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Shut Your Eyes Tight (Dave Gurney, No. #2)
by John VerdonWhen he was the NYPD's top homicide investigator, Dave Gurney was never comfortable with the label the press gave him: super detective. He was simply a man who, when faced with a puzzle, wanted to know. He was called to the investigative hunt by the presumptuous arrogance of murderers - by their smug belief that they could kill without leaving a trace. There was always a trace, Gurney believed. Except what if one day there wasn't?Dave Gurney, a few months past the Mellery case that pulled him out of retirement and then nearly killed him, is trying once again to adjust to his country house's bucolic rhythms when he receives a call about a case so seductively bewildering that the thought of not looking into it seems unimaginable--even if his beloved wife, Madeleine, would rather he do anything but.The facts of what has occurred are horrible: a blushing bride, newly wed to an eminent psychiatrist and just minutes from hearing her congratulatory toast, is found decapitated, her head apparently severed by a machete. Though police investigators believe that a Mexican gardener killed the young woman in a fit of jealous fury, the victim's mother--a chilly high-society beauty--is having none of it. Reluctantly drawn in, Dave is quickly buffeted by a series of revelations that transform the bizarrely monstrous into the monstrously bizarre. Underneath it all may exist one of the darkest criminal schemes imaginable. And as Gurney begins deciphering its grotesque outlines, some of his most cherished assumptions about himself are challenged, causing him to stare into an abyss so deep that it threatens to swallow not just him but Madeleine, too. Desperate to protect Madeleine and bring an end to the madness, Gurney ultimately discovers that the killer has left a trace after all. Unfortunately, the revelation may come too late to save his own life.With Shut Your Eyes Tight, John Verdon delivers on the promise of his internationally bestselling debut, Think of a Number, creating a portrait of evil let loose across generations that is as rife with moments of touching humanity as it is with spellbinding images of perversity.
Shut Your Eyes Tight (Dave Gurney, No. #2)
by John VerdonWhen he was the NYPD's top homicide investigator, Dave Gurney was never comfortable with the label the press gave him: super detective. He was simply a man who, when faced with a puzzle, wanted to know. He was called to the investigative hunt by the presumptuous arrogance of murderers - by their smug belief that they could kill without leaving a trace. There was always a trace, Gurney believed. Except what if one day there wasn't?Dave Gurney, a few months past the Mellery case that pulled him out of retirement and then nearly killed him, is trying once again to adjust to his country house's bucolic rhythms when he receives a call about a case so seductively bewildering that the thought of not looking into it seems unimaginable--even if his beloved wife, Madeleine, would rather he do anything but.The facts of what has occurred are horrible: a blushing bride, newly wed to an eminent psychiatrist and just minutes from hearing her congratulatory toast, is found decapitated, her head apparently severed by a machete. Though police investigators believe that a Mexican gardener killed the young woman in a fit of jealous fury, the victim's mother--a chilly high-society beauty--is having none of it. Reluctantly drawn in, Dave is quickly buffeted by a series of revelations that transform the bizarrely monstrous into the monstrously bizarre. Underneath it all may exist one of the darkest criminal schemes imaginable. And as Gurney begins deciphering its grotesque outlines, some of his most cherished assumptions about himself are challenged, causing him to stare into an abyss so deep that it threatens to swallow not just him but Madeleine, too. Desperate to protect Madeleine and bring an end to the madness, Gurney ultimately discovers that the killer has left a trace after all. Unfortunately, the revelation may come too late to save his own life.With Shut Your Eyes Tight, John Verdon delivers on the promise of his internationally bestselling debut, Think of a Number, creating a portrait of evil let loose across generations that is as rife with moments of touching humanity as it is with spellbinding images of perversity.
Shutdown
by R. J. PineiroA faulty computer chip causes a fatal train accident, sending its manufacturer into a downward spiral. When the chip is traced to sabotage, an FBI agent and a hacker team up to investigate before the next shutdown.
