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A Risky Game (The Liars Society #2)
by Alyson GerberThe sequel to the USA Today bestseller! The Inheritance Games and One of Us is Lying for middle grade -- beloved author Alyson Gerber's new series is an unforgettable mystery featuring a secret society, a mysterious island, and dangerous family secrets.Deadly stakes, dangerous secrets, and a cut-throat game where the winners are set for life. Welcome to the Boston School, and the world of the Liars Society.Weatherby and Jack have been tapped to join Last Heir, the most powerful secret society in the world, but the night of the first gambit, the game takes a terrifying turn. Now, Jack and Weatherby are in a race against time to discover the truth about the game - and themselves. But how do you know who to trust when everyone is a liar?Beloved author Alyson Gerber is back with a highly-anticipated sequel full of twists and turns, secrets and lies, friends and foes. Can you spot the difference?
Risky Pleasures (Forged of Steele)
by Brenda JacksonAlthough frustrated in his attempt to acquire SteeleCorporation, arrogant millionaire Cameron Cody will notbe denied the firm's most attractive asset, Vanessa Steele.So when Cameron learns that Vanessa is house-sitting forher sister in Jamaica, he buys the adjoining property andmakes her an offer she can't refuse....Cameron is determined to prove to Vanessa that he isthe one temptation she cannot resist, but she is equallydetermined to prove him wrong. What Vanessa doesn'tsuspect is that Cameron intends to brand her so deeplywith his island passion, that once they're back in theStates, she'll be the one in hot pursuit.
Risky Redemption (Rogue Security #1)
by Marissa GarnerFour years ago, Angela Reardon was brutally attacked, and she still bears the physical scars and traumatic memories. While she's worked hard to overcome her fears and build a successful business, she's still haunted by her inability to identify her assailant. Now Angela only wants to be left alone-until a shadowy stranger reignites her desire to be loved. But their time together may be brief...because someone wants her dead.CIA assassin Jake Stone's targets deserved to die. Until now. Until he falls in love with the innocent woman he's been hired to kill. Jake can't fight his attraction to Angela, and he knows that someone else will be sent to finish the job. So can he save Angela and redeem himself by uncovering who wants her killed? When the trail leads him into the carnal underbelly of L.A., the truth is more shocking than even he could ever imagine.
Risky Return (Covert Operatives #3)
by Virginia Vaughan“Stop investigating or you will die.”A Covert Operatives storySearching for a missing pregnant foster teen, Rebecca Mason stumbles across a human trafficking ring. Now with criminals determined to silence Rebecca, security specialist Collin Walsh appoints himself her protector. But how can the secret husband who once abandoned her to join the military regain her trust? Collin will do anything to make up for the past…but first he must ensure they survive.
Risky Reunion (Protecting The Witnesses Ser. #6)
by Lenora WorthAs a novice FBI agent, Jackson McGraw was deeply touched by the young single mother—a murder witness—in his protective custody. When her baby girl was almost killed, Eloise fled—selflessly leaving her child in his care with a note to find her a good Christian home. Now, twenty years later, the mob is obsessed with retaliation against the woman whose testimony imprisoned their late don. Jackson is determined to track Eloise down to protect her—and reclaim two decades' worth of love.
Risky Reunion (Protecting the Witnesses, Book 6, Love Inspired Suspense)
by Lenora WorthAs a novice FBI agent, Jackson McGraw was deeply touched by the young single mother--a murder witness--in his protective custody. When her baby girl was almost killed, Eloise fled--selflessly leaving her child in his care with a note to find her a good Christian home. Now, twenty years later, the mob is obsessed with retaliation against the woman whose testimony imprisoned their late don. Jackson is determined to track Eloise down to protect her--and reclaim two decades' worth of love.
