Doors Open

Ian Rankin

За особеностите на екземпляра

Състояние:: Много добро
Забележка:: Внимателно използвана книга, леко захабен външен вид.
Език:: Английски
Наличност:: 1 бр. - в това състояние и цена в този щанд. Други екземпляри от книгата

За изданието

Издателство:: Orion Publishing
Град на издаване:: London
Година:: 2009 г.
Език:: Английски
Страници:: 405
Корици:: Меки
Категория:: Чужда проза
Тегло (гр.):: 282
Ширина (мм):: 130
Височина (мм):: 195
Дебелина (мм):: 27
ISBN:: 9781409102014

Mike Mackenzie is a self-made man with too much time bn his hands and a bit of the devil in his soul. He is looking for a chance to liven up the days and perhaps give new meaning to his existence when a chance encounter offers him the opportunity to do just that. He is going to commit the perfect crime With two friends from the art world, Mackenzie devises a plan to steal some of the most valuable paintings around - without anyone realising a crime was ever committed. But soon after he enters the dark waters of the criminal underworld, he realises it is all too easy to drown. . . * ‘Pacy, witty, full of action, twists and splendid dialogue’ THE TIMES ‘Rankin has produced another stunningly clever plot, and peopled it with convincingly intriguing characters. Can this man do no wrong?' daily mirror ‘Rankin is a master storyteller’ guardian www.orionbooks.co.uk ** About the Author Born in the Kingdom of Fife in 1960, Ian Rankin graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1982, and then spent three years writing novels when he was supposed to be working towards a PhD in Scottish Literature. His first Rebus novel, Knots & Crosses, was published in 1987, and the Rebus books are now translated into over thirty languages and are bestsellers worldwide. Ian Rankin has been elected a Hawthornden Fellow, and is also a past winner of the Chandler-Fulbright Award. He is the recipient of four Crime Writers' Association Dagger Awards including the prestigious Diamond Dagger in 2005. In 2004, Ian won America's celebrated Edgar Award for Resurrection Men. He has also been shortlisted for the Anthony Awards in the USA, and won Denmark's Palle Rosenkrantz Prize, the French Grand Prixdu Roman Noir and the Deutscher Krimipreis. Ian Rankin is also the recipient of honorary degrees from the universities of Abertay, St Andrews, Edinburgh, Hull and the Open University. A contributor to BBC2's Newsnight Review, he also presented his own TV series, Ian Rankin’s Evil Thoughts. He has received the OBE for services to literature, opting to receive the prize in his home city of Edinburgh. He has also recently been appointed to the rank of Deputy Lieutenant of Edinburgh, where he lives with his partner and two sons. Visit his website at www.ianrankin.net

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