elite

The hero of the novel is a talented artist Eugene Vitla overcomes a thorny path to his goal of becoming a recognized artist. Experiencing ups and downs, Eugene gives an assessment of the life of a creative person in a capitalist society. Describes the life of the American elite and ordinary workers, whom the hero has to face on the path of life, against the backdrop of difficult family relationships....

This late novel of E. Phillips Oppenheim begins as the „Train Bleu” pulls into the railroad station in Monaco. It’s a leisurely spy fiction tale set in Monaco as various members of aristocracy from different countries plus one vacationing American woman find themselves involved with international intrigue. The bulk of the book consists of members of the leisure class drinking cocktails, playing baccarat,...

„The Keepers of the King’s Peace” is another entry in Edgar Wallace’s eminently popular „Sanders of the River” series based on British attempts to bring their administration to darkest Africa. An elite crew of officers is charged with getting to the bottom of a female shaman’s seemingly miraculous powers, but bumbling new addition Bones keeps getting in the way. Will they be able to stave off a mass...

Agentka specjalna FBI Smoky Barrett na tropie psychopatycznego mordercy, który wymyka się ludzkiemu pojęciu. Szesnastoletnia Sarah zostaje odnaleziona na miejscu makabrycznego potrójnego morderstwa. Przyciska do skroni broń, twierdząc że jej adopcyjna rodzina padła ofiarą Obcego. Tego samego, który od lat podąża jej tropem, zabijając wszystkich, których dziewczyna pokocha. Agentka specjalna Smoky...