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The English Teacher
by Lily KingFifteen years ago Vida Avery arrived from Texas alone and pregnant at Fayer Academy. She has since become a fixture and one of the best English teachers Fayer has ever had. By living on campus, on an island off the New England coast, Vida has cocooned herself and her son, Peter, from the outside world and from an inside secret. For years she has lived in solitude and largely through the books she teaches, but when she accepts the impulsive marriage proposal of ardent widower Tom Belou, the prescribed life Vida had constructed is swiftly dismantled. Peter, however, welcomes the changes. Excited to move off campus, eager to have siblings at last, Peter anticipates a regular life with a "normal" family. But the Belou children are still grieving, and the memory of their recently deceased mother exerts a powerful hold on the house. As Vida begins teaching her signature book, Tess of the D'Urbervilles, a nineteenth-century tale of an ostracized woman and social injustice, its themes begin to echo eerily in her own life and Peter sees that the mother he perceived as indomitable is collapsing and it is up to him to help.
The English Teacher: A Novel
by Philip Simpson Yiftach Reicher AtirFor readers of John Le Carré and viewers of Homeland, a slow-burning psychological spy-thriller by a former brigadier general of intelligence in the Israeli army"Atir provides an astonishing look at Middle Eastern spycraft."--The Washington Post After attending her father's funeral, former Mossad agent Rachel Goldschmitt empties her bank account and disappears. But when she makes a cryptic phone call to her former handler, Ehud, the Mossad sends him to track her down. Finding no leads, he must retrace her career as a spy to figure out why she abandoned Mossad before she can do any damage to Israel. But he soon discovers that after living under cover for so long, an agent's assumed identity and her real one can blur, catching loyalty, love, and truth between them. In the midst of a high-risk, high-stakes investigation, Ehud begins to question whether he ever knew his agent at all. In The English Teacher, Yiftach R. Atir drew on his own experience in intelligence to weave a psychologically nuanced thriller that explores the pressures of living under an assumed identity for months at a time.From the Trade Paperback edition.
The Englishman's Cameo
by Madhulika LiddleA poisoned paan, a non-government issue arrow and the cameo of a mysterious Englishman... Muzaffar Jang is that rare creature in Mughal Emperor Shahjahan’s Dilli – an aristocrat with friends in low places. One of whom, Faisal, stands accused of murder. When the body of Mirza Murad Begh is found stabbed in the chest, lying in a water channel in the Qila, poor Faisal is the only one around. But what of the fact that, minutes before his demise, the victim had stepped out of the haveli of Shahjahanabad’s most ravishing courtesan? Could not the sultry Mehtab Banu and her pale, delicate sister, Gulnar have something to do with the murder? Determined to save his friend, Muzaffar decides to investigate, with only a cup now and then of that new-fangled brew – ‘Allah, so bitter’ – called coffee to help him. A trail of clues leads him from Mehtab’s haveli out into the streets of seventeenth-century Dilli – rife with rumours of Dara Shukoh’s strange leanings and Prince Aurangzeb’s rebelliousness – into a conspiracy far more sinister than he had imagined...
Engraved in Stone: A Muzaffar Jang Mystery (Muzaffar Jang Mysteries #1)
by Madhulika LiddleTwo years after the Taj Mahal is finally built, many secrets shroud its walls...In Agra to escort home the beautiful Shireen, Muzaffar Jang – maverick nobleman and ace detective – reluctantly finds himself at the centre of yet another murder investigation when Mumtaz Hassan, a prominent trader, is found dead under mysterious circumstances. The Diwan-i-kul, Mir Jumla, on his way to invade Bijapur, hands the task of finding the killer to Muzaffar. With almost no evidence to work with except an ambiguous scrawl on a scrap of paper found clutched in the dead man’s fist, Muzaffar knows he must find the killer before the Diwan-i-kul returns if he wants to save himself an invitation to a beheading. As he begins to uncover the dross beneath the golden opulence of the dead man and his murkily amorous past, Muzaffar chances upon another mystery: a long forgotten tale of a woman who vanished inexplicably one evening. Muzaffar Jang once again pits his wits against an array of potential suspects – even as he loses his heart... '
Enid Blyton Adventure Treasury
by Enid BlytonA must for Blyton fans, the Adventure Treasury is a collection of her most exciting writing. Join the Famous Five, the Secret Seven, the Adventurous Four, the Five Find-Outers and many more of Enid Blyton's heroes as they solve mysteries, explore new places and foil criminals!Compiled by well known critic, writer and broadcaster, Mary Cadogan, and Blyton archivist, Norman Wright, this treasury contains extracts and short stories from across the range of adventure stories and poems written by Blyton, including classic stories from the Enid Blyton Magazine and Sunny Stories. Illustrated with black and white line and coloured-up original illustrations, as well as a colour plate section, this is a large format, quality book for the gift market - perfect for Blyton fans everywhere!
