Occupied City - formato ePub

 Gran Bretaña, 1984. El anuncio del cierre de las minas de carbón desencadena la mayor huelga de la historia británica. Durante un año, el todopoderoso Sindicato Nacional de Mineros mantendrá un pulso...

Hace un año que Japón se ha rendido en la Segunda Guerra Mundial. En medio de la confusión y el caos que sigue, los cuerpos parcialmente descompuestos, violados y estrangulados, de dos mujeres se encuentran...

Ryunosuke Akutagawa fue uno de los más grandes escritores que ha dado Japón. Autor de las famosas historias "Rashōmon" o "En la cueva de bambú", vivió el turbulento periodo Taisho de 1912 a 1926, incluyendo...

En 1974, el brillante y controvertido Brian Clough tomó las riendas como entrenador del Leeds United, que la temporada anterior había ganado la Liga liderado por su anterior Míster, Don Revie, el eterno...

El 5 de julio de 1949 la Ocupación tenía resaca. El Japón ocupado militarmente por los Estados Unidos se despierta de los festejos del Cuatro de Julio con una preocupante noticia: Sadanori Shimoyama,...

Tras Tokio Redux (Mejor Novela Negra del 2021 según El País) y Tokio año cero, rematamos la Trilogía de Tokio de David Peace con esta sensacional novela de intriga.Tokio, 26 de enero de 1948. Un hombre...

Tokyo, 5 luglio 1949. Sadanori Shimoyama, il presidente delle Ferrovie giapponesi incaricato di licenziare migliaia di lavoratori, esce di casa per andare al lavoro e d’improvviso scompare nel cuoredella...

«Yorkshire 1977. Le lacrime non si fermano e so che non si fermeranno mai fino a quando non sarò riuscito a prenderlo. Prima che lui prenda lei.» Nell’anno del giubileo della regina un maniaco imperversa...

«Ascolta. Sente. Inspira. Fiuta. Osserva. Vede… Ferrovie. Strade. Montagne di scorie. Miniere abbandonate… Chiude gli occhi. Ricorda. Apre gli occhi. Vede… Manganelli. Scudi. Cavalli. Cani. Polvere. Sangue…...

Yorkshire, Inghilterra, 1974-1983. Il Nord del paese è un’allucinazione di miniere abbandonate, fabbriche abbandonate, fabbriche automatizzate, fabbriche come cattedrali, ciminiere più alte di campanili,...

«Yorkshire, Natale 1974. Ho scritto bugie come se fossero vere e la verità come bugie, e ci ho sempre creduto. Ho ucciso un uomo malvagio ma ne ho lasciati vivere altri.» Edward Dunford ha appena ottenuto...

Nel 1959 il Liverpool Football Club era da anni nella seconda divisione del campionato inglese. Il Liverpool Football Club non aveva mai vinto la Coppa d’Inghilterra. Quindici stagioni più tardi il Liverpool...

«Se chiudi gli occhi davanti a qualcosa di spaventoso, finirai per avere sempre paura.» L’ammonizione riecheggia nell’ultimo racconto di questa trilogia, mentre gli occhi del protagonista registrano le...

Tokyo, 1948. Anno del Ratto. Portatore di malattia, il topo governa la città occupata due volte: dalle truppe del generale americano Mac Arthur, insediato dopo la resa giapponese, e da fantasmi inquieti....

Vigilia di Natale 1980, Leeds, Inghilterra: lo Squartatore dello Yorkshire ha massacrato la sua tredicesima vittima. Lo cercano da anni per porre fine a una serie mostruosa, senza pari nella storia del...

«Ora, bambini, vi racconterò una storia…» In questa raccolta inedita che il Saggiatore pubblica in esclusiva per i lettori italiani, David Peace diventa la voce oscura che racconta gli incubi più terribili,...

Malini has claimed her rightful throne as the empress of Parijatdvipa, just as the nameless gods prophesied. Now, in order to gain the support of the priesthood who remain loyal to the fallen emperor,...

The BookTok beloved Taking of Persephone series continues in Hades, the epic love story of the king and queen of the underworld. "Careful what you say, Goddess," he breathed, "I may not let you leave."A...

Discover the BookTok sensationKore, a lush romantasy retelling of the myth of Persephone and Hades as the original grumpy/sunshine pairing, perfect for fans of Lore Olympus. Before the Goddess of the...

Devil Take It is a sharp, darkly comic satire set against the backdrop of Trump-era Washington, D.C.  In this clever and timely moral fable, Satan arrives on the scene disguised as Dr. Grippin Fall, a...

Another sexy, high-stakes holiday spinoff installment of the New York Times bestselling Black Dagger Brotherhood series. Nothing warms a cold heart like true love, and in this newest Black Dagger Brotherhood...

