Bøger af Duncan Simpson

"Bosnian gangster is gunned down in a packed London restaurant. In his possession is a notebook once belonging to Isaac Newton. This is just the latest in a series of shocking crimes connected to objects once belonging to the famous scientist. The police are stumped and the pressure for an arrest is mounting. Enter Vincent Blake, London's leading stolen-art investigator. Blake sets out to solve the case, a series of devastating events threaten to destroy everything he holds dear. Broken but undeterred, he comes upon a shocking discovery: within the coded pages of a mysterious crimson book, annotated in Newton's own handwriting, is an explosive revelation. Possessing this secret knowledge turns Blake into a marked man. Caught in the crosshairs of two sadistic hitmen, Blake is propelled into a breathtaking race through London and its dark historical secrets. With time running out, will Blake solve Newton's deadly puzzle before the world is plunged into a catastrophe of biblical proportions?"--Provided by publisher.

When Penny's mother is left a cottage in the heart of the country by a mysterious aunt, the family visit for a holiday. But within a short period, Penny finds herself called upon by the inhabitants of the garden in an extraordinary fight.As time passes, her brother is also drawn in and, after a journey of family betrayal and reconciliation, together they must face the final battle, the conclusion to a conflict that has been going on for millennia. The consequences of failure would be world-wide devastation.