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Linda, como en el asesinato de Linda
by Leif Gw PerssonEn mitad de un verano inusualmente caluroso, donde la mayor noticia está siendo las máximas de temperatura, una joven es asesinada en la apacible ciudad de Växjö. De inmediato la comisaría local alerta a la central de Estocolmo, cuyos principales efectivos están de vacaciones. Por razones que nadie logra explicarse, el jefe asigna el caso a Evert Bäckström, el hombre que «da tanta guerra como cien delincuentes», si no más.Mientras el asesinato de Linda pronto acapara las portadas de los diarios sensacionalistas y las tertulias de televisión, Bäckström lidera una investigación que amenaza con escapársele de las manos de no ser por la tenacidad de su esforzado equipo de colaboradores.Leif GW Persson ofrece una magnífica intriga policial, llena de suspense y absolutamente verosímil, en la que brilla su protagonista, alejado de todos los personajes habituales de la novela escandinava. Evert Bäckström no se deprime. Nada de lo que le cruza por la cabeza es, ni por asomo, políticamente correcto. Tiene claro que lo único que le importa (aparte de beber, comer, dormir y las señoras) es... él mismo, así que no duda en abusar de sus subordinados, engañar a sus superiores y manipular a todo el que se le ponga por delante. Bäckström es, sospechamos, lo genuino, y por eso acaba metiéndose al lector en el bolsillo.
Linda, como en el asesinato de Linda (Inspector Evert Bäckström #Volumen 1)
by Leif GW PerssonEl primer caso de Evert Bäckström, un inspector bajito, gordo, primitivo, irascible y ofensivo. O como han dicho algunos, un doctor Gregory House en versión policíaca. Una magnífica intriga policial. En mitad de un verano inusualmente caluroso, en el que la mayor noticia están siendo las altas temperaturas, una joven es asesinada en la apacible ciudad de Växjö. De inmediato la comisaría local alerta a la central de Estocolmo, cuyos principales efectivos están de vacaciones. Por razones que luego nadie logra explicarse, el jefe asigna el caso a Evert Bäckström, el hombre que "da tanta guerra como cien delincuentes", si no más. Leif GW Persson ofrece una magnífica intriga policial, llena de suspense y absolutamente verosímil, en la que brilla su protagonista, alejado de todos los personajes habituales de la novela escandinava. La crítica ha dicho... «Leí Linda, como en el asesinato de Linda y ya quiero leer las próximas peripecias de Evert Bäckström. [...] Hace mucho que no leo una trama policíaca tan exhaustiva, tan milimetrada en su desarrollo. Claro que Leif GW Persson es un excelente dibujante de caracteres humanos, pero prima sobre todo su capacidad para seguir con minuciosa precisión cada fase de su ardua investigación. [...] Lo dicho, muy, muy buena novela policíaca.» El Diario Montañés «Persson es el autor al que lee el protagonista de Los hombres que no amaban a las mujeres. Justo homenaje de Larsson a su sabio compatriota, que aquí se luce con su ácido humor. Y con su poli "taimado y rencoroso" que investiga un asesinato a la vez que hace gala de todos sus defectos.» La Vanguardia «Tras fascinar a unos pocos -el tiempo hará justicia con el verdadero patriarca del noir sueco- con su trilogía "El declive del Estado del bienestar", Leif GW Persson pone en juego a su comisario Evert Bäckström. Sólida.» La Voz de Galicia «Uno de los protagonistas más atractivos y fascinantes de la literatura escandinava contemporánea y de la literatura criminal en términos generales.» Libros y Literatura «Con el mercado editorial saturado de suecos y suecas, hablar aquí de un tipo que se apellida Persson puede parecer más de lo mismo. Pero es que Persson no es un sueco más, Persson es el sueco atípico. Si te gusta la buena literatura criminal, disfrutarás a tope con este autor.» Calibre 38 «De entrada, el argumento no llama demasiado la atención. Un crimen como cualquier otro. Por eso la sorpresa es mayúscula cuando entra en escena Evert Bäckström. Y ahí, amigos, es cuando uno se da cuenta de que lo que tiene entre manos va a ser una lectura de esas que va a recomendarle a todo el mundo.» Athnecdotario Incoherente «Bäckström es bajito, gordo, primitivo, y algunasveces taimado y rencoroso. Tiene un pez de colores llamado Egon. No para de beber cervezas. Es machista y racista. Afana los periódicos del hotel donde se hospeda y pone pelis porno en la habitación de algún compañero ausente, con cargo a la policía sueca. [...] No es una novela negra al uso.» Mis queridos sabuesos «Balance final: Muy bueno.» Paraíso4
Linden on the Saugus Branch (American Autobiography Ser.)
