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The Confabulist
by Steven GallowayFrom the author of The Cellist of Sarajevo, an exciting new novel that uses the life and sudden death of Harry Houdini to weave a tale of magic, intrigue, and illusion. What is real and what is an illusion? Can you trust your memory to provide an accurate record of what has happened in your life? The Confabulist is a clever , entertaining, and suspenseful narrative that weaves together the rise and fall of world-famous Harry Houdini with the surprising story of Martin Strauss, an unknown man whose fate seems forever tied to the magician's in a way that will ultimately startle and amaze. It is at once a vivid portrait of an alluring, late-nineteenth/early-twentieth-century world; a front-row seat to a world-class magic show; and an unexpected love story. In the end, the book is a kind of magic trick in itself: there is much more to Martin than meets the eye. Historically rich and ingeniously told, this is a novel about magic and memory, truth and illusion, and the ways that love, hope, grief, and imagination can--for better or for worse--alter what we perceive and believe.
Confederates: A Novel
by Thomas KeneallyAs the Civil War tears America apart, General Stonewall Jackson leads a troop of confederate soldiers towards the battle they believe will be a conclusive victory. Through their hopes, fears and losses, Keneally searingly conveys both the drama and mundane hardship of war, and brings to life one of the most emotive episodes in American history.
Confederates
by Thomas KeneallyAs the Civil War tears America apart, General Stonewall Jackson leads a troop of confederate soldiers towards the battle they believe will be a conclusive victory. Through their hopes, fears and losses, Keneally searingly conveys both the drama and mundane hardship of war, and brings to life one of the most emotive episodes in American history.
Conferences are Murder
by Val McdermidLindsay Gordon, Scottish journalist and amateur sleuth, was the first creation of international bestseller Val McDermid. Report for Murder introduced the United Kingdom's first lesbian detective, and the series has been perennially popular ever since. Lindsay is tenacious to the point of stubbornness, intrepid to the point of stupidity, and loyal to the point of laying her life on the line. With the support of friends, family, and lovers, she takes on the world with wit and brio, unraveling criminal conspiracies and unmasking murderers. She's feisty, feminist, and funny.Each novel plunges Lindsay into a different milieu. Report for Murder is set against the backdrop of an exclusive girls' boarding school; Common Murder features a women's peace protest, where feelings run deadly; Deadline for Murder forces Lindsay to confront the darker side of her own world of journalism; Conferences Are Murder explores the deadly underbelly of trade unionism; Booked for Murder lifts the lid on publishing, showing it's no longer a gentleman's game; and Hostage to Murder brings Lindsay face-to-face with child custody battles and the gangsters who inhabit the world of terrorism. The hallmark of McDermid's novels is a compassionate understanding of human relationships and a shrewd insight into contemporary society.The Lindsay Gordon novels have been published to great critical acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic. Booked for Murder, the fifth Lindsay Gordon mystery, was nominated for a Lambda Literary Award. McDermid has been praised for the way her storytelling interweaves the various elements of the novel into a seamless, balanced whole. "I don't write about issues, I write about characters," McDermid says. The books have won a wide general readership among fans of the mystery genre.Val McDermid grew up in a Scottish mining community and read English at Oxford. She lives in northern England.