Shutdown: A Thriller
by R. J. PineiroThe silicon chip, the soul of today's machines, governs every aspect of our modern society. Dominance in semiconductors equates dominance in the new millennium. But, something has gone wrong. A terrible railway accident in Florida, leaving dozens dead, and countless more injured is traced to faulty computer chips. One woman figures out that the faulty chips weren't due to negligence, but to sabotage. Erika Conklin was forced to work for the FBI due to her hacking abilities. Enlisting the seasoned abilities of FBI Agent Brent McClaine, they launch an investigation that spans two continents. From Silicon Valley to the ruthless Far East markets, Erika and Brent must combine their computer and field talents before the next shutdown.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Shutter
by Laurie Faria StolarzTHE FACTS * Julian Roman, age sixteen, is an escapee from the Fairmount County Juvenile Detention Facility.* His parents, Michael Roman and Jennifer Roman, are dead.* Julian is wanted for murder. THE QUESTIONS * Why is Julian Roman on the run?* Just how dangerous is he?* And who did kill Michael and Jennifer Roman, if not Julian?Sixteen-year-old Day Connor views life through the lens of her camera, where perspective is everything. But photographs never tell the whole story. After Day crosses paths with Julian, the world she pictures and the truths she believes-neatly captured in black and white-begin to blur. Julian is not the "armed and dangerous" escapee the police are searching for, but his alibis don't quite add up, either. There is more to his story. This time, Day is determined to see the entire picture . . . whatever it reveals. Did he? Or didn't he?Day digs deeper into the case while Julian remains on the run. But the longer her list of facts becomes, the longer the list of questions becomes, too. It's also getting harder to deny the chemistry she feels for him. Isit real? Or is she being manipulated?Day is close to finding the crack in the case. She just needs time to focus before the shutter snaps shut. Laurie Faria Stolarz is a master of suspense and romance. Shutter will keep readers guessing until the very end.
Shutter
by Melissa LarsenA Most Anticipated Novel by PopSugar * Bustle * and more!"[A] chilling debut novel." -- The New York Times Book ReviewA young woman agrees to star in a filmmaker's latest project, but soon realizes the movie is not what she expected in this chilling debut novel.In the wake of her father's death, Betty Roux doesn't allow herself to mourn. Instead, she pushes away her mother, breaks up with her boyfriend, and leaves everything behind to move to New York City. She doesn't know what she wants, except to run.When she's offered the chance to play the leading role in mysterious indie filmmaker Anthony Marino's new project, she jumps at the opportunity. For a month Betty will live in a cabin on a private island off the coast of Maine, with a five-person cast and crew. Her mother warns against it, but Betty is too drawn to the charismatic Anthony to say no.Anthony gives her a new identity--Lola--and Betty tells herself that this is exactly what she's been looking for. The chance to reinvent herself. That is, until they begin filming and she meets Sammy, the island's caretaker, and Betty realizes just how little she knows about the movie and its director.
Shutter (A Rita Todacheene Novel #1)
by Ramona EmersonLonglisted for the National Book Award This blood-chilling debut set in New Mexico&’s Navajo Nation is equal parts gripping crime thriller, supernatural horror, and poignant portrayal of coming of age on the reservation. "A haunting thriller, written with exquisite suspense . . . This is a story that won't let you go long after you finish, and you won't want it to end even as you can't stop reading to find out how it does." —Tommy Orange, author of There There Rita Todacheene is a forensic photographer working for the Albuquerque police force. Her excellent photography skills have cracked many cases—she is almost supernaturally good at capturing details. In fact, Rita has been hiding a secret: she sees the ghosts of crime victims who point her toward the clues that other investigators overlook. As a lone portal back to the living for traumatized spirits, Rita is terrorized by nagging ghosts who won&’t let her sleep and who sabotage her personal life. Her taboo and psychologically harrowing ability was what drove her away from the Navajo reservation, where she was raised by her grandmother. It has isolated her from friends and gotten her in trouble with the law.And now it might be what gets her killed.When Rita is sent to photograph the scene of a supposed suicide on a highway overpass, the furious, discombobulated ghost of the victim—who insists she was murdered—latches onto Rita, forcing her on a quest for revenge against her killers, and Rita finds herself in the crosshairs of one of Albuquerque&’s most dangerous cartels. Written in sparkling, gruesome prose, Shutter is an explosive debut from one of crime fiction's most powerful new voices.
Shutter Island
by Dennis LehaneU.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels has come to Shutter Island, home of Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane, to find an escaped murderer named Rachel Solando.As a killer hurricane bears down on the island, the investigation deepens and the questions mount. How has a barefoot woman escaped from a locked room? Who is leaving them clues in the form of cryptic codes? And what really goes on in Ward C?The closer Teddy gets to the truth, the more elusive it becomes. And the more he begins to believe that he may never leave Shutter Island. Because someone is trying to drive him insane...
