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Marion Trevelyan no tiene la menor intención de casarse… y mucho menos con uno de sus tres primos escoceses.El problema es que aquellos "salvajes"" que conoció en su infancia han crecido, y ahora son

Winner of the Mishima Yukio Prize Winner of the Tsubota Joji Literature Prize Nominated for the Akutagawa PrizeTraveling Practice follows a novelist and his spirited niece as they embark on a walk across the Japanese countryside during the last days before the pandemic. Through their journey, the book masterfully explores themes of memory and the power of writing to capture fleeting moments and preserve them. Nominated for the prestigious Akutagawa Prize and winner of both the Mishima Yukio Prize and the Tsubota Joji Literature Prize, Traveling Practices quiet, reflective tone and focus on the characters inner lives elevate it beyond a simple travel story, establishing it as a significant work of literary fiction.

Davids best mate died falling off a cliff and he was the last to see him alive. Fifteen years later, he returns to Arbroath, where another death forces him to face the past. A darkly funny, gripping debut from one of Scotlands finest writers newly reissued.20th ANNIVERSARY EDITIONINTRODUCTION BY CHRISTOPHER BROOKMYRE`Very funny, with a touching and believable romance thrown in Kate Saunders, The Times`[A] pacy debut thriller. . . Johnstone skilfully coaxes the reader into identifying with these difficult-to-love characters and maintains the tension and drama Metro`[Leads] to comparisons with the Scots writer Christopher Brookmyre with a touch of romance [and] a gripping action sequence in the final chapters Scotsman____Your best mate just fell off a cliff in mysterious circumstances. You were the last person to see him alive. What do you do?If youre David Lindsay from Arbroath, you leg it and dont go back. Not for fifteen years.Then Nicola Cruickshank yes, that Nicola, the girl you always fancied but never had the guts to speak to gets in touch. She wants you back for a school reunion. At the very place it happened. Of course you say yes. Not to lay ghosts to rest, but because you still fancy Nicola.The thing is, if you are David Lindsay, then returning to Arbroath isnt going to bring closure. Because when someone else tumbles off the cliffs an act the locals now call tombstoning David has a choice: run away again, or finally find out why people around him keep dying____`Detailed and atmospheric descriptions funny and sparky dialogue Sunday Herald`Excellently written, intriguing storyline, and different from anything else around. A very impressive debut Allan Guthrie`A brilliant new author a rollicking tale of mystery set in Auld Reekie and the east coast town of Arbroath... The List`A vibrant and engaging debut, by turns humorous, irreverent and poignant Bill Duncan `A seductive and thrilling evocation of what lurks beneath the surface of small-town Scotland or, indeed, small-town anywhere Christopher BrookmyrePraise for Doug Johnstone`Tense, funny and deeply moving Mark Billingham`Nobody portrays modern Edinburgh better than Doug Johnstone speaks volumes about the power of story Val McDermid`An engrossing and beautifully written tale that bears all the Doug Johnstone hallmarks in its warmth and darkly comic undertones Herald Scotland`Wonderful characters: flawed, funny and brave Sunday Times`Gripping and blackly humorous Observer`A must for those seeking strong, authentic, intelligent female protagonists Publishers Weekly`This enjoyable mystery is also a touching and often funny portrayal of grief ... more, please Guardian`Some of the most unique characters in crime fiction Daily Express`Underlines just how accomplished Johnstone has become Daily Mail`Keeps you hungry from page to page. A crime reader cant ask anything more Sun`A thrilling, atmospheric book Move over Ian Rankin, Doug Johnstone is comin...

Ser el Señor Oscuro parecía un plan infalible.Spoiler: no lo era Tras incontables fracasos (mejor no entrar en detalles), Davi por fin ha salvado al reino… y se ha convertido en el Señor Oscuro. Pero

Mike Timms has always been a wanderer into the bundu (back of beyond) as a child in 1950s Kenya, around Dublin during his college years and along pilgrim paths in Wicklow and southern France as he approached the end of his working life. He has never felt lost or alone, holding a faith in moving forward, one step at a time and finding a peace and sometimes reverence in the quiet.So upon retirement, he embarked on his first Camino, setting out on foot just north of Carcassonne in France in the direction of Santiago de Compostela in north-west Spain. He walked as a true pilgrim, with the scallop shell hanging around his neck, his pilgrim passport in his pocket and no guarantee of a bed in the albergues along the Way. Falling in and out of step with fellow walkers, he learned to trust them and to see the unexpected injury, fatigue, detour and the generosity of strangers as blessings in disguise.With immediate and assured writing, Mike Timms takes us on a mindful journey as he moves through this ancient landscape, attuned to the histories, traditions and beliefs that have gone before him. To Walk the Way is his gently transporting account of taking part in them in his own unique way.

