Death of Kings
- 320 stránek
- 12 hodin čtení
The latest witty, colourful Shakespearean murder mystery in the Nick Revill series
Philip Gooden Knihy
Philip Gooden se specializuje na psaní detektivních románů zasazených do Shakespearovského světa, kde každá zápletka odráží známou hru. Jeho styl mistrně propojuje historické reálie s napínavým dějem. Věnuje se tématům osudu, lásky a zrady, která rezonují napříč staletími. Jeho díla nabízejí čtenářům poutavý vhled do alžbětinské éry i do nadčasových lidských dilemat.
From its first arrival in Britain with the Norman forces of William the Conqueror, violence and revenge are the cursed sword's constant companions. From an election-rigging scandal in 13th century Venice to the battlefield of Poitiers in 1356, as the Sword of Shame passes from owner to owner in this compelling collection of interlinked mysteries, it brings nothing but bad luck and disgrace to all who possess it.
Who's Whose
A No-Nosense Guide to Easily Confused Words
Lists in alphabetical order some of the more commonly confused English words with definitions, examples of proper and improper usage, and how to avoid typical mistakes.
It was July, 1100. Jerusalem lies ransacked. Amidst the chaos, an English knight is entrusted with a valuable religious relic: a fragment of the True Cross, allegedly stained with the blood of Christ. The relic is said to be cursed: anyone who touches it will meet an untimely and gruesome end. Several decades later, the Cross turns up in the possession of a dealer, robbed and murdered en route to Glastonbury. Investigating the death, Bernard Knight's protagonist, Crowner John learns of its dark history. In Oxford in 1269, the discovery of a decapitated monk leads Ian Morson's academic sleuth William Falconer to uncover a link to the relic. In 1323, in Exeter, Michael Jecks' Sir Baldwin has reason to suspect its involvement in at least five violent deaths. Thirty years later, several suspicious deaths occur in Cambridge - and, once again, the tainted relic has a crucial part to play. Finally, it's despatched to London, where Philip Gooden's Nick Revill will determine its ultimate fate.
Idiomantics is a unique exploration of the world of idiomatic phrases. To cite three examples - from American English, Dutch and Italian - what on Earth are a snow job, a monkey sandwich story, and Mr Punch's secret? Idiomantics explains all...
The Story of English
- 296 stránek
- 11 hodin čtení
The extraordinary story of the development and spread of the English language, from Dark Age Britain to the age of the Internet.
Sleep of Death
- 320 stránek
- 12 hodin čtení
History meets mystery with a new twist in this raucous, colourful novel set in the bustling theatrical world of Shakespeare and Marlowe during the reign of the formidable Elizabeth I.
The Pale Companion
- 336 stránek
- 12 hodin čtení
History meets mystery with a new twist in this raucous, colourful novel set in the bustling theatrical world of Shakespeare and Marlowe during the reign of the formidable Elizabeth I.
Alms for Oblivion
- 320 stránek
- 12 hodin čtení
Nick Revill's friend Peter arrives in London hoping to tread the stage. Nick is happy to help him but within a few days of his arrival he is found dead in Nick's cheap lodgings. Nick is forced to prove his innocence and sets off on a quest.
History meets mystery with a new twist in this raucous, colourful novel set in the bustling theatrical world of Shakespeare and Marlowe during the reign of the formidable Elizabeth I.