Confesión de un asesino
by Sophie HannahUn thriller psicológico protagonizado por Simon Waterhouse y Charlie Zailer. Un rompecabezas que habría podido escribir la misma Agatha Christie. Una obra llena de madurez y de intriga. Cuando su vuelo se retrasa aquella noche, Gaby Struthers se ve obligada a compartir una habitación del hotel del aeropuerto de Düsseldorf con una extraña que debía coger el mismo avión: una joven llamada Lauren Cookson quien se muestra aterrorizada ante Gaby. Pero, ¿qué le asusta de Gaby en particular?Ni la propia Lauren sabe explicárselo. Sin embargo, empieza a contarle algo sobre un hombre inocente que está en la cárcel por un asesinato que no cometió. Gaby empieza a sospechar que el hecho de que Lauren fuera en su mismo vuelo no puede ser una coincidencia, ya que, en el relato de Lauren, la víctima de asesinato es Francine Breary, la esposa del único hombre que Gaby ha amado de verdad. Tim Breary ha confesado ser el responsable de la muerte de Francine, y hasta le ha proporcionado a la policía una serie de evidencias que confirman su culpabilidad. Lo único que no les ha facilitado a la policía es un motivo claro. Y es que Tim afirma no tener ni idea de por qué asesinó a su esposa... El marido de Francine jura ser el asesino, pero la verdad de lo ocurrido apunta a algo mucho más siniestro... La crítica ha dicho...«Un soplo de aire fresco en un género muy trabajado. [...] No hay duda de que Sophie es una escritora especial, con un marcado carácter y estilo.»Raquel Espejo, Diario de Mallorca «Sophie Hannah es la nueva dama del crimen. Sus thrillers psicológicos están a la altura de Agatha Christie, de quien la inglesa es la heredera.»Cartagena Diario
Confesiones de Tamara Fiol
by Miguel GutiérrezAmbientada en la historia política del Perú, desde el anarquismo de la época de González Prada hasta la vorágine terrorista de 1992, esta novela tiene, como tema central, la pasión amorosa de una mujer luchadora que sucumbe al poder erótico de un sujeto repulsivo. «Ante todo, lindo, no voy a cometer la huachafería de decirte que el accidente me tornó más humana, que me permitió madurar; que me hizo más sabía y compasiva, o cualquiera de esas boberías hipócritas. No, nada de eso, Morgan. El maldito accidente me jodió la vida». Morgan Scott Batres es un cronista de guerra free Lance, mitad norteamericano, mitad salvadoreño. Ha publicado un reportaje sobre las mujeres de Sendero Luminoso en Newsweek y, a pesar de su éxito, se siente insatisfecho, pues ellas se han mostrado impenetrables. La esfera ideológica ¿una coraza? no lo ha dejado observar en su interior. Sin embargo, en el trascurso de su investigación, varios de sus amigos peruanos coinciden en pronunciar un nombre, Tamara Fiol, personaje asociado siempre a relatos fascinantes. Scott Batres le seguirá la pista A través de los diálogos entre Tamara y Morgan, Miguel Gutiérrez atraviesa la historia política y privada del Perú, entre inicios del siglo XX y comienzos de la década del noventa: la consolidación de las ideologías, la juventud comprometida, la Universidad de San Marcos, los bares del Centro de Lima y también las deslealtades y la traición. El pasado tan convulso, como un lazarillo, llevará de la mano al lector hasta tiempos más violentos. Ambientada en la historia política del Perú, desde el anarquismo de la época de González Prada hasta la vorágine terrorista de 1992, esta novela tiene, como tema central, la pasión amorosa de una mujer luchadora que sucumbe al poder erótico de un sujeto repulsivo. «Ante todo, lindo, no voy a cometer la huachafería de decirte que el accidente me tornó más humana, que me permitió madurar; que me hizo más sabía y compasiva, o cualquiera de esas boberías hipócritas. No, nada de eso, Morgan. El maldito accidente me jodió la vida». Morgan Scott Batres es un cronista de guerra free Lance, mitad norteamericano, mitad salvadoreño. Ha publicado un reportaje sobre las mujeres de Sendero Luminoso en Newsweek y, a pesar de su éxito, se siente insatisfecho, pues ellas se han mostrado impenetrables. La esfera ideológica ¿una coraza? no lo ha dejado observar en su interior. Sin embargo, en el trascurso de su investigación, varios de sus amigos peruanos coinciden en pronunciar un nombre, Tamara Fiol, personaje asociado siempre a relatos fascinantes. Scott Batres le seguirá la pista A través de los diálogos entre Tamara y Morgan, Miguel Gutiérrez atraviesa la historia política y privada del Perú, entre inicios del siglo XX y comienzos de la década del noventa: la consolidación de las ideologías, la juventud comprometida, la Universidad de San Marcos, los bares del Centro de Lima y también las deslealtades y la traición. El pasado tan convulso, como un lazarillo, llevará de la mano al lector hasta tiempos más violentos.
