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Accidents Happen
F.H. Batacan''s first novel, Smaller and Smaller Circles, was an instant classic when it was published in 1999, a masterpiece of Filipino crime that won the Philippine Book Award. In this, her second work of fiction, she gives us a far-ranging collection that explores the darkest corners of human experience, depicting with pitch black humor the systems of class and politics that her characters are trapped in, and the moments violence - accidental or otherwise - that can, at any moment, shatter their lives. The driver for a wealthy family witnesses the aftermath of the disappearance of the family''s twelve-year-old son. A field investigator for the World Health Organization travels the world giving presentations about a biomedical enzyme that will lead to the extinction of the human race. And Father Augusto Saenz, the Jesuit priest and forensic anthropologist from Smaller and Smaller Circles, returns to investigate the murder of a woman whose secretive life holds the key to her death. Sure to cement Batacan''s status as a crime writer of global status, Accidents Happen is a probing and relentless series of dark excursions into worlds where the smallest moments are infused with life and vibrating with menace, and death is always close at hand.
Vanishing Daughters
A haunted woman stalked by a serial killer confronts the horrors of fairy tales and the nightmares of real life in a breathtaking novel of psychological suspense by a Bram Stoker Award?winning author.It started the night journalist Briar Thorne?s mother died in their rambling old mansion on Chicago?s South Side.The nightmares of a woman in white pleading to come home, music switched on in locked rooms, and the panicked fear of being swallowed by the dark?Bri has almost convinced herself that these stirrings of dread are simply manifestations of grief and not the beyond-world of ghostly impossibilities her mother believed in. And more tangible terrors still lurk outside the decaying Victorian greystone.A serial killer has claimed the lives of fifty-one women in the Chicago area. When Bri starts researching the murders, she meets a stranger who tells her there?s more to her sleepless nights than bad dreams?they hold the key to putting ghosts to rest and stopping a killer. But the killer has caught on and is closing in, and if Bri doesn?t answer the call of the dead soon, she?ll be walking among them.
Command Performance
A thrilling, inventive, playful, and unorthodox detective and caper novel, the latest work by a French master.?Fans of Jean-Patrick Manchette''s deadpan irony will appreciate Command Performance, Echenoz''s vibrant, playful homage to the hard-boiled genre, which plays like The Big Lebowski on the Seine.? ?Publishers WeeklyGerard Fulmard is a loser. A disgraced former flight attendant, he attempts the métier of private detective, with spectacularly disastrous results, then begins working for an obscure political groupuscule beset by an outsized share of infighting and backroom maneuvering. At first employed as an enforcer, Fulmard is then co-opted by one of the party?s less savory factions, sinking in deeper and deeper until he finds himself the reluctant assassin of the party?s own leader?and that?s when things really start going downhill. Meanwhile, projectiles crash down from the sky, corpses turn up in perfect health, main characters suffer sudden death, and nothing is as it seems. In Command Performance, Jean Echenoz, one of France?s most respected contemporary writers, toys with the tropes of genre fiction and high literature, displaying the twists of plot and turns of phrase that have become his signature, and that have made him, in the words of The Washington Post, ?the most distinctive voice of his generation and the master magician of the contemporary French novel.?
A Mother's Love
When innkeeper Dorthe Hyllested is found murdered, the police are surprised and puzzled to discover a concealed nursery in her upstairs apartment. As far as her friends and family knew, the recently widowed Dorthe was childless - so who lived in this secret toy-strewn room? And more importantly, where is the child now? Detective Louise Rick has just taken on a challenging new job as head of the freshly-created Mobile Task Unit, charged with solving the most difficult cases all over Denmark. With Dorthe''s murder as her first investigation and the clock ticking to find the missing child, Louise is dismayed to learn that none of her handpicked group of seasoned investigators have been approved for transfer to her new unit. Instead, she must cobble together a brand new, unproven team from a group of officers she''s never met. Worst of all, finding the identity of the mysterious child will necessitate collaborating with the Missing Persons department - which will mean working closely with Louise''s former fiance, Eik, who abruptly broke things off with Louise last year for reasons she never fully understood, leaving her devastated. Could the mystery of Dorthe''s murder and the hidden child have something to do with the cabin in the woods behind the inn where men are often seen coming and going at all hours? With no witnesses to Dorthe''s murder and no real leads, and an unproven and potentially untrustworthy team behind her, Louise finds herself grasping at unlikely connections - but the twisted story she begins to uncover turns out to be darker and more dangerous than she ever imagined...
