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By Trudi Trueit. 2018
Adventure, danger, and a thrilling global mission await 12-year-old Cruz Coronado as he joins an elite school for explorers.Cruz leaves…
his tranquil home in Hawaii to join 23 talented kids from around the globe to train at the Explorer Academy with the world's leading scientists to become the next generation of great explorers. But for Cruz, there's more at stake. No sooner has he arrived at the Academy than he discovers that his family has a mysterious past with the organization that could jeopardize his future. In the midst of codebreaking and cool classes, new friends and augmented reality expeditions, Cruz must tackle the biggest question of all: Who is out to get him, and why? Readers can get in on the excitement with puzzles and codes embedded throughout.By Frank Deford. 1981
Gavin Grey is everyone's All-American. A star running back at the University of North Carolina in the late 1950s, he…
graces the covers of Time and LIFE magazines and appears on the Ed Sullivan Show.By Peter May. 2000
When a mass grave containing eighteen mutilated female corpses is discovered in Shanghai, detective Li Yan is sent from Beijing…
to establish if the bodies are linked to an unsolved murder in the capital. Here, Li will be working with Mei Ling, deputy head of Shanghai's serious crime squad. Mei Ling is a formidable woman: a fact that is not lost on Li's on-again, off-again lover, forensic pathologist Margaret Campbell. But when Campbell, vulnerable and still grieving the death of her father, learns that the victims were subjected to "live" autopsies, she swallows her pride and joins Li Yan and Mei Ling in the hunt for the murderer.As Li, Campbell, and Mei Ling enter the arena of a sickening nemesis they are forced to confront each of their very worst nightmares.By Neva Squires-Rodriguez, Laura Rebollo. 2016
Liliana descubre un terrible secreto que la empuja a buscar respuestas por parte de su padre, El Jefe. Pero nada…
puede prepararla para la tragedia que le traerá la relación con su padre... o la valiosa oportunidad que puede suponerle.By Steven James. 2018
A criminal mastermind's chilling terrorist plot forces FBI Special Agent Patrick Bowers to the brink in the latest thriller from…
bestselling novelist Steven James. When a senator's son takes his own life and posts the video live online, Agent Bowers is drawn into a complex web of lies that begins to threaten the people he loves the most. As he races to unravel the mystery behind the suicide and a centuries-old code that might help shed light on the case, he finds a dark pathway laced with twists and deadly secrets that touch a little too close to home.A fast-paced, intelligent thriller, Every Wicked Man will have readers racing through the pages to its thundering conclusion.By Anne Britting Oleson. 2017
Six years ago, Gwynn Forest's husband Richard committed suicide. After that, she struggled to keep things together, emotionally, mentally, and…
financially. Then three fortuitous things happened: she sold the family construction company; she inherited a seaside cottage from an elderly English great-aunt whom she had never met, and she was offered a job illustrating a book for a friend. Thus, a new start in a new place. Once ensconced in Gull Cottage, she begins to learn disturbing things about her great-aunt and her new home. The cottage itself seems unwelcoming, perhaps haunted by the imprint of a sad and lonely old woman, with peculiar noises, strange happenings, and a back garden full of untamable brambles, no matter how much they are cut back. Gwynn doesn't believe in ghosts—until the disturbing occurrences at Gull Cottage change her mind. Gwynn doesn't believe in herself—until, with no one else to turn to she has to rely on her own inner resources to confront the mysteries of Gull Cottage.By Mark Hosack. 2012
The corporate greed of Wall Street meets the Hitchcockian suspense of North by Northwest in this thrilling debut by screenwriter…
