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Cielos de barro
by Dulce ChacónUna novela apasionante sobre el amor, el odio, la venganza y las diferencias entre clases sociales, ambientada en los duros años de la posguerra española y ganadora del Premio Azorín. Un joven pastor es acusado de cometer un triple asesinato en el cortijo extremeño donde sus familiares han trabajado como sirvientes durante generaciones. Su única defensa será el testimonio sin fisuras de su anciano abuelo, que revelará una brutal historia de intriga, sometimiento, erotismo y venganza, de la que amos y criados son a la vez testigos y protagonistas. En una época en que la Guerra Civil abrió una brecha insalvable entre vencedores y vencidos, el relato de un viejo alfarero que no se rinde ante la injusticia abrirá heridas aún sin cicatrizar y cuestionará los férreos cimientos morales de la aristocracia rural española. Reseña:«Una novela de amores y odios, escrita con crueldad, ternura y poesía.»Ángel Basanta, El Cultural
Cień Ogara
by Claudio Ruggeri Jolanta U. Grębowiec-BaffoniZmasakrowane ciało młodej kobiety znalezione w lesie zdaje się jednoznacznie wskazywać na motyw zabójstwa. Wyłaniająca się postać mordercy nie przekonuje jednak komisarza Vincenta Germano, który decyduje na zwrot w prowadzeniu śledztwa.
Cimarron Rose
by Nicole FosterDesperate to help her mother regain her health, she had taken on the older woman's identity as the alluring singer The St. Louis Songbird. She never dreamed as she entertained the crowds that she possessed her own special magic-and an innocent allure strong enough to catch the eye of the enigmatic Case Durham. But was Case a man she could trust with her most guarded secret?Case was surprised by his reaction to the beautiful stranger's voice. And by the fact that her image haunted his waking hours. He couldn't afford an interest in a woman whose reputation was bandied about in saloons. Despite her appeal, he had his daughter's happiness to protect, not to mention his own guarded heart!
Cimarron Rose: A Novel (A Holland Family Novel #1)
by James Lee BurkeTexas attorney Billy Bob Holland must confront the past in order to save his illegitimate son from a murder conviction in this brilliant, fast-paced thriller from beloved New York Times bestselling author James Lee Burke.Lucas Smothers, nineteen and from the wrong end of town, has been arrested for the rape and murder of a local girl. His lawyer, former Texas Ranger Billy Bob Holland, is convinced of Lucas’s innocence—but proving it means unearthing the truth from the seething mass of deceit and corruption that spreads like wildfire in a gossipy small town where everybody knows everybody else’s business. Billy Bob’s relationship with Lucas’s family is not an easy one. Years back he was a close friend of Mrs. Smothers—too close, according to her husband. But when Lucas overhears gruesome tales of serial murder from a neighboring cell in the local lock-up, he himself looks like a candidate for an untimely death, and Billy Bob incurs enemies far more dangerous than any he faced as a Ranger. With the same electric language and hard-edged style that brought James Lee Burke’s Dave Robicheaux novels to the forefront of American crime fiction, Cimarron Rose explodes with a harsh, evocative setting and unforgettable characters.
