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Morte sem ressurreição
by Roberto Martínez Guzmán Ana BrumSinopse: Uma série de assassinatos ameaça a tranquila cidade de Ourense, sem qualquer relação aparente entre eles. Contudo, um sinal da identidade da assassina deixa claro que se trata da mesma pessoa, Emma, uma jovem extremamente inteligente, com um plano elaborado e um motivo que a leva a agir dessa forma. Eva, inspetora de polícia é a encarregada do caso. Assim começa uma corrida contra o relógio para evitar mais mortes.
Morte senza resurrezione
by Roberto Martínez Guzmán Cinzia RizzottoUna serie di omicidi minaccia la tranquilla città di Ourense, senza che tra di loro vi sia nessun nesso apparente. Ma un segno distintivo lasciato dall’assassina conferma che sono stati commessi tutti dalla stessa persona: Emma, una ragazza estremamente intelligente con un piano elaborato e un motivo che la porta ad agire in quel modo. Sarà Eva, ispettore di polizia, ad occuparsi del caso. Comincia così una corsa contro il tempo per evitare altre morti. - Oltre 350 giorni nella Top100 di Amazon.es - Oltre 100 giorni nella Top100 di Amazon.com.mx - Libro più venduto su Amazon.es nel novembre 2012 - Libro più venduto su Amazon.com.mx - 10.000 fan su Facebook RECENSIONI - El secreto está en el té: "Al lettore abituale il thè all’arancio si raffredderà nella tazza, ma quando se ne accorgerà sarà già a pagina 70 e non potrà smettere di leggere." - Algo más que libros: "È un romanzo avvincente, diretto e pieno di emozioni, con un finale a dir poco perfetto. Senza dubbio, uno dei migliori romanzi dell’anno." - Leyendo entre letras: "È un libro che ti inchioda, con un argomento nuovo rispetto alla gran quantità di libri usciti negli ultimi tempi." - Cuéntate la vida: "...una storia che ci parla di morte, di omicidi, ma anche di vendetta e di giustizia." - Mientras duermen...: "Le due protagoniste mi hanno sorpreso, credo che entrambi i personaggi siano stati costruiti molto bene. Considerando che stiamo parlando di un autore maschile, direi che è riuscito a cogliere perfettamente l’essenza femminile." - Caminando entre libros: "Sinceramente… mi ha coinvolto così tanto che non ho potuto analizzare profondamente il testo." - ¿Te gusta leer?: "Era la prima volta che leggevo Roberto Martínez Guzmán e devo ammettere che mi ha mervagliato." - Libros
Morte sul Saint-Laurent
by Agnès RuizUna nuova avventura della detective Rachel Toury con al fianco la nipote adolescente Jessica. Agnès Ruiz è autrice di vari best seller con oltre 370.000 copie vendute. Con il suo primo romanzo «Ma vie assassinée» ha ottenuto un successo folgorante. Scrive sia per gli adulti che per i ragazzi. Le sue novelle sulle inchieste della detective Rachel Toury hanno riscosso un grande successo sia in Europa che al di là dell’Atlantico. Molti dei suoi titoli sono stati tradotti in varie lingue. È originaria della Normandia (Francia) e vive in Canada. È sposata e ha tre figli.
