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What's in a Name? (Bibliomysteries #13)
by Thomas H. CookFive decades after war&’s end, a rare-books dealer receives a strange visitor. The guns went silent on November 11, 1918, never to fire again. Throughout the 1920s, unrest seethed across Europe, and Fascists battled Communists in the streets of Berlin, but democracy won out. For years, peace has prevailed around the world. But there is a part of Franklin Altman that misses the war. A rare-books dealer living in New York City, Altman has devoted his life to studying the history of the Weimar Republic, when all of Europe hung in the balance and it seemed it would take but a single spark to set the world ablaze. Why did that spark never come? Altman is musing on these questions one evening when a man comes into his shop. An aged German veteran with a limp and the faint shakes of Parkinson&’s, he is about to teach Altman that in history, the devil is in the details.The Bibliomysteries are a series of short tales about deadly books, by top mystery authors.
Root From Infertile Ground
by Thomas H. ReedJodie's whole purpose in life was to nurture abused youngster back to physical and emotional health. There was only one problem with Jodie's aim; she had a tendency to allow her heart to become involved with each new ward. But a quick glimpse into Jodie's own battered background, will help to understand why she perceives the abuse of homeless children as a very personal injury. After escaping the abusive clutches of her foster mother, Jodie learned to survive on the streets, an existence that came near destroying her mentally and physically. After surviving a stabbing from a ruthless mercenary leader in an isolated desert camp. Jodie discovers she has acquired an invisible companion in the form of a voice that taunts her. But strangely enough she realizes the "voice" is trying to goad her into making decisions for herself that will keep her alive and moving in the right direction. And it was working for her. With help from her invisible friend, Jodie is determined to survive long enough to seek revenge on the group who tried to kill her, and had killed several other teenage girls. After destroying a compound that, unknown to Jodie, had a huge basement filled to overflowing with drugs and explosives, and maybe even a safe full of cash, she makes some powerful enemies whose foremost goal is to kill her or die trying. But Jodie surprises even the toughest of her enemies when she suddenly turns combatant and becomes their very worst nightmare.
Winds Of Fate
by Thomas H. ReedWinds of Fate is a compilation of short stories that will appeal to a variety of readers. Stories include science fiction, drama, action filled, and even a few humorous stories that will keep you laughing from start to finish.
The Technique of the Novel
by Thomas H. UzzellThe Technique of the Novel by Thomas H. Uzzell is a masterful guide for aspiring writers and literary enthusiasts seeking to understand the art and craft of novel writing. Drawing on his extensive experience as a writer, editor, and teacher, Uzzell offers a comprehensive exploration of the elements that make a novel successful, from its structure and style to character development and narrative techniques.This seminal work breaks down the complex process of novel writing into manageable, practical steps, providing insights into the creative and technical aspects of storytelling. Uzzell discusses topics such as building compelling characters, crafting engaging plots, and balancing dialogue with description. He also delves into the nuances of theme, pacing, and viewpoint, offering readers the tools to create novels that resonate with depth and impact.Through clear explanations and illustrative examples from classic and contemporary literature, Uzzell demonstrates how the finest novels achieve their enduring power. He addresses common pitfalls and challenges faced by writers, providing guidance on how to navigate them while staying true to one’s unique voice and vision.Whether you’re a seasoned writer looking to refine your craft or a beginner eager to embark on your first novel, The Technique of the Novel offers invaluable wisdom and practical advice. Uzzell’s approachable style and expert insights make this book an essential resource for anyone passionate about the art of fiction.Rich with knowledge and inspiration, The Technique of the Novel remains a timeless guide for those who wish to understand not only how great novels are made but also how to create their own literary masterpieces.
Black Sunday
by Thomas HarrisIn a race to kill the Super Bowl spectators, an American vet and PLO accomplices are pitted against the FBI and an Israeli agent.
Black Sunday
by Thomas HarrisFrom the genius of Thomas Harris, the #1 New York Times bestselling author who introduced the world to Hannibal Lecter, comes his terrifying and prophetic debut of an American who plans an act of terrorism at the Super Bowl?as the whole world watches. But in a mob of 80,000 people, how can they find him to stop him? The clock is ticking?
