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Gianni Pannofino

    El décimo juez
    Rain Storm
    Spares
    Baroque cycle 1. Quicksilver
    The good soldiers
    Matterhorn
    • Matterhorn

      • 736 páginas
      • 26 horas de lectura

      Thirty years in the making, this towering, critically-acclaimed and huge international bestseller is now available in paperback.

      Matterhorn
      4,5
    • The Prequel to the Bestselling Thank You for Your Service, Now a Major Motion Picture With The Good Soldiers, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter David Finkel has produced an eternal story — not just of the Iraq War, but of all wars, for all time. It was the last-chance moment of the war. In January 2007, President George W. Bush announced a new strategy for Iraq. It became known as "the surge." Among those called to carry it out were the young, optimistic army infantry soldiers of the 2-16, the battalion nicknamed the Rangers. About to head to a vicious area of Baghdad, they decided the difference would be them. Fifteen months later, the soldiers returned home — forever changed. The chronicle of their tour is gripping, devastating, and deeply illuminating for anyone with an interest in human conflict.

      The good soldiers
      4,4
    • Neal Stephenson follows his international bestseller, the WWII thriller Cryptonomicon, with a novel set in the 16th and 17th centuries, in a world of war, scientific, religious and political turmoil. With a cast of characters that includes Newton, Leibniz

      Baroque cycle 1. Quicksilver
      4,2
    • Spares

      • 354 páginas
      • 13 horas de lectura

      They were raised for one chilling purpose.... A loner, an ex-cop, Jack Randall is the dangerous veteran of a savage war. All he's held dear has long been destroyed. For the last five years, he's been hiding out on a Spares Farm, guarding those who've been prisoners from birth. Now he's on the run with seven of the Farm's inmates (well, six and a half), and the people who own them will do anything to get them back. What's worse, Jack is on a head-on collision course with a cold-blooded killer with one purpose: to cancel Jack once and for all. Jack has a tough decision to make: keep running or even the score. Either way spells trouble...the kind of trouble most people run screaming from. Who are the Spares? And what is their purpose? That is the most shocking revelation of all.

      Spares
      4,2
    • Rain Storm

      • 437 páginas
      • 16 horas de lectura

      An action-packed international thriller following assassin John Rain from Brazil to the casinos of Macau and the dark streets of Hong Kong. Atmospheric, sophisticated, and incredibly suspenseful.

      Rain Storm
      4,1
    • El décimo juez

      • 415 páginas
      • 15 horas de lectura

      La nueva revelacion del suspenso judicial atrapa al lector con una novela en donde un grupo de cuatro estudiantes de derecho se ven inesperadamente inmersos en la Suprema Corte de Justicia de los Estados Unidos.

      El décimo juez
      4,0
    • Knife

      Meditations After an Attempted Murder

      • 224 páginas
      • 8 horas de lectura

      The memoir recounts Salman Rushdie's harrowing experience of surviving a violent attack on August 12, 2022, while advocating for writer safety. Through his vivid and honest narrative, Rushdie explores the profound impact of love and support from his wife, family, and community during his recovery. Blending elements of a thriller and a love story, the book reflects on themes of resilience, the healing power of art, and the importance of standing up against hatred. It serves as a poignant testament to the strength of the human spirit.

      Knife
      4,0
    • One Last Kill

      • 376 páginas
      • 14 horas de lectura

      Rain has a new employer, Israeli intelligence organization the Mossad, which wants him to fix a "problem" in Manila; and a new partner, Dox, whose good-ol' boy persona masks a sniper as deadly as Rain himself. He also has a new hope: that by using his talents in the service of something good, he might atone for all the lives he has already taken.

      One Last Kill
      4,0
    • El Sueño Eterno

      • 190 páginas
      • 7 horas de lectura

      Ni su fabulosa fortuna, ni su lujosa mansión californiana le dan la felicidad al viejo general Sternwood, inmóvil en su silla de ruedas. Mucho menos , sus hijas. Los trastornos mentales de una y los dramas maritales de la otra, le obligan a solicitar los servicios de un detective.

