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The protagonist, a detective, was sent to Oldersike estate to investigate the sudden mysterious death of Sir Charles Stanmore. His goal is to find the culprit. His future depends on it. But when he arrives at the crime scene, he finds little evidence, which complicates his investigation...

Dick Donovan was a pseudonym used by (Mr) Joyce Emmerson Preston Muddock (1842-1934). Muddock was also a journalist and wrote many other books. His series characters included not only Dick Donovan, the Glasgow Detective, but also Russian Secret Service agent Michael Danevitch, Vincent Trill of the Detective Service, private detective Tyler Tatlock and early forensic criminologist Fabian Field among...

Autorka bestsellerowych Córek Wawelu powraca z monumentalną opowieścią o wpływowych kobietach renesansu, które przetrwały „zmierzch świata rycerzy” i uporządkowały po nich rzeczywistość na nowo. Wprost z Wawelu, kolebki jagiellońskich królewien, Anna Brzezińska zabiera nas w podróż po Europie: do Burgundii Walezjuszów, która onieśmiela ostentacyjnym przepychem i bogactwem kultury dworskiej; Rzymu...