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The Carter of 'La Providence'
by Georges Simenon'What was the woman doing here? In a stable, wearing pearl earrings, her stylish bracelet and white buckskin shoes!She must have been alive when she got there because the crime had been committed after ten in the evening. But how? and why? and no one had heard a thing! She had not screamed. the two carters had not woken up. 'A well-dressed woman has been found strangled in a stable near a canal Why did her glamorous, hedonistic life come to such a brutal end here? Surely her aristocratic, taciturn husband knows - or maybe the answers lie with the crew of the barge La Providence?'The most addictive of writers . . . a unique teller of tales. ' Observer
Carthage (The Punic Wars #2)
by Ross LeckieThe final, devastating instalment in Ross Leckie’s extraordinary trilogy.After 300 years of acrimony and two bitter wars, the great Mediterranean powers of Rome and Carthage are readying their blades once more.Like their fathers before them, Hanno Barca and Scipio Minor, the sons of the legendary generals Hannibal and Scipio Africanus, must face off to decide the future of an empire.When the ashes settle, once this final, fateful clash has ended... a nation will be no more.An epic, masterful tale of power, love, pain and loss, perfect for fans of Robert Fabbri, Simon Scarrow and I, Claudius.Praise for Ross Leckie‘By turns lucid, enlightening and thrilling, this is the historical novel at its best’ Historical Novel Society‘A fine achievement, a thoughtful and stylish piece of historical fiction’ Daily Telegraph‘Breathtaking. Leckie brings the battle-tactics and manoeuvres almost cinematically alive and the sense of blood and sweat, chaos and horror, linger powerfully on … utterly gripping’ The Scotsman
Carthage
by Joyce Carol OatesA young girl's disappearance rocks a community and a family in this stirring examination of grief, faith, justice, and the atrocities of war from Joyce Carol Oates, "one of the great artistic forces of our time" (The Nation) Zeno Mayfield's daughter has disappeared into the night, gone missing in the wilds of the Adirondacks. But when the community of Carthage joins a father's frantic search for the girl, they discover the unlikeliest of suspects—a decorated Iraq War veteran with close ties to the Mayfield family. As grisly evidence mounts against the troubled war hero, the family must wrestle with the possibility of having lost a daughter forever. Carthage plunges us deep into the psyche of a wounded young corporal haunted by unspeakable acts of wartime aggression, while unraveling the story of a disaffected young girl whose exile from her family may have come long before her disappearance. Dark and riveting, Carthage is a powerful addition to the Joyce Carol Oates canon, one that explores the human capacity for violence, love, and forgiveness, and asks if it's ever truly possible to come home again.
Carthage
by Joyce Carol OatesA young girl's disappearance rocks a community and a family in this stirring examination of grief, faith, justice, and the atrocities of war from Joyce Carol Oates, "one of the great artistic forces of our time" (The Nation)Zeno Mayfield's daughter has disappeared into the night, gone missing in the wilds of the Adirondacks. But when the community of Carthage joins a father's frantic search for the girl, they discover the unlikeliest of suspects--a decorated Iraq War veteran with close ties to the Mayfield family. As grisly evidence mounts against the troubled war hero, the family must wrestle with the possibility of having lost a daughter forever.Carthage plunges us deep into the psyche of a wounded young corporal haunted by unspeakable acts of wartime aggression, while unraveling the story of a disaffected young girl whose exile from her family may have come long before her disappearance. Dark and riveting, Carthage is a powerful addition to the Joyce Carol Oates canon, one that explores the human capacity for violence, love, and forgiveness, and asks if it's ever truly possible to come home again.
