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Um Objeto de Desejo
by Jenny TwistDUAS MENINAS DE FÉRIAS NO MARROCOS SÃO PERSEGUIDAS DOIS HOMENS ESTRANHOS E SE ENCONTRAM ENVOLVIDAS EM UM CRIME INTERNACIONAL Hannah e Rea, de férias em Tânger, Marrocos, ficam confusas ao perceberem que estão sendo seguidas por dois homens estranhos. Então elas conhecem o misterioso Toby, que está perseguindo os mesmos homens estranhos. Ele quer desvendar o por que dos homens estarem interessados nas meninas. Mas Hannah e Rea não têm ideia do porquê de estarem na mira dos homens. Elas não estão muito preocupadas, já que na manhã seguinte estarão à caminho de Chefchouen. Toby, secretamente, irá acompanhá-las até o seu destino. Ele é quem diz ser? Ou ele é parte do problema? Tudo parece bem, até que Rea desaparece.
L'estate di smeraldo
by Olga KryuchkovaRussia. Fine del XIX secolo. Ėl'za Riger, figlia illegittima del possidente Selivanov, viene a sapere della morte di suo padre e che le spetta una non piccola eredità. Ricolma di speranze per il futuro, si dirige verso la tenuta del padre con il proprio fidanzato. Nella tenuta Ėl'za viene a sapere che, sfortunatamente, non è l'unica erede e il contenuto del testamento fa cadere la ragazza in stato di shock. Secondo il testamento, l'eredità toccherà all'erede che la troverà per primo. Tra gli eredi si svolge un'aspra lotta per il possesso della ricchezza di Selivanov. Per ottenere l'eredità gli eredi non disdegnano alcun mezzo. Per giunta nel possedimento appare un certo fantasma… La sorella del defunto Selivanov, che è una medium, tiene una seduta spiritica, avendo intenzione di richiamare lo spirito del fratello defunto e venire a sapere: dove ha nascosto i suoi enormi tesori? Per giunta Ėl'za trova casualmente in biblioteca il manoscritto di un certo conte Savin, in cui si descrivono le sue tumultuose avventure in Sudamerica. Presto la ragazza comincia a sospettare che Savin sia suo padre…
Vicious Circle
by Elle E. IreAssassin meets innocent. Kicked out of the Assassins Guild for breach of contract, hunted by its members for killing the Guild Leader, and half hooked on illegal narcotics, Cor Sandros could use a break. Down to her last few credits, Cor is offered a freelance job to eliminate a perverse political powerhouse. Always a sucker for helping the helpless, she accepts. The plan doesn’t include Cor falling in love with her employer, sweet and attractive Kila, but as the pair struggles to reach the target’s home world, pursued by assassins from the Guild, Cor finds the inexplicable attraction growing stronger. There’s a job to do, and intimate involvement is an unwelcome distraction. Then again, so is sexual frustration.
Seeking Temple: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Shang GuanMingWanli Fang family's son is born with a chronic disease. In order to find the legendary children's temple and the god baby, he had a lot of ups and downs on his way. He also met a series of strange things, deadly stone forest, revived ancient god killer, Taibai food, ghost land corpse, blood color solitary Eagle Ridge, King's tomb In this series of appalling adventures, Fang Zishu, a young man, changes his life and hands to the stars.
The Hiding Place: A Novel
by C. J. TudorThe thrilling second novel from the author of The Chalk Man, about a teacher with a hidden agenda who returns to settle scores at a school he once attended, only to uncover a darker secret than he could have imagined.Joe never wanted to come back to Arnhill. After the way things ended with his old gang--the betrayal, the suicide, the murder--and after what happened when his sister went missing, the last thing he wanted to do was return to his hometown. But Joe doesn't have a choice. Because judging by what was done to that poor Morton kid, what happened all those years ago to Joe's sister is happening again. And only Joe knows who is really at fault.Lying his way into a teaching job at his former high school is the easy part. Facing off with former friends who are none too happy to have him back in town--while avoiding the enemies he's made in the years since--is tougher. But the hardest part of all will be returning to that abandoned mine where it all went wrong and his life changed forever, and finally confronting the shocking, horrifying truth about Arnhill, his sister, and himself. Because for Joe, the worst moment of his life wasn't the day his sister went missing.It was the day she came back.With the same virtuosic command of character and pacing she displayed in The Chalk Man, C. J. Tudor has once again crafted an extraordinary novel that brilliantly blends harrowing psychological suspense, a devilishly puzzling mystery, and enough shocks and thrills to satisfy even the most seasoned reader.
