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Nuestra Señora de la Soledad
by Marcela SerranoUna intriga policial que excede el género negro para dar paso a una verdadera novela de aprendizaje. Carmen Avila, escritora chilena, ha desaparecido, y el enigma debe resolverlo Rosa Alvallay -detective de 54 años, divorciada, dos hijos-, que tiene el exilio a sus espaldas y un nuevo caso entre las manos. Las pistas son los tres hombres que tuvo Carmen: su marido, un esquivo escritor mexicano y un guerrillero que fue su amante; y también la última frase que dejó la mujer desaparecida: "Me siento como una princesa en un minarete". La última obra de Marcela Serrano sigue las huellas de "Nosotras que nos queremos tanto, Antigua vida mía" y "El albergue de las mujeres tristes", y rastrea entre las distintas soledades la mayor de todas, que es única, insondable y mujer: "Nuestra Señora de la Soledad".
Nuestra mujer en Jamaica
by Verónica Fernández Pérez J. J. WardA veces las urnas y las balas no son incompatibles… Jamaica, 1980. Elecciones generales a la vista. El Partido Nacional del Pueblo (PNP), de centro-izquierda, tiene la posibilidad de obtener un tercer mandato de reformas sociales radicales. Los vínculos con Rusia y Cuba pueden verse estrechados y las relaciones con el FMI, rotas. El surgimiento de nuevos movimientos revolucionarios como los sandinistas, en Nicaragua, y la Junta Revolucionaria de Gobierno (JRG) de El Salvador serán un importante aliciente. Los gobiernos de Londres y Washington no están, en absoluto, dispuestos a consentirlo. Por desgracia, la única persona disponible para encargarse de la situación es alguien que los británicos preferirían no aceptar. Con tan solo veinticinco años, Ruby Parker y el MI6 tienen una turbulenta historia en común. Casi todos los que importan en esa organización la dan como un caso perdido.
Nuestro amigo común
by Charles DickensUn joven se encamina a Londres para aceptar una herencia paterna que, según estipula el testamento, tan solo podrá disfrutar si se casa con Bella Wilfer, una hermosa muchacha a la que nunca ha conocido. Poco antes, sin embargo, aparece flotando en el Támesis un cadáver que la policía identifica con el joven heredero. Es el principio de una onda que afectará a toda la sociedad londinense. En Nuestro amigo común, Dickens demostró todo el vigor de su prosa y de su imaginación en un deslumbrante ejercicio de virtuosismo literario.«Los comienzos de las novelas de Dickens suelen ser memorables, pero ninguno supera el primer capítulo de Nuestro amigo común, penúltima novela que escribió y última que terminó. Llevados por la barca del pescador de cadáveres, nos parece entrar en el reverso del mundo.»ITALO CALVINO
Nuestro hombre en La Habana
by Graham GreeneNuestro hombre en La Habana narra las desventuras de un ambiciosocomerciante inglés que intenta sacar el máximo provecho personal delpeculiar encargo que recibe del gobierno británico: proporcionarinformación reservada y fiable al servicio secreto. Situado en la Cubade los años cincuenta, y moviéndose entre el humor y la intriga, setrata sin duda de un rotundo acierto en el que en ningún momento decaela tensión.
Nuestro juego
by John Le CarréTim Crammer, espía prematuramente retirado tras el fin de la Guerra Fría, vive dedicado a sus viñas y a Emma, su joven amante. Pero, cierto día, ella desaparece, y también lo hace Larry Pettifer, el agente doble que trabajaba para Crammer, igualmente retirado.A partir de este arranque, se teje una compleja incertidumbre de persecuciones múltiples que, con insuperable tensión narrativa, formarán la trama de esta magnífica novela que habla de amor, de amistad y de celos. Pero Nuestro juego, en cuyo trasfondo están las tensiones de Chechenia, es, además, una reflexión de John le Carré sobre uno de los grandes interrogantes de nuestro tiempo: ¿Existen todavía grandes causas por las que luchar? ¿Queda margen para algún tipo de idealismo tras el supuesto «final de la historia»?
