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El rugido de las sombras
by José Luis Díaz CaballeroUna novela electrizante, a la vez clásica y moderna, con una atractiva mezcla de guerra, política y conflictos profundamente humanos, donde Francisco Labranca, abogado perseguido por una obsesión, y Pierre Boubiere, director de una poderosa compañía, son arrastrados por las circunstancias al juicio del dictador Roberto Mumumba, acusado de genocidio y crímenes de lesa humanidad. Para ambos, el resultado del juicio puede ser una esperanza, o una condena. <P><P>Madrid. Francisco Labranca, abogado retirado, decide volver a la acción para defender a un controvertido personaje: el general congoleño Robert Mumumba, líder del grupo armado MLA-52, acusado por la Audiencia Nacional de genocidio y crímenes de lesa humanidad. Francisco arrastra su propio drama personal: el suicidio de su mujer, asunto que lo persigue con la persistencia de una pesadilla recurrente. Pero hay más en juego que lograr un veredicto: la propia vida de su hijo. Bruselas. Pierre Boubiere, presidente de la multinacional BG Mobile y firme opositor a la Guerra del Coltán, sabe que la vida de su hijo enfermo depende de la liberación de Mumumba y de una de sus minas de Coltán. En medio de una profunda crisis conyugal, y como una medida desesperada, Pierre decide poner su futuro, y el de su hijo, en manos de un antiguo militar británico alcohólico y de violenta reputación. <P><P>Con el atractivo del escenario internacional, la trama se desenvuelve en medio de asesinatos, cartas desde la cárcel, un enigmático secuestro y los conflictos humanos que aderezan esta historia donde el pasado resurge como un castigo y la traición es la herramienta para ganar. <P><P> En palabras de su autor: «El rugido de las sombras se adentra en los efectos de la guerra, de la culpa, de la locura, de la infidelidad, y se pregunta cuál es el precio por huir de nuestra propia identidad y de sus efectos más destructivos.»
Ruído Do Inferno
by Enrique Laso Lislaine M. OliveiraATUALIZAÇÃO: Ruído do Inferno vai virar filme em 2014Carlos, um executivo de sucesso, recebe a pior notícia possível, sua mulher e filha acabam de falecer em um acidente de trânsito. Por se sentir culpado de não ter passado tempo suficiente com a filha, começa uma busca de redenção para saber mais. A surpresa de Carlos aparece ao ir conhecendo detalhes da vida de sua filha por meio da professora do colégio, da psicóloga e das amigas da menina, quando começa a suspeitar que talvez ela não fosse como ele pensava que era, que por trás do rosto amável da filha se escondiam segredos terríveis. Após várias noites ouvindo ruídos estranhos através de seu rádio relógio, sua filha lhe pedirá ajuda... direto do próprio inferno. A partir desse momento, Carlos começará uma aventura arrepiante na qual desejaria nunca ter entrado.
Ruído do Inferno II
by Ana Claudia Antunes Enrique LasoVamos descubrir em que resultou o desenlace de "Ruído do Inferno", o best-seller adaptado a um filme do diretor Luis Endera, que tem cativado milhares de leitores em todo o mundo. Você vai saber o que aconteceu com Carlos, Laura, Elena e o padre Salas. Você vai entrar em uma aventura cheia de surpresas, onde nada é como parece ser. Elena e o padre Salas passam a se aliar para salvar a alma de Carlos, mas essa viagem revela uma verdade assustadora. Uma aventura fascinante CARREGADA DE SUSPENSE E EMOÇÃO. Elena vai mostrar todo o seu conhecimento e procurar a ajuda de seus colegas, ligados ao mundo do paranormal. Por sua parte, o padre Salas terá que, mais uma vez, enfrentar seus próprios medos e o risco de ser possuído por um demônio que há anos tenta dominar a sua alma. Apenas sua experiência como um exorcista experiente e sua fé em Deus podem evitar a sua condenação eterna. Muita emoção, mistério, diversas surpresas e momentos de terror os mais variados. O fim de uma história que tem cativado leitores ao redor do mundo. DESCUBRA o desfecho de um BESTSELLER adaptado para o cinema.
