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Pierrot E Colombina
by Ana Claudia Antunes Monica R. PelàAnne, una ragazza che sogna di diventare una danzatrice, è ossessionata dal fantasma di una ballerina del XIX secolo che si fa chiamare Tata e che, come un piccolo topolino, appare e scompare dal nulla in un batter d'occhio, volteggiando sensualmente, canzonandola e distorcendo fatti e versioni. Tata insiste nel mettersi in contatto con Anne in ogni modo possibile, anche tramite cellulare ed sms, per raccontarle la sua storia. Così Anne decide di scrivere la storia di Tata sotto forma di racconto, dando libero sfogo alla sua vena artistica, prima che la ballerina fantasma le faccia desiderare di tranciare questa vena e scompaia del tutto, lasciandola tormentata per sempre. Come se non bastassero tutti questi messaggi aggrovigliati che rendono difficile ad Anne il compito di narrare la storia di Tata, ecco giungere un altro fantasma, anch'egli apparentemente venuto per tormentarla. Giovanni, il fidanzato di Tata e possibile serial killer, sembra voler costruire un rapporto profondo con l'adolescente rivelandosi utile e gentile con lei. Ma, in realtà, tutto questo potrebbe essere solo un modo intelligente per conquistare il suo mondo, per dominarla facendole fare tutto quello che lui le dirà di fare e per metterla in mezzo coinvolgendola nel loro caso. Per questo, anche Giovanni inizia a raccontarle la storia dal suo punto di vista. Avendo entrambe le versioni, a quale delle due Anne finirà per credere? E quando avrà terminato di scrivere il suo racconto, sarà poi in grado di divulgarlo? Lei spera di risolvere la questione nel più breve tempo possibile, prima che essi la consumino del tutto e che la coinvolgano ulteriormente in un groviglio di malintesi. Altrimenti lei inizierà a mettere in dubbio tutte le proprie certezze e a cadere nella trappola di ciò che sembra essere solo apparentemente una via d'uscita, perdendosi in uno squilibrio emotivo che ha origine da una linea diretta collegata ai propri antenati. Anne avrà bisogno di tutto
Pierrot Love: When A Call From The Other Side Takes Its Own Side
by Ana Bowlova Ana Claudia AntunesParis, late nineteenth century. A ballerina sees her life take a turn when her supposed lover turns her into the victim after having ruined her promising career in a Ballet company that leads her to dance in the Moulin Rouge to subterfuge as she tries to have a chance to achieve fame. When all seems completely lost, she surprises him with a come back up and starts to write screenplays. Only that she does not know that she is already living as a ghost and cannot leave the arthly bounds tormenting a girl born in the twenty first century and who had gone through a similar experience to hers. Is she prepared to face her own demons, or succumb to random colossal forces that prevent her from a follow-up while the girl is reporting both lives? A thriller with good doses of humor and horror spiced with artistic mastery of several composers of the nineteenth and twentieth century that give life to a seemingly familiar saga to all who dream by reaching the final glory... or be fatally sorry!Ana, a teenage girl who dreams of being an actress, has become entangled in a plot where a ghost of a nineteenth-century dancer who is the first to contact her to tell her story does not seem to match the facts reported by another ghost, allegedly her ex-lover and possible serial killer, and who also appears to insert into their midst to be involved in the same case. She hopes to resolve the issue as soon as possible, before they devour her or engage her further in a tangle of misunderstandings. Or she will start to disbelieve her own ears and lose herself in the path of her own acquittal tied into an emotional touch revealing a tough ancestor line that she treads. For doing so she will need all her courage thus find a heroin in her vein, facing her own fate ... Or hate!
