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Nooit Meer as Twee Keer
by Adri Van Schalkwyk Claudio Ruggeri‘n Boodskap gevind in ‘n bottel en die nuuskierigheid van ‘n antiekhandelaar sal Vincent Germano lei tot ‘n ondersoek waarvan die gevolgtrekking net as vergesog gestel kan word. Die kommissaris sal dikwels omring word deur mense wat ‘n verduideliking moet gee, ‘n bevel moet maak of advies moet vra, maar in werklikheid sal dit net wees soos almal wat na die waarheid soek.
Nooks & Crannies
by Jessica Lawson Natalie AndrewsonCharlie and the Chocloate Factory meets Clue when six children navigate a mansion full of secrets--and maybe money--in this this humorous mystery with heart.Sweet, shy Tabitha Crum, the neglected only child of two parents straight out of a Roald Dahl book, doesn't have a friend in the world--except for her pet mouse, Pemberley, whom she loves dearly. But on the day she receives one of six invitations to the country estate of wealthy Countess Camilla DeMoss, her life changes forever.Upon the children's arrival at the sprawling, possibly haunted mansion, the countess reveals that each of the six children is adopted, and that one of them is her long-lost grandchild--and heir to a large fortune. Not only that, but the countess plans to keep and raise her grandchild, regardless of what the adoptive parents have to say about it.Then the children beginning disappearing, one by one. So Tabitha takes a cue from her favorite detective novels and, with Pemberley by her side, attempts to solve the case and rescue the other children...who just might be her first real friends.
The Noonday Devil
by Alan JuddRobert Stevens and Tim Albright are in their final term at Oxford. Their exams are looming larger and larger on the horizon. But more important to both of them is the production of the fierce Jacobean tragedy, 'The Changeling', which Robert is directing. Along with them, we follow the fortunes of Gina, the seductive and enigmatic leading lady in the play; Chetwynd, the bizarre older student who travels around with a revolver; and Anne, the gentle wife of Robert's tutor. Spiced with humour and anarchy, 'The Noonday Devil' is a masterly work of fiction whose underlying theme, the deadly trap of sloth, leads to an unexpected and almost unbearable climax.'A gently philosophical, violently human commentary... a story that holds its ironical secrets to the bitter end' Mail on Sunday'Mr Judd has imparted a wholly original flavour... The novel is so well made, so vibrant with life, that it is a pleasure to read' Scotsman
Nooners (BookShots)
by James Patterson Tim ArnoldThis New York ad agency is ruled by sex, drugs... and murder.Everyone who knows Tim says he's a good guy. But the popular advertising exec has a problem: a lot of the people who know him are getting murdered. And by the time he figures out why, Tim won't feel so good anymore. BookShotsLIGHTNING-FAST STORIES BY JAMES PATTERSON Novels you can devour in a few hours Impossible to stop reading All original content from James Patterson
Noontime Follies: A Police Procedural Set In Minnesota (The Jake Hines Mysteries #10)
by Elizabeth GunnA Minnesota police detective is plunged into corporate intrigue and cutting-edge science when a biochemist is found dead at his desk . . . Rutherford, Minnesota&’s Property Crimes division has been busy. The town has had fourteen office break-ins in just five days—though nothing seems to have been taken. With GMO foods a growing industry in the area, controversy has been swirling, and threatening notes have been left by an environmental group. But curiosity turns to alarm when a lead scientist is found dead at his desk at one of the sites. As the small start-ups that received the messages are damaged and frightened by sneak attacks, Jake Hines and his team must embark on a steep learning curve. They&’re not sure whether the professor&’s death has to do with his pioneering scientific work, or something more personal . . . This is a fascinating whodunit in a series that &“always delivers a satisfying mystery&” (Booklist).