The Ruin: A Novel (Di Cormac Reilly Ser. #1)
by Dervla McTiernan“Compelling, unexpected twists and a hold-your breath standoff . . . Hand this one to readers of Tana French and to police-procedural fans.” —Booklist It's been twenty years since Detective Cormac Reilly discovered the body of Hilaria Blake in her crumbling home. But he's never forgotten the two children she left behind... When Aisling Conroy's boyfriend Jack is found in the freezing black waters of the river Corrib in Ireland, the police tell her it was suicide. She throws herself into work, trying to forget—but Jack's sister Maude reappears in Ireland after years abroad, determined to prove Jack was murdered. Meanwhile, Detective Cormac Reilly, who was recently transferred to Galway from his squad in Dublin, is assigned to dig into a cold case from twenty years ago—the seeming overdose of Jack and Maude's drug and alcohol addled mother. Other detectives are connecting Jack’s death to his mother’s, and pushing Reilly to arrest Maude, and fast. But instinct tells him something isn’t quite what it seems… This unsettling small-town noir draws us deep into the dark heart of Ireland, where corruption, desperation, and crime run rife. A gritty look at trust and betrayal where the written law isn't the only one, The Ruin asks who will protect you when the authorities can't—or won't.
The Ruin: The gripping crime thriller you won't want to miss (The Cormac Reilly Series #1)
by Dervla McTiernan***THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER***'Spectacularly good' MARIAN KEYES 'Heartbreaking' CAZ FREAR'Terrific' LIZ NUGENT ***** Cormac Reilly is about to reopen a case it took him twenty years to forgetOn his first week on the job, Garda Cormac Reilly responds to a call at a decrepit country house to find two silent, neglected children waiting for him - fifteen-year-old Maude and five-year-old Jack. Their mother lies dead upstairs. Twenty years later, Cormac has left his high-flying career as a detective in Dublin and returned to Galway. As he struggles to navigate the politics of a new police station, Maude and Jack return to haunt him.What ties a recent suicide to the woman's death so long ago? And who among his new colleagues can Cormac really trust?*****This unsettling crime debut draws us deep into the dark heart of Ireland and asks who will protect you when the authorities can't - or won't. Perfect for fans of Tana French, Jane Casey, Liz Nugent, Susie Steiner and Caz Frear.*****Praise for THE RUIN:'Absolutely brilliant. Wonderful characters, authentic setting, and a sublime, twisty plot' IRISH EXAMINER'Heartbreaking and heart-stopping' CAZ FREAR'THE RUIN is as convincing as it is multi-layered, as compelling as it is complex . . . Dervla is a future star of the genre' CHRIS BROOKMYRE'Fans of Tana French will love McTiernan's expertly plotted, complex web of secrets that refuse to stay hidden' KAREN DIONNEThere are not many books that will keep me reading from start to finish but Dervla McTiernan's THE RUIN did just that . . . An excellent story, very well written . . . this one was a winner for me! ALEX GRAY'Loved every page . . . Cormac Reilly is a brilliant new character, so real you can hear his footsteps on the stairs. Utterly gripping, brilliantly executed story' SAM BLAKE 'Intelligent, compassionate and believable' SINEAD CROWLEY
Ruin: A dramatically powerful, unputdownable love story
by Samantha TowleFrom Samantha Towle, the New York Times bestselling author of Wardrobe Malfunction and Breaking Hollywood, comes a dramatically powerful and passionate new contemporary romance.And the new heavyweight champion of the world is... Those are the words that Zeus Kincaid has been waiting to hear since he first put on a pair of boxing gloves. He just didn't think they would come with a tragedy that would change how he viewed the sport forever. Cameron Reed was in her second year at Juilliard when her childhood sweetheart, Zeus Kincaid, walked away from her. A few months later, Cam realized that she would never fulfill her dream of dancing for the New York City Ballet. Now working as a dancer in an upscale club in Manhattan, Cam is brought face-to-face with the man she once loved. And it's her turn to walk away from him. After five years of missing Cam, Zeus isn't prepared to let her go again. But when he finds himself standing on her doorstep the next morning, things don't go quite as he expected... 'You'll be smitten with everything about this entertaining, steamy and feel-good romance' USA Today's Happy Ever After on Breaking Hollywood
