Comic crime hero Dortmunder and his gang of bungling thieves are back in a hilarious caper -- out of print since 1979. Mishaps and misunderstandings force the gang to steal a painting not once but twice in this hilarious misadventure starring the inimitable Dortmunder.
30-letnia rozw?dka, Stephanie Plum, zarabia na ?ycie w niecodzienny spos?b – zajmuje si? ustalaniem miejsca pobytu zwolnionych za kaucj? oskar?onych, kt?rzy nie stawili si? na rozpraw?. Tym razem szuka aresztowanego pod zarzutem usi?owania zab?jstwa Kenny'ego Mancuso, kt?ry z?ama? warunki zwolnienia i znikn??. Stephanie wpada na jego trop, lecz zanim doprowadzi spraw? do ko?ca, narazie siebie i swoich najbli?szych na ?miertelne niebezpiecze?stwo
Niezale?no?? to wspania?a rzecz. W?asny k?t, z dala od rodzic?w, dzielony jedynie z chomikiem Rexem, to dla Stefanie Plum rzecz godna wszelkich po?wi?ce?. Tych po?wi?ce? musi by? jednak coraz wi?cej, bowiem niewierny m?? ju? od dawna jest przesz?o?ci? (na szcz??cie!) i nie mo?na liczy? na jego wsparcie finansowe. Nieaktualna jest tak?e ju? od p?? roku posada w sklepie z bielizn?, ilo?? sprz?t?w domowych nadaj?cych si? do spieni??enia coraz bardziej si? kurczy, a na dodatek w?a?nie odebrano jej samoch?...
When Caroline Bingley marries a rich, charismatic American, her future should be secure. But strange incidents soon follow: nocturnal wanderings, spooked horses, carriage accidents, an apparent suicide attempt. Soon the whole Bingley family seems the target of a sinister plot, with only their friends the Darcys recognizing the danger. A jilted lover, an estranged business partner, a financially desperate in-law, an eccentric supernaturalist—who is behind these events? Perhaps it is Caroline herself, who appears to be slowly sinking into madness. . . .
Nie jest to krymina? – zapewnia autorka, cho? "trupy si? poniewieraj? tam, oczywi?cie, i jaka? cz??? kryminalna musi by?, bez tego by si? nie obesz?o", ale zasadniczo jest to "powie?? historyczna, kt?ra dzieje si? w czasach wsp??czesnych"."Samo mi tak wysz?o. I naprawd?, to od pocz?tku zacz??am sama sobie pisa? dla ?artu, niepewna, co z tego wyniknie" – t?umaczy autorka.
Co czeka Stephanie?- wuj Fred znikn?? bez ?ladu- w torbie na ?mieci znajduje si? cia?o- po mie?cie goni j? paskudny bukmacher- babcia Mazurowa chce pos?u?y? si? paralizatorem- Stephanie mo?e korzysta? z wozu tylko przez czterdzie?ci osiem godzin- dwaj m??czy?ni pr?buj? zaci?gn?? j? do ???ka- nie ma odpowiedniej kiecki na mafijne wesele- jest jeszcze ma?y w?ciek?y cz?owieczek, kt?ry nie chce wynie?? si? z jej mieszkania…
Es una verdad universa reconocida que si se tiene un trabajo de riesgo, lo mejor que se puede hacer es mantenerlo al margen de la vida privada.Sin embargo, ?sta es una regla que la incombustible Stephanie Plum, la caza recompensas m?s patosa de la Costa este, parece incapaz de cumplirEn esta nueva entrega de sus descacharrantes aventuras, cuando Stephanie emprenda la b?squeda de una madre y una hija desaparecidas, no s?lo la perseguir?n malos mal?simos como el mafioso Eddie Abruzzi, sino que adem?s tendr? que soportar los bienintencionados consejos ...
Si, en ouvrant cet ouvrage, le lecteur pense lutter contre l'insomnie, il en sera pour ses frais et n'aura qu'? s'entendre avec son pharmacien habituel pour l'?changer contre un tube de Gard?nal.Car ce livre est un ring, une ar?ne, on s'y bat d'un bout ? l'autre.La s?rie d'ouvrages que publiera San-Antonio appartient ? la litt?rature d'action. Celle mise ? la mode par Peter Cheney, JH Chase, James Cain, etc… Ici l'?nigme le c?de ? la violence.Ce livre doit se lire avec un revolver ? la port?e de la main.Il est ?crit dans une langue savoureuse et pleine de fantaisie faubourienne, mais nul doute que le h?ros de ce roman ne soit sympathique ? tous.Gouailleur, ?pre, rus?, amer, tendre, violent, San Antonio ?crit d'avantage avec ses poings qu'avec sa plume.
