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Christmas on the Run
by Shirlee Mccoy"DO WHAT WE TELL YOU OR YOUR SON WILL DISAPPEAR..." Master gemstone cutter Carly Rose Kelley will do anything to keep her son safe...but with blackmailers insisting she forge priceless antique stones, she needs help. With Christmas days away, the desperate widow has only one hope-the brother-in-law she never met. Hostage rescue specialist Dallas Morgan never knew about his nephew or his estranged late brother's wife. Now their lives are in his hands. But the sweet child and vulnerable woman remind Dallas of the family he once had and lost. And he can't afford distraction. Now that they're trapped in the sights of ruthless blackmailers, nowhere is safe...but Dallas won't let anyone stand in the way of him saving Carly and her little boy.
Christmas, She Wrote: 50+ Heartwarming Short Stories, Tidbits & More
by Ann HazelwoodShort stories from beloved quilting cozy author Ann Hazelwood Ann Hazelwood is a true lover of Christmas and a storyteller who has captured the hearts of cozy quilting fiction readers. Christmas, She Wrote is a heartwarming collection of short stories featuring all-new characters and locations sprinkled with holiday recipes and poetry. Ann uses her own stories of growing up and traveling and vivid imagination to transport you to touching tales of romance, friendship, community, and quilts. Get a good cup of coffee or hot chocolate and enjoy stories that will make you laugh or tear up. An all-new collection of characters and locations in heartwarming Christmas-themed short stories! It's always Christmastime for Ann Hazelwood and she'll be happy to take you there with a cozy book, delightful for the Christmas season and any time of year A perfect gift for Ann Hazelwood fans, quilters, and those who love the holiday season
Christopher's Ghosts (The\paul Christopher Ser. #Bk. 7)
by Charles MccarryWith ferocious suspense and masterful pacing, Charles McCarry delivers a haunting parable of a man confronted with the ghosts of an entire generation's brutal history. It is the late 1930s, and a young Christopher bears witness to an unspeakable atrocity committed by a remorseless SS officer. When the action moves forward to the height of the Cold War, the SS man emerges out of the ruins of post-war Germany to destroy the last living witness to his crime. It's a case of tiger chasing tiger as Christopher is pursued by the only man who can match his craft or his instincts.
Chromosome 6
by Robin CookBehind the headlines on cloning--Dr. Robin Cook blends fact with fiction in one of his most terrifying bestsellers... Chromosome 6 is a prophetic thriller that challenges the medical ethics of genetic manipulation and cloning in the jungles of equatorial Africa, where one mistake could bridge the gap between man and ape--and forever change the genetic map of our existence...
Chronicles of Elantra Vol 3: Cast in Chaos\Cast in Ruin\Cast in Peril (The Chronicles of Elantra)
by Michelle SagaraCHRONICLES OF ELANTRA, VOLUME 3New York Times bestselling author Michelle Sagara sweeps readers away to the fantastical city of Elantra, where magic and adventure ensure that the life of Private Kaylin Neya is never boring.CAST IN CHAOSPrivate Kaylin Neya has encountered many strange things during her years as a Hawk, but nothing has prepared her for this latest case. The charlatans on Elani Street have suddenly grown powerful, the Oracles are thrown into an uproar and a monster is trying to break through the barriers between the worlds. Will Kaylin's strange powers be enough to protect the city from the danger ahead?CAST IN RUINSeven corpses are discovered in the streets of a Dragon's fief. All identical, down to their clothing. Private Kaylin Neya is assigned to discover who they were, who killed them--and why. Is the evil lurking at the borders of Elantra preparing to cross over?CAST IN PERILPrivate Kaylin Neya has been busy angling for a new promotion, living with a Dragon roommate and resettling refugees. The last thing she needs is to be pulled away from the city for a journey to the West March with the Barrani. But when she is nearly killed in an assassination attempt, her superiors decide that a few weeks with the Barrani may be the best way to ensure her safety.