Mark Hosack (The Good Spy Dies Twice).One day Paul Majors is a respectable businessman looking into some accounting irregularities in his office's parent company. The next he's wading through a murky world of dark finance, uncovering a vast web of illegal activities in the CEO's executive circle, being hunted by a ruthless corporate assassin and the FBI, and getting sucked into a second company's illicit dealings. As he travels across the United States to unravel the twin mysteries he's caught in, it's not clear who Paul can trust--or even who is who. The woman who seduced him at the hotel bar might be there to help, or take him out. The government agents change with a chameleon's ease. Heck, even Paul's running around under an assumed name! In this corporate shell game of names and motivations, Paul's got 1,500 loyal employees--and his own life--on the line. But it's becoming dangerously clear that Paul himself is not Too Big to Fail...or to be killed.By Patricia Cornwell. 2005
By Alison Entrekin, Chico Buarque. 2018
An uproarious novel about a man’s often sordid, lifelong search for his possibly imaginary half brotherMy German Brother is the…
renowned Brazilian musician and author Chico Buarque’s attempt to reconstruct through fiction his obsessive lifelong search for a lost sibling.In 1960s São Paulo, the teenage car thief and budding lothario Ciccio comes home each day to a house stuffed with books. His father, a journalist and scholar, has spent his life acquiring them; his mother, by necessity, has spent her life organizing this library. Ciccio feels like an afterthought in his own family, largely left to his own criminal devices. Forbidden to touch any of these books, Ciccio sneaks off with The Golden Bough one day to discover a decades-old letter hidden inside. The letter reveals an illicit affair his father carried on while posted in Nazi-era Berlin, an affair that resulted in the birth of a baby boy. The child, along with his mother, vanished into the chaos of the Second World War. Ciccio develops a fascination for his mysterious German brother: a fixation that becomes a mission, both comical and courageous, pursued over decades, through dead ends and embarrassments and cases of mistaken identity. My German Brother is the project of a lifetime, combining what was, what might have been, and outright fabrication, all in order to arrive at the truth.By Anthony Trollope.
Aaron Trow, because of his murder of a man during a strike in England, is shipped off to a prison…
in Bermuda. He escapes and breaks into the house of a pastor and his daughter on a night when the daughter is alone. He demands food, drink and money. She gives him the first two but protests she hasn't a penny to give him. He gets physical and they have a knock-down, drag-out brawl until the girl's fiance comes to the rescue. Trow escapes and a posse is sent out after him, a chase that ends in a cliff cave over the crashing sea. By the time it is all over, everyone who has been a part of this drama has been changed for the rest of their lives.By Cynthia Ozick. 1983
By Daniel Cole. 2017
Ragdoll (Muñeco de trapo), el aclamado debut de Daniel Cole, es pura adrenalina. Un thriller taquicárdico. Vertiginoso. Entretenimiento adictivo. «Ragdoll,…
el muñeco de trapo» es el nombre con el que los medios sensacionalistas han bautizado al macabro hallazgo en un piso vacío de Londres. Cuelga del techo mediante unos hilos, apunta con un dedo hacia la ventana y está hecho con «retales» de seis personas, cosidos para formar un solo cuerpo del que solo han podido identificar la cabeza. ¿Quiénes eran las otras cinco víctimas? ¿Y por qué el dedo del Ragdoll señalaba hacia el apartamento de enfrente, donde vive el detective William Fawkes, alias Wolf? Casi inmediatamente después del macabro hallazgo, el asesino hace llegar a la prensa una lista con sus seis próximas víctimas y el día en que las matará. El detective y su equipo, presionados por sus superiores y acosados por la prensa, deben descubrir por qué fueron asesinados y que tienen en común para desenmascarar al culpable antes de que cumpla su amenaza. Un malévolo juego del gato y el ratón con un asesino que desafía a la policía y un país entero que contiene el aliento... Y es que esa mente perversa siempre va un paso por delante. Un peligroso desafío en el que es imposible no involucrarse. Críticas:«Un thriller tenso, dramático, con giros muy inteligentes que te sorprenderán. Si te gustan autores como Jo Nesbø, Karin Fossum y Henning Mankell, te encantará este libro.»Scrutton Bland «El debut más emocionante que hemos leído en mucho tiempo.»Heat Magazine «Hay ecos de la película Seven en ese villano tan omnipotente.»The Daily MailBy Susan Perly. 2016
Legendary war photographer Vivienne Pink has five days to photograph servicemen about to deploy for active combat. Racing to meet…