Cimarron Rose: A Novel (Billy Bob Holland)
by James Lee Burke'Evil, bigotry and doing the right thing. All are done as expertly as ever by a master writer' DAILY TELEGRAPHLucas Smothers, nineteen and from the wrong end of town, has been arrested for the rape and murder of a local girl. His lawyer Billy Bob Holland is convinced of Lucas's innocence but proving it means unearthing the truth from a seething mass of deceit and corruption. A corruption endemic in the way it can be only in a gossipy small town where everybody knows everybody else's business. Billy Bob's relationship with Lucas's family is not an easy one - years back he was a close friend of Mrs Smothers, too close according to her husband Vernon. And when Lucas overhears gruesome tales of serial murder from a neighbouring cell in the local lock-up, the waters are muddied even further and Lucas himself looks like a candidate for an untimely death.Praise for one of the great American crime writers, James Lee Burke:'James Lee Burke is the heavyweight champ, a great American novelist whose work, taken individually or as a whole, is unsurpassed.' Michael Connelly'A gorgeous prose stylist.' Stephen King'Richly deserves to be described now as one of the finest crime writers America has ever produced.' Daily MailFans of Dennis Lehane, Michael Connelly and Don Winslow will love James Lee Burke: Billy Bob Holland Series1. Cimarron Rose 2. Heartwood 3. Bitterroot 4. In The Moon of Red Ponies Dave Robicheaux Series1. The Neon Rain 2. Heaven's Prisoners 3. Black Cherry Blues 4. A Morning for Flamingos 5. A Stained White Radiance 6. In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead 7. Dixie City Jam 8. Burning Angel 9. Cadillac Jukebox 10. Sunset Limited 11. Purple Cane Road 12. Jolie Blon's Bounce 13. Last Car to Elysian Fields 14. Crusader's Cross 15. Pegasus Descending 16. The Tin Roof Blowdown 17. Swan Peak 18. The Glass Rainbow 19. Creole Belle 20. Light of the World 21. Robicheaux Hackberry Holland Series1. Lay Down My Sword and Shield 2. Rain Gods 3. Feast Day of Fools 4. House of the Rising Sun* Each James Lee Burke novel can be read as a standalone or in series order *
Cinc dies d'octubre (Inspector Mascarell #Volumen 3)
by Jordi Sierra i FabraTercer llibre de la sèrie de novel·la policíaca ambienta a la Barcelona de postguerra, de Jordi Sierra i Fabra. Quan l'inspector Mascarell s'encarrega de la recerca d'un jove anarquista, descobreix que l'èxit de la seva investigació podria implicar la seva pròpia mort. 1948. Un any després d'abandonar el Valle de los Caídos en ser indultat, Miquel Mascarell, el darrer policia de la Barcelona republicana, ha refet la seva vida al costat de la Patro, la jove que ha salvat dues vegades. La visita d'un home temible que li fa un encàrrec estrany, buscar la tomba del seu nebot, mort el 18 de juliol del 36, tornarà a enfrontar el vell inspector amb els seus fantasmes i la seva supervivència, en una ciutat enrarida que acaba de viure una guerra i busca un nou futur. Durant aquests mateixos dies, a Madrid, un consell de guerra jutja el grup dels vuitanta, els maquis que continuen lluitant contra la dictadura. Quin secret amaga el cadàver d'aquell jove de qui busca la tomba, en un cara o creu a vida o mort, al cap de dotze anys dels fets, quan no en queden testimonis vius? Ambientada amb exactitud i precisió en l'Espanya de l'època, Cinc dies d'octubre és una novel·la que ens fa tornar al passat, potser per comprendre el present.
Cinch Knot: Pigs, Politics, and Petroleum. The Multinational Plot to Nuke the Trans Alaska Pipeline
by Ron WaldenPipeline security guard, Dan Webster, and pump station technician, Gwen Stevens, discover a nuclear device inside an ultrasonic inspection pig, and are convinced it is a part of a sinister conspiracy involving the pipeline. They discover a multinational plot, Cinch Knot, masterminded by influential oil and shipping leaders to restrict the flow of oil by nuking the pipeline and driving the price of oil upward. Thus, the fate of the Alaska oil pipeline, Valdez, pristine, Prince William sound, and economic stability of the world, as well as the lives of thousands of people are threatened unless the bomb is disarmed and the schemers are stopped. Fast moving -- Cinch Knot's 200 pages takes the reader on an intriguing international chase to stop the scheme, and to the story's surprise ending.
Cinco Pepitas de Naranja
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle1) Cinco pepitas de naranja, 2) El mendigo de la cicatriz, 3) El carbunclo azul, 4) La banda moteada.