Nuestro juego más cruel
by Araminta HallUn juego entre amantes. Una obsesión. Un tipo de amor que lleva a la muerte. Un thriller distinto, una perturbadora vuelta de tuerca al suspense psicológico. Él dice que es amor. Para ella es obsesión. Mike y Verity llevaban nueve años juntos. Su relación era especial y les encantaba llevarla al límite con un juego muy personal, irresistible. Una prueba de amor y deseo eternos. Por eso, cuando Mike recibe la invitación a la boda de Verity sabe que lo único que ella quiere es que juegue, y él jugará hasta el final. Reseñas:«Una pesadilla perfecta hecha novela, uno de los thrillers más despiadados que he leído. Asombrosamente oscura. Sensacional.»A.J. Finn «Uno de los thrillers más perturbadores que he leído en años.»Gillian Flynn «Escalofriante. Inquietante. Adictiva. No podía dejarla.»Emma Flint «Un mordaz y estremecedor pedazo de perfección... Tal vez el mejor thriller del año.»The New York Times «Amor tóxico, obsesión y la implacable disección de una mente. Terroríficamente plausible, una gran lectura.»Ali Land «Un thriller tenso e inteligente que me mantuvo atrapada y especulando hasta la última página y pensando durante mucho tiempo después.»Erin Kelly «Un estimulante y adictivo estudio de la cara oscura del amor obsesivo. ¡Estuve enganchada desde la primera hasta la última página!»Lisa Jewel
Nuestros poderes ocultos
by Caroline O'DonoghueEsoterismo, ingenio y misticismo... Una lectura mágica. Las sagaces lecturas del tarot de Maeve la convierten en la comidilla del colegio, hasta que una compañera de clase saca una carta escalofriante y desconocida... Y después desaparece.
Nueva Esperanza (Crónicas de la Elegida #Volumen 3)
by Nora RobertsHace años, una pandemia arrebató la esperanza al mundo.Ahora, Fallon Swift va a devolvérsela.Pero, para cumplir con su destino, la Elegida necesitaráa todo un ejército a sus espaldas. Esta fascinante aventura desde las tinieblas hasta la luz es el perfecto desenlace de la explosiva trilogía «Crónicas de la Elegida», el último éxito de la autora superventas internacional. A pesar de no tener ni veinte años, el futuro de la humanidad recae sobre los hombros de Fallon Swift. Ella sabe que no puede fallar: debe ser implacable y utilizar toda su fuerza y su poder, aunque con ello siembre la destrucción a su alrededor, para que su gente sobreviva. Junto a Duncan, un joven soldado y un líder nato, Fallon ha conseguido salvar a incontables cambiantes, elfos y humanos. Sin embargo, ahora debe ayudarles a sanar y a despertar la luz y la esperanza que anida en su interior. Porque, para cumplir con su destino, la Elegida necesitará a todo un ejército a sus espaldas. Reseñas:«El apocalipsis imaginado por Nora Roberts.»The Washington Post «Me encanta Nora Roberts.»Stephen King «Magnífico... Encuentra el equilibrio perfecto entre magia, aventura, romance y una voluntad de hierro en la lucha entre el bien y el mal sin olvidar que, aunque la batalla puede salvarnos, es el calor del hogar y nuestra comunidad lo que nos mantiene en pie. Brillante e inspiradora.»Kirkus Reviews «Con la hábil creación de su propia marca de literatura mágica, Roberts vuelve a combinar personajes interesantes, una trama original y un ritmo vertiginoso al presentarnos la trepidante lectura que cierra sus mágicas"Crónicas de la Elegida".»Booklist «El último volumen de "Crónicas de la Elegida" (que sigue a Año Uno y a Sangre y hueso) es una nueva versión, postapocalíptica y llena de fantasía, de la más que demostrada destreza narrativa de Roberts. El círculo se cierra sin dejar ningún cabo suelto en esta trepidante y robusta historia.»Library Journal
Nueve perfectos desconocidos
by Liane MoriartyInteligente, divertida, adictiva y con un toque de suspense. La autora de Big Little Lies vuelve con una novela que reúne lo mejor de su peculiar estilo. Nueve perfectos desconocidos.Un retiro de lujo aislado del mundo.Diez días que prometen cambiar tu vida.Pero algunas promesas, como algunas vidas, son perfectas mentiras. La escritora de novelas románticas Frances Welty llega al lujoso balneario Tranquillum House con un problema de espalda y el corazón roto y rápidamente se siente interesada por el resto de huéspedes. Algunos desean perder peso, otros buscan un nuevo comienzo y hay quienes están allí por razones que no quieren admitir ni ante sí mismos.Pero quien más le intriga es la misteriosa y carismática directora, una mujer que parece poseer respuestas a preguntas que Frances ni siquiera sabía que tenía. ¿Debería olvidarse de sus dudas y disfrutar del lugar o debería huir ahora que todavía puede? Pronto todos los clientes de Tranquillum House se harán exactamente la misma pregunta. La crítica ha dicho...