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Camelia la Texana
Par Diego Ramón Bravo. 2014
"This is a novel inspired by the main character in a well-known ballad by Los Tigres del Norte, a famous…
norteño band from Sinaloa, Mexico, which also inspired a TV series on the Telemundo network. It follows Camelia and her lover, Emilio, as they make enemies in the dark world of drug trafficking." -- Provided by NLSTierra contrafuturo
Par Luis Carlos Barragán. 2021
"The first extraterrestrial contact occurs in the jungles of Latin America. Two Colombians with nothing to lose flee in a…
spaceship. A couple of years later, one of them returns to found an interplanetary embassy, which promises to bring alien technology and labor to Earth. Now humanity has the opportunity to become a type I society and become part of the Interstellar Directorate. But the usual economic and political powers will try to prevent this future. The diplomatic crisis with the Earth powers is serious, but now there are higher beings who will intervene for good or ill." -- Translation provided by NLSLa razón de los amantes
Par Pablo Simonetti. 2013
"The tranquility of a young married couple is disrupted when Diego Lira, a lawyer and owner of an Internet newspaper,…
enters their life. Anxious to break their normal routine, they throw themselves into extreme situations, destroying in just a few months the conventions that, until then, provided them with a sense of security. When it's all said and done, nothing is left for them to do except ask themselves if lovers are reasonable or if passion itself is reason enough for love." -- Provided by publisherMatar a la Reina (Diamante rojo #01)
Par Angy Skay. 2018
"Micaela Bravo's joyful Christmas celebrations cease when, at the age of twelve, someone, whom she believed to be her family,…
rips her childhood away from her and destroys what she loves most. All her loved ones are mercilessly murdered and she is outraged and assaulted to such an extent that her assailants think they have ended her life. In her last breath, her soul is impregnated with a vengeful feeling that will make her take the reins of her life a few years later, through a dark and gloomy world where mafias and danger are constant. In another part of the planet, a contract killer receives a call that will change his existence completely when he discovers a list of six names, having to assassinate each person in order, according to his former instructor, Anker Megalos." -- Translation provided by NLSEl corazón de hielo (Triple amenaza #03)
Par Lis W Wiehl. 2011
"At first glance, the crimes appear random. Arson. Theft. Fraud. Murder. But these are more than random crimes. They're moves…
in an increasingly deadly game. And the one element they have in common: a woman who is gorgeous, clever... and lethal. Elizabeth Avery has a winsome smile and flawless figure, but underneath is a heart of ice. She's a master manipulator, convincing strangers to do the unthinkable. And she orchestrates it all without getting too close. Until now. When Elizabeth ruthlessly disposes of an inquisitive young reporter, her crime catches the attention of Federal Prosecutor Allison Pierce, FBI Special Agent Nicole Hedges, and crime reporter Cassidy Shaw. They know they're dealing with a cold-blooded murderer who could strike at any time. What they don't know is that they're already on a first-name basis with the killer. And one of them may be next on her list." -- GoodreadsProyecto Silverview
Par John Le Carré. 2022
"Julian Lawndsley has left a high-flying job in the city for a simpler life running a bookshop in a small…
English seaside town. A few months later, he is approached by a Polish émigré with dangerous knowledge of Julian's family. Julian is soon approached by a spy chief." -- Provided by NLSAusencio (Narrativa (Almadía Ediciones))
Par Antonio Vásquez. 2018
"The death of Ausencio, a drunken and irresponsible father, unleashes the demons that dwell inside Arturo, his eldest son, who…
as a result of this loss will fall into a spiral of sadness, remorse, and despair, which will lead him to face the same vice that overshadowed the possibilities of happiness in his childhood and youth. Mourning becomes a shadow that looms over all his actions and thoughts, and his present becomes a continuous wandering through bad memories and black omens. The abandonment and humiliation to which alcohol leads him cause him to fall out with the town and his loved ones. Ausencio is the story of a descent into hell, of a son who fears repeating his father's mistakes, of a young man who seems to be followed by three ghostly women to announce a fateful destiny, of a man who flees and exposes himself in the open to the face of his death." -- Translation provided by NLSUn diamante al rojo vivo (Dortmunder mystery #01)
