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Paris depicts a man’s journey through the labyrinth of his memories, a search for his origins that will uncover an old family secret and turn his world upside down. A mesmerizing and haunting story by award-winning author Marcos Giralt Torrente, a master craftsman calibrating nuance and impact with a true gift.<

A river called Long Man has coursed through East Tennessee from time immemorial, bringing sustenance to the people who farm along its banks and who trade between its small towns. But as Long Man opens, the Tennessee Valley Authority's plans to dam the river and flood the town of Yuneetah for the sake of progress-to bring electricity and jobs to the hardscrabble region-are about to take effect. Just one day remains before the river will rise, and most of the town has been evacuated. Among the holdouts is a young mother, Annie Clyde Dodson, whose ancestors have lived for generations on her mountaintop farm; she'll do anything to ensure that her three-year-old daughter, Gracie, will inherit the family's land. But her husband wants to make a fresh start in Michigan, where he has found work that will secure the family's future. As the deadline looms, a storm as powerful as the emotions between them rages outside their door. Suddenly, they realize that Gracie has gone missing. Has she simply wandered off into the rain? Or has she been taken by Amos, the mysterious drifter who has come back to town, perhaps to save it in a last, desperate act of violence? Suspenseful, visceral, gorgeously told, Long Man is a searing portrait of a tight-knit community brought together by change and crisis, and of one family facing a terrifying ticking clock. It is a dazzling and unforgettable tour de force.

Named for a flower whose blood-red sap possesses the power both to heal and poison, is a stunning fiction debut about the legacies — of magic and madness, faith and secrets, passion and loss — that haunt one family across the generations, from the Great Depression to today.

The novel is told in a kaleidoscope of seamlessly woven voices and centers around an incendiary romance that consumes everyone in its path: Myra Lamb, a wild young girl with mysterious, haint blue eyes who grows up on remote Bloodroot Mountain; her grandmother Byrdie Lamb, who protects Myra fiercely and passes down “the touch” that bewitches people and animals alike; the neighbor boy who longs for Myra yet is destined never to have her; the twin children Myra is forced to abandon but who never forget their mother’s deep love; and John Odom, the man who tries to tame Myra and meets with shocking, violent disaster. Against the backdrop of a beautiful but often unforgiving country, these lives come together — only to be torn apart — as a dark, riveting mystery unfolds.

With grace and unflinching verisimilitude, Amy Greene brings her native Appalachia — and the faith and fury of its people — to rich and vivid life. Here is a spellbinding tour de force that announces a dazzlingly fresh, natural-born storyteller in our midst.

"Przygody Trzech Detektywów to amerykańska seria książek kryminalnych dla młodzieży, które mają kilku różnych autorów (Robert Arthur – twórca postaci Trzech Detektywów, William Arden, Mary V. Carey, Nick West oraz Marc Brandel), jednak sygnowane są nazwiskiem Alfreda Hitchcocka. Opowiadają one o śledztwach trzech młodych detektywów: Jupitera Jonesa, Pete'a Crenshawa oraz Boba Andrewsa. Są oni wspomagani przez swojego mistrza, samego Hitchcocka. Akcja zazwyczaj rozgrywa się w okolicach ich rodzinnego miasta, Rocky Beach, w pobliżu Hollywood."<

A Colombian philosophy student is arrested in Bangkok and accused of drug trafficking. Unless he enters a guilty plea he will almost certainly be sentenced to death. But it is not his own death that weighs most heavily on him but a tender longing for his sister, Juana, whom he hasn't seen for years. Before he dies he wants nothing more than to be reunited with her.

As a boy, Manuel was a dreamer, a lover of literature, and a tagger. Juana made a promise to do everything in her power to protect him from the drug-and violence-infested streets of Bogotá. She decided to take him as far from Colombia as possible, and in order to raise the money to do so, she went to work as a high priced escort and entered into contact with the dangerous world of corrupt politicians. When things spun out of control she was forced to flee, leaving her beloved brother behind.

Juana and Manuel's story reaches the ears of the Colombian counsel general in New Delhi, and he tracks down Juana, now married to a rich Japanese man, in Tokyo. The counsel general takes it upon himself to reunite the two siblings. A feat that may be beyond his power.

