Matthew Shardlake series #3Autumn, 1541. Following the uncovering of a plot against his throne in Yorkshire, King Henry VIII has set out on a spectacular Progress to the North to overawe his rebellious subjects there. Accompanied by a thousand soldiers, the cream of the nobility, and his fifth wife Catherine Howard, the King is to attend an extravagant submission of the local gentry at York. Already in the city are lawyer Matthew Shardlake and his assistant Jack Barak.As well as assisting with legal work processing petitions to the King, Shardlake has reluctantly undertaken a special mission – to ensure the welfare of an important but dangerous conspirator being returned to London for interrogation. But the murder of a local glazier involves Shardlake in deeper mysteries, connected not only to the prisoner in York Castle but to the royal family itself.As the Great Progress arrives in the city, Shardlake and Barak stumble upon a cache of secret papers that holds danger for the King's throne, and a chain of events unfolds that will lead Shardlake facing the most terrifying fate of the age.

SUMMARY:In Special Assignments, Erast Fandorin, nineteenth-century Russia's suavest sleuth, faces two formidable new foes: One steals outrageous sums of money, the other takes lives. "The Jack of Spades" is a civilized swindler who has conned thousands of rubles from Moscow's residents including Fandorin's own boss, Prince Dolgorukoi. To catch him, Fandorin and his new assistant, timid young policeman Anisii Tulipov, must don almost as many disguises as the grifter does himself. "The Decorator" is a different case altogether: A savage serial killer who believes he "cleans" the women he mutilates and takes his orders from on high, he must be given Fandorin's most serious attentions. Peopled by a rich cast of eccentric characters, and with plots that are as surprising as they are inventive,Special Assignmentswill delight Akunin's many fans, while challenging the gentleman sleuth's brilliant powers of detection. Praise from England: "Boris Akunin's wit and invention are a source of constant wonder." Evening Standard "[Fandorin is] a debonair combo of Sherlock Holmes, D'Artagnan and most of the soulful heroes of Russian literature. . . . This pair of perfectly balanced stories permit the character of Fandorin to grow." The Sunday Telegraph "Agatha Christie meets James Bond: [Akunin's] plots are intricate and tantalizing. . . . [These stories] are unputdownable and great fun." Sunday Express "The beguiling, super-brainy, sexy, unpredictable Fandorin is a creation like no other in crime fiction." The Times

Podczas renowacji fresków Michała Anioła zdobiących sklepienie Kaplicy Sykstyńskiej konserwatorzy dokonują zadziwiającego odkrycia. Każda z namalowanych scen zawiera wymyślnie ukrytą literę. Ułożone w całość litery tworzą pozbawiony sensu napis. W poszukiwaniu zagadkowego znaczenia przesłania genialnego artysty prefekt kongregacji wiary dawnej inkwizycji natrafia w tajnym archiwum Watykanu na zadziwiający dokument, ujawnienie którego może wstrząsnąć posadami całego chrześcijaństwa.Co kryje w sobie tajemniczy napis? Czy przemyślnie ukryta inskrypcja jest wyrafinowaną zemstą zza grobu Michała Anioła za to, co uczyniło mu państwo kościelne? Czy Watykan zdoła zatrzymać w swych tajnych archiwach jedną z największych tajemnic chrześcijaństwa?

В Вечном городе кипят интриги и проливается кровь – к власти рвется Гай Юлий Цезарь. Имея множество врагов, сенатор Деций Луцилий Метелл-младший почел за благо удалиться из Рима куда-нибудь, где точно так же звучит музыка и льется вино, но не шныряют наемные убийцы. Как нельзя лучше подошла Александрия – второй по великолепию город Античного мира. Присоединившись к дипломатической миссии, Деций уже предвкушал пирушки в царском дворце и ученые беседы с философами великой Библиотеки. Но боги, кажется, не уготовили ему ни минуты спокойной жизни: первое же застолье омрачается убийством одного из ученых мужей. И римский «Шерлок Холмс» начинает новое расследование…

Молодой сенатор Деций Луцилий Метелл-младший вызван в Рим из дальних краев своей многочисленной и знатной родней. Вызван в мрачные, смутные времена гибели Республики, где демократия начала рушиться под натиском противоборствующих узурпаторов власти. Он призван расследовать загадочную смерть своего родственника, консула Метелла Целера. По общепринятому мнению, тот совершил самоубийство, приняв порцию яда. Но незадолго до смерти Целер получил в проконсульство Галлию, на которую претендовали такие великие мира сего, как Цезарь и Помпей. Помешать такому назначению может лишь смерть, причем, как правило, от чужой руки – Деций убежден в этом…

