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Dos días de mayo (Inspector Mascarell #Volumen 4)

Cuarta entrega de la serie de novela policíaca ambientada en la Barcelona de posguerra, de Jordi Sierra i Fabra. El ex inspector Mascarell descubre casi por azar un plan para asesinar a Franco durante su visita a Barcelona en 1949. 30 y 31 de mayo de 1949. Francisco Franco, Caudillo de España, visita Barcelona en un clima callejero de euforia y rendición a la dictadura. Pero no todos piensan lo mismo y en dos días, silenciado por la prensa, estallará una decena de bombas en la ciudad. Miquel Mascarell, el último policía republicano, con su nueva vida ya asentada al lado de Patro, va a tropezarse de bruces con un complot para asesinar al dictador. Buscando al asesino de un antiguo amigo y compañero en la policía, por petición de su hija, pronto descubrirá que puede cambiar la historia. Si lo encuentra quizá no se produzca un atentado. Si calla, el país puede enfrentarse a una nueva guerra civil o a un giro de 180º grados con la muerte del Generalísimo. La clave: dos días de búsqueda bajo el peso de la responsabilidad, apenas unas horas en las que Mascarell se moverá sobre el filo de una navaja. ¿Será el destino o su propia decisión lo que marcará la resolución de todo? Con la rigurosa precisión histórica y las minuciosas tramas policiales de Cuatro días de enero, Siete días de julio y Cinco días de octubre, Dos días de mayo enfrenta al veterano Miquel Mascarell con todos sus fantasmas, y más sabiendo que está en su mano detener o acelerar el curso de la historia.

Dos espías en Caracas

Una historia casi ficticia de amor y espionaje en tiempos de Hugo Chávez. <P><P>En una Venezuela convulsionada por la revolución de Hugo Chávez, Moisés Naím teje una novela de espionaje y amor que nace de dos décadas de minucioso trabajo de documentación. <P><P>A través de las historias de Eva, espía de la CIA, y Mauricio, agente del servicio de inteligencia cubano, el lector se sumerge en una adictiva trama de thriller que es, al mismo tiempo, la crónica de una realidad que, a veces, supera a la ficción.

Dos minutos

Dos minutos es una novela fascinante que lleva el suspense al límite y contiene los elementos que han hecho de Robert Crais uno de los mejores escritores del género. Considerada Mejor Novela Policíaca del Año por el New York Times. Dos minutos es el tiempo máximo que uno puede invertir en un atraco antes de que aparezca la policía. Romper esta regla supone acabar entre rejas. Cuando Max Holman sale de la cárcel, tiene un único propósito: reconciliarse con su hijo, que, irónicamente es policía. Pero esta intención se ve truncada por una noticia desgarradora: él y otros tres agentes de la policía de Los Ángeles han sido abatidos a tiros. El caso es expuesto como un ajuste de cuentas debido a la corrupción policial. Desde ese momento, la prioridad de Holman será limpiar el buen nombre de su hijo y encontrar a su asesino. Para ello, deberá aliarse con la agente que lo metió en la cárcel, la única policía en la que puede confiar. Quizás ha llegado el momento de llevar al límite la regla de los dos minutos... Robert Crais es un asiduo de las listas demás vendidos del New York Times. En Ediciones B se han publicado, entre otros títulos, El último golpe y El desconocido.

Dos muertes en Belle-Île (Comisario Dupin #Volumen 10)

El décimo caso del comisario Dupin le lleva a la «isla bonita», la mayor de las islas bretonas. Mientras la Bretaña vive uno de los meses de agosto más calurosos de su historia, aparece un cadáver sujeto a una boya cerca de Concarneau. Se trata de Patric Provost, un adinerado y despótico empresario de Belle-Île, propietario de tierras, inmuebles e incluso de una explotación de ovejas. Dupin y sus ayudantes averiguan que excepto una, todas las casas de Islonk, una diminuta aldea situada al suroeste de la isla, pertenecían al muerto. No tardan en descubrir también que la exmujer de Provost, de la que llevaba veinte años separado aunque no estaban divorciados, y la alcaldesa, embarcada en un ambicioso proyecto de energía verde que dotaría de independencia energética al lugar, son las principales beneficiarias de la herencia. Justo entonces tiene lugar un secuestro y aparece otro cadáver. El comisario Dupin tiene poco más de veinticuatro horas para resolver un nuevo caso antes de asistir a la fiesta que Nolween y sus compañeros han organizado para celebrar sus diez años en la Bretaña.