by Elliot PaulThat you will be completely charmed by Elliot Paul’s recollections of his boyhood is a matter beyond speculation. The turn-of-the-century scenes are not only dear to his heart but clear to his mind—albeit sometimes suspiciously so. But who will quarrel with so elegant a storyteller as Mr. Paul? Out of the sow’s ear of common occurrence he makes a silken purse to hold the coins of our enchantment. Rare is the reader who will not delight in these fortified memories.Those who recall The Last Time I saw Paris know that Elliot Paul is incapable of being banal or tiresome. Thus there is nothing of the diary-like march of events in this record of his early years in the Boston suburb where he was born. Instead you will find a series of neatly dovetailed stories, anecdotes, character sketches, comedies, tragedies and singularly embellished observations all set out for your allurement like gems in a jeweler’s window.Some of Mr. Paul’s tales of the people who lived out their lives in Linden will make you laugh, some may even tempt a tear. There are a few—such as the story of Alice Townsend, the schoolteacher who found that her name had been written in snow with a stylus of strange origin—that may inspire the sincerest suggestion of a blush.Linden on the Saugus Branch, a volume complete in itself, is another segment in what will ultimately be Elliot Paul’s life story: Items on the Grand Account. Both The Last Time I Saw Paris and The Life and Death of a Spanish Town are other books in this group.
Lindsey Lost
by Suzanne PhillipsThe Bourne Identity meets I Am the Cheese in this taut thriller Even though Micah's a star pitcher, his older sister Lindsey is the real deal--a runner so good, she has a shot at the Olympics. The two of them urge each other on, and are each other's best support. Then the unthinkable happens: Lindsey is murdered, and Micah may have been the last person to see her. But he can't remember what happened, no matter what their parents tell him, no matter what the police say. Did he witness his sister's murder--or commit it? Can he recall the truth before his life is sentenced to end, too?
Line Of Fire
by Stephen WhiteNew York Times bestselling author Stephen White returns with a gripping thriller about the one devastating secret that could cost Alan Gregory everything—the first of the dramatic two-part conclusion to his acclaimed bestselling series. Clinical psychologist and Boulder resident Alan Gregory is finally beginning to feel settled, hopeful that a long period of upheaval in his private life is behind him. He refocuses his energy on his clinical psychology practice, where a beguiling new patient is challenging his values. The interlude of calm doesn’t last, of course: Alan’s dear friend Diane is showing signs of a long-simmering emotional collapse, and Alan’s greatest fear—the exposure of his most dangerous secret—has become something he can’t ignore. A new witness has surfaced, causing authorities to reopen their investigation into the suicide death of a woman named J. Winter Brown. When Alan and his equally culpable friend Sam Purdy inadvertently disclose details of their involvement in her death to a desperate drug dealer, any confidence they felt about riding out the new investigation evaporates. The trail that leads back to Alan and Sam, once cold, has turned white-hot. With his vulnerability mounting daily, Alan begins to fear that his mesmerizing new patient may be the catalyst that can cause everything he treasures—his marriage, family, friendship, and future—to implode. As the authorities close in, the story hurtles toward a conclusion that will set the stage for the most unexpected of outcomes: the final act of the Alan Gregory saga. .
Line of Control A Thriller on the Coming War in Asia: A Thriller On The Coming War In Asia
by Mainak DharIt is 2012, and the world is a more dangerous place than ever before. Revolutions have swept aside one Middle Eastern regime after another. A regime allied to Al Qaeda has swept to power in Saudi Arabia, and uses its oil wealth and modern arsenal to further spread Jihad around the world. Yet another military coup brings a fundamentalist regime to power in Pakistan, which initiates an audacious plan to strike the first blow in this new global Jihad. As unprecedented terror attacks stun India, the stage is set for a conflict that brings the Indian subcontinent to the brink of a nuclear annihilation.
Line of Control: Op-Center 08
by Tom Clancy Steve Pieczenik Jeff RovinThe line between military intelligence and military force has been crossed.
