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The Skull (Canadian Edition): A Tyrolean Folktale
Par Jon Klassen. 2023
A Governor General's Literary Award FinalistA #1 New York Times bestseller!Caldecott Medalist and New York Times best-selling author-illustrator Jon Klassen…
delivers a deliciously macabre treat for folktale fans.Jon Klassen's signature wry humor takes a turn for the ghostly in this thrilling retelling of a traditional Tyrolean folktale. In a big abandoned house, on a barren hill, lives a skull. A brave girl named Otilla has escaped from terrible danger and run away, and when she finds herself lost in the dark forest, the lonely house beckons. Her host, the skull, is afraid of something too, something that comes every night. Can brave Otilla save them both? Steeped in shadows and threaded with subtle wit—with rich, monochromatic artwork and an illuminating author’s note—The Skull is as empowering as it is mysterious and foreboding.Moon of the Turning Leaves
Par Waubgeshig Rice. 2023
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLERTwelve years after the lights go out . . . An epic journey to a forgotten homelandThe hotly…
anticipated sequel to the bestselling novel Moon of the Crusted Snow.In the years since a mysterious cataclysm caused a permanent blackout that toppled infrastructure and thrust the world into anarchy, Evan Whitesky has led his community in remote northern Canada off the rez and into the bush, where they’ve been rekindling their Anishinaabe traditions, isolated from the outside world. As new generations are born, and others come of age in a world after everything, Evan’s people are stronger than ever. But resources around their new settlement are drying up, and elders warn that they cannot stay indefinitely. Evan and his teenaged daughter, Nangohns, are chosen to lead a scouting party on a months-long trip down to their traditional home on the shores of Lake Huron—to seek new beginnings, and discover what kind of life—and what danger—still exists in the lands to the south.Waubgeshig Rice’s exhilarating return to the world first explored in Moon of the Crusted Snow is a brooding story of survival, resilience, Indigenous identity, and rebirth.The Sultan of Sarawak: An Ava Lee Novel: The Triad Years (An Ava Lee Novel #14)
Par Ian Hamilton. 2022
Blast Off! (Abby in Orbit)
Par Andrea J. Loney. 2023
The Fury of Beijing: An Ava Lee Novel: The Triad Years (An Ava Lee Novel #16)
Par Ian Hamilton. 2024
Asha and Baz Meet Mary Sherman Morgan (G - Reference,information And Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.)
Par Caroline Fernandez. 2022
A CCBC Best Books for Kids and Teens pick!Asha and Baz have a paper rocket to launch! Whoever builds the…
rocket that travels the farthest will get to meet astronaut Chris Hadfield. The only problem is Asha and Baz don’t know how to power their rocket. Stuck and unsure, the kids brainstorm by drawing a rocket in the sand using a stick. But this is a very unusual stick. In fact, it’s a magic stick! And it transports them back in time to meet a person who might be able to help them with their rocket problem: scientist Mary Sherman Morgan.La milla verde: El Pasillo De La Muerte (Atria Espanol Ser. #Vol. 102)
Par Stephen King. 2002
Stephen King ambienta su novela en una penitenciaría de presos condenados a muerte, una antesala del infierno de la que…
se sirve para trazar una radiografía del horror en estado puro. Octubre de 1932, penitenciaría de Cold Mountain. Los condenados a muerte aguardan el momento de ser conducidos a la silla eléctrica. Los crímenes abominables que han cometido les convierten en carnaza de un sistema legal que se alimenta de un círculo de locura, muerte y venganza.La milla verde representa un hito gran en la aclamada trayectoriadel maestro indiscutible de la narrativa de terror contemporánea.Lo que nos queda del mundo
Par Erik J. Brown. 2022
Llega el nuevo romance LGTBI bestseller, ideal para fans de Heartstopper o Al final mueren los dos. Cuando Andrew se…
