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My Friend Natalia: A Novel
By Laura Lindstedt. 2021
An Entertainment Weekly Best Book of the Month One of Finland’s most dynamic novelists bursts onto the American literary scene…
with this erotic story of an ambitious therapist’s sessions with an unforgettable patient. Natalia cannot stop thinking about sex. With this mesmerizing tale of one woman’s potent affliction, award-winning Finnish writer Laura Lindstedt makes her American debut. Narrated by an unnamed, ungendered therapist who leaps at the chance to employ their most experimental methods, My Friend Natalia offers a gripping examination of the power dynamics always present but rarely ever spoken about in therapy. “Something flared within me,” the therapist notes, “and it wasn’t merely sympathy, the emotion I feel for most of my clients. It was more like a sudden experience of harmony, wholly inappropriate given the circumstances.” It is clear from the moment Natalia barges into her new therapist’s office that she has motives beyond simply fixing her sex life. She is quick to mention that the same exact painting hanging on the therapist’s wall—an abstract piece titled Ear-Mouth—once hung in her grandmother’s living room. This comment deeply unsettles the therapist, as does the large alarm clock that Natalia brings with her, intent on timing the sessions herself. And the tape recorder. At first, Natalia seems to play along with the rules of therapy. She partakes in the therapist’s pain-displacement exercises, word games, and even produces a few anatomical illustrations. She muses on the art of pornography, and boldly examines seminal figures like Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre, about whom she poses the question, “Did Jean-Paul consider Simone a woman at all? Or was she nothing but a pencil sharpener?” By combining philosophy and literature, repressed childhood memories and explicitly unrepressed erotic experiences, the sessions quickly shed all inhibitions. Still, the therapist can’t help but wonder: What does Natalia really want? Brilliantly translated by the award-winning David Hackston, My Friend Natalia buzzes in prose charged with sharp banter and double entendres as the therapist hurls strange—and hilarious—experimental exercises at Natalia, and their work builds to an explosive climax. In taking a deconstructive yet utterly scintillating approach to the self-help narratives of our time, Laura Lindstedt emerges as a rare and unflinching international literary talent.You'll Thank Me for This: A Novel
By Nina Siegal. 2021
A pulse-pounding psychologicalthriller based on the popular Dutch tradition of blindfolding and dropping teens and pre-teens in the middle of…
a forest — and what happens when it goes horribly wrong. Twelve-year old Karin is blindfolded and dropped into the Hoge Veluwe National Forest with three other children. With nothing but a few basic supplies and emergency food, the children are tasked with working together to navigate one of the Netherlands' most beautiful and wild locations and return to where their families are anxiously waiting. Karin quickly finds herself at odds with two of the older teens, and suddenly looks up to see that the other children have vanished. As Karin struggles against the elements to find her way back, she soon realizes that something far more sinister lurks in the woods. Grace, Karin&’s mother and an American married to a Dutch husband, has been nervous about this practice from the start. At first she tells herself the space is good for her daughter, but as the hours begin to tick by and the children fail to arrive at their designated campsite, she becomes certain something has gone horribly wrong. As Karin fights for survival, and Grace hastens to find her daughter, the night culminates in the reveal of a deadly secret—and a shocking confrontation—that will push each of them to her edge.If You Kept a Record of Sins