Ruin Beach: The Isles of Scilly Mysteries: 2
by Kate RhodesTHE ISLES OF SCILLY MYSTERIES # 2 &‘Gripping, clever and impossible to put down' ERIN KELLYTHE ISLAND OF TRESCO HOLDS A DARK SECRET SOMEONE WILL KILL TO PROTECT.Ben Kitto has become the Scilly Isles&’ Deputy Chief of Police. As the island&’s lazy summer takes hold, he finds himself missing the excitement of the murder squad in London. But when the body of professional diver Jude Trellon is discovered, anchored to the rocks of a nearby cave, his investigative skills are once again needed. At first it appears that the young woman&’s death was a tragic accident, but when evidence is found that suggests otherwise, the islanders close ranks. With even those closest to the victim refusing to talk, it seems that plenty of people might have had reason to harm her. As the islanders remain guarded, Ben Kitto suspects a killer is on the loose in Tresco.Everyone is a suspect.Nobody is safe.PRAISE FOR KATE RHODES: 'Kate Rhodes directs her cast of suspects with consummate skill, keeping us guessing right to the heartbreaking end. I'm a fan' Louise Candlish 'Evocative, immersive, twisty' Sarah Vaughan &‘A vividly realised protagonist whose complex and harrowing history rivals the central crime storyline&’ Sophie Hannah, Daily Express &‘A pacy psychological thriller&’ Laura Wilson, Guardian 'Kate writes so beautifully and with such an authentic sense of place. The whole book tingles with tension. I hope it does for the Scilly Isles what Ann Cleeves did for Shetland' Melanie McGrath &‘Both the plot and the writing keep one thoroughly engaged throughout&’ Daily Mail &‘One of the most absorbing books I've read in a long time - perfectly thrilling&’ Mel Sherratt &‘Gripping, clever and impossible to put down&’ Erin Kelly &‘Rhodes does a superb job of balancing a portrayal of a tiny community oppressed by secrets with an uplifting evocation of setting&’ Jake Kerridge, Sunday Express &‘Expertly weaves a sense of place and character into a tense and intriguing story&’ Metro &‘An enjoyably scary chiller&’ Sunday Mirror &‘The pace never slackens from the first page to the last&’ Rachel Abbott, author of Only the Innocent &‘Fast paced and harrowing, this gripping novel will leave you guessing until the end&’ Bella &‘Great twists, turns and surprises&’ Sun
Ruin Falls: A Novel
by Jenny MilchmanIn a suspenseful follow-up to her critically acclaimed Cover of Snow, Jenny Milchman ratchets up the tension with this edge-of-your-seat story of a mother determined to find her missing children. Liz Daniels has every reason to be happy about setting off on a rare family vacation, leaving behind her remote home in the Adirondack Mountains for a while. Instead, she feels uneasy. Her children, eight-year-old Reid and six-year-old Ally, have met their paternal grandparents only a handful of times. But Liz's husband, Paul, has decided that, despite a strained relationship with his mother and father, they should visit the farm in western New York where he spent his childhood. On their way to the farm, the family stops at a hotel for the night. In the morning, when Liz goes to check on her sleeping children, all her anxiety comes roaring back: Ally and Reed are nowhere to be found. Blind panic slides into ice-cold terror as the hours tick by without anyone finding a trace of the kids. Soon, Paul and Liz are being interviewed by police, an Amber Alert is issued, and detectives are called in. Frantic worry and helplessness threaten to overtake Liz's mind--but in a sudden, gut-wrenching instant she realizes that it was no stranger who slipped into the hotel room that night. Someone she trusted completely has betrayed her. Though she knows that Ally and Reid are safe, Liz will stop at nothing to find them and get them back. From her guarded in-laws' unwelcoming farmhouse to the deep woods of her own hometown, Liz follows the threads of a terrible secret to uncover a hidden world created from dreams and haunted by nightmares.
