In December 2001, CIA paramilitary operative Matt Garrett is mysteriously pulled from Pakistan as he closes in for the kill of Al Qaeda senior leadership and is reassigned to a low-profile mission in the Philippines. But as he sifts through the...
In a village far away, deep in a valley, all the animals and birds disappeared some years ago. Only the rebellious young teacher and an old man talk about animals to the children, who have never seen such (mythical) creatures. Otherwise there’s a...
A poignant, heartbreaking new work — the story of a lonely older man and his devoted young caretaker who transform each other's lives in ways they could never have imagined.
Ernst is a gruff seventy-year-old Red Army veteran from...
Suder, Percival Everett's acclaimed first novel, follows the exploits and ordeals of Craig Suder, a struggling black third baseman for the Seattle Mariners. In the midst of a humiliating career slump and difficulties with his demanding wife and...
Mit seinem eigenen Boot, der Snark, kreuzte Jack London zwei Jahre lang in der Südsee. Die Erfahrungen dieser Zeit liegen den vierzehn Erzählungen dieses Bandes zugrunde, in denen das Leben der Insulaner, ihre Freiheitsliebe und die...
Un magnífico barco “Sueño del Fevre”, está dispuesto a vencer a todos los aspirantes al título “Reina del Mississipi”. Es un sueño hecho realidad para su capitán Abner Marsh, una magnífica propiedad para el...
En una noche oscura, los terrores del pasado volverán a la vida de Sophie Dunston. Reconocida especialista en terapias del sueño y creadora del tratamiento REM-4, la científica ha visto cómo sus hallazgos se vuelven contra ella...
Cuando Sebastián Mareco se entera por televisión de que en un inquilinato de mala muerte han asesinado a un viejo amigo, la tentación de olvidar inmediatamente la noticia tiene los sólidos fundamentos del sentido común y el...