Misterio, Thriller y Suspenso
Número de paginas: : 210 páginas Editor: Ecco; Edición: 1st Ecco Ed (31 de mayo de 2002)ISBN-10: 9780876859261 ISBN13: 978-0876859261 Peso: 7.2 oz.
Opiniones editoriales:From Library JournalChandler is not only the best writer of hardboiled PI stories, he's one of the 20th century's top scribes, period. His full canon of novels and short stories is reprinted in trade paper featuring uniform covers in Black Lizard's signature style. A handsome set for a reasonable price. Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.Opinión:"Raymond Chandler is a master." --The New York Times“[Chandler] wrote as if pain hurt and life mattered.” --The New Yorker“Chandler seems to have created the culminating American hero: wised up, hopeful, thoughtful, adventurous, sentimental, cynical and rebellious.” --Robert B. Parker, The New York Times Book Opinión:“Philip Marlowe remains the quintessential urban private eye.” --Los Angeles Times“Nobody can write like Chandler on his home turf, not even Faulkner. . . . An original. . . . A great artist.” — The Boston Book Opinión:“Raymond Chandler was one of the finest prose writers of the twentieth century. . . . Age does not wither Chandler’s prose. . . . He wrote like an angel.” --Literary Opinión:“[T]he prose rises to heights of unselfconscious eloquence, and we realize with a jolt of excitement that we are in the presence of not a mere action tale teller, but a stylist, a writer with a vision.” --Joyce Carol Oates, The New York Review of Books“Chandler wrote like a slumming angel and invested the sun-blinded streets of Los Angeles with a romantic presence.” — Ross Macdonald“Raymond Chandler is a star of the first magnitude.” --Erle Stanley Gardner“Raymond Chandler invented a new way of talking about America, and America has never looked the same to us since.” --Paul Auster “[Chandler]’s the perfect novelist for our times. He takes us into a different world, a world that’s like ours, but isn’t. ” --Carolyn SeeFrom the Inside FlapMarlowe befriends a down on his luck war veteran with the scars to prove it. Then he finds out that Terry Lennox has a very wealthy nymphomaniac wife, who he's divorced and re-married and who ends up dead. and now Lennox is on the lam and the cops and a crazy gangster are after Marlowe.From the Back Cover"Raymond Chandler is a master." --The New York Times"Chandler [writes] like a slumming angel and invest[s] the sun-blinded streets of Los Angeles with a romantic presence." --Ross MacDonaldSobre el autor:Raymond Thornton Chandler (1888 - 1959) was the master practitioner of American hard-boiled crime fiction. Although he was born in Chicago, Chandler spent most of his boyhood and youth in England where he attended Dulwich College and later worked as a freelance journalist for The Westminster Gazette and The Spectator. During World War I, Chandler served in France with the First Division of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, transferring later to the Royal Flying Corps (R. A. F.). In 1919 he returned to the United States, settling in California, where he eventually became director of a number of independent oil companies. The Depression put an end to his career, and in 1933, at the age of forty-five, he turned to writing fiction, publishing his first stories in Black Mask. Chandler’s detective stories often starred the brash but honorable Philip Marlowe (introduced in 1939 in his first novel, The Big Sleep) and were noted for their literate presentation and dead-on critical eye. Never a prolific writer, Chandler published only one collection of stories and seven novels in his lifetime. Some of Chandler’s novels, like The Big Sleep, were made into classic movies which helped define the film noir style. In the last year of his life he was elected president of the Mystery Writers of America. He died in La Jolla, California on March 26, 1959.
Número de paginas: : 576 páginas Editor: Top Shelf Productions; Edición: New Ed (13 de marzo de 2012)ISBN-10: 0958578346 ISBN13: 978-0958578349 Peso: 3.8 lb.
Número de paginas: : 180 páginas Editor: Penguin Classics; Edición: Reprint (31 de agosto de 2004)ISBN-10: 0143039024 ISBN13: 978-0143039020 Peso: 8.5 oz.
Número de paginas: : 433 páginas ISBN-10: 0451209338 ISBN13: 978-0451209337 Peso: 9.1 oz.
