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Джеффри Дивер

The Best American Mystery Stories 2006

Best-selling author Scott Turow takes the helm for the tenth edition of this annual, featuring twenty-one of the past year’s most distinguished tales of mystery, crime, and suspense. Elmore Leonard tells the tale of a young woman who’s fled home with a convicted bank robber. Walter Mosley describes an over-the-hill private detective and his new client, a woman named Karma. C. J. Box explores the fate of two Czech immigrants stranded by the side of the road in Yellowstone Park. Ed McBain begins his story on role-playing with the line “ ‘Why don’t we kill somebody?’ she suggested.” Wendy Hornsby tells of a wild motorcycle chase through the canyons outside Las Vegas. Laura Lippman describes the “Crack Cocaine Diet.” And James Lee Burke writes of a young boy who may have been a close friend of Bugsy Siegel. As Scott Turow notes in his introduction, these stories are “about crime — its commission, its aftermath, its anxieties, its effect on character.” The Best American Mystery Stories 2006 is a powerful collection for all readers who enjoy fiction that deals with the extremes of human passion and its dark consequences.<

Зинаида Иосифовна Дудюк

Аднарог

Алан Джадд

The Devil's Own Work

Наталія Довгопол

Три хрестики Аліє

Життя Аліє Ханим безтурботне та розмірене: дочка турецького намісника в Криму й колишньої полонянки з України звикла до розкошів та пестощів. Але раптово для Аліє все змінюється після зустрічі з засудженим до страти козаком Лукашем… У руках Аліє опиняється хрестик, який дівчина обіцяє передати його матері в Київ. Обираючи між гаремом турецького хана та романтизованою в маминих розповідях Україною, Аліє наважується втекти з дому в пошуках нової долі. Які ж пригоди чекають юнку на незвіданому досі шляху?..<

Олесь Васильевич Донченко

Беладонна. Любовний роман 20-х років

У новій антології проекту «Наші двадцяті» зібрано зразки любовного роману 20-х років — літератури, яку називали порнографічною, сороміцькою, тілесною, літератури, яка, проте, дає зрозуміти, про що думали, як думали і що думали про почуття, родину, кохання і міжстатеві конфлікти у той час. Зібрані тексти ілюструють тезу, що двадцяті — час не лише «серйозної» високочолості, покликаної служити музам, а й цілком якісної, цікаво зробленої масовості.<

Зинаида Иосифовна Дудюк

Лаза

Раман апавядае пра трагічныя падзеі на Палессі ў час Другой сусветнай вайны і ў першыя гады пасля яе, калі сутыкнуліся палітычныя і эканамічныя інтарэсы прадстаўнікоў некалькіх краін, а ў выніку на тэрыторыі Беларусі, Украіны і Польшчы ішла неабвешчаная грамадзянская вайна, у якой гінулі людзі, маёмасць, знікалі маральныя арыенціры, таму што ідэя апраўдвала сродкі. У гэтую барацьбу ўключаліся і падлеткі, якія вырасталі ў жудасных варунках, пазбаўленыя неабходных умоў жыцця і магчымасці вучыцца, яны таксама бралі ў рукі зброю, ваявалі нароўні з дарослымі, гінулі фізічна ці маральна, бо ў такім змаганні няма пераможцаў, ёсць толькі ахвяры. Хоць для напісання кнігі выкарыстаны шматлікія гістарычныя крыніцы і архіўныя матэрыялы, твор гэты цалкам мастацкі, і ўсялякае супадзенне імёнаў і фактаў біяграфій варта лічыць выпадковасцю.<

Аврам Дэвидсон

Vergil Magus: King Without Country

Vergil Magus

Although he never met Avram Davidson in person, Michael Swanwick has always been a great admirer of his work. When the estate asked him to complete one of Avram’s unfinished stories, he was happy to do so. “Davidson was one of the great prose stylists of science fiction, and it was no easy task emulating him. As I wrote, I could feel Avram’s ghost standing grumpily at my shoulder, making disapproving noises whenever I got it wrong. He had left clues throughout the text, however, pointing the way to the story’s resolution, and I am confident not only that ‘Vergil Magus: King Without Country’ ends the way he intended, but that I have correctly identified and solved each and every clue he planted. Except one. I never did figure out the onions.” Grania Davis, Avram Davidson’s former wife and literary executor, recently finished one of Mr. Davidson’s novellas—The Boss in the Wall (Tachyon Press, May 1998).<

