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La inspectora Sofía Luna regresa en una trama absorbente que profundiza en lo más oscuro de la condición humana.El asesinato de varias turistas japonesas en Madrid enfrenta a la inspectora Sofía Luna a un complejo caso vinculado al mundo de los viajes organizados. Las victimas pertenecen a un singular colectivo de personas asexuales que rechaza la hipersexualidad de la vida moderna.Paralelamente, la inspectora Luna debe enfrentar un dilema personal inesperado: su padre, con quien ha roto toda relacion desde hace años, se ve involucrado en la muerte de un hombre. Luna debera navegar entre ambos casos, donde el limite entre lo intimo y lo profesional se confunde peligrosamente.Con una estructura clasica de quien lo hizo, Mercero usa la novela negra para entretener, contar el drama de Sofia y su cambio de sexo, y mostrar las miserias que todos llevamos dentro.Juan Carlos Galindo, El Pais

«Cuando llegues al infierno, dile al diablo que soy yo quien te envía».Así comienza esta novela donde el misterio, la amistad, el humor y el erotismo se entrelazan en el Madrid de finales del siglo X

Con el suspense de un thriller, la elegancia de la buena literatura y una verdad que estremece, Marta Robles firma su obra más poderosa.Marta Robles construye una historia que se mueve entre el pasado y el presente, en la que el carismatico detective Tony Roures, curtido en guerras y desengaños, debe enfrentarse al misterio mas intimo: el que afecta al corazon de la mujer que ama.La historia arranca en 1985, cuando una adolescente alumbra a una niña en una clinica clandestina, de la que le separan inmediatamente despues del parto, por decision de su padre, un poderoso medico vinculado a las elites del franquismo. Carlota Aguado, jueza de fuerte caracter y pasado enigmatico, contrata los servicios del detective Roures, con quien le une una intensa relacion sentimental, para que investigue su propio caso: la separacion forzada de un bebe que alumbro muchos años atras. La investigacion de Roures pondra sobre la mesa una verdad estremecedora.Alternando tiempos, la novela reconstruye la vida de Magdalena, una joven asturiana, obligada por su entorno a un matrimonio un amor. Su testimonio, recogido en un diario intimo, que su hija leera muchos años despues, iluminara las raices de una historia marcada por el abuso de poder, la hipocresia moral y el dolor heredado.De forma paralela, Roures investiga un caso de abusos sexuales en el ambito universitario, lo que permite establecer un paralelismo inquietante entre diferentes formas de violencia y manipulacion ejercidas por hombres con poder sobre mujeres vulnerables.Amada Carlota es mucho mas que una novela negra. Es una exploracion de las heridas que se infligen a las mujeres a lo largo de generaciones. Marta Robles maneja con destreza un amplio abanico de personajes, epocas y escenarios para articular un relato cargado de denuncia, emocion y tension narrativa que llevara al lector a cuestionarse los limites del perdon, la verdad y la identidad.Reseñas de Amada Carlota:Cada pagina de esta novela esconde heridas antiguas y verdades que aun supuran. Es magnetica e intensa, como su banda sonora. Allice Kellen.Durante el franquismo hubo criminales de apellidos ilustres que escaparon de la justicia. Amada Carlota demuestra que las principales victimas de la dictadura fueron las mujeres y que lo siguieron siendo durante muchos años mas. Es, sin duda, la mejor novela negra de Marta Robles. Nativel Preciado.El pasado y el presente emprenden una carrera frenetica en esta ultima novela de Marta Robles, hasta chocar magnificamente en un final catartico: la historia de un monstruo que corre en paralelo con la propia monstruosidad de una parte demasiado reciente de nuestra historia. Durante todo el libro, el estilo elegante de la narracion juega con el lector, a lo Hitchcock, proporcionandole a el mas datos de la historia que a los propios protagonistas. Carlos AganzoElegante andar y buen ojo para el aqui y el ahora. Marta Robles es ya rincon favorito de nuestro policial. Carlos Zanon Un absorbente policiaco sobre uno de los episodios mas oscuros de nuestro pasado reciente y la violencia que se empleaba y que se emplea todavia contra las mujeres.Javier Ors