Black Sunday
by Thomas HarrisThe gripping race-against-time debut thriller from the internationally bestselling author of The Silence of the Lambs.Vietnam veteran Michael Lander wants the country that made him suffer to suffer in return.Al-Fatah operative Dahlia Iyad wants to help him turn his bold plan into devastating reality. David Kabakov, Mossad's most dedicated soldier, is determined to uncover the plot before it's too late. All he and the FBI know is that it will be apocalyptic. They don't know about the 1,200 pounds of explosives on their way to the states.The largest, deadliest bomb on American soil. That it will detonate in front of millions at the biggest sporting event of the season. The day of horror is nearly here...Black Sunday.
Cari Mora (edició en català): A Novel
by Thomas HarrisL'Hannibal Lecter té un successor. Després de més d'una dècada, l'autor d'El silenci dels anyells torna amb un thriller imparable. Un grup d'homes sense escrúpols fa anys que busca vint-i-cinc milions de dòlars en or que s'amaguen sota una antiga mansió d'en Pablo Escobar a la costa de Miami. El seu líder és en Hans-Peter Schneider, que, impulsat per desitjos inconfessables, es guanya la vida fent realitat les fantasies violentes dels rics i poderosos. La Cari Mora va escapar de la brutalitat de la seva Colòmbia natal i ara treballa, entre altres feines, tenint cura de la mansió. Quan posa els seus ulls en ella, en Hans-Peter se n'encapritxa al moment. Però la Cari Mora és una supervivent. I no és la primera vegada que ha de lluitar per demostrar-ho. Cap altre escriptor ha conjurat els monstres que ens aguaiten amb la perfecció de Thomas Harris. El mestre del thriller americà torna, després de més d'una dècada, amb una història sobre el mal, l'avarícia i les conseqüències d'una obscura obsessió. La crítica ha dit...«El millor de l'obra de Harris, i això inclou la seva última i esperada novel·la, Cari Mora, retrata la realitat de forma inqüestionable... Ningú ha aconseguit transmetre la part obscura de l'ésser humà de manera tan efectiva com ell. I sembla que ningú no el superarà mai.»The Washington Post «Aquesta novel·la addictiva comença amb intensitat i el suspens augmenta fins arribar a un final ple d'acció... L'escriptura de Harris fa pensar en escenes cinematogràfiques, i no hi sobra cap paraula. Una excel·lent lectura diabòlica.»USA Today «Conan Doyle i el seu Sherlock Holmes van dominar la literatura de ficció en les dues últimes dècades del segle XIX. Un segle més tard, el thriller té el seu equivalent en Thomas Harris.»The Guardian «La ploma de Harris té la marca de la perfecció.»The Times «Tan bo com sempre. Llegir els seus llibres és com acariciar la fredor de la seda lentament amb la mà.»Stephen King «Un thriller intens, el millor de Harris des d'El silenci dels anyells.»New Statesman «La bona notícia per als lectors de Cari Mora és que l'Hannibal ha tornat en esperit, però no en persona.»The Spectator «Un esdeveniment literari. Thomas Harris és un escriptor excepcional de thriller, no només perquè crea traïdors memorables i monstruosos, sinó perquè també ens ofereix protagonistes femenines formidables.»Daily Mail «Els directors de Hollywood ja deuen estar somiant en portar a la pantalla aquest thriller addictiu. Harris és un narrador superlatiu.»Daily Express «Thomas Harris, el creador de l'Hannibal Lecter, és l'escriptor de thrillers més gran del nostre temps.»Evening Standard
Cari Mora: A Novel
by Thomas HarrisHannibal Lecter tiene un sucesor. Tras más de una década, el autor de El silencio de los corderos vuelve con un thriller arrollador. Bajo una antigua mansión de Pablo Escobar en la costa de Miami se ocultan veinticinco millones de dólares en oro. Un grupo de hombres sin escrúpulos lleva años buscándolos. Su líder es Hans-Peter Schneider, quien, impulsado por inconfesables apetitos, se gana la vida haciendo realidad las crueles fantasías de ricos y poderosos. Cari Mora escapó de la violencia de su Colombia natal y el cuidado de la mansión es ahora uno de sus variados trabajos. En cuanto pone sus ojos en Cari, Hans-Peter se encapricha de ella. Pero Cari Mora es una superviviente. Y no es la primera vez que tiene que luchar para demostrarlo. Ningún otro escritor ha conjurado los monstruos que nos acechan con la brillantez de Thomas Harris. El maestro del thriller americano regresa tras más de una década con una historia sobre el mal, la avaricia y las consecuencias de una oscura obsesión. La crítica ha dicho...