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The Obsidian Dagger: Number 2 in series (Horatio Lyle #2)
by Catherine WebbThere seem to be some odd things going on in the city of London, lately. Take the murders, for instance; quite peculiar. And those missing statues - what's going on there? And shouldn't Saint Paul's have a roof? Odd. . .Horatio Lyle, of course, is no stranger to. . . well, strangeness. In fact, he finds the lure of the unknown quite invigorating. But having just survived the most frightening episode in his life, the last thing he wants is that pompous Lord Lincoln sticking his nose in again and demanding that he take on another case the police are too thick to solve. Of course, His Lordship can be painfully persuasive at times, so it should come as no surprise that Lyle, along with his young proteges Tess (the thief) and Thomas (the toff), and his faithful hound Tate (the smart one), is soon up to his cravat in events of a singularly unscientific nature.Actually, it would all be terribly exciting if only they weren't trying to kill him.
Obstruction of Justice (Nina Reilly #3)
by Perri O'ShaughnessyIn this riveting new legal thriller from the acclaimed author of the national bestsellers Motion to Suppress and Invasion of Privacy, Lake Tahoe attorney Nina Reilly risks being charged with concealing evidence to save her young murder client. Two people have died in macabre accidents, one struck down by lightning on Tahoe's highest mountain and one mowed down by a hit-and-run driver. In the middle of a controversial procedure to exhume one of the bodies, powerful businessman Quentin de Beers is murdered. Charged with murder, Quentin's angry grandson Jason won't talk even to Nina, his defense attorney. To save her client, Nina must expose the truth about his troubled family and untangle the hidden connection that links all three deaths. As the trial draws to an end, both the D.A. and Nina are forced to make a harrowing decision to protect the innocent ...at the risk of letting the guilty go free. An electrifying legal thriller that grabs the reader from the opening page and doesn't let go, Obstruction of Justice puts Attorney Nina Reilly in the middle of a family struggle for survival where she must make a choice: be a party to a miscarriage of justice, or risk everything she has in order to see that justice is done.
An Obvious Fact: A Longmire Mystery (A Longmire Mystery #12)
by Craig JohnsonIn the 12th novel in the New York Times bestselling Longmire <P>series, the basis for the hit Netflix orginal series Longmire, Walt, Henry, and Vic discover much more than they bargained for when they are called in to investigate a hit-and-run accident involving a young motorcyclist near Devils Tower. <P> In the midst of the largest motorcycle rally in the world, a young biker is run off the road and ends up in critical condition. <P>When Sheriff Walt Longmire and his good friend Henry Standing Bear are called to Hulett, Wyoming--the nearest town to America's first national monument, Devils Tower--to investigate, things start getting complicated. <P>As competing biker gangs; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms; a military-grade vehicle donated to the tiny local police force by a wealthy entrepreneur; and Lola, the real-life femme fatale and namesake for Henry's '59 Thunderbird (and, by extension, Walt's granddaughter) come into play, it rapidly becomes clear that there is more to get to the bottom of at this year's Sturgis Motorcycle Rally than a bike accident. <P>After all, in the words of Arthur Conan Doyle, whose Adventures of Sherlock Holmes the Bear won't stop quoting, "There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact." <P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
The OC (The Jake Longly Series #5)
by D. P. LyleThrill-a-minute crime fiction—infused with wry humor Restaurant owner and former professional baseball player Jake Longly is hoping for a few weeks of fun with Nicole Jamison in the warm Orange County, CA sun—The OC, baby. After that, they'll be on their way to LA for the filming of Nicole's sure-to-be-a-hit screenplay. On arrival, they discover that Nicole's friend Megan Weatherly, a local TV reporter, has picked up an anonymous stalker. Megan downplays any real danger, but her new intern Abby, as well as Jake and Nicole, don't agree. Bit by bit, as the harassment escalates and the shadowy man invades Megan's world, Jake calls in the big guns from back home in Alabama: Ray and Pancake. But will Ray's military black ops experience and Pancake's technical skills be enough to expose the predator in time? The stalker is no fool and likely has a predatory history. He makes no mistakes and manages to cover his trail completely. So, how do you identify and locate the untraceable? How do you protect Megan from a potentially lethal phantom? Suddenly the sunshine and safety of The OC seem more facade than reality. Jake and crew must punch through that facade and dig into the dark world of celebrity stalking. The clock is ticking.Perfect for fans of Carl Hiaasen and Janet Evanovich While all of the novels in the Jake Longly Thriller Series stand on their own and can be read in any order, the publication sequence is:Deep Six A-ListSunshine StateRiggedThe OC
Occam's Razor (Joe Gunther #10)
by Archer MayorVermont police detective Joe Gunther faces a twisted and far-reaching case involving the murder of a trucker, the death of a blackmailing hooker, and the threat of deadly toxins. The man lies dead in the middle of the railroad tracks, head and hands amputated by an onrushing freight train. Dressed in tattered clothes, he looks like a vagrant. Yet Gunther is suspicious. Why would a bum in dirty rags wear crisp white underwear?