Noose
by Marata ErosSons of Anarchy incontra Beautiful Disaster nel racconto provocante e commovente di una giovane donna con un tragico segreto, un futuro pericoloso e un uomo distrutto che salverà entrambi. Dall'autrice, bestseller del New York Times, del romanzo "A terrible love", arriva un thriller bestseller primo in classifica Amazon. Apprezzamenti per NOOSE: "...Ho amato questo libro. Dark, pericoloso, sexy da morire e poi tutto ciò che riguarda la vita degli MC... l'autrice ha un ottimo stile, i protagonisti vengono alla vita... e una volta che sei entrato... non c'è modo per tornare indietro... non vedo l'ora di averne di più! Altamente raccomandato..." - Cysneer Booklover "...E' una grande serie. Li comprerò tutti. Non mi dispiacerebbe avere uno di loro come fidanzato..." Catherine Rozitski "...Un bel viaggio. E' interessante l'amore 'a prima vista' o, più accuratamente, il 'desiderio a prima vista'. E' una buona lettura veloce che coinvolge nelle vite dei personaggi. Aiuta a dimenticare la propria vita per un po' e a vivere il momento delle prime scoperte..." - Lori Parola d'ordine: Puttane Un luogo pieno di belle donne, una per ogni gusto. Noose ha delle passioni che non lascerà, e un club che soddisfa ogni suo bisogno. Essere parte del Road Kill Motorcycle Club non è difficile, per Noose. Precedentemente Navy Seal ed esperto di nodi, ha visto le scelte più dure della vita da vicino, in circostanze che molti non conoscono mai. Lui vola sulla strada. Le donne e la libertà sono i benefici dell'essere uno di loro. Finché Rose Christo non intreccia il suo percorso e sconvolge le regole della sua esistenza da fuorilegge. Omicidi. Rose Christo conosce la morte. Un assassino le ha rubato sua sorella, lasciandola sola con un bambino che non è il suo. L'amore non arriva in pacchetti puliti, ma arriva nella forma di un bambino di cinque anni. L'amore è racchiuso in un uomo che le rapi
Noose
by Marata Eros Saskia Di StefanoPutas Un banquete compuesto de ricos culos, uno para cada gusto. Noose tiene un fino paladar y se rehúsa a renunciar a este: hay un puticlub para satisfacer cada una de sus necesidades. Ser parte del club de motocicletas Road Kill MC es un placer para Noose. Al ser un exsoldado de la Armada y un experto anudador, él se ha enfrentado a situaciones bastante duras, en circunstancias que la mayoría de personas jamás llegaran a experimentar. Las mujeres y la libertad de dominar las carreteras son varios de los beneficios de ser parte del mítico uno por ciento. Hasta que Rose Christo aparece y le pone un freno a la vida de este bandido. Asesinos Rose Christo conoce muy bien a la muerte. Su hermana fue asesinada, dejándola a cargo de su hijo. El amor no viene en paquetes impecables, sino en la forma de un niño de cinco años. En amor se presenta en la forma de un hombre que se apodera de su corazón por medio de su brutal sexualidad y destroza la promesa más sagrada de Rose. Jamás cuentes con un hombre. Nunca te enamores. Nunca. ¿En quién confiara Rose cuando el asesino de su hermana toque a su puerta exigiéndole que le devuelva lo que es suyo?
Noose
by Bill James&“James, who may be one of Britain&’s most underrated crime fiction writers, produces a shocker packed with menace and very black humor.&” —Booklist, starred review Britain, 1956. A young actress seemingly tries to commit suicide over a tangled love affair, but is taken to the hospital and her life saved. The story is just the sort of thing that journalist Ian Charteris likes to cover: a poignant mix of near tragedy, possible thwarted romance, and glamour, needing sensitive but—of course—dramatic treatment. It should be a routine assignment, a welcomed assignment. It would be, if it weren&’t for the identity of the young woman. She may—just may—be Ian&’s sister. The unwelcomed reminder of the past drags Ian back into memories of places and events he&’d rather forget. As far as Ian is concerned, the past is a foreign country. And not just foreign. Fundamentally and cantankerously hostile. Vengeful, war-torn, dangerous. It is impossible to escape the past; the noose is already around Ian&’s neck, and every step he takes tightens it . . . And this is not the only noose. &“James spins an effective psychological tale of a man whose past shapes his future.&” —Publishers Weekly
Nor All Your Tears
by Louis CharbonneauA woman he can never have.On the cusp of forty, advertising artist Charley Morton was comfortable, if not content, with his life. The married father of two had grown to accept the monotony of the daily grind. All that changed when a chance encounter with a gorgeous new coworker turned Morton's quiet suburban world upside down.Jeri Adams is young, beautiful, and the target of every bachelor in the office. Morton knows he shouldn't be thinking about Jeri, let alone feeling jealous. He has a wife and a family to consider. All he can do is dream of Jeri. But the dream is not enough.As attraction twists into obsession, Morton finds himself willing to do anything--abandon his wife and children, sabotage his career, perhaps even murder a rival--in order to win Jeri's affection. He just can't let her go...even if it destroys him.