Shutter Island
by Dennis LehaneU.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels has come to Shutter Island, home of Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane, to find an escaped murderer named Rachel Solando.As a killer hurricane bears down on the island, the investigation deepens and the questions mount. How has a barefoot woman escaped from a locked room? Who is leaving them clues in the form of cryptic codes? And what really goes on in Ward C?The closer Teddy gets to the truth, the more elusive it becomes. And the more he begins to believe that he may never leave Shutter Island. Because someone is trying to drive him insane...
Shutter Island (Bolsillo Ser.)
by Dennis LehaneSummer, 1954. U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels has come to Shutter Island, home of Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane. Along with his partner, Chuck Aule, he sets out to find an escaped patient, a murderess named Rachel Solando, as a hurricane bears down upon them. But nothing at Ashecliffe Hospital is what it seems. And neither is Teddy Daniels. Is he there to find a missing patient? Or has he been sent to look into rumors of Ashecliffe's radical approach to psychiatry? An approach that may include drug experimentation, hideous surgical trials, and lethal countermoves in the shadow war against Soviet brainwashing. . . . Or is there another, more personal reason why he has come there? As the investigation deepens, the questions only mount: How has a barefoot woman escaped the island from a locked room? Who is leaving clues in the form of cryptic codes? Why is there no record of a patient committed there just one year before? What really goes on in Ward C? Why is an empty lighthouse surrounded by an electrified fence and armed guards? The closer Teddy and Chuck get to the truth, the more elusive it becomes, and the more they begin to believe that they may never leave Shutter Island. Because someone is trying to drive them insane. . . .
Shutter Man
by Richard MontanariBilly is an excellent killer: strategic, methodical, ritualistic. If only he knew what his victims looked like.Plagued with a rare disease that prevents him from recognizing faces, Billy carries a photograph in his pocket that is his only way of identifying his next target. Killing is in Billy's bloodline, as a member of Philadelphia's dangerous Farren crime family. While Billy stalks Philadelphia, Detective Kevin Byrne is assigned to a series of bizarre home-invasion cases and is joined by his former partner-turned-assistant district attorney, Jessica Balzano. Their investigations circle Byrne's childhood neighborhood of Devil's Pocket, and they find themselves revisiting a crime from Byrne's past that has haunted him for decades. What Byrne witnessed as a child in Devil's Pocket jeopardizes the Farren family--which makes him the next target on Billy's hit list.A multigenerational story of hardship, guilt, and redemption, Shutter Man is Byrne and Balzano's most tense and personal case to date.
Shutter Man (Byrne and Balzano #9)
by Richard Montanari'You turn the pages as if your very life depends on it'Daily MailFace your fears in the latest terrifying novel by the hugely acclaimed, bestselling master of the psychopath thriller.The Farren family has been a plague upon Philadelphia's most dangerous neighbourhood, the Devil's Pocket, for generations. There, row after row of tumbledown houses hide dark secrets - none darker than Billy, the youngest Farren.Afflicted by a syndrome that means he can't recognise faces, Billy must use photographs to identify his family - and his victims. And when your life has bled away, he takes a final, gruesome picture for his wall.But what is the meaning of the horrific ritual Billy enacts with every murder? And is there any connection to a childhood event Detective Kevin Byrne has buried so well it's hidden even from his former partner Jessica Balzano?Praise for Richard Montanari 'A relentlessly suspenseful, soul-chilling thriller that hooks you instantly' Tess Gerritsen 'The author's elegiac tone takes the curse off this blood-drenched thriller . . . Gripping' New York Times (the 10 best crime novels of 2016) 'A master storyteller' James Ellroy 'Scary good!' Lisa Gardner 'Taut, propulsive and darkly gripping, Montanari is a master of suspense' Chris Ewan 'A specialist in serial killer tales . . . a wonderfully evocative writer' Publishers Weekly Amazon readers love Richard Montanari ***** 'One of the best detective stories I have ever read' ***** 'If you haven't read these books yet.... START READING THEM!' ***** 'Great plot and incredible pace. A real page turner' ***** 'I couldn't put it down - utterly absorbing and compelling!!' ***** 'The last 20 pages had me biting my nails and sitting on the edge of my chair!' ***** 'Absolutely brilliant - almost impossible to put down' ***** 'Every once and while I read a classic which I'll NEVER forget.This is a book I'll never forget' ***** 'This is a chillingly good read with a fast-paced storyline full of twists and turns' ***** 'From start to finish, you never want to stop! You have to know what happened!' ***** 'An outstanding tale with as many twists as a game of snakes and ladders' ***** 'One of the best crime/thriller writers' ***** 'Amazing' ***** 'Richard Montanari never lets you down. The ending is always a surprise' ***** 'So easy to pick up, so hard to put down'