Chrysalis (Dr. Jeremy Logan #5)
by Lincoln ChildA blockbuster new thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lincoln Child, centered on a dominant tech company - Chrysalis - whose groundbreaking virtual reality technology is redefining the way we live . . . and possibly introducing a catastrophic danger to the world.Like millions of people around the world, Jeremy Logan (famed enigmalogist, or investigator of unexplained things) has grown to rely on his incredible new tech device. Made by Chrysalis, the global multibillion dollar tech company, the small optical device connects people in a stunning new way, tapping into virtual reality for the first time on a wide scale.And yet, when Logan is summoned by Chrysalis to investigate a disturbing anomaly in the massive new product rollout, Logan is shocked to see the true scope of the massive company. He also quickly realizes that something in Chrysalis's technology is very wrong, and could be potentially devastating. The question is what, and where, is the danger coming from? In Lincoln Child's wildly inventive new novel, high tech comes to life alongside the myriad dangers it poses, making for one of Child's most infectious, entertaining thrillers to date.
Chrysalis (Project Nemesis #3)
by Brendan ReichsThe stunning finale of the Project Nemesis trilogy from New York Times bestselling author Brendan Reichs.The 64 members of Fire Lake's sophomore class have managed to survive the first two phases of the Program--and each other. Now, they alone have emerged into the dawn of a new era on Earth, into a Fire Lake valley that's full of otherworldly dangers and challenges. Although staying alive in this broken world should force Min, Noah, Tack, and the others to form new alliances, old feuds die hard, and the brutality of the earlier Program phases cannot be forgotten. But being a team isn't easy for the sophomores, and when they discover that they may not be alone on the planet after all, they'll have to decide if they're going to work together . . . or die together.
Chrysalis: A Thriller (Jeremy Logan Series #6)
by Lincoln ChildA blockbuster new thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lincoln Child, centered on a dominant tech company—Chrysalis—whose groundbreaking virtual reality technology is redefining the way we live . . . and possibly introducing a catastrophic danger to the world.Like millions of people around the world, Jeremy Logan (famed enigmalogist, or investigator of unexplained things) has grown to rely on his incredible new tech device. Made by Chrysalis, the global multibillion dollar tech company, the small optical device connects people in a stunning new way, tapping into virtual reality for the first time on a wide scale. And yet, when Logan is summoned by Chrysalis to investigate a disturbing anomaly in the massive new product rollout, Logan is shocked to see the true scope of the massive company. He also quickly realizes that something in Chrysalis&’s technology is very wrong, and could be potentially devastating. The question is what, and where, is the danger coming from? In Lincoln Child&’s wildly inventive new novel, high tech comes to life alongside the myriad dangers it poses, making for one of Child&’s most infectious, entertaining thrillers to date.
Church of Marvels: A Novel
by Leslie ParryA ravishing first novel, set in vibrant, tumultuous turn-of-the-century New York City, where the lives of four outsiders become entwined, bringing irrevocable change to them all.New York, 1895. Sylvan Threadgill, a night soiler cleaning out the privies behind the tenement houses, finds an abandoned newborn baby in the muck. An orphan himself, Sylvan rescues the child, determined to find where she belongs.Odile Church and her beautiful sister, Belle, were raised amid the applause and magical pageantry of The Church of Marvels, their mother’s spectacular Coney Island sideshow. But the Church has burnt to the ground, their mother dead in its ashes. Now Belle, the family’s star, has vanished into the bowels of Manhattan, leaving Odile alone and desperate to find her.A young woman named Alphie awakens to find herself trapped across the river in Blackwell’s Lunatic Asylum—sure that her imprisonment is a ruse by her husband’s vile, overbearing mother. On the ward she meets another young woman of ethereal beauty who does not speak, a girl with an extraordinary talent that might save them both.As these strangers’ lives become increasingly connected, their stories and secrets unfold. Moving from the Coney Island seashore to the tenement-studded streets of the Lower East Side, a spectacular human circus to a brutal, terrifying asylum, Church of Marvels takes readers back to turn-of-the-century New York—a city of hardship and dreams, love and loneliness, hope and danger. In magnetic, luminous prose, Leslie Parry offers a richly atmospheric vision of the past in a narrative of astonishing beauty, full of wondrous enchantments, a marvelous debut that will leave readers breathless.
