In Jurassic Park, he created a terrifying new world. Now, in Micro, Michael Crichton reveals a universe too small to see and too dangerous to ignore.In a locked Honolulu office building, three men are found dead with no sign of struggle except for the ultrafine, razor-sharp cuts covering their bodies. The only clue left behind is a tiny bladed robot, nearly invisible to the human eye.In the lush forests of Oahu, groundbreaking technology has ushered in a revolutionary era of biological prospecting. Trillions of microorganisms, tens of thousands of bacteria species, are being discovered; they are feeding a search for priceless drugs and applications on a scale beyond anything previously imagined.In Cambridge, Massachusetts, seven graduate students at the forefront of their fields are recruited by a pioneering microbiology start-up. Nanigen MicroTechnologies dispatches the group to a mysterious lab in Hawaii, where they are promised access to tools that will open a whole new scientific frontier.But once in the Oahu rain forest, the scientists are thrust into a hostile wilderness that reveals profound and surprising dangers at every turn. Armed only with their knowledge of the natural world, they find themselves prey to a technology of radical and unbridled power. To survive, they must harness the inherent forces of nature itself.An instant classic, Micro pits nature against technology in vintage Crichton fashion. Completed by visionary science writer Richard Preston, this boundary-pushing thriller melds scientific fact with pulse-pounding fiction to create yet another masterpiece of sophisticated, cutting-edge entertainment.

Crime fiction fans are devoted to Reginald Hill's excellent sequence of Dalziel Pascoe novels, and there is a burgeoning interest in his equally adroit series featuring the canny private eye Joe Sixsmith (notably The Roar of the Butterflies, one of the most compelling entries in the series). However, for the real Reg Hill aficionado, it's Fat Andy and his more sophisticated colleague who inspire the real dedication, so the arrival of a new book, Midnight Fugue, is a cause for celebration – particularly as a refutation of the information in the title of Hill's recent novel, Dalziel is Dead.Gina Wolfe arrives in north Yorkshire seeking her missing husband, believed dead. Her new fiancé, a policeman in the Met, suggests the caustic copper Andy Dalziel might be of help – and everyone involved discovers that dark events of years ago have a way of causing troubling eruptions in the present.It's hard to believe, but it's been nearly four decades since readers first encountered the well-read, sensitive detective Peter Pascoe and his partner, the brash but winning Andy Dalziel, in A Clubbable Woman. Hill has always rung the changes in the series with new wrinkles that take us to startling terra incognita (for example, One Small Step addressed the first murder on the moon in the year 2010). But the key factor in the series' continuing success (leaving aside the ratings-winning TV adaptations) is Hill's eagerness to take on key societal issues (always, however, married to reader-grabbing plots) – and that characteristic is abundantly evident in Midnight Fugue, with the two protagonist striking sparks off each other in the usual highly satisfying fashion. -Barry Forshaw

The number-one New York Times bestselling In Death series explodes with intrigue, passion, and suspense. Now, Nora Roberts writing as J.D. Robb propels you into the darkest night of Lieutenant Eve Dallas's life-when a killer comes to call.Eve's name has a made a Christmas list, but it's not for being naughty or nice. It's for putting a serial killer behind bars. Now the escaped madman has her in his sights. With her husband Roarke at her side, Eve must stop the man from exacting his bloody vengeance-or die trying.

U.S. Treasury agent Alexandra LaDuca (Conspiracy in Kiev) is back crisscrossing Europe in pursuit of an ancient relic stolen from a Madrid museum – and the chilling secrets behind its theft. With a new partner, danger, and betrayal at every turn, Alex must make the toughest decision of her life – whom should she trust?

Lewis Cane is an ex-SOE operative who worked with the French Resistance against Nazi Germany. He stayed in Paris after the end of World War II, making a somewhat precarious living as a business expediter. One day he is approached by a lawyer, Henri Merlin, a former resistance comrade, with a job: a wealthy international financier, Maganhard, needs to be driven from Brittany to Liechtenstein in secrecy and within three days. The fact that the French Sûreté have an open arrest warrant out on Maganhard seemed like a simple problem. However, when half the hit-men in Europe start gunning for them, things get complicated quickly. As Cane races the clock, the police, and the assassins across France and Switzerland, whom can he trust? His alcoholic and trigger-happy bodyguard? Maganhard's mysterious private secretary who seemingly goes out of her way to create problems? Or his former Resistance contacts, who might or might not sell him out for the highest price?

