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A House for Miss Pauline: 'One of the Caribbean's finest writers' Monique Roffey
by Diana McCaulay'The past is uprooted, the present holds on by thread, and in the midst of it all is Miss Pauline, strong, conflicted, driven and remarkable.' Marlon James, Booker Prize-winning author of MOON WITCH, SPIDER KING'Delightful and big-hearted . . . It kept me turning pages deep into the night, and left me full of admiration at the end.' Claire Adam, Guardian'One of the Caribbean's finest writers . . . Her novels are building blocks of the current Caribbean canon and will be read for years to come.' Monique Roffey, author of THE MERMAID OF BLACK CONCHWhen the stones of her home begin to rattle and call out to her in the quiet of the night, Pauline Sinclair knows she will not live to see her 100th birthday.From educating herself through stolen books to becoming one of the most successful ganja farmers in the area and raising a family, Pauline has lived a life on her own terms in Mason Hall, a rural Jamaican village.Yet these whispering walls promise to topple the foundations of her security and exhume Pauline's many buried secrets, including the mysterious disappearance of the man who came to claim the very land on which she built her home, stone by stone, from the ruins of a plantation.Compelled to make peace before she dies, Pauline decides to leave the only home she has ever known on a final, desperate mission to uncover truths she could never have imagined . . .Lyrical, funny, eerie and profound, A House for Miss Pauline tells a timely and nuanced tale, infused with the patois and natural beauty of Jamaica, which questions who owns the land on which our identities are forged.'History's crimes unfurl in this magical story . . . McCaulay's immaculate, breathtaking writing carries it with poise and conviction.' Lisa Allen-Agostini, author of THE BREAD THE DEVIL KNEAD'Where has Diana McCaulay been all my reading life? . . . A profound and beautiful novel of encounters with the past and atonements in the present.' Julia Alvarez, author of THE CEMETERY OF UNTOLD STORIES
A House for Miss Pauline: 'One of the Caribbean's finest writers' Monique Roffey
by Diana McCaulay'The past is uprooted, the present holds on by thread, and in the midst of it all is Miss Pauline, strong, conflicted, driven and remarkable.' Marlon James, Booker Prize-winning author of MOON WITCH, SPIDER KING'Delightful and big-hearted . . . It kept me turning pages deep into the night, and left me full of admiration at the end.' Claire Adam, Guardian'One of the Caribbean's finest writers . . . Her novels are building blocks of the current Caribbean canon and will be read for years to come.' Monique Roffey, author of THE MERMAID OF BLACK CONCHWhen the stones of her home begin to rattle and call out to her in the quiet of the night, Pauline Sinclair knows she will not live to see her 100th birthday.From educating herself through stolen books to becoming one of the most successful ganja farmers in the area and raising a family, Pauline has lived a life on her own terms in Mason Hall, a rural Jamaican village.Yet these whispering walls promise to topple the foundations of her security and exhume Pauline's many buried secrets, including the mysterious disappearance of the man who came to claim the very land on which she built her home, stone by stone, from the ruins of a plantation.Compelled to make peace before she dies, Pauline decides to leave the only home she has ever known on a final, desperate mission to uncover truths she could never have imagined . . .Lyrical, funny, eerie and profound, A House for Miss Pauline tells a timely and nuanced tale, infused with the patois and natural beauty of Jamaica, which questions who owns the land on which our identities are forged.'History's crimes unfurl in this magical story . . . McCaulay's immaculate, breathtaking writing carries it with poise and conviction.' Lisa Allen-Agostini, author of THE BREAD THE DEVIL KNEAD'Where has Diana McCaulay been all my reading life? . . . A profound and beautiful novel of encounters with the past and atonements in the present.' Julia Alvarez, author of THE CEMETERY OF UNTOLD STORIES
A House in Naples
by Peter RabeCharley has a sweet set-up in Naples. He and his partner Joe Lenken run a tight black-market operation. But tonight there is trouble and Charley is shot - and worse, he is recognized. Fleeing the police, he has to get his hands on a passport fast. Luck is with him in the form of a dead American drunk. All Charley has to do is get rid of the body. Weighting it, he lowers the body into the Tiber, his body wracked with pain from the bullet wound. But his luck runs out - he is seen! She is standing on the bridge overhead. But instead of crying "murder" she helps him up the bank and takes him away to tend to his wounds. But is she Charley’s guardian angel - or the sweet angel of death?