Shutter Man (Byrne and Balzano #9)
by Richard Montanari'You turn the pages as if your very life depends on it'Daily MailFace your fears in the latest terrifying novel by the hugely acclaimed, bestselling master of the psychopath thriller.The Farren family has been a plague upon Philadelphia's most dangerous neighbourhood, the Devil's Pocket, for generations. There, row after row of tumbledown houses hide dark secrets - none darker than Billy, the youngest Farren.Afflicted by a syndrome that means he can't recognise faces, Billy must use photographs to identify his family - and his victims. And when your life has bled away, he takes a final, gruesome picture for his wall.But what is the meaning of the horrific ritual Billy enacts with every murder? And is there any connection to a childhood event Detective Kevin Byrne has buried so well it's hidden even from his former partner Jessica Balzano?Praise for Richard Montanari 'A relentlessly suspenseful, soul-chilling thriller that hooks you instantly' Tess Gerritsen 'The author's elegiac tone takes the curse off this blood-drenched thriller . . . Gripping' New York Times (the 10 best crime novels of 2016) 'A master storyteller' James Ellroy 'Scary good!' Lisa Gardner 'Taut, propulsive and darkly gripping, Montanari is a master of suspense' Chris Ewan 'A specialist in serial killer tales . . . a wonderfully evocative writer' Publishers Weekly Amazon readers love Richard Montanari ***** 'One of the best detective stories I have ever read' ***** 'If you haven't read these books yet.... START READING THEM!' ***** 'Great plot and incredible pace. A real page turner' ***** 'I couldn't put it down - utterly absorbing and compelling!!' ***** 'The last 20 pages had me biting my nails and sitting on the edge of my chair!' ***** 'Absolutely brilliant - almost impossible to put down' ***** 'Every once and while I read a classic which I'll NEVER forget.This is a book I'll never forget' ***** 'This is a chillingly good read with a fast-paced storyline full of twists and turns' ***** 'From start to finish, you never want to stop! You have to know what happened!' ***** 'An outstanding tale with as many twists as a game of snakes and ladders' ***** 'One of the best crime/thriller writers' ***** 'Amazing' ***** 'Richard Montanari never lets you down. The ending is always a surprise' ***** 'So easy to pick up, so hard to put down'
Shutter, First Edition
by Laurie Faria StolarzTHE FACTS <ul> <li>Julian Roman, age sixteen, is an escapee from the Fairmount County Juvenile Detention Facility.</li> <li>His parents, Michael Roman and Jennifer Roman, are dead.</li> <li>Julian is wanted for murder.</li> </ul> <P><P>THE QUESTIONS <ul> <li>Why is Julian Roman on the run?</li> <li>Just how dangerous is he?</li> <li>And who did kill Michael and Jennifer Roman, if not Julian?</li> </ul> <P><P>Sixteen-year-old Day Connor views life through the lens of her camera, where perspective is everything. But photographs never tell the whole story. After Day crosses paths with Julian, the world she pictures and the truths she believes-neatly captured in black and white-begin to blur. <P><P>Julian is not the "armed and dangerous" escapee the police are searching for, but his alibis don't quite add up, either. There is more to his story. This time, Day is determined to see the entire picture . . . whatever it reveals. Did he? Or didn't he? <P><P>Day digs deeper into the case while Julian remains on the run. But the longer her list of facts becomes, the longer the list of questions becomes, too. It's also getting harder to deny the chemistry she feels for him. Is it real? Or is she being manipulated? <P><P>Day is close to finding the crack in the case. She just needs time to focus before the shutter snaps shut. <P><P>Laurie Faria Stolarz is a master of suspense and romance. Shutter will keep readers guessing until the very end.
Shuttered
by Emma JaneWhen wildlife and landscape photographer Daniel Hopson gets a reading from clairvoyant Rowan Foster at a local craft fair, he quickly realizes it's a con. But he sees the charm behind the chancer's façade, and so rather than expose him, he starts to date him--only to discover that some of Rowan's other cons are far more serious. The so-called psychic owes ten thousand pounds to two men after deceitfully claiming to be able to find the body of their murdered mother. Daniel must help Rowan recover the genuine gift he possessed in childhood and contact the spirits before the men catch up to them--and the key to doing so might be Daniel's telepathic connection with his dog Sasha.
