounteous pleasures of married life have been endured by stoical, ingenious men and women for millennia. This title presents a compendium of their hard-won wisdom, offering advice for any conceivable conjugal conundrum, from the potential of a wife to wander to the avoidance of a drunk husband's amorous advances.

His first attempt to assassinate Hitler having failed, the anonymous hero of "Rogue Male" decides to try again and travels, in secret, from Sweden, to Poland, to Turkey, to Africa, in his own lonely war on the Third Reich