Cinco balas para Manuel Acuña
by Güemes CésarManuel Acuña no se mató. Lo asesinaron. Dice la historia oficial que, a sus veinticuatro años, el poeta Manuel Acuña se suicidó ingiriendo cianuro en su habitación de la Escuela de Medicina el 6 de diciembre de 1873. Añade la tradición que fue a causa del desamor de Rosario de la Peña, a quien le dedicó un célebre poema en cuyos versos finales puede, sin demasiada suspicacia, interpretarse una despedida de ella y del mundo. Pero la verdad es otra. Casi un siglo y medio después, en esta época y en este México, la descubrirá Gardel, un gatillero honesto según su propio código moral, que es contratado por una anticuaria para investigar sobre un par de objetos encontrados en un mueble que perteneció al poeta: una carta y una llave. La encomienda llevará a Gardel al encuentro con insospechados familiares de Acuña, con el siglo XIX mexicano, donde sentó sus reales el crimen organizado a través de bandas tan peligrosas como La Sociedad Siniestra, y con balas del siglo XXI, disparadas contra él y sus asociados Gavilán y Formosa para quitarlos de en medio en un camino que podría llevar a cuantiosas riquezas largamente ocultas. Manuel Acuña no se mató. Lo asesinaron. Dice la historia oficial que, a sus veinticuatro años, el poeta Manuel Acuña se suicidó ingiriendo cianuro en su habitación de la Escuela de Medicina el 6 de diciembre de 1873. Añade la tradición que fue a causa del desamor de Rosario de la Peña, a quien le dedicó un célebre poema en cuyos versos finales puede, sin demasiada suspicacia, interpretarse una despedida de ella y del mundo. Pero la verdad es otra. Casi un siglo y medio después, en esta época y en este México, la descubrirá Gardel, un gatillero honesto según su propio código moral, que es contratado por una anticuaria para investigar sobre un par de objetos encontrados en un mueble que perteneció al poeta: una carta y una llave. La encomienda llevará a Gardel al encuentro con insospechados familiares de Acuña, con el siglo XIX mexicano, donde sentó sus reales el crimen organizado a través de bandas tan peligrosas como La Sociedad Siniestra, y con balas del siglo XXI, disparadas contra él y sus asociados Gavilán y Formosa para quitarlos de en medio en un camino que podría llevar a cuantiosas riquezas largamente ocultas.
Cinco de Mayhem: A Santa Fe Cafe Mystery (Santa Fe Café Mysteries)
by Ann Myers Ann MyersMargaritas, spicy guacamole—and murder—are among this year’s preparations for Cinco de Mayo in this “delectable new mystery series” (Kate Carlisle, New York Times–bestselling author).Tres Amigas Café chef Rita Lafitte is busy baking her green chile soufflés and chocolate flans for Cinco de Mayo. If only her friend Linda, the daughter of Rita’s octogenarian boss Flori, could get into the festive spirit. Linda’s cart, Tia Tamales, is losing business to Crepe Empire, the hottest food cart in Santa Fe. Napoleon, Crepe Empire’s owner, is a pompous, celebrity chef who wants to squeeze out the competition. But when Linda gets into a heated argument with Napoleon and his corpse is later found stabbed and pinned beneath the wheels of her tamale cart, she becomes the number one suspect.Determined to prove Linda’s innocence, Rita investigates. From Napoleon’s disgruntled former employees to a shady health inspector, the list of suspects is longer than Flori’s strings of dried chili peppers. And when another corpse surfaces, Rita must scramble to find an elusive killer with an appetite for murder . . .
Cinco de Murder (A Taste of Texas Mystery #3)
by Rebecca AdlerTex-Mex waitress and part-time reporter Josie Callahan serves up more Lone Star justice in this spicy mystery from the author of The Good, the Bad, and the Guacamole.It's fiesta time in Broken Boot, Texas, and tourists are pouring into town faster than free beer at a bull roping for the mouthwatering Cinco de Mayo festivities. Tex-Mex waitress Josie Callahan, her feisty abuela, and even her spunky Chihuahua Lenny are polishing their folklórico dances for Saturday's big parade, while Uncle Eddie is adding his own spicy event to the fiesta menu: Broken Boot's First Annual Charity Chili Cook-off.But Uncle Eddie's hopes of impressing the town council go up in smoke when cantankerous chili cook Lucky Straw is found dead in his tent. And when Josie's beloved uncle is accused of fatal negligence, she, Lenny, and the steadfast Detective Lightfoot must uncover who ended the ambitious chilihead's life--before another cook kicks the bucket.
