Un hombre recibe una carta que le urge a pensar en un número, cualquiera. Cuando abre el pequeño sobre que acompaña al texto, siguiendo las instrucciones que figuran en la propia carta, se da cuenta de que el número allí escrito es exactamente en el que había pensado. David Gurney, un policía que después de 25 años de servicio se ha retirado al norte del Estado de Nueva York con su esposa, se verá involucrado en el caso cuando un conocido, el que ha recibido la carta, le pide ayuda para encontrar a su autor con urgencia. Pero lo que en principio parecía poco más que un chantaje se ha acabado convirtiendo en un caso de asesinato que además guarda relación con otros sucedidos en el pasado. Gurney deberá desentrañar el misterio de cómo este criminal parece capaz de leer la mente de sus víctimas en primer lugar, para poder llegar a establecer el patrón que le permita atraparlo.

Frīdrihs Vilhelms Nīcše F. Nīcšes Zaratustra latviešu valodā ierunājās 1908. gadā Viļa Plūdoņa tulkojumā mēnešraksta «Zalktis» 2. numurā un līdz 1939. gadam pieredzēja sešus izdevumus. F. Nīcšes ideju parādīšanos Latvijā nesen pētījusī Nora Ikstena** atzīmē, ka «Tā runāja Zaratustra» tulkojums savulaik ir uztverts kā trešais nozīmīgākais veikums pēc E. Glika Bībeles un Raiņa-Aspazijas «Fausta» tulkojumiem. Kaut arī latviešu gudrajiem vēl nāksies izstaigāt taku takas un radīt vērtību vērtības, lai reiz varbūt spētu uzklausīt «Antikristu», taču jau uzreiz cilvēki ironizēja par sevi: «lai iegūtu mācīta vira patenti, vajadzēja dievināt «Zaratustru»». Šīs dievināšanas pēdas, protams, visvieglāk ir pamanīt latviešu literātu tekstos, bet «mācīto vīru» guvums no Zaratustras bija ne tikai viņnu «mākslinieciskās neatkarības nepieciešamība» (N. Ikstenas pieticīgais formulējums) - kopuma vispirms kā «mācīto vīru» nepieciešamība un pēc tam kā realitāte tapa Latvijas valsts.*** Nākamreiz Zaratustra uz Latviju tika saukts 1989. gadā, kad S Latvijas Kultūras fonds sarūpēja V Plūdoņa tulkojuma faksimilizdevumu. Daži vārdi no tā tika atzīti par Latvijas valsts argumenta cienīgiem. Aigars Jirgens patapināja no Nīcšes astoņus vārdus «nevis jūsu grēks - jūsu pieticība kliedz pret debesīm»,**** kauninot tos tautfrontiešus, kuriem joprojām rēgojās brīvā Latvija brīvā Krievijā. No viņu puses atbildi sniedza Guntis Valujevs, arī iepinot Nīcšes uzvārdu sava raksta nosaukumā: Latvijas neatkarī­ba, lūk, nedrīkst tikt uzskatīta par mērķi, bet tikai par līdzekli cil­vēku labklājībai un vēl dažām labām lietām, kurām, ja gribat zināt, pēc «lielā maksimālista» Nīcšes prāta, traucē tieši «demo­krātiskie aizspriedumi», «mazo valstu komēdijas», «nacionālās neirozes»…"***** No vācu valodas tulkoja: Pēteris Brants.1996

В продължение на милиарди години прашни бури връхлитат пустинния пейзаж на червената планета. Векове наред Марс предизвиква човечеството със суровата си природа. И сега, през 2026 година, група от сто души трябва да основе първата земна колония на Марс, за да отговори на предизвикателството.

El sufrimiento en el pasado… la muerte en el presente… Leonardo Da Vinci es la clave. Una turbadora intriga y una novela genial.

La inapropiada novia de King… ¿y un niño?.Todo el mundo hacía lo que Jefferson King ordenaba. Salvo la gente de cierto pueblo irlandés que había “comprado” para su última producción. Y, cuando el magnate cinematográfico llegó al pueblo, descubrió por qué todos se habían vuelto contra él: había dejado embarazada a una de los suyos. Parecía como si hubiese estado evitando las llamadas de Maura Donohue, aunque no era así. De hecho, no podía olvidar la noche de pasión que habían compartido. Estaba dispuesto a organizar una boda digna de una reina para la futura mamá. Pero Maura no quería un matrimonio sin amor… y Jefferson no pensaba ceder en ese punto.

