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The Dead Hand of History - Sally Spencer - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

The Dead Hand of History - Sally Spencer - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

It will be no easy task to fill the shoes of a local legend like DCI Charlie Woodend, the newly-promoted Monika Paniatowski tells herself, but given a little time, she thinks she can grow into them.Yet time is the one thing she does not have. On her first day in the new job, a severed female hand is discovered on the riverbank. The obvious suspect is Stan Szymborska, the victim''s war-hero husband, though Paniatowski refuses to arrest him. But is it the lack of evidence which is holding her back . . . or is it the fact that he is not only the most attractive man she has met in a long time, but also a fellow Pole?Woodend is preparing to leave for a new life in Spain, and Paniatowski is determined not to ask for his help. But when her colleagues prove untrustworthy, the urge to call him becomes almost irresistible . . .

DKK 185.00
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The Dead Hand - Judith Cutler - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

The Dead Hand - Judith Cutler - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

While hosting a group of academics at Thorncroft House, Harriet and Matthew Rowsley find themselves confronted with bigger - and bloodier! - issues than unruly guests . . . The fifth instalment of the Harriet and Matthew Rowsley Victorian mystery series sets in England during the great Victorian era. June 1861 , Victorian England . A house full of academics should imply calm and quiet, but much to housekeeper Harriet Rowsley''s dismay some of the guests seem to have problems with the estate''s unconventional practices and aren''t afraid of voicing their concerns. Having Harriet and her husband and interim estate manager Matthew as the hosts of Thorncroft House, while his lordship is ill and the trustees are seeking for his heir, is obviously not to everyone''s taste! But Harriet won''t let their patronising opinions get in the way of running the household as it was entrusted to her. She and her husband seem to have things under control until a series of unusual accidents occur around them. To make matters worse and more pressing, one of these accidents proves fatal . . .With a house now full of suspects, Harriet and Matthew have to find out who is causing chaos and why. While everyone is focused on drawing out the culprit and searching for a motive, Harriet has her own theory as to why these incidents happen and decides to follow her hunch - after all, every aspect should be considered, just in case! For fans of Downton Abbey who love a thrilling murder mystery twist and authentic depictions of the Victorian period. This is a compelling upstairs-downstairs mystery featuring a husband and wife detective duo.

DKK 165.00
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The Dead Hand - Judith Cutler - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

The Dead Hand - Judith Cutler - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

While hosting a group of academics at Thorncroft House, Harriet and Matthew Rowsley find themselves confronted with bigger - and bloodier! - issues than unruly guests . . . The fifth instalment of the Harriet and Matthew Rowsley Victorian mystery series set in England during the great Victorian era. June 1861 , Victorian England . A house full of academics should imply calm and quiet, but much to housekeeper Harriet Rowsley''s dismay some of the guests seem to have problems with the estate''s unconventional practices and aren''t afraid of voicing their concerns. Having Harriet and her husband and interim estate manager Matthew as the hosts of Thorncroft House, while his lordship is ill and the trustees are seeking for his heir, is obviously not to everyone''s taste! But Harriet won''t let their patronising opinions get in the way of running the household as it was entrusted to her. She and her husband seem to have things under control until a series of unusual accidents occur around them. To make matters worse and more pressing, one of these accidents proves fatal . . .With a house now full of suspects, Harriet and Matthew have to find out who is causing chaos and why. While everyone is focused on drawing out the culprit and searching for a motive, Harriet has her own theory as to why these incidents happen and decides to follow her hunch - after all, every aspect should be considered, just in case! For fans of Downton Abbey who love a thrilling murder mystery twist and authentic depictions of the Victorian period. This is a compelling upstairs-downstairs mystery featuring a husband and wife detective duo.

