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The Marbled Swarm: A Novel
by Dennis CooperFrom literary cult hero Dennis Cooper comes his most haunting work to date. “An American master…. Cooper is the most important transgressive literary artist since Burroughs.” --SalonIn secret passageways, hidden rooms, and the troubled mind of our narrator, a mystery perpetually takes shape—and the most compelling clue to its final nature is “the marbled swarm” itself, a complex amalgam of language passed down from father to son.Cooper ensnares the reader in a world of appearances, where the trappings of high art, old money, and haute cuisine obscure an unspeakable system of coercion and surrender. And as the narrator stalks an elusive truth, traveling from the French countryside to Paris and back again, the reader will be seduced by a voice only Dennis Cooper could create.
La marca del diablo
by Glenn CooperUn secreto que la Iglesia ha mantenido oculto. Una conspiración siniestra que pretende encumbrar el mal. Solo una mujer puede poner fin a la pesadilla antes de que esta se haga realidad. La nueva novela del maestro del thriller histórico con más de 7. 000. 000 de lectores en todo el mundo 1139. Al mirar el cielo después del eclipse, el obispo Malaquías tiene una lúcida visión de lo que va a suceder. Ciento doce estrellas brillan sobre la bóveda. Ciento doce Papas desde Celestino II hasta el final de la Iglesia. Hasta que los suyos se hagan con el poder. . . Roma, 2002. La joven arqueóloga Elisabetta Celestino recibe la noticia de que el Vaticano le prohíbe seguir explorando las catacumbas de San Calixto, donde se ha realizado un extraño hallazgo. Pero años después, cuando está a punto de celebrarse un nuevo cónclave para elegir el que será el Papa ciento doce, aparecen unos cadáveres en esas mismas catacumbas: varios hombres y mujeres que llevan siglos enterrados. Y todos ellos presentan una extraña anomalía genética. . . A pesar de que todo a su alrededor parece indicarle que debería olvidarlo. English Description The stars move still, time runs, the clock will strike, The Devil will come, and Faustus must be damned. Elisabetta Celestino, a brilliant young archaeologist at work in Rome’s ancient catacombs, has discovered a unique pattern of astrological symbols on an underground wall. She is devastated when the Vatican refuses to support her excavation project. Ten years later, a cave-in damages the vault, and a shocking discovery is made. Following a traumatic event, Elisabetta has left archaeology behind for the serenity of prayer and teaching, but the young nun unexpectedly finds herself in a race to solve the secret of the catacomb. Moving between present-day Europe, 1st-century Rome, and Elizabethan England, The Devil Will Come is an exhilarating tale of a battle between good and evil that has been fought in the shadows through the centuries and across continents--and that both sides are willing to kill to keep secret.
La marca del diablo
by Glenn CooperUna novela del autor de La Biblioteca de los muertos, el maestro del thriller histórico, con más de 7.000.000 de lectores en todo el mundo. Un secreto que la Iglesia ha mantenido oculto. Una conspiración siniestra que pretende encumbrar el mal. Solo una mujer puede poner fin a la pesadilla antes de que se haga realidad. «Las estrellas se mueven, el tiempo corre, sonará el reloj, vendrá el Diablo...» 1139. Al mirar el cielo después del eclipse, el obispo Malaquías tiene una lúcida visión de lo que va a suceder. Ciento doce estrellas brillan sobre la bóveda. Ciento doce Papas desde Celestino II hasta el final de la Iglesia. Hasta que los suyos se hagan con el poder... Roma, 2002. La joven arqueóloga Elisabetta Celestino recibe la noticia de que el Vaticano le prohíbe seguir explorando las catacumbas de San Calixto, donde seha realizado un extraño hallazgo. Pero años después, cuando está a punto de celebrarse un nuevo cónclave para elegir el que será el Papa ciento doce, aparecen unos cadáveres en esas mismas catacumbas: varios hombres y mujeres que llevan siglos enterrados. Y todos ellos presentan una extraña anomalía genética... A pesar de que todo a su alrededor parece indicarle que debería olvidarlo, Elisabetta se encuentra investigando estos extraños sucesos que parecen apuntar a una siniestra conspiración. Poco a poco irá comprendiendo que está siendo testigo de una batalla en la que todos tenemos mucho que perder. Y que, si quiere seguir con vida, no puede confiar en nadie. La crítica ha dicho:«Glenn Cooper sabe combinar perfectamente un emocionante tono de acción para los hechos del presente con un tono solemne y profundo para hablar de la historia.»Todo Literatura «La corte de seguidores de Glenn Cooper avanza a un ritmo apabullante.»ElPaís «Una novela que no se pueden perder los amantes del género.»Libri & Cultura «Glenn Cooper sabe combinar perfectamente un emocionante tono de acción para los hechos del presente con un tono más solemne y profundo para hablar de la historia.»Todo literatura