Occam's Razor
by T. R. RydenWhen ancient artifacts discovered in the Great Pyramid of Giza shed new light on a DNA pattern identified by a world-renowned molecular biologist, venture capitalist, James Anderson, is thrust into an action-packed road of scientific exploration and discovery. An unlikely participant in the events that begin to unfold, Anderson and his team, pursued by those who don’t want this new information out, realize they have stumbled upon the greatest and most terrifying cover-up in the history of the human race.Occam’s Razor is a chilling speculative fiction thriller which ties together several well-known, and some not so famous controversial theories concerning alien visitation, human evolution, ancient legends, and the cosmos. The novel explains how it could be very plausible to imagine that the powers that be may already know about an impending disaster and caught between all this are the novel’s unfortunate characters as they struggle to figure out what to do in the face of unstoppable catastrophe.
Occasion of Revenge
by Marcia TalleyThe bride thought they'd live happily ever after -- until a murderer struck....The guests were off the wall. The would-be groom was off the wagon. And the bride certainly wasn't blushing. Aside from that, it was the perfect occasion: a party for Hannah Ives's widowed father and the younger woman he had suddenly decided to marry. Then the evening takes a strange turn, with a sudden death and disappearance.For Hannah, the stunning turn of events came after a Christmas season slide into anger and confusion. First her father had found a floozy who had already buried three husbands. Then her late mother's jewelry started showing up around the gold digger's neck. Now Hannah, who has just put her life together after a bout with cancer, is desperately searching for her missing father. Because this poor man has either made a terrible mistake, committed a terrible crime, or fallen victim to a killer who seized the moment for murder....From the Paperback edition.
An Occasional Hell
by Randall SilvisErnest DeWalt has every right to feel reclusive. He can't drink, he can't make love, he has lost all faith in a world gone mad with violence and greed. Now that all his old coping mechanisms are denied him, DeWalt, a private investigator turned novelist, attempts to flee the corruption of both professions by accepting a sinecure at a small rural college in Pennsylvania. He wants only to live a quiet, unencumbered life from now on, and to be left alone to tend to his wounds. But the rhythms of DeWalt's past continue to throb.
Occhi Innocenti
by Enrique Laso Rossella De LucaUn nuovo romanzo sulle avventure dell'agente speciale dell'FBI, Ethan Bush Più di 400.000 copie vendute in tutto il mondo Nº1 in inglese, francese e spagnolo Un avvincente romanzo poliziesco ricco di suspense Quattro bambini uccisi... Un'indagine scaltra... Il coinvolgimento di un agente speciale dell'FBI- sezione Analisi Comportamentale... Il Deserto Sonora ... Uno dei romanzi più notevoli degli ultimi tempi ... Best Seller a livello mondiale
Occhi Senza Anima
by Matthew W. HarrillLa scienziata forense Clare Rosser desidera solo due cose nella sua vita: diventare una detective e risolvere il mistero dell'omicidio dei suoi genitori. Quando una serie di macabri omicidi lascia dei corpi contorti e disidratati, simili a delle mummie, un fatto diventa evidente: il mostro che ha ucciso i suoi genitori dieci anni prima è tornato. Combattendo la burocrazia e i pregiudizi del suo stesso dipartimento di polizia e il suo corpo malato, Clare deve prendere in mano la situazione prima che altri innocenti subiscano la stessa sorte. Gli indizi sono là fuori. Le risposte sono dentro di lei. Ma riuscirà a trovarle prima che sia troppo tardi?
