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Agatha Raisin: An Agatha Raisin Mystery (Agatha Raisin #24)
by M.C. BeatonIncomer Gloria French is at first welcomed in the Cotswold village of Piddlebury. She seems like a do-gooder par excellence, raising funds for the church and caring for the elderly. But she has a bad habit of borrowing things and not giving them back, so when she is discovered dead, poisoned by a bottle of elderberry wine, folk in the village don't mourn her passing too intently.Parish councillor Jerry Tarrant hires Agatha Raisin to track down the murderer. But the village is creepy and secretive and the residents don't seem to want Agatha to find who the murderer is, and Agatha's investigations are hampered by the emotional upset of finding her ex, James Lacey, has fallen in love with young detective Toni Gilmour.And now the murderer is targeting Agatha!Praise for the Agatha Raisin series:'M.C. Beaton's imperfect heroine is an absolute gem' Publishers Weekly'Clever red herrings and some wicked unfinished business guarantees that the listener will pant for a sequel' The Times (audio review)
Agatha Raisin: There Goes The Bride (Agatha Raisin #20)
by M.C. BeatonAgatha's former husband James is engaged to be married to a beautiful, young woman and Agatha has been kindly invited to the wedding. To take her mind off this, Agatha decides she has fallen for Sylvan, a Frenchman she met at James' engagement party. To distract her still further she decides upon a holiday and flies to Istanbul, where unfortunately she bumps into James and his fiancée not once but twice - convincing him she is stalking them.So when the bride is murdered on her wedding day, naturally Agatha is Suspect Number One - but then matters are turned on their head when the dead bride's mother engages Agatha to take on the case of her murdered daughter! And very soon Agatha's own life is in danger while she tries to solve the mystery of the corpse bride while fighting off (halfheartedly) the advances of a very attractive and determined Frenchman!Praise for the Agatha Raisin series:'M. C. Beaton's imperfect heroine is an absolute gem' Publishers Weekly'The detective novels of M. C. Beaton, a master of outrageous black comedy, have reached cult status' The Times'Agatha Raisin is sharp, witty, hugely intelligent, unfailingly entertaining, delightfully intolerant and oh so magnificently non PC. M. C. Beaton has created a new national treasure... the stories zing along and are irresistible, unputdownable, a joy. If you buy one book a year, let it be this. Agatha Raisin is The Strongest Link' Anne Robinson'Being a cranky, middle-aged female myself, I found Agatha charming!' Amazon customer review
Agatha Raisin y el paseo mortal (Agatha Raisin #Volumen 4)
by M.C. BeatonNueva entrega de la serie sobre Agatha Raisin.La heroína más aclamada del cosy crime. Tras una larga temporada en Londres, Agatha Raisin regresa a su querido pueblo de Carsely y a su deseado James Lacey, el apuesto coronel retirado que no parece precisamente encantado de tener a su vecina de vuelta. Sin embargo, Agatha apenas tiene tiempo de elaborar nuevas estrategias de conquista cuando se produce un espantoso asesinato. La víctima es la joven y animosa Jessica Tartinck, conflictiva líder de un grupo de excursionistas enfrentada a los relamidos terratenientes locales al reclamar el derecho de paso de los miembros de la asociación a través de sus tierras. Haciéndose pasar por marido y mujer, James y Agatha se infiltran en el grupo de paseantes de Jessica y, mientras su agenda se va llenando de sospechosos, descubren que muchos compañeros de la víctima parecen demasiado capaces de cometer un asesinato. Pero la felicidad de Agatha es efímera, y su fingido matrimonio con James no es en absoluto como ella esperaba. La crítica ha dicho...«Beaton capta perfectamente el ambiente de la vida en un tranquilo y pintoresco pueblo inglés.»Booklist «Beaton tiene una ganadora en la incontenible Agatha, ávida de aventuras amorosas.»Chicago Sun-Times «Entre las escritoras de series de misterio de pueblos acogedores, M.C. Beaton es de las que ameniza una agradable fiesta del té.»Associated Press