Después de La vegetariana, la novela inédita de la Premio Nobel Han Kang.Un thriller poético y existencial«Una de las escritoras más sublimes que pueblan el escenario contemporáneo».Berna González Ha

When Laura Cameron, a philosophy professor at a London university, is found dead in a bizarre echo of the Reeva Steenkamp case, the questions are myriad. Her friend and colleague, Esther Luck, is as shocked as everyone else.But Esther knows more than shes letting on. After two years battling ovarian cancer, her notions of what makes life worth living, of what her future holds, have changed utterly. Held in a tense web of intrigue between Lauras widower Jack, her ex Michel, and her conventional family, Esther is given the chance of new life on borrowed time as the mystery of Lauras death deepens.What follows is an exploration of guilt, mortality, freedom, time and the brilliant and beautiful puzzle of being alive.

Esta es la historia de tres generaciones de mujeres dispuestas a hacer frente a la adversidad ante todo y sobre todo. Esta es una historia de mujeres valientes. Cuando Margot, desencantada de su trabajo como fotografa publicitaria y recientemente separada de su pareja, regresa a Mallorca, el pasado parece salirle al encuentro casi sin proponerselo. Ella se crio en la isla y alli estan todavia sus amigas de toda la vida, cada una mas o menos atrapada en una vida insatisfactoria, con quienes vuelve a retomar el contacto. Tambien recupera la relacion con Francina, vecina y amiga de su abuela, con la que Margot crecio. Poco a poco, la pasion de Margot por explorar el entorno con su camara vuelve y, entre fotografia y fotografia, el pasado oculto del pueblo y de la isla va tomando forma. Al fondo del jardin del hogar de su abuela, el granado parece el testigo mudo de todo lo ocurrido y de todo lo que esta a punto de ocurrir. Porque Margot tambien ha dejado atras vivencias ocultas y no siempre es facil que los secretos no regresen para pedir cuentas.La Mallorca de postguerra y la actual se unen y entremezclan en esta novela de imagenes poderosas y personajes autenticos.

Penniless and newly orphaned Briar Monroe finds shelter at Thornby Manor, a brooding estate above a mist-shrouded lake. But whispers of a dead wife, an estranged son and locked-away secrets haunt its corridors Atmospheric, intoxicating and laced with peril a spellbinding historical mystery of love, betrayal, obsession and a house that will not release its pastWarwickshire, 1891. Recently orphaned and left destitute, Briar Monroe accepts the protection of Lord Danville and the shadowed sanctuary of Thornby Manor. The great house looms above a mist-shrouded lake, its corridors heavy with secrets not least the mysterious death of Lady Elizabeth Danville, and the unspoken tensions between her formidable widower and his magnetic son, Gabriel.As Briar navigates the undercurrents of a household ruled by watchful servants and locked doors, she is drawn ever deeper into a web of suspicion, desire and fear. Whispers in the night, figures at windows, and a constant sense of being watched leave her questioning not only the truth about Thornby, but her own safety within its walls.Atmospheric, intoxicating and laced with peril, Thornby Manor is a gothic tale of betrayal, obsession and a house that never forgets.A simmering, haunting debut for readers who loved Jane Eyre, Rebecca, The Woman in White and The Silent Companions

New York Times bestselling author Jason Pargins nightmarishly hilarious John Dies at the End series is back to entertain all who dare enter.A massive, sticky pile of severed human limbs suddenly appears in the parking lot of a vacant department store in a desolate small town. A set of footprints is found trailing away in the snow, as if a single pair of bare feet had wandered off the pile. If this wasnt puzzling enough, the cops soon find that no one seems to be missing the limbs. Some of the fingerprints on the severed arms belong to living people with all their appendages intact, others match no one on file, and the rest of the limbs somehow have no prints at all.This sounds like a case for local weirdos John, David, and Amy, partly because the cops dont want the headache and partly because Davids own arm is in the pile, despite an identical copy of it still being attached to his body. When a mysterious man then shows up at Davids home claiming to be in pursuit of an entity he calls "the Penetrator," it seems clear the trio is in for a long weekend.In addition to stopping whatever this nonsense is, the gang will also have to quell the panicked headlines that threaten to ensue, which could prompt the feds to try to just wipe the whole town off the map (again). As such, the first thing you need to know is that, contrary to whatever ugly rumors you may have heard, there are no giant crabs in this novel.

