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Plan D
by Simon UrbanOctober 2011. While West Berlin enjoys all the trappings of capitalism, on the crowded, polluted, Eastern side of the Wall, the GDR is facing bankruptcy. The ailing government's only hope lies in economic talks with the West, but then an ally of the GDR’s chairman is found murdered – and all the clues suggest that his killer came from within the Stasi. Detective Martin Wegener is assigned to the case, but, with the future of East Germany hanging over him, Wegener must work with the West German police if he is to find the killer, even if it means investigating the Stasi themselves. It is a journey that will take him from Stasi meeting rooms to secret prisons as he begins to unravel the identity of both victim and killer, and the meaning of the mysterious Plan D.Plan D is a gripping thriller and a thought-provoking alternative history in the vein of Robert Harris’s Fatherland and John le Carré’s The Spy Who Came in from the Cold.
Plan de evasión
by Adolfo Bioy CasaresEl teniente Nevers viaja a una isla de la Guyana Francesa para cumplir unos meses de trabajo en un complejo carcelario y se transforma en testigo de hechos asombrosos e inesperados. Enviado a trabajar en un complejo carcelario de máxima seguridad en unas islas de la Guayana Francesa, el teniente Enrique Nevers se convierte en testigo del comportamiento inusual de los presos en sus celdas abiertas y llenas de espejos, el aire siempre ausente del gobernador Castel y la extraña sensación de que en esas islas caben tantos mundos como personas.Con una ductilidad de géneros asombrosa que oscila entre la ciencia ficción, la novela de suspenso y el policial, Adolfo Bioy Casares resuelve los diversos enigmas de esta obra recién en las últimas líneas. Si La invención de Morel es, probablemente, la ficción contemporánea más elogiada por Jorge Luis Borges, Plan de evasión es, tal vez, lo más parecido que existe a la novela que este nunca escribió. Reseñas:«Plan de evasión es la gran novela moderna sobre la ilusión de la libertad».Alberto Manguel
Plan de evasión
by Adolfo Bioy CasaresEl teniente Nevers viaja a una isla de la Guyana Francesa para cumplir unos meses de trabajo en un complejo carcelario y se transforma en testigo de hechos asombrosos e inesperados. Enviado a trabajar en un complejo carcelario de máxima seguridad en unas islas de la Guayana Francesa, el teniente Enrique Nevers se convierte en testigo del comportamiento inusual de los presos en sus celdas abiertas y llenas de espejos, el aire siempre ausente del gobernador Castel y la extraña sensación de que en esas islas caben tantos mundos como personas. Con una ductilidad de géneros asombrosa que oscila entre la ciencia ficción, la novela de suspenso y el policial, Adolfo Bioy Casares resuelve los diversos enigmas de esta obra recién en las últimas líneas. Si La invención de Morel es, probablemente, la ficción contemporánea más elogiada por Jorge Luis Borges, Plan de evasión es, tal vez, lo más parecido que existe a la novelaque este nunca escribió. Reseñas:«Plan de evasión es la gran novela moderna sobre la ilusión de la libertad».Alberto Manguel
Plan de invasión
by Hugo BurelEsta novela cierra la formidable trilogía sobre Guido Santini, demostrando la extraordinaria capacidad narrativa de Hugo Burel. Mientras que en 1940 la Segunda Guerra Mundial seguía su curso, el nazismo intentaba ampliar su poderío y avanzar estratégicamente sobre América Latina. En Uruguay se descubre la existencia de un plan de invasión en manos de Arnulf Fuhrmann, un ciudadano alemán afincado en la ciudad de Salto. Se afirmaba que a dicho documento le faltaban algunos pasajes que podían ser decisivos. En 1942, el detective ítalo-uruguayo Guido Santini, quien ya había actuado en 1933 en el caso Bonapelch, y nueve años después participado en Brasil en la misión Rockefeller, es reclutado nuevamente por el FBI con la misión de encontrar las treinta páginas faltantes del llamado Plan Fuhrmann. De esta forma y casi sin darse cuenta, Santini se encuentra contra su voluntad envuelto en una sórdida conspiración que busca la instalación de bases norteamericanas en Uruguay, luego que estas fueran rechazadas dos años antes por la mayoría del Parlamento. Con una vertiginosa trama de espionaje que involucra al FBI norteamericano, los servicios de inteligencia británicos y alemanes, el gobierno uruguayo de la época, y al periodismo desde el New York Times a El Diario de la noche, Plan de invasión mezcla la ficción con la historia verdadera en una novela inolvidable y adictiva que no da tregua a la lectura.
