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In the beautiful Maine woods, a partly preserved body is discovered. Investigators realize that the dead young woman gave birth shortly before her death. But there is no sign of a baby. Private detective Charlie Parker is hired by a lawyer to shadow the police investigation and find the infant but Parker is not the only searcher. Someone else is following the trail left by the woman, someone with an interest in much more than a missing child.
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The New York Times bestselling author of A Simple Favor brings her "sly, satirical, subversive" (L.S. Hilton, author of Ultima) prose to a pitch-perfect psychological suspense novel about a young couple whose disintegrating marriage and remote new home in rural, upstate New York make for a terrifying descent into the darker side of human nature.
When Emma's husband, Ben, falls in love with a large Victorian mansion for sale in upstate New York, he...
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Mejor Primera Novela, CrimeReads
Finalista del Premio Edgar a la Mejor Primera Novela.
Bobby Saraceno tiene un padre afroamericano a quien nunca conoció y una madre blanca que, por momentos, desearía no conocer. Criado por un abuelo racista e intolerante decide ocultarle la verdad de su familia a todos. Es el año 1995 y en la ciudad de Pittsburgh a sus veintidós años Bobby se hace pasar por blanco. Aaron es su mejor amigo y acaba de salir de...
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ATRÉVETE A DESCUBRIR LA DEVASTADORA VERDAD SOBRE LA MUERTE DE KAT GUINEE.
Una tormenta de nieve azota Nueva York.
Kat Guinee se precipita desde la azotea de un edificio del barrio Corona.
Los hechos arrojan dudas desde el principio.
¿Se suicidó o la mataron?
Los detectives Randall Jacobs y Dakota Siegel intentarán disipar la niebla que les impide ver más allá de las
evidencias.
La posición del cuerpo no apunta a un suicidio.
Los inquilinos...
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General Garrett Sinclair undertakes a rogue mission in the Sahara Desert to thwart an international nuclear threat in Total Empire, an explosive thriller from A. J. Tata.
When Sergeant Major Sylvester “Sly” Morgan is killed on a mission, his daughter, Zoey, tells General Garrett Sinclair that her father's death wasn't random. Morgan had recorded a high-level meeting between Chinese, American, and French diplomats as they spoke about a plan for...
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'A darkly compelling thriller that's almost impossible to put down after reading the first page' The entire nation is of bigamist Kylie Gillingham's disappearance. Being married to two different men was a huge risk. But did she run away or was she taken? And is she dead or alive? insist she was their everything, until she vanished.But DC Clements knows love is a shiver away from hate and either can make people do the cruellest things. Only one person...
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Discovered after more than 40 years, a vintage action-adventure novel set on Domino Island – a Caribbean paradise toppling under murder, corruption and organised crime… 'Like a dream come true – an undiscovered Desmond Bagley novel … and it's a great one!' LEE CHILD Bill Kemp, an ex-serviceman working in London as an insurance investigator, is sent to the Caribbean to verify a life insurance claim that will make property magnate David Salton's...
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From one of our most treasured BBC broadcasters, The Spy Across the Water is the third instalment in James Naughtie's brilliant spy series, about three brothers whose lives are all entwined with the intelligence services.
Will Flemyng, originally trained as a spy, is now British ambassador to Washington. Meanwhile, his older brother Mungo is recuperating from a heart attack in their beloved Scottish highland family home, and Abel, the youngest of...
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Liz Bennet is fortunate with love, and she knows it. She's married to a wealthy, handsome, bright, all-around charming man. Arno, a wonderful husband and adoring father to their daughter Emma, is the outward picture of perfection. But, when Liz sees a text on Arno's phone with a couple of kissy-faces attached, she begins to spiral - second guessing her idyllic suburban life and everything she once thought to be true.
As any sensible wife would, as...
10) The Dream Home
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IT WAS EVERYTHING THEY WANTED. AND MORE THAN THEY BARGAINED FOR . . .
THE UNMISSABLE NEW THRILLER FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE MOTHER, THE CATCH AND THE HOLIDAY
Adam and Jess move into a new house with their three young children: a rambling Victorian villa in a nice neighbourhood right at the very top of their price range. Before long Adam discovers a door hidden behind a fitted wardrobe, concealing a secret room . . .