Ruin Her Life: A totally gripping psychological thriller full of twists
by NJ Moss&“Relevant, hard hitting, brilliantly written.&” —Keri Beevis, bestselling author of With Friends Like These When a single mother&’s angry moment is uploaded online without her consent, it triggers a nightmare of blackmail, betrayal, and cruelty, in this gripping new thriller from the author of The Husband Trap. Abbie loses her cool during an argument with her daughter&’s teacher, unaware the conversation is being recorded. Soon, her tirade is shared on social media and she is fired. Even her children suffer from the fallout. To make matters worse, the public scandal has attracted an old enemy intent on ruining Abbie&’s life. As the shaming and outrage intensifies, her children are forced to face some terrible truths. And when lives are threatened, Abbie must ask herself . . . Will anyone come out of this unharmed?
Ruin & Rule (Pure Corruption #1)
by Pepper WintersFrom New York Times bestselling author of The Dollar Series comes the first novel in a dark romance duet. She is a woman divided. Her past, present, and future are as twisted as the lies she's lived for the past eight years. Desperate to get the truth, she must turn to the one man who may also be her greatest enemy . . . He is the president of Pure Corruption MC. A heartless biker and retribution-deliverer. He accepts no rules, obeys no one, and lives only to reap revenge on those who wronged him. And now he has stolen her, body and soul.Can a woman plagued by mystery fall in love with the man who refuses to face the truth? And can a man drenched in darkness forgo his quest for vengeance-and finally find redemption?RUIN & RULE is a full-length book at 436 pages and ends on a cliffhanger. Cleo and Kill's story continues in SIN & SUFFER.
Ruin Value: A Mystery of the Third Reich
by J. Sydney JonesIn 1945 Nuremberg, an American intelligence officer tracks a killer: &“Powerful . . . Fans of WWII mystery fiction should consider this one mandatory reading&” (Booklist). Nuremberg is a dead city. In the aftermath of World War II, two-thirds of its population has fled or is deceased, with thirty thousand bodies turning the ruined industrial center into a massive open grave. Here, the vilest war criminals in history will be tried. But in Nuremberg&’s dark streets and back alleys, chaos rules. Captain Nathan Morgan is one of those charged with bringing order to the home of the war crime trials. A New York homicide detective who spent the war in Army intelligence, he was born to be a spy—and now, in 1945, there is no finer place for his trade than Nuremberg. As the US grapples with the Soviets for postwar supremacy, a serial murderer targets the occupying forces. Nathan Morgan may be the perfect spy, but it&’s time for him to turn cop once more.
A Ruína de Thomas Malone
by Elly GrantAngela Murphi é uma detetive iniciante nas ruas perigosas de Glasgow quando o corpo mutilado de uma jovem prostituta é encontrado em um apartamento miserável. Chamada para investigar o macabro assassinato, Angela fica chocada e surpresa. Para seu chefe, Frank Martin, há algo terrivelmente familiar na cena. Ela já tinha visto isso antes. Com recursos limitados e pouca experiência, Angela está desesperada para provar seu valor. Mas é realmente o trabalho de um imitador? O entusiasmo e determinação de Angela serão suficientes para levar o assassino à justiça antes que outra vida seja perdida?