Confesiones verdaderas
by John Gregory DunneUna nueva edición del clásico de John Gregory Dunne, que evoca el famoso asesinato de la Dalia negra y que fue llevado al cine con Robert de Niro y Robert Duvall como protagonistas. Los Ángeles, años cuarenta: en un solar se descubre el cadáver mutilado de una joven. La prensa bautiza el caso con el sugerente nombre de la «puta virgen» y, de repente, un asesinato que podría haber pasado desapercibido se convierte en el ojo de un huracán que adquiere cada vez mayores dimensiones. Dos hermanos, Tom, detective de homicidios, y Des Spellacy, sacerdote con ambiciones políticas dentro de la Iglesia, constituyen los ejes en torno a los cuales desfilan personajes comprometidos en sobornos y tráficos de influencias, que nos llevan de los aposentos de un cardenal a un sórdido prostíbulo de suburbio; de los campos de golf donde los notables juegan sus partidas y entretejen sus redes de poder y corrupción a la humilde feligresía de una parroquia californiana; de policías de moral ambigua que bordean la ilegalidad a la atormentada vida sentimental de Tom, cuya esposa entra en delirios místicos y cuya amante tiene la molesta virtud de despertar su mala conciencia.
Confesiones verdaderas
by John Gregory DunneLos Ángeles, años cuarenta: en un solar se descubre el cadáver mutilado de una joven. La prensa bautiza el caso con el sugerente nombre de la «puta virgen» y, de repente, un asesinato que podría haber pasado desapercibido se convierte en el ojo de un huracán que adquiere cada vez mayores dimensiones. Dos hermanos, Tom, detective de homicidios, y Des Spellacy, sacerdote con ambiciones políticas dentro de la Iglesia, constituyen los ejes en torno a los cuales desfilan personajes comp rometidos en sobornos y tráficos de influencias, que nos llevan de los aposentos de un cardenal a un sórdido prostíbulo de suburbio; de los campos de golf donde los notables juegan sus partidas y entretejen sus redes de poder y corrupción a la humilde feligresía de una parroquia californiana; de policías de moral ambigua que bordean la ilegalidad a la atormentada vida sentimental de Tom, cuya esposa entra en delirios místicos y cuya amante tiene la molesta virtud de despertar su mala conciencia.
Confess: an emotional and gripping novel from #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of IT ENDS WITH US
by Colleen Hoover&‘This book will consume you - rip out your heart and piece it back together. I absolutely loved it!&’ Paige Toon&‘Hoover will pull heartstrings in this second-chance love story… edgy, sexy&’ BooklistFrom the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of It Ends with Us, a novel about risking everything for love and finding your heart somewhere between the truth and lies. At age twenty-one, Auburn Reed has already lost everything important to her. In her fight to rebuild her shattered life, she has her goals in sight and there is no room for mistakes. But when she walks into a Dallas art studio in search of a job, she doesn&’t expect to find a deep attraction to the enigmatic artist who works there, Owen Gentry. For once, Auburn takes a chance and puts her heart in control, only to discover that Owen is keeping a major secret from coming out. The magnitude of his past threatens to destroy everything important to Auburn, and the only way to get her life back on track is to cut Owen out of it. To save their relationship, all Owen needs to do is confess. But in this case, the confession could be much more destructive than the actual sin.
