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Palace of the Drowned: by the author of the Waterstones Book of the Month, Tangerine
by Christine ManganIn Venice, Frances Croy is working to leave the previous year behind: another novel published to little success, a scathing review she can't quite manage to forget, and, most of all, the real reason behind her self-imposed exile from London: the incident at the Savoy.Sequestered within an aging palazzo, Frankie finds comfort in the emptiness of Venice in winter, in the absence of others. And then Gilly appears.A young woman claiming a connection from back home, one that Frankie can't quite seem to recall, Gilly seems determined for the two women to become fast friends. But there's something about her that continues to give Frankie pause, that makes her wonder just how much of what Gilly tells her is actually the truth.Those around Frankie are quick to dismiss her concerns, citing what took place that night at the Savoy. So too do they dismiss Frankie's claims that someone is occupying the other half of the palazzo, which has supposedly stood empty since after the war. But Frankie has seen the lights across the way, has heard the footsteps too-and what's more, knows she isn't mad.Set in the days before and after the 1966 flood - the worst ever experienced by the city of Venice - the trajectory of the disaster that forever altered the city mirrors Frankie's own inner turmoil as she struggles to make sense of what is and is not the truth, ultimately culminating in a tragedy that leaves her questioning her own role and responsibility - as well as her sanity.
Palace of the Drowned: by the author of the Waterstones Book of the Month, Tangerine
by Christine ManganIn Venice, Frances Croy is working to leave the previous year behind: another novel published to little success, a scathing review she can't quite manage to forget, and, most of all, the real reason behind her self-imposed exile from London: the incident at the Savoy.Sequestered within an aging palazzo, Frankie finds comfort in the emptiness of Venice in winter, in the absence of others. And then Gilly appears.A young woman claiming a connection from back home, one that Frankie can't quite seem to recall, Gilly seems determined for the two women to become fast friends. But there's something about her that continues to give Frankie pause, that makes her wonder just how much of what Gilly tells her is actually the truth.Those around Frankie are quick to dismiss her concerns, citing what took place that night at the Savoy. So too do they dismiss Frankie's claims that someone is occupying the other half of the palazzo, which has supposedly stood empty since after the war. But Frankie has seen the lights across the way, has heard the footsteps too-and what's more, knows she isn't mad.Set in the days before and after the 1966 flood - the worst ever experienced by the city of Venice - the trajectory of the disaster that forever altered the city mirrors Frankie's own inner turmoil as she struggles to make sense of what is and is not the truth, ultimately culminating in a tragedy that leaves her questioning her own role and responsibility - as well as her sanity.
Paladine: An American Assassin's Story (Paladine Anti-terrorism Ser.)
by Kenneth EadeDans son livre, Kenneth Eade vous fait visiter un chapitre de la vie de Robert Garcia, un personnage initialement apparu dans sa publication antérieure intitulée, « Beyond All Recognition ». Garcia était auparavant Malik Abdul qui refit surface quand il a été demandé au Capitaine de l'armée américaine John Richards de sacrifier tout ce qu'il savait, tous ceux qu'il aimait pour servir sa chère patrie et son institution. Il était un patriote de tout premier ordre et quand il est sorti de son anonymat pour aider un de ses anciens chefs, un frère d'arme, il est devenu persona non grata, un homme qui détient trop de secrets dans sa tête, des secrets que l'Avenue Pennsylvanie voudrait garder cachés au monde. Il fut identifié. Qu'arrive-t-il à des hommes comme Robert Garcia lorsqu'ils ne sont plus sur le théâtre des opérations, lorsque la fièvre du combat retombe, lorsque le pays qu'ils ont tant aimé et pour lequel ils ont tant combattu n'est plus un havre de paix? Ces individus surentraînés ne disposent pas d'interrupteur de « marche/arrêt ». Ils ont hérité, de la part de leurs formateurs, d'une éruption cutanée, une de celles qui vous donnent des démangeaisons dont la permanence ne peut être soulagée que par l'exécution de ce que vous savez faire le mieux. Ils se doivent de créer leur propre plan de survie. En absence de cibles précédemment attribuées par l'agence, ils doivent créer leurs propres cibles. Ils furent créés par des personnes en proie au désespoir pour faire face à des situations désespérées et à présent ils ne se voient pas se la couler douce à travers cette belle nuit. Ils sont le cauchemar du gouvernement. Pour simplifier, ils sont les assassins des Etats-Unis. Ce livre est une œuvre de fiction basée sur une recherche poussée de Kenneth Eade. Il a fait mouche. Des hommes comme Robert Garcia, il en existe, leurs dossiers éparpillés sur les bureaux de directeurs de services de rense
Paladine: Paladine Political Thriller Series (Paladine Anti-terrorism Ser.)