Under the Egg
by Laura Marx FitzgeraldFrom the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler meets Chasing Vermeer in this clever middle grade debutWhen Theodora Tenpenny spills a bottle of rubbing alcohol on her late grandfather's painting, she discovers what seems to be an old Renaissance masterpiece underneath. That's great news for Theo, who's struggling to hang onto her family's two-hundred-year-old townhouse and support her unstable mother on her grandfather's legacy of $463. There's just one problem: Theo's grandfather was a security guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and she worries the painting may be stolen.With the help of some unusual new friends, Theo's search for answers takes her all around Manhattan, and introduces her to a side of the city--and her grandfather--that she never knew. To solve the mystery, she'll have to abandon her hard-won self-reliance and build a community, one serendipitous friendship at a time.
Shell Game: A V.I. Warshawski Novel (V.I. Warshawski Novels #20)
by Sara ParetskySara Paretsky follows her instant New York Times bestseller Fallout—her most widely read novel in years—with an extraordinary adventure that pits her acclaimed detective, V.I. Warshawski, against some of today’s most powerful figures.Legendary sleuth V.I. Warshawski returns to the Windy City to save an old friend’s nephew from a murder arrest. The case involves a stolen artifact that could implicate a shadowy network of international criminals. As V.I. investigates, the detective soon finds herself tangling with the Russian mob, ISIS backers, and a shady network of stock scams and stolen art that stretches from Chicago to the East Indies and the Middle East. In Shell Game, nothing and no one are what they seem, except for the detective herself, who loses sleep, money, and blood, but remains indomitable in her quest for justice.
A todo gasss (Serie Perrock Holmes #Volumen 13)
by Isaac PalmiolaA todo gasss es la treceava entrega de las aventuras de #PerrockHolmes, la mejor serie de detectives, con más suspense, aventura y grandes dosis de humor. Cuando el misterio llame a tu puerta, tú llama a Perrock, Perrock Holmes. El Gran Premio de Mónaco se celebra mañana y alguien ha robado el trofeo ¡sin dejar ni una mísera huella! Parece una misión complicada, tanto que Julia y Diego sospechan hasta del vigilante. Estos son los hechos: el trofeo se custodiaba en un hotel de ultramegalujo lleno de celebridades. Estas son las pistas: parece que el ladrón tiene más de una cara... AQUÍ HUELE A MISTERIO... ¿O NO?
La mujer en la ventana
by A.J. FinnUna mujer sola y vulnerable, recluida en su casa, ve desde la ventana algo que no debería haber visto. Pero nadie la cree. Una historia poderosa y retorcida. Una protagonista intensa y muy real. Un sofisticado thriller psicológico para el nuevo milenio con la tensa atmósfera y la oscura elegancia de los mejores clásicos del cine negro. Nº 1 de The New York Times desde hace cuatro semanas.Nº 1 en Australia y Nueva Zelanda. No sabe si lo ha visto o lo ha imaginado. Anna Fox vive sola, recluida en su casa de Nueva York, sin atreverse a salir. Pasa el día chateando con desconocidos, bebiendo vino (quizá más de la cuenta), mirando películas antiguas, recordando tiempos felices... y espiando a los vecinos. Entonces llegan los Russell al barrio: una pareja y su hijo adolescente. La familia perfecta. Hasta que una noche Anna ve algo desde su ventana que no debería haber visto. Todo su mundo empieza a resquebrajarse y sus propios secretos salen a la luz. ¿Qué es lo que ha visto? ¿Y qué ha imaginado? ¿Quién está en peligro? ¿Y quién está manipulándolo todo? En este thriller absolutamente fascinante, nada ni nadie es lo que parece. Tortuosa, escalofriante, original y conmovedora, La mujer en la ventana es una sofisticada novela de suspense que ya llamó la atención antes de ser publicada. Los derechos de traducción se vendieron a 38 lenguas y Fox empezó a trabajar en su adaptación a la gran pantalla. Debutó en el n.