Hillerman, author of the Joe Leaphorn mysteries, and Herbert, editor of The Oxford Companion to Crime and Mystery Writing, trace this short-story genre from its beginnings in the hands of Edgar Allen Poe through its development by the likes of Erle Stanley Gardner, Mary Roberts Rinehart and Anthony Boucher to its current practice by such masters as Marcia Muller. Poe's "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," which established a great many of the whodunit conventions, is indispensable to such an overview. Raymond Chandler's "I'll be Waiting" emits a doom-laden atmosphere right from the first line; William Faulkner shows unexpected economy of language?and a transparent plot?in "An Error in Chemistry." Ed McBain scores high marks in "Small Homicide," in which the tiny details of a baby's untimely death resonate uncomfortably. As represented in this competent, unstartling collection, Linda Barnes ("Lucky Penny") easily outsasses Sue Grafton ("The Parker Shotgun"). Hillerman makes a solid appearance with "Chee's Witch," and in "Benny's Space" Muller captures the full subtle force of her novel-length vision.

Es esta novela el relato de un tiempo mítico que reúne en sí el pasado y el presente, marcado por las invasiones y los olvidos, origen y testigo de las vidas de quienes lo poblaron desde su principio. El caldero de oro será el símbolo de las estirpes que vivieron junto al río milenario, leyenda fundacional, símbolo insoslayable de la infancia de un protagonista que, un día, regresará al pueblo de sus antepasados, abandonado y solitario, para encontrase con un destino encerrado en su propia historia. Narrada desde la memoria y la imaginación sustentada en un lenguaje que no olvida nunca su condición reveladora, El caldero de oro fue saludada como una de las obras que evidenciaban la renovada vitalidad de la literatura española.

Egmont ist ein Trauerspiel von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Es wurde 1775 begonnen und war 1788 im Druck. Egmont spielt in der Stadt Brüssel während des Aufstands der Niederländer gegen die spanische Herrschaft. Teile des niederländischen Adels verbünden sich mit den Protestanten, um die religiöse und politische Unterdrückung durch die Spanier zu beenden. Die Person des „Helden“ Egmont entstand nach dem Vorbild des tatsächlichen Lamoral Graf von Egmond, auf den Goethe bei seinen Studien über die Geschichte der Niederlande stieß. Der literarische Egmont hat mit seinem historischen Vorbild allerdings nur wenig gemeinsam.

Figaro est le valet du comte Almaviva, un grand d'Espagne, qui reconnaît les mérites de son serviteur. Celui-ci parvient à lui tenir tête grâce à son intelligence et sa gaieté. Mais Figaro va épouser sa chère Suzanne. Et son maître aimerait bien la lui voler. Marcelline, elle, aimerait épouser Figaro. La Comtesse voudrait récupérer son époux qui la néglige. Chérubin, de son côté, aime un peu tout le monde : la Comtesse, Suzanne, Fanchette… Manigances, mensonges, tromperies vont s'entremêler à plaisir !

Dante Valentine has just about had it. First, she's hired by the Devil to hunt down four demons who escaped from Hell. Then, she finds out one of those demons is Eve, a child she swore to protect. To top it all off, her lover Japhrimel thinks that the Devil is right. And that all the demons, including Eve, belong in hell. It doesn't matter what she thinks is best for Eve. Because once you make a deal with the Devil, there is no going back.

The year is 2009. For Kip Dawson, winning a passenger seat on American Space Adventure's spacecraft is a dream come true. One grand shot of insanity and he can return to earth fulfilled. But the thrill of the successful launch turns to terror when a micrometeorite penetrates the capsule, leaving the radios as dead as the pilot. Reality hits: Kip isn't going home. With nothing to do but wait for his doomed fate, Kip writes his epitaph on the ship's laptop computer, unaware that an audience of millions has discovered it and is tracking his every word on the Internet. As a massive struggle gets under way to rescue him, Kip has no idea that the world can hear his cries — or that his heroism in the face of death may sabotage his best chance of survival.

Le gars qui pourrait me prouver par a + b qu'il a, au cours de son existence, exécuté une besogne plus débectante que celle à laquelle je me livre depuis une huitaine de jours aurait droit, selon moi, au salut militaire, au salut étemel et à une place assise dans les chemins de fer. Faut vraiment avoir le palpitant arrimé avec du gros filin pour tenir le choc. Et je le tiens, moi, le choc, parce que mon job c'est justement de ne pas faire la fine bouche. Voilà une semaine que je visite les morgues de France à la recherche d'un cadavre…

In the darkness, demons come out to play . . . and someone must bring their sins to light. Part vampire, part werewolf, Riley Jenson knows what can happen when vamps don't play well with others. But she's never seen anything like this: a series of brutal murders surrounding the latest hot spot for vampire-human hookups — and the victims aren't just killed, they're beheaded. Now Riley is launching into action, toying with a seductive — and highly suspicious — club owner, and finding herself in the middle of another mystery: women being killed one by one, without a trace of violence. For Riley, solving multiple cases — in a world going mad with human and vampire passions — would have been tough enough. Instead she has two jealous lovers on her hands: Kye Murphy, the amber-eyed werewolf who makes Riley's wolf blood howl — and Quinn, the cool, elegant vamp who has over a thousand years' experience at fulfilling women's desires. While she's busy juggling these two sexy beasts, Riley's detective work takes a stunningly violent turn. Finding a murderer is now a matter of life and death. Especially since the killer has long since found her . . .