La Ruina del Hombre
by Nicola R. WhiteMagdalene es una señora conectada con la mafia. Tommy Flynn es el sicario que la ama. Y cuando están enmarcados por el asesinato del hijo favorito de un rival y Jefe criminal, Magdalene teme que los pecados de su pasado vuelvan para acosarla. Después de pasar la mitad de su vida en un sórdido inframundo donde el amor está a la venta y los hombres tienen el sexo y la codicia en un altar, reclamar un asilo en una catedral es lo último qué quiere hacer y tal vez la única oportunidad de ver quien la puso en esta situación. Con todas las pistas apuntando a una ex-amante de Magdalene, una chica del trabajo llamada Lola, la legendaria señora es renuente a confiar en Tommy, un arma contratada y tener el riesgo de ser quemada de nuevo. Pero a medida que el tiempo se acorta y se revelan los secretos, Magdalene tendrá que ver hacia los lugares más oscuros dentro de sí misma si quiere atrapar al asesino y sobrevivir con su cuerpo y alma intactos. En la ciudad corrupta de Crawley, Massachustts, la pasión, el crimen y la religión chocan en esta humeante y romántica novela neo-noir
Ruína do homem: Ruína do homem
by Nicola R. WhiteMadalena é uma senhora ligada à multidão. Tommy Flynn é o assassino que a ama. E quando são acusados de assassinar o filho favorito de um chefe do crime rival, Madalena teme que os pecados do seu passado voltem a assombrá-la. Depois de passar metade da vida em um submundo sombrio, onde o amor está à venda e os homens adoram no altar do sexo e da ganância, reivindicar santuário em uma catedral é a última coisa que ela quer fazer, e a única oportunidade que ela tem de descobrir quem a incriminou. Com todas as pistas a apontar para o ex-amante de Madalena, uma rapariga trabalhadora chamada Lola, a lendária senhora esta relutante em confiar no Tommy, uma arma contratada de fala mansa, e corre o risco de ser queimada novamente. Mas, à medida que o tempo é curto e os segredos são revelados, Madalena terá que olhar para os lugares escuros dentro de si mesma se quiser apanhar um assassino e sobreviver com o corpo e a alma intactos. Na cidade corrupta de Crawley, Massachusetts, a paixão, o crime e a religião colidem neste suspense romântico e hilariante.
Ruined by the Reckless Viscount: Ruined By The Reckless Viscount Cinderella And The Duke A Warriner To Rescue Her
by Sophia JamesIn this Regency romance of ruin and redemption, a lady sets out to capture the heart of her former kidnapper.When Viscount Winterton abducts a woman, it’s for the best of reasons. He intends to protect her from harm—but he kidnaps the wrong girl in red! The scandalous carriage dash leads to the ruin of Lady Florentia Hale-Burton’s reputation . . . and the viscount’s apparent demise.Years later, Flora discovers her kidnapper is alive and as entrancingly handsome as she remembers! Disguised, she agrees to paint his portrait in an attempt to understand the man who’s haunted her fantasies. Is it revenge that has brought her this close to him again . . . or something even more reckless?
Ruined Stones: By the author of The Guardian Stones
by Eric ReedSurviving the 1941 Blitz and the predator in her small Shropshire village, policeman's daughter Grace Baxter moves to Newcastle-on-Tyne. Situated on the northern bank of the River Tyne, the ancient northeast city developed around the Roman settlement Pons Aelius - named for the Emperor Hadrian who built the famous wall right at the edge of the then civilized world. No matter its later history as a wool trade, then coal mining center, and the ship building that makes it a German bombing target, Newcastle's Roman past won't be ignored. Grace is eager to explore city life. And she's turned professional with an official job in the city's constabulary. The war means women can find work, even if most men in the job discount if not actively resent her. Grace's arrival coincides with the discovery of the body of a young woman, curiously difficult to identify, at the scanty ruins of a Roman temple situated across from a church. The bone-numbing cold, the fogs, and the Blitz, not to mention to peculiar behavior of some of the citizens and the hostility directed towards a woman in man's work, test Grace's resolve to be an effective officer. There are many potential leads, and much suspicious behavior to sort through. What role do ancient rituals play in the murder and what follows? What current misbehavior or crimes is someone, or someones, desperate to cover up? The investigation, carried out through fog and blackout and fear as well as the hostility of her colleagues, tests Grace's resolve to be an effective officer. Will it also endanger her life?
The Ruinous Sweep
by Tim Wynne-JonesOn the night Donovan Turner is thrown out of a car on a highway in the middle of nowhere, he can barely remember his own name, let alone the past twenty-four hours. Where is he? Where is his girlfriend, Bee? In an attempt to flag down the next passing car, he startles the driver, causing a fatal accident. With sirens in the distance and the lingering feeling that he's running from something -- or someone -- Donovan grabs the dead driver's briefcase and flees. Meanwhile, Bee is fighting for Dono's life every bit as much as he is. But when the police show up and hint that he is the prime suspect in a murder, Bee is determined to put together the pieces of what happened and clear his name. With echoes of Dante's Divine Comedy, this harrowing journey through hell and back is a page-turning tale of guilt, retribution, love, and redemption.
