A.H.Z. Carr0.0 Winner of Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award: Best First Mystery Novel. Carr has written an intricate plot involving a Caribbean island and a highly intelligent native cop, a framed murder and obeah, kalliloo, manchinel juice and other strange delights. The story is logical and artistically woven.
Фредерик Форсайт4.3 "День Шакала" стал первым художественным произведением Фредерика Форсайта, но поговорка "первый блин - комом" - совсем не про него. Этот роман принес своему автору мировую известность, престижную премию имени Эдгара По, славу отца современного политического триллера, а главное - любовь миллионов читателей. "День Шакала" стал настольной книгой для сотрудников спецслужб многих стран и источником вдохновения для их противников, послужил основой для двух знаменитых кинофильмов и стал предметом зависти и ориентиром для творчества многих коллег Форсайта.
Итак, 1963 год. Неуловимый наемный убийца по прозвищу Шакал получает новый заказ. На сей раз это президент Франции генерал де Голль...
Frank McAuliffe0.0 The third and, to date, last volume in Frank McAuliffe's beloved but hard-to-find cult series, "For Murder I Charge More" finds the chameleon-like contract killer Augustus Mandrell making an uneasy transition from the Second World War and Europe to '50s America, as he becomes involved with a Hitler look-alike German general, his old foe Louis Proferra (now in the C.I.A.), and a major-league baseball team. McAuliffe's sly narrative style and Mandrell's slapstick deadliness remain as hilarious and thrilling as ever. Included: "The German Tourist Commission,"The Hawaiian Volcano Commission," "The Baseball
Роберт Ллойд Фиш0.0 A small-town sheriff investigates a bizarre disappearance Nobody could blame Charley Crompton for wanting to kill his wife. For years she's made his life hell. One night they have a terrible fight, loud enough for Mrs. Williams next door to hear every word, and the argument is followed by eerie silence. The next thing Mrs. Williams knows, Charley is digging up the peach tree in his backyard and burying it again. When Mrs. Crompton doesn't reappear, Mrs. Williams has only one thought on her mind: Mrs. Crompton has been murdered. When the local sheriff knocks on the Cromptons' door, Charley answers holding a bloody ax. As the circumstantial evidence piles up, the police are forced to decide: Is Charley Crompton a cold-blooded killer? Or has he simply lost his mind?