Яна Юрьевна Дубинянская

Ода до радості (збірник)

Одного разу десять відомих авторів – Люко Дашвар (Херсон), Володимир Лис (Луцьк), Сергій Жадан (Харків), Галина Вдовиченко (Львів), Макс Кідрук (Рівне), Лариса Денисенко (Київ), Ірен Роздобудько (Донецьк), Олександр Гаврош (Ужгород), Євген Положій (Суми) та Яна Дубинянська (Крим) – вирішили поділитися своїм рецептом радості. А радість буває різна: легка, як вітерець, або з присмаком смутку, тепла й тиха чи сонячно яскрава – обирайте свою.<

Ричард Деминг

Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine. Vol. 8, No. 11, November 1963

Джеффри Дивер

Ninth and Nowhere

In this electrifying short story by New York Times bestselling suspense master Jeffery Deaver, the destinies of seven strangers intersect in ways no one sees coming. It looks like just another gray March morning in the tough urban district nicknamed Nowhere when seven lives converge: a young man intent on buying a gun; the gangbanger who cuts him a deal; a by-the-book police officer on a last patrol; an advertising executive keeping secrets from her husband; a veteran haunted by a combat death; a single dad in a bitter custody battle; and a sharp-looking businessman en route to a new job he desperately needs. Any one of them could have a dark motive. Any one of them could be walking into a trap. When the fog lifts, it will all be much clearer — that a single, shattering act of violence has marked each of them forever.<

Марк Дайс

The True Story of Fake News: How Mainstream Media Manipulates Millions

Is fake news being spread through social media as part of an information war? Are political operatives publishing disinformation to smear the opposition and help their own agendas? Who creates fake news, how does it spread, and can it be stopped? What are the real world effects of fake news stories that go viral? Did it affect the outcome of the 2016 presidential election? Or is ‘fake news’ a fake problem, designed to justify tighter control over the mechanisms of sharing information online to drive audiences back to brand name media outlets because their audiences and influence are dwindling? Media analyst Mark Dice takes a close look at the fake news phenomenon and the implications of mega-corporations like Facebook, Google, and Twitter becoming the ultimate gatekeepers and distributors of news and information. You will see the powerful and deceptive methods of manipulation that affect us all, as numerous organizations and political activists cunningly plot to have their stories seen, heard, and believed by as many people as possible. The depths of lies, distortions, and omissions from traditional mainstream media will shock you; and now they’re colluding with the top tech companies trying to maintain their information monopolies. This is The True Story of Fake News.<

Джеффри Дивер

Captivated

Colter Shaw

Colter Shaw is a career “reward-seeker,” making his living traveling the country and locating missing persons, collecting reward money in return. So it is not unusual when a wealthy entrepreneur hires him to track down his wife, an enigmatic artist who vanished one month before. As Shaw begins to investigate, he suspects that she was fleeing a bad marriage, and he follows her trail to an artists’ retreat in Indiana. The case takes one surprising turn after another, and soon Shaw begins to wonder if this mysterious woman is more of a captor than a captive.<

Питер Джеймс

Short Shockers: Collection One

From Peter James, #1 bestselling author of Perfect People and the Roy Grace series, comes an unforgettable collection of nine short stories. From a woman intent on revenge to a restaurant critic with a fear of the number thirteen, and from an unusual Italian aphrodisiac to a story of ghostly terror, these are darkly humorous tales of murderous lovers, duplicitous dealings and urban domesticity turned on its head. Funny, sad, but always shocking, each tale carries a twist that will haunt readers for days after they turn the final page...<

Питер Джеймс

Short Shockers: Collection Two

In this second short story collection from number one bestseller Peter James, some of our darkest dreams and deepest fears are brought chillingly to life. From a couple plagued by medieval spectres, a philandering cad caught with his trousers around his ankles, and the author’s own deeply personal experience of a haunted house, to the first ever case of his best-loved Detective, Roy Grace, James exposes the Achilles heels of each of his characters, and makes us question how well we can trust ourselves, and each other.<

