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Los asesinos de la luna: Petróleo, dinero, homicidio y la creación del FBI.
Par David Grann. 2017
El autor de Z, la ciudad perdida, David Grann, regresa con un emocionante True Crime que desvela una de las…
conspiraciones más monstruosas de la historia de Estados Unidos. Best Seller de The New York Times, mejor libro del 2017 según Amazon y Ganador del Edgar Allan Poe Award al Best Fact Crime. En los años veinte, la comunidad india de los Osage en Oklahoma era la población de mayor renta per cápita del mundo. El petróleo que yacía bajo sus propiedades les convirtió en millonarios: construyeron mansiones, tenían chóferes privados y mandaban a sus hijos a estudiar a Europa. Pero un espiral de violencia asoló esta comunidad indígena cuando sus miembros empezaron a morir y a desaparecer en extrañas circunstancias. La familia de una mujer Osage, Mollie Burkhart, se convirtió en un objetivo principal. Sus tres hermanas fueron asesinadas. Una fue envenenada, otra murió a tiros y la tercera falleció en una explosión. Otros miembros de la los Osage morían en circunstancias misteriosas, y muchos de los que se atrevieron a investigar los crímenes fueron también asesinados. Cuando el número de muertos alcanzó los veinticuatro, el recién inaugurado FBI decidió intervenir y fue uno de sus primeros grandes casos de homicidio. Después de que la investigación resultara un desastre, el joven director J. Edgar Hoover acudió al antiguo comandante de Texas, Tom White, para que desvelase el misterio. White estableció un equipo infiltrado, incluyendo a un agente nativo en el grupo. En este apasionante true crime, que Martin Scorsese y Leonardo DiCaprio llevarán a la gran pantalla, se revelan nuevos secretos de una de las conspiraciones más siniestras contra la comunidad indígena de Estados Unidos. Como ya hizo en Z, la ciudad perdida, Grann se sumerge en una profunda y exhaustiva investigación para desvelar uno de los episodios más oscuros y despiadados de la Historia norteamericana. La crítica ha dicho:«Los asesinos de la luna es un libro magnífico, una cautivadora historia real de avaricia, asesinatos en serie e injusticia racial [...]. David Grann es un periodista extraordinario, y esta obra es quizá lo mejor que ha escrito.»Jon Krakauer «Perturbador y fascinante [...] abrasará tu alma.»Dave Eggers, The New York Times Book Review «Un trabajo magistral de periodismo literario.»The Boston Globe «La historia criminal que cuenta es atroz y repleta de héroes y villanos reales. Hará que te estremezcas ante la inhumanidad del hombre hacia sus congéneres.»Dwight Garner, The New York Times «Una historia increíble, emocionante e imposible de dejar, escrita por una autor cuyos misterios basados en hechos reales siempre van más allá de lo que el lector se espera.»The Paris Review «Como un maestro de la historia detectivesca, Grann sabe guardarse lo mejor para el final. Es ahí donde su investigación meticulosa, paciente y detallada finalmente penetra la neblina de mentiras y pruebas comprometedoras para llegar al sólido territorio de la verdad.»The Wall Street JournalNine Lives: My Time As MI6's Top Spy Inside al-Qaeda
Par Paul Cruickshank, Tim Lister, Aimen Dean. 2019
As one of al-Qaeda&’s most respected bomb-makers, Aimen Dean rubbed shoulders with the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks and swore…
allegiance to Osama bin Laden. As a double agent at the heart of al-Qaeda&’s chemical weapons programme, he foiled attacks on civilians and saved countless lives, brushing with death so often that his handlers began to call him their spy with nine lives. This is the story of how a young Muslim, determined to defend his faith, found himself fighting on the wrong side – and his fateful decision to work undercover for his sworn enemy. From the killing fields of Bosnia to the training camps of Afghanistan, from running money and equipment in Britain to dodging barrel bombs in Syria, we discover what life is like inside the global jihad, and what it will take to stop it once and for all.The Liar: It takes one to catch one. (Eddie Flynn Series)
Par Steve Cavanagh. 2017
A must-read for fans of Lee Child, John Grisham and Michael Connelly. Combining gripping action and ingenious plotting, THE LIAR…
