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Rogue Male
A gripping chase thriller and a triumph of suspense
Häftad, 2014
145 kr
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THE classic thriller of the 20th century - 'Simply the best escape and pursuit story yet written' [THE TIMES] - with an introduction by Robert Macfarlane'[A] masterpiece: a bestseller that redefined its genre' GUARDIAN' Rogue Male is probably the most famous chase thriller ever, influencing an …
Arrows of Desire
E-bok, 2012
45 kr
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It is 700 years after the age of destruction and London is just a forest. Britain is no longer an independent state but a primitive outpost of the Euro-African Federation. All is not well at the settlement near Avebury. The native Britons do not like the new Britons who have ''come home'' from …
Rogue Justice
Häftad, 2017
145 kr
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When the Rogue Male misses his chance to assassinate Hitler in peacetime, he goes undercover in Nazi Germany looking for a second opportunity.Here, he declares his own personal war and recklessly fights his way across occupied Europe, with the Gestapo hot on his heels.Battling against Nazi …
Rogue Male
Soon to be a major film
E-bok, 2011
68 kr
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THE classic thriller of the 20th century - ''Simply the best escape and pursuit story yet written'' [THE TIMES] - with an introduction by Robert Macfarlane An Englishman plans to assassinate the dictator of a European country. But he is foiled at the last moment and falls into the hands of ruthless …
Hostage: London
E-bok, 2013
45 kr
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A superbly tense classic thriller from the bestselling author of ROGUE MALE. What happens when a terrorist decides to pull out? Julian Despard is a cell-leader in the ruthless international revolutionary organisation MAGMA. As one of MAGMA''s leading activists, he has been responsible for many …
Terror of Villadonga
E-bok, 2014
51 kr
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An exciting children''s adventure story from the acclaimed author of ROGUE MALE, Geoffrey Household. 12-year-old Dick Garland lives on the northern coast of Spain. With his thirst for exploring, he has ventured into nearly every cave nearby - except the feared Cave of Angels. When dared to spend …
Third Hour
E-bok, 2014
43 kr
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A gripping adventure from the acclaimed author of ROGUE MALE. For Manuel Vargas, helping a revolutionary leader derail a train in Mexico is not that unusual. That is, until he realises there are gold bars and coins on-board. After concealing his new wealth, his life is changed forever. Meanwhile in …
Salvation of Pisco Gabar and Other Stories
E-bok, 2013
45 kr
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Twelve compelling, accomplished and varied tales from a master of classic fiction. Beginning on the Equator with the shimmering, mountainous coastline of Peru to starboard and the setting sun on the horizon, these brilliant and varied stories transport the reader to Spain, to the Andes foothills, …
Arabesque
E-bok, 2013
45 kr
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A superb thriller, romance and spy novel from ''The best in his field since Buchan'' Observer Arabesque is a love story that takes us to the colourful crossroads of the Middle East at the height of World War II Armande Herne - half English, half French and impassively beautiful - is sitting out the …
Hostage: London
Häftad, 2013
145 kr
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A superbly tense classic thriller from the bestselling author of ROGUE MALE.What happens when a terrorist decides to pull out?Julian Despard is a cell-leader in the ruthless international revolutionary organisation MAGMA. As one of MAGMA's leading activists, he has been responsible for many daring …
Time to Kill
E-bok, 2013
45 kr
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A TIME TO KILL is a classic thriller from one of the 20th century''s best crime writers. Roger Taine wants to be left alone to live quietly in the country with his wife and children. But Roland, head of British Intelligence needs his help. A vicious spy ring has a very simple idea: strategically …
Time to Kill
Häftad, 2013
236 kr
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A TIME TO KILL is a classic thriller from one of the 20th century's best crime writers. Roger Taine wants to be left alone to live quietly in the country with his wife and children. But Roland, head of British Intelligence needs his help. A vicious spy ring has a very simple idea: strategically …
Watcher in the Shadows
E-bok, 2014
68 kr
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A deadly pursuit through the English countryside from the acclaimed author of ROGUE MALE. After working as a double agent for the British in Nazi Germany during the war, Charles Dennim is now living a quiet, unassuming life in England. Until the postman delivers a letter bomb to his front door. …
Watcher in the Shadows
Häftad, 2014
145 kr
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A deadly pursuit through the English countryside from the acclaimed author of ROGUE MALE.After working as a double agent for the British in Nazi Germany during the war, Charles Dennim is now living a quiet, unassuming life in England. Until the postman delivers a letter bomb to his front …
Fellow Passenger
E-bok, 2013
45 kr