topa por casualidad con la casa de Jamie, está herido, muerto de hambre y ya no tiene nada que perder. Un patógeno letal ha acabado con gran parte de la población mundial, incluidos todos los seres queridos de los dos chicos. Si algo han aprendido en este nuevo mundo es que deben tener miedo de lo que otras personas desesperadas podrían hacerles... Así que ¿por qué les resulta tan fácil confiar el uno en el otro? Cuando el peligro irrumpe en su refugio, huyen hacia el sur en busca de la civilización. Pero en la historia de Andrew hay algo que no termina de encajar y que podría arrebatárselo todo a ambos. Jamie también guarda un secreto. Está empezando a sentir algo más que amistad por Andrew y eso le añade otra capa de miedo y confusión a un viaje ya de por sí tumultuoso.El camino que se extiende ante ellos es largo y, para sobrevivir, tendrán que despojarse de sus secretos, afrontar las consecuencias de sus acciones y encontrar el valor necesario para luchar juntos por el futuro que desean. Solo existe una certeza: lo único que les queda en el mundo es la innegable atracción que sienten el uno hacia el otro. Reseñas:«Tenso, emocionante, en ocasiones desgarrador y siempre romántico, Lo que nos queda del mundo explora lo que significa aferrarse a la esperanza y la humanidad cuando el peor de los casos se convierte en realidad. Con unos personajes que adorarás y un argumento vertiginoso y lleno de misterio que te obliga a seguir pasando páginas tan rápido como seas capaz de devorarlas, es un libro que no hay que perderse».Sophie Gonzales, autora de La teoría de lo perfecto.«La supervivencia es fundamental en la experiencia queer y, en Lo que nos queda del mundo, Brown la lleva a extremos apocalípticos con la historia de Andrew y Jamie. ¡Es una narración queer fundamentalmente valiente y peligrosa en el mejor sentido!».Adam Sass, galardonado autor de Surrender Your Sons.Amanda Black 9 - El camí del ninja (Amanda Black #Volumen 9)
Par Juan Gómez-Jurado, Bárbara Montes. 2023
Ja és aquí el novè volum d'Amanda Black! Continua la trepidant sèrie per a nens i nenes de Juan Gómez-Jurado…
i Bárbara Montes que ha atrapat a milers de lectors amb els seus misteris i aventures. «EL SEU FINAL ÉS EL TEU PRINCIPI». Aquell vespre res em va fer pensar que, tan sols uns dies més tard, coneixeria la persona més genial de totes les que conec. Tampoc res em va fer pensar que hauria de deixar-la marxar. Quan ens vam assabentar sobre el terratrèmol que havia sacsejat Japó, no em va semblar una cosa greu. M'equivocava! El tremolor, aparentment inofensiu, havia produït una sèrie d'esfondraments que havien deixat al descobert un sistema de coves on s'amaga una perillosa arma mil·lenària. I, clar, algú havia d'assegurar-se que no caigués a les mans equivocades.Així va començar el meu viatge al Japó, creient que seria un com tants d'altres. No podia ni imaginar que aquesta missió em canviaria la vida per sempre.Love You to Death (Charlie D Mystery)
Par Gail Bowen. 2010
Charlie D is the host of a successful late-night radio call-in show. His listeners have a particularly intimate relationship with…
him and often reveal much about themselves, confident that he will honor their trust and that he can save them. In their minds, he is perfect: one of life's winners. But Charlie feels he's something of a fake. His easy confidence on-air belies the reality for a man born with a wine-colored birthmark that covers half his face. Love You to Death covers two hours on "The World According to Charlie D" during which he must both discover the long-time listener who is killing the people who trust him and attempt to come to terms with the man behind the birthmark.Las hermanas Jacobs
Par Benjamin Black. 2023
El primer caso de Quirke y Strafford es la novela negra más ambiciosa del ganador del Premio Príncipe de Asturias,…