It’s late spring in 1321 and as Sir Baldwin Furnshill, Keeper of the King’s Peace, prepares for his wedding, he receives the news that one of his guests, Roger, Squire of Throwleigh, has just died.Roger’s death is sad, though not entirely unexpected for a man of his age, and Sir Baldwin – together with his friend Bailiff Simon Puttock – travels to the funeral. The new master of Throwleigh is little Herbert: five years old, and isolated in his grief, for his distraught mother Katharine unfairly blames him for her husband’s death. At Lady Katharine’s visible rejection of her son, Baldwin feels deeply disturbed about the new heir’s apparent lack of protection. For having inherited a large estate and much wealth, the boy will undoubtedly have made dangerous enemies…When Herbert is reported dead only a few days later, however, the evidence seems to show that the boy was accidentally run over by a horse and cart. But Baldwin nevertheless suspects foul play. And as he and Simon begin to investigate the facts, they are increasingly convinced that Herbert was murdered.There is no doubt that there are many in Throwleigh who would have liked to see Herbert dead, but little do Baldwin and Simon realise that their investigation will lead them to the most sinister and shocking murderer they have yet encountered.

A pause in the civil war offers Shrewsbury's townsfolk hope that the upcoming fair will be successful, but the discovery of the body of a wealthy merchant could destroy that hope.

**Stone Barrington is back in the newest edge-of-your-seat adventure in the *New York Times–* bestselling series.**

Stone Barrington’s newest client does not seem the type to bring mayhem in his wake. A polite, well-deported gentleman, he comes to Stone seeking legal expertise on an unusual—and potentially lucrative—dilemma. Stone points him in the right direction and sends him on his way, but it’s soon clear Stone hasn’t seen the end of the case. Several people are keenly interested in this gentleman’s activities and how they may relate to a long-ago crime . . . and some of them will stop at nothing to find the information they desire.

On a hunt that leads from Florida’s tropical beaches to the posh vacation homes of the Northeast, Stone finds himself walking a tightrope between ambitious authorities and seedy lowlifes who all have the same prize in their sights. In this cutthroat contest of wills, it’s winner-takes-all . . . and Stone will need every bit of his cunning and resourcefulness to be the last man standing.

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A tour de force in the tradition of Iain Pears' international bestseller, An Instance of the Fingerpost, Stone's Fall weaves a story of love and high finance into the fabric of a page-turning thriller. A novel to stand alongside Atonement and The Remains of the Day.A panoramic novel with a riveting mystery at its heart, Stone's Fall is a quest, a love story, and a tale of murder — richly satisfying and completely engaging on many levels. It centres on the career of a very wealthy financier and the mysterious circumstances of his death, cast against the backdrop of WWI and Europe's first great age of espionage, the evolution of high-stakes international finance and the beginning of the twentieth century's arms race. Stone's Fall is a major return to the thriller form that first launched Iain Pears onto bestseller lists around the world and that earned him acclaim as a mesmerizing storyteller.

1989 – the world holds its breath. The Soviet Union is on the brink of collapse, its eastern empire in a state of rebellion. Only a street trader, a drug dealer, a discredited young colonel and a woman, haunted by her past, stand between the world and Armageddon. STROIKA is the story of their friendship, love and betrayal, the quest for unparalleled wealth… and a coup which threatens them all.Stroika is a fast moving, atmospheric tale, charting the destruction of the old Soviet elite and rise of the new. Against the group gather dark and powerful forces determined to roll back perestroika and restore order to the Soviet Empire… even if it means Armageddon.

En esta tercera entrega de la serie sobre sor Fidelma de Kildare, Tremayne nos traslada al espacio natural de la monja detective, la Irlanda del siglo VII, regida por sus peculiares leyes brehon y en la que la Iglesia celta permite la convivencia de hombres y mujeres en los monasterios. De hecho, el celibato no era un concepto muy popular por aquellos lares.En esta ocasión, Fidelma debe esclarecer la más que sospechosa muerte de un reputado erudito, el venerable Dacán, en la abadía de Ross Alitihir; una muerte que puede tener funestas consecuencias e incluso desencadenar una guerra entre los reinos de Laigin y Osraige. Sin embargo, todo parece indicar que hay algo más que una intriga política tras el asunto.Sor Fidelma deberá luchar contra el tiempo.