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Václav IV. - Na zármutek nezbyl čas


Odjezd obou Lucemburků, Karla a Václava, ze zemského sněmu v Budějovicích nemá daleko k útěku; sedmnáctiletého krále se kdosi pokusil zavraždit a život mu zachránila pouze náhoda. Smrt tedy počkala pár měsíců a odvedla si římského císaře, po kterém Václav zdědil spousty problémů v Čechách i v Říši, rozdělaných projektů a církevní schizma, s nímž si ani Karel Lucemburský nevěděl rady. Právě to na něm kurfiřti vyžadují vyřešit co nejdříve. Jak zareaguje církev na Václavovy snahy?
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Ne každý vrah je zrůda, 2. vydání


Josef Lottes – jméno, které je v podstatě synonymem moderní české kriminalistiky. Někdejší šéf pražské mordparty strávil v aktivní službě neuvěřitelných 44 let. Vedl vyšetřování případu spartakiádního vraha, orlických vražd a vinohradského řezníka. Jeho schopnost vniknout do mysli pachatelů a rozplétat kriminální sítě mu vynesla obdiv kolegů i veřejnosti. S charismatem sobě vlastním vás nyní zavede do zákulisí nejznámějších kriminálních kauz a ukáže vám reálnou podobu vyšetřovacích postupů.
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A Granite Silence


A Granite Silence is an exploration - a journey through time to a particular house, in a particular street, Urquhart Road, Aberdeen in 1934, where eight-year-old Helen Priestly lives with her mother and father. Among this long, grey corridor of four-storey tenements, a daunting expanse of granite, working families are squashed together like pickled herrings in their narrow flats. Here are Helen's neighbours: the Topps, the Josses, the Mitchells, the Gordons, the Donalds, the Coulls and the Hunts. Returning home from school for her midday meal, Helen is sent by her mother Agnes to buy a loaf from the bakery at the end of the street. Agnes never sees her daughter alive again. Nina Allan explores the aftermath of Helen's disappearance, turning a probing eye to the close-knit neighbourhood - where everyone knows everyone, at least by sight - and with subtlety and sympathy, explores the intricate layers of truth and falsehood that can coexist in one moment of history. Full of echoes, allusions and eerie diversions, A Granite Silence is an investigation into a notorious true crime case, but also a stylish, imaginative inquiry into who gets to tell a story, how it is told, and why.
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14,99 €

Six Trains of No Return


Six Trains of No Return collects twelve short stories and novellas that examine immigrant sagas and dislocations that are both uniquely personal and universal. These are the stories of past lives and loves, memories both fragile and unreliable, and our shared ties to larger historical narratives. They also evoke the Soviet Jewish experience during what was thought to be “The End of History” of the waning days of the USSR.  A French-Cambodian woman embarks on a series of mysterious trips to the “killing fields” of her youth, an encounter in a Nigerian jail forces the narrator to face an impossible moral dilemma, a tender friendship grows between three young soldiers drafted into the Soviet army, a story of a young man’s chance romantic encounter with a childhood friend and how it triggers memories of long-forgotten schoolyard cruelties, a pair of soldiers in the waning days of the Soviet Union watching the movie Jaws for the first time at a semi-underground video salon. Emotionally resonant yet edged with quiet humor, these stories explore themes of displacement, belonging, and memory—speaking across cultures and backgrounds.
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Pixie


'A work of genius ... a profoundly feminist book' Louise Doughty 'A funny, feminist bildungsroman ... will see her scoop up any Sarah Waters fans who haven't already discovered her' Patrick Gale 'It's thrilling to live with this book' Monique Roffey “Pixie”. I like it. “Pixie Pamela”. It’s a good name for me: sometimes tiny and invisible. Other times bouncing up to the ceiling to look down on everyone. It’s the turn of the twentieth century and Pamela ‘Pixie’ Colman Smith is a young woman of stark contradictions: plucky yet naive, artistically gifted despite lacking classical training, fascinated by the esoteric but sceptical of the world around her. After the deaths of her beloved mother and her troubled but well-intentioned father, Pixie finds herself in the complex, political world of fin-de-siecle art, trying to get her stunning work seen and to forge a name and a path for herself in life. Across Jamaica, Devon, London and Brooklyn, Pixie is a novel of epic proportions, a tale of the twists and turns, séances and secrets, successes and devastation, of one young woman’s talent, grit and determination. In Pixie, Jill Dawson renders the real-life figure of Pamela ‘Pixie’ Colman Smith, artist, publisher and illustrator of the still-iconic Rider–Waite–Smith tarot deck, in arrestingly vivid detail, breathing life into a story that is instantly knowable, but has, until now, eluded popular imagination. 'A rich and marvellous story' Sadie Jones 'A truly bold and vigorous and immersive writer' Christobel Kent
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A Crime Through Time


