Beryl Markham, who died in 1986, was the first person to fly solo from England to America. The full story of her adventures across three continents are revealed in this biography of a lady whose fame as a pioneer flyer and leading racehorse trainer, was only exceeded by her beauty and controversial character.
Christa E. Seibicke Knihy
One rainy morning Commissario Brunetti and Ispettore Vianello respond to an emergency call reporting a body floating near some steps on the Grand Canal. Reaching down to pull it out, Brunetti's wrist is caught by the silkiness of golden hair, and he sees a small foot - together he and Vianello lift a dead girl from the water. But, inconceivably, no one has reported a missing child, nor the theft of the gold jewellery that she carries. Brunetti is drawn into a search not only for the cause of her death but also for her identity, her family, and for the secrets that people will keep in order to protect their children - be they innocent or guilty. From the canals and palazzi of Venice to a gypsy encampment on the mainland, Brunetti struggles with institutional prejudice and entrenched criminality to try to unravel the fate of the dead child.
Adam Dalgliesh řeší spletitý případ vraždy v detektivní kanceláři. Každý páteční večer inspektor Dalgliesh opět na televizní obrazovce! Když Venetia Aldridgeová obhajuje mladého Garryho Ashe, obviněného z vraždy své tety, považuje to za rutinní záležitost. Netuší, že tím uvede do pohybu lavinu událostí, která jí samotné přinese smrt. O čtyři týdny později je ve své kanceláři zavražděna. Adamu Dalglieshovi, který případ vyšetřuje, se nabízí řada podezřelých, ale kdo z nich je vrah? Milenec? Bývalý manžel? Nespokojený klient? Nebo některý z kolegů? Všichni mají motiv a chybí jim prokazatelné alibi. Odhalí Dalgliesh vraha dříve, než znovu udeří?