«Lo mejor de la obra de Harris, y eso incluye su última y esperada novela, Cari Mora, retrata lo real de forma incuestionable... Nadie ha conseguido transmitir la parte oscura del ser humano de manera tan efectiva como él. Y parece que nadie va a superarlo nunca.»The Washington Post «Esta adictiva novela comienza con intensidad y va aumentando el suspense hasta un final lleno de acción... Harris escribe mediante escenas cinematográficas y no sobra ni una palabra. Una lectura diabólica.»USA Today «Dos figuras dominaron la literatura popular en las dos últimas décadas del siglo XIX: Conan Doyle y Sherlock Holmes. Un siglo más tarde su equivalente es Thomas Harris.»The Guardian «La pluma de Harris tiene la marca de la perfección.»The Times «Tan bueno como siempre. Leer sus libros es como recorrer seda fría lentamente con la mano.»Stephen King «Un thriller intenso, el mejor de Harris desde El silencio de los corderos.»New Statesman «La buena noticia para los lectores de Cari Mora es que Hannibal ha vuelto en espíritu pero no en persona.»Spectator «Un acontecimiento literario. Thomas Harris es un escritor excepcional de thriller, no solo por crear villanos memorables y monstruosos sino porque también nos ofrece protagonistas femeninas formidables.»Daily Mail «Los directores de Hollywood estarán ya soñando con llevar a la pantalla este adictivo thriller. Harris es un narrador superlativo.»Daily Express «Thomas Harris, el creador de Hannibal Lecter, es el mayor escritor de thrillers de nuestro tiempo.»Evening Standard
Cari Mora: A Novel
by Thomas HarrisFrom the creator of Hannibal Lecter and The Silence of the Lambs comes a story of evil, greed, and the consequences of dark obsession. <P><P>Twenty-five million dollars in cartel gold lies hidden beneath a mansion on the Miami Beach waterfront. Ruthless men have tracked it for years. Leading the pack is Hans-Peter Schneider. Driven by unspeakable appetites, he makes a living fleshing out the violent fantasies of other, richer men. <P><P> Cari Mora, caretaker of the house, has escaped from the violence in her native country. She stays in Miami on a wobbly Temporary Protected Status, subject to the iron whim of ICE. She works at many jobs to survive. Beautiful, marked by war, Cari catches the eye of Hans-Peter as he closes in on the treasure. <P><P>But Cari Mora has surprising skills, and her will to survive has been tested before. <P><P>Monsters lurk in the crevices between male desire and female survival. No other writer in the last century has conjured those monsters with more terrifying brilliance than Thomas Harris. Cari Mora, his sixth novel, is the long-awaited return of an American master. <P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
El dragón rojo
by Thomas HarrisSin una razón de peso, el agente especial Jack Crawford no habría turbado la apacible existencia y el anonimato de Will Graham, el hombre que había conseguido desenmascarar al psicópata doctor Lecter, más conocido en los medios de comunicación como Hannibal el Caníbal. En efecto, las circunstancias que rodean los asesinatos de dos familias en Birmingham y en Atlanta convierten al investigador Graham en un hombre imprescindible del equipo de detectives que investigan el perfil psicológico del monstruo, el Dragón Rojo, y las horribles mutilaciones que inflige a sus víctimas.
El dragón rojo (Hannibal Lecter #Volumen 1)
by Thomas HarrisPor el autor de El silencio de los corderos y Hannibal, El dragón rojo es una novela de misterio y suspense donde Thomas Harris nos presenta por primera vez al asesino en serie Dr. Hannibal Lecter. Sin una razón de peso, el agente especial Jack Crawford no habría turbado la apacible existencia y el anonimato de Will Graham, el hombre que había conseguido desenmascarar al psicópata doctor Lecter, más conocido en los medios de comunicación como Hannibal el Caníbal. En efecto, las circunstancias que rodean los asesinatos de dos familias en Birmingham y en Atlanta convierten al investigador Graham en un hombre imprescindible para el equipo de detectives que investigan el perfil psicológico del monstruo, el Dragón Rojo, y las horribles mutilaciones que inflige a sus víctimas.