Following My Nose
Following my Nose is Hugo and Nebula
author and critic Alexei Panshin’s very personal journey into literary analysis
and his own reflections.
Panshin discusses his own journey as well
as works that influenced his own writing and on science fiction in general.
Authors like A.E. van Vogt, Charles Dodgson (Lewis Caroll) and others have
shaped both the genre as well as Panshin’s own art.
This work also discusses a broader critique
of the genre and its impact on literature and culture, drawing heavily from his
outstanding, Hugo-winning book, The World Beyond the Hill.
Beautifully written as only Alexei Panshin
can, the book perfectly melds his own personal journey, a unique perspective on
science fiction and the power of the genre to influence our culture.
Mr. Whisper
Four brilliant investigators combine forces to outwit an insidious master of online mind control in a gripping thriller by the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Final Equinox.Investigator Sloan McPherson finds a frightened vagrant suffering from amnesia living in a Florida swamp?then learns he disappeared from Oregon when he was a teenager. To find out how he ended up three thousand miles from home thirty years later, Sloan enlists the help of two brilliant colleagues.FBI agent Jessica Blackwood and scientist Theo Cray have already made an alarming connection. A female classmate of the Everglades drifter disappeared at the same time, and their high school journals reveal ties to an enigmatic figure they both called Mr. Whisper. Under his influence they did as they were told. The case is also attracting the attention of corporate security expert Brad Trasker, whose trail is leading to the dark heart of a master manipulator.Jessica, Theo, Sloan, and Brad must now bring their unique skills to the table to take down a diabolical adversary. Unless Mr. Whisper?s decades-long control of the vulnerable is too powerful and far-reaching to stop.
The Stranger in the Library
When a traveling show of impressionist art comes to Nags Head, North Carolina, librarian Lucy and the staff at the Bodie Island Lighthouse Library are inspired to create an educational display about art history. Their launch of the display is a huge success, but the morning after, they discover that a reproduction of a famous painting has gone missing. No one knows why anyone would bother stealing it: the picture is of no value - the real, priceless painting is under lock and key at the art show itself. Lucy gets an invite to the glitzy opening night for the real show, where she notices unusual tension among the show''s organizers. Then, the man scheduled to give the welcoming speech fails to arrive, and a party-goer is discovered drowned in a fish pond. Meanwhile, Louise Jane is totally captivated by Tom Reilly, a handsome, charming art dealer lurking at the edges of the receptions on both nights. Tom slipped away from the party early, and he cannot be located by the police. Who, Lucy asks, is Tom Reilly, the shadowy figure threatening to break Louise Jane''s heart? Something is afoot in Nags Head, and it''s up to Lucy and her friends to get to the bottom of it before it''s not just paintings being framed.
Where the Bones Lie
?WHERE THE BONES LIE is a road trip into California?s gleaming, seething underbelly. Movie stars, mobsters, wildfires?buckle up and hold on for a heady ride.? ? Meg Gardiner, #1 New York Times bestselling author?WHERE THE BONES LIE isn?t just Nick Kolakowski?s strongest novel yet, it?s a helluva page-turner, loaded with sinister humor, a twisty plot, and the kind of complicated characters readers deserve. Don?t miss this one.?? Alex Segura, author of Secret Identity and Alter Ego?Nick Kolakowski is a noir voice for the 21st century.? ? Steven Powell, Edgar-winning author of Love Me Fierce in Danger: The Life of James Ellroy?Nick Kolakowski?s WHERE THE BONES LIE starts off in fifth gear and never slows down. This is the best detective novel I?ve read in years.?? Steve Weddle, author of The County LineFor Dash Fuller, Hollywood?s underbelly is home. He?s spent years making the film industry?s worst secrets disappear, and it?s left him a cynical burnout with a taste for bourbon and self-loathing.But when a young woman comes to him with a peculiar quest, Dash sees a chance at redemption. Madeline Ironwood is the daughter of Ken Ironwood, a notorious smuggler and murderer who disappeared 20 years ago. Ken?s skeleton has just been discovered in a barrel at the bottom of a dried-up lake, and Madeline wants to know who killed him. Dash agrees to help, and as this desperate daughter and jaded cynic claw their way through a world of sun-bleached secrets, crooked cops, and Hollywood thugs, they soon uncover a conspiracy involving some of LA?s most powerful people. Get ready for a fast-paced, darkly funny thriller with a twist you won?t see coming.