Fans of both Roberto Bolaño and Gabriel García Márquez will find much to admire in this story about the mean streets of Bogotá, the sordid bordellos of Thailand, and a love between siblings that knows no end. With the stylishness that has earned him a reputation as one of "the most important Colombian writers" (Manuel Vázquez Montalbán), Santiago Gamboa lends his story a driving, irresistible rhythm.

Trzej Detektywi – chłopcy z amerykańskiego miasteczka Rocky Beach, zajmujący się rozwiązywaniem zagadek i niewyjaśnionych spraw kryminalnych – trafiają tym razem na rancho "Krzywe Y", prowadzone przez państwa Daltonów. Właściciele rancha mają poważne kłopoty – opuszczają ich pracownicy, przerażeni zagadkowym zjawiskiem: położona nieopodal jaskinia, nazwana po słynnym rozbójniku "jaskinią el Diablo", niespodziewanie zaczęła… Jęczeć! Dziwne, niepokojące jęki i przeciągłe wycie rozlega się o różnych porach, cichnie jednak natychmiast, gdy ktoś przekroczy próg jaskini – zupełnie, jakby jakaś nadprzyrodzona siła wyczuwała ludzką obecność. Detektywi przystępują do śledztwa. W okolicy chętnie opowiada się, że zaginiony przed laty w jaskini sam El Diablo żyje i powraca, by siać terror – przywołuje się też starą, indiańską legendę o Staruchu – potworze z podziemnego jeziora w skalnych korytarzach, którego nikt nie mógł zobaczyć. Jupiter, Pete i Bob nie wierzą jednak w duchy – coś najzupełniej materialnego musiało spowodować dziwaczne odgłosy. Przy jaskini kręcą się nieustannie dwaj starzy poszukiwacze przygód – Waldo i Ben, barwne postacie lokalnego folkloru. Jak jednak tacy staruszkowie mieliby manipulować skałami i na żądanie uruchamiać i wyciszać jęk? Dziwne zdarzenia zaczynają się mnożyć wokół Detektywów – podejrzany osobnik z blizną na twarzy i przepaską na oku pojawia się i znika jak cień, nieznana osoba omal nie taranuje chłopców samochodem z rejestracją z Nevady, a przy nurkowaniu objawia się im zupełnie już zagadkowa rzecz – ciemny, podłużny kształt, błyskawicznie prujący fale. Nieopodal podziemnego jeziora chłopcy znajdują zaś wydłużone, nie przypominające stóp żadnego stworzenia ślady… Postępy w dochodzeniu następują, gdy Jupiter odnajduje w jaskini upuszczony kamyk o charakterystycznej fakturze – okazuje się, że jest to diament. Kamień ma wprawdzie słabą jakość i wartość jedynie przemysłową, smaku całej zagadce dodaje jednak fakt, że w opinii eksperta pochodzi on niewątpliwie z Afryki i nie było sposobu, by znalazł się w amerykańskich skałach. Kontynuujący śledztwo chłopcy popadają rychło w kłopoty. Najpierw odkrywają wprawdzie, że jęki jaskini są w istocie wywoływane przez staruszków Bena i Waldo, którzy odsuwają i zasuwają głaz w jednym z korytarzy, by wydobywać diamenty – jeden z nich czuwa zawsze na szczycie góry i ostrzega wspólnika dzwonkiem, że ktoś nadchodzi. Jednak nieznana osoba wciąż prześladuje Detektywów – zostają zamknięci w skałach bez możliwości ucieczki. Pomału wyjaśniają się sprawy, nawet w tak przykrym położeniu. Tajemnicze podwodne stwory to płetwonurkowie i łódź podwodna marynarki wojennej, a mężczyzna z blizną jest detektywem, który uwalnia chłopców z opresji. Opowiada im o skradzionych diamentach, których poszukuje jako agent towarzystwa ubezpieczeniowego. Trzej Detektywi prowadzą go do starych poszukiwaczy skarbów, którzy istotnie wydobyli z jaskini kamienie, ukryte tam przez prawdziwego złodzieja – traktowali jednak całą sprawę jako przygodę jak z dawnych lat, ze świadomością, że kiedyś zabawa się skończy i będzie trzeba jakoś zwrócić diamenty. Detektyw gotów jest więc nie chować urazy – zabiera kamienie, lecz w domku staruszków pojawia się kolejna osoba – przebrany za El Diablo zamaskowany złodziej klejnotów. Terroryzuje zebranych bronią palną i ucieka z diamentami – nie udaje mu się jednak zbiec daleko. Detektywi zostają uwolnieni przez szeryfa i Jupiter szybko demaskuje przestępcę – jest nim gość państwa Daltonów, profesor Walsh, przebywający w okolicy pod pretekstem badania legendy El Diablo. Dzięki kilku zaledwie wskazówkom, jak wzmianka o sprzęcie do nurkowania czy problem ręki trzymającej pistolet, Pierwszy Detektyw i jego przyjaciele znów doprowadzili przestępcę przed oblicze sprawiedliwości.<