Opiniones editoriales:Opinión:"Gerritsen fans know by now what to expect from her: a fascinating story with a gripping plot and believably human characters. Such is The Surgeon, and, in places, then some. Let new readers learn what the fans delight in.-Booklist"Gliding as smoothly as a scalpel in a confident surgeon's hand, this tale proves that Gerritsen...has morphed into a...suspense novelist whose growing popularity is keeping pace with her ever-finer writing skills."-Publisher's WeeklyFrom the Hardcover edition.From the Inside FlapIn her most masterful novel of medical suspense, New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen creates a villain of unforgettable evil--and the one woman who can catch him before he kills again.He slips into their homes at night and walks silently into bedrooms where women lie sleeping, unaware of the horrors they soon will endure. The precision of the killer's methods suggests he is a deranged man of medicine, propelling the Boston newspapers and the frightened public to name him "The Surgeon."The cops' only clue rests with another surgeon, the victim of a nearly identical crime. Two years ago, Dr. Catherine Cordell fought back and killed her attacker before he could complete his assault. Now she hides her fears of intimacy behind a cool and elegant exterior and a well-earned reputation as a top trauma surgeon. Cordell's careful facade is about to crack as this new killer recreates, with chilling accuracy, the details of Cordell's own ordeal. With every new murder he seems to be taunting her, cutting ever closer, from her hospital to her home. Her only comfort comes from Thomas Moore, the detective assigned to the case. But even Moore cannot protect Cordell from a brilliant hunter who somehow understands--and savors--the secret fears of every woman he kills.Filled with the authentic detail that is the trademark of this doctor turned author . . . and peopled with rich and complex characters--from the ER to the squad room to the city morgue--here is a thriller of unprecedented depth and suspense. Exposing the shocking link between those who kill and cure, punish and protect, The Surgeon is Tess Gerritsen's most exciting accomplishment yet.From the Hardcover edition.Sobre el autor:New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen earned international acclaim for her first novel of suspense, Harvest. She introduced detective Jane Rizzoli in The Surgeon (2001) and Dr. Maura Isles in The Apprentice (2002) and has gone on to write numerous other titles in the celebrated Rizzoli & Isles series, including The Mephisto Club, The Keepsake, Ice Cold, The Silent Girl, Last to Die, and Die Again. Her latest novel is the standalone thriller Playing with Fire. A physician, Tess Gerritsen lives in Maine.
Número de paginas: : 720 páginas Editor: Penguin Classics; Edición: Reissue (29 de abril de 2003)ISBN-10: 0141439610 ISBN13: 978-0141439617 Peso: 1.1 lb.
Número de paginas: : 372 páginas Editor: William Morrow Paperbacks; Edición: Reissue (10 de febrero de 2009)ISBN-10: 006177135X ISBN13: 978-0061771354 Peso: 11.2 oz.
Número de paginas: : 354 páginas Editor: Da Capo Press; Edición: Reprint (21 de diciembre de 2005)ISBN-10: 1560258152 ISBN13: 978-1560258155 Peso: 1.1 lb.
Opiniones editoriales:Opinión:Praise for The Hunt for Red October“Flawless...frighteningly genuine.”— The Wall Street Journal “Remarkable...intricate and nerve tingling.”— Clive Cussler“Gripping narrative...Navy buffs and thriller adepts have been mesmerized.”— TimePraise for Tom Clancy“He constantly taps the current world situation for its imminent dangers and spins them into an engrossing tale.”— The New York Times Book Opinión:“A brilliant describer of events.”— The Washington Post“No one can equal his talent for making military electronics and engineering intelligible and exciting...He remains the best!”— Houston Chronicle Sobre el autor:A little more than thirty years ago Tom Clancy was a Maryland insurance broker with a passion for naval history. Years before, he had been an English major at Baltimore’s Loyola College and had always dreamed of writing a novel. His first effort, The Hunt for Red October— the first of the phenomenally successful Jack Ryan novels— sold briskly as a result of rave reviews, then catapulted onto the New York Times bestseller list after President Reagan pronounced it “the perfect yarn.” From that day forward, Clancy established himself as an undisputed master at blending exceptional realism and authenticity, intricate plotting, and razor-sharp suspense. He passed away in October 2013.