Pierrot Y Colombina
by Ana Bowlova Ana Claudia AntunesPierrot se cae de amores por Colombina y ella por su parte cae, porque he aquí que Colombina tiene otros planes además de estar en otro plano...Usted probablemente también vas a caer por ella!Ana, una adolescente que sueña con ser una bailarina sufre una obsesión y pasa a ser perseguida por el fantasma de una bailarina en el siglo XIX, quien prefiere ser llamada Tata y que, como una rata, aparece de la nada y va más allá de un abrir y cerrar mínimo de los ojos, pero insiste en contactarla para contar su historia. Así que se decide a escribir su historia en la forma de una obra de teatro que da rienda suelta a su vena artística, antes de que el bailarín fantasma la haga cortar sus venas, atormentada desde la cabeza a los pies. Como no eran lo suficientemente numerosos enredos y tantas advertencias y corbatas de zapatillas a ser desatadas, aquí viene otro fantasma que parece que llegó a atormentar a ella también. Giovanni, novio y posible asesino en serie, y que también parece tener una relación profunda con la adolescente demuestra ser útil y amable con ella, pero todo parece ser sólo una forma inteligente de conquistarla para dominar a ella y para hacer todo lo que él os diga, para insertar en medio de ellos al participar en el mismo caso. Luego se comienza a contar la historia desde su punto de vista. Teniendo dos versiones, en la que ella va a creerle? Y mientras termina su propia historia? Ella espera poder resolver el problema tan pronto como sea posible, antes de que la devoran o de participar aún más en una maraña de malentendidos. O empieza a creer en sus propios oídos y perderse en el camino de su propia absolución atado en un desequilibrio emocional que revela de inicio una línea ancestral que no se apaga. Para ello se necesitará todo su valor por lo tanto debe buscar la heroína en sus venas, frente a su destino ... Que es la muerte misma.París, a finales del siglo XIX. Una bailarina ve su vid
Pies and Prejudice
by Ellery AdamsWhen the going gets tough, Ella Mae LaFaye bakes pies. So when she catches her husband cheating in New York, she heads back home to Havenwood, Georgia, where she can drown her sorrows in fresh fruit filling and flakey crust. But her pies aren't just delicious. They're having magical effects on the people who eat them--and the public is hungry for more. Discovering her hidden talent for enchantment, Ella Mae makes her own wish come true by opening the Charmed Pie Shoppe. But with her old nemesis Loralyn Gaynor making trouble, and her old crush Hugh Dylan making nice, she has more than pie on her plate. and when Loralyn's fiancé is found dead--killed with Ella Mae's rolling pin--it'll take all her sweet magic to clear her name.
Pies and Prejudice
by Ellery AdamsWhen the going gets tough, Ella Mae LaFaye bakes pies. So when she catches her husband cheating in New York, she heads back home to Havenwood, Georgia, where she can drown her sorrows in fresh fruit filling and flakey crust. But her pies aren't just delicious. They're having magical effects on the people who eat them--and the public is hungry for more.Discovering her hidden talent for enchantment, Ella Mae makes her own wish come true by opening the Charmed Pie Shoppe. But with her old nemesis Loralyn Gaynor making trouble, and her old crush Hugh Dylan making nice, she has more than pie on her plate. and when Loralyn's fiancé is found dead--killed with Ella Mae's rolling pin--it'll take all her sweet magic to clear her name.
Pies before Guys (A Pie Town Mystery #4)
by Kirsten WeissVal&’s crime-solving club digs into a piping hot new case! A poetry slam at a bakery? Why not! Even though Pie Town proprietor Val Harris would rather be spending time with her newfound half-brother, she knows her employee Abril is beyond excited to be hosting the event. Especially since it stars the apple pie of Abril&’s eye, poet and professor Michael Starke. But the evening ends on a sour note when Professor Starke is found murdered mere moments after being accused of plagiarism. Just like that, Pie Town is at the center of another criminal inquiry. At Abril&’s request—and much to Detective Carmichael&’s consternation—Val and Charlene decide to investigate Starke&’s death. But the case is as tough as an overworked crust and the Baker Street Bakers are only coming up with scraps. If they don&’t pinch the cultured killer soon, Pie Town&’s reputation could crumble.
Pies, Lies, and Murder (The Darling Deli #22)
by Patti BenningFamily and Fourth of July Fireworks are fun! But murder kind of puts a damper on things. Deli owner and amateur sleuth, Moira Darling, and her family are planning a trip for the 4th of July holiday. With only a month until her daughter's wedding, spending time together is now more precious and poignant than ever. It's not easy for her to leave the bustling and growing Darling's DELIcious Delights in the hands of her employees, particularly during one of the busiest weeks of the year, but the promise of five days of fishing, fireworks, boating, and barbecuing, with the two most important people in her life, her daughter and husband, is more than compelling enough to lure Moira away. The trip is idyllic, allowing the busy deli owner the time and space to relax and enjoy her family...until the discovery of a young woman's terrifying homicide brings the family vacation to a shuddering halt. In a small town where anyone could be a suspect, Moira has to figure out how to keep her family safe from a killer who may be coming back for more. Can she get to the bottom of the crime? Or will the whole holiday go up in smoke? Find out in this deliciously action-packed Cozy Mystery!