El silencio de los corderos (Hannibal Lecter #Volumen 2)
by Thomas HarrisEn este potente thriller psicológico, Clarice, cautivada por Hannibal, se enfrenta con su ayuda a un despiadado asesino. A Clarice Starling, joven y ambiciosa estudiante de la academia del FBI, le encomiendan que entreviste a Hannibal Lecter, brillante psiquiatra y despiadado asesino, para conseguir su colaboración en la resolución de un caso de asesinatos en serie. El asombroso conocimiento de Lecter del comportamiento humano y su poderosa personalidad cautivarán de inmediato a Clarice, quien, incapaz de dominarse, establecerá con él una ambigua, inquietante y peligrosa relación. El silencio de los corderos fue llevada al cine en 1991, y ganó los Premios Oscar a las categorías mejor película, mejor dirección (Jonathan Demme), mejor actriz (Jodie Foster), mejor actor (Anthony Hopkins) y mejor guion adaptado. Los lectores opinan:«Excelente libro de un excelente autor.» «Hannibal Lecter, uno de los mejores antihéroes que ha dado la literatura. [...] Lectura más que obligada para los amantes de las buenas historias de suspense.»
El silencio de los corderos (Hannibal Lecter #Volumen 2)
by Thomas HarrisEn este potente thriller psicológico, Clarice, cautivada por Hannibal, se enfrenta con su ayuda a un despiadado asesino. A Clarice Starling, joven y ambiciosa estudiante de la academia del FBI, le encomiendan que entreviste a Hannibal Lecter, brillante psiquiatra y despiadado asesino, para conseguir su colaboración en la resolución de un caso de asesinatos en serie. El asombroso conocimiento de Lecter del comportamiento humano y su poderosa personalidad cautivarán de inmediato a Clarice, quien, incapaz de dominarse, establecerá con él una ambigua, inquietante y peligrosa relación. El silencio de los corderos fue llevada al cine en 1991, y ganó los Premios Oscar a las categorías mejor película, mejor dirección (Jonathan Demme), mejor actriz (Jodie Foster), mejor actor (Anthony Hopkins) y mejor guion adaptado. Los lectores opinan:«Excelente libro de un excelente autor.» «Hannibal Lecter, uno de los mejores antihéroes que ha dado la literatura. [...] Lectura más que obligada para los amantes de las buenas historias de suspense.»
Hannibal
by Thomas HarrisSiete años han pasado desde que Clarice Starling, agente especial del FBI, se entrevistara con el doctor Hannibal Lecter en un hospital de máxima seguridad. Y siete años desde que Hannibal el Canníbal burlara la vigilancia y desapareciera dejando una sangrienta estela de víctimas. Sin embargo, cuando Clarice cae en desgracia en el FBI, el doctor Lecter sale a la luz para ponerse en contacto con ella. Así se reanuda la persecución de la codiciada presa, y Clarice, que no ha olvidado su encuentro con la brillante y perversa mente del doctor, es encargada del caso.
Hannibal Rising
by Thomas HarrisThe childhood, teenage and young adult years of Hannibal Lecter, and how he became death's prodigy
Hannibal Rising: A Novel (Hannibal Lecter Series)
by Thomas HarrisHE IS ONE OF THE MOST HAUNTING CHARACTERSIN ALL OF LITERATURE.AT LAST THE EVOLUTION OF HIS EVILIS REVEALED.Hannibal Lecter emerges from the nightmare of the Eastern Front, a boy in the snow, mute, with a chain around his neck. He seems utterly alone, but he has brought his demons with him.Hannibal's uncle, a noted painter, finds him in a Soviet orphanage and brings him to France, where Hannibal will live with his uncle and his uncle's beautiful and exotic wife, Lady Murasaki.Lady Murasaki helps Hannibal to heal. With her help he flourishes, becoming the youngest person ever admitted to medical school in France.But Hannibal's demons visit him and torment him. When he is old enough, he visits them in turn.He discovers he has gifts beyond the academic, and in that epiphany, Hannibal Lecter becomes death's prodigy.From the Hardcover edition.
