Haluatko tavata Bernie Guntherin? Hän on kyyninen. Hänellä on karkea huumorintaju ja sitäkin karkeampi käsitys oikeasta ja väärästä. Osaksi se johtuu siitä, että hän on aito berliiniläinen, osaksi siitä, mitä Guntherille on viime vuosina tapahtunut. Hän haavoittui ensimmäisessä maa[...]

Syyskuussa 1938 Berliini hikoilee. Pitkään jatkunut helle hautoo kaupunkia, mutta myös politiikassa kiehuu. Mitä Hitler suunnittelee Euroopan varalle?

Yksityisetsivä Bernie Gunther saa toimeksiannon kustantajalta, jonka poikaa kiristetään. Yksinkertainen keikka, helppoa rahaa. Sitten s[...]

The New York Times bestselling adventure about two twins, many djinns, and one very magical quest.
Meet John and Philippa Gaunt, twelve-year-old twins who one day discover themselves to be descended from a long line of djinn. All of a sudden, they have the power to grant wishes, travel to extrao[...]

This is a combined edition of: "March Violets", "The Pale Criminal", and, "A German Requiem" by Philip Kerr.[...]

Hailed by Salman Rushdie as a "brilliantly innovative thriller-writer," Philip Kerr is the creator of taut, gripping, noir-tinged mysteries that are nothing short of spellbinding. The first book of the Berlin Noir trilogy, March Violets introduces readers to Bernie Gunther, an ex-policeman who thoug[...]

Autumn 1943. Since Stalingrad, Hitler has known that Germany cannot win the war. The upcoming Allied conference in Teheran will set the ground rules for their second front-and for the peace to come. Realizing that the unconditional surrender FDR has demanded will leave Germany in ruins, Hitler has p[...]

Bernie Gunther returns to trail a serial killer in 1950's Buenos Aires
When he introduced Bernie Gunther in the original Berlin Noir trilogy, Philip Kerr immediately established himself as a thriller writer on par with Raymond Chandler. His new Bernie Gunther novels have won him comparisons wit[...]

"Every time we're afraid we've seen the last of Bernie Gunther, Philip Kerr comes through." -"The New York Times Book Review"
Hailed as "one of the greatest series of crime novels in the world" ("El Pais," Spain), Philip Kerr's Bernie Gunther novels continue to garner fantastic acclaim both her[...]

The "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Prague Fatale" and "Field Gray" is "in a league with John le Carre" ("The Washington Post")
Berlin, March 1943. A month has passed since Stalingrad and morale is low. Then Berlin learns of a Red massacre of Polish troops near Smolensk. In a rare instan[...]

For ease of use and practicality Straightforward Second Edition is structured to provide one lesson per double-page spread (A/B/C/D), lasting around 90 minutes. All lessons are interlinked to promote better and more memorable learning, but the is the flexibility to pick out certain key sections to f[...]

The Straightforward Teacher's Book is one of the best around. Written by Jim Scrivener there are extensive teaching notes and extra tasks and ideas for every lesson plus more detailed notes on the language and cultural content of the Student's Book material. Each Teacher's Book is accompanied by a T[...]

The Workbook provides extra language and vocabulary practice that supports the units of the Student's Book making it ideal for homework. This version comes with the key.[...]