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Билли Саммерс вооружён и опасен. Он – лучший в своём деле наёмный убийца. Но он берёт заказы только на по-настоящему плохих парней. А ещё Билли хочет завязать с этой работой. Правда, осталось последнее убийство. Но Билли уверен, что всё получится: он ветеран один из лучших снайперов в мире, скрывающийся с места преступления так же ловко, как Гарри Гудини в своё время выскальзывал из оков. Что вообще может пойти не так? • Как оказалось, всё • Роман «Билли Саммерс» – нечто среднее между книгой о войне и признанием в любви к провинциальным городкам Америки и живущим в них люди • Легендарный писатель Стивен Кинг, воображение которого, как пишет газета New York Times, «представляет собой неудержимую силу», написал увлекательный детективный бестселлер о хорошем парне на плохой работе

Вошедшие в данный сборник рождественские рассказы Энид Блайтон по праву считаются нестареющей классикой детской литературы. Эта книга - отличный подарок для тех, кто насладился этими историями в детстве и хочет познакомить с ними новое поколение читателей • Книга «Enid Blyton`s Christmas Stories» оказалась столь популярной, что издательство Hodder & Stoughton по просьбам читателей выпустило второй праздничный сборник, и именно его вы держите в руках! Энид Блайтон передаёт атмосферу Рождества с несравненным мастерством, какой бы аспект праздника она ни описывала: колядки, ожидание подарков, праздничный стол и, конечно, посиделки с родными и близкими… Да, в историях Блайтон, как обычно, нашлось место для озорства и хаоса, но добро и веселье в них всегда на первом месте! • Рассказы из этой книги ранее не публиковались в «Enid Blyton`s Christmas Stories»

Set in wartime London and occupied France, this is a thrilling story of love, danger and sacrifice from bestselling novelist Alan Titchmarsh • It is the late 1930s when seventeen-year-old Rosamund Hanbury leaves behind the endless summers of her coastal Devonshire home for the fast pace of high society London • Under the expert guidance of her formidable aunt, the country mouse learns how to act like a lady, hosting dinner parties and rubbing shoulders with Britain's most influential. And when the enigmatic Harry Napier sweeps her off her feet at London's famous Cafe de Paris she could almost forget that Britain has declared war • But the Phoney War ends. Harry is posted, London reels from the first bombings of the Blitz and Rosamund suffers a devastating personal loss that leaves her all the more determined to do her bit for the war effort

In book five, a sinister-looking man gets George in trouble with the police. The Secret Seven are outraged. Spying on him, the gang are certain he's bad news, but what exactly is he up to? They need to investigate, and solve the mystery, once and for all • Solve the mystery! • Cover and inside illustrations are by the brilliant Tony Ross, illustrator of David Walliams's books. The story was first published in 1953. This edition features the classic text and comes with a Bonus Blyton section at the back with quizzes, puzzles and other bonus extras! • Enid Blyton , The Secret Seven and Enid Blyton's signature are Registered Trademarks of Hodder and Stoughton Limited. No trademark or copyrighted material may be reproduced without the express written permission of the trademark and copyright owner

A storm. A disappearance. A race against time • Mustique is in a state of breathless calm as tropical storm Cristobal edges towards it across the Atlantic. Most villa owners have escaped the island but a few young socialites remain, unwilling to let summer's partying end. American heiress Amanda Fortini is one such thrill-seeker - until she heads out for a morning swim and doesn't return • Detective Sergeant Solomon Nile is just 28 years old and the island's only fully trained police officer. He quickly realises he needs to contact Lord and Lady Blake, who bought the island decades ago and have invested time, money and love creating a paradise. Jasper is in St Lucia designing a new village of luxury villas but Lady Veronica (Vee to her friends) catches a plane immediately

The classic love story of Katherine and John of Gaunt, repackaged as a Hodder Great Read • Katherine comes to the court of Edward III at the age of fifteen. The na ve convent-educated orphan of a penniless knight is dazzled by the jousts and the entertainments of court • Nevertheless, Katherine is beautiful, and she turns the head of the King's favourite son John of Gaunt. But he is married, and she is soon to be betrothed • A few years later their paths cross again and this time their passion for each other cannot be denied or suppressed. Katherine becomes the prince's mistress, and discovers an extraordinary world of power, pleasure and passion