Dos niñas vestidas de azul

Todo un clásico de la maestra del suspense, un relato magnético que profundiza en el fenómeno de la comunicación telepática entre gemelos. Kathy y Kelly son las hijas gemelas de un feliz matrimonio. La tarde de su tercer cumpleaños sus padres dan una gran fiesta para celebrarlo y esa noche salen a cenar, dejando a las niñas al cuidado de una joven canguro. Nada les hacía presagiar que ese mismo día se desencadenaría la mayor tragedia que podía sucederles: el secuestro de las pequeñas. Angustiada, la familia consigue pagar el escate que les exigen los secuestradores. No obstante, solo les devuelven a Kelly, ya que una de las participantes en el rapto decide quedarse con la hermana. Lo que nadie sospecha es que Kathy y Kelly comparten algo más que un físico idéntico: pueden comunicarse por telepatía en un lenguaje que solo ellas comparte... Reseña:«Fascinante. No hay duda de que esta novela de suspense infundirá terror en el corazón de cualquier padre.»Publishers Weekly

Dos tumbas (Inspector Pendergast #Volumen 12)

El agente especial Pendergast se enfrenta al desafío de un asesino en serie... «Antes de embarcarte en un viaje de venganza, cava dos tumbas.»Confucio Tras el rapto de su mujer en Central Park, el agente especial del FBI Aloysius Pendergast persigue desesperadamente a los secuestradores hasta llegar a México. Pero logran escapar, y Pendergast, destrozado, regresa a su apartamento en Nueva York para aislarse del mundo. Mientras tanto, en los hoteles de Manhattan se está cometiendo una serie de extraños asesinatos. En cada caso, las cámaras de seguridad captan imágenes claras de un joven pelirrojo, atlético, elegante y bien parecido que se mueve sin prisas. Deja su ADN en el escenario del crimen, pero siempre elude a la policía. Cuando el teniente Vincent D'Agosta acude a Pendergast, este no muestra ningún interés hasta que se da cuenta de que el asesino escribe un mensaje en cadacadáver... y estos mensajes se dirigen a él. Reseña:«La acción es constante y empieza con un estallido.»RT Books Reviews

Dos veces mordido

Dos veces mordido: un misterio de Matt Davis, de Joe Perrone Jr. Sexo, religión y serpientes venenosas se combinan en un emocionante misterio. Un traficante de cristal suele tener muchos enemigos, así que no es ninguna sorpresa cuando uno aparece asesinado en la cabina de su camioneta en una zona de aparcamiento frecuentada por pescadores. Hay muchos sospechosos en potencia y motivos en abundancia, pero, después de que todo haya sido minuciosamente examinado, el comisario de Roscoe, Matt Davis se encuentra en un punto muerto —al menos hasta que encuentra a los Trentweilers. Ron y Winona son un par de predicadores de la iglesia Pentecostal con un pasado turbio, que han llegado desde Alabama, siguiendo la columna vertebral de los montes Apalaches hasta el «patio trasero» de Matt en las montañas Catskill. Para hacer las cosas aún más interesantes, últimamente han incorporado serpientes venenosas a su «espectáculo» religioso. ¿Qué secretos esconden el exconvicto y su esposa en sus respectivos armarios? ¿Es el hermano Ron exactamente lo que aparenta ser? ¿Es un religioso convertido o simplemente un estafador? ¿Y qué pasa con Winona? ¿Quién es y de dónde ha venido? A estas y otras preguntas se enfrenta el comisario Matt Davis en Dos veces mordido, cuando, una vez más, se ve cara a cara con un asesinato en el adormilado pueblo de Roscoe, Nueva York. Género: Ficción / Misterio y policíaco / General.