Enid Blyton Adventure Treasury
by Enid BlytonA must for Blyton fans, the Adventure Treasury is a collection of her most exciting writing. Join the Famous Five, the Secret Seven, the Adventurous Four, the Five Find-Outers and many more of Enid Blyton's heroes as they solve mysteries, explore new places and foil criminals!Compiled by well known critic, writer and broadcaster, Mary Cadogan, and Blyton archivist, Norman Wright, this treasury contains extracts and short stories from across the range of adventure stories and poems written by Blyton, including classic stories from the Enid Blyton Magazine and Sunny Stories. Illustrated with black and white line and coloured-up original illustrations, as well as a colour plate section, this is a large format, quality book for the gift market - perfect for Blyton fans everywhere!
Enigma (Maximum Men #5)
by Carla CassidyTest Subject: Jared MaddoxAbility: Mental telepathyWeakness: Willa Tyler, the only person he was able to communicate with while in a coma.From the moment he came out of a coma, Jared Maddox knew his whereabouts had been compromised and that only one person could help him escape: trauma nurse Willa Tyler. Although he was reluctant to put Willa's life in danger, she refused to abandon him, insisting she help him reconnect with his mysterious past…and his identical twin. Using the abilities some saw as a gift, Jared sensed the moment they closed in on the truth. And the moment he started considering a future with the strong and beautiful woman who'd faithfully stood by his side. But was her healing touch enough to weather what they uncovered deep in the mountains?
Enigma: An FBI Thriller (An FBI Thriller #21)
by Catherine Coulter‘Coulter is at the top of her game ... Twists and turns galore’ Publishers Weekly starred review #1 New York Times bestseller Catherine Coulter's highly anticipated FBI thriller presents Agents Savich and Sherlock with two baffling mysteries. Working with Agent Cam Wittier and New York-based former Special Forces agent Jack Cabot, they must race against the clock to catch an international criminal and solve the enigma of the man called John Doe. When Agent Dillon Savich saves Kara Moody from a seemingly crazy man, he doesn’t realise he will soon be facing a scientist who wants to live forever and is using 'John Doe' to help him. But when the scientist, Lister Maddox, loses him, he ups the stakes and targets another to take his experiments to the next level. It’s a race against time literally as Savich and Sherlock rush to stop him and save both present and future victims of his experiments. In the meantime, Cam Wittier and Jack Cabot must track a violent criminal through the Daniel Boone National Forest. When he escapes through a daring rescue, the agents have to find out who set his escape in motion and how it all ties into the murder of Mia Prevost, the girlfriend of the president’s Chief of Staff’s only son, Saxton Hainny. It’s international intrigue at the highest levels and they know they have to succeed or national security is compromised. Featuring Catherine Coulter’s signature “breakneck plot and magnetic characters” (Huffington Post), Enigma is a shocking thrill ride that will keep the you turning pages as fast as you can.
Enigma (An FBI Thriller #21)
by Catherine CoulterFrom New York Times bestselling author Catherine Coulter comes the heart-stopping twenty-first installment in the electrifying FBI Thriller series.After Agent Dillon Savich stops a crazy man from harming a pregnant woman, the man unexpectedly falls into a coma. Doctors discover a drug in his blood they can't identify, and his only identification is a yellow wristband marked E 2. Did this John Doe escape from a mental hospital? And why was he at the pregnant woman's house? When her newborn baby is kidnapped from the hospital, Savich realizes there's a connection between the kidnapping and the unconscious John Doe. DNA tests uncover a startling fact: his cells are unlike any other—he's an Enigma. Savich, Sherlock, and an FBI team of experts must find the kidnapped baby, uncover the link, and determine what bizarre drug was used on John Doe and, most importantly, why. Meanwhile, Liam Hennessey, aka Manta Ray, a convicted bank robber, escapes from the Federal Marshals on his transport to a federal penitentiary. He and his "handlers" are seen going into the Daniel Boone National Forest. Savich sends Agents Cam Wittier and Jack Cabot after them. Why break out this violent criminal? Or did the safe deposit box he stole and hid before he was captured contain something critically dangerous to somone? Wittier and Cabot are in hot pursuit. What they discover turns the case sideways. Coulter's latest dual-plot thriller will keep you guessing as Savich, Sherlock, Cabot, and Wittier uncover surprise after surprise in this race against the clock until the shocking conclusions.