Par Donald E Westlake. 2017
"An African diplomat, intent on possessing an emerald sacred to his country, hires parolee John Dortmunder to steal it from…
the New York Coliseum. Dortmunder and his motley crew pursue the errant jewel to the Utopia Park prison, an insane asylum, and a Fifth Avenue bank vault." -- Provided by NLSSeñales distantes (Narrativa (Almadía Ediciones))
Par Antonio Vásquez. 2021
"A young acolyte suffers a strange illness--or curse--due to which his body slowly takes on the texture of a rock;…
a Mexican tourist visits a small coastal town along with a young Japanese woman, where he will unexpectedly participate in an ancestral rite; a parrot mercilessly torments an office worker in love. The characters in the stories contained in Distant Signals seem to assure us that where the deepest human pains and obsessions exist, a door opens where the extraordinary takes place. -- Translation provided by NLSLa mano del destino (Triple amenaza #02)
Par Lis W Wiehl. 2010
"Outspoken radio talk show host Jim Fate dies tragically when poisonous gas fills the studio while his polarizing show, The…
Hand of Fate, is on air. They call themselves the triple threat. Three best friends who are uniquely qualified to crack the case: FBI Special Agent Nicole Hedges, crime reporter Cassidy Shaw, and Federal Prosecutor Allison Pierce. But Cassidy has a secret, one that will either solve the case, or make her a suspect. As they race against time to stop another murder, the triple threat must piece together the crime to find a motive... and a killer." -- GoodreadsLa canción del ángel: una novela
Par Sheila Walsh. 2011
"Ann Fletcher has returned to Charleston to see her younger sister Sarah receive her master's degree. But she soon finds…
herself riding in the back of an ambulance, watching helplessly as Sarah fights for her life. As they race to the hospital, Sarah talks to someone who is not there...and hums a melody Ann has never heard before. That unfamiliar, unearthly beautiful melody keeps finding Ann--first in the hospital chapel, then in her dreams, and finally in Sarah's empty house. Two neighbors have a profound effect on Ann. Ethan McKinney lends her a shoulder to lean on. And as a carpenter, he volunteers to help Ann get the Fletcher family home into shape for selling. His strong presence is a pleasing distraction. Ann's twelve-year-old neighbor, Keith, has Down Syndrome and the guile to believe he can actually see and hear angels. In fact, he insists they are looking out for her in ways she's never imagined. God begins to reveal himself to Ann--both in her newfound friends and through supernatural events. As she discovers the very real presence of angels around her, will she finally open her heart to receive God's healing love?" -- GoodreadsImitación de Guatemala: cuatro novelas breves
Par Rodrigo Rey Rosa. 2014
"Rodrigo Rey Rosa takes us into a universe that today transcends the borders of Guatemala, because, in the author's words,…
"the whole world is a violent place." In these four detective novels written between 1995 and 2006, |Kill Me If...|, |The Good Cripple|, |Enchanted Stones|, and |Stable|, he also demonstrates his masterful handling of suspense. The massacres of indigenous people in the mountains and the trafficking of children, the memory of a kidnapping, the running over of a child by a hit-and-run driver, and the burning of a stable during an equestrian festival are just the starting point of these four stories, a "narrative tetralogy" that marks a milestone in contemporary Latin American literature." -- Translation provided by NLSTrayéndolo todo de regreso a casa: relatos 1990-2020 (Narrativa hispánica (Alfaguara (Firm)))
Par Patricio Pron. 2021
"Argentine writer Patricio Pron began writing in 1990. A little more than twenty years later, El Cuervo has published a…
personal selection of his stories, one for each year of activity. Twenty stories, originally published in tiny editions that are now out of print, document the early years of creation and travel, travel and literature, of one of the most recognizable writers of contemporary Argentine literature. Like Bob Dylan, Patricio Pron brings his stories back to the place where he once conceived them and that was once his home." -- Translation provided by NLSCasas vacías (Narrativa Sexto Piso)