by Kenneth EadeConheça o pior inimigo do terrorismo, finalista dos prêmios BookLife, 2016 e RONE, 2017. Do autor premiado & best-seller, descrito por críticos como: “um dos maiores escritores de thrillers do momento”, uma história inesquecível de um improvável “anti-herói”. Robert Garcia era um homem comum, dispensado de uma promissora carreira militar para se tornar um assassino do esquadrão da morte da CIA. A aposentadoria não estava em jogo para Robert, então ele decidiu sumir. Após sair da “geladeira” para responder a um chamado de um colega militar, que estava sofrendo uma injustiça, ele é empurrado de volta aos holofotes quando mata um terrorista, salvando assim dezenas de vidas. Ele encontra boa remuneração no assassinato de jihadistas, dando origem a lendas urbanas de que Robert, um assassino perigoso e insensível, é um paladino vivo, cuja missão é livrar a terra do mal para o bem da humanidade. As redes sociais lhe batizam de: “Paladino”; e que Deus possa ajudar àqueles que se metem entre ele e seu próximo alvo. Um best-seller nos Estados Unidos no quarto dia de lançamento: #1 Superhero Thriller best seller & #1 hot new release #2 Pulp Thriller best seller #1 hot new release #2 Terrorism Thriller best seller & #1 hot new release Descubra o que os críticos estão dizendo sobre este novo thriller de terrorismo: “Neste thriller bem escrito e de ritmo rápido, o autor demonstra habilidades não só na trama, mas com os personagens – e os personagens é o que faz este livro se destacar. Uma história de amor desventurada e um cachorro irresistível, só aprofundam o que poderia ser apenas mais uma história de assassino que mata jihadistas. --Publisher's Weekly, Booklife Prize in Fiction “Uma peça satisfatoriamente original e convincente, que se move muito além da escrita do gênero e para dentro do reino da precisão militar, do discernimento e da aventura, unindo ação à busca
Paladín
by Kenneth EadeConozcan al peor enemigo del terrorismo, finalista del premio BookLife 2016 y del premio RONE en 2017. Del premiado autor de best sellers, a quien la crítica señala como "uno de los escritores de thrillers más fuertes del momento" llega una historia inolvidable de alguien que tal vez sea un "antihéroe". Robert García no era un hombre notable; había dejado su carrera militar para formar parte de un escuadrón de asesinos al mando de la CIA. Jubilarse no era una opción para Robert, así que decidió desaparecer. Luego de salir de su reclusión para ayudar a un compañero y declarar en una corte marcial como testigo, su vida cambia radicalmente tras matar a un terrorista y salvar así decenas de vidas en el centro de Manhattan. Encuentra trabajo como asesino de yihadistas, y sus acciones lo convierten en una leyenda urbana: Robert, un asesino peligroso y sin sentimientos, sería un paladín viviente cuya misión es barrer el mal de la tierra para bien de la humanidad. Las redes sociales lo bautizan "Paladín", y que Dios ayude a quien se interponga entre él y sus objetivos. El libro se convirtió en bestseller en cuatro días. La opinión de la crítica sobre este nuevo thriller sobre el terrorismo: "En este thriller vertiginoso y bien escrito, el autor demuestra su habilidad no solo con el argumento, sino con la creación del personaje...que hace que esta historia se destaque. Una historia de amor condenada al fracaso y un perro irresistible son los únicos rasgos de humanidad de este asesino, los rasgos que lo diferencian de otros personajes asesinos de terroristas". Publisher's Weekly, Booklife Prize in Fiction. "Una obra atrapante y original que se mueve bien entre el género de escritura y la vida de aventura, precisión militar y acción que busca un equilibrio entre los problemas cotidianos y sus objetivos con la presición de un cirujano. Una obra muy recomendada para quienes buscan un protagonista que se destaca
Palavras do Além
by Claudio Ruggeri Marily Santos de SouzaA aparente calma do Delegado de polícia Vincent Germano foi abalada por um suicídio de um aposentado e a chegada de uma carta anónima na qual vem indicado o nome de um possível culpado e o que resta a fazer é tentar encaixar todas as pedras desse complicado quebra cabeça.