is the brilliant new legal thriller from the author of THE DEFENCE and THE PLEA.A MISSING CHILDWhen wealthy businessman Leonard Howell's daughter is kidnapped, the police jump on it straight away. But Howell knows this won't be straightforward - he needs someone willing to break the rules.A CRIMINAL LAWYEROnce a con artist, now a hotshot lawyer, Eddie Flynn's learnt that fast talk and sleight of hand are just as important in the courtroom are they are on the street. Knowing what it's like to lose a daughter, he'll stop at nothing to save Howell's.A CORRUPT CASEWith a client on trial for his life, and the body count rising, Eddie Flynn is starting to fear that the whole thing was a set-up from the very beginning.The only question is who is deadlier - the man who knows the truth, or the one who believes a lie? A missing girl, a desperate father and a case that threatens to destroy everyone involved - Eddie Flynn's got his work cut out in the thrilling new novel from the author of The Defence.Read by Adam Sims(p) 2017 Isis Publishing LtdTwist: The electrifying heist thriller – now a major movie
Par Tom Grass. 2014
Eighteen-year-old Twist doesn't have much. No money, no home and no family. All he has is his reputation as one…
of the most daring street artists in London - whose unique skills are matched only by his infamous talent as a climber and freerunner.But when he finds himself on the run from the police, he knows that he could be about to lose the last thing he has left - his freedom. Until he is saved by the mysterious Dodge. When Dodge introduces him to con artist and art 'collector' Cornelius Faginescu, Twist realises that he finally has the chance to be part of something. All that he has to do is put aside his moral objections and learn to steal...Read by Robert Madge(p) 2014 Orion Publishing GroupTwentieth-Century Spies
Par Neil Root. 2010
What drives a person to enter the deadly world of high-level espionage? In this investigation of the most important cases of the…
twentieth century, Neil Root focuses on the personalities of these enigmatic figures, discusses their motivations and influences, and asks whether they were heroes, traitors or just scapegoats.Twentieth-Century Spies
Par Neil Root. 2010
What drives a person to enter the deadly world of high-level espionage? In this investigation of the most important cases of the…
twentieth century, Neil Root focuses on the personalities of these enigmatic figures, discusses their motivations and influences, and asks whether they were heroes, traitors or just scapegoats.Los asesinos de la luna: Petróleo, dinero, homicidio y la creación del FBI.
Par David Grann. 2017
El autor de Z, la ciudad perdida, David Grann, regresa con un emocionante True Crime que desvela una de las…
conspiraciones más monstruosas de la historia de Estados Unidos. Best Seller de The New York Times, mejor libro del 2017 según Amazon y Ganador del Edgar Allan Poe Award al Best Fact Crime. En los años veinte, la comunidad india de los Osage en Oklahoma era la población de mayor renta per cápita del mundo. El petróleo que yacía bajo sus propiedades les convirtió en millonarios: construyeron mansiones, tenían chóferes privados y mandaban a sus hijos a estudiar a Europa. Pero un espiral de violencia asoló esta comunidad indígena cuando sus miembros empezaron a morir y a desaparecer en extrañas circunstancias. La familia de una mujer Osage, Mollie Burkhart, se convirtió en un objetivo principal. Sus tres hermanas fueron asesinadas. Una fue envenenada, otra murió a tiros y la tercera falleció en una explosión. Otros miembros de la los Osage morían en circunstancias misteriosas, y muchos de los que se atrevieron a investigar los crímenes fueron también asesinados. Cuando el número de muertos alcanzó los veinticuatro, el recién inaugurado FBI decidió intervenir y fue uno de sus primeros grandes casos de homicidio. Después de que la investigación resultara un desastre, el joven director J. Edgar Hoover acudió al antiguo comandante de Texas, Tom White, para que desvelase el misterio. White estableció un equipo infiltrado, incluyendo a un agente nativo en el grupo. En este apasionante true crime,que Martin Scorsese y Leonardo DiCaprio llevarán a la gran pantalla, se revelan nuevos secretos de unade las conspiraciones más siniestras contra la comunidad indígena de Estados Unidos. Como ya hizo en Z, la ciudad perdida, Grann se sumerge en una profunda y exhaustiva investigación para desvelar uno de los episodios más oscuros y despiadados de la Historia norteamericana. La crítica ha dicho:«Los asesinos de la luna es un relato perturbador, agonizante y sin parangón, capaz de estrujarte el estómago en un puño y no soltarlo hasta leer la deliberación final, que invito a que conozcas de la mano de Grann»Alba R.Prieto, Negra y mortal «Una historia increíble y monstruosamente disparatada, pero desgraciadamente cierta, estupendamente bien contada en un espléndido ejercicio de nuevo periodismo. Una vez más, la realidad supera a la ficción.»Antonio F. Rodríguez, La Antigua Biblos«Los asesinos de la luna es un libro magnífico, una cautivadora historia real de avaricia, asesinatos en serie e injusticia racial [...]