Сяргей Дубавец

Д’ябал запрэжаны ў плуг

Мелисса Дэйли

Christmas At The Cat Cafe

The Cat Cafe

Christmas at the Cat Cafe is the wonderfully festive sequel to Melissa Daley's uplifting tale, Molly and the Cat Cafe. The Costwolds' town of Stourton-on-the-Hill has its very own cat cafe. Resident cat Molly, and her kittens, live here in feline paradise, while owner Debbie serves the locals home-made goodies. But even in the most idyllic surroundings, things don't always go to plan... When Debbie's heartbroken sister Linda arrives at the cafe, Debbie insists she move in. But Linda is not alone, and the cats are devastated with the arrival of Linda's dog, Beau. Sadly, Beau's arrival is not the only bombshell - now Molly's home is also under threat when a rival cat moves in on her turf. With Christmas approaching, Molly is unsettled, barely roused by the promise of tinsel to play with. Fearing for her feline family she hopelessly stares out of the cafe window searching for an answer. Only a Christmas miracle could bring everyone together...<

Ричард Деминг

Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine. Vol. 9, No. 3, March 1964

Чарлз Діккенс

Девід Копперфілд

Розповідаючи про своє життя, Девід Копперфілд говорить про любов і жорстокість, розчарування та душевну щедрість, вдалі нагоди, яким так і не судилося збутися, та щасливі випадки, котрі так і не принесли нікому щастя. Хлопчик, що народився після смерті батька в любові простої, але щирої жінки, виріс та пізнав або побачив на своєму життєвому шляху практично все, що тільки можна собі уявити чи вигадати. І тепер він міркує про те, як зберегти вірність собі, дорогим людям та добрим думкам.<

Маргерит Дюрас

Le Marin de Gibraltar

Un homme qui veut changer sa vie s'engage sur un bateau. Sur ce bateau il y a une femme qui court le monde à la recherche du marin de Gibraltar qu'elle a aimé et qui a disparu. L'amour naît entre l'homme qui veut changer sa vie et la femme qui cherche le marin de Gibraltar. Ensemble, ils vont rechercher avec scrupule ce marin disparu. S'ils le trouvent ce sera la fin de leur amour. Etrange contradiction. De Sète à Tanger, de Tanger à Abidjan, et d'Abidjan à Léopoldville, leur recherche se poursuit.<

Ричард Деминг

Whistle Past the Graveyard [= Give the Girl a Gun]

Manville Moon

Manny Moon, the agile one-legged detective of “The Gallows in My Garden” and “Tweak the Devil’s Nose,” is back again. Naturally it’s murder and this time the murder is committed after a banquet arranged, ironically enough, to celebrate the incorporation of a company to manufacture a safety device for hunters. During the investigation, Manny learns a great deal about inventors and inventions, murders and murderers. The beauteous Fausta Moreni is also on hand, along with a generous helping of blackmail, kidnaping and hoodlumism.<

Дарья

RIP Tilli Koul

Олег Иванович Дернович

Нонканфармізм у Беларусі: 1953–1985. Даведнік

Даведнік прысвечаны гісторыі нонканфармізму і грамадскай думкі ў Беларусі ў другой палове ХХ ст. і распавядае пра персаналіі, арганізацыі, незалежныя выдавецкія ініцыятывы. Храналагічныя рамкі даведніка даволі выразныя: 1953–1985 гады. Сама гэта эпоха не аднародная і змяшчае ў сабе перыяд пераходу ад эпохі сталінскага рыгарызму, так званыя “адлігу” і “застой”. Разлічана на навукоўцаў, студэнтаў, журналістаў, усіх, хто цікавіцца гісторыяй Беларусі ХХ ст. Мастацкія ды даследчыцкія набыткі адных, іх здольнасці не адкідаць пяро ў тыя хвіліны, калі здавалася б і не было шансаў на упублічанне іх творчых знаходак, настойлівасць у пераадоленні перашкодаў, якія так шчодра падрыхтоўвала ўлада, усё гэта стварае тую культурную традыцыю, якая яшчэ пакідае нам шанец на самарэалізацыю. Ахвярніцтва іншых, іхныя ацэнкі несправядлівасці і крытычны розум “простых людзей” жывяць нашую памяць і дазваляюць не забыцца на вобраз эпохі, якая не заслугоўвае на тое, каб з яе рабілі лубочную карцінку рая ці карыкатуру на пекла.<

