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It begins with a letter ...The letter contains a request - think of a number, any number - and a sealed envelope. Inside the envelope is that number. When Dave Gurney, retired NYPD homicide detective, is contacted by an old college acquaintance about some startling letters he's been receiving, it is at first little more than a diverting but sinister puzzle. Until the acquaintance is brutally killed. Suddenly Gurney finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation that makes no sense. The killer seems to have known his victim intimately. How else was he able to predict his victim's thoughts, even his actions? How did he know his darkest secrets? The killer is smart and he is playing with the police. Gurney needs to be smarter if he's going to catch him, but this seems only to be the beginning. And the killer alone knows where it will end.

The unmissable finale to New York Times bestselling YA fantasy series THE GILDED ONES set in an ancient West African inspired world and perfect for fans of CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE and BLACK PANTHER Deka is a goddess in waiting with the potential to save her people from the brutal ancient goddesses who terrorize her kingdom of Otera But first she must find the source of her divine power and if the Gilded Ones find it before she does they will drain her power and tear Otera apart Alongside her army of friends Deka faces the hardest battle of her life not just with the goddesses but with her own doubts What if becoming a goddess makes her as evil as the Gilded Ones And is she ready to leave her earthly life and loves behind THE ETERNAL ONES is the final thrilling instalment of the epic fantasy series in which a young heroine fights against a world that would dare tame her Praise for THE GILDED ONES Namina Forna could be the Toni Morrison of YA Fantasy Refinery 29 The Gilded Ones redefines sisterhood and is sure to leave readers both inspired and ultimately hopeful Stephanie Garber 1 NYT bestselling author of Caraval Debut author Namina Forna s created a fierce female protagonist you ll root for and a captivating world that feels so real you can

Every relationship has one beginning.This one has two endings.Andy loves Jen. Jen loved Andy.And he can''t work out why she stopped.Now he is. . .1. Without a home2. Waiting for his stand-up career to take off3. Wondering why everyone else around him seems to have grown up while he wasn''t lookingSet adrift on the sea of heartbreak at a time when everything he thought he knew about women, and flat-sharing, and his friendships has transformed beyond recognition, Andy clings to the idea of solving the puzzle of their broken relationship. Because if he can find the answer to that, then maybe Jen can find her way back to him.Andy still has a lot to learn, not least his ex-girlfriend''s side of the story.From the bestselling author of Ghosts and Everything I Know About Love: a sharply funny, beautifully observed and exquisitely relatable story of heartbreak and friendship, and how to survive both.Made me laugh while punching me in the gut. Loved this book AISLING BEA''This is the greatest. You''ll cry and laugh. I read it though the night. And I never, ever avoid sleep'' CLAUDIA WINKLEMANI award it 13/10 on my QWJ scale (stands for Queasy With Jealousy that I didn''t write it) MARIAN KEYES

Edició commemorativa del 50è aniversari de la companyia Dagoll Dagom i del seu comiat definitiu dels escenaris.Mar i Cel ocupa un espai central dins la trajectòria de Dagoll Dagom. Aquest llibre vol

Welcome to the brutal and elite world of Basgiath War College . . .Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general - also known as her tough-as-talons mother - has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders.But when you''''''''re smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away . . . because dragons don''''''''t bond to ''''''''fragile'''''''' humans. They incinerate them.With fewer dragons willing to bond than cadets, most would kill Violet to better their own chances of success. The rest would kill her just for being her mother''''''''s daughter - like Xaden Riorson, the most powerful and ruthless wingleader in the Riders Quadrant.She''''''''ll need every edge her wits can give her just to see the next sunrise.Yet, with every day that passes, the war outside grows more deadly, the kingdom''''''''s protective wards are failing, and the death toll continues to rise. Even worse, Violet begins to suspect leadership is hiding a terrible secret.Everyone at Basgiath has an agenda, and every night could be your last. So, sleep with one eye open because once you enter, there are only two ways out: graduate or die.