Risky: Torn Between Two Lovers (Torn Between Two Lovers)
by Jo DavisTORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS is a gripping and sexy romance trilogy with a unique twist: Our heroine needs your help to decide who wins her heart... RISKY is the second novella in this sizzling new series, in which two enticing men will vie for Anna's heart - culminating in a choice that will be determined by reader vote!Still hurting badly from Grayson Sloan's betrayal in RAW, Anna Claire meets Joaquin Delacruz - and she is completely won over by the wealthy and sophisticated casino mogul. Joaquin is like no one else she's ever known - insanely sexy, passionate...and extremely dangerous.Joaquin's fortune is built on crime; but unlike Gray, he hides absolutely nothing from her. Soon she finds herself ensnared in the web of a powerful, magnetic man who can't - and won't - promise her forever.But Joaquin is used to getting what he wants, and he wants Anna. He is even starting to dream of going legit and living a normal life, with Anna by his side. That is, if Anna's ex, the FBI agent who is his most hated enemy, doesn't get in his way...So, will you join #TeamJoaquin or #TeamGrayson? Make the informed choice with the addictive TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS trilogy. And don't miss Jo Davis's paranormal romance alter-ego J. D. Tyler, and her dark, irresistibly sexy Alpha Pack series.
Risky Undertaking: A Buryin' Barry Mystery (Buryin' Barry Series #6)
by Mark de Castrique"The author offers insights into the political, economic, and cultural ramifications of Indian casinos, along with a large cast of believable characters with a wide emotional range." —Publishers WeeklyWhen Cherokee burial remains are unearthed on the site expanding a local cemetery, the dual occupations of Barry Clayton, part-time deputy and full-time undertaker, collide. Then, during the interment of the wife of one of Gainesboro, North Carolina's most prominent citizens, Cherokee activist Jimmy Panther leads a protest. Words and fists fly.When Panther turns up executed on the grave of the deceased woman, Barry is forced to confront her family as the chief suspects. But the case lurches in a new direction with the arrival of Sheriff Tommy Lee Wadkin's Army pal, Boston cop Kevin Malone. He's on the trail of a Boston hit man who arrived at the Cherokee reservation only days before the murder. Malone is convinced his quarry is the triggerman.The accelerating investigation draws Barry onto the reservation where Panther's efforts to preserve Cherokee traditions threatened the development of a new casino, a casino bringing millions of dollars of construction plus huge yearly payouts to every member of the tribe. Leading an unlikely team—his childhood nemesis Archie Donovan and his elderly fellow undertaker Uncle Wayne—Barry goes undercover. But the stakes are higher than he realized in this risky undertaking. And the life of a Cherokee boy becomes the wager. Barry must play his cards very carefully...
A Risky Undertaking for Loretta Singletary: A Samuel Craddock Mystery
by Terry ShamesA FAVORITE SERIES CHARACTER FINDS HERSELF IN HARM'S WAY. After using an online dating site for senior citizens, town favorite Loretta Singletary--maker of cinnamon rolls and arbiter of town gossip--goes missing. Chief Samuel Craddock's old friend Loretta Singletary--a mainstay of the Jarrett Creek community--has undergone a transformation, with a new hairstyle and modern clothes. He thinks nothing of it until she disappears. Only then does he find out she has been meeting men through an online dating site for small-town participants. When a woman in the neighboring town of Bobtail turns up dead after meeting someone through the same dating site, Craddock becomes alarmed. Will Craddock be able to find Loretta before she suffers the same fate? Finding out what happened to Loretta forces him to investigate an online world he is unfamiliar with, and one which brings more than a few surprises.
