When earthlings discover that the galaxy is teeming with advanced societies with the secrets of interstellar travel, one of them steals the technology, triggering a massive manhunt across the stars. HIDE-AND-GO-SEEK AMONG THE PLANETS Five bracelets of solid gold-five clues that began an interstellar treasure hunt. And as the luck of the Irish would have it, Paddy Blackthorn found himself the chief hunter-and the chief hunted. He had only the cryptic messages imprinted in the five armbands so involuntarily left him by the five planetary rulers. He had also the help of a little, black-haired Earther girl to figure out their secrets. But it was no children's game they were playing. Old Mother Earth, now abandoned by her spawn, foundered on the verge of extinction. Only the treasure Paddy sought would suffice to rescue the home planet-and incidentally to rule the rest of the cosmos.

"A brilliantly inventive writer… he understands the nature of storytelling and is at once terribly moving and wildy funny." — A.S. Byatt

Depuis plusieurs années, Sibylla vit dans l'ombre, fuyant le souvenir de son enfance malheureuse et les conventions d'une société dans laquelle elle ne se sent pas à l'aise. Mais soudain, elle est catapultée sur le devant de la scène et fait la "une" des journaux: un homme a été brutalement assassiné, un homme avec qui elle a passé la soirée, avec qui elle a été vue. Tout le pays recherche la jeune femme comme témoin - ou comme coupable? Traquée, seule, Sibylla se réfugie dans un squat où elle rencontre Patrik, un adolescent de quinze ans à qui elle raconte son histoire et confie les secrets de son passé. Ensemble, ils mènent l'enquête pour retrouver le véritable assassin. Avec le personnage de Sibylla, Karin Alvtegen brosse un portrait tout en finesse d'une femme marquée par le manque d'amour, à la recherche de son identité. Considérée en Suède comme le plus grand auteur de romans policiers, elle a été comparée à Henning Mankell.

"Ludzie zebrali się o zmroku, aby czuwać całą noc. Była pełnia, ale po północy gęste chmury skryły niebiosa – z żalu albo przeciwnie, obojętności – chciały zasłonić wszechogarniający wzrok. Za sześć godzin ciemności ustąpią, skończy się wyczekiwanie. Wschodzące słońce obleje czerwienią sosny, palmy i całą północno-wschodnią Florydę. Wtedy, punktualnie o siódmej, Raul Fernandez zostanie stracony".

La escritura de Juan José Saer ha sido reconocida por la crítica especializada como una de las más valiosas y renovadoras en el ámbito de la lengua española contemporánea. El limonero real (1974) representa un punto de condensación central en su vasto proyecto narrativo. Una familia de pobladores de la costa santafesina se reúne desde la mañana, en el último día del año, para una celebración que culmina, por la noche, en la comida de un cordero asado. Dos ausencias hostigan al personaje central de la novela: una, la de su mujer, que se ha negado a asistir a la fiesta alegando el luto por su hijo, otra, la de ese mismo hijo, cuya figura pequeña emerge una y otra vez en el recuerdo. Doblemente acosado por la muerte y por la ausencia, el relato imprime a su materia una densidad creciente, que otorga a la comida nocturna las dimensiones de un banquete ritual. El limonero real es la novela de la luz y de la sombra, cuyos juegos y alternancias puntúan el transcurso del tiempo, es la novela de las manchas que terminan, finalmente, por componer una figura, es la novela de la descripción obsesiva de los gestos más triviales, de las sensaciones y las percepciones, de las texturas y los sabores. Juan José Saer nació en Santa Fe, en 1937. Fue profesor en la Universidad Nacional del Litoral. En 1968 se radicó en París y actualmente es profesor en la Facultad de Letras de la Universidad de Rennes (Francia).

Василь, Ніна і Гриць чимдуж бігли в’юнкою гірською стежкою. Та чорна хмара невблаганно наздоганяла їх. Оглушливо вдарив грім, і від того гуркоту ніби обвалилося небо. Злива нагло упала на дітей. Вони пірнули під лапату ялину, але й тут патьоки діставали їх. «Що робити, де шукати піонерський табір?» — безпорадно думали вони. Раптом крізь шум і гуркіт долинули слабкі удари дзвону. Діти рушили на цей Поклик. І прийшли до невеличкої дзвіниці, на якій сивоголовий чоловік невпинно бив у дзвони… Великі зміни у життя дітей внесла ця зустріч. Про них розповідається в гостросюжетній повісті «Розбиваю громи». Повість «Мати» — це схвильований монолог космонавта перед польотом у зоряні світи.

Third part of classical series started with Little Fuzzy. This book was was first published in 1984, long after author’s death in 1964.

A stained legal career spent defending mob enforcers, two-bit hoods, and other dregs of humanity has left Philadelphia lawyer Victor Carl jaded and resentful – until a new client appears to offer him an escape and a big payday. Caroline Shaw, the desperate scion of a prominent Main Line dynasty, wants him to prove that her sister Jacqueline’s recent suicide was, in fact, murder before Caroline suffers a similar fate. It is a case that propels Carl out of his courtroom element and into a murky world of fabulous wealth, bloody family legacies, and dark secrets. Victor Carl would love nothing more than to collect his substantial fee and get out alive. But a bitter truth is dragging him in dangerously over his head, and ever closer to the shattering revelation that the most terrifying darkness of all lies not in the heart of a Central American jungle… but in the twisted soul of man.

