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Detour to Death (Detour)
by Helen NielsenDanny Ross, kid hitch-hiker trapped by circumstantial evidence . . . Now he was a fugitive, alone and friendless . . . His one ally lay on the seat of the stolen car, the gun hes ripped from the sheriffs holster when he escaped. The sight of it brought sweat to his forehead, made him want to toss it out the window. But he could not . . . Now it was all he had, and he was going to need it . . .
Detours and Designs
by Matt Fazio Josh MalackiAny other eleven-year-old kid might flip past a hand-drawn picture if they found it in a textbook. But not Drew Daley. When he discovers a detailed drawing tucked away in his science book, his entire life changes. He finds himself seeing everything differently and caring about things in a way he never did before. Drew becomes determined to find the artist, but with the list of names inside the front cover of his book as his only clue, the search isn’t an easy one. He encounters overbearing teachers and bullies, broken windows and promises, and even death and destruction.On top of all that, Drew has to navigate through fifth grade, where he’s learning some important life lessons: Lies can be more common than the truth, people aren’t always who they seem, and the most complex problems rarely have “right” answers. Through it all, the drawing gives Drew peace of mind and direction. But how far is he willing to go to uncover the identity of the artist?
Detoxing Masculinity in Anglophone Literature and Culture: In Search of Good Men
by Sara Martín M. Isabel SantaulàriaThis edited volume rethinks Masculinity Studies by breaking away from the notion of the perpetual crisis of masculinity. It argues that not enough has been done to distinguish patriarchy from masculinity and proposes to detox masculinity by offering a collection of positive representations of men in fictional and non-fictional texts. The editors show how ideas of hegemonic and toxic masculinity have been too fixed on the exploration of dominance and subservience, and too little on the men (and the male characters in fiction) who behave following other ethical, personal and socially accepted patterns. Bringing together research from different periods and genres, this collection provides broad, multidisciplinary insights into alternative representations of masculinity.
Detransition, Baby
by Torrey PetersLonglisted for the Women's Prize 2021'A voraciously knowing, compulsively readable novel' Chris Kraus'Tremendously funny and sexy as hell' Juliet Jacques'Emotionally generous, richly textured, and deeply intelligent' Claire LombardoReese nearly had it all: a loving relationship with Amy, an apartment in New York, a job she didn't hate. She'd scraped together a life previous generations of trans women could only dream of; the only thing missing was a child. Theneverything fell apart and three years on Reese is still in self-destruct mode, avoiding her loneliness by sleeping with married men.When her ex calls to ask if she wants to be a mother, Reese finds herself intrigued. After being attacked in the street, Amy de-transitioned to become Ames, changed jobs and, thinking he was infertile, started an affair with his boss Katrina. Now Katrina's pregnant. Could the three of them form an unconventional family - and raise the baby together?
Detransition, Baby: A Novel
by Torrey PetersNATIONAL BESTSELLER • The lives of three women—transgender and cisgender—collide after an unexpected pregnancy forces them to confront their deepest desires in &“one of the most celebrated novels of the year&” (Time)&“Reading this novel is like holding a live wire in your hand.&”—VultureOne of the New York Times&’s 100 Best Books of the 21st CenturyNamed one of the Best Books of the Year by more than twenty publications, including The New York Times Book Review, Entertainment Weekly, NPR, Time, Vogue, Esquire, Vulture, and AutostraddlePEN/Hemingway Award Winner • Finalist for the Lambda Literary Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the Gotham Book Prize • Longlisted for The Women&’s Prize • Roxane Gay&’s Audacious Book Club Pick • New York Times Editors&’ ChoiceReese almost had it all: a loving relationship with Amy, an apartment in New York City, a job she didn't hate. She had scraped together what previous generations of trans women could only dream of: a life of mundane, bourgeois comforts. The only thing missing was a child. But then her girlfriend, Amy, detransitioned and became Ames, and everything fell apart. Now Reese is caught in a self-destructive pattern: avoiding her loneliness by sleeping with married men.Ames isn't happy either. He thought detransitioning to live as a man would make life easier, but that decision cost him his relationship with Reese—and losing her meant losing his only family. Even though their romance is over, he longs to find a way back to her. When Ames's boss and lover, Katrina, reveals that she's pregnant with his baby—and that she's not sure whether she wants to keep it—Ames wonders if this is the chance he's been waiting for. Could the three of them form some kind of unconventional family—and raise the baby together?This provocative debut is about what happens at the emotional, messy, vulnerable corners of womanhood that platitudes and good intentions can't reach. Torrey Peters brilliantly and fearlessly navigates the most dangerous taboos around gender, sex, and relationships, gifting us a thrillingly original, witty, and deeply moving novel.