Nor Will He Sleep: An Inspector McLevy Mystery 4
by David AshtonBASED ON THE LONG-RUNNING BBC RADIO 4 McLEVY DRAMA SERIES...WHILE THE STREETS OF LONDON HAD SHERLOCK HOLMES, THE DARK ALLEYS OF EDINBURGH HAD INSPECTOR JAMES McLEVYELEGANT AND CONVINCING' The Times | 'ASHTON IS THE DIRECT HEIR TO ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON' Brian Cox | 'EXCELLENT' The Sherlock Holmes Society | 'DRIPPING WITH MELODRAMA AND DERRING-DO' Herald1887. The streets of Edinburgh seethe with anarchy as two gangs of students rival each other in wild exploits. After a pitched battle between them, an old woman is found savagely battered to death in Leith Harbour.Enter the Thieftaker - Inspector Jame McLevy. With Constable Mulholland at his side, he scours the low dives of the waterfront and then sees the tendrils of the case spread to more respectable nooks and crannies.When the inspector encounters Robert Louis Stevenson, author of Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, in the city to bury his deceased father, the two recognise each other as fellow travellers, observers of the dark side of human nature and both hopeless insomniacs.Glimpses of the murderer indicate a slender, androgynous figure with a silver cane, which is used to lethal effect. A dancing killer non unlike Mr Edward Hyde. THE INSPECTOR MCLEVY SERIES 1 - Shadow of the Serpent 2 - Fall from Grace 3 - A Trick of the Light 4 - Nor Will He Sleep
Nor Will He Sleep: An Inspector McLevy Mystery 4 (Inspector McLevy)
by David AshtonBASED ON THE LONG-RUNNING BBC RADIO 4 McLEVY DRAMA SERIES...WHILE THE STREETS OF LONDON HAD SHERLOCK HOLMES, THE DARK ALLEYS OF EDINBURGH HAD INSPECTOR JAMES McLEVYELEGANT AND CONVINCING' The Times | 'ASHTON IS THE DIRECT HEIR TO ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON' Brian Cox | 'EXCELLENT' The Sherlock Holmes Society | 'DRIPPING WITH MELODRAMA AND DERRING-DO' Herald1887. The streets of Edinburgh seethe with anarchy as two gangs of students rival each other in wild exploits. After a pitched battle between them, an old woman is found savagely battered to death in Leith Harbour.Enter the Thieftaker - Inspector Jame McLevy. With Constable Mulholland at his side, he scours the low dives of the waterfront and then sees the tendrils of the case spread to more respectable nooks and crannies.When the inspector encounters Robert Louis Stevenson, author of Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, in the city to bury his deceased father, the two recognise each other as fellow travellers, observers of the dark side of human nature and both hopeless insomniacs.Glimpses of the murderer indicate a slender, androgynous figure with a silver cane, which is used to lethal effect. A dancing killer non unlike Mr Edward Hyde. THE INSPECTOR MCLEVY SERIES 1 - Shadow of the Serpent 2 - Fall from Grace 3 - A Trick of the Light 4 - Nor Will He Sleep
Nor Will He Sleep: An Inspector McLevy Mystery 4 (Inspector McLevy)
by David AshtonLONDON HAD SHERLOCK HOLMES.THE DARK ALLEYS OF EDINBURGH HAD INSPECTOR McLEVY.1887. The streets of Edinburgh seethe with anarchy as two gangs of students rival each other in wild exploits. After a pitched battle between them, an old woman is found savagely battered to death in Leith Harbour.Enter the Thieftaker - Inspector Jame McLevy. With Constable Mulholland at his side, he scours the low dives of the waterfront and then sees the tendrils of the case spread to more respectable nooks and crannies.When the inspector encounters Robert Louis Stevenson, author of Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, in the city to bury his deceased father, the two recognise each other as fellow travellers, observers of the dark side of human nature and both hopeless insomniacs.Glimpses of the murderer indicate a slender, androgynous figure with a silver cane, which is used to lethal effect. A dancing killer non unlike Mr Edward Hyde. THE INSPECTOR MCLEVY SERIES 1 - Shadow of the Serpent 2 - Fall from Grace 3 - A Trick of the Light 4 - Nor Will He Sleep(P)2016 John Murray Press
Nora Roberts Mystery Box Set: Mind Over Matter\Treasures Lost, Treasures Found\The Art of Deception\Risky Business
by Nora RobertsFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts comes four fan favorite stories of romance and intrigue! MIND OVER MATTERDavid Brady needs a star for his documentary on paranormal psychology. When he finds out theatrical agent A.J. Fields has a psychic for a client, he’s thrilled. David knows that A.J.’s icy exterior is just a front. He’s determined to discover what secrets she’s hiding…but he might just find more than he bargained for!TREASURES LOST, TREASURES FOUNDWhen Kate Hardesty inherits a pile of her late father’s ocean charts she must turn to Ky Silver, the man she swore she’d never trust again. It’s a treacherous dive into the depths of the ocean, and Ky is the only one willing to help. But working with Ky means finding a priceless treasure Kate hadn’t known she’d lost.…THE ART OF DECEPTIONWhen the handsome Adam Haines shows up at Kirby Fairchild’s ancestral home looking for a quiet place to paint, she’s more than skeptical. As the nights wear on Kirby can’t help but feel drawn to him. But when Adam begins to act suspiciously, Kirby must uncover his real purpose at her father’s home…before it’s too late. RISKY BUSINESSLiz Palmer’s idyllic life in Cozumel has comes to a jarring halt when her employee is murdered and his brother storms into Liz’s life with revenge in his heart. Suddenly Liz is plunged into the dangerous world, and she discovers how impossible it is to resist both the mystery…and the passionate man trying to solve it.Previously Published.
