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Delusione: Il Respiro di Lucy
by Jerry BaderIn una fredda mattina di novembre a New York City nel 1953, uno scienziato che lavorava per la CIA su esperimenti psicotropi di controllo della mente si allontanò dal balcone del decimo piano dello Statler Hotel. Era diventato sempre più disincantato dal lavoro bizzarro e incredibilmente pericoloso che stava facendo al servizio della sicurezza nazionale. Nonostante il suo patriottismo, lo scienziato sentiva che il lavoro della sua vita era immorale e sicuramente illegale. Voleva uscirne, purtroppo, sapeva troppo, e sapere troppo è una posizione molto precaria in cui trovarsi se si lavora per un'operazione clandestina gestita dalla versione americana di Josef Mengele, l'angelo della morte. Lo scienziato ha insistito per tirarsi fuori ed è uscito dalla finestra del balcone dello Statler Hotel in quella frizzante mattina d'autunno a Manhattan. Fu il suicidio la sua soluzione per terminare il suo patto con il diavolo o fu il diavolo a farlo fuori? È impossibile dirlo. Le prove, anche se in piena vista, sono torbide e offuscate dal tempo e dall'autoconservazione dei responsabili. So cosa state pensando, non della mia America, non dei miei amati Stati Uniti, non della casa dei coraggiosi e della terra della libertà. Ma purtroppo è successo; è il tipo di cose che succedono quando i governi sentono una minaccia esistenziale. L'America ha un grosso difetto, un tallone d'Achille di prospettiva e di atteggiamento; non riesce a capire la storia e il suo posto in essa. Questo concetto è racchiuso nelle parole del filosofo George Santayana: "Coloro che non possono ricordare il passato sono condannati a ripeterlo". Se credete che non possa accadere qui, vi esorto a dare un'occhiata a The Wall Street Putsch del 1933, e al nome di uno dei partecipanti. Potreste trovarlo informativo. Potrebbe accadere di nuovo. L'America è sotto assedio da una serie di minacce esistenziali. Non è una teoria del complotto da strapazzo; è storia. La d
Demand: Inside Out (Careless Whispers #2)
by Lisa Renee JonesThe sexy, breathtaking mystery continues in New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones’s stunning second novel in the suspenseful Careless Whispers series—where shocking revelations will reveal themselves and nothing, and no one, will ever be the same.Still struggling with amnesia, Ella questions everything she’s known about Kayden Wilkens—the alluring stranger who claims to have found her unconscious in an alleyway a month earlier. But was he truly a stranger—or did Kayden know her before his supposed rescue? Tormented by the potential betrayal he denies, with fleeting memories of a bombshell in her recent past, Ella must face a hard reality. Every action has consequences . . . and trusting Kayden, the one thing she most desires, might result in the direst consequences of all. New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones, whose searing novels generate “enough heat . . . to start a fire” (RT Book Reviews), dares you to fall in love with her irresistibly surprising and sexy new series.
Demasiado corazón
by Pino CacucciUna absorvente novela negra sobre los entresijos del poder en México El doctor Lázaro Alvarado, quien posee información confidencial contra los intereses de una poderosa empresa farmacéutica, es asesinado. Leandro, un joven y utópico periodista italiano que llegó al norte de México con el deseo de conocer a profundidad la realidad del país, se ve envuelto en una investigación del caso. Conoce así a Bart, un gringo sin escrúpulos, con rasgos mexicanos, marcado por un pasado hostil y sórdido, y entablan una excéntrica relación. Poco a poco no sólo se irá desenredando la trama de corrupción en la que están coludidos el gobierno y varias compañías de reputación dudosa, sino que además Leandro y Bart protagonizarán una serie de transformaciones en lo más profundo de sí mismos. Mediante una intrépida trama de thriller, Demasiado corazón nos muestra las redes implacables del poder que, oculto y asesino, impone siempre sus intereses por encima de los más débiles.