The Cartographers: A Novel
by Peng Shepherd"A wildly entertaining, imaginative ride with a cinematic plot that keeps the pages turning." — Real SimpleFrom the critically acclaimed author of The Book of M, a highly imaginative thriller about a young woman who discovers that a strange map in her deceased father’s belongings holds an incredible, deadly secret—one that will lead her on an extraordinary adventure and to the truth about her family’s dark historyWhat is the purpose of a map? Nell Young’s whole life and greatest passion is cartography. Her father, Dr. Daniel Young, is a legend in the field and Nell’s personal hero. But she hasn’t seen or spoken to him ever since he cruelly fired her and destroyed her reputation after an argument over an old, cheap gas station highway map.But when Dr. Young is found dead in his office at the New York Public Library, with the very same seemingly worthless map hidden in his desk, Nell can’t resist investigating. To her surprise, she soon discovers that the map is incredibly valuable and exceedingly rare. In fact, she may now have the only copy left in existence . . . because a mysterious collector has been hunting down and destroying every last one—along with anyone who gets in the way.But why?To answer that question, Nell embarks on a dangerous journey to reveal a dark family secret and discovers the true power that lies in maps . . .Perfect for fans of Joe Hill and V. E. Schwab, The Cartographers is an ode to art and science, history and magic—a spectacularly imaginative, modern story about an ancient craft and places still undiscovered.
The Cartographer's Secret
by Tea CooperA map into the past. A long-lost young woman. And a thirty-year family mystery.The Hunter Valley, 1880. Evie Ludgrove loves to chart the landscape around her home—hardly surprising since she grew up in the shadow of her father&’s obsession with the great Australian explorer Dr. Ludwig Leichhardt. So when an advertisement appears in The Bulletin magazine offering a thousand-pound reward for proof of where Leichhardt met his fate, Evie is determined to use her father&’s papers to unravel the secret. But when Evie sets out to prove her theory, she vanishes without a trace, leaving behind a mystery that haunts her family for thirty years.Letitia Rawlings arrives at the family estate in her Ford Model T to inform her great-aunt Olivia of a loss in their family. But Letitia is also escaping her own problems—her brother&’s sudden death, her mother&’s scheming, and her dissatisfaction with the life planned out for her. So when Letitia discovers a beautifully illustrated map that might hold a clue to the fate of her missing aunt, Evie Ludgrove, she sets out to discover the truth. But all is not as it seems, and Letitia begins to realize that solving the mystery of her family&’s past could offer as much peril as redemption.A gripping historical mystery for fans of Kate Morton and Natasha Lester&’s The Paris Seamstress, The Cartographer&’s Secret follows a young woman&’s quest to heal a family rift as she becomes entangled in one of Australia&’s greatest historical puzzles.&“A galvanizing, immersive adventure . . . forcing the characters to reckon with the choice found at the crux of passion and loyalty and the power of shared blood that can either destroy or heal.&” —Joy Callaway, international bestselling author of The Fifth Avenue Artists SocietyDaphne du Maurier Award Winner, 2021Historical story with both romance and mysteryFull-length, stand-alone novel (c. 104,000 words)Includes discussion questions for book clubs
Cartwheel
by Jennifer DuboisNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYSlate * Cosmopolitan * Salon * BuzzFeed * BookPageWritten with the riveting storytelling of authors like Emma Donoghue, Adam Johnson, Ann Patchett, and Curtis Sittenfeld, Cartwheel is a suspenseful and haunting novel of an American foreign exchange student arrested for murder, and a father trying to hold his family together. When Lily Hayes arrives in Buenos Aires for her semester abroad, she is enchanted by everything she encounters: the colorful buildings, the street food, the handsome, elusive man next door. Her studious roommate Katy is a bit of a bore, but Lily didn't come to Argentina to hang out with other Americans. Five weeks later, Katy is found brutally murdered in their shared home, and Lily is the prime suspect. But who is Lily Hayes? It depends on who's asking. As the case takes shape--revealing deceptions, secrets, and suspicious DNA--Lily appears alternately sinister and guileless through the eyes of those around her: the media, her family, the man who loves her and the man who seeks her conviction. With mordant wit and keen emotional insight, Cartwheel offers a prismatic investigation of the ways we decide what to see--and to believe--in one another and ourselves. In Cartwheel, duBois delivers a novel of propulsive psychological suspense and rare moral nuance. No two readers will agree who Lily is and what happened to her roommate. Cartwheel will keep you guessing until the final page, and its questions about how well we really know ourselves will linger well beyond.WINNER OF THE HOUSATONIC BOOK AWARD * Look for special features inside. Join the Random House Reader's Circle for author chats and more."A smart, literary thriller [for] fans of Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl."--The Huffington Post "Psychologically astute . . . DuBois hits [the] larger sadness just right and dispenses with all the salacious details you can readily find elsewhere. . . . The writing in Cartwheel is a pleasure--electric, fine-tuned, intelligent, conflicted. The novel is engrossing, and its portraiture hits delightfully and necessarily close to home."--The New York Times Book Review (Editor's Choice) "Marvelous . . . a gripping tale . . . Every sentence crackles with wit and vision. Every page casts a spell."--Maggie Shipstead, author of Seating Arrangements"[You'll] break your own record of pages read per minute as you tear through this book."--Marie Claire "A convincing, compelling tale . . . The story plays out in all its well-told complexity."--New York Daily News"[A] gripping, gorgeously written novel . . . The emotional intelligence in Cartwheel is so sharp it's almost ruthless--a tabloid tragedy elevated to high art. [Grade:] A-"--Entertainment Weekly "Sure-footed and psychologically calibrated . . . Reviewers of duBois's first novel, A Partial History of Lost Causes, called it brainy and beautiful, a verdict that fits this successor. . . . As the pages fly, the reader hardly notices that duBois has stretched the genre of the criminal procedural."--Newsday"The power of Cartwheel resides in duBois' talent for understanding how the foreign world can illuminate the most deeply held secrets we keep from others, and ourselves."--Chicago TribuneFrom the Trade Paperback edition.
Cartwheel
by Jennifer DuboisWritten with the riveting storytelling of authors like Emma Donoghue, Adam Johnson, Ann Patchett, and Curtis Sittenfeld, Cartwheel is a suspenseful and haunting novel of an American foreign exchange student arrested for murder, and a father trying to hold his family together. When Lily Hayes arrives in Buenos Aires for her semester abroad, she is enchanted by everything she encounters: the colorful buildings, the street food, the handsome, elusive man next door. Her studious roommate Katy is a bit of a bore, but Lily didn't come to Argentina to hang out with other Americans. Five weeks later, Katy is found brutally murdered in their shared home, and Lily is the prime suspect. But who is Lily Hayes? It depends on who's asking. As the case takes shape--revealing deceptions, secrets, and suspicious DNA--Lily appears alternately sinister and guileless through the eyes of those around her: the media, her family, the man who loves her and the man who seeks her conviction. With mordant wit and keen emotional insight, Cartwheel offers a prismatic investigation of the ways we decide what to see--and to believe--in one another and ourselves. In Cartwheel, duBois delivers a novel of propulsive psychological suspense and rare moral nuance. No two readers will agree who Lily is and what happened to her roommate. Cartwheel will keep you guessing until the final page, and its questions about how well we really know ourselves will linger well beyond.
Carve the Heart: The Jack Palace Series (The Jack Palace Series #2)
by A.G. PasquellaEx-con Jack Palace returns in a world of violence, heartbreak, and revenge. Cassandra, the woman who broke Jack Palace’s heart, is suddenly back in his life. She owes $600,000 to a brutal gangster who has threatened her life, and she needs Jack’s help. Things start to get violent when Cassandra suddenly disappears … but not everyone believes Cassandra is in danger. Is Jack being set up? Bikers, mobsters, and strippers collide as Jack storms the mean streets of Toronto searching for Cassandra. To find her, he must rip open old wounds and confront new enemies. But as loyalties falter and secrets are revealed, Jack begins to wonder who he can really trust. If he doesn’t figure it out fast, he — and everyone he cares about — could end up dead.
Carved in Bone
by Jefferson BassThere is a patch of ground in Tennessee dedicated to the science of death, where human remains lie exposed to be studied for their secrets. The real-life scientist who founded the "Body Farm" has broken cold cases and revolutionized forensics . . . and now he spins an astonishing tale inspired by his own experiences.Renowned anthropologist Dr. Bill Brockton has spent his career surrounded by death at the Body Farm. Now he's being called upon to help solve a baffling puzzle in a remote mountain community. The mummified corpse of a young woman dead for thirty years has been discovered in a cave, the body bizarrely preserved and transformed by the environment's unique chemistry. But Brockton's investigation is threatening to open old wounds among an insular people who won't forget or forgive. And a long-buried secret prematurely exposed could inflame Brockton's own guilt--and the dangerous hostility of bitter enemies determined to see him fail . . . by any means necessary.With Fascinating Insider Information on the Body Farm!