¿Qué pasa cuando te conviertes en el principal sospechoso de una historia que no entiendes del todo?En plena crisis creativa y atrapado en la rutina de su matrimonio y en las secuelas de un accidente, Frankie Armstrong un escritor en Manhattan ve tambalear su mundo cuando conoce a Lauren McKellen, su enigmatica vecina: una exmodelo con un pasado turbio marcado por el abuso y el escandalo. Lo que inicia como una noche de confesiones y atraccion prohibida se convierte pronto en un punto sin retorno. La aparicion de detectives, las preguntas incisivas de la prensa y las dudas que germinan en su propio hogar desatan el caos: Lauren ha sido hallada muerta y todos los ojos apuntan a Frankie, la ultima persona en verla con vida. Nadie cree en su inocencia.En Muerte sin testigo un thriller psicologico ubicado en Nueva York, Oscar Xavier Altamirano subvierte las expectativas del genero al yuxtaponer la crisis humana a los sospechosos habituales, en una trama donde los limites entre la verdad y la mentira se desdibujan peligrosamente.

An addictive novel about a young womans all-consuming obsession with a rival of her own making and the desperate lengths she goes to in order to succeed, by debut author Canwen Xu.Elizabeth Zhang knows her place in the world. She knows shes in the tenth percentile for likability, the seventieth percentile for attractiveness, and the ninety-ninth percentile for academics.With a hard-working ethic instilled in her by immigrant parents, armed with impeccable grades, Elizabeth thinks she is set for Harvard Law School. Until she is rejected for being too ordinary, which she translates to mean shes just another boring Asian female. But when her classmate Laura Kim gets in, everything falls apart. Why was Laura accepted? What makes her so interesting?At first, she follows her because shes just curious. What Laura eats for lunch. Where Laura shops. The answer for Elizabeths failure must lie somewhere in Lauras life. But still, Elizabeth just cant see it. The only thing she sees is that Laura has taken her spot at Harvard.A spot she knows she deserves. A spot that shell simply have to take back.Layered, subversive, and satirical, this novel brings to light how, in the face of societal expectations and self-inflicted pressures, a person can unlock the darkest parts of themselves and show how far theyre willing to go to achieve their vision of success.

Retired police detective inspector Thomas Maitland has rented a house in Cornwall; hes going to paint his way to recovery from the experiences of the spring. A local woman with an intriguingly expensive collection of modern art wants to put on a show of his work. But Maitlands next door neighbour, also his landlord, is unsettling, and when he finds his benefactor dead at the bottom of her garden, Thomas Maitland feels death casting its net over him again.

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I absolutely adored this book. Mrs. Plansky is a terrific character. - Stephen King on Mrs Planskys RevengeThe irresistible and unforgettable Mrs. Plansky goes rogue in this whirlwind adventure that will lead her up and down coastal Florida and beyond!Mrs. Plansky is fresh off of winning a thrilling senior tennis championship with her doubles partner, Kev Dinardo, and is gearing up to celebrate with him on his yacht. That is, until the yacht is destroyed in a fire. Kev claims the fire was caused by a lightning strike, pure bad luck, but theres one small problemMrs. Plansky didnt see any lightning.Already certain theres more going on than shes being told, Mrs. Planskys curiosity turns to concern when Kev goes missing. Her suspicion gets the better of her and leads her to break into his house, only to find it ransacked.But Kev isnt the only person Mrs. Plansky has to worry about. A conversation with her dad reveals that not long ago, hed introduced Kev to Jack, Mrs. Planskys wayward tennis pro son. And now, her daddistracted by arrangements for his upcoming weddingeither cant remember or has no interest in divulging any details.Worse? Now Jack has gone missing, too.

Birds, Strangers and Psychos is a thrilling anthology that brings together the biggest names in mystery and crime fiction to pay homage to Alfred Hitchcock, the legendary filmmaker whose name is synonymous with suspense. Acclaimed editor Maxim Jakubowski curates 24 original short stories, each inspired by the mood, tension, and style that defined Hitchcocks groundbreaking work. This anthology invites both emerging and established voices to reimagine the chilling atmospheres, twisted plots, and unforgettable characters of Hitchcocks films, from Psycho and Vertigo to North by Northwest and The Birds.Each author takes on the challenge of evoking the quintessentially Hitchcockian elements that have captivated audiences for decades: ordinary lives interrupted by peril, psychological duels, and unexpected encounters that spiral into nightmares. The volume showcases an extraordinary blend of talent, including Lee Child, Denise Mina, Sophie Hannah, Vaseem Khan, MW Craven, Jeff Noon and S. A. Cosby and many more!Just as Hitchcock adapted stories from literary giants like Daphne du Maurier, Patricia Highsmith, and Roald Dahl, Birds, Strangers and Psychos unites todays literary stars to craft new suspenseful tales that are destined to thrill, haunt, and unsettle. This volume is not just a collection of stories its an invitation to rediscover the artistry of suspense.