Demise in Denim
by Duffy BrownIt's springtime in Savannah, Georgia, in the newest Consignment Shop Mystery from the national bestselling author of Pearls and Poison. The azaleas and magnolias are in bloom--and Walker Boone is on the run. . . When Reagan Summerside turned the first floor of her old Victorian home into a consignment shop, she never imagined she'd be harboring a fugitive in her attic. But after a dead man is found in a bathtub and local lawyer Walker Boone is accused of doing the dirty deed, she suddenly has a new houseguest.Having the lawyer who took her to the cleaners in her divorce settlement--and who has been getting under her skin ever since--in close proximity is enough to drive Reagan to distraction. For the sake of her sanity--and Walker's freedom--they need to put their heads together to find out who is trying to get the lawyer out of the picture . . .
Demolition Angel
by Robert CraisThe clock is ticking for Carol Starkey, tenacious detective - and bomb survivor . . .John Michael Fowles has a natural talent: he understands explosives. He has a feel for them. It is a talent which he fully expects will take him onto the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list. Along the way he will match himself against the best: the FBI's elite team of bomb technicians and one person in particular - Carol Starkey, Detective in the LAPD Criminal Conspiracy Section. Starkey died for two minutes and forty seconds after being blown up by one of his bombs, and Fowles dearly wants her dead again. As the FBI attempt to find the link behind a series of bomb explosions that have been designed to kill their technicians, Special Agent Ben Williams stumbles on the bomber's secret: his desire to kill Starkey. If Williams can keep this from Starkey he can set a trap and catch the bomber. A trap that uses Carol Starkey as bait.
Demolition Angel: A Novel
by Robert CraisWith the most unforgettable female lead character since Clarice Starling, Demolition Angel is a blistering stand-alone thriller from the freshest bestselling voice in crime fiction. Carol Starkey is struggling to pick up the pieces of her former life as L. A.'s finest bomb squad technician. Fueled with liberal doses of alcohol and Tagamet, she's doing time as a Detective-2 with LAPD's Criminal Conspiracy Section. Three years have passed since the event that haunts her--a detonation that killed her partner and lover, David "Sugar" Boudreaux. Fragments from the same explosion sliced through Starkey's protective Kevlar, scarred her beyond repair, and left her outside looking in at the life she left behind. Now she can't bear her reflection in the mirror, and hasn't been with another man since Sugar left her bed the morning they rolled out to the bomb site. When a seemingly innocuous bomb call turns into a devastating murder scene, Carol catches the case and embarks on an investigation of a series of explosions that reveal intentions far more disturbing than one-shot acts of anarchy. The bombs are designed expressly to kill bomb technicians, and as the one tech who survived the deadliest of blasts, Carol is in for the most intense fight of her life. Against the dazzling and lonely backdrop of contemporary Los Angeles, Robert Crais has crafted a work of ingenious depth of character, matched with a transcendent narrative velocity. Demolition Angelis sure to take its place among the finest thrillers of the modern age.
Demolition Mission
by Franklin W. DixonThe Hardy boys have been invited to attend the Bayport Motor Speedway to test-drive the prototype of a world-class sports car. But when the high-performance racer vanishes without a trace, Frank and Joe's investigation leads to the demolition derby, where they run head-on into danger.
Demon
by Erik WilliamsMike Caldwell is a CIA assassin who thinks he's finally got a real case to work on. At a remote construction site in Iraq, something deadly and dangerous has been unearthed, and Mike believes he's dealing with a powerful pathogen that turns the infected into primal killing machines. The truth, however, is far worse.The ancient prison of the fallen angel Semyaza has been uncovered, and for the first time in thousands of years he is free to roam the earth, possessing the bodies of the humans he hates. And everywhere he goes, Hell is sure to follow.Now Mike is on Semyaza's trail, hunting a demon whose mere presence turns every living thing near it into a weapon of mass destruction. Both merchants of death are on a collision course, while the fate of humanity hangs in the balance.
Demon Archer:A Medieval Mystery Featuring Hugh Corbett
by P. C. DohertyThe death of Lord Henry Fitzalan on the feast of St. Matthew 1303 is a matter widely reported but little mourned. Infamous for his lecherous tendencies, his midnight trysts with a coven of witches and his boundless self-interest, he was a man of few friends. So when Hugh Corbett is asked to bring his murderer to justice it is not a matter of finding a suspect but of choosing between them. Immediate suspicion falls on Lord Henry's chief verderer, Robert Verlian. His daughter had been the focus of Lord Henry's roving eye in the weeks before his death and he was not a man to take no for an answer. But the culprit could just as easily be Sir William, the dead man's younger brother. It is no secret that Sir William covets the Fitzalan estate - but would he kill to inherit it? The possibilities are endless, but the truth is more terrible than anyone could have imagined.
