A traditional and thoroughly satisfying crime novel Joan Smith, Sunday Times
Thomas Mogford Knihy
Tento autor se proslavil sérií napínavých thrillerů, které zasadil do prostředí Středomoří. Jeho práce jako novináře a překladatele, včetně zkušeností s významnými institucemi, mu dodaly jedinečný vhled do světa intrik a tajemství. Poutavé příběhy s nádechem exotiky a napětí jsou výsledkem jeho hlubokého porozumění jak právnímu prostředí, tak kulturní rozmanitosti regionu.
An old friend persuades Gibraltarian lawyer Spike Sanguinetti to take a well-earned rest on Corfu's beautiful north-east coast. But when the bloodied body of a young Albanian is found and a local man accused of his murder, Spike reluctantly agrees to take the case. Beneath the island's veneer of wealth and privilege Spike uncovers truths so damaging that those involved will go to any lengths to protect them. And when a vulnerable young woman disappears, Spike knows that there are some sleeping dogs he cannot let lie.
The Plant Hunter
- 432 stránek
- 16 hodin čtení
When plant hunter Harry Compton receives a rare specimen and a map, he sets out to find fame and fortune. But where there is wealth there is corruption, and soon Harry is fleeing England, sailing up the Yangtze alongside a young widow - both in pursuit of the plant that could change their futures.
A humid summer night in Gibraltar. Lawyer Spike Sanguinetti arrives home to find an old friend, Solomon Hassan, waiting on his doorstep. Solomon is on the run. A Spanish girl has been found with her throat cut on a beach in Tangiers and he is accused of her murder. He has managed to skip across the Straits but the Moroccan authorities want him back. Spike travels to Tangiers to try to delay Solomon's extradition, and there meets a beautiful Bedouin girl. Zahra is investigating the disappearance of her father, a trail which leads mysteriously back to Solomon. Questioning how well he really knows his friend, Spike finds himself drawn into a dangerous game of secrets, corruption and murderous lies.