The Ruins
by Mat OsmanAn extraordinary novel about the ubiquitous mysteries of family, memory and music.London, 2010: Icelandic volcanoes have the city in gridlock, banks topple like dominoes and Brandon Kussgarten has been shot dead by gunmen in Donald Duck masks. His death draws his twin brother -- shy, bookish Adam -- into Brandon's underworld of deceit and desire.A miniature kingdom sprouts in a Notting Hill tower-block, LA mansions burn in week-long parties, and in a Baroque hotel suite a record is being made that could redeem its maker even as it destroys him. As Adam begins to fall for his brother's shattered family he finds that to win them for himself he'll have to lose everything that he holds dear.This intelligent, intriguing and emotionally-searing tale of fractured identities, narcissism and ambition questions how being loved for what others think we are differs from who we are to ourselves.With echoes of Performance, The Talented Mr Ripley and Mulholland Drive, The Ruins delves into the dark heart of fame: magic, music and murder.
The Ruins: A Taskforce Story
by Brad TaylorRetired Special Forces officer Brad Taylor's thrilling new short story sets Pike Logan and Jennifer Cahill on a hunt for an ancient Mayan temple and reveals the origin of their archaeological company, the cover for their clandestine work with the Taskforce.Deep in the Maya Biosphere Reserve, a huge protected tract of rain forest in northern Guatemala, lies the mythical Temple of Priests. Only one man knew of the temple's location, but he was killed before he could relay the coordinates. Now, newly reinstated Taskforce operator Pike Logan has the grid location of the ruins, and he's convinced Jennifer Cahill to travel to Guatemala in search of the Mayan temple her uncle died trying to find. But Pike and Jennifer are not the only ones heading into the rain forest in search of hidden treasure. A Canadian mining company is determined to explore the Biosphere for rare earth metals, even if it means destroying the way of life for local villagers. When they learn that Pike and Jennifer's impending historical discovery might thwart their plans, it sets the newly minted team on a crash course with a group of men hellbent on getting their hands on the prize, no matter the cost. Includes an excerpt from Brad Taylor's latest Pike Logan thriller, Daughter of War.
The Ruins: A Novel
by Steve WickA gripping and electric thriller, where the grim horrors of Nazis in America collides with the manufacturing of the suburban dream—from a brilliant new voice in crime fiction.On a fall night in 1954, in working-class Lindenhurst, Long Island, a woman goes alone to a bar filled with German speakers who&’ve finished their shifts at different jobs—some at a groundbreaking new project run by a man named Leavitt. They are gathered to listen to the first game of the World Series between the New York Giants and the Cleveland Indians at the Polo Grounds. The game would make the history books because of &“The Catch&” at the outfield wall by Willie Mays. But Lindenhurst's new chief of police, Paul Beirne, can't think about baseball. Still struggling with the demons from his time as a POW in Japan during the war, he gets the call that a woman's mutilated body is found in a field north of Lindenhurst, near where a new cemetery is being constructed to accommodate the growing suburbs. There hasn&’t been a murder in the village in decades, and on top of this horrific crime, there is a suspicious accident on the railroad tracks. Paul turns to his friend Doc, a Holocaust survivor and who, like Paul, suffers from the horrors of his past. But Paul has personal horrors, too, that are outside the purview of war. Or so he thinks. In stark contrast to the whitewashed ideal Leavitt and others in Lindenhurst are trying to create, an evil as taken root in Lindenhurst. What Paul and Doc uncover will lead Paul to another murder, one committed two decades before, as past and present, family and world war, collide in this intense and thrilling debut from a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer.