Confess, Fletch
by Gregory McdonaldConfess, FletchThe flight from Rome had been pleasant enough, even if the business he was on wasn't exactly. His Italian fianc?e's father had been kidnapped and presumably murdered, and Fletch is on the trail of a stolen art collection that is her only patrimony. But when he arrives in his apartment to find a dead body, things start to get complicated. Confess, FletchInspector Flynn found him a little glib for someone who seemed to be the only likely suspect in a pretty clear case of homicide. He wasn't exactly uncooperative, but it wasn't like he was entirely forthcoming either. And Flynn wasn't entirely convinced that the nineteenth-century Western artist Edgar Arthur Tharp really occupied most of Fletch's thoughts.Confess, FletchWith the police on his tail and a few other things to do beside prove his own innocence, Fletch makes himself at home in Boston, renting a van, painting it black, and breaking into a private art gallery. That is when he's not "entertaining" his future mother-in-law and visiting with the good Inspector Flynn and his family.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Confess to Me
by Sharon DoeringA wickedly gripping thriller about family secrets, infatuation and the lies we bury to protect ourselves from the author of She Lies Close."Somewhere between Ozark and Sharp Objects, there is Sharon Doering&’s Confess to Me… you won&’t put this one down&” – Samantha Downing "Wow! Doering delivers spellbinding plot twists… I loved every moment spent with this story!" – Wendy Walker &“A truly menacing tale delivered one elegant twist at a time. You don't devour this book – it devours you." – P. J. Vernon Heather Hornne is going home. Haunted by a childhood tragedy and estranged from her family, Heather finds herself back in Hunther, Wisconsin after twenty years running from it. She returns to finally put the past to rest, but uncovers another tragedy and finds herself in the beguiling grip of a young woman who knows more of her family secrets than Heather does. To survive this homecoming, Heather must piece together a toxic history that she long tried to forget.
Confessing to the Cowboy (Cowboy Café #4)
by Carla CassidyThe New York Times–bestselling author of Cowboy with a Cause writes another stunning story of romance and adrenaline-fueled suspense.Everything’s peachy at the Cowboy Café, except for a killer sabotaging its people. Who will step up to save the town?Someone is killing waitresses at the Cowboy Café. Three women are dead, and Sheriff Cameron Evans means to find out why. But as he works to solve the case, the hunky sheriff must push beyond his feelings for the café’s owner. There’s a murderer on the loose. Passion has no place here.For Mary Mathis, the crime is personal. Not only are the victims her employees, they may be a sign of something deeper. Eight years ago, she came to Grady Gulch fleeing a violent past that has scarred her for life. Now she has to discover if that history is dooming the women who work for her. She already knows it has made new love impossible—no matter what she may secretly desire . . . From Harlequin Romantic Suspense: Danger. Passion. Drama.Cowboy Café seriesBook 1: Her Cowboy DistractionBook 2: The Cowboy’s ClaimBook 3: Cowboy with a CauseBook 4: Confessing to the Cowboy
Confession
by Carey BaldwinFor fans of Allison Brennan and Karen Rose comes Carey Baldwin, a daring new name in suspense, with the story of a serial killer out for blood--and the only woman who can stop his reign of terror.They say the Santa Fe Saint comes to save your soul--by taking your life.Newly minted psychiatrist Faith Clancy gets the shock of her life when her first patient confesses to the grisly Saint murders. By law Faith's compelled to notify the authorities, but is her patient really the Saint? Or will she contribute to more death by turning the wrong man over to the police?Faith is going to need all her wits and the help of a powerful adversary, Luke Jericho, if she's to unravel the truth. But she doesn't realize she's about to become an unwitting pawn in a serial killer's diabolical game. For once he's finished with Faith, she'll become his next victim.
Confession
by Elizabeth GageFor years, Rebecca has lived a blameless life of quiet desperation. She is the perfect wife of a man whose wealth and power depend on her silence. She had raised a perfect child, who is now engaged; the young man is everything her parents could wish for--especially Rebecca. She hadn't planned to fall in love, but right and wrong were no match for this passion.
The Confession
by John GrishamFor every innocent man sent to prison, there is a guilty one left on the outside. He doesn't understand how the police and prosecutors got the wrong man, and he certainly doesn't care. He just can't believe his good luck. Time passes and he realizes that the mistake will not be corrected: the authorities believe in their case and are determined to get a conviction. He may even watch the trial of the person wrongly accused of his crime. He is relieved when the verdict is guilty. He laughs when the police and prosecutors congratulate themselves. He is content to allow an innocent person to go to prison, to serve hard time, even to be executed.Travis Boyette is such a man. In 1998, in the small East Texas city of Sloan, he abducted, raped, and strangled a popular high school cheerleader. He buried her body so that it would never be found, then watched in amazement as police and prosecutors arrested and convicted Donté Drumm, a local football star, and marched him off to death row.Now nine years have passed. Travis has just been paroled in Kansas for a different crime; Donté is four days away from his execution. Travis suffers from an inoperable brain tumor. For the first time in his miserable life, he decides to do what's right and confess.But how can a guilty man convince lawyers, judges, and politicians that they're about to execute an innocent man?(P)2010 Random House, LLC
The Confession: A Novel (Playaway Adult Fiction Ser.)