º 1 de la lista de libros más vendidos del New York Times a la semana de salir a la venta -algo que no sucedía con una primera novela de autor desconocido desde hacía doce años- y permaneció allí varias semanas. Le han llovido los elogios de la crítica, de otros escritores y de los lectores norteamericanos; una acogida entusiasta y bien merecida, que se repite a medida que se publica en nuevos países. Críticas:«El primer libro de misterio de 2018 que se va directo a la estratosfera.»The New York Times «La mujer en la ventana garantiza al lector con su ingeniosa trama, prácticamente exenta de trampas, varias horas de amena inquietud y de la mejor diversión.»Ramón de España, El Periódico de Catalunya «Una historia de amor, pérdida y locura hermosamente escrita y trabajada de una manera brillante. Entretenimiento de primera categoría. Un thriller cautivador.»The Washington Post «Comparado con grandes éxitos y etiquetado como el bombazo de 2018, este debut de A.J. Finn cumple con todas esas expectativas.»Library Journal «Hay algo irresistible en esta novela.»USA Today «Una primera novela fascinante y madura.»Library Journal «Inteligente, construida con mimo, centrada en un personaje femenino que se me hizo muy real.»The Globe and Mail «Una novela impredecible y que seduce. El próximo thriller psicológico que todos querremos leer.»Amazon Book Review «Una tensión electrizante, el crujido del papel al ir pasando páginas, mientras un giro de la trama tras otro barre por completo todas las hipótesis que nos hayamos planteado.»Kirkus Reviews «Asombrosa. Extraordinaria. Suspense para el nuevo milenio, con personajes magnéticos, giros sorprendentes, una hermosa escritura.»Gillian Flynn «Uno de esos escasos libros que es imposible dejar de leer. Por momentos excepcional.»Stephen King
Seeking Temple: Volume 2 (Volume 2 #2)
by Shang GuanMingWanli Fang family's son is born with a chronic disease. In order to find the legendary children's temple and the god baby, he had a lot of ups and downs on his way. He also met a series of strange things, deadly stone forest, revived ancient god killer, Taibai food, ghost land corpse, blood color solitary Eagle Ridge, King's tomb In this series of appalling adventures, Fang Zishu, a young man, changes his life and hands to the stars.
Rough Justice: A Rosato And Associates Novel (Rosado and Associates #5)
by Lisa ScottolineThe jury is deliberating and Marta expects acquittal for her client, when he admits he is guilty of murder. Shocked Marta sets out to prove his guilt before the jury returns.
Hell on Wheels: Hell On Wheels; In Rides Trouble; Rev It Up (Black Knights Inc. #1)
by Julie Ann WalkerNate Weller is a crackerjack sniper and masterful covert operative, and he's loved Ali Morgan nearly half his life. But she's his best friend's baby sister, so he keeps his feelings to himself. When she blows into town with a motherlode of bad guys on her tail, all of his protective instincts kick into high gear. But will keeping her safe cost him his heart?
Temptation
by Shirley MartinEscaping an abusive boyfriend, Jennifer moves to Miami. She vows that from now on, she’ll guard her heart and not fall for any sweet talker that comes her way. But when she meets Varik, a man like no other she’s ever met, she finds it easy to forget her vow. On a dare to woo a mortal woman, Varik courts Jennifer. He finds himself falling in love with her and wonders if she’s the soul mate he’s waited for throughout the centuries. But no. How can there be any lasting happiness between a vampire and a mortal woman? And always in the background lurks Celestia, a woman who will stop at nothing to win the man she wants. From the glittering nightclubs of Miami Beach to the dreaded dungeons of medieval France, get ready for a wild ride!