The Ruins: A Novel
by Phoebe WynneA suspenseful, contemporary Gothic coming-of-age tale with shades of Patricia Highsmith and Atonement, pitched against the sun-soaked backdrop of the French Riviera.The most dazzling summer casts the darkest shadows.Welcome to the Chateau des Sètes, a jewel of the Cote d’Azur, where long summer days bring ease, glamour, and decadence to the holidaymakers who can afford it.Ruby Ashby adores her parents’ house in France, but this August, everything feels different. Unexpected guests have descended upon the chateau––friends of her parents, and their daughters—and they are keen to enjoy the hot, extravagant summer holiday to its fullest potential. Far from England, safe in their wealth and privilege, the adults revel in bad behavior without consequence, while the girls are treated as playthings or abandoned to their own devices. But despite languid days spent poolside and long nights spent drinking, a simmering tension is growing between the families, and the sanctuary that Ruby cherishes soon starts to feel like a gilded cage.Over two decades later the chateau is for sale, its days of splendor and luxury long gone, leaving behind a terrible history and an ugly legacy. A young widow has returned to France, wanting to purchase the chateau, despite her shocking memories of what transpired that fateful summer. But there is another person who is equally haunted by the chateau, and who also seeks to reclaim it. Who will set the chateau free––and who will become yet another of its victims?With riveting psychological complexity, The Ruins captures the tangled legacy of abuse, the glittering allure of the Mediterranean––and the dark shadows that wait beneath the surface of both.
Ruins of War
by John A. ConnellA chilling novel of murder and madness in post-World War II Germany...Winter 1945. Seven months after the Nazi defeat, Munich is in ruins. Mason Collins--a former Chicago homicide detective, U.S. soldier, and prisoner of war--is now a U.S. Army criminal investigator in the American Zone of Occupation. It's his job to enforce the law in a place where order has been obliterated. And his job just became much more dangerous.A killer is stalking the devastated city--one who has knowledge of human anatomy, enacts mysterious rituals with his prey, and seems to pick victims at random. Relying on his wits and instincts, Mason must venture places where his own life is put at risk: from interrogation rooms with unrepentant Nazi war criminals to penetrating the U.S. Army's own black market.What Mason doesn't know is that the killer he's chasing is stalking him, too...From the Hardcover edition.
Ruiva em Fuga
by K. M HodgeEm busca de redenção por seu passado sórdido, o agente especial do FBI Alex Bailey ganha uma nova parceira, Katherine Mitchel… e uma nova missão secreta. Antes de receber o primeiro caso da dupla, Katherine descobre provas incriminadoras contra um grande esquema criminoso conhecido como Sindicato. O grupo controla os principais membros da polícia metropolitana de Washington, do Congresso norte-americano e até do FBI e fará de tudo para proteger seus interesses. Com sua vida em jogo, Katherine é forçada a confiar em Alex quando foge de Washington e entra no Programa de Proteção a Testemunhas. Só que não há como se esconder do Sindicato. Na investigação mais perigosa de sua carreira, Alex deve decidir até onde está disposto a ir para manter Katherine segura e deter o Sindicato.
Rule 34
by Charles StrossDI Liz Kavanaugh: You realise policing internet porn is your life and your career went down the pan five years ago. But when a fetishist dies on your watch, the Rule 34 Squad moves from low priority to worryingly high profile. Anwar: As an ex-con, you'd like to think your identity fraud days are over. Especially as you've landed a legit job (through a shady mate). Although now that you're Consul for a shiny new Eastern European Republic, you've no idea what comes next. The Toymaker: Your meds are wearing off and people are stalking you through Edinburgh's undergrowth. But that's OK, because as a distraction, you're project manager of a sophisticated criminal operation. But who's killing off potential recruits?So how do bizarre domestic fatalities, dodgy downloads and a European spamming network fit together? The more DI Kavanaugh learns, the less she wants to find out.
A Rule Against Murder: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache Ser. #4)
by Louise PennyPreviously published as The Murder StoneThe acclaimed fourth novel in the bestselling Chief Inspector Gamache series, by international phenomenon and number one New York Times bestseller Louise Penny. It's the height of summer, and the wealthy Finney family have gathered at the Manoir Bellechasse to pay tribute to their late father. But as the temperature rises, old secrets and bitter rivalries begin to surface. When the heat wave boils over into a mighty storm, a dead body is left in its wake. Chief Inspector Gamache, a guest at the Bellechasse, finds himself with a building full of suspects. With the hotel locked down, the murderer is trapped. But a cornered predator is always the most dangerous of all...'A cracking storyteller, who can create fascinating characters, a twisty plot and wonderful surprise endings' Ann Cleeves'Impossible to put down' Globe and Mail