«Moriarty ha vuelto con otra novela adictiva.»Time «Cada nueva revelación es una deliciosa sorpresa... Tan bien escrita y tan astutamente construida que no querrás que acabe.»Booklist «Ingeniosa y conmovedora, la escritura de Moriarty vale su peso en oro.»People «Si había tres buenos personajes en Big Little Lies, hay nueve incluso mejores en Nueve perfectos desconocidos.»The New York Times Book Review «Una novela llena de humor negro que desafía cualquier clasificación. Se las arregla para ser enormemente divertida e intensamente emocional al mismo tiempo.»Bustle «Irresistible.»Entertainment Weekly «Liane Moriarty es una maestra de la tensión sostenida.»The Washington Post «Una novela adictiva de trama inteligente, continuas sorpresas y a menudo divertida que es también un thriller muy gratificante. Moriarty ha escrito otro éxito seguro.»Publishers Weekly «Liane Moriarty nos sirve risas, emoción y sorpresas.»Associated Press «Nadie escribe sobre los pequeños detalles de la vida de las mujeres con la agudeza y la fuerza de Moriarty... Siento celos de cualquiera que todavía no haya leído esta novela.»Grazia «Original, llena de suspense y capaz de hacerte reír a carcajadas... Absolutamente brillante.»Clare Mackintosh
Nuevos dioses
by Alberto Vázquez-FigueroaEl inquietante futuro que le espera a la humanidad si sucumbe a los avances incontrolados de la ciencia. Alain Remy-Duray, multimillonario francés y propietario de una cadena de periódicos, sufre una grave dolencia cardíaca. Desesperado, acepta someterse a un tratamiento médico secreto cuyo precio es exorbitante. Un misterioso equipo de doctores consigue curar su dolencia y Alain inicia una nueva vida, lleno de renovadas facultades y rejuvenecido. No obstante, decide descubrir qué se oculta tras su asombrosa curación... Nuevos dioses se lee como una lúcida advertencia de un escritor español que en este libro anticipa el inquietante futuro que le espera a la humanidad si sucumbe a los avances incontrolados de la ciencia.
Null Set: A Cas Russell Novel (Cas Russell #2)
by S. L. HuangS. L. Huang's Null Set is the breakout sf thriller for fans of John Scalzi and Greg RuckaMath-genius mercenary Cas Russell has decided to Fight Crime(tm). After all, with her extraordinary mathematical ability, she can neuter bombs or out-shoot an army. And the recent outbreak of violence in the world’s cities is Cas’s fault—she’s the one who crushed the organization of telepaths keeping the world’s worst offenders under control.But Cas’s own power also has a history, one she can’t remember—or control. One that's creeping into her mind and fracturing her sanity...just when she’s gotten herself on the hit list of every crime lord on the West Coast. And her best, only, sociopathic friend. Cas won’t be able to save the world. She might not even be able to save herself.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Null States: A Novel
by Malka Older"Kinetic and gripping" —NPR on InfomocracyNull States continues Campbell Award finalist Malka Older's Centenal Cycle, the near-future science fiction trilogy beginning with Infomocracy• The book The Huffington Post called "one of the greatest literary debuts in recent history"• Named one of the best books of the year by The Washington Post, The Verge, Flavorwire, Kirkus, and Book Riot• A Locus Award Finalist for Best First NovelThe future of democracy is about to implode.After the last controversial global election, the global infomocracy that has ensured thirty years of world peace is fraying at the edges. As the new Supermajority government struggles to establish its legitimacy, agents of Information across the globe strive to keep the peace and maintain the flows of data that feed the new world order. In the newly-incorporated DarFur, a governor dies in a fiery explosion. In Geneva, a superpower hatches plans to bring microdemocracy to its knees. In Central Asia, a sprawling war among archaic states threatens to explode into a global crisis. And across the world, a shadowy plot is growing, threatening to strangle Information with the reins of power.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Number 70, Berlin: A Story of Britain's Peril
by William Le QueuxWilliam Le Queux was a famous journalist, writer and celebrated novelist, a master of the spy genre, and a vociferous critic of Britain's weak military defences before the First World War, known at the time and for the next twenty years as "The Great War". He is acknowledged as the principal precursor of that famous spy story author of the second half of the twentieth century, namely Ian Fleming.
