Matthew Scudder understands the futility of his search for a longtime missing Midwestern innocent who wanted to be an actress in the vast meat-grinder called New York City. But her frantic father heard that Schudder is the best — and now the ex-cop-turned-p.i. is scouring the hell called Hell's Kitchen looking for anything that might resemble a lead. And in this neighborhood of the lost, he's finding love — and death — in the worst possible places.

From the bestselling author of the landmark work Rubyfruit Jungle comes an engaging, original new novel that only Rita Mae Brown could have written. In the pristine world of Virginia foxhunting, hunters, horses, hounds, and foxes form a lively community of conflicting loyalties, where the thrill of the chase and the intricacies of human-animal relationships are experienced firsthand--and murder exposes a proud Southern community's unsavory secrets. . . .As Master of the prestigious Jefferson Hunt Club, Jane Arnold, known as Sister, is the most revered citizen in the Virginia Blue Ridge Mountain town where a rigid code of social conduct and deep-seated tradition carry more weight than money. Nearing seventy, Sister now must select a joint master to ensure a smooth transition of leadership after her death. It is an honor of the highest order--and one that any serious social climber would covet like the Holy Grail.Virginian to the bone with a solid foxhunting history, Fontaine Buruss is an obvious candidate, but his penchant for philandering and squandering money has earned him a less than sparkling reputation. And not even Sister knows about his latest tawdry scandal. Then there is Crawford Howard, a Yankee in a small town where Rebel bloodlines are sacred. Still, Crawford has money--lots of it--and as Sister is well aware, maintaining a first-class hunt club is far from cheap.With the competition flaring up, Southern gentility flies out the window. Fontaine and Crawford will stop at nothing to discredit each other. Soon the entire town is pulled into a rivalry that is spiraling dangerously out of control. Even the animals have strong opinions, and only Sister is able to maintain objectivity. But when opening hunt day ends in murder, she, too, is stunned.Who was bold and skilled enough to commit murder on the field? It could only be someone who knew both the territory and the complex nature of the hunt inside out. Sister knows of three people who qualify--and only she, with the help of a few clever foxes and hounds, can lay the trap to catch the killer.A colorful foray into an intriguing world, Outfoxed features a captivating cast of Southerners and their unforgettable animal counterparts. Rita Mae Brown has written a masterful novel that surprises, delights, and enchants.

A Sister Jane - 1, 2

Kai kurių žmonių geriau nesutikti, nes didžiausios svajonės gali virsti žiauriausiu prakeiksmu. Kai kurių kontraktų geriau nepasirašyti, nes sąlygas gali tekti vykdyti netgi po mirties... Prie Stokholmo krantų dreifuojančiame laive randama mirusi jauna moteris. Specialistai nustato, kad jos plaučiai pilni jūros vandens, bet vandens pėdsakų nėra ant drabužių ir kūno. Ar gali būti jog moteris nuskendo laive? Kitą dieną prabangiame bute aptinkamas pasikoręs vyras. Niekas negali paaiškinti, kaip vyrui pavyko pasiekti aukštoje palubėje kabančią kilpą, kai aplinkui nėra jokių daiktų, ant kurių galima pasilypėti. Gal tai ne savižudybė, o žmogžudystė? Ar šios dvi keistos mirtys susijusios? Detektyvas Jonas Lina imasi pavojingo, įtempto ir netikėtų posūkių kupino tyrimo. Milžiniškos sėkmės susilaukusios knygos Hipnotizuotojas pagrindinis veikėjas, detektyvas Jonas Lina, sugrįžta antrajame Larso Keplerio bestseleryje Paganinio kontraktas. Tai vienas įdomiausių Švedijos detektyvinių romanų, prikaustantis dėmesį, žavintis vaizdingumu ir netikėtais siužeto vingiais. Po Larso Keplerio slapyvardžiu, slepiasi Alexanderis ir Alexandra Ahndorilai, švedų rašytojų pora. Jie gali drąsiai pretenduoti į Stiego Larssono įpėdinių vardą, nes garsėja įtraukiančiu stiliumi, milžiniškais knygų pardavimais ir tuo, jog geriausi režisieriai Hipnotizuotoją ir Paganinio kontraktą pasiryžo perkelti į kino ekranus.