By Andrea Bajani. 2021
Andrea Bajani's "beautiful, original, and deeply moving" (Michael Cunningham) novel, which Jhumpa Lahiri asserts "accumulates with the quiet urgency of…
a snowstorm."A prismatic novel that records the indelible marks a mother leaves on her son after she abandons their home in Italy for a business she's building in Romania. Lorenzo, just a young boy when his mother leaves, recalls the incisive fragments of their life - when they would playfully wrestle each other, watch the sunrise, or test out his mother's newest scientific creation. Now a young man, Lorenzo travels to Romania for his mother's funeral and reflects on the strangeness of today's Europe, which masks itself as a beacon of Western civilization while iniquity and exploitation run rampant. With elliptical, piercing prose, Bajani tells a story of abandonment and initiation, of sentimental education and shattered illusions, of unconditional love.Viral Conspiracy
By John Nexdar. 2021
James Rocasolano, a renowned scientist, discovers the cure for HIV after a couple of tries. What he is unaware of…
is that there are many financial interests involved….and this is where trouble begins. The Black Ambar Corporation, which represents the interests of the pharmaceutical industry, intends to continue profiting from the sale of chronic treatments. James Rocasolano’s cure is in their way…so they try to assassinate him, but the question is, do they succeed? It has a very elaborate, dizzying plot, with many twists and turns, and a totally unexpected ending. When you least expect it, everything you thought was going to happen, jumps into the air and goes in another direction. Nothing appears to be as you would expect. There are murders, conspiracies, love stories, suspense, betrayals, sex, etc. ESCRIDUENDE AWARD TO THE BEST INTRIGUE NOVEL AT THE 2015 BOOK FAIR. INFINITE AWARD FOR THE BEST THRILLER NOVEL 2016. "The novel by the young Juan Martin Garcia reveals a narrative mastery. This is not common at the author's age." José Menéndes - former Supreme Court Magistrate. "We are facing a novel that does not detract from the latest works of such noted authors like Stephen King or Dan Brown." Gabriel Neila - Professor of the Literature University of Alcalá. "Viral Conspiracy" is a dynamic, fun adventure written with a carefree style" Vicente Baratas – writerOperación Broadsword (La Guerra de Eva. Saga de Heroínas de la DOE. #3)
By Hannah Howe. 2021
Operación Broadsword es el tercer libro de la saga Heroínas de la Guerra de Eva de la DOE. El libro…
puede leerse de forma independiente. Sin embargo, para disfrutar al máximo de la serie, se recomienda leer los libros en orden. La Guerra de Eva es una serie de doce novelas. Cada libro contiene aproximadamente 20.000 palabras y una historia completa. Tenga en cuenta que el precio a lo largo de la serie será el mínimo y que el arco argumental de Eve concluirá al final de la serie. Mientras Mimi examinaba su equipo inalámbrico, una figura emergió en la oscuridad. Tenía más de treinta años y poseía unos hombros anchos y una estructura musculosa, mientras que una nariz orgullosa y un bigote bien recortado dominaban sus apuestos rasgos. “Los búhos son ruidosos esta noche”, dijo el hombre revelando una voz dotada de un profundo barítono. –Se permite hacer ruido cuando se es el más sabio de los pájaros, –respondí. Una vez establecidas nuestras palabras clave, el hombre se adelantó y me estrechó la mano. Su apretón de manos fue firme mientras su acción de bombeo amenazaba con quitarme el brazo del hombro. –Soy Jean-Claude, sonrió. –Jean-Claude Quiniou. Le acompañaré al piso franco y le presentaré a la familia Le Roux". –Soy Genoveva, –contesté, –y ella es Lise. Por supuesto, utilicé nuestros alias, ya que Eve y Mimi pertenecían a otra vida.El Fan Número Uno de la Fan Número Uno.