Kilencéves ikerlányok voltak, az ártatlanság mintaképei. Senki sem értette, miért kellett meghalniuk, az a furcsa, fekete óriás sem, akit brutális meggyilkolásukkal vádolnak és halálra ítélnek. John Coffey megjelenése után hajmeresztő események sorozata veszi kezdetét a siralomházban, melyek hatására példátlan egység alakul ki elítéltek és börtönőrök között... Az író "filléres regény" formában kiadott 6 részes műve egyetlen könyvbe összegyűjtve.

Inspectora Liu, ¿necesito recordarle que China tiene costumbres y rituales para tratar a sus huéspedes? Use su shigu, su experiencia de la vida. Todos los extranjeros, tanto si se trata de desconocidos o de demonios como este visitante, son potencialmente peligrosos. No demuestre ira ni irritación. Sea humilde, prudente y cortés. El viceministro apoyó la mano sobre el hombro de la inspectora. Hágale creer que existe un vínculo entre usted y él. Así hemos tratado a los extranjeros durante siglos. Así tratará usted a este extranjero mientras sea nuestro huésped.”` En un lago helado de Pekín aparece el cadáver del hijo del embajador norteamericano. La difícil y ardua investigación es asignada a la inspectora Liu Hulan. A miles de kilómetros, un ayudante de la fiscalía de Los Ángeles encuentra en un barco de inmigrantes ilegales el cadáver de un Príncipe Rojo, el hijo de uno de los hombres más influyentes de China… Una impactante novela de intriga que recrea el conflicto que se produce entre dos países diametralmente opuestos cuando sus gobiernos se ven obligados a colaborar en pie de igualdad.

A run-down Victorian to renovate, a past to leave behind--who has time for romance...or murder? Patricia Amble, Tish to her friends, has gotten her life together. She's renovating an old, rambling Victorian house in a small town outside of Detroit, and the fixer-upper should net her a big profit when she resells. Romance is right next door, with two attractive neighbors vying for her affection. But even their persistent attentions can't dispel the sense of unease Tish feels. Voices whisper out of nowhere . . . and something odd is going on in the basement. Soon, Tish begins to question her decision to buy the old house. When a dead body turns up her own dark secrets make her a prime suspect in the current chaos. And is either of her attractive neighbors really who he says he is? What is going on just under the surface of this sleepy small town?

“Mitford’s funny and unforgiving book is the best memento mori we are likely to get. It should be updated and reissued each decade for our spiritual health.” —The New York Review of Books Only the scathing wit and searching intelligence of Jessica Mitford could turn an exposé of the American funeral industry into a book that is at once deadly serious and side-splittingly funny. When first published in 1963 this landmark of investigative journalism became a runaway bestseller and resulted in legislation to protect grieving families from the unscrupulous sales practices of those in “the dismal trade.” Just before her death in 1996, Mitford thoroughly revised and updated her classic study. The American Way of Death Revisited confronts new trends, including the success of the profession’s lobbyists in Washington, inflated cremation costs, the telemarketing of pay-in-advance graves, and the effects of monopolies in a death-care industry now dominated by multinational corporations. With its hard-nosed consumer activism and a satiric vision out of Evelyn Waugh’s novel The Loved One, The American Way of Death Revisited will not fail to inform, delight, and disturb. “Brilliant… hilarious… A must-read for anyone planning to throw a funeral in their lifetime.” —New York Post “Witty and penetrating—it speaks the truth.” —The Washington Post

Xizor, a galaxisszerte rettegett bűnszervezet, a Fekete Nap hercege elérkezettnek látja az időt uralma kiterjesztésére, ehhez azonban el kell távolítania az útból Darth Vadert, Palpatine császár jobbkezét. Zseniális tervet eszel ki a sötét lovag lejáratására, és hogy ezt megvalósíthassa, színleg Darth Vader mellé áll a Luke Skywalker elfogására indított hajszában. A gyönyörű, de halálos emberi replikáns, Guri vezetésével fejvadászok és bérgyilkosok vetik magukat a – karbonitba ágyazott – Han Solo megmentésén ügyködő Luke nyomába. Már-már úgy látszik, Skywalker sorsa meg van pecsételve…

Героі кнігі, напісанай у прыгодніцкім жанры, — работнікі міліцыі, якія змагаюцца з антыграмадскімі праявамі. У аповесцях «Чорны павой» і «Асабліва небяспечнае» даследуюцца і выкрываюцца прычыны хцівасці, рэцыдывы мяшчанскай псіхалогіі. Паказваецца небяспека гэтых негатыўных з'яў. ЗМЕСТ: Чорны павой Асабліва небяспечнае Мастак В. І. Валынец Рэцэнзент Дз. Я. Бугаёў