. David Grann es un periodista extraordinario, y esta obra es quizá lo mejor que ha escrito.»Jon Krakauer «Perturbador y fascinante [...] abrasará tu alma.»Dave Eggers, The New York Times Book Review«Un trabajo magistral de periodismo literario.»The Boston Globe «La historia criminal que cuenta es atroz y repleta de héroes y villanos reales. Hará que te estremezcas ante la inhumanidad del hombre hacia sus congéneres.»Dwight Garner, The New York Times «Una historia increíble, emocionante e imposible de dejar, escrita por una autor cuyos misterios basados en hechos reales siempre van más allá de lo que el lector se espera.»The Paris Review «Como un maestro de la historia detectivesca, Grann sabe guardarse lo mejor para el final. Es ahí donde su investigación meticulosa, paciente y detallada finalmente penetrala neblina de mentiras y pruebas comprometedoras para llegar al sólido territorio de la verdad.»The Wall Street JournalRun to Me: Last Chance Rescue Book 3 (Last Chance Rescue)
Par Christy Reece. 2009
For fans of Maya Banks, Nina Bruhns, Pamela Clare and Julie Ann Walker. The third novel in New York Times…
bestselling author Christy Reece's addictive Last Chance Rescue series of sexy suspense and thrilling adventure. Driven to grief and fury over the death of her husband, Shea Monroe, an operative for Last Chance Rescue, goes deep undercover, vowing vengeance against his killer. Instead, she ends up the captive of a vicious human trafficker. Ethan Bishop will do anything to keep his best friend's wife safe, even if the feelings he once had for her are resurfacing. As he rescues Shea, they fall for each. But the treachery and tragedies of the past won't leave either of them alone. Now Shea and Ethan must fight for their relationship, even as they run from the enemy on their tail...Don't miss the other pulse-pounding novels in the Last Chance Rescue series, Rescue Me, Return To Me, No Chance, Second Chance, Last Chance, Sweet Justice, Sweet Revenge, and Sweet Reward, or the steamy southern suspense of the Wildefire series by Christy's alter-ego Ella Grace which begins with Midnight Secrets.The Liar: It takes one to catch one.
Par Steve Cavanagh. 2017
***WINNER OF THE CWA GOLD DAGGER AWARD 2018***A MISSING GIRL. A DESPERATE FATHER.A CASE WHICH WILL TEAR THEM APART.'Plotting that…
takes the breath away' Ian Rankin'A fantastic thriller writer' Mark Billingham* * * * *WHO IS DEADLIER ...Leonard Howell's worst nightmare has come true: his daughter Caroline has been kidnapped. He can't rely on the cops, so Howell calls the only man he trusts to get her back.THE MAN WHO KNOWS THE TRUTH Eddie Flynn knows what it's like to lose a daughter and vows to bring Caroline home safe. Once a con artist, now a hotshot criminal attorney, Flynn is no stranger to the shady New York underworld.... OR THE ONE WHO BELIEVES A LIE?However, as he steps back into his old life, Flynn realizes that the rules of the game have changed - and that he is being played. But who is pulling the strings? And is anyone in this twisted case telling the truth...?* * * * *An ingenious plot, gripping action and characters who leap off the page: discover why readers love Steve Cavanagh:'Cavanagh stands head and shoulders above the competition, with his skilfully plotted, action-packed and big-hearted Eddie Flynn novels . . . highly intelligent, twist-laden and absolutely unputdownable' Eva Dolan, author of the critically acclaimed Tell No Tales'What a thriller! Breathlessly brilliant and fiendishly clever' Miranda Dickinson'A cleverly constructed legal thriller combined with a classic locked-room mystery. Eddie Flynn is fast becoming one of my favourite fictional heroes and Cavanagh one of my favourite thriller writers.' S.J.I. Holliday, author of Black Wood'Raymond Chandler could have created Eddie Flynn. THE PLEA is Phillip Marlowe and Michael Connolly's Mickey Haller combined, with a bit of Jim Thompson's THE GRIFTERS thrown in. A superb read with a main character destined to be one of the most talked about in crime fiction.' Howard Linskey, author of The Search*If you like John Grisham, Lee Child and Michael Connelly, you will LOVE the gripping and twisty Eddie Flynn series:1. The Defence2. The Plea3. The Liar4. Thirteen* Each Eddie Flynn thriller can be read as a standalone or in series order *The Liar: It takes one to catch one. (Eddie Flynn Ser.)