Marching Through Georgia (Alphonso Clay Mysteries of the Civil War)
by Jack MartinAs Sherman moves toward Atlanta, an agent searches for traitors among the troops in this compelling Civil War thriller . . . When Sherman&’s army hits a wall of resistance at Kennesaw Mountain in the summer of 1864—despite what seemed to be highly reliable intelligence—he&’s convinced by one of the Union nurses to call in Maj. Alphonso Clay to hunt for a saboteur. With his scout Ambrose Bierce badly wounded and a general murdered in the midst of battle, he summons Clay, who soon joins him on his march through Georgia. But as Clay investigates the situation—and tries to prevent any further unwelcome surprises from the Confederates—it becomes apparent that there may be more than one person betraying the Union . . . &“I can&’t wait to read the next Alphonso Clay book.&” —RP Dahlke, author of the Dead Red Mysteries
The Marx Sisters: A Kathy Kolla and David Brock Mystery (Brock And Kolla Ser. #Bk. 1)
by Barry MaitlandDetective Kathy Kolla's first case is one for the books. Meredith Winterbottom, a resident of Jerusalem Lane--a quaint section of London inhabited by Eastern European immigrants--and a great-granddaughter of Karl Marx, is found dead. Was she the victim of greedy real-estate developers, or was she killed for the politics of another age? When a second Marx sister is killed, David Brock, Chief Inspector of Scotland Yard, is brought in to help. As Kathy and Brock delve into the Lane's eccentric melting pot, they find unpublished letters from Marx to Engels; a possible fourth volume of Das Kapital; an endless list of shady suspects; and a plot to end Kathy's investigating days for good. Can they unravel the mystery before Kathy's first case is her last?
Masculinity, Crime and Self-Defence in Victorian Literature
by Emelyne GodfreyNow in paperback, this book considers crime fighting from the perspective of the civilian city-goer, from the mid-Victorian garotting panics to 1914. It charts the shift from the use of body armour to the adoption of exotic martial arts through the works of popular playwrights and novelists, examining changing ideals of urban, middle-class heroism.
The Mask of Troy
by David GibbinsHere is the most explosive adventure yet from the New York Times bestselling author of Atlantis and The Lost Tomb--a whiplash-inducing novel that sends marine archaeologist Jack Howard and his team on a treasure hunt . . . and a race against time to stop a terrifying threat. Greece, 1876. Renowned archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann unearths the tomb of legendary King Agamemnon and makes a mind-blowing discovery. Determined to keep it secret until the time is right, he dies before it can be revealed to the world.Germany, 1945. The liberation of a concentration camp reveals clues to the lost antiquities stolen by the Nazis. But the operation is covered up after a horrific secret surfaces. Northern Aegean, present day. Jack Howard, head of the International Maritime University, and his team discover the wreckage of the legendary Greek fleet from the Trojan War, sending shockwaves around the world. But the biggest surprise is yet to come, for Jack is on the trail not only of Agamemnon, but of Schliemann's true discovery--and a mystery so explosive that it leads to the kidnapping of Jack's daughter and a confrontation with a new and evil foe.From the Paperback edition.
Masquerade in Blue
by Dc BrodWhen reporter Jeff Barlowe is jailed for contempt of court for refusing to put a name to his source, he calls on his friend, private detective Quint McCauley to bail him out. Working with the source, an environmental vigilante known only as the Blue Fox who is the lead suspect in the murder of local developer, Quint tries to learn who else wanted the man dead and, at the same time, maintain the Fox's anonymity.
Masquerade in Blue
by Dc BrodWhen reporter Jeff Barlowe is jailed for contempt of court for refusing to put a name to his source, he calls on his friend, private detective Quint McCauley to bail him out. Working with the source, an environmental vigilante known only as the Blue Fox who is the lead suspect in the murder of local developer, Quint tries to learn who else wanted the man dead and, at the same time, maintain the Fox’s anonymity.