by John Grisham#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An innocent man is about to be executed. Only a guilty man can save him. In 1998, in the small East Texas city of Sloan, Travis Boyette abducted, raped, and strangled a popular high school cheerleader. He buried her body so that it would never be found, then watched in amazement as police and prosecutors arrested and convicted Donté Drumm, a local football star, and marched him off to death row. Now nine years have passed. Travis has just been paroled in Kansas for a different crime; Donté is four days away from his execution. Travis suffers from an inoperable brain tumor. For the first time in his miserable life, he decides to do what&’s right and confess. But how can a guilty man convince lawyers, judges, and politicians that they&’re about to execute an innocent man?Don&’t miss John Grisham&’s new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM!
Confession (Jenny Cain #9)
by Nancy PickardJenny Cain would never forget the hot Massachusetts summer day fate knocked at her door. Fate was a teenaged boy with rumpled clothes, a motorcycle, and a shocking but credible story: Jenny's husband, Geof, was his biological father. The boy, David Mayer, wasn't looking for an emotional reunion, but he did have an agenda. His parents -- and he was quick to make the point that Geof was nothing to him -- died earlier in the year, a murder/suicide according to the police. The cops were wrong, David said, and Geof was a cop, and he owed it to David to prove that Ron Mayer did not kill his invalid wife and then himself. As David lured Jenny and Geof to carefully placed clues, including two bizarre videotaped confessions of "sin," another murder was committed. And Jenny knew that no matter what the truth was about David Mayer's parents, her own life and marriage would be altered forever....
The Confession
by Mary Roberts RinehartAn absorbing mystery from a modern master of the genre. Agnes Blakiston did not want to rent the old parsonage and soon came to regret it. At night the phone would ring and there would be unseen visitors. Was the house haunted? And did Miss Emily have a secret to terrible she would rather die than reveal it?
The Confession
by Sheldon SiegelWhen the lawyer building a sexual harassment case against the church is found dead, priest-turned-lawyer Mike Daley must defend the prime suspect, his old friend, Father Ramon Aguirre, whose secret past seems to incriminate him even more.
The Confession: A Novel
by Jo SpainYou find out who did it on the very first page. On the last page, you'll find out why in this expertly plotted, "enthralling" (J. P. Delaney) psychological suspense novel from an internationally bestselling author.Late one night a man walks into the luxurious home of disgraced banker Harry McNamara and his wife Julie. And when the man launches an unspeakably brutal attack on Harry, a horror-struck Julie, frozen by fear, watches her husband die.Just one hour later, the attacker, J. P. Carney hands himself into the police and confesses to beating Harry to death. Except he also claims that the assault was not premeditated and that he didn’t know the identity of his victim. With a man as notorious as Harry McNamara, who was just found innocent in a highly sensationalized fraud trial, the detectives cannot help but wonder: Was this really a random act of violence? Was Julie really powerless to stop JP? When Harry’s many sins are unveiled to include corruption, greed, and betrayal, nothing is for sure.This gripping psychological thriller will have you questioning, who—of Harry, Julie and JP—is really the guilty one? And is Carney's surrender driven by a guilty conscience or is his confession a calculated move in a deadly game? Brilliant and ice-pick sharp, The Confession is perfect for fans of B. A. Paris and Fiona Barton.