Enigma
by Robert HarrisA gripping World War II mystery novel with a cryptographic twist, Enigma's hero is Tom Jericho, a brilliant British mathematician working as a member of the team struggling to crack the Nazi Enigma code.
El enigma de Cambises
by Paul SussmanEn el año 532 antes de Cristo, el rey persa Cambises envió un ejército de cincuenta mil hombres al oasis de Siwa para destruir el oráculo de Amón. Mientras cruzaban el desierto occidental de Egipto, aquellos soldados y mercenarios fueron alcanzados por una tormenta de arena, y nada más se supo de ellos. Hasta que dos mil quinientos años después... El inspector egipcio Yusuf Jalifa investiga la aparición de un cadáver mutilado en las orillas del Nilo, en Luxor: el de un pobre albañil que traficaba con antigüedades. Otro asesinato, el de un anticuario en El Cairo, le pondrá sobre la pista de los hombres de Saif Allah, un grupo fundamentalista que sufraga sus actividades terroristas con la venta de piezas arqueológicas robadas. Mientras, Tara Mullray llega a Egipto en viaje de vacaciones y al llegar a casa de su padre, un egiptólogo británico, se lo encuentra muerto. Cada uno por su lado, Jalifa y Tara irán adentrándose en un laberinto de intriga, fanatismo, política y violencia, que finalmente los lleva al desierto y a la solución de uno de los grandes misterios del mundo antiguo.
El enigma de la Atlántida
by Charles BrokawEl enigma de la Atlántida narra el descubrimiento de un gran secreto que hunde sus raíces en la desaparecida Atlántida, el Vaticano y la Biblia. «Si disfrutó con El código da Vinci, éste es su libro; El enigma de la Atlántida ofrece las mismas dosis de misterio, aventura y entretenimiento.»Deepak ChopraEl Dr. Thomas Lourds, experto en lenguas antiguas, recibe el encargo de examinar una campana de unos 20.000 años de antigüedad que lleva grabado un mensaje críptico. Su estudio concluye que se halla ante una lengua desconocida hasta la fecha y, lo más sorprendente, es que ésta podría ser la de los habitantes de la Atlántida. Lourds continúa con su investigación sin saber que El Vaticano tiene sus propios planes en lo que a la Atlántida se refiere, y que hará lo indecible para proteger los secretos sobre los orígenes del Cristianismo enterrados con ella. En su afán por desvelar el misterio, el profesor viajará a numerosos escenarios, entre ellos la ciudad de Cádiz, centro de las excavaciones para hallar la mítica ciudad perdida.
El enigma de la habitación 622
by Joël DickerNÚMERO 1 EN VENTAS Vuelve el «principito de la literatura negra contemporánea, el niño mimado de la industria literaria» (GQ): el nuevo thriller de Joël Dicker es su novela más personal. MÁS DE 9.000.000 DE LECTORES SON #AdictosaDicker Ganador del Premio Goncourt des Lycéens, del Gran Premio de Novela de la Academia Francesa, del Premio Lire, del Premio Qué Leer y del Premio San Clemente Una noche de diciembre, un cadáver yace en el suelo de la habitación 622 del Palace de Verbier, un hotel de lujo en los Alpes suizos. La investigación policial no llegará nunca a término y el paso del tiempo hará que muchos olviden lo sucedido. Años más tarde, el escritor Joël Dicker llega a ese mismo hotel para recuperarsede una ruptura sentimental. No se imagina que terminará investigando el viejo crimen, y no lo hará solo: Scarlett, la bella huésped y aspirante a novelista de la habitación contigua, lo acompañará en la búsqueda mientras intenta aprender también las claves para escribir un buen libro. ¿Qué sucedió aquella noche en el Palace de Verbier? Es la gran pregunta de este thriller diabólico, construido con la precisión de un reloj suizo. Joël Dicker nos lleva finalmente a su país natal para narrarnos una investigación policial en la que se mezclan un triángulo amoroso, juegos de poder, traiciones y envidias en una Suiza no tan tranquila, donde la verdad es muy distinta a todo lo que hayamos imaginado. La crítica ha dicho...