By Francois Keyser. 2021
¿Quién podría imaginar que ser fan de una estrella de rock podía ser tan peligroso? Emma, fanática del roquero Grayston,…
entra a un concurso llamado “Fan Número Uno” en una radio local. Gana un pase de backstage para conocer a su ídolo, luego de un concierto en su ciudad. Emma no sólo conoce a Grayston, sino también a su hermano mellizo, Hugo. Se ven idénticos e incluso suenan muy parecido. Hugo vive bajo la sombra de Grayston, trabajando como su ayudante, incluso en su pasatiempo secreto. Cuando conocen a Emma, ella le da una idea a Hugo para cambiar su vida. Para lograrlo, Hugo necesita una participante dispuesta a ayudar, o al menos una participante que pueda parecerlo, incluso aunque no lo esté. Hugo comprende que ya ha conocido a la participante perfecta, Emma, y rápidamente se convierte en el Fan Número Uno de la Fan Número Uno.Amie et l'enfant d'Afrique
By Lucinda E Clarke. 2021
C'est le deuxième livre de la série Amie qui se déroule en Afrique et fait suite à Amie une aventure…
africaine. Je vous conseille de les lire dans l'ordre, car trop d'explications dans cette suite pourraient gâcher le premier livre. L'enfant de l'Afrique peut raviver les souvenirs de ceux qui ont quitté cette terre envoûtante, ou présenter certaines de ses merveilles au lecteur qui n'y a jamais voyagé. Il m'a donné l'occasion de retourner sur le continent noir depuis le confort de ma maison en Espagne, et de me souvenir des gens, de la faune, des couchers de soleil à couper le souffle et des grands espaces. Amie cherche à retrouver l'enfant qu'elle accueillait avant que la guerre civile n'éclate. Elle se retrouve seule dans la brousse africaine et doit se protéger contre les animaux sauvages et les terroristes internationaux. Elle ne peut faire confiance à personne et un vieux sorcier lui a prédit son avenir. Les souvenirs de son ancienne vie naïve et "sûre" en Angleterre disparaissent rapidement.Beautiful Liars
By Isabel Ashdown. 2018
Every picture hides a story. Behind the story lies secrets . . . In the photograph Martha Benn has kept…
for two decades, three girls lounge on the grass during a school field trip. Beside Martha, there’s Liv, petite and wickedly funny, and Juliet, their unofficial leader, brave, kind, and effortlessly beautiful. Back then, they meant the world to each other. But when Juliet disappeared, the bond between Martha and Liv unraveled too. Martha was the last known person to see Juliet alive, and she still has no idea what happened after the two said goodnight on a towpath beside London’s Regent’s Canal. The next day, Juliet’s abandoned bicycle was discovered, but no sign of Juliet. Without witnesses or clues, the investigation fell apart. Martha, now a TV celebrity preparing to host a show investigating cold cases, finally has a chance to get answers. As Martha tries to piece together what happened to Juliet, she realizes that her memories of those long-ago bonds may not tell the whole story. And someone else may know more about Juliet’s fate, and their friendship, than she could ever have imagined . . .Il tatuaggio: Potrebbe succedere a te
By Mar Cantero Sánchez. 2020
2 ° premio "Storie di donne" Ti sei mai fatto/a un tatuaggio sulla pelle? Lo hai ancora? Allora la stessa cosa…
che è successa a Laura potrebbe succedere anche a te. Vuoi scoprirlo? È troppo orribile da dire, troppo forte da raccontare e troppo terrificante per descriverti i dettagli. Ti ho avvertito/a, ma se vuoi, a tuo rischio e pericolo, puoi leggere questa storia. È un thriller psicologico, angosciante e travolgente, che metterà alla prova la resistenza mentale alla paura e ti farà domandare perché hai quel tatuaggio che ha significato così tanto per te. Forse un giorno te ne pentirai. Forse non ora, forse non oggi né domani né l'anno prossimo, ma ci sarà un giorno, ti assicuro, un giorno in cui ti ricorderai cosa è successo a Laura e ti sveglierai nel cuore della notte con il sudore sul viso e nelle mani, con la paura nel corpo e con l'assoluta certezza che quel giorno è arrivato. Non mi credi? La storia di Laura eliminerà i tuoi dubbi. Hai il coraggio di leggerlo? Ricorda, se lo leggi, è a tuo rischio e pericolo. Opinioni dei lettori: "Mi ha davvero spaventato, ed è di questo che si tratta." “Lettura impressionante. Ti tiene col fiato sospeso dall'inizio alla fine. Complimenti all'autrice.” “Mi ha talmente appassionato che l'ho letto tutto d’un fiato. Non c'è da stupirsi che le abbiano dato un premio.” "Incredibile, tensione fino alla fine che ti sorprende molto, niente di ciò che avevo immaginato."The Temp