DKK 233.00
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Shadow Play - Cynthia Harrod Eagles - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Shadow Play - Cynthia Harrod Eagles - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

The body of a smartly-dressed businessman turns up in the yard of Eli Simpson''s car workshop. But there''s no ID in the pockets and Eli swears he''s never seen the man before.Then a girlfriend turns up with a name, and claims the victim told her he was someone''s ''right hand man''. But old fractures and scars, discovered at the autopsy, suggest a more colourful past. For ''right hand man'', DCI Bill Slider and his team read ''enforcer''. So who was Mr King? Who was he the muscle for? What did he have to do with the Davy Lane project, and the blackmailing of an MP? And, most crucially, what did he know that made someone decide to terminally muscle the muscle?

DKK 185.00
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The Testament of Jessie Lamb - Jane Rogers - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

The Testament of Jessie Lamb - Jane Rogers - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Winner of the Arthur C Clarke Award 2012Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2011Women are dying in their millions. Some blame scientists, some see the hand of God. As she watches her world collapsing, Jessie Lamb decides she wants to make her life count.Would you let your daughter die if it would save the human race? The Testament of Jessie Lamb is the story of one daughter''s heroism and one father''s love.

DKK 127.00
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The End Of Mr. Y - Scarlett Thomas - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

The End Of Mr. Y - Scarlett Thomas - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

''Ingenious and original'' Philip Pullman If you knew a book was cursed, would you still read it? When Ariel Manto uncovers a copy of The End of Mr. Y in a second-hand bookshop, she can''t believe her eyes. She knows enough about its author, the outlandish Victorian scientist Thomas Lumas, to know that copies are exceedingly rare. And, some say, cursed.With Mr. Y under her arm, Ariel finds herself thrust into a thrilling adventure of love, sex, death and time-travel.

DKK 120.00
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The Successor - Ismail Kadare - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

The Successor - Ismail Kadare - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

The Designated Successor was found dead in his bedroom at dawn on December 14.Did he kill himself or was he murdered? This question slices through Ismail Kadare''s masterful psychological thriller. As the state insists that the future leader died by his own hand, the rest of the world begins to have doubts. As the tension builds and rumours escalate, Kadare draws us into a nightmarish world controlled by rules no one understands, blending dream and reality to produce a mystery and a thriller that seduces and surprises up to the last page.

DKK 119.00
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Gold from the Stone - Lemn Sissay - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Gold from the Stone - Lemn Sissay - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Lemn Sissay was seventeen when he wrote his first poetry book, which he hand-sold to the miners and millworkers of Wigan. Since then his poems have become landmarks, sculpted in granite and built from concrete, recorded on era-defining albums and declaimed in over thirty countries. He has performed to thousands of football fans at the FA Cup Final, to hundreds of thousands as the poet of the London Olympics, and to millions across our TV screens and the airwaves of BBC Radio. He has become one of the nation''s best-loved voices.

DKK 120.00
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The Flame - Leonard Cohen - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

The Flame - Leonard Cohen - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS AWARD FOR POETRY The Flame is the final work from Leonard Cohen, the revered poet and musician whose fans span generations and whose work is celebrated throughout the world. Featuring poems, excerpts from his private notebooks, lyrics, and hand-drawn self-portraits, The Flame offers an intimate look inside the life and mind of a singular artist.A reckoning with a life lived deeply and passionately, with wit and panache, this collection is a valedictory work.

DKK 168.00
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Oligarchy - Scarlett Thomas - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Oligarchy - Scarlett Thomas - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

''Hugely enjoyable'' Observer ''Wickedly funny'' The Times When Tash, daughter of a Russian oligarch, is sent to an English boarding school, she is new to the strange rituals of the girls there. Theirs is a world of strict pecking orders, eating disorders and Instagram angst.While she spends her time at the lake and the stables, a few hand-picked girls are invited to join the Headmaster at his house for extra lessons. Then her friend Bianca mysteriously vanishes, and the routines of her dormmates seem darker and more alien than ever before.