The Confession: A totally addictive psychological thriller with shocking twists and turns
by Jo SpainTHE INCREDIBLE DEBUT PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE PERFECT LIE"Spain's blackly comic touch pulls us through a brilliantly dark tale" - Daily Mail**********SOMETIMES THE TRUTH IS NOT ALL IT SEEMS...SOMETIMES A CONFESSION IS JUST THE BEGINNING... Late one night a man walks into the luxurious home of disgraced banker Harry McNamara and his wife Julie. The man launches an unspeakably brutal attack on Harry as a horror-struck Julie watches, frozen by fear. It looks like Harry's many sins - corruption, greed, betrayal - have finally caught up with him.An hour later the intruder, JP Carney, hands himself in, confessing to the assault. The police have a victim, a suspect in custody and an eye-witness account, but Julie remains troubled.Has Carney's surrender really been driven by a guilty conscience or is this confession the first calculated move in a deadly game?PERFECT FOR FANS OF THEN SHE WAS GONE AND THE GOOD DAUGHTER**********Discover DI Tom Reynolds in the first instalment of Jo Spain's acclaimed detective series, With Our Blessing.For even more Jo Spain, check out her most exciting and thrilling work yet, The Perfect Lie.(P)2018 Quercus Editions Limited
The Confession: An addictive psychological thriller with shocking twists and turns
by Jo SpainSOMETIMES THE TRUTH IS NOT ALL IT SEEMS...SOMETIMES A CONFESSION IS JUST THE BEGINNING... NOW A NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER 'Brilliant' BA Paris, author of Behind Closed Doors and The Breakdown'Chilling' Sunday Times'Enthralling'JP Delaney, author of The Girl Before'Compulsive' Sunday Mirror'Addictive'Michelle Frances, author of The Girlfriend **********Late one night a man walks into the luxurious home of disgraced banker Harry McNamara and his wife Julie. The man launches an unspeakably brutal attack on Harry as a horror-struck Julie watches, frozen by fear. It looks like Harry's many sins - corruption, greed, betrayal - have finally caught up with him. An hour later the intruder, JP Carney, hands himself in, confessing to the assault. The police have a victim, a suspect in custody and an eye-witness account, but Julie remains troubled. Has Carney's surrender really been driven by a guilty conscience or is this confession the first calculated move in a deadly game? PERFECT FOR FANS OF THEN SHE WAS GONE AND THE GOOD DAUGHTER**********'Brutal' Fiona Cummins, author of Rattle'Gripping' Best'Jaw-dropping'Chris Whitaker, author of Tall Oaks'Vivid' Irish Times'Fabulous'Amanda Jennings, author of In Her Wake'A contender for the most arresting opening paragraph of the year' Sunday Express
The Confession: An addictive psychological thriller with shocking twists and turns
by Jo SpainSOMETIMES THE TRUTH IS NOT ALL IT SEEMS...SOMETIMES A CONFESSION IS JUST THE BEGINNING... NOW A NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER 'Brilliant' BA Paris, author of Behind Closed Doors and The Breakdown'Chilling' Sunday Times'Enthralling'JP Delaney, author of The Girl Before'Compulsive' Sunday Mirror'Addictive'Michelle Frances, author of The Girlfriend **********Late one night a man walks into the luxurious home of disgraced banker Harry McNamara and his wife Julie. The man launches an unspeakably brutal attack on Harry as a horror-struck Julie watches, frozen by fear. It looks like Harry's many sins - corruption, greed, betrayal - have finally caught up with him. An hour later the intruder, JP Carney, hands himself in, confessing to the assault. The police have a victim, a suspect in custody and an eye-witness account, but Julie remains troubled. Has Carney's surrender really been driven by a guilty conscience or is this confession the first calculated move in a deadly game? PERFECT FOR FANS OF THEN SHE WAS GONE AND THE GOOD DAUGHTER**********'Brutal' Fiona Cummins, author of Rattle'Gripping' Best'Jaw-dropping'Chris Whitaker, author of Tall Oaks'Vivid' Irish Times'Fabulous'Amanda Jennings, author of In Her Wake'A contender for the most arresting opening paragraph of the year' Sunday Express
The Confession
by Domenic StansberryHigh-profile psychologist with a beautiful wife, a house in the California hills, and a mistress. Life is good for Jake Danser until his mistress is found dead and he stands accused of her murder.