Der Biologe Fitzgerald erhält den Auftrag, das einzigartige Exemplar des ausgestopften Vogels Ulieta zu finden, das vor 200 Jahren der Naturforscher Banks der Pflanzenmalerin Mary zur Erinnerung an ihre Liebe geschenkt hat. Bald merkt Fitzgerald, dass es um viel Geld geht und dass nicht nur er an dem Vogel interesiert ist.
London, 1919. Der junge Hauptmann Tom Allen erhält für die Weihnachtstage eine Einladung nach Hannesford Court, dem Landsitz der Familie Stansbury, wo er vor dem Krieg unbeschwerte Zeiten verlebt hat. Zugleich bittet ihn ein Freund, einer alten, nie aufgeklärten Geschichte nachzugehen: Kurz vor Ausbruch des Krieges ist ein deutscher Arzt auf Hannesford Court an einem Herzinfarkt gestorben - so schien es jedenfalls. Doch der Arzt hatte in seinem letzten Brief an seinen Sohn von merkwürdigen Dingen geschrieben, die dort vorgingen. Bevor er jemandem Genaueres sagen konnte, starb er - oder wurde dabei nachgeholfen? Tom beginnt, die Fäden der Vorkriegsgeschichte wieder aufzurollen ... Ein atmosphärischer Schmöker, in England ein Bestseller. Der Autor lebt in den englischen Midlands.
Mrs Hudson must step into action once more.It's summer in London, and things are quiet. But while Holmes and Watson chafe at their inactivity, a train, carrying a vital encoded communication, is entering a tunnel in an obscure region of the Balkans – never to be seen again.The case of the disappearing train is only the beginning of the nation’s difficulties. The missing message must be found and decoded, and a diplomat’s wife must be rescued from the clutches of a pernicious blackmailer.The nation is in danger, and if a diplomatic scandal of disastrous proportions is to be avoided, Sherlock Holmes’ brilliance may not be enough…From the Richard & Judy-featured author of The Conjuror’s Bird, back by popular demand, the first new Holmes & Hudson novel for several years.
This is the definitive guide to successful study as an international postgraduate student. Chapters cover all the core academic skills, including time management, reading, referencing, critical thinking, doing research, and writing and speaking for assessment. The book features a wealth of examples, activities and checklists to help students hone their skills. The 2nd edition features: - New content on writing critical reviews and case study reports, managing digital sources and using electronic databases - Additional activities on referencing and critical thinking - Practical pointers to help students hit the ground running and quickly get to grips with the expectations and conventions of postgraduate study
The book details the British Army's strategic use of deception during the Great War, highlighting the efforts of leaders like Sir John French and Sir Douglas Haig to surprise the enemy. It explores innovative tactics such as creating dummy military assets and geographically dispersed plans that misled opponents about actual attack locations. Some methods, like disguising mules as tanks, were almost humorous yet proved effective. The narrative challenges the stereotype of ineffective leadership by showcasing the Army's successful use of deception across various battlefronts.
This successful guide to social work theory and practice has now been fully revised and a substantial amount of new material has been added in order to make it even more comprehensive.
Even Sherlock Holmes needs help sometimes... Londoners are turning out for the unveiling of the Malabar Rose-a rare and remarkable ruby-and the British debut of the Great Salmanazar. A magician and illusionist extraordinaire, Salmanazar is the talk of Europe-since whenever he appears abroad, daring thefts of famous jewelry coincide with his performances. But after a special representative of the Home Secretary begs Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson to help guard the Malabar Rose, it vanishes under the most baffling of circumstances. Suspecting that the Great Salmanazar has used smoke-and-mirrors on Scotland Yard, the formidable Mrs. Hudson is called upon to give a lesson in criminal deduction to that most logical of minds-the great Sherlock Holmes.
"September in London, and the city basks in a glorious Indian summer. Sherlock Holmes has more work than he can handle, and when the Home Office asks him to sniff out a plot by Russian assassins on radical politician George Dashing, Holmes and Watson find themselves distracted by more pressing cases. Meanwhile, there is scandal at the home of Dashing's great political rival, Sir Henry Catanache. When Sir Henry's housemaid goes missing, leaving only a pool of blood behind, his son is the prime suspect. Can Sherlock discover the truth? Or will the Catanache family be rescued by Laurence Martin, a detective newly arrived in London who is dazzling society with some remarkable triumphs? Martin proves a surprising and enigmatic figure, and Mrs Hudson and Flotsam, her intrepid helper, soon find themselves as intrigued by the detective as they are by the crime..."--Publisher