Pan Books James Herriot's Dog Stories Хэрриот Джеймс

From the number one bestselling author, Peter James, comes The Secret of Cold Hill. The spine-chilling follow-up to The House on Cold Hill. Now a smash-hit stage play • Cold Hill House has been razed to the ground by fire, replaced with a development of ultra-modern homes. Gone with the flames are the violent memories of the house's history, and a new era has begun • Although much of Cold Hill Park is still a construction site, the first two families move into their new houses. For Jason and Emily Danes, this is their forever home, and for Maurice and Claudette Penze-Weedell, it's the perfect place to live out retirement. Despite the ever present rumble of cement mixers and diggers, Cold Hill Park appears to be the ideal place to live. But looks are deceptive and it's only a matter of days before both couples start to feel they are not alone in their new homes

In his deadliest case yet, Detective Superintendent Roy Grace faces a complex kidnapping in Dead If You Don't, by award winning crime writer Peter James. Now a major ITV series, Grace, starring John Simm • Kipp Brown, successful businessman and compulsive gambler, is on his worst run of luck yet. Taking his teenage son, Mungo, to a football match should have given him a welcome respite – if only for a few hours. But it’s at the stadium where his nightmare begins • Within minutes of arriving at the game, Mungo suddenly disappears and Kipp receives a terrifying message: someone has his child. And, to get him back alive, Kipp will have to pay • Roy Grace is brought in to investigate what seems to be a straightforward case of kidnapping. But, very soon, Grace finds himself entering a dark, criminal underbelly of the city, where the rules are different and nothing is what it seems

** Now a major TV series on Channel 5 ** • Now settled into the sleepy Yorkshire village of Darrowby, and married to Helen the farmer's daughter, James Herriot thinks he's finally got himself sorted. But life as a vet in the 1930s was never going to be easy. Quite aside from his unpredictable colleagues, brothers Siegfried and Tristan Farnon, he must contend with new-fangled medical techniques, delivering calves after far too much home-made wine, and a grudge-holding dog called Magnus who never forgets. And then, with Britain on the verge of war, James faces a decision that could separate him from Darrowby - and Helen - for ever • Since they were first published, James Herriot's memoirs have sold millions of copies and entranced generations of animal lovers

The third collection of memoirs from the author who inspired the TV series All Creatures Great and Small • Training as an RAF pilot in the smoke and bustle of wartime London is a far cry from James Herriot’s day job as a country vet in the Yorkshire Dales. And whilst he is keen to serve King and country, James cannot help but miss his life in Darrowby – despite frequent arguments between his colleagues Siegfried and Tristan, bad-tempered cattle, opinionated farmers and the continuing saga of Cedric the flatulent dog. But most of all he misses his wife Helen; pregnant with their first child. The question constantly hanging over them is – will he be going to war? And when will he get to go home? • Since they were first published, James Herriot’s memoirs have sold millions of copies and entranced generations of animal lovers

Fluke is the moving story of a dog with the memories of a human, with the signature twisting plot Master of Horror James Herbert is famed for • A dog wanders the streets, compelled by a ravenous hunger. Hunting a prey he cannot not define, driven by a primal instinct he cannot ignore. He is more than he thinks, more than he can remember and in the depths of his brain the memory of what he once was is clawing for release

"Крысы" - классический бестселлер в жанре ужаса, положивший начало карьере Джеймса Герберта • Только когда были обнаружены кости первых съеденных жертв, охваченный паникой город начал осознавать истинную природу и мощь этих кишащих черных существ с острыми как бритва зубами, жаждущими человеческой крови. Миллионы лет человек и крысы были врагами. Но теперь впервые - внезапно, шокирующе, ужасно - баланс сил изменился… • Книга на английском языке • A special fortieth anniversary edition of The Rats, the classic, bestselling horror novel that launched James Herbert's career • With a foreword by Neil Gaiman, author of Norse Mythology • It was only when the bones of the first devoured victims were discovered that the true nature and power of these swarming black creatures with their razor sharp teeth and the taste for human blood began to be realized by a panic-stricken city

