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Helen's Nightmare
By A. P. Hernández. 2022
Helen looks around and sees an empty, dirty, and long-forgotten room. Small spiders have made it their place of residence,…
which is why they’re observing the young woman with obvious interest from the comfort of their cobwebs. Helen, restless, fidgets in the growing gloom and that’s when she realizes she’s not alone.... With the murder of Aaron Fellon Smith, the doorman at Kobla Bar, Inspector Moore and his young police partner, Eddie, find themselves embroiled in an investigation full of surprises in which a past buried in oblivion is gradually revealed.Torland: Kann ein Mann mehr als einmal getötet werden?
By Pier-Giorgio Tomatis. 2022
Torland von Pier Giorgio Tomatis Kann ein Mann mehr als einmal getötet werden? Torland Der Polizeileutnant von Chicago, Jonathan Perry,…
untersucht einen Mordfall ... doch der alte Indianer, der getötet wurde, scheint noch am Leben zu sein. Eine weltweite Freiwilligenvereinigung untersucht Torland ebenfalls ... es scheint jedoch, dass seine wahren Zwecke mit Macht und Reichtum verbunden sind. Ein Mann namens rechte Hand des Teufels kann dich jedoch nur töten, indem er dich berührt ... Genre: FIKTION / Thriller Sekundäres Genre: FICTION / Action & Adventure Sprache: Italienisch Stichworte: Obdachlos, Diktaturen, sozial, mehrstufig, Polizei, fantastisch, Hogwords Wortzahl: 40.009 Verkaufsinfo: Torland ist das achtmeistgelesene Buch aller Zeiten, das von Hogwords Editions veröffentlicht wurde. Es ist ein Klassiker für alle Jahreszeiten. Einfach, linear, die Geschichte sieht aus wie ein Film mit Vin Diesel, in dem der ungezügelte Wettlauf, den Sie zum Überleben nehmen, Sie dazu zwingt, nicht zu denken (weil keine Zeit ist) und sich Ihren Instinkten zu überlassen.Operazione Zigzag: Primo libro de La guerra di Eve - Eroine del SOE
By Hannah Howe. 2022
La guerra di Eve è una serie di dodici romanzi. Ogni libro contiene circa 20.000 parole e una storia completa.…
Ti preghiamo di notare che il prezzo nel corso della serie verrà stabilito al minimo e che l'arco narrativo di Eve giungerà a conclusione alla fine della serie. Marsiglia, Dicembre 1942 «Siamo nei guai,» disse Vincent. «La Gestapo ha catturato un agente britannico, col nome in codice di Zigzag. L’hanno acciuffato tramite i documenti falsi, l’unica cosa è che non hanno ancora scoperto la sua vera identità. Ma lo faranno. E lui parlerà. Lo fanno tutti alla fine. E quando parlerà rivelerà i segreti che distruggeranno le reti di resistenza locale, inclusa la nostra. Ma c’è una via d’uscita, attraverso una guardia. È aperto alle tangenti. Vorremmo che tu, Eve, incontrassi la guardia. La corromperai, tirerai fuori Zigzag dalla prigione della Gestapo e poi lo porterai sul passo alpino verso la Spagna.» «Perché io?» Chiesi. «Perché hai aiutato a creare la rete di fuga. E conosci i sentieri alpini come le tue tasche. Inoltre, in quanto moglie dello stimato imprenditore Michel Beringar, sei al di sopra di ogni sospetto.» Lanciai un’occhiata a Michel. Dallo sguardo severo che aveva in volto, capii che non era felice. Assumermi questo rischio era troppo? E quanto a me al di sopra di ogni sospetto...la Gestapo mi stava seguendo e intercettava le mie telefonate. Da ragazzina ero scappata via di casa. Da adolescente avevo girato il mondo, tirando avanti grazie al mio ingegno Da giornalista ero stata testimone di atrocità inflitte in nome del fascismo. Da membro della Resistenza, avevo visto la paura e l'avevo fissata negli occhi. Negli ultimi trent’anni avevo vissuto una vita piena. Potevo farcela. Eppure, mentre esprimevo il mio consenso sapevo che la mia vita a Marsiglia, la mia vita con Michel, non sarebbe più stata la stessa.El Libro de los Baltimore
By Joël Dicker. 2015
Joël Dicker rescata en El libro de los Baltimore a Marcus Goldman, protagonista de su gran novela La verdad sobre…
