Caribbean Fiction

A missing child. A ruthless deadline. A family's desperate decision. When a young girl vanishes, trainee detective Nora Sommer is already deep undercover investigating a floating gentlemen’s club in international waters. With her mentor out of action and the authorities at a loss over the kidnapper's cryptic ransom demand, Nora has no choice but to juggle both investigations. Facing two seemingly impossible cases with the clock winding down on a desperate deadline, Nora knows she's in over her head... with too many lives at stake.

A simple job. Low key. Investigate the mysterious deaths of two rich guys. No worries. Until spies and professional hitters started coming out of the woodwork, pointed my direction. Just another day at the office. Welcome to the world of Case Lee, retired Delta Force operator. Stuck nose deep in the muck and mire of a trillion-dollar deal, espionage maneuvering, and shadow games.

Перед вами знаменитый цикл рассказов Джека Лондона о Смоке Беллью, которого жажда приключений толкнула на полный смертельных опасностей путь отчаянных золотоискателей, покорителей Клондайка.

Роман Оскара Уайльда "ПОРТРЕТ ДОРИАНА ГРЕЯ" [1891], снискавший скандальную славу и вызвавший разноречивые оценки современников, позднее был признан шедевром английской художественной прозы и стал одним из самых известных романов мировой литературы.

Белый клык - приключенческая повесть Джека Лондона, главным героем которой является волк по кличке Белый Клык. Впервые произведение было опубликовано в нескольких номерах журнала The Outing Magazine с мая по октябрь 1906 года.

Тарзан - вымышленный персонаж, созданный писателем Эдгаром Райсом Берроузом и впервые появившийся в книге "Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян". Журнальная публикация романа состоялась в 1912 году, а в 1914 г. он вышел отдельной книгой. Тарзана называют самым узнаваемым литературным персонажем в мире.

Впервые роман был опубликован в 1883 году в журнале "Young Folks" под псевдонимом капитан Джордж Норс. Отдельной книгой издан лишь спустя пять лет, в 1888 году. Действие романа происходит в Англии во второй половине XV в., во время войны Алой и Белой Розы. Англия горит в огне междоусобных войн.

Роман "Зеленые холмы Африки" увидел свет в 1935 году и еще больше упрочил славу писателя. Книга стала очередной отметкой в его послужном списке настоящего мужчины. Эта автобиографическая история основана на воспоминаниях Хемингуэя о сафари в африканских степях.

The first part of the novel involves debates about rationalism and religion between a Professor Lucifer and a monk named Michael, while the rest of the narrative concerns dispute between a Jacobite Catholic named Maclan and an atheist socialist named Turnbull. Both hold fanatic opinions and prepare for a duel that is proposed but never fought, inspiring a slew of comic adventures with allegorical dimensions.

Londra, anni Sessanta. Sono trascorsi vent'anni dalla morte di Julius, ma il suo ultimo gesto eroico ha lasciato un segno indelebile nelle vite dei suoi cari. Emma, la figlia minore, lavora nella casa editrice di famiglia e rifugge spaventata dagli uomini. Al contrario, Cressida, la maggiore, cerca di placare la sua brama d'amore con una girandola di uomini sposati. Nel frattempo Esme, la vedova di Julius, ancora attraente alla soglia dei sessant'anni, vive sprofondata nella routine domestica della sua bellissima casa color rosa pesca.

Trentacinquenne appassionato di musica pop, ex dj e attualmente proprietario di un negozio di dischi in cattive acque, Rob Fleming è pieno di interrogativi che lo inquietano. La ragazza lo ha appena lasciato; se per caso ritornasse, sarebbe capace di amarla totalmente, disperatamente come adesso? E inoltre: non farebbe meglio a smettere una buona volta di vivere in mezzo ai cd e a trovarsi un vero lavoro, a farsi una vera casa, una vera famiglia?

Après avoir purgé 20 ans de prison pour un meurtre qu'il n'a pas commis, un homme rentre chez lui pour se venger d'un pasteur local (le Doyen Maitland) qui savait qu'il était innocent mais qui n'a rien fait pour le défendre. Roman très réussi de Maxwell Gray en 1886. Le best-seller de l'époque, "The Silence of Dean Maitland", associe des descriptions évocatrices du paysage rural anglais, à l'image de George Eliot et de Thomas Hardy, à un scénario captivant, qui rappelle les meilleurs romans à sensation de l'époque.

Samuel Sotomayor tiene una deuda pendiente, quiere vengar la muerte de sus padres asesinados. Necesita encontrar a los asesinos. Pero luego de vengarse se da cuenta de que el resultado de esta venganza no es satisfactorio, solo un deseo cumplido y un conflicto moral lo empieza a envolver.

The son of a notorious outlaw is adopted into a wealthy, law-abiding family as an infant after his father is killed in an attempted robbery. Will he follow in the footsteps of his outlaw father, or will his life be guided by the respectable woman who nurtured him to manhood?

Holmes is faced with a moral dilemma when his latest client turns out to be a former pirate captain who had been robbed of his bounty nearly two decades ago. Can Holmes help him recover his share of the treasure from his former shipmates?

Holmes is faced with a moral dilemma when his latest client turns out to be a former pirate captain who had been robbed of his bounty nearly two decades ago. Can Holmes help him recover his share of the treasure from his former shipmates?

Holmes is faced with a moral dilemma when his latest client turns out to be a former pirate captain who had been robbed of his bounty nearly two decades ago. Can Holmes help him recover his share of the treasure from his former shipmates?

Holmes is faced with a moral dilemma when his latest client turns out to be a former pirate captain who had been robbed of his bounty nearly two decades ago.

Widow and scuba diver Rose Lambert uses her savings to buy a ramshackle four-room hotel on a Caribbean beach. She hires local workers, overcomes unexpected obstacles, makes friends, and works to build a life for herself on a small island where everyone knows everyone else--and their business. She knew it would be hard work, but what she didn't plan on was Ignatius and the way he made her feel. The Seaview will have the listener imagining they are on a Caribbean vacation with engaging islanders, breathtaking scenery above and below water, and a little romance.

Ricky Bradhsaw has never sailed the Spanish Main, searched for buried treasure, or battled pirates on the deck of a Spanish galleon. But all that changes on a snowy Christmas Eve when Ricky falls into the chilly waters of a creek across from his apartment while trying to rescue Barnacle, a mangy mutt with shrimp breath. Now Ricky finds himself on a raft in the middle of the Caribbean Sea, where there is surprising beauty on every island, danger around every corner, and great honor and glory for all who can survive the curse of the Black Avenger.