Masquerade in Blue
by D. C. BrodPrivate Investigator Quint McCauley is about to leave to the airport to pickup his girlfriend, when reporter Jeff Barlowe, calls from the local jail. Barlowe has been arrested in connection with the murder of a Foxport land developer who the police believe was a victim of the Blue Fox, a zealous environmentalist reputed to stop at nothing for the cause. In their efforts to apprehend the Blue Fox, the police have no one to turn to but Barlowe, for they believe that he alone knows the Fox's identity. He would rather face contempt court charges than turn in the environmentalist.
Massacre Mountain: A Cotton Pickens Western (Cotton Pickens #4)
by William W. Johnstone J. A. JohnstoneThe Greatest Western Writer Of The 21st CenturyIn the booming mining town of Doubtful, Wyoming, Cotton Pickens is the law. And in William W. and J.A. Johnstone's rollicking new Western, the law is in a fight for its life. . .Making Of A MassacreCotton Pickens is feeling about as low as a man can get. Held up, robbed and fired from his job as sheriff, things get even worse when someone murders Cotton's horse Critter. And it's all happening just as a flashy, fleshy stage company comes to town. Some folks demand the show be shut down for immorality. Some folks--Cotton included--sure enjoy the proceedings. But when a man gets stabbed to death, a bank safe gets blown up, and another county's sheriff starts imposing his will, Cotton realizes that a dastardly plot is taking over Doubtful. Badge or no badge, Cotton is going to war. To catch a killer. To stand up to some self-righteous fatheads. And for the right to see a little bare-naked leg--or die trying. . .
The Master Falconer
by C. J. BoxA dramatic short story of justice both old and new from the New York Times-bestselling author of BREAKING POINT and THE HIGHWAY. The West is not the way it's portrayed in the movies, but when a man from the East brings trouble for Nate Romanowski and his friend Joe Pickett, a little frontier-style justice may be just what's called for. An exciting new addition to the series that combines harrowing adrenaline rushes with complex morality, humour, and a landscape described so vibrantly it seems to have a life all its own.
Matt Jensen, The Last Mountain Man #6: Dakota Ambush (Matt Jensen/The Last Mountain Man #6)
by William W. Johnstone J. A. JohnstoneThe Greatest Western Writer Of The 21st CenturyThe adopted son of mountain man Smoke Jensen, he has carved out his destiny in the rugged American frontier. His name is Matt Jensen. He lives by the gun--and surrenders to no one. . . Dakota Ambush Twelve years ago, newspaperman John Bryce saved an innocent man from the hangman's noose. That man was Matt Jensen. In gratitude, Matt gave Bryce four gold nuggets and told him, "If there's ever anything I can do, just let me know." Now, that day has come. As editor of the Fullerton Defender, Bryce has become the target of a powerful--and ruthless--English lord. A feared master duelist, his aim is fixed on the Dakota Territories. His weapons are intimidation and violence. And his hired guns are the most sadistic and deadliest prairie rats Matt Jensen has ever known. . .
Matt Richtel Collection
by Matt RichtelGet three exhilarating and cutting-edge thrillers by Matt Richtel in one e-book, including: Devil's Plaything, Floodgate, and The Cloud.Devil's Plaything--a phenomenal "neuro-tech" thriller about a dark and insidious plot to reengineer the human brain. Devil's Plaything is smart, fast, and terrifyingly plausible--a page-turner of the first order.Floodgate--On the eve of the presidential election, a conspiracy threatens to alter the outcome of the vote--and the future of American politics. At the heart of the plot is a powerful computer program, aimed at rooting out hypocrisy among politicians to expose their truths . . . and ours.The Cloud--When the next generation of technology seeps into the brains of the next generation of people, former medical student turned journalist Nat Idle must investigate and stop the invasion. A deftly told tale, the scariest part of The Cloud is how close to reality it could be.
