William Ryan Knihy

Děj detektivní prvotiny Williama Ryana se odehrává v Moskvě v roce 1936, během pětiletek a začínajícího Velkého teroru. Kapitán Alexej Dimitrijevič Koroljov, úspěšný a svědomitý vyšetřovatel moskevské kriminálky, se po příchodu do služby dozví o brutální vraždě: na oltáři odsvěceného kostela, používaného komsomolci jako klubovna, byla nalezena mrtvá a zohavená dívka. Postupně se ukáže, že jde o americkou občanku, dceru ruských emigrantů, která do země přijela z neznámých důvodů. O případ se zajímá vysoce postavený plukovník z NKVD a dalšími stopami jsou cizinec a moskevské podsvětí, známé jako Zloději. Jeden z členů této skupiny je také nalezen mrtvý v podobném stavu. Koroljov se ocitá pod dohledem NKVD a zažívá „slasti“ krátkého pobytu v neblaze proslulé Lubjance. Přesto se mu nakonec podaří případ vyřešit a najít hřejivý lidský vztah. Kniha vyniká nejen napětím, ale také přesně a sugestivně vylíčeným ovzduším doby, kdy budoucnost byla nejistá a minulost se zdála být neustále přítomná.

A fabulous collection of short stories from some of the biggest and most exciting names in crime fiction, as the CWA takes you on an unforgettable mystery tour...

The second novel in William Ryan's lauded, multi-award nominated Captain Korolev series, set in 1930's Stalinist Russia - now with a stunning new cover look

Revised edition featuring an interactive table of contents, cross-referencing, links to external websites, downloadable resources, and optimized content for Kindle e-readers. This historical writers’ guide aims to equip aspiring writers with the essential skills for crafting historical novels and short stories. It also serves experienced writers looking to refine their craft or transition to historical fiction. The step-by-step format includes practical activities that encourage experimentation with techniques necessary for creating authentic and engaging historical narratives. Organized into seven main headings, each chapter focuses on a specific writing skill or tool, allowing for independent use to address particular challenges or reinforce concepts introduced. The guide aims to provide the necessary tools for writing in various historical subgenres, including historical crime fiction. Contributions from notable historical fiction writers offer insights that both complement and challenge the activities, providing a diverse perspective on the craft. The activities stem from innovative workshops led by Myfanwy Cook, a published author with numerous accolades. She emphasizes that mastering writing is akin to an apprenticeship, requiring practical skills, imagination, and a commitment to the craft. This guide seeks to fill gaps in knowledge and inspire aspiring writers by enhancing their confidence and skills in historical fi

Over the millennia, the legend of a great deluge has endured in the biblical story of Noah and in such Middle Eastern myths as the epic of Gilgamesh. Now two distinguished geophysicists have discovered a catastrophic event that changed history, a gigantic flood 7,600 years ago in what is today the Black Sea.Using sound waves and coring devices to probe the sea floor, William Ryan and Walter Pitman revealed clear evidence that this inland body of water had once been a vast freshwater lake lying hundreds of feet below the level of the world's rising oceans. Sophisticated dating techniques confirmed that 7,600 years ago the mounting seas had burst through the narrow Bosporus valley, and the salt water of the Mediterranean had poured into the lake with unimaginable force, racing over beaches and up rivers, destroying or chasing all life before it. The rim of the lake, which had served as an oasis, a Garden of Eden for farms and villages in a vast region of semi-desert, became a sea of death. The people fled, dispersing their languages, genes, and memories.

The classic work that refutes the lies we tell ourselves about race, poverty and the poor.Here are three myths about poverty in America: – Minority children perform poorly in school because they are “culturally deprived.”– African-Americans are handicapped by a family structure that is typically unstable and matriarchal.– Poor people suffer from bad health because of ignorance and lack of interest in proper health care. Blaming the Victim was the first book to identify these truisms as part of the system of denial that even the best-intentioned Americans have constructed around the unpalatable realities of race and class. Originally published in 1970, William Ryan's groundbreaking and exhaustively researched work challenges both liberal and conservative assumptions, serving up a devastating critique of the mindset that causes us to blame the poor for their poverty and the powerless for their powerlessness. More than twenty years later, it is even more meaningful for its diagnosis of the psychic underpinnings of racial and social injustice.