Occhio di gatto
by Gemma Herrero Virto Catia PolveriniBoschi oscuri, fenomeni paranormali, un'ondata di crimini che scuote un piccolo villaggio e una pietra in grado di connettersi con l'altro mondo. Avete il coraggio di avventurarsi a Erkiaga? Laura Ugalde, una giovane professoressa di antropologia, decide di lasciare la sua vita passata e trasferirsi nel villaggio di Erkiaga per eseguire processo di ricostruzione del viso di una giovane sconosciuta assassinata lì circa quindici anni prima. Tuttavia, dal suo arrivo iniziano ad accadere una serie di strani eventi: episodi di sonnambulismo in cui rompe il suo lavoro del giorno, fenomeni paranormali, minacce per farle abbandonare il caso... Tuttavia, Laura decide di continuare il suo lavoro, ma diversi uomini del villaggio cominciano ad apparire uccisi mentre il processo di ricostruzione progredisce. È lei a commettere i crimini durante il suo sonnambulismo? O lo spirito della ragazza è sempre abbastanza potente per vendicarsi attraverso il suo lavoro? O c'è qualcuno così interessato a che il crimine non si risolva che sta sistematicamente eliminando tutti i testimoni?
Occult and Battery
by Lena GregoryA murder mystery weekend becomes a little too real in the latest Bay Island Psychic Mystery from the author of Death at First Sight— Cass Donovan uses her skills as a former psychiatrist to get away with pretending to be psychic, but she’s not about to let anyone get away with murder... The outlook is not so good for Cass’s psychic shop, Mystical Musings. With winter winds discouraging tourists from riding the ferry from Long Island to Bay Island, Cass hopes to draw in more customers by hosting a murder mystery weekend, complete with a séance, in a supposedly haunted mansion. But Cass begins to lose her spirit when her ex-husband shows up, along with his fiancée—Cass’s ex-best friend. Then, after one of the guests is found dead, a blizzard blows in, trapping everyone inside with a murderer. Now Cass must divine who did the deed before her reputation and her livelihood fade away.
Occupational Hazards
by Jonathan SeguraBernard Cockburn is a beat reporter for the Omaha Weekly News-Telegraph. His boss has him chasing dead-end stories on real estate and county funding irregularities when he'd rather be working on that handful of neglected exposés in his bottom desk drawer -- or self-medicating in the apartment he shares with an on-again, off-again girlfriend. Then Cockburn finds himself at a bloody crime scene in downtown Omaha and uncovers a lead in what soon becomes the only story worth pursuing, one that just might pull him down and keep him there for good. From street level to small-town bureaucracy, and even the staff at the paper, a vigilante league is intent on cleaning up the ghetto for profit, even if it means killing a few people to get it done -- an elaborate conspiracy too unbelievable for newsprint. Like the detectives of all great noir, Cockburn's got a past that threatens to invade his present at any moment. Work has become a diversion from his personal life; but almost no one knew about his connection to the death of his best friend's little sister, and now he's begun receiving disconcerting blackmail threats. Debut novelist Jonathan Segura has all the right instincts when it comes to plotting a relentless and tightly packed story. Darkly funny at times, and even wryly emotional, Occupational Hazards is a sharply observant, suspenseful read from a new and worthy writing talent.