Death Unseen
by Tia DaniNew Mexico, Tribal Policeman, Lance Logan, senses his cousin’s brutal death is more than just a wild animal attack. His Navajo intuition leads him to Phoenix, Arizona where he finds himself embroiled in another strange mauling case. Carly Carlton is considered as an ordinary woman—except for two traits she keeps hidden—clairvoyant powers and the ability to experience death in dreams. In the past, her gift to see beyond the veil of reality was rejected by the police making her reluctant to go to them again. But when Lance arrives in town searching for unusual deaths, they team up and soon find themselves in a desperate fight to stay alive. Unbeknownst to either, a demonic scientist is intent on creating a human with animalistic-killing tendencies and is on the hunt. But the madman’s plan doesn’t include Carly’s expanding talents or her unconditional devotion for Lance. She will do anything to protect people she loves—even if it means matching wits with a psychopath she only knows from her dreams, and, if need be, sacrificing her own life.
A Town Bewitched
by Suzanne De MontignyIt’s tough for Kira, growing up in the small town of Hope as a child prodigy in classical violin, especially when her dad just died. And to make matters worse, Kate McDonough, the red-haired fiddler appears out of nowhere, bewitching the town with her mysterious Celtic music. Even Uncle Jack succumbs to her charms, forgetting his promise to look after Kira’s family. But when someone begins vandalizing the town leaving dead and gutted birds as a calling card, Kira knows without a doubt who’s behind it. Will anyone believe her?
Laurel's Gift: A Christmas Collection
by Tricia McGillThe plaintive singing of a ghostly child in the night sets off a chain of events that lead to Laurel learning the dark secrets that dwell in her Great Aunt Maggie’s house in a Melbourne suburb. When Eli comes into Laurel’s life, instead of instantly uncovering the secrets that have been buried in this house for many years, their joint efforts lead them to discover even greater mysteries. Eli’s past is tied up with the ghost of the child who haunts the house, and there are many hurdles to cross before he discovers just why he also sensed strange vibes in the old house as soon as he entered. In their search for the answers to an extraordinary mystery they uncover a passionate love affair shared by the people dear to them or those who dwelt in the house at one time of another. Despite their shared psychic abilities can the couple also find such a love?
The Great House
by Cynthia HarnettIn late seventeenth-century England, Barbara and Geoffrey have little idea how their lives will change when they accompany their architect father from London to a country estate where he is to build a large modern house.
To Catch a Killer
by Sheryl ScarboroughErin Blake has one of those names. A name that, like Natalee Holloway or Elizabeth Smart, is inextricably linked to a grisly crime. As a toddler, Erin survived for three days alongside the corpse of her murdered mother, and the case - which remains unsolved - fascinated a nation. Her father's identity unknown, Erin was taken in by her mother's best friend and has become a relatively normal teen in spite of the looming questions about her past. <p><p> Fourteen years later, Erin is once again at the center of a brutal homicide when she finds the body of her biology teacher. When questioned by the police, Erin tells almost the whole truth, but never voices her suspicions that her mother's killer has struck again in order to protect the casework she's secretly doing on her own. <p> Inspired by her uncle, an FBI agent, Erin has ramped up her forensic hobby into a full-blown cold-case investigation. This new murder makes her certain she's close to the truth, but when all the evidence starts to point the authorities straight to Erin, she turns to her longtime crush (and fellow suspect) Journey Michaels to help her crack the case before it's too late.
