William Dougal, a post-graduate expert in the medieval script of Caroline Minuscule, stumbles on the garroted corpse of his tutor - and finds himself embroiled in a hunt for a cache of diamonds, a deadly fairy story in which no one obeys the rules, least of all Dougal's girlfriend Amanda. As the body count rises, the couple pursue both the diamonds and their doom from London, t...(展开全部)

Graduate student William Dougal and his girlfriend, Amanda, investigate the murder of a lecturer at the university who is a noted authority on Caroline Minuscule, a medieval script, and find themselves involved in a hunt for diamonds.

安德鲁·泰勒 英国犯罪作家协会终身成就奖（aka钻石匕首奖）得主 三获历史匕首奖 历史侦探小说领域巨匠 本作获新人匕首奖、爱伦·坡奖提名 安德鲁·泰勒成长于英格兰东部沼泽地区，在剑桥学习英国文学，并获得伦敦大学的图书馆与情报专业硕士学位。毕业后，泰勒从事过各种工作，包括造船工、会计、教师，最后在伦敦西北地区一家图书馆任图书馆员。签下第一份出版合同之后，他从图书馆辞职，成为全职作家。一九八二年，他发表了首部作品《卡洛琳字体》，一举斩获当年英国犯罪作家协会的新人匕首奖，以及爱伦·坡奖的提名。 多年来，泰勒笔耕不辍，尤其在历史推理小说方面地位极高，被泰晤士报誉为“当代最杰出的历史小说家之一”，也是唯一三次获得埃利斯·彼得斯匕首奖（该奖项专为历史推理小说设置）的侦探小说大师。二〇〇九年，英国犯罪作家协会授予其钻石匕首奖，以此表彰其终身成就。

They told him his uncle died in a car accident. Fourteen-year-old Alex knows that’s a lie, and the bullet holes in his uncle’s windshield confirm his suspicions. But nothing prepares him for the news that the uncle he always thought he knew was really a spy for MI6—Britain’s top secret intelligence agency. Recruited to find his uncle’s killers and complete his final mission, Al...(展开全部)

Born and raised in Mississippi and Tennessee, William Eggleston began taking pictures during the 1960s after seeing Henri Cartier-Bresson's The Decisive Moment. In 1966 he changed from black and white to color film, perhaps to make the medium more his own and less that of his esteemed predecessors. John Sarkowski, when he was curator of photography at the Museum of Modern Art, ...(展开全部)

Born and raised in Mississippi and Tennessee, William Eggleston began taking pictures during the 1960s after seeing Henri Cartier-Bresson's The Decisive Moment. In 1966 he changed from black and white to color film, perhaps to make the medium more his own and less that of his esteemed predecessors. John Sarkowski, when he was curator of photography at the Museum of Modern Art, ...(展开全部)

A pulse-pounding procedural with a dark sense of humor, RAGDOLL follows a volatile detective as he tracks down a murderer before he becomes its next victim. One body. Six victims. William Fawkes, a controversial detective known as The Wolf, has just been reinstated to his post after months of psychological assessment following allegations of a shocking assault. A veteran of the...(展开全部)

这本堪称介绍书籍设计与装帧的圣经，兼具全面性跟实用性。在此基础上，作者针对字体选择，板型设计，图片搭配、纸张材质、印刷方式、图书装订等风进行了详实的分析和讲解。 结构严谨的文字搭配本书附带多幅精美插图及图表，更加有助于读者们全面的了解和领会书籍设计的要领。

这本堪称介绍书籍设计与装帧的圣经，兼具全面性跟实用性。在此基础上，作者针对字体选择，板型设计，图片搭配、纸张材质、印刷方式、图书装订等风进行了详实的分析和讲解。 结构严谨的文字搭配本书附带多幅精美插图及图表，更加有助于读者们全面的了解和领会书籍设计的要领。

Piggie is determined to thank everyone she knows, but Gerald thinks she will forget someone important