The Pillars of the Earth tells the story of Philip, prior of Kingsbridge, a devout and resourceful monk driven to build the greatest Gothic cathedral the world has known . . . of Tom, the mason who becomes his architecta man divided in his soul . . . of the beautiful, elusive Lady Aliena, haunted by a secret shame . . . and of a struggle between good and evil that will turn church against state and brother against brother. A spellbinding epic tale of ambition, anarchy, and absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century England, this is Ken Folletts historical masterpiece.

Tanjiro sets out on the path of the Demon Slayer to save his sister and avenge his family In Taisho era Japan kindhearted Tanjiro Kamado makes a living selling charcoal But his peaceful life is shattered when a demon slaughters his entire family His little sister Nezuko is the only survivor but she has been transformed into a demon herself Tanjiro sets out on a dangerous journey to find a way to return his sister to normal and destroy the demon who ruined his life Despite some comic misunderstandings that almost blew their cover Tanjiro Inosuke and Zenitsu have smoked out Daki a demon that has been devouring the residents of an entertainment district for years The Hashira Tengen Uzui and his ninja companions engage Daki but if they cannot handle her what chance do Tanjiro and his friends have of taking on one of Kibutsuji s Upper Rank demons by themselves

THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER Chris Broad explores Japan in all its quirky glory Endlessly fascinating Will Ferguson author of Hokkaido Highway Blues Carves a unique path across Japan bringing him into contact with far too many cats heartening renewal in Tohoku and even pizza with Ken Watanabe Iain Maloney author of The Only Gaijin in the Village Fascinating fact packed and very funny An excellent and enjoyable read for the Japan curious I loved it and learned a lot Sam Baldwin author of For Fukui s Sake Two years in rural JapanWhen Englishman Chris Broad landed in a rural village in northern Japan he wondered if he d made a huge mistake With no knowledge of the language and zero teaching experience was he about to be the most quickly fired English teacher in Japan s history Abroad in Japan charts a decade of living in a foreign land and the chaos and culture clash that came with it Packed with hilarious and fascinating stories this book seeks out to unravel one the world s most complex cultures Spanning ten years and all forty seven prefectures Chris takes us from the lush rice fields of the countryside to the frenetic neon lit streets of Tokyo With blockbuster moments such as a terrifying North Korean missile incident a mortifying experience at a lov

A heartbreaking novel of family secrets from one of the masters of modern fiction, The Rain Before it Falls is part of our Penguin Essentials series which spotlights the very best of our modern classicsDeeply moving and compelling, The Rain Before it Falls is the story of three generations of one family riven by tragedy. When Rosamund, a reluctant bearer of family secrets, dies suddenly, a mystery is left for her niece Gill to unravel. Some photograph albums and tapes point towards a blind girl named Imogen whom no one has seen in twenty years. The search for Imogen and the truth of her inheritance becomes a shocking story of mothers and daughters and of how sadness, like a musical refrain, may haunt us down the years.A sad, often very moving story of mothers and daughters GuardianEntirely compelling...the plot will keep you rapt...reminiscent of Ian McEwan at his most effective New Statesman

THE TIKTOK SENSATIONMeet BUNNY: the darkly funny, spellbinding trip of a novel that EVERYONE is talking about'No punches pulled, no hilarities dodged, no meme unmangled. O Bunny you are sooo genius!' MARGARET ATWOODWe call them Bunnies because that is what they call each other. Seriously.Bunny. Samantha Heather Mackey is an outsider in her small, highly selective MFA program at Warren University. In fact, she is utterly repelled by the rest of her fiction writing cohort - a clique of unbearably twee rich girls who call each other 'Bunny'.But then the Bunnies issue her with an invitation and Samantha finds herself inexplicably drawn to their front door, across the threshold, and down their rabbit hole. Blending sharp satire with fairytale horror, Bunny provides a hilarious look at the dark side of female friendship from one of fiction's most original voices. 'The Secret History meets Jennifer's Body.Brilliant, sharp, weird... I loved it and I couldn't put it down.' KRISTEN ROUPENIAN 'Made me nod and cackle in terrified recognition.' LENA DUNHAM 'Hilarious, hallucinogenic freakery.' DAILY MAIL 'Cerebral and complusively readable.' VANITY FAIR

