Atlanta itself is a crime scene. After all, Georgia was founded as a de facto penal colony and in 1864, Sherman burned the city to the ground. We might argue about whether the arson was the crime or the response to the crime, but this is indisputable: Atlanta is a city sewn from the ashes and everything that grows here is at once fertilized and corrupted by the past . . .
These stories do not necessarily conform to the traditional expectations of noir . . . However, they all share the quality of exposing the rot underneath the scent of magnolia and pine. Noir, in my opinion, is more a question of tone than content. The moral universe of the story is as significant as the physical space. Noir is a realm where the good guys seldom win; perhaps they hardly exist at all. Few bad deeds go unrewarded, and good intentions are not the road to hell, but are hell itself . . . Welcome to Atlanta Noir. Come sit on the veranda, or the terrace of a high-rise condo. Pour yourself a glass of sweet tea, and fortify it with a slug of bourbon. Put your feet up. Enjoy these stories, and watch your back.
Contains mature themes.
An exploration of domestic derangement, as sinister as Daphne Du Maurier's classic Rebecca, that plumbs the depths of sibling rivalry with wit and menace.
Oh, to be a Beloved-one of those lucky people for whom nothing ever goes wrong. Everything falls into their laps without effort: happiness, beauty, good fortune, allure.
Betty Stash is not a Beloved-but her little sister, the delightful Gloria, is. She's the one with the golden curls and sunny disposition and captivating smile, the one whose best friend used to be Betty's, the one whose husband should have been Betty's. And then, to everyone's surprise, Gloria inherits the family manse-a vast, gorgeous pile of ancient stone, imposing timbers, and lush gardens-that was never meant to be hers.
Losing what Betty considers her rightful inheritance is the final indignity. As she single-mindedly pursues her plan to see the estate returned to her in all its glory, her determined and increasingly unhinged behavior-aided by poisonous mushrooms, talking walls, and a phantom dog-escalates to the point of no return. The Beloveds will have you wondering if there's a length to which an envious sister won't go.
A blistering novel of violence and deliverance set against the mythic backdrop of the Mississippi Delta
The acres and acres of fertile soil, the two-hundred-year-old antebellum house, all gone. And so is the woman who gave it to Jack, the foster mother only days away from dying, her mind eroded by dementia, the family legacy she entrusted to Jack now owned by banks and strangers. And Jack's mind has begun to fail, too. The decades of bare-knuckle fighting are now taking their toll, as concussion after concussion forces him to carry around a stash of illegal painkillers and a notebook of names that separates friend from foe.
But in a single twisted night, Jack loses his chance to win it all back. Hijacked by a sleazy gambler out to settle a score, Jack is robbed of the money that will clear his debt with Big Momma Sweet-the queen of Delta vice, whose deep backwoods playground offers sin to all those willing to pay-and open a path that could lead him back home. Yet this sudden reversal of fortunes introduces an unlikely savior in the form of a sultry, tattooed carnival worker. Guided by what she calls her "church of coincidence," Annette pushes Jack toward redemption, only to discover that the world of Big Momma Sweet is filled with savage danger.
Damaged by regret, crippled by twenty-five years of fists and elbows, heartbroken by his own betrayals, Jack is forced to step into the fighting pit one last time, the stakes nothing less than life or death. With the raw power and poetry of a young Larry Brown and the mysticism of Cormac McCarthy, Michael Farris Smith cements his place as one of the finest writers in the American literary landscape.
'Claustrophobic and compelling' KARIN SLAUGHTER
'A rollercoaster with multiple twists' DAILY MAIL
'A million dollar new story from a million selling author' SARAH PINBOROUGH
Sometimes your first love won't let you go...
When Lou Wandsworth ran away to France with her teacher Mike Hughes, she thought he was the love of her life. But Mike wasn't what he seemed and he left her life in pieces.
Now 32, Lou discovers that he is involved with teenager Chloe Meadows. Determined to make sure history doesn't repeat itself, she returns home to confront him for the damage he's caused.
But Mike is a predator of the worst kind, and as Lou tries to bring him to justice, it's clear that she could once again become his prey...
The million copy Sunday Times bestseller returns with a gripping psychological thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat.
Loyalty has a price.
Kay Hunter has survived a vicious attack at the hands of one of the country's most evil serial killers.
Returning to work after an enforced absence to recover, she discovers she wasn't the only victim of that investigation. DI Devon Sharp remains suspended from duties, and the team is in turmoil.