A House of Ghosts: A Gripping Murder Mystery Set in a Haunted House
by W. RyanFinalist for the Irish Book Award for Crime Fiction Book of the Year, a Classic Cozy Big-House Mystery Haunted by the Specters of World War One—For Readers of Agatha Christie and Simone St. James Winter 1917. As the First World War enters its most brutal phase, back home in England, everyone is seeking answers to the darkness that has seeped into their lives. At Blackwater Abbey, on an island off the Devon coast, armaments manufacturer Lord Highmount has arranged a spiritualist gathering to contact his two sons, both of whom died at the front. Among the guests, two have been secretly dispatched from the intelligence service: Kate Cartwright, a friend of the family who lost her beloved brother at the Somme and who, in the realm of the spiritual, has her own special gift; and the mysterious Captain Donovan, recently returned from Europe. Top secret plans for weapons developed by Lord Highmount’s company have turned up in Berlin, and there is reason to believe enemy spies will be in attendance. As the guests arrive, it becomes clear that each has something they would rather keep hidden. Then, when a storm descends, they find themselves trapped on the island. Soon one of their number will die. For Blackwater Abbey is haunted in more ways than one . . . . An unrelenting, gripping mystery, packed with twists and turns and a kindling of romance, A House of Ghosts is the perfect cold-weather read.
A House of Knives: the second Breen & Tozer mystery set in the corrupt underground of 60's London (Breen and Tozer #2)
by William ShawGET HIGH. FALL FAR.'Big treat in store for fans. And if you're not a fan yet, why not?' Val McDermid'Utterly nails the myth of the Swinging Sixties' Sun The Black SheepThe wayward son of a rising MP is mutilated and burnt in suspicious circumstances. The Honest DetectiveDS Cathal Breen dodges political embargo and death threats to pursue the case. The Rolling StoneNotorious art dealer Robert Fraser may provide the only clue - if only he will talk.And as Breen slips deeper into London's underground of hippies and heroin, he edges nearer to the secrets of those at the very top. Banished from a corrupt and fracturing system, he will finally be forced to fight fire with fire.
A House of Ruin: A Clue-like Whodunit Mystery for Fans of Agatha Christie (The Ruin Series)
by Pamela CraneA murder that stole 1982 national headlines: “Renowned Family Slayed in Home.”A case that remained cold for forty long years.The Eyler family was anything but average. The father a top literary agent and the mother a duchess, they thrived in their prestigious Oakmont mansion surrounded by luxury…and secrets. Secrets that would eventually cost them their lives.On a cold autumn night, their legacy ended with a grisly massacre in one of the most horrific scenes ever investigated. Soon details splashed across every newspaper of how the family of five lay slaughtered in their library, cursing the mansion as it became branded the Execution Estate. With no witnesses and no motives, the killer remained free. The case grew colder. Speculations grew darker. Answers grew dimmer.Until now.Former estate manager, Derl Newman, steps forward four decades later with a suspicion and a clue that could lead investigators to finally solve the puzzle of why a killer would murder a family yet leave the many priceless heirlooms behind. The gardener with a grudge? The bitter butler? The maid hiding her mischief? With insider knowledge of what happened that fateful night, Derl exposes everyone’s darkest secrets that brought this house...and everyone who entered it...to ruin.A whodunnit short story sequel to the bestselling psychological thriller A Slow Ruin.
