Кажется, еще недавно Гарри Клифтон был персоной нон грата, человеком, вычеркнутым из жизни, — даже имя имел чужое. Но время все расставляет по местам, и вот он уже успешный писатель, счастлив в браке с любимой Эммой, у них растет сын Себастьян. И все-таки существуют силы, ломающие судьбы людей. Себастьяна отчисляют из школы, он сбегает из дома и становится игрушкой в руках преступника. Гарри делает все возможное, чтобы вернуть сына к нормальной жизни… «Тайна за семью печатями» — третий роман «Хроник Клифтонов», истории триумфов и поражений нескольких поколений одной семьи, истории, разворачивающейся на двух континентах, разделенных водами океана. На русский переведен впервые
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"Будь осторожен в своих желаниях", четвертая часть "Хроник Клифтона" Джеффри Арчера начинается с того, что Гарри Клифтон и его жена Эмма спешат в больницу, чтобы узнать судьбу своего сына Себастьяна, который попал в автомобильную аварию со смертельным исходом. Но кто умер, Себастьян или его лучший друг Бруно? • Когда Росс Бьюкенен вынужден уйти с поста председателя судоходной компании "Баррингтон Шиппинг Компани", Эмма Клифтон хочет заменить его. Но дон Педро Мартинес намерен поставить на место свою марионетку, вопиющего майора Алекса Фишера, чтобы уничтожить семейную фирму Баррингтонов как раз в тот момент, когда компания планирует построить свой новый роскошный лайнер MV Букингем • Книга на английском языке • Be Careful What You Wish For, the fourth instalment in Jeffrey Archer's The Clifton Chronicles, opens with Harry Clifton and his wife Emma rushing to hospital to learn the fate of their son Sebastian, who has been involved in a fatal car accident
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В романе "Закрыть глаза", третьей части серии "Жизнь детектива Уильяма Уорвика", автор международного бестселлера Джеффри Арчер вновь демонстрирует свое мастерство в искусстве рассказывания историй • Детективу-инспектору Уильяму Уорвику поручена новое опасное дело - работать под прикрытием и разоблачать коррупцию в самом сердце столичной полиции • Его команда сосредоточена на детективе-сержанте Джерри Саммерсе, молодом офицере, ведущем экстравагантный образ жизни. Но у Саммерса завязываются личные отношения с констеблем из команды Уильяма, и расследование висит на волоске • По мере того, как его офицеры под прикрытием связывают нити воедино, Уильям понимает, что уровень коррупции может оказаться намного выше, чем он предполагал изначально, и что больше его коллег, чем он думал, готовы закрыть на это глаза… • Книга на английском языке
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The fourteen short stories in To Cut a Long Story Short show Jeffrey Archer's great skills with a wide variety of character, of subject and of setting, but all with that trademark twist in the tale • Every reader will have their own favourites: the choices run from love at first sight across the train tracks to the cleverest of confidence tricks, from the quirks of the legal profession and those who are able to manipulate both sides of the Bar to the creative financial talents of a member of Her Majesty's diplomatic service but for a good cause. The last story, The Grass is Always Greener, is possibly the best piece Archer has written, and will haunt you for the rest of your life
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Nothing Ventured is the incredible and thrilling novel by the master storyteller and bestselling author of the Clifton Chronicles and Kane and Abel, Jeffrey Archer • This is not a detective story, this is a story about a detective • William Warwick is eight when he decides to join the police force. Resolute in the face of his prominent QC father's objections, William graduates in Art History from university and immediately enrols as a constable in the Metropolitan Police • Gaining insight from his first mentor, an experienced, world-weary constable, his keen mind quickly takes him into a role in Scotland Yard's Art and Antiques unit and his first case: the recovery of a Rembrandt stolen from the Fitzmolean Museum • It will take skill and tenacity for William to solve the crime, and along the way he will encounter many who will change his life, from Miles Faulkner, a crooked art collector, and his influential lawyer - who bends the law to the point of breaking - to research assistant Beth Rainsford, a woman with secrets who he falls hopelessly in love with
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"Honour Among Thieves" has a wickedly paced political plot, full of all the twists and turns you can expect from bestselling author, Jeffrey Archer • Who would pay a billion dollars to humiliate America? • The time, 1993. The place, Washington DC. Of the adversaries in the Gulf War, the sole survivor is Saddam Hussein. And Saddam is planning a revenge so diabolical that the United States will be left with no choice but to retaliate
