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Los estafados: un catedrático de Oxford, un médico, un elegante galerista francés y un encantador lord inglés. Todos tienen una cosa en común: de la noche a la mañana, cada uno de estos inversores novatos ha perdido su fortuna por culpa de un hombre. El estafador: Harvey Meltcalfe. Un brillante gurú del engaño hecho a sí mismo. Un tipo muy peligroso. Y ahora, un hombre perseguido.

Join brave boy Will, his chatty bear Randolph, and their trusty upside-down bird and get ready to leap into a world of magic and mystery! When a simple board game turns into a real-life adventure, the trio find themselves whisked away to Gravelburg town. Beware - there's more than meets the eye in this enchanting place. The dragon isn't what you'd expect, and the brave knight might not be so heroic after all! From encounters with friendly dragons who love books more than treasure-hoarding to knights being turned into chickens, this tale is packed with laughs and surprises at every turn.

Charlie Trumper ha crecido en los suburbios de la parte este de Londres, pero sueña con poseer algún día el carromato de hortalizas y frutas de su abuelo. El día llega cuando su abuelo muere de repente y le deja en herencia un negocio con más problemas que alegrías. Con la ayuda de Becky Salmon, una joven emprendedora, Charlie toma la determinación de que todos lo conozcan como "El comerciante honesto". Sin embargo, el brutal estallido de la Gran Guerra lo alejará de casa.

One million dollars: that's what Harvey Metcalfe, lifelong king of shady deals, has pulled off with empty promises of an oil bonanza and instant riches. Overnight, four men: the heir to an earldom, a Harley Street doctor, a Bond Street art dealer, and an Oxford don, find themselves penniless. But this time Harvey has swindled the wrong men. They band together and shadow him from the casinos of Monte Carlo to the high-stakes windows at Ascot and the hallowed lawns of Oxford.

In the 1960s, four ambitious new MPs take their seats at Westminster. Over three decades they share the turbulent passions and upheavals of the race for power with their wives and families, men and women caught up in a dramatic game for the highest stakes of all. But only one man can gain the ultimate goal - the office of Prime Minister.

These 12 yarns are so satisfying because they are ingeniously plotted, include richly drawn characters, and have deliciously unexpected conclusions. They feature the mad, the bad, and the dangerous to know, as well as some more poignant and telling characters.

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 connection between her and the possible motive for her death - a priceless Van Gogh painting. It's a young woman in the North Tower when the first plane crashed into the building who has the courage and determination to take on both sides of the law and avenge the old lady's death.

The conned: an Oxford don, a revered society physician, a chic French art dealer, and a charming English lord. They have one thing in common. Overnight, each novice investor lost his life's fortune to one man. The con: Harvey Metcalfe. A brilliant, self-made guru of deceit. A very dangerous individual. And now, a hunted man. With nothing left to lose, four strangers are about to come together—each expert in their own field. Their plan: find Harvey, shadow him, trap him, and penny-for-penny, destroy him.

One million dollars - that's what Harvey Metcalfe, lifelong king of shady deals, has pulled off with empty promises of an oil bonanza and instant riches. Overnight, four men - the heir to an earldom, a Harley Street doctor, a Bond Street art dealer and an Oxford don - find themselves penniless. But this time Harvey has swindled the wrong men. They band together and shadow him from the casinos of Monte Carlo to the high-stakes windows at Ascot and the hallowed lawns of Oxford.

Durch puren Zufall erfährt das FBI am 3. März um 19 Uhr abends von einem perfiden Mordanschlag auf Florentyna Kane, die amerikanische Präsidentin. Um 20.30 Uhr wissen fünf Personen alle Details - eine Stunde später sind vier von ihnen tot. Nur der Agent Mike Andrews bleibt übrig. Er hat genau sieben Tage Zeit, das Attentat zu verhindern. Andrews kann sich niemandem anvertrauen, denn der unbekannte Täter scheint aus den eigenen Reihen zu kommen. Und die Frau, die er liebt, ist die Tochter des hauptverdächtigen Senators.