Познакомьтесь с детективом-суперинтендантом Роем Грейсом в его незабываемом первом крупном деле в романе Питера Джеймса "Простая смерть" • Это должен был быть безобидный мальчишник. Но несколько часов спустя жених исчез, а его друзья мертвы • До свадьбы остается всего три дня, и обезумевшая невеста Роя Грейса связывается с детективом, чтобы выяснить, что произошло в ту роковую ночь • Единственный человек, который должен знать о местонахождении жениха, ничего не говорит. Ведь он может выиграть гораздо больше, чем когда-либо мог себе представить, потому что несчастье одного человека - это удача другого • Книга на английском языке • Meet Detective Superintendent Roy Grace on his unforgettable first major case in Dead Simple, by award winning crime author Peter James

Книги знаменитого английского писателя Джеймса Хэрриота читают во всём мире. Его рассказы — о том, что он хорошо знал и любил: о животных, с которыми ему приходилось встречаться, когда он работал ветеринарным врачом. Свои книги Хэрриот, как правило, адресовал взрослой аудитории, но это издание с прекрасными иллюстрациями Рут Браун и Питера Баррета подготовлено специально для детей. В нём собрано восемь рассказов. Все они удивительно достоверны и учат доброте, умению сопереживать и порой трогают до слёз. Переводчик: Крупская Д

Detective Superintendent Roy Grace has to solve a disturbing murder whilst protecting an innocent eye witness, in this TV tie-in edition of Looking Good Dead, by award winning crime author Peter James • When a young woman's body is found butchered in Brighton, Roy Grace cannot help but think of his own missing wife and her unsolved fate • Elsewhere in the city, when Tom Bryce finds a disc left on a train, he simply tries to do the right thing - return it to its owner. But this attempted act of kindness makes him the sole witness to that same vicious murder • Learning that Tom has made a statement to Grace's team, the killers have to act. But when they plan the murder of the Bryce family, it's not just revenge - it's entertainment • Although the Roy Grace novels can be read in any order, Looking Good Dead is the second gripping title in the bestselling series

Meet Detective Superintendent Roy Grace on his unforgettable first major case, in this TV tie-in edition of Dead Simple, by award winning crime author Peter James • It was meant to be a harmless stag-night prank. But a few hours later, the groom has disappeared and his friends are dead • With only three days to the wedding, Roy Grace is contacted by the man's distraught fiancee to unearth what happened on that fateful night • The one man who ought to know of the groom's whereabouts is saying nothing. But then he has a lot more to gain than anyone realizes, for one man's disaster is another man's fortune • Although the Roy Grace novels can be read in any order, Dead Simple is the first thrilling title in the bestselling series. Enjoy more of the Brighton detective's investigations with Looking Good Dead and Not Dead Enough

The discovery of a woman's body and a link to the events of 9/11 take Detective Superintendent Roy Grace around the world in Dead Man's Footsteps, by award-winning crime author Peter James. Now a major ITV series, Grace, adapted for television by screenwriter Russell Lewis and starring John Simm • Amid the tragic mayhem of the morning of 9/11, failed Brighton businessman and ne'er-do-well Ronnie Wilson sees the chance of a lifeline: to shed his debts, disappear and reinvent himself in another country • Six years later the discovery of the skeletal remains of a woman's body in a storm drain in Brighton leads Roy Grace on an enquiry spanning the globe, and into a desperate race against time to save the life of a woman being hunted down like an animal in the streets and alleys of Brighton

In James Herbert's horror novel Shrine, innocence and evil have become one… • A little girl called Alice. A deaf-mute. A vision. A lady in shimmering white who says she is the immaculate conception. And Alice can suddenly hear and speak, and she can perform miracles • Soon the site of the visitation, beneath an ancient oak tree, has become a shrine, a holy place for thousands of pilgrims. But Alice is no longer the guileless child overwhelmed by her new saintliness • She has become the agent of something corrupt, a vile force that is centuries old