«Voluntad, secretos e intriga: el camino al éxito. El autor superventas lleva la trama de su nueva novela al ámbito financiero en Suiza y construye un thriller híbrido en el que juega con él mismo como personaje. Se pueden decir muchas cosas, y se han dicho, sobre Joël Dicker, pero no que no sepa lo que quiere, cómo conseguirlo y a quién se lo debe.»Juan Carlos Galindo, El País «La seducción del universo Dicker: [...] una atmósfera de misterio que atrapa a los lectores.»Lara Gómez Ruiz, La Vanguardia «Joël Dicker regresa en vísperas del verano con el que promete ser otro best seller, [...] una compleja arquitectura literaria a base de flashbacks, laberínticos interludios, equívocos argumentales y un suspense en la mejor tradición de Agatha Christie o el Mr. Ripley de Patricia Highsmith.»Vanessa Graell, El Mundo «Joël convierte en oro todo lo que toca o, mejor dicho, todo lo que escribe. [...] Con esta nueva novela vuelve a poner sobre la mesa su talento y su maestría.»Noelia Hontorio, Crónica Global - El Español «Joël Dicker sirve a los lectores el cóctel de intriga, dobles vidas, ambiciones desmesuradas y metaliteratura que lo ha convertido en uno de los novelistas suizos más leídos del mundo.»Jordi Nopca, Ara «Dicker [...] no tiene miedo. Está convencido de que es ahora más que nunca cuando necesitamos que nos cuenten buenas historias y él asegura tener una. [...] Cualquiera que se acerque, por poco que sea, a su narrativa detectará enseguida que de fácil no tiene nada; más bien al revés, hay en ella ciertos contrastes y elementos invisibles, que le confieren una capacidad para absorber y evadir al lector similar a la más peligrosa de las drogas.»Marina Sanmartín, La Voz de Cádiz «Dicker no pierde su estilo [...]. Sus giros de guion continúan atrapando al lector: un fenómeno page turner que nos invita a seguir leyendo, esperando un nuevo giro, concentrados en la lectura hasta el final.»L'Illa dels llibres «Un ascensor, un pasillo, la bañera, el metro... mientras en la cocina se calienta el horno. Cuando abres un libro de Joël Dicke
Enigma de un Asesino
by Claudio RuggeriUna investigación ambigua para el comisario Vincent Germano, que estará obligado a moverse cada vez de forma más sigilosa, sobre una pista muy sutil: la que separa a la víctima del carnicero.
El enigma del faraón
by Clive CusslerEn esta decimotercera entrega de la serie de aventuras trepidantes «Archivos NUMA» Kurt Austin y su equipo deberán enfrentarse a un peligro con más de tres mil años de antigüedad. Ciudad de los muertos, Egipto, 1353 a.C. Tras prohibirse la adoración a la diosa de la resurrección Osiris, unos sacerdotes prometen a un matrimonio devolver la vida a sus hijos haciendo uso de un antiguo elixir, un secreto enterrado bajo las arenas del desierto. El único precio, matar al faraón Akenatón... Lampedusa, actualidad. Cerca de una remota isla del Mediterráneo, un misterioso barco emana un humo, un veneno mortal. Minutos después, todos los habitantes de la isla parecen haber muerto. Respondiendo a una llamada de socorro, Kurt Austin y el equipo de NUMA se adentrarán en las causas de la catástrofe. Kurt deberá desvelar la verdad tras las leyendas, aprender los secretos del pasado para salvar las vidas del futuro. Una desesperada carrera contrarreloj en la que se enfrentará a un enemigo que no se detiene ante nada ni ante nadie. Reseña:«El más intrigante, salvaje, imaginativo y entretenido thriller de la serie "Archivos NUMA". Los fans de Cussler se pelearán por él.»Library Journal
El enigma Flatey
by Viktor IngólfssonIslandia reina en la novela negra: el mayor enigma desde El nombre de la rosa. 1960, la primavera se instala al fin en Islandia. Tres cazadores de focas encuentran en una playa un cadáver en avanzado estado de descomposición. La pequeña comunidad de Flatey sabe que el muerto sólo puede ser un forastero. Kjartan, ayudante del gobernador, llega a la isla para descubrir quién es el asesino de un misterioso investigador de códices danés. Cada pista lo conduce hasta un enigmático manuscrito medieval, el Libro de Flatey. Pero hay una nueva víctima. Esta vez con un águila grabada con sangre en la espalda. El culpable sigue en la isla. La crítica ha dicho...