Después de años de mucho sacrificio y de hondas tragedias personales, Florentina Kane se ha convertido en la primera presidenta de Estados Unidos. Y justo el día de su toma de protesta, fuerzas secretas tienen todo listo para asesinarla.

"Más poderosa que la espada" empieza con un atentado del IRA durante el viaje de inauguración del MV Buckingham a través del atlántico. ¿Cuántos pasajeros han perdido la vida? Cuando Harry Clifton visita a su editor en Nueva York, se entera de que lo han nombrado presidente de la rama inglesa de la asociación internacional de escritores PEN. De inmediato promueve una campaña para conseguir la liberación de un colega autor, Anatoly Babakov, prisionero en Siberia. ¿Qué crimen ha cometido Babakov?

Quedan 6 días, 13 horas y 37 minutos... al final de La hija pródiga, Florentyna Kane llega a la Presidencia de los Estados Unidos. La primera mujer de la historia en conseguirlo. Tras décadas de esfuerzos, sacrificios y tragedias personales, por fin ha conseguido su objetivo. Sin embargo, ni siquiera ha terminado su discurso inaugural y aquellos que se le oponen empiezan ya a planear el modo de silenciarla para siempre. Una noche a las 19:30, el FBI descubre un complot para asesinarla.

Nearly a decade after his last volume of short stories was published, Archer returns with his eagerly awaited, brand-new collection, Tell Tale, giving us a fascinating, exciting and sometimes poignant insight into the people he has met, the stories he has come across and the countries he has visited during the past 10 years.

Here is a magnificent story of love and politics that continues the saga of Kane and Abel. The titanic battle between two men obsessed with destroying each other follows on into the next generation. Florentyna Rosnovski, Abel's daughter, inherits all her father's drive, but none of his wealth. A woman gifted with beauty and spirit, but above all with indomitable will, she sets out in pursuit of an ambition that dwarfs both Kane and Abel, as she battles for the highest office of all.

International number one best-selling author Jeffrey Archer is a master of the short-story form, creating classic tales beloved by his fans and hitting the top of the best seller lists with his previous collections. The Short, the Long and the Tall collects together 20 of Archer's most treasured previously published short stories.

Leningrado, Rusia, 1968. Desde su infancia, está claro que Alexander Karpenko está destinado a liderar a sus compatriotas. Sin embargo, cuando su padre es asesinado a manos del KGB por haber desafiado al estado, Alexander y su madre se verán obligados a escapar de Rusia si quieren tener la oportunidad de sobrevivir. En los muelles se les presenta una disyuntiva de la que no hay marcha atrás: embarcar en un navío mercante que va de camino a América o en otro con destino a Gran Bretaña. Alexander lanza una moneda para decidir a cuál suben...

William Warwick desiderava fare il detective dall'età di otto anni, dopo aver risolto il caso delle barrette di Mars scomparse, e da allora nessuno è riuscito a dissuaderlo dal suo proposito, nemmeno suo padre, Sir Julian, che sperava sarebbe diventato un eminente avvocato come lui. E infatti, subito dopo la laurea in storia dell'Arte, il caparbio giovane si arruola nella Polizia metropolitana di Londra dove, grazie alla brillante intelligenza e all'aiuto del suo mentore, un veterano della polizia a un passo dalla pensione, diventa rapidamente detective dell'unità Arte e Antichità.

Millions of readers around the world have relished Jeffrey Archer's short stories. Taking inspiration from his favourite short story writers - F. Scott Fitzgerald, Maupassant, H. H. Munro, W. Somerset Maugham, and O. Henry - Jeffrey Archer has written five best-selling collections over the years, and Macmillan are proud to announce the publication of a sixth volume of stories in May 2010.

Simon Kerslake's father sacrificed everything to make sure his son's dreams come true. Now it is Simon's chance to rise as high as those dreams allow...Ray Gould was born to the back streets but raised with pride-a quality matched by a sharp intellect and the desire to attain the impossible...Andrew Fraser was raised by a soccer hero turned politician. Now it's his turn for heroics, whatever the cost. From strangers to rivals, four men embark on a journey for the highest stakes of all—the keys to No. 10 Downing Street.