Пол Догерти – лучшие книги

Вернувшийся после великих сражений к жене Хатшепсут и к своему верному народу Тутмос II стоит перед статуей Амона-Ра и слышит восторженный рев толпы, звуки фанфар... Фивы ликуют, празднуя победу. Однако возвращение фараона окрашивается кровью дьявольских предзнаменований. Не проходит и часа, как он умирает...
Вместе с мудрейшим судьей Амеротком, расследующим загадочное убийство Тутмоса II, читателям предстоит раскрыть великую тайну прошлого и стать свидетелями восхождения на престол легендарной женщины-фараона, прославленной царицы Древнего Египта Хатшепсут...

В своем очередном историческом романе, выдержанном в жанре "средневекового триллера", современный британский мастер детектива Пол Доуэрти обращается к одной из не разрешенных по сей день загадок. XIII век, Великобритания, уходящий в прошлое конфликт английского и шотландского королевства. На этот раз проницательному Хью Корбетту, посланнику английского лорд-канцлера Бенстенда, предстоит расследовать таинственную смерть шотландского короля Александра...

Англия XIII век. Заклятый враг короля Эдуарда I, Симон де Монфор, убит, его последователи казнены, однако в Лондоне по-прежнему не спокойно, словно здесь затевается что-то недоброе. Но неужели тени убитых могут вернуться, чтобы отомстить за себя? Что это за странная секта, называющая себя "Пентаграммой"? Что за труп найден в центре Сент-Мери-Ле-Боу, и верно ли, что в ее древней крипте отправляются сатанинские обряды? Хью Корбет, чиновник Королевской канцелярии, еще не знает, на какой страшный путь он ступил, оправившись искать ответы на вопросы своего государя.

Начало XII века. Иерусалим захлестнула череда жутких убийств. В числе жертв высокопоставленные особы, ритуально умерщвленные женщины и тамплиеры. Молодой рыцарь Храма Эдмунд де Пейен просто обязан узнать правду, ведь подозрение падает на его побратима и возлюбленную... А что, если угроза исходит из самого ордена?

Этот живой и завораживающий роман словно дышит историей. Отправляйтесь в Крестовый поход к стенам Иерусалима на поиски священных реликвий вместе с основателями ордена тамплиеров Готфридом де Сен-Омером и Гуго де Пейеном. Вы узнаете о том, как в боях и лишениях создавалось самое знаменитое и загадочное тайное братство в истории.

Иногда мы забываем, что шпионаж, двойные агенты в высших эшелонах власти - примета вовсе не только нашего времени, что тайная борьба за государственные секреты существует столько же, сколько сама государственная власть. Известный современный британский мастер детектива Пол Доуэрти в своем очередном историческом триллере обращается к одному из средневековых "шпионский скандалов", действительно разразившемуся между Англией и Францией, и строит собственную...

Александр Македонский. "Сын Зевса", "Правитель Ойкумены". Самый молодой и дерзкий из прославленных полководцев мировой истории. Великий завоеватель, обожаемый собственной армией и почитаемый покоренными народами. История его жизни описана неоднократно и, казалось бы, во всех мельчайших деталях. Но в ней по-прежнему таится немало загадок и тайн. Знаменитый английский историк и непревзойденный мастер исторического романа Пол Догерти предлагает самые неожиданные разгадки этих тайн!..

Пол Доуэрти, известный британский мастер детективного жанра, известен, в частности, как автор "средневековых триллеров". К ним относится и роман "Ангел смерти" - очередная остросюжетная история о приключениях проницательного Хью Корбетта и его слуги Ранульфа.
...В январе 1299 года, во время торжественной мессы в соборе святого Павла, на глазах у короля Эдуарда I и придворных падает замертво дьякон собора, Уолтер де Монфор. Позже выясняется - священнослужителя отравили. Отношения Монфо-ра и короля были, мягко говоря, не безоблачны, так что на Эдуарда ложится тягостное подозрение в убийстве священника, позорящее его в глазах всего христианского мира. Корбетт, которому, как водится, поручено расследовать преступление и найти убийцу, в конце концов узнает, что соборный дьякон был совсем не тем, за кого себя выдавал, а тем временем тайные убийцы подбираются к самому Хью...

Mathilde of Westminster must face a dangerous foe in the third novel in Paul Doherty's acclaimed series. March 1312 and England is divided. Edward II is in conflict with his barons over royal favourite Gaveston, and Queen Isabella is momentously pregnant with the first union of Plantagenet and Capetian blood. Meanwhile, rebel Robert Bruce prowls the Scottish border seeking advancement. Mathilde of Westminster senses a challenge for the throne is imminent. When the great Earls step up their campaign, the King and Queen are forced to flee to a fortified priory in Tynemouth, now vulnerable to the Scottish marauders on land and Bruce's allies at sea. With threats all around, the royal party can only despair when one of their camp is murdered. Will Mathilde be able to find the perpetrator before the King loses control of the throne?