The Gaia Chime
Charlotte, seeking to make a documentary for her graduate thesis enlists the older Seth, a burned-out film teacher with a history of scandal, to film the daily life of a rising tennis star, Bobby Weller. It''s a glimpse into the world of the rich and dedicated that turns horrifying when Bobby murders both his parents on live TV. It''s patricide, an echo of Zeus rising up against Cronos, the young gods replacing the titans. Now, the very public slaughter prompts the filmmakers to trace the threads of blood to the rich and powerful and the horror of global destruction. Can they stop the Gaia Chime? First, they need to find out what it is...FLAME TREE PRESS is the imprint of long-standing independent Flame Tree Publishing, dedicated to excellent original writing in horror, science fiction and fantasy. The list brings together fantastic new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices. Learn more at www.flametreepress.com and connect on social media @FlameTreePress. Awarded independent publisher of 2024 by the British Fantasy Society.
The Four Queens of Crime
1938, London. The four queens of British crime fiction, Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Ngaio Marsh, and Margery Allingham, are hosting a gala to raise money for the Women''s Voluntary Service to help Britain prepare for war. Baronet Sir Henry Heathcote has loaned Hursley House for the event and all the elites of London society are attending. The gala is a brilliant success, despite a few hiccups, but the next morning Sir Henry is found dead in the library. Detective Chief Inspectors Lilian Wyles and Richard Davidson from Scotland Yard are quickly summoned and discover a cluster of potential suspects among the guests, including an upset fiancee, a politically ambitious son, a reserved but protective brother, an irate son-in-law, a rebellious teenage daughter, and the deputy home secretary. Quietly recruiting the four queens of crime, DCI Wyles must sort through the messy aftermath of Sir Henry''s death to solve the mystery and identify the killer.
Klub nepochopených mužov
Každý z protagonistov Chestertonových poviedok – členov „Klubu nepochopených mužov“ – má na svedomí niečo, čomu sa bežne hovorí zločin. Všetci autorovi hrdinovia však tieto kriminálne činy spáchali preto, aby zabránili oveľa horším zločinom.
Klub nepochopených mužov (1930) patrí medzi nadčasovú klasiku detektívneho žánru. Anglický prozaik, novinár, esejista, historik a teológ Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874 – 1936) napísal štyri odlišné a neuveriteľne napínavé príbehy plné tajomstiev a intríg, v ktorých opäť prejavil svoj osobitý literárny štýl, charakteristický dômyselnými slovnými hračkami a obdivuhodne vybudovanými zápletkami. Kniha sa odohráva na začiatku 20. storočia a čitateľovi ponúka fascinujúci náhľad do spoločenského a kultúrneho kontextu tej doby.
Plodný prozaik a vplyvný mysliteľ tak opäť spojil svoje hlboké filozofické postrehy s neuveriteľným rozprávačským talentom a vytvoril strhujúce dielo, ktoré uspokojí každého milovníka kvalitnej detektívky.
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Vraždy v Cherringhamu: Smrt otce Byrnea
Nedaleko kláštera, kde našlo domov několik řádových sester františkánek, je na Velký pátek nalezeno bezvládné tělo otce Byrnea, oblíbeného kněze. Jak se ukáže, jeho smrt obestírá nejedna podezřelá okolnost a na povrch vyplují temná tajemství, která vrhnou na zprvu náhodnou smrt úplně jiné světlo. Sarah a Jack mají plné ruce práce, aby vypátrali, kdo za záhadným úmrtím stojí.
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Vihargyermek
Evie Cormac múltjának a rejtélye a felnőttkorárais rányomja a bélyegét. Gyermekként a rendőrök egy titkos szobában rejtőzve találtak rá egy olyan házban, ahol egy férfit halálra kínoztak. Fogvatartói és bántalmazói közül sokan elmenekültek az igazságszolgáltatás elől, ám Evie sosem felejtette el őket. Most, egy forró nyári napon a múlt újra magával ragadja a lányt, amikor végignézi, ahogy tizenhét menekült holttestét partra mossa a víz egy angliai strandon. Egyetlen túlélő van, egy tizenéves fiú, aki elmondja a rendőröknek, hogy a csónakjukat szándékosan süllyesztették el. A rendőrség Cyrus Haven pszichológust kéri fel a gyilkosságok hátterének kivizsgálására, ám a férfi azonnal rájön, hogy Evie-nek is köze van a tragédiához. A bűntény felderítésével végre megfejtheti a lány múltjának titkait. De vajon milyen gonosz erőt szabadít el?