Н К Джемисин

Emergency Skin

What will become of our self-destructed planet? The answer shatters all expectations in this subversive speculation from the Hugo Award–winning author of the Broken Earth trilogy. An explorer returns to gather information from a climate-ravaged Earth that his ancestors, and others among the planet’s finest, fled centuries ago. The mission comes with a warning: a graveyard world awaits him. But so do those left behind—hopeless and unbeautiful wastes of humanity who should have died out ages ago. After all this time, there’s no telling how they’ve devolved. Steel yourself, soldier. Get in. Get out. And try not to stare. N. K. Jemisin’s Emergency Skin is part of Forward, a collection of six stories of the near and far future from out-of-this-world authors. Each piece can be read or listened to in a single thought-provoking sitting.<

Чарльз Роберт Дарвин

The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection Or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life

Даниэль Дефо

Roxana

Beautiful, proud Roxana is terrified of being poor. When her foolish husband leaves her penniless with five children, she must choose between being a virtuous beggar or a rich whore. Embarking on a career as a courtesan and kept woman, the glamour of her new existence soon becomes too enticing and Roxana passes from man to man in order to maintain her lavish society parties, luxurious clothes and amassed wealth. But this life comes at a cost, and she is fatally torn between the sinful prosperity she has become used to and the respectability she craves. A vivid satire on a dissolute society, *Roxana* (1724) is a devastating and psychologically acute evocation of the ways in which vanity and ambition can corrupt the human soul.<

Филип Киндред Дик

Tony and the Beetles

A TEN-YEAR-OLD BOY GROWS UP FAST WHEN HISTORY CATCHES UP WITH THE HUMAN RACE.<

Чарльз Диккенс

The Lamplighter

Николай Александрович Дедок

Фарбы паралельнага свету

Мікола Дзядок — былы палітзняволены па «справе анархістаў», які адбыў за кратамі 5 гадоў. У кнізе ён распавядае пра арганізацыю працы карных органаў і сістэму падаўлення асобы, якая выбудоўваецца за кратамі на канкрэтных прыкладах, пабачаных ім у няволі. У кнізе знайшлося месца і для аповедаў на гістарычныя і філасофскія тэмы. Кніга была напісана часткова ў турме, часткова пасля вызвалення.<

Миранда Джеймс

Arsenic And Old Books

Cat In The Stacks

<p>In Athena, Mississippi, librarian Charlie Harris is known for his good nature—and for his Maine coon cat Diesel that he walks on a leash. Charlie returned to his hometown to immerse himself in books, but taking the plunge into a recent acquisition will have him in over his head…</p><p>Lucinda Beckwith Long, the mayor of Athena, has donated a set of Civil War-era diaries to the archives of Athena College. The books were recently discovered among the personal effects of an ancestor of Mrs. Long's husband. The mayor would like Charlie to preserve and to substantiate them as a part of the Long family legacy—something that could benefit her son, Beck, as he prepares to campaign for the state senate.</p><p>Beck's biggest rival is Jasper Singletary. His Southern roots are as deep as Beck's, and their families have been bitter enemies since the Civil War. Jasper claims the Long clan has a history of underhanded behavior at the expense of the Singletarys. He'd like to get a look at the diaries in an attempt to expose the Long family's past sins. Meanwhile, a history professor at the college is also determined to get her hands on the books in a last-ditch bid for tenure. But their interest suddenly turns deadly…</p><p>Now Charlie is left with a catalog of questions. The diaries seem worth killing for, and one thing is certain: Charlie will need to be careful, because the more he reads, the closer he could be coming to his final chapter…</p><

Марк Дайс

The Liberal Media Industrial Complex

The “media” used to mean television, radio, newspapers, and magazines; but today it largely involves social media, which has swallowed up all of these other forms and is now controlled by a small group of Silicon Valley titans who decide what billions of people are able to see and hear online. The convergence of old technology and new has centralized unimaginable power into the hands of a few gigantic corporations that now dictate how we communicate with each other and perceive the outside world. Media analyst Mark Dice details how the rise of social media that tipped the balance of power regarding the production and distribution of information has also resulted in a massive backslash from those conspiring to regain the influence they once held. Now conservatives are experiencing widespread censorship as the tech giants scramble to put the genie back in the bottle. The liberal media has launched an information war against President Trump and his supporters, and are using their monopolies to manipulate public opinion in order to further their aims of a socialist revolution.<