It is 1301 and a fragile peace exists between Edward of England and Philip IV of France. In the fetid alleys and slums of London and Paris it is a different matter. Here the secret agents of both countries still fight their own, silent, deadly battles. The Prince of Wales wallows in luxury under the sinister influence of his favourite, Gaveston, who has secret political ambitions to dominate the young prince and the English crown. These scandals are threatened with exposure when Lady Belmont, the prince's former mistress, is found dead, her neck broken, at the foot of a nunnery's steps. Was it suicide? An accident? Or malicious murder?…

1308: murder and mayhem are rife in the court of Edward II. The 'Poison Maiden' is rumoured to have arrived in England forcing Mathilde of Westminsterto face her most dangerous opponent yet.England hovers on the brink of civil war. Edward II, his wife Isabella and the royal favourite Gaveston, Earl of Cornwall, have been forced to retreat to the King's 'folly', as just an arrowshot away lie the Great Lords and Philip IV of France.They demand the King surrenderCornwall, so they can charge him with high treason.Edward is trapped, and worse, he has learnt that Philip has the 'Poison Maiden' on his side, a formidable spy who did untold damage during his father's reign. As Edward tries in vain to unmask the identity of the spy, Mathilde, handmaiden to the Queen, is called upon to assist the King in his endeavours. Soon the crisis spills over into violence. The Lords attempt to take Cornwall by force and the King and his Court, including Mathilde, are forced to flee. As the enemy closes in, Mathilde finds herself embroiled not only in a brutal struggle for the English crown, but also for her own life.

1322, Mathilde of Westminster was considered the finest physician in London. But in her years as lady-in-waiting to Princess Isabella, who married the feckless Edward II, she was drawn into the murky politics of the English court, where sudden, mysterious death was part of the tapestry of life.

Оказание помощи раненым на поле боя требует от врача знания специальных техник и методик. В первую очередь, речь идет о хирургических манипуляциях в условиях антисанитарии, с которой почти всегда сталкиваются полевые хирурги.
В этой книге описаны особенности работы медиков при необходимости:
- быстро купировать кровотечения;
- помочь больному при пневмотораксе;
- произвести хирургические манипуляции при огнестрельных ранениях;
- подготовить раненого к транспортировке в ближайшую медчасть.
Эта книга станет настольной для каждого врача, который вынужден, исполняя свой долг, работать в горячих точках, на полях сражений.

The arrival of a band of Spanish mercenaries brings new danger for Margaret Beaufort and the House of Lancaster in this richly-imagined medieval mystery.
November, 1471. With Edward of York on the English throne and her son, Henry Tudor, in exile in Brittany, the newly-widowed Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond, is alone, without protectors. All she can do is wait and watch, planning for a time when she's in a position to make her move.
But new dangers are emerging. En route to England is a band of Spanish mercenaries known as the Garduna. With no allegiance to prince, prelate or people, they are a lethal fighting force, utterly ruthless and implacable killers. But who has hired them . . . and why?
The discovery of the body of an unexpected visitor, found murdered in a locked room in her London townhouse, heralds the start of a series of increasingly menacing incidents which threaten Margaret and her household. Is there an enemy within? It's up to Margaret's wily clerk Christopher Urswicke to uncover the truth and ensure Margaret survives to fulfil her destiny.

Paul Doherty's twenty-second medieval mystery featuring Sir Hugh Corbett is a gripping and gruesome tale of murder and mayhem sure to appeal to fans of C. J. Sansom and Bernard Cornwell.

1312. Sir Hugh Corbett, Keeper of the Secret Seal, has returned from the West Country to find Westminster in chaos. Edward II has fled in an attempt to protect his favourite from the wrath of his noblemen; and a royal clerk has been found dead, poisoned in a locked chamber.

Drawn into a maze of murder both at Westminster and at the Convent of Saint Sulpice, where young novices have started to disappear, Corbett quickly establishes a connection between the two mysteries. As other killings follow, Corbett's investigation leads him to a high-class brothel and its sinister owner, Mother Midnight. Challenged to a duel and hunted by a guild of ruthless assassins, Corbett and his loyal henchmen, Ranulf and Chanson, face a sea of troubles. And Corbett must call upon his wit and ingenuity to halt the tide of disaster that threatens to engulf him...

Christopher Urswicke must unmask the traitor lurking amongst Margaret Beaufort's supposedly loyal followers in this gripping medieval mystery.

October, 1471. Edward IV sits on the English throne; the House of York reigns supreme. With her young son, Henry Tudor, in exile in France, Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond, shelters deep in the shadows, secretly plotting for the day when Henry can be crowned the rightful king.

