Penguin Haunted Паттерсон Джеймс, Born James O

After returning from his honeymoon, Detective Michael Bennett is greeted with the shocking news that FBI agent Emily Parker is missing • Determined to track down his former partner, Bennett follows Emily's investigation into an anarchist group that led her between Los Angeles, New York and Washington, DC • Lurid rumours begin to surface about Emily's disappearance, but Bennett will never give up hope of finding her • After everything they've been through together, he owes her that much

Джеймс Паттерсон совместно с Джеймсом О. Борном представляют захватывающий детектив "Русский" • Приближается день свадьбы Майкла Беннетта, и убийца должен выполнить свою собственную клятву в тринадцатом триллере с участием лучшего детектива полиции Нью-Йорка • За несколько недель до того, как детектив полиции Нью-Йорка Майкл Беннетт женится на своей давней возлюбленной Мэри Кэтрин, наемный убийца объявляет о своем присутствии в городе чередой убийств • Работая бок о бок с ФБР, Беннетт раскрывает множество нераскрытых убийств по всей стране, которые соответствуют одной и той же характерной схеме • Он обещает Мэри Кэтрин, что это дело не повлияет на их предстоящую свадьбу, но, пока он пытается связать убийства, Беннетт, возможно, попадает в смертельную ловушку

Detective Michael Bennett's enemies know where to find him • An anonymous tip about a crime in Upper Manhattan proves to be a set-up. An officer is taken down - but despite the attackers' efforts, it's not Michael Bennett • New York's top cop is not the only one at risk • One of Bennett's children is attacked. And a series of murders follows, each with a distinct signature, alerting Bennett to the presence of a professional killer • Bennett can't tell what's driving the assassin

Sometimes figuring out the truth means going to the point of no return. For Mitchum, returning isn't something he concerns himself with • Hidden: Rejected by the Navy SEALs, Mitchum is content to be his small town's unofficial private eye, until his beloved 14-year-old cousin is abducted. Now he'll call on every lethal skill to track her down - but nothing is what it seems • Malicious: Mitchum's brother has been charged with murder. Nathaniel swears he didn't kill anyone, but word on the street is that he was involved with the victim's wife. Now, Navy SEAL dropout Mitchum will break every rule to expose the truth - even if it destroys the people he loves • Malevolent: Mitchum has never been more desperate. One by one his loved ones have become victims of carefully staged attacks

The mayor of New York has a daughter who's missing. Detective Michael Bennett has a son who's in prison. Can one father help the other? • Bennett and the mayor have always had a tense relationship, but now the mayor sees in Bennett an exceptional investigator who might be willing to take on a case that needs to be kept under the radar. The two men strike the deal • Sources lead Bennett to a homicide in the Bronx. The victim has ties to a sophisticated hacking operation - and also to the mayor's missing daughter. But this murder is part of a serial killing spree, one with national security implications. And suddenly Bennett is at the centre of a dangerous triangle anchored by NYPD, FBI and an international crime organization • Michael Bennett has always been an honourable man, but sometimes honour has to take a back seat

Jack Morgan has a company called Private. Private helps people. Sometimes, Private helps the police, too. Now, Jack's friend is dead. Private must find the killer • Penguin Readers is a series of popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction written for learners of English as a foreign language. Beautifully illustrated and carefully adapted, the series introduces language learners around the world to the bestselling authors and most compelling content from Penguin Random House. The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework and include language activities that help readers to develop key skills • Private, a Level 2 Reader, is A1+ in the CEFR framework. Sentences contain a maximum of two clauses, introducing the future tenses will and going to, present continuous for future meaning, and comparatives and superlatives

Scientist Jackson Oz has discovered that all around the world, animals have started attacking humans. Jackson and fellow scientist Chloe set out to warn scientists and politicians about the attacks, before it is too late. Penguin Readers is a series of popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought provoking non-fiction written for learners of English as a foreign language. Beautifully illustrated and carefully adapted, the series introduces language learners around the world to the bestselling authors and most compelling content from Penguin Random House. The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework and include language activities that help readers to develop key skills

Джеймс Бейли: Обратная сторона • Это любовь… что могло пойти не так? • Когда Джош делает предложение в капсуле на Лондонском колесе обозрения в канун Нового года, он думает, что это идеально • Пока она не скажет "нет" • И следующие 29 мучительных минут им предстоит провести наедине • Понимая, что он не может доверять собственному суждению, Джош решает, что отныне он будет принимать каждое решение, подбрасывая монетку • Может быть, монета навсегда изменит его жизнь • Может быть, это поможет ему найти девушку своей мечты… • Веселый, располагающий к себе и поднимающий настроение. Романтическая комедия, идеально подходящая для тех, кто когда-либо терпел неудачу в любви • Книга на англиском языке • It's love… what could go wrong? • When Josh proposes in a pod on the London Eye at New Years' Eve, he thinks it's perfect

When a police raid in Edinburgh goes horribly wrong, the only silver lining for Inspector Tony McLean is a discovery that could lead to a long-lost girl from his early days on the beat • Haunted by the mystery of what happened to her, McLean begins to dig into a case he thought long buried • But the shadows of the past are soon eclipsed by crimes in the present as a series of strange and gruesome deaths shock the city • As McLean's investigation draws him ever deeper into the upper echelons of Edinburgh society, it will not only be his career on the line - but his life as well

The hilarious writing of James Thurber, author of 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty', collected in this classic anthology • This collection brings together the best of James Thurber's brilliantly funny, eccentric and anarchic writings. It includes his most famous work, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, in which an ordinary man's fantasies have a more powerful hold on him than reality, as well as essays, poetry and cartoons gathered from all of Thurber's collections. Making fun of his own weaknesses and those of other people (and dogs) - the English teacher who looked only at figures of speech, the Airedale who refused to include him in the family, the botany lecturer who despaired of him totally - James Thurber is a true original, whose off-beat imagination shows us everyday life from a different angle

Keanu Reeves: actor, musician, dog lover. He's the internet's boyfriend. The poetic petrolhead. The guru on a surfboard. Part samurai, part samaritan. He is, very simply, 'The One' • 'James has been my movie guru for years and now he's my spiritual guru too! From now on I'm going to ask myself: 'What would Keanu do?' • Jo Whiley • In this hilarious book of pocket philosophy, film critic and Keanu fan James King reveals what makes Mr Reeves so special. He unpacks iconic films from the Bill & Teds to the John Wicks, as well as the star's own free-spirited life, showing us why the great man with the great hair has all the answers • And how everyone can #bemorekeanu

Alex Cross faces his toughest case yet in the explosive new thriller from multi-million copy bestseller James Patterson • A killer strikes under cover of darkness, triggers no alarms, and leaves no evidence behind • Detective Alex Cross is on the hunt of a killer who is targeting entire families around Washington, DC • But Cross isn't the only one investigating - a charismatic true-crime author has spotted patterns in the case of 'The Family Man' killer that others have missed • It's up to Cross to determine whether the writer's theories are fact or fiction - before another family falls victim