Cinco días de octubre: El pasado emerge para destruir el presente (Inspector Mascarell #Volumen 3)
by Jordi Sierra i FabraTercer libro de la serie de novela policíaca ambientada en la Barcelona de postguerra, de Jordi Sierra i Fabra. Cuando el inspector Mascarell se encarga de la búsqueda de un joven anarquista, descubre que el éxito en su investigación podría implicar su propia muerte. 1948. Un año después de abandonar el Valle de los Caídos tras su indulto, Miquel Mascarell, el último policía de la Barcelona republicana, ha rehecho su vida al lado de Patro, la joven a quien ya ha salvado dos veces. La visita de un hombre temible y su extraño encargo, buscar la tumba de su sobrino muerto el 18 de julio del 36, volverá a poner al viejo inspector en el disparadero, enfrentado a sus fantasmas, su supervivencia y moviéndose por una ciudad extraña que vive la posguerra en busca de un nuevo futuro. En esos mismos días, en Madrid, un consejo de guerra juzga al grupo de los 80, los maquis que siguen la lucha contra la dictadura. ¿Qué secreto esconde el cadáver de aquel joven cuya tumba busca Mascarell, en un cara y cruz con la vida y la muerte, doce años después y sin testigos vivos de aquel incidente? Ambientada con exactitud y precisión en la España de su tiempo, Cinco días de octubre es una novela que nos hace retroceder al pasado para comprender, quizá, nuestro presente y la forma en qué sobrevivimos.
Cinderella Effect: Nothing Here Is Forever
by Vaishnavi MacDonald<p>The shadows of the past threaten a couple’s bond in this dark romantic thriller filled with surprising twists.<p> <p>“He carried me uphill and his rhythmic heartbeat sounded like the jungle tribal drums to my ears. My head lay on his chest . . . the scent of him filled my mind and banished my fears. What do I make of this? It is something I feared all my life. Could there be a chance to live apart? O God, for your love’s sake, help me to believe in being loved by the one who steals my heart . . .”<p> <p>Before Ann could write any further, she fell asleep with her head on the table. Phil came in and saw her diary. Curious, he quietly opened it. As he read, his face darkened. He looked at her and wondered what she was thinking . . .<p> <p>Ann’s case was a complicated one. She’d gone through a very dark childhood that had shaped her psyche to a great extent. But Phil’s secret was even darker. Could these opposites ever meet in the ray of hope called love? That was a question that only time would tell. They would first need to confront the shadow from the past that threatened to destroy the present . . .<p>
Cinderella Girl: Hammarby Book 2 (Hammarby Thrillers #2)
by Carin GerhardsenThree-year-old Hanna wakes up to find she has been abandoned. Her family is gone. The house is locked. She is trapped.Meanwhile, a teenage girl has been found murdered aboard the Cinderella, a cruise ship which sails between Sweden and Finland.Detective Chief Inspector Conny Sjöberg visits the girl's home to deliver the tragic news. But as he investigates, it becomes chillingly clear that the girl's younger sister will meet a similar fate - unless the police can crack the case and trap this elusive and vicious killer.And all the while, somewhere in Stockholm, a little girl waits to be found and rescued...Cinderella Girl is the nail-biting second book in the critically acclaimed Hammarby Series. Fans of Jo Nesbo, Camilla Lackberg and Henning Mankell will be gripped by Gerhardsen's characters and stories.Praise for Carin Gerhardsen:'Carin Gerhardsen writes so vividly, like she is painting with words, gripping your heart and soul in an ever-tightening tourniquet' Peter James'The pages turn themselves, right up to the final startling twist' John Verdon'The books are fast-paced and addictive: finely tuned pieces that virtually demand to be read in one sitting' Barry Forshaw
Cinderella Goes to the Morgue
by Nancy Spain'Her detective novels are hilarious - less about detecting than delighting, with absurd farce and a wonderful turn of phrase . . . Nancy Spain was bold, she was brave, she was funny, she was feisty. I owe her a great deal' Sandi ToksvigWhen Prince Charming is murdered and the principal dancer hits the bottle, amateur sleuths Miriam Birdseye and Natasha Nevkorina come to the rescue. Sacrificing their Christmas plans for the sake of art and detecting, they join the pantomime. As ex-thespians, they know the show must go on - though the cast shrinks with each rehearsal. Can the indomitable detective duo discover the murderer before the final curtain falls?Fast paced and festive, this comic crime classic from Nancy Spain will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Cinderella Goes to the Morgue (Virago Modern Classics #802)