O libro fundacional da narrativa de Cunqueiro, poboado de personaxes inverosímiles pero absolutamente verdadeiros cos que a invención do seu autor chega a cotas prodixiosas. Publicada en 1955, esta é a novela coa que Cunqueiro comezou a sua obra narrativa logo de escribir varios libros de poemas. A historia dun Merlin xa vello e refuxiado nas terras da Miranda luguesa chega ao lector a traves do relato dunha testemuña directa, o paxe Felipe de Amancia, que lembra os tempos nos que traballou como criado do mago. A historia desenvolvese cunha permanente tension entre o marabilloso e o cotian; pola casa de Merlin pasan numerosos e curiosos personaxes na procura de consello, mais tamen se narran as aventuras de Felipe cando vai facer os encargos do seu amo. Un universo unico na literatura xorde nas fascinantes e engaioladoras historias que conta esta novela, que desde o momento da sua publicacion supuxo un fito no tocante a renovacion da narrativa galega. En Cunqueiro, a arte do narrador, adobiada dun fino sesgo humoristico, sorprende pola capacidade para facer convivir o mito co mundo cotian.

Second in the AGE OF MADNESS trilogy, THE TROUBLE WITH PEACE is the next instalment of a series which is revolutionising fantasy . . .Conspiracy. Betrayal. Rebellion.Peace is just another kind of battlefield . . .Savine dan Glokta, once Adua's most powerful investor, finds her judgement, fortune and reputation in tatters. But she still has all her ambitions, and no scruple will be permitted to stand in her way.For heroes like Leo dan Brock and Stour Nightfall, only happy with swords drawn, peace is an ordeal to end as soon as possible. But grievances must be nursed, power seized and allies gathered first, while Rikke must master the power of the Long Eye . . . before it kills her.Unrest worms into every layer of society. The Breakers still lurk in the shadows, plotting to free the common man from his shackles, while noblemen bicker for their own advantage. Orso struggles to find a safe path through the maze of knives that is politics, only for his enemies, and his debts, to multiply.The old ways are swept aside, and the old leaders with them, but those who would seize the reins of power will find no alliance, no friendship, and no peace, lasts forever.

Moby Dick tells the story of Ishmael, who announces his intent to ship aboard a whaling vessel. He has made several voyages as a sailor but none as a whaler. He travels to New Bedford, Massachusetts, where he stays in a whalers inn. Since the inn is rather full, he has to share a bed with a harpooner from the South Pacific named Queequeg. At first repulsed by Queequegs strange habits and shocking appearance (Queequeg is covered with tattoos), Ishmael eventually comes to appreciate the mans generosity and kind spirit, and the two decide to seek work on a whaling vessel together.

WINNER OF THE 2021 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTIONA Sunday Times & New York Times bestsellerThe spectacular new novel from the bestselling author of JONATHAN STRANGE & MR NORRELL, 'one of our greatest living authors' (NEW YORK MAGAZINE)__________________________________Piranesi lives in the House. Perhaps he always has.In his notebooks, day after day, he makes a clear and careful record of its wonders: the labyrinth of halls, the thousands upon thousands of statues, the tides that thunder up staircases, the clouds that move in slow procession through the upper halls. On Tuesdays and Fridays Piranesi sees his friend, the Other. At other times he brings tributes of food to the Dead. But mostly, he is alone.Messages begin to appear, scratched out in chalk on the pavements. There is someone new in the House. But who are they and what do they want? Are they a friend or do they bring destruction and madness as the Other claims?Lost texts must be found; secrets must be uncovered. The world that Piranesi thought he knew is becoming strange and dangerous.The Beauty of the House is immeasurable; its Kindness infinite.__________________________________'What a world Susanna Clarke conjures into being Piranesi is an exquisite puzzle-box' DAVID MITCHELL'It subverts expectations throughout Utterly otherworldly' GUARDIAN'Piranesi astonished me. It is a miraculous and luminous feat of storytelling' MADELINE MILLER'Brilliantly singular' SUNDAY TIMES'A gorgeous, spellbinding mystery This book is a treasure, washed up upon a forgotten shore, waiting to be discovered' ERIN MORGENSTERN'Head-spinning Fully imagined and richly evoked' TELEGRAPH