Dossiê Mackenzie

Kendall pode simplesmente ver na televisão. Lá estava a fotografia do governador Frank Reynolds. Na parte inferior da tela havia uma grossa faixa dizendo: governador Frank Reynolds encontrado morto. A voz no noticiário estava dando todos os detalhes disponíveis. Ao que parece seu corpo foi encontrado mais cedo naquela mesma manhã. Ele foi encontrado caído na garagem. Havia levado dois tiros. Um tiro em cima do peito, o outro no ombro. A polícia acredita que a arma usada foi uma 9mm, a voz no noticiário anunciou. Kendall levou um susto. Anthony Shaw também havia sido morto por uma 9mm. Kendall não tinha muita certeza do que tudo isso significava. Que conexão havia entre Anthony Shaw e o governador do estado e o poderoso empresário Ian Duncan. E quanto ao senador Mackenzie? Onde ele se encaixava? E quem ou o que era Latimer? A bem pouco tempo atrás Kendall era um detetive particular, um Olho Discreto, investigando um insignificante e pequeno assassinato sem pistas, sem testemunhas e sem motivos. Realmente sem nada. Agora ele tinha tantas peças que ele não sabia como encaixá-las. Ele sequer sabia se elas vinham do mesmo quebra-cabeça.

Dostoevsky Portrayed by his Wife: The Diary and Reminiscences of Mme. Dostoevsky

Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (11 November 1821 - 9 February 1881) was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist and philosopher. Dostoevsky’s literary works explored human psychology in the troubled political, social, and spiritual atmosphere of 19th-century Russia, and engaged with a variety of philosophical and religious themes. He became one of the most widely read and highly regarded Russian writers. His writings were widely read both within and beyond his native Russia and influenced an equally great number of later writers, including Russians like Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and Anton Chekhov, as well as philosophers such as Friedrich Nietzsche and Jean-Paul Sartre.This book, first published in its present form in 1926, contains portions of the Diary of Dostoevsky’s second wife, Anna Dostoevsky, the rough notes of her Reminiscences, and copies of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s letters to her from 1866 to 1881. All of these, in her own handwriting, were found in August 1922 and delivered by the representative of the Commissar of Education in Georgia (in the Caucasus) to the directors of the Moscow Archives, and serve to provide a clear portrait of Dostoevsky’s wife during the last fourteen years of his life.“Mme. Dostoevsky, with her practical mind, abounding energy, indomitable will and capacity for seeing things through when once a decision was made, is here revealed as the true complement of Dostoevsky, who was rather incompetent in practical affairs.”—Prefatory NoteThe book is also beautifully illustrated with 4 full-page plates.

Dostoevsky: A Collection of Critical Essays

First published in 1962, the present volume is a collection of critical essays on selected works by Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881), the famous 19th century Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist and philosopher.Critical evaluation of Fyodor Dostoevsky has been marked by sharp and violently bitter extremes. René Wellek has assembled a wide spectrum of these varied critical attitudes toward the works of the great Russian “tragedian of ideas.” Dostoevsky’s work is seen from psychoanalytical, existential, theological, and Marxist points of view. Professor Wellek’s introduction sketches the history of Dostoevsky criticism and influence in all main countries—a task never before attempted.The essays in this collection are:PHILIP RAHV—Dostoevsky in Crime and PunishmentMURRAY KRIEGER—Dostoevsky’s “Idiot”: The Curse of SaintlinessIRVING HOWE—Dostoevsky: The Politics of SalvationELISEO VIVAS—The Two Dimensions of Reality in The Brothers KaramazovD. H. LAWRENCE—Preface to Dostoevsky’s “The Grand Inquisitor”SIGMUND FREUD—Dostoevsky and ParricideGEORG LUKÁCS—DostoevskyDMITRI CHIZHEVSKY—The Theme of the Double in DostoevskyV. V. ZENKOVSKY—Dostoevsky’s Religious and Philosophical ViewsDEREK TRAVERSI—Dostoevsky

Dostoievsky: An Interpretation

DOSTOIEVSKY has played a decisive part in my spiritual life. While I was still a youth a slip from him, so to say, was grafted upon me. He stirred and lifted up my soul more than any other writer or philosopher has done, and for me people are always divided into “dostoievskyites” and those to whom his spirit is foreign. It is undoubtedly due to his “cursed questioning” that philosophical problems were present to my consciousness at so early an age, and some new aspect of him is revealed to me every time I read him. The Legend of the Grand Inquisitor, in particular, made such an impression on my young mind that when I turned to Jesus Christ for the first time I saw him under the appearance that he bears in the Legend.At the base of my notion of the world as I see it there has always lain the idea of liberty, and in this fundamental intuition of liberty I found Dostoievsky as it were on his own special ground. Accordingly, I long wanted to devote a book to him but was able to realize my wish only to the extent of a few articles. Finally, the lectures which I delivered on him at the seminar I directed during the winter of 1920-21 determined me to bring together my thoughts on the subject, and so this book came to be written. In it I have not only tried to display Dostoievsky’s own conception of the world, but also to set down a considerable part of what constitutes my own.—Nicholas Alexandrovitch Berdyaev