by Nancy Spain'Her detective novels are hilarious - less about detecting than delighting, with absurd farce and a wonderful turn of phrase . . . Nancy Spain was bold, she was brave, she was funny, she was feisty. I owe her a great deal' Sandi ToksvigWhen Prince Charming is murdered and the principal dancer hits the bottle, amateur sleuths Miriam Birdseye and Natasha Nevkorina come to the rescue. Sacrificing their Christmas plans for the sake of art and detecting, they join the pantomime. As ex-thespians, they know the show must go on - though the cast shrinks with each rehearsal. Can the indomitable detective duo discover the murderer before the final curtain falls?Fast paced and festive, this comic crime classic from Nancy Spain will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Cinderella Goes to the Morgue (Virago Modern Classics #802)
by Nancy Spain'Her detective novels are hilarious - less about detecting than delighting, with absurd farce and a wonderful turn of phrase . . . Nancy Spain was bold, she was brave, she was funny, she was feisty. I owe her a great deal' Sandi ToksvigWhen Prince Charming is murdered and the principal dancer hits the bottle, amateur sleuths Miriam Birdseye and Natasha Nevkorina come to the rescue. Sacrificing their Christmas plans for the sake of art and detecting, they join the pantomime. As ex-thespians, they know the show must go on - though the cast shrinks with each rehearsal. Can the indomitable detective duo discover the murderer before the final curtain falls?Fast paced and festive, this comic crime classic from Nancy Spain will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Cinderella Sims
by Lawrence BlockThere's no glass slipper in this fairytale--just a damsel in distress, a bag of cash, and a whole lot of dead bodies Reporter Ted Lindsay is trying to forget his ex-wife, and New York City's tough streets are just what the doctor ordered. They're also filled with alluring women, but only one catches Ted's eye. Cinderella Sims is not only beautiful, she's on the run and she needs Ted's help. She's got a bag full of cash and some very angry people staking out her apartment. Before long Ted's forgotten his heartbreak and is launched into the dark streets of crime with Cindy at his side. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Lawrence Block, including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from his personal collection, and a new afterword written by the author.
Cinderella Six Feet Under
by Maia ChanceThis Cinderella goes from ashes to ashes in the new Victorian-era Fairy Tale Fatal Mystery by the author of Snow White Red-Handed . . .Variety hall actress Ophelia Flax's plan to reunite her friend Prue with her estranged--and allegedly wealthy--mother, Henrietta, is met with a grim surprise. Not only is the marquise's Paris mansion a mouse-infested ruin, but Henrietta has inexplicably vanished, leaving behind an evasive husband, two sinister stepsisters, and a bullet-riddled corpse in the pumpkin patch decked out in a ball gown and one glass slipper--a corpse that also happens to be a dead ringer for Prue. Strangely, no one at 15 rue Garenne seems concerned about who plugged this luckless Cinderella or why, so the investigation is left to Ophelia and Prue. It takes them through the labyrinthine maze of the Paris Opera, down the trail of a legendary fairy tale relic, into the confidence of a wily prince charmless, and makes them vulnerable to the secrets of a mysterious couturière with designs of her own on Prue's ever-twisting family history.
Cinderella Story Part 1 (36 Hours)
by Elizabeth August36 Hours SerialAs a devastating summer storm hits Grand Springs, Colorado, the next thirty-six hours will change the town and its residents forever....Cinderella Story Part 1The night the lights go out at the lodge, waitress Nina Lindstrom flees the arms of millionaire Alex Bennett after a romantic dance. But he's determined not to lose sight of the beautiful stranger. Finding her days later, he has a business proposition for the widow and mother-a fake engagement that could reward her enough to save her son Tommy's life.Nina tells herself she doesn't believe in fairy tales. Her relationship with Alex is strictly professional. But as she spends more time with her handsome rescuer, it's harder to see him as just a business partner. In trying to save her son, is she risking her own heart?The story continues in Cinderella Story Parts 2 and 3.
