Сьюзен Зонтаг, американский литературный критик, режиссёр театра и кино, стала самым настоящим отражением эпохи, призмой, через которую мы разглядываем прошлый век, легендой своего поколения. Масштаб её личности восхищает, многогранность – покоряет и вызывает отрицание. Зонтаг писала философские и критические эссе, выступала на баррикадах в Сараево, ставила спектакль по Беккету, снялась в картине Вуди Аллена, тесно общалась с Иосифом Бродским и Энди Уорхолом. Её жизнь – это бесконечный внутренний поиск границы между искусством и искусственным, метафорой и реальностью, правдой и ложью. Изданная осенью 2019 года и уже ставшая бестселлером Amazon, «Susan Sontag. Женщина, которая изменила культуру XX века» рассказывает обо всех гранях женщины, которая была истинным феноменом в американской и мировой культуре

This perky debut chick lit novel by Tang gently pokes fun at Asian culture and the life of Christian singles. Lex Sakai is a 30-year-old single Asian-American volleyball coach whose control-freak grandmother is determined to fix her up with a man. Lex is more passionate about making a prestigious volleyball team than dating one of her grandmother's candidates. Although a secret in Lex's past makes romance difficult, she has a six-point list from the biblical book of Ephesians detailing the godly man she wants. Disaster, of course, is right around the corner. The sassy narrative is solid chick lit, with all the requisite chatter about boobs, yummy food, body type, finding a guy and loser dates. Amid the nice touches of humor are some trouble spots: more food and drink are spilled in the first 100 pages than belong in a whole novel, and Lex's ultimate leading man is a foregone conclusion. The idea that her grandma would penalize Lex's young volleyball team because she doesn't have a boyfriend is a weak plot element. Although some of the content would feel stereotyped if written by a non-Asian (Lex refers to Asians as her yella-fellas), it's still refreshing to have Tang's voice in Christian fiction

Lisa, editora de una revista de moda londinense, se cree genial. Lo tiene todo: un novio fotógrafo guapísimo, se viste de Prada, solo va a los sitios fashion… Pero de repente la mandan al fin del mundo, a lanzar una nueva revista en Dublín, donde ni siquiera habrá una tienda de Versace, ni de Moschino, ni de nadie que valga la pena. Primero se pone furiosa y luego se deprime, pero Lisa no es una perdedora. Su nuevo jefe es bastante atractivo pero al parecer tonto, ya que no le hace caso. Prefiere, aunque parezca inconcebible, a su ayudante Ashling, modesta, trabajadora, buena chica, sufridora de primera categoría, la que siempre quiere ayudar a todos… Como muchos libros, Sushi para principiantes trata de la búsqueda de la felicidad

Jodi Picoult romanas „Susitarimas“ pasakoja apie didelę dviejų šeimų draugystę, pasibaigusią šiurpia tragedija... Hartų ir Goldų šeimos aštuoniolika metų buvo artimi kaimynai ir dalijosi viskuo: kiniškais valgiais, vaikų vežimu į mokyklą ir net vėjaraupiais. Juos siejo toks stiprus ryšys, kad, rodės, visą gyvenimą praleido drauge. Tiek šių šeimų suaugusieji, tiek vaikai buvo geriausi draugai, tad nieko keisto, jog nuo pat mažų dienų bendraujančių Kriso ir Emilės graži draugystė paauglystėje išaugo į meilę. Todėl buvo neįtikėtinai sunku patikėti kraupia žinia, pasiekusia jaunuolių tėvus vidury nakties: septyniolikmetė Emilė nušauta, o ginklas priklauso Kriso tėvui. Pats Krisas policijai bando išaiškinti, kad vienas neiššautas šovinys yra skirtas jam pačiam. Tačiau jaunuolio pasakojimas apie jų su mylimąja sprendimą drauge nusižudyti, detektyvei kelia abejonių – kažkas vis tik atrodo nutylėta... Ši byla tyrėjams bus sunkus galvosūkis, o Kriso ir Emilės tėvai kraustysis iš proto, ieškodami atsakymų į sudėtingus klausimus. Ar jie iki galo pažino savo vaikus? Ar tikrai niekas neliko nepastebėta?

The explosive new masterpiece of suspense from the #1 New York Times–bestselling author. LAPD cop Scott James is not doing so well. Eight months ago, a shocking nighttime assault by unidentified men killed his partner Stephanie, nearly killed him, and left him enraged, ashamed, and ready to explode. He is unfit for duty—until he meets his new partner. Maggie is not doing so well, either. A German shepherd who survived three tours in Iraq and Afghanistan sniffing explosives before losing her handler to an IED, her PTSD is as bad as Scott’s. They are each other’s last chance. Shunned and shunted to the side, they set out to investigate the one case that no one wants them to touch: the identity of the men who murdered Stephanie. What they begin to find is nothing like what Scott has been told, and the journey will take them both through the darkest moments of their own personal hells. Whether they will make it out again, no one can say. “The most multifaceted and appealing new protagonist in crime fiction this year just may turn out to be a dog—and a hard-boiled dog, to boot… A read-in-one-sitting thriller.” “Robert Crais is hands-down the World’s Greatest Crime Fiction Writer, and that’s no joke.” “Most crime novel fans have a shortlist of authors they will buy on name recognition alone. If Robert Crais isn’t on that list, he should be. His novels get better with every new book.” Robert Crais is the author of many New York Times bestsellers, most recently Taken, which debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list, and The Sentry. He lives in Los Angeles

Eager to start a family, Caroline Sommerville marries Dominic Santos in a whirlwind courtship. Then the unthinkable happens: her husband becomes the prime suspect in the murder of his business partner. With Dominic on the run from the police, Caroline is his last hope. Though she's only known him a short time, she's certain he was framed. But there's so much about him she doesn't know. And when a damning secret in Dominic's past surfaces, Caroline has to decide whether she believes in the man she married. Is he the murderer he's accused of being? Or is he the husband who needs her trust – and love?