1948. Il Paese e diviso, inquieto, le ferite della guerra non sono ancora sanate, e il commissario De Luca e di nuovo a caccia. Tra le elezioni politiche infuocate di aprile e l'esaltazione estiva per le vittorie di Bartali al Tour de France, si ritrova per le mani un nuovo caso. Un omicidio che qualcuno vorrebbe archiviare troppo in fretta. Sono passati tre anni dalla fine del conflitto e le tensioni sono ancora fortissime. Il commissario De Luca ha evitato la vendetta dei partigiani, che volevano giustiziarlo in quanto ex membro della polizia politica fascista, ed e di nuovo in servizio, ancora a Bologna. Lo hanno assegnato alla Buoncostume; non il massimo per uno che veniva considerato il miglior poliziotto d'Italia. Eppure il caso che si trova ad affrontare e assai piu complesso di quanto lui stesso potesse attendersi. C'e un morto, un buttafuori da bordello, e De Luca, che non e cambiato, viene assalito dalla solita febbre: deve trovare il colpevole, a ogni costo. Anche se non ha l'autorita per svolgere le indagini. Anche se dovra subire enormi pressioni. Anche se intorno a lui l'Italia repubblicana sta vivendo la sua prima grande crisi.

En 2008, la crise des subprimes a durement frappé des individus et des familles entières, jetés à la rue. Ils auraient pu rester sur place, en attendant que le vent tourne à nouveau. Ils ont préfé

The highly-anticipated sequel to Sunday Times bestseller The Black Book___________________________Detective Billy Harney exposes an evil lurking deep within his city - but it also brings his own past

Geralt de Riv est un homme inquiétant, un mutant devenu le parfait assassin grâce a la magie et a un long entraînement. En ces temps obscurs, ogres, goules et vampires pullulent, et les magiciens sont des manipulateurs experts. Contre ces menaces, il faut un tueur a gages a la hauteur, et Geralt est plus qu'un guerrier ou un mage. C'est un sorceleur. Au cours de ses aventures, il rencontrera une magicienne capricieuse aux charmes vénéneux, un troubadour paillard au grand cœur… et, au terme de sa quête, peut-être réalisera-t-il son dernier vœu : retrouver son humanité perdue.

La filla del mar és l'obra en què Guimerà exposa els mecanismes que funcionen a l'hora de conformar els límits i la perifèria d'una comunitat. La rigidesa tensa entre assimilació i diferència. La din

The unmissable finale to New York Times bestselling YA fantasy series THE GILDED ONES set in an ancient West African inspired world and perfect for fans of CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE and BLACK PANTHER Deka is a goddess in waiting with the potential to save her people from the brutal ancient goddesses who terrorize her kingdom of Otera But first she must find the source of her divine power and if the Gilded Ones find it before she does they will drain her power and tear Otera apart Alongside her army of friends Deka faces the hardest battle of her life not just with the goddesses but with her own doubts What if becoming a goddess makes her as evil as the Gilded Ones And is she ready to leave her earthly life and loves behind THE ETERNAL ONES is the final thrilling instalment of the epic fantasy series in which a young heroine fights against a world that would dare tame her Praise for THE GILDED ONES Namina Forna could be the Toni Morrison of YA Fantasy Refinery 29 The Gilded Ones redefines sisterhood and is sure to leave readers both inspired and ultimately hopeful Stephanie Garber 1 NYT bestselling author of Caraval Debut author Namina Forna s created a fierce female protagonist you ll root for and a captivating world that feels so real you can

Every relationship has one beginning.This one has two endings.Andy loves Jen. Jen loved Andy.And he can''t work out why she stopped.Now he is. . .1. Without a home2. Waiting for his stand-up career to take off3. Wondering why everyone else around him seems to have grown up while he wasn''t lookingSet adrift on the sea of heartbreak at a time when everything he thought he knew about women, and flat-sharing, and his friendships has transformed beyond recognition, Andy clings to the idea of solving the puzzle of their broken relationship. Because if he can find the answer to that, then maybe Jen can find her way back to him.Andy still has a lot to learn, not least his ex-girlfriend''s side of the story.From the bestselling author of Ghosts and Everything I Know About Love: a sharply funny, beautifully observed and exquisitely relatable story of heartbreak and friendship, and how to survive both.Made me laugh while punching me in the gut. Loved this book AISLING BEA''This is the greatest. You''ll cry and laugh. I read it though the night. And I never, ever avoid sleep'' CLAUDIA WINKLEMANI award it 13/10 on my QWJ scale (stands for Queasy With Jealousy that I didn''t write it) MARIAN KEYES