Pietr the Latvian (Inspector Maigret #1)
by Georges Simenon David BellosThe first novel which appeared in Georges Simenon's famous Maigret series, in a gripping new translation by David Bellos.'Inevitably Maigret was a hostile presence in the Majestic. He constituted a kind of foreign body that the hotel's atmosphere could not assimilate. Not that he looked like a cartoon policeman. He didn't have a moustache and he didn't wear heavy boots. His clothes were well cut and made of fairly light worsted. He shaved every day and looked after his hands. But his frame was proletarian. He was a big, bony man. His firm muscles filled out his jacket and quickly pulled all his trousers out of shape. He had a way of imposing himself just by standing there. His assertive presence had often irked many of his own colleagues.'In Simenon's first novel featuring Maigret, the laconic detective is taken from grimy bars to luxury hotels as he traces the true identity of Pietr the Latvian.Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations. This novel has been published in previous translations as The Case of Peter the Lett and Maigret and the Enigmatic Lett.'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant.' - John Gray 'One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequalled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories.' - The Guardian 'A supreme writer . . . unforgettable vividness.' - The IndependentFrom the Trade Paperback edition.f Translation. The first book in the new Inspector Maigret series. Penguin is publishing all seventy-five novels in new translations, releasing one new title each month.
Pietr the Latvian (Inspector Maigret)
by Georges SimenonIn this first installment in Georges Simenon’s legendary Inspector Maigret series, M. Maigret hunts down an elusive and notorious confidence man, but finds that identifying him is a game of doubles, intrigue, and hidden crimes.When Detective Chief Inspector Maigret receives notice from Interpol that Pietr the Latvian, an infamous con man, is on his way to Paris, he rushes to intercept him at the train station. But when he arrives he is confounded to find two men who fit the description of the wanted man. One is alive, the other dead.So who is Pietr? A businessman or a bootlegger? Is he Latvian, American, or Russian? In order to find out, Maigret must use his keen understanding of human nature, his gift for observation, and his famous instincts to track down the true suspect in Pietr the Latvian, the first mystery in Georges Simenon’s iconic series.
Pig Island
by Mo HayderA “profoundly creepy and creepily convincing thriller” of religious fanatics and hoax debunkers from the Edgar Award–winning author of Hanging Hill (Publishers Weekly, starred review) Journalist Joe Oakes makes a living exposing supernatural hoaxes, but when he visits a secretive religious community on a remote Scottish island, everything he thought he knew is overturned. Following the trail of a strange creature caught briefly on film, so deformed it can hardly be human, Oakes crosses a border of electrical fencing, toxin-filled oil drums, and pig skulls to infiltrate the territory of the groups’ isolated founder, Malachi Dove. Their confrontation, and its violent aftermath, is so catastrophic that it forces Oakes to question the nature of evil—and whether he might be responsible for the heinous crime about to unfold . . . This latest entry from the acclaimed British author of the Jack Caffery novels “taps into the current fascination with all things supernatural and questions our assumptions about a number of subjects, from faith healing to cultish religious groups and society’s definition of evil” (Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review). “[Hayder] remains one of our most adventurous, unpredictable and ambitious writers.” —The Guardian “Hayder offers both a riveting story and a nuanced, distinctly modern look at secrecy and publicity, belief and skepticism, normal and taboo, (in)sight and blindness.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review “An adventurous, edgy, literate writer.” —Kirkus Reviews
Pigeon Blood (Black Mask)
by Keith Alan Deutsch Paul CainA brilliant retired judge takes it upon himself to outwit a gang of thievesA beautiful woman is driving down a lonely stretch of Long Island highway when the car beside her opens fire. The bullets shred her car but leave her unharmed, and she makes it back to Manhattan with her windshield broken but her skin intact. She is Mrs. Dale Hanan, estranged wife of a millionaire, whose gambling problem has gotten her in trouble with the wrong people. She is about to find out there are certain debts that can be paid only in blood.No one can save her but Judge Druse, an ingenious scholar who uses his intellect to bring justice to those who escaped it while he was still sitting on the bench. When he meets Mrs. Hanan, she is drunk, and there is a dead man on the floor. Things can only get worse from here.This ebook features an introduction by Keith Alan Deutsch.
Pigeon P.I.
by Meg McLarenThis clever and engaging picture book is a delightful and witty first look at the "noir" detective genre for young readers. A pigeon private investigator emerges from retirement to track down a birdnapper with the help of his feathered friends. A cute chick reports the crime and makes herself useful enough to become a partner in the detective agency, which by the end of the book is back in business. Includes comical directions for doing detective work.