Line of Darkness (A Colleen Hayes Mystery #4)
by Max TomlinsonPost-war darkness may be the darkest of them all—Nazi-hunters reach deep into 1979 San Francisco When a German businesswoman in 1979 San Francisco hires ex-con PI Colleen Hayes to find a missing relative, supposedly in town to visit, she thinks it's a simple job. But she soon discovers that the "nephew" is linked to an international vigilante group hunting down ex-Nazis. Then the body of a mysterious woman turns up on San Francisco's Municipal Railway, mirroring a murder committed the week before in Buenos Aires where the "nephew" had just been. Colleen's search uncovers a World War II banknote and the 1942 SS ID of a German officer long thought dead. When Colleen fails to heed warnings to stop her investigation, her pregnant daughter is attacked. The so-called nephew is nowhere to be found. The German businesswoman has fled town. Colleen's search leads her to Italy where the infamous Vatican Ratlines helped escaped ex-Nazis forge new identities around the globe. Deep in the Italian Alps, she uncovers a secret project hatched in a concentration camp. Colleen has no choice but to push ahead if the killing is to stop and justice prevail.Perfect for fans of Steve Berry and Harlan Coben While all of the novels in the Colleen Hayes Mystery Series stand on their own and can be read in any order, the publication sequence is:Vanishing in the Haight Tie Die Bad Scene Line of Darkness Night Candy (coming 2023)
Line of Duty
by Merline LovelaceLt. Col. Brena Dugan puts her own life on the line investigating the death of an airman at the behest of the airman's family, who are convinced there was foul play.
Line of Duty (Newpointe 911 #5)
by Terri BlackstockAt the request of her many fans—Terri Blackstock revisits the heroic cast of characters in this fifth book in her best-selling Newpointe 911 series In Line of Duty, a bomb explodes at the Icon International building in New Orleans while lawyer Jill Clark Nichols is in the top floor boardroom. The thirty-story building goes up in flames and fire departments from all around the area are called in. The firefighters from Newpointe are especially concerned since they know Jill is inside the building. Dan, her husband, rushes in to save her. But as firefighters work to evacuate the upper floors of the building, a second and third bomb explode, causing the lower floors to cave in. Firefighters and civilians are buried beneath the rubble. When the smoke finally clears, a count is taken. Jill narrowly escapes the chaos of the explosions and fire only to find Dan missing. Were the bombs the act of a terrorist, or a scheme coming from a heart of greed? Can Jill&’s faith carry her through these long days of pain and uncertainty? And will Dan survive this tragedy . . . or sacrifice his life in the line of duty?
Line of Fire
by Andy McNabAndy McNab's action-packed series featuring ex-deniable operator Nick Stone returns with Line of Fire. Nick is back in London, but if he thought he was home for a break, he’s very, very wrong. Backed into a corner by a man he knows he cannot trust, Stone strikes a devil's bargain.In exchange for his own safety – a life for a life – Stone is charged with locating someone who doesn’t want to be found, currently hiding out in one of the remotest corners of the UK. And for the first time in a long time, he’s not operating alone.But Stone and his team don’t find just anyone. They find a world-class hacker, so good that her work might threaten the stability of the western world as we know it. These are dangerous waters and Stone is quickly in over his head. Before he finally knows which way to turn, the choice is ripped out of his hands.Most people might think of home as safety but Nick Stone isn’t most people. For him and his team, it’s just another place to get caught in the line of fire...
Line of Fire
by Andy McNabAndy McNab's action-packed series featuring ex-deniable operator Nick Stone returns with Line of Fire. Nick is back in London, but if he thought he was home for a break, he’s very, very wrong. Backed into a corner by a man he knows he cannot trust, Stone strikes a devil's bargain.In exchange for his own safety – a life for a life – Stone is charged with locating someone who doesn’t want to be found, currently hiding out in one of the remotest corners of the UK. And for the first time in a long time, he’s not operating alone.But Stone and his team don’t find just anyone. They find a world-class hacker, so good that her work might threaten the stability of the western world as we know it. These are dangerous waters and Stone is quickly in over his head. Before he finally knows which way to turn, the choice is ripped out of his hands.Most people might think of home as safety but Nick Stone isn’t most people. For him and his team, it’s just another place to get caught in the line of fire...
Line of Fire
by Jo DavisTo his fellow firemen, Tommy Skyler has it all. But the golden boy of Station Five hides a private pain. He was once a star quarterback until tragedy derailed his dream. Since then, he's struggled with his choices-including his decision to become a firefighter. His one ray of light shines in beautiful nurse Shea Ford. When a dangerous rescue lands Tommy in the ER, what better opportunity to win her over? But when a conspiracy culminates in deadly arson, Tommy realizes that a ruthless enemy is closing in, threatening to destroy the couple's love- and their lives. .