Del autor besteller internacional, la primera entrega de la serie del Detective Konrad. En las gélidas profundidades del glaciar Langjökull se descubre un cuerpo congelado que es aparentemente el de

Five years ago, Ida bravely took the stand against her celebrity therapist Clarissa Virta-and Virtas monstrous husband. Now in her twenties and working alongside her newly sober father at Helsinki Aviisis crime desk, Ida stumbles upon a disturbing pattern: a series of murders that point to a hidden serial killer stalking the streets of Helsinki. Leading the official investigation is Detective Chief Inspector Kerttu Leppanen, a veteran homicide officer with retirement in sight and ghosts she cant lay to rest. Haunted by unsolved cases and her own regrets, Kerttu is determined to uncover the truth before the killer strikes again. But the past has a way of tightening its grip. And its not finished with them yet.

Three books in one, Supermax is a pitch-black crime comedy from two of the hottest thriller writers on either side of the Atlantic. These newly collected cult novels are a bloody, bawdy odyssey of drug dealing, adultery, and murder for fans of Elmore Leonard, Carl Hiaasen, and Bret Easton Elliss American Psycho.THE MOST OUTRAGEOUS CRIME STORY EVER TOLD FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ONE VOLUME!When a small-time businessman whos a legend in his own mind (that would be Max) hatches a plan with his sexpot secretary (thats Angela) to murder his wife and live happily ever after, you might think everything would go smoothly but Max and Angela are in for the ride of their lives, as an escalating series of bad decisions and worse luck plunges them into a tsunami of crime and depravity featuring IRA hitmen, an aspiring serial killer, a wheelchair-bound blackmailer, trigger-happy drug dealers, and the warring factions in one of the worlds deadliest prisons.

THE FINAL NOVEL IN THE MERRILY WATKINS SERIES_____________________Brilliantly eerie PETER JAMESA most original sleuthTHE TIMES_____________________ Welcome to the Wye Valley, exactly on the border of England and Wales, home to a dark legacy of murder...Nestled deep in the Black Mountains, the village of Longtown is haunted by killings both ancient and modern.When young farmer and lottery winner Eddy Davies is found dead in suspicious circumstances, Herefordshire Police find themselves handling a complicated investigation.Things arent looking good for Daviess friend, the mysterious Autumn Wise, who is found nearby holding a shotgun.When Merrily Watkins - parish priest, single mum and renowned demon exorcist - comes to Autumns aid, she soon discovers that Eddys death is only the latest in a long string of tragedies to blight Longtown and the surrounding area.But help is at hand from Merrilys spiritual advisor, the Rev. Huw Owen, who has an unorthodox solution in mind to end the areas centuries-long trail of misfortune...____________________________More praise for Phil RickmanCleverly illuminates the darkest corners of our imagination John ConnollyThe layers, the characters, the humour, the spookiness - perfect Elly GriffithsFirst rate crime with demons that go bump in the nightDaily MailNo one writes better of the shadow-frontier between the supernatural and the real world Bernard CornwellEngrossing and beautifully dark . . . a cracking good read JO BRAND

AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW!Two patients are fighting for their lives. Nina, the hospital nurse, reads their notes:Leroy: stab wound, gang member, police escort.Dev: stomach pain, artist, distraught mother.Nina is meant to treat all her patients equally: not to pick favourites, and not to judge. Except tonight, understaffed and overstretched, both patients need her. She makes a split-second choice - and leaves one man to die.And thats when she realises that on this busy hospital ward, no-one is exactly what they seem.PRAISE FOR NILESHA CHAUVETS PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLERSBrilliant! . . . I binged it. reader reviewPowerful . . . a first class thriller. reader reviewI could not put this down. reader reviewIn this deliciously dark thriller, nothing is as it seems.iNewsSuch compulsive reading . . . its ferocious energy takes you on a wild, thought-provoking ride. Jennie GodfreyIts a long time since Ive read a thriller that is quite so well written. Liz NugentI devoured it. Chris Whitaker

