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Aguas oscuras (Serie Erika Foster #Volumen 3)
by Robert BryndzaTercer libro de la serie de la detective Erika Foster. Por el autor del best seller internacional Te veré bajo el hielo y Una sombra en la oscuridad. La detective Erika Foster recibe el aviso de que la clave para resolver un importante caso de narcóticos está escondida en una cantera abandonada en las afueras de Londres, por lo que ordena que sea registrada. Allí, entre el lodo espeso, encuentran un alijo de droga, pero también lo que parece ser el esqueleto de un niño pequeño. Los restos se identifican como los de Jessica Collins, de siete años, la chica desaparecida que copó los titulares hace veintiséis años. Mientras Erika trata de juntar las nuevas pruebas con las antiguas, también indaga más sobre el pasado de la familia Collins y se pone en contacto con la principal detective del caso en aquella época, Amanda Baker, una mujer atormentada por el fracaso de no haber encontrado a Jessica Collins en su momento. Pero alguien guarda terribles secretos. Alguien que no quiere que este caso sea resuelto y que hará todo lo que esté en sus manos para evitar que Erika descubra la verdad. Reseñas:«Maneja muy bien la intriga, no te deja interrumpir la lectura aunque sus capítulos son breves, te bebes uno detrás del otro porque necesitas saber qué ha pasado, quién es el culpable.»Diario de una chicka lit «Buenmanejo de la tensión narrativa acompañada en todo momento por una ambientación perfecta para el caso.»Carmen en su tinta «Una protagonista muy bien definida y, en mi opinión, muy carismática. Sigue sin defraudarme.»Rosa Dracos, Babelio «Una serie excepcional.»El templo de la lectura«Sencillamente una novela impecable. Una trama escrupulosamente bien construida, ingeniosa y reflexiva.»Edición original «Una protagonista algo más dura y tan brillantemente defectuosa que no podremos evitar empatizar con ella.»Mis lecturas «Una historia magnífica, de esas que se leen en un suspiro porque necesitas saber más.»Libros por doquier«Una tercera parte a la altura, con una trama adictiva y envolvente. Se ha convertido en una de mis sagas favoritas de detectives.»Sueños entre letras «Bryndza nos vuelve a sumergir en otra historia llena de misterio y consigue captar nuestra atención tanto por el argumento como por el seguimiento de los personajes.»Negra y mortal
Águas passadas
by João TordoO que os olhos não vêem, o coração não sente. Duas mortes macabras estão no centro do novo policial de João Tordo, um mistério de tirar o fôlego. Durante treze dias de Janeiro de 2019, a chuva cai sem misericórdia sobre Lisboa. É quando aparece a primeira vítima, na praia de Assentiz: uma jovem de quinze anos trazida pela maré. O seu corpo apresenta marcas de sofisticada malvadez. A primeira agente no local é Pilar Benamor, uma subcomissária da PSP cuja coragem e empenho em descobrir a verdade ocultam segredos dolorosos. A jovem vítima é Charlie, filha de um empresário inglês, mas logo a vítima de um segundo crime brutal - um rapaz de dezassete anos - aparece na floresta de Monsanto, em condições macabras. Estas duas mortes prematuras e violentas abrem caminho a uma investigação que irá descarnar a alta sociedade portuguesa e o submundo do crime. Ao longo desse inclemente mês de Inverno, Pilar desbrava caminho na investigação, contra tudo e todos e com a ajuda de Cícero, um misterioso eremita. Desobedecendo a ordens superiores e colocando a própria vida em risco, vai penetrar no mundo escuro e tenebroso de um psicopata, enquanto luta com os fantasmas que há muito carrega: um pai polícia que morreu em serviço, um vício que a consome e a vulnerabilidade num mundo dominado por homens. Depois da estreia no género com A noite em que o Verão acabou, João Tordo regressa com um policial de ritmo imparável e delicada sensibilidade, que vai ao âmago dos nossos piores medos. «Ninguém estava à espera desta reviravolta numa carreira premiada por registos que pouco têm que ver com o policial, designadamente com o Prémio José Saramago, em 2009, mas o resultado surpreende. Afinal, poucos autores portugueses têm unhas para o thriller, e Tordo sai vencedor da experiência. Esta mudança de registo é um crime que compensa e que também deixa o leitor seduzido por uma narrativa que não imita os thrillers tradicionais, antes cozinha a sua grande capacidade de descrição de cenários e de personagens com um mistério que empurra o leitor até ao fim das 667 páginas.» João Céu e Silva, Diário de Notícias