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A brilliant story of espionage and disguise from the original master of spy fiction. From the author of the modern classic ROGUE MALE Claudio Howerd-Wolferstan is neither a communist nor a spy. Yet he breaks into a top-security Government hostel to retrieve the family treasure. With a spot secured …
Fellow Passenger
Häftad, 2013
145 kr
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A brilliant story of espionage and disguise from the original master of spy fiction.From the author of the modern classic ROGUE MALEClaudio Howerd-Wolferstan is neither a communist nor a spy. Yet he breaks into a top-security Government hostel to retrieve the family treasure. With a spot secured on …
High Place
E-bok, 2013
51 kr
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Another superbly crafted Middle Eastern adventure by the author of the classic Rogue Male They called the organisation World Opposition. Its aim was a world where the State no longer existed and where the individual controlled their own destiny. Their headquarters were called Kasr-el-Sittat - …
Tales of Adventurers
E-bok, 2013
45 kr
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Thirteen short stories from the original master of the spy-thriller. It was by this 1952 collection of short stories that Geoffrey Household wished his literary skill to be judged. And it is clear why. In a captivating assortment of tales from spy thrillers to historical fables, the reader is taken …
Exploits of Xenophon
E-bok, 2013
51 kr
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Geoffrey Household retells Xenophon''s time-enduring story of the Greek army that supported Cyrus the Great in his attempt on the Persian throne. Told for the first time for children, this is one of the world''s great stories of courage and endurance.
Brides of Solomon and Other Stories
E-bok, 2013
44 kr
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Sixteen short stories from acclaimed author Geoffrey Household. First published in 1958, this collection of short stories is a snapshot of Household''s great skill as a storyteller. Despite vastly different characters and plots, the collection as a whole explores Household''s generation - raw from …
Thing to Love
E-bok, 2014
45 kr
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An adventure novel from the acclaimed author of ROGUE MALE. General Kucera fled his homeland of Czechoslovakia when the Communists arrived, and he made a new life for himself in the fictional republic of Guayanas. A gifted soldier, he builds up the Fifth Armored Division, which he commands, with …
Olura
E-bok, 2013
50 kr
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Olura Manoli is a lovely creature, though perhaps a little foolish in her friendship with an African prime minister whom she accompanies to Spain without police protection. Olura and the politician are followed by an Italian paparazzo hoping to catch glimpses of their indiscretion. But when he …
Courtesy of Death
E-bok, 2012
45 kr
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By the author of Rogue Male , a classic thriller of the twentieth century. ''Household ... helped to develop the suspense story into an art form'' New York Times When retired mining engineer Yarrow is disturbed after midnight by Barnabas Fosworth, he assumes that he is just a curious eccentric. But …
Prisoner of the Indies
E-bok, 2013
45 kr
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An exciting historical children''s story from the acclaimed author of ROGUE MALE. The exciting sixteenth-century story of the Englishman Miles Phillips and his fifteen-year journey to New Spain, where he encounters a tropical paradise, good food, and the Inquisition...
Dance of the Dwarfs
E-bok, 2014
45 kr
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A tale of nightmare set at the edge of the Amazonian jungle - ''A superb horror story'' - New York Times At the edge of the Amazonian jungle, Dr Owen Dawnay has set up an agricultural station. It''s a remote place, isolated from the world, and home to a group of half-Indian cattlemen. Dawnay is …
Doom's Caravan
E-bok, 2012
51 kr
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The Middle East. 1941. Captain Oliver Enwin, interpreter for British Intelligence, has gone missing and it is up to one of his fellow officers, the story''s narrator, to track him down. In the course of his investigations of a colonel''s widow and her daughter, Valerie, living a lonely life in a …
Three Sentinels
E-bok, 2013
50 kr
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A company-controlled oil town becomes the scene of a layoff and a subsequent boycott led by Rafael Garay, whose wife is killed alongside 17 others in the protest. Mat Darlow, a gentle mining engineer, is sent to the Latin American community to handle the situation. Each man is fighting for control …
Red Anger
E-bok, 2012
51 kr
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By the author of Rogue Male , one of the classic thrillers of the twentieth century: a bestseller that redefined its genre Guardian Geoffrey Household returns to the rural England of Rogue Male and Watcher in the Shadows , with the savage hunting of his two heroes from the estuaries of South Devon …
Escape into Daylight
E-bok, 2013
51 kr
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An edge-of-your-seat children''s story from the acclaimed author of ROGUE MALE. A tense, edge-of-your-seat story of two kidnapped children, Mike and Carrie, who find themselves imprisoned under the ruins of an abbey. The two must escape as they realise that no one is coming for them...