Wszystko zacz??o si? od tego, ?e rozlecia? mi si? samoch?d. Wraca?am z Gda?ska do Warszawy i za Pas??kiem wjecha?am sobie do lasu, ?eby nazbiera? kwiatk?w. ?ci?le bior?c, nie by?y to kwiatki, tylko jakie? badyle, zaczynaj?ce z siebie co? wypuszcza?. By?a pierwsza po?owa marca, pogoda od kilku dni zrobi?a si? cudownie pi?kna, s?o?ce ?wieci?o i flora zd??y?a zareagowa?…
Powie?? niekwestionowanej pierwszej damy polskiego krymina?u. Kolejna zagadka do rozwik?ania. Fragment: – - Ostrowski z tej strony, pani Joanno, z zamordowaniem Wejchenmanna nie ma pani chyba nic wsp?lnego…? Mo?e zbyt szczerze si? pani wypowiada?a, bo jako? wszystkim si? pani na my?l nasuwa… Tadzio: – Pani Joanno, co jest? S?ysza?a pani o tym? Agnieszka mnie podpuszcza, ?eby pani? zapyta?, to chyba nie pani r?bn??a tego Wejchenmanna…? Nic nie wiemy, ale sensacja wsz?dzie! Pawe?: – Joanna? Cze??! Zdaje si?, ze twoja ulubiona posta? z tego ?wiata zesz?a? Gdyby ci by?o potrzebne ...
Connaissez-vous Stinginess Castle ?Au fin fond des Highlands, en Ecosse, ce ch?teau se dresse sur une colline dans les brumes britanniques.Un nouveau fant?me le hante depuis quelques temps. Et un fant?me de poids ! Il a pour nom BERURIER !Et si vous saviez ce que le Gros et votre valeureux San-Antonio magouillent dans ce ch?teau de cauchemar, vous en auriez la chair de poule. Un renseignement : si vous entendez un craquement dans la pi?ce d'? c?t? pendant que vous lisez ce chef-d'?uvre, ne cherchez pas, c'est le fant?me de quelque Mac !
Zadanie odnalezienia gangstera Eddiego DeChoocha nie jest ?atwe – zw?aszcza gdy w spraw? wci?gni?ci s? dwaj sympatyczni nieudacznicy: Walter "Ksi??yc" Dunphy i Dougie "Diler" Kruper. Okazuje si?, ?e chodzi o co? wi?cej ni? tylko o przemyt papieros?w i kiedy obaj znikaj?, Stephanie Plum prosi o pomoc Komandosa. Ten za? stawia warunek: sp?dzenie nocy z nasz? bohaterk?. Gdy Eddie uprowadza babci? Stephanie, ?adn? przyg?d, energiczn? starsz? pani?, sytuacja komplikuje si? coraz bardziej…
When loathed attorney Robert Stonecipher is felled by a rack of hams at the opening of a neighborhood deli where Jane's son works, she and her friend, Shelley, begin snooping. With reluctant help from her boyfriend, homicide detective Mel VanDyne, Jane uncovers plenty of skeletons in closets, all the while trying to find time to restock her own pantry, chaperone the school's grand night party and make peace with her teenage daughter. Complicated by plenty of twists and seasoned with wit, the investigation of Stonecipher's death should build reader appeal for Churchill's first hardcover, War and Peas, scheduled for release in November.
On a rainy October night, Louisa waits in the car while her friend Bob makes a dash into the grocery store. Soon he comes out again but with him is a woman in a sleek red suit. She leads him to her Mercedes and they drive away. Has Louisa been ditched, or has Bob been kidnapped? She enlists the help of her cousin Kay, owner of an antique store, and two intrepid canines, Jack and Emily Ann, to follow the scant clues to find Bob. Find him they do but when they learn who he really is, they find out that the stakes are high. Will they avoid being the next victims of a cold-blooded murderer? is author Sharon Henegar's first mystery in the Willow Falls series.
Take an exit off the Jersey Turnpike to the irresistible world of Stephanie Plum, America's favorite bounty hunter, where she gets into more trouble than ever. This time, she faces a notorious gang in Trenton who wants her dead. Morelli warns that she's in too deep, and Stephanie more than agrees. But the gang won't let her bow out. With Ranger missing in action, Stephanie has to go into hiding-and stumbles on to the secret location of Ranger's "bat cave." Is it the perfect place to disappear? Or will she get into more trouble than she knows by delving into his private world? The tenth Stephanie Plum novel is filled with Evanovich's trademark high stakes, high adventure, high wit, and sly comedy.
Suburban supersleuth Jane Jeffry and her detective beau Mel VanDyne have finally decided to tie the knot. While Jane's planning the wedding of her dreams — with no overbearing mother-in-law to steamroll the entire event and tell her what to wear — Mel convinces her and her best friend Shelley to take a women's self-defense class. But before Jane and Shelley can learn the karate kicks and mean moves to fight off even the perfect purse-snatcher, their class is cut brutally short. . when two participants are murdered. Between her new writing project, an addition to the house, and battling mothers-in-law, she's got her hands full. But she'll have to make time to help Mel find the killer if she wants to walk happily — and safely — down the aisle.
For nearly a year Bernie Rhodenbarr has gone straight…well of a fashion. But Bernie has a new landlord for his Greenwich Village bookstore — Bernie Stoppelagard — not a nice man, who wants to increase his rent by 10,000 dollars…a month! Desperate times call for desperate measures. So Bernie is back to work burgling an apartment of a couple on a European tour of untraceable cash. There is only one problem — the naked man in the bathroom — and the fact that he is deceased. At the same time the apartment of Stoppelgard's brother-in-law has been relieved of a million dollar baseball card collection and somehow Bernie is being blamed (read: framed) for that crime. Mix in a mysterious woman and a crotchety old New York policeman and Bernie seems in big trouble. So what's the answer…Find the baseball cards…and steal them back.
What surprises can await a suburban housewife, going to a class reunion? Some get older, some get balder, some get… deader? A challenge for Jane Jeffry, who is a cross between Miss Marple and Erma Bombeck.