«Ingólfsson une con destreza las sagas islandesas y una historia de crimen moderna, prolongando el suspense al máximo.» Straubinger Tagblatt (Alemania) «Nada más comenzar a leer El enigma Flatey se entra en una atmósfera mágica... Es difícil escoger cuál de las dos tramas de esta novela es más fascinante: la contemporánea o la histórica; es fácil sin embargo adivinar quién es el protagonista absoluto: Islandia.» Wuz Cultura & Spettacolo (Italia) «Tan cautivador y excitante que no podrá soltar el libro hasta la última página.» Morgunbladid Newspaper (Islandia) «Un misterio que hipnotiza y que contiene una extraña belleza.» Jeremy Megraw, «Los cinco mejores libros de 2013», Crime Fiction Lover (Gran Bretaña) «La historia de El enigma Flatey es contada con una precisión milimétrica... El lector tiene que experimentar por sí mismo cómo el autor encaja cada pieza del puzle... Las descripciones de la naturaleza y de los paisajes son precisas, pero también sumamente líricas.» Ciao.de (Alemania) «La historia mantiene al lector en vilo. Ingólfsson tiene un gran talento para escribir novelas criminales con un alto contenido histórico y cultural.» DV Newspaper (Islandia) «Lo que parecía un simple thriller nórdico se convierte en un gran descubrimiento literario con tintes de saga.» Left (Italia) «Una revelación islandesa, maravillosa y vívida. Apártense los escritores de novelas policiacas noruegos y suecos... El enigmaFlatey entusiasma con su mirada profunda al alma de Islandia.» NDR (Alemania) «Los amantes de las novelas criminales e históricas están de enhorabuena, ya que El enigma Flatey es una combinación de ambas, pero también se la recomiendo a los enamorados de la cultura islandesa y de las sagas.» Iceland Review (Islandia) «La novela de Ingólfsson destaca por un ritmo pausado, el que llevan los habitantes de Flatey, y por la atmósfera casi irreal en la que se desarrolla la trama... Un mundo en el que las sagas nórdicas forman parte del día a día.» Corriere Nazionale (Italia) «Un thriller con personajes únicos, en el que brillan los detalles secundarios.» Paper Blog (Italia)
The Enigma Game
by Elizabeth WeinA stunning new historical novel from New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Wein, featuring a beloved character from the award-winning Code Name Verity; for fans of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society.A German soldier risks his life to drop off the sought-after Enigma Machine to British Intelligence, hiding it in a pub in a small town in northeast Scotland, and unwittingly bringing together four very different people who decide to keep it to themselves. Louisa Adair, a young teen girl hired to look after the pub owner's elderly, German-born aunt, Jane Warner, finds it but doesn't report it. Flight-Lieutenant Jamie Beaufort-Stuart intercepts a signal but can't figure it out. Ellen McEwen, volunteer at the local airfield, acts as the go-between and messenger, after Louisa involves Jane in translating. The planes under Jamie's command seem charmed, as Jamie knows where exactly to go, while other squadrons suffer, and the four are loathe to give up the machine, even after Elisabeth Lind from British Intelligence arrives, even after the Germans start bombing the tiny town . . .
The Enigma Game
by Elizabeth Wein#1 New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Wein delivers an exhilarating, unmissable thriller that finds three very different young adults united to decode a secret that could turn the tide of World War II. 1940. Facing a seemingly endless war, fifteen-year-old Louisa Adair wants to fight back, make a difference, do something-anything to escape the Blitz and the ghosts of her parents, who were killed by enemy action. But when she accepts a position caring for an elderly German woman in the small village of Windyedge, Scotland, it hardly seems like a meaningful contribution. Still, the war feels closer than ever in Windyedge, where Ellen McEwen, a volunteer driver with the Royal Air Force, and Jamie Beaufort-Stuart, a flight leader for the 648 Squadron, are facing a barrage of unbreakable code and enemy attacks they can't anticipate.Their paths converge when a German pilot lands in Windyedge under mysterious circumstances and plants a key that leads Louisa to an unparalleled discovery: an Enigma machine that translates German code. Louisa, Ellen, and Jamie must work together to unravel a puzzle that could turn the tide of the war--but doing so will put them directly in the cross-hairs of the enemy.Featuring beloved characters from Code Name Verity and The Pearl Thief, as well as a remarkable new voice, this brilliant, breathlessly plotted novel by award-winning author Elizabeth Wein is a must-read.
