Bøger om Central London

Elleveårige Tilly har boet ovenpå sine bedsteforældres boghandel, lige siden hendes mor forsvandt, kort efter hun blev født. Ligesom resten af familien elsker Tilly at flygte ind i siderne på hendesyndlingshistorier. En dag opdager Tilly, at klassiske børnekarakterer dukker op i boghandlen gennem den magiske ’bogvandring’ – de træder ud af siderne og ind i virkeligheden! Sammen med Anne fra Grønnebakken og Alice i eventyrland begiver Tilly sig nu ud på en jagt på sandheden om, hvad der egentlig skete med hendes mor for alle de år siden, og hun får brug for alt sit mod, når hun træder ind i en verden fuld af eventyr og ukendte farer. Højtlæsning fra 7 år og selvlæsning fra 8-13 år

Da sygeplejersken Anna Trenowyth vender tilbage til England midt under 2. verdenskrig, bliver hun sat til at arbejde på militær hospitalet på Nanreath Hall – i det hus, hvor hendes biologiske mor voksede op. Anna lærte aldrig sin mor, Lady Katherine Trenowyth, at kende inden hun døde, og nu ser hun sin chance til, at komme tættere på den familie, hun ikke har nogen relation til. Men jo mere hun lærer om familien og familiens hemmeligheder at kende, jo tættere kommer hun også på sandheden om sig selv. En sandhed om knuste håb, knuste hjerter og tragedier – en fortid som måske er for farlig at afsløre.

2016. Dronning Elizabeth befinder sig i noget af et mareridt. En folkeafstemning splitter nationen, et kaotisk valg optager USA, og en ansat bliver fundet død ved swimmingpoolen på Buckingham Palace. Er der tale om en tragisk ulykke, som politiet tror?Mens Hendes Majestæt søger efter svar, er hendes betroede assistent, Rozie, på sporet af et værdifuldt maleri, der er forsvundet fra dronningens gemakker. Da Rozie modtager et anonymt trusselsbrev, er dronningen ikke længere i tvivl om, at mørke kræfter er på spil – og alt for tæt på. Nogle gange kræver det en særlig snu dronnings skarpe blik for at se sammenhænge, som ingen andre kan se, men kan hun nå at løse gåden, inden det er for sent?Liget på Buckingham Palace er anden bog i den charmerende cosy crime-serie om dronning Elizabeth og det engelske kongehus.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith meets The Fugitive in this propulsive thriller about a woman in a race against time to clear her name and find her husband’s murderer.

Sie kann ihn nicht ausstehen, denn seine Arroganz erinnert sie an einen Mann, dem sie nie mehr begegnen will. Doch er zieht sie in seinen Bann, und Emma kann nicht widerstehen, denn Rough ist einfach unwiderstehlich, aber er ist ein Schauspieler!Emma Strong ist eine Sterneköchin und Besitzerin des "Daniels", einem In-Restaurant in London. Eines Abends bittet ein Gast sie an den Tisch, um sich für das tolle Essen zu bedanken. Emma erkennt ihn nicht, doch es handelt sich um Silver Rough, Schauspieler und Superstar der High Society mit zahllosen Affären. Dass Emma nicht interessiert ist, scheint Silver nichts auszumachen, denn er kennt Emmas Geheimnis und entführt sie in den Love Guide Club, wo Emma keine Unbekannte ist ... Ein spannender und sinnlicher Roman.

An intriguing new forensic mystery for Camden mortuary technician Cassie Raven to solve. Perfect for fans of Tess Gerritsen, Patricia Cornwell and Kathy Reichs.

He trust his lawyer with his life . . . He shouldn't. For fans of Steve Cavanagh, Linwood Barclay and Gillian McAllister.

From the bestselling author of &i>The Man Who Didnt Call&/i>, &i>The Love of my Life&/i> is a story about what happens when you discover the person you trust most in the world isnt who they say they are . . .

Paddington goes on a right royal adventure in this hilarious new picture book based on the award-winning animated series, The Adventures of Paddington!

Vox meets The Handmaid’s Tale in this feminist retelling of 1984

*As seen on The One Show**A Sunday Times Crime Book of the Year*'A rip-roaring mystery that's engrossing from start to finish' ABIR MUKHERJEEHAS SOMEONE GOT AWAY WITH MURDER?On the verge of a four-billion-dollar deal, a tech entrepreneur from Shoreditch is found dead in a construction site, which leads to the discovery of three skeletons over a hundred years old.But as fresh bodies turn up, can Detective Kamil - along with his friend Anjoli - prevent another murder?Desperate to solve his first case for the Met, will Kamil put his reputation on the line... then cross it?*The thrilling new Kamil Rahman mystery, THE SPY, is available to pre-order now!*Praise for the Detective Kamil Rahman series:'Hugely entertaining' ANN CLEEVES'The Detective has all the ingredients for a great crime series' SUN'[Kamil is a] likeable inspector . . . We shall hear much more of him' DAILY MAIL'An elegantly constructed thriller' THE TIMES'Outstanding' SUNDAY TIMES