Plan of Attack (Patrick McLanahan Series #12)
by Dale BrownThe destruction of a Russian air base by robotic U.S. warplanes has reawakened the bear -- and America must pay a terrible price. In retaliation, Russia's leader launches the most devastating military sneak attack since Pearl Harbor, decimating America's strategic air forces. Now an embattled U.S. president must choose between two horrific scenarios: a cease-fire on the enemy's terms ... or respond with every weapon in the nation's arsenal, possibly triggering global thermonuclear war. Disgraced and demoted to a desk job, aerial warfare expert Brigadier General Patrick McLanahan saw the nightmare coming -- and only he can stop the relentless Russian war machine. But the fight for the future must take place in the blazing skies, a battlefield off-limits to the discredited former commander of Air Battle Force ... unless McLanahan takes matters into his own hands.
Planeta
by Susana Martín GijónAclamada por los lectores y la crítica y elogiada por Carmen Mola («Un thriller impactante. Toda una revelación»), vuelve Susana Martín Gijón, ganadora del Premio Cubelles Noir y finalista de los premios Valencia Negra y Paco Camarasa. UNO DE LOS DIEZ LIBROS MÁS ESPERADOS DE 2022 SEGÚN ESQUIRE, TELVA Y TRENDENCIAS «A Martín Gijón podríamos emparentarla con los autores de la novela negra mediterránea, los Camilleri, Márkaris [...]; con el eco aún cercano de Vázquez Montalbán.»Javier Morales, Público La aparición en un campo de golf del cadáver desangrado de una mujer pone en jaque al Grupo de Homicidios de Sevilla: a la víctima le han cercenado los pies. La inspectora Camino Vargas tendrá que cancelar las vacaciones previstas con Paco Arenas, su antiguo mentor y amor secreto con quien por fin convive, para ponerse a investigar en medio de una ciudad en alerta máxima por las condiciones climáticas y devastada por unas lluvias torrenciales que han dejado varios desaparecidos. Mientras tanto, aumentan las noticias que apuntan a que el asesino apodado el Animalista podría seguir vivo y no estaría actuando solo: unos hombres despellejados en una granja, un sangriento suceso en un acuario y un misterioso robo en el puerto de Huelva parecen dibujar un plan grotesco. Pero pronto toda la brigada se verá implicada en una carrera contrarreloj para rescatar a millones de personas de un peligro mucho mayor del que nadie se había percatado antes. La crítica ha dicho:«Agatha Christie tiene quien le guarde el trono».Laura Blanco, Diario de Sevilla «Una de las escritoras más interesantes del panorama nacional. [...] Ha llegado para quedarse, con paso firme. Estamos convencidos de su éxito».IsraelAránguez, Hoy por Hoy (Cadena SER) «Martín Gijón domina el arte de la escritura, ahora ha cogido fuerte las riendas y no las va a soltar».Xavier Borrell, director de Cubelles Noir «Ya estoy esperando otra novela [suya]. Así da gusto.»Manuel Rodrigo Rivero, Babelia Sobre Progenie y Especie:«Una lectura perfecta [...]. Una novela policíaca amena que, no obstante, contiene una carga de denuncia social, con una dimensión de género poco habitual en este tipo de libros, muy bien integrada en la trama».Aixa de la Cruz, Babelia «Progenie se lee como una novela negra donde la realidad se impone en todo momento. Los personajes, inspectores, comisarios, agentes, médicos, enfermeras, están trazados con un marcado naturalismo, buscando representar tipos o roles de hoy en día. Presentando ante el lector, en particular, los deseos, sueños y esperanzas de mujeres muy distintas, pero unidas por el ansia de ser madres sin perder la dignidad.»Juan Bolea, El Periódico «Quien no arriesga, no gana, y desde luego Susana Martín Gijón apuesta y vence con esta novela a veces incómoda, de plena actualidad, que mantiene la tensión hasta el final y que es una delicia leer».Susana Rodríguez Lezaun, directora de Pamplona Negra «Una mirada a los rincones más perversos de nuestra sociedad [con] personajes muy poderosos y tramas muy bien construidas».Salvador Gutiérrez Solís, Huelva Información «Una historia trepidante llena de crímenes».Andrés González-Barba, ABCultural