Mortmain Hall (Rachel Savernake Golden Age Mysteries #2)
by Martin EdwardsNext in the Rachel Savernake series, perfect for fans of the Golden age of mystery and readers of Anthony Horowitz and Sherry Thomas.Framed for murder and with nowhere to go, Jacob Flint turns to an eclectic group of people on a remote estate to save him…1930. A chilling encounter on London's Necropolis Railway leads to murder and a man escapes the gallows after a witness gives sensational evidence. After this string of strange, fatal events, journalist Jacob Flint discovers that he has been framed for murder. To save himself, he flees to Mortmain Hall, a remote estate on the northern coast. There, an eccentric female criminologist hosts a gathering of eclectic people who have all escaped miscarriages of cruel justice. This strange group puts Jacob a little on edge, but they may be his only hope to clear his name.When a body is found beneath the cliffs near the house, it seems this gathering might be an ingenious plot to get away with murder. Are these eccentrics victims or are they orchestrators of the great deception? Jacob must now set out to uncover the labyrinthine of secrets within Mortmain Hall, alongside Rachel Savernake, woman whose relentless quest for the truth might just bring down the British establishment...Other books in the Rachel Savernake Golden Age Mysteries Series:Gallows Court (Book 1)Mortmain Hall (Book 2)
Morto ao St-Laurent
by Agnès Ruiz Fernando Lira RigamonteA sobrinha de Rachel Thoury descobre um homem morto às margens do rio St-Laurent. Uma investigação delicada para a detetive, sobretudo porque sua família se encontra mais envolvida do que gostaria... Sou autora de vários best-sellers vendidos em mais de 360.000 exemplares. Conquistei um sucesso imenso com minha primeira novela, "Ma vie assassinée". Também escrevi para os adultos e para a juventude. Esqueça a noite, E se fosse minha vida, a mão estrangeira, O homem de uma outra vida, Minha terrível camisa beje, As líderes de torcida, Elias Esparta. Meus romances falam sobre as investigações da detetive Rachel Toury, que conheceram o igualmente o sucesso, tanto na Europa, quanto no outro lado do Atlântico....
Mosaic
by Gayle LyndsWhile giving a gala performance at London's Royal Albert Hall, blind concert-pianist Julia Austrian's sight returns as mysteriously as it disappeared ten years earlier when she was struck by a rare psychological disorder. But her euphoria shatters when she witnesses her mother's murder -- a trauma that hurls her back into her dark and lonely world. Blind, yet the only person who can identify the killer, Julia abandons her celebrated life, regains her sight through hypnosis, and joins maverick CIA analyst Sam Keeline to piece together a series of seemingly random acts that form a vast and terrifying puzzle that threatens America's political system.
Moscow 5000
by Craig ThomasNew York Times–Bestselling Author of Firefox: As Olympic runners prepare to compete in Moscow, a more dangerous race is happening behind the scenes . . . Amid the 1980 Moscow Olympics, a double agent is seeking to defect to the USA—and the CIA needs to take action before the KGB does. Meanwhile, Ukrainian nationalists hope to disrupt the internationally televised events with a spectacular bomb plot. Athletes from around the globe, each facing their own personal challenges, prepare for the men&’s 5000-meter race while agents in the shadows engage in a competition with far more at stake than a gold medal . . . &“A leading exponent of the genre, on a par with, though perhaps not quite as famous as, his fellow countryman Ken Follett . . . A master storyteller.&” —The Independent &“The big race itself is a knockout, wonderfully authentic.&” —Kirkus Reviews Originally published under the pseudonym David Grant
Moscow Crossing (Wallace Mahoney)
by Sean FlanneryWhen a Russian courier is shot and killed in Helsinki, his last words are "A letter from Anna." This mysterious message leads CIA investigator Jack Horn into a tangled maze of shocking truths: a clandestine affair, murder, betrayal, and a devastating international scandal that could rock the world to its foundations.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Moscow Noir (Akashic Noir)
by Natalia Smirnova Julia GoumenThe more you watch Moscow, the more it looks like a huge chameleon that keeps changing its face--and it isn't always pretty. Following Akashic Books' international success with London Noir, Delhi Noir, Paris Noir, and others, the Noir series explores this fabled and troubled city's darkest recesses.Features brand-new stories by: Alexander Anuchkin, Igor Zotov, Gleb Shulpyakov, Vladimir Tuchkov, Anna Starobinets, Vyacheslav Kuritsyn, Sergei Samsonov, Alexei Evdokimov, Ludmilla Petrushevskaya, Maxim Maximov, Irina Denezhkina, Dmitry Kosyrev, Andrei Khusnutdinov, and Sergei Kuznetsov.Natalia Smirnova was born in 1978 in Moscow. In 2006, together with Julia Goumen, she founded Goumen&Smirnova Literary Agency, representing Russian authors worldwide.Julia Goumen was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1977. She holds a PhD in English and has worked in publishing since 2001.