MAYO (EBOOK)
by Sergio DubcovskySergio Dubcovsky regresa a esas calles de Villa Laura que fueran escenario de su novela anterior, Dos hermanos, para contar otra historia de asordinada, exacta emotividad: la de una familia tipo que sobrevive a la muerte del padre, hombre de pocas palabras y, como se irá viendo, muchos misterios. Un hijo con ansias de escaparle al encierro pueblerino, una esposa disciplinada cuya procesión -como suele decirse- va por dentro y un Ford Taunus de color amarillo que se despega violentamente del fondo en sepia de la vida cotidiana, son los protagonistas de un relato agridulce y absorbente, cuyos ecos, como una invitación o como una amenaza, reverberan mucho después de agotada la última página.
McCone and Friends
by Marcia MullerCreator of the modern female private eye story, Marcia Muller has been writing novels and short stories about Sharon McCone for decades. Now McCone's colleagues get a chance to offer their viewpoints on some cases. McCone and Friends contains three stories told by McCone herself, as well as two stories narrated by the agency's investigator Rae Kelleher; a story from the viewpoint of its office manager Ted Smalley; an investigation conducted by McCone's nephew Mick Savage; and one by her long-term lover Hy Ripinsky. The settings range from small planes to a sweatshop which puts Asian women into virtual slavery, and the mysteries surround a 1950's jukebox in a rundown hotel, a sculpture welded together by a long-missing and now very-dead artist. In perhaps the most moving story of all, a teenage girl has vanished leaving as a clue only a collage on her wall.
The McCone Files
by Marcia MullerAt last! The McCone Files gathers all of Sharon McCone's short cases covering her entire career as staff investigator at All Souls Legal Cooperative in San Francisco. Each tale, including two written especially for this volume, is a miniature masterpiece of plotting, realistic characters and vivid settings. From the death of a clown in Diablo Valley to the disappearance of a young socialite on the Golden Gate Bridge, from the murder of a teenage gang leader in San Francisco to the drowning of an aged Japanese herb-gatherer, and from streets filled with juvenile runaways to the quietness of a mausoleum, Sharon investigates not only who committed the crimes but also what they say about our world toward the end of the twentieth century.
Me desperté temprano y saqué al perro (Detective Jackson Brodie #Volumen)
by Kate AtkinsonCon esta nueva entrega de novela policíaca protagonizada por el detective Jackson Brodie, Kate Atkinson se revela una vez más como la espléndida heredera de una tradición que tiene en sus filas a mujeres de la talla de Patricia Highsmith y P.D. James. Hay días en que ciertas decisiones se imponen sin pedir permiso: Tracy Waterhouse, una mujer de mediana edad con unos kilos de más y muchas ilusiones de menos, paseaba distraída por un centro comercial de la ciudad de Leeds, intentando decidir qué galletas comprar para poner un poco de color a su cena solitaria, cuando vio a una niña corriendo, tirada de la mano de una prostituta conocida en el barrio. De repente, Tracy supo que compraría algo más que galletas... Al poco rato, la niña estaba en su coche y desde entonces la vida ha sido para ella un ir y venir de emociones desconocidas. Tracy confiaba en que no habría testigos de ese extraño negocio, pero Jackson Brodie, recién llegado a Inglaterra para resolver un caso de falsa identidad, entra de repente en escena: sus dotes de gran investigador y de hombre deliciosamente imperfecto van a convertir una trama policial en una historia donde las cuestiones morales son lo que importa. Reseña:«A Kate Atkinson la reconoces por su estilo... Es una gran novelista a secas.»The New York Times
Me llamo rojo
by Orhan PamukEn el Estambul de finales del siglo XVI, el Sultán encarga secretamente un gran libro que celebre su vida y su imperio. Los encargados de iluminar esa obra son los mejores artistas del momento, pero... deberán hacerlo al modo europeo. Cuando uno de esos miniaturistas desaparece y nacen las sospechas de asesinato, el maestro del taller deberá buscar ayuda.
The Measby Murder Enquiry
by Ann PurserCantankerous spinster Ivy Beasley has quickly learned that spending her golden years in the quaint village of Barrington won't be as quiet as she thought. Ivy hasn't been in assisted living at Springfields for long, but she's already found new friends, formed a detective agency, and solved a murder. And as autumn falls, Ivy and her team are asked to investigate a mysterious death in the village of Measby-in between card games, of course.
