The Seven Percent Solution is a 1974 novel by the American writer Nicholas Meyer. It was written as a pastiche of the adventures of Sherlock Holmes, and was filmed in the film of the same name in 1976. Published as "The Lost Manuscript" of the late Dr. Jo
Mistakenly kidnapped and tied to a ceiling beam, Sam Jones tries to remember her special love adventure. The painful blows, along with her innate humor, will encourage the heroine to focus all her peace of mind on solving life's problems.
Škorpion, 2002.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
7.36 €
American literature • Detective Stories • Thriller
Topaz is a Cold War suspense novel by Leon Uris, published in 1967 by McGraw-Hill. The novel spent one week atop The New York Times Best Seller List, and was Uris's first New York Times number-one bestseller since Exodus in 1959.
Otokar Keršovani, 1970.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
Harry Hole is a police officer with a rather stormy past, both police and personal. His task is to bring back Sverre Olsen, an outspoken neo-Nazi who escaped conviction due to a bureaucratic error.
Didakta, 2018.
Slovenian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
4.98 €
American literature • Detective Stories • Psychological novel
"Death in a Foreign Country" (1992), Donna Leon's first novel in the Commissioner Guido Brunetti series, is a detective story set in Venice that explores corruption, moral dilemmas, and the complexities of justice.
In terms of genre, the novel is a combination of fantasy and crime. As in some earlier novels, the novelist touched on certain themes that "hang" in the air. It would be said that the writer anticipates real events.
Znanje, 1989.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
The American master of the crime subgenre, which theorists call police procedurals, is the recipient of the prestigious Diamond Dagger and Grand Master awards for lifetime achievement.