By Michelle Frances. 2018
Wanted: Assistant to provide maternity cover for high-powered TV producer. Must be bright, creative, with killer instincts. Emma would do…
anything to work for the woman who has the job she wants. Carrie is at the top of her game, with a dream career, a baby on the way, and a handsome screenwriter husband. For Emma, with parents who don’t understand her ambition and a serious misstep behind her, this temp position might be her last chance. Carrie has given up more than anyone knows to get to the top of a ruthless business. She won’t give up this baby too. But with Emma filling in for her at the office, her perfect life starts to unravel. Her bank account is inexplicably overdrawn, her husband seems strangely distant and colleagues are all too happy to take Emma’s creative direction. Carrie finds herself dying to get back to work . . . until a letter left at her door changes everything. Trust and fear trade places in a love triangle that defies readers’ expectations at every turn.Year 2059. After two years of searching, the crew of the spaceship Futurity finds a seemingly habitable moon in another solar…
system. The discovery could be the solution to the hardships of life on an overcrowded Earth. But what seemed to be the greatest find in the history of mankind will soon show a hidden, sinister face.La chica de San Pauli
By Feronia Petri. 2020
¿Suicidio? ¿Homicidio? O - ¿El inicio de un asesino serial? La comisario en jefe del departamento criminal, Isa Boysen, de…
la agencia Kripo de Hamburgo, se topará con una investigación aparentemente de rutina: el suicidio de una exitosa profesional que fue hallada llena de sangre en su oficina. Pero, rápidamente, debería establecer la comisario que el supuesto suicidio de la periodista de escena, Nora Fabian, fue sólamente una escena montada, ¿o no? ¿Tendrá que ver con un asesinato a sangre fria? La criminóloga escarba más profundo y se topa con un ex-novio, quien aparentemente había convertido en un infierno la vida de Nora. ¿Habrá sido realmente su urgencia de sexo el motivo? ¿Será un acosador que no quiso dejar ir a la reportera? ¿O esto yace en un homicida serial, y se debe esperar a que haya más cuerpos? Pero este hombre y su misteriosa desaparición sólo arrojan más preguntas. En una vuelta del destino, se encuentra Isa en el medio de un juego sucio y criminal, que gira en torno a mucho dinero y en el que la vida humana no cuenta. Y entonces, la investigadora se halla corriendo en peligro su vida..I Am Watching
By Emma Kavanagh. 2019
From a distance, they seem to be sleeping. Three bodies, sitting propped up against the ancient stones of Hadrian’s Wall.…
A closer look reveals the horror of their too-white faces, and the ring of vivid red bruises around each neck. The victims were found by schoolgirl Isla Bell, out on an early morning run along the historic site. That day changed the small, close-knit community of Briganton forever, and it also shaped the course of Isla’s life. Twenty years later, she’s a professor of criminal psychology at the University of Northumberland. She specializes in studying the brain function of psychopaths and serial killers, wrestling with the question that still haunts her: why? Why did Heath McGowan kill those people—and two more besides—before he was finally caught by Isla’s police detective father? At last, Isla has a chance to get answers. Heath, previously unforthcoming about the murders, agrees to take part in her research. Isla’s husband, Ramsey—the only one of Heath’s victims to survive—cautions her against the meeting. But no matter how ready Isla feels to peer within a killer’s mind, there is no way to prepare for the fresh horror about to engulf Briganton. Another body is found, displayed just as before . . . and then another. Is this a copycat, someone inspired by or receiving help from the serial killer behind bars? Or could the truth be darker still? A brilliantly twisted thriller—gripping, atmospheric, and skillfully layered, I Am Watching will keep readers guessing until the very end.Northern Thunder: A William Parker Mission (A Will Parker Thriller #1)
By Anderson Harp. 2019
INTO THE LION&’S DEN North Korea. For Kim Jong-un, the time has come to position his country atop…