Determined to prove herself once more and clear his name, Kay undertakes to solve a cold case that links Sharp to his accuser.
But, as she gets closer to the truth, she realises her enquiries could do more harm than good.
Torn between protecting her mentor and finding out the truth, the consequences of Kay's enquiries will reach far beyond her new role...
Call to Arms is a gripping murder mystery, and the fifth in the Detective Kay Hunter series:
1. SCARED TO DEATH
2. WILL TO LIVE
3. ONE TO WATCH
4. HELL TO PAY
5. CALL TO ARMS
A page-turning murder mystery for fans of Peter Robinson, David Baldacci and Harlen Coben.
A disbarred lawyer and an ex-arsonist cross paths and find themselves organizing an elaborate real estate scam to bilk a shady rich speculator out of twenty million dollars. The sting is personal for ex-arsonist Stan and for a woman named Vee, who plays an essential role in the caper. Glen, the narrator and former lawyer, finds himself at first just along for the money. Eventually, as bonds deepen among the conspirators, Glen too discovers he has a lot more at stake than simply the loot.
This cast of lively eccentrics discovers along the way that getting to the big payoff might just be more scary fun than the monetary prize itself.
A big-shouldered, big-trouble thriller set in mobbed-up 1920s Chicago-a city where some people knew too much, and where everyone should have known better-by the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of The Untouchables and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of Glengarry Glen Ross.
Mike Hodge-veteran of the Great War, big shot of the Chicago Tribune, medium fry-probably shouldn't have fallen in love with Annie Walsh. Then, again, maybe the man who killed Annie Walsh have known better than to trifle with Mike Hodge.
In Chicago, David Mamet has created a bracing, kaleidoscopic tale that roars through the Windy City's underground on its way to a thunderclap of a conclusion. Here is not only his first novel in more than two decades, but the book he has been building to for his whole career. Mixing some of his most brilliant fictional creations with actual figures of the era, suffused with trademark "Mamet Speak," richness of voice, pace, and brio, and exploring-as no other writer can-questions of honor, deceit, revenge, and devotion, Chicago is that rarest of literary creations: a book that combines spectacular elegance of craft with a kinetic wallop as fierce as the February wind gusting off Lake Michigan.
La novela que desbancó a J.K. Rowling, Elena Ferrante, Henning Mankell, Stephen King y Jojo Moyes en las listas de libros más vendidos en Alemania.
«¿De quién te escondes?» Al final Simon tiene que hacer esa pregunta a Nathalie. Dos días atrás se tropezó con esta joven en la playa. Estaba demacrada y asustada, y él se ofreció a ayudarla. Una decisión impulsiva que se ha vuelto en su contra, pues desde entonces se han visto envueltos en una espiral creciente de violencia y muerte, que les ha convertido en blancos..., ¿de quién?
Nathalie no está simplemente perdida o desamparada, como él creyó. ¿Es una víctima? ¿Es culpable? ¿Qué está pasando?
¿De quién te escondes?, un suspense psicológico impecable, nos lleva a una decisión cuyas consecuencias, como sucede tantas veces, era imposible prever, al tiempo que va atrapándonos en una historia de secretos, mentiras, asesinatos y una sórdida red que trafica con los sueños y la vida de quienes tienen poco que perder.
Reseñas:
«Charlotte Link demuestra una vez más por qué es la autora de más éxito, con más de 26 millones de ejemplares vendidos.»
«Charlotte Link vuelve a acertar de pleno [...] Realista, apasionante y brutal, a esta novela no le sobra ni una de sus 544 páginas.» Bild am Sonntag
«El libro perfecto para una larga y oscura tarde de otoño.» Krimi-Das Magazin
Ragdoll (Muñeco de trapo), el aclamado debut de Daniel Cole, es pura adrenalina.
Un thriller taquicárdico. Vertiginoso.
Entretenimiento adictivo. Escúchalo ahora.
«Ragdoll, el muñeco de trapo» es el nombre con el que los medios sensacionalistas han bautizado al macabro hallazgo en un piso vacío de Londres. Cuelga del techo mediante unos hilos, apunta con un dedo hacia la ventana y está hecho con «retales» de seis personas, cosidos para formar un solo cuerpo del que solo han podido identificar la cabeza. ¿Quiénes eran las otras cinco víctimas? ¿Y por qué el dedo del Ragdoll señalaba hacia el apartamento de enfrente, donde vive el detective William Fawkes, alias Wolf?
