Vita, dcera sira Ashforda, se má provdat za lorda Banthama, který je sice bohatý a uznávaný, ale bohužel i starý. Vita se snaží tomuto sňatku nějak zabránit a proto se rozhodne, že se pojede poradit se svou tetičkou Jane, která má za muže šejka El Mezrab a žije v Damašku. Podaří se jí to?
Sedentary sleuth Nero Wolfe and his sidekick, Archie Goodwin, leave West Thirty-fifth Street for a Montana dude ranch to clear an innocent man of a murder charge.
In "Pastime," Robert B. Parker delivers a gripping Spenser thriller that intertwines memory, desire, and danger. Spenser confronts his past when a young man, whom he once saved, seeks help to uncover his mother's mysterious disappearance. This case forces Spenser to delve deep into his own soul.