el caso Harry Quebert. Más de 15.000.000 de lectores Por el ganador del Premio Goncourt des Lycéens, del Gran Premio de Novela de la Academia Francesa, del Premio Lire, del Premio Qué Leer y del Premio San Clemente. #AdictosaDicker «El Libro de los Baltimore es una novela titánica, nabokoviana, altamente recomendable.»Laura Fernández, El Cultural «Si encontráis este libro, por favor, leedlo. Querría que alguien supiera la historia de los Goldman-de-Baltimore.» Hasta que tuvo lugar el Drama existían dos ramas de la familia Goldman: los Goldman de Baltimore y los Goldman de Montclair. Los Montclair, de los que forma parte Marcus Goldman, autor de La verdad sobre el caso Harry Quebert, es una familia de clase media que vive en una pequeña casa en el estado de Nueva Jersey. Los Baltimore, prósperos y a los que la suerte siempre ha sonreído, habitan una lujosa mansión en un barrio de la alta sociedad de Baltimore. Ocho años después del Drama, Marcus Goldman pone el pasado bajo la lupa en busca de la verdad sobre el ocaso de la familia. Entre los recuerdos de su juventud revive la fascinación que sintió desde niño por los Baltimore, que encarnaban la América patricia con sus vacaciones en Miami y en los Hamptons y sus colegios elitistas. Con el paso de los años la brillante pátina de los Baltimore se desvanece al tiempo que el Drama se va perfilando. Hasta el día en el que todo cambia para siempre. La opinión de la crítica:«Les sorprenderá. Deberíamos leer El librode los Baltimore como quien contempla un óleo de Edward Hopper y su trazo elegante.»Ramón Ventura, El Periódico de Catalunya «En apenas unas semanas El Libro de los Baltimore ha alcanzado los primeros puestos en las listas de más vendidos y nosotros sabemos por qué. Buscamos cada minuto libre en nuestro día a día -en el metro, en el autobús, en una cola- para sumergirnos en su lectura.»Toutelaculture.com «Con La verdad sobre el caso Harry Quebert obtuvo dos de los principales galardones galos, el Grand Prix du Roman de l'Académie Française y el Goncourt des Lycéens, y se convirtió en uno de los principales fenómenos de ventas europeos de la década. Ahora, con El Libro de los Baltimore, ha logrado recuperar todos y cada uno de los ingredientes de la obra anterior (comenzando por su narrador, el escritor Marcus Goldman).»Milo J. Krmpotic, Librújula («Joël Dicker: prodigioso y melancólico», portada) «Através de señas características de su escritura, como los continuos saltos en el tiempo, los bruscos e inesperados giros argumentales y el mantenimiento de una tensión narrativa más que palpable, Dicker monta una historia cuyo punto central (el Drama) desconocemos en importancia y contenido, pero sobre el que gravita todo el peso del relato, que se convierte en una búsqueda de la verdad de impresionante ritmo narrativo.»Andrés Seoane, El Cultural de El Mundo «Una estructuración digna de serie televisiva que consigue que cada capítulo presente, por sí solo, un elevado arco de tensión que motiva a seguir devorando páginas... Todo lo que pasa es emocionante, cautivador y, por momentos, hasta conmovedor.»Matías Stuber, Bellver (suplemento cultural del Diario de Mallorca) «Una vez más Dicker demuestra su talento para atrapar al lector.»Bernard Lehut & Martin Cadoret, RTL «El nuevo golpe maestro de Joël Dicker.SinDivergente (estuche con: Divergente | Insurgente | Leal | Cuatro)
By Veronica Roth. 2014
Una sola elección puede transformarte. Una sola elección puede destruirte. Una elección te define. Divergente, una de las sagas más…
exitosas de todos los tiempos, reunida en un atractivo estuche. Una apasionante historia distópica de elecciones electrizantes, consecuencias poderosas, un romance inesperado y una sociedad perfecta que es en realidad profundamente defectuosa.En una sociedad dividida donde todos deben conformarse, Tris no encaja. Así que se aventura, sola, decidida a descubrir a dónde pertenece realmente.Una tetralogía apasionante para todos los que intentan identificar su lugar en el mundo.Abandon (Cold Ridge #6)
By Carla Neggers. 2007
Rediscover New York Times best seling author, Carla Neggers, sixth book of her thrilling Cold Ridge Series.On what is supposed…