A House to Let
by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell Wilkie Collins Charles Dickens Adelaide Anne ProcterI had been living at Tunbridge Wells and nowhere else, going on for ten years, when my medical man-very clever in his profession, and the prettiest player I ever saw in my life of a hand at Long Whist, which was a noble and a princely game before <P> <P> Short was heard of-said to me, one day, as he sat feeling my pulse on the actual sofa which my poor dear sister Jane worked before her spine came on, and laid her on a board for fifteen months at a stretch-the most upright woman that ever lived-said to me, "What we want, ma'am, is a fillip. ""Good gracious, goodness gracious, Doctor Towers!" says I, quite startled at the man, for he was so christened himself: "don't talk as if you were alluding to people's names; but say what you mean. ""I mean, my dear ma'am, that we want a little change of air and scene. ""Bless the man!" said I; "does he mean we or me!""I mean you, ma'am. ""Then Lard forgive you, Doctor Towers," I said; "why don't you get into a habit of expressing yourself in a straightforward manner, like a loyal subject of our gracious Queen Victoria, and a member of the Church of England?"Towers laughed, as he generally does when he has fidgetted me into any of my impatient ways-one of my states, as I call them-and then he began,-"Tone, ma'am, Tone, is all you require!" He appealed to Trottle, who just then came in with the coal-scuttle, looking, in his nice black suit, like an amiable man putting on coals from motives of benevolence.
A House-Boat in the Styx
by John Kendrick BangsThe book begins with Charon, ferryman of the Styx startled--and annoyed--by the arrival of a house boat on his mystical river. At first afraid that the boat will put him out of business, he later finds out that he is to be appointed the boat's janitor. What follows are eleven stories set on the house boat. There is no central theme; each chapter features various souls from history and mythology, and in the twelfth chapter the house boat disappears, seguing into the sequel, Pursuit of the House-Boat.
A Hovering of Vultures (Charlie Peace #3)
by Robert BarnardSusannah Sneddon had never received a great deal of fame or fortune from her novel-writing in the twenties and thirties. In the remote Yorkshire village of Micklewike, where she had lived on a run-down farm, she was now chiefly remembered for the violence of her demise – battered to death, apparently by her jealous brother, who then shot himself. That was back in 1932, and now there was a renewed surge of interest in the Sneddons, led by the shady publisher and entrepreneur Gerald Suzman. He had bought up the farm and formed the Sneddon Fellowship, with the declared aim of making the Sneddons’ reputation as a kind of twentieth-century Brontë family. A motley collection of enthusiasts gathered in Micklewike for the inaugural meeting of the Sneddon Fellowship, including Charlie Peace, a young black detective constable sent to keep an eye on things. There was a suspicion that Suzman’s motives were not quite as purely literary as they seemed. And when Suzman was found lying dead with his head bashed in, a surprising number of possible reasons for his death emerged amongst the group of Sneddon followers. Charlie and Superintendent Mike Oddie had to examine evidence both old and new as the strange case of the Sneddon literary heritage was gradually unravelled.
A Howl of Wolves: A Mystery (Sam Clair #4)
by Judith Flanders“Whip-smart” (Louise Penny) amateur sleuth Samantha Clair returns in A Howl of Wolves, a mystery from Judith Flanders, the New York Times bestselling and critically acclaimed author of A Murder of Magpies.Sam Clair figures she’ll be a good sport and spend a night out at the theater in support of her upstairs neighbors, who have small parts in a play in the West End. Boyfriend (a Scotland Yard detective) and all-round good sport Jake Field agrees to tag along to what is apparently an extra-bloody play filled with dramatic, gory deaths galore. So Sam expects an evening filled with faux fatalities. Until, that is, the curtain opens to the second act, revealing a dummy hanging from the rafters, who’s been made up to look suspiciously like Campbell Davison, the director of the production. When Sam sees the horrified faces of the actors onstage, she realizes that this is indeed not a dummy, but Davison himself—and this death is not part of the show. Now everyone wants to know: who killed Campbell Davison? As Sam learns more about the murdered man, she discovers that he wasn’t all that well-liked amongst the cast and crew, so the suspect list grows. The show must go on—but Sam knows a murderer must be apprehended, so she sets out to find out what happened, and why. New York Times bestselling author, Judith Flanders once again brilliantly fuses mystery with humor in the fourth installment of her critically acclaimed Sam Clair series.
