Detective Chief Inspector Wilfred Dover is the most idle and avaricious hero in all of crime fiction. Why should he even be bothered to solve the case? When Mrs Dover witnesses a young policeman's suicide and has the bad taste to report it, Dover's vacation ends abruptly at the seaside wasteland of Wallerton. As he sluggishly investigates the matter, an earlier case of murder a...(展开全部)

Detective Chief Inspector Wilfred Dover is the most idle and avaricious hero in all of crime fiction. Why should he even be bothered to solve the case? When Mrs Dover witnesses a young policeman's suicide and has the bad taste to report it, Dover's vacation ends abruptly at the seaside wasteland of Wallerton. As he sluggishly investigates the matter, an earlier case of murder a...(展开全部)

The history of the ancient town and port of Dover goes back to the Roman times and beyond. Lying at the shortest crossing point to France and continental Europe, the port has long played an important

迈克尔•道布斯 1948年出生于英国赫特福德郡，毕业于牛津大学，1975年步入政坛，开始为保守党议员撰写演讲稿，很快崭露头角，被称为“威斯敏斯特的娃娃脸杀手”，后任政府特别顾问和撒切尔政府幕僚长，最终于保守党副主席的职位上退休，2010年被英王室册封为男爵。 身为政治家的同时，他也是畅销书作家。1989年，道布斯讲述英国官场故事的处女作小说《纸牌屋》大获好评，次年被BBC改成电视剧，风靡全球。他顺势又写出另外两部以厄克特为主角的小说《玩转国王》《最后一击》，完整交代了这位政坛枭雄的精彩一生，这两部小说也都被BBC改编成电视剧。2013年，好莱坞知名导演大卫•芬奇和奥斯卡影帝凯文•史派西联袂出手，再次将《纸牌屋》搬上荧屏，一经播出，再次火爆全球。

迈克尔•道布斯 1948年出生于英国赫特福德郡，毕业于牛津大学，1975年步入政坛，开始为保守党议员撰写演讲稿，很快崭露头角，被称为“威斯敏斯特的娃娃脸杀手”，后任政府特别顾问和撒切尔政府幕僚长，最终于保守党副主席的职位上退休，2010年被英王室册封为男爵。 身为政治家的同时，他也是畅销书作家。1989年，道布斯讲述英国官场故事的处女作小说《纸牌屋》大获好评，次年被BBC改成电视剧，风靡全球。他顺势又写出另外两部以厄克特为主角的小说《玩转国王》《最后一击》，完整交代了这位政坛枭雄的精彩一生，这两部小说也都被BBC改编成电视剧。2013年，好莱坞知名导演大卫•芬奇和奥斯卡影帝凯文•史派西联袂出手，再次将《纸牌屋》搬上荧屏，一经播出，再次火爆全球。

FRANCIS URQUHART'S EVENTFUK CAREER AS PRIME MINISTER COMES TO A SPECTACULAR END IN THE FINAL VOLUME IN THE NO 1 BESTSELLING TRILOGY In a few months, Francis Urquhart will take his place in the history books as the longest-serving Prime Minister this century. And yet . . . the country appears to he tiring of him. The movement to force him from power is gathering irresistible m...(展开全部)

One of the most famous scientific fantasies ever written, this highly imaginative tale focuses on the powers and bold ventures of a scientist, who, after discovering the means to make himself invisible, unleashes a bizarre streak of terror on the inhabitants of an English village. Filled with suspense and psychological nuances of plot.

One of the most famous scientific fantasies ever written, this highly imaginative tale focuses on the powers and bold ventures of a scientist, who, after discovering the means to make himself invisible, unleashes a bizarre streak of terror on the inhabitants of an English village. Filled with suspense and psychological nuances of plot.

A wise and witty compendium of the greatest thoughts, greatest minds, and greatest books of all time -- listed in accessible and succinct form -- by one of the world's greatest scholars. From the "Hundred Best Books" to the "Ten Greatest Thinkers" to the "Ten Greatest Poets," here is a concise collection of the world's most significant knowledge. For the better part of a centur...(展开全部)