El aguijón del escorpión (Nora Kelly #Volumen 2)
by Douglas Preston y Lincoln ChildLeyendas apaches, minas abandonadas y experimentos secretos en la segunda entrega de la nueva serie de Preston & Child que mezcla arqueología, historia, asesinato y suspense. Corrie Swanson, joven agente del FBI, se enfrenta al descubrimiento de un cuerpo momificado en High Lonesome, un pueblo minero de Nuevo México abandonado hace mucho tiempo. El cadáver se encuentra en posición fetal, el rostro presenta un rictus terrorífico y entre sus ropas se oculta una cruz de oro y piedras preciosas. El extraño hallazgo plantea muchas preguntas y Corrie solicita la colaboración de la doctora Nora Kelly en la excavación. El fallecido se llamaba Jim Gower y solía merodear por el pueblo en busca de reliquias de los indios originarios de la zona y de los conquistadores españoles que llegaron después. Corrie localiza al único descendiente del muerto, Jesse Gower, que reclama la propiedad de la cruz de oro y afirma que antes de dedicarse a buscar objetos antiguos, Jim Gower había sido propietario de un rancho a pocos kilómetros de High Lonesome, que le expropió el gobierno. La investigación concluye que Jim Gower murió alrededor de 1945, envenenado. Entretanto, la doctora Kelly ha identificado uno de los objetos hallados junto al cadáver, se trata de una bolsita de hierbas con propiedades medicinales, como las que usaban los apaches. La crítica ha dicho sobre Huesos olvidados:«Un inicio fantástico para una nueva serie. El talento de los autores brilla en esta mezcla de historia, exploración de la naturaleza y crimen que sin duda acabará en lo más alto de las listas de best sellers».Associated Press «Cuando encuentras los nombres de Preston & Child en un libro solo quieres dejarlo todo a un lado para leer las fantásticas palabras que han escrito... Una novela del mejor equipo de escritores que hay actualmente que no vas a querer perderte».Suspense Magazine «Un thriller que gustará tanto a los fans de siempre de Preston & Child como a nuevos devotos atraídos por la siempre atractiva historia de un crimen del pasado que llega para atormentar el presente».CrimeReads«Escalofríos, emoción y una combinación de historia y conocimientos arqueológicos que uno solo puede conseguir en una novela de Preston & Child. Me encantó disfrutar de la compañía de Nora Kelly y Corrie Swanson y espero verlas en futuras aventuras».Bookreporter
La aguja hueca
by Maurice Leblanc Lorenzo GarzaEn medio de la noche, unos desconocidos desvalijan el castillo del conde de Gesvres. Su secretario resulta muerto y uno de los ladrones, herido. Cuando llega la policía no falta ningún objeto ni pueden encontrar al ladrón baldado que se esconde en la propiedad. Isidore Beautrelet, enigmático estudiante de retórica, se propone desentrañar el misterio. Todo parece llevar la firma de Arsène Lupin. En el centro de la intriga está el secreto de la aguja hueca, cuyos últimos depositarios fueron María Antonieta y Cagliostro. El arcano que hizo todopoderosos a los reyes de Francia desde tiempos de los romanos hasta la Revolución de 1789 ha caído en manos de Arsène Lupin.
Agujero Negro Masivo
by Andrea Barbosa¿Qué tan lejos llegarán para conseguir lo que quieren? Un encuentro casual reúne a tres jóvenes mujeres y comienza a gestarse entre ellas una amistad insólita que cambiará el curso de sus vidas para siempre. El infierno, como nunca lo habías imaginado. Esta sugerente ficción contemporánea figuró en lista de los 50 Self-Published Books Worth Reading of 2014 (los 50 mejores libros autopublicados que vale la pena leer del 2014), los lectores lo votaron número 5 en ficción contemporánea en Indie Author Land.