Par Steve Cavanagh. 2017
***WINNER OF THE CWA GOLD DAGGER AWARD 2018***A MISSING GIRL. A DESPERATE FATHER.A CASE WHICH WILL TEAR THEM APART.'Plotting that…
takes the breath away' Ian Rankin'A fantastic thriller writer' Mark Billingham* * * * *WHO IS DEADLIER ...Leonard Howell's worst nightmare has come true: his daughter Caroline has been kidnapped. He can't rely on the cops, so Howell calls the only man he trusts to get her back.THE MAN WHO KNOWS THE TRUTH Eddie Flynn knows what it's like to lose a daughter and vows to bring Caroline home safe. Once a con artist, now a hotshot criminal attorney, Flynn is no stranger to the shady New York underworld.... OR THE ONE WHO BELIEVES A LIE?However, as he steps back into his old life, Flynn realizes that the rules of the game have changed - and that he is being played. But who is pulling the strings? And is anyone in this twisted case telling the truth...?* * * * *An ingenious plot, gripping action and characters who leap off the page: discover why readers love Steve Cavanagh:'Cavanagh stands head and shoulders above the competition, with his skilfully plotted, action-packed and big-hearted Eddie Flynn novels . . . highly intelligent, twist-laden and absolutely unputdownable' Eva Dolan, author of the critically acclaimed Tell No Tales'What a thriller! Breathlessly brilliant and fiendishly clever' Miranda Dickinson'A cleverly constructed legal thriller combined with a classic locked-room mystery. Eddie Flynn is fast becoming one of my favourite fictional heroes and Cavanagh one of my favourite thriller writers.' S.J.I. Holliday, author of Black Wood'Raymond Chandler could have created Eddie Flynn. THE PLEA is Phillip Marlowe and Michael Connolly's Mickey Haller combined, with a bit of Jim Thompson's THE GRIFTERS thrown in. A superb read with a main character destined to be one of the most talked about in crime fiction.' Howard Linskey, author of The Search*If you like John Grisham, Lee Child and Michael Connelly, you will LOVE the gripping and twisty Eddie Flynn series:1. The Defence2. The Plea3. The Liar4. Thirteen* Each Eddie Flynn thriller can be read as a standalone or in series order *The Liar: It takes one to catch one. (Eddie Flynn Series)
Par Steve Cavanagh. 2017
***WINNER OF THE CWA GOLD DAGGER AWARD 2018***A MISSING GIRL. A DESPERATE FATHER.A CASE WHICH WILL TEAR THEM APART.'Plotting that…
takes the breath away' Ian Rankin'A fantastic thriller writer' Mark Billingham* * * * *WHO IS DEADLIER ...Leonard Howell's worst nightmare has come true: his daughter Caroline has been kidnapped. He can't rely on the cops, so Howell calls the only man he trusts to get her back.THE MAN WHO KNOWS THE TRUTH Eddie Flynn knows what it's like to lose a daughter and vows to bring Caroline home safe. Once a con artist, now a hotshot criminal attorney, Flynn is no stranger to the shady New York underworld.... OR THE ONE WHO BELIEVES A LIE?However, as he steps back into his old life, Flynn realizes that the rules of the game have changed - and that he is being played. But who is pulling the strings? And is anyone in this twisted case telling the truth...?* * * * *An ingenious plot, gripping action and characters who leap off the page: discover why readers love Steve Cavanagh:'Cavanagh stands head and shoulders above the competition, with his skilfully plotted, action-packed and big-hearted Eddie Flynn novels . . . highly intelligent, twist-laden and absolutely unputdownable' Eva Dolan, author of the critically acclaimed Tell No Tales'What a thriller! Breathlessly brilliant and fiendishly clever' Miranda Dickinson'A cleverly constructed legal thriller combined with a classic locked-room mystery. Eddie Flynn is fast becoming one of my favourite fictional heroes and Cavanagh one of my favourite