Bøger af Lawrence Bell

Barcelona, Spain...1999. Adam Tyler enjoys a comfortable lifestyle in Barcelona, where he very successfully works for one of the major Spanish banks. As a confirmed bachelor with no ties at all, Adam is enjoying a liberal lifestyle, along with all the pleasures and the excitement brought about by living in one of Spain's most exhilarating cities. And life is good...good for Adam anyway.And then one day, and by the strangest of coincidences, he meets someone. A woman.And he simply falls in love with her...head over heels in love.But times are about to change for Adam Tyler, as he becomes drawn into a plot to use his bank as a base to launder huge amounts of money. And suddenly, Adam finds himself being blackmailed and manipulated, and drawn into the world of drugs and prostitution.In a series of disastrous events, both shocking and irreversible, Adam has to flee from Barcelona to New York City, to rebuild his career within the high profile world of banking in the financial hub of the USA.But Adam Tyler is again deceived, as he's dragged into the murky and illegal world of 'insider trading'. However, a larger disaster looms for Adam...and for the woman he loves.All of this takes place as the catastrophe of 9/11 looms, and with it, the irreversible consequences for everyone left in its wake.Other works by Lawrence Bell include Pavel's Gift, Eagles & Red Poppies and Shiny Scissors.

Crafted by a Russian, made for a Russian...and now the Russians want it back.From their humble beginnings in 19th century Russia, through the turbulent years of the Revolution and beyond, an enduring and epic tale that follows the turmoil, the heartbreak and a mystery that lies within one family.There is a talent, a son, who becomes a craftsman jeweller and who possesses the most phenomenal skills. Working for the highly respected 'House of Faberge', he creates some their finest and most valued jewellery. Whilst there, he becomes involved and then implicated with the Russian Royal Family, the ill fated Romanov's. It is a prelude to intrigue, romance and murder. It is a disaster in the making.In later years in England, a lost piece of jewellery has been found. It is a work of genius, a masterpiece.It was crafted by a Russian, and made for a Russian...and now the Russians want it back.This is a story that crosses Europe and crosses the generations, and with it is all the greed and the envy and the deceit, and mans never ending ambition for power and wealth.

Being able to tell a good tale has always been part of a hairdresser's repertoire, as well as listening to the customers' stories. This collection brings together the memorable people and events collected over a lifetime of cutting hair. Diversity is a fact of life, which is reflected in the array of stories within these pages. In every chapter there is a story within a story, and each story has a twist in the tale.