Ирина Даневская

Багуслаў Радзівіл

Гістарычны раман-эпапея ўкраінскай пісьменніцы Ірыны Данеўскай прысвечаны маладым гадам жыцця Багуслава Радзівіла — адной з самых загадкавых і супярэчлівых постацей у гісторыі Рэчы Паспалітай XVII стагоддзя. Прыгажун і адчайны каханак, небяспечны дуэлянт і тонкі палітык, дыпламат і адважны военачальнік, які асабіста прымаў удзел у бітвах Трыццацігадовай вайны, шведскага «Патопу» і Хмяльніччыны… Гэтая кніга дазволіць чытачу наведаць Англію часоў рэвалюцыі, Францыю эпохі Рышэлье і Мазарыні, Галандыю, Бельгію, Германію, Аўстрыю, Малдавію, Рэч Паспалітую, перажыць разам з героем прыгоды на моры і на сушы, пабыць шкаляром, а затым і студэнтам універсітэта, пасяліцца ў вайсковым лагеры, прыняць удзел у баях і паядынках, павесяліцца на балях і ў жаночых пакоях, папрактыкавацца ў палітычных інтрыгах і, нарэшце, бліжэй пазнаёміцца са славутымі асобамі сусветнай гісторыі.<

Миранда Джеймс

No Cats Allowed

Cat In The Stacks

In the latest mystery in the New York Times bestselling Cat in the Stacks series, librarian Charlie Harris and his Maine Coon cat Diesel must clear a friend when the evidence is stacked against her… Springtime in Mississippi is abloom with beauty, but the library’s employees are too busy worrying to stop and smell the flowers. The new library director, Oscar Reilly, is a brash, unfriendly Yankee who’s on a mission to cut costs—and his first targets are the archive and the rare book collection. As annoying as a long-overdue book, Reilly quickly raises the hackles of everyone on staff, including Charlie’s fiery friend Melba—whom Reilly wants to replace with someone younger. But his biggest offense is declaring all four-legged creatures banned from the stacks. With enemies aplenty, the suspect list is long when Reilly's body is discovered in the library. But things take a turn for the worse when a threatening e-mail throws suspicion on Melba. Charlie is convinced that his friend is no murderer, especially when he catches sight of a menacing stranger lurking around the library. Now he and Diesel will have to read between the lines, before Melba is shelved under “G” for guilty…<

Миранда Джеймс

Twelve Angry Librarians

Cat In The Stacks

<p>The New York Times bestselling author of No Cats Allowed and Arsenic and Old Books is back with more Southern charm and beguiling mystery as Charlie and Diesel must find a killer in a room full of librarians...</p><p>Lighthearted librarian Charlie Harris is known around his hometown of Athena, Mississippi, for walking his cat, a rescued Maine Coon named Diesel. But he may soon be taken for a walk himself in handcuffs...</p><p>Charlie is stressed out. The Southern Academic Libraries Association is holding this year's annual meeting at Athena College. Since Charlie is the interim library director, he must deliver the welcome speech to all the visiting librarians. And as if that weren't bad enough, the keynote address will be delivered by Charlie's old nemesis from library school.</p><p>It's been thirty years since Charlie has seen Gavin Fong, and he's still an insufferable know-it-all capable of getting under everyone's skin. In his keynote, Gavin puts forth a most unpopular opinion: that degreed librarians will be obsolete in the academic libraries of the future. So, when Gavin is found dead, no one seems too upset...</p><p>But Charlie, who was seen having a heated argument with Gavin after the speech, has jumped to the top of the suspect list. Now Charlie and Diesel must check out every clue to refine their search for the real killer among them before the next book Charlie reads comes from a prison library...</p><

Миранда Джеймс

Claws For Concern

Cat In The Stacks

<p>Charlie Harris and his Maine Coon cat, Diesel, are embroiled in a new mystery when a cold case suddenly heats up in the latest installment of the New York Times bestselling series.</p><p>Charlie Harris has been enjoying some peace and quiet with his new grandson when a mysterious man with a connection to an unsolved murder starts visiting the library...</p><