Number One Fan: A Thrilling Horror Novel
by Meg Elison"A tense ride from the start...terrific." —Richard Kadrey, New York Times bestselling author of Sandman SlimShe created a beautiful world. Now he wants it all.On her way to a speaking engagement, bestselling novelist Eli Grey gets into a cab and accepts a drink from the driver, trusting that everything is fine. She wakes up chained in the stranger&’s basement. With no close family or friends expecting her to check in, Eli knows she needs to save herself. She soon realizes that her abduction wasn&’t random, and though she thinks she might recognize her captor, she can&’t figure out what he wants. Her only clues are that he&’s very familiar with her books and deeply invested in the fantastical world she creates. What follows is a test of wills as Eli pits herself against a man who believes she owes him everything—and is determined to take it from her.Terrifying and timely, set against the backdrop of convention culture and the MeToo reckoning, Number One Fan unflinchingly examines the tension between creator and work, fandom and source material, and the rage of fans who feel they own fiction.
Number Seventeen: A Mystery of London
by Louis TracySparring police partners Winter and Furneaux are back at each others throats in this mystery-thriller, as they solve the murder of Edith Lester, occupant of room "Number Seventeen".
Number Seventeen: A Tale of Intrigue and Murder in London
by Louis TracyWhen a writer emerges from a London theater, he notices an attractive young woman and an older man waiting for their car. He arrives home after a short delay and notices the older man, whom he'd overheard tell his companion he was stopping at his club, outside the building.Before going up to his flat, Number 16, the writer sees the man enter the building and pay a brief visit to Flat 17, the home of a widow, and then leave.The next day, the writer is the guest of an influential millionaire who'd agreed to be interviewed for a special article. Not long before his appointment, the writer learns that his neighbor, the widow, was murdered the previous night. To top this off, the millionaire turns out to be the man he saw enter his building. The writer's anxiety increases when he is followed home by a mysterious limousine.The writer rapidly becomes involved in the investigation, brought along by a bickering pair of detectives who are considerably more perceptive than they first appear.The reader can't help being brought along as well, since Number Seventeen involves multiple twists and turns, international intrigue, a motorcycle chase, and more. The book thrilled readers when it was first published in 1915, and fans of "rattling good" mysteries will find it just as entertaining today.
Numbered Account: A Novel (Basic Ser.)
by Christopher ReichA job he shouldn't have taken... A woman he shouldn't have loved... A secret he shouldn't expose... if he wants to live. Nick Neumann had it all: a Harvard degree, a beautiful fiancée, a star-making Wall Street career. But behind the dazzling veneer of this golden boy is a man haunted by the brutal killing of his father seventeen years before. Now chilling new evidence has implicated his father's employer, the United Swiss Bank, in the crime. Nick doesn't know how. Or why.
Numbering the Crime: Forensic Mathematics (The Crime Scene Club: Fact and Fiction)
by Kenneth McintoshWhen Jessa is kidnapped by drug runners, her friends race to locate and rescue her, using forensic mathematics to help. When Maeve is framed for drug possession and her brother is wanted for murder, she must try to clear them both using forensic meteorology. Includes forensic notes from the story, ?graphic novel? illustrations and color photographs, sections on further reading, and for more information, bibliography, index, and profiles on the author, illustrator, and series consultant.