Occupied City: Book Two of the Tokyo Trilogy (Tokyo Trilogy #2)
by David Peace'We all know what this could be: we know it could be dysentery, we know it could be typhoid. In the Occupied City, we all know what this could mean -'Tokyo, January 26th, 1948. As the third year of the US Occupation of Japan begins, a man enters a downtown bank. He speaks of an outbreak of dysentery and says he is a doctor, sent by the Occupation authorities, to treat anyone who might have been exposed. Clear liquid is poured into sixteen teacups. Sixteen employees of the bank drink this liquid according to strict instructions. Within minutes twelve of them are dead, the other four unconscious. The man disappears along with some, but not all, of the bank's money. And so begins the biggest manhunt in Japanese history. In Occupied City, David Peace dramatises and explores the rumours of complicity, conspiracy and cover-up that surround the chilling case of the Teikoku Bank Massacre: of the man who was convicted of the crime, of the legacy of biological warfare programmes, and of the victims and survivors themselves. The second part of his acclaimed Tokyo Trilogy - and an extraordinary picture of a city in mourning - Occupied City is further evidence of a singular and formidable novelist.
Occupy Me
by Tricia SullivanTricia Sullivan returns to the genre with a page-turning, surreal high-concept science fiction that will define the conversation within the genre for years to come.Pearl is an angel. She works for the Resistance - an organization dedicated to improving the world by tiny, incremental acts of kindness. But Pearl also has wings. They blossom at moments of stress. And she is strong; an extraordinary, terrifying strength capable of breaking the fabric of reality. The Resistance can't account for that, nor for Pearl's mysterious origins. All anyone knows is that she appeared in a New York junkyard in the early 21st century. Truth is, Pearl doesn't really know what she is, let alone who she is. Now she is on a pell-mell chase across the world. In pursuit of a killer wearing another man's body. The killer carries a briefcase that is a ragged hole in the Universe. A global conspiracy revolves around it. The nature of reality is determined by it. Pearl's got to get the briefcase back - no matter how shocking its contents may turn out to be.
Ocean: The Ocean Cycle Omnibus
by Brian Herbert Jan HerbertFrom a New York Times–bestselling author, an ecological thriller about human animal hybrids battling to rescue the ocean from environmental impact. In 2024, Earth is consumed by a great War of Ocean Liberation: a military force of sea creatures attacks naval installations, shuts down shipping lanes and fishing operations, and destroys offshore oil-drilling rigs. Huge blue whales, sharks, dolphins, and even monstrous creatures thought to be extinct—all strike with ferocity and surprising strength. The marine armada is led by hybrid, transformed humans who call themselves Sea Warriors, ocean-rights zealots who can swim to the deepest regions of the sea and live off the bounty of the waters. Their commander, Kimo Pohaku, announces his startling intention: The complete liberation of the seas from human control. Finally, the ocean is fighting back, but it might be too late . . .
The Ocean Above Me: A Novel
by Kevin Sites"An intense and powerful novel about losing one’s way and then finding it again in the unlikeliest of places. I found it moving, thought-provoking and gripping in equal measure." -- Ian McGuire, New York Times bestselling author of The North WaterTrapped undersea in a capsized shrimping trawler, a damaged former war correspondent is forced to confront a deadly secret from his past as he struggles to survive in this gripping novel of trauma, loss, love, and redemption from award-winning journalist and author of The Things They Cannot Say Kevin Sites.Former war correspondent Lukas Landon is alone, trapped under 150-feet of water in an overturned shrimp trawler at the bottom of the ocean. The only thing keeping him alive is an air bubble in the ship’s bow. But the water level is rising, and time is running out. Landon doesn’t know if he will survive . . . or if he even deserves to.After years of covering bloody battles in Afghanistan and Iraq, Landon’s once promising life took a steep nosedive. But he may have found a path to redemption: a series of in-depth stories on the Philomena, the rarest of South Carolina shrimp boats skippered by decorated former army sergeant Clarita Esteban.A Black woman struggling to survive in a white man’s world, Clarita has assembled a crew of misfits as deeply wounded as herself; a Cuban first mate who came to America during the Mariel boatlift and his troubled younger cousin; a quiet Haitian cook with a secret black book; a deckhand, the only member of the ship’s former crew willing to work for a Black female skipper; and Clarita’s daughter, who lost a college basketball scholarship to an injury.As Landon slowly earns the disparate crew’s trust, uncovering their pasts—and how each landed aboard this rusty bucket of bolts with its own shaded history—he keeps his own story and the events that unmoored the foundation of his life a secret. But when catastrophe strikes—leaving him twenty-fathoms deep in exquisite isolation—Landon has no one to question but himself. Will he finally come clean? And if he does, will he make it out alive from this 110-ton steel tomb under the sea to finally tell the truth to those who need to hear it?A thrilling fight for survival and a poignant story of loss and redemption, The Ocean Above Me is a literary masterpiece that explores the effects of trauma, the pain of forgiveness, and the light of love that burns in the darkest depths.