Planetside
by Michael Mammay--“PLANETSIDE is a smart and fast-paced blend of mystery and boots-in-the-dirt military SF that reads like a high-speed collision between Courage Under Fire and Heart of Darkness.” – Marko Kloos, bestselling author of the Frontline series--“Not just for military SF fans—although military SF fans will love it—Planetside is an amazing debut novel, and I’m looking forward to what Mammay writes next.” – Tanya Huff, author of the Confederation and Peacekeeper series--“A tough, authentic-feeling story that starts out fast and accelerates from there.” – Jack Campbell, author of Ascendant --“Definitely the best military sci-fi debut I’ve come across in a while.” – Gavin Smith, author of Bastard Legion and Age of ScorpioA seasoned military officer uncovers a deadly conspiracy on a distant, war-torn planet…War heroes aren't usually called out of semi-retirement and sent to the far reaches of the galaxy for a routine investigation. So when Colonel Carl Butler answers the call from an old and powerful friend, he knows it's something big—and he's not being told the whole story. A high councilor's son has gone MIA out of Cappa Base, the space station orbiting a battle-ravaged planet. The young lieutenant had been wounded and evacuated—but there's no record of him having ever arrived at hospital command.The colonel quickly finds Cappa Base to be a labyrinth of dead ends and sabotage: the hospital commander stonewalls him, the Special Ops leader won't come off the planet, witnesses go missing, radar data disappears, and that’s before he encounters the alien enemy. Butler has no choice but to drop down onto a hostile planet—because someone is using the war zone as a cover. The answers are there—Butler just has to make it back alive…
Plantation Shudders: A Cajun Country Mystery (A Cajun Country Mystery #1)
by Ellen ByronUSA TODAY BESTSELLERAGATHA AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST FIRST MYSTERYLEFTY AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST HUMOROUS MYSTERYDAPHNE DU MAURIER AWARD NOMINEECheck in for some Southern hospitality in Plantation Shudders, the Cajun Country series debut from Ellen Byron.It's the end of the summer and Prodigal Daughter Maggie Crozat has returned home to her family's plantation-turned-bed-and-breakfast in Louisiana. The Crozats have an inn full of guests for the local food festival—elderly honeymooners, the Cajun Cuties, a mysterious stranger from Texas, a couple of hipster lovebirds, and a trio of Georgia frat boys. But when the elderly couple keels over dead within minutes of each other—one from very unnatural causes— Maggie and the others suddenly become suspects in a murder.With the help of Bo Durand, the town's handsome new detective, Maggie must investigate to clear her name while holding the family business together at the same time. And the deeper she digs, the more she wonders: are all of the guests really there for a vacation or do they have ulterior motives? Decades-old secrets and stunning revelations abound in Ellen Byron's charming cozy debut, Plantation Shudders.
Plaster and Poison
by Jennie BentleyHome renovation and design tips included! Ex-New York designer Avery Baker left the bustle of the big city to start her own home renovation business in Maine. But as she renovates an old carriage house on behalf of a soon-to-be wed friend, she stumbles across a lifeless body-a person known all too well by the blushing bride. The small town is abuzz with big suspicions, and Avery realizes she must unravel a matrimonial murder.
Plaster and Poison
by Jennie BentleyHome renovation and design tips included! Ex-New York designer Avery Baker left the bustle of the big city to start her own home renovation business in Maine. But as she renovates an old carriage house on behalf of a soon-to-be wed friend, she stumbles across a lifeless body-a person known all too well by the blushing bride. The small town is abuzz with big suspicions, and Avery realizes she must unravel a matrimonial murder.