Follow the Stars Home
by Luanne RiceAcclaimed novelist Luanne Rice "touches the deepest, most tender corners of the heart" (Tami Hoag, author ofA Thin Dark Line). Her stories remind us how precious and fragile life can be—and that we must risk our hearts every day to know happiness. Follow the Stars Homeis just such a novel: a story of poignancy and heartbreak, grace and courage. Being a good mother is never simple: each day brings new choices and challenges. For Dianne Robbins, being a devoted single mother has resulted in her greatest joy and her darkest hours. Weeks before her daughter was born, she and her husband, Tim McIntosh, received the news every parent fears. Tim had not reckoned on their child being anything less than perfect, and abruptly fled to a solitary existence on the sea, leaving Dianne with a newborn—almost alone. It was Tim's brother, Alan, the town pediatrician, who stood by Dianne and her exceptional daughter. Throughout years of waiting, watching, and caring, Alan hid his love for his brother's wife. But one of the many hard choices Dianne has made is to close her heart toward any man—especially one named McIntosh. It will take a very special twelve-year-old to remind them all that love comes in many forms and can be received with as much grace as it is given. As lyrical and moving as the poetry of nature,Follow the Stars Homeis a miracle of storytelling that will take your breath away. If words alone can dare us to confront our fears and to choose joy over sorrow, then Luanne Rice's magnificent novel is a benediction and a call to celebrate our lives. says acclaimed author Luanne Rice. "I always say the same thing: love. It's an easy answer, but like love itself, far from simple. " And her new novel, FOLLOW THE STARS HOME, demonstrates that on each finely wrought page. Being a good mother is never simple: each day brings new choices and challenges. For Dianne Robbins, being a devoted single mother has resulted in her greatest joy and her darkest hours. Weeks before her child was born, she and her husband, Tim McIntosh, received the news every parent fears. Tim had not reckoned on their child being anything less than perfect, and abruptly fled to a solitary existence on the sea. Dianne was left with a newborn—almost alone. It was Tim's brother, Alan, the town pediatrician, who stood by Dianne and her exceptional daughter. Throughout these years of waiting, watching, and caring, Alan hid his love for his brother's wife. But Dianne has chosen to close her heart toward all men—especially those named McIntosh. It will take a very special twelve-year-old to remind them all that love comes in many forms, and can be received with as much grace as it is given. Film rights optioned by Hallmark for television. —
Manhattan Is My Beat (Rune #1)
by Jeffery DeaverFive feet two inches of slick repartee, near-purple hair, and poetic imagination, twenty-year-old Rune hasn't been in Manhattan for very long. But she's crafty enough to have found a squatter's paradise in an empty TriBeCa loft, and a video store job that feeds her passion for old movies. It's a passion she shares with her favorite customer, Mr. Kelly, a lonely old man who rents the same video over and over. The flick is a noir classic based on a real-life unsolved bank heist and a million missing dollars. It's called Manhattan Is My Beat. That's the tape Rune is picking up from Mr. Kelly's shabby apartment when she finds him shot to death. The police suspect a robbery gone wrong, but Rune is certain the key to solving the murder is hidden somewhere in the hazy, black-and-white frames of Mr. Kelly's beloved movie. But as Rune hits the mean streets of New York to find answers, she gets caught up in a dangerous adventure more chilling than anything Hollywood could dream up. As her story draws to its terrifying conclusion, Rune's final close-up may include the killer of a co-star.
Murder at Ford's Theatre (Capital Crimes #19)
by Margaret TrumanIt was the site of one of the most infamous assassinations in American history. Now bestselling mystery master Margaret Truman premieres a new murder at Ford’s Theater–one that’s hot off today’s headlines. The body of Nadia Zarinski, an attractive young woman who worked for senator Bruce Lerner–and who volunteered at Ford’s–is discovered in the alley behind the theatre. Soon a pair of mismatched cops–young, studious Rick Klieman and gregarious veteran Moses “Mo” Johnson–start digging into the victim’...
Dreaming Spies: A novel of suspense featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes #13)
by Laurie R. KingLaurie R. King's New York Times bestselling novels of suspense featuring Mary Russell and her husband, Sherlock Holmes, are critically acclaimed and beloved by readers for the author's adept interplay of history and adventure. Now the intrepid duo is finally trying to take a little time for themselves--only to be swept up in a baffling case that will lead them from the idyllic panoramas of Japan to the depths of Oxford's most revered institution. After a lengthy case that had the couple traipsing all over India, Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes are on their way to California to deal with some family business that Russell has been neglecting for far too long. Along the way, they plan to break up the long voyage with a sojourn in southern Japan. The cruising steamer Thomas Carlyle is leaving