the world&’s pecking order. To do so, he has invested his nation&’s resources in one rogue scientist. Peter Nampo is a nanotech specialist who has developed a nuclear missile not only capable of reaching the heart of Los Angeles, but also capable of knocking out America&’s eyes in the skies—the GPS satellites overseeing the Korean Peninsula. Jong-un has funded Nampo&’s secret laboratory somewhere in a valley of the Taebaek Mountains. Marine recon veteran and small town prosecutor William Parker has a history with Peter Nampo—and is the only one who can identify him. Recruited into a joint CIA and Pentagon Dark Ops Taskforce, Parker must infiltrate the Hermit Kingdom, find Nampo, and end the scientist&’s threat. But there&’s more to this mission than Parker knows, and what he discovers is a danger far greater than being trapped behind enemy lines . . . Praise for RETRIBUTION &“I seldom come across a thriller as authentic and well‑written as Retribution. Andy Harp brings his considerable military expertise to a global plot that&’s exciting, timely, and believable . . . to say that I&’m impressed is an understatement.&”—David Morrell, New York Times bestselling author of The Protector &“Retribution is a stunner: a blow to the gut and shot of adrenaline. Here is a novel written with authentic authority and bears shocking relevance to the dangers of today. It reminds me of Tom Clancy at his finest.&”—James Rollins, New York Times bestselling author of Bloodline &“Outstanding thriller with vivid characters, breakneck pacing, and suspense enough for even the most demanding reader. Harp writes with complete authenticity and a tremendous depth of military knowledge. A fantastic read—don&’t miss it!&”—Douglas Preston, #1 bestselling author of ImpactThe Vanishing Angle (A Will Novak Novel #5)
By Linda Ladd. 2019
A DAY ON THE WATERA lazy cruise up the Atlantic Coast is all ex-Navy SEAL turned private investigator Will Novak…
has in mind until thugs ambush him. Novak is kidnapped, drugged, and hauled out of town . . .A NIGHT IN THE COUNTRYTaken to a horse farm deep in Virginia, Novak finds himself at the center of the most dangerous kind of family affair. Irina Blackwood, pregnant and desperate, begs for Novak’s help to escape. All that stands in their way is her adoptive father—retired Senator Charles Blackwood, one of the most ruthless power brokers in the nation.A RUN FROM THE MONEYGiven his tastes for espionage, drug trafficking, and corruption, Blackwood’s not interested in a fair fight. And with the police on the payroll and a private gang ready to set Novak up for murder, the odds of justice prevailing—or Novak surviving—are getting slimmer by the minute… Praise for Linda Ladd’s Claire Morgan Thrillers “One of the most creepy, crawly, and compelling psychological thrillers ever.” —Fresh Fiction “Chilling, compelling suspense…be prepared to lose sleep!” —Eileen Dryer “Exciting, thrill-a-minute!” —Midwest Book Review “Plenty of suspense and surprises.” —Publishers WeeklyEventide (A Hode's Hill Novel #3)
By Mae Clair. 2019
The darkness is coming . . . The old house near Hode’s Hill, Pennsylvania is a place for Madison Hewitt…
to start over—to put the trauma of her husband’s murder, and her subsequent breakdown, behind her. She isn’t bothered by a burial plot on the property, or the mysterious, sealed cistern in the basement. Not at first. Even the presence of cold spots and strange odors could be fabrications of her still troubled mind. But how to explain her slashed tires, or the ominous messages that grow ever more threatening? Convinced the answer lies in the past, Madison delves into the history of the home’s original owners, only to discover the origin of a powerful evil. An entity that may be connected to a series of gruesome attacks that have left police baffled. No matter where she turns—past or present—terror lingers just a step away, spurred on by a twisted obsession that can only be satisfied through death...Mi Familia: Serie Casada con la mafia. (Casada con la mafia #3)
By Kc Klein. 2021
Ser libre de la mafia es complicado... igual que amar a Jack. Jack y Franki están a salvo por ahora,…