Pale Blue: A Thriller (Blue Gemini #3)
by Mike JenneAs the Project enters its final phase, Air Force Majors Carson and Ourecky are dispatched on an urgent mission to intercept and investigate a massive orbiting object suspected of harboring nuclear weapons. Emotionally exhausted, with his marriage teetering on the brink, Ourecky reluctantly accepts the assignment; in return for his sacrifice, he is promised an opportunity to go to MIT to pursue the Ph.D he has long desired.As they draw close to the mysterious satellite and prepare to destroy it, they are confronted with a dark secret that they will carry forever, and are forced to contemplate their own mortality and the dire prospect of dying in space.On their return to earth, they are offered an opportunity almost too good to pass up, which entails flying into orbit yet again, except under considerably different circumstances. Ourecky wrestles with his decision, knowing that choosing to fly will almost certainly result in the loss of his marriage while Carson is finally granted an opportunity to fly in Vietnam. Although he is finally allowed to fulfill his dream of flying in combat, Carson soon discovers that there are some fates worse than death.Pale Blue is the epic, high-flying conclusion to the Blue Gemini trilogy that will leave you breathless.Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade, Yucca, and Good Books imprints, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fiction-novels, novellas, political and medical thrillers, comedy, satire, historical fiction, romance, erotic and love stories, mystery, classic literature, folklore and mythology, literary classics including Shakespeare, Dumas, Wilde, Cather, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Pale Demon (Rachel Morgan Series #9)
by Kim HarrisonCondemned and shunned for black magic, Rachel Morgan has three days to get to the annual witches' conference and clear her name, or be trapped in the demonic ever-after . . . forever after. But a witch, an elf, a living vampire, and a pixy in one car going across the country? Talk about a recipe for certain disaster, even without being the targets for assassination. For after centuries of torment, a fearsome demon walks in the sunlight-freed at last to slay the innocent and devour their souls. But his ultimate goal is Rachel Morgan, and in the fight for survival that follows, even embracing her own demonic nature may not be enough to save her.
Pale Gray for Guilt: A Travis McGee Novel (Travis McGee #9)
by John D. Macdonald"To diggers a thousand years from now...the works of John D. MacDonald would be a treasure on the order of the tomb of Tutankhamen."Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.The men who killed Tush Bannon knew he was a nice guy with a nice wife and three nice kids--trying to run a small marina on the Florida coast. They also knew he was in the way of a big land development scheme. Once they killed him, they figured they were on easy street. But Tush Bannon was Travis McGee's friend and McGee could be one tough adversary when protecting a widow and her kids....