Near what was one the Pacific Northwest, Ryan Cawdor and his roving band of post-holocaust survivors discover a beautiful valley untouched by the nuclear blast that changed the earth forever. Resisting the temptation to settle in that idyllic land, the group is captured and forced deep beneath an extinct volcano to an isolated community of in-bred scientists. These psychopathic descendants of a twentieth-century government research team are blindly laboring to find better ways of genocide, unaware that the world they are striving to destroy has already died. In a frantic race to stop this bizarre society from testing its horrific weapons, Ryan realizes that if he fails an already nuke— scorched Earth faces another Armageddon. In the Deathlands the past and the future are clashing with frightening force.

През 1987 г. блестящият студент по физика Алекс Коневич е изключен от Московския университет заради частна предприемаческа дейност. През 1991 г. той вече притежава 300 милиона. Алекс се хвърля в икономическия хаос на разпадащия се Съветски съюз и създава бизнес империя с невероятната си находчивост… и с помощта на Елцин, чиято президентска кампания спонсорира. Но когато шестима служители на Алекс са убити в един ден, той наема бившия заместник-директор на КГБ Сергей Голицин за шеф на охраната си. Колкото и съобразителен да е Алекс в бизнеса си, той не може да предвиди заговора между Голицин и мафията да присвоят богатството му, да го уличат в ограбването на собствената му банка и да го убият. Отвлечен, пребит и заставен да прехвърли авоарите си на поръчителя на похищението му, Алекс успява да избяга в Съединените щати заедно със съпругата си. Но вместо да получи там убежище, самият директор на ФБР го използва като пионка в отношенията си с руснаците и той попада в затвора. Ала руската мафия ще го стигне и там.

По време на морска битка млад венецианец е пленен от турците и продаден на истанбулския пазар за роби. Венецианецът попада в дома на турски учен, изгарящ от желание да опознае развитието на науката в Западния свят. Двамата мъже си приличат външно като две капки вода — а с времето и духовната връзка между тях става все по-силна, скрепена от споделени тайни и грехове, мечти, съмнения и надежди. Отношенията между господар и роб стават все по-сложни, двамата се озовават в близкото обкръжение на султана и получават поръчение да изобретят невиждано оръжие, с което да бъдат победени неверниците. Венецианецът и турчинът, посветили живота си на себепознанието, потеглят на поход със султанската войска — поход, който ще ги отведе в подножието на загадъчната и непостижима Бяла крепост.

“In 1887, a young Arthur Conan Doyle published ‘A Study in Scarlet,’ thus creating an international icon in the quick-witted sleuth Sherlock Holmes. In this, the first Holmes mystery, the detective introduces himself to Dr. John H. Watson with the puzzling line ‘You have been in Afghanistan, I perceive.’ And so begins Watson’s, and the world’s, fascination with this enigmatic character.” Doyle presents two equally perplexing mysteries for Holmes to solve—one a murder that takes place in the shadowy outskirts of London, in a locked room where the haunting word Rache is written upon the wall, the other a kidnapping set in the American West. Quickly picking up the “scarlet thread of murder running through the colourless skein of life,” Holmes does not fail at finding the truth—and making literary history.

Hacía tres años que Abbie se había casado con Grey Lockwood. Tres maravillosos años. Ella lo tenía todo. Una profesión interesante, una casa hermosa y, lo más importante, un estupendo marido que la esperaba en el hogar. Sus amigas siempre le habían tomado el pelo, diciéndole que, con un marido tan atractivo como el suyo, no estarían tanto fuera de casa, pero ella creía que su matrimonio se basaba en la confianza mutua. ¿Lo habría dejado solo demasiado a menudo? Él ya no parecía satisfecho con la relación que mantenían y había creado otra familia…

SUPERB COLLECTION OF CLASSIC MYSTERY TALES The Legendary Detectives II is a real treat for aficionados of classic detective fiction: Eight tales of the greatest fictional sleuths who prowled in search of murder and mystery through the era of gaslight and hansom cabs. A follow-up to the bestselling e-book, The Legendary Detectives, grand treats await inside. To wit: the rarest adventure of that legendary blind detective, Max Carrados, "The Bunch of Violets," never reprinted in any Carrados collection. Then for lovers of the exotic, Mr. Commissioner Sanders untangles a web of intrigue along the remote outposts of the Congo River, in "The Ghost Walker." The exotic as well as the scientific are in display in "The Silent Bullet," the very first story to feature that Golden Age scientific sleuth, Craig Kennedy. The exotic is also front and center in "The Headless Mummies," an adventure of Fu Manchu creator Sax Rohmer's extraordinary detective Moris Klaw. Next is a pair of tales featuring the two most famous brains among gaslight detectives: the Man in the Corner in "The York Mystery," and The Thinking Machine in "The Great Auto Mystery." Next, that inimitable, priest-detective, Father Brown, tackles the case of "The Head of Caesar." Included is the last adventure of the world's greatest detective, "His Last Bow: An Episode from the War Service of Sherlock Holmes." The aging sleuth is dragged from retirement to match wits with the Huns master-spy in the darkest days of World War I, in this story recorded by his creator, Arthur Conan Doyle. There are hours of mystery reading pleasure in this exclusive e-book, selected and introduced by Jean Marie Stine.