Numbers
by Rachel WardWhenever Jem meets someone new, no matter who, as soon as she looks into their eyes, a number pops into her head. That number is a date: the date they will die. Burdened with such an awful awareness, Jem avoids relationships. Until she meets Spider, another outsider, and takes a chance. But while they're waiting to ride the Eye Ferris wheel, Jem notices that all the other tourists in line flash the same number. Today's number. Today's date. Terrorists are going to attack London. Jem's world is about to explode!
Numbers Never Lie
by Shelley K. WallSophie Henderson, manager of a software-development team, starts what appears to be a routine project at work. She ends up hiding from her staff, her friends, and the person who is trying to stop her from delving further into discrepancies in the accounting system.<P><P> Trevan Prater (AKA Trevor Adams) has been assigned to delve into an embezzlement scheme at a large government contractor. As an FBI investigator, he’s used to working such cases. A chance encounter lands him front and center with Sophie, one of the lead suspects. Now he’s not only investigating her, but also pretending to be the consultant from whom she needs help.<P> The more his team digs into the data she gives him, the guiltier she appears. Unfortunately, the longer he’s with her, the more attracted he becomes.
Numbers Never Lie
by Shelley K. WallSophie Henderson, manager of a software-development team, starts what appears to be a routine project at work. She ends up hiding from her staff, her friends, and the person who is trying to stop her from delving further into discrepancies in the accounting system.Trevan Prater (AKA Trevor Adams) has been assigned to delve into an embezzlement scheme at a large government contractor. As an FBI investigator, he's used to working such cases. A chance encounter lands him front and center with Sophie, one of the lead suspects. Now he's not only investigating her, but also pretending to be the consultant from whom she needs help.The more his team digs into the data she gives him, the guiltier she appears. Unfortunately, the longer he's with her, the more attracted he becomes.Sensuality Level: Behind Closed Doors
Numero Zero
by Umberto Eco Richard Dixon#1 Italian bestseller "Witty and wry . . . It's hard not to be charmed." -- New York Times Book Review "One of the most influential thinkers of our time." -- Los Angeles Times 1945, Lake Como. Mussolini and his mistress are captured and shot by local partisans. The precise circumstances of Il Duce's death remain controversial. 1992, Milan. Colonna, a depressed hack writer, is offered a fee he can't resist to ghostwrite a book. His subject: a fledgling newspaper, which happens to be financed by a powerful media magnate. As Colonna gets to know the team, he learns of the editor's paranoid theory that Mussolini's corpse was a body double and part of a wider Fascist plot. It's the scoop the newspaper desperately needs. The evidence? He's working on it. It's all there: media hoaxes, Mafiosi, the CIA, the Pentagon, blackmail, love, gossip, and murder. A clash of forces that have shaped Italy since World War II -- from Mussolini to Berlusconi. "Farcical, serious, satiric, and tragic" (Le Point, France), Numero Zero is the work of a master storyteller. UMBERTO ECO (1932-2016) was the author of numerous essay collections and seven novels, including The Name of the Rose,The Prague Cemetery, and Inventing the Enemy. He received Italy's highest literary award, the Premio Strega, was named a Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur by the French government, and was an honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters
Nun But The Brave (A Giulia Driscoll Mystery #3)
by Alice Loweecey“We’re lucky that Giulia Driscoll left the convent behind. She solves the crime with a happy mix of online savvy, humor and intelligence” (Sheila Connolly, New York Times–bestselling author of the County Cork Mysteries). Former nun turned private investigator Giulia Driscoll is plunged into a new case when her sister-in-law barges into Driscoll Investigations and promptly passes out from OD’ing on an unknown drug. In addition, two teenagers are found dead from an overdose, in the park and behind a convenience store. Now a new client insists her missing twin sister is not dead, and enlists Giulia as the “Missing Person Whisperer.” Hooray for steady work? The trail leads to ex-nun Giulia’s first experience with online dating sites, to the delight of her husband