Moscow Quadrille
by Ted AllbeuryA Russian actor on the KGB payroll... A middle aged wife with a fatal sense of guilt...A seductive Slav beauty, fuel for an ageing diplomat's sexual fantasies...A severely compromised British ambassador to Moscow who will return to Britain as the Prime Minister's personal advisor...Their shadowy dance has begun to a tune of betrayal, disillusionment and death, and a nation's fate hangs in the balance.'A truly classic writer of espionage fiction' - Len Deighton
Moscow Racetrack: A Novel of Espionage at the Track
by Anatoly GladilinPart detective story, part political satire, and part love story, Moscow Racetrack is a hard-hitting and illuminating adventure and a journey into the world of Moscow’s gamblers. Moscow Racetrack is the story of the disillusioned Teacher, a habitué of the track, who one day lucks into big winnings. The KGB, who already had their eye on the Teacher because of his anti-Soviet essays on Russian history that are circulating in samizdat, sends the lucky winner and his pal to Paris, so they can test their skills on foreign turf and earn some hard currency for the impoverished Soviet government.
Moscow Racetrack: A Novel of Espionage at the Track
by Anatoly GladilinPart detective story, part political satire, and part love story, Moscow Racetrack is a hard-hitting and illuminating adventure and a journey into the world of Moscow's gamblers. Moscow Racetrack is the story of the disillusioned Teacher, a habitué of the track, who one day lucks into big winnings. The KGB, who already had their eye on the Teacher because of his anti-Soviet essays on Russian history that are circulating in samizdat, sends the lucky winner and his pal to Paris, so they can test their skills on foreign turf and earn some hard currency for the impoverished Soviet government.
Moscow Racetrack: A Novel of Espionage at the Track
by Anatoly GladilinMoscow Racetrack is the story of the disillusioned Teacher, a habitué of the track, who one day lucks into big winnings. The KGB, who already had their eye on the Teacher because of his anti-Soviet essays on Russian history that are circulating in samizdat, sends the lucky winner and his pal to Paris, so they can test their skills on foreign turf and earn some hard currency for the impoverished Soviet government. <P><P> Part detective story, part political satire, and part love story, Moscow Racetrack is a hard-hitting and illuminating adventure and a journey into the world of Moscow's gamblers.
Moscow Rules (Gabriel Allon #8)
by Daniel SilvaDaniel silva has hit the top with his new gabriel allon novel... A #1 New York Times bestseller! The death of a journalist leads Israeli spy Gabriel Allon to Russia, where he finds that, in terms of spycraft, even he has something to learn if he wants to prevent a former KGB colonel from delivering Russia's most sophisticated weapons to al-Qaeda.
Moscow Rules (Gabriel Allon #8)
by Daniel SilvaNow the death of a journalist leads Allon to Russia, where he finds that, in terms of spycraft, even he has something to learn. He's playing by Moscow rules now. It is not the grim, gray Moscow of Soviet times but a new Moscow, awash in oil wealth and choked with bulletproof Bentleys. A Moscow where power resides once more behind the walls of the Kremlin and where critics of the ruling class are ruthlessly silenced. A Moscow where a new generation of Stalinists is plotting to reclaim an empire lost and to challenge the global dominance of its old enemy, the United States. One such man is Ivan Kharkov, a former KGB colonel who built a global investment empire on the rubble of the Soviet Union. Hidden within that empire, however, is a more lucrative and deadly business. Kharkov is an arms dealer—and he is about to deliver Russia's most sophisticated weapons to al-Qaeda. Unless Allon can learn the time and place of the delivery, the world will see the deadliest terror attacks since 9/11—and the clock is ticking fast.
Moscow Sting: A Novel (Anna Rensikov Ser. #2)
by Alex DrydenThe threat of Russia as a hostile superpower returns in this chilling spy thriller.When British spy, Finn, is brutally murdered by a Russian assassin, Adrian, chief of MI6, wants vengeance. He also wants answers - answers that can only be revealed by Finn's widow, Anna, the former KGB colonel who betrayed her country for love and has now disappeared with their child. Adrian isn't the only one desperate to find Anna. Finn accessed intelligence so confidential that the KGB are willing to kill to protect it, and now everyone wants to know what Russia is concealing beneath its veil of political cordiality.