Generations of werewolves have been secretly residing in a secluded valley a stone’s throw from Grundy, Alaska. So when a snooping Outsider comes to Grundy to investigate rumors of lycanthropic shenanigans in the area, the valley’s pack alpha, Maggie Graham, resolves to chase him away, even if doing so takes a quick bite on the butt. What a pity that researcher Nick Thatcher turns out to be so drool-worthy, and that his kisses make Maggie want to sit up and beg. Maggie just can’t seem to convince Nick to leave . . . and even worse, she can’t convince herself to stay away from him. Cross-species dating is problem enough for a harried alpha female, but on top of that, a rival group of werewolves is trying to move into the valley. With interpack war threatening, Maggie can’t afford to be distracted. Combining romance and a career can be tough for anyone; for a werewolf in love with a human, it may be disastrous. . . .

There's plenty of excitement at Epsom Downs, as Lord Charles Sheridan and his American wife, Kate, watch the races from a box shared by Jennie Jerome Churchill and world-renowned actress, mistress and horse-trader Lillie Langtry. But the real excitement comes that evening, when Charles is called to investigate both the death of a Derby jockey and the theft of Lillie Langtry's jewels. Before long, there are no safe bets as Kate and Charles are pulled into Lillie Langtry's reckless social world, where lords and ladies run neck and neck with thieves and murderers-and the race for justice stands to be a photo finish.

Brooding Italian Drago di Luca and reserved lawyer Alysa Dennis are brought together by a shocking, shared betrayal – their late partners had been having an affair! But against all the odds, they strike an unlikely friendship, and forbidden awareness simmers… Alysa's calm facade hides a painful secret that haunts her every time she looks into the soulful eyes of Drago's motherless child. As the attraction builds between them, Christmas approaches with the promise of a new start. Can the healing miracle of love, and the joy of the season, make them a family?

Una joven y temperamental actriz, a quien la totalidad de su compañía teatral detesta, muere asesinada en Oxford, en extrañas circunstancias, durante los ensayosde una nueva obra. Afortunadamente para la policía el crimen ocurre en la propia Facultad donde Gervase y Fen, hombre de letras y detective aficionado, imparte su enseñanza. Edmund Crispin se mueve, en EL CASO DE LA MOSCA DORADA, dentro de las características de la novela policiaca inglesa para relatar una historiaen la que también aparecen concomitancias con un antiguo relato de fantasmas. Esta novela es la primera en la que aparece Gervase Fen, excéntrico detective aficionado, profesor de Inglés y Literatura en St Christopher's College, supuestamente basado en el profesor de Oxford W.E. Moore. El libro contiene abundantes alusiones literarias que van desde la antigüedad clásica a mediados del siglo 20.

Twenty-one stories for mature audiences only! This collection of Joe R. Lansdale stories represents the best of the “Lansdale” genre—a strange mixture of dark crime, even darker humor, and adventure tales. Though varied in setting and theme, all the stories are pure Lansdale—eerie, amusing, and occasionally horrific. In “The Pit,” modern gladiators square off against one another using Roman methods. An alternate-history tale called “Trains Not Taken” shows Buffalo Bill as an ambassador and Wild Bill Hickok as a clerk. Lansdale’s love of large lizards and humor are evident in the stories “Godzilla’s Twelve Step Program” and “Bob the Dinosaur Goes to Disneyland.” The career of Joe R. Lansdale has spanned more than twenty-seven years, in which period he has written over two hundred short stories. This collection is the best of these. As Lansdale states in his Introduction, ". these stories are the ones I think best reflect my work." Some of these are obviously horrific ab initio: others, the realization will slowly, surely creep upon one. Others will visit alternate history, humor, or dark crime. Mixing the impossible, the improbable, and the never-before-thought-of, Lansdale uses his innate East Texas storytelling abilities to perfection. As an added bonus, each story starts with an introduction by Lansdale, describing the story-behind-the-story.

Nalini Singh writes 'paranormal romance at its best' (PUBLISHERS WEEKLY). Ashaya Aleine was separated from her son, forced to create a neural implant that will forever enslave her psychically gifted Psy race. After fighting a desperate battle to save her child and escape the PsyNet, she's lead not to safety, but into the lethal danger of a sniper's embrace.

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.