Detrás de la máscara
by Andrea FerrariAndrea Ferrari abre el juego al tiempo adolescente de las preguntas, las inseguridades y las decisiones. ¿Qué mostramos de nosotros mismos? ¿Qué queremos ocultar? ¿Cómo enfrentamos la mirada de los otros? Yo tengo vergüenza de muchas cosas: mis brazos demasiado largos, mis pies enormes, mi cuerpo tan desgarbado que no logro disimular ni con buzos extragrandes. También de que mi mamá esté embarazada (porque ¿quién tiene un hermano a los 14 años?). Pero sobre todo me avergüenza mi cara: una constelación de infinitos granos. Por eso, fue genial cuando el mundo se detuvo con la pandemia y llegaron los barbijos tapa-todo. Con la cara oculta me convertí en otra persona, alguien capaz de hacer cosas que nunca hubiera imaginado. Además, conocí a Liz. Y a Melina: eso fue lo mejor de todo. En época de pandemia las cosas se complicaron para todos. Y Roberto, por pedido expreso de su mamá, tuvo que ayudar a sus vecinos mayores con las compras y los mandados. Lo mejor de todo ese tiempo fue la imposición del barbijo. Porque cuando uno es adolescente y las dudas le llenan la existencia, nada mejor que ir cubierto de pies a cabeza para enfrentar los días y pasar desapercibido. O mejor dicho, solo llamar la atención de quienes sí queremos que nos vean. Un amor que hay atreverse a jugar, una pandemia que ahoga, una madre embarazada que ya tiene un hijo adolescente y una pareja nueva, una vecina muy mayor que ilumina con sus ocurrencias. Un acto de valentía extrema puso a Roberto en el foco de todos los comentarios. Algunas máscaras que ocultan lo que prefiere no mostrar, y varios dibujos que darán inicio a una excelente historia.
Detrás de su sonrisa
by Faith Mortimer Michael Berríos Castro¿Qué harías si un ex novio se niega a recibir un "no" como respuesta? Moya cree que Martyn, de forma eventual, comprenderá, pero su intención es otra. Tres semanas después, Moya decide encontrarse con su hermana mayor, Evie, en un picnic, y se entera de que ha conocido al amor de su vida. El único problema es que este, es Martyn. Casi al momento, Moya se encuentra en una dura prueba; tiene que lidiar con el adversario que ama los juegos mentales siniestros mientras muestra una sonrisa torcida. Cuando el tiempo pasa, las batallas mentales contra Martyn llegan a tal punto que se vuelven físicas. Un conflicto del cual una sola persona podrá alejarse... con vida.
Detrás de tu mirada
by Rodrigo García-GolmarUn viaje al genocidio Khmer, al origen de cualquier genocidio y las sombras del hombre. ¿Qué es el ser humano, su esencia, qué compone la «civilización»? ¿Cómo se produce un genocidio? ¿Cómo lo conducen y cómo se pliegan los hombres al asesinato y el exterminio? ¿Dónde empiezan y terminan los sueños de dominio, de trascendencia, la ficción de lo común, dónde se fragua el concepto de enemigo, dónde las sombras? El genocidio de Camboya -como Ruanda, el Gulag, Auschwitz-Birkenau o tantos en la historia- es un mensaje para la humanidad, porque su tragedia no tiene parangón, alcanzó el summum. Destrucción y maldad absoluta nacidas del espejismo de las ideologías, la burocracia del mal, el arma del miedo y el deseo de sobrevivencia, las luchas por el poder y las tinieblas del hombre, que se despiertan cuando se pierden los límites. Un relato de historias entretejidas basado en hechos reales, pues no puede darse un genocidio sin que el horror de todos se entrelace, hasta conformar la fusta.
Detrás de tu mirada
by Adriana RubensSu misión es protegerla, pero... ¿quién lo protegerá a él de ella? Lady Samantha Richmond es una dama poco común. No solo por su singular belleza sino por el interés que tiene en ejercer una profesión: ser periodista. Un empleo poco usual para una mujer a finales del siglo XIX y completamente descabellado para la hija de un duque. Sabedor de que la joven no va a dejar que nadie la detenga en sus aspiraciones, su padre, Nathaniel Richmond, duque de Bellrose, decide contratar los servicios de la mejor empresa de seguridad de Londres para protegerla mientras trabaja. Connor MacDunne ha sobrevivido a una infancia dura y todavía sufre pesadillas por ello, pero está decidido a dejar atrás su pasado. Su vida da un giro inesperado cuando decide fundar los Blueguards, una empresa de seguridad y vigilancia que colabora con Scotland Yard en la lucha contra el crimen y en la caza de un asesino que está asolando Whitechapel: Jack el destripador. Cuando decide aceptar el encargo que le encomienda el duque de Bellrose para proteger a su hija, sabe que ese trabajo le aportará mucho prestigio y beneficios, lo que no espera es que la muchacha se convierta en el mayor reto al que se ha enfrentado en su vida.