Hannibal, el origen del mal (Hannibal Lecter #Volumen 4)
by Thomas HarrisTodo empezó con la venganza... Thomas Harris, autor de El silencio de los corderos y Hannibal, nos narra en esta novela la juventud de Hannibal Lecter. Hannibal Lecter, huérfano y testigo de barbaridades indescriptibles, sobrevive al vendaval de la Segunda Guerra Mundial en Europa del Este. Al terminar el conflicto su tío le localiza en un orfanato soviético y lo lleva a París para vivir con él y su bella esposa, lady Murasaki. Ella le cuida y, con su apoyo, Hannibal se convertirá en el alumno más joven y más dotado de la facultad de medicina de París. Sin embargo, él nunca podrá olvidar lo que ha vivido. Sus demonios lo atormentan constantemente y exigen venganza. Y el joven estudiante comienza a desarrollar sorprendentes y exquisitos talentos para cumplirla. Reseña:«Con precisión de cirujano, Harris abre su palabra diseccionadora, analítica y eficaz, creando una atmósfera de suspense que atrapa al lector y le conduce por las estancias del palacio de la mente de un ser terrible.»El Cultural
Hannibal: A Novel (Hannibal Lecter Series #3)
by Thomas HarrisInvite Hannibal Lecter into the palace of your mind and be invited into his mind palace in turn. Note the similarities in yours and his, the high vaulted chambers of your dreams, the shadowed halls, the locked storerooms where you dare not go, the scrap of half-forgotten music, the muffled cries from behind a wall.In one of the most eagerly anticipated literary events of the decade, Thomas Harris takes us once again into the mind of a killer, crafting a chilling portrait of insidiously evolving evil--a tour de force of psychological suspense. Seven years have passed since Dr. Hannibal Lecter escaped from custody, seven years since FBI Special Agent Clarice Starling interviewed him in a maximum security hospital for the criminally insane. The doctor is still at large, pursuing his own ineffable interests, savoring the scents, the essences of an unguarded world. But Starling has never forgotten her encounters with Dr. Lecter, and the metallic rasp of his seldom-used voice still sounds in her dreams. Mason Verger remembers Dr. Lecter, too, and is obsessed with revenge. He was Dr. Lecter's sixth victim, and he has survived to rule his own butcher's empire. From his respirator, Verger monitors every twitch in his worldwide web. Soon he sees that to draw the doctor, he must have the most exquisite and innocent-appearing bait; he must have what Dr. Lecter likes best. Powerful, hypnotic, utterly original, Hannibal is a dazzling feast for the imagination. Prepare to travel to hell and beyond as a master storyteller permanently alters the world you thought you knew.
Red Dragon: Wm Format (Hannibal Lecter Series #Bk. 1)
by Thomas HarrisTHE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFeed your fears with the terrifying classic that introduced cannibalistic serial killer Hannibal Lecter.FBI agent Will Graham once risked his sanity to capture Hannibal Lecter, an ingenious killer like no other. Now, he&’s following the bloodstained pattern of the Tooth Fairy, a madman who&’s already wiped out two families. To find him, Graham has to understand him. To understand him, Graham has only one place left to go: the mind of Dr. Lecter.
The Silence of the Lambs
by Thomas HarrisFirst published in 1988, THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS is the #1 best selling novel by Thomas Harris, author of HANNIBAL.
The Gentrification Plot: New York and the Postindustrial Crime Novel (Literature Now)
by Thomas HeiseFor decades, crime novelists have set their stories in New York City, a place long famed for decay, danger, and intrigue. What happens when the mean streets of the city are no longer quite so mean? In the wake of an unprecedented drop in crime in the 1990s and the real-estate development boom in the early 2000s, a new suspect is on the scene: gentrification. Thomas Heise identifies and investigates the emerging “gentrification plot” in contemporary crime fiction. He considers recent novels that depict the sweeping transformations of five iconic neighborhoods—the Lower East Side, Chinatown, Red Hook, Harlem, and Bedford-Stuyvesant—that have been central to African American, Latinx, immigrant, and blue-collar life in the city. Heise reads works by Richard Price, Henry Chang, Gabriel Cohen, Reggie Nadelson, Ivy Pochoda, Grace Edwards, Ernesto Quiñonez, Wil Medearis, and Brian Platzer, tracking their representations of “broken-windows” policing, cultural erasure, racial conflict, class grievance, and displacement. Placing their novels in conversation with oral histories, urban planning, and policing theory, he explores crime fiction’s contradictory and ambivalent portrayals of the postindustrial city’s dizzying metamorphoses while underscoring the material conditions of the genre. A timely and powerful book, The Gentrification Plot reveals how today’s crime writers narrate the death—or murder—of a place and a way of life.