DKK 113.00
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Jacob's Folly - Rebecca Miller - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Jacob's Folly - Rebecca Miller - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

''Wonderful'' Kate Atkinson ''Highly original'' The Times ''Witty and moving'' Mail on Sunday Masha Edelman yearns for a life on the stage and to escape her strict religious family. Miles away, in a safe suburban neighbourhood, family man Leslie Senzatimore longs to be a hero. They have little idea of what lies ahead for them. Through a cosmic sleight of hand enters Jacob, a man who has travelled a long way through time, and is determined to make his mark on the lives of these two strangers. What follows is a rollicking, sparkling story of kinship, freedom and belonging.

DKK 123.00
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Trick Baby - Iceberg Slim - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Trick Baby - Iceberg Slim - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Trick Baby charts the rise of White Folks, a white Negro who uses his colour as a trump card in the tough game of the Con. Blue-eyed, light-haired and white-skinned, White Folks is the most incredible con man the ghetto ever spawned, a hustler in the jungle of Southside Chicago where only the sharpest survive.With his partner Blue, an old hand who teaches him the tricks of the trade, White Folks rises to the top of his profession. The cons he pulls off get more and more lucrative and dangerous until one day they go too far...

DKK 120.00
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BRUGT BOG - Morning Glory on the Vine - Joni Mitchell - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

BRUGT BOG - Morning Glory on the Vine - Joni Mitchell - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

BRUGT BOG ''Glorious'' Guardian ''Revelatory'' New Yorker ''Evocative'' Los Angeles Times In 1971, as her groundbreaking album Blue emerged as a singular commercial and critical success around the world, Joni Mitchell puzzled over what gift to give her friends that Christmas. The result was a handmade book, with only one hundred copies produced, filled with Joni''s hand-written lyrics and reproductions of many of her stunning drawings - portraits, abstracts, random concertgoers, and more. Each was given to a friend and, until now, the edition has remained private. Today, with Morning Glory on the Vine , Joni''s long-ago personal Christmas present is a present to us all.

DKK 121.00
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Eleventh Hour - M. J. Trow - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Eleventh Hour - M. J. Trow - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

April, 1590. The queen''s spymaster, Sir Francis Walsingham, is dead, leaving a dangerous power vacuum. His former right hand man, Nicholas Faunt, believes he was poisoned and has ordered Kit Marlowe to discover who killed him.To find the answers, Marlowe must consult the leading scientists and thinkers in the country. But as he questions the members of the so-called School of Night, the playwright-turned-spy becomes convinced that at least one of them is hiding a deadly secret. If he is to outwit the most enquiring minds in Europe and unmask the killer within, Marlowe must devise an impossibly ingenious plan.

DKK 185.00
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Night Boat - Alan Spence - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Night Boat - Alan Spence - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

On the side of a mountain, in eighteenth century Japan, sits a man in perfect stillness as the summit erupts, spitting fire and molten rock onto the land around him. The man is Hakuin. He will become the world''s most famous teacher of zen. This is not the first time he has seen hell. Hakuin''s quest for truth will call on him to defy his father, to face death, to find love and to lose it. He will ask, what is the sound of one hand clapping? And he will master his greatest fear. Night Boat is the story of his astonishing life.

DKK 127.00
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Dancing With Strangers - Inga Clendinnen - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Dancing With Strangers - Inga Clendinnen - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

In January of 1788 the First Fleet arrived in New South Wales and a thousand British men and women encountered the people who will be their new neighbours; the beach nomads of Australia. "These people mixed with ours," wrote a British observer soon after the landfall, "and all hands danced together." What followed would determine relations between the peoples for the next two hundred years.Drawing skilfully on first-hand accounts and historical records, Inga Clendinnen reconstructs the complex dance of curiosity, attraction and mistrust performed by the protagonists of either side. She brings this key chapter in British colonial history brilliantly alive. Then we discover why the dancing stopped . . .

