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Tato série vás zavede do bouřlivého Londýna 30. let 20. století, do období mezi světovými válkami. Sledujte osudy lorda Edwarda Corintha, cynického aristokrata, a Verity Browneové, novinářky s levicovými názory. Jejich cesty se protnou v napínavém světě intrik, společenských kontrastů a dobových problémů. Příběhy mistrně proplétají osobní dramata s historickým kontextem.

Bones of the Buried
No More Dying
The Quality of Mercy
The More Deceived
Something Wicked
Dangerous Sea

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  1. 1

    Sweet Poison

    It is August 1935 and the Duke of Mersham is hosting one of his influential parties, bringing together public figures interested in improving Anglo-German relations. One of his guests is General Sir Alistair Craig VC, who swallows poison in the duke's excellent port and dies just as latecomer Lord Edward Corinth and journalist Verity Browne arrive on the scene. The unlikely pair - the younger son of a duke and a journalist committed to the Communist Party find common ground as they seek for the truth behind the genera's murder and discover that everyone present - including the duke himself - had a motive for wanting Sir Alistair out of the way. First published in hardback in 2000, this classic detective story introducing Lord Edward Corinth and Verity Browne was much acclaimed.

    Sweet Poison
  2. 1

    Sweet Poison

    • 288 stránek
    • 11 hodin čtení

    It is 1935 and the Duke of Mersham is hosting a party at his country house, when one of the guests is poisoned. Was it an accident or something more sinister? The Duke's younger brother, Lord Edward Corinth, and journalist Verity Browne, set out to investigate.

    Sweet Poison
  3. 2

    Bones of the Buried

    • 352 stránek
    • 13 hodin čtení

    It is 1936 and Spain is about to erupt into civil war. Verity Brown, now a correspondent for a national newspaper, insists Corinth help her investigate a murder in Madrid to clear the name of her lover, a senior figure in the Communist Party, who has been convicted of the crime.

    Bones of the Buried
  4. 3

    Hollow Crown

    • 320 stránek
    • 12 hodin čtení

    Lord Edward Corinth is invited by his friend Joe Weaver to recover certain letters stolen from the King's intimate friend Wallis Simpson. There is no mystery about who has taken these letters - a woman called Mrs Raymond Harkness a former mistress of the King and a close friend of Edward's.

    Hollow Crown
  5. 4

    Dangerous Sea

    • 256 stránek
    • 9 hodin čtení
    3,0(1)Ohodnotit

    Intrigue and murder on the frantic Atlantic. On board the Queen Mary bound for New York is distinguished economist Lord Benyon, on a mission to persuade President Roosevelt to assist Britain with arms and money if it comes to war with Germany. But there are those who want the mission to fail and will not stop at murder.

    Dangerous Sea
  6. 5

    The More Deceived

    • 256 stránek
    • 9 hodin čtení
    3,0(1)Ohodnotit

    Winston Churchill is dismayed to receive unauthorised information on the perilous state of Britain's rearmament programme in the year 1937. The Foreign Office brings in Lord Edward Corinth to investigate the leaks.

    The More Deceived
  7. 6

    A Grave Man

    • 272 stránek
    • 10 hodin čtení

    A murder mystery featuring Lord Edward Corinth and Verity Browne

    A Grave Man
  8. 7

    The Quality of Mercy

    • 256 stránek
    • 9 hodin čtení

    When the Nazis seize Austria in March 1938, Verity Browne - the New Gazette's correspondent in Vienna - is one of the first to be deported as a well-known anti-Fascist. Before she leaves, she is able to arrange for a young Jew, Georg Dreiser, to escape to England, but where he expects to find safety, he finds danger and sudden death.

    The Quality of Mercy
  9. 8

    Something Wicked

    • 304 stránek
    • 11 hodin čtení

    The eighth exciting mystery in David Roberts's increasingly popular classic crime series featuring Lord Corinth and Verity Brown.

    Something Wicked
  10. 9

    No More Dying

    • 272 stránek
    • 10 hodin čtení
    2,0(1)Ohodnotit

    A murder mystery featuring Lord Edward Corinth and Verity Browne as they seek to thwart the assasination of Winston Churchill.

    No More Dying
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    Sweet Sorrow

    • 272 stránek
    • 10 hodin čtení

    The paperback edition of the tenth and final murder mystery featuring Lord Edward Corinth and Verity Browne.

    Sweet Sorrow