Kia: A Dr. Kel McKelvey Novel
by Thomas HollandThe Pentagon brass make the designations: AWOL. MIA. KIA. Every soldier with a designation, and no man left behind. And Dr. Kel McKelvey is the man to bring those soldiers home -- from battlefields around the world. When a soldier's remains are found in the Catholic cemetery of Thanh Lay Hamlet outside of the rechristened Ho Chi Minh City, a reluctant Vietnamese government agrees to the repatriation of the body believed to be Master Sergeant Jimmy Lee Tenkiller. Tenkiller was a Native American soldier who went missing in the chaos of Saigon during the summer of 1970. For fourteen years, his designation was AWOL, until the Status Review Board voted 2-1 to change it to KIA. Before the case can be closed, Dr. Kel McKelvey and his team at the Central Identification Lab must positively identify the body believed to be Jimmy Tenkiller. The skull's noble features suggest the sergeant's proud Choctaw-Cherokee heritage, but Kel's instincts give him pause. Using a combination of cutting-edge forensic technique and old fashioned anthropology, he sets out to unravel the chilling mystery of the body's identity. What he finds leads him deep into the Vietnamese wartime black market and into the haunted mind of Jimmy Tenkiller. Assisting Kel on the case is his colleague and friend, Chief Warrant Officer Thomas Edward Lafayette "Shuck" Deveroux of the Army's Criminal Investigative Division. Shuck has been assigned to solve a series of brutal murders on military bases in Kentucky and Tennessee, and he reluctantly adds Kel's identification to his caseload. But when the two investigators team up, they soon realize that all of their dead men may be telling the same tale. Dr. Kel McKelvey has devoted his life to bringing closure to the families of brave men and women who died fighting for their country. InKIA, he faces his greatest challenge yet -- to solve a chain of crimes committed bydesperate men in times of war and peace. The result is a mesmerizing thriller -- an intricate forensics case involving a fallen United States serviceman, from an author who is an expert in the field.
One Drop of Blood: A Novel
by Thomas HollandAs the director of the Department of the Army's Central Identification Laboratory, Robert Dean "Kel" McKelvey has made a career solving some of the country's most complex identification cases. The CIL is responsible for identifying all U.S. war dead from battlefields old and new around the world. The caseload is endless, the endgame invaluable. Kel's work -- the examination of a bone or bone fragment -- may bring blessed closure to thousands of military families and loved ones left behind. But after fifteen years at the CIL, Kel is fast approaching emotional meltdown. And that's when he encounters his thorniest case yet: the recovery of Jimmie Carl Trimble, a soldier from Arkansas who died a hero's death during the Vietnam War. When a rare DNA sequence turns up at both the Army and FBI labs, it points to the unthinkable: a link between Trimble and a forty-year-old unsolved racial killing in the Arkansas delta. Partnered uneasily with the volatile FBI Special Agent Michael Levine, Kel must peel back decades of silence to reveal a complex web of stolen identity, betrayal, patriotism, collusion, and lies. Taking readers deep inside the fascinating world of military and civilian forensic science, One Drop of Blood is a pitch-perfect thriller by a talented new author who knows the terrain better than anyone.
Life Blood
by Thomas HooverThis thriller from an exciting new voice promises to shoot straight up the bestseller lists. It lies hidden deep in the mist-shrouded rain forest of Central America. A place where a brilliant doctor fulfills dreams for some -- and creates chilling nightmares for others. Now, filmmaker Morgan James is about to journey straight into the heart of a dark conspiracy... where a bizarre human experiment comes at a terrible price. And where she may be the next to pay with her life.