Ah, Sweet Mystery
by Celestine SibleyKate Kincaid Mulcay has a tranquil life in her country log cabin and a pleasant routine of writing thrice-weekly columns for an Atlanta newspaper. All that is shattered when she discovers that Miss Willie Wilcox, a beloved eighty-five year-old neighbor, has calmly confessed to the brutal murder of her stepson, Garney. But Kate knows Miss Willie too well to believe she could kill anyone, and a little investigation shows that the facts don't add up. Soon she's off on the trail of the real murderer, a dangerous chase that leads her from the drug deals of downtown Atlanta to the wealthy new subdivisions of her own hometown. Kate finds herself attending three funerals related to the case and she and two little girls she is sheltering are threatened. Set in big city Atlanta and the remnants of rural Georgia, and featuring many colorful characters from disappearing and emerging cultures, this is an engrossing mystery with heart.
Ah, Treachery!
by Ross ThomasAh, Treachery!, the last novel Thomas wrote before his death, tells the story of one Captain Edd "Twodees" Partain, drummed out of the Army and hounded by rumors of his involvement in a secret operation in El Salvador. Twodees gets hired on to help a fundraiser for the "Little Rock folks" recover funds that were stolen from an illicit stash used to smooth over problems and pay off hush money. Meanwhile, Partain is involved in a storefront operation called VOMIT (Victims of Military Intelligence Treachery) trying to defend former intelligence operatives such as Partain from those who are trying to cover up the past permanently.
Ahab's Return: or, The Last Voyage
by Jeffrey Ford“Jeffrey Ford is one of the few writers who uses wonder instead of ink in his pen.” – Jonathan CarrollA bold and intriguing fabulist novel that reimagines two of the most legendary characters in American literature—Captain Ahab and Ishmael of Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick—from the critically acclaimed Edgar and World Fantasy award-winning author of The Girl in the Glass and The Shadow Year.At the end of a long journey, Captain Ahab returns to the mainland to confront the true author of the novel Moby-Dick, his former shipmate, Ishmael. For Ahab was not pulled into the ocean’s depths by a harpoon line, and the greatly exaggerated rumors of his untimely death have caused him grievous harm—after hearing about Ahab’s demise, his wife and child left Nantucket for New York, and now Ahab is on a desperate quest to find them.Ahab’s pursuit leads him to The Gorgon’s Mirror, the sensationalist tabloid newspaper that employed Ishmael as a copy editor while he wrote the harrowing story of the ill-fated Pequod. In the penny press’s office, Ahab meets George Harrow, who makes a deal with the captain: the newspaperman will help Ahab navigate the city in exchange for the exclusive story of his salvation from the mouth of the great white whale. But their investigation—like Ahab’s own story—will take unexpected, dangerous, and ultimately tragic turns.Told with wisdom, suspense, a modicum of dry humor and horror, and a vigorous stretching of the truth, Ahab’s Return charts an inventive and intriguing voyage involving one of the most memorable characters in classic literature, and pays homage to one of the greatest novels ever written.
El ahogado del Támesis (Inspector Thomas Pitt #Volumen 5)
by Anne PerryUn nuevo caso del inspector Pitt y su mujer en el que se enfrentan las apariencias y la realidad de la Inglaterra victoriana. La quinta novela de la serie del inspector Pitt En una cloaca de los barrios bajos de Londres aparece el cuerpo sin vida de una adolescente. Para sombro de todos, la identificación revela que se trata del primogénito de una aristocrática familia. Cuando el inspector Pitt y su esposa Charlotte inician la investigación, tropiezan con las reticencias de los padres del muchacho, decididos a impedir que se aireen ciertas cuestiones escabrosas.
El ahogado del Támesis
by Anne PerryPara asombro de todos, la identificación revela que se trata del primogénito de una aristocrática familia. Cuando el inspector Pitt y su esposa Charlotte empiezan a investigar el crimen, tropiezan con las reticencias de los padres del muchacho, decididos a impedir que se aireen ciertas cuestiones escabrosas. Una vez más, el caso pone de manifiesto las contradicciones entre apariencias y realidad en la Inglaterra victoriana.
