Ficción moderna y contemporanea

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This novel of violence and racial strife set in New Orleans is full of social and physical contrasts. Comiski, a newspaper reporter, descends into an underworld of corrupt policemen, narcotics dealers and black militants in an attempt to unravel a mysterious grave-robbing and find some meaning in his own life. Powerful and compelling. (Originally published in hardcover by Houghton Mifflin) St. Louis Post-Dispatch: "Grim, gripping, violent and practically impossible to put down." Publisher's Weekly: "The scene is unglamorous New Orleans - decay, dirt, garbage... smell, every kind of filth, human and animal, in a brief, well-written novel of hopeless degradations that has a unique impact." Library Journal: "A short- fast-paced and absorbing novel... that probes deeply into the texture of the contemporary South, and entertains from first page to last."

El Harry i els seus amics, el Ron i l'Herminoe, han de tornar a l'escola de bruixeria per fer el segon curs, però el Harry i el Ron hi arriben just a temps perquè se'ls ha escapat el tren exprés i han hagut d'agafar un cotxe volador. Aviat es troben immersos en les assignatures més esotèriques: Transfiguració, Pociologia, Defensa contra les forces del mal, Encanteris...











Una jove model amb problemes emocionals cau des del seu balcó de Mayfair en plena nit. Estirat al carrer nevat del famós barri londinenc, troben el seu cos sense vida. Tothom assumeix que ha estat un suïcidi, excepte el seu germà, que contracta els serveis de l'investigador privat Cormoran Strike perquè s'encarregui del cas. Veterà de guerra amb seqüeles físiques i psicològiques, Strike porta una vida desastrosa. L'encàrrec li dóna un cert respir econòmic, però com més aprofundeix en el món complex de la model, més tèrbol sembla tot i més s'acosta a un gran perill. Una novel·la de misteri elegant i absorbent, impregnada de l'atmosfera de Londres: des dels carrers més selectes de Mayfair fins als pubs amagats de l'East End o el bullici del Soho. «Molt poques vegades apareix un detectiu privat que atrau l'atenció del lector a l'instant. I aquí n'hi ha un que ho ha aconseguit. Galbraith té un do deliciós per evocar Londres i crear un nou heroi». DAILY MAIL «Una novel·la enlluernadora ambientada en el món de les models, els rappers, els dissenyadors de moda i els assumptes il·legals». THE TIMES «En una gesta poc habitual, Galbraith combina la figura d'un detectiu complex i convincent i la de la seva insòlita ajudant, igualment ben construïda, amb un crim desconcertant. [] Els lectors voldran tornar a trobar-se amb aquest memorable equip de detectius». PUBLISHERS WEEKLY «Robert Galbraith ha escrit un llibre d'allò més entretingut. [] O encara millor, ens ha presentat Strike, un protagonista enormement atractiu que sens dubte serà l'estrella de molts altres llibres de la sèrie. [] Ell i la seva ajudant Robin s'han convertit en un equip; el lector no podrà evitar esperar ansiosament les futures aventures dels dos protagonistes». THE NEW YORK TIMES

  This is a journey of redemption for a lonely older man who finds love in a stray dog and pays the price for defending it. This book is dedicated to Lupe, and all the dogs who change our lives. Anastasio Quintana has never known love or acceptance until he find an injured stray dog who needs him. When he finally begins to have hope a tragic confrontation threatens his dog’s life and forces him to defend her, with unforeseen consequences. Through his losses, he finally learns what it is to be fully alive.  



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