      El Sueño Eterno
      4,0
    • Spider

      • 480 páginas
      • 17 horas de lectura

      Driven to the edge a nervous breakdown by his failure to capture Spider - one of Amercina ́s most notorius serial killers - FBI agent Jack Salzman decides to quit his job and move to Italy. But when the head of one of Spider ́s victims is posted to Jack ́s f

      Spider
      3,9
    • Rescate en el tiempo [1999-1357]

      • 576 páginas
      • 21 horas de lectura

      La multinacional ITC desarrolla bajo el máximo secreto una revolucionaria tecnología basada en los últimos avances de la física cuántica. Sin embargo, la crítica situacón financiera de ITC la obliga a obtener resultados inmediatos para atraer nuevos inversores. La opción más clara es acelerar el Proyecto Dordogne, de cara al público un proyecto arqueológico para desenterrar las ruinas de un monasterio medieval en Francia, pero en realidad un arriesgado experimento para poner a prueba una tecnología que permite viajar en el tiempo y su eventual comercialización. Pero cuando se trata de teletransportar personas de un siglo a otro, el menor fallo o descuido puede aparejar consecuencias imprevisibles y pavorosas... En la línea de Parque Jurásico y El mundo perdido pero con una temática completamente original, Michael Crichton nos ofrece una nueva supernovela de aventuras, con un sólido planteamiento científico y un trasfondo que mueve a reflexión. Sin duda todo un hito en la trayectoria de su aclamado autor.

      Rescate en el tiempo [1999-1357]
      3,9
    • Presa

      • 400 páginas
      • 14 horas de lectura

      Jack, 40 años, protagonista y narrador, fue despedido de su empresa de Silicone Valley por descubrir las estafas de los jefes. Le está costando mucho encontrar otro trabajo. Ahora es amo de casa y cuida de sus dos niños pequeños. Su mujer Julia trabaja en una empresa dedicada a nanotecnología y hay cada vez más problemas entre ellos. Julia pasa cada vez más tiempo en el laboratorio de su empresa en el desierto de Nevada. En casa está siempre de mal humor, diferente y Jack sospecha que tendrá un lío o/y toma alguna droga, incluso tiene reacciones violentas con los niños. En este laboratorio de Nevada se están desarrollando unas partículas dotadas de inteligencia artificial. Estos organismos podrían tener muchas aplicaciones para la medicina y muchas cosas más.

      Presa
      3,8
    • The End of Vandalism

      • 321 páginas
      • 12 horas de lectura

      The world of Grouse County is a web of small towns in an imagined Midwest, where lives are intertwined by friendship, affection, or mere acquaintance. Here, Louise Darling decides to divorce Tiny and visits her mother, Mary, to take her out for lunch before a town council meeting discussing the fate of a biting dog. Meanwhile, Sheriff Dan Norman is on the trail of Louise's husband for vandalism committed at the school during a dance against vandalism. Thus, Dan meets Louise, falls in love with her, Tiny loses her forever, and Louise finally finds herself. Tom Drury does not manipulate his characters like puppets; instead, he skillfully draws strength from their encounters to create the epic of Grouse County. Light yet profound, both humorous and melancholic, The End of Vandalism depicts the everyday life that relentlessly grinds joys and sorrows. It does so without following predetermined paths, embracing the inevitability of existence in a tribute to its calm and uncontrollable randomness.

      The End of Vandalism
      3,6
    • Nicholas Bryson spent years as a deep cover operative for the American secret intelligence group, The Directorate. After a disastrous mission, Bryson was retired to a new identity. Now, years later, his cover is cracked and Bryson learns that The Directorate was not what it claimed to be - and that he was, in fact, a pawn being used against his country's interests. The Directorate is headed for a dangerous endgame, and the CIA recruits Bryson to stop them. But after years on the sidelines, Bryson's field skills are rusty, his contacts unreliable, his instincts suspect and he no longer knows who - if anyone - can be trusted.