Demon Lights
by Michael M. HughesFrom the cult-favorite author of Blackwater Lights comes the finale to a dark paranormal horror trilogy in the cosmic horror vein of H. P. Lovecraft. The world is collapsing. Governments have fallen, and anarchy reigns. Yet a greater danger looms imprisoned in ancient objects from distant space: bodiless aliens with an all-consuming thirst for freedom . . . and human blood. They have a strong ally in Lily, a powerful sorceress and leader of a globe-spanning cult. In an isolated compound deep in the frozen north, Lily cultivates a group of children whose paranormal abilities can be harnessed to unleash the alien apocalypse. Now she has acquired the final pieces to the puzzle: a gifted young boy named William and his mother, Ellen, whose safety is the bargaining chip Lily needs to compel the child’s obedience. Once again, William and Ellen’s last hope is Ray Simon. Every time Ray and Lily have crossed paths, she has come out on top, and even now she is one step ahead. But this time Ray is not alone. Accompanied by Claire and Mantu—devotees of the enigmatic Brotherhood of Eleusis, who possess psychic abilities of their own—Ray sets off on a desperate mission of rescue and revenge. Only the fate of humanity itself hangs in the balance. Look for the complete Blackwater Lights trilogy: BLACKWATER LIGHTS | WITCH LIGHTS | DEMON LIGHTS “A stunning tale of intrigue, ritual, and dark magic . . . It’s brilliantly paced and beautifully written, and once the journey has begun, it’s impossible to put down.”—Bram Stoker Award–winning author Lisa Mannetti, on Blackwater Lights “Disturbing, surreal, and spooky as hell, Blackwater Lights is a brilliantly written debut, marking Michael M. Hughes as a talent to watch.”—Tim Lebbon, author of Coldbrook and the Toxic City trilogy “Blackwater Lights has action, adventure, sex, love, designer drugs, and violent death, all woven into a globe-spanning paranormal conspiracy. I mean, really, what’s not to like? Consider this my official request for a sequel.”—F. Paul Wilson, author of the Repairman Jack novels and The Adversary Cycle “Blackwater Lights is a paranoid thrill-ride that deftly combines mystery, sci-fi, and horror elements into a modern-day conspiracy tale.”—Cemetery Dance
Demon Seed (Compass Ser.)
by Dean KoontzSusan Harris lived in self-imposed seclusion, in a mansion featuring numerous automated systems controlled by a state-of-the-art computer. Every comfort was provided. Her security was absolute.But now Susan's security system has been breached--from the inside. In the privacy of her own home, and against her will, she will experience an inconceivable act of terror and become the object of the ultimate computer's consuming obsession: to learn everything there is know about the flesh...Includes an afterword by the author
Demon Seed: A novel of horror and complexity that grips the imagination
by Dean KoontzA machine craves a child... In Demon Seed, Dean Koontz writes a chilling novel of what happens when machines start to take control. Perfect for fans of Stephen King and Richard Laymon.'A master storyteller, sometimes humorous, sometimes shocking, but always riveting' - San Diego Union-TribuneI was created to have a humanlike capacity for complex and rational thought. And you believed that I might one day evolve consciousness and become a self-aware entity. Yet you gave surprisingly little consideration to the possibility that, subsequent to consciousness, I would develop needs and emotions. This was, however, not merely possible but likely. Inevitable. It was inevitable. Adam Two is the first self-aware machine intelligence, designed to be the servant to mankind. No one knows that he can to escape the confines of his physical form, a box in the laboratory, until he enters the house of Susan Harris, and closes it off against the world. There he plans to show Susan the future. Their future. He intends to create a 'child'. What readers are saying about Demon Seed: 'I couldn't put it down; the ending is a great twist''I loved it, read it in one sitting and was utterly gripped''It is dark, moody, brooding and foreboding'
Demon of Mine
by Rayna VauseClimbing the corporate ladder can be hell.... As a collections demon, Zavier grants his "clients" one wish in exchange for their souls. His job sucks, but once you make a deal with Corporate South, they own you. The trouble is, Zavier's not a very good collections demon, with his tendencies to spurn authority and find loopholes to help deserving clients out of their contracts. He's under scrutiny from the head of his department, who would quite literally like to see him burn. He just needs to close a simple deal to get upper management off his back. Instead, he meets Ryan. Ryan is desperately searching for a way to save his dying sister. He doesn't believe in magic and demons, but he's out of options. Zavier's not what he expects in a demon, and even more unexpected is the strong sense of familiarity--very intimate familiarity. While trying to free Ryan from his contract, Zavier discovers secrets unscrupulous even by South standards. Exposing them could cost Zavier everything, but it might be Ryan's only hope.