Detrás de tu mirada (Whitechapel #Volumen 2)
by Adriana RubensSegunda entrega de la serie «Whitechapel» de Adriana Rubens. Una novela romántica histórica ambientada en el Londres de finales del siglo XIX, de la mano de una autora clásica del sello y ganadora del Premio Vergara. Lady Samantha Richmond es una dama poco común. No solo por su singular belleza sino por el interés que tiene en ejercer una profesión: ser periodista. Un empleo poco usual para una mujer a finales del siglo XIX y completamente descabellado para la hija de un duque. Sabedor de que la joven no va a dejar que nadie la detenga en sus aspiraciones, su padre, Nathaniel Richmond, duque de Bellrose, decide contratar los servicios de la mejor empresa de seguridad de Londres para protegerla mientras trabaja. En los blogs...«La historia de amor entre los personajes prometía un libro que estaba deseando leer, pero Adriana Rubens ha ido más allá de mis expectativas y me ha dejado con una sensación tan maravillosa y aturdida al terminar la novela, que lo único quería hacer era volver a principio para releer la historia de nuevo con todos su matices. Porque así es Detrás de tu mirada, una de esas joyas que necesito guardar en mi estantería para poder volver a disfrutar de sus inolvidables escenas siempre que quiera.»Blog A merced de las musas
Detrás de un beso
by Adriana RubensDespués de Detrás de la máscara y Detrás de tu mirada, llega la esperada tercera entrega de la saga ambientada en el Londres de finales del siglo XIX. Jacqueline Darcy fue testigo del asesinato de su hermano, y desde entonces vive escondida en Whitechapel bajo la identidad masculina de Jack Ellis. Cuando le sugieren que se convierta en el asistente del doctor Richmond para descubrir la causa del extraño comportamiento de este, ella acepta, aunque con renuencia. La relación no empieza con buen pie, pero cuanto más conoce al doctor, más se enamora de él, hasta que descubre que aquello que lo atormenta es un enemigo más temible de lo que nadie hubiese podido imaginar. Joshua Richmond tiene dos problemas. El primero es la atracción que despierta en él su nuevo asistente. El segundo, su creciente dependencia del opio, aunque al menos esto último puede controlarlo. O eso cree él. Tendrá que enfrentarse al riesgo de perder a sus seres queridos, a la vez que a sus miedos y más terribles pesadillas, para darse cuenta de que se ha metido en un infierno del que no puede escapar sin ayuda. Cualquier cosa, con tal de conseguir aquello que vislumbró detrás de un beso.
Detrás del telón
by Mar CarriónUna novela absorbente, repleta de pasión, traición y suspense. Arlene Sanders siente que ha tocado fondo. Sus días de gloria como cantante en los mejores clubes de Brooklyn y Manhattan terminaron cuando decidió poner punto y final a una relación amorosa con su jefe, un magnate de los negocios que no acepta la ruptura y reduce la vida profesional a cenizas. Ahora sobrevive tocando la guitarra en las calles y cantando en un pequeño bar dos veces a la semana.Dylan Jansen es el fundador y director de una compañía que representa obras musicales en pequeños teatros de la ciudad. Tras el espeluznante y misterioso incidente que trunca la carrera de una de sus actrices secundarias, Dylan escucha cantar a Arlene en las calles y, seducido por su voz, su carisma y su belleza, le ofrece un empleo que podría relanzar su carrera artística.La vida parece que vuelve a sonreírle a Arlene, aunque pronto descubrirá que su talento es un arma de doble filo, que puede cambiar, para lo bueno y lo malo, su vida para siempre.
Détresse et nostalgie (Essais et fiction)
by Yolande BastaracheIn Détresse et nostalgie, Yolande Bastarache paints a village, its families, its seasons, its times. From the sixteen short stories of this posthumous collection emerge of swathes of life that take on their full meaning and color, with the passing of time, the cycles of snowstorms and daisies, simple joys and strong emotions, days and decades. Yolande sketches the contours of the author's childhood home, moments of gentleness and distress, moments of daily life against a beckoning horizon.