A Humble Companion
by Laurie GrahamLoyalty tested to the limit. Dangerous secrets to keep. A lifelong friendship between a princess and a commoner. Nellie Welche's life changes for ever when she's proposed as companion to Princess Sophia, daughter of mad King George III and Queen Charlotte. Taken into the heart of the family, Nellie is privy to the innermost secrets of the rotten House of Hanover. From the first rumblings of the French Revolution to the beginnings of the railway age, Nellie charts their story as she and Sofy support each other through the ups and downs of their extraordinary lives.(P)2013 WF Howes Ltd
A Hummingbird Dance (Detective Lane Mystery #3)
by Garry RyanDetectives Lane and Harper are back for the third Detective Lane Mystery in this gripping twister of a novel that baffles with its ever-increasing body count and suspect list. When Ryan Dudley ventures out on horseback and his horse returns without him, Lane and Harper are summoned to unravel the mystery. Dudley's disappearance marks the first anniversary of a young boy's murder in the same neighbourhood, and mounting evidence ties the two incidents together. When Dudley's roommate also goes missing and mysterious shootings shake the area, Harper and Lane are swept into a feud between neighbours, racial groups, and land owners. Now they must risk their own lives while desperately searching for a murderer on the loose for much too long.
A Hundred Camels in the Courtyard
by Paul BowlesFirst published in 1962, A Hundred Camels in the Courtyard by American author Paul Bowles is a book comprising four tales of contemporary life in a land where cannabis, rather than alcohol, customarily provides a way out of the phenomenological world. Thus, of the men in these stories, Salam uses suggestions supplied by smoking kif to rid himself of a possible enemy. He of the Assembly catches himself up in the mesh of his own kif-dream and begins to act it out in reality. Idir’s victory over Lahcen is the classical story of the kif-smoker’s ability to outwit the drinker. Driss the soldier, with aid of kit, proves the existence of magic to his enlightened superior officer. For all of them the kif-pipe is the means to attaining a state of communication not only with others, but above all with themselves.“His work is art. At his best Paul Bowles has no peer.”—Time
A Hundred Suns: A Novel
by Karin TanabeNamed A Best Book of Spring 2020 by Real Simple · Parade · PopSugar · New York Post · Entertainment Weekly · Betches · CrimeReads · BookBub"A transporting historical novel, and a smart thriller."— Washington Post"A luscious setting combined with a sinister, sizzling plot." -EWA faraway land.A family’s dynasty.A trail of secrets that could shatter their glamorous lifestyle.On a humid afternoon in 1933, American Jessie Lesage steps off a boat from Paris and onto the shores of Vietnam. Accompanying her French husband Victor, an heir to the Michelin rubber fortune, she’s certain that their new life is full of promise, for while the rest of the world is sinking into economic depression, Indochine is gold for the Michelins. Jessie knows that the vast plantations near Saigon are the key to the family’s prosperity, and though they have recently been marred in scandal, she needs them to succeed for her husband’s sake—and to ensure that the life she left behind in America stays buried in the past. Jessie dives into the glamorous colonial world, where money is king and morals are brushed aside, and meets Marcelle de Fabry, a spellbinding expat with a wealthy Indochinese lover, the silk tycoon Khoi Nguyen. Descending on Jessie’s world like a hurricane, Marcelle proves to be an exuberant guide to colonial life. But hidden beneath her vivacious exterior is a fierce desire to put the colony back in the hands of its people––starting with the Michelin plantations.It doesn’t take long for the sun-drenched days and champagne-soaked nights to catch up with Jessie. With an increasingly fractured mind, her affection for Indochine falters. And as a fiery political struggle builds around her, Jessie begins to wonder what’s real in a friendship that she suspects may be nothing but a house of cards. Motivated by love, driven by ambition, and seeking self-preservation at all costs, Jessie and Marcelle each toe the line between friend and foe, ethics and excess. Cast against the stylish backdrop of 1920s Paris and 1930s Indochine, in a time and place defined by contrasts and convictions, Karin Tanabe's A Hundred Suns is historical fiction at its lush, suspenseful best.
