Résultats pour "Nemesis" dans Historique

Miss Marple, en av världens mest skarptänkta detektiver, får ett vykort från sin nyligen avlidna vän Jason Rafiel. En gång hjälpte han henne att lösa ett mordfall, men den här gången är det ett vad han vill göra med henne från bortom graven: om hon lyckas knäcka ett av hans mest svårbegripliga mysterier så får hon ärva 20 000 pund. En förmögenhet för en gammal pensionerad spinster - och aldrig tackar man väl nej till att klura på en mordgåta.

Counterfeiters, spies, murderers...and Isaac Newton must use his brilliant mind to defeat them all in this pair of full-cast historical crime dramas. In Master of the Mint, a new figure of justice is walking the streets of 17th-century London—Isaac Newton, scientific genius. After thirty years as a Cambridge academic, Newton takes up a new post at the Royal Mint in the Tower of London. In Nemesis, Isaac Newton must contend not only with opponents to his currency plans, but also with a French secret agent who is aiding the theft of England's entire supply of silver.

For Mr and Mrs Thackenbury it seems like there are too many holidays. They start talking about the hypocrisy behind all these holidays, such as Christmas for example. Yet, they love listing some of the people they would like to honor on that day and discuss what they would give to them as a present. After all, they really enjoy having a good time together. If you want to find out what else Mr and Mrs Thackenbury are talking about, read Saki’s short story "The Feast of Nemesis" from 1914. B. J.