Carved in Bone (The Body Farm)
by Jefferson Bass'If you like Kathy Reichs, you'll like Jefferson Bass' The Times.A woman's corpse lies hidden in a cave in the mountains of East Tennessee. Undiscovered for thirty years, her body has been transformed into a near-perfect mummy. Clueless, the local police enlist the help of Dr Bill Brockton, renowned anthropologist and founder of the University of Tennessee's Anthropology Research Facility - the Body Farm - where human corpses are left to the elements, and every manner of decay is fully explored for the sake of science and the cause of justice. The body has been found in Cooke County, a remote community that's clannish, insular and distrustful of outsiders. When Brockton's autopsy discloses an explosive secret, old wounds are reopened and feuds rekindled. As the powerful and uncooperative sheriff and his inept deputy threaten to derail Brockton's investigations, even Brockton, after years surrounded by death and decay, is baffled by this case unfolding in a unique environment, where nothing is quite what it seems.
Carved in Bone (Body Farm #1)
by Jefferson BassRenowned anthropologist Dr. Bill Brockton has spent his career surrounded by death at the Body Farm. Now he's being called upon to help solve a baffling puzzle in a remote mountain community. The mummified corpse of a young woman dead for thirty years has been discovered in a cave, the body bizarrely preserved and transformed by the environment's unique chemistry. But Brockton's investigation is threatening to open old wounds among an insular people who won't forget or forgive. And a long-buried secret prematurely exposed could inflame Brockton's own guilt--and the dangerous hostility of bitter enemies determined to see him fail . . . by any means necessary. With Fascinating Insider Information on the Body Farm!
Carved in Bone
by Jefferson BassThere is a patch of ground in Tennessee dedicated to the science of death, where human remains lie exposed to be studied for their secrets. The real-life scientist who founded the "Body Farm" has broken cold cases and revolutionized forensics . . . and now he spins an astonishing tale inspired by his own experiences.Renowned anthropologist Dr. Bill Brockton has spent his career surrounded by death at the Body Farm. Now he's being called upon to help solve a baffling puzzle in a remote mountain community. The mummified corpse of a young woman dead for thirty years has been discovered in a cave, the body bizarrely preserved and transformed by the environment's unique chemistry. But Brockton's investigation is threatening to open old wounds among an insular people who won't forget or forgive. And a long-buried secret prematurely exposed could inflame Brockton's own guilt--and the dangerous hostility of bitter enemies determined to see him fail . . . by any means necessary.With Fascinating Insider Information on the Body Farm!
The Carver
by Ml Rosado A. CelyThe mysterious man in the elevator intrigues Vanessa Clark. His hot body, tanned skin, and tailored suit has her hormones raging. Vanessa, a thriving entrepreneur, owns a car wash full of eye candy employees with her childhood best friend, Ricky. Ricky and Vanessa grew up in a foster home together, making them family. Rick’s master plan to lure Mr. Elevator is the extra push Vanessa needs to finally meet him. It is not until she has an unexpected life-threatening encounter with the Carver that her mystery man’s true feelings are revealed. Now she needs to work with the FBI to give information and find this serial killer before he eliminates his next victim. Fernando Escudero, the mysterious man on the elevator, comes from a big, loud, and proud Cuban family. A family that is in everyone’s business, but from them, he learns to be loving and caring. After Vanessa becomes a victim of the Carver, they come together and begin a steamy romance. Vanessa quickly falls in love with him and his family. After being raised in foster homes all her life, she finally finds a family to call her own. The Carver changes her life forever, and now Vanessa finds herself involved in a web of mystery and fear. Will she be his victim again? Will the people around her suffer the same fate as the other victims?
