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The best in compulsive literary crime, from the author of the Sunday Times top ten bestseller, The Dry.

I just can't understand how someone like him could do something like that. Amid the worst drought to ravage Australia in a century, it hasn't rained in small country town Kiewarra for two years. Tensions in the community become unbearable when three members of the Hadler family are brutally murdered. Everyone thinks Luke Hadler, who committed suicide after slaughtering his wife and six-year-old son, is guilty. Policeman Aaron Falk returns to the town of his youth for the funeral of his childhood best friend, and is unwillingly drawn into the investigation. As questions mount and suspicion spreads through the town, Falk is forced to confront the community that rejected him twenty years earlier. Because Falk and Luke Hadler shared a secret, one which Luke's death threatens to unearth. And as Falk probes deeper into the killings, secrets from his past and why he left home bubble to the surface as he questions the truth of his friend's crime.

Katie is the sister who has it all: a flourishing career and a smart, loving fianc.̌ Mia is the dreamer: no ties, no responsibilities, no thought for anyone but herself.

El hombre sin rostro es el escalofriante relato de cómo un operativo de bajo nivel y mentalidad limitada del KGB ascendió a la presidencia de Rusia y, en un tiempo sorprendentemente corto, destruyó años de progreso, convirtiendo a su país nuevamente en una amenaza para su propio pueblo y para el mundo. Elegido como sucesor por la "familia" que rodeaba a un Boris Yeltsin enfermo y cada vez más impopular, Vladimir Putin parecía ser la elección perfecta para que la oligarquía lo moldeara según sus propios intereses. De repente, el niño que había permanecido en las sombras, soñando con gobernar el mundo, se convirtió en una figura pública, y su popularidad se disparó. Rusia y un Occidente enamorado estaban decididos a ver al líder progresista de sus sueños, incluso mientras él tomaba el control de los medios, enviaba a sus rivales políticos y críticos al exilio o a la muerte, y destruía el frágil sistema electoral del país, concentrando el poder en manos de sus cómplices. Como periodista que vivió en Moscú, Masha Gessen experimentó esta historia de primera mano y ha utilizado información y fuentes que ningún otro escritor ha explorado. Su relato de cómo un hombre "sin rostro" maniobró para alcanzar el poder absoluto y absolutamente corrupto tiene todos los elementos de un clásico de la narrativa de no ficción.

The book has received accolades as one of the best of the year, highlighting its exceptional storytelling and impactful themes. It delves into profound subjects, offering readers a rich exploration of character development and emotional depth. The narrative is crafted with skill, ensuring a compelling experience that resonates with audiences, making it a standout choice for those seeking quality literature.

The Normandy Landings that took place on D-Day involved by far the largest invasion fleet ever known. The scale of the undertaking was simply awesome. What followed them was some of the most cunning and ferocious fighting of the war, at times as savage as anything seen on the Eastern Front. As casualties mounted, so too did the tensions between the principal commanders on both sides. Meanwhile, French civilians caught in the middle of these battlefields or under Allied bombing endured terrible suffering. Even the joys of Liberation had their darker side. The war in northern France marked not just a generation but the whole of the post-war world, profoundly influencing relations between America and Europe. Making use of overlooked and new material from over thirty archives in half a dozen countries, "D-Day" is the most vivid and well-researched account yet of the battle of Normandy. As with Stalingrad and Berlin, Antony Beevor's gripping narrative conveys the true experience of war.

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