      The Prometheus deception
      3,7
    • Cuckoo

      • 435 páginas
      • 16 horas de lectura

      'LOVED it. I read it in 3 hours in one sitting' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ THEIR FIRST MISTAKE WAS INVITING HER IN... Rose has it all - the gorgeous children, the husband, the beautiful home. But then her best friend Polly comes to stay. Very soon, Rose's cosy world starts to fall apart at the seams - her baby falls dangerously ill, her husband is distracted - is Polly behind it all? It appears that once you invite Polly into your home, it's very difficult to get her out again... The original psychological thriller: a dark, deliciously unsettling drama, perfect for fans of I Let You Go, The Couple Next Door and The Girl on the Train. Readers LOVE Cuckoo! 'Brilliant... truly chilling' Sophie Hannah 'Wow. This book is truly amazing... I devoured it' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Totally compelling'Daily Mail 'This is one smart and sharp psychological thriller... a shiveringly good read' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'A read-in-one-sitting book!... Julia Crouch writes with disturbing brilliance' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Completely thrilling, I promise anyone, male, female, young, old, this book won't disappoint!' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'I was more and more gripped with the more I read... the ending still managed to blow me away. This was a book that stayed with me for days' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

      Cuckoo
      3,5
    • Latitudes piratas

      • 352 páginas
      • 13 horas de lectura

      EN EL AÑO 1665 las diferentes islas del Caribe están controladas por españoles, ingleses y franceses que batallan constantemente entre ellos, y por piratas que atacan, roban, raptan y matan por los tesoros de los otros. La isla de Jamaica es una colonia británica y su capital es una ciudad peligrosa y llena de tabernas, burdeles y violentos asaltos en cada esquina. En ella, el gobernador, sir James Almont, oye rumores de que El Trinidad, un galeón español cargado de tesoros de valor incalculable, está anclado junto a una fortaleza española, y decide encargarle al corsario Charles Hunter que reúna un grupo de bucaneros para abordar el barco. Esta banda de aventureros deberá luchar no solamente contra Cazalla, el famoso y sangriento comandante favorito del rey español Felipe IV, sino también contra huracanes, caníbales y monstruos marinos. Pero esta no será la única batalla que sir James Almont tendrá que librar…

      Latitudes piratas
      3,6
    • Wild Things

      • 281 páginas
      • 10 horas de lectura

      Seven-year-old Max likes to make noise, get dirty, ride his bike without a helmet and howl like a wolf. In any other era, he would be considered a boy. In 2007, he is considered willful and deranged. His home life is problematic. His parents are divorced; his father, immature and romantic, lives in the city. His mother has taken up with a younger man who steals quarters from the change bowl in the foyer. Driven by a series of pressures internal and external, Max leaves home, jumps in a boat and sails across the ocean to a strange island where giant beasts reign. The Wild Things is from Maurice Sendak's visionary classic. This is an all-ages adventure, full of wit and soul, that explores the chaos of youth while Max explores the chaos of the world around him.

      Wild Things
      3,5
    • Compulsion

      • 580 páginas
      • 21 horas de lectura

      Judd Steiner and Artie Straus have it all: wealth, intelligence, and the world at their feet as part of the elite, upper-crust Jewish community of 1920s Chicago. Artie is handsome, athletic, and popular, but he possesses a hidden, powerful sadistic streak and a desire to dominate. Judd is a weedy introvert, a genius who longs for a companion whom he can idolize and worship. Obsessed with Nietzsche’s idea of the superhuman, both boys decide to prove that they are above the laws of man by arbitrarily picking and murdering a Jewish boy in their neighborhood. This new edition of Meyer Levin's classic literary thriller Compulsion reintroduces the fictionalized case of Leopold and Loeb – once considered the "crime of the century" – to a new generation. This incisive psychological portrait of two young murderers seized the imagination of an era and is generally recognized as paving the way for the first non-fiction novel. Compulsion forces us to ask what drives some further into darkness, and some to seek redemption. Heartbreaking as it is gripping, Compulsion is written with a tense and penetrating force that led the Los Angeles Times to call Levin, “the most significant Jewish writer of his times.”

      Compulsion