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William Warwick is eight when he decides to join the police force. Resolute in the face of his prominent QC father’s objections, William graduates in Art History from university and immediately enrols as a constable in the Metropolitan Police • Gaining insight from his first mentor, an experienced, world-weary constable, his keen mind quickly takes him into a role in Scotland Yard’s Art and Antiques unit and his first case: the recovery of a Rembrandt stolen from the Fitzmolean Museum • It will take skill and tenacity for William to solve the crime, and along the way he will encounter many who will change his life, from Miles Faulkner, a crooked art collector, and his influential lawyer – who bends the law to the point of breaking – to research assistant Beth Rainsford, a woman with secrets who he falls hopelessly in love with
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Quiver Full of Arrows is a collection of twelve exciting short stories from bestselling author, Jeffrey Archer • Two friends fall under the spell of a New York beauty - with an unexpected outcome. A casual remark is taken seriously by a Chinese sculptor, and the British Ambassador becomes the owner of a priceless work of art. An insurance claims adviser has a most surprising encounter on the train home to Sevenoaks • This marvellous collection of twelve stories ends with a hauntingly written, atmospheric account of two undergraduates at Oxford in the 1930s, a tale of bitter rivalry that ends in a memorable love story
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Cat O' Nine Tales is the fifth collection of irresistible short stories from the master storyteller Jeffrey Archer, illustrated by the internationally acclaimed artist, Ronald Searle, creator of Molesworth • These twelve yarns are satisfying and ingeniously plotted, featuring richly drawn characters and Jeffrey Archer's trademark deliciously unexpected conclusions. They feature the mad, the bad and the dangerous to know, as well as more poignant and telling characters. As a collection they confirm his position as a master storyteller
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From Jeffrey Archer, the bestselling author of the Clifton Chronicles and Kane and Abel, comes his captivating sixth collection of short stories, And Hereby Hangs a Tale, full of magnificent characters and shocking plot twists • In 'High Heels' discover what happens in a loss adjuster's memorable first case where his wife has to explain why a pair of designer shoes couldn't have gone up in flames. While on the streets of Delhi in 'Caste-Off' a man and woman fall in love while waiting for a traffic light to turn green. And in 'A Good Eye' a priceless Renaissance oil painting remains in the same family for generations until its current owner is faced with a difficult choice… • Jeffrey demonstrates his natural aptitude for short stories which are stylish, witty and entertaining
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Fast-paced and intriguing, Mightier than the Sword is the fifth novel in international bestseller Jeffrey Archer's the Clifton Chronicles moves towards the end of the 1960s as the Cliftons and the Barringtons come up against sworn enemies and new foes • Following the explosion of an IRA bomb on board the Barrington's flagship MV Buckingham, Emma Clifton must deal with the repercussions on her family's shipping business. Meanwhile her old adversary, Lady Virginia Fenwick, plots her downfall • Bestselling novelist Harry, Emma's husband, is on a mission to free a fellow author imprisoned in Siberia, even if it costs him everything • Giles, his brother in law, a minister of the Crown, faces his own problems when a diplomatic disaster risks his bid for higher office
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Suspenseful and thrilling, Sunday Times bestselling author Jeffrey Archer’s Sons of Fortune is a powerful tale of twins separated by fate and reunited by destiny • In the late 1940s in Hartford, Connecticut, a set of twins is parted at birth • Nat Cartwright goes home with his parents, a schoolteacher and an insurance salesman. His twin brother is adopted and becomes Fletcher Davenport, the only son of an American multi-millionaire and his society wife • Unaware the other exists, the brothers grow up and follow different paths, confronted by challenges and obstacles, tragedy and heartache. Nat goes to Vietnam and returns a hero, whilst Fletcher distinguishes himself as a criminal defence lawyer before embarking on a political career • But when Nat enters politics and both decide to run for governor, the brothers become unwitting rivals, setting off a train of events that will either forge their bond or break it forever
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