Edició commemorativa del 50è aniversari de la companyia Dagoll Dagom i del seu comiat definitiu dels escenaris.Mar i Cel ocupa un espai central dins la trajectòria de Dagoll Dagom. Aquest llibre vol

Welcome to the brutal and elite world of Basgiath War College . . .Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general - also known as her tough-as-talons mother - has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders.But when you''''''''re smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away . . . because dragons don''''''''t bond to ''''''''fragile'''''''' humans. They incinerate them.With fewer dragons willing to bond than cadets, most would kill Violet to better their own chances of success. The rest would kill her just for being her mother''''''''s daughter - like Xaden Riorson, the most powerful and ruthless wingleader in the Riders Quadrant.She''''''''ll need every edge her wits can give her just to see the next sunrise.Yet, with every day that passes, the war outside grows more deadly, the kingdom''''''''s protective wards are failing, and the death toll continues to rise. Even worse, Violet begins to suspect leadership is hiding a terrible secret.Everyone at Basgiath has an agenda, and every night could be your last. So, sleep with one eye open because once you enter, there are only two ways out: graduate or die.

The Pillars of the Earth tells the story of Philip, prior of Kingsbridge, a devout and resourceful monk driven to build the greatest Gothic cathedral the world has known . . . of Tom, the mason who becomes his architecta man divided in his soul . . . of the beautiful, elusive Lady Aliena, haunted by a secret shame . . . and of a struggle between good and evil that will turn church against state and brother against brother. A spellbinding epic tale of ambition, anarchy, and absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century England, this is Ken Folletts historical masterpiece.

Tanjiro sets out on the path of the Demon Slayer to save his sister and avenge his family In Taisho era Japan kindhearted Tanjiro Kamado makes a living selling charcoal But his peaceful life is shattered when a demon slaughters his entire family His little sister Nezuko is the only survivor but she has been transformed into a demon herself Tanjiro sets out on a dangerous journey to find a way to return his sister to normal and destroy the demon who ruined his life Despite some comic misunderstandings that almost blew their cover Tanjiro Inosuke and Zenitsu have smoked out Daki a demon that has been devouring the residents of an entertainment district for years The Hashira Tengen Uzui and his ninja companions engage Daki but if they cannot handle her what chance do Tanjiro and his friends have of taking on one of Kibutsuji s Upper Rank demons by themselves

THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER Chris Broad explores Japan in all its quirky glory Endlessly fascinating Will Ferguson author of Hokkaido Highway Blues Carves a unique path across Japan bringing him into contact with far too many cats heartening renewal in Tohoku and even pizza with Ken Watanabe Iain Maloney author of The Only Gaijin in the Village Fascinating fact packed and very funny An excellent and enjoyable read for the Japan curious I loved it and learned a lot Sam Baldwin author of For Fukui s Sake Two years in rural JapanWhen Englishman Chris Broad landed in a rural village in northern Japan he wondered if he d made a huge mistake With no knowledge of the language and zero teaching experience was he about to be the most quickly fired English teacher in Japan s history Abroad in Japan charts a decade of living in a foreign land and the chaos and culture clash that came with it Packed with hilarious and fascinating stories this book seeks out to unravel one the world s most complex cultures Spanning ten years and all forty seven prefectures Chris takes us from the lush rice fields of the countryside to the frenetic neon lit streets of Tokyo With blockbuster moments such as a terrifying North Korean missile incident a mortifying experience at a lov