En la gran mansión escocesa de Westerbrae, una compañía teatral londinense se reúne para la lectura de una controvertida nueva obra. Pero, al finalizar la velada, la bella dramaturga aparece brutalmente asesinada en su cama, y el inspector Thomas Lynley se ve inmediatamente enredado en un crimen cuyo origen está en las complicadas obligaciones del amor y las consecuencias de la traición.Con la finalidad de alejar a la prensa el máximo tiempo posible, dada la notoriedad de los principales sospechosos, Lynley y la sargento Havers viajan hacia el aislado lugar. Entre sus sospechosos: el más poderoso productor teatral de Gran Bretaña, dos de las estrellas más queridas del país, y la mujer a la que Lynley ama.Para Lynley, la investigación requiere toda la delicadeza que pueda reunir, y ello le forzará a enfrentarse también con un dilema personal. Presente en Westerbrae la noche del asesinato estaba Helen Clyde, una mujer con la cual Lynley está compartiendo una complicada relación y una amistad duradera que ha evolucionado hacia el amor. El hecho de que ella ocupara la habitación contigua a la de la víctima, no puede ser pasado por alto. El hecho de que ella no la ocupara sola, no puede ser ignorado.Luchando para superar los celos que amenazan con enturbiar su juicio y las emociones que podrían llevarle a cometer errores fatales, Lynley se descubre a sí mismo envuelto en escándalos familiares, feroces rivalidades teatrales, y terribles revelaciones. Cuando la vida ocupe más poderosamente sus pensamientos que la muerte, la cuestión será si podrá atravesar la peligrosa línea que existe entre la fría objetividad de un investigador profesional y la furia confusa de un enamorado.En la mansión, los motivos se ocultan profundamente. Indignada por lo que ella ve como encubrimiento de un asesino de alta categoría social, la sargento Bárbara Havers, arriesgando su carrera y cuestionando su profunda lealtad profesional, empieza por su cuenta una búsqueda de los secretos que guardan no sólo una familia, sino dos, y que se mantienen en el silencio.

En Pálido Criminal Bernie Gunther, pese a su nula simpatía por los nazis, es obligado por el general de las SS Reinhard Heydrich a reincorporarse a la Kripo con la misión de dar caza a un psicópata que ha violado, torturado y asesinado a varias adolescentes arias. Bajo el mando de su amigo el Kriminaldirektor Arthur Nebe y con el grado de Comisario, Gunther regresa a una policía cada vez más cercana a la Gestapo e inicia una investigación contrarreloj para evitar que el asesino siga matando. Pero la investigación se complicará cuando en la misma se vean involucrados varios miembros relevantes de las SS interesados por el ocultismo que tienen un especial odio a los judíos, como Otto Rahn, Karl Maria Wiligut o el mismísimo Heinrich Himmler.

Palm Springs now joins Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange County, San Francisco, Oakland, and Berkeley in California’s Noir Series arena.

Un huracán barre el sur de Suecia sembrando el caos a su paso. Dos hombres yacen muertos en el puerto de Estocolmo, con sendos disparos a bocajarro en la cabeza. Una muchacha trata de salvar su vida. Encuentra refugio en Paradise, una fundación dedicada a las personas cuyas vidas están en peligro.Annika Bengtzon, redactora de un periódico, está tratando de reconstruir su vida tras la violenta muerte de su prometido. Cubrir la historia de Paradise es la oportunidad que necesita para volver a encaminar su vida personal y profesional. Pero, como está a punto de descubrir, ni Paradise ni la muchacha, Aida, son lo que aparentan. La búsqueda de Annika de la verdad la obligará a ella misma y a Aida a enfrentarse a sus turbulentos pasados, y al final Annika se verá ante la decisión más difícil de su vida.

Paris Noir is a collection of new stories about the dark side of Paris, with contributions by leading French, British and American authors who have all either lived or spent a significant amount of time in Paris.Edited by Maxim Jakubowski, the stories range from quietly menacing to spectacularly violent, and include contributions from some of the most famous crime writers from both sides of the Atlantic, as well as the other side of the Channel.

Paris Noir takes you on a ride through the old medieval center of town with its winding streets, its ghosts, and its secrets buried in history. This is more than an homage to the crime genre, to Melville and Godard, it’s also a lush introduction to the very best in French fiction.Brand-new stories by: Didier Daeninckx, Jean-Bernard Pouy, Marc Villard, Chantal Pelletier, Patrick Pécherot, DOA, Hervé Prudon, Dominique Mainard, Salim Bachi, Jérôme Leroy, Laurent Martin, and Christophe Mercier.

In this standalone prequel to his number-one best seller Rogue Lawyer, John Grisham tells the story of how Sebastian Rudd finally found someone he could trust to be his driver, bodyguard, law clerk, and partner.Sebastian Rudd, rogue lawyer, defends people other lawyers won't go near. It's controversial and dangerous work, which is why Sebastian needs his bodyguard/assistant/sidekick, Partner. So if Sebastian is just about the most unpopular lawyer in town, why is Partner so loyal to him? How did they meet? And what's the real story of this man of few words who's as good with a gun as he is with the law? The surprising answers are all in Partners.

Al detective Harry Bosch, recién incorporado al Departamento de Homicidios de la policía de Los Ángeles tras una baja voluntaria, Ie cae un trabajito rutinario. En el maletero de un Rolls-Royce se ha á encontrado el cuerpo de Tony Aliso, productor de películas porno, con dos tiros en la cabeza. Aunque todo apunta a un ajuste de cuentas entre mafiosos, la División contra el Crimen Organizado (DCO) reacciona de forma extraña ante el caso y deja abiertas las puertas para el perseverante Bosch. El estudio de la escena del crimen y el análisis forense despejan el camino en una investigación más ardua de lo que parecía.