The Ocean Dark: A Novel
by Jack RoganIn the uncharted waters of the Caribbean, far from the usual shipping lanes, lies a mysterious island surrounded by a graveyard of sunken ships--an island so remote that it's the perfect rendezvous point for a handful of Central American arms dealers and the Antoinette, a gun-smuggling cargo ship out of Miami. Amid the wreckage of ships new and old, the crew of the Antoinette--and the undercover FBI agent on board--enter what looks like a haven for modern pirates, only to discover that it hides something far more terrifying. In Washington, two Department of Defense scientists might understand what is about to happen. On an FBI ship monitoring the Antoinette's illegal trade, armed agents might be able to intervene. But this assumes that the Antoinette's crew survives their first encounter with a creature virtually unknown to man, yet whose eerie songs nevertheless echo down the corridors of mankind's darkest legends.From the Paperback edition.
Ocean Prey (A Prey Novel #31)
by John SandfordFan-favorite heroes Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers join forces on a deadly maritime case in the remarkable new novel from #1 New York Times-bestselling author John Sandford. <P><P>An off-duty Coast Guardsman is fishing with his family when he calls in some suspicious behavior from a nearby boat. <P><P>It's a snazzy craft, slick and outfitted with extra horsepower, and is zipping along until it slows to pick up a surfaced diver . . . a diver who was apparently alone, without his own boat, in the middle of the ocean. None of it makes sense unless there's something hinky going on, and his hunch is proved right when all three Guardsmen who come out to investigate are shot and killed. <P><P>They're federal officers killed on the job, which means the case is the FBI's turf. When the FBI's investigation stalls out, they call in Lucas Davenport. And when his case turns lethal, Davenport will need to bring in every asset he can claim, including a detective with a fundamentally criminal mind: Virgil Flowers. <P><P><b>A New York Times Best Seller</b>
Ocean Prey: A Lucas Davenport & Virgil Flowers novel (A\prey Novel Ser. #31)
by John SandfordLucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers join forces on a deadly maritime case in the remarkable new novel from internationally bestselling author John Sandford. An off-duty Coast Guardsman is fishing with his family when he calls in some suspicious behaviour from a nearby boat. The slick craft has stopped to pick up a surfaced diver, who was apparently alone, without his own boat, in the middle of the ocean. None of it makes sense, and his hunch is proved right when all three Guardsmen who come out to investigate are shot and killed. They're federal officers killed on the job, which means the case is the FBI's turf. And when the FBI's investigation stalls out, they call in Lucas Davenport. But when the case turns lethal, Davenport will need to bring in every asset he can claim, including a detective with a fundamentally criminal mind: Virgil Flowers.In a case like no other, Flowers and Davenport will need to work together to catch the killers – before they become targets themselves.***READERS LOVE THE PREY SERIES*** &‘One of the great novelists of all time&’ Stephen King &‘A series writer who reads like a breath of fresh air&’ Daily Mirror &‘John Sandford knows all there is to know about detonating the gut-level shocks of a good thriller&’ New York Times Book Review &‘John Sandford has the Midas touch&’ Huffington Post &‘Delivers twists to the very last sentence&’ Daily Mail &‘Crime writer John Sandford is one of the best around&’ Sun
El ocho (Vib Ser.)