Carver's Quest (Carver & Quint)
by Nick RennisonSherlock Holmes meets Flashman in the first installment of Adam Carver's adventures: from the foggy streets of London to the bandit-infested wilds of Greece, this is a wonderfully exuberant piece of VictorianaIt is 1870. When amateur archaeologist Adam Carver and his loyal but obdurate retainer Quint are visited in their lodgings in London's Doughty Street by an attractive young woman, their landlady is not pleased. The visitor's arrival pitches Carver and Quint headlong into an elaborate mystery which comes to center on the existence (or not) of a lost text in Ancient Greek, one that may reveal the whereabouts of the treasure hoard of Philip II of Macedonia. Two deaths soon ensue as master and manservant follow what clues they can grasp in the roughest and most genteel parts of the teeming metropolis, with the whiff of cordite and blackmail never far from their nostrils. The scene shifts to Athens and the wilder fastness of a Greece gripped by political unrest as Carver and Quint join forces with Adam's former Cambridge tutor in an attempt to track down the elusive text. But nothing is quite what it seems, and no one involved is prepared for the final, shocking denouement amidst the extraordinary hilltop monasteries of Meteora.
Carver's Truth (Carver & Quint #2)
by Nick RennisonLondon, 1871. Traveler, photographer and sometime intelligencer Adam Carver is asked by a friend from the Foreign Office to find Dolly Delaney, a West End dancing girl who has been involved with a diplomat and since disappeared. What seems a straightforward case soon proves otherwise. Carver is discomfited to come across alluring daguerreotypes of Dolly and he seeks answers from one of her fellow dancers, the feisty Hetty Gallant. Soon, Carver and his stoical manservant Quint are drawn north to York, where they are implicated in a shocking death. The pair flee across the Channel, but soon encounter new treacheries in Berlin, the imposing and dangerous capital of the nascent Germany.
The Caryatids
by Bruce Sterling"The Caryatids" looks at the near future and forecasts not just problems but incredible solutions using technology currently under development.
La Casa
by Frank PerettiUn alucinante thriller sobrenatural dónde los personajes se encuentran cara a cara con el pecadoFrank Peretti y Ted Dekker, dos de los escritores más reconocidos en novelas de ficción, han unido sus fuerzas por primera vez para crear una historia como ninguna otra que hayas leído. Entra en La casa, donde te encontrarás en medio del juego mortal de un asesino en el cual la única manera de ganar es perdiendo y la única manera de salir está dentro. Un juego, siete jugadores, y tres reglas.
A CASA
by P. M. Prior Evelyn TorreSua sobrevivência depende dos segredos há muito enterrados na CASA Era para ser um lugar de segurança. A casa deles. Seu santuário. Quando Prue Bridgewater vislumbra pela primeira vez a velha casa abandonada, é amor à primeira vista. Seu marido Ray não tem tanta certeza. A propriedade foi negligenciada por décadas, e Ray não pode deixar de se perguntar o motivo. Mas com Prue à beira de um colapso nervoso, ele fará o que for preciso para mantê-la sã, mesmo que isso signifique ter que morar lá. Uma vez instalada em sua nova casa, Prue começa a arrumar o lugar enquanto Ray está longe no trabalho. Mas depois de uma série de descobertas perturbadoras, ela teme estar perdendo a cabeça. Ela ouve coisas e vê pessoas que não deveriam estar lá e não consegue se livrar da sensação de estar sendo observada. Quando a noção de Prue acerca da realidade começa a se desintegrar, e seu casamento junto, ela luta para separar verdade de ilusão. Mas as coisas vão de mal a pior, e logo não apenas sua sanidade, mas sua sobrevivência depende dos segredos enterrados na CASA. Esta é uma novela de 27.313 palavras
Casa casta: La novela de la diplomacia Argentina
by Jorge AsisLa novela de la diplomacia argentina. Esta sensacional novela es el resultado de una historia que maduró durante más de veinte años. Jorge Asís la comenzó a bocetar en 1992, cuando estuvo al frente de una organización internacional de características insólitas, a la que él denomina la "NADA", y la terminó de escribir justamente en París, en 2012, el lugar donde transcurren los hechos. Casa Casta es una novela sobre la voracidad de la política argentina. Una historia de enredos sobre las internas e intrigas palaciegas de la diplomacia, el mundo del lobby por conseguir un puesto en algún consulado. "¿Qué querés? ¿Una embajada? ¿Te conformás con tan poco?", le dice el embajador a un subsecretario con notorias e irremediables aspiraciones. La caricatura y la descripción brutal muestran el mundo de la diplomacia argentina en forma cruda, como nunca antes se contó, y como sólo Jorge Asís puede hacerlo.