Nora Roberts The Sign of Seven Trilogy (Sign of Seven Trilogy)
by Nora RobertsBlood Brothers: Every seven years, on the seventh day of the seventh month, strange things happen. It began when three young boys - Caleb, Fox, and Gage - went on a camping trip to the Pagan Stone. This modern-day legend draws reporter and author Quinn Black to Hawkins Hollow with the hope of making the eerie happening the subject of her new book. It is only February, but Caleb Hawkins, descendent of the town founders, has already seen and felt the stirrings of evil. Cal will need the help of his best friends, but surprisingly he must rely on Quinn as well. <P> The Hollow: As the dreaded seventh month looms before them, Caleb, Fox, and Gage can feel the storm brewing. But this year, they are better prepared, joined in their battle by three women who have come to The Hollow. Since that day at The Pagan Stone, town lawyer Fox has been able to see into others’ minds, a talent he shares with Layla. He must earn her trust, because their link will help fight the darkness that threatens to engulf the town. <P> The Pagan Stone: Though Gage and Cybil share the gift of seeing the future, that’s all they share. But Gage knows that a woman like Cybil — with her brains and strength and devastating beauty — can only bring him luck. Good or bad has yet to be determined — and could mean the difference between absolute destruction or an end to the nightmare for Hawkins Hollow.
The Norfolk Mystery
by Ian SansomLove Miss Marple? Adore Holmes and Watson? Professor Morley's guide to Norfolk is a story of bygone England: quaint villages, eccentric locals--and murder . . . It is 1937, and disillusioned Spanish Civil War veteran Stephen Sefton is broke. So when he sees a mysterious advertisement for a job where "intelligence is essential," he eagerly applies. Thus begins Sefton's association with Professor Swanton Morley, an omnivorous intellect. Morley's latest project is a history of traditional England, with a guide to every county. They start in Norfolk, but when the vicar of Blakeney is found hanging from his church's bell rope, Morley and Sefton find themselves drawn into a rather more fiendish plot. Did the reverend really take his own life, or is there something darker afoot?A must-read for fans of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, and Charles Todd, this novel includes plenty of murder, mystery, and mayhem to confound.
Norma: A novel
by Sofi OksanenFrom the internationally best-selling author of Purge and When the Doves Disappeared, a spellbinding new novel set in present-day Helsinki, about a young woman with a fantastical secret who is trying to solve the mystery of her mother's death. When Anita Naakka jumps in front of an oncoming train, her daughter, Norma, is left alone with the secret they have spent their lives hiding: Norma has supernatural hair, sensitive to the slightest changes in her mood--and the moods of those around her--moving of its own accord, corkscrewing when danger is near. And so it is her hair that alerts her, while she talks with a strange man at her mother's funeral, that her mother may not have taken her own life. Setting out to reconstruct Anita's final months--sifting through puzzling cell phone records, bank statements, video files--Norma begins to realize that her mother knew more about her hair's powers than she let on: a sinister truth beyond Norma's imagining. As Sofi Oksanen leads us ever more deeply into Norma's world, weaving together past and present, she gives us a dark family drama that is a searing portrait of both the exploitation of women's bodies and the extremes to which people will go for the sake of beauty.