Ahora, Por Siempre Y Más Allá
by Marcela Gutiérrez Bravo Demetrio VerbaroDavide y Giulia figlio dos chicos enamorados que se conocen desde el internado y que se casaron llenos de esperanza por un futuro Juntos, su amor es semplice, genuino, profundo. Pero no pueden ser padres, y después de que el medico Confirma que para ellos será imposible concebir Hijos, algo se rompe en su relación. Entran en un vortice que los Arrastra:. Peleas, traiciones, resentimientos, divorcio Pero como la mantide guiada por el instinto se riprodurre un pesar de saber que morirà Tras La Union, así uno de ellos, guiado por el amor, se sacrificará para salvar Al otro. Al finale, de hecho, se descubrirá que el que Vortice deshizo su matrimonio fue creado por uno de ellos en un gesto Extremo de altruismo.
Ahorcado
by Daniel ColeAhorcado, un thriller vertiginoso donde el asesinato es una obra de arte. Dieciocho meses después del caso Ragdoll un asesino siembra el terror a ambos lados del Atlántico. En el puente de Brooklyn, Nueva York, aparece un cadáver colgando con la palabra ANZUELO grabada en el pecho. Poco después, como si un asesino imitador anduviera suelto, se descubre en Londres un cuerpo con la palabra MARIONETA marcada en el torso. Han pasado dieciocho meses desde los crímenes de Ragdoll, y la detective Emily Baxter de la policía británica viaja a los Estados Unidos para colaborar con los agentes especiales de la CIA y el FBI encargados del caso. Mientras aparecen nuevas víctimas en escenarios cada vez más teatrales y macabros, los agentes deben identificar quién está moviendo los hilos y atrapar a un asesino que no tiene nada que perder. Los lectores y la crítica opinan:«¡Súper emocionante, como una buena película de suspense!»Lovely Books «Aterrador, inquietante y endiabladamente excelente.»Amazon «Cole no duda en superar todos los límites, tanto en los asesinatos como en los diálogos [...] los lectores que esperen estremecerse de espanto incluso más que con Ragdoll, quedarán satisfechos.»Publishers Weekly «Daniel Cole nos trae la secuela de Ragdoll, y es una aventura de adrenalina garantizada.»Gooodreads «Una compleja red de mentiras y manipulación que te hará reflexionar sobre cómo se crean los villanos. Y por supuesto, muchos giros para que todo el mundo disfrute.»The Misstery Blog
Ai! Pedrito! When Intelligence Goes Wrong
by L. Ron Hubbard Kevin J. AndersonA rollicking and unpredictable adventure through the world of spies and double agents, lovers and enemies (often one and same). It has been said that somewhere in the world you have an exact double. This rocket-ride of a novel ignites with the sudden cry of "Ai! Pedrito!", as Naval Lieutenant Tom Smith discovers that his exact look-alike is the notorious South American revolutionary and spy, Pedrito Miraflores. Inspired by a real incident in the life of L. Ron Hubbard, "Ai! Pedrito!" is a fun-to-read, compelling novel of what can sometimes happen when intelligence goes wrong. "All the fast pacing of James Bond and the adventure of Indiana Jones." --Mystery Scene
Aid and Comfort
by Ted AllbeuryOne spring day in 1985 Arthur Casey marches into the Soviet embassy in Washington offering his services as an informant. He's the most valuable asset the KGB will ever have. Yuri Volkov is the KGB officer appointed as Jarvis's 'controller'. He comes to despise the weak and feckless American prepared to send men to their deaths for financial gain. Larry Getz is the senior CIA officer who must hunt down the traitor in their midst. So begins a cat-and-mouse game of danger and deception, bluff and double-bluff in which, if Getz is to succeed, he'll have to bend the rules and violate the sanctity of the US Constitution. But does the end justify the means? And Just how dirty is Getz prepared to play?
Aid and Comfort
by Ted AllbeuryOne spring day in 1985 Arthur Casey marches into the Soviet embassy in Washington offering his services as an informant. He's the most valuable asset the KGB will ever have. Yuri Volkov is the KGB officer appointed as Jarvis's 'controller'. He comes to despise the weak and feckless American prepared to send men to their deaths for financial gain. Larry Getz is the senior CIA officer who must hunt down the traitor in their midst. So begins a cat-and-mouse game of danger and deception, bluff and double-bluff in which, if Getz is to succeed, he'll have to bend the rules and violate the sanctity of the US Constitution. But does the end justify the means? And Just how dirty is Getz prepared to play?