A Risky Way to Kill (The Captain Heimrich Mysteries)
by Richard LockridgeA malicious newspaper ad points Inspector Heimrich to a killer in this whodunit from the coauthor of the &“excellent&” Mr. and Mrs. North mysteries (The New Yorker). Inspector M. L. Heimrich of the New York State Police may not have the flash of hard-boiled city detectives, but there&’s no lead the intrepid investigator won&’t follow until his every hunch is satisfied . . . An advertisement for an odd collection of items has been placed in the Van Brunt Citizen: a never-been-worn size ten wedding dress, a bay horse, and a .25 caliber Winchester rifle. At first glance these objects seem unrelated, but they all played a role in the accidental death of young heiress Virginia Gant the year prior. When the paper&’s owner brings the matter to Inspector Heimrich, there&’s really nothing that can be done. After all, however much the phony ads were in bad taste, their publication didn&’t break any laws. But even though his hands are tied, Heimrich has a feeling there&’s more to the story and begins his own quiet investigation. And when someone else connected to Gant ends up six feet under, it&’s up to the resolute inspector to make the arrest of a killer headline news. A Risky Way to Kill is the 19th book in the Captain Heimrich Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption: Featuring Rita Hayworth And Shawshank Redemption, Hearts In Atlantis (low Men In Yellow Coats), 1408, The Mangler And Children Of The Corn
by Stephen King#1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King's beloved novella, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption - the basis for the Best Picture Academy Award-nominee The Shawshank Redemption - about an unjustly imprisoned convict who seeks a strangely satisfying revenge, is now available for the first time as a standalone book.A mesmerizing tale of unjust imprisonment and offbeat escape, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption is one of Stephen King's most beloved and iconic stories, and it helped make Castle Rock a place readers would return to over and over again. Suspenseful, mysterious, and heart-wrenching, this iconic King novella, populated by a cast of unforgettable characters, is about a fiercely compelling convict named Andy Dufresne who is seeking his ultimate revenge.Originally published in 1982 in the collection Different Seasons (alongside "The Body," "Apt Pupil," and "The Breathing Method"), it was made into the film The Shawshank Redemption in 1994. Starring Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins, this modern classic was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, is one of the most beloved films of all time and is IMDb's top-rated movie of all time.
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
by Stephen KingA mesmerizing tale of unjust imprisonment and offbeat escape, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption is one of Stephen King's most beloved and iconic stories, and it helped make Castle Rock a place readers would return to over and over again. Suspenseful, mysterious, and heart-wrenching, this iconic King novella, populated by a cast of unforgettable characters, is about a fiercely compelling convict named Andy Dufresne who is seeking his ultimate revenge.Originally published in 1982 in the collection Different Seasons (alongside "The Body," "Apt Pupil," and "The Breathing Method"), it was made into the film The Shawshank Redemption in 1994. Starring Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins, this modern classic was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, is one of the most beloved films of all time and is IMDb's top-rated movie of all time.(P)2009 Penguin Audio
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption: Featuring Rita Hayworth And Shawshank Redemption, Hearts In Atlantis (low Men In Yellow Coats), 1408, The Mangler And Children Of The Corn
by Stephen King#1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King&’s beloved novella, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption—the basis for the Best Picture Academy Award–nominee The Shawshank Redemption—about an unjustly imprisoned convict who seeks a strangely satisfying revenge, is available as a standalone book.Suspenseful, mysterious, and heart-wrenching, Stephen King&’s extraordinary novella, populated by a cast of unforgettable characters, tells a powerful tale of crushing despair and liberating hope through the eyes of Ellis &“Red&” Redding. Red&’s a guy who can get you whatever you want here in Maine&’s corrupt and hard-edged Shawshank State Penitentiary (for a price, of course), but the one thing he doesn&’t count on is an unexpected friendship forged with fellow inmate Andy Dufresne—an inscrutable one-time banker perhaps falsely convicted of brutal, calculated murder who will go on to transform everyone&’s lives within these prison walls. Originally published in the 1982 collection Different Seasons, it was adapted into the 1994 film The Shawshank Redemption starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. Nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, this modern classic has become one of the most beloved films of all time. A mesmerizing work of unjust imprisonment and strangely satisfying revenge, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption remains one of Stephen King&’s most beloved and iconic stories.