Measure of Darkness
by Chris JordanThat Special Woman! MY THREE SONS Rugged Craig Haynes came from a long line of lady-killers. Lately, though, the single dad was targeting only Jill Bradford, his sons' new nanny. Two parts sweetness, one part sin, the pint-size redhead proved a wizard with his three rambunctious boys. So what made this miracle-worker insist she was strictly hired help? Could a houseful of Haynes males ambush her wary heart...and make her a mother and wife? HOMETOWN HEARTBREAKERS THAT SPECIAL WOMAN! Could one petite dynamo tame a household of heartbreakers? It's a job for Jill-that special woman!
Meds
by Ray GartonOne hot summer day, a man in a business suit running wildly down a busy street attacks a woman and her toddler, neither of whom have ever seen him before.... As he waits in his pickup truck for his wife to finish shopping, a man decides to take the shotgun off its rack, go inside the mall and open fire on total strangers.... While waiting to see her doctor, a woman takes a knife from her purse and begins stabbing others in the waiting room.Something is making people become violent and murderous...something they all have in common. When Eli Dunbar discovers what it is, he becomes afraid, because it's something he has in common with them-a drug prescribed to him by his psychiatrist. And now Eli is a ticking time bomb.Do you know all of the risks your prescription drugs might pose? Does your doctor? Or has the manufacturer hidden them from the public in the interest of profits?Meds...a thriller with deadly side effects.
The Medusa Amulet: A Novel of Suspense and Adventure
by Robert Masello<P>Benvenuto Cellini, master artisan of Renaissance Italy, once crafted a beautiful amulet prized for its unimaginable power--and untold menace. Now the quest to recover this legendary artifact depends upon one man: David Franco, a brilliant but skeptical young scholar at Chicago's world-renowned Newberry Library. <P>What begins as a simple investigation spirals into a tale of dangerous intrigue, as Franco races from the châteaux of France to the palazzos of Rome in a desperate search for the ultimate treasure--and an answer to a riddle that has puzzled mankind since the beginning of time. Aided by a beautiful young Florentine harboring dark secrets, pursued by deadly assassins, and battling demons of his own, Franco must ultimately confront an evil greater than anything conjured in his worst nightmares.
Memento Nora (Memento Nora Series #1)
by Angie SmibertIn Nora's world you don't have to put up with nightmares. Nora goes with her mother to TFC--a Therapeutic Forgetting Clinic. There, she can describe her horrible memory and take the pill that will erase it. But at TFC, a chance encounter with a mysterious guy changes Nora's life. She doesn't take the pill. And when Nora learns the memory her mother has chosen to forget, she realizes that someone needs to remember. With newfound friends Micah and Winter, Nora makes a comic book of their memories called Memento. It's an instant hit, but it sets off a dangerous chain of events. Will Nora, Micah, and Winter be forced to take the Big Pill that will erase their memories forever?
Memorias de un amigo imaginario
by Matthew DicksQuerido lector: La novela que tienes en tus manos es especial, como Max.La novela que tienes en tus manos es única, como Max.La novela que tienes en tus manos es valiente, como Max. Max solo tiene 8 años y no es como los demás niños. Él vive para adentro y cuanto menos le molesten, mucho mejor. No le gustan los cambios, las sorpresas, los ruidos, que lo toquen y que le hagan hablar por hablar. Si alguien le preguntara cuándo es más feliz, seguro que diría que jugando con sus legos planeando batallas entre ejércitos enemigos. Max no tiene amigos, porque nadie lo entiende y todos, hasta los profesores y sus propios padres, quieren que sea de otra manera. Solo me tiene a mí, que soy su amigo desde hace cinco años. Ahora sé que Max corre peligro y solo yo lo puedo ayudar. El problema es que Max es el único que puede verme y oírme. Tengo mucho miedo por él, pero sobre todo por mí. Los padres de Max dicen que soy un «amigo imaginario». Espero que a estas alturas tengas claro que no soy imaginario. Reseñas:«Dicks toma algo de El curioso incidente del perro a medianoche, lo cruza con Nunca me abandones y convierte una historia enternecedora en una aventura para morderse las uñas.»Psychologies «Un entrañable cuento sobre el amor, la lealtad y un niño con un poder de la imaginación extraordinario.»Glamour «Un tenso thriller psicológico sobre el amor, la muerte y la amistad.»Daily News «Una historia fascinante y conmovedora.»Cosmopolitan