‘Pemberley, murder, hilarity and a romance to span the ages’ – Rachel Wolf, author of Five NightsCosy, quirky and utterly gripping, A Crime Through Time is the debut from Amelia Blackwell – the start of a series where crime, time travel and Jane Austen collide. Pemberley, 1799. When Miss Georgiana Darcy attempts to escape an unwanted marriage proposal, she isn’t expecting to end up quite so far from home. But after encountering a mysterious object in the nearby woods, she finds herself transported almost two hundred years into the future. Saltram, 1995. At a grand country house where a film crew are busy shooting the latest Jane Austen adaptation, a terrible crime has been committed. And Miss Darcy – newly arrived, impeccably dressed and thoroughly confused – is the only witness. It soon becomes clear that, somehow, Georgiana was meant to solve this riddle. With the help of a distractingly handsome Irishman named Quinn and a border collie named Watson, she sets out to stop the killer before they can strike again. But trouble is brewing back at Pemberley and time, it seems, is not on her side . . . ***Praise for A Crime Through Time:‘A twisty, diverting romp . . . Clear your diary to finish it in one go’ – Rebecca Reid, author of The Will‘An irresistible mix of laugh-out-loud humour, gripping mystery and endearing love story’ – Saskia Sarginson, author of One Dark Summer‘Wonderfully original . . . a twisty cosy crime’ – Emma Pass, author of Before the Dawn‘The perfect escapist read’ – Katy Moran, author of the Regency Romance Trilogy
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Westward Women


It starts with an itch. In 1970s America, in homes across the country, women ages eighteen to thirty-five begin to slow down. Tired. Blank. Restless. Drawn to the Pacific Ocean like it's calling them home, they abandon their lives -- jobs, families, their very selves. And once they reach the West, they vanish forever. At the center of the story are three young women caught in the pull of something unstoppable. Aimee follows the trail of her missing best friend to a man called the Piper -- known for leading infected women West. Teenie, afflicted and unraveling, clings to a single memory as she looks out the window of the Piper's van. And Eve, a former journalist, is chasing the story that might just consume her . . .
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Evil Always Finds A Way


When terror reigns, only one team can save the nation from the brink of chaos.In a heart-pounding thriller that spans forty harrowing days, The Grid''s merciless campaign of terror grips the United Kingdom.As the nation teeters on the edge of collapse, the Olympus team races against time to unravel the sinister plot.With each twist and turn, the stakes grow higher, propelling the story toward an explosive finale that hints at an even more thrilling and unpredictable future.Perfect for fans of gritty, hard-hitting noir crime and terrorism thrillers, this latest installment in The Phoenix Series will keep you guessing until the very last page.For fans of Mark Greaney, J C Ryan, and Jack Slater._____________________________________________________________________________Praise for The Phoenix Thriller Series:? Intense Action in a Well Written & Believable Thriller? Page-turning suspense... I was hooked from the first page!? Getting better and better? Phoenix continues to impress? Fantastic gripping story? Good Fast Paced Read
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Six Strikes