El ritmo de Harlem
by Colson Whitehead«Un autor que roza la maestría [...]. Whitehead se ha convertido en uno de los mejores novelistas de Estados Unidos». Sam Sacks, The Wall Street Journal Ray Carner, hijo de un miembro de la mafia local y padre de familia modélico, regenta la tienda de muebles de la calle Ciento veinticinco, en Harlem. Ray intenta alejarse de la vida de delincuencia que su padre le mostró de niño, pero con un segundo hijo en camino necesita sacarse un dinero extra revendiendo artículos robados. Ahora, su primo Freddie le ofrece participar en algo más peligroso: el robo del famoso hotel Theresa, el Waldorf de Harlem. Policías corruptos, gángsters locales y pornógrafos pirómanos pasan a formar parte de su clientela habitual, y Ray tendrá que hacer equilibrios para mantener esta doble vida sin morir en el intento. El multipremiado Colson Whitehead regresa con una historia deslumbrante que recrea el paisaje criminal del Harlem de los años sesenta, un lugar que se convertirá en el centro de la lucha por los derechos civiles y donde la muerte de un adolescente negro abatido a tiros por la policía desencadenará los famosos disturbios de 1964. Una vez más, el autor pone de relieve las desigualdades y la discriminación racial de una época cuyos ecos aún resuenan en nuestro presente, en una novela criminal cargada de humor con la que consigue romper de nuevo las reglas del género negro. La crítica ha dicho:«Uno de los mejores escritores norteamericanos vivos».Mitchell S. Jackson, Time «Su escritura hace lo que la escritura debe hacer: actualiza nuestra percepción del mundo».John Updike, New Yorker «La novela clava las complejidades del pasado de Nueva York, desde las maravillas de la Feria Mundial hasta la desesperación de los disturbios en Harlem».Los Angeles Times«Whitehead pone a prueba su fuerza literaria, expandiendo los límites y las expectativas de la novela negra. Este libro es también un drama social que interroga la naturaleza de los prejuicios y cómo el entorno limita la ambición».The Guardian, Book of the Day «Gloriosamente entretenido [...] un drama social chispeante, que combina pinceladas de alta comedia con reflexiones sobre la esencia de la emancipación y el empoderamiento negros en Estados Unidos. Es poco probable que surja una novela mejor este año».The Evening Standard «La trama que (Whitehead) ha ideado para El ritmo de Harlem le ha ofrecido un nuevo motor narrativo de alta velocidad con el que jugar, pero también le ha dado una forma de explorar ideas sobre la naturaleza resbaladizade la moralidad, el poder (y quién lo posee) y las jerarquías sociales de subculturas criminales».The New York Times «Una apasionante novela de atracos ambientada en la era del Harlem de los derechos civiles. [...] Es una historia superlativa, pero el logro más impresionante es la representación amorosa que hace Whitehead del Harlem de los años 60, que aterriza de manera tan detallada y vívida como el Dublín de Joyce. No se sorprendan si esta novela le otorga a Whitehead otro premio importante».Publishers Weekly«Una novela emocionante y sabia».The Boston Globe
El ritmo de la vida
by JulissaLa vida consiste de muchas decisiones que usted tiene que tomar para llegar a ser quien es. La vida es una trayectoria que tiene muchos caminos que prometen llevarlo a su paradero final (su destino). Muchas veces en esta trayectoria llamada vida, usted se encuentra con encrucijadas, y no sabe adónde ir. Quizás se pregunte: «¿Y ahora adónde voy? ¿Cuál ruta me puede llevar más rápido adonde quiero ir? ¿Encontraré dificultades a lo largo del camino? ¿Qué hay por delante?» Estas son preguntas comunes que todos se han hecho en algún momento de la vida. «Al haber pasado por un proceso similar a este, me puedo identificar con lo que los jóvenes de la sociedad de hoy en día están confrontando. Por medio de este libro es mi deseo hacer que este viaje de El ritmo de la vida se haga mucho más fácil, deseable y hasta divertido. Al compartir las experiencias de (mi) vida, consejos y lo que Dios dice en su Palabra, ruego poder sembrar esperanza en los corazones de estos muchachos y muchachas e influenciarlos para que vivan la vida al máximo, "a la manera de Dios"». -Julissa.
