Best Selling Books by Alan Lee

Moderne Nacherzählung der klassischen griechischen Sagen aus der Ilias des Homer.

A selection of six poster paintings from the Lord of the Rings.

"Der Tag ist wieder einmal der Nacht gewichen. Sie ist mein Verbündeter, umschlingt mich, nimmt mich in sich auf, bis ich mit ihr konturenlos verschmelze. Ich steige über den kleinen Jägerzaun hinüber in den Garten und wate durch den tiefen Schnee. Im Haus sind alle Zimmer hell erleuchtet." Im tiefsten Winter, Eiseskälte, der Schnee türmt sich auf den Straßen, entzündet ein gnadenloser Mann im Namen einer perversen Moral eine bluttriefende Mordserie. Seltsame Blutbotschaften schrecken die Stadt auf. Auch ein beurlaubter Polizist gerät in die Fänge des Rabenmannes, der eine alte Schuld begleichen will. Er ahnt nicht, was sich vor seinen Augen abspielst, schon gar nicht, wer die Fäden zieht.

A frank and honest memoir by the musician/guitarist/songwriter Alan Lee Shaw and his career spanning over 40 years. From humble beginnings in and out of the limelight, working with an eclectic array of characters from the Pop World: Kirsty MacColl, and Jools Holland to Punk Legends, DeeDee Ramone and The Damned to Russian avant-garde poets and European movies. Alan documents surviving the trials and tribulations from the hilarious to the quite simply bizarre Rock and Punk world of the 1970''s, on to his turbulent tenure in the early 1990''s reformation of The Damned as the band''s main songwriting contributor.

The celebrated governor of Maryland has been compromised at the MGM Casino in National Harbor. His situation is dire, and the implications for the country are brutal. Sinatra and Beck, secret agents for the Joint Federal Investigations Commission, are activated and sent undercover to the high-stakes poker tables. Just how much is Sinatra willing to wager? For America, he''ll risk it all. But for a corrupt governor? Read the next Sinatra thriller today and join the adventure.

THE GRIPPING FIRST BOXSET IN THE NEXT GREAT DETECTIVE SERIES. ★★★★★ ''I read these in one sitting. Honestly, I can''t stop.'' ★★★★★ ''A worthy successor to Robert Parker and his Spenser books.'' Meet Mack August.He doesn''t fit in-a gritty, wise-cracking, world-weary homicide detective from the mean streets of Los Angeles. Now transplanted to Roanoke, a smaller city in Virginia, and striking it out on his own. BOOK ONE - August Origins The first client at Mack''s new office is a stunner, a knockout in designer khakis.She''s also the sheriff. Seems trouble has followed Mackenzie from the West Coast and Sheriff Stackhouse needs his help... BOOK TWO - The Second Secret Meet Veronica Summers. She''s a femme fatale in Jimmy Choo heels--a local attorney needing the services of a private investigator.She''s come to the right place. Mackenzie August is hired to sniff out a traitorous informant hiding in an underworld operation. It''s an assignment he should turn down--if only someone other than Ronnie Summers had asked, maybe he could have... BOOK THREE - Flawed Players Meet Dr. Everett Owens--a respected anesthesiologist bringing his tale of woe to the door of professional sleuth Mackenzie August. Roanoke City''s premiere residents are being burglarized and Everetts'' been framed for the crime. Written for lovers of Spenser, Stephanie Plum, Elvis Cole, Kinsey Millhone, and Myron Bolitar. Start Reading The Next Great Detective Today!

AN AMAZON MYSTERY BEST SELLER★★★★★ "A rousing crime novel." - Amazon Top Reviewer Mack August, frustrated Los Angeles police detective, moves to a smaller city in Virginia to start over. Rather than join the force, he opens his own P.I. shop and hires out to local attorneys--until Sheriff Stackhouse comes calling, a stunner in designer khakis. Trouble has arrived, she explains, in the form of a gang general from the West Coach. He''s galvanizing the drug trade using vicious strong-arm tactics, and the police can''t identify him. The Sheriff begs Mackenzie to take a temporary assignment teaching at an inner city school, to infiltrate the general''s operative ranks inside, identify the crime boss, and bring him down. It''s an impossible task; he''d be a bull in a china shop. He could lose his license and people might get hurt. But if anyone can pull it off...It''s the next great private detective, Mackenzie August. ★★★★★ "In the company of greats."★★★★★ "Parker, Spillane, Sue Grafton, Raymond Chandler...Alan Lee will soon be in their company." Read Sophomore Slump today and begin the adventure.