Piggy: Hunt: An AFK Novel (Piggy)
by Terrance CrawfordDive into terrifying world of PIGGY in the third original illustrated novel based on the fan-favorite video game!There is a mystery to be solved, a cure to be found, and a horde of Infected to escape!Welcome back to the bone-chilling, pulse-pounding world of PIGGY, the survival-horror game that will have have you hearing haunting oinks in your sleep, guaranteed! This original story set in the world of the games is packed with pulse-pounding action, goosebump-giving scares, and more infected monsters than you can shake a wrench at!
Piggy: The Cure: An AFK Book
by Terrance CrawfordDive into terrifying world of PIGGY in this original novel based on the fan-favorite video game!There is a mystery to be solved, keys to be found, and an evil pig to escape!Welcome to the bone chilling, pulse-pounding world of PIGGY, the survival-horror game that will keep you up at night. Explore a frightening maze full of secrets to unearth and monsters that are out for blood! Can anyone make it out alive?
Piggy: The Entity: An AFK Book (Piggy)
by Terrance CrawfordDive into the terrifying world of PIGGY in the fourth original illustrated novel based on the fan-favorite video game!Secrets hidden in darkness, new enemies lurking in the shadows, and old mysteries finally coming to light!It's been ten months since Ben confronted the dark truths at the center of the Infection and things are - surprisingly - going well. But lately, he has started having bad dreams again. Dreams of an ominous, bow tie wearing figure with sinister intentions. And he's not the only one - people all over Lucella are having similar nightmares. Now Ben must assemble a team of friends both new and old to defeat The Entity and his sewer-dwelling legion before the island of Lucella falls into their evil clutches!
Piggy: Traitor (Piggy)
by Terrance CrawfordBrave the terrifying world of PIGGY in this official illustrated novel based on the hit ROBLOX game!Diego was separated from his family in the early days of the Infection. Since then, he has moved from town to town, and place to place -- getting by as best as he can. Recently, he has met and joined up with a motley crew of other survivors. After an encounter with a pack of the Infected, their numbers begin to dwindle as members of the group begin to disappear in mysterious and macabre ways. It soon becomes clear that not everyone in the group is telling the whole truth.Can Diego and his new friends discover the traitor amongst them before it's too late?
Pigmeo
by Chuck PalahniukUn grupo de adolescentes prepara el atentado más grande cometido contra los Estados Unidos... Pigmeo forma parte de un grupo de terroristas adolescentes enviados a Estados Unidos para cometer un atentado masivo. Camuflado como estudiante de intercambio, el agente 67 deberá convivir con la típica familia americana mientras planifica el ataque. Para conseguir su objetivo cuenta con unos conocimientos avanzados de química y el dominio de las artes marciales. Está entrenado para detonar un artefacto mortífero en el momento preciso, si consigue, eso sí, controlar sus inoportunas erecciones... En esta sátira de doble filo sobre la xenofobia, Chuck Palahniuk retrata el estilo de vida del medio oeste americano y nos cuenta una historia de amor y redención. «La imaginación retorcida de Palahniuk, en plena ebullición.»The Seattle Times «Palahniuk es brillante.»The Washington Post Book World
Pigtown
by William J. CaunitzA mafia murder in Brooklyn leads a detective to uncover corruption among his own in this gritty thriller from the New York Times–bestselling author. The room is littered with rotting food, the refrigerator emptied to make room for the corpse. Det. Joe Borrelli finds Beansy Rutolo&’s body squeezed into the icebox, the frozen expression on his face suggesting he died begging for his life. But Borrelli has seen worse. Brooklyn&’s 71st Precinct sits in the middle of Pigtown, a longtime mafia hangout that seems to get more dangerous every year. Once, the murder of a made guy like Beansy would have drawn reporters and detectives from all over town. Now, it&’s just another homicide. The police, the media, and the mob are all happier with Beansy dead, but Lt. Matthew Stuart won&’t let the killing go. His father owed Beansy a debt, and Stuart plans on repaying it. But when the murder leads him toward the corrupt underbelly of the NYPD, Stuart will have to ask himself what&’s more important—justice or brotherhood?
