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Oliver Marks has just served 10 years in jail - for a murder he may or may not have committed. On the day he's released, he's greeted by the man who put him in prison. Detective Colborne is retiring, but before he does, he wants to know what really happened a decade ago.

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After being run out of Arizona on a trumped-up murder charge, the Rio Kid spent three years in Mexico, learning how to shoot quicker than any man on the range. Now he's headed home to clear his name. But before he reaches Arizona, the Kid will have to pass through the deadliest border region in the West. Nestled snugly in a bend of the Rio Grande, Hell's Half Acre is a lawless outpost claimed by both Mexico and the United States, and belonging to neither. There, justice comes from the barrel of a six-gun, and the only sentence is death.

Quando gli amici diventano nemici, non c'è limite al male che possono farci. Oliver Marks ha scontato dieci anni di carcere per l'omicidio di un compagno di college. Ai tempi della condanna, non tutti erano convinti della sua colpevolezza, in primis il detective Colborne, che ora lo attende fuori dal carcere per sapere finalmente la verità. La storia che Oliver si accinge a raccontargli si svolge alla Dellecher, una delle più prestigiose scuole di arte drammatica degli Stati Uniti, dove Shakespeare è venerato come un dio e non c'è limite alla competizione.

La escritura de Juan José Saer ha sido reconocida por la crítica especializada como una de las más valiosas y renovadoras en el ámbito de la lengua española contemporánea. Para Saer, narrar, antes que nada, es delimitar un espacio y una voz. Con este libro vuelve al lugar donde sitúa su...

“Dolores del Río bursts to life in this vivid, well-researched portrayal. Her iconic feline elegance and brash spirit dominates every page, but it’s her defiance to live life on her own terms that sets her apart—and what an extraordinary life she led.”—C.W. Gortner, bestselling author...

Still struggling with personal loss and haunted by the memories of her near-death experience at the hands of the Nazis, dazzling singer Hattie James desires to leave her past behind and focus on reviving her career and rising in the ranks of the glamorous Brazilian music scene. But when she discovers that her mother’s new suitor, Swiss diplomat Frederick Ziegler, is associated with SS leader Heinz Baumann, Hattie’s suspicions ignite..

Longlisted for the PEN/Faulkner Award Finalist for The Story Prize Finalist for the Ferro-Grumley Award for LGBTQ Fiction Finalist for the California Book Award Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Excellence, the Aspen Words Literary Prize, and the New American Voices Award...

Jeremiah Cole has been sentenced to hang for lynching a priest. But Father Virgilio is convinced that he will escape execution and has raised a reward for anyone who will transport the prisoner to Chama.

Arthur Ellis Award finalist Rio Youers combines vengeance and deceit, love and bullets, secrets, and twists in this high-octane action thriller with a vibrant emotional core. Brody Ellis is short on luck and even shorter on cash to buy the medication his sister Molly needs. Desperate, he robs a...

Claros y frescos ríos que mansamente vais siguiendo vuestro natural camino; desiertos montes míos, que en un estado estáis de soledad muy triste de contino; aves, en quien hay tino de descansar cantando...

Am Rio de la Plata beginnt für den Erzähler das Südamerika-Abenteuer...

Las noches de Reikiavik ocultan más miserias de las que se ven a simple vista. En una vivienda céntrica de la capital islandesa han encontrado el cadáver de un hombre joven en medio de un enorme charco de sangre. A pesar de lo espectacular de la escena del crimen, no parece haber signos de violencia en el apartamento. Tan solo hay dos cosas fuera de lugar: un chal de mujer en la cama y unas pastillas propiedad del fallecido. La policía tiene muy claro que tras esos indicios puede ocultarse algo bastante más perturbador que un asesinato.

From the distant mountains, through the vast deserts to the Gulf of Mexico flows the Rio Grande River, giving life, promising adventure, shaping empires. And across its banks fought the Americans, the Mexican Army, the Shoshone, the Utes and the Arapaho Indians. Matthew Caine, an American agent working against the Mexican Army, also known as "El Gigante", attempts to make allies of the plains Indians. Lieutenant Melgares, of the Mexican Army is sworn to find the American spy and bring him to the Santa Fe gallows.

Verónica Llaca, autora de La Herencia, regresa con un caso que alcanzará a todos. En una madrugada de 1995 Miguel murió entre las llamas del incendio que acabó con Nueva Armonía, una secta liderada por el carismático James Cox. Aunque el pastor pretendía fundar el Paraíso en la Tierra, la ambición mesiánica, los secretos familiares y la sed de poder corrompieron su sueño, convirtiendo en un infierno lo que comenzó como una comunidad idílica.

Uma menina enfrenta a partida do pai e jamais se conformará com essa separação. Enquanto sua mãe transforma a ausência do marido em tabu, durante anos ela tentará esclarecer os mistérios que envolvem o desaparecimento daquele homem. Ao longo das décadas de 1970, 1980 e 1990 no Brasil, três gerações de mulheres precisarão conquistar seu espaço sem pedir licença. No entanto, nem mesmo as diferenças entre elas serão capazes de superar certos impasses da alma, diante dos quais a menina, agora mulher, ainda será surpreendida.

¿Cuál es la terrible relación entre un hombre que salta al mar en Inglaterra y el incendio de un restaurante en el País Vasco? Si desconfías de tus amigos, aléjate de ellos. Una mujer recoge conchas en la costa inglesa cuando, al alzar la vista, ve la silueta de un motorista cayendo desde un acantilado. Seis días antes, un inglés de clase alta se presenta en una joyería londinense con un anillo que el joyero reconoce al instante, y que encierra un oscuro secreto. Mientras tanto, en Mundaka, Adolfo llega dispuesto a surfear las mejores olas.

A lone rider stops at the border, preparing to return to the United States for the first time in three years. When he left for Mexico, the Rio Kid was 18, a terrified youngster fleeing a fraudulent murder charge. He returns a grown man, with blood on his hands and twin .45s on his hips. His destination is a small town in Arizona, where he plans to clear his name and reclaim his legacy. But there is a lot of trail between here and there. Wanted signs paper every border town, offering $10,000 for the Rio Kid - dead or alive.

Mexico is famous for its rich culture, ancient ruins, dazzling beaches, and spicy cuisine. But there is a darker side to America's southern neighbour, with vicious gangs dealing in drugs. extortion, money laundering, human trafficking and contract killings. Jack Nightingale came across his fair share of villains when he worked for the Metropolitan Police in London. But nothing could prepare him for the evil that was waiting for him when he crossed the Rio Grande river and entered Mexico - an evil that is hunting for an immortal soul. A very special soul.

Three years ago, the sheriff of Chapparell, Arizona, was shot dead. Eighteen-year-old Hugh Aiken was falsely accused of the murder and forced to ride south with a lynch mob hot on his trail. He spent the time since hiding out in Mexico, growing from a fresh-faced Texas youth into the hardened gunman known far and wide as the Rio Kid. Now his exile is over. Chapparell has changed since the Kid last set foot on its dusty streets. Most of the ranchers are dead broke, save for one bloodthirsty scoundrel, Henry Pelham.