Número de paginas: : 275 páginas Editor: Simon & Schuster; Edición: Reprint (1 de octubre de 2002)ISBN-10: 0743449207 ISBN13: 978-0743449205 Peso: 8 oz.
Número de paginas: : 1796 páginas ISBN-10: 0553328255 ISBN13: 978-0553328257 Peso: 1.8 lb.
Número de paginas: : 576 páginas ISBN-10: 1400031702 ISBN13: 978-1400031702 Peso: 14.6 oz.
Número de paginas: : 480 páginas Editor: G.P. Putnam's Sons; Edición: Reprint (7 de enero de 2014)ISBN-10: 0451466276 ISBN13: 978-0451466273 Peso: 13.6 oz.
Número de paginas: : 256 páginas Editor: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard; Edición: Reprint (3 de junio de 1996)ISBN-10: 0679768068 ISBN13: 978-0679768067 Peso: 5.6 oz.
Número de paginas: : 320 páginas Editor: Back Bay Books; Edición: Reprint (29 de junio de 2011)ISBN-10: 9780316079600 ISBN13: 978-0316079600 Peso: 14.9 oz.
Número de paginas: : 320 páginas Editor: St. Martin's Griffin; Edición: First (29 de noviembre de 2005)ISBN-10: 0312353812 ISBN13: 978-0312353810 Peso: 9.6 oz.
Número de paginas: : 496 páginas Editor: Warner Books; Edición: Reissue (1 de diciembre de 1995)ISBN-10: 9780446601245 ISBN13: 978-0446601245 Peso: 8 oz.
Número de paginas: : 384 páginas Editor: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard; Edición: Original (2 de julio de 2013)ISBN-10: 034580709X ISBN13: 978-0345807090 Peso: 9.6 oz.
Número de paginas: : 309 páginas Editor: Vintage; Edición: Reissue (9 de octubre de 2007)ISBN-10: 9780307387134 ISBN13: 978-0307387134 Peso: 8.8 oz.
Opiniones editoriales:Opinión:Praise for the Dresden Files“Think Buffy the Vampire Slayer starring Philip Marlowe.”— Entertainment Weekly“Fans of Laurell K. Hamilton and Tanya Huff will love this series.”— Midwest Book Review “Superlative.”— Publishers Weekly (starred review) “One of the most enjoyable marriages of the fantasy and mystery genres on the shelves.”— Cinescape “Butcher...spins an excellent noirish detective yarn in a well-crafted, supernaturally-charged setting. The supporting cast is again fantastic, and Harry’s wit continues to fly in the face of a peril-fraught plot.”— Booklist (starred review) “What’s not to like about this series?...It takes the best elements of urban fantasy, mixes it with some good old-fashioned noir mystery, tosses in a dash of romance and a lot of high-octane action, shakes, stirs, and serves.”— SF Site “A tricky plot complete with against-the-clock pacing, firefights, explosions, and plenty of magic. Longtime series fans as well as newcomers drawn by the SciFi Channel’s TV series based on the novels should find this supernatural mystery a real winner.”— Library Journal “What would you get if you crossed Spenser with Merlin? Probably you would come up with someone very like Harry Dresden, wizard, tough guy and star of [the Dresden Files].”— The Washington TimesSobre el autor:A martial arts enthusiast whose résumé includes a long list of skills rendered obsolete at least two hundred years ago, #1 New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher turned to writing as a career because anything else probably would have driven him insane. He lives mostly inside his own head so that he can write down the conversation of his imaginary friends, but his head can generally be found in Independence, Missouri. Jim is the author of the Dresden Files, the Codex Alera novels, and the Cinder Spires series, which began with The Aeronaut’s Windlass.
Número de paginas: : 208 páginas ISBN-10: 1400032466 ISBN13: 978-1400032464 Peso: 7.8 oz.