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El amigo del héroe
By Alvaro Enrigue. 2012
"'It's not that I've chosen to be second place, I'm just a natural. Besides, I've believed in the goodness of…
second place for many years.' So begins The Hero's Friend, first published in 1998 and remastered for this edition. This story by Álvaro Enrigue dusts off the naivety and vanity of childhood: Ponchito, a child like any other, played at being the hero. A memorable literary exercise. A sobering experience. Enrigue puts himself at the feet of his protagonist and relives the dialogues of two middle school kids who in their relentless fight against crime are forced to face the ultimate and most unexpected consequences." -- Translation provided by NLSMaldad
By Leticia Sierra. 2022
"A thirteen-year-old girl is found dead in a wasteland in Oviedo with a brutally disfigured face and a mangled body.…
Elsa, the young victim, was a student at a high school in the area, and the journalist Olivia Marassa (from the regional newspaper) and the inspector Agustín Castro (from the police) are assigned to the investigation. When the news comes out, both have been away for several days and Olivia seems to be too late for an exclusive. But she has shown before that she doesn't give up easily and has a special nose for the most gruesome cases. She soon begins to investigate on her own and discovers that the victim had many secrets and enemies. Students younger and older than her, as well as teachers, feared her for her abusive and violent behavior...." -- Translation provided by NLSLas fabulosas aventuras de Aurora (Fabulosas aventuras de Aurora #01)
By Douglas Kennedy. 2021
"Aurora is autistic and has a secret: she can see behind people's eyes and know what they are thinking at…
every moment. This will be very useful for her investigation into Lucie's disappearance at the Monster Land amusement park. Although the Cruel Girls, the class bullies, won't make it easy for her." --Translation provided by NLSAurora y el misterio de la cámara secreta (Fabulosas aventuras de Aurora #02)
By Douglas Kennedy. 2022
"Aurora is finally going to school and is eager to make friends, but not everyone likes that she is different.…
This is what makes her a great detective, and it comes in handy when her first case comes her way. The police already have a culprit, but Aurora thinks she's innocent--will she be able to prove it before it's too late?" -- Translation provided by NLSElena sabe
By Claudia Piñeiro. 2015
"After Rita is found dead in the bell tower of the church she used to attend, the official investigation into…
the incident is quickly closed. Her sickly mother is the only person still determined to find the culprit. Chronicling a difficult journey across the suburbs of the city, an old debt and a revealing conversation, Elena Knows unravels the secrets of its characters and the hidden facets of authoritarianism and hypocrisy in our society." -- GoodreadsDemasiado no es suficiente (Max Lomas #03)
By Martín Casariego. 2022
"After a few years with more shadows than lights between Colombia, Mexico and Iraq, Max returns to Madrid in 2004.…
In a bar, the city and the memory of Elsa come crashing down on him when he discovers, among his bottles, the sculpture of Bastet that adorned El Gato Azul. There he meets Robocop, a former companion from his time as a bodyguard in the Basque Country, and now under the orders of SK, an unscrupulous businessman who will offer him an astronomical sum to risk his life to rescue his daughter Sibila, who has fallen into the hands of the ruthless Bulgarian mafia. But this has only just begun...." -- Translation provided by NLSLos dos lados (Nuevos tiempos (Madrid, Spain). Serie policiaca #493)
By Teresa Cardona. 2022
"The granite floor burns and only the chirping of cicadas disturbs the peaceful and familiar summer of San Lorenzo de…
El Escorial. Its inhabitants, accustomed to the harshness of the mountains, complain about the heat wave, sheltering in the shade of the ancient walls of the monastery. The heat, however, has not accelerated the death of the man who, handcuffed in the cool boiler room of a Herrerian house among the pines of Mount Abantos, appears to have died from dehydration, with his eyes fixed on a bottle of water hanging from the ceiling at eye level. Lieutenant Karen Blecker, recently arrived in Spain after spending most of her career working for Europol, and a certain Master Sergeant Cano will begin to clarify the identity of the victim, whom no one in the area seems to know. But as the investigation progresses, the obvious parallels to a crime committed two decades earlier will also force them to dig into the painful years of terrorism and the sharp edges that the truth always presents when examined from both sides...." -- Translation provided by NLSEl coleccionista de flechas (Laura Badía, criminalista #01)
By Cristian Perfumo. 2018
"The calm of a sleepy Patagonian fishing port has been broken by murder. It's the case of a lifetime for…
brilliant and headstrong forensic detective Laura Badía. The crime is brutal and baffling. The victim is Julio Ortega, a local heartthrob and an old flame of Laura's. The apparent motive is the theft of a collection of ancient and mysterious iridescent arrowheads that Ortega had recently acquired. Carved nearly six thousand years ago out of Amazon opal, they are now missing from Ortega's home, vanishing once again into legend. With the help of a Buenos Aires archeologist, Laura begins to assemble the pieces of a deadly puzzle. It starts in Puerto Deseado with the secrets of Ortega's friends, enemies, and lovers. Where it leads is the panoramic reach of the Perito Moreno Glacier and far beyond, to the most remote corners of Patagonia. Can they uncover the dark history of the most infamous lithic art collection in the world? Generations have killed and died trying to solve its mystery, and now Laura will risk her career, her life-and her own secrets-to be the one to do it." -- GoodreadsDía cero (John Puller novel. Spanish #01)
By David Baldacci. 2014
"When a colonel and his family are murdered in their remote West Virginia home, the army sends investigator John Puller…