Pale Horse Coming (Earl Swagger #2)
by Stephen HunterIn Pale Horse Coming the unforgettable Earl Swagger returns in a searing follow-up to Hot Springs, Stephen Hunter's New York Times bestselling novel. It once again demonstrates why Hunter has been called "the only modern writer who can lay claim to being Dashiell Hammett's immediate successor. "It's 1951, and the last place in America any sane man wishes to visit is Thebes State Penal Farm (Colored) in Thebes, Mississippi. Up a dark river, surrounded by swamps and impenetrable piney woods, it's the Old South at its most brutal -- a place of violence, racial terror, and even more horrific rumors. Of the few who make the journey, black or white, even fewer return. But in that year, two men will come to Thebes. The first is Sam Vincent, the former prosecuting attorney of Polk County, Arkansas. With great misgivings, Sam accepts a job from a smooth-talking Chicago lawyer to investigate a disappearance. Sam has heard of Thebes and knows that in the Negro culture he only imperfectly understands, the place has a special resonance of horror. Sam is a careful man. Before he leaves on this dangerous trip, he confesses his fears to his former investigator Earl Swagger, a Marine hero on Iwo Jima, veteran of the mob wars in Hot Springs, and now a sergeant of the Arkansas State Police. Earl pledges that if Sam is not back by a certain time, he will come looking for him. Sam will bring his knowledge of the law, his compassion, and his sense of the rational to Thebes, but Earl will bring only his guns. What they encounter there is something beyond their wildest imaginations for evil. The dying black town is ruled by white deputies on horseback who are more like an occupying army than a police force. Each citizen of the town is in debt to the Store, the one remaining civic institution, and the only escape is over the wild currents of the dark river that drowns as many people as it liberates. But nothing in the town can prepare Earl for the prison itself where he becomes the first white inmate. It is a site of fear: Run by an aging madman with insane theories of racial purity, it is administered by a brutally efficient Stalin of a guard sergeant known as Bigboy. The convicts call him The Whip Man -- he can take a man's soul with his nine feet of braided catgut. Both Sam and Earl will be challenged to the limits of their strength by this place and will struggle not only for their own survival, but with deeper questions: What does a man do when confronted with such evil? Can it be remedied? Can it be rectified, redirected, reformed?Or must it just be destroyed? And if so, where would you find the men to destroy it?Drawing on the oldest myths, classical and modern literature, popular culture at its most vigorous, and the Golden Age gun writers of the '50s, Pale Horse Coming is a stunning story of violence and retribution, written with the same high velocity of Hunter's classic thrillers Point of Impact, Dirty White Boys, Black Light, and Time to Hunt.
Pale Horses: A Jade De Jong Investigation Set In South Africa (A Jade de Jong Investigation #4)
by Jassy MackenzieA &“gripping&” crime thriller set in modern-day South Africa, by the New York Times–bestselling coauthor of Private: Gold (Publishers Weekly). At first, the case appears to be one of simple misadventure. Sonet van Rensburg, a base jumper, falls to her death while attempting to parachute off a newly built sixty-five-story Johannesburg skyscraper. But Sonet&’s jumping partner insists that this was no accident—and he hires private investigator Jade de Jong to uncover the truth. Welcoming the distraction from her conflicted and seemingly doomed relationship with police superintendent David Patel, Jade immerses herself in the case. She discovers that Sonet worked for a charity that helped impoverished communities become self-supporting farming units. Sonet&’s ex-husband, though, has nothing good to say about his wife or the work she has done. He tells Jade that Sonet&’s efforts were a useless waste of money and that the farming projects were not sustainable. When Jade travels out to the Siyabonga community&’s farm in Limpopo, hoping to prove him wrong, she finds it not just abandoned, but razed to the ground. Digging deeper for answers about where the residents went and why they left their fertile valley, Jade begins to uncover a complex and twisted truth . . .
Pale Immortal
by Anne FrasierThe sleepy town of Tuonela, Wisconsin, is known for one thing: the killer who stalked its streets one hundred years ago, drinking the blood of his victims. And when the drained corpse of a young girl is found, the citizens fear their past has risen from the grave--and point their fingers at one man.... Evan Stroud can never see the light of day. The prisoner of a strange and terrible disease, he lives in tragic solitude, taunted for being a "vampire"--until the son he never knew he had shows up in Tuonela and is drawn into its depraved, vampire-obsessed underworld. Then Evan must rely on coroner Rachel Burton, his childhood friend, for help. But the evil that they face is powerful and elusive--and about to take them to the very brink of madness.
