El color de agosto

Sirenas es una novela negra como la pez, preparada para intoxicar. La de Joseph Knox es una nueva voz en el g�nero que fascinar� a los lectores de Ian Rankin, Tana French, Don Winslow y Dennis Lehane. Una misi�n suicida. Infiltrarse en el c�rculo del herm�tico Zain Carver, el se�or de la droga de Manchester, es un asunto peligroso. Pero hacerlo y a la vez rescatar de sus garras a Isabelle Rossiter, la hija de un influyente pol�tico que ha escapado de casa, es directamente imposible. Por eso Aidan Waits es perfecto para este trabajo: un agente ca�do en desgracia, emocionalmente ...

En la etapa final del reinado del rey Herodes, llegan a la capital rumores inquietantes que ponen en entredicho sus planes sucesorios. Tras su muerte, el reino se tambalea y convulsiona. Aprovechando el vacío de poder, distintas facciones judías logran posiciones ventajosas tomando pequeños acuartelamientos romanos e instaurando un nuevo orden político y social. La vida en las aldeas de Galilea transcurre con aparente normalidad y calma, mientras sus pobladores trabajan duro para poder subsistir. Tras un tiempo de espera interviene Roma, que recupera el poder y restablece su dominio....

December, 2004. Gumaro de Dios kills the time with El Peln. The heat is suffocating, the mosquitoes hum. The afternoon breaks out and sometime in the night a voice whispers in the Cannibal's ear. The residents of the Mayan Riviera find out about it at dawn. The rumor that travels across the streets freezes blood and skin of one person after another. He scratched the bones and even used the viscera, with which he prepared an exquisite broth. The trial is succinct. Nobody wants to listen to the Cannibal. He is a butcher, a dangerous criminal, a repellent being. Alejandro Almazn approaches...

This work explores the story of a young, brilliant and gorgeous girl, whom everybody called "the clever Betsy." The book is full of romance, personal growth, wit, and humor. The brilliant storyline and engaging characters introduced by the author contributed to this work's success. Clara Louise Burnham was an American author who wrote more than 26 novels. Her novels were well appreciated, and many were adapted for stage and screen. Excerpt from The Clever Betsy ""Hello there!" The man with grizzled hair and bronzed face under a shabby yachting-cap stopped in his leisurely ramble up the street ...