Bombay, bound for Kobe. Though they're not the vacationing types, Russell is looking forward to a change of focus--not to mention a chance to travel to a location Holmes has not visited before. The idea of the pair being on equal footing is enticing to a woman who often must race to catch up with her older, highly skilled husband. Aboard the ship, intrigue stirs almost immediately. Holmes recognizes the famous clubman the Earl of Darley, whom he suspects of being an occasional blackmailer: not an unlikely career choice for a man richer in social connections than in pounds sterling. And then there's the lithe, surprisingly fluent young Japanese woman who befriends Russell and quotes haiku. She agrees to tutor the couple in Japanese language and customs, but Russell can't shake the feeling that Haruki Sato is not who she claims to be. Once in Japan, Russell's suspicions are confirmed in a most surprising way. From the glorious city of Tokyo to the cavernous library at Oxford, Russell and Holmes race to solve a mystery involving international extortion, espionage, and the shocking secrets that, if revealed, could spark revolution--and topple an empire. Praise for the award-winning novels of Laurie R. King "The great marvel of King's series is that she's managed to preserve the integrity of Holmes's character and yet somehow conjure up a woman astute, edgy, and compelling enough to be the partner of his mind as well as his heart."--The Washington Post Book World "The most sustained feat of imagination in mystery fiction today."--Lee Child "A lively adventure in the very best of intellectual company."--The New York Times "Erudite, fascinating . . . by all odds the most successful re-creation of the famous inhabitant of 221B Baker Street ever attempted."--Houston Chronicle "Intricate clockworks, wheels within wheels."--Booklist (starred review) "Imaginative and subtle."--The Seattle Times "Impossible to put down."--Romantic Times "Remarkably beguiling."--The Boston Globe
Mrs. Roosevelt's Confidante: A Maggie Hope Mystery (Maggie Hope #5)
by Susan Elia MacnealIn this latest riveting mystery from New York Times bestselling author Susan Elia MacNeal, England's most daring spy, Maggie Hope, travels across the pond to America, where a looming scandal poses a grave threat to the White House and the Allied cause.December 1941. Soon after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Winston Churchill arrives in Washington, D.C., along with special agent Maggie Hope. Posing as his typist, she is accompanying the prime minister as he meets with President Roosevelt to negotiate the United States' entry into World War II. When one of the First Lady's aides is mysteriously murdered, Maggie is quickly drawn into Mrs. Roosevelt's inner circle--as ER herself is implicated in the crime. Maggie knows she must keep the investigation quiet, so she employs her unparalleled skills at code breaking and espionage to figure out who would target Mrs. Roosevelt, and why. What Maggie uncovers is a shocking conspiracy that could jeopardize American support for the war and leave the fate of the world hanging dangerously in the balance.Praise for the bestselling Maggie Hope mysteries"You'll be [Maggie Hope's] loyal subject, ready to follow her wherever she goes."--O: The Oprah Magazine"[A] stellar series."--Minneapolis Star Tribune"A treat for WWII buffs and mystery lovers alike."--BooklistFrom the Trade Paperback edition.
A Million Drops: A Novel
by Lisa Dillman Victor Del ÁrbolAn intense literary thriller that tears through the interlocked histories of fascism and communism in Europe without pausing for breath. Gonzalo Gil is a lawyer stuck in a disaffected life, with a failed career, dodging the never-ending manipulation of his powerful father-in-law. When, after no news for years of his estranged sister, Laura, he learns that she has committed suicide under dramatic circumstances, his fragile life as both a father and a husband is pushed to the limit. Resolutely investigating the steps that led his sister to suicide, Gonzalo discovers that Laura is suspected of having murdered a Russian gangster who had kidnapped and killed her young son. What seems to be revenge is just the beginning of a tortuous path that will take Gonzalo through the untold annals of his family’s past. He will examine the fascinating story of his father, Elias Gil, the great hero of the resistance against fascism. As a young engineer his father traveled to the USSR committed to the ideals of the revolution, but was betrayed, arrested, and confined on the infamous Nazino Island, and became a key figure, admired and feared, during Spain’s darkest years. Suspenseful, dark, and thrilling, A Million Drops is a visceral story of enduring love and revenge postponed that introduces a master of international crime fiction to American readers.
An Experiment in Treason (Sir John Fielding Mystery #9)
by Bruce AlexanderA packet of incendiary letters is stolen from the London residence of a prominent official, and turns up in the colony of Massachusetts. Why are the contents of the letters so controversial? Why has a suspect in the theft turned up dead? And what should magistrate Sir John Fielding do about his feeling that Benjamin Franklin is somehow complicit? While the tensions rise, Sir John and his protégé, Jeremy Proctor, search for answers—and find that justice isn’t always served by the letter of the law.