her deadline, she heads to Las Vegas, where she'll capture images of men who may die the next day – and where she'll confront an abuser from her past to force a reckoning. Accompanied by her husband, a celebrated novelist, and her best friend, a former CIA spook, Vivienne heads out into the Nevada desert in search of adrenaline, vengeance and the perfect shot. Told in a vivid, hallucinogenic realism, Death Valley is a sexy, fast-paced tale that's part Pynchon, part Tarantino.By Daniel Cole. 2017
Ragdoll (Ninot de drap), l'aclamat debut de Daniel Cole, és pura adrenalina. Un thriller taquicàrdic. Vertiginós. Entreteniment addictiu. «Ragdoll, el…
Ninot de drap» és el nom amb què els mitjans sensacionalistes han batejat la macabra troballa en un pis buit de Londres. Penjat del sostre amb tot de fils, assenyala amb el dit cap a una finestra i està fet de «retalls» de sis persones, cosits per formar un únic cos de qui només s'ha pogut identificar el cap. Qui eren les altres cinc víctimes? I per què el dit assenyala cap a l'apartament del davant, on viu el detectiu William Fawkes, àlies Wolf? Pràcticament l'endemà de l'inquietant troballa, l'assassí fa arribar a la premsa una llista amb les properes sis víctimes i la data prevista de la seva mort. El detectiu i el seu equip, pressionats pels superiors i assetjats per la premsa, han d'esbrinar per què van assassinar les primeres víctimes i què tenen en comú per poder desemmascarar el culpable abans que compleixi la seva amenaça. Un malèvol joc del gat i la rata amb un assassí que desafia la policia i un país sencer en suspens... Perquè aquesta ment perversa sempre s'avança als altres. Un perillós desafiament en què és impossible no involucrar-se. Crítiques:«Un debut molt esperat. Sens dubte, el thriller més escabrós de l'any.»Metro «Un thriller tens, dramàtic, amb girs intel·ligents que et sorprendran. Si t'agraden autors com Jo Nesbø, Karin Fossum i Henning Mankell, t'encantarà aquest llibre.»Scrutton Bland «El debut més emocionant que hem llegit en molt de temps.»Heat Magazine «Hi ha ecos de la pel·lícula Seven en aquest vilà tan omnipotent.»The Daily MailBy E. Lockhart. 2017
El nuevo thriller de la autora best seller por The New York Times Emily Lockhart. Esta es la historia de…
una chica cuya mente diabólica le ha permitido llegar a lo más alto. Pero, ¿cuántas veces se puede renacer de las cenizas? Imogen es una fugitiva huérfana, heredera de una fortuna, además de una cocinera y una tramposa. Jule es una luchadora, una persona camaleónica y una atleta. Una amistad intensa. Una desaparición. Un asesinato, o quizás dos. Una historia de desamor, o quizás tres. Sangre y chocolate. Superhéroes, espías y villanos. Una chica que se niega a darle a la gente lo que quiere de ella. Una chica que se niega a ser quien fue. Reseña:«Absolutamente inolvidable. E. Lockhart es una de nuestras novelistas más importantes.»John GreenBy Jane Godman. 2017
Sons of Stillwater: Jane Godman's heart-stopping new miniseries where no one is who they seem... Coincidence? The beauty who washes…
up on Mayor Cameron Delaney's private beach eerily resembles his dead girlfriend, Carla. But Laurie Carter, Carla's lookalike cousin, is actually an undercover detective. She's on the job, investigating Cameron's connection to a human-trafficking ring. Laurie knows she must keep her cover-but she's struggling to deceive the man she finds irresistible... When Cameron discovers why Laurie is in town, he's furious to realize he's being framed-and stunned at his sudden feelings for the lovely agent. But as they uncover the traffickers, a savage serial killer targets Laurie. Can Cameron save the life of the woman he's come to care for...and unmask the threat haunting his family and Stillwater?By Sara Paretsky. 2018
In this short story from New York Times bestselling author Sara Paretsky, acclaimed detective V.I. Warshawski must confront gun violence…