Pale Kings and Princes
by Robert B. Parker"Ebullient entertainment."--Time A hotshot reporter is dead. He'd gone to take a look-see at "Miami North"--little Wheaton, Massachusetts--the biggest cocaine distribution center above the Mason-Dixon line. Did the kid die for getting too close to the truth . . . or to a sweet lady with a jealous husband? Spenser will stop at nothing to find out.Praise for Robert B. Parker's Spenser novels "Like Philip Marlowe, Spenser is a man of honor in a dishonorable world. When he says he will do something, it is done. The dialogues zings, and there is plenty of action . . . but it is the moral element that sets them above most detective fiction."--Newsweek"Crackling dialogue, plenty of action and expert writing . . . Unexpectedly literate--[Spenser is] in many respects the very exemplar of the species."--The New York Times "They just don't make private eyes tougher or funnier."--People "Parker has a recorder's ear for dialogue, an agile wit . . . and, strangely enough, a soupçon of compassion hidden under that sardonic, flip exterior."--Los Angeles Times "A deft storyteller, a master of pace."--The Philadelphia Inquirer "Spenser probably had more to do with changing the private eye from a coffin-chaser to a full-bodied human being than any other detective hero."--The Chicago Sun-Times "[Spenser is] tough, intelligent, wisecracking, principled, and brave."--The New YorkerFrom the Paperback edition.
Pale Kings and Princes (A Spenser Novel, #14)
by Robert B. Parker"Like Philip Marlowe, Spenser is a man of honor in a dishonorable world. When he says he will do something, it is done. The dialogues zings, and there is plenty of action... but it is the moral element that sets them above most detective fiction." --NewsweekFrom the Paperback edition.
Pale Kings and Princes (The Spenser Series #14)
by Robert B. ParkerClassic Boston noir thriller from global bestseller Robert B. Parker - one of contemporary crime fiction's most popular and acclaimed authors.When a young journalist researching the cocaine trade in a small Massachusetts town is found murdered, private detective Spenser is called in to find out who is responsible. Wheaton isn't just any small town though - Spenser soon discovers it's one of the biggest cocaine distribution centres in the Northeast. But the local drugs cartel are not the only suspects - did the journalist get too close to the truth, or too close to the wife of a very jealous man?'One of the great series in the history of the American detective story' New York Times
Pale Orchid (The\anne Mather Collection)
by Anne MatherOnce he'd made her feel so specialPerhaps that was why he had succeeded where other men had failed. If Laura had not been so naively flattered by Jason's attentions three years ago, she might have recognized him sooner for what he was, instead of being so easily deceived. Now, because of her sister's involvement with his philandering brother-in-law, she had no choice but to confront Jason and ask for his help. But help came only on his terms. Suddenly Jason's exotic, Hawaiian island home felt more like a prison than a paradise...
Pale Shadow (Wesley Farrell Novels #0)
by Robert E SkinnerAutumn 1940--A black woman named Louise Blanc is found tortured to death in her Gentilly home. Sergeant Israel Daggett can't make anything of it until a Treasury agent arrives on the scene to let him know that Louise Blanc was the girlfriend of a bootlegger-turned-counterfeiter named Luis Martinez. On the other side of town, Wesley Farrell is looking for Martinez for his own reasons, but soon finds that his friend is up to his neck in hot water. He's on the run from the boss of his gang--a blonde Spaniard named Santiago Compasso--after having run off with the key to the operation--the painstakingly constructed plates that produce twenty and fifty-dollar bills that are so good they've got the boys at Engraving and Printing jealous. Compasso's worried, not just because his operation's loused up, but also because he has someone of his own to answer to. Now Farrell's in a contest with Compasso to find his friend and discover the reason for his doublecross before Compasso's killer--a mysterious unseen psycho named Dixie Ray Chavez--can get there ahead of him.
Pale as Death (Krewe of Hunters #25)
by Heather GrahamFrom the dark depths of Hollywood’s pastThe crime scene is horrific: the corpse of a young actress, drained of blood and cut in two. LAPD Detective Sophie Manning’s new case is high-profile and difficult—there’s no evidence to work with. And it’s a disturbing echo of the infamous Black Dahlia killing. Sophie is burning the candle at both ends, desperate to catch the murderer before he strikes again, when she starts to experience inexplicable visits…from ghosts.Bruce McFadden has a particular talent that can help Sophie—he can speak with the dead. As a consultant for the FBI’s paranormal team, the Krewe of Hunters, he’s been tasked with Sophie’s case and they’re forced to partner up. But Sophie doesn’t want his help, and she doesn’t want to share his peculiar skill. And she certainly isn’t ready for love, despite Bruce’s attentions.As the killer taunts the police, Sophie and Bruce will discover that the threat is closer to home than they’d ever realized. Working side by side is the only way they’ll stop this deadly sequel.