The Enigma Girl
by Henry PorterA masterclass in espionage thriller fiction from the heir to John le Carre for fans of Mick Herron, Charles Cumming and David McCloskey. Meet disgraced MI5 agent Slim Parsons, a character who - like Lisbeth Salander - will sear your soulBeautifully written, surprising and engrossing, with a blazing moral energy - Rory Stewart, author of Politics on the EdgeSlim Parsons is all but burned. Her last deep cover job for MI5 ended with a life-and-death struggle on a private jet that caused her to go on the run from both the deadly target and her angry bosses in the Security Service. They say that violence comes too easily to her; that she's bordering on delinquent and unsuitable for the role of an MI5 operative.Yet she is recalled and asked to infiltrate a news website that's causing alarm in the highest circles. It is staffed by a group descended from wartime codebreakers operating from an unassuming office block near Bletchley Park. Operation Linesman looks like a come down, the curtain on a brilliant career in the shadows. However, she accepts the assignment on condition that the Security Service searches for her missing brother. Linesman turns out to be anything but simple. Her personal loss, her previous deep cover role, and a threat to MI5 itself from her original target come together in a three-way collision. And all the while she is watched by someone even deeper in the shadows than she is.
The Enigma Girl
by Henry PorterA masterclass in espionage thriller fiction from the heir to John le Carre for fans of Mick Herron, Charles Cumming and David McCloskey. Meet disgraced MI5 agent Slim Parsons, a character who - like Lisbeth Salander - will sear your soulBeautifully written, surprising and engrossing, with a blazing moral energy - Rory Stewart, author of Politics on the EdgeSlim Parsons is all but burned. Her last deep cover job for MI5 ended with a life-and-death struggle on a private jet that caused her to go on the run from both the deadly target and her angry bosses in the Security Service. They say that violence comes too easily to her; that she's bordering on delinquent and unsuitable for the role of an MI5 operative.Yet she is recalled and asked to infiltrate a news website that's causing alarm in the highest circles. It is staffed by a group descended from wartime codebreakers operating from an unassuming office block near Bletchley Park. Operation Linesman looks like a come down, the curtain on a brilliant career in the shadows. However, she accepts the assignment on condition that the Security Service searches for her missing brother. Linesman turns out to be anything but simple. Her personal loss, her previous deep cover role, and a threat to MI5 itself from her original target come together in a three-way collision. And all the while she is watched by someone even deeper in the shadows than she is.
Enigma of China: Inspector Chen 8 (As heard on Radio 4 #8)
by Qiu XiaolongChief Inspector Chen Cao never had a choice about his career. A poet by training, he was assigned to the Shanghai Police Department after college. To his own surprise, he became an excellent detective, and now he's in line to take over the top political position in the department. Which is why the Party has chosen him for the investigation into the death of Zhou Keng. Zhou Keng was running the Shanghai Housing Development Committee when a number of his corrupt practices were exposed. Removed from his position and placed into detention, he apparently hanged himself while under guard.The Party is anxious to have Zhou's death declared a suicide, but the sequence of events doesn't quite add up. Now Chen will have to decide what to do - follow the party line, or seek the justice his position requires and risk angering powerful people...
The Enigma of Garlic: A 44 Scotland Street Novel (16) (44 Scotland Street Series #16)
by Alexander McCall SmithThe latest installment in the charming and congenial 44 Scotland Street series finds all our favourite residents of Edinburgh's most celebrated address up to their usual hilarious hijinks.It's the most anticipated event of the decade—Big Lou and Fat Bob's wedding—and everyone is invited! But the relative peace and tranquillity of 44 Scotland Street is about to be disrupted. Domineering Irene is set to return for a two-month stay, consigning her son, Bertie, to a summer camp. Not content with that, she somehow manages to come between the enigmatic nun, Sister Maria-Fiore dei Fiori di Montagna, and her friend, the hagiographer, Antonia Collie.And can a person really change, even after being struck by lightning? Bruce Anderson&’s metamorphosis and newfound outlook on life is put to the test as he prepares to leave his creature comforts for the monastic simplicity of Pluscarden Abbey. His housesitter, meanwhile, gets a little too comfortable in his new life and discovers that his talented employer's shoes are all too easy to slip into. With great taste comes great responsibility.Alexander McCall Smith's delightfully witty, wise and sometimes surreal comedy spirals out in surprising ways in this new installment, but its heart remains where it has always been, at the centre of life in Edinburgh's New Town.