A heartbreaking novel of family secrets from one of the masters of modern fiction, The Rain Before it Falls is part of our Penguin Essentials series which spotlights the very best of our modern classicsDeeply moving and compelling, The Rain Before it Falls is the story of three generations of one family riven by tragedy. When Rosamund, a reluctant bearer of family secrets, dies suddenly, a mystery is left for her niece Gill to unravel. Some photograph albums and tapes point towards a blind girl named Imogen whom no one has seen in twenty years. The search for Imogen and the truth of her inheritance becomes a shocking story of mothers and daughters and of how sadness, like a musical refrain, may haunt us down the years.A sad, often very moving story of mothers and daughters GuardianEntirely compelling...the plot will keep you rapt...reminiscent of Ian McEwan at his most effective New Statesman

THE TIKTOK SENSATIONMeet BUNNY: the darkly funny, spellbinding trip of a novel that EVERYONE is talking about'No punches pulled, no hilarities dodged, no meme unmangled. O Bunny you are sooo genius!' MARGARET ATWOODWe call them Bunnies because that is what they call each other. Seriously.Bunny. Samantha Heather Mackey is an outsider in her small, highly selective MFA program at Warren University. In fact, she is utterly repelled by the rest of her fiction writing cohort - a clique of unbearably twee rich girls who call each other 'Bunny'.But then the Bunnies issue her with an invitation and Samantha finds herself inexplicably drawn to their front door, across the threshold, and down their rabbit hole. Blending sharp satire with fairytale horror, Bunny provides a hilarious look at the dark side of female friendship from one of fiction's most original voices. 'The Secret History meets Jennifer's Body.Brilliant, sharp, weird... I loved it and I couldn't put it down.' KRISTEN ROUPENIAN 'Made me nod and cackle in terrified recognition.' LENA DUNHAM 'Hilarious, hallucinogenic freakery.' DAILY MAIL 'Cerebral and complusively readable.' VANITY FAIR

O libro fundacional da narrativa de Cunqueiro, poboado de personaxes inverosímiles pero absolutamente verdadeiros cos que a invención do seu autor chega a cotas prodixiosas. Publicada en 1955, esta é a novela coa que Cunqueiro comezou a sua obra narrativa logo de escribir varios libros de poemas. A historia dun Merlin xa vello e refuxiado nas terras da Miranda luguesa chega ao lector a traves do relato dunha testemuña directa, o paxe Felipe de Amancia, que lembra os tempos nos que traballou como criado do mago. A historia desenvolvese cunha permanente tension entre o marabilloso e o cotian; pola casa de Merlin pasan numerosos e curiosos personaxes na procura de consello, mais tamen se narran as aventuras de Felipe cando vai facer os encargos do seu amo. Un universo unico na literatura xorde nas fascinantes e engaioladoras historias que conta esta novela, que desde o momento da sua publicacion supuxo un fito no tocante a renovacion da narrativa galega. En Cunqueiro, a arte do narrador, adobiada dun fino sesgo humoristico, sorprende pola capacidade para facer convivir o mito co mundo cotian.

Second in the AGE OF MADNESS trilogy, THE TROUBLE WITH PEACE is the next instalment of a series which is revolutionising fantasy . . .Conspiracy. Betrayal. Rebellion.Peace is just another kind of battlefield . . .Savine dan Glokta, once Adua's most powerful investor, finds her judgement, fortune and reputation in tatters. But she still has all her ambitions, and no scruple will be permitted to stand in her way.For heroes like Leo dan Brock and Stour Nightfall, only happy with swords drawn, peace is an ordeal to end as soon as possible. But grievances must be nursed, power seized and allies gathered first, while Rikke must master the power of the Long Eye . . . before it kills her.Unrest worms into every layer of society. The Breakers still lurk in the shadows, plotting to free the common man from his shackles, while noblemen bicker for their own advantage. Orso struggles to find a safe path through the maze of knives that is politics, only for his enemies, and his debts, to multiply.The old ways are swept aside, and the old leaders with them, but those who would seize the reins of power will find no alliance, no friendship, and no peace, lasts forever.