Shy Creatures: A Novel
by Clare Chambers"A beautiful story of unfolding secrets and unforeseen consequences, filled with moments that are somehow restrained and astute and gorgeously written all at the same time."—Holly Gramazio, bestselling author of The Husbands“Infinitely moving, quirky, acutely observed and beautifully written...Confirms Clare Chambers as one of our most talented writers."--The GuardianAn alluring literary mystery full of secrets and lies, when an art teacher at a psychiatric hospital in 1960s England finds her life turned upside down by the arrival of a mysterious patient who has spent decades living in complete isolation with his elderly aunts in a decrepit Victorian house. Perfect for fans of Ann Patchett, Barbara Kingsolver, and Tessa Hadley.In all failed relationships there is a tipping point. It goes unnoticed at the time but can later be identified as the beginning of the decline. For Helen it was the weekend that the Hidden Man came to Westbury Park…The London suburb of Croydon,1964: Helen Hansford is unmarried and in her thirties. Something of a disappointment to her middle-class parents, she’s an art therapist at the Westbury Park psychiatric hospital, where she has been having a rebellious love affair with her colleague Gil, a dashing but married doctor.One spring afternoon they receive a call about a disturbance at a derelict, vine-covered Victorian house a few miles up the road. There the police find a mute, thirty-seven-year-old man called William Tapping, his hair and beard down to his waist. It appears he lives in the old house with his elderly, frail aunt, who expires as soon as she’s admitted to the hospital. No one knows why William has been shut away for decades, unseen by neighbors, with only his two now-deceased aunts for company. Westbury Park becomes his refuge.When it emerges that William is not only sane but a talented artist, Helen comes to see him as something of a personal project. But as she tries to solve the puzzle of the Hidden Man’s past, Helen’s own carefully constructed life of secrets begins to unravel...A gorgeously written and life-affirming novel about life’s delicate layers of experience and connection, Shy Creatures reveals all the different ways we can be confined...and liberated.
Si Pudieras Leer Mi Mente
by T. M. Bilderback Veronica Andrea Perez Rubilar¿Qué pasa cuando un joven policía, que ha ascendido rápido en su carera, casado con el amor de su vida, de pronto pierde a su bebé por un aborto espontáneo, pierde a su esposa producto de un cáncer, y pierde su trabajo debido a un incidente violento con un sospechoso? Él decide emborracharse para tratar de olvidar. Eso es lo que le ocurrió a Nicholas Turner diez años atrás. Ahora, gracias a la ayuda de su hermana, Melissa, y a su mejor amigo, el agente del FBI Marcus Moore, Nicholas ha practicamente controlado su alcoholismo, y se ha convertido en investigador privado que se especializa en casos que involucran a niños. La hija de Meredith Richardson, Karen, ha sido secuestrada, y el departamento de policía de la ciudad no parece ser de mucha ayuda. A sugerencia de Marcus Moore, Meredith contrata a Nicholas para que encuentre a su hija. Pero Nicholas recibe ayuda inesperada. Una niña, que aparentemente sólo Nicholas puede ver, lo está ayudando en el caso. Ella aparece cuando Nicholas necesita una pista, luego desaparece rápidamente. ¿Quién es esta niña? ¿Por qué se siente Nicholas tan atraído por su clienta? ¿Quién secuestró a la pequeña hija de su clienta? ¿Y por qué este caso se ha vuelto en uno extremadamente peligroso? Inspirada en un clásico tema de Gordon Lightfoot, Si Pudieras Leer Mi Mente es una reconfortante historia sobre redención, romance y segundas oportunidades.
Si els morts no ressuciten
by Philip KerrCínic i descarat, però honest i sensible, Bernie Gunther és el protagonista de la sèrie «Berlin Noir», amb què Philip Kerr ha conquerit lectors d'arreu del món. Guanyadora del III Premi Internacional de Novel·la Negra RBA. Un any després d'abandonar la KRIPO, la Policia Criminal alemanya, Bernie Gunther treballa a l'Hotel Adlon, on s'allotja la periodista nord-americana Noreen Charalambides, que ha arribat a Berlín amb la intenció d'investigar el creixent fervor antisemita i la sospitosa designació de la ciutat com a seu dels Jocs Olímpics de 1936. La Noreen i en Gunther s'associen dins i fora del llit per seguir la pista d'una trama que uneix les altes esferes del nazisme amb el crim organitzat dels Estats Units. Però la Noreen és obligada a tornar al seu país, i en Gunther, una vegada més, haurà de contemplar com una dona se li escapoleix. Fins que, al cap de vint anys, tots dos es retroben a l'Havana de Batista, un temps abans de la Revolució.