Dvanáct spících panen
Mrtvá žena zaklíněná v dutině stromu. Dávná píseň o tajemné Heitschi, která nosí smrt. Šílený spisovatel žijící v Tupadelských skalách a jedno velké tajemství svobodných zednářů – o tom všem vypráví fascinující příběh z Pošumaví.
Poklidnou vesnicí Tupadly u Klatov otřese hrůzná vražda. Poštmistr Julius Živný se společně se svým přítelem, doktorem Frantou Schullerbauerem, vydává po stopách vraha a starého tajemství, které je zavede k záhadám větším, než si dokázali představit. V neklidných dobách po první světové válce navíc musí čelit nejen dávným démonům, ale i těm současným…
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Death in le Jardin
From the bestselling author of Death and Croissants comes a murder mystery perfect for fans of Richard Osman, Julia Chapman, or MC Beaton
On the surface, Richard Ainsworth has life where he wants it. Middle-aged navel gazing and Olympic levels of procrastination are exactly what rural life in France should be about.
Then crisis hits his posh B&B when redoubtable housekeeper, Madame Tablier, is accused of murder. Even more surprisingly, it's the murder of a former fiancé, turned brother-in-law. None of which the stubborn old woman denies.
Valérie d'Orçay is having none of it and their investigation leads them to a strange tourist garden village, where backbiting, recriminations and even former colleagues provide a deadly scenario more tangled than knotweed.
Zrádce
Po vytrvalých lijácích dojde v Larviku k sesuvu půdy, který strhne několik domů. Wisting se podílí na nočním zásahu, při němž záchranáři vyprostí všechny obyvatele a shledají, že si katastrofa nevyžádala oběti na životech. Přesto je další den v závalu nalezen mrtvý muž. Při bližším ohledání se ukáže, že zemřel před nejméně dvěma dny a že jde o švédského občana. Wisting je jmenován vedoucím norsko-švédského vyšetřovacího týmu. Záhy se ale objeví náznaky, že mezi policisty se skrývá alespoň jeden zrádce…
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A Guest in the House
A contemporary gothic horror and comics classic, perfect for fans of Stephen King, Stranger Things and The Haunting of Hill House.
I used to dream of Dragons. . .
Abby is settling into married life: making coffee, cooking for David and her stepdaughter Crystal, spending evenings curled up together in front of the TV. For a quiet woman without many friends, she's proud of the life she has built, and desperately wants to believe they will all be happy.
But what really happened to Crystal's mother, the artist who no-one speaks of? What secrets does their strange house by the water harbour, and what of Abby's old dreams and fears, of Lady Grey, the Knight and the Dragons?
In their chilling return - a story of grief, ghosts, and the struggle to be true to oneself - E.M. Carroll casts another unforgettable spell.
Génius zločinu
Doktor Theo Cray a agentka FBI Jessica Blackwoodová musejí spojit síly, aby dokázali odvrátit apokalyptické spiknutí!
Záhadná elektrická bouře uvrhne Manhattan do temnoty, a když se na něj ještě snese prapodivná dusivá mlha, zhroutí se veškerá elektronická komunikace – jako by ostrov vmžiku zmizel v prázdnotě.
Zvláštní agentka FBI Jessica Blackwoodová a brilantní vědec Theo Cray vědí, že nejde o nešťastnou náhodu, nýbrž o promyšlený trik. Při převozu z newyorského vězení totiž uprchl jejich úhlavní nepřítel, sériový vrah a mistr manipulace zvaný Čaroděj, který slíbil skoncovat s lidstvem. A nyní své sliby plní.
Města po celém světě postupně propadají chaosu a mizí v podobných černých dírách, což je však pouze předzvěst něčeho mnohem většího. Mají-li Jessica s Theem Čarodějovy záměry zhatit, musejí se ponořit do nejhlubších stínů i té nejtemnější ze všech myslí…
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The Murder Of Gabbar
Gabbar Singh, a notorious and powerful gangster, is found brutally murdered in his own territory. With the city at the brink of a full-blown gang war, DSP Gaurav is brought in for damage control. Despite being an expert in handling sensitive situations, Gaurav finds the odds stacked against him. The case keeps leading him in circles with too many suspects with both motive and the means. The politicians and the police department struggle to control the violence from spilling over to the streets while Gaurav continues to look for the killer. As the body count keeps increasing, Gaurav faces a race against time to find the truth behind the murder of the infamous gangster.
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