Platinum Blues
by William DeverellIn this &“fast-paced, wickedly funny&” legal thriller, a small-town lawyer&’s case against a Los Angeles record label turns into a deadly media circus (Publishers Weekly). Living in the Northern California town of Foolsgold, widowed lawyer Oliver Gulliver is headed for a midlife crisis. It doesn&’t help that his eighteen-year-old daughter Elora has fallen in love with alcoholic former rock star C.C. Gilley. But then C.C. quits drinking and gets to work on a comeback album. Things actually seem to be looking up—until C.C.&’s car is stolen, with his priceless demo tape inside. In no time at all, another band is all over the radio with C.C.&’s song, and Oliver finds himself in Los Angeles working the biggest case of his life—suing a billion-dollar record company for plagiarism. But even as Oliver discovers his talent for charming the public, he finds out how nasty the music industry can get. When the stakes skyrocket from plagiarism to murder, Oliver will have to try C.C.&’s case like his life depends on it—because it does. &“Reeling off witty turns of phrase and uncanny plot twists, Deverell offers wonderfully sardonic takes on the worlds of music, law, Hollywood, Southern California and fatherhood--just for starters.&” —Publishers Weekly
Platypus Police Squad: Last Panda Standing
by Jarrett J. KrosoczkaFrom Jarrett J. Krosoczka comes Last Panda Standing, the third installment in the hilarious, high-action illustrated middle grade series featuring two platypus detectives, perfect for fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Big Nate, and Jarrett's own Lunch Lady series.The Kalamazoo City mayoral race is heating up, and Frank Pandini Jr. has been threatened by a mysterious assailant. He requests a special Platypus Police Squad protection detail: Detective Rick Zengo. This leaves O'Malley to be partnered up with Jo Cooper, the newest detective on the force. Can Zengo get to the bottom of the attacks--without O'Malley backing him up?
Platypus Police Squad: Never Say Narwhal
by Jarrett J. KrosoczkaFrom Jarrett J. Krosoczka comes Never Say Narwhal, the final installment in the hilarious, high-action illustrated middle grade series featuring two platypus detectives, perfect for fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Big Nate, and Jarrett's own Lunch Lady series.Frank Pandini Jr. is the mayor of Kalamazoo City, and everyone is celebrating--everyone except for Zengo, O'Malley, and Cooper, who can't seem to close a single case. To make matters worse, a mysterious hulking shadow has appeared in waters around KC. Could this spell the end for the Platypus Police Squad?
Platypus Police Squad: The Frog Who Croaked
by Jarrett J. KrosoczkaFrom the Files of the Platypus Police SquadCase #1138Detectives of record: Rick Zengo and Corey OMalleyCase brief: A local schoolteacher is missing, and the only thing fishier than the circumstances surrounding his disappearance is the smell coming from the bag he left behind. All clues point to billionaire businessman Frank Pandini Jr. --but why would Pandini get his paws into the illegal fish trade?
Platypus Police Squad: The Ostrich Conspiracy
by Jarrett J. KrosoczkaJarrett J. Krosoczka is back with The Ostrich Conspiracy, the second installment in a fast-paced, action-packed, and hilarious middle-grade series featuring two platypus detectives, perfect for fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Big Nate, and Lunch Lady.The opening of the Kalamazoo City Dome--the world's largest indoor amusement complex--has everyone in the city buzzing, especially because it's going to be the shooting site for Chase Mercy's new blockbuster film. But that's when things start to go haywire. Who would want to sabotage the Dome, and why? Detectives Rick Zengo and Corey O'Malley are on the case!
