An adventure thriller from the renowoned author of Blue Ice, Killer Mine and Attack Alarm. A man escapes to Morocco, hopeful of starting a new life. However, he soon discovers that three people are waiting for him: a smuggler-turned missionary; a grubby, corrupt entrpreneur; and a young woman from the past he believed he had fled. Views: 145
'We don't know where on Earth you'll wind up,' Ra Chen had told him.
And the Director of the Institute for Temporal Research didn't know precisely when, either. All he knew was that Haville Svetz would be travelling back in time almost 2,000 years.
But when he returns, Hanville Svetz won't be alone. If his mission is successful he will be accompanied by a creature long extinct — a spectacular birthday present for the Secretary-General. His only hope is a picture from a children's book. A picture of a horse.
And so begins the first incredible adventure in time of Hanville Svetz.
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The Flight of the HorseLeviathonBird in the HandThere's a Wolf in my Time MachineDeath in a CageFlash CrowdWhat Good is a Glass Dagger Views: 145
The General of the Dead Army is a moving and timely meditation on war and its consequences by the winner of the inaugural Man Booker International Prize, available again in paperback. Twenty years after World War II, an Italian general—armed with maps, measurements, and dental records—is sent to Albania to recover the remains of his country’s fallen soldiers. A quarrelsome priest joins him, and in rain and sleet they dig up the Albanian countryside—once a battlefield, now a graveyard—checking teeth and dog tags, assembling a dead army in pine-box uniforms. In addition to the brutal weather, they also battle the hostility of the Albanians working for them. This may be an errand of mercy for the general, but the chance to humiliate their one-time conquerors offers the Albanians a welcome vengeance. Fighting the hopelessness of his undertaking, the general finds his movements shadowed by a German general on the same gruesome mission for his own country. In a terrible crescendo at a wedding, the Italian general must answer for the crimes of his country and all countries that have invaded this land of eagles, seeking to destroy its people. Enthralling and poignant, The General of the Dead Army is an elegy for the young people of every country who are sent abroad to die in battle.** Views: 145
A tense and nerve-shattering classic from the highly acclaimed masster of action and suspense. A ROLLING FOR KNOX is how the journalists describe the Presidential motorcade as it enters San Francisco across the Golden Gate. Even the ever-watchful FBI believe it is impregnable ? as it has to be with the President and two Arab potentates aboard. But halfway across the bridge the unthinkable happens. Before the eyes of the world a master criminal pulls off the most spectacular kidnapping in modern times? Views: 143
Product DescriptionThree junior detectives solve a mystery involving a collection of antique busts, a legacy, a strange letter, and a red ruby. From the Inside FlapThe Three Investigators must solve an old man's riddle to uncover a great fortune for their friend, Gus. But they're racing against a sinister bunch of treasure hunters who are also hot on the trail. Who will arrive first at the mysterious Fiery Eye? Views: 143