A Small Town. A Big Secret. One Chance to Heal. In the small Pacific Northwest town of Port Lawrence, five people search for a way forward in the wake of broken trust and lost hope. Molly McIntyre spends her days teaching fourth grade and her evenings and weekends caring for her grandmother Eleanor, a woman of deep faith who lives with chronic pain. The rest of Mollys time is spent volunteering at the community theater. Though she loves the magic of a good play, she doesnt trust actorstheyre too good at what they do.Tristan Stuart always wanted to be a movie star. But he put that dream aside when he decided to leave Hollywood to care for his sick mother, Diana, who continually mourns the time lost with her other son, who the family hasnt seen in years. But as far as his dad, Hal, is concerned, Tristans brother can stay away forever.After nine months away from the hustle of Hollywood, Tristans lifelong dream has turned to dust and ashes, and he has no idea what to dountil he meets Molly.As Tristan seeks a new path, Molly retreats in fear. But in slow fits and starts, their relationship begins to blossomuntil Tristans past collides with his present and shatters Mollys fragile faith in him, forcing them and their families to confront heartbreaking truths.A Journey of Love, Grace, and Following the Light With This Shore of Light, immerse yourself in a story where the tides of life reveal beauty in the midst of trialswhere love, family, and faith guide each step toward a brighter shore.

A thrilling adventure packed with laughs, escapes and kick-ass action, about a smart-talking bunch of rogues and dropouts being thrust into an epic quest to save the future and meddle with the destinies of empires. From the fan-favourite Warhammer 40k author, perfect for fans of Kings of the Wyld and Arcane.Kitt Carver is one of the best diviners in the business at finding destinies for the rich and powerful. When shes nearly killed, and her regular broker is murdered, it becomes clear that someone has an issue with the last destiny that she found.Determined not to let anyone else die, Kitt gathers a mismatched group including Two Tongue Derna, her childhood friend and now a renowned street duellist; Sulian the Swallowmage, powerful but plagued with intrusive visions of futures; and Donal Klae, Kitts one-night stand who was accidentally responsible for her near-murder and sets off across the Timeless Lands to warn the destinys recipient.However, unbeknownst to Kitt, she has her own destiny; one which might spell disaster for everyone.

In this twisty and emotionally resonant thriller from #1 bestselling author Lisa Scottoline, a woman risks her life for justice and realises she has more power than she ever knew.Julia Pritzker loves her new life as a wife and mother in beautiful Tuscany except that she misses her best friend Courtney, back in the States. One night, Julia calls Courtney and reaches her as shes arriving at her grandmothers farm in Pennsylvania.Then the unthinkable happens.A dreadful premonition overwhelms Julia as Courtney is entering the house, but its too late to stop Courtney, who makes a heartbreaking discovery. Her beloved grandmother has been murdered, and the killer is escaping out the back door. A distraught Courtney chases him, but the killer jumps into a pickup truck and gets away.Julia flies home the next morning to support Courtney in her grief. The local police believe the murder was a botched burglary, but the women suspect something much more sinister. They dig to unearth the truth in a town filled with explosive secrets, and Julias uncanny intuition points her to the missing pieces of a dark puzzle.The women call in hotshot Philly lawyer Bennie Rosato, but events take a deadly turn and Julia becomes the target of a murderous conspiracy. She ends up fighting for her life, with no one to save her... but herself.

A resonant coming-of-age novel, and a story of intergenerational struggle and societal changeIro left his village to continue his studies in Abidjan. With his friends, Thierry, Malick, and Yeo, they form a happy, resourceful group, doing odd jobs around the neighbourhood. Of all of them, Iro is the most determined and ambitious. But when his father dies everything is turned upside down, as he realises how little he knew about his life, his dreams, and his losses. Iros certainties collapse, and new, more complex truths emerge that will allow Iro and his friends to chart their path and find reconciliation and peace for themselves and their families. A novel that questions the heritage of fathers, the ambition of sons, the divide between the villages and their laws and the freedoms and loneliness of the cities, Falles debut is the story of a young man who rises, emancipates himself, and finds his truth.