'This book has bestseller written all over it. I had to remind myself to breathe' NetGalley reviewer ? ––––––––––––––––––––––– There's no smoke without fire… As someone who has suffered abuse at the hands of men, Maddie protects women by murdering those who attack them – men she calls ‘fleas’. Fleas are men who follow women home. Abusive husbands who refuse to walk away. And then there’s the Manchester Maniac: a serial killer stalking the streets, determined to murder people like her. But Maddie can’t get away with it forever. Years later, in the interview room of her prison, she comes face-to-face with a very important visitor. Someone she’s going to tell all to, about how she caught one of the UK’s most prolific serial killers, and how she got caught as one herself… This emotional and chilling thriller in the vein of Promising Young Woman is perfect for fans of Alice Feeney, Helen Fields and Jo Callaghan. 'Raw, dark and utterly gripping. It’s hard to believe that this is a debut novel' NetGalley reviewer ? 'One of the best books I've read in quite some time' NetGalley reviewer ? Authors love Antonia Grave! ‘A nuanced tragedy as well as an exciting crime fiction’ – MARIE TIERNEY, author of Deadly Animals 'Thrilling and moving. A must read!’ – JANE RENSHAW, author of The Stepson 'Utterly enthralling' – FRANCES CRAWFORD, author of A Bad, Bad Place 'Remarkable' – ALISON BELSHAM, author of The Girls on Chalk Hill 'Exceptionally gripping and suspenseful’ – JULIE LANCASTER, author of Remember Where You’ve Buried the Bodies 'A firecracker of a novel. Compelling, twisted and deliciously dark' – HANNAH BRENNAN, author of No Safe Place 'A dark, twisted journey of serial killers that exposes the pink underbelly of today’s gender battles' – N V PEACOCK, author of Little Bones
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Metal Slinger


She was forged for war. He was born from it. Could their love be the deadliest weapon? Raised among the seafaring Alaha - exiles of a war the world forgot - Brynn has trained her entire life to protect her people and uphold a fragile peace. She knows her place, her purpose, and the stories she's been told. But everything begins to fracture the moment she meets him. A Kenta soldier. An enemy. And the first person to really see her. He claims Brynn was never meant to live at sea, that her blood holds magic the Alaha swore to forget, that a rebellion is coming - and she's at the heart of it. He's the threat she was trained to kill. She's the secret he was sent to find. And together, they might just break the world . . .
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The Stolen Heart


Samson Kolechko has been assigned a most perplexing case - though it is mostly perplexing because it's hard to understand why selling the meat of one's own pig constitutes a crime. But apparently it does, and at the insistence of the Chekist secret police officer assigned to "reinforce" the Lybid police station, Samson does his diligent - if diffident - best. Yet no sooner has he got started than his live-in fiancée Nadezhda is abducted by striking railway workers who object to the census she's carrying out. And when you factor in a mysterious thief in the police station itself, a deadly tram accident that may have been pre-meditated, and the potential reappearance of the culprit in the case of the silver bone, it's no wonder the "meat case" takes a back seat. But it is in the pursuit of that petty-fogging, seemingly mundane matter that Samson's fate lies - and Nadezhda's too, for the two are inextricably entwined. Translated from the Russian by Boris DraylukReviews for The Silver Bone - Longlisted for the International Booker Prize"Andrey Kurkov is often called Ukraine's greatest living writer, and it is a gift for crime fiction fans that he writes in this genre" New York Times"Wildly enjoyable . . . A glorious aural portrait of a city in dangerous flux . . . I finished The Silver Bone wishing to read more" Guardian
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The Edinburgh Murders


🔎 'A delight! A plot at once playful and disturbing, and a wonderfully satisfying surprise ending. McPherson is a terrific storyteller' ANN CLEEVES 🔎Edinburgh, 1948. Welfare Officer Helen Crowther has enough on her plate between her hectic job, her complicated love life, and her growing reputation as a troublemaker. Last year's scandal did nothing to help with the disapproval she already gets as a woman in her line of work. All she wants now is to focus on doing what she loves: helping the poor of the Fountainbridge ward in the city of Edinburgh. The last thing she needs is another string of murders to distract her . . . But when a gentleman dressed in working-man's clothing winds up dead right under Helen's nose, and she catches her own father in a very risky lie, Helen is propelled back into the dark world where class rules, justice is hard to come by and gruesome death is everywhere. Helen has already learned some hard truths about her city, but this investigation is about to reveal just how deep corruption can go . . . 'An intricately plotted mystery with wonderfully original (nasty, but not gory) murders. The rich period detail and use of local dialect immediately whisk you away to post-war Edinburgh. Hugely enjoyable!' FIONA LEITCH
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Hell's Heart