A Hundred Words for Hate
by Sniegoski Thomas E.As an Angel, Remy possesses powers and skills only to be used if the situation calls for it. And the sudden reappearance of the Garden of Eden is just such a situation. Two opposing forces of immortals want the Key to the Gates of Eden, so Remy must turn for help to a fallen angel who is sometimes friend, sometimes foe-and always deadly. .
A Hunger So Wild (A Renegade Angels Novel)
by Sylvia DayFrom the No. 1 international bestselling author of the Crossfire series, A Hunger So Wild is the second red-hot paranormal romance following the sizzling A Touch of Crimson. If you fell for Gideon Cross, wait until you meet the men who really are out of this world...Elijah Reynolds is the most dominant of lycans, a rare Alpha whose skill for the hunt is surpassed only by his primal sexuality. When the lycans revolt, Elijah becomes both enemy and coveted ally in the conflict between vampires and angels. Vashti is the second most powerful vampire in the world, a lethal beauty with a path of devastation in her wake. She approaches Elijah with a proposed alliance...and discovers his vow to avenge his closest friend with her death, even as his passion demands her surrender. Their enmity soon erodes beneath an all-consuming desire. But as war looms, each must decide where their loyalty lies - with their own kind or with the enemy lover they can no longer live without...Find out where it all began in A Touch of Crimson, the first in the sinfully sexy Renegade Angels series...
A Hunt for the Liars: When nightmares from the past come true (A Hunt for the Liars #1)
by Mari HeggerThe book is a mystery around the lives of five boys, that despite not knowing each other at a first moment, share a past marked by deaths, and destroyed friendships and loves and also a psychopathic stalker looking for revenge for all they have done. Michael Hemingway is an expert in new technologies, that's why Omega soon recruits him to his side, and along with that, takes the chance to destroy the boy's life in case he doesn't cooperate; Alessandro Hill sees his world be completely destroyed when, by accident, he enters the world of drug abuse; Rodrigo Rocha starts a relationship with an older woman in exchange for money, while he tries hard to hide a robbery involving murder; Daniel Downey, a Drag Queen, has his family destructured when he finds out his father is gay, Omega will definitely use this to turn his life into a hellhole, and Eric, he is a poor rich boy from whom his father and his best friend hide a big secret. All five of them know that while Omega is walking on the city streets, none of them will ever be safe.
A Hunt in Winter: A Joe Swallow Mystery (A Joe Swallow Mystery)
by Conor BradyIn Dublin, newly promoted detective inspector Joe Swallow’s life looks to be taking a turn for the better. In addition to his promotion, he’s settled into a comfortable arrangement with his landlady and paramour, Maria Walsh. That is, until his newfound peace is chaotically uprooted when a series of violent attacks against women lead to an outbreak of panic and fear. Things on the homefront are about to change in an unexpected way.In London, Charles Stewart Parnell tirelessly pursues the Irish cause for Home Rule. While the British are eager to discredit the Irish parliamentary leader and quash the growing movement towards independence, Swallow’s conflicted loyalties pull him in different directions.As he continues his hunt for a terrifying killer, Swallow has no choice but to traverse this volatile political scene in A Hunt in Winter, Conor Brady’s thrilling third Joe Swallow mystery.
A Husband To Hold (Hill Creek, Texas)
by Cheryl WolvertonRUNNING AWAYShe had caught everyone’s eye. Petite, mysterious Leah Thomas was new to Hill Creek, Texas, and the entire town had taken notice. Especially one handsome cowboy, who’d offered to give Leah some much-needed help.Soon Mark Walker learned that the blond beauty wasn’t as helpless as she appeared. But she had something hidden inside that she refused to reveal. And Mark was determined to find the key to her heart....Leah was running from a past she couldn’t forget. But to help her, Mark had to stop running, too. Only with God’s help-and each other’s-could they reach their paths of redemption and find a future together....
