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Shad Holly and Nat Towne are brought together when they are involved with a British patrol in the streets of Boston. Shad, an experienced frontier fighter, and Nat, a young actor, eventually are engaged in dangerous missions during the siege of Boston. Both are among the defenders of Breed's Hill, a name not so well known as nearby Bunker's Hill, thanks to the confusion of British army cartographers.

Matt Burnett joins the militia when he hears of pending French and Indian attacks upon colonial settlers. He immediately finds himself regarded as a hero and at the same time a spy-suspect, both situations arising from a series of incidents involving the young Major George Washington.<P> Matt and Chief, his elderly Indian accomplice, begin their adventure by foiling an ambush of Washington. Shortly afterward, Matt is part of the young Washington’s first military command. The colonial...

When a young alligator tad with a disfigured snout brings humiliation and discomfort to Dad Peps, there begins a legendary feud between «Shovel Nose,» who grows to the stature of a great gator, and Dad Peps, who fancies himself as a great gator grabber.<P> It is more a laugh-aloud series of encounters than a deadly feud, and you will enjoy the blow by hilarious blow description of each encounter. In his pursuit of the bob-nosed alligator, Dad Peps is assisted by his son, Hughie (if you...

Cheops&apos; daughter, the story goes, earned the money for her pyramid by practicing what was even then the Oldest Profession. Her price had been one stone per man. She built a pretty big pyramid.<P> Many centuries later, beautiful Greta Brandt also made some fancy burial plans – but they were for her husband Farley, who wasn&apos;t dead yet. And until he was, Greta intended to leave no stone unturned.<P> Then she met Dave Ferris, a young an not-too-scrupulous archaeologist, who...

Молодой и амбициозный журналист Виктор Вавилов, главный редактор глянцевого журнала, пребывает на грани нервного срыва. Кредитор требует срочного возврата долга, угрожая физической расправой; любимая жена, кажется, собирается подать на развод; подчиненные на работе явно не готовы выполнять поставленные задачи.Все меняется, когда в руки Виктора попадает видеокамера его друга, телевизионного оператора. Нужно просто нажать кнопку «rec» – и все будет… хорошо?

«23 рассказа» – это срез творчества Дмитрия Витера, результирующий сборник за десять лет с лучшими его рассказами. Внутри, под этой обложкой, живут люди и роботы, артисты и животные, дети и фанатики. Магия автора ведет нас в чудесные, порой опасные, иногда даже смертельно опасные, нереальные – но в то же время близкие нам миры.Откройте книгу. Попробуйте на вкус двадцать три мира Дмитрия Витера – ведь среди них есть блюда, достойные самых привередливых гурманов!

‘Without doubt, this is one of the best detective series I have read.’ Woman’s Way MagazineYour new addiction starts here: get hooked on the #1 bestselling series. Perfect for fans of Karin Slaughter and M.J. Arlidge.Welcome to Edinburgh. Murder capital of Europe.In the middle of a rock festival, a charity worker is sliced across the stomach. He dies minutes later. In a crowd of thousands, no one saw his attacker.The following week, the body of a primary school teacher is found in a dumpster in...

‘Relentless pace, devilish cleverness and a laser-sharp focus on plot.’ Chris BrookmyreWhen silence falls, who will hear their cries?The body of a young girl is found dumped on the roadside on the outskirts of Edinburgh. When pathologists examine the remains, they make a gruesome discovery: the silhouette of a doll carved in the victim’s skin.DCI Ava Turner and DI Luc Callanach are struggling to find leads in the case, until a doll made of skin is found nestled beside an abandoned baby.After...