A taut collection of razor-sharp stories of men at society's edge. Although best known as an author of westerns and espionage fiction, Brian Garfield is at heart an observer of human behavior. While traveling, he sometimes writes short fiction, usually setting the story in whatever city or country he just left. The eight stories in this slim volume are fine examples of Garfield's keen eye. Mostly tales of crime and criminals, they star men like Deke Allen, a long-haired building contractor arrested after a rat-shoot for driving with his father's shotgun on the seat. There are women like Vicky, a desperate con artist who engineers one of history's most outlandish scams. But running throughout these suspenseful stories is the sensibility of a writer fascinated by the characters behind the crimes

Although originally published separately, Patrick Modiano’s three novellas form a single, compelling whole, haunted by the same gauzy sense of place and characters. Modiano draws on his own experiences, blended with the real or invented stories of others, to present a dreamlike autobiography that is also the biography of a place. Orphaned children, mysterious parents, forgotten friends, enigmatic strangers — each appears in this three-part love song to a Paris that no longer exists. In this superb English-language translation of Afterimage, Suspended Sentences, and Flowers of Ruin, Mark Polizzotti captures not only Modiano’s distinctive narrative voice but also the matchless grace and spare beauty of his prose. Shadowed by the dark period of the Nazi Occupation, these novellas reveal Modiano’s fascination with the lost, obscure, or mysterious: a young person’s confusion over adult behavior; the repercussions of a chance encounter; the search for a missing father; the aftershock of a fatal affair. To read Modiano’s trilogy is to enter his world of uncertainties and the almost accidental way in which people find their fates

Conrad’s unfinished novel that he was working on before his death in 1924, in which he returns to one of his favorite subjects: the French Revolution. Unlike Duel, his character here is a young Englishman named Cosmo Latham, who visits Genoa during the days in which Napoleon was imprisoned on Elba, where a conspiratorial environment of diplomats and spies of all colors pivot around the spectral figure of the exiled emperor. Among the many people that Cosmo meets, there he meets Madame de Montevesso, a liberal aristocrat who has had the misfortune to marry an unscrupulous soldier. Conrad shows the mastery of his craft and the precision and richness of his writing-he considered this novel one of his greatest achievements- Suspense is a work that could have been a masterpiece had it not been for his sudden death

Persuaded by Mrs. Bennet to sponsor a London social season for Elizabeth’s sister Kitty, the Darcys reluctantly return to the glittering ballrooms and parlors of the fashionable world. There Kitty meets Harry Dashwood, the handsome young owner of Norland, and they quickly fall in love. But for the Bennet sisters, it seems the course of true love simply cannot run smooth. No sooner do Harry and Kitty announce their engagement than Harry begins to change. His disreputable behavior, unexplained absences, mysterious gatherings, questionable new companions, and sinister activities lead all to wonder: Who is the true Mr. Dashwood? — the respectable gentleman Kitty thought she knew, or the dishonorable rogue now reflected in the mirror? A clue from Harry’s family tree sends the Darcys once more on a quest to discover the truth before history can repeat itself. For if Harry and Kitty are to have a future, the past must first be put to rest

A mysterious evil had destroyed all he loved. Now he had nothing to risk but his life

A ventinove anni, dopo un’infanzia e un’adolescenza difficili, la bella e intelligente Hilary Thomas è arrivata al successo. Ma quando viene aggredita nella sua lussuosa villa di Beverly Hills da un maniaco omicida, i peggiori incubi del passato sembrano rimaterializzarsi nei bagliori della lama acuminata del suo aggressore. Non basterà fuggire, non basterà lottare, non basterà nemmeno ucciderlo: lui tornerà, più forte della morte, a ossessionarla, costringendola a scavare disperatamente nei segreti sepolti per scoprire una realtà allucinante. Da Hollywood a Napa Valley, dalle piscine soleggiate delle dimore dei divi alla penombra umida di morte dell’obitorio, il ritmo tranquillo della vita quotidiana in California viene sconvolto da eventi ben più spaventosi e dirompenti dei terremoti ai quali la gente è ormai abituata. Esistono forze, nella mente umana, al confronto delle quali le scosse telluriche sono carezze e le urla di morte soltanto sussurri

Un hombre ha muerto, al parecer, de causas naturales. Otro ha desaparecido sin dejar rastro, y un tercero se ha ahogado en un lago apacible. El asesino quiere asegurarse de no dejar ningún cabo suelto, de que todos los enemigos guarden silencio. Pero todavía queda una persona que conoce su secreto. Dieciseis años después de que ocurrieran todos los hechos hay una persona empeñada en desentrañar toda la verdad, pero hay demasiados secretos, ocultas pasiones y peligrosos intereses en juego que nadie quiere revelar