A casa da beleza
by Melba Escobar<p>Massagem, manicura, morte A Casa da Beleza oferece uma radiografia descarada de um país em que os ideais sucumbem facilmente perante a corrupção, a injustiça e a cultura do dinheiro fácil. <p>No melhor estilo da novela negra, esta é uma história que mostra o pior da América Latina de hoje. <p>O tema de fundo são as relações de poder, desenhadas a partir das vozes de três mulheres que vão tecendo uma trama de histórias, com um afamado salão de beleza de Bogotá como pano de fundo, para desmascarar uma sociedade construída em mentiras. <p>Karen, esteticista de profissão, muda-se de Cartagena para Bogotá em busca de uma vida melhor, mas ao chegar não só consegue trabalho como depiladora n'A Casa da Beleza, como se converte na chave para resolver o mistério da morte de uma das suas clientes - uma jovem rapariga, vestida com o uniforme da escola, que aparece morta nodia a seguir a ter visitado Karen no salão. <p>Com quem se ia encontrar a cliente de Karen? <p>Entre conversas íntimas e confissões, Karen acabará por ser a confidente de uma psicanalista, da mulher dum congressista, de uma famosa apresentadora de televisão e de uma mãe desolada que busca justiça num país onde a verdade só pertence àqueles que podem pagar por ela.
A Casa de Bonecas
by M.J. ArlidgeO novo lar destas mulheres é agora o seu maior pesadelo UMA JOVEM MULHER ACORDA NUMA CELA FRIA E ESCURA, SEM SABER COMO LÁ FOI PARAR NEM QUEM A RAPTOU. ALI COMEÇA O SEU MAIOR PESADELO. O corpo de uma jovem é desenterrado numa praia remota, mas o seu desaparecimento nunca tinha sido denunciado. Alguém a mantivera "viva" ao longo do tempo, enviando à família, regularmente, mensagens em seu nome. Para a detetive Helen Grace, todas as provas apontam para um assassino em série, um monstro distorcido mas engenhoso e hábil - um predador que já matou antes. À medida que Helen se esforça por destrinçar as motivações do assassino, ela compreende que se trata de uma verdadeira corrida contra o tempo. Uma única falha pode significar a perda de mais uma vida. ELOGIOS AO LIVRO:«M. J. Arlidge é o novo Jo Nesbo.» JUDY FINNING «M. J. Arlidge criou uma heroínagenuinamente nova… não nos poupa a nenhum dos detalhes mais sombrios,tecendo-os numa teia que arrepia o leitor até aos ossos.» DAILY MAIL «Assustador e de leitura compulsiva.» THE TIMES
La Casa de la Seda: La nueva novela de Sherlock Holmes
by Horowitz, AnthonyLa nueva novela oficial de Sherlock Holmes, encargada por los herederos de sir Conan Doyle. En noviembre de 1890, el invierno de Londres no da tregua. Sherlock Holmes y el doctor Watson están tomando el té junto a la chimenea cuando un caballero evidentemente nervioso irrumpe en el 221B de Baker Street. Tras contarle a Holmes una desconcertante historia acerca de un individuo que le ha estado siguiendo las últimas semanas, le suplica que le ayude. Intrigados por lo que les narra ese hombre, Holmes y Watson se sumergen en una serie de extraños y siniestros eventos, que abarcan desde las calles mal iluminadas de Londres hasta los bulliciosos bajos fondos de Boston. Mientras investigan el caso, se topan con una contraseña susurrada: ?La casa de la seda? no es solo un misterio, también el enemigo más peligroso al que Holmes se haya enfrentado jamás; y una conspiración que amenaza con desgarrar el tejido de la sociedad en la que viven... Con una trama diabólica y una excelente caracterización, el famoso escritor Anthony Horowitz ha creado un misterio de Sherlock Holmes de primera categoría, manteniéndose totalmente fiel al espíritu de los libros originales de Conan Doyle. Holmes ha vuelto con todo el ritmo, la sutileza y los poderes de deducción que le convirtieron en el mejor detective del mundo. Reseñas: «La Casa de la Seda