Walter Kreye Orden de los libros (cronológico)

Retired detective Konrad returns to a haunting cold case in The Darkness Knows by Arnaldur Indridason, the "undisputed King of the Icelandic thriller." —The Guardian (UK) A frozen body is discovered in the icy depths of Langjökull glacier, apparently that of a businessman who disappeared thirty years before. At the time, an extensive search and police investigation yielded no results—one of the missing man’s business associates was briefly held in custody, but there wasn’t enough evidence to charge him. Now the associate is arrested again and Konrad, the retired policeman who originally investigated the disappearance, is called back to reopen the case that has weighed on his mind for decades. When a woman approaches him with new information that she obtained from her deceased brother, progress can finally be made in solving this long-cold case. In The Darkness Knows, the master of Icelandic crime writing reunites readers with Konrad, the unforgettable retired detective from The Shadow District. This is a powerful and haunting story about the poisonous secrets and cruel truths that time eventually uncovers.

"Out of the secret world I once knew I have tried to make a theatre for the larger worlds we inhabit. First comes the imagining, then the search for the reality.' The Pigeon Tunnel, John le CarrU's memoir and his first work of non-fiction, is a thrilling journey into the worlds of his 'secret sharers' - the men and women who inspired some of his most enthralling novels. From terrifying meetings with Yasser Arafat in war-torn Beirut to brilliantly observed encounters with the great figures of 20th century film, from Stanley Kubrick to Alec Guinness. The reader is swept along not just by the chilling winds of the Cold War or by the author's frightening journeys into places of terrible violence but, most importantly, by the author's inimitable voice. In this astonishing work we see our world, both public and private, through the eyes of one of the world's greatest writers."

Alice Salmon, young, smart, ambitious with her whole life ahead of her. Until the night she mysteriously drowns. Nobody knows how or why. But Alice left a few clues: her diary, texts, emails, and presence on social media. Alice is gone but fragments of the life she led remain and in them might lie the answer to what really happened to her if only someone can piece it all together before it vanishes for ever.

From the internationally bestselling author of 'Night Train to Lisbon' comes a compelling novel about one man's attempt to extricate himself from his featureless existence and find a life of passion and danger.

Kopenhagen in den 50er-Jahren: Die Begegnung mit seinem Professor stellt Valdemars bisher beschauliches Leben völlig auf den Kopf. Der junge Isländer war nach Dänemark gereist, um hier über die alten Pergamenthandschriften zu forschen. Er kommt dunklen Geheimnissen auf die Spur und macht sich zusammen mit dem Professor auf die Suche nach verloren gegangenen Manuskripten. Ihre Jagd führt die beiden durch halb Europa und nicht selten geraten sie dabei in große Gefahr - denn für diese wertvollen Kulturschätze sind andere bereit, über Leichen zu gehen ...

Raimund Gregorius es profesor de lenguas clásicas, un hombre culto. Un buen día, de repente, sale de su clase y tma un tren a Lisboa. En su equipaje hay un tomo de reflexiones filosóficas escritas por un médico portugués: Amadeu Prado. Fascinado por el libro, Gregorius decide averiguar todo lo relacionado con el autor. Amadeu Prado era el hijo de un austero juez que se suicidó durante el régimen de Salazar. Se convirtió en médico con el propósito de ayudar a los pobres y gozó de una enorme popularidad en su barrio hasta el día en que el odiado jefe de policía cayó enfermo ante su puerta y él le salvó la vida. Gregorius, obsesionado con la filosofía y la vida de Prado, pasa tiempo en Portugal con el propósito de conocer a todos aquellos amigos y familiares que puedan contarle su historia. En gran medida, Gregorius es la antítesis de Prado, un hombre inquieto, capaz de desafiar los puntos de vista ortodoxos. Ahora, a través de su influencia póstuma, el prudente maestro de escuela es movido a la acción. Tren nocturno a Lisboa es una lectura memorable y perturbadora que plantea cuestiones atemporales acerca de la vida, la soledad y la muerte.

Alfonso the strongman walks away from his dull life at the fairground and finds the challenge he needs in a town oppressed by a rude dragon.