Detritus A: Detritus
by Michael GandyThis is one story spread across two books, with a huge plot turn right in the middle. An exploration of power politics in state government, this one begins with a state employee rising in his career until it is abruptly cut off and continues with the effects of the devastating happenings on his wife and child.
Detritus B: Detritus
by Michael GandyThis is one story spread across two books, with a huge plot turn right in the middle. An exploration of power politics in state government, this one begins with a state employee rising in his career until it is abruptly cut off and continues with the effects of the devastating happenings on his wife and child.
DETRITUS - The Heavenly War
by Alexander de Melo LuizA mercenary and his quest for answers. The scaring eminence of a heavenly war that involves the Devas, followers of the God of Shadows, and the Iluminattis, followers of the God of Light. This war is about to destroy the structure of the medieval world in Detritus. Intrigue, magic, adventure, mystery, and passion make this story absolutely thrilling and exciting. Sometimes shadow and light complete each other; other times, however, they collide. A fantastic plot that will grab the readers' attention from its very first lines.
Detroit: A Play
by Lisa D'AmourIn a "first ring" suburb outside a midsize American city, Ben and Mary fire up the grill to welcome the new neighbors who've moved into the long-empty house next door. The fledgling friendship soon veers out of control, shattering the fragile hold that newly unemployed Ben and burgeoning alcoholic Mary have on their way of life—with unexpected comic consequences. Detroit is a fresh, offbeat look at what happens when we dare to open ourselves up to something new. After premiering at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre last year to rave reviews, Lisa D'Amour's brilliant and timely play moves to Broadway this fall.
Detroit: The Black Bottom Community (Images of America)
by Jeremy WilliamsBetween 1914 and 1951, Black Bottom's black community emerged out of the need for black migrants to find a place for themselves. Because of the stringent racism and discrimination in housing, blacks migrating from the South seeking employment in Detroit's burgeoning industrial metropolis were forced to live in this former European immigrant community. During World War I through World War II, Black Bottom became a social, cultural, and economic center of struggle and triumph, as well as a testament to the tradition of black self-help and community-building strategies that have been the benchmark of black struggle. Black Bottom also had its troubles and woes. However, it would be these types of challenges confronting Black Bottom residents that would become part of the cohesive element that turned Black Bottom into a strong and viable community.
Detroit City Mafia
by INDIAAfter being left for dead by her mother, dissed by her peers, held responsible for her siblings, and forgotten by society, Murdonna Carter finds herself in one hell of a predicament. With no money, food, or electricity, she learns quickly how to survive.In the ghetto, you either kill or be killed, and grind or you starve! Tired of going to bed hungry, she realizes it's do or die. For the love of family, she puts her own life on the line and does the unthinkable. Will her gamble pay off, or will it open up a can of worms she won't be able to close?
Detroit Combat (Hawker #7)
by Randy Wayne WhiteA gang of pornographers turns kidnapped women into sex slaves--and only Hawker can save them Brenda Paulie is fresh out of law school, newly married, and recently pregnant. She's also marked to die. In an affluent neighborhood of Detroit, three masked men burst into Brenda's house, beat her husband senseless, and take her captive--their thirteenth victim this year. Only one man can save her: James Hawker, America's deadliest vigilante. And when he comes to Detroit, the city will never be the same. Hawker's one-man crusade against organized crime has taken him into the beating heart of the nation's pornography industry: the crumbling smogscrapers of downtown Detroit. Smut is one thing, but kidnapping is another. To save Brenda and all the other victims of vice, Hawker must infiltrate an empire of filth. Detroit Combat is the 7th book in the Hawker series, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Detroit Deathwatch (The Executioner #19)
by Don PendletonThe Executioner brings his unique brand of warfare to the home of American muscle Ever since he began his one-man war against the Mafia, Mack Bolan has dreaded the day he would take on Detroit. The driving engine of the American economy, Detroit is run by the most stable mob outfit in the country. In other cities the Executioner has played different factions of organized crime against one another, letting them do his bloody work for him. But Detroit is a dictatorship of crime, and the only way to bring it down will be to slip in beneath the radar. While preparing to infiltrate, Bolan encounters Toby Ranger, a beautiful undercover operative who has done him favors in the past. One of her &“Ranger Girls&” is missing, kidnapped by the grisliest villain in organized crime. When Bolan&’s war against the city turns personal, Detroit is going to pay. Detroit Deathwatch is the 19th book in the Executioner series, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Detroit Is Our Beat: Tales of the Four Horsemen
by Loren D EstlemanThe place: Detroit. The time: World War II.While most of the police department is fighting overseas, the four men of the Racket Squad struggle to keep a lid on a powderkeg stuffed with draft-dodging troublemakers, Black Market gangsters, enemy saboteurs, and a mixed bag of racial and ethnic groups working uneasily side by side in defense plants run by the automobile industry.With blackjacks, brass knuckles, tommy guns, and their bare fists, Lieutenant Max Zagreb, Sergeant Starvo Canal, and detectives McReary and Burke--known collectively as the "Four Horsemen"--battle their way through ten gritty stories in the hardest-boiled town during the twentieth century's hardest-boiled decade.