to the crime scene. Puller arrives to find yet another body, and joins forces with the local detective investigating the case, sergeant Samantha Cole." -- Provided by NLSLa playa de los ahogados (Leo Caldas #02)
By Domingo Villar. 2010
"One misty autumn dawn in a quiet fishing port in northwest Spain, the body of a sailor washes up in…
the harbour. Detective Inspector Leo Caldas is called in from police headquarters in the nearby city of Vigo to sign off on what appears to be a suicide. But details soon come to light that turn this routine matter into a complex murder investigation. Finding out the truth is not easy when the villagers are so suspicious of outsiders. As Caldas delves into the maritime life of the village, he uncovers a disturbing decade-old case of a shipwreck and two mysterious disappearances." -- GoodreadsEl rostro de la traición (Triple amenaza #01)
By Lis W Wiehl. 2010
"While home on Christmas break, a seventeen-year-old Senate page takes her dog out for a walk and never returns. Reporter…
Cassidy Shaw is the first to break the story. The resulting media firestorm quickly ensnares Federal Prosecutor Allison Pierce and FBI Special Agent Nicole Hedges. These three unique women, life-long friends, call themselves The Triple Threat--a nickname derived from both their favorite dessert and their uncanny ability to crack cases using their three positions of power. At first, the authorities think Katie might have been kidnapped or run away, but those theories shatter when Nicole uncovers Katie's blog. Posts reveal a girl troubled by a mysterious relationship with an older man . . . possibly a U. S. Senator. There are many faces of betrayal, but they must find one face in a crowd of growing suspects before they become the next victims." -- GoodreadsEn tierra de nadie (John Puller novel. Spanish #04)
By David Baldacci. 2019
"Special Agent John Puller's mother, Jackie, vanished thirty years ago from Fort Monroe, Virginia. Now, military investigators, armed with a…
letter from Jackie's friend, arrive in the hospital room of Puller's father--a legendary three-star general now sinking into dementia. They reveal that he has been accused of murdering Jackie." -- Provided by NLSLa huida (John Puller novel. Spanish #03)
By David Baldacci. 2018
"U.S. Army special agent John Puller is the man they call to investigate the toughest crimes facing the nation. But…
he is unprepared to hunt the most formidable and brilliant prey he has ever tracked--his own brother. Imprisoned for treason and national security crimes, Robert has now inexplicably escaped." -- Provided by NLSLa última milla (Amos Decker series #02)
By David Baldacci. 2017
"As Melvin Mars is about to be executed for the violent killing of his parents two decades earlier, another man…
confesses to the crime. Meanwhile, Amos Decker--newly hired on an FBI special task force--takes an interest in Mars's case after discovering striking similarities to his own life." -- Provided by NLSEn un instante: el amor lo cambia todo
By Ted Dekker. 2008
"A Saudi Arabian princess flees a painful forced marriage for the promise of America, and teams up with graduate student…
Seth, who possesses the ability to see multiple possible futures, in a dangerous struggle for power." -- Amazon.comPiel: no confíes en tus ojos
By Ted Dekker. 2007
Llamas
By Ted Dekker. 2011
"Years ago, the Gypsy Kumpania where Janeal Mikkado lived was attacked by outsiders. With her best friend about to be…
consumed by a fire, Janeal had two options: try to save her friend--at serious risk to her own life--or disappear with the million dollars that she had just discovered . . . But the past is quickly coming back to haunt her. Both the best friend and the boyfriend that she was sure were dead have reappeared in her life, as has someone who knows about the money. There's a debt to be paid for the money she found, but there's an even greater debt she must face--and if the chaff isn't burned from her own heart, it will consume her." -- GoodreadsTodo es personal
By Malú Huacuja. 2021
"The tranquility of the set of director Santiago Parral's latest narcotelenovela is interrupted when hitmen from the Emes Cartel burst…
in and gun him down while he is trying to protect the star of the show, the celebrated actress Monica del Sol. Or at least this is the official version of the admired and revered director's assassination that is broadcast to the media. However, the reality is very different and tremendously less cinematographic. Santiago Parral is murdered, yes, but by which of his employees, close friends and enemies with motive to do so? Through the investigation she initiates to exonerate her husband, one of the main suspects, journalist Daniela Ruiz, will discover clues about the crime that will lead her to new possible suspects: the assistant director and the director's daughter's new husband, her own husband, the artist invited to that day's episode, the cook...." -- Translation provided by NLSEl corazón de hielo (Triple amenaza #03)
By Lis W Wiehl. 2011
"At first glance, the crimes appear random. Arson. Theft. Fraud. Murder. But these are more than random crimes. They're moves…
in an increasingly deadly game. And the one element they have in common: a woman who is gorgeous, clever... and lethal. Elizabeth Avery has a winsome smile and flawless figure, but underneath is a heart of ice. She's a master manipulator, convincing strangers to do the unthinkable. And she orchestrates it all without getting too close. Until now. When Elizabeth ruthlessly disposes of an inquisitive young reporter, her crime catches the attention of Federal Prosecutor Allison Pierce, FBI Special Agent Nicole Hedges, and crime reporter Cassidy Shaw. They know they're dealing with a cold-blooded murderer who could strike at any time. What they don't know is that they're already on a first-name basis with the killer. And one of them may be next on her list." -- GoodreadsUn diamante al rojo vivo (Dortmunder mystery #01)
By Donald E Westlake. 2017
"An African diplomat, intent on possessing an emerald sacred to his country, hires parolee John Dortmunder to steal it from…
the New York Coliseum. Dortmunder and his motley crew pursue the errant jewel to the Utopia Park prison, an insane asylum, and a Fifth Avenue bank vault." -- Provided by NLS