Dot & Jabber and the Big Bug Mystery

Bugs are all over Dot and Jabber's meadow. Then--poof!--they're gone! Bugs can't just disappear, can they? The mouse detectives know a big bug mystery when they see one. Join them as they search for clues to prove that there's more to this vanishing act than meets the eye. An afterword provides clear and fascinating information about how insects and animals use camouflage.

Dot & Jabber and the Big Bug Mystery (Dot & Jabber #3)

Bugs are all over Dot and Jabber's meadow. Then—poof!—they're gone! Bugs can't just disappear, can they? The mouse detectives know a big bug mystery when they see one. Join them as they search for clues to prove that there's more to this vanishing act than meets the eye. An afterword provides clear and fascinating information about how insects and animals use camouflage.

Dot & Jabber and the Great Acorn Mystery (Dot & Jabber)

Dot and Jabber are mouse detectives with a mission: They’re determined to find out how a little oak tree grew in their field when there are no other oak trees around. They know it grew from an acorn, but how did the acorn get there? Dot and Jabber have a case to crack--if Jabber doesn’t eat the clues first! Ellen Stoll Walsh, creator of the popular Mouse Paint mice, introduces two new mice who love mysteries. Full of curiosity and humor, Dot and Jabber track clues to solve science mysteries for young readers. An afterword presents easy-to-understand facts about acorns and oak trees.

Dot & Jabber and the Mystery of the Missing Stream (Dot & Jabber)

Last night the rain poured down. Today the stream is empty! Where did the water go? It's a good thing Dot and Jabber are on the case--these mouse detectives love mysteries. Their scrambling search upstream leads to funny encounters with a puddle full of minnows and a snake . . . and to lots of clues. But can the detectives figure out just how those clues fit together? Ellen Stoll Walsh, creator of the popular Mouse Paint mice, brings us this companion book to Dot & Jabber and the Great Acorn Mystery. An afterword presents easy-to-understand facts about storms and dams.

Dot Robot (Dot Robot Ser.)

'Congratulations, Jackson. Welcome to MeX.'Dot.com billionaire Devlin Lear, founder of the top-secret defence force MeX, has been watching Jackson Farley. He knows he has found a digital genius.Along with three other brilliant gamers from different corners of the world, Lear needs Jackson to join him and stop the criminal heist of the century. And all by the power of the most highly advanced, state-of-the-art robots ever invented.Are Jackson and the MeX recruits as good as Lear thinks? And how does Jackson know quite who to trust when they can never meet face-to-face?

Dot Robot: Atomic Swarm

Twelve year-old Jackson Farley is a digital genius. On a robotics scholarship at a high-tech American university, he's having the time of his life - but then an explosion at the nuclear reactor on campus changes everything. Jackson and his fellow gamers are highly suspicious - the attack bears the hallmark of maniacal dot.com billionaire Devlin Lear and his rogue robots. And it appears to be part of a terrifying multimillion-dollar master plan.But Jackson can't believe Lear is behind the sinister dealings. Devlin Lear is dead. Isn't he?

Dot Robot: Cyber Gold (Dot Robot Ser.)

Evil Yakusa gangsters, lethal martial arts, and awesome fighting robots - Jackson Farley is back in the latest techno blockbuster in the hugely popular Dot Robot techno-thriller series.Set against the glittering neon backdrop of Tokyo and in the dark and eerie forests of the Sea of Trees, digital genius Jackson and robotics expert Brooke English are hot on the trail of their missing friends, Japan's most famous professional gamers, the Kojima Twins. The twins have joined hundreds of kidnapped gamers as part of a secret Gold Farming ring, forced to play for virtual items such as spells and weapons, sold for huge profits.Jackson and Brooke must find their friends and fast. But when the world they've been kidnapped into isn't real, where do they even begin?