Detroit Kiss
by Rhys FordFor Javi Navarro, Detroit will become another blood-splattered city in his rearview mirror after he puts its dead back into the ground. Expecting an easy hunting job, Javi instead finds a kiss of ancient vampires on the hunt for a descendant of their long-dead creator. Reclusive Ciarnan Mac Gerailt abandoned his family legacy of blood and death magic after it nearly destroyed him. Unfortunately for Ciarnan, the Motor City can only be saved if he resumes his dark arts and joins forces with Javi Navarro, the hunter who brought the vampire apocalypse—and hope for the future—straight to Ciarnan&’s front door.Previously published as "Legacy of Blood and Death" in the anthology Creature Feature 2
Detroit Noir (Akashic Noir)
by John C. Hocking E. J. OlsenFrom crime stories in the classic hard-boiled style to the vividly experimental, from the determination of those risking everything to the desperation of those with nothing left to lose, Detroit Noir delivers unforgettable tales that capture the city's dark vitality.Includes stories by: Joyce Carol Oates, Loren D. Estleman, Craig Holden, P.J. Parrish, Desiree Cooper, Nisi Shawl, M.L. Liebler, Craig Bernier, Joe Boland, Megan Abbott, Dorene O'Brien, Lolita Hernandez, Peter Markus, Roger K. Johnson, Michael Zadoorian, and E.J. Olsen.
The Detroit Novels Volume One: Edsel, Stress, and Motown (The Detroit Novels #2)
by Loren D. EstlemanMotor City&’s criminal underworld comes to life in the first three Detroit novels from the &“pithy, punchy&” four-time Shamus Award winner (The New York Times Book Review). In Edsel, it has only been two decades since Connie Minor was on top, but it feels like centuries. Once a journalist, Minor spent Prohibition with his finger on gangland&’s pulse, a confidant of every rumrunner, boss, and triggerman in Detroit. But as the gangsters fell, Minor went with them, replaced by a generation of reporters more interested in the Nazi Party than the inner workings of the Purple Gang. Now it&’s the 1950s, and after years writing mindless ad copy, Minor fears that his brain may be permanently atrophied—that is, until an exciting new job drops on his desk. Minor is hired to sell Ford&’s most original creation, the Edsel, meant to take America by storm. But the job quickly reintroduces him to some ugly old Detroit faces. When he uncovers a conspiracy, his reporter&’s instincts kick in. It&’s been years since Minor gabbed with mobsters, but it&’s never too late for an old newspaperman to get whacked. In Stress, for Paul Kubicek and the city of Detroit, 1972 ends in a haze of blood. A police officer in need of extra work, Kubicek spends New Year&’s Eve moonlighting as a security guard at an upscale party. Just before midnight, he sees three black men, a shotgun, and a pistol. He takes out the would-be burglars in less than a minute. Only after they are all dead does he realize one man was unarmed. The police department asks Charlie Battle, one of its few African American officers, to head up the investigation into Kubicek&’s shooting. As racial tensions threaten to tear Detroit apart, Battle tries to break through the department&’s code of silence, fighting for truth in a city where lies are a way of life. And in Motown, rage simmers beneath the tranquil surface of 1960s Detroit. As the auto industry enjoys its last moments of prosperity, widespread discrimination infuriates the city&’s black middle class. One of the most destructive riots of the twentieth century is around the corner, and Rick Amery is going to be right in the middle. A longtime cop forced out of the department on trumped-up graft charges, Amery shares Detroit&’s obsession with muscle cars. It was the temptation of a white &’64 Thunderbird that cost him his badge, and it is for the sake of General Motors that he takes his first job as a private investigator, digging up dirt on a consumer advocate who calls GM cars death traps. Amery must work quickly, for no hot rod on Earth is fast enough to outrun the trouble that&’s gaining on the Motor City.