Si pudieras ver el sol
by Ann LiangAlice se siente invisible... Hasta que un día empieza a serlo. ¡Un éxito repentino en #BookTok! Alice Sun es la única estudiante becada en su internado internacional de élite en Pekín. Esto siempre ha hecho que se sienta invisible para el resto (excepto para su rival académico, el popular Henry Li). Pero un día esa sensación se convierte en algo real y empieza a volverse invisible: invisible de verdad.Entre la espada y la pared, Alice decide usar este poder para poder pagar la matrícula del internado, destapando algunos escándalos de sus compañeros. Pero todo secreto tiene un precio, y los encargos pasan de ser pequeños cotilleos a verdaderos crímenes. En esta situación, Alice deberá decidir si su futuro vale su conciencia... o su vida. Reseñas:«Rivales académicos retratados a la perfección... Uno de mis favoritos de todos los tiempos».Chloe Gong, autora bestseller de Placeres violentos
Si quan et donen per mort un dia tornes
by LlortUn puzle amb el paisatge de fons d'un dolorós periple per la foscor. Sona el timbre. Quins sentiments remouen la mare quan obre la porta i reconeix el fill, que va desaparèixer fa anys? Com reacciona, ara que no li vol explicar on ha estat, amb qui? Ara que calla què li va passar. Per què l’Agustí ha estat catorze anys i mig desaparegut? I per què ha tornat? I, sobretot, què l’obliga a callar? Llort planteja un puzle amb el paisatge de fons d’un dolorós periple per la foscor. El viatge que porta de la innocència a la maduresa, amb parades en la mentida, la superació, la violència, la redempció, el dubte, la culpa, l’espera i els sempre presents amor i mort.
Si te miento
by Clare MackintoshVuelve la magistral Clare Mackintosh con un nuevo thriller psicológico. «Absolutamente brillante. Su mejor novela hasta la fecha.» Marian Keyes La policía dice que fue un suicidio. Anna dice que fue un asesinato. Ambos se equivocan. Hace un año, Caroline Johnson eligió acabar con su vida de forma brutal: un suicidio planeado para ponerle fin a todo del mismo modo que lo hizo marido meses atrás. Su hija, Anna, ha luchado desde entonces para superar la pérdida, el vacío y el dolor de un desenlace que aún no ha podido comprender. Ahora, con una hija pequeña a su cargo, Anna echa de menos a su madre más que nunca, y las dudas sobre su muerte y la de su padre no hacen sino crecer con el paso los días. Sin embargo, ¿es posible que indagando en el pasado esté poniendo en peligro su futuro? ¿Es posible que sus padres no se suicidaran? ¿Es posible que, después de todo, sea mejor vivir en la mentira? La crítica ha dicho...«Nadie escribe los giros argumentales como Clare Mackintosh.» Paula Hawkins «Una de las reinas indiscutibles del thriller psicológico.» La Vanguardia
Si te vas... te seguiré (Los Cherry #Volumen 2)
by Marian ArpaLa esperada segunda entrega de la bilogía «Los Cherry».Una historia de amor entre el Londres de la regencia y las altas tierras escocesas. ¿Por qué a los hombres les cuesta tanto reconocer sus sentimientos? ¿Logrará Brenda enamorar a Sebastián o huirá a Escocia acobardada por las matronas chismosas? Sebastián Cherry acababa de casar a su hija y pretendía volver a su rutina. Iba a olvidarse de las veladas y bailes, de las cotorras de Londres y recuperar su vida anterior: dedicarse a sus negocios y frecuentar a las viudas discretas con las que pasaba muy buenos ratos. Pero grande fue su sorpresa al reparar en que ya no le parecía tan terrible ir a esas reuniones. ¿Se debería a que acompañando a su hija había conocido a una mujer que le hizo temblar sus cimientos? Brenda Ferguson era una escocesa temperamental que, obligada por su hermano, viajó a Londres en busca de marido. No pensaba casarse si no era por amor y dudaba de encontrar al hombre de su vida entre tanto dandi presuntuoso. Odiaba las normas y reglas que regían a la alta sociedad inglesa, nunca se acostumbraría a ellas. Cuando fueron presentados, Sebastián sintió como si un rayo lo hubiese fulminado. Y Brenda, atraída, a la vez que muy insegura por sus imaginarios defectos, pensó en volver a su casa en Escocia. Él nunca se fijaría en ella. Una historia llena de inseguridades, peligros, amor y pasión. Una apasionante novela donde sus protagonistas viajarán desde los salones de Londres a Nueva Orleans, topándose en el camino con unos malvados piratas.