Plausible Denial: Sequel To The Case Officer
by F. W. RustmannWhen the CIA can’t get the job done, its legendary director of operations turns to “Mac” MacMurphy, in this exciting sequel to Rustmann’s first best-selling novel, The Case Officer. <P><P> Mac is the best. A proven talent in fighting fire with fire. Able to be as ruthless as any enemy, showing no mercy where none is due. The perfect man to pit against an out-of-control drug lord who has declared war on the U.S. Consulate in Northern Thailand. <P><P> But do the ends justify the means? Is it worth the risk of collateral damage—and there will be some when Mac is involved—to bring down the unscrupulous drug king? <P><P> These are the moral conundrums facing Mac and his team as they embark on a slippery slope upon which there is no turning back, and they prepare for the fight of their lives against a veritable army of heavily armed drug merchants in the steamy jungles of the Golden Triangle. <P><P> And they really don’t bother Mac a bit. Unusual challenges require unorthodox responses. <P><P> And wouldn’t you know it, there’s a woman involved…
Play Dead
by Harlan CobenNo sooner had supermodel Laura Ayers and Celtics star David Baskin said "I do" than tragedy struck. While honeymooning on Australia's Great Barrier Reed, David went out for a swim-and never returned. Now widowed and grieving, Laura's search for the truth will draw her into a web of lies and deception that stretches back thirty years...
Play Dead
by Harlan CobenEx-fashion model and successful business woman Laura Ayars' perfect world is shattered at a time which should have been the happiest of her life. On her honeymoon, her sports superstar husband goes for a swim - and never returns. But what has happened to David - can he really be dead? Whilst struggling to cope with her almost overwhelming grief, Laura is plagued by questions and doubts. Was it an accident? Or suicide? Or is it some terrible, ill-judged hoax? As events begin to unfold, Laura starts to question David's mysterious disappearance. She begins to uncover a conspiracy which reaches deep into the past, and is now slowly beginning to destroy everyone involved. Someone will do anything to keep Laura away from the awful truth - and she has no idea who she can trust . . .(p) 2010 Brilliance Audio
Play Dead
by Meryl SawyerHow do you stop a killer when everyone thinks you're dead?When Newport Beach heiress Hayley Fordham heads to Costa Rica on an art commission, she has no idea she's narrowly escaped an assassin's car bomb. But before the paint's even dry on her mural, her stepsiblings have arranged her funeral and redivided the family trust. The fact that Hayley is still very much alive remains a secret to everyone but FBI investigator Ryan Hollister, who intercepts the "victim" returning home in the flesh.Ryan has zero tolerance for the pampered elite. But there's something about the complex Hayley that sets his blood racing. With evidence pointing to a Fordham family associate, Ryan needs her cooperation--and her closeness--more than he dares admit. Because now, especially now, he's prepared to risk anything to stop Hayley from being killed...again.
Play Dead
by Ryan BrownToday’s #1 New York Times bestselling thriller writers agree: Ryan Brown’s compulsively readable first novel is unbeatable—a darkly humorous, rich and pungent zombie shocker that melds our national obsession with football and the newest wave of fascination with the undead.For the first time in Killington High School history, the Jackrabbits football team is one win away from the district championship where it will face its most vicious rival, the Elmwood Heights Badgers. On the way to the game, the Jackrabbits’s bus plunges into a river, killing every player except for bad-boy quarterback Cole Logan who is certain the crash was no accident—given that Cole himself was severely injured in a brutal attack by three ski-masked men earlier that day. Bent on payback, Cole turns to a mysterious fan skilled in black magic to resurrect his teammates. But unless the undead Jackrabbits defeat their murderous rival on the field, the team is destined for hell. In a desperate race against time, with only his coach’s clever daughter, Savannah Hickman, to assist him, Cole must lead his zombie team to victory. . . in a final showdown where the stakes aren’t just life or death—but damnation or salvation. Boundlessly imaginative and thrillingly satisfying, Play Dead gives small-town Texas an electrifying jolt of the supernatural, and is unquestioningly The Zombie Novel of the Year!The Comeback Story of the Season . . .