Churrasquitos hervidos, billetes crocantes: La novela del poder
by Jorge AsisEste es el libro más polémico de Asís, donde por primera vez narra las verdaderas razones que hubo detrás de los hechos más destacados de nuestra historia reciente. De Perón a nuestros días, el autor talla los perfiles más insospechados de quienes gobernaron la Argentina. ¿Quién mejor que Jorge Asís para escribir la gran novela de la política argentina? Podría decirse también que se trata, al fin, de la esperada novela del peronismo, aunque desfilan por estas páginas casi todos los funcionarios y empresarios importantes de los últimos setenta años. Sin dudas, este es su libro más polémico, porque las escenas íntimas que narra Asís, por primera vez, permiten correr el velo del relato político y periodístico, para iluminarnos con las verdaderas razones que hubo detrás de los hechos más destacados de nuestra historia reciente. De Perón a nuestros días, Asís talla, con su magia narrativa, admirable poder de observación y análisis, los perfiles más insospechados de quienes gobernaron la Argentina. Iván Smirak se reúne con Omar Masud, que está al final de su período presidencial, para hablar sobre sus amigos y enemigos internos. Masud llega a la conclusión de que el enemigo está dentro del propio partido y que el partido está muerto. La compañera Soraya, una apasionada del desconocimiento, persigue una revolución imaginaria con la idea de que la Patria Socialista se alcanza con el instrumento plebeyo del peronismo. Su compañero negocia con el líder del mayor conglomerado de medios mientras comen churrasquitos hervidos. Iván es un comensal estratégico y desbordado por la adicción a los billetes crocantes, tan necesarios para construir su estructura política. Siempre lejos de las historias oficiales, irreverente, caricaturista, periodista artesanal, profesional de la palabra, literato de la política, sofista de la actualidad, esta novela confirma a Asís como uno de los escritores más excepcionales de la literatura argentina.
Chutes And Adders (A\robin Light Mystery Ser.)
by Barbara BlockRecently widowed Robin Light runs Noah's Ark, a Syracuse pet shop specializing in puppies and parakeets, bunnies and boas. Robin can't resist rescuing a stray kitten--or finding the vicious killer who set her up to take the rap. . .for murder.Deadly VenomThe package looked innocent enough. . .until it was opened and the rare, saw-backed viper attacked. By the time Robin got her co-worker to the hospital, he was dead, the cops had unearthed a small fortune in her shop's heating vent, and she's been fingered as the prime suspect in a particularly nasty murder case.Now, as Robin struggles to clear her name and to keep Noah's Ark afloat, she finds herself following a trail strewn with corpses. . .straying far from her pampered pets and into a den of venomous secrets where someone stalks her with the cold-blooded skill of a cobra. . .someone coiled and ready to strike.
CiberCristo
by Matthew J. Pallamary Carlos Ilich ValenzuelaAshley Butler es una reportera galardonada de The San Diego Times. Un día recibió un correo de un hombre que afirma haber descubierto el secreto de la inmortalidad al desactivar un gen de envejecimiento en un chico de quince años con un desorden de vejez acelerada. El correo contenía fotografías que muestran la inversión del proceso de envejecimiento y el nombre de un científico al igual que la compañía para la que trabajaba para que corroborar esa historia. Creyendo que se trata de una farsa, Ashley reenvía el correo a sus contactos. Aunque permanecía escéptica, llamó a la compañía para investigar, pero nadie le contestó. Al salir de su oficina se enteró de la noticia de la muerte del científico mencionado en el correo. Ashley decide investigar en persona la compañía mencionada en el correo, pero al llegar al lugar se encuentra con un edificio desmantelado. Ashley decide ir a investigar la casa del científico muerto, sólo para ser confrontada por un agente federal poco amigable. Al regresar a su oficina, se vuelve a encontrar con él, quien decide confiscar su computadora. El agente federal revela que el científico que envió el correo es un asesino y necesitan la ayuda de Ashley para capturarlo. Ella decide contratar a unos investigadores para indagar en el caso, pero ninguno de ellos regresa. El correo misterioso se vuelve la fundación de una iglesia cibernética que idolatra al chico, llamándolo CiberCristo. La iglesia afirma que el Internet es la manifestación física de la mente colectiva de la humanidad y que el chico es la segunda venida de Cristo encarnado en el ciberespacio. El gobierno intenta censurar la página, pero ésta se replica demasiado rápido. Mientras la iglesia y el estado luchan por la libertad de religión en línea, los medios y el estado luchan por la libertad de expresión. En medio de todo esto, Ashley lucha por sobrevivir.