Hell''s Heart is a queer speculative fiction retelling of Melville''s classic story.Here, a small party go hunting for a giant space creature – and experience grand adventure, love and loss along the way.Earth is a ruin, and the scattered remnants of humanity scavenge what they can from the stars. This under the watchful auspices of a grab-bag of collectives, corporations, and churches. These are all that remains of what we once called society. Having long exhausted any conventional sources of energy, life in the solar system is now sustained by a volatile, hallucinogenic substance – this harvested from the brains of vast cetacean-like Leviathans that swim the atmospheric currents of Jupiter.Finding herself with no money and little to occupy her groundside, the narrator (“I”) takes a commission aboard the hunter-barque Pequod as it sets out in pursuit of these Leviathans. However, once aboard, she finds herself pulled inexorably into the orbit of the barque’s captain, a charismatic but fanatically driven woman who the narrator names only as ''A''. As the Pequod plunges ever deeper into the turbulent, monster-haunted atmosphere of the gas giant, the narrator begins to lose herself in the eerie world of Leviathan-hunting and the captain’s increasingly insistent delusions. The only thing that might keep her grounded is the bond she develops with Q, a woman from the wreck of Old Earth, whose skin is marked with holographic light and who remembers things others have lost.
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The Night I Killed Him


‘A fresh, assured voice in Irish crime writing’ Andrea Mara‘Absolutely riveting and eminently readable.’ Liz Nugent‘A writer at the top of her game … I could not look away until the shocking end.’ Edel Coffey''An absolute page-turner'' Jo Spain---The world of beloved influencer, Gemma Fitzgerald, seems ready to implode when the body of her brother, Max – who disappeared 18 years earlier – is washed up on a beach. Everyone thought Max had taken his own life the night of his twenty-first birthday party, but Gemma knows the truth – she is responsible for Max’s disappearance.With the police bearing down from one side, and her glamorous lifestyle hanging by a thread, it seems the devastating truth is about to destroy Gemma’s life and take her away from her precious little boy.Gemma has created a dazzling world in trying to forget that fateful night. What if it’s all been a lie?--- ‘Great writing, gorgeous characterisation and such a plot! I was so deliciously engrossed.’ Marian Keyes‘I devoured it. So tightly plotted with great characters … it had me on tenterhooks throughout and my nerves were shot.’ Patricia Gibney‘A compulsive heart-stopping read, that makes you forget to breathe! I couldn''t turn the pages fast enough … a gripping, tense, bone chiller of a book that you won''t forget.’ Sam Blake‘A superbly crafted story - a gripping thriller, but also a sensitive and insightful portrayal of guilt and grief. It''s both beautifully written and nerve-shreddingly tense. Completely compelling - you won''t want to put it down.'' Jane Casey
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Birdlane Island


From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Flowers in the Attic and Landry series—now popular Lifetime movies—an evocative and tender tale of star-crossed lovers on an isolated island. Off the coast of Maine, on an island shaped like a seagull in flight, shrouded by mists off the bay, lives a novelist Jason Lorraine and his teenage daughter Lisa. They live a simple life, largely cut off from the mainland, and Lisa’s weak health poses a frequent concern. After the sudden and untimely death of Lisa’s mother, Jason becomes even more reclusive and protective. Lisa is forbidden to see Jamie, the charming fisherman’s son who has quickly become her closest confidante in her grief. The star-crossed lovers steal time with one another, but fate intervenes, and they may never find a happy ending. A brooding artist from out of town, Kyle, arrives and brings more color to Lisa’s world. As Lisa fights for love, independence, and agency, will her beloved island become her sanctuary or her prison?
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Mirrorstage


Following their discharge from hospital, Mirrorstage follows its narrator on a road trip through the grey, liminal landscapes of modern Britain. As they pass graffitied bus shelters, construction sites and flooded motorways, factories and high-rises, the narrator’s internal and external journeys begin to converge, leading them down paths they have been trying to avoid: the mental illness and substance use that led them to the inpatient ward, the uneasy balance of their own gender identity, their troubled relationship with their estranged father, the perils and pleasures of the queer scene, and the shame that has haunted them throughout their life. Woven around the psychoanalytic concept of its title, Mirrorstage is an experimental fable exploring the boundaries of selfhood and literary forms, told in fragments of prose and verse that are equal parts heartbreaking, sexy, and witty.
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Sleep Has His House