se lee de un tirón, respeta el estilo del difunto Conan Doyle, introduce elementos perversos imposibles de abordar en la era victoriana y deja al lector con ganas de más».El Periódico de Catalunya «Anthony Horowitz ha creado un misterio de primera categoría, manteniéndose totalmente fiel al espíritu de los libros originales. La Casa de la Seda nos devuelve un Holmes con todo el estilo, la sutileza y el poder de deducción que lo convirtieron en el mejor detective del mundo, pero también con un ritmo y una sensibilidad más modernos».Mía «Es una novela entretenida, con un ritmo trepidante, giros inesperados y una trama sugerente, de conspiraciones en la sombra y poderes ocultos».La Opinión de Málaga «Una sólida novela [...], bien armada desde el principio [...]. Escrito con solvencia, los personajes mantienen las características esenciales con las que los vistió Conan Doyle. La trama y los escenarios hacen justicia a la inspiración de los originales [...]. El resultado es una novela entretenida, con un ritmo trepidante, giros inesperados y una trama sugerente, de conspiraciones en la sombra y poderes ocultos».La Opinión de Tenerife «Anthony Horowitz es la elección perfecta para escribir el primer misterio oficial nuevo, y menudo triunfo. Al tiempo que se mantiene fiel al estilo de los originales de Conan Doyle, la vívida prosa de Howowitz hace que esta apasionante historia resulte perfecta para una nueva generación de fans».Sarah Clarke, Torbay Bookshop «Orion se ha sacado un ganador de la manga invitando a Anthony Horowitz a escribir una novela de Sherlock Holmes. Tiene el estilo de una novela de Conan Doyle y solo los envidiosos encontrarán defectos a este soberbio thriller».Patrick Neale, Jaffe and Neale
La Casa de los Espejos (Serie Ulysses Moore #Volumen 3)
by Pierdomenico BaccalarioEn esta tercera entrega de la serie de aventuras «Ulysses Moore» los gemelos y sus compañeros están a punto de hacer un descubrimiento importantísimo. En la mansión, Peter Dedalus, Jason, Julia y Rick buscan pistas acerca de la misteriosa Puerta del Tiempo. Pero allí, rodeados de extraños espejos, pronto descubrirán que nada es lo que parece... Recortado contra la luz del atardecer había un hombre que llevaba un enorme sombrero. Al verlo, Julia lanzó un grito. Rick le apretó la mano, igual de aterrorizado que ella, mientras que Jason, con los ojos abiertos de par en par y la boca reseca, comprendió que había encontrado por fin la cámara secreta de Ulysses Moore. Y que el antiguo dueño los estaba esperando a solo unos cuantos metros.
La casa de los naranjos
by Fabiola ArellanoUna nueva y apasionante novela de Fabiola Arellano. Secretos, misterios, terror, angustia en un thriller en el que al final Julia descubrirá, entre otras cosas, el amor. El miedo es cristal líquido que entra por los ojos, se cuela por las venas, te desgarra las entrañas y activa tu cerebro en modo ficción. La vida de Julia, una mujer de treinta y tantos, se complica de la noche a la mañana. Descubrir que es adoptada, enfrentar la muerte de los que creía sus padres y enterarse de que se ha convertido en heredera de una tía que, hasta entonces, desconocía la tiene desbordada. La Camelia es la finca que ha heredado de su difunta tía, Amelia. A primera vista parece una casa antigua igual a cualquier otra, pero en ella se combinan los componentes de la formula letal. Casa vieja + sacerdote + historiasde pueblo = modo pánico activado. La mente es poderosa y suele jugarnos malas pasadas, tal y como lo descubrirá Julia a lo largo de su paso por La casa de los naranjos. En la tétrica casona hay algo que solo ella puede revelar; los secretos de la respetable familia de la Rentería, los mismos que los habitantes, harán todo lo posible por mantener ocultos.