Aiding and Abetting
by Nora RothWhen cynical forty-three-year-old police officer Evan Andrews finds his home broken into, he quickly learns there's more to Beau Toliver than meets the eye. Injured and afraid, Beau mistrusts Evan and the police every bit as much as Evan mistrusts Beau. As affection slowly grows between them, Evan discovers the real threat might come from the colleagues he's considered friends for over two decades. When the truth comes out, Evan races to save Beau's life at the risk of his own. His actions could mean the end of his career, but he might finally realize there are more important things in life.A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2015 Daily Dose package "Never Too Late."
Ailes d'acier
by D. S. PaisUn camion renversé. Un horrible accident. Le lieu de l’accrochage est examiné alors que de l’acide sulfurique fuit abondamment du poids lourd. Trois personnes voyageaient à son bord. Seuls deux corps sont retrouvés, le troisième restant porté disparu, malgré les recherches minutieuses. Va-t-elle être trouvée ?
Aim and Fire
by Cliff RyderON ALERT. . . A nuclear bomb has gone missing. At the same time Room 59, a covert unit of the International Intelligence Agency created to fight terrorist cells, intercepts a communiqué from U. S. Border Patrol agent Nathaniel Spencer. A known terrorist, thought to be dead, is back in business. . . . AND UNDERCOVER. Tracy Wentworth is working for the Department of Homeland Security when she's contacted by Room 59 for an inside job. Aligned with Agent Spencer and backed up by Room 59's considerable resources, they are to assess and eliminate the threat, using any means necessary. But as they delve deeper into Mexico's criminal underworld, it soon becomes clear that someone is planning a massive attack against America. . . one that would render the entire nation completely defenseless!
Aim for the Heart (The Chris Klick Mysteries #2)
by Ridley PearsonAn Idaho sleuth hunts a missing woman after a series of bizarre accidents, in this mystery from the #1 New York Times–bestselling author. After a small plane plummets into a gas station in rural Idaho, ex-musician and sometimes-sleuth Chris Klick knows that his dream of a quieter, simpler life far from Los Angeles may not be as easy to achieve as he hoped . . . Now he must team up with his buddy Lyel to track down a missing county courthouse employee connected to the plane crash and other freak accidents. Was she kidnapped? Is she on the run from her creditors? Searching for answers and finding only trouble, Klick&’s questions pile up as the stakes climb ever higher. Originally published under the name Wendell McCall, this is the follow-up to Dead Aim, a mystery which &“balances all the best P.I. elements with a lyrical sense of the country . . . Sardonic, wry, and remarkable in both plotting and pacing&” (Kirkus Reviews).
Aimer pour toujours
by Nuria Pariente NoguerasAmour, rupture, insécurité, réconciliation, angoisse et développement personnel,… tout cela et plus parcoururent Se souvenir pour toujours et Oublier pour toujours. Dans ce troisième livre de la saga, ne serait-ce que par son nom: Aimer pour toujours, il est presque obligatoire de faire naître une poésie pour les oreilles: la fin d’un roman romantique que tout le monde veut entendre. Rien n’est plus éloigné de la réalité, car il n’y a pas d’amour pour toujours, sans complications, où il n’est pas nécessaire de se battre, pleurer, rire ou pardonner tous les jours. Le pire est sur le point d’atteindre notre protagoniste… Effrayée, frissonnant de froid et de peur, je me serre dans mes bras, je me frotte inutilement les bras, je me balance, la tête entre les genoux, mais rien ne fonctionne. La dure réalité me glace les os. La dure réalité se manifeste déjà dans mon estomac vide, sèche mes lèvres. La dure réalité est l’image et le son du corps de Bryan qui s’est effondré contre le marbre poli, avant que les ténèbres ne se dressent sur moi…>>
Ain't Love a Witch? (Witchless In Seattle Mysteries Ser. #6)
by Dakota CassidyCrispin Alistair Winterbottom, man…er ghost of mystery is divulging it all…well almost all! Okay, maybe a few of his dark secrets! So, grab a cup of tea, snuggle up in your favorite chair, and discover the truth about this dead British Spy!Ain't Love a Witch? from USA Today bestselling cozy mystery author Dakota Cassidy serves up mayhem and murder in Book 6 of her bestselling Witchless in Seattle Mysteries series.My name is Crispin Alistair Winterbottom, and I’m a British Spy...Or I was until my untimely, dare I say, suspicious demise. Now, I’m a ghost, living my afterlife on what I fondly call Plane Limbo. But I’m determined to return to the land of the living and while I try and figure out exactly how to do that, I spend my days with the ever delightful ex-witch, Stevie Cartwright, the only person in the world who can hear me, and her charming bat familiar, Belfry.We’ve seen some dark days, Stevie and I. Including, an unexpected family member attempting to steal all my worldly goods, a vengeful warlock, and plenty of murder. Yet, through it all, we’ve become great friends and adopted several new friends (alive and dead) along the way. So when a surprise shows up on our doorstep and claims to belong to me, our safe, happy world is bloody well turned upside down and threatens, to date, the most important relationship in my life!This cozy mystery has a complete cast of oddball characters from witches to ghosts and bats to psychics. Witchless In Seattle Mysteries is a spin-off of Dakota Cassidy's bestselling paranormal romance series, A Paris, Texas Romance.Books in the Witchless in Seattle Mysteries1. Witch Slapped2. Quit Your Witchin'3. Dewitched4. The Old Witcheroo5. How the Witch Stole Christmas6. Ain't Love a Witch?
