Red Queen
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Red Queen is the launch of Juan Gomez-Jurado's internationally bestselling serial killer thriller trilogy which has become a literary phenomenon in Spain.
Juan Gómez-Jurado je oslavovaný španielsky autor, známy svojimi pútavými príbehmi a majstrovským rozprávaním. Jeho diela sa často ponárajú do zložitých zápletiek, spájajú prvky napätia a trilerov s hlbokým skúmaním ľudskej povahy a spoločenských dynamík. Gómez-Juradov osobitý štýl uchvacuje čitateľov po celom svete, čím si upevňuje pozíciu významného hlasu v súčasnej fikcii a majstra napätia.







Red Queen is the launch of Juan Gomez-Jurado's internationally bestselling serial killer thriller trilogy which has become a literary phenomenon in Spain.
El prestigioso neurocirujano David Evans se enfrenta a una terrible encrucijada: si su próximo paciente sale vivo de la mesa de operaciones, su pequeña hija Julia morirá a manos de un psicópata. Para el Dr. Evans se inicia una desesperada cuenta atrás cuando descubre que el paciente que debe morir para que su hija viva no es otro que el presidente de Estados Unidos. Con su habitual maestría en la literatura de intriga, Juan Gómez-Jurado atrapa irremediablemente al lector. Una novela apasionante y emotiva que se desarrolla en 63 frenéticas horas, que no da respiro en su lectura y que plantea un dilema moral imposible que puede cambiar el curso de la Historia.
"When a cardinal is found brutally murdered in a chapel in Rome, his body horrifically disfigured, police instpector Paola Dicanti is called in for the grisly case. She soon learns than another cardinal was recently foound dead; he had also been tortured. Desperate to find the killer before another victim dies, Paola's investigation is soon joined by Father Anthony Fowler, an American priest and former Army intelligence officer examining sexual abuse in the Church, who knows far more about the killer than Paola could possibly imagine." "As Paola and Father Anthony struggle through a maze of tantalizing clues, they begin to question whether someone in the Vatican is aiding their cause or abetting a murderer. And when evidence leads them to powerful figures within the Church hierarchy, their own pursuit of the truth may make them the next pawns to be sacrificed in a terrifying and deadly game."--Jacket
Prepárate a transportarte a la Sevilla del XVI, a un fascinante mundo de mendigos y prostitutas, nobles y comerciantes, espadachines y ladrones. El amor, la pasión y la venganza son los pilares de esta magistral novela de aventuras en torno a un niño salvado misteriosamente de la muerte, que crecerá para erigirse en la última esperanza de los desfavorecidos. El destino de Sancho y el de quienes le rodean hunde sus raíces en los secretos orígenes de la literatura. Su historia te cambiará para siempre. http://www.youtube