thriller writers.' S.J.I. Holliday, author of Black Wood'Raymond Chandler could have created Eddie Flynn. THE PLEA is Phillip Marlowe and Michael Connolly's Mickey Haller combined, with a bit of Jim Thompson's THE GRIFTERS thrown in. A superb read with a main character destined to be one of the most talked about in crime fiction.' Howard Linskey, author of The Search*If you like John Grisham, Lee Child and Michael Connelly, you will LOVE the gripping and twisty Eddie Flynn series:1. The Defence2. The Plea3. The Liar4. Thirteen* Each Eddie Flynn thriller can be read as a standalone or in series order *The Liar: It takes one to catch one. (Eddie Flynn Series)
Par Steve Cavanagh. 2017
***WINNER OF THE CWA GOLD DAGGER AWARD 2018***A MISSING GIRL. A DESPERATE FATHER.A CASE WHICH WILL TEAR THEM APART.'Plotting that…
takes the breath away' Ian Rankin'A fantastic thriller writer' Mark Billingham* * * * *WHO IS DEADLIER ...Leonard Howell's worst nightmare has come true: his daughter Caroline has been kidnapped. He can't rely on the cops, so Howell calls the only man he trusts to get her back.THE MAN WHO KNOWS THE TRUTH Eddie Flynn knows what it's like to lose a daughter and vows to bring Caroline home safe. Once a con artist, now a hotshot criminal attorney, Flynn is no stranger to the shady New York underworld.... OR THE ONE WHO BELIEVES A LIE?However, as he steps back into his old life, Flynn realizes that the rules of the game have changed - and that he is being played. But who is pulling the strings? And is anyone in this twisted case telling the truth...?* * * * *An ingenious plot, gripping action and characters who leap off the page: discover why readers love Steve Cavanagh:'Cavanagh stands head and shoulders above the competition, with his skilfully plotted, action-packed and big-hearted Eddie Flynn novels . . . highly intelligent, twist-laden and absolutely unputdownable' Eva Dolan, author of the critically acclaimed Tell No Tales'What a thriller! Breathlessly brilliant and fiendishly clever' Miranda Dickinson'A cleverly constructed legal thriller combined with a classic locked-room mystery. Eddie Flynn is fast becoming one of my favourite fictional heroes and Cavanagh one of my favourite thriller writers.' S.J.I. Holliday, author of Black Wood'Raymond Chandler could have created Eddie Flynn. THE PLEA is Phillip Marlowe and Michael Connolly's Mickey Haller combined, with a bit of Jim Thompson's THE GRIFTERS thrown in. A superb read with a main character destined to be one of the most talked about in crime fiction.' Howard Linskey, author of The Search*If you like John Grisham, Lee Child and Michael Connelly, you will LOVE the gripping and twisty Eddie Flynn series:1. The Defence2. The Plea3. The Liar4. Thirteen* Each Eddie Flynn thriller can be read as a standalone or in series order *Twist: The electrifying heist thriller – now a major movie
Par Tom Grass. 2014
Packed with action, love and betrayal, Tom Grass's electrifying heist thriller is a gripping reinvention of the Dickens classic, OLIVER…
TWIST.Now a major film starring Michael Caine, Lena Headey, Rita Ora and Raff Law.Eighteen-year-old Twist doesn't have much. No money, no home and no family. All he has is his reputation as one of the most daring street artists in London - whose unique skills are matched only by his infamous talent as a climber and freerunner.But when he finds himself on the run from the police, he knows that he could be about to lose the last thing he has left - his freedom. Until he is saved by the mysterious Dodge. When Dodge introduces him to con artist and art 'collector' Cornelius Faginescu, Twist realises that he finally has the chance to be part of something. All that he has to do is put aside his moral objections and learn to steal...