Agatha Raisin y el veterinario cruel (Agatha Raisin #Volumen 2)
by M.C. BeatonUna autora a la altura de Agatha Christie. Una detective a la altura de Miss Marple. Una serie con todo el misterio, el humor y el countryside británicos. Tras haber desenmascarado al asesino de la quiche letal, la fortuna parece sonreír a Agatha Raisin. Aceptada por la pintoresca comunidad de Carsely, y felizmente acompañada de sus dos gatos, su vida transcurre sin otro objetivo que doblegar la indiferencia de James Lacey, militar jubilado por el que Agatha siente verdadera devoción. Un interés que parece evaporarse cuando aparece en escena Paul Bladen, el nuevo veterinario del pueblo, que no se muestra ajeno a sus encantos. Sin embargo, el hombre sucumbe a una inyección destinada a un caballo de carreras, y aunque todo apunta a un accidente, Agatha cree que se trata de un crimen. Ante la sorpresa de los lugareños, el coronel Lacey comparte, por una vez, la hipótesis de su tenaz vecina, hasta el punto de embarcarse con ella en una investigación mucho más peligrosa de lo que ambos habrían podido imaginar. La crítica ha dicho...«Un sentido del humor espléndido y muy malicioso.»Val McDermid «Un misterio con los requisitos necesarios para hacerlo grandioso: personajes, ritmo, trama y eso que llamamos humanidad. M. C. Beaton los tiene todos en abundancia.»Tulsa World «Una serie de novelas policíacas ideales para leer en la cama, con tanto o más placer que las de Agatha Christie.»Telegraph on Sunday «Una lectura inteligente y divertida.»Cleveland Plain Dealer «Un auténtico tesoro nacional.»The Times «Una verdadera joya.»Publishers Weekly «Maravillosa.»Tampa Bay Times
Agatha Raisin y la boda sangrienta (Agatha Raisin #Volumen 5)
by M.C. BeatonVuelve Agatha Raisin, la heroína más aclamada del cosy crime,con más de diez millones de lectores en todo el mundo. Increíble pero cierto. James Lacey, el soltero más deseado de los Cotswolds, se ha rendido al encanto de su vecina, la chispeante y cincuentona Agatha Raisin. El día de su matrimonio amanece brillante y despejado, pero el cuento de hadas dura poco: en el momento en que los tortolitos están a punto de darse el sí, Jimmy, el ex marido de la novia, al que creía muerto hace tiempo, irrumpe en la ceremonia... y Agatha intenta estrangularlo. Furioso, James rompe el compromiso. Así que cuando, al día siguiente, Jimmy aparece asesinado, y Agatha y James se convierten en los dos principales sospechosos, deberán trabajar juntos para limpiar sus nombres y arrojar luz sobre el asunto. Sobre la serie:«La imperfecta heroína de M. C. Beaton es una piedra preciosa.»Publishers Weekly «Las novelas detectivescas de M. C. Beaton, una maestra de la comedia negra escandalosa, ya son de culto.»The Times «El áspero sentido del humor y su retrato afectuoso, pero nada halagador de Agatha, unamujer arisca y que a menudo actúa como una adolescente, hacen de esta obra una flor digna de arrancarse.»Publishers Weekly «Cualquiera que esté interesado en unas horas de lectura inteligente y divertida, querrá conocer a la señora Agatha Raisin.»The Cleveland Pain Dealer«Si te gusta la astuta miss Marple de Agatha Christie, no podrás resistirte a Agatha Raisin, una cincuentona que no le teme a nada. [...] Esta serie es una golosina.»Version Femina «¡Un regalo universal!»Le Temps «Una heroína colorida [...], de la que nos enamoramos desde el primer capítulo.»Le Parisien
Agatha Raisin y la jardinera asesinada (Agatha Raisin #Volumen 3)
by M.C. BeatonUna nueva entrega de la serie sobre Agatha Raisin, la heroína más aclamada del cosy crime con más de diez millones de lectores en todo el mundo. De vuelta a los Cotswolds tras unas largas vacaciones, Agatha Raisin descubre que el objeto de todas sus fantasías, el atractivo James Lacey, ha caído bajo el hechizo de una recién llegada al pueblo. Elegante y divertida, Mary Fortune es también una jardinera excepcional, y su triunfo en las inminentes jornadas de puertas abiertas de los Jardines de Carsely se da casi por seguro. Sin embargo, cuando la bella Mary Fortune es encontrada muerta, enterrada cabeza abajo en un macetero, Agatha Raisin vuelve a la carga para desenmascarar al asesino. La crítica ha dicho... «Aguda, ingeniosa, extremadamente inteligente, infaliblemente entretenida... M. C. Beaton ha creado un tesoro nacional.»The Times «Con un aire a Miss Marple, Raisin es una heroína verdaderamente entrañable, originalmente sensible y maravillosamente excéntrica.»Booklist