cuyo proyecto declarado es «transformar la novela policiaca en arte» 1945: la guerra ha terminado, y algunos alemanes deben huir del país. Tras un viaje agotador, un hombre llega a un antiguo monasterio franciscano que se alza frente a los Dolomitas. Allí hallará refugio y también sellará un pacto. Más de una década después, el doctor Quirke es «un animal herido» que se ha mudado a casa de su hija Phoebe tras la trágica muerte de su mujer. Cuando en un garaje de Dublín aparece el cadáver de la joven estudiante judía Rosa Jacobs, todo parece apuntar a un suicidio, pero Quirke y el inspector Strafford —que se enfrentan a su primer caso juntos—sospechan que se trata de un crimen, al igual que la hermana de la víctima, una periodista que se une a la búsqueda de la verdad y zarandea el corazón del patólogo. Mientras las relaciones entre los dos investigadores se vuelven cada vez más tensas, el misterio se agudiza cuando descubren los vínculos de Rosa con el hijo de una acaudalada familia alemana que se mudó al condado de Wicklow tras la Segunda Guerra Mundial y tiene negocios en Israel. ¿Podrán unir las piezas del rompecabezas oculto? La crítica ha dicho:«Soberbio e impactante [...]. Más que un toque de genialidad».The Times «Black regresa con su perspicacia habitual y su elegante prosa. [...] Una escritura fluida que nos deslumbra en algunos pasajes delicadamente labrados que hacen que uno quiera ir más despacio para saborearlos».Dan Fesperman, The New York Times «Una gran novela policiaca, elegante, original y absolutamente absorbente».Daily Mail«Las hermanas Jacobs promete elevar la novela negra a nuevas cotas artísticas».Financial Times «Las novelas de Black se leen y saborean como las de Simenon por la atmósfera, por los personajes y por cómo capta los caprichos de la naturaleza humana. Es un maestro de la escenografía. [...] La trama de la novela está llena de giros y sorpresas».Allan Massie, The Scotsman «John Banville/Benjamin Black es un maestro y su prosa es un deleite incesante».Martin Amis «Black, como Banville, como los maestros, crea personajes que no son solo personajes,que están vivos, en un mundo paralelo al nuestro, el mundo de la Literatura, con mayúsculas».Laura Fernández, El Cultural «Black es un maestro de la novela negra de altura, del noir literario en la tradición de Simenon y Chandler».The Guardian«John Banville es un escritor enorme y hay mucho de Banville en Black».Carlos Zanón, El País «El escritor de lengua inglesa más inteligente, el estilista más elegante».George Steiner «Leer a John Banville es una fiesta».Miguel Ángel Oeste, El CulturalLa reina negra
Par Jumata Emill. 2023
Nova Albright iba a ser la primera chica negra coronada reina del instituto... hasta que alguien la asesinó durante el…
baile. Nova Albright, la primera chica negra coronada reina del Instituto Lovett, está muerta. Duchess Simmons, su mejor amiga, lo tiene claro: Tinsley McArthur, la chica guapa, rica y blanca que cree que debería haber ganado, haría cualquier cosa para continuar con la tradición de las McArthur. Incluso matar.Duchess está convencida de ello y no va a permitir que Tinsley se libre de las consecuencias. Por eso, se acercará a ella para conseguirlo..., aunque desconoce los planes que la propia Tinsley tiene entre manos. Todos querían a Nova. Y el amor, a veces, es lo que te acaba matando.The Barrio Kings (Rapid Reads)
Par William Kowalski. 2010
Rosario Gomez gave up gang life after his brother was killed in a street fight. Now all he wants to…
do is finish night school, be a good father and work hard enough at his job at the supermarket to get promoted. But when an old friend shows up to ask him why he left the gang, Rosario realizes he was fooling himself if he thought his violent past would just go away. When his pregnant girlfriend is hit in a drive-by shooting, Rosario has to make some hard choices. Revenge means a return to his old ways, something he swore he would never do. But unless he takes action, his enemies will not rest until they've settled the score against him.That Dog Won't Hunt (Rapid Reads)
Par Lou Allin. 2010
Cowboy drifter Rick Cooper is on the run in the California desert when he meets Gladys Ryan, an eccentric widow…
