Back when they were students, just like everybody else, Ray Ash and Simon Darcourt had dreams about what they'd do when they grew up. In both their cases, it was to be rock stars. Fifteen years later, their mid-thirties are bearing down fast, and just like everybody else, they're having to accept the less glamorous hands reality has dealt them. Nervous new father Ray takes refuge from his responsibilities by living a virtual existence in online games. People say he needs to grow up, but everybody has to find their own way of coping. For some it's affairs, for others it's the bottle, and for Simon it's serial murder, mass slaughter and professional assassination. Visit the author's website on www.brookmyre.co.uk
Angelique de Xavier Serie
Esta serie narra las vivencias de una oficial de policía idealista que busca la justicia en el duro entorno de Glasgow. Los personajes son complejos y a menudo se enfrentan a dilemas morales que son centrales en la trama. Las historias entrelazan tramas de crímenes intrigantes con profundas reflexiones sobre la naturaleza humana. Es una lectura cautivadora para los aficionados a la novela negra contemporánea con énfasis en temas sociales.
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