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Shadows of the Dead - Jim Eldridge - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Shadows of the Dead - Jim Eldridge - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

DCI Paul Stark discovers that the bitter legacy of WWI casts a long shadow in the second of this intriguing historical mystery series. London, 1921 . Lord Johnny Fairfax has been found dead in his study, along with a second victim, a mysterious American who arrived unannounced the previous evening. For DCI Paul Stark, the case is personal: he''s in a relationship with Lord Fairfax''s former wife, Lady Amelia. The dead man had no shortage of enemies. Winston Churchill, his former colleague at the War Office, is convinced the murder is revenge for the disaster at Gallipoli. Lady Amelia herself is accused of the crime. And who was the American visitor? What was his connection with Lord Fairfax - and could he have been the real target? As Stark digs deeper, he uncovers evidence of a shocking conspiracy that strikes at the heart of the British Establishment

DKK 185.00
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Assassins - Jim Eldridge - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Assassins - Jim Eldridge - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

London, 1921. Prominent Cabinet minister Lord Amersham has been shot dead outside his Regents Park home, two bullets to the chest and one to the forehead. The killing bears the hallmarks of a professional hit. Tackling one of the most high-profile cases Scotland Yard has ever faced, DCI Paul Stark is under pressure to produce a quick result. Amersham''s colleague, Secretary of State for the Colonies Winston Churchill, is convinced the Bolsheviks are responsible. Stark''s colleagues at Special Branch believe there''s a connection to the Government talks taking place over Irish Home Rule. Or could the motive be connected to Lord Amersham''s scandalous private life?Then there is a second murder, once again committed by an expert marksman at close range - and the case takes a terrifying new twist . . .

DKK 185.00
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Assassins - Jim Eldridge - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Assassins - Jim Eldridge - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

London, 1921. Prominent Cabinet minister Lord Amersham has been shot dead outside his Regents Park home, two bullets to the chest and one to the forehead. The killing bears the hallmarks of a professional hit. Tackling one of the most high-profile cases Scotland Yard has ever faced, DCI Paul Stark is under pressure to produce a quick result. Amersham''s colleague, Secretary of State for the Colonies Winston Churchill, is convinced the Bolsheviks are responsible. Stark''s colleagues at Special Branch believe there''s a connection to the Government talks taking place over Irish Home Rule. Or could the motive be connected to Lord Amersham''s scandalous private life?Then there is a second murder, once again committed by an expert marksman at close range - and the case takes a terrifying new twist . . .

DKK 290.00
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Gun Baby Gun - Iain Overton - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Gun Baby Gun - Iain Overton - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA NON-FICTION DAGGER In some places, it''s easier to get a gun than a glass of water. In some places, you are allowed to carry concealed firearms into schools. In some places, there are more guns than people to shoot them. There are almost one billion guns across the globe today - more than ever before. Every minute of every day, someone somewhere is shot. Gun Baby Gun is a hard-hitting and urgent investigation into the gun''s lifespan, into our hugely complex relationship with firearms and their undeniable, long-reaching and often hidden impact. Along the way, award-winning journalist Iain Overton unearths some stark truths about the everyday human cost of gun crime.

DKK 123.00
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The Killing Ship - Simon Beaufort - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

The Killing Ship - Simon Beaufort - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Having spent the summer conducting fieldwork on stark Livingston Island, marine biologist Andrew Berrister is looking forward to returning to civilization. But his final days in Antarctica take an unexpected turn when it becomes clear that he and his small group of scientists are not alone on the island. Deducing that the intruders are a crew of illegal whalers, the scientists face an increasingly desperate struggle for survival when two members of their shore party disappear and their supplies are deliberately sabotaged.As Berrister and his remaining companions flee across the treacherous, icy terrain, they are pursued unrelentingly by ruthless killers whose true reasons for being in the Antarctic are darker and more dangerous than the scientists could ever have imagined.

DKK 261.00
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The Killing Ship - Simon Beaufort - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

The Killing Ship - Simon Beaufort - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

A group of scientists in the Antarctic face a desperate battle for survival as they are hunted down by hostile intruders. Having spent the summer conducting fieldwork on stark Livingston Island, marine biologist Andrew Berrister is looking forward to returning to civilization. But his final days in Antarctica take an unexpected turn when it becomes clear that he and his small group of scientists are not alone on the island. Deducing that the intruders are a crew of illegal whalers, the scientists face an increasingly desperate struggle for survival when two members of their shore party disappear and their supplies are deliberately sabotaged.As Berrister and his remaining companions flee across the treacherous, icy terrain, they are pursued unrelentingly by ruthless killers whose true reasons for being in the Antarctic are darker and more dangerous than the scientists could ever have imagined.

DKK 185.00
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The Killing Ship - Simon Beaufort - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

The Killing Ship - Simon Beaufort - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

A group of scientists in the Antarctic face a desperate battle for survival as they are hunted down by hostile intruders. Having spent the summer conducting fieldwork on stark Livingston Island, marine biologist Andrew Berrister is looking forward to returning to civilization. But his final days in Antarctica take an unexpected turn when it becomes clear that he and his small group of scientists are not alone on the island. Deducing that the intruders are a crew of illegal whalers, the scientists face an increasingly desperate struggle for survival when two members of their shore party disappear and their supplies are deliberately sabotaged.As Berrister and his remaining companions flee across the treacherous, icy terrain, they are pursued unrelentingly by ruthless killers whose true reasons for being in the Antarctic are darker and more dangerous than the scientists could ever have imagined.

DKK 301.00
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Lady of Perdition - Barbara Hambly - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Lady of Perdition - Barbara Hambly - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

"A stark and occasionally brutal story, and Hambly tells it superbly, in prose that is vivid and empathetic. For fans of this fine series, this is a must-read" - Booklist Starred Review Benjamin January heads to the "Slaveholders'' Republic" of Texas to locate a kidnapped girl and help a woman who saved him from the noose. April, 1840. Benjamin January knows no black person in their right mind would willingly go to the Republic of Texas but when his former pupil Selina Bellinger is kidnapped and enslaved, he has no choice. Once there he is saved from being hanged by Valentina Taggart, wife of the wealthy landowner of Rancho Perdition. After Valentina is accused of the murder of her husband, she in turn calls on Benjamin for help. To do so, he must abandon the safe haven of New Orleans, where people know he''s a free man, to return to the self-proclaimed "Slaveholders'' Republic".In a land still disputed between vengeful Comanche, disgruntled Mexican Tejanos, Americans who want to join the United States and those who want to keep Texas free, January must uncover what happened to Valentina''s husband. Behind lies, betrayals and rising political tensions lies the answer . . . but finding it could cost Ben his life.

DKK 225.00
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