Norma: How Far Will People Go For The Sake Of Beauty?
by Sofi OksanenFrom the international bestselling author of Purge and When the Doves Disappeared comes a spellbinding new novel set in present-day Helsinki about a young woman with a fantastical secret who is trying to solve the mystery of her mother’s death.When Anita Naakka jumps in front of an oncoming train, her daughter, Norma, is left alone with the secret they have spent their lives hiding: Norma has supernatural hair, sensitive to the slightest changes in her mood — and the moods of those around her — corkscrewing when danger is near. And so it is her hair that alerts her, while she talks with a strange man at her mother’s funeral, that her mother may not have taken her own life.Setting out to reconstruct Anita’s final months, Norma begins to realize that her mother knew more about her hair’s power than she let on. As Sofi Oksanen leads us deeper into Norma’s world, weaving together past and present, she gives us a dark family drama that is a searing portrait of both the exploitation of women’s bodies and the extremes to which people will go for the sake of beauty.
Normal
by Graeme Cameron"The truth is I hurt people. It's what I do. It's all I do. It's all I've ever done."He lives in your community, in a nice house with a well-tended garden. He shops in your grocery store, bumping shoulders with you and apologizing with a smile. He drives beside you on the highway, politely waving you into the lane ahead of him.What you don't know is that he has an elaborate cage built into a secret basement under his garage. And the food that he's carefully shopping for is to feed a young woman he's holding there against her will--one in a string of many, unaware of the fate that awaits her.This is how it's been for a long time. It's normal...and it works. Perfectly.Then he meets the checkout girl from the 24-hour grocery. And now the plan, the hunts, the room...the others--he doesn't need any of them anymore. He only needs her. But just as he decides to go straight, the police start to close in. He might be able to cover his tracks, except for one small problem--he still has someone trapped in his garage.Discovering his humanity couldn't have come at a worse time.
Normal: A Novel
by Warren EllisA smart, tight, provocative techno-thriller straight out of the very near future—by an iconic visionary writerSome people call it "abyss gaze." Gaze into the abyss all day and the abyss will gaze into you. There are two types of people who think professionally about the future: foresight strategists are civil futurists who think about geo-engineering and smart cities and ways to evade Our Coming Doom; strategic forecasters are spook futurists, who think about geopolitical upheaval and drone warfare and ways to prepare clients for Our Coming Doom. The former are paid by nonprofits and charities, the latter by global security groups and corporate think tanks. For both types, if you're good at it, and you spend your days and nights doing it, then it's something you can't do for long. Depression sets in. Mental illness festers. And if the "abyss gaze" takes hold there's only one place to recover: Normal Head, in the wilds of Oregon, within the secure perimeter of an experimental forest. When Adam Dearden, a foresight strategist, arrives at Normal Head, he is desperate to unplug and be immersed in sylvan silence. But then a patient goes missing from his locked bedroom, leaving nothing but a pile of insects in his wake. A staff investigation ensues; surveillance becomes total. As the mystery of the disappeared man unravels in Warren Ellis's Normal, Dearden uncovers a conspiracy that calls into question the core principles of how and why we think about the future—and the past, and the now.The ebook edition also includes four conversations with Warren Ellis about Normal, featuring Robin Sloan, Laurie Penny, Geoff Manaugh, and Lauren Beukes. The conversations originally appeared on tor.com.
Normal
by Roberto López Herrero«Subí observando la foto. Era un tipo vulgar, común. Pero muy común. Pelo ni corto ni largo con un peinado corriente, ligeras entradas, puede que castaño... Estatura media, sobre el metro setenta y cinco... Pantalones oscuros y gabardina clara. No se distinguía bien la cara, una pena, porque las orejas son como las huellas dactilares y me habría servido, pero hay que jugar con las cartas que tocan.» «El asesino era normal» es la única descripción que Félix Fortea, policía de homicidios, recibe cuando interroga a los testigos de un crimen a plena luz del día. ¿Cómo detienes a un homicida que puede ser cualquiera? ¿Qué es ser normal? Un elenco de personajes con sus fallos, rareza y taras se unen para detener a un criminal que parece camuflarse exhibiendo su aparente normalidad. R. López-Herrero pone en duda el concepto de normalidad imperante en nuestro mundo en esta novela negra que pone de relevancia el talento de su autor yque nos sumerge en una atmósfera en la que los personajes componen un perfecto cuadro de la singularidad humana y de los prejuicios sociales que hacen de ella una carga. Reseña:«Normal es uno de esos libros con un estilo tan propio y atractivo que cuando te vienes a dar cuenta estás pasando páginas a toda velocidad. Un gran inicio en el género negro de un autor que promete ser muchas cosas menos normal.»Bruno Nievas
Normal
by Scott J. HollidayFrom the author of the Stonefly series, a killer circus sideshow act has escaped from prison, and a prison guard—his childhood friend—must apprehend him. South Carolina, 1879. Prison guard Paul Constantine&’s quiet world is fractured when convicted murderer, Roy Pellerin—a childhood friend and sideshow performer born with alligator skin—pulls off a seemingly impossible escape. Now Paul must track Roy down before former judge and haunted insomniac, Frank Ledger, delivers Roy to his own brand of shotgun justice. How far can Roy run, and for how long? Whose quest will end when the terrifying past comes roaring into the present? And whose will end in the grave? Drawing on his visionary talent, Scott J. Holliday delivers a gripping historical thriller about the bonds of friendship, the unexpected forms of love, and the stories found in our scars.