Cinderella for a Night (36 Hours)
by Susan MalleryA masquerade ball is plunged into darkness... A woman is poisoned... A millionaire bachelor becomes a father...As a blackout gripped Grand Springs, Colorado, CEO Jonathan Steele was having quite a night. First, Cynthia Morgan--aka "Cinderella"--drank poison meant for him. Then his blackmailing half brother and sister-in-law were murdered, leaving Jonathan with his newborn baby nephew. In thirty-six hours, Jonathan's life had changed forever. Then grateful-to-be-alive Cynthia offered to move into his home as a temporary nanny, a serious challenge to Jonathan's bachelorhood...
Cinderman
by Anne StuartA fun, sexy take on the superhero origin story. Dr. Daniel Crompton is in charge of a topsecret project. Suzanna Molloy wants to know what he's up to. The physicist is escorting the reporter away from his work when an explosion rocks his lab. This attack transforms Daniel, giving him fantastic new powers--including a fiery gaze that can reduce any object to cinders. But is he hot enough to penetrate Suzanna's chilly exterior? If they can elude the killers on their trail, they might just have a chance to find out. Previously published.
Cinnamon (Shooting Stars #1A)
by V. C. AndrewsCinnamon loves the shadows, because that's where no one can find her. . . For Cinnamon, dreaming of imaginary worlds and characters is her only escape from her mother's breakdowns. Her grandmother's overbearing control. Her family's turmoil. But Cinnamon is discovering something special about herself, a gift from deep within that sets her apart: a talent for the theater that would finally give her a chance. . . to truly escape.
Cinnamon Girl (A Pacific Coast Highway Mystery #2)
by Daniel Weizmann&“Evocative, nostalgic, haunting, twisty, and true, Weizmann&’s fast paced and smartly written CINNAMON GIRL is everything there is to love about a classic PI novel and more … much more." — Reed Farrel Coleman, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of SLEEPLESS CITY From the author of the acclaimed The Last Songbird, Lyft driver-turned-sleuth Adam Zantz returns in a neo-noir dive into the dark side of LA&’s rock scene . . .Adam Zantz is still driving for Lyft, struggling to make ends meet, when his beloved former piano teacher makes a deathbed request: He wants Zantz to prove his son&’s innocence in a decades-earlier murder case. There doesn&’t seem to be much hope of solving such a cold case—until Zantz stumbles onto a test pressing of a never-released vinyl LP. The recording is of a high school garage band lost to the tides of the Paisley Underground, the acid-fueled early &’80s music scene that spawned the Bangles and the Three O'Clock. Down the psychedelic rabbit hole Adam falls, tracing the band's journey from the middle class garage to the precipice of fame—a twisted tale marked by crooked DJs, elder-scammers, wellness hucksters, a teen cult, and the woman who held the key to the band&’s triumph and ruin.One part Raymond Chandler, one part Ziggy Stardust, Cinnamon Girl is both an indelible, moving portrait of Los .Angeles, and a suspenseful tale of greed, lust, betrayal, and the hidden price of teenage yearning.EXTRA! A QR code will be added for the liner notes of the album by The Daily Telegraph. These feature importantly in the novel.
Cinnamon Kiss: A Novel (Easy Rawlins #10)
by Walter MosleyIt is the Summer of Love and Easy Rawlins is contemplating robbing an armored car. It's farther outside the law than Easy has ever traveled, but his daughter, Feather, needs a medical treatment that costs far more than Easy can earn or borrow in time. And his friend, Mouse, tells him it's a cinch. Then another friend, Saul Lynx, offers him a job that might solve Easy's problem without jail time. He has to track the disappearance of an eccentric, prominent attorney. An assistant, of sorts, the beautiful 'Cinnamon' Cargill is gone as well. Easy can tell there is much more than he is being told...Robert Lee, his new employer, is a suspect in the attorney's disappearance. But his need overcomes all concerns, and he plunges into unfamiliar territory, from the newfound hippie enclaves to a vicious plot that stretches back to the battlefields of Europe. The New York Times said of Mosley's bestseller, Little Scarlet , "Nobody, but nobody, writes this stuff like Mosley."