Una mañana de primavera, un hombre desconocido llega a la pequeña localidad de Golden. Nadie sabe de dónde viene, ni por qué estáaquí…Descubre elbestseller que ha enamorado alegiones de lectores en i

An unoccupied flat. A freshly dressed bed. The body of a young woman laid out neatly on the duvet. The dead girl looks familiar troublingly familiar but Detective Inspector Cassie May cant place her. And to compound her troubles, Cassie has just started dating the flats owner, James Flynn.When her boyfriend is accused of murder, an ambitious young DI risks her career and her life by defying her bosses, the security services, and a crime syndicate, to prove the innocence of a man who seems more worried about the long-buried secrets she might unearth than the murder charge hanging over him.Set across the leafiest of Sheffield suburbs, the sink estates of South Manchester, and the bleak and snowy Pennine moors that separate them, The Wythenshawe Dandy presents a discomforting picture of a world where privilege and wretchedness coexist.

A darkly funny revenge drama, examining the scars of the transatlantic slave tradeLisbon, 1954. In the Military History Archives, a mysterious figure steals the Last Will and Testament of Garoto Bárbaro de Castroa list of thirteen bequests, and a record of Garotos remarkable life story. It is also a window onto many other lives connected to his, including that of the archival thiefhis descendent, Nuno Barbaro de Castro.After stealing Garotos Last Will and Testament, Nunoartifact hunter, grave-robber, conman, fake veterinarian, and agent of Angolan Independencesets off to hunt the listed artefacts, and unintentionally begins to collect the distant relatives of those mentioned in the Will, even when they dont want to be collected...A Hundred Years of Solitude meets The Count of Monte Cristo, The Wreckers is a centuries-spanning tour de force that moves between Angola, Cuba, and Louisianas Angola prison to examine the scars of the transatlantic slave trade, and the consequences of prolonged civil war.

((Vorschau))Dorothy, ein Madchen aus Kansas, wird mit ihrem Hund Toto von einem Wirbelsturm ins geheimnisvolle ferne Land Oz geweht. Um den Weg nach Hause zu finden, brauchen sie die Hilfe des Zauberers von Oz, der uber das Land herrscht. Sie machen sich auf eine abenteuerliche Reise in die Smaragdstadt, wo der Zauberer wohnt. Begleitet werden sie von der Vogelscheuche, dem Blechmann und dem mutlosen Lowen.((Onix/Online))A tornado has blown young Dorothy and her dog Toto far from home to the magical Land of Oz. Only the powerful Wizard of Oz can help to find the way home to Kansas. The Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion join them on their adventurous journey to the Emerald City, where the Wizard lives.

Radio is becoming the deadliest gig in town when the bodies pile up at CGNU Saskatoon. P.I. Ben Ames isnt looking for an out-of-province adventure, but his musician boyfriend has connections that put them both on the trail of a killer at the Gnu.Ben Ames is a western Canadian PI who investigates murder and major crimes with a little help from his friendswhether he wants it or not. Having a boyfriend whos a rock musician has made him an occasional detective to the stars, but his office door is always open to an interesting case or a client who needs him.

Outstanding .... This is superior crime fiction. Sunday Times. A gruesome discovery behind apartment walls. A desperate authors dark secret. A stalker who will kill to destroy everythingJensen returns in her most sinister case yet. When human remains turn up behind an apartment wall in the middle of Copenhagen, DI Henrik Jungersen knows he is hunting for killer that has been hiding in plain sight. Jensen, who should be enjoying maternity leave is struggling with her own bombshell, legendary author Valde Brix is claiming to be her father. But Brix has an ulterior motive: he wants Jensen to use her sleuthing skills to find the stalker who is threatening to ruin his life. When a woman connected to Brix turns up brutally murdered, Jensen and her teenage apprentice Gustav become embroiled in Henriks investigation. It becomes clear that the stalker wont stop, until Brix is destroyed. Jensen realises with growing horror that her own loved ones are in mortal danger. As bodies pile up and the stalker closes in, Jensen races to uncover a truth so devastating it will shatter everything she thought she knew about family, trust, and survival.