Imogen Jones

BORN UNWANTED. BECAME A STAR. DIED AN ICON.Before Marilyn Monroe, there was Norma Jeane Mortenson. No one would have thought that the girl who spent her childhood between foster homes and orphanages would one day become the global icon of the twenty-first century.The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe tells the extraordinary story of Marilyn Monroe’s life – her rise to fame, the relationships and personal difficulties that kept her up at night, and the terrible circumstances of her death.Compellingly and compassionately told, James Patterson and Imogen Edwards-Jones draw from rigorous research to explore the life and death of remarkable woman who was Marilyn Monroe.__________________________________PRAISE FOR JAMES PATTERSON''It''s no mystery why James Patterson is the world''s most popular thriller writer ... Simply put: nobody does it better.'' JEFFERY DEAVER''No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades.'' LEE CHILD''Patterson boils a scene down to the single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. It''s what fires off the movie projector in the reader''s mind.'' MICHAEL CONNELLY''James Patterson is The Boss. End of.'' IAN RANKIN''The master storyteller of our times'' HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON''One of the greatest storytellers of all time'' PATRICIA CORNWELL

BORN IN THE SHADOWS. LIVED FOR THE SPOTLIGHT. WAS SHE MURDERED? Before Marilyn Monroe, there was Norma Jeane. No one would have thought that the girl who spent her childhood between foster homes and orphanages would one day become a global star. The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe tells the extraordinary story of Marilyn Monroe's life - and the shocking circumstances of her death. For decades, fans have speculated about the truth of her final days. Was it suicide? A tragic accident? Murder? Drawn from rigorous research, this book seeks answers.

A city in flames. A revolution raging. A woman on the run. Nadezhda has never wanted to be a witch. But the occult is in her blood. Her mother, Militza, conjured Rasputin and introduced him into the Romanov court, releasing the devil himself. Now he is dead but Militza still dreams of him - he stalks her sleep and haunts her waking hours. As Petrograd burns and the Russian Empire crumbles, Nadezhda escapes through the corpse-laden streets of the capital, concealing on her person a book of generational magic. Magic she once described as foolishness. But as danger grows ever closer, she may be forced to embrace her heritage to save what she loves most… Based on a true story, The Witch's Daughter is an epic tale of women rising from the ashes of an empire, perfect for fans of Elodie Harper's The Wolf Den and Madeline Miller's Circe. In The Witches of St Petersburg, we met Grand Duchesses Militza and her sister Anastasia, queens of the Dark Arts. This is Nadezhda's story.

Sumptuous, sexy and haunting' Santa Montefiore. Brimming with black magic, sex and intrigue, a gorgeous historical novel for fans of Dinah Jefferies and Santa Montefiore. The Russian Empire is on the verge of collapse. Revolution is in the air. The starving stalk the streets of St Petersburg and yet the Imperial Court still commute between their estates and organise their lavish balls. Two sisters arrive in the city. Princesses from Montenegro; they are famed for their wild beauty and mystical powers. Initially ridiculed and outcast as the daughters of a provincial 'Goat King', they react in the only way they know how. They befriend the isolated Tsarina Alexandra and, using their gifts, they help her in her increasingly desperate quest to give birth to a son and heir. The circle closes. The girls are the gateway. Gurus, clairvoyants, holy fools and charlatans all try their luck. Then in one last, doomed, throw of the dice, the sisters introduce Rasputin into the Russian Court... Based on the true story of the lives of Princess Militza and Princess Anastasia of Montenegro during the dying days of the Russian Empire, The Witches of St Petersburg is a tale of love, lust, power and betrayal at the heart of the Romanov Court.

Viete, čo majú spoločné Američania a Japonci? Záľubu `vo vankúši navyše`, ako sa cudne hovorí dámskej spoločnosti na hotelovej izbe (Rusi si vozia prostitútky rovno so sebou). A vedeli ste, že najlakomejší na prepitné bývajú práve Francúzi? Vitajte vo svete výstredných ropných magnátov, neurotických modeliek, bohatých vdov s tými najprotivnejšími psíkmi, arabských šejkov, ktorí nevedia čo s peniazmi a zásadne vstávajú až po obede či svetových celebrít najrôznejšieho kalibru. Všetko, čo sa o nich dočítate v Hoteli Babylon, je pravda. Autori zmenili len mená. Všetky postavy sú presne také, ako ich spoznal anonymný manažér, ktorý strávil takmer celý život v najprepychovejších londýnskych hoteloch. Z pochopiteľných dôvodov sa príbeh odohráva vo fiktívnom hoteli Babylon. Všetko ostatné je, ako má byť. Bohatí míňajú nechutné sumy peňazí, hotel zarába nechutné sumy peňazí a chyžné sa ešte vždy hádajú s poslíčkami o dvojlibrovú mincu...