But as her supporters are picked off one by one, it becomes clear that a traitor lurks within Margaret's household. When one of her most loyal henchmen, Jacob Cromart, is murdered in St Michael's Church, where he had claimed sanctuary, Margaret orders her sharp-witted clerk, Christopher Urswicke, to find out who has betrayed her.

How could a man be killed inside a church where the doors are all locked, with no sign of an intruder or weapon? If he is to protect Margaret's remaining supporters from suffering a similar fate, Urswicke must solve a baffling mystery where nothing is as it first appears.

In a city seething with discontent, an ancient grudge is about to be settled.December, 1377. As London prepares for Christmas, a great frost has the city in its icy grip; even the Thames is frozen from bank to bank.

The Constable of the Tower of London, Sir Ralph Whitton, is found murdered in a cold bleak chamber. The door is still locked from the inside and guarded by trusted retainers. So how did the assassin get in?

Brother Athelstan and Sir John Cranston are ordered to investigate. They soon discover that the murder is only the first in a series of macabre killings, which have their roots in a terrible act of betrayal...

A vivid, blood-curdling portrayal of medieval London, this is historical mystery writing at its best, perfect for fans of C. J. Sansom and S. J. Parris.

Praise for Paul Doherty'A vivid, intricately crafted whodunnit' Publishers Weekly

'Paul Doherty has a lively sense of history' New Statesman

Hugh Corbett returns in the twenty-first gripping mystery in Paul Doherty's ever-popular series. If you love the historical mysteries of C. J. Sansom, E. M. Powell and Bernard Cornwell you will love this.

Secrets simmer in the lonely wasteland of Dartmoor.

Spring, 1312. At Malmaison Manor, Lord Simon is concealing a dark secret - one he arrogantly assumes will never catch up with him. But someone knows about the crime he committed and they've found a way to make him pay. And he's not alone. When he is found mysteriously slain, other deaths soon follow. Meanwhile, ships on the Devonshire cost are being deliberately wrecked, their crews slaughtered, their cargoes plundered.

Sir Hugh Corbett and Lord Simon are bound by the Secret Chancery and their search for one precious ruby - the Lacrima Christi. So, when Corbett learns of Lord Simon's death, he is once more dragged into a tangled web of lies and intrigued and it's not long before secrets of his own start to surface. As the Hymn to Murder reaches its crescendo, can Corbett confront his past and live to see another day?

1311. Murder and mayhem prowl the highways and coffin paths of Medieval England . . .

Hugh Corbett returns in the twentieth gripping mystery in Paul Doherty's ever-popular series. If you love the historical mysteries of C. J. Sansom, E. M. Powell and Bernard Cornwell you will love this.

It is four years since the death of King Edward I, but his reign of terror has cast long shadows over the kingdom.

At Holyrood Abbey, sheltered in the depths of the Welsh march, the old king's former bodyguards protect his secret relics and watch over a mysterious prisoner who is kept in the abbey's dungeon. But their peaceful existence is shattered when Abbot Henry is poisoned.

Summoned to Holyrood, Sir Hugh Corbett, Keeper of the Secret Seal, finds the fortress in chaos. Brothers Anselm and Richard have been brutally slain by nails driven deep into their skulls. No one knows who could be behind the gruesome killings and the news attracts the attention of two unwanted guests: the sinister Marcher Lord Mortimer and King Philip of France's devious envoy De Craon.

As more mysterious deaths occur, and a violent snow storm sweeps through the valley, Corbett must act quickly to identify the malevolent demon who has risen from hell to turn the abbey into a house of murder . . .

Praise for Paul Doherty's dark and suspenseful novels:

'His fascination for history comes off the page' Daily Express

'An opulent banquet to satisfy the most murderous appetite' Northern Echo

'Deliciously suspenseful, gorgeously written and atmospheric' Historical Novels Review

'Paul Doherty has a lively sense of history . . . evocative and lyrical descriptions' New Statesmen

Paul Doherty's most popular series character returns. Hugh Corbett is about to take up a life of danger once again in the nineteenth novel in his series and the follow up to DARK SERPENT. If you love historical mysteries from Robin Hobb, Susanna Gregory, Michael Jecks, Peter Tremayne and Bernard Knight, you will love this.

1296: King Edward I has led his army to Scotland, determined to take the country under his crown. But the fierce Scots have no intention of submitting to their oppressor and violent and bloody war breaks out.

1311: Sir Hugh Corbett, Keeper of the Secret Seal, finds himself back in Scotland and is revisited by the horrors he witnessed there fifteen years ago.

An anonymous letter was delivered to the new king. It promised information about a fatal incident that could allow England to finally bow out of the war with the Scots. Tasked with finding out the truth about the murder, Corbett is forced to take risks he would rather avoid and put his faith in the words of strangers.

But with an unknown traitor lurking in the shadows and danger around every corner, will Corbett be able to unravel the complex web of plots in time?