to be a quiet long weekend in New Hampshire, Deputy U.S. Marshal Mackenzie Stewart is viciously attacked at the lakefront cottage of her friend, federal judge Bernadette Peacham. Mac fends off her attacker, but he manages to escape. Everything suggests he's a deranged drifter—until FBI special agent Andrew Rook arrives.With Rook, Mac broke her own rule not to get involved with anyone in law enforcement, but she knows he isn't up from Washington, D.C., to set things straight between them. He's on a case.As the hunt for the mysterious attacker continues, the case takes an unexpected turn when Mac and Rook return to Washington and find Bernadette's ex-husband, a powerful attorney, shot to death. Then Bernadette disappears, and Mac and Rook realize the stakes are higher than either had imagined, and a master criminal with nothing left to lose is prepared to gamble everything.Invisible Iguanas of Illinois (American Chillers #6)
By Johnathan Rand. 2002
Gone Dark
By Amanda Panitch. 2022
Dry meets Hatchet in this thrilling tale of survival following a teen girl who must lead her friends across the…
country to the safety of her estranged father&’s survivalist compound after a mass power failure leaves the country in chaos.When seventeen-year-old Zara escaped her father&’s backwoods survivalist compound five years ago, she traded crossbows and skinning hides for electricity and video games…and tried to forget the tragedy that drove her away. Until a malware attack on the United States electrical grids cuts off the entire country&’s power. In the wake of the disaster and the chaos that ensues, Zara is forced to call upon skills she thought she&’d never use again—and her best bet to survive is to go back to the home she left behind. Drawing upon a resilience she didn&’t know she had, Zara leads a growing group of friends on an epic journey across a crumbling country back to her father&’s compound, where their only hope for salvation lies. But with every step she takes, Zara wonders if she truly has what it takes to face her father and the secrets of her past, or if she&’d be better off hiding in the dark.An Unthinkable Thing
By Nicole Lundrigan. 2022
A tragedy brings a young boy into the home of a "perfect" family--one whose dark secrets begin closing in, until…
a horrifying moment changes everything.Tommie Ware&’s life is turned upside down the summer of 1958, just after his eleventh birthday. When his beloved aunt—the woman who raised him—doesn&’t return after her shift as a night nurse and is later found murdered, there is only one place left for Tommie to go: &“home&” to the mother who handed him over the day he was born. All is not as it seems behind the hedgerow surrounding the lavish Henneberry estate where Tommie&’s mother, Esther, works as live-in housekeeper. Her employers have agreed he can stay until she &“sorts things out,&” but as she's at the family&’s beck and call around the clock, Tommie is mostly left on his own to navigate the grounds, the massive house, and the twisted family inside. Soon he is enmeshed in the oppressive attentions of matriarch Muriel, who is often heavily medicated, and of fifteen-year-old Martin, who treats Tommie sometimes like a kid brother, sometimes like a pawn in a confusing game. While Dr. Henneberry mostly ignores Tommie, he also seems eager for him to be gone. Then there&’s the elderly neighbour, who may know more about the family's past than anyone else will say. By summer's end, the secrets and games tighten around Tommie and his mother, until a horrific crime is discovered and we are faced with an unthinkable question: could an eleven-year-old boy really have committed cold-blooded murder?The Caretakers
By Amanda Bestor-Siegal. 2022
'[This] emotionally riveting debut novel focuses on several dynamic women in a wealthy suburb of Paris and a tragic event…
that changes their lives. Bestor-Siegal had me at Paris and she never let go. The Caretakers is extraordinary' Laura Dave, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told MeIn a smart Parisian suburb, in the wake of the Paris 2015 terrorist attacks, an au pair is arrested after the sudden and suspicious death of her nine-year-old charge...The truth behind what happened is unravelled through six women: Geraldine, a heartbroken French teacher who struggles to connect with her vulnerable students; Lou, an incompetent au pair fired by the family next door; Charlotte, a chilly socialite and reluctant mother; Holly, an anxious au pair who yearns to feel at home in Paris; Nathalie, an isolated French teenager desperate for her mother's attention; and finally, Alena, the au pair accused of killing a child. All of them play a part in nine-year-old Julien's death...For fans of Celeste Ng's Everything I Never Told You and Liane Moriarty's Big Little Lies, The Caretakers is a compulsive and gripping read about who takes care of children, the yearning for belonging that extends beyond the homes left behind, and issues of identity, privilege, and class in both American and French culture.Lacie's Secrets: A Novel