Agatha Raisin y la quiche letal (Agatha Raisin #Volumen 1)
by M.C. BeatonUna autora a la altura de Agatha Christie. Una detective a la altura de Miss Marple. Una serie con todo el misterio, el humor y el countryside británicos. Agatha Raisin se lía la manta a la cabeza y decide marcharse de Londres para saborear las mieles de una jubilación anticipada en un tranquilo pueblo de los Cotswolds, donde no tarda en aburrirse como una ostra. Desplegar su talento para la alta cocina en el concurso gastronómico de la parroquia tendría que convertirla, por fuerza, en una celebridad. Sin embargo, al primer bocado de su exquisita quiche, el juez del concurso cae desplomado y Agatha se ve obligada a confesar la amarga verdad: la quiche letal era comprada. No hay más que una solución para que la perdonen: meterse en harina y desenmascarar ella misma al asesino. La crítica ha dicho...«Toda nueva correría de Agatha Raisin es una verdadera delicia.»Ashley Jensen «No sorprende que la hayan coronado como la Reina del Crimen Coqueto.»Mail on Sunday «Irresistible, imposible de dejar, una delicia.»Anne Robinson «La saga de Agatha Raisin es mi placer inconfesable: es de lo más interesante, intrigante y encantadora, con el tono perfecto.»Lee Child
Agatha Raisin y la turista impertinente (Agatha Raisin #Volumen 6)
by M.C. BeatonUna nueva entrega de la serie sobre Agatha Raisin, la heroína más aclamada del cosy crime. Más de diez millones de lectores en todo el mundo Devastada por su matrimonio fallido con James, Agatha ya no sabe qué hacer. Y, como suele pasarle, escoge la peor opción de todas: seguir a su amado coronel retirado hasta Chipre, adonde el novio fugado se ha trasladado para recuperarse de la vergüenza y de la humillación sufridas. Pero en lugar de disfrutar de una luna de miel romántica bajo los cielos protectores de esta isla mediterránea, son testigos del asesinato de una turista inglesa en una discoteca. ¿Podrá el dúo olvidar sus diferencias y retomar su asociación detectivesca extrañamente próspera? Fiel a su reputación, Agatha se lanza a investigar aun a riesgo de dejar escapar a James, que ya está harto de sus excentricidades. La crítica ha dicho:«La heroína imperfecta de M.C. Beaton es una joya absoluta».Publishers Weekly «Las novelas de detectives de M.C. Beaton, una maestra de la comedia negra, han alcanzado el estatus de culto».The Times «Cualquiera que esté interesado en disfrutar de unas horas de lectura divertida e inteligente querrá conocer a la señora Agatha Raisin».The Cleveland Pain Dealer«El mordaz sentido del humor de Beaton y su retrato poco halagador pero afectuoso de la arisca Agatha, que a menudo se comporta como una adolescente, hacen de esta historia una flor que merece la pena coger».Publishers Weekly «¡Un verdadero tesoro nacional!».The Times«Si te gusta la avispada señorita Marple de Agatha Christie, no te resistirás a Agatha Raisin, una cincuentona que no tiene miedo a nada. Devorarás esta serie».Version Femina «Una heroína muy avispada y de armas tomar con la cual te partes de risa desde el primer capítulo».Le Parisien
Agatha Webb
by Anna Katharine GreenA universally beloved woman has been murdered. But who would have the heart to kill Agatha Webb? Would her husband do it for money matters? Or would it be the cook, who died at about the same time? Or would it be the rich and well-connected Mr. Fredrick, who ran away into the woods? This work is also for feminist fiction lovers. As the story starts right after the murder, we see how miss Page, a servant at a rich house who is the sweetheart of the same Mr. Fredrick, wants to join the investigation- and is constantly prevented from doing so by conservative men.
