Jean Esch Libros

Harry Bosch's life is on the edge. His earthquake-damaged home has been condemned. His girlfriend has left him. He's drinking too much. And after attacking his commanding officer, he's even had to turn in his L.A.P.D. detective's badge. Now, suspended indefinitely pending a psychiatric evaluation, he's spending his time investigating an unsolved crime from 1961: the brutal slaying of a prostitute who happened to be his own mother. Even after three decades, Harry's questions generate heat among L.A.'s top politicos. And as the truth begins to emerge, it becomes more and more apparent that someone wants to keep it buried. Someone very powerful...very cunning...and very deadly.

Lyra and Will both leave their own worlds and meet in the eerie city of Cittagazze, where they must find a secret and terrible weapon on which the fate of many more worlds rests. An opportunity for new readers and collectors alike to enjoy Philip Pullman's modern masterpiece, with eye-catching covers featuring images from The Golden Compass movie.

One terrible night in New York City, brilliant law student Chloe Larson is brutally attacked in her own home and her life is changed forever . . . LIFE or DEATH? Twelve years later and calling herself CJ, she's a State Attorney in Florida when the hunt for a sadistic serial killer called Cupid appears to be over. But for CJ, the terror is only just beginning . . . KILLER or VICTIM? Because if Cupid is the same man who left her former self for dead all those years ago, the price of vengeance might be her career and her sanity. But if he isn't, the truth could cost CJ a whole lot more . . . . JUSTICE or RETRIBUTION?

The Shepherd's Hut is an exquisite, brutal coming of age novel. It tells the story of Jaxie, a boy on the run from his past, and explores the way love and hate combine to form a young man's beliefs.

El mal puede tener muchas caras... incluso podría tener la tuya. Tras el espectacular éxito de la Trilogía Bill Hodges ( Mr. Mercedes , Quien pierde paga y Fin de guardia ) King nos sorprende con un thriller tan escalofriante como original. Un niño de once años ha sido brutalmente violado y asesinado. Todas las pruebas apuntan a uno de los ciudadanos más queridos de Flint City: Terry Maitland, entrenador en la liga infantil, profesor de literatura, marido ejemplar y padre de dos niñas. El detective Ralph Anderson ordena su detención. Maitland tiene una coartada firme que demuestra que estuvo en otra ciudad cuando se cometió el crimen, pero las pruebas de ADN encontradas en el lugar de los hechos confirman que es culpable. Ante la justicia y la opinión pública Terry Maitland es un asesino y el caso está resuelto. Pero el detective Anderson no está satisfecho. Maitland parece un buen tipo, un ciudadano ejemplar, ¿acaso tiene dos caras? Y ¿cómo es posible que estuviera en dos sitios a la vez? La respuesta, como no podría ser de otra forma saliendo de la pluma de Stephen King, te hará desear no haber preguntado. La crítica ha dicho... «Una emocionante historia que trata de algunas de nuestras mayores fobias. Nos recuerda a It.» Kirkus Reviews «El inteligente uso de King de la medicina forense ayuda a cimentar la historia en una realidad clínica creíble, donde los miedos se muestran en su descarnada realidad.» Publishers Weekly «Fascinante. Otro libro asombrosamente oscuro, perfecto para sus millones de lectores.» Booklist «Hay mucho de oscuro y de sobrenatural en esta nueva novela de Stephen King. Pero lo más inquietante resulta ser el lado monstruoso de la naturaleza humana.» USA Today «Hazte un favor y léelo.» Associated Press

In these two delightful history-mysteries, seven boys in Ancient Rome solve strange crimes . . . thanks to some help from their cranky teacher, a little bit of logic, and a lot of amusing misadventure.It seems the boys can get nothing Their teacher's fiftieth birthday is long past (they should have done their math homework); the servant they bought as a present for his birthday isn't just your run-of-the-mill Gaul slave but a courier running for his life; and, to top it all off, the message he's carrying requests the assassination of a Roman senator—the father of one of the boys.

Heading a task force that is investigating a series of police officer murders, agent Dominick Falconetti pursues leads related to a missing gang member with drug connections.

Tous deux fraîchement diplômés de Princeton, John et Joe sont davantage affamés de littérature que de nourritures terrestres, et ils ont la ferme intention de tourner le dos à tout ce qu'on attend d'eux aux États-Unis : un mariage, un bon job, une visite hebdomadaire aux parents. Ainsi s'embarquent-ils pour un long voyage qui les mènera de Munich à Nairobi sur une moto BMW immaculée, baptisée en l'honneur du périple : le Nil Blanc. Objet littéraire singulier, ces carnets de voyage constituent un roman de formation itinérant. En même temps qu'ils arpentent champs de ruines gréco-romaines, villages de Bédouins ou capitales du tiers-monde, les deux amis font l'apprentissage de l'altérité, de la solitude, et, aussi, des inévitables désillusions au détour du chemin. L'opulente nature africaine est ici magnifiée sous une plume d'une fougue et d'une franchise irrésistibles qui ont le charme de ses vingt ans.