Cibola - Un'avventura Di Dane Maddock
by David Wood Adriano BiagioliUtah, oggi. Pitture rupestri trovate in un sito indiano scoperto da poco offrono la prova che Gesù Cristo ha visitato il Nuovo Mondo. O forse no. Dane Maddock in una nuova indimenticabile avventura! Dopo aver salvato la bella archeologa Jade Ihara, Dane si unisce a lei nella ricerca delle leggendarie Sette Città di Cibola. Cibola trascina il lettore in un viaggio per il sudovest degli Stati Uniti, dove le rovine dei misteriosi anasazi celano mortali segreti e nemici stanno in agguato dietro a ogni angolo. A Maddock e al suo socio “Bones” Bonebrake il compito di decifrare gli indizi contenuti nel favoloso Rotolo di Rame, battere in astuzia i loro avversari e svelare per primi il segreto di Cibola.
Cibola- Una Aventura de Dane Maddock
by David Wood Héctor Alberto Núñez Tenorio1539 – En un puesto de avanzada Española, un hombre resguarda el más grande y mortífero secreto de la historia de la humanidad. Utah, una cueva en el tiempo presente, las pinturas en un sitio indio recién descubierto suministran evidencia que Cristo visitó el Nuevo Mundo. ¿O no? ¡Dane Maddock regresa en otra inolvidable aventura! Cuando Maddock rescata a la hermosa arqueóloga Jade Ihara, se une a ella en la búsqueda de las Siete legendarias Ciudades de Cíbola. Cíbola lleva al lector en un viaje a través del suroeste Americano, donde las ruinas de la misteriosa Anasazi esconde mortíferos secretos, y se esconden en cada rincón. Maddock y su compañero “Bones” Bonebrake deben descifrar las pistas del legendario Manuscrito de Cobre, burlar a sus enemigos, y ser los primeros en desentrañar los secretos de Cíbola.
Cici's Journal: Lost and Found (Cici's Journal)
by Joris ChamblainEveryone has secrets, but no one can hide them from Cici!As a future writer, Cici knows what questions to ask and where to find the clues she needs to unlock peoples’ hearts. Yet even though Cici is great at helping others, for a long time now she has kept a dark and painful secret hidden inside herself.Cici’s friends and mom all want to help her heal, but she keeps pushing them away. Can a treasure hunt, a mysterious mansion, and an epic beachside fight help her to open up at last?
Cielo y tierra (La isla de las Tres Hermanas #2)
by Nora RobertsRipley Todd es la protagonista de Cielo y tierra, la segunda parte de la maravillosa trilogía «La isla de las Tres Hermanas». Ripley Todd solo aspira a llevar una vida apacible en su isla natal de Tres Hermanas. Su trabajo como ayudante del sheriff la satisface y tampoco tiene problemas para relacionarse con los hombres. Pero hay algo que la inquieta: los poderes especiales que posee y que, aunque lo intente, no es capaz de controlar. Cuando el carismático MacAllister Booke llega a la isla para hacer una investigación sobre brujería, queda inmediatamente impactado por los centelleantes ojos verdes de Ripley. Fascinado por la lucha interior que esta mantiene con sus extraordinarias habilidades, intentará ayudarla a que acepte su destino. Aunque antes Ripley deberá enfrentarse al dolor y al peligro que sobrevendrán desde un pasado remoto.
Cielos de barro
by Dulce ChacónUna novela apasionante sobre el amor, el odio, la venganza y las diferencias entre clases sociales, ambientada en los duros años de la posguerra española y ganadora del Premio Azorín. Un joven pastor es acusado de cometer un triple asesinato en el cortijo extremeño donde sus familiares han trabajado como sirvientes durante generaciones. Su única defensa será el testimonio sin fisuras de su anciano abuelo, que revelará una brutal historia de intriga, sometimiento, erotismo y venganza, de la que amos y criados son a la vez testigos y protagonistas. En una época en que la Guerra Civil abrió una brecha insalvable entre vencedores y vencidos, el relato de un viejo alfarero que no se rinde ante la injusticia abrirá heridas aún sin cicatrizar y cuestionará los férreos cimientos morales de la aristocracia rural española. Reseña:«Una novela de amores y odios, escrita con crueldad, ternura y poesía.»Ángel Basanta, El Cultural
Cień Ogara
by Claudio Ruggeri Jolanta U. Grębowiec-BaffoniZmasakrowane ciało młodej kobiety znalezione w lesie zdaje się jednoznacznie wskazywać na motyw zabójstwa. Wyłaniająca się postać mordercy nie przekonuje jednak komisarza Vincenta Germano, który decyduje na zwrot w prowadzeniu śledztwa.