DKK 161.00
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Morning Glory on the Vine - Joni Mitchell - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Morning Glory on the Vine - Joni Mitchell - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

''Glorious'' Guardian ''Revelatory'' New Yorker ''Evocative'' Los Angeles Times In 1971, as her groundbreaking album Blue emerged as a singular commercial and critical success around the world, Joni Mitchell puzzled over what gift to give her friends that Christmas. The result was a handmade book, with only one hundred copies produced, filled with Joni''s hand-written lyrics and reproductions of many of her stunning drawings - portraits, abstracts, random concertgoers, and more. Each was given to a friend and, until now, the edition has remained private. Today, with Morning Glory on the Vine , Joni''s long-ago personal Christmas present is a present to us all.

DKK 291.00
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Binu and the Great Wall of China - Su Tong - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Binu and the Great Wall of China - Su Tong - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

In Peach Village, crying is forbidden. But as a child, Binu never learnt to hide her tears. Shunned by the villagers, she faced a bleak future, until she met Qiliang, an orphan who offered her his hand in marriage.Then one day Qiliang disappears. Binu learns that he has been transported hundreds of miles and forced to labour on a project of terrifying ambition and scale - the building of the Great Wall. Binu is determined to find and save her husband. Inspired by her love, she sets out on an extraordinary journey towards Great Swallow Mountain, with only a blind frog for company. What follows is an unforgettable story of passion, hardship and magical adventure.

DKK 136.00
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More Moaning - Karl Pilkington - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

More Moaning - Karl Pilkington - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

After going on a journey of discovery in The Moaning of Life , the enlightened one - otherwise known as Karl Pilkington - finds himself back on the road. In his search for the answers to life''s big questions, Karl has therapy in Tokyo to try and reduce the size of his head, spends time in California with a man and his five wives, tries his hand at painting with his own vomit in New York, and travels to Berlin to have his future predicted by a blind man, via his bum cheeks. Will his travels around the world bring him any closer to the meaning of life? Find out in his hilarious new book.

DKK 127.00
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City of Pearl - Alys Clare - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

City of Pearl - Alys Clare - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Apprentice healer Lassair uncovers the secrets of the mysterious City of Pearl in the compelling new Aelf Fen medieval mystery. October, 1093. At her mentor''s urgent request, Lassair is accompanying Gurdyman across the sea to Spain. But why is he so insistent on embarking on this difficult and dangerous journey just as winter approaches? And why does he seem so afraid? Could there be any connection to the vagrant found lying dead outside his home, a single pearl clutched in his outstretched hand?As the pair reach the remote mountainous regions of northern Spain, Lassair will be tested as never before. Hot on her trail is Jack Chevestrier, the young lawman who loves her. But who is it who''s trying to kill him ... and why?

DKK 154.00
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Idiot Wind - Peter Kaldheim - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Idiot Wind - Peter Kaldheim - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

In 1987 a massive snowstorm hits New York as Peter Kaldheim flees the city, owing drug debts to a dealer who is no stranger to casual violence. Leaving behind his chaotic past, Kaldheim hits the road, living hand-to-mouth in flop-houses, pan-handling with his fellow itinerants. As he makes his way across America in search of a new life, the harsh reality of vagrancy forces him to face up to his past, from his time in Rikers prison, to relationships lost and lamented. Kaldheim hikes and buses through an America rarely seen, and his encounters with a disparate collection of characters instils in him a new empathy and wisdom, as he journeys on a road less travelled.

DKK 149.00
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Oligarchy - Scarlett Thomas - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Oligarchy - Scarlett Thomas - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN TIME, EVENING STANDARD and METRO When Tash, daughter of a Russian oligarch, is sent to an English boarding school, she is new to the strange rituals of the girls there. Theirs is a world of strict pecking orders, eating disorders and Instagram angst.While she spends her time with the other girls at the lake and the stables, a hand-picked few are invited to join the Headmaster at his house for extra lessons. Then her friend Bianca mysteriously vanishes, and quickly the routines of her dorm-mates seem darker and more alien than ever before. Oligarchy is the fierce new novel about power, privilege and peer pressure from the bestselling author of The End of Mr. Y .

DKK 155.00
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