Normal Women: A Novel
by Ainslie HogarthIn this darkly comic story about how we value female labour—and don&’t—a new mother becomes embroiled in a dangerous mystery when her friend, a controversial entrepreneur, goes missing.When her daughter Lotte was born, Dani had welcomed the chance to be a stay-at-home mother. To be good at something, for once. But now Dani can&’t stop thinking about her seemingly healthy husband, Clark, dropping dead. Not because she hates him (not right now, anyway), but because it&’s become abundantly clear to Dani that if he dies, she and Lotte will be left destitute. And then Dani discovers The Temple. Ostensibly a yoga centre, The Temple and its guardian, Renata, are committed to helping people reach their full potential. And if that sometimes requires sex work, so be it. Finally, Dani has found something she could be good at, even great at; meaningful work that will protect her and Lotte from poverty, and provide true economic independence from Clark. Just as Dani is preparing to embrace this opportunity, Renata disappears. And Dani discovers there might be something else she&’s good at: detective work.
Las normas de la locura
by Diego González-SeguraUna novela que afronta el estigma de la locura a través de un thriller apasionante Cuando la ley la dicta la normalidad, ¿cómo sobreviven aquellos que se rigen por las normas de la locura? Laura está en peligro: algo siniestro la acosa desde su pasado. Y no puede saber si existe o no porque su mente difumina los contornos de la realidad, invadida por alucinaciones constantes que la envuelven como la telaraña de uno de los monstruos de ocho patas que a menudo parecen acecharla. En compañía de Julián y Alejandro, dos pacientes de las mismas sesiones de terapia a las ella también asiste para tratar su patología, Laura luchará por escapar de ese peligro que cada vez se va haciendo más real. Con la crítica al concepto de normalidad como telón de fondo, Las normas de la locura es una red en donde la realidad, los sueños y las alucinaciones se entretejen en una estremecedora historia de venganza. «Laura dejó de sonreír y vio que un puñado de arañas tigre comenzaba a emerger de entre las cajas de tornillos del mostrador. Unas criaturas cubiertas de líneas negras, blancas y amarillas como las de los tigres. Atraían a sus presas con su vistoso colorido para l uego escupirles una pegajosa telaraña que las dejaba indefensas y listas para recibir lamortal picadura. Laura soltó un grito, dio un salto hacia atrás y enseguida miró al dependiente por si había notado su reacción. El muchacho frunció la nariz, se giró para re buscar en un cajón y le mostró a Laura un candado. Con llave. -Toma -dijo secamente. -Gracias... -murmuró Laura-. ¿Cuánto te debo? -Te lo regalo -respondió él sin mirarla.Laura sabía qué significaba eso. Ella no había respetado las normas de la locura y lo estaba incomodando. Arrojó el candado al fondo del bolso, se giró murmurando un Gracias y salió de la ferretería a toda prisa».
North Country Man
by Carrie AlexanderSome call him hermit Others call him hero Noah Saari is a North Country ManA few years ago, Noah left the woods of Michigan, ready to make a difference in the world. After a tragic accident, he came back-blamed by some, pitied by others, misunderstood by all. Now the only thing he wants is to be left alone.Then one night, Claire Levander stumbles across his path. Claire’s not made for the backwoods-she’s a businesswoman whose idea of the perfect vacation spot is a well-stocked resort. And although he doesn’t know it, she has a plan that could change the lives of the few people in his hometown he still cares about. Even worse is the fact that she just might change his.