Magdalen Nabb Knihy

Budúca maliarka Alex má pred sebou prvé prázdniny ako dospelá. Chce snívať, maľovať a užívať si talianske more. Ale jej plány sa náhle zmenia, keď sa zadíva do zelených očí, ktoré sú pre ňu viac ako osudové. Letné lásky však nikdy netrvajú dlho. Rýchlo vzplanú a zase vyhasnú. Zostanú po nich len spomienky a spálené srdce. A osud si pre Alex pripravil hneď niekoľko nepríjemných prekvapení. Alex prestane veriť na šťastné konce a na lásku, o akej sa dá čítať iba v románoch. Žije ticho a nenápadne, aby si ju osud zase nevšimol a nezamiešal sa jej do života. A predsa jedného dňa...

Kriminalroman.

After she rescues a battered wooden horse from a toy shop, all sorts of magic begins to happen for Irina. Suggested level: primary.

“ The lore and mystique of male transvestite lifestyles in Florence. . . . The marshal takes the case that no one wants, a situation underscoring the novel’s theme of unloved and troubled children.”— Publishers Weekly “Among the genre’s most appealing cops.”— Booklist “Surpasses the best of Simenon.”— Kirkus Reviews The marshal must leave his snug world at the Pitti Palace to seek a criminal in the shadowy haunts of prostitutes, pimps, and tricks. No one believes that he can navigate in this milieu, much less identify a killer, but once again he confounds their expectations.

A young mother is found dead in her bedroom in the elegant villa of the newly rich Paolottis. There seems to be no motive for the brutal crime until Marshal Guarnaccia investigates.

Marshal Guarnaccia enters Florentine high society in search of a clever killer.

The marshal's search for the villains who precipitated her death brings him into confrontation with the past, with Jewish refugees from fascism, and with English expatriates, including the ailing heir to the elegant Villa L'Uliveto, Sir Christopher Wrothesly-

Why should anyone want to murder Clementina, the crazed old woman who tidied by night the narrow streets of Florence's San Frediano district? Starting without clues, the Marshal sets out in the city's August heat to reconstruct her past. By the author of "The Marshal Makes His Report".

Olivia, an American-born model, married Count Ugo Brunamonti, a feckless, soon impoverished aristocrat. The government's official policy is not to permit the payment of ransom. But if the money isn't paid, the kidnappers cannot let their victim go free. Can it be that Olivia's children are unwilling to pay the ransom?

There was enough trouble around to keep the police busy for months. All over Florence tourists were being robbed, cars stolen and somewhere in ther city terrorists were quietly at work. So the suicide of a Dutch jeweller looked like a simple case, or was it just too simple?