Moby Dick tells the story of Ishmael, who announces his intent to ship aboard a whaling vessel. He has made several voyages as a sailor but none as a whaler. He travels to New Bedford, Massachusetts, where he stays in a whalers inn. Since the inn is rather full, he has to share a bed with a harpooner from the South Pacific named Queequeg. At first repulsed by Queequegs strange habits and shocking appearance (Queequeg is covered with tattoos), Ishmael eventually comes to appreciate the mans generosity and kind spirit, and the two decide to seek work on a whaling vessel together.

WINNER OF THE 2021 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTIONA Sunday Times & New York Times bestsellerThe spectacular new novel from the bestselling author of JONATHAN STRANGE & MR NORRELL, 'one of our greatest living authors' (NEW YORK MAGAZINE)__________________________________Piranesi lives in the House. Perhaps he always has.In his notebooks, day after day, he makes a clear and careful record of its wonders: the labyrinth of halls, the thousands upon thousands of statues, the tides that thunder up staircases, the clouds that move in slow procession through the upper halls. On Tuesdays and Fridays Piranesi sees his friend, the Other. At other times he brings tributes of food to the Dead. But mostly, he is alone.Messages begin to appear, scratched out in chalk on the pavements. There is someone new in the House. But who are they and what do they want? Are they a friend or do they bring destruction and madness as the Other claims?Lost texts must be found; secrets must be uncovered. The world that Piranesi thought he knew is becoming strange and dangerous.The Beauty of the House is immeasurable; its Kindness infinite.__________________________________'What a world Susanna Clarke conjures into being Piranesi is an exquisite puzzle-box' DAVID MITCHELL'It subverts expectations throughout Utterly otherworldly' GUARDIAN'Piranesi astonished me. It is a miraculous and luminous feat of storytelling' MADELINE MILLER'Brilliantly singular' SUNDAY TIMES'A gorgeous, spellbinding mystery This book is a treasure, washed up upon a forgotten shore, waiting to be discovered' ERIN MORGENSTERN'Head-spinning Fully imagined and richly evoked' TELEGRAPH

1948. Il Paese e diviso, inquieto, le ferite della guerra non sono ancora sanate, e il commissario De Luca e di nuovo a caccia. Tra le elezioni politiche infuocate di aprile e l'esaltazione estiva per le vittorie di Bartali al Tour de France, si ritrova per le mani un nuovo caso. Un omicidio che qualcuno vorrebbe archiviare troppo in fretta. Sono passati tre anni dalla fine del conflitto e le tensioni sono ancora fortissime. Il commissario De Luca ha evitato la vendetta dei partigiani, che volevano giustiziarlo in quanto ex membro della polizia politica fascista, ed e di nuovo in servizio, ancora a Bologna. Lo hanno assegnato alla Buoncostume; non il massimo per uno che veniva considerato il miglior poliziotto d'Italia. Eppure il caso che si trova ad affrontare e assai piu complesso di quanto lui stesso potesse attendersi. C'e un morto, un buttafuori da bordello, e De Luca, che non e cambiato, viene assalito dalla solita febbre: deve trovare il colpevole, a ogni costo. Anche se non ha l'autorita per svolgere le indagini. Anche se dovra subire enormi pressioni. Anche se intorno a lui l'Italia repubblicana sta vivendo la sua prima grande crisi.

En 2008, la crise des subprimes a durement frappé des individus et des familles entières, jetés à la rue. Ils auraient pu rester sur place, en attendant que le vent tourne à nouveau. Ils ont préfé

The highly-anticipated sequel to Sunday Times bestseller The Black Book___________________________Detective Billy Harney exposes an evil lurking deep within his city - but it also brings his own past

Geralt de Riv est un homme inquiétant, un mutant devenu le parfait assassin grâce a la magie et a un long entraînement. En ces temps obscurs, ogres, goules et vampires pullulent, et les magiciens sont des manipulateurs experts. Contre ces menaces, il faut un tueur a gages a la hauteur, et Geralt est plus qu'un guerrier ou un mage. C'est un sorceleur. Au cours de ses aventures, il rencontrera une magicienne capricieuse aux charmes vénéneux, un troubadour paillard au grand cœur… et, au terme de sa quête, peut-être réalisera-t-il son dernier vœu : retrouver son humanité perdue.