by Katherine NevilleTras las míticas piezas de ajedrez de Montglane se oculta un secreto celosamente preservado durante siglos... Un trepidante thriller y best seller internacional. Nueva York, 1972. Catherine Velis, aficionada a las matemáticas y al ajedrez, trabaja en una auditoría como experta en informática. La firma la destina a Argelia, pero, antes de partir, una vidente le lee las líneas de la mano y le advierte de que un grave peligro se cierne sobre ella. Poco después, un marchante de antigüedades hace a Cat una misteriosa oferta: un cliente suyo está intentando reunir las piezas de un antiguo juego de ajedrez que presuntamente se encuentra en Argelia. Si Cat le consigue esas piezas, obtendrá a cambio una generosa recompensa. Sur de Francia, 1790. Mireille de Rémy y su prima Valentine son dos novicias de la abadía de Montglane. Francia arde en las llamas de la revolución que, entre otros proyectos, pretende aniquilar a la Iglesia y hacerse con sus tesoros. Enterradas desde hace mil años bajo el suelo de la abadía se encuentran las piezas de un ajedrez legendario, que perteneció a Carlomagno. Quien consiga reunir dichas piezas adquirirá un poder ilimitado. Y, para mantenerlas fuera del alcance de quienes pudieran abusar de él, Mireille y Valentine deberán repartirlas por todos los confines del mundo. Reseña:«Una de las pocas narradoras contemporáneas que supo salpicar sus obras de las dosis justas de esoterismo, historia oculta y misterio, mucho antes de que esos ingredientes fueran mezclados en otros cócteles notables.»Javier Sierra
Ocho millones de dioses
by David B. GilLa novela definitiva de David B. Gil mezcla viajes e investigación criminal con aventuras de batallas y espadas en el Japón feudal. Un hombre de fe obligado a desentrañar los más terribles crímenes, un joven samurái erigido en su protector, un viaje a través de un país castigado por siglos de guerra. Toledo, 1579. El padre Martín Ayala recibe la inesperada encomienda de regresar a Japón -el país donde se formó como sacerdote y misionero- diez años después de ser apartado de la misión por su relación ilícita con una joven japonesa. Alguien está asesinando con ritual crueldad a los padres cristianos en dichas costas. Ayala, considerado el máximo conocedor del idioma y las costumbres niponas en el seno de la Iglesia, deberá desentrañar las razones que se ocultan tras estas muertes. Japón, año 7 de la Era Tenshô. Kudô Kenjirô, hijo de un samurái rural, es elegido para una ingrata labor: proteger a un extranjero llegado con la intención de investigar unos crímenes inciertos. Kenjirô pronto descubrirá que fuerzas extrañas conspiran para que el visitante no lleve a buen puerto sus pesquisas. Juntos recorrerán un Japón devastado por la guerra y emponzoñado por las conspiraciones. A medida que el jesuita se reencuentra con su pasado, el curso de la investigación se desvelará fundamental no solo para la pervivencia de la cristiandad, sino para el propio futuro del país. Reseñas:«Una novela que entusiasmará a los lectores de El Guerrero a la sombra del cerezo y que servirá de puerta de entrada a aquellos que aún no han descubierto el Japón feudal de la mano de David B. Gil».Salvador García, Hislibris «Una magnífica novela de aventuras que aúna una gran recreación del Japón antiguo con un emocionante relato de amistad en tiempos de guerra».Jordi Noguera, Caja de Letras «David B. Gil da vida a una historia conmovedora en un mundo lejano que se nos hace cercano, con unos personajes a los que amamos y por los que sufrimos».Lluís Salart, Origen Cuántico «David B. Gil reinventa la novela histórica aproximándola a técnicas propias de otros géneros literarios».Salvador García, Hislibris «Una ambientación histórica soberbia y un estilo cuidado, de palabras precisas, casi poéticas».Goodreads «Volveré a David B. Gil, desde luego. Una vez descubres sus historias, no puedes dejarlas».Goodreads «David nos transporta a un Japón que describe con una increíble facilidad, en un viaje que no solo alimenta la mente, sino también el alma y el corazón a medida que avanzamos por la historia acompañando a sus protagonistas».Goodreads
Ocho millones de dioses