Dotty's Suitcase

In Dotty's world, excitement is as scarce as money--and her desire to escape is bottomless During the Great Depression, twelve-year-old Dotty dreams of traveling far away--maybe even to Africa to see crocodiles along the Nile. But first she needs luggage. If she wishes hard enough, she knows she'll get it. When a bag full of money nearly lands in Dotty's lap, adventure awaits. She and her neighbor Jud quickly discover that danger and heartbreak travel with that suitcase, and Dotty realizes that the reality of getting away from her small town may not be all that she imagined.

Double Action

Double Action Deputy & Hitched!: Double Action Deputy / Running Out Of Time (tactical Crime Division) (Cardwell Ranch: Montana Legacy Ser. #4)

Return to Cardwell Ranch for another killer thriller from New York Times bestselling author B.J. Daniels—plus a bonus story!Double Action DeputyWhen Montana deputy marshal Brick Savage asks homicide detective Maureen Mortensen to help him find the person who destroyed her family, she quickly accepts his offer. But as the stakes rise and they get closer to a truth more horrible than they ever expected, can they find the murderer before they become targets?Hitched!Following a trail of secrets back to his family ranch, Jack Winchester needs a cover to solve a decades-old mystery. Josey Smith offers him the perfect one—she’ll pose as his wife for a week. Yet while the sparks flying between them are anything but fake, the danger they face is all too real…

Double Action Deputy: Double Action Deputy / Running Out Of Time (tactical Crime Division) (Cardwell Ranch: Montana Legacy #4)

Join New York Times bestselling author B.J. Daniels at Cardwell Ranch for nonstop suspense in Big Sky country.A relentless marshal. A rogue detective. A bargain they may not live long enough to regret.When Montana deputy marshal Brick Savage asks homicide detective Maureen Mortensen to help him find the person who destroyed her family, she quickly accepts his offer. But as the stakes rise and they get closer to the truth more horrible than they ever expected, can they find the murderer before they become targets?From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served.For more action-packed stories, check out the other books in the Cardwell Ranch: Montana Legacy series:Book 1: Steel ResolveBook 2: Iron WillBook 3: Ambush Before SunriseBook 4: Double Action Deputy

Double Agent

In this inspirational romantic suspense, a female government agent partners with a special forces officer to find her brother’s murderer.As a spy, Sabine Laduca works alone. But when she investigates her brother’s murder, she’s forced into an uneasy alliance with his Delta Force team leader. The CIA taught Sabine to trust no one, and Sergeant Major Doug Richardson is no exception. The handsome soldier hides his own secrets, but nothing will stop Sabine from finding out who killed her brother. Not even when the CIA declares her rogue. Now not only is the killer after her, so is the agency. For the first time, she needs someone—Doug. Because only he can help her find the truth . . . and only he can keep her safe . . . .

Double Agent: From The Bestselling Author Of Secret Service (The Kate Henderson Thrillers #2)

The journalist and bestselling author delivers the sequel to the &“cracking, uber-topical spy thriller&” Secret Service featuring Kate Henderson (Financial Times). Kidnapped in Venice by a Russian defector, Kate knows she&’s in trouble. But when he offers her conclusive video evidence that the British Prime Minister is a live agent working for Moscow, Kate&’s holiday quickly becomes the start of her next mission. Riddled with doubt that the evidence she is presented with may not in fact be as bulletproof as it seems, Kate reopens the investigation into the PM. As she works through the case, Kate runs up against key people at the heart of the British Establishment who refuse to acknowledge the reality in front of them. And, more worryingly, clear signs that there&’s still a mole in her department. But Kate had already identified and eradicated the mole, codenamed Viper. Could she have been mistaken? And could this horrifying video be a fake, produced by the Russians to sabotage British democracy? These questions plague Kate as she tries to keep it together for her children and ailing mother, steadily losing sleep and, she fears, her sanity. This mission will push Kate dangerously close to the edge as she continues her relentless fight for the truth. Praise for Secret Service &“A gripping thriller.&”―Sunday Times &“There are resonant echoes of le Carré here―in the way the betrayals reach from marriage beds to the seats of governments.&”―Booklist (starred review) &“Enthralling and fast-moving . . . the stuff headlines are made of.&”―Daily Mail

Double Barrel

A superb thriller from the pen of a master storyteller. A flurry of anonymous letters and two suicides leads Inspector Van der Valk to a mission in Drente where small-town hysteria may just lead to one of the century's most wanted criminals.