The Agathas (An Agathas Mystery #1)
by Kathleen Glasgow Liz LawsonWho killed Brooke Donovan? It’s the biggest mystery of the summer, and everyone in Castle Cove thinks it’s the wrong guy. Fans of One of Us Is Lying and Riverdale can’t miss this page-turning who-done-it that’s sure to be the next must read Young Adult thriller! <p><p>Last summer, Alice Ogilvie&’s basketball-star boyfriend Steve dumped her. Then she disappeared for five days. She's not talking, so where she went and what happened to her is the biggest mystery in Castle Cove. Or it was, at least. <p><p>But now, another one of Steve’s girlfriends has vanished: Brooke Donovan, Alice’s ex–best friend. And it doesn't look like Brooke will be coming back. . . <p><p>Enter Iris Adams, Alice’s tutor. Iris has her own reasons for wanting to disappear, though unlike Alice, she doesn’t have the money or the means. That could be changed by the hefty reward Brooke’s grandmother is offering to anyone who can share information about her granddaughter’s whereabouts. The police are convinced Steve is the culprit, but Alice isn’t so sure, and with Iris on her side, she just might be able to prove her theory. <p><p>In order to get the reward and prove Steve’s innocence, they need to figure out who killed Brooke Donovan. And luckily Alice has exactly what they need—the complete works of Agatha Christie. If there’s anyone that can teach the girls how to solve a mystery it’s the master herself. But the town of Castle Cove holds many secrets, and Alice and Iris have no idea how much danger they're about to walk into. <p> <b>New York Times Bestseller</b>
The Agathas: 'Part Agatha Christie, part Veronica Mars, and completely entertaining.' Karen M. McManus (An\agathas Mystery Ser. #1)
by Kathleen Glasgow Liz Lawson&‘Part Agatha Christie, part Veronica Mars, and completely entertaining.&’ Karen M. McManus, author of One Of Us Is Lying The most popular girl in school is dead. And everyone&’s blaming the wrong guy. After falling from grace last summer, Agatha Christie-obsessed Alice Ogilvie needs to stay out of trouble. While smart and reclusive Iris Adams just wants to get the hell out of Castle Cove. But now they have a murder to solve. There are clues the police are ignoring, a list of suspects a mile long and some very dangerous cliffs. Amateur detectives Alice and Iris are about to uncover just how many secrets their sleepy seaside town is hiding…
Agatha's First Case
by M. C. BeatonAt age twenty six, Agatha Raisin has already come a long way. She has clawed her way up since leaving the Birmingham slum where she was born. She's lost her Birmingham accent, run away from her drunken husband, and found a job at a public relations office as a secretary. Then her boss asks Agatha to go to the home of Brian Devese to tell him that he is soon going to be arrested for the murder of his wife and that the agency no longer wants to represent him.Brian, impressed with the pugnacious Agatha, asks her to handle PR for him and even offers her an office and tells her she can hire a staff. Certainly the best thing Agatha can do for her first client is to find out who really murdered his wife and clear his name. And with her wits and gumption, Agatha sets out to do just that. New York Times bestseller M. C. Beaton's Agatha Raisin is beloved by millions and this brand new short story take us back to where it all began with Agatha's first case.
Agatha's First Case: An Agatha Raisin Mystery (Agatha Raisin #123)
by M.C. BeatonThis brand new short story from international bestselling M. C. Beaton takes us back to Agatha Raisin's very first case - the case that started it all!At the age of 26, Agatha Raisin has already come a long way. She has clawed her way up since leaving the slum where she was born. She's lost her Birmingham accent, run away from her drunken husband and found a job at a PR agency as a secretary. When her boss asks Agatha to go to the home of Brian Devese to tell him that he is soon going to be arrested for the murder of his wife and that the agency no longer wants to represent him, Agatha accepts the task - with some trepidation. Still, she's used to doing her boss's dirty work for her. Brian, impressed with the pugnacious and fearless Agatha, asks her to handle his PR for him and even offers her an office and staff. So certainly the best thing Agatha can do for her first client is to find out who really murdered his wife and clear his name. And armed with only her wits and gumption, Agatha sets out to do just that.
Age of Blood: A Seal Team 666 Novel (SEAL Team 666 #2)
by Weston OchseTom Clancy meets The X-Files in Weston Ochse's SEAL Team 666 series starring the Navy SEALs who handle supernatural threatsWhen a Senator's daughter is kidnapped by a mysterious group with ties to the supernatural . . . it's clearly a job for SEAL TEAM 666. As Triple Six gets involved, they discover links to the Zeta Cartel, a newly discovered temple beneath Mexico City, and a group known as Followers of the Flayed One. International politics, cross-border narco-terrorism, and an insidious force operating inside the team soon threaten to derail the mission. Forced to partner with several militant ex-patriots and a former Zeta hitman-turned-skinwalker, Triple Six is the world's only hope to stop the return of the Age of Blood.