It should have been a cosy scene – log fire, sheepskin rug, Vivaldi on the stereo, Christmas lights and tree. But appearances can be deceptive. For Caroline Hartley, lying quietly on the couch, has been brutally murdered. Inspector Alan Banks is called to the grim scene. And he soon has more suspects than he ever imagined. As he delves into her past, he realises that for Caroline, secrecy was a way of life, and her death is no different. His ensuing investigation is full of hidden passions and desperate violence…

Leo PerucsPastarās dienas meistarsROMĀNSIZDEVNIECĪBA AGBVīne Pirmā pasaules kara priekšvakarā. Barons fon Jošs stāsta par trim mistiskām pašnāvībām, ko izdarījuši viņam pazīstami cilvēki. Nevienai no tām nav iespējams atrast ticamu motīvu. Un ja nu tās bijušas slepkavības? Aizdomas krīt arī uz pašu stās­tītāju. Dzenot pēdas iespējamajam noziedz­niekam, Fēlikss, l)r. Gorskis un Jošs pie kāda augļotāja atrod senu foliantu. Varbūt mīklas atrisinājums meklējams tieši tur?«Pastarās dienas meistars», iespējams, uzskatāms par pašu nozīmīgāko Prāgas lite­rātu lokam piederoša rakstnieka Leo Peruca romānu. Vācu filozofs, sociologs un muzi­kologs Teodors Adorno to nodēvējis par «ģeniālu spriedzes romānu», argentīniešu rakstnieks Horhe Luiss Borhess to iekļāvis pasaules labāko kriminālromānu antoloģija.Leo Perucs ir dzimis Prāgā 1882. gadā. Pēc studiju beigšanas virsnieks Leo Perucs piedalījies Pirmajā pasaules karā, pec tam strādājis par aktuāru Vīnē. 1938. gadā Leo Perucs emigrēja uz Telavivu. Rakstnieks miris 1957. gadā Išle. IZDEVNIECĪBA AGB izdevums latviešu valodā, 2001/2002 Krišjāņa Barona ielā 31, Rīgā, tālr. 7280464LEO PERUCSPASTARĀS DIENAS MEISTARSROMĀNSIZDEVNIECĪBA AGB«Laikmeta atspulgs» ir izdevniecības AGB preču zīmeRedakcijas direktore Gunta Branta No vācu valodas tulkojusi Aija Jakoviča Literāra redaktore Baiba BertuleNoskannējis grāmatu un FB2 failu izveidojis Imants Ločmelis

Each member of the class of

1980 has received the letter.

Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen,

who is on the organizing

committee for Crozet High's twentieth reunion, decides to

take it as a compliment. Others

think it's a joke.

But Mrs. Murphy senses trouble.

And the sly tiger cat is soon

proven right ... when the class womanizer turns up dead with

a bullet between his eyes. Then

another note followed by

another murder makes it clear

that someone has waited

twenty years to take revenge. While Harry tries to piece

together the puzzle, it's up to

Mrs. Murphy and her animal pals

to sniff out the truth. And there

isn't much time. Mrs. Murphy is

the first to realize that Harry has been chosen Most Likely to Die,

and if she doesn't hurry, Crozet

High's twentieth reunion could

be Harry's last.

Kathleen is excited to meet three old pals of her beau, Detective Marcus Gordon, while they visit charming Mayville Heights on business. But the reunion is cut short when one of the friends is killed—and the evidence points towards Marcus as the murderer. Though it seems she doesn’t know all of Marcus’s secrets, Kathleen is sure he’s no killer. With his suspect status sidelining him from investigating the case, it’s up to Kathleen and her feline partners-in-crime to find whoever is framing Marcus—

and make sure the good detective hasn’t found his last clue.

The residents of tiny Crozet,

Virginia, thrive on gossip,

especially in the post office,

where Mary Minor "Harry"

Haristeen presides with her

tiger cat, Mrs. Murphy. So when a belligerent Hell's Angel crashes

Crozet, demanding to see his

girlfriend, the leather-clad

interloper quickly becomes the

chief topic of conversation. Then

the biker is found murdered, and everyone is baffled. Well,

almost everyone...Mrs. Murphy

and her friends, Welsh corgi Tee

Tucker and overweight feline

Pewter, haven't been slinking

through alleys for nothing. But can they dig up the truth in time

to save their humans from a

ruthless killer?

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Inspector Thomas Lynley of Scotland Yard, who first appeared in "A Great Deliverance", investigates the murder of a playwright at a Scottish country house hotel, where the members of a West End theatre company have assembled for the first reading of a controversial new play.

Adam Penhallow’s death seems, at first, to be by natural causes. But Penhallow wasn’t well liked — so bad tempered, that both his servants and his family hated him. It soon transpires that Penhallow was murdered, poisoned, in fact, on the eve of his birthday celebration, and there are more than a dozen prime suspects.