Pike
by Benjamin WhitmerThe acclaimed debut from the author of Cry Father, nominated for France's most prestigious crime fiction award, is a "relentlessly visceral" (Seattle Examiner) story of fatherhood and redemption with the sharp edge of a thriller and a dark heart that "easily rivals Larry Brown's most renowned novels" (Spinetingler Magazine).Douglas Pike is no longer the murderous hustler of his youth, but he's certainly no kinder. He works odd jobs, just living out his life in Appalachia with his partner Rory, hemming in his demons the best he can. His best seems just good enough until his estranged daughter overdoses, and he takes in his twelve-year-old granddaughter, Wendy. Just as the two are beginning to forge a relationship, a dirty cop kills a black man and, while on hiatus from the force, takes an unhealthy interest in Wendy. Pike and Rory head to Cincinnati to learn what they can about the death of Pike's daughter and the crooked cop, three evenly matched predators circling a human wilderness of junkie squats, roadhouse bars, and homeless Vietnam vet encampments. Now featuring extended excerpts from Cry Father, the novel LitReactor called "a gut punch of raw storytelling power...absolutely uncompromising," Benjamin Whitmer's inimitable literary voice is a tour de force infused with acerbic wit and keen wisdom about the flawed nature of humanity.
Pike (Switchblade)
by Benjamin WhitmerDouglas Pike is no longer the murderous hustler he was in his youth, but reforming hasn't made him much kinder. He's just living out his life in his Appalachian hometown, working odd jobs with his partner, Rory, hemming in his demons the best he can. And his best seems just good enough until his estranged daughter overdoses, and he takes in his 12-year-old granddaughter, Wendy. Just as the two are beginning to forge a relationship, Derrick Kreiger, a dirty Cincinnati cop, starts to take an unhealthy interest in the girl. Pike and Rory head to Cincinnati to learn what they can about Derrick and the death of Pike's daughter, and the three men circle, evenly matched predators in a human wilderness of junkie squats, roadhouse bars, and homeless Vietnam vet encampments.
Pilfer Academy
by Lauren MagazinerFans of Spy School, Escape From Mr. Lemencello's Library and Roald Dahl will gobble up this hilarious story about a secret boarding school for thieves-in-training!Troublemaking George has never heard of Pilfer Academy, a top-secret school for cultivating young crooks, until he's kidnapped as its newest student. The teachers are kooky at best, and naughty does not even begin to describe his sneaky, smart, and morally bankrupt new classmates. Between disguise classes, cracking safes, and DIY gadgets, George becomes an expert bandit and finds true friendship with Tabitha, his new partner-in-crime. But everything is ruined when George comes to a shocking realization: He is just too good-hearted to be a thief! Unfortunately, not thieving is not an option at Pilfer Academy, and "misbehaving" students face Dean Deanbugle's favorite punishment--the Whirlyblerg! In order to gain their freedom, George and Tabitha must pull the biggest heist the school has ever seen and reveal their true colors not as thieves, but as kind (and, okay, mischievous) kids.
Pilgrim
by Michael GandyThe head of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health takes time off to lead a seminar on Cape Cod. But one of his students stages her suicide in front of him, and the investigation into that reveals the actual motive for the murder of his own wife, which took places years previously.
Pilgrim Soul (Douglas Brodie series #3)
by Gordon FerrisAs Glasgow is buried under snow, a killer is on the loose and a deadly secret threatens to take Brodie to the edge of sanityIt's 1947 and the worst winter in memory: Glasgow is buried in snow, killers stalk the streets, and Douglas Brodie's past is engulfing him. It starts small. The Jewish community in Glasgow asks Douglas Brodie, ex-policeman turned journalist, to solve a series of burglaries. The police don't care and Brodie needs the cash. Brodie solves the crime but the thief is found dead, butchered by the owner of the house he was robbing. When the householder in turn is murdered, the whole community is in uproar—and Brodie's simple case of theft disintegrates into chaos. Into the mayhem strides Danny McRae—Brodie's old sparring partner from when they policed Glasgow's mean streets. Does Danny bring with him the seeds of redemption or retribution? As the murder tally mounts, Brodie discovers tainted gold and a blood-stained trail back to the concentration camps. Back to the horrors that haunt his dreams. Glasgow is overflowing with Jewish refugees. But have their persecutors pursued them? And who will be next to die?
Pilgrim's Rest
by Patricia WentworthA bloody curse fells four...Judy Elliot, meeting an old friend, Detective Sergeant Abbott tells him that, having been left the custody of her motherless little niece, she is taking a domestic job in the country with a family named Pilgrim. Frank is appalled, mysterious deaths have been taking place there. A curse is on the house of Pilgrim's Rest and by the time Miss Silver investigates she has four murders to solve.
Pilgrim's Rest (Miss Silver Series)
by Patricia WentworthA bloody curse fells four...Judy Elliot, meeting an old friend, Detective Sergeant Abbott tells him that, having been left the custody of her motherless little niece, she is taking a domestic job in the country with a family named Pilgrim. Frank is appalled, mysterious deaths have been taking place there. A curse is on the house of Pilgrim's Rest and by the time Miss Silver investigates she has four murders to solve.