Far out on the plains of northern Norway stands a house. It belongs to two middle-aged sisters. They seldom venture out and nobody visits. The younger needs nursing and the older never dared to leave. Until one day a man arrives. The women realise quickly that only one can stay. 'On the surface this book presents the gripping drama of the conflict between two sisters. However, it is also a stunning exploration of the creative process. In Malone Dies, Beckett showed us that the male ego must die before a story can emerge. Here Gabrielsen gives the female version of the creative process. She observes the battle between her two halves: the one who has only words and the other who yearns for purely physical existence. For a story to emerge, both sides have to acknowledge their mutual dependency.<

"Tajemnica gadającej czaszki" jest kolejną częścią wspaniałej serii Alfreda Hitchcocka "Przygody trzech detektywów". Według wielu osób właśnie ta część jest najznakomitsza z całej serii. Książka ta jest wciągająca już od pierwszej strony, zawiera wiele ciekawych wątków oraz zwrotów akcji. Opowiada ona o kolejnej sprawie rozwiązywanej przez Trzech Detektywów: Jupitera Jonesa, Pete'a Crenshawa i Boba Andrewsa. Próbują wyjaśnić, jak czaszka może sama wypowiadać ciche słowa. Książka jest jedną z pierwszych części serii. Naprawdę godna polecenia!<

The Freeman family-Charles, Laurel, and their daughters, teenage Charlotte and nine-year-old Callie-have been invited to the Toneybee Institute in rural Massachusetts to participate in a research experiment. They will live in an apartment on campus with Charlie, a young chimp abandoned by his mother. The Freemans were selected for the experiment because they know sign language; they are supposed to teach it to Charlie and welcome him as a member of their family.

Isolated in their new, nearly all-white community not just by their race but by their strange living situation, the Freemans come undone. And when Charlotte discovers the truth about the Institute’s history of questionable studies, the secrets of the past begin to invade the present.

The power of this novel resides in Kaitlyn Greenidge’s undeniable storytelling talents. What appears to be a story of mothers and daughters, of sisterhood put to the test, of adolescent love and grown-up misconduct, and of history’s long reach, becomes a provocative and compelling exploration of America’s failure to find a language to talk about race.

In oppressive darkness, successful novelist Stephen King sits on his throne mapping out a new story of the macabre. But there is a problem; he’s stuck. Writer’s block has set in. But soon familiar voices offer advice and King begins to type: the flow comes and goes just as distractions and inspirations surface — then disappear then reappear. Real life begins to merge with his creative stream of consciousness and his creations start to mirror and comment on his own existence in a terrifying downward spiral. This is the script of an original Play by Lee Gambin.<

Dzika magia szaleje w Toronto, Adept Ciemności wdarł sie do świata śmiertelników. W czasach, gdy tylko głupcy i niewinni wierzą w czary, kto ma walczyć z atakiem zła?