The Enigma of Room 622: A Novel
by Joël Dicker“Dicker salutes Agatha Christie even as he drops the reader through one trapdoor into another, so that by the end, we doubt we’ve ever read another novel quite like it. (We haven’t.) Fans of Ruth Ware and Lucy Foley will hug this book in between chapters; the many readers who love Anthony Horowitz’s mysteries will celebrate. And me? I’ll be reading it again.”—A. J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window A burnt-out writer’s retreat at a fancy Swiss hotel is interrupted by a murder mystery in this metafictional, meticulously crafted whodunit from the New York Times bestselling author of The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair.A writer named Joël, Switzerland’s most prominent novelist, flees to the Hôtel de Verbier, a luxury resort in the Swiss Alps. Disheartened over a recent breakup and his longtime publisher’s death, Joël hopes to rest. However, his plans quickly go awry. It all starts with a seemingly innocuous detail: at the Verbier, there is no room 622. Before long, Joël and fellow guest Scarlett uncover a long-unsolved murder that transpired in the hotel's room 622. The attendant circumstances: the succession of Switzerland’s largest private bank, a mysterious counterintelligence operation called P-30, and a most disreputable sabotage of hotel hospitality. A European phenomenon, The Enigma of Room 622 is a matryoshka doll of intrigue–as precise as a Swiss watch–and Dicker’s most diabolically addictive thriller yet.Translated from the French by Robert Bononno
The Enigma of Room 622: The devilish new thriller from the master of the plot twist
by Joël Dicker"Spectacular . . . drops the reader through one trapdoor into another" A.J. FINNIt all starts with an innocuous curiosity: at the Hotel de Verbier, a luxury hotel in the Swiss Alps, there is no Room 622.This anomaly piques the interest of Joël Dicker, Switzerland's most famous literary star, who flees to the Verbier to recover from a bad breakup, mourn the death of his publisher, and begin his next novel.Before he knows it, he's coaxed out of his slump by a fellow guest, who quickly uncovers the reason behind Room 622's erasure: an unsolved murder. The attendant circumstances: a love triangle and a power struggle at the heart of Switzerland's largest private bank, a mysterious counter-intelligence unit known only as P-30, and a shadowy émigré with more money than God.A Russian doll of a mystery crafted with the precision of a Swiss watch, The Enigma of Room 622 is Joël Dicker's most diabolically addictive thriller yet.Praise for Joël Dicker "It's that most engaging of treats, a big, fat, intelligent thriller" SIMON MAYO"Dicker has the first-rate crime novelist's ability to lead his readers up the garden path" Sunday ExpressTranslated from the French by Robert Bononno
The Enigma of Room 622: The devilish new thriller from the master of the plot twist
by Joël Dicker"Dicker has the first-rate crime novelist's ability to lead his readers up the garden path" Sunday ExpressIt all starts with an innocuous curiosity: at the Hotel Verbier, a luxury hotel in the Swiss Alps, there is no Room 622. This anomaly piques the interest of the writer Joël Dicker, Switzerland's most famous literary star, who is staying at the hotel to recover from a bad breakup, mourn the death of his longtime publisher, and begin his next novel. Before he knows it, Joël is coaxed out of his torpor by a fellow guest - Scarlett, a captivating aspiring novelist with a nose for intrigue, who swiftly uncovers the reason behind Room 622's deliberate erasure: an unsolved murder. Meanwhile, in the wake of his father's passing, Macaire Ebezner is set to take over as president of the largest private bank in Switzerland. The succession captivates the news media, and the future looks bright, until Macaire learns that the bank's board plan to appoint one Lev Levovitch - Geneva's very own Jay Gatsby - in his place. What seemed a race to the top has just become a race against time . . .A Russian doll of a mystery crafted with the precision of a Swiss watch, The Enigma of Room 622 is a diabolically addictive thriller in which a love triangle and a power struggle - fuelled by envy and betrayal - play out between Geneva and the Alps, as the truth twists and turns into something no reader will see coming. Translated from the French by Roberto Bononno(P) 2022 Quercus Editions Ltd