A Husband's Wicked Ways: Cavendish Square Book 3 (Cavendish Square Series #No. 3)
by Jane FeatherNew York Times bestselling author Jane Feather brings to life the glamour, sophistication, and intrigue of Regency-era London in this captivating novel of unexpected passions and dangerous secrets. A perfect book for fans of Mary Balogh, Eloisa James and Stephanie Laurens. Aurelia Farnham believes she is happy living in London's stylish Cavendish Square. But with her friends Livia and Cornelia both married now, Aurelia is the only one still husbandless, and sometimes she longs for more. Then Colonel Sir Greville Falconer storms into her life, delivering a letter from her late husband, a war hero, which reveals he was a spy - the colonel's spy. Now Greville needs Aurelia to continue the patriotic mission and partner with him as he exposes a ring of Spanish spies who have infiltrated London society. The attentions of the charismatic Greville excite Aurelia as his mock courtship blurs the line between pretense and reality. When the simmering attraction between them ignites into passion and the danger of Aurelia's double life escalates, Greville insists on marriage as the best way to protect her. Now Aurelia realizes she has more than shadowy antagonists to fear, for she's lost her heart to a dashing spymaster who will one day slip away as suddenly as he appeared...Follow the adventures and romances of the Cavendish Square ladies in A Wicked Gentleman and To Wed A Wicked Prince. For more of Jane Feather's signature romance check out the Blackwater Brides Trilogy, where three dashing brothers embark on a most im-proper quest.
A Hustler's Queen (Hustler's Queen #1)
by SaundraRising urban lit star Saundra ignites a sizzling tale of a good girl turned drug kingpin’s lady . . . A hard-working daddy’s girl, Precious Cummings is sure she's going to college. But when her father is murdered, she discovers he lied for years about money they never had—and hid a shocking family secret. Shattered and lost, she starts hangin’ with savvy hood chick Keisha—and falls hard for DaVon, LA’s most powerful drug dealer. As his new lady, Precious soon gets the best of every luxurious thing—and fast learns the ropes of her lover’s lethal hustle . . . Suddenly DaVon is brutally gunned down, and Precious steps up to run his empire. But she’s got to stay ahead of rivals planning to ice her out, treachery from DaVon's rebellious crew . . . and her mysterious twin sister who appears out of nowhere and has nothing to lose. Escaping the game is not an option. Trusting anyone equals a death sentence. And Precious has just one shot to flip betrayal, deception, and killer lies her way—and survive to rule for keeps. “Tough, smart characters . . . fast-moving drama.” —Booklist on Hustle Hard “Saundra continues to flawlessly portray the dog-eat-dog code that Detroit goes by.” —RT Book Reviews on Her Sweetest Revenge 3 “Saundra should be applauded. . . . Enthusiasts of the series will love revisiting Mya.” —Library Journal on Her Sweetest Revenge 3
A Hustler's Queen: Reloaded (Hustler's Queen #2)
by SaundraIn this explosive new novel from rising urban lit star Saundra, a good girl turned L.A. drug kingpin&’s lady discovers lethal skills, mega success—and deadly secrets—she never banked on . . . Forced to trade her college plans for dealing on the streets of L.A., Precious Cummings has a new priority: stay on top of the game and carry on her murdered lover&’s kingpin legacy. With the empire growing under her watch, and her late father&’s dry-cleaning business still booming, Precious sets her sights on owning more legit businesses. When an offer of a night club unexpectedly comes her way, Precious&’s goals are set in motion overnight. Then suddenly, Miami and new territory calls . . . Now with three legit businesses, the respect of one of the biggest suppliers in the U.S., and holding down the title as one of L.A.&’s most powerful female drug dealers, Precious&’s success seems endless. When her twin sister Promise encourages Precious to get her personal life back in gear, Precious just tightens down on her hustle—until a casualty and a kidnapping reveal shocking deceptions and betrayals. Soon, revenge takes form in the only way the game knows how . . . Praise for Saundra and her novels &“Tough, smart characters . . . fast-moving drama.&” —Booklist on Hustle Hard &“Saundra continues to flawlessly portray the dog-eat-dog code that Detroit goes by.&” —RT Book Reviews on Her Sweetest Revenge 3 &“Saundra should be applauded. . . . Enthusiasts of the series will love revisiting Mya.&” —Library Journal on Her Sweetest Revenge 3