Play Dead (An Allie Babcock Mystery #1)
by Leslie O'KaneMeet Allie Babcock – The Audacious Dog Therapist with a Flair for SleuthingAt her brand new shop in Boulder, Allie’s very first client is a dejected collie whose previous owner allegedly took her own life. But with a natural nose for crime, Allie soon suspects murder – leaving her dejected canine client as possibly the sole witness to the crime.With the scent fresh, Allie is quickly on the case – but a second murder curtails her investigation. Before taking another step, Allie needs to count her enemies: several suspicious dog owners, a boyfriend with a temper (and a demand for vengeance!), and a mysterious door-to-door salesman with a curious tale to tell…Bizarre salesman, vicious boyfriend and suspect dog owners – one thing is for sure – Allie’s life may never be safe until one of these characters lands in the pen…
Play Dead (Andy Carpenter Book #6)
by David RosenfeltFew can rival attorney Andy Carpenter's affection for golden retrievers, especially his own beloved Tara. After he astonishes a New Jersey courtroom by successfully appealing another golden's death sentence, Andy discovers that this gentle dog is a key witness to a murder that took place five years before. Andy pushes the boundaries of the law even further as he struggles to free an innocent man by convincing an incredulous jury to take canine testimony seriously. It will take all the tricks Andy's fertile mind can conceive to get to the bottom of a remarkable chain of impersonations and murder, and save a dog's life--and his own--in the process.
Play Dead for Me: A heart-stopping crime thriller (Frankie Sheehan 1) (Frankie Sheehan)
by Olivia KiernanThis novel was previously published as Too Close to Breathe.Perfect for fans of Tana French, Jane Casey and Gillian Flynn'Truly first class. Just knock-out' C. J Tudor, author of The Chalk Man'Fantastic . . . Compelling, chilling and brilliant' Karen Hamilton, author of The Perfect Girlfriend'Mesmerizing . . . murder, betrayal, and secret lives . . . Everything you need in a great thriller' Lisa Gardner, author When You See MeRespected scientist Dr Eleanor Costello is found hanged in her immaculate home: the scene the very picture of a suicide.DCS Frankie Sheehan is handed the case, and almost immediately spots foul play.As Frankie strives to paint a picture of the killer, and their victim, she starts to sense they are part of a larger, darkercanvas, on which the lines between the two blur.Olivia Kiernan's debut is a bold, brilliant thriller that will keep you guessing and leave you breathless.READER REVIEWS***** A great new voice in crime fiction***** I was hooked from the first page***** Could not stop reading this book
Play Dead for Me: A heart-stopping crime thriller (Frankie Sheehan 1) (Frankie Sheehan)
by Olivia KiernanPerfect for fans of Tana French, Jane Casey and Gillian Flynn'Mesmerizing . . . murder, betrayal, and secret lives . . . Everything you need in a great thriller' Lisa Gardner'Really slick . . . A proper page-turner' Jo Spain'A writer you will read with your breath held' Jess KiddTOO SOON TO SEEPolished. Professional. Perfect. Dead. Respected scientist Dr Eleanor Costello is found hanged in her immaculate home: the scene the very picture of a suicide.TOO LATE TO HIDEDCS Frankie Sheehan is handed the case, and almost immediately spots foul play. Sheehan, a trained profiler, is seeking a murderer with a talent for death.TOO CLOSE TO BREATHEAs Frankie strives to paint a picture of the killer, and their victim, she starts to sense they are part of a larger, darker canvas, on which the lines between the two blur.Olivia Kiernan's debut is a bold, brilliant thriller that will keep you guessing and leave you breathless.(P)2018 Quercus Editions Limited
Play Dead: A Crime Novel
by Peter DickinsonThe life of a lonely middle-aged grandmother is disrupted by a series of murders surrounding her grandson's play group in a gripping and remarkable mystery treasure from CWA Gold Dagger winner Peter Dickinson Poppy Tasker never imagined this would be her life at age fifty: divorced, living alone, and stuck caring for a tiny grandson while his mother is busy seeking public office. Sad and resentful, Poppy feels completely detached from the nannies she's now forced to associate with when she brings little Toby to the park to play. But her discomfort is replaced by a creeping dread when she notices a stranger watching her and the boy a bit too closely--and her fear turns to near panic when the man tries to follow them home. The following day, the stalker is found murdered in the park, his corpse decorated in an odd and troubling manner. Poppy's terror grows as she realizes that she and her innocent grandson have become entangled in something twisted and very dangerous. Then the nanny of one of Toby's playground friends meets an untimely end--and Poppy realizes that this may only be the beginning. One of the true greats of contemporary British crime fiction, Peter Dickinson is often compared to luminaries including Ruth Rendell, Peter Lovesey, P. D. James, and Reginald Hill. Play Dead is a shining example of his storytelling artistry.