Ritorni dall'Inferno
by Maria Paola Fortuna Enrique LasoConosceremo il finale di "Dall'Inferno", il best seller da cui è stato tratto l'adattamento cinematografico del regista Luis Endera che ha conquistato migliaia di lettori in tutto il mondo. Sapremo di cosa è stato di Carlos, di Laura, di Elena e di padre Salas. Potremo addentrarci in un'avventura carica di sorprese in cui nulla è come sembra. Elena e padre Salas si alleeranno per salvare l'anima di Carlos, ma in questo viaggio scopriranno una verità raccapricciante. UN'AVVENTURA AFFASCINANTE CARICA DI SUSPENSE E DI EMOZIONE Elena si servirà di tutte le sue conoscenze e cercarà l'aiuto dei suoi colleghi legati al mondo del paranormale. Da parte sua, padre Salas dovrà, ancora una volta, affrontare le proprie paure e rischiare di essere posseduto da un demone che da anni cerca di impossessarsi della sua anima. Solo la sua lunga esperienza di esorcista e la fede in Dio potranno evitargli la dannazione eterna. Una carrellata di emozione, inchiesta, mistero, sorprese e molti altri momenti terrificanti. Il finale di una storia che ha affascinato i lettori di tutto il mondo. SCOPRI IL FINALE DI UN BEST SELLER ADATTATO AL CINEMA.
RITORSIONE - Racconti di Amore, Odio e Vendetta (Passaic River Trilogy #2)
by Steve BassettFascisti americani amanti dei nazisti, un pazzo assetato di vendetta perseguitato da ciò che aveva visto a Dachau, tre omicidi e poliziotti fuori dagli schemi si intrecciano in questo thriller noir. RITORSIONE - Racconti di Amore, Odio e Vendetta, il seguito di "Father Divine's Bikes", il primo libro della trilogia di Passaic River, un thriller noir storico che ha raccolto molte recensioni a quattro e cinque stelle: "...Avidità aziendale, avventure sessuali, un matrimonio vicino alla fine, abusi sui minori, gangster, controllo mentale, un pazzo misterioso e una chiesa corrotta - e ti ritroverai con un dramma INTENSO che ti terrà incollato alla lettura fino a tarda notte." Sheri Hoyt, caporedattore, Reader Views un inquietante romanzo giallo sull'amore, l'odio e la ricerca di riscatto... La vendetta è un romanzo poliziesco in stile classico che contiene dei messaggi sul difficile tentativo di ricucire profonde ferite ancora aperte. Valutazione della recensione della prefazione del Clarion: 4 su 5; Recensito da Benjamin Welton “...va detto che Payback è proprio all'altezza per quanto dello stile letterario preciso e professionale. Steve è un autore di qualità, senza dubbio, e questo è un libro straordinariamente ben scritto, intelligente e molto riflessivo. Recensioni di libri di Matt McAvoy Nel 1946, in tutto il paese milioni di persone stavano affrontando la perdita dei propri cari e ricordi orribili venivano sepolti per il bene comune. Ma non a Newark. Due corpi mutilati vengono estratti dal putrido fiume Passaic e il braccio segato di un terzo uomo viene trovato ben avvolto e legato nella discarica cittadina. Le tre vittime, membri del Bund tedesco-americano, amanti di Hitler furono costretti a pagare con la loro vita la scelta di aver sostenuto un pazzo. Qualcuno però nell’ombra coltivava l’idea che solo la vendetta poteva schiarire la mente e liberare l'anima. Non ci volle molto prima che N
Los ritos del agua
by Eva Garcia Sáenz de UrturiTras El silencio de la ciudad blanca, llega la esperada segunda parte de la trilogía. Ana Belén Liaño, la primera novia de Kraken, aparece asesinada. La mujer estaba embarazada y fue ejecutada según un ritual de hace 2600 años: quemada, colgada y sumergida en un caldero de la Edad del Bronce. 1992. Unai y sus tres mejores amigos trabajan en la reconstrucción de un poblado cántabro. Allí conocen a una enigmática dibujante de cómics, a la que los cuatro consideran su primer amor. 2016. Kraken debe detener a un asesino que imita los Ritos del Agua en lugares sagrados del País Vasco y Cantabria cuyas víctimas son personas que esperan un hijo. La subcomisaria Diaz de Salvatierra está embarazada, pero sobre la paternidad se cierne una duda de terribles consecuencias. Si Kraken es el padre, se convertirá en uno más de la lista de amenazados por los Ritos del Agua.