Moscow Sting: A Novel (Anna Rensikov Ser. #2)
by Alex Dryden“Alex Dryden is a writer who can please everyone from fans of old LeCarré to students of current affairs. Moscow Sting is a thought-provoking and entertaining follow up to the terrific Red to Black.”—James Grippando, New York Times bestselling author of Afraid of the DarkBooklist places author Alex Dryden in “the top rank of espionage novelists.” His riveting Moscow Sting proves that the resounding critical acclaim awarded him for his debut, Red to Black, was no fluke. In this spellbinding sequel, former KGB colonel Anna Resnikov escapes to America where she must outwit CIA “friend” and KGB foe alike to survive. Alex Dryden has brought breathtaking new life to the spy novel in this blistering “ripped from the headlines” thriller that focuses on Russia’s chilling reemergence as a hostile superpower.
Moscow X (Damascus Station)
by David McCloskeyA daring CIA operation threatens chaos in the Kremlin. Its execution is foiled by a Russian woman with secret loyaltiesCIA operatives Sia and Max enter Russia to recruit Vladimir Putin's moneyman. Sia works for a London firm that conceals the wealth of the super-rich. Max's family business in Mexico - a CIA front since the 1960s - is a farm that breeds high-end racehorses. They pose as a couple, and their targets are Vadim, Putin's private banker, and his wife Anna, who is both a banker and an intelligence officer. As they descend further into a Russian world dripping with luxury and rife with gangland violence, Sia and Max's hope may be Anna, who is playing a game of her own. Careening between the horse ranch and the dark opulence of Saint Petersburg, Moscow X is both a gripping thriller of modern espionage and a daring work of political commentary on the conflict between Washington and Moscow.
Moscow X: A Novel
by David McCloskey“A smart, sleek, and absolutely gripping thriller that swept me away.” —Brad Thor A daring CIA operation threatens chaos in the Kremlin. But can Langley trust the Russian at its center? CIA officers Sia and Max enter Russia under commercial cover to recruit Vladimir Putin’s moneyman. Sia works for a London law firm that conceals the wealth of the superrich. Max’s family business in Mexico—a CIA front since the 1960s—is a farm that breeds high-end racehorses. They pose as a couple to target Vadim, Putin’s private banker, and his wife, Anna, who—unbeknownst to CIA—is a Russian intelligence officer under deep cover at the bank. As they descend further into a Russian world dripping with luxury and rife with gangland violence, Sia and Max’s only hope may be Anna, who is playing a game of her own. Careening between the horse ranch in northern Mexico, the corridors of Langley, and the dark opulence of Putin’s Russia, Moscow X is both a gripping thriller of modern espionage and a raw, unsparing commentary on the nature of truth, loyalty, and vengeance amid the shadow war between the United States and Russia.
Moscow, Midnight
by John SimpsonGovernment minister Patrick Macready has been found dead in his flat. The coroner rules it an accident, a sex game gone wrong. Jon Swift is from the old stock of journos - cynical, cantankerous and overweight - and something about his friend's death doesn't seem right. Then days after Macready's flat is apparently burgled, Swift discovers that his friend had been researching a string of Russian government figures who had met similarly 'accidental' fates. When the police refuse to investigate further, Swift gets in touch with his contacts in Moscow, determined to find out if his hunch is correct. Following the lead, he is soon drawn into a violent underworld, where whispers of conspiracies, assassinations and double-agents start blurring the line between friend and foe.But the truth will come at a price, and it may cost him everything.
Moskva
by Jack GrimwoodRed Square, 1985. The naked body of a young man is left outside the walls of the Kremlin, frozen solid—like marble to the touch—missing the little finger from his right hand. A week later, Alex Marston, the headstrong fifteen-year-old daughter of the British Ambassador, disappears. Army Intelligence Officer Tom Fox, posted to Moscow to keep him from telling the truth to a government committee, is asked to help find her. It’s a shot at redemption. But Russia is reluctant to give up the worst of her secrets. As Fox’s investigation sees him dragged deeper towards the dark heart of a Soviet establishment determined to protect its own, his fears for Alex’s safety grow with those of the girl’s father. And if Fox can’t find her soon, she looks likely to become the next victim of a sadistic killer whose story is bound tight to that of his country’s terrible past...Moskva is a brilliantly written, chilling and sophisticated the first serial killer thriller by two-time BSFA winner Jon Courtenay Grimwood.
