When Hedda Hellberg fails to return from a retreat in Italy, where she has been grieving for her recently dead father, her husband discovers that his wife`s life is tangled in mystery. Hedda never left Oslo, the retreat has no record of her &, what`s more, she appears to be connected to the death of an old man, gunned down on the first day of the hunting season in the depths of the Swedish forests. Henning Juul becomes involved in the case when his ex-wife joins in the search for the missing woman, & the estranged pair find themselves enmeshed both in the murky secrets of one of Sweden`s wealthiest families, & in the painful truths surrounding the death of their own son. With the loss of his son to deal with, as well as threats to his own life & that of his ex-wife, Juul is prepared to risk everything to uncover a sinister maze of secrets that ultimately leads to the dark heart of European history. Taut, chilling & unputdownable, Cursed is the fourth in the internationally renowned series featuring conflicted, disillusioned but always dogged crime reporter Henning Juul, & marks the return of one of Norway`s finest crime writers. ...

Cursed Victory tells the story of Israel`s troubled presence in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, the Golan Heights & the Sinai Peninsula since its sweeping victory in the 1967 Six Day War. Drawing on countless high-level interviews, never-before-seen letters & top secret memos, distinguished Israeli historian Ahron Bregman traces the evolution of the military occupation over four decades. Cursed Victory provides vivid portraits of the key players in this unfolding drama, including Moshe Dayan, Bill Clinton & Yasser Arafat, yet always reminds the reader how diplomatic negotiations in Madrid, New York & Oslo impacted the daily lives of millions of Arabs. ...

On a sultry afternoon in the summer of 1936 a woman accidentally interrupts an attempted murder in a London hotel room. Nina L&, a West End actress, faces a dilemma: she`s not supposed to be at the hotel in the first place, & certainly not with a married man. But once it becomes apparent that she may have seen the face of the man the newspapers have dubbed `the Tie-Pin Killer` she realises that another woman`s life could be at stake. Jimmy Erskine is the raffish doyen of theatre critics who fears that his star is fading: age & drink are catching up with him, & in his late-night escapades with young men he walks a tightrope that may snap at any moment. He has depended for years on his loyal & long suffering secretary Tom, who has a secret of his own to protect. Tom`s chance encounter with Madeleine Farewell, a lost young woman haunted by premonitions of catastrophe, closes the circle: it was Madeleine who narrowly escaped the killer`s stranglehold that afternoon, & now walks the streets in terror of his finding her again. Curtain Call is a comedy of manners, & a tragedy of mistaken intentions. From the glittering murk of Soho`s demi-monde to the grease paint & ghost-lights of theatrel&, the story plunges on through smoky clubrooms, tawdry hotels & drag balls towards a denouement in which two women are stalked by the same killer. As bracing as a cold Martini & as bright as a new tie-pin, it is a poignant & gripping story about love & death & a society dancing towards the abyss. ...

On a sultry afternoon in the summer of 1936 a woman accidentally interrupts an attempted murder in a London hotel room. Nina L&, a West End actress, faces a dilemma: she`s not supposed to be at the hotel in the first place, & certainly not with a married man. But once it becomes apparent that she may have seen the face of the man the newspapers have dubbed `the Tie-Pin Killer` she realises that another woman`s life could be at stake. Jimmy Erskine is the raffish doyen of theatre critics who fears that his star is fading: age & drink are catching up with him, & in his late-night escapades with young men he walks a tightrope that may snap at any moment. He has depended for years on his loyal & longsuffering secretary Tom, who has a secret of his own to protect. Tom`s chance encounter with Madeleine Farewell, a lost young woman haunted by premonitions of catastrophe, closes the circle: it was Madeleine who narrowly escaped the killer`s stranglehold that afternoon, & now walks the streets in terror of his finding her again. Curtain Call is a comedy of manners, & a tragedy of mistaken intentions. From the glittering murk of Soho`s demi-monde to the grease paint & ghost-lights of theatrel&, the story plunges on through smoky clubrooms, tawdry hotels & drag balls towards a denouement in which two women are stalked by the same killer. As bracing as a cold Martini & as bright as a new tie-pin, it is at once a deeply poignant love story, a murder mystery & an irresistible portrait of a society dancing towards the abyss. ...