A Ilha (Ragnar Jónasson)
by Ragnar JónassonNum lugar de escuridão inexorável, Hulda está determinada a descobrir e a revelar os segredos que se escondem por detrás da tenebrosa ilha. «Um dos melhores enredos de Ragnar Jónasson, mergulhado na atmosfera escandinava que tanto adoramos.» - The New York TimesEllidaey é uma ilha islandesa completamente isolada do mundo exterior, de uma paisagem bela e implacável. Mas é também um bom lugar para fazer alguém desaparecer. Quando um grupo de quatro amigos decide passar um fim de semana num antigo pavilhão de caça daquela ilha, um deles não regressa com vida. A inspetora Hulda Hermannsdóttir é chamada a investigar o caso, acabando por descobrir que, dez anos antes, outra morte ocorreu dentro do mesmo grupo de amigos, lançando a suspeita de que poderá haver ligação entre os dois trágicos acontecimentos. Num lugar inóspito e de uma escuridão inexorável, Hulda está determinada a descobrir e a revelar os segredos que se escondem por detrás da tenebrosa ilha, ao mesmo tempo que ilumina o seu próprio passado sombrio. «Ragnar Jónasson é exímio a retratar o isolamento que a paisagem austera e a beleza selvagem da Islândia proporcionam. E Hulda é uma excelente adição ao restrito grupo das inspetoras de topo da literatura policial.» - The Times Elogios ao livro: «Magistral.» Publishers Weekly «Um livro arrepiante.» The Sunday Times «Um dos melhores enredos de Ragnar Jónasson, mergulhado na atmosfera escandinava que tanto adoramos.» The New York Times«Ragnar Jónasson é exímio a retratar o isolamento que a paisagem austera e a beleza selvagem da Islândia proporcionam. E Hulda é uma excelente adição ao restrito grupo das inspetoras de topo da literatura policial.» The Times «Um romancearrepiante sobre pessoas com segredos sombrios que se tentam proteger sem pensar nas consequências.» The Sunday Times «Atmosférico e assustador. Jónasson mantém o suspense até ao final.» Heat «Hoje em dia, poucos escritores evocam uma atmosfera com tanta competência ou constroem o enredo dos seus thrillers com tanta arte. A Ilha é o melhor livro de Ragnar Jónasson até ao momento; um thriller inflexível que entrelaça passado e presente, bem e mal, amor e perda. Mal posso esperar pelo próximo livro de Hulda Hermannsdóttir» A. J. Finn, autor bestseller internacional «Arrepiante, sombrio e emocionante, A Ilha é o noir nórdico no seu melhor. Não consegui largar o livro e mal posso esperar para ler o resto da série.» Shari Lapena, autora bestseller internacional«Ragnar Jónasson é o Stephen King dos thrillers islandeses.» She Reads
A Is for Alibi
by Sue GraftonWhen Laurence Fife was murdered, few cared. A slick divorce attorney with a reputation for ruthlessness, Fife was also rumored to be a ladies' man. Plenty of people in the picturesque Southern California town of Santa Teresa had reason to want him dead. Including, thought the cops, his young and beautiful wife, Nikki. With motive, access and opportunity, Nikki was their number one suspect. The jury thought so too. Eight years later and out on parole, Nikki Fife hires Kinsey Millhone to find out who really killed her husband. But the trail has gone cold and there is a chilling twist even Kinsey doesn't expect... (from the book jacket)
A Is for Alien
by Caitlin R. KiernanFrom the wastelands of Mars to the streets of a late 21st-century Manhattan, from the moons of Europa and Saturn to an iceless Antarctica, these 8 tales bring an acclaimed author's trademark brand of the eco-gothic to bear on what it means to be human and the paths that may face mankind only a little farther along.