The Jekyll & Hyde detective agency must solve a locked-room mystery in this festive installment of the series. A tribute to classic Golden Age crime novels which is perfect for fans of Stuart Turton and Lucy Foley. When music-hall comedy duo Rolly Daconey and Irina Matei are threatened by a mysterious blackmailer, they turn to the Jekyll & Hyde detective agency for help. But the agency is experiencing turmoil and, unbeknownst to Muriel Carew, Henry Jekyll is ever more reliant on the elixir that transforms him into the brutish Edward Hyde.Still, theres nothing like a good case to clear the air, and the investigation soon points towards Lady Goodrams winter artists retreat. But once Henry and Muriel arrive at Gaunt Manor, theyre trapped by heavy snow, and they find themselves at the centre of a group of bickering performers, stage magicians and inventors whose long-standing rifts and petty grievances threaten to turn ugly.To make matters worse, a body is discovered and the last person with whom the murder victim was seen alive was Edward Hyde. How can the detective agency get to the bottom of the case when their very presence puts everyone at risk?A thrilling locked-room mystery featuring the most unusual detectives in the business.

I loved it! Robert Thorogood, The Marlow Murder ClubTakes us to the colour and crowds of modern Delhi, in pursuit of a killer. A charming start to a vibrant new mystery series Vaseem KhanWhen semi-retired Irish nun Sister Agatha Murphy meets Avtar Mehta round the back of his historic Delhi hotel, they form an instant bond over a sneaky smoke and good gossip. Then a street robbery outside the hotel, a dead body inside it, and the disappearance of a pilgrim guest bring the local police to the hotel, determined to close their cases quickly, and with them the Delhi Haveli Hotel.Sister Agatha and Avtar must race to stay one step ahead of the police, the Indian secret service and a hidden killer as well as keeping their sense of humour through a terrorism scare in the run up to Christmas on the colourful streets of old Delhi.

UN ASESINATO BRUTAL, UNA VÍCTIMA INTACHABLE Y UNA VERDAD QUE NADIE QUIERE VER.La policía Sara Vallén se siente vacía y desgarrada tras testificar contra el hombre que la maltrató. Aún lidiando con las secuelas emocionales, es llamada para investigar una muerte sospechosa en un apacible pueblo veraniego a las afueras de la ciudad universitaria de Lund, Suecia.Es otoño. Los manzanos estan cargados de frutos y los parterres florecen con asteres y calendulas, pero la belleza del entorno contrasta con la brutalidad del crimen: un trabajador social ha sido asesinado de manera despiadada. Su circulo lo describe como el hombre perfecto: empatico, leal y generoso. Sin embargo, Sara presiente que nadie es tan intachable. Y si lo era, ¿por que alguien querria matarlo?A medida que la investigacion avanza, las relaciones del fallecido revelan secretos oscuros que podrian cambiarlo todo."Secretos en la cabaña" es el segundo libro de la serie de Cecilia Sahlstrom sobre Sara Vallen, pero puede leerse de forma independiente. Su debut, Lila blanca, fue elogiado por su precision y realismo en el genero policiaco.

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.

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.

When reporter Martha Strangeways is called into investigate the discovery of body parts on a remote railway track, shes drawn into a strange case, as her own past comes back to haunt her The atmospheric, critically acclaimed series continuesMartha Strangeways has settled into a quiet life in Strathbran, after the horrific events that traumatised the village a year earlier: her son, Dougie is at university, her friend Orla will give birth at any minute, and shes becoming ever closer to her ex, Jamie.But all this is turned upside down when her friend at Glasgow CID, DI Derek Summers, calls on her to help with a truly disturbing case: a human ear, with an unusual Celtic earring, has been found next to a railway line in the Highlands.An when the body of a young woman wearing matching jewellery turns up at a landmark church shortly after, the mystery only deepens. Why has she been laid out in such a ritualistic fashion? Does her trek along the little-known Cailleach Way have anything to do with her demise? And who is running the Facebook Group where she posted details of her journey to the shrine of the Bone Mother goddess?As Martha tries to unpick the threads, she soon finds herself entwined with a ghost from her own past, and in conflict with the owner of a company committed to a huge hydro-electric scheme that threatens to destroy the goddesss sacred land.With Halloween approaching, and someone determined to protect the goddess at all costs, can Martha and Summers catch the killer before they strike again and this time much closer to home?