Inspector Pitt follows a trail of corpses to solve a crime in this Victorian-Era mystery from the New York Times– bestselling author of Death on BlackheathLord Fitzroy-Hammond of Resurrection Row has been dead and buried three weeks when he turns up sitting atop a hansom cab. Grave robbing, though a crime, isn't Inspector Thomas Pitt's usual fare. But when the macabre joke is repeated, and the m...

Detective Inspector Ron Scott of Police Scotland is faced with a series of murders on his patch. Based at Greenock police station in Inverclyde, Scott and his team are seeking a murderer who has been given the title "The Gardener" since his victims were being killed by common gardening tools. To add to their caseload, a four-year-old girl has been kidnapped from a shopping mall.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn Victorian England, a divisive election is fast approaching. Passions are so enflamed that Thomas Pitt, shrewd mainstay of the London police, has been ordered not to solve a crime but to prevent a national disaster. The aristocratic Tory candidate—and Pitt’s archenemy—is Charles Voisey. The Liberal candidate is Aubrey Serracold, whose wife’s dalliance with spiritualism threatens his chances. Indeed, she is one of the participants in a late-night ...

Intrigas políticas, motivaciones oscuras y delitos del pasado confluyen en esta nueva investigación del inspector Thomas Pitt.La vigesimosegunda novela de la serie del inspector Pitt.Londres, junio de 1892. Pronto habrá elecciones. En el Parlamento y en las calles se discute sobre los temas candentes. Los liberales creen que podrán acceder al poder; los conservadores, que deben jugar todas sus bazas para no perderlo. Y una de sus principale...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn Victorian England, a divisive election is fast approaching. Passions are so enflamed that Thomas Pitt, shrewd mainstay of the London police, has been ordered not to solve a crime but to prevent a national disaster. The aristocratic Tory candidate—and Pitt’s archenemy—is Charles Voisey. The Liberal candidate is Aubrey Serracold, whose wife’s dalliance with spiritualism threatens his chances.Indeed, she is one of the participants in a late-night sé...

A sitting judge makes the compelling argument that we should simplify lawsuits to create a more humane and accessible legal system.Americans are losing faith in their courts. After long delays, judges often get rid of cases for technical reasons, or force litigants to settle rather than issue a decision. When they do decide cases, we can't understand why.The Common Flaw seeks to rid the American lawsuit of this needless complexity. The book propose...

Vampires, were-coyotes, and the Wild West. Trouble’s brewing again as Pete’s hunt for another vampire brings him face-to-face with a rival who hates his guts. Donna, who knows a little too much and takes a little too much pleasure in Pete’s pain, seems one step ahead, and Pete’s dying to know why. When she proposes that he go back into custody of the same gang that nearly killed him once before, he thinks she’s plum crazy. He might be right. But what if her wild plan is the only way to sto...

Self-determination is a cornerstone of modern international law-an inalienable right that empowers peoples to freely determine their political status and pursue their economic, social, and cultural development. Enshrined in Article 1 of the United Nations Charter and Article 1 common to both the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, self-determination stands internationally as a right to independence and...

Si has estado buscando un libro de dieta de bajos carbohidratos para ayudarlo a seguir una dieta baja en carbohidratos, entonces este libro es perfecto para ti.Una de las causas más comunes de ganar peso es ingerir demasiados carbohidratos, por seguir una dieta baja en carbohidratos puedes perder esos kilos que causan problemas.Lo que aprenderás en esta guía:Recetas de Bajos Carbohidratos Simples y Fáciles-de-SeguirComo Perder Peso con Dietas...

Prison building has moved from the margins to the mainstream of our penal politics. In recent years the UK Government has invested billions in new prison building and the main political parties are currently locked into a penal arms race over who can, and who will, build the most additional prison places in England and Wales. Prison building is now widely lauded as the definitive policy solution to the current prisons crisis and yet, this remains an elusive sphere of penal policymaking. Ac...

Through a detailed analysis of the example of China and the World Trade Organization, this book considers how developing countries are defined and, more importantly, how developing countries could be better defined in international economic law.What is a developing country? How should developing countries be categorized for the purpose of providing aid or support? Is China still a developing country despite being the world's second-largest economy? There are currently a variety of ...