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Ein spannender und kenntnisreicher Krimi um den exzentrischen Kaiser Rudolf II. Christian Stern, unehelicher Sohn des Bischofs von Regensburg, kommt im Winter 1599 nach Prag, um dort sein Glück zu machen. Doch gleich in der ersten Nacht findet er die Leiche eines Mädchens. Christian wird zum Ermittler wider Willen. Winter 1599: Christian Stern, ein ehrgeiziger junger Gelehrter und Alchimist, will am Hof des paranoiden und unberechenbaren Hab...

Excerpt from Black's Graded Readers: PrimerEvery method for teaching primary reading seems to have some points in its favor, but after many years of trial and investigation I am convinced that the best primary reader is the one that contains the best material, arranged in the best order, without reference to a particular method of presentation.The following points in favor of this book will be readily perceived.About the PublisherForgotten Boo...

Excerpt from Black's Graded Readers: PrimerEvery method for teaching primary reading seems to have some points in its favor, but after many years of trial and investigation I am convinced that the best primary reader is the one that contains the best material, arranged in the best order, without reference to a particular method of presentation.The following points in favor of this book will be readily perceived.About the PublisherForgotten Boo...

Excerpt from Second ReaderIt is now generally acknowledged that the subject matter of an elementary reading book should entertain.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repai...

Excerpt from Second ReaderIt is now generally acknowledged that the subject matter of an elementary reading book should entertain.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repai...

Prague, 1599. Christian Stern, a young doctor, has just arrived in the city. On his first evening, he finds a young woman's body half-buried in the snow. The dead woman is none other than the emperor's mistress, and there's no shortage of suspects. Stern is employed by the emperor himself to investigate the murder. In the search to find the culprit, Stern finds himself drawn into the shadowy world of the emperor's court - unspoken affairs, let...

Bestselling author Benjamin Black turns his eye to sixteenth century Prague and a story of murder, magic and the dark art of wielding extraordinary power.Christian Stern, an ambitious young scholar and alchemist, arrives in Prague in the bitter winter of 1599, intent on making his fortune at the court of the Holy Roman Emperor, the eccentric Rudolf II. The night of his arrival, drunk and lost, Christian stumbles upon the body of a young woman ...

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El maestro irlandés y Premio Príncipe de Asturias sorprende con la mejor entrega de Black hasta la fecha. «La séptima entrega, Las sombras de Quirke, es tan magnífica como de costumbre. Si aún no ha conocido a Quirke, un patólogo alcohólico, prepárese para darse un atracón con los seis primeros y leérselos de golpe para poder echarle el guante a este.»Isabella Biedenharn, Entertainment Weekly Incapaz de guardar reposo pese a sus alucinaciones ...

The third novel in the Quirke mysteries, now a major TV series starring Gabriel Byrne

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John Banville alias Benjamin Black hat den berühmten Privatdetektiv Philip Marlowe zu neuem Leben erweckt. Eine meisterliche Mimikry, die die Krimiwelt begeistern wird. Los Angeles in den frühen Fünfzigerjahren. Philip Marlowe, Privatdetektiv, ist ruhelos und einsam wie eh und je. Die Geschäfte laufen eher schlecht, da trifft es sich gut, dass eine neue Klientin sein Büro betritt: jung, atemberaubend schön, gut gekleidet. Clare Cavendish will...

Why would suicide need a witness? On the east coast of Ireland, Victor Delahaye, one of the country's most prominent citizens, takes his business partner's son out sailing. But once at sea, Davy Clancy is horrified to witness Delahaye take out a gun and shoot himself dead. This strange event captures the attention of Detective Inspector Hackett and his friend Pathologist Doctor Quirke. The Delahayes and Clancys have been rivals for generations...

Encuadernación: Rústica Colección: DivulgaciónLos Delahaye y los Clancy comparten una historia de alianza y ambición que pasa de padres a hijos. Y ahora, también de muerte y preguntas sin respuesta: ¿Por qué Victor Delahaye iba a necesitar a un testigo para suicidarse? El doctor Quirke y su amigo el inspector Hackett interrogan a los miembros de ambas familias: Mona Delahaye, la joven y embriagadora viuda, James y Jonas Delahaye, los desconcer...

When the body of his daughter's friend is brought to his autopsy table, Quirke is plunged into a world of corruption that takes him to the darkest corners of the Irish Church and State."At first they thought it was the body of a child. Later, when they got it out of the water and saw the pubic hair and the nicotine stains on the fingers, they realized their mistake."So begins the latest Quirke case, a story set in Dublin at a moment when newsp...

Encuadernación: Rústica de bolsillo.Irlanda, años cincuenta. La misma niebla densa y desconcertante que cubre Dublín parece haber ocultado el rastro de la joven April Latimer. Cuando Phoebe Griffin se ve incapaz de recabar noticia alguna sobre su amiga, Quirke responde a su petición de ayuda y muy pronto los dos, junto con el inspector Hackett, comienzan la búsqueda.Mientras Quirke ve su sobriedad distraída por la joven y bella actriz Isabel G...

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