Cimarron Rose
by Nicole FosterDesperate to help her mother regain her health, she had taken on the older woman's identity as the alluring singer The St. Louis Songbird. She never dreamed as she entertained the crowds that she possessed her own special magic-and an innocent allure strong enough to catch the eye of the enigmatic Case Durham. But was Case a man she could trust with her most guarded secret?Case was surprised by his reaction to the beautiful stranger's voice. And by the fact that her image haunted his waking hours. He couldn't afford an interest in a woman whose reputation was bandied about in saloons. Despite her appeal, he had his daughter's happiness to protect, not to mention his own guarded heart!
Cimarron Rose: A Novel (A Holland Family Novel #1)
by James Lee BurkeTexas attorney Billy Bob Holland must confront the past in order to save his illegitimate son from a murder conviction in this brilliant, fast-paced thriller from beloved New York Times bestselling author James Lee Burke.Lucas Smothers, nineteen and from the wrong end of town, has been arrested for the rape and murder of a local girl. His lawyer, former Texas Ranger Billy Bob Holland, is convinced of Lucas’s innocence—but proving it means unearthing the truth from the seething mass of deceit and corruption that spreads like wildfire in a gossipy small town where everybody knows everybody else’s business. Billy Bob’s relationship with Lucas’s family is not an easy one. Years back he was a close friend of Mrs. Smothers—too close, according to her husband. But when Lucas overhears gruesome tales of serial murder from a neighboring cell in the local lock-up, he himself looks like a candidate for an untimely death, and Billy Bob incurs enemies far more dangerous than any he faced as a Ranger. With the same electric language and hard-edged style that brought James Lee Burke’s Dave Robicheaux novels to the forefront of American crime fiction, Cimarron Rose explodes with a harsh, evocative setting and unforgettable characters.
Cimarron Rose: A Novel (Billy Bob Holland)
by James Lee Burke'Evil, bigotry and doing the right thing. All are done as expertly as ever by a master writer' DAILY TELEGRAPHLucas Smothers, nineteen and from the wrong end of town, has been arrested for the rape and murder of a local girl. His lawyer Billy Bob Holland is convinced of Lucas's innocence but proving it means unearthing the truth from a seething mass of deceit and corruption. A corruption endemic in the way it can be only in a gossipy small town where everybody knows everybody else's business. Billy Bob's relationship with Lucas's family is not an easy one - years back he was a close friend of Mrs Smothers, too close according to her husband Vernon. And when Lucas overhears gruesome tales of serial murder from a neighbouring cell in the local lock-up, the waters are muddied even further and Lucas himself looks like a candidate for an untimely death.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: Billy Bob Holland Series1. Cimarron Rose 2. Heartwood 3. Bitterroot 4. In The Moon of Red Ponies 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 Hackberry Holland Series1. Lay Down My Sword and Shield 2. Rain Gods 3. Feast Day of Fools 4. House of the Rising Sun* Each James Lee Burke novel can be read as a standalone or in series order *
Cinc dies d'octubre (Inspector Mascarell #Volumen 3)
by Jordi Sierra i FabraTercer llibre de la sèrie de novel·la policíaca ambienta a la Barcelona de postguerra, de Jordi Sierra i Fabra. Quan l'inspector Mascarell s'encarrega de la recerca d'un jove anarquista, descobreix que l'èxit de la seva investigació podria implicar la seva pròpia mort. 1948. Un any després d'abandonar el Valle de los Caídos en ser indultat, Miquel Mascarell, el darrer policia de la Barcelona republicana, ha refet la seva vida al costat de la Patro, la jove que ha salvat dues vegades. La visita d'un home temible que li fa un encàrrec estrany, buscar la tomba del seu nebot, mort el 18 de juliol del 36, tornarà a enfrontar el vell inspector amb els seus fantasmes i la seva supervivència, en una ciutat enrarida que acaba de viure una guerra i busca un nou futur. Durant aquests mateixos dies, a Madrid, un consell de guerra jutja el grup dels vuitanta, els maquis que continuen lluitant contra la dictadura. Quin secret amaga el cadàver d'aquell jove de qui busca la tomba, en un cara o creu a vida o mort, al cap de dotze anys dels fets, quan no en queden testimonis vius? Ambientada amb exactitud i precisió en l'Espanya de l'època, Cinc dies d'octubre és una novel·la que ens fa tornar al passat, potser per comprendre el present.