Moskva: 'The new Le Carre' BBC Radio 2 The Sara Cox Show (Tom Fox Trilogy #1)
by Jack Grimwood*Longlisted for the 2017 CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger for best thriller*'Even better than Child 44' Daily Telegraph'Given that the definitive thriller in 1980's Moscow already exists (Gorky Park), Moskva looks like a crazy gamble. But it's one that comes off' Sunday Times'A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma . . .' January, 1986. A week after disgraced Intelligence Officer Tom Fox is stationed to Moscow the British Ambassador's fifteen-year-old daughter goes missing. Fox is ordered to find her, and fast. But the last thing the Soviets want is a foreign agent snooping about on their turf. Not when a killer they can't even acknowledge let alone catch is preparing to kill again . . .A Cold War thriller haunted by an evil legacy from the Second World War, Moskva is a journey into the dark heart of another time and place.'Mesmerising, surefooted, vividly realised . . . something special in the arena of international thrillers' Financial Times'A compulsive and supremely intelligent thriller from a master stylist' Michael Marshall, author of The Straw Men'A blizzard of exciting set pieces, superbly realized' Daily Telegraph
Moss Hysteria (Flower Shop Mystery)
by Kate CollinsAbby and Marco's new neighborhood isn't as rosy as it seems in the latest Flower Shop Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of Florist Grump and A Root Awakening. Flower shop owner Abby Knight and her husband, Marco, are ecstatic to finally be moving into their new home, despite the prospect of unpacking a seemingly infinite number of boxes. After all, Brandywine--their new subdivision--seems like an oasis with its welcoming neighbors and beautifully manicured lawns. But their idyllic community is suddenly uprooted when a body is found floating in a nearby pond. The police think Abby and Marco's helpful next door neighbor is the culprit, but the newlyweds aren't convinced. Meanwhile, Marco distrusts his mother's slick new boyfriend, and Abby's cousin Jillian has agreed to decorate their new home, resulting in comic chaos. Even worse, as Abby and Marco dig through Brandywine's secrets in search of a killer, they discover that some flowers come from very bad seeds...and danger stalks even the sunniest small-town streets.
Most Dangerous Place (Jack Swyteck #13)
by James Grippando<P>Defending a woman accused of murdering the man who sexually assaulted her, Miami lawyer Jack Swyteck must uncover where the truth lies between innocence, vengeance, and justice in this spellbinding tale of suspense—based on shocking true-life events—from the New York Times bestselling author of Gone Again. <P>According to the FBI, the most dangerous place for a woman between the ages of twenty and thirty is in a relationship with a man. Those statistics become all too personal when Jack Swyteck takes on a new client tied to his past. It begins at the airport, where Jack is waiting to meet his old high school buddy, Keith Ingraham, a high-powered banker based in Hong Kong, coming to Miami for his young daughter’s surgery. But their long-awaited reunion is abruptly derailed when the police arrest Keith’s wife, Isabelle, in the terminal, accusing her of conspiring to kill the man who raped her in college. <P>Jack quickly agrees to represent Isa, but soon discovers that to see justice done, he must separate truth from lies—an undertaking that proves more complicated than the seasoned attorney expects. <P>Inspired by an actual case involving a victim of sexual assault sent to prison for the death of her attacker, James Grippando’s twisty thriller brilliantly explores the fine line between victim and perpetrator, innocence and guilt, and cold-blooded revenge and rightful retribution.
Most Eligible Spy
by Dana MartonHer protector proves he's much more than a cowboy spy in Dana Marton's first novel of her HQ: Texas series. Moses Mann didn't need to be in an interrogation room to be intimidating. Molly Rogers found that out the hard way. Her brother had been accused of smuggling and murder, and now Moses considered her a suspect, as well. But what type of dirty little secrets did he expect to find in a single mother's life? Moses was no ordinary agent poking around Texas border country. And he kept finding new reasons to bring his investigation to Molly's farm. Yet trusting him-especially around her son-came so easily. She finally had someone who would speak up for her. Even if he was an undercover agent with secrets buried deep in his soul....