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Gaston Louis Alfred Leroux, known as the author of fantastic detectives. The Mystery of the Yellow Room – this intriguing and confusing story is a classic of detective literature. The main mystery of the novel: how could a crime be committed in a locked room, in which there are no signs of penetration? This is a hard brainteaser for readers.

If you think Maurice Leblanc’s literary output begins and ends with his series of mysteries featuring criminal mastermind Arsene Lupin, check out this tense thriller set in the years leading up to World War I. „The Frontier” is a classic war story and is that old idea of the conflict between the old and the new, between fathers and sons, and between the intense convictions of yesterday and tomorrow. The father is a rugged old French patriot who fought in the war with German...

„The Crystal Stopper” is a ripping tale, with non-stop intrigue, action, twists and turns, and a healthy dose of Lupin humor. The story concerns the mysterious pursuit, appearances and disappearances and reappearances of a crystal decanter stopper. Why are so many people hot to get their hands on this seemingly worthless object? In a unique twist, the „villainous” Arsene Lupin becomes the hero of this novel when he faces a sly and blackmailing French deputy, Daubrecq, in a ...

Tommy learns how to communicate with animals, thanks to Doctor Dolittle. Tommy finds himself with a kind doctor on a thrilling and dangerous journey to find Long Arrow, the native American and son of the Golden Arrow, who is considered the greatest living naturalist in the world. This is both an adventure story and a strong call for compassion for animals. The main character found a man in spirit and now they will travel together.

The small, plump and shy Dr. Doolittle is a wonderful doctor whose love of animals deprives his patients. But after his parrot Polynesia teaches him to speak in animal languages, the Doctor becomes famous in the animal world, and travels around the world and even to the Moon! The doctor and his pets go to Africa to save the kingdom of monkeys from the plague. This book is for various age. Even an adult like it.

The story takes place in 1915, WWI has just started, Arsene Lupin returns as war veteran Don Luis Perenna. He is called to uncover the details of the mysterious murder of a Moroccan man, Essares Bey, the disappearance of 300 Million Francs in Gold, and the connection between another war veteran, Captain Patrice Beval and a volunteer nurse working in a military hospital in Paris, affectionately known as Mother Coralie. But their lives are in danger, and Arsene takes it upon ...

The fascinating story about a young Swede Christine Daaé. Her father, a famous musician, dies, and she is brought up in the Paris Opera House. After a while in the opera house, she begins to hear a voice that, in the end, teaches her how to sing beautifully. The ghost is in love with the main character and is jealous of her friend, but it can only spell disaster.

Originally published in 1913, this grippling collection of Lupin short stories presents more puzzling criminal involvements of the classic French hero-thief and his men. It has been a fortnight since the baroness Repstein disappeared from Paris, taking with her a fortune in jewels stolen from her husband. French detectives have chased her all over Europe, following the trail of gemstones like so many precious breadcrumbs, but she has eluded their efforts. When Arsene Lupin ...

Like The Mystery of the Yellow Room, The Secret of the Night is a Joseph Rouletabille mystery. The main character, detective Joseph Rouletabille must once again face a new riddle and solve it. This time it will be harder. In this case he is brought to Russia by the Czar to protect General Trebassof, whose assassination has been plotted by the revolutionaries–the Nihilists. The author again keeps all readers in tension to the end.

There is something psychological about this story. The look of one of the heroes falls on a mysterious man. He was dressed in black, his appearance was the deepest despondency. Leroux did an excellent job of creating the bad guy we all worry about, which is really not that bad when you recognize him.

Leblanc’s creation, gentleman thief Arsene Lupin, is everything you would expect from a French aristocrat – witty, charming, brilliant, sly... and possibly the greatest thief in the world. „Arsene Lupin versus Herlock Sholmes” (Translator: George Morehead) is a collection of adventures which feature a match of wits between Lupin and Herlock Sholmes, a transparent reference to Sherlock Holmes, the hero of Conan Doyle’s detective stories. The novel consists of two closely lin...

Premierowy finał kultowej, zekranizowanej sagi "Panny i wdowy". Ewelina sprzedaje mieszkanie w Warszawie i przeprowadza się do zrujnowanego pałacu w Lechicach, który po 1989 roku udaje jej się odzyskać. Uważa, że jest ostatnią z rodu, kiedy nieoczekiwanie odnajduje się Zuzanna, córka jej brata bliźniaka. Ten fakt wiele zmienia. Ewelina po raz pierwszy poznaje wszystkie blaski i cienie życia rodzinnego. Bratanica, słynna pianistka, pozostawia jej na wychowanie synka Jasia...

Najwybitniejszy specjalista w Polsce od raka trzustki o chorobie, która zabiła Annę Przybylską, Patricka Swayze i Steve’a Jobsa. Leczenie nowotworów trzustki to jedno z najtrudniejszych wyzwań współczesnej medycyny. Większość z nich nie daje na początku żadnych widocznych objawów, a w krótkim czasie staje się już niemożliwa do leczenia. Ale mimo smutnych statystyk rak trzustki coraz rzadziej oznacza wyrok śmierci. Czym więcej o nim wiemy, tym łatwiej go uniknąć, a w razi...

Georgiana, by uniknąć ślubu z nielubianym arystokratą, postanawia zdobyć dowody jego rozwiązłości. Bierze udział w aukcji, podczas której panowie kupują kochanki. Niestety licytację wygrywa nie ten, na którego zastawiła pułapkę, a właściciel klubu dżentelmenów, Frederick Rutley. W obawie przed skandalem Georgiana i Frederick biorą szybki ślub. Frederick oczekuje cichej i posłusznej żony, natomiast Georgiana zamierza cieszyć się swobodą, bo zamężnej kobiecie wolno więcej. ...

Sycylijski milioner Rocco Barberi nie zrobił nic, by się dowiedzieć, dlaczego żona go opuściła. Dwa lata później otrzymuje od niej pozew o rozwód. Wówczas stawia warunek: podpisze dokumenty, jeśli najbliższy weekend żona spędzi z nim w Monako i będzie udawała, że znowu są razem. Nicole wie, że Roccowi chodzi tylko o interesy, lecz może te dwa dni będą okazją, by znów się do siebie zbliżyli…  

„The Golden Road”, written by legendary author Lucy Maud Montgomery is widely considered to be one of the greatest books of all time. This great classic will surely attract a whole new generation of readers. Introduced in „The Story Girl”, Sara Stanley is L.M. Montgomery’s most enchanting heroine since Anne of Green Gables. When she returns to Carlisle to spend the winter with the King family, she comes up with a great idea. To help them through the dreary months ahead, she...