By Teresa Sorkin, Tullan Holmqvist. 2022
Reminiscent of classic suspense novels, Lacie's Secrets is the latest psychological thriller from writing duo Teresa Sorkin and Tullan Holmqvist,…
authors of the award-winning thriller The Woman in the Park. For the past 18 years, Kate Williams has tried to forget that fateful summer, the summer that ripped her family apart. But when her estranged mother unexpectedly dies and Kate inherits Villa Magda, the family's summer home on the Maine coast, Kate decides that enough time has passed. With the help of her husband, her son, and their close group of friends, Kate decides to face the past and go back to Villa Magda for one last trip. But the sprawling, ocean-side house isn't as picturesque as it seems, and as the week goes on, inexplicable incidents and suspicious visitors begin to torment Kate, threatening to expose her deepest secrets. The closer Kate gets to learning the truth about what happened that summer, the faster she realizes the house might be holding more secrets than she can handle. As tensions run high and friendships unravel, Kate starts to question her decision to return to Villa Magda. But when tragedy strikes and a body is found floating in the pool, questions arise that demand answers: What really happened at Villa Magda 18 years ago? How much did Kate know? And how can the house be stopped from claiming its next victim? Set on a remote and gorgeous Maine estate, Lacie's Secrets is an exciting and cinematic psychological thriller with surprising twists that will keep the reader guessing until the very last page.Insomnia: A Novel
By Sarah Pinborough. 2022
"If you loved Behind Her Eyes, prepare to be totally and utterly blown away by Insomnia. Sarah Pinborough is a…
twisted genius." — Lisa JewellIN THE DEAD OF NIGHT, MADNESS LIES . . .Emma can’t sleep.CHECK THE WINDOWS.It’s been like this since her big 4-0 started getting closer.LOCK THE DOORS.Her mother stopped sleeping just before her own fortieth birthday.She went mad and did the unthinkable because of it.LOOK IN ON THE CHILDREN.Is that what’s happening to Emma?WHY CAN’T SHE SLEEP?"Insomnia is the twistiest and most gripping thriller since Paula Hawkins’ The Girl on the Train, an absolute must-read for suspense fans." — Joe HillBlind Owl
By Sadeq Hedayat. 2022
A new English translation of one of the most important, controversial Iranian novels of the twentieth centuryA Penguin ClassicWritten by…
one of the greatest Iranian writers of the twentieth century, Blind Owl tells a two-part story of an isolated narrator with a fragile relationship with time and reality. In first person, the narrator offers a string of hazy, dreamlike recollections fueled by opium and alcohol. He spends time painting the exact same scene on the covers of pen cases: an old man wearing a cape and turban sitting under a cypress tree, separated by a small stream from a beautiful woman in black who offers him a water lily. In a one-page transition, the reader finds the narrator covered in blood and waiting for the police to arrest him. In part two, readers glimpse the grim realities that unlock the mysteries of the first part. In a new translation that reflects Hedayat&’s conversational, confessional tone, Blind Owl joins the ranks of classics by Edgar Allan Poe, Franz Kafka, and Fyodor Dostoyevsky that explore the dark recesses of the human psyche.The Dark Woods (A Winchester, Tennessee Thriller #2)
By Debra Webb. 2019
Will uncovering the truth about her past…Destroy her future?Driven to discover what really happened to her parents twenty-seven years ago,…
