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Divine Blood: A Novel of Science and Faith
by Martinez HewlettIt is an astonishing discovery: a bloodstained burial shroud entombed in the crumbling walls of a historic French Monastery. Carbon dating concludes the fabric is from the time of Christ. A molecular biologist conducts a daring experiment: the cloning of genetic material recovered from the cloth. Now two men--Father Laurent Carriere and scientist Josh Francis--are plunged into the center of a worldwide religious and political power struggle. But even as Washington and the Vatican vie for control of the relic, members of a secret society take steps to reclaim the holy artifact they have sworn to protect--by any means necessary. Selected by the Literary Guild® and the Doubleday Book Club®.
Feast Day of Fools (Hackberry Holland)
by James Lee BurkeA powerful and unforgettable thriller from 'one of the finest American writers' GUARDIANDanny Boy Lorca was used to having apocalyptic visions - the beatings he'd taken in jail and the booze he drank to forget them made sure of that. But what he saw and heard that night out in the desert was more terrifying than anything even his battered spirit could have conjured. A man tortured to death. Slowly and methodically and with inhuman cruelty.When Danny Boy tells his tale to Sheriff Hackberry Holland, Hack knows something evil has leaked over the border into his corner of South Texas. What he doesn't realize is that this brutal slaying is just the beginning of a twisted three-way manhunt that will pit a psychotic killer seeking release for the souls of his murdered children against a religious maniac in love with death, and a Russian gangster whose name is a byword for fear...Praise for one of the great American crime writers, James Lee Burke:'James Lee Burke is the heavyweight champ, a great American novelist whose work, taken individually or as a whole, is unsurpassed.' Michael Connelly'A gorgeous prose stylist.' Stephen King'Richly deserves to be described now as one of the finest crime writers America has ever produced.' Daily MailFans of Dennis Lehane, Michael Connelly and Don Winslow will love James Lee Burke: Hackberry Holland Series1. Lay Down My Sword and Shield 2. Rain Gods 3. Feast Day of Fools 4. House of the Rising Sun Dave Robicheaux Series1. The Neon Rain 2. Heaven's Prisoners 3. Black Cherry Blues 4. A Morning for Flamingos 5. A Stained White Radiance 6. In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead 7. Dixie City Jam 8. Burning Angel 9. Cadillac Jukebox 10. Sunset Limited 11. Purple Cane Road 12. Jolie Blon's Bounce 13. Last Car to Elysian Fields 14. Crusader's Cross 15. Pegasus Descending 16. The Tin Roof Blowdown 17. Swan Peak 18. The Glass Rainbow 19. Creole Belle 20. Light of the World 21. Robicheaux Billy Bob Holland Series1. Cimarron Rose 2. Heartwood 3. Bitterroot 4. In The Moon of Red Ponies * Each James Lee Burke novel can be read as a standalone or in series order *
Feast Day of Fools (Hackberry Holland)
by James Lee BurkeA powerful and unforgettable thriller from 'one of the finest American writers' GUARDIANDanny Boy Lorca was used to having apocalyptic visions - the beatings he'd taken in jail and the booze he drank to forget them made sure of that. But what he saw and heard that night out in the desert was more terrifying than anything even his battered spirit could have conjured. A man tortured to death. Slowly and methodically and with inhuman cruelty.When Danny Boy tells his tale to Sheriff Hackberry Holland, Hack knows something evil has leaked over the border into his corner of South Texas. What he doesn't realize is that this brutal slaying is just the beginning of a twisted three-way manhunt that will pit a psychotic killer seeking release for the souls of his murdered children against a religious maniac in love with death, and a Russian gangster whose name is a byword for fear...Praise for one of the great American crime writers, James Lee Burke:'James Lee Burke is the heavyweight champ, a great American novelist whose work, taken individually or as a whole, is unsurpassed.' Michael Connelly'A gorgeous prose stylist.' Stephen King'Richly deserves to be described now as one of the finest crime writers America has ever produced.' Daily MailFans of Dennis Lehane, Michael Connelly and Don Winslow will love James Lee Burke: Hackberry Holland Series1. Lay Down My Sword and Shield 2. Rain Gods 3. Feast Day of Fools 4. House of the Rising Sun Dave Robicheaux Series1. The Neon Rain 2. Heaven's Prisoners 3. Black Cherry Blues 4. A Morning for Flamingos 5. A Stained White Radiance 6. In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead 7. Dixie City Jam 8. Burning Angel 9. Cadillac Jukebox 10. Sunset Limited 11. Purple Cane Road 12. Jolie Blon's Bounce 13. Last Car to Elysian Fields 14. Crusader's Cross 15. Pegasus Descending 16. The Tin Roof Blowdown 17. Swan Peak 18. The Glass Rainbow 19. Creole Belle 20. Light of the World 21. Robicheaux Billy Bob Holland Series1. Cimarron Rose 2. Heartwood 3. Bitterroot 4. In The Moon of Red Ponies * Each James Lee Burke novel can be read as a standalone or in series order *
The Jake Adams Espionage Thrillers: Volume 2 (A Jake Adams International Espionage Thr)
by Trevor ScottA Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.