Los ritos del agua
by Eva García Sáenz de UrturiTras El silencio de la ciudad blanca, llega la esperada segunda parte de la trilogía. Ana Belén Liaño, la primera novia de Kraken, aparece asesinada. La mujer estaba embarazada y fue ejecutada según un ritual de hace 2600 años: quemada, colgada y sumergida en un caldero de la Edad del Bronce. 1992. Unai y sus tres mejores amigos trabajan en la reconstrucción de un poblado cántabro. Allí conocen a una enigmática dibujante de cómics, a la que los cuatro consideran su primer amor. 2016. Kraken debe detener a un asesino que imita los Ritos del Agua en lugares sagrados del País Vasco y Cantabria cuyas víctimas son personas que esperan un hijo. La subcomisaria Diaz de Salvatierra está embarazada, pero sobre la paternidad se cierne una duda de terribles consecuencias. Si Kraken es el padre, se convertirá en uno más de la lista de amenazados por los Ritos del Agua.
Ritual
by Alex DuvalThe A-list bites. Jason Freeman has gotten used to the fact that beneath its glamorous surface, DeVere Heights is full of unexpected secrets. And vampires. Then just when he thinks he's golden, he's attacked. With a crossbow. At first the attention Jason gets from his crush, Sienna, makes the wound almost worthwhile -- especially after she breaks up with Brad. But the crossbow-wielding lunatic isn't finished, and his next victim is found dead with a bolt through the heart. As tensions rise at DeVere High, suspicions about the attacker point to pretty much anyone. There's something cold and hard in Brad's eyes-the look of a killer? Nah....
Ritual: A Novel (Jack Caffery Ser. #3)
by Mo HayderA murder leads detective Jack Caffery into England’s drug underground in this “brilliant, dense, scary” crime thriller in the Edgar Award–winning series (The Globe and Mail, Toronto). Nine feet under water, police diver Flea Marley closes her gloved fingers around a human hand. The fact that there’s no body attached is disturbing enough—until the discovery of the matching appendage a day later. Both hands have been freshly amputated, and there are indications that the victim was still alive when they were removed. Newly seconded to the Major Crime Investigation Unit in Bristol, DI Jack Caffery soon establishes that the hands belong to a young man who has recently disappeared. As Caffery and Marley search for the rest of the victim—and for his abductor—they journey into the darkest recesses of Bristol’s underworld, where drug addiction is rife, street kids sell themselves for a hit, and a disturbing occult ritual may be making an unexpected appearance. “Hayder . . . moves to another level in this spellbinder. With characters so complex, so fascinating that they could populate a dozen novels . . . Definitely one of the best crime novels of [the year].” —The Globe and Mail “Ritual moves from the eerie and dangerous to the downright ferocious as steadily as an oncoming train . . . You’re going to love the ride.” —Jack Ketchum, author of The Lost and The Girl Next Door “Superb . . . Hayder vividly evokes torture and drug abuse, but the violence is never gratuitous. Readers looking for visceral thrills need look no further than this gritty English series.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review “Hayder . . . outdoes herself, flip-flopping the supernatural and the explainable like a cycle of poison and antidote that will remain with the reader long after the final page.” —Booklist, starred review
The Ritual: A Dark College Romance
by Shantel TessierBarrington University is home of the Lords, a secret society that requires their blood in payment. They are above all—the most powerful men in the world. They devote their lives to violence in exchange for power. And during their senior year, they are offered a chosen one. People think growing up with money is freeing, but I promise you, it’s not. My entire life has been planned out for me. I never got the chance to do what I wanted until Ryat Alexander Archer came along and gave me an option for a better life. He offered me what no one else ever had—freedom. I chose to be his. He made me believe that anyway, but it was just another lie. A way that the Lords manipulate you into doing what they want. After being sucked into the dark, twisted world of the Lords, I embraced my new role and allowed Ryat to parade me around like the trophy I was to him. But like all things, what started out as a game soon became a fight for survival. And the only way out was death.