The Secret Seven are siblings Peter and Janet, and Jack, Barbara, Pam, Colin and George. Together they are The Secret Seven - ready to solve any mystery, any time - in Enid Blyton's classic series of 15 mystery novels • An injured signalman tries to give his rescuers an important message - but only the Secret Seven can understand it! • Can the Seven act fast enough to prevent a disaster? • In addition to the Secret Seven novels, Enid Blyton wrote six short stories based on the characters which are published in The Secret Seven Short Story Collection (Hodder). The stories are also available in individual volumes, divided into chapters to make them ideal for newly confident readers. They have been illustrated in full colour by Tony Ross

The Secret Seven are siblings Peter and Janet, and Jack, Barbara, Pam, Colin and George. Together they are The Secret Seven - ready to solve any mystery, any time - in Enid Blyton's classic series of 15 mystery novels • When the Secret Seven visit a haunted house they discover it is not empty after all. Soon, they are trapped inside • How will they escape? • In addition to the Secret Seven novels, Enid Blyton wrote six short stories based on the characters which are published in The Secret Seven Short Story Collection (Hodder). The stories are also available in individual volumes, divided into chapters to make them ideal for newly confident readers. They have been illustrated in full colour by Tony Ross

The Secret Seven are siblings Peter and Janet, and Jack, Barbara, Pam, Colin and George. Together they are The Secret Seven - ready to solve any mystery, any time - in Enid Blyton's classic series of 15 mystery novels • Peter and Janet think Old Mill is perfect for their Seven Society meetings - until they make a startling discovery about some stolen goods. So the gang hatch a plan to wait for the thieves to come back • In addition to the Secret Seven novels, Enid Blyton wrote six short stories based on the characters which are published in The Secret Seven Short Story Collection (Hodder). The stories are also available in individual volumes, divided into chapters to make them ideal for newly confident readers. They have been illustrated in full colour by Tony Ross

Combining the Washington-insider excitement of a Baldacci with the feet-on-the-ground authenticity of a McNab, The Apostle is Brad Thor's debut publication for Hodder • A new president means a new approach to counter-terrorism, and that means covert agent Scot Harvath is out of a job • But every politician has a secret, and when the daughter of a highly-connected family is kidnapped abroad, America's new leader will agree to anything - even a crazily dangerous rescue plan- to keep his secret hidden • And there is only one man he can call on to execute the mission • The Apostle is a blistering novel of action and duplicity from the Number One New York Times bestseller Brad Thor

"Корабль невест" - роман Джоджо Мойес • 1946 год. 650 невест отправляются в Англию, чтобы встретиться с мужчинами, за которых они вышли замуж в военное время. Но вместо роскошного лайнера, который они ожидали увидеть. они оказываются на борту авианосца. бок о бок с тысячей мужчин. На залитых солнцем палубах. старая любовь и прошлые обещания становятся далекими воспоминаниями. и напряженность накаляется до предела, когда невесты и женихи меняют свое мнение. И Фрэнсис Маккензи, в частности. Вскоре становится ясно, что иногда путешествие важнее пункта назначения • Книга на английском языке • Hodder Paperback From the bestselling author of Me Before You and two-time winner of the RNA Novel of the Year award Australia. 1946 650 brides are departing for England to meet the men they married in wartime

Original Blyton stories are paired with brand new colour illustrations by Jamie Littler in a new and exciting format • Borrowing some scissors is the beginning of an adventure for the Famous Five, as George manages to get mixed up with some burglars. Julian, Dick and Anne are too busy eating ice cream to realise that George is in trouble! • Will the Famous Five manage to catch up with the burglars and save the day? • In addition to the 21 novels in the Famous Five series, Enid Blyton wrote a clutch of short stories based on the characters. These were published in magazines and were collected in the Famous Five Short Story Collection (Hodder). For the first time, the complete text of George's Hair is Too Long appears in an individual volume, illustrated in full colour