Cara Maloan doesn’t look like a monster. In fact, the gorgeous blond nightclub singer possesses heavenly attributes that make Atlanta detective Todd Brooks sure there’s a higher power somewhere. But a twisted killer is leaving a trail of bodies in seedy hotel rooms across town. The male victims show no wounds–it’s as if the life was simply drained from them. And right now, mysterious Cara is Todd’s only suspect.Cara knows it’s foolish to be so drawn to a man who thinks she’s a murderer. She also knows Detective Brooks would find the truth even harder to swallow. Cara is one of the Other, a race of powerful, paranormal creatures who live among humans. Cara’s particular abilities make men putty in her hands–all except this rugged, sexy-as-hell detective. But now someone, or something, has singled Cara out for serious payback…As uneasy trust gives way to mind-blowing desire, Cara and Todd will go head-to-head with a killer whose mission is deeply personal, and who’s determined to serve up revenge that’s hotter than hellfire, and just as deadly…

Jon is on the run. He has betrayed Oslo’s biggest crime lord: The Fisherman.Fleeing to an isolated corner of Norway, to a mountain town so far north that the sun never sets, Jon hopes to find sanctuary amongst a local religious sect.Hiding out in a shepherd’s cabin in the wilderness, all that stands between him and his fate are Lea, a bereaved mother and her young son, Knut.But while Lea provides him with a rifle and Knut brings essential supplies, the midnight sun is slowly driving Jon to insanity.And then he discovers that The Fisherman’s men are getting closer...

In a world of shadows, desire conquers all…In this sexy, gripping novel, Cynthia Eden draws readers deeper into the realm of the Others—vampires, shifters, and sinfully attractive demons whose powers are matched only by their dark hungers…Tall, dark, and formidable, Niol Lapen is the last demon on earth most people would ask for a favor, yet the sexy little reporter who wanders into his club dares to do exactly that. Holly Storm already knows too much about his kind, and Niol has no wish to help her get in deeper over her head. But working alongside her may be the only way to stop a killer, even as it ignites a primal desire unlike anything he’s known.Holly has seen firsthand what Niol is capable of, but that doesn’t frighten her nearly as much as her body’s instinctive reaction to him, or the wild, fierce passion that would tempt her to follow him through hell itself. Something evil and relentless is prowling the streets of Atlanta. And as Holly’s search leads her into danger that even Niol could never have predicted, she’ll uncover a secret that could rip her world apart….

The post of "Diocesan Exorcist" in the Church of England has changed to the preferred term "Delivery Ministry". It sounds less sinister, more caring, so why not a job for a woman? When offered the post the Rev. Merrily Watkins cannot easily refuse, having suffered uncanny experiences of her own.

Alberto Marini ha conseguido con su novela que me alegre de vivir en una casita de campo, sin porteros. Debo decir, que antes de saber que el libro existía supe de la película de Jaume Balagueró -quien por cierto firma el prólogo del libro- y no me enteré hasta después, que se basaba en un guión de Alberto Marini.La historia me pareció original desde el principio. Su planteamiento lo es, y es que pocas veces nos paramos a pensar en que nuestra vida podría estar en las manos de quien menos nos esperamos y de la manera menos insospechada posible. Como por ejemplo, en las de ese portero de edificio que nos saluda amablemente cada mañana, al salir de nuestro piso. Ese hombre agradable, educado, solícito (no podía dejar de imaginarme al fantástico Luis Tosar), que nos ayuda con las bolsas de la compra, que nos abre la puerta cuando nos hemos dejado las llaves dentro. En manos de alguien tan retorcido y cruel como Cillian, ese portero de edificio con acceso a nuestra vivienda, a nuestra vida más íntima, podría estar nuestra vida, y eso me pone nervioso, no sé a ustedes.Y es que Cillian es, como he leído en alguna sinopsis, un artesano del dolor ajeno. Vive para hacer sufrir a los demás, de hecho es el motor que impulsa su vida. Sus momentos de felicidad se inspiran en los de infelicidad de aquellos que le rodean, y no tiene compasión con nadie, para él todo forma parte de un juego de manipulación en el que no deben descubrir sus verdaderas intenciones, y no le importará que su objetivo sea niño, mujer o anciano.Todos deben tener su ración de infelicidad. Y cuanto más grande sea esta, más ganas de seguir viviendo tendrá Cillian. Porque él todos los días juega a la ruleta rusa con su vida, y debe sopesar, según la infelicidad que produzca en los demás, si su vida debe continuar o por el contrario debe terminar.El portero tiene fijación por Clara, la vecina del 5B, es la que últimamente declina la balanza hacia el lado que le permite vivir. La pelirroja que siempre parece feliz, rebosante de vida, de confianza, que le regala sonrisas y palabras amables que le hieren como dagas, que le hacen odiarla con toda su alma.La prosa de Marini es sencilla, sin ornamentos innecesarios ni descripciones tediosas, sin duda fruto de sus muchos años como guionista cinematográfico. Con esta prosa nos sumerge en una historia llena de ideas retorcidas, de malas intenciones y de giros inesperados, y es que con Cillian todo es posible. Y cuando digo todo, es todo. Sin desvelar ningún spoiler comentaré que hubo una parte, con Alexander, otro de los personajes de la novela, que me sorprendió por su malignidad… a mí, que me considero curado de espanto desde hace años.Sin duda, nos encontramos ante una buena novela que parte de una idea muy original sin deshincharse por el camino y que se devora en dos tardes. Como información adicional comentar que se va a traducir a cinco idiomas y que pronto, tanto libro como película (qué ganas de verla) podrán disfrutarse al mismo tiempo.