Sialkot Gatha: सियालकोट गाथा
by Ashwin Sanghiअरविद आणि अरबाज या सारख्यासारख्याच दोन ‘व्यापाऱ्यांच्या’ आयुष्यातील चढउतार. वैयक्तिक आणि व्यावसायिक आयुष्यात वरचढ ठरण्यासाठी ते जगातला प्रत्येक नियम मोडत भयावह आणि घातक योजना आखतात. आणि त्यांची इच्छा नसूनही त्यांची आयुष्यं त्यांना पुन्हापुन्हा एकमेकांसमोर आणून उभी करतात. कथेचे धागे अत्यंत कुशलतेने गुंफणारे निष्णात कथाकार अश्विन सांघी पुन्हा एकदा भूतकाल आणि वर्तमानाचे, वास्तव आणि कल्पनेचे, इतिहास आणि दंतकथेचे, व्यवसाय आणि राजकारणाचे, प्रेम आणि द्वेषाचे धागे एकत्र गुंफत आहेत. अनेक पातळ्यांवर घडणाऱ्या घटना असणाऱ्या या चित्तथरारक गोष्टीत ते तुम्हाला उत्कंठेच्या कड्याच्या टोकावर सतत झुलवत ठेवतात आणि तिच्या अनपेक्षित शेवटाचा तुम्ही फक्त अंदाज बांधत राहता.
Siamese in the Sun (Animal Ark #40)
by Ben M. BaglioAll animals and animal lovers are welcome at the Animal Ark Veterinary Clinic. At Animal Ark, Mandy Hope helps her parents treat animals of all shapes and sizes. Even outside the clinic, Mandy can't resist helping any animal in need. Mandy and James have gone to Jersey with Mandy's mom and dad to look after a local veterinary clinic. They spot a Siamese cat made of china in the window of the antiques shop -- but they soon discover that Sud Su Ming is a real cat! Mandy thinks the beautiful purebred could be entered into a prestigious island cat show but how can she -- and Ming -- persuade her reluctant owner?
Sibanda and the Black Sparrow Hawk (Detective Sibanda #3)
by C M Elliott'Fans of Alexander McCall Smith will love Scotty Elliott's Sibanda series' Sunday Times (SA) When a skinned body is discovered on the side of the railway line deep in the Matabele bush, Detective Inspector Jabulani Sibanda, along with his sidekicks, Sergeant Ncube and the troublesome Land Rover, Miss Daisy, is back on the trail of a murderer. As more girls go missing and more bones are discovered, Sibanda realises they are dealing with the signature of a vicious serial killer who chooses the train as his killing field.Suspects abound, and the trio pursues the leads relentlessly, but the warped psychopath is elusive. Has Sibanda met his match? To complicate matters, his unrequited love interest, Berry Barton, is back on his radar, Gubu police station politics are as partisan as ever and Sgt Ncube, in an attempt to equal the brilliance of his boss, has discovered the wonders of the Oxford English Dictionary, to hilarious results.With winter tightening its grip, and drought and hardship threatening the population, Sibanda uses a risky strategy to trap his nemesis. Can he pull it off?Praise for C. M. Elliott:'Her plot keeps readers guessing right to the end, when the monster meets a truly satisfying fate . . . Elliott's skill as a writer lies in her ability to create and flesh out characters that are so lifelike, they thrum in your head for days after finishing her books' Business Live'Will have you hooked' The Gremlin'C.M. Elliott has created a lively cast of characters and an intricate, clever plot' Margaret von Klemperer, The Witness'A thrilling detective yarn and a finely-drawn picture of the counterpoint between the gentle music of the bush and the harsher notes of poachers' deadly gunfire' The Citizen