Sasha Lenoir seeks US Marshal Branch Holloway’s help. It’s a big risk. What if her former lover learns her long-held secret? As their reignited desire draws them back into each other’s arms, Sasha knows that Branch deserves to hear the truth. But will telling him about her past cost her a second chance with the man she never forgot?A Winchester, Tennessee ThrillerThe Answers You Seek
By Shannon Yarbrough. 2022
Toby Kipton&’s life is disintegrating. First he loses his job. Then, forced to leave the big city, he must return…
to his small hometown to bury his father. It only gets stranger and more dangerous from there.Toby becomes obsessed with his father&’s mistress, a woman with whom his dad carried on a secret twenty-year affair. Unraveling the truth leads him deep into the nest of intrigue and vengeful gossip that plagues any small town, and soon Toby uncovers evidence that may tie his father to a local swingers&’ club—and murder.El hombre celoso
By Jo Nesbo. 2021
JO NESBØ SIGUE SIENDO EL REY DE LA NOVELA NEGRA INTERNACIONAL,PERO SU NUEVO LIBRO TE SORPRENDERÁ AÚN MÁS*****50 millones de…
lectores, traducido a 50 idiomas***** Jo Nesbø es conocido por sus novelas repletas de emociones fuertes y personajes arrastrados por convicciones subterráneas, por su manera de retratar los rincones más oscuros del alma humana y de subir los escalones del suspense. Todos esos ingredientes, que lo han coronado como el rey del thriller, están presentes en los doce relatos de este volumen, tan apasionantes como insólitos. Un detective experto en celos que debe dar caza a un hombre sospechoso de haber asesinado a su hermano. Un padre afligido que se plantea cuál es el lugar de la venganza en una sociedad que ha sucumbido a los más bajos instintos. Dos amigos que, de camino a los Sanfermines en Pamplona, se enamoran de la misma chica. Un basurero que, mientras se recupera de una profunda resaca, tiene que averiguar qué pasó exactamente la noche anterior. La historia de dos pasajeros en un avión entre los que surge la chispa del amor... o quizá un sentimiento más siniestro. Estas son solo algunas de las piezas de relojería que, a modo de pequeñas novelas criminales, confirman que Jo Nesbø es uno de los narradores más sorprendentes y atrevidos de nuestro tiempo. La crítica ha dicho:«El maestro del thriller moderno.»Santiago Díaz «Quinientas páginas de escalofríos. No apto para cardiacos.»The Millions «Ya en el largo y atmosférico relato que da título al volumen, Nesbø despliega su maestría; nadie como él sabe contar historias con múltiples filos».Kirkus «Una genialidad. Trepidante y deliciosamente escrito.»Sydsvenskan «Indiscutible. Tiene la misma prosa clara y concisa, y casi los mismos motivos bíblicos y primordiales que encontramos en su novela anterior, El reino.»Verdens Gang «Nesbø domina el incisivo arte de transformar detalles en apariencia banales en momentos cruciales, sus historias vienen cargadas por el destino. Abarcando la infinidad de matices que separan la razón de la pasión, logra retratar la sociedad actual y, con ella, toda una época.»BerlingskeTú serás mi muerte
By Karen M. McManus. 2022
¡Un nuevo thriller trepidante de la mano de Karen M. McManus, autora de Alguien está mintiendo! Ivy, Mateo y Cal…
solían ser mejores amigos. Ahora todo lo que tienen en común es el Instituto Carlton y la casualidad de encontrarse una mañana cualquiera. Y es una mañana de las malas: Ivy acaba de perder las elecciones al consejo de estudiantes, Mateo hace malabares entre dos trabajos y a Cal le acaban de dar plantón, otra vez. Así que, cuando se encuentran, deciden saltarse las clases juntos, como en los viejos tiempos. No son conscientes de que su mal día se va a volver mortal. Nada los ha preparado para ser testigos de un asesinato. Y es que Ivy, Mateo y Cal parece que todavía tienen cosas en común: todos tienen una conexión con el chico muerto y todos ocultan algo. ¿Podría ser que su reencuentro no fuera casualidad después de todo? Llega un nuevo thriller de la autora de Alguien está mintiendo, el éxito internacional que ha atrapado a miles de lectores en todo el mundo y que pronto se estrenará como serie en HBO.'Sensational and deeply addictive' Karin Slaughter'Fresh and atmospheric . . . haunting' Anna Bailey'A pitch-perfect psychological thriller' Peter PapathanasiouAmid the…