Following in the footsteps of Gaiman and Pratchett's Good Omens, the sequel to Abdul’s debut The Devil’s Advisor rushes headlong into a madcap, satirical masterpiece of supernatural misfortune.Sequel...

Force Majeure was called a “smashing debut novel” by the Kirkus Reviews upon its original publication in 1991. A sardonic and absurdly dark, yet hilarious take on the “business as usual” of Hollywood’s...

 Twelve-year-old Toulouse “Tull” Trotter lives with his grandfather on a vast Bel-Air parkland estate and spends most of his time with young cousins Lucy, “the girl detective,” and Edward, a prodigy who...

A gripping courtroom drama that explores the struggle between morality vs. professional obligation, Devil’s Defense will appeal to fans of female-lead courtroom dramas like The Good Wife.Jessica Fischer...

"In her astonishing thriller, Sarah Sparrow has joined the ranks of Shirley Jackson and Stephen King. A warning: there is no safe place to read this book." –David Cronenberg  Originally Published under...

"A beautiful story of unfolding secrets and unforeseen consequences, filled with moments that are somehow restrained and astute and gorgeously written all at the same time."—Holly Gramazio, bestselling...

THE EPIC CONCLUSION TO THE GROUNDBREAKING AND RENOWNED LAST KING OF OSTEN ARD SERIES.'Inspired me to write my own seven-book trilogy. It's one of my favourite fantasy series' GEORGE R. R. MARTIN'A master...

The BookTok beloved Taking of Persephone series continues in Demeter, with more romance and myth from the point of view of the goddess of the harvest. Demeter's life is a delicate balance, tending to...

From the author of The North Wind comes a darkly reimagined tale of forbidden love, inspired by the Greek myth of Hero and Leander and the Scottish ballad Tam Lin.Brielle of Thornbrook has dedicated her...

From PEN Award­­–winning author Sergio de la Pava comes an existential detective novel about a private investigator who flees New York City for Colombia after a personal tragedy and finds himself entangled...

From a #1 New York Times bestselling author, the 6:20 Man returns, this time sent to the Pacific Northwest to aid in a complicated FBI case—and he’s about to come face-to-face with his nemesis, the girl...

Based on a true story, Trail to Treason is an evocative historical drama set during WWI, where a mother's sacrifice and clandestine espionage test the bounds of love and duty.In a world where love and...

In this "rare feast" of a novel, a young Indian American book editor inherits her estranged family’s ancestral home–and their long-buried secrets (Rachel Lyon, author of Self-Portrait With Boy). It is...

Readers of Stephanie Drey and Allison Pataki will enjoy this highly anticipated sequel, an epic saga of love set during the Napoleonic invasion of Egypt that explores loyalty, cultural failures, and a...

'An affecting novel by a literary urbanologist in top form' Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)In this electrifying novel, Richard Price, the author of Clockers and a writer on The Wire, gives us razor-sharp...

USA Today bestselling author Kennedy Ryan's Audie award-winning novel launches a passionate series exploring the wild ambition, artistic obsession, and unrelenting love in Hollywood.One moment in the...

For fans of B. K. Borison and Sarah Adams comes a cheeky, small-town romantic comedy about finding yourself in the weeds . . . only to find love, too. It took exactly twenty-four hours for Atlanta publicist...

I locked away my magic and ran from home for a good reason. So why am I ready to undo everything when my demon ex finally tracks me down?  You can’t outrun your demons—McKenna Ellerbeck knows this all...

A small-town baker faces off against her longtime nemesis on a reality TV competition in this delightful romantic comedy. Magda Miller’s feud with rival baker Mackenzie Newton is so old, folks in tiny...

The ninth exhilarating and original Firefly novel tying into the critically acclaimed and fan-beloved series, from creator Joss Whedon, follows Mal, Book and the rest of the crew mounting a madcap heist...

Emma is a comic novel by Jane Austen, first published in December 1815, about the perils of misconstrued romance. The main character, Emma Woodhouse, is described in the opening paragraph as "handsome,...

NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES 'Clavell never puts a foot wrong . . . Get it, read it, you'll enjoy it mightily' DAILY MIRRORThis is James Clavell's tour-de-force; an epic saga of one Pilot-Major John Blackthorne,...

La luz es peligrosa y temible; la oscuridad significa calma, paz, tranquilidad…, Shiro lo sabe mejor que nadie. La luz es sinónimo de hikaris. Los demonios del pasado campan a sus anchas bajo ella y,...

-THE DOUBLE- centers on a government clerk who goes mad. It deals with the internal psychological struggle of its main character, Yakov Petrovich Golyadkin, who repeatedly encounters someone who is his...

THE INSPIRATION FOR HBO AND SKY TV’S EMMY NOMINATED HOUSE OF THE DRAGON. Centuries before A Game of Thrones, an even greater game began, one that set the skies alight with dragon...