who offers him a ride in her classic 1970 Mustang. Before long she convinces him to accompany her to Northern Ontario to help refurbish her hunting lodge, promising him a share of the upcoming season's profits and hinting at more. The offer is too good to pass up. Rick takes to life in the bush, working hard to make the lodge successful. In his free hours he hunts birds, reluctantly taking Bucky, Gladys' ancient golden retriever along with him. But when the lucrative season comes to an end, Gladys refuses to share the profits, instead offering the hired man a few thousand dollars in wages. In the middle of a drinking bout, an argument ensues. Rick shoves Gladys and she falls and hits her head and dies. He takes her body into the remote bush and disposes of her trademark Mustang, telling anyone who asks that she has gone off on her annual snowbird vacation. No one seems suspicious and it looks like the perfect crime. Rick seems to have it all figured out...except what to do with Bucky...The Peenemunde Deceptions
Par Jim McDermott. 2013
This WWII thriller by an acclaimed historian takes readers inside a secret Nazi weapons lab where treason and conspiracy lead…
to murder. In a windswept corner of the Third Reich stands the Peenemünde Army Research Center, where German military engineers invent weapons unlike any the world has seen before. Now Otto Fischer, a wounded Luftwaffe officer and former criminal investigator, has been summoned there to solve a seemingly incomprehensible case: the murder of a leading rocket engineer during a devastating air raid. With only days until the SS assume control of the production of a remarkable new weapon, Fischer must find a motive and perpetrator from among several thousand scientists, technicians, soldiers and forced laborers. As he struggles to get the measure of a secretive, brilliant world in which imagination moves far beyond the limits of technology, what at first appears to be a solitary crime draws him into a labyrinth of conspiracy, betrayal and treason.The Snitch
Par Bob Leuci. 1997
When a police raid goes wrong, the fallout is deadly Nick Manaris is a promising detective, but he&’s lost his…
love for the job. After years wading through the worst the city has to offer, life as a cop has begun to feel like torture. Assigned to work with slick detective Sonny McCabe and his gang of cowboys, Nick knows he&’s gotten in over his head. Sonny believes a gang of Cubans has come to an agreement with the Mafia, trading guns for drugs, and he wants to nip their alliance in the bud. He convinces Nick to get them a warrant for a raid, and the result is tragic. The information given by Sonny&’s snitch is wrong, and the raid turns into a bloody mess. With two cops and a host of suspects dead, Nick and his fellow officers are marked for revenge—and their lives are about to get a whole lot worse.One or the Other: An Eddie Dougherty Mystery (The Eddie Dougherty Mysteries #3)
Par John McFetridge. 2016
This police procedural set in 1970s Montreal is &“an enjoyable read . . . that immerses readers in a tumultuous period in Canadian…
history&” (Publishers Weekly). In the weeks before Montreal is to host the 1976 Summer Olympics, the police are bolstering security to prevent another catastrophe like the &’72 games in Munich. But it isn&’t tight enough to stop nearly three million dollars being stolen in a bold daytime Brink&’s truck robbery. As the high-profile heist continues to baffle the police, Constable Eddie Dougherty gets a chance to prove his worth as a detective on another case. He&’s assigned to assist in a Quebec suburb investigating the deaths of two teenagers returning from a rock concert across the Jacques Cartier Bridge. Were they mugged and thrown over the side? Or was it a murder-suicide? With tensions running high in the city and his career at stake, Dougherty is about to confront one of the most challenging cases of his life.Blaine McCracken races to stop terrorists from unleashing an ancient weapon of unimaginable power at the president&’s State of the…