Line of Fire (Alan Gregory Series #19)
by Stephen WhiteNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR STEPHEN WHITE RETURNS WITH THE BEGINNING OF THE DRAMATIC TWO-BOOK CONCLUSION TO HIS ACCLAIMED SERIES--A GRIPPING THRILLER ABOUT THE EXPLOSIVE SECRET THAT COULD COST ALAN GREGORY EVERYTHING. Dr. Gregory is starting to feel settled, hopeful that a long period of upheaval in his private life is behind him. He refocuses his energy on his clinical psychology practice, where a beguiling new patient captivates him, but the interlude of calm doesn't last. Devastating fires are threatening Boulder. Alan's dear friend Diane is showing signs of a long-simmering emotional collapse. And Alan's most pressing fear--the exposure of a dangerous secret-- has become a peril too real to ignore. A new witness has surfaced, causing the police to reopen their investigation into the suicide of a woman named Justine Winter Brown. When Alan and his equally culpable friend, Sam Purdy, inadvertently disclose their involvement in her death to a stranger, any confidence they feel about riding out a renewed investigation evaporates. The trail that leads to Alan and Sam, once cold, has turned white-hot. With his vulnerability mounting daily, Alan suspects that his mesmerizing new patient may be the catalyst that could cause everything he treasures--his marriage, his family, his friendships, and his future--to implode. As flames lick at the city, the story hurtles toward a shocking conclusion that leaves the stage set for a jaw-dropping last act--the upcoming final book in the two-decades-long Alan Gregory saga.
Line of Fire (Corps #5)
by W.E.B. GriffinLine of Fire brings to life a desperate mission of World War II that captures the drama and courage of the men who fought it. Two Marines, reporting on Japanese air activity, are trapped on a small Coastwatcher island. A special rescue team is assembled to save them--under enemy gunsight. It is am exciting and powerful story of real heroism that only W.E.B. Griffin could tell...
Line of Fire (Hardy Boys Casefiles #16)
by Franklin W. DixonFrom the back of the book: Bull's-eye revenge Frank and Joe take on the case of Denny Payson, a friend who suspects that his father was murdered in a chemical plant fire five years ago. Lucius Crowell, owner of the plant, has taken care of Denny and his mother since the accident, but Denny is convinced that the fire was a cover-up for the factory's dirty secret. Now Crowell is running for public office, and Denny, an expert sports marksman, is determined to have his revenge. Nothing Frank and Joe say can convince him to give up his murderous plan. But another crack marksman-a hit man-is after Denny. Can the Hardys save Denny before he turns on them? =============== From inside the book: LEAP OF FAITH Chest burning, Joe tore across the wide expanse of concrete in the unfinished building, Frank right at his side. Behind them, they could hear George mounting the stairs. They'd never reach the far side of the building. Then Frank was grabbing Joe's arm, pulling him off course. He led him to a set of large square holes in the floor, set in the middle of the building. Without letting go of Joe, Frank threw himself over the edge. As they dropped, a gunshot rang out over their heads. Joe closed his eyes. . . .
Line of Fire: The Firefighters of Station Five Book 4 (The Firefighters of Station Five)
by Jo DavisThe fourth novel in JO DAVIS's scorching-hot series FIREFIGHTERS OF STATION FIVE, where the tough and sexy firemen give off their own heat...To the other men of the A-shift, Tommy's a lucky guy who has it all. But deep inside, the golden boy of Station Five hides a private pain. He was once a star quarterback on the fast track, until tragedy derailed his dream. Since then, he's struggled with the choices he's made - including his decision to become a firefighter.His one ray of light shines in beautiful nurse Shea Ford. And when a dangerous rescue lands Tommy in the ER, what better opportunity to win her over? As Shea gives in to her feelings for him, Tommy and she reach the heights of passion. But when a conspiracy culminates in deadly arson, Tommy will lose more than he ever imagined. A ruthless enemy is closing in, threatening to destroy the couple's love - and their lives.Don't miss Jo Davis's paranormal romance alter-ego J. D. Tyler, and her sexy, dark Alpha Pack series.