A wheelchair-bound Poirot returns to Styles, the venue of his first investigation, where he knows another murder is going to take place... The house guests at Styles seemed perfectly pleasant to Captain Hastings; there was his own daughter Judith, an inoffensive ornithologist called Norton, dashing Mr Allerton, brittle Miss Cole, Doctor Franklin & his fragile wife Barbara, Nurse Craven, Colonel Luttrell & his charming wife, Daisy, & the charismatic Boyd-Carrington. So Hastings was shocked to learn from Hercule Poirot`s declaration that one of them was a five-times murderer. True, the ageing detective was crippled with arthritis, but had his deductive instincts finally deserted him?... ...

You do not need to go to California for scenic coastal roads or relaxed cruising
- not when you have that right on your doorstep
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One of the titles in a series of maps of the administrative departments of Peru, with topography shown by altitude colouring & spot heights. Most maps also indicate cultivated areas. Scales vary considerably, given different sizes of the departments. Railways & four different types of roads & dirt tracks are shown, as well as local airports & aerodromes. The maps also show the subdivisions of the departments into provinces & districts, indicating administrative capital of each unit. Most sheets also include a panel with general information about the state (e.g. population distribution, climate, etc.). Latitude & longitude grid is drawn at 1º intervals, making this series very useful for identifying the locations of small places on the 1:100, 000 topographic survey of the country. Map legend is in Spanish only. Publication dates vary from mid-1980s to mid-1990s, with a handful of titles revised later. Each map shows one department only & no detail of any kind is given for the adjacent departments, beyond their names. ...

One of the maps in the topographic survey of Peru from the country’s national survey organization, Instituto Geográfico Nacional. Contours are at 25m intervals & colouring/symbols indicate different types of terrain & vegetation. Some of the maps may contain small blank spaces representing as yet unmapped areas. Each sheet covers 30’ latitude by 30’ longitude. The maps have a 1km UTM grid & margin ticks for latitude & longitude at intervals of 1’. Publication dates vary; most maps were published in 1960s to 1990s, with some sheets revised more recently. Map legend is in Spanish only, except in the more recent editions which also include English. ...

Cusco region at 1:110, 000 on a double-sided map from ITMB with street plans of Cusco & Aguas Calientes, an enlargement for the Inca Trail & a plan of the ruins at Machu Picchu, plus on the reverse a road map of southern Peru & a street plan of central Lima. On one side is a detailed map at 1:110, 000 of the Cusco region, with altitude colouring, contours at 100m intervals & plenty of names of various topographic features such as mountain ranges, peaks, etc. The map shows surfaced & dirt roads, plus local mountain tracks. Railway lines are shown with stations. Symbols indicate locations with tourist accommodation, campsites & archaeological sites. Coverage extends along the Rio Urubamba beyond Machu Picchu to Santa Teresa, & south-eat to Yaurisque & Oropesa. The index lists Inca ruins & larger towns. An enlargement at 1:50, 000 shows the area between the Km 84 railway station
- the bus drop point & Machu Picchu
- Aguas Calientes. Contour lines here are at 200m intervals. The map highlights the Inca Trail, the trekking route along the Rio Urubamba, camping sites & archaeological remains, & shows local railway stops. Neither the main map nor the Inca Trail enlargement has geographical coordinates. Also provided is a large, clear street pan of Cusco indicating selected tourist accommodation & various places of interest, a small plan of Aguas Calientes, a plan of the ruins at Machu Picchu, plus a map of railway connections in southern Peru. On the reverse is an indexed road map of southern Peru at 1:1, 500, 000 extending north to include most of Cordillera Blanca & Cordillera Hyahuash. A large inset provides a street plan of central Lima highlighting locations of selected accommodation & embassies, places of interest, etc.

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Cusco & the Inca Heartland in the Handbooks series from Footprint; comprehensive & leading guides designed & written for independent travellers who enjoy exploring off the beaten track. Footprint guides have an established reputation, built up since 1921, for catering for more adventurous & individual travellers. An unrestrictive editorial style also gives authors the freedom to capture & explore local cultures, sights & areas that are often not covered in other guides. Widely recognised for their reliability & independent writing style, Footprint guides all have the same layout. Introductory sections introduce the reader to the destination, with chapters on planning on your trip & essentials, including practical information & guidance on subjects such as when & where to go, itineraries, sport & activities, arts, getting there & around, eating & drinks, sleeping & a dedicated section on the anticipated carbon footprint involved in travelling to the destination. Each guide is organised geographically by region or country, with individual sections having a particular focus on an extensive range of sights & places of interest. Further, there are also details of accommodation, nightlife, restaurants & any notable local activities. Information boxes throughout the text give readers an insight into local customs, stories & sights of particular interest.A ...