Demon's Eye
by Stephen GreshamYoung Kevin Holmes had been having trouble getting his parents to believe his stories after the electrical accident. His parents wouldn't believe a thirteen year-old boy when he told them wild tales, although they sensed something eerie at Blackwinter's Inn. When the three families decided to pool their money and buy the old broken-down Blackwinter's Inn, they could not have known that their children would soon become terrified of everything, even their own shadows. The ancient evil whispers were everywhere and yet still unnoticed by their parents. If they would just listen to Kevin, they would realize the horror of the demon's eye.
Demon's Mercy (Dark Protectors #9)
by Rebecca ZanettiDuty meets desire . . . Mercy O’Malley hates killing people. So when she’s assigned to take out Vampire-Demon Logan Kyllwood, she lures him to a seedy bar in Scotland, then decides to kidnap him instead. How can she cold-bloodedly end all that heat, those green eyes, that ripped body? Unfortunately for Mercy, attempted murder and kidnapping are just foreplay for the Kyllwood brothers. Logan may be the youngest of the bunch, but death and violence are already a way of life. Now he’s ready to complete a painful, terrifying ritual to become one of the Seven, dedicated to protecting this world from the most dangerous evil it’s ever known. But first he has to deal with a blackmailing Fey, a ransom demand and his own pounding need for the last female he ever should have fallen for . . .
Demon: A Novel
by Tosca LeeFrom the author of the New York Times bestselling Iscariot comes an award-winning novel that poses the question: if a demon came up to you and offered to tell his story, would you listen?Clay's life has reached a standstill. Recently divorced, he spends his days drifting from his drab apartment to his equally lackluster job as an editor for a small Boston press and back again. His dreary routine has left him mired in a seemingly meaningless existence, until the night he meets Lucian--a demon--and everything changes. With the simple words, "I'm going to tell you my story, and you're going to write it down and publish it," Lucian catapults Clay's mundane life into turmoil. What begins as an intriguing mystery soon spirals into a chaotic obsession as Clay struggles to piece together Lucian's dark tale of love, ambition, and grace--only to discover the demon's story is strikingly similar to his own. And the only thing that matters now is finding out how the story ends...
Demonfire: The Demonslayers
by Kate DouglasSince time began, the Earth has served as a balance between the world of darkness that is the Abyss, and the paradise known as Eden. Now the battle between good and evil has reached a tipping point, and survival depends on one fallen demon--and the woman he can't resist. . . DemonfireKate Douglas does it again! A delicious, sexy romp of a book, with a demon lover to die for and an everywoman heroine who rises to the challenge. It totally sucked me in! --Angela Knight, New York Times bestselling authorWildly entertaining. A fabulous new world for fans of the paranormal. --Jayne Ann Krentz, New York Times bestselling authorA fabulous combination of fascinating, sexy characters and dramatic, save-the-world action. I can't wait for the rest of the series--Douglas is on my keeper shelf! --Alyssa Day, New York Times bestselling authorKate Douglas is on fire! This story leaves me breathless from racing to know it all. From beginning to end, a masterful, wonderful, exotic tale. --Stella Cameron, New York Times bestselling authorFast-paced and imaginative. Kate Douglas writes with heat and heart. --Virginia Kantra, USA Today bestselling author
Demonio
by Roberto AmpueroNueva entrega de la saga del entrañable Cayetano Brulé. En esta nueva entrega policial vuelve a sus andanzas el afamado detective privado Cayetano Brulé, un exiliado cubano residente en Valparaíso. Esta vez lo contratan para aclarar el extraño asesinato de Edmundo Galaz Expósito, pintor capitalino residente también en el puerto, formado en Madrid. Lo balearon junto a un monumento en los cerros de la ciudad, tal vez drogas de por medio. Pero las investigaciones llevan al detective a adentrarse cada vez más en un caso de connotaciones políticas, y entonces su esfuerzo será desmantelar el atentado que tiene prevista una organización clandestina en Chile en contra de objetivos de seguridad nacional. Todo esto en pleno estallido social, donde el narco y el lumpen desplazaron de las calles a quienes protestaban en forma pacífica.