Par Brenda Navarro. 2020
"|Empty Houses| unfolds in the aftermath of a child's disappearance. His mother is distraught. As her life begins to unravel,…
she is haunted by his absence but also by her own ambivalence: did she even want him in the first place? In a working-class neighbourhood on the other side of Mexico City another woman protects her stolen child. After longing desperately to be a mother, her life is violently altered by its reality. Alternating between these two contrasting voices, |Empty Houses| confronts the desires, regrets and social pressures of motherhood faced by both the mother who lost her child and the new one who risked everything to take him." -- GoodreadsTe espero en el fin del mundo
Par Andrea Longarela. 2021
"Violet and Levi have known each other since they were children. He dreams of creating a home. She dreams of…
escaping from hers. They are best friends, always there for each other, and as they begin to grow up, they realize their feelings do too. Intense. Unstoppable. Unique. But Levi wants to put down roots between mountains while Violet wants to fly high and conquer the world. There may not be two more incompatible people who fit together better. An abandoned cabin, a collection of wooden figures, and a love that marks a lifetime. Levi's, the boy who asked a lot of questions, and Vi's, the girl who had all the answers. Whom would you want to be with if you knew the world was ending tomorrow?" -- Translation provided by NLSTodos se van
Par Wendy Guerra. 2014
"Written in the form of a diary that tells Nieve Guerra's story from age eight to twenty, this novel tells…
the life of a young girl with an alcoholic father that blames her for his wife running away with another man and, even worse, a foreigner. This unique experience, written with strength and authenticity, reflects the Cuban reality without ideological castigation." -- GoodreadsLa mujer de la escalera (Nuevos tiempos (Madrid, Spain). Policiaca #398)
Par Pedro A González Moreno. 2018
"A suicide and a mysterious murder serve as the starting point for this story in which two recent university graduates…
face a mission that will change their lives forever: to locate some ancient medieval theater books. Thus begins a thrilling search in which the characters will end up finding themselves and their own destiny, outlining at the same time the portrait of a bridge generation that struggled to find its own space in the Spain of the late seventies and early eighties. A gripping story of intrigue, of ambitions and grudges, of love and heartbreak, of frustrations and desires, where the murkiest and the noblest feelings intermingle and clash dramatically, always against the backdrop of the theatrical world, that metaliterary space in which, as in a game of mirrors, not everything is what it seems...." Translation provided by NLSLa librería del Señor Livingstone
Par Mónica Gutiérrez. 2020
"Agnes Martí is a young archaeologist from Barcelona who decides to move to London in search of a job opportunity.…
After several weeks without success, a sudden rainfall surprises her while she is taking a walk and she enters Moonlight Book. By chance, its owner, Edward Livingstone, is looking for an assistant and offers her the job. The young woman accepts and little by little she discovers the charm of this small bookstore. Until one day, when one of her most precious and oldest books disappears and police inspector John Lockewood enters the scene to take charge of the investigation and turn Agnes's life upside down." -- Translation provided by NLSAdán
Par Ted Dekker. 2008
"FBI agent Daniel Clark is shot by an elusive serial killer called Eve, the very criminal he has been tracking.…
Daniel survives but can't remember his attacker's face. Believing the image to be locked away in his mind, Daniel tries to revisit his near-death experience." -- Provided by NLSYo fumo para olvidar que tú bebes (Nuevos tiempos (Madrid, Spain). Serie policiaca)
Par Martín Casariego. 2020
"It's the late 1980s. Max Lomas, handsome and sentimental, cultured and unbelieving, splits his time between Madrid and San Sebastian,…
where he works as a private escort for a professor threatened by the ETA terrorist group. While in the capital, Max falls in love with Elsa Arroyo at first sight. In the Basque Country his ambitious and temperamental colleague García begins to wonder which side of the line between crime and the law he should be on. And what's worse, he starts to take an interest in Elsa as well..." -- Translation provided by NLS