The Age of Doubt
by Andrea CamilleriAs seen on TV: now a major BBC4 television series. A chance encounter with a strange young woman leads Inspector Montalbano to Vigàta harbour - and into a puzzling new mystery. The crew of a mysterious yacht - the Vanna - due to dock in the area have discovered a corpse floating in the water, the dead man's face badly disfigured. It isn't long before Montalbano begins to become suspicious of the Vanna's inhabitants. Who is the yacht's owner, the glamorous and short-tempered Livia Giovannini? How has she accrued her riches? And why does she spend so much time at sea? Meanwhile Montalbano finds himself getting into tangles with the dreaded Commissioner, the exasperating Dr Lattes and a very beautiful young woman at the harbour, with whom he becomes dangerously besotted . . . Can the Inspector clear his head long enough to unravel this murky mystery?
The Age of Dreaming: A Novel
by Nina Revoyr"The Age of Dreaming is a masterpiece of the sort that doesn't just seduce the reader-it leaves you transformed. Nina Revoyr deserves to be counted among the top ranks of novelists at work today."-Jerry Stahl, author of I, Fatty"This is a riveting, wise, and gorgeous novel."-Mary Yukari Waters"Brilliant and original. . . . The carefully restrained voice of its narrator recalls Ishiguro's The Remains of the Day."-Alison Lurie, Pulitzer Prize winnerJun Nakayama was a silent film star in the early days of Hollywood, but by 1964, he is living in complete obscurity-until a young writer, Nick Bellinger, reveals that he has written a screenplay with Nakayama in mind. Jun is intrigued by the possibility of returning to movies, but he begins to worry that someone might delve too deeply into the past and uncover the events that led to the abrupt end of his career in 1922. These events include the changing racial tides in California and the unsolved murder of his favorite director, Ashley Bennett Tyler.The Age of Dreaming is part historical novel, part mystery, and part unrequited love story.Nina Revoyr was born in Tokyo to a Japanese mother and a Polish-American father, and grew up in Japan, Wisconsin, and Los Angeles. She is the author of two previous novels, The Necessary Hunger and Southland, which was a Book Sense 76 pick, winner of the Ferro-Grumley and Lambda Literary awards, a finalist for an Edgar Award, and one of the Los Angeles Times' "Best Books of 2003." She lives and works in Los Angeles.
Age of Exodus, The (Duncan Forrester Mystery #3)
by Gavin ScottIt's 1947. As Britain's new Labour government struggles to cope with the break-up of Empire, there's a grisly murder in the British Museum, terrorists target British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin and Forrester boards the Queen Mary for a fateful voyage to New York.
The Age of Olympus: Duncan Forrester Mystery 2
by Gavin ScottDuncan Forrester's research on an Aegean island is interrupted first by the murder of a British archaeologist, and then by the outbreak of the Greek Civil War. The worship of ancient gods may provide a clue to the murderer, but in such a tumultuous time, little is what it seems.
The Age of Reinvention
by Karine TuilAn international bestseller and finalist for the Prix Goncourt, France's most prestigious literary award, The Age of Reinvention is a suspenseful Gatsbian tale of a famous New York lawyer whose charmed and glamorous life is a sham."With a lie you can go very far, but you can never go back." -Anonymous Proverb Elite Manhattan criminal defense attorney Sam Tahar seems to have it all: fame, fortune, good looks, an enviable marriage to a prominent socialite, and two wonderful children. But his life is a house of cards; everything that he has achieved stems from a single lie he told in a moment of weakness. Because Sam Tahar isn't who he pretends to be. He grew up Samir Tahar, born into a poor Muslim family crammed inside a grimy Paris apartment tower, destined for a life on the margins, until one day he decided destiny would not have its way with him. "He was going to cut through the bars of his social jail cell, even if he had to do it with his teeth." Samir clawed his way to law school, where he became fast friends with Jewish student Samuel Baron. The two were inseparable until the alluring Nina, torn between the men, ultimately chose Samuel, the weaker of the two. Determined as ever to make something of himself, Samir left for America, chopped off the last two letters of his name and adopted Samuel's life story and origins for his own. His former friend remained stuck in a French suburb, a failed, neurotic writer seething at Samir's triumphs, still bound to an increasingly resentful Nina. Twenty years later, the three meet again. Now, all their fates hang in the balance as their tangled love triangle collides headlong with the complex realities of life at the start of the twenty-first century. Called "a masterful novel...unquestionably one of the season's best" (Paris Match) and "a work of great magnitude" (Le Figaro),The Age of Reinvention is an intriguing, vital, darkly humorous tale about the wonderful possibilities and terrible costs of becoming someone else.