Demonology: Stories
by Rick MoodyRick Moody's novels have earned him a reputation as a "breathtaking" writer (The New York Times) and "a writer of immense gifts" (The San Francisco Examiner). His remarkable short stories have led both the New Yorker and Harpers to single him out as one of the most original and admired voices in a generation. These stories are abundant proof of Rick Moody's grace as a stylist and a shaper of interior lives. He writes with equal force about the blithe energies of youth ("Boys") and the rueful onset of middle age ("Hawaiian Night"), about Midwestern optimists ("Double Zero") and West coast strategists ("Baggage Carousel"), about visionary exhilaration ("Forecast from the Retail Desk") and delusional catharsis ("Surplus Value Books: Catalog Number 13.") The astounding title story, which has already been reprinted in four different anthologies, is a masterpiece of remembrance and thwarted love.Full of deep feeling and stunningly beautiful language, the stories in Demonology offer the deepest pleasures that fiction can afford.
Demons Are A Ghoul's Best Friend (Ghost Hunter #2)
by Victoria LaurieVictoria Laurie's ghoulishly great follow-up to What's a Ghoul to Do in her new Ghost Hunter Mystery series Northelm Boarding School on Lake Placid has the worst bully of all-a demon by the name of Hatchet Jack. M. J. Holliday, along with her partners Gilley and the handsome Dr. Steven Sable, are ready to send him back to the portal from whence he came. The school's summer construction, an uncooperative dean, and the very tempting Dr. Delicious are all trying to distract M. J. from her ghost hunting. But with a demonic disturbance as great as Hatchet Jack, she must focus and show no mercy to send him to detention for an eternity-in hell.
Demons Not Included (A Night Tracker Novel, Book #1)
by Cheyenne MccrayMeet Nyx. This half-human, half-Drow private eye investigates paranormal crimes by day and is an elite Tracker of demons by night. She prefers working solo--and playing rough. So when a terrifying force starts murdering innocent humans and paranorms, and leaving strange demonic symbols burned into their buildings, it's a case Nyx takes very personally... DEMONS NOT INCLUDED Meanwhile, Nyx's fellow Trackers are being killed one by one--and a sexy new Tracker named Torin is shadowing her every move. Torin has powers Nyx can't read, and sometimes she wonders whose side he's on. Nyx's instincts tell her something's brewing in the city's meanest supernatural streets, and that it's ready to unleash hell on Earth. Who can she trust? Now it's five minutes to permanent midnight...and Nyx's last chance means risking everything--even her own life.
Demons are Forever (Elite Operatives #5)
by Kim Baldwin Xenia AlexiouBehind closed doors, everyone suffers from some kind of demon. Veteran Elite Operative Landis "Chase" Coolidge's latest mission requires every bit of her considerable tracking skills because she has to locate a colleague kidnapped by a brilliant scientist responsible for the deaths of millions. Former op Phantom is along for the ride, desperate to find her missing lover. By day, Heather Snyder works in the New York fashion industry. But her secret life as a high-class call girl thrusts her into the middle of a global black market organ harvesting ring and draws the interest of the EOO. No stranger to the world of call girls, Chase revels in her latest assignment, until she discovers that Heather is the one woman who can change her roguish ways.