Union speechBlaine McCracken pulled off the impossible on a mission in Iran, but his work has just begun. Returning to the US, he faces another terrible threat in the form of Reverend Jeremiah Rule, whose hateful rhetoric has inflamed half the world, resulting in a series of devastating terrorist attacks. But Rule isn&’t acting alone. A shadowy cabal is pulling his strings, unaware that they are creating a monster who will soon spin free of their control.Finding himself a wanted man, McCracken must draw on skills and allies both old and new to get to the heart of a plot aimed at unleashing no less than the tenth circle of hell. A desperate chase takes him into the past, where the answers he needs are hidden amid two of history&’s greatest puzzles: the lost colony of Roanoke and the Mary Celeste. As the clock ticks down to an unthinkable maelstrom, McCracken and his trusty sidekick, Johnny Wareagle, must save the United States from a war the country didn&’t know it was fighting, and that it may well lose.The Coffin (Nightmare Hall #13)
Par Diane Hoh. 1995
A twisted psychopath carries out the ultimate revenge . . .Salem University violinist Tanner Leo can&’t wait for her strict…
psychiatrist father to leave for Hawaii so she can have the house all to herself. But after he leaves, Tanner finds that she is not, in fact, alone: She has a madman for company.It starts when Tanner comes home from school to discover the housekeeper gone, her pocketbook suspiciously left behind. Someone else is in the house . . . someone who viciously attacks Tanner. She wakes up in her father&’s soundproof music room, a stranger in a terrifying Halloween mask sitting across from her.A prisoner in a silent torture chamber, Tanner frantically tries to figure out who her assailant is and why he&’s locked her in. But the worst is yet to come. As her friends search for her, Tanner must find an escape hatch—before a monster with a familiar face buries her alive in a coffin made just for her.This ebook features an illustrated biography of Diane Hoh including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author&’s personal collection.The Prey: The terrifying new novel from the bestselling author of The Doll and Gallows Rock
Par Yrsa Sigurdardottir. 2023
Discover the utterly terrifying, chilling and gripping new novel from international bestseller YRSA SIGURDARDOTTIR, author of THE DOLL and GALLOWS…
ROCK'Lyrical landscape descriptions combine with intimations of terrible events in the past in this haunting story' SUNDAY TIMES'A generator of fear quite as adroit as Stephen King' THE INDEPENDENT'A magnificent writer' KARIN SLAUGHTER_________THE FIRST PHONE CALL SHOCKS A FAMILY.Kolbeinn has been called to his old home. The new owners uncovered some photos, and a muddied child's shoe bearing the name 'Salvor'. A name Kolbeinn doesn't recognise. Soon after, he hears news of his mother's deteriorating health. Her carers say she has been asking for her daughter, his sister: Salvor.THE SECOND TRACKS TWO MISSING COUPLES.Jóhanna is working with the search and rescue team in Höfn to find two couples from Reykjavik. Their phones' last location has been pinpointed to the road leading up into the highlands. In a harsh winter, the journey is treacherous, and they soon find the first body. More troubling, Johanna senses her team is being tracked through the snow.A THIRD FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE?Hjörvar works at the Stokksnes Radar Station in the highlands. He's alone when the phone connected to the gate rings: the first time it's done so since he began working there five months ago. When he answeres, he can only hear interference, and what sounds like a child's voice asking for her mother.How are these events connected?And what may be searching for its prey out on the ice?_________Praise for Yrsa Sigurdardottir's:'Dark, creepy, and gripping from beginning to end' STUART MACBRIDE'Yrsa gets better with each book' LIZ NUGENT'The queen of Icelandic thriller writers' GUARDIAN'Such engaging characters and a compelling, twisted and creepy mystery' SHARI LAPENA'Atmospheric, mysterious and brilliantly plotted' MARI HANNAH'Keeps us on the edge of our seats' INDEPENDENT'Pacy dealing out of plot twists' SUNDAY TIMES CRIME CLUB