Una familia no tan feliz
by Shari LapenaEl nuevo y adictivo thriller de la autora de La pareja de al lado. En esta familia todos guardan secretos... incluso los muertos. El tranquilo y lujoso barrio de Brecken Hill amanece conmocionado. Solo las grandes fortunas se pueden permitir una casa aquí y hay pocas fortunas mayores que la de Fred y Sheila Merton. Pero todo el dinero del mundo no puede protegerlos cuando la muerte llama a su puerta. Los Merton han aparecido brutalmente asesinados tras una tensa cena con sus tres hijos. Quienes, por supuesto, están devastados.¿O quizá no? A cada uno de ellos le espera ahora una herencia de millones de dólares. Nunca fueron una familia feliz por culpa de un padre vengativo y una madre distante, pero quizá uno de los hermanos es más inestable de lo que nadie imaginaba. ¿Puede que alguno reaccionara con violencia después de esa espantosa cena? ¿O fue otra persona quien apareció en la casa esa noche con la peor de las intenciones? Después de todo, si alguien de tu familia fuera capaz de una atrocidad así, lo sabrías.¿Verdad? «La reina de la novela de suspense moderna regresa con otra historia de asesinato... Intentarás adivinar el final hasta el último minuto».Sunday Express «Un cruce entre Big Little Lies y la señorita Marple».Woman's Weekly «Con su último y adictivo thriller, la autora se muestra de nuevo en su máximo esplendor. Lapena hace lo que mejor se le da, y lo hace tan bien que intentar abandonar este libro es inútil. Una vez que comiences a leer no vas a querer parar».USA Today La crítica ha dicho...«Una gratificante novela de suspense llena de drama y tensión».My Weekly «Con cada pista, cada mentira que se descubre y cada verdad que se revela, Lapena hace que el lector tenga que seguir adivinando hasta el mismísimo final. Y, de nuevo, se las arregla para dejarnos incluso con ganas de más».USA Today «En esta retorcida y vertiginosa historia familiar, Shari Lapena mantiene la intriga hasta la última página».Paula Hawkins, autora de La chica del tren «Con sus ágiles capítulos cortos y anzuelos a manos llenas, te engancharás a la novela con entusiasmo».Washington Post «Una novela de las que te mantienen al borde de la silla que me dejó sin aliento».Fiona Barton, autora de La viuda «¡Los fans del domestic thriller están de enhorabuena! Lapena regresa con otro libro que te hará cuestionarte todo lo que sabes».Book Riot
El envío
by Sebastian FitzekUn nuevo magnífico thriller del autor de Terapia, El pasajero 23 y El proyecto Joshua. Desde que fue violada en una habitación de hotel, la joven psiquiatra Emma Stein ya no abandona su casa. Había sido la tercera víctima de un psicópata asesino y la única que escapó con vida, aunque sin verle la cara.Un día el cartero deja un paquete destinado a su vecino, a quien no conoce. Al aceptarlo no imagina que está a punto de comenzar su peor pesadilla...