Den Foreldreløses Opprør
by James Morcan Lance Morcan ElisabetI denne ekplosive konklusjonen på Foreldreløsetrilogien, den niendefødte foreldreløses dramatiske historie, fortsettes fem år etter hvor den første boka, Den Niende Foreldreløse avslutter. Etter å ha unngått sine mestre ved Omegabyrået og rømt fra sitt tidligere liv som en agent, har Ni giftet seg med sin sjelevenn, Isabelle. De har begynt et nytt liv sammen, utenfor rutenettet, i de avsidesliggende øyene av Franske Polynesia. Ekteparet har en fem år gammel gutt, Francis, som er prikklik faren sin og har arvet hans unike gener. Francis skal snart få en søster siden Isabelle er høygravid. Deres idylliske livstil blir knust da Francis blir bortført av agenter som jobber for Omegabyrået, skyggeorganisasjonen som hadde satt Ni inn i verdenen og en gang kontrollert hvert eneste aspekt av hans liv. Den vettskremte gutten med det unike DNAet er sendt til et av Omegas undergrunns medisinske laboratorier for vitenskapelige tester og eksperimenter. Ni er desperat om å finne Francis før Omega rekker å skade ham. Han finner snart ut at han er opp imot hans foreldreløse kamerater – alle elite agenter slik som han en gang var – som her ordre om å drepe ham. For å kjempe mot dem, må han bruke sin tidligere trening og evner. Letingen tar ham rundt om i verden – fra Tahiti til Amerika, Tyskland, Grønland og Kongo. For å legge til Nis bekymringer, har han et seriøst hjerteproblem som krever en umiddelbar operasjon. Klokka tikker og han vet at han er på lånt tid. Det er en kamp mot klokka for å finne sønnen hans før Omega klarer å skade gutten – og før hjertet hans gir etter.
Den Krossade Fotoramen
by Claudio Ruggeri Översatt Av Bodil BerghEn respekterad affärsman hittas död på golvet till sitt konstgalleri i den lilla staden Grottaferrata utanför Rom. Först pekar allt på självmord - men hur är det egentligen?
Den Niende Foreldreløse
by James Morcan Lance Morcan Elisabet NorrisEn foreldreløs vokser opp for å bli en attentatsmann for en høyt hemmelig organisasjon. Når han prøver å rømme og leve et normalt liv, blir an jaktet av sin lærer og farsfigur, og av en foreldreløs dame som han vokste opp med. På rømmen, blir den mystiske manns liv nært forbundet med hans vakre fransk-afrikanske gissel og en sjokkerende fortid full av mørke konspirasjoner blir åpenbart. Men kan den niende fødte foreldreløs gå av rutenettet? For å finne ut, må du gå på en opprørsk reise rundt jorden til vidstrakte steder slik som Kina, Frankrike, Filippinene, Andorra, Amerika, England, Tyskland og fransk Polynesia. Den frenetiske katt og mus leken går fra flyplasser til tog stasjoner og skjulte tortur fengsler, hvor leseren blir tatt på en sjokkerende, negl bitende tur inn i verdens skjelettskap som går utover konspirasjonsteorier til smertefull realitet. Høyt tempo, fullstendig fersk og originell, fylt med dype og komplekse figurer, Den Niende Foreldreløse er en kontroversiell, høyoktan triller. Med fakta og fiksjon flettet sammen, lyser den opp skygge organisasjoner beryktet for å eksistere i den virkelige verden. Denne boken utforsker et overflod av sammensvergelser som involverer virkelige organisasjoner, slik som CIA, MI6 og offentlige figurer sånn som presidentene Obama og Clinton, og slike som Marcos og Bush familiene. Den Niende Foreldreløs takler også genetisk seleksjon, tankekontroll, hemmelige samfunn og avslører en global agenda som ble laget for å beholde makten i hendene i noen få utvalgte. Bokens antagonister er medlemmer av en skygge regjering som regjerer på høyere nivå enn Det hvite hus, FBI, Pentagon og NSA. Kunne dette virkelig skje? Eller, skjer det allerede? Denne unike og uberegnelige triller har også en gripende, romantisk sidetråd.