The Age of Treachery
by Gavin ScottIt is the winter of 1946, and after years of war, ex-Special Operations Executive agent Duncan Forrester is back at his Oxford college as a junior Ancient History Fellow. But his peace is shattered when a much-disliked Fellow is found dead in the quad, stabbed and pushed from an upper window. A don is suspected and arrested for the murder, but Forrester is not convinced of his friend's guilt. On the hunt for the true killer, he finds himself plunged into a mystery involving lost Viking sagas, Satanic rituals and wartime espionage.
Age of Vice: 'The story is unputdownable . . . This is how it's done when it's done exactly right' Stephen King
by Deepti KapoorHIGHLY ANTICIPATED OPRAH DAILY PICK FOR 2023'Ill-fated love and toxic family power struggles provide emotional drive for this big dynastic saga' JAKE ARNOTT, GUARDIAN 'Huge, epic, immersive and absorbing . . . certain to be a book of the year' LEE CHILD, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR 'Kapoor's violent and bitter story is deeply addictive' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (STARRED REVIEW)This is the age of vice, where pleasure and power are everything, and the family ties that bind can also killNew Delhi, 3 a.m. A speeding Mercedes jumps the kerb, and in the blink of an eye five people are dead. It's a rich man's car, but when the dust settles there is no rich man at all, just a shell-shocked servant who cannot explain the strange series of events that led to this crime. Nor can he foresee the dark drama that is about to unfold.Deftly shifting through time and perspective in contemporary India, Age of Vice is an epic, action-packed story propelled by the seductive wealth, startling corruption, and bloodthirsty violence of the Wadia family-loved by some, loathed by others, feared by all.In the shadow of lavish estates, extravagant parties, predatory business deals, and calculated political influence, three lives become dangerously intertwined: Ajay is the watchful servant, born into poverty, who rises through the family's ranks. Sunny is the playboy heir who dreams of outshining his father, whatever the cost. And Neda is the curious journalist caught between morality and desire. Against a sweeping plot fueled by loss, pleasure, greed, yearning, violence, and revenge, will these characters' connections become a path to escape, or a trigger of further destruction?Equal parts crime thriller and family saga, transporting readers from the dusty villages of Uttar Pradesh to the urban energy of New Delhi, Age of Vice is an intoxicating novel of gangsters and lovers, false friendships, forbidden romance, and the consequences of corruption. It is binge-worthy entertainment at its literary best.
Age of Vice
by Deepti KapoorThis is the age of vice, where pleasure and power are everything, and the family ties that bind can also killNew Delhi, 3 a.m. A speeding Mercedes jumps the kerb, and in the blink of an eye five people are dead. It's a rich man's car, but when the dust settles there is no rich man at all, just a shell-shocked servant who cannot explain the strange series of events that led to this crime. Nor can he foresee the dark drama that is about to unfold.Deftly shifting through time and perspective in contemporary India, Age of Vice is an epic, action-packed story propelled by the seductive wealth, startling corruption, and bloodthirsty violence of the Wadia family-loved by some, loathed by others, feared by all.In the shadow of lavish estates, extravagant parties, predatory business deals, and calculated political influence, three lives become dangerously intertwined: Ajay is the watchful servant, born into poverty, who rises through the family's ranks. Sunny is the playboy heir who dreams of outshining his father, whatever the cost. And Neda is the curious journalist caught between morality and desire. Against a sweeping plot fueled by loss, pleasure, greed, yearning, violence, and revenge, will these characters' connections become a path to escape, or a trigger of further destruction?Equal parts crime thriller and family saga, transporting readers from the dusty villages of Uttar Pradesh to the urban energy of New Delhi, Age of Vice is an intoxicating novel of gangsters and lovers, false friendships, forbidden romance, and the consequences of corruption. It is binge-worthy entertainment at its literary best.