by David B. GilLa novela definitiva de David B. Gil mezcla viajes e investigación criminal con aventuras de batallas y espadas en el Japón feudal. X PREMIO HISLIBRIS DE NOVELA HISTÓRICA MEJOR FICCIÓN HISTÓRICA 2019. 20 Minutos Un hombre de fe obligado a desentrañar los más terribles crímenes, un joven samurái erigido en su protector, unviaje a través de un país castigado por siglos de guerra. Toledo, 1579. El padre Martín Ayala recibe la inesperada encomienda de regresar a Japón -el país donde se formó como sacerdote y misionero- diez años después de ser apartado de la misión por su relación ilícita con una joven japonesa. Alguien está asesinando con ritual crueldad a los padres cristianos en dichas costas. Ayala, considerado el máximo conocedor del idioma y las costumbres niponas en el seno de la Iglesia, deberá desentrañar las razones que se ocultan tras estas muertes. Japón, año 7 de la Era Tenshô. Kudô Kenjirô, hijo de un samurái rural, es elegido para una ingrata labor: proteger a un extranjero llegado con la intención de investigar unos crímenes inciertos. Kenjirô pronto descubrirá que fuerzas extrañas conspiran para que el visitante no lleve a buen puerto sus pesquisas. Juntos recorrerán un Japón devastado por la guerra y emponzoñado por las conspiraciones. A medida que el jesuita se reencuentra con su pasado, el curso de la investigación se desvelará fundamental no solo para la pervivencia de la cristiandad, sino para el propio futuro del país. Reseñas:«La mejor ficción histórica del 2019, para mí, fue Ocho millones de dioses (Suma de Letras), de David B. Gil ».David Yagüe, 20 Minutos «La novela es apasionante y de nuevo está plagada por una colección de personajes increíbles, perfectamente definidos.[...] Sin embargo, lo que hace única esta propuesta es su capacidad de nuevo para atraparnos, por devolvernos la lectura como placer íntimo, como viaje, como sueño».Público «David B. Gil es un claro ejemplo que suelo dejar encima de la mesa cuando alguien me comenta angustiado que no encuentra en la literatura actual nada bueno que leer ».Cuarto poder «Una novela que genera pasión a cada palabra y cada párrafo ».La colina de Raven «Hay novelas bien escritas, novelas muy bien escritas, novelas muy muy bien escritas... y luego está Ocho millones de dioses».Conversando entre libros «Interiorizas de tal modo a los personajes que es como si caminaras con ellos por un Japón tan fascinante como peligroso».El aguijón escarlata «Encontrarme con un novelista tan exquisito como David B. Gil ha sido descubrir un agradable tesoro literario».Serendipia«David B. Gil reinventa la novela histórica aproximándola a técnicas propias de otros géneros literarios».Salvador García, Hislibris «Una ambientación histórica soberbia y un estilo cuidado, de palabras precisas, casi poéticas».Goodreads «Si tienes ganas de una gran historia, no dudes en leer Ocho Millones de Dioses ».Espai WabiSabi «Me decía LJ Salart por Twitter que Ocho millones de dioses es una novela de género sin ser de género. Y la verdad es que esta es una frase que describe a la perfección la historia que hay entre las páginas de este libro: una novela de samuráis, de shoguns, de monjes, todo eso ambientado en un Japón que casi parece de fantasía».A través de otro espejo
El Octavo
by Karen EngelmannLa codicia, el poder de la cartomancia y la magia del destino. El futuro de un país depende de una misteriosa baraja. Una brillante novela histórica desarrollada en el Estocolmo del siglo XVIII. Estocolmo, 1789. El reinado de Gustavo III se tambalea. Emil Larsson, un joven oficial de aduanas, vividor, bebedor y jugador, visita regularmente el exclusivo Salón de Sofía Sparrow, mujer influyente de la sociedad de la capital sueca.La señora Sparrow ve grandes cosas para el futuro de Emil cuando decide echarle las cartas del Octavo, un poderoso tipo de cartomancia que puede ayudar al joven a solucionar su futuro si consigue averiguar quiénes son las ocho personas que se esconden tras cada unos de los naipes. Sin embargo, Emil y Sofía pronto se darán cuenta de que tras las cartas se esconde mucho más que la felicidad del joven o su fortuna: en medio de la revolución y el caos que pueden derrocar al rey Gustavo, no se puede estar seguro de quién es amigo y quién enemigo...