Line of Sight
by Paul G. WrightIt is 1995, and intelligence operative Lora Chandler, a.k.a. Agent Vogel,is tasked withinvestigating the claim that Professor Simon Blackmarr has cracked the invisibilityproblem. A mission that leads her back to the half-forgotten beach town of Lancaster,Florida. Home to estranged love interest, and newspaper reporter Richard Davis
Line of Sight
by Rachel CaineAfter three Athena Academy students are kidnapped, FBI special agent Katie Rush is first on the scene. The Athena grad will stop at nothing to make sure the girls are returned safely--even if it means working with a psychic. This unconventional relationship is not ideal for a by-the-book agent, but Katie can't dismiss his dead-on revelations. Now in a race against time, with young girls' lives on the line, Katie must do something she's never attempted: Put her trust in a handsome stranger.
Line of Sight: A tense and twisty crime thriller that you won't be able to put down, from the prizewinning DI Birch series (DI Birch)
by Claire AskewA woman slipping through the cracks . . .When a young Vietnamese girl goes missing in Scotland, DI Birch knows there is more to the case than meets the eye. Her colleagues won't take it seriously - but Helen's instinct tells her that Linh is in mortal danger. A psychic determined to help . . .Beatrice knows something terrible has happened to three young people in Edinburgh. She can see them in her mind's eye - frightened and alone, desperate for help. Ever since she was a child, she's had visions of the future - and she's ignored them before, with dangerous consequences. This time, she must help the police find Linh. A showdown where not everyone will survive . . .When a second woman goes missing, DI Birch is forced to pay attention to what Beatrice is saying. But will the police listen to the truth in time? Or is it already too late?
Line of Sight: A tense and twisty crime thriller that you won't be able to put down, from the prizewinning DI Birch series (DI Birch)
by Claire AskewA woman slipping through the cracks . . .When a young Vietnamese girl goes missing in Scotland, DI Birch knows there is more to the case than meets the eye. Her colleagues won't take it seriously - but Helen's instinct tells her that Linh is in mortal danger. A psychic determined to help . . .Beatrice knows something terrible has happened to three young people in Edinburgh. She can see them in her mind's eye - frightened and alone, desperate for help. Ever since she was a child, she's had visions of the future - and she's ignored them before, with dangerous consequences. This time, she must help the police find Linh. A showdown where not everyone will survive . . .When a second woman goes missing, DI Birch is forced to pay attention to what Beatrice is saying. But will the police listen to the truth in time? Or is it already too late?
Line of Sight: A tense and twisty crime thriller that you won't be able to put down, from the prizewinning DI Birch series (DI Birch)
by Claire AskewA woman slipping through the cracks . . .When a young Vietnamese girl goes missing in Scotland, DI Birch knows there is more to the case than meets the eye. Her colleagues won't take it seriously - but Helen's instinct tells her that Linh is in mortal danger. A psychic determined to help . . .Beatrice knows something terrible has happened to three young people in Edinburgh. She can see them in her mind's eye - frightened and alone, desperate for help. Ever since she was a child, she's had visions of the future - and she's ignored them before, with dangerous consequences. This time, she must help the police find Linh. A showdown where not everyone will survive . . .When a second woman goes missing, DI Birch is forced to pay attention to what Beatrice is saying. But will the police listen to the truth in time? Or is it already too late?
Line of Succession
by Brian GarfieldFive bombs upend the foundation of the American governmentSturka is an artist with explosives. A sturdy man approaching middle age, he learned his trade on the darkest battlefields of the twentieth century: Indochina, Palestine, Guyana, Biafra, and the fetid jungles of South America, where he fought alongside Che Guevera but was quick enough not to die with him. He doesn&’t know where his new employers hail from; he only knows how well they pay. Today he packs plastic explosive into the false bottoms of three handbags and two suitcases, to be left at strategic locations around Washington, D.C. But this is no ordinary café bombing. Today Sturka targets the men at the top of the American government. The attack causes a crisis of succession, the likes of which America has never seen. If the right man doesn&’t take charge quickly, the country will tear itself apart.
Line of Succession: Number 73 in Series (The Destroyer #73)
by Warren Murphy Richard SapirBreathlessly action-packed and boasting a winning combination of thrills, humour and mysticism, the Destroyer is one of the bestselling series of all time.
Line of Vision
by David EllisDavid Ellis' Line of Vision has won the 2002 Edgar Award for Best First Novel by an American Author! Marty Kalish has been accused of murdering his lover's husband. He had a motive. He was at the scene of the crime. He manipulated evidence to hide his guilt. He even confessed. But that's not the end of the story. That's only the beginning.