Pale as the Dead (Natasha Blake Ancestor Detective #1)
by Fiona MountainThis is the first stunning installment of Fiona Mountain's riveting new mystery series that uncovers the secrets of the dead. Pale as the Dead deals with the mysterious death of Lizzie Siddal, a real and fascinating historical figure whose beauty and tragic life have made her into a legend. (She was the model for the famous painting on the cover of the book.) Lizzie's death has always been shrouded in mystery. She is perhaps best known for the macabre story that tells of her husband, the Pre-Raphaelite artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti, having her coffin dug up to retrieve some poems he had buried with her. When the coffin was opened, Lizzie was said to be as beautiful as the day she died.Pale as the Dead is the story of how the disappearance of a young girl, Bethany, appears to be linked in some way to Lizzie Siddal. Our detective is Natasha Blake, a complex young genealogist with a passion for history. Natasha's career choice is partly driven by the mystery of her own roots--she was abandoned in the hospital as a newborn.Her mother disappeared hours after giving birth, leaving a false name and address and a note on the back of a picture postcard that said simply, "Her name is Natasha."Natasha is hired by the missing girl's lover, Adam, whose own life seems to have plenty of dark shadows. An old diary and famous graveyard lead Natasha into more danger than she bargains for--some people will do ANYTHING to keep a secret!
Palestine: A One State Solution
by Paul M. BergstromPalestine: The Right of Return is a must-read novel that addresses several critical issues facing world leaders who seek a solution to the almost century-long Arab-Israeli conflict. The "Balfour Declaration," issued in 1917, set the conflict in motion. Mr. Bergstrom's story, albeit fiction, should be required reading for anyone hoping to understand the current stalemate. Mr. Bergstrom defines a path to lasting peace via a single state solution. Further, he highlights the problems created by America's well meaning but one-sided intervention on the side of Israel in the peace negotiations. Mr. Bergstrom argues that Palestine's future will not be found in an agreement that divides Palestine into two equally or unequally aggrieved states, further asserting that peace can only come from the efforts of the primary stakeholders, those who will benefit or suffer most immediately through any resolution. The United States, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Lebanon, and other interested parties must stand aside. Mr. Bergstrom concludes that the people of Palestine itself own the problem, and they must join together if a workable solution is to be created.
Palindrome: A Lamb And Lavagnino Mystery (Lamb & Lavagnino #1)
by E. Z. RinskyFinalist for the ITW Thriller Award for Best First NovelPrivate Eye Frank Lamb's business is simple: He finds things. Be it the world’s hottest pepper seed in a South American dictator's safe or a pair of Italian art forgers sipping Prosecco in a Miami hotel room, he delivers the goods and collects his check, never with a smile. Work is work, and he doesn’t let it get in the way of the life he’s made for himself and his ten-year-old daughter, Sadie. But when a staggeringly beautiful woman offers him a small fortune to find a cassette tape, curiosity gets the better of him. It contains, she explains, a recording her sister’s kidnapper made of her last three minutes on Earth. She conveniently fails to mention the unsettling effects the tape is rumored to have on listeners. Frank takes the case, and enlists the help of reclusive tracker Courtney Lavagnino to pick up a trail that's been cold for five years. As their search leads them through a horrifying labyrinth of murder and madness, it becomes clear they're chasing much more than a memento.
Pall Bearers and Pepperoni: Book 1 in the Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria Series
by Patti BenningSUMMER PRESCOTT BOOKS is thrilled to present the first book in an exciting new series by Best-Selling Cozy Author Patti Benning!! Pall Bearers and Pepperoni - Book 1 in The Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria Series. Newly jobless and recently dumped by her fiance, Eleanora Pacelli moves back to her childhood hometown to take care of her grandmother after her grandfather's unexpected death. What was supposed to be a temporary stay becomes permanent when she takes over her grandparents' old pizzeria. Determined to turn her life around, Ellie sets out to bring the old restaurant to life while also putting the pieces of her own life back together. Things seem to be going well until a body is found outside the pizzeria, under very suspicious circumstances. Ellie has to work against the clock to find out who the killer is in order to keep from losing everything that she's worked to rebuild.