Book Fourteen of the Best-selling Mackenzie August Series! The wealthy widow Cecelia Townsend has a job for Mackenzie--follow her three adult grandchildren. She intends to bequeath sizable trusts to each, but she refuses to fund addictions or destructive behaviors. Mackenzie agrees to investigate the grandchildren, knowing there''s more beyond her simple request. Meanwhile, Sheriff Stackhouse''s campaign to be the mayor is heating up. It''s obvious that someone wants her dead, and it may be up to Mackenzie to stop the next assassination attempt. Rejoin the adventure in the thrilling mystery To Have Everything!

Presents the epic depicting the Great War of the Ring, a struggle between good and evil in Middle-earth, following the odyssey of Frodo the hobbit and his companions on a quest to destroy the Ring of Power.

Pieć najsłynniejszych opowieści autora Władcy Pierścieni w jednym tomie z ilustracjami Alan Lee. Książka odslania Tolkienowska wizje pieknej i niebezpiecznej krainy baśni, które przenoszą nas w świat fantazji. Zabierają nas w podróż do Krainy Czarów, która może tchnać życie w najbardziej fantastyczne wizje i poprowadzić w zupełnie nieoczekiwane i cudowne miejsca.

J.R.R. Tolkien avait une grande connaissance et un grand amour pour la mythologie. Le symbole de l''Anneau en constitue l''héritage fascinant. L''Anneau de Tolkien est une enquête sur l''inspiration et les sources de J.R.R. Tolkien. Elle montre comment Le Seigneur des Anneaux est le résultat de l''antique tradition orale qui remonte à l''aube de la culture occidentale et comment, en s''appuyant sur les mythes et les légendes primitives du monde, J.R.R. Tolkien créa sa propre mythologie pour le XXe siècle. Magnifiquement illustré par Alan Lee (auteur des aquarelles de l''édition reliée du Seigneur des Anneaux), L''Anneau de Tolkien est un voyage extraordinaire dans les récits les plus magnifiques et évocateurs que les peuples de notre monde se sont racontés les uns aux autres.

Een tovenaar dwingt Paul de verdwenen spiegelsteen uit een diepe zee te halen. Hierbij spelen vreemde spiegelbeelden een duistere rol. Prentvertelling met grote, realistische tekeningen in kleur waarin hologrammen zijn verwerkt.

Paul accède, par le miroir de la salle de bain, à un monde moyenâgeux où il est chargé de recouvrer la pierre de cristal, au péril de sa vie. Cette pierre que convoite le magicien Salaman, révèle à qui s''y réflète ses pensées et ses sentiments les plus secrets. Les hologrammes (7) intégrés à l''illustration ajoutent à la dimension féérique et constituent une innovation très intéressante.

★★★★★ "These Mortals brought some escape and peace from the turmoil. I wouldn''t change a thing about this story! I LOVED it." - Amazon Reviewer Mackenzie''s latest client is Darren Robbins, the man who abducted Veronica Summers. He demands Mackenzie find his ex-wife, a woman missing for five years. If he can''t do it by Thursday? Ronnie dies. Things aren''t as simple as they seem, however. Darren recently faked his own death and betrayed the District Kings, a ruthless crime syndicate. There''s unrest in the underworld, and Darren''s at the heart of it. To save Ronnie and thwart the plans of her abductor, Mackenzie enlists the help of Manny and begins searching. Not just for Darren''s ex-wife, but also for answers in the man''s mysterious past. ★★★★★ "Goodness gracious. I finished These Mortals and I need a drink!" ★★★★★ "I only discovered Alan Lee recently, he has me hooked."