Cinch Knot: Pigs, Politics, and Petroleum. The Multinational Plot to Nuke the Trans Alaska Pipeline
by Ron WaldenPipeline security guard, Dan Webster, and pump station technician, Gwen Stevens, discover a nuclear device inside an ultrasonic inspection pig, and are convinced it is a part of a sinister conspiracy involving the pipeline. They discover a multinational plot, Cinch Knot, masterminded by influential oil and shipping leaders to restrict the flow of oil by nuking the pipeline and driving the price of oil upward. Thus, the fate of the Alaska oil pipeline, Valdez, pristine, Prince William sound, and economic stability of the world, as well as the lives of thousands of people are threatened unless the bomb is disarmed and the schemers are stopped. Fast moving -- Cinch Knot's 200 pages takes the reader on an intriguing international chase to stop the scheme, and to the story's surprise ending.
Cinco Pepitas de Naranja
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle1) Cinco pepitas de naranja, 2) El mendigo de la cicatriz, 3) El carbunclo azul, 4) La banda moteada.
Cinco balas para Manuel Acuña
by Güemes CésarManuel Acuña no se mató. Lo asesinaron. Dice la historia oficial que, a sus veinticuatro años, el poeta Manuel Acuña se suicidó ingiriendo cianuro en su habitación de la Escuela de Medicina el 6 de diciembre de 1873. Añade la tradición que fue a causa del desamor de Rosario de la Peña, a quien le dedicó un célebre poema en cuyos versos finales puede, sin demasiada suspicacia, interpretarse una despedida de ella y del mundo. Pero la verdad es otra. Casi un siglo y medio después, en esta época y en este México, la descubrirá Gardel, un gatillero honesto según su propio código moral, que es contratado por una anticuaria para investigar sobre un par de objetos encontrados en un mueble que perteneció al poeta: una carta y una llave. La encomienda llevará a Gardel al encuentro con insospechados familiares de Acuña, con el siglo XIX mexicano, donde sentó sus reales el crimen organizado a través de bandas tan peligrosas como La Sociedad Siniestra, y con balas del siglo XXI, disparadas contra él y sus asociados Gavilán y Formosa para quitarlos de en medio en un camino que podría llevar a cuantiosas riquezas largamente ocultas. Manuel Acuña no se mató. Lo asesinaron. Dice la historia oficial que, a sus veinticuatro años, el poeta Manuel Acuña se suicidó ingiriendo cianuro en su habitación de la Escuela de Medicina el 6 de diciembre de 1873. Añade la tradición que fue a causa del desamor de Rosario de la Peña, a quien le dedicó un célebre poema en cuyos versos finales puede, sin demasiada suspicacia, interpretarse una despedida de ella y del mundo. Pero la verdad es otra. Casi un siglo y medio después, en esta época y en este México, la descubrirá Gardel, un gatillero honesto según su propio código moral, que es contratado por una anticuaria para investigar sobre un par de objetos encontrados en un mueble que perteneció al poeta: una carta y una llave. La encomienda llevará a Gardel al encuentro con insospechados familiares de Acuña, con el siglo XIX mexicano, donde sentó sus reales el crimen organizado a través de bandas tan peligrosas como La Sociedad Siniestra, y con balas del siglo XXI, disparadas contra él y sus asociados Gavilán y Formosa para quitarlos de en medio en un camino que podría llevar a cuantiosas riquezas largamente ocultas.