Pall in the Family
by Dawn EastmanThe aptly named Crystal Haven is the destination for tourists seeking psychics, séances, and the promise of contacting the spirit world. In this small western Michigan town, everyone knows the Fortune family. Rose is gifted with tarot card readings. Her sister, Vi, is a self-proclaimed pet psychic. And Rose's daughter Clyde is... A cop. A cop on leave from Ann Arbor, more specifically, who's come home to kooky Crystal Haven to reevaluate her life. Mom and Aunt Vi can't wait for Clyde to finally embrace her own psychic gifts and join the family business. Clyde would prefer the low-stress lifestyle of a dog walker and the low-key company of her nephew, Seth. But when a local psychic is killed, leaving behind a traumatized Shih Tzu, it seems to be in the cards for Clyde to get involved. With her old flame Mac leading the investigation, that may prove awkward. Whether she uses her skills as a cop or her long-denied psychic abilities, it's up to Clyde to divine a killer's identity before someone else suffers more misfortune.
Palm Springs Noir (Akashic Noir #0)
by Barbara DeMarco-BarrettPalm Springs now joins Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange County, San Francisco, Oakland, and Berkeley in California’s Noir Series arena.“Contrary to popular belief, noir doesn’t require a bleak city street for its setting. Nor water, for that matter. Noir thrives on secrets, lies and lust, all flowing plentifully through the jewel in the Coachella Valley’s fragile crown . . . For all the playfulness of the genre and the location, the wisecracks and the kidney-shaped pools, there is an unmanageable darkness waiting to seep in, like so much blood in the pool water.” —Los Angeles TimesAkashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each book comprises all new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city.Brand-new stories by: T. Jefferson Parker, Janet Fitch, Eric Beetner, Kelly Shire, Tod Goldberg, Michael Craft, Barbara DeMarco-Barrett, Rob Roberge, J.D. Horn, Eduardo Santiago, Rob Bowman, Chris J. Bahnsen, Ken Layne, and Alex Espinoza.From the introduction by Barbara DeMarco-Barrett:"The best noir writers make us feel the heat of the sun, the touch of a lover. Setting can be gritty but can also be sublime, no longer relegated to urban locales and seedy hotel rooms but also mansions and swimming pools. Hence, Palm Springs, which may seem like an odd setting for a collection of dark short stories—it’s so sunny and bright here. The quality of light is unlike anywhere else, and with an average of three hundred sunny days a year, what could go wrong? . . .The stories in this collection come on like the wicked dust storms common to the area. More than half are by writers who live here full-time; all have homes in Southern California. They know this place in ways visitors and outsiders never will. These are not stories you’ll read in the glossy coffee-table books that feature Palm Springs’s good life. There is indeed a lush life to be found here, but for the characters in these stories, it’s often just out of reach."
Palmira
by Alberto Vázquez-FigueroaMezcla equilibrada entre la novela de aventuras y la de intriga. Palmira es una extraña historia sobre dos mujeres cuyas vidas se entrecruzan fatalmente. En pleno festival de Cannes, durante un almuerzo con un amigo, Andrea, una mujer elegante, refinada y espectacular, comienza a relatar su historia con Palmira, una millonaria de exótica belleza, casada y con tres hijos. Desde su primer encuentro Andrea se siente atraída por sus enormes ojos negros y esa angustiosa soledad que parece siempre rodearla. A partir de ese momento, las invitaciones de Palmira se suceden y Andrea no sabe si Palmira está enamorada de ella o pretende proponerle una relación a tres con su marido. Durante un viaje a los Alpes suizos, Palmira, pretextando un viaje de negocios a Nueva York, deja a Andrea al cuidado de su familia y, al poco de regresar, una hermosa joven guatemalteca, Omaya, aparece en escena. Palmira oculta algo, pero ¿qué es?