pero La Familia no es lo único que los mantiene separados. Nuestra barrera está escrita tan claramente como las palabras tatuadas bajo la piel roja y golpeada, la decoloración que no tiene nada que ver con los moretones, pero todo que ver con el hombre. Palabras que cuando las leo se me forma un pozo en el vientre. Muerte antes que deshonor Justicia antes que misericordia Venganza por encima de todo ¿Quién es este hombre? ¿Puedo confiar en él? Y, sinceramente, ¿de verdad quiero saberlo? Y así comienza... ¡Lee la emocionante conclusión de MI FAMILIA Parte III AHORA! Primeros elogios para Mi Familia, Parte III. "Me niego a recomendar esta lectura, en su lugar te digo que consigas esta fenomenal serie y te pongas a leerla hoy mismo".Drain
By Edward Hendriks. 2021
Fatiguée et déçue de la vie, Janne essaie de se détendre dans le bain. Quarante et un ans. Vivre dans…
un petit appartement. Abandonné par son petit ami. Ses jambes sont molles, il y a trop de gris dans ses cheveux. Sans parler des rides sur son visage. Trop vieux pour avoir des enfants. Comme ce serait bien de pouvoir remonter le temps. Laisser la vie prendre une autre tournure. Parfois, très parfois, les souhaits se réalisent. Voyez-vous ce drain de douche faire tourbillonner l'eau dans le drain? Concentrez-vous sur le mouvement de l'eau. Abandonnez-vous et laissez-vous transporter dans les salles de bain de votre passé. Mais faites attention à ce que vous faites. Vos choix peuvent avoir des conséquences considérables.The Coast-to-Coast Murders
By James Patterson, J. D. Barker. 2020
A detective and FBI agent join forces on what seems like an open-and-shut case—but a new rash of killings sends…
them on a pulse-pounding race against time in this intense thriller. Michael and Megan Fitzgerald are siblings who share a terrifying past. Both adopted, and now grown—Michael is a long-haul truck driver, Megan a college student majoring in psychology—they trust each other before anyone else. They've had to. Their parents are public intellectuals, an Ivy League clinical psychologist and a renowned psychiatrist, and they brought up their adopted children in a rarefied, experimental environment. It sheltered them from the world's harsh realities, but it also forced secrets upon them, secrets they keep at all costs. In Los Angeles, Detective Garrett Dobbs and FBI Agent Jessica Gimble have joined forces to work a murder that seems like a dead cinch. Their chief suspect is quickly identified and apprehended --but then there's another killing just like the one they've been investigating. And another. And not just in Los Angeles—the spree spreads across the country. The Fitzgerald family comes to the investigators' attention, but Dobbs and Gimble are at a loss—if one of the four is involved, which Fitzgerald might it be? From coastal California to upstate New York, Dobbs and Gimble race against time and across state lines to stop an ingenious and deeply deranged killer—one whose dark and twisted appetites put them outside the range of logic or experience.The Enchanted Clock: A Novel
By Julia Kristeva. 2015
In the Palace of Versailles there is a fabulous golden clock, made for Louis XV by the king’s engineer, Claude-Siméon…
Passemant. The astronomical clock shows the phases of the moon and the movements of the planets, and it will tell time—hours, minutes, seconds, and even sixtieths of seconds—until the year 9999. Passemant’s clock brings the nature of time into sharp focus in Julia Kristeva’s intricate, poetic novel The Enchanted Clock. Nivi Delisle, a psychoanalyst and magazine editor, nearly drowns while swimming off the Île de Ré; the astrophysicist Theo Passemant fishes her out of the water. They become lovers. While Theo wonders if he is descended from the clockmaker Passemant, Nivi’s son Stan, who suffers from occasional comas, develops a passion for the remarkable clock at Versailles. Soon Nivi is fixated on its maker. But then the clock is stolen, and when a young writer for Nivi’s magazine mysteriously dies, the clock is found near his body. The Enchanted Clock combines past and present, jumping back and forth between points of view and across eras from eighteenth-century Versailles to the present day. Its stylistically inventive narrative voices bring both immediacy and depth to our understanding of consciousness. Nivi’s life resembles her creator’s in many respects, coloring Kristeva’s customary erudition with autobiographical poignancy. Part detective mystery, part historical fiction, The Enchanted Clock is a philosophically and linguistically multifaceted novel, full of poetic ruminations on memory, love, and the transcendence of linear time. It is one of the most illuminating works of one of France’s great writers and thinkers.