Миранда Джеймс

Six Cats A Slayin'

Cat In The Stacks

<p>Charlie Harris and his Maine Coon cat, Diesel, are busy decking the halls for the holidays when an unexpected delivery and a shocking murder conspire to shake up the season in this all new installment of the New York Times bestselling series.</p><p>December twenty-fifth is right around the corner, and Charlie is making his list and checking it twice. He is doing his best to show some peace and goodwill toward his nosy neighbor Gerry Arbitron, a real estate agent who seems to have designs on his house (and maybe on him, as well), while preparing for a very important role, indeed—his first Christmas as a grandfather.</p><p>The last thing Charlie expects is to gain several new additions to his family. Charlie finds a box on his doorstep with five kittens inside and a note begging him to keep them safe. With Diesel's help, Charlie welcomes the tiny felines into the Harris household just as Gerry decides it is time to throw a lavish holiday party.</p><p>Determined to make her mark on Athena, Gerry instead winds up dead at her very own party. Though attempts to dig into her past come up empty, Charlie and his girlfriend, Helen Louise, witness two heated exchanges involving Gerry before her death: one with a leading citizen and another with the wife of a good friend. Will one of these ladies wind up on the sheriff's naughty list? Charlie and Diesel have to wrap up the case before the special season is ruined by a sinister scrooge.</p><

Джерейнт Джонс

Legion

Blood Forest

Джерейнт Джонс

Siege

Blood Forest

The Roman Empire is built on the efficient brutality of its soldiers, all ready to fight and die for her. Most of them live together as brothers, but a German force is slowly working it’s way through their ranks. After losing most of his comrades-in-arms to a devastating onslaught, Legionary Felix and the other unlucky survivors are taken as slaves – they can do nothing to stop the treacherous Arminius’s united German tribes from felling legion after legion. Steadily the force slaughter outposts, none saw the attacks coming and with each day they move towards Rome. Only when a lone fort, Aliso, manages to keep the bloodbath at bay do Felix and his comrades flee, ready to join their fellow soldiers in the fight and protect the Empire from an army capable of tearing it apart.<

Мелисса Дэйли

Molly And The Cat Cafe

The Cat Cafe

<p>When two-year-old tabby, Molly, loses her beloved owner, her world falls apart. Re-homed with three cat-hating dogs, she decides to take matters into her own paws and embarks on a gruelling journey to the nearest town. As Molly walks the cobbled streets of Stourton, she begins to lose all hope of finding a home . . .</p><p>Until one day she is welcomed into the warmth by caring café owner, Debbie. Like Molly, Debbie is also an outsider and, with a daughter to care for, she is desperate to turn around the struggling café.</p><p>But a local battleaxe is on the warpath and she is determined to keep out newcomers, especially four-legged ones. It looks as if Debbie will have to choose between the café and Molly. Yet maybe the solution to their problems may not be as far away as they think.</p><p>Will Debbie and Molly be able to turn their fortunes around to launch the Cotswolds' first Cat Café?</p><

Александр Владимирович Денисенко

Тарас. Повернення

Це історія про найтяжчі часи життя Тараса Шевченка, генія українського народу, яка дає відповідь на запитання: ким насправді був найвеличніший поет України — кам’яним символом чи все ж таки людиною з плоті й крові, котра шукає дружби, розуміння, кохання? Відірваний від рідної землі, приречений на тяжку солдатську службу в Новопетровській фортеці у колонізованих Російською імперією землях Казахстану, на сім років поневірянь та мук. А потім — звільнення. Однак це звільнення стало лише частиною хитрої політичної схеми, у центрі якої опинився Шевченко. Чи міг він знати, навіщо російський цар вертає йому вдавану свободу?<

Кэрол Нельсон Дуглас

Cat In An Aqua Storm

A Midnight Louie Mystery

Douglas takes a holiday from her acclaimed Irene Adler historical mysteries to let Midnight Louie off his leash for the first time since Catnap (Tor 1992). Murder strikes a Las Vegas stripper competition, and Midnight Louie leaves no back alley unprowled to find the murderer for the hapless humans.<

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