Ain't Myth-behaving
by Katie MacalisterA modern woman and a god from ancient legend? Surely an epic love mismatch...or maybe it's the "myth match" of the century? The irrepressible Katie MacAlister brings us heroes who are more than mere mortals in two sparkling new novellas of the Otherworld. STAG PARTY Dane Hearne -- also known as the Irish fertility god Cernunnos -- must choose a bride quickly. His long-time goddess has run off with a salsa dancer, and Dane must be married by Beltane, just a week away, or become a mortal -- and die. When he meets American travel writer Megan St. Clair, he knows he's found his soul mate. But while Dane is a sexy Irish hunk with his fair share of blarney, can he convince Megan to marry him in just one week? NORSE TRULY Alrik Sigurdsson is cursed to sail his Viking ship along the same stretch of Scandinavian coastline forever. So when lovely American Brynna Lund skids her car off the road into the ocean, he and his men are happy for the diversion of rescuing her. Then Alrik discovers that Brynna is the only woman who can break the curse. Is it any wonder that he's determined to keep her...forever?
Air Battle Force (Patrick McLanahan #11)
by Dale BrownIn military circles it's known as Air Battle Force -- an air combat unit of the future, under the command of aerialwarfare expert Major General Patrick McLanahan,capable of launching stealthy, precision-guidedfirepower to anywhere on the globe within hours. And now McLanahan and his warriors have their first target.Driven from Afghanistan, the parasitic forces of the deposed Taliban regime have decided to feed on a new host -- an isolated, oil-rich Central Asian neighbor that's ripe for the conquering. The battle for control of the world's largest oil deposits has begun, with unsteady alliances forming and opposing forces set to collide. And now a handful of American commandos half a world away, aided by McLanahan's unproven robotic warplanes, will have to triumph against overwhelming numbers in a war that nobody -- including "friendly" forces at home -- wants them to win.
Air Bridge: Isvik, Air Bridge, Atlantic Fury, And Levkas Man
by Hammond InnesA daredevil pilot joins the Berlin Airlift to fight for democracy in this Cold War adventure from "a whale of a writer" (The New York Times). When his plane goes down over Germany, Neil Fraser vows not to die in a POW camp. He tunnels out beneath the barbed wire, commandeers a Messerschmitt fighter plane, and flies it home to England. He's been stealing planes ever since. After the war, Fraser falls in with an international ring of thieves, lifting planes from England and flying them to the land that will soon be known as Israel. But his luck doesn't last. The owner of a charter company catches Fraser in the act and gives him a simple choice: Work for him, or rot in jail. His new boss, Bill Saeton, a ruthless tycoon with dreams of conquering the sky, has a contract that could make his fortune--if only he can get his newest plane into the air. Together, Saeton and Fraser embark on the most astonishing adventure of the Cold War: flying in the skyborne armada of the Berlin Airlift, to live or die in the skies above a divided Germany. Authored by Hammond Innes, who witnessed the Berlin Airlift firsthand, Air Bridge is the incredible story of the men who fought impossible odds to win one of the most crucial battles of the Cold War.