and employees. Those dates lead her to local Doomsday Preppers. They grow their own everything, and that “everything” may hold the key to the case. These Preppers are about to learn the true meaning of doom . . . “The perfect blend of humor, suspense, and poignancy. I lost track of how many times this book made me laugh out loud, even as I rooted for Giulia and double-checked to make sure my doors were locked.” —Jess Lourey, author of the Murder by Month Mysteries “Giulia is a sympathetic, well-drawn character who has built a full life for herself after leaving the convent, but appealing touches of the former nun remain.” —Booklist “Loweecey is herself a former nun, and she brings to Giulia all of this inner conflict, residual guilt, and disillusionment . . . and how can you not love an author who quotes from the movies Airplane and Young Frankenstein? Giulia’s recent marriage adds a delightful dash of romance, but the real appeal of this series is her genuine likability and fiery independent streak that could never be hidden behind a veil.” —Kings River Life Magazine
Nun But The Brave (A Giulia Driscoll Mystery #3)
by Alice Loweecey“We’re lucky that Giulia Driscoll left the convent behind. She solves the crime with a happy mix of online savvy, humor and intelligence” (Sheila Connolly, New York Times–bestselling author of the County Cork Mysteries). Former nun turned private investigator Giulia Driscoll is plunged into a new case when her sister-in-law barges into Driscoll Investigations and promptly passes out from OD’ing on an unknown drug. In addition, two teenagers are found dead from an overdose, in the park and behind a convenience store. Now a new client insists her missing twin sister is not dead, and enlists Giulia as the “Missing Person Whisperer.” Hooray for steady work? The trail leads to ex-nun Giulia’s first experience with online dating sites, to the delight of her husband and employees. Those dates lead her to local Doomsday Preppers. They grow their own everything, and that “everything” may hold the key to the case. These Preppers are about to learn the true meaning of doom . . . “The perfect blend of humor, suspense, and poignancy. I lost track of how many times this book made me laugh out loud, even as I rooted for Giulia and double-checked to make sure my doors were locked.” —Jess Lourey, author of the Murder by Month Mysteries “Giulia is a sympathetic, well-drawn character who has built a full life for herself after leaving the convent, but appealing touches of the former nun remain.” —Booklist “Loweecey is herself a former nun, and she brings to Giulia all of this inner conflict, residual guilt, and disillusionment . . . and how can you not love an author who quotes from the movies Airplane and Young Frankenstein? Giulia’s recent marriage adds a delightful dash of romance, but the real appeal of this series is her genuine likability and fiery independent streak that could never be hidden behind a veil.” —Kings River Life Magazine
Nun Too Soon (A Giulia Driscoll Mystery #1)
by Alice Loweecey“Incredible mysteries written by an actual ex-nun . . . Brilliant, funny, a great whodunit . . . one writer who readers should definitely make a ‘habit’ of” (Suspense Magazine). Former nun turned private investigator Giulia Falcone-Driscoll has just taken on her first impossible client: the man known as the Silk Tie Killer. He’s hired Driscoll Investigations to prove his innocence, and they have only thirteen days to accomplish it. Talk about being tried in the media. Everyone in town is sure Roger Fitch strangled his girlfriend with one of his silk neckties. And then there’s the local TMZ wannabes—The Scoop—stalking Giulia and her client for sleazy sound bites. On top of all that, her assistant’s first baby is due any second, her scary-smart admin still doesn’t relate well to humans, and her police detective husband insists her client is guilty. About this marriage thing—it’s unknown territory, but it sure beats living with 150 nuns. In or out of the convent, Giulia has a passion for justice. But the more dirt she digs up, the more she’s worried her efforts will help a murderer escape—and that her client might be choosing one of his ties for her own neck . . . “Exciting and suspenseful.” —Publishers Weekly “Grab your rosary beads and hang on for a fun ride with charming characters, amusing banter, and a heat-packing former nun.” —Barb Goffman, Macavity Award–winning author “Tight procedural plotting . . . A winner.” —Catriona McPherson, Agatha Award–winning author