in her own Chicago hometownLegendary sleuth V.I. Warshawski is no stranger to the sound of bullets. Growing up in the Windy City, it was a way of life: loved ones taken too early, gangs patrolling the streets by night, police too quick to touch a trigger. Now, in the wake of a string of high school shootings across the United States, V.I.’s hometown has become impassioned by the growing movement to tackle gun violence. News reaches her old high school on Chicago’s South Side that an essay competition spearheaded by renowned newspaper The Edge is calling for high school students to write about how gun violence has affected their young lives. Overseeing the contest is Marcena Love, a British journalist V.I. has tangled with in the past. But when disputes arise over the poignant and divisive winning essay, violence strikes Mirabel High. To protect the students and teachers, and reveal a killer in their midst, V.I. must employ all her skills as a detective, as well as delve into the darkest moments of her childhood, to solve this deeply personal case.Hailed by P.D. James as “the most remarkable” of modern crime writers, Sara Paretsky is the New York Times bestselling author of twenty-one novels, including the renowned V.I. Warshawski series. She is one of only three living writers—alongside John Le Carré and Lawrence Block—to have received both the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America and the Cartier Diamond Dagger from the Crime Writers Association of Great Britain. She lives in Chicago with her husband.By Maryse Meijer. 2016
In her debut story collection, Heartbreaker, Maryse Meijer, flashlight in hand, goes deep into the darkest rooms of the psyche.…
With gorgeously restrained and exacting prose that packs a cumulatively devastating punch, she unapologetically unmasks the violence we are willing to perform upon one another in the name of love and loneliness and the unremitting desire to survive. In doing so, she lights societal convention and reader expectation on fire, exploring the darker emotional truths surrounding love and sex, femininity and masculinity, family and girlhood.By Charlotte Link. 2017
Cuando los demonios del pasado se instalan en nuestra propia casa solo tenemos dos opciones luchar o dejarnos…
vencer por el miedo y la desesperaci n Un thriller psicol gico totalmente adictivo de Charlotte Link la autora que ha revolucionado el g nero criminal en Europa La familia Quentin se encuentra en su buc lica casa de Dunvegan en la isla de Skye disfrutando de la placidez de finales de agosto Sin embargo el hundimiento de una peque a embarcaci n cerca de la costa trunca la armon a familiar Los Moor que se encontraban a bordo del Dandelion han sobrevivido y Virginia decide darles cobijo a pesar de los reparos de su marido Al finalizar las vacaciones el matrimonio alem n se queda en Dunvegan y los Quentin regresan a Norfolk Virginia y la peque a Kim pasan la mayor parte del tiempo solas en Frendale la mansi n familiar mientras Frederic trabaja en Londres A Virginia le gusta su vida recluida Pero el falso entorno de paz que ha construido desaparece cuando Nathan Moor llama a su puerta Virginia una mujer melanc lica que guarda secretos inconfesables hallar en ese extra o un confidente y un hombre capaz de hacerla sentir viva Entretanto un pederasta anda suelto en la zona y ya se ha cobrado la vida de dos ni as Todas corren peligro Incluso Kim Especialmente Kim La cr tica ha dicho Hace que al lector se le haga de d a se le pase la parada donde ha de bajar y que no pare de morderse las u as Wochenblatt Link ha escrito un thriller psicol gico que da escalofr os y sorprende por sus giros inteligentes Main-EchoBy Matthew Pallamary, Electra Tranquilli. 2016
Se vi sentite affascinati o terrorizzati dagli zombie, vampiri e altri abitanti della notte, allora forse non siete pronti per…
l'orrore che si annida nelle strade di Boston ... Sussurri nella notte, Nick Powers si ritrova dentro un auto rubata senza saperlo e viene inseguito dai poliziotti in una corsa sfrenata che termina in un incidente nel quale il giovane perde conoscenza. Quando si risveglia il giovane comincia a sentire delle voci, viene inseguito dai poliziotti. Dopo la fuga vede un uomo senza fissa dimora discutere con se stesso e si rende conto che le voci che sente nella sua testa sono l'altra parte della discussione. Perplesso, Nick segue l'uomo fino a giungere in rifugio per senzatetto. Max Broderick è membro dell'unità criminale del Dipartimento di Giustizia degli Stati Uniti. Sarà a lui che la polizia di Boston si rivolgerà per indagare su un certo numero di corpi che sono stati dissotterrati e decapitati. L'uomo si ritroverò a lavorare con il tenente Colleen O'Grady della polizia di Boston, che opera nel distretto undici situato nel quartiere di Dorchester. Insieme i due indagheranno sugli aspetti bizzarri del loro caso fino a quando cominceranno ad essere commessi una serie di omicidi che sembrano essere collegati allo stesso rifugio per senzatetto dove si trova Nick. Mentre la polizia indaga sugli omicidi i senza tetto stanno cominciando a scomparire, ma nessuno sembra preoccuparsene tranne Nick.