'Her writing is magnificent' Telegraph'A testament of remarkable, if feverish beauty' Guardian In an unhappy suburban household, a young girl begins to retreat into a nighttime world of her own imagining. As her daytime life deteriorates, she decides to take up permanent residence in the house of sleep, where rooms change position and dream-tigers prowl. But there are institutions determined to control her. Will they stop her coming home to the dark forever?A kaleidoscopic autobiographical narrative, written in the language of childhood dreams once known to us all, this is a work of devastating loneliness and stunning imaginative freedom.Part of the Pushkin Press Classics series: timeless storytelling by icons of literature, hand-picked from around the globe.Anna Kavan (1901-1968) was born Helen Woods, the only child of wealthy British expatriates, and grew up travelling through Europe and America. She began publishing under her married name, Helen Ferguson, having left her husband in Burma and returned with her son to live in England. After a mental breakdown in the 1930s she began writing under a new name, taken from one of her characters, and with a new style. She continued writing for another three decades, while frequently using heroin and undergoing several rounds of psychiatric hospitalisation. She died shortly after the publication of Ice, her most celebrated work, also published by Pushkin Press.
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In The Lap Of The Gods


In a world where power is everything, one organization stands between chaos and order.Ted Tayler''s fourth book in the electrifying Assassination series, "In The Lap of The Gods," plunges readers into a dark world where the line between good and evil blurs. Olympus, a formidable organization, finds itself locked in a deadly battle against a vicious underworld gang led by the notorious Dimitar Marinov.As bodies pile up and alliances shift, Phoenix and Athena find themselves at the heart of a confrontation that will determine the fate of the organization. The duo must navigate a complex web of alliances and betrayals as they confront Zeus and the Project''s leadership in a game-changing showdown.Immerse yourself in a world of noir terrorism and high-octane thrills that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the final page._____________________________________________________________________________Praise for The Phoenix Thriller Series:? Fast & Intense Vigilante Action? High Powered Action? Totally awesome..I was hooked from the first page!? Loved the intriguing stories and the main characters are superb? Thriller extraordinaire? Fantastic story and an intriguing twist for the stories hero.
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Magic Animal Cafe: Lyra the Lost Kitten


Book 7 in the Magic Animal Café series! Written by debut author, Jo Glasspool and beautifully illustrated throughout by Mai Ngo.  An old truck reversing into Old Tommy’s field and dumping a pile of scrap and junk creates quite the stir amongst its animal residents! But what’s worse, there is a surprise visitor. It is a kitten called Lyra. She has no idea how she has ended up so far from home – she is lost. Thankfully, Preeya and Ashton are there to save the day and try to find where Lyra’s home is. But it seems there is something else going on behind the scenes and the biggest surprise of all is yet to come. About the Magic Animal Café series:Magic Animal Café is bursting with creatures: feathered ones, furry ones and little and large ones. All of these animals come together through the Magic Animal Café. But there are only a few special children who can hear and speak to the animals, thanks to a magical telephone. Dial into the world of wonder filled with adventure, friendship and adorable animals!With engaging illustrations and quirky talking animals, Magic Animal Café is perfect for animal lovers and young readers aged 7+.
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9,99 €

Beletria je často nazývaná aj krásnou, alebo umeleckou literatúrou. Toto označenie pochádza z francúzskeho názvu belles lettres (krásna literatúra)Výrazom beletria sa súhrnne označujú umelecké prozaické diela. K najznámejším beletristickým žánrom patrí poviedka, novela, román, črta či umelecká reportáž.

Romány, poviedky a novely ponúkajú pútavé príbehy s výraznými postavami a atmosférou. Divadelné hry zase slúžia ako materiál pre divadelné predstavenia a prinášajú konverzácie, dramatické situácie a komediálne alebo tragické prvky.

Beletria je neoddeliteľnou súčasťou literatúry, ktorá obohacuje naše vnímanie sveta a poskytuje nám príležitosť prežívať rôznorodé príbehy a vstúpiť do rôznych svetov. Bez ohľadu na to, či preferujete dobrodružstvo, romantiku alebo reflexiu, beletria vám umožní objaviť nové myšlienky, inšpirácie a zábavu.

Hľadáte knižných hrdinov, ktorí vás zavedú do sveta romantiky, histórie, sci-fi či fantasy? Prinášame vám ten najlepší výber skutočných príbehov, románov, detektívok, noviel a poviedok. K úspešným autorom beletrie patria Jozef KarikaDominik Dán, Róbert Bryndza, Kristína Tormová, Urbaníková EvitaTáňa Keleová Vasilková a Stephen King