Herman van der Ploeg Knihy

Blood, fluid, fiber, hair, tissue printsevery contact leaves a trace at a crime scene. Connie Fletchert presents, in the experts own words, what happens at the scene and in the crime lab, starting with discovery of the crime through criminal trial. Evidence technicians, blood spatter experts, latent print specialists, trace analysts, forensic anthropologists, entomologists, DNA experts, firearms experts, trace analysts, homicide detectives, and prosecution and defense attorneysmore than eighty expertstake you into their world behind the yellow tape. This is the experts booktheir words, their knowledge, their stories. Real Crime Scene Investigation.

A serial killer is on the loose. His target? Lone Western women lured to Hong Kong by the promise of easy money.

'One of the greatest anti-heroes ever written' LEE CHILD Posing as an escaping Nazi war-criminal Bernie Gunther arrives in Buenos Aires and, having revealed his real identity to the local chief of police, discovers that his reputation as a detective goes before him. A young girl has been murdered in peculiarly gruesome circumstances that strongly resemble Bernie's final case as a homicide detective with the Berlin police. A case he had failed to solve. Circumstances lead the chief of police in Buenos Aires to suppose that the murderer may be one of several thousand ex Nazis who have fetched up in Argentina since 1945. And, therefore, who better than Bernie Gunther to help him track that murderer down?

This gripping thriller delves into the dark recesses of fear and suspense, promising to immerse readers in a chilling narrative that lingers long after the last page. With a focus on psychological tension and unexpected twists, it crafts a harrowing experience that keeps you on the edge of your seat. The vivid imagery and intense plot will evoke a visceral reaction, making it a must-read for fans of heart-pounding horror and thrillers.

An instant classic in the Bernie Gunther series, with storytelling that is fresher and more vivid than ever. Berlin, 1934: The Nazis have secured the 1936 Olympiad for the city but are facing foreign resistance. Hitler and Avery Brundage, the head of the U.S. Olympic Committee, have connived to soft-pedal Nazi anti- Semitism and convince America to participate. Bernie Gunther, now the house detective at an upscale Berlin hotel, is swept into this world of international corruption and dangerous double-dealing, caught between the warring factions of the Nazi apparatus. Havana, 1954: Batista, aided by the CIA, has just seized power; Castro is in prison; and the American Mafia is quickly gaining a stranglehold on the city's exploding gaming and prostitution industries. Bernie, who has been unceremoniously kicked out of Buenos Aires, has resurfaced in Cuba with a new life, seemingly one of routine and relative peace. But Bernie discovers that he truly cannot outrun the burden of his past: He soon collides with a vicious killer from his Berlin days, who is mysteriously murdered not long afterward-and an old lover, who may be the murderer. If the Dead Rise Not is everything fans have come to expect from Philip Kerr: twisted intrigue, tight plotting, quick-witted one-liners, a hang-by-your-thumbs ending, and, most significant, a richer, wiser Bernie Gunther.

Dlouho očekávaný román Rhett Butler vychází z díla Margaret Mitchellové. Vznikal dvanáct let a představuje významnou událost pro miliony čtenářů Jihu proti Severu, jehož nadčasový příběh rozšiřuje a doplňuje. Donald McCaig zde mistrovsky zobrazuje život a dobu tajemného Rhetta Butlera. Na počátku románu je Rhett svobodomyslný chlapec, který miluje močály a slapy v Low Country v Karolíně. Jeho nesmiřitelný otec však touží vše a všechny ovládat, což vede k nesmírné tragédii. Rhettovýma očima čtenář může vnímat i další postavy: dceru dozorčího Belle Watlingovou, Rhettovu odvážnou a rozhodnou sestru Rosemary, syna osvobozeného otroka Tunise Bonneaua, Rhettovy kamarády z dětství, kteří mu rozuměli lépe než kdo jiný, a v neposlední řadě Jacka Ravanela, lamače ženských srdcí. Je tu samozřejmě také Scarlett. Katie Scarlett O´Harová je tvrdohlavá a vášnivá žena, jejíž život je propojen s Rhettovým. Je mu podobná více, než by přiznala, a miluje ho silněji, než kdy pochopí.

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