desolate wilderness of the Great Plains of Nebraska, a region so isolated you could drive for hours without seeing another human being, sits Hatchery House. Having served as a church, an asylum and an orphanage, Hatchery is now a treatment facility for orphaned or abandoned children with psychiatric disorders. Haunted by patients past and present, only the most vulnerable find a home within its walls.Dr. Lorelei 'Lore' Webber, a former FBI psychiatrist, has almost grown used to the unorthodox methods used at Hatchery House. But when one of her patients is murdered, Lore finds herself dragged into the centre of an investigation that unearths startling truths, shocking discoveries, and untold cruelty. And as the investigation unravels, Lore is forced to confront the past she's spent her whole life running from - a secret that threatens to undo her entirely.Darkly riveting and explosive, and with an unforgettable cast of deeply human characters, Those Who Return is a searing psychological thriller of guilt and redemption, set against a landscape as awe-inspiring as it is unforgiving.In Place of Fear
By Catriona McPherson. 2022
'Authentic social history at the birth of the NHS, an intriguing murder, a strong and convincing central character, and McPherson's…
wonderful story-telling skills make this a very classy mystery' ANN CLEEVESHelen leaned close enough to fog the mirror with her breath and whispered, 'You, my girl, are a qualified medical almoner and at eight o'clock tomorrow morning you will be on the front line of the National Health Service of Scotland.' Her eyes looked huge and scared. 'So take a shake to yourself!'' Edinburgh, 1948. Helen Crowther leaves a crowded tenement home for her very own office in a doctor's surgery. Upstart, ungrateful, out of your depth - the words of disapproval come at her from everywhere but she's determined to take her chance and play her part. She's barely begun when she stumbles over a murder and learns that, in this most respectable of cities, no one will fight for justice at the risk of scandal. As Helen resolves to find a killer, she's propelled into a darker world than she knew existed, hardscrabble as her own can be. Disapproval is the least of her worries now. IN PLACE OF FEAR is a gripping new historical crime novel that is both enthralling and entertaining, and perfect for fans of AJ Pearce and Nicola Upson.Readers love IN PLACE OF FEAR:'What a wonderful book this is!''I loved [it] ... Helen is another cracker of a heroine from McPherson and I hope to read much more of her story in future' 'Historical crime from a talented pen. Intriguing and compelling in equal measure''An excellent read'In Place of Fear
By Catriona McPherson. 2022
'Authentic social history at the birth of the NHS, an intriguing murder, a strong and convincing central character, and McPherson's…
wonderful story-telling skills make this a very classy mystery' ANN CLEEVESHelen leaned close enough to fog the mirror with her breath and whispered, 'You, my girl, are a qualified medical almoner and at eight o'clock tomorrow morning you will be on the front line of the National Health Service of Scotland.' Her eyes looked huge and scared. 'So take a shake to yourself!'' Edinburgh, 1948. Helen Crowther leaves a crowded tenement home for her very own office in a doctor's surgery. Upstart, ungrateful, out of your depth - the words of disapproval come at her from everywhere but she's determined to take her chance and play her part. She's barely begun when she stumbles over a murder and learns that, in this most respectable of cities, no one will fight for justice at the risk of scandal. As Helen resolves to find a killer, she's propelled into a darker world than she knew existed, hardscrabble as her own can be. Disapproval is the least of her worries now. IN PLACE OF FEAR is a gripping new historical crime novel that is both enthralling and entertaining, and perfect for fans of AJ Pearce and Nicola Upson.Readers love IN PLACE OF FEAR:'What a wonderful book this is!''I loved [it] ... Helen is another cracker of a heroine from McPherson and I hope to read much more of her story in future' 'Historical crime from a talented pen. Intriguing and compelling in equal measure''An excellent read'