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In Cryptic Control, the fourth of their sagas, Mike and Myra head back to familiar Pittsfield, Massachusetts locales to solve a murder that hits close to home. As in the past, they team up with Detective Grasso to follow multiple trails of evidence that are more enigmatic than ever. For those accustomed to the action, perilous plot twists, hostile adversaries, tender moments and collegial solidarity that our protagonists encounter as they work their...
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Matt receives accolades regarding his innovative retailing technique as produce manager at a large supermarket. Yet, his multi-ethnic identity continues plaguing him. Following a series of troubling confrontations, traumatic events, and the death of his wife, Mara, he finds he has the wherewithal finally to resolve his dilemma.
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"La novela policiaca de quiosco ocupó toda una época de la cultura popular de la larga posguerra española, al menos entre los años cuarenta y sesenta del siglo xx. Revisar algo de lo mucho que se publicó en esas décadas permite comprender la sensibilidad de esos años y por dónde iba el imaginario popular, su desiderátum y sus fantasías.
En esta antología se han reunido dieciséis títulos con la pretensión de abarcar las diversas tendencias...
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"La novela policiaca de quiosco ocupó toda una época de la cultura popular, principalmente entre los años cuarenta y sesenta del siglo xx. Para quien desee comprender la sensibilidad de esos años y las preferencias del imaginario colectivo, es imprescindible revisar algo de lo mucho que se publicó en esas décadas.
En esta antología se han reunido dieciséis títulos representativos de los miles publicados, con la idea de abarcar las diversas...
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La novela policiaca de quiosco ocupó toda una época de la cultura popular de la larga posguerra española, principalmente entre los años cuarenta y sesenta del siglo XX. Para quien desee comprender la sensibilidad de esos años y las preferencias del imaginario colectivo, es imprescindible revisar algo de lo mucho que se publicó en esas décadas. En esta antología se han reunido dieciséis títulos de los miles publicados, con la idea de abarcar...
12) Prisoner
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A shocking thriller inspired by the true stories of a male prison officer in a women's prison. Behind bars, the rules are different…Prison Officer Jim Dalton is used to walking the landings on the male side of Her Majesty's Prison Peterborough. It's a dangerous place, fuelled by testosterone-driven violence, but he's done the job for a long time. He understands the unwritten rules, and he has the prisoners' respect.
When a relative is sent to...
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"La novela policiaca de quiosco ocupó toda una época de la cultura popular, principalmente entre los años cuarenta y sesenta del siglo xx. Para quien desee comprender la sensibilidad de esos años y las preferencias del imaginario colectivo, es imprescindible revisar algo de lo mucho que se publicó en esas décadas. En esta antología se han reunido dieciséis títulos representativos de los miles publicados, con la idea de abarcar las diversas...
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Our protagonist is the seventeen year old Henry Maggleheimer, who is from the small town of Lone Jack, Missouri. Just a year prior, he was determined to set his young course by heading to the Alaskan and Yukon gold fields along with so many others who were smitten with gold fever. The experience up north was predictable; after only one disheartening year, he has sailed with a crew back to the mainland of the United States and San Francisco. Henry...
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Un roman collectif qui mettra en lumière les conséquences d'une erreur judiciaire.
Que se passe-t-il dans la tête d'Olivier M. à l'instant o sa vie bascule? Il se retrouve incarcéré à la prison de Fresnes, coupé des siens, désigné à la vindicte populaire comme un meurtrier sans scrupules. Faut-il chercher la vérité dans ses rapports familiaux conflictuels, ou plutt dans les tensions politiques auxquelles étaient confrontés ses parents?...
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Looking for heart-racing romance and high-stakes suspense? Want stories filled with life-and-death situations that cause sparks to fly between adventurous, strong women and brave, powerful men? This Harlequin® Romantic Suspense bundle includes Carrying His Secret by USA TODAY bestselling author Marie Ferrarella, Operation Power Play by Justine Davis, Silken Threats by Addison Fox, and Taken by the Con by C.J. Miller. Harlequin® Romantic Suspense...
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Seis cuentos de autores clásicos del género de terror integran esta antología. "La doncella", de Hume Nisbet aparece en primer término, después, "La habitación de la torre" de Edward Frederic Benson, "La granja Croglin" de Augustus Hare, "La verdadera historia de un vampiro", de Stanislaus Eric Stenbock, "Vera" de Auguste Villiers de L'Isle-Adam y "El abrazo frío"de Mary Elizabeth Braddon.
Traducidas por Olga Drennen, las historias de este...
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An eclectic collection of fiction, essays, poetry, and graphic work selected by high school students with the help of New York Times best-selling author Edan Lepucki.
Over the past year, a group of high school students have held weekly discussions in the basement conference room of a publishing house in San Francisco. Tasked with finding the best, most revealing, honest, and astonishing writing of the last twelve months, they pored over hundreds...
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When some of the top thriller writers in the world came together in Thriller: Stories to Keep You Up All Night, they became a part of one of the most successful short-story anthologies ever published. The highly anticipated Thriller 2: Stories You Just Can't Put Down is even bigger. From Jeffery Deaver's tale of international terrorism to Lisa Jackson's dysfunctional family in the California wine country to Ridley Pearson's horrifying serial killer,...
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