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When agrees to transport a priceless gold basin to its new owner, the ex-MI5 operative arrives only to find the recipient dead – brutally murdered in cold blood. To catch the killer, Mason must uncover the relic's secrets. But he's not the only one with an interest. The Guild of Night, a dangerous and vengeful cult, is determined to bring the Church to its knees – and the basin holds the power to do just that. In a frantic cat-and-mouse chase...
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Adulterio, identidades falsas, oscuros motivos, plagio,
sadomasoquismo, saltos de capítulo inusuales, un pequeño
asesinato aquí y allá. Donlea ha logrado atraparte otra vez".
-The New York Times.
Avery Mason es la presentadora de Eventos Nacionales y acaba de recibir
una noticia que será historia: por primera vez en veinte años y, gracias
a una nueva tecnología, han identifi cado los huesos de una víctima del
atentado a las Torres...
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Mejor Primera Novela, CrimeReads
Finalista del Premio Edgar a la Mejor Primera Novela.
Bobby Saraceno tiene un padre afroamericano a quien nunca conoció y una madre blanca que, por momentos, desearía no conocer. Criado por un abuelo racista e intolerante decide ocultarle la verdad de su familia a todos. Es el año 1995 y en la ciudad de Pittsburgh a sus veintidós años Bobby se hace pasar por blanco. Aaron es su mejor amigo y acaba de salir de...
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Premio Edgar Mejor Primera Novela
Mejor Libro del Año en: Time, WashingtonPost, Today Show, Library Journal, Crime Reads.
"Un fascinante estudio sobre la maleabilidad de la verdad''. –The New York Times.
Siete testigos juraron decir la verdad. Todos mintieron.Una madre injustamente acusada. Un pueblo entero en su contra.
¿Hasta dónde llegarías para proteger a quienes amas?
Es el primer día del juicio, y allí están todos. En Miracle Creek...
15) The Fifth Guest
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The invitation you don't want to receive...
A group of old friends gather in a beautiful house by the river in Barnes, for a dinner party.
They've barely each other since they left Oxford twenty years ago, and they don't like to look back on those days so much. As we find out, their student flatmate, Henry Bellinger, died one night on the eve of the Boat Race.
All five have been invited to attend a memorial for Henry the following day, and they're...
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On the death of her aunt, returns once more to Gwyn's home on the remote island of Anglesey, Wales, with young daughter in tow. Lowri hadn't seen her aunt in years, but this beautiful island offers a fresh start. Yet right away, strange things begin to happen. Ruby insists an old woman is visiting her when no one else is watching, and a tattered old doll keeps being left for Ruby to find. Then Ruby goes missing. Desperately seeking answers no one...
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Discover the most gripping crime thriller this year.
EDGE-OF-YOUR-SEAT SUSPENSE WITH ONE TWIST AFTER ANOTHER.
Two-year-old Abigail is fast asleep in the back of the car, clutching her little red lion. Tony, her father, steps out onto the pavement. The man he's meeting punches him in the face, knocking him to the ground. Before it all goes black, Tony sees his car speed away-with his little girl inside.
When he finally gets home after the worst day...
18) The Paradise Key
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Amusement parks are supposed to be about fun and entertainment . . .
. . . not death.
A marine biology and science-themed park is scheduled to open later this year. But there seems to be something sinister going on beneath the surface.
OceanTech's Paradisum is a cutting-edge operation, and they are hoping to capitalize on the growing trend of education-based vacation destinations. The park's CEO, Adrian Crawford, has spent his entire professional...
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Anne White only looked away for a second, but that's all it took to lose sight of her young daughter. But seven years later, Abigail is found. And as Anne struggles to connect with her teenage daughter, she begins to question how much Abigail remembers about the day she disappeared...
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TAKEN. The timber wolves of Fallston, South Dakota fall prey to an international ring of fur trappers. Unfortunately, timber wolves are not all they capture. Taken by a savage group of criminals and transported half a world away to Denmark, two young boys must set aside their sibling rivalry to survive the violence that surrounds them. HAUNTED. Julie Walker is haunted by the loss of her sons and haunted by the reappearance of the one man she never...
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