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William Warwick and Ross Hogan will return, for one last time, in a gripping and unputdownable finale. Available now! London, 2012. The eyes of the world are on Britain as the country prepares to host the Olympic Games.​ But the glare of the spotlight makes London a target for some of the most...

1924 brechen die besten Bergsteiger Großbritanniens zur bislang gewagtesten Expedition auf: Dieses Mal wollen sie den Gipfel des Mount Everest bezwingen. Einer von ihnen ist George Mallory. Doch schließlich, nur kurz vor seinem Ziel, verschwindet er für immer im Nebel. Hat er den Gipfel erreicht? Ist er der eigentliche Erstbesteiger des höchsten Berges der Welt?

From Jeffrey Archer, the bestselling author of the Clifton Chronicles and Kane and Abel, comes his captivating sixth collection of short stories, And Hereby Hangs a Tale, full of magnificent characters and shocking plot twists. In ‘High Heels’ discover what happens in a loss adjuster’s...

Jeffrey Archer, one of the greatest popular novelists of our generation, delivers a truly page-turning thriller in False Impression. When an aristocratic old lady is brutally murdered in her country home the night before 9/11, it takes all the resources of the FBI and Interpol to work out the...

Inspired by a true story, Paths of Glory brings to life one of history’s enduringly enigmatic heroes. Some people have dreams that are so outrageous that if they were to achieve them, their place in history would be guaranteed. Christopher Columbus, Isaac Newton, Florence Nightingale, Thomas...

Bryce Fenston ist ein skrupelloser Finanzmakler. Seine Leidenschaft sind wertvolle Gemälde – für einen echten van Gogh geht er über Leichen. Das Objekt seiner Begierde: das berühmte »Selbstporträt mit abgeschnittenem Ohr«. Es befindet sich im Privatbesitz einer britischen Lady. Die junge Kunstexpertin Anna, die für Fenston arbeitet, schwebt in Gefahr, weil sie zu viel über dessen Machenschaften weiß. Und sie ahnt nicht, dass sie noch dazu von FBI Special Agent Jack Delaney beschattet wird.

Jeffrey Archer, one of the greatest popular novelists of our generation, delivers a truly page-turning thriller in False Impression. When an aristocratic old lady is brutally murdered in her country home the night before 9/11, it takes all the resources of the FBI and Interpol to work out the...

From Jeffrey Archer, the bestselling author of the Clifton Chronicles and Kane and Abel, comes his captivating sixth collection of short stories, And Hereby Hangs a Tale, full of magnificent characters and shocking plot twists. In ‘High Heels’ discover what happens in a loss adjuster’s...

At the end of The Prodigal Daughter, Florentyna Kane is elected president—the first woman president of the United States. At 7.30 one evening the FBI learn of a plot to kill her—the 1572nd such threat of the year. At 8.30 five people know all the details. By 9.30 four of them are dead. FBI agent Mark Andrews alone knows when. He also knows that a senator is involved. He has six days to learn where—and how. Six days to prevent certain death of the President.

'Probably the greatest storyteller of our age' – The Mail on Sunday Would you risk your life for a painting? Globe-spanning and truly page-turning, False Impression is a compulsive thriller from Jeffrey Archer, bestselling author of The Clifton Chronicles and the William Warwick novels. The...

Inspired by the true story of mountaineer George Mallory, Paths of Glory bring to life one of history's enduringly enigmatic figures in a stunning novel from bestselling author Jeffrey Archer. 'Archer at the peak of his imaginative powers' – The Times Some people have dreams that are so...

New York City is thrown into chaos by the assaults of the Bone Collector, a serial kidnapper and killer who gives the police a chance to save his victims from death by leaving obscure clues. The cops go to Lincoln Rhyme, an ex-NYPD forensics expert left paralysed after an accident on the job...

A disgraced British colonel bequeaths a mysterious letter to his only son. The moment Adam Scott opens the yellowing envelope, he sets into motion a deadly chain of events. Within days he's running for his life, pursued by the KGB, the CIA, and his own countrymen. Powerful men plot his destruction, and Adam is betrayed and abandoned even by those he holds most dear. When he finally realizes what he possesses, he's even more determined to protect it, for it's more than a matter of life and death - it's a matter of honor.

Brought to you by Penguin. THE ELECTRIFYING NEW ADVENTURE OF THE NUMA CREW, FROM THE GRAND MASTER OF ADVENTURE, CLIVE CUSSLER A terrifying discovery. A cutting-edge weapon. A life-or-death showdown in the skies . . . A distress call from a nearby freighter in the Caribbean brings a NUMA training...

Washington D.C., primavera de 1994. Mientras que el gobierno de Clinton batalla con sus políticas domésticas, empieza a urdirse un siniestro plan a seis mil millas de distancia, en Bagdad. Con cien millones de dólares de cebo y una mortal red de corrupción, falsificación y terrorismo, Saddam Hussein piensa avergonzar a los Estados Unidos ante el mundo mediante la venganza definitiva: planea robar un preciado documento histórico y destruirlo ante todos los medios de comunicación del planeta el 4 de julio de 1994.

"Cuidado con lo que deseas", cuarta entrega de las crónicas Clifton de Jeffrey Archer, comienza con la carrera desesperada de Harry Clifton y su esposa Emma al hospital para saber qué destino ha corrido su hijo Sebastian después de un fatal accidente de tráfico. Pero, ¿quién ha muerto, Sebastian o su mejor amigo, Bruno?

Si Danny Cartwright le hubiese propuesto matrimonio a Beth Wilson un día antes, no habría sido arrestado y acusado por el asesinato de su mejor amigo. Los cuatro testigos de la acusación son un abogado, un popular actor, un aristócrata y el socio más joven que ha tenido en toda su historia un famoso bufete, así que, ¿quién va a creer la versión de Danny?

Inspired by a true story, Paths of Glory brings to life one of history’s enduringly enigmatic heroes. Some people have dreams that are so outrageous that if they were to achieve them, their place in history would be guaranteed. Christopher Columbus, Isaac Newton, Florence Nightingale, Thomas...

Esta historia empieza en Nueva York, donde Anna Petrescu ha desaparecido y se la considera fallecida, en el Atentado contra las Torres Gemelas. Sin embargo, Anna, viva y coleando, aprovecha la situación para escapar de América. Pronto se verá perseguida por todo el mundo, desde Toronto hasta Londres, Hong Kong, Tokio y Bucarest, en una desesperada búsqueda para responder a estas preguntas.

Nadie es capaz de tejer una red de suspense, provocar una sacudida de sorpresa o dar una lección sobre la vida como el autor de bestsellers Jeffrey Archer. Desde África a Oriente Medio, desde Londres a Pekín, Archer nos lleva a lugares que jamás hemos visto y nos presenta personajes a los que jamás podremos olvidar.