'Atkinson on her finest form. A marvel of plate-spinning narrative knowhow, a peak performance of consummate control.' OBSERVER'This is the perfect novel for uncertain times.' THE TIMES'I can think of few writers other than Dickens who can match it' SUNDAY TIMES'Brilliant' RICHARD OSMAN'Kate Atkinson is simply one of the best writers working today, anywhere in the world' GILLIAN FLYNN____1926, and in a country still recovering from the Great War, London has become the focus for a delirious new nightlife. In the clubs of Soho, peers of the realm rub shoulders with starlets, foreign dignitaries with gangsters, and girls sell dances for a shilling a time.At the heart of this glittering world is notorious Nellie Coker, ruthless but also ambitious to advance her six children, including the enigmatic eldest, Niven whose character has been forged in the crucible of the Somme. But success breeds enemies, and Nellie's empire faces threats from without and within. For beneath the dazzle of Soho's gaiety, there is a dark underbelly, a world in which it is all too easy to become lost.With her unique Dickensian flair, Kate Atkinson brings together a glittering cast of characters in a truly mesmeric novel that captures the uncertainty and mutability of life; of a world in which nothing is quite as it seems._____'Seduction, betrayal, and larger-than-life characters that will have you hooked until the last page' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH'This book is one to savour, for the energy, for the wit, for the tenderness of characterisation that make Atkinson enduringly popular' GUARDIAN'As vividly filthy, populous, dangerous as anything described by Dickens, but writing is closer to Thackeray's...Atkinson is a novelist of unrivalled immediacy, authority, and skill.' FINANCIAL TIMES

'An eye-opening, deeply disturbing, fast-moving journey through the lives, homes and affairs of the filthy rich of London' Danny Dorling'Fascinating, punchy, thought-provoking. Serious Money exposes the corrosive impact of London's super rich on our economy, society and politics, and comprehensively busts the myth that their wealth trickles down to the rest of us' Frances O'GradyLondon is a plutocrat's paradise, with more resident billionaires than New York, Hong Kong or Moscow. Far from trickling down, their wealth is burning up the environment and swallowing up the city. But what do we really know about London's super rich, and the lives they lead?To find out more about this secretive, security-heavy elite, sociologist Caroline Knowles walks the streets of London from the City to suburban Surrey, via Kensington, Notting Hill, Mayfair and elsewhere. Her walks reveal how the wealthy shape the capital in their image, creating a new world of gated communities and luxury developments. A move behind closed doors takes us ever further into the dark heart of the plutocratic city, from multimillion-pound mansions to high-end hotels and gentlemen's clubs. Along the way we meet a wide and wickedly entertaining cast of millionaires, billionaires and those who serve them: bankers, aristocrats, tech tycoons, Conservative party donors, butlers, bodyguards, divorce lawyers and many, many more.By turns jaw-dropping, enraging and enlightening, Serious Money explodes the fiction that wealth is a condition to aspire to, revealing the isolation and paranoia which accompany it when the plutocrat's recompense - a life of unlimited luxury - ultimately proves hollow. It is a powerful reminder us that it is not just the super-rich who get to make the city: we make it too, and could demand something different. Because serious money is good for no one - not even the rich.'Magnificent ... Knowles writes with enviable lightness and pace about how money, property, birth, breeding, contacts, secrecy, and servants have created a class that owns and milks London, a world away from the city's ordinary citizens' Professor Ash Amin, author of Seeing Like a City

Despite living in an actual castle, happily ever after is evading Margaret 'Maggie' Moore.

In an alternative London, the Queen is forced to take matters into her own hands when a military threat arises during a power vacuum. Fringe politician Harold Stone and his tiny party are unexpectedly thrust into government, and must learn the ropes quickly. But how will public opinion react? And why are all the ravens suddenly leaving the Tower of London?A chilling read at a time when faith in politicians is dwindling, Conspiracy breathes new life into the long-standing tradition of the Westminster political thriller, taking it to unexpected conclusions.Perfect for fans of Jonathan Coe, Tom Watson, Imogen Robertson and S. J. Bennett.

London erkunden mit Sherlock HolmesAuf dringendes Ersuchen des Premierministers begeben sich Sherlock Holmes und Watson auf die Spuren eines Verbrechers, der einen Anschlag mit verheerenden Folgen für Wirtschaft und Regierung androht. Ihre Suche führt sie durch das historische London, vorbei an Buckingham Palace und Westminster Abbey, Trafalgar Square und St Paul's Cathedral bis hin zur kürzlich eröffneten Tower Bridge. Dabei treffen sie auf die Geister berühmter Persönlichkeiten wie etwa Prince Albert, Maria Stuart oder William Shakespeare, die aus ihrem Leben erzählen und nützliche Hinweise geben. Das Buch lädt zu einer Stadterkundung der besonderen Art ein.