Любовта, болката, смъртта, които неизменно съпътствуват живота на човека, придавайки му измерения и дълбочина, нерядко се сливат в едно неразривно цяло, назовавано предопределение, съдба, участ… Този роман на австралийската писателка Колийн Макълоу разкрива, че и личността може да бъде синоним — когато е силна, изградена в борба с обстоятелствата, в конфликти, когато е автентична и диамантено твърда. Представителите на три поколения от семейство Клийри, за чиито житейски перипетии се разказва в произведението, отстояват непреклонно своите нравствени идеали, представите си за битието, въпреки че тази безкомпромисност им носи лични драми и се превръща в съдба, също тъй неумолима, както отказът им да й се подчинят.

It is the fourth book in the Richard Blade series. __________________________________________ Blade's newest mission: Projection by computer to Dimension X, to track down and kill the russian agent posing as his double.In Sarma, land of weird customs and barbaric punishments, he could survive only by satisfying the cravings of the royal women. Failure ment live burial, or being hurled into the flaming jaws of Bek-Tor. And always the danger from the man who was his double...and might prove to be his final destruction.

A previously unrelated incident from The Gardella Vampire Chronicles

Evie Wharton is a free spirit-the complete opposite of millionaire and single dad Justin Dane-but she wants to help his troubled son. Evie soon discovers, however, that behind Justin's dark and brooding demeanor hides a painful past. And, against her better judgment, she begins to fall for him… Can Evie be the one woman to help Justin face his demons? Can she help him find the family he never knew and, most importantly, show him how to love and trust again?

From Publishers Weekly Scottoline's previous thrillers (Dead Ringer; Courting Trouble; etc.) have featured the women of the all-female Philadelphia law firm Rosato and Associates, and have concerned the usual elements of murder, stalking, bribery and corruption. This novel by the former trial lawyer and Edgar Award winner, while embracing the requisite ingredients, is especially engaging because of its personal angle: growing out of Scottoline's discovery of her own grandparents' alien registration cards, the book involves the case of an Italian-American who was interned during WWII. Amadeo Brandolini emigrated from Italy to Philadelphia, where he started a family and worked as a fisherman. When the war broke out, the FBI arrested and imprisoned him (along with 10,000 other Italian-Americans). He lost everything and wound up committing suicide in the camp. Rosato and Associates' young star, Mary DiNunzio, steps up to represent Brandolini's estate as it sues for reparations. Mary "grew up in South Philly, where she'd learned to pop her gum, wear high heels, and work overtime" and silently prays to saints when she can't find things. This case, a pro bono one, means a lot to her; the local small business owners and family friends she grew up with want retribution for Brandolini as much as she does. Mary puts all of her energy into the job, and when clues suggest Brandolini's death may have been a homicide, she becomes even more enthralled. As Mary learns more, the enemy camp (another Italian-American family, the Saracones) turns its murderous eye on her. Scottoline skillfully weaves a complicated, gripping and fast-paced tale, at turns comical, nerve-wracking and enlightening.

En el año 1064, caballeros normandos y franceses emprendieron una cruzada contra los moros en España. Ante las murallas de esta ciudad se produjo el encuentro de tres hombres: Mohamed Ibn Amar, un poeta andaluz de origen árabe, Yunus Ibn al Ahwar, un médico judío, y Lope, un escudero de quince años. Los caminos de los tres se separaron y volvieron a cruzarse años después en Sevilla. El poeta se había convertido en gran visir y Lope estaba enamorado de la hija del médico judío, pero los sucesos de una noche infausta en el puente de Alcántara hicieron de él una persona distinta. En estos tres destinos se refleja la diversidad de una época grandiosa, en la que Andalucía era un floreciente centro artístico y cultural.

Звідки взявся наш всесвіт? Що з ним відбувається? Куди діваються світи, що його населяють? А може всесвітів багато? Відповіді на ці та інші питання знають двоє друзів, які випадково потрапили в інший, більш старий, більш розвинений всесвіт, і які пережили безліч небезпечних пригод. Звичайно, якби це був хтось інший, він би загинув. Але наші хлопці з Землі. Вони вижили, врятували світ, стали героями.

“Absurdistan is not just a hilarious novel, but a record of a particular peak in the history of human folly. No one is more capable of dealing with the transition from the hell of socialism to the hell of capitalism in Eastern Europe than Shteyngart, the great-great grandson of one Nikolai Gogol and the funniest foreigner alive.” –Aleksandar Hemon From the critically acclaimed, bestselling author of The Russian Debutante’s Handbook comes the uproarious and poignant story of one very fat man and one very small country Meet Misha Vainberg, aka Snack Daddy, a 325-pound disaster of a human being, son of the 1,238th-richest man in Russia, proud holder of a degree in multicultural studies from Accidental College, USA (don’t even ask), and patriot of no country save the great City of New York. Poor Misha just wants to live in the South Bronx with his hot Latina girlfriend, but after his gangster father murders an Oklahoma businessman in Russia, all hopes of a U.S. visa are lost. Salvation lies in the tiny, oil-rich nation of Absurdistan, where a crooked consular officer will sell Misha a Belgian passport. But after a civil war breaks out between two competing ethnic groups and a local warlord installs hapless Misha as minister of multicultural affairs, our hero soon finds himself covered in oil, fighting for his life, falling in love, and trying to figure out if a normal life is still possible in the twenty-first century. With the enormous success of The Russian Debutante’s Handbook, Gary Shteyngart established himself as a central figure in today’s literary world—“one of the most talented and entertaining writers of his generation,” according to The New York Observer. In Absurdistan, he delivers an even funnier and wiser literary performance. Misha Vainberg is a hero for the new century, a glimmer of humanity in a world of dashed hopes.

On vacation in New Zealand, Inspector Alleyn meets a theater troupe engaged in a real-life drama more killing than anything they’ve ever staged. When the producer is struck down at a celebration party with a jeroboam of champagne. Inspector Alleyn moves quickly behind the scenes. There he encounters a malevolent Maori idol, a peculiar will, and an unknown thespian whose role is pure murder…