Age of Vice: A Novel
by Deepti KapoorA GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK&“Dazzling...Finally free from the book&’s grip, now all I want to do is get others hooked.&”— The Washington Post "Sensationally good — huge, epic, immersive and absorbing ... certain to be a book of the year." —Lee ChildThis is the age of vice, where money, pleasure, and power are everything, and the family ties that bind can also kill. New Delhi, 3 a.m. A speeding Mercedes jumps the curb and in the blink of an eye, five people are dead. It&’s a rich man&’s car, but when the dust settles there is no rich man at all, just a shell-shocked servant who cannot explain the strange series of events that led to this crime. Nor can he foresee the dark drama that is about to unfold. Deftly shifting through time and perspective in contemporary India, Age of Vice is an epic, action-packed story propelled by the seductive wealth, startling corruption, and bloodthirsty violence of the Wadia family -- loved by some, loathed by others, feared by all. In the shadow of lavish estates, extravagant parties, predatory business deals and calculated political influence, three lives become dangerously intertwined: Ajay is the watchful servant, born into poverty, who rises through the family&’s ranks. Sunny is the playboy heir who dreams of outshining his father, whatever the cost. And Neda is the curious journalist caught between morality and desire. Against a sweeping plot fueled by loss, pleasure, greed, yearning, violence and revenge, will these characters&’ connections become a path to escape, or a trigger of further destruction? Equal parts crime thriller and family saga, transporting readers from the dusty villages of Uttar Pradesh to the urban energy of New Delhi, Age of Vice is an intoxicating novel of gangsters and lovers, false friendships, forbidden romance, and the consequences of corruption. It is binge-worthy entertainment at its literary best.
Agency: Public Agencies Under Fire (Urban Affairs Annual Reviews #15)
by William GibsonWilliam Gibson has trained his eye on the future for decades, ever since coining the term “cyberspace” and then popularizing it in his classic speculative novel Neuromancer in the early 1980s. Cory Doctorow raved that The Peripheral is “spectacular, a piece of trenchant, far-future speculation that features all the eyeball kicks of Neuromancer.” Now Gibson is back with Agency—a science fiction thriller heavily influenced by our most current events. <p><p> Verity Jane, gifted app whisperer, takes a job as the beta tester for a new product: a digital assistant, accessed through a pair of ordinary-looking glasses. “Eunice,” the disarmingly human AI in the glasses, manifests a face, a fragmentary past, and a canny grasp of combat strategy. Realizing that her cryptic new employers don’t yet know how powerful and valuable Eunice is, Verity instinctively decides that it’s best they don’t. <p> Meanwhile, a century ahead in London, in a different time line entirely, Wilf Netherton works amid plutocrats and plunderers, survivors of the slow and steady apocalypse known as the jackpot. His boss, the enigmatic Ainsley Lowbeer, can look into alternate pasts and nudge their ultimate directions. Verity and Eunice are her current project. Wilf can see what Verity and Eunice can’t: their own version of the jackpot, just around the corner, and the roles they both may play in it. <p> <b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
The Agency
by James PhelanAn action thriller where the line between the good guys and the bad can be hard to see.It's 2005 and Jed Walker has just joined the CIA. As a ten-year veteran of Air Force Special Operations, Walker is used to being at the pointy end of things. But normally the front line is much further from home.Sent to New Orleans on the trail of Russians wanting to claim back what was stolen from them in Afghanistan, it doesn't take long for Walker to realise that in the murky world of espionage, the rules of war do not apply. Teaming up with a feisty M16 operative, to do what is right for the nation Walker must take steps that will betray The Agency. As Hurricane Katrina hits, to forever change a city, it's clear to Walker that that this is a high-stakes game where the winner takes all, and he must succeed. From Langley to Louisiana, Washington to Moscow, THE AGENCY moves like a tempest through a treacherous landscape of doublecrosses, false identities, and enemies old and new. Jed Walker is going to be pushed to the limit - of what he can do, what he can take, and what he knows is right.'A terse, tense brand of hard-boiled action suspense . . . addictive.' THE AGE