Szczęśliwym trafem w Toronto znalazło się kilku niespodziewanych obrońców Światłości: Rebecca obdarzona darem Widzenia; ROland, uliczny grajek, który pewnego dnia może zostać bardem; pani Ruth, bezdomna kobieta z kilkoma niezwykłymi sztuczkami; Daru, przepracowana opiekunka społeczna, której liczba podopiecznych rośnie tak samo szybko jak moc Mroku; Tom, kot o rzadko spotykanej przenikliwości i odwadze. Jest też Evan, Adept Światłości, który wesprze śmiertelników w walce o to, by Ziemia nie pogrążyła się w ostatecznej, całkowitej Ciemności…

Close to , the Colleges of the University of Cambridge are at war over the creation of a Common Library. Scholars from the poorer hostels are delighted by the scheme, but others see it as a dangerous precedent, and demand that the project be abandoned. At a meeting of all the masters to discuss the matter, a book flies through the air, striking one of their number and leaving him seriously wounded. Matthew Bartholomew is called upon for his skills as a physician, but his experience is even more in demand when a body is found floating in the pond of the library’s garden on the eve of its opening.

Meanwhile, there have been three murders in the town: these victims have all had their throats cut, and the culprits are rumoured to be a force of dangerous smugglers who lie low in the Fens.

Alongside Sheriff Tulyet and Brother Michael, Bartholomew knows he only has a week to disentangle the threads of violence that link town to gown, academic to tradesman. To fail might mean the destruction of the whole town.

Matthew Bartholomew doesn't want to travel to Peterborough in , but his friendship with the lovely Julitta Holm has caused a scandal in Cambridge, so he has no choice. He is one of a party of Bishop's Commissioners, charged to discover what happened to Peterborough's abbot, who went for a ride one day and has not been seen since. When the Commissioners arrive, they find the town in turmoil. A feisty rabble-rouser is encouraging the poor to rise up against their overlords, the abbey is at war with a powerful goldsmith and his army of mercenaries, and there are bitter rivalries between competing shrines. One shrine is dedicated to Lawrence de Oxforde, a vicious felon who was executed for his crimes, but who has been venerated after miracles started occurring at his grave. However, it is not long before murder rears its head, and its first victim is Joan, the woman in charge of Oxforde's tomb.

Valentine Michael Smith is the stranger. A young human, reared by Martians on Mars, he is brought to Earth where he must adapt not only to the planet's social injustices and its population's foibles, but to its strong gravitational field and rich atmosphere.<

As the bloody days of 1945 give way to the incoming New Year, Europe finds itself in the grips of the most severe winter since records began.

Temperatures plunge, incapacitating the armies of both sides, but not enough to stop the dying. The war descends into a frozen stalemate, marked by aggressive patrolling, death from the air, and the simple struggle to stay alive in record low temperatures.

As the soldiers shiver in their foxholes, spies ply their trade, gathering information, deceiving the enemy, and obtaining knowledge that feeds the planners of both sides, who wait for the time that the snows have gone, and when they can let loose the dogs of war once more.

Magiere has earned a reputation as the most formidable vampire slayer in the land. Villagers far and wide welcome her with both awe and disdain, grateful to her for ridding their towns of the undead menace, but finding themselves made poorer for their salvation. Magiere has always known she’s dealing with simple folk who only wish to have their superstitions silenced, and she’s never seen anything wrong with exploiting them for profit.

Now, tired of the game, Magiere and her partner, the half-elf Leesil, are ready to hang up their weapons and settle down in a place they can finally call home. But their newfound peace will not last. For Magiere has come to the attention of a trio of powerful and dangerous vampires who recognize her true identity-and who fear the birthright that flows through her veins. And they will stop at nothing to keep Magiere from fulfilling her destiny…

The author of the headline making (Melville House, 2014), former comedian (and mayor) Jón Gnarr now turns his lens from politics to tell his life story in his literary debut. is a highly entertaining and bittersweet literary memoir by Jón Gnarr, the world-famous Icelandic comedian and former Mayor of Reykjavik,Iceland, revisiting his troubled childhood. Diagnosed as "retarded" because of his severe dyslexia and ADHD, Gnarr spent time in a "home for retarded children" before getting out, only to find himself subjected to constant bullying, leading the young Gnarr to identify with the Indians against bully cowboys on TV.