The Ritual Bath: The First Decker/Lazarus Novel (Decker/Lazarus Novels #1)
by Faye KellermanDetective Peter Decker of the LAPD is stunned when he gets the report. Someone has shattered the sanctuary of a remote yeshiva community in the California hills with an unimaginable crime. One of the women was brutally raped as she returned from the mikvah, the bathhouse where the cleansing ritual is performed. The crime was called in by Rina Lazarus, and Decker is relieved to discover that she is a calm and intelligent witness. She is also the only one in the sheltered community willing to speak of this unspeakable violation. As Rina tries to steer Decker through the maze of religious laws the two grow closer. But before they get to the bottom of this horrendous crime, revelations come to light that are so shocking that they threaten to come between the hard-nosed cop and the deeply religious woman with whom he has become irrevocably linked.
El Ritual de Aniversario: Un misterio de Judah P. Benjamin-Horatio Burdette
by Howard DensonDescripción del libro: Horatio T. Burdette, un ex esclavo que ahora vive en Chartres, Francia, recuerda cuando era un niño en Mississippi y finalmente ganó en un juego de blackjack el senador de Luisiana Judah P. Benjamin. Un apostador antiesclavista no sabía qué hacer con un sirviente con la clavícula rota, pero, cuando el Capitán Eagleton se está muriendo por envenenamiento en la Plantación Omega, manipuló las cartas para que el joven Horatio tuviera un futuro digno. Años antes, en la plantación Burdette, lo obligaron a permanecer en el aula mientras el tutor de los niños Burdette intentaba enseñarles Shakespeare, francés, retórica, etc. Irónicamente, Horatio terminó absorbiendo el conocimiento que los niños Burdette despreciaban. Otras tres muertes por envenenamiento ocurren en Omega Plantation, y Benjamin, con la ayuda de Horatio, puede evitar que los esclavos de la casa sean apresurados a veredictos rápidos. Benjamin continúa su viaje a la ciudad de Washington pero deja a Horatio en manos de personas en las que puede confiar. Cuando están en Nueva Orleans y luego en Chicago y Filadelfia, el Senador y Horatio recogen suficientes pistas para resolver el misterio de los envenenamientos en Omega Plantation.
El ritual de los muertos
by Nagore SuárezTras el éxito arrollador de La música de los huesos, Nagore Suárez retoma el escenario y los personajes en una nueva novela llena de intriga y secretos del pasado. Este thriller magistral consagra definitivamente a la autora como una de las grandes escritoras del género en nuestro país. «Habían pasado casi siete meses desde que volviera a la casa indiana de mi abuela con la intención de pasar el verano y asistir a un festival de música. Siete meses desde que aparecieran unos huesos en el jardín, que resultaron estar relacionados con mi madre y con lo que ocurrió en el pueblo durante el verano de 1978, cuando ella aún era una adolescente. Desde entonces, las cosas habían cambiado mucho.» A veces el destino impone su voluntad. Cuando el padre de un amigo fallece, Anne regresa a la Ribera Navarra para asistir a su funeral, a pesar de que aún sigue teniendo pesadillas con lo que ocurrió la última vez que estuvo allí. Peroel hallazgo de un cadáver cerca del cementerio lo cambiará todo, y lo que parecía una corta estancia se convertirá en el comienzo de un nuevo misterio. ¿Qué está pasando en el pueblo? Anne no puede evitar obsesionarse con esta historia que adquiere tintes cada vez más oscuros. ¿Narcotráfico? ¿Profanaciones de tumbas? Poco a poco, la protagonista se verá envuelta en una investigación que involucra tanto a sus viejos amigos de la infancia como a Gabriel Palacios, el inspector de la Policía Foral con quien compartió una breve pero intensa historia de amor. La crítica ha dicho:«Una mezcla magistral de novela policiaca y crímenes espeluznantes en un escenario bucólico como la Ribera Navarra. Con su segunda novela, Nagore Suárez se confirma como una de las voces más potentes y prometedoras del thriller naciona».Mikel Santiago