Casi inmediatamente después del macabro hallazgo, el asesino hace llegar a la prensa una lista con sus seis próximas víctimas y el día en que las matará.
El detective y su equipo, presionados por sus superiores y acosados por la prensa, deben descubrir por qué fueron asesinados y que tienen en común para desenmascarar al culpable antes de que cumpla su amenaza.
Un malévolo juego del gato y el ratón con un asesino que desafía a la policía y un país entero que contiene el aliento... Y es que esa mente perversa siempre va un paso por delante.
Un peligroso desafío en el que es imposible no involucrarse.
El mejor thriller disponible en formato audiolibro.
Críticas:
«Un thriller tenso, dramático, con giros muy inteligentes que te sorprenderán. Si te gustan autores como Jo Nesbø, Karin Fossum y Henning Mankell, te encantará este libro.»
Scrutton Bland
«El debut más emocionante que hemos leído en mucho tiempo.»
Heat Magazine
«Hay ecos de la película Seven en ese villano tan omnipotente.»
The Daily Mail
The one secret which could destroy everything ...After financial disaster and the zeppelin bombing, the city of Bridges is reeling. Three of the four Families are implicated, and an inquest is called to investigate.After her failure to prove Jack Diamond's guilt in David Bryce's kidnapping and the deaths of her friends, private eye and mobster's moll Jacqueline Spadros has had enough. While she and her former lover Joseph Kerr try to learn who killed their family friend, they also begin making plans to leave the city.But the secrets Jacqui has kept over the years are coming back to cause her serious trouble. Will she be able to escape Bridges? Or will she be forced to face the terrible consequences of her lies and trickery once and for all?
‘An exciting new voice – Brittany reels readers in with this twisty, clever thriller that will have you second-guessing everything…’ Phoebe Morgan, author of The Doll House
‘Brilliant, pacey, and will leave you suspecting everyone is involved!’ Darren O’Sullivan, author of Our Little Secret
She thought she was free of the past. She was wrong.
Six years ago Isla was the only victim to walk free from Carl Jeffery’s vicious murder spree. Now, Isla vows to live her life to the fullest and from the outside it appears perfect.
Determined to finish her book Isla plans her final trip to Sweden, but after returning from Canada and meeting a man she never thought she would, her life begins to derail.
Suddenly Isla is plagued by memories of the man who tried to murder her, and the threat that he could be back causes her to question everything, and everyone around her.
This debut psychological thriller will have you closing down social media accounts, looking over your shoulder, and hooked until the very last line.
Perfect for fans of Sweet Little Lies, Friend Request and Louise Jensen.
Praise for Her Last Lie
‘I was drawn in right from the rather original prologue and did not see that twist coming!’ Diane Jeffrey, author of Those Who Lie
‘A triumph!’ James H on Amazon
‘With all the right ingredients to keep you on the edge of your seat.’ Bookworm on Amazon
‘Brittany got my attention from the get go’ Rosemary Smith on Netgalley
‘Gripping and twisty, another book added to my best reads of this year list.’ Julia Beales on NetGalley
‘If you like thrillers, read this and you will not be disappointed. If you’re not a thriller reader, try it anyway!’ A Reader on Amazon
‘I loved this fast-paced, atmospheric, scary book.’ DeeLovesBooks on Amazon
‘I can’t wait to read more from this talented new novelist.’ PSMode on Amazon
‘A fantastic read…kept me gripped from start to finish.’ Mrs Lisa J Higlett on Amazon
When a road traffic accident on a dark autumn night uncovers a disturbing conspiracy, Detective Sergeant Kay Hunter's investigation exposes a ruthless serial killer exploiting vulnerable young women.With her enemies unmasked and her career spiralling out of control, Kay's determination to seek vengeance for the victims brings her dangerously close to those who want to silence her.Undeterred, she uncovers the real reason behind a plot to destroy her career and sets in motion a terrifying chain of events.Could Kay's need for revenge be her undoing, or will she survive to see justice served?Hell to Pay is a gripping fast paced crime thriller, and the fourth in the Detective Kay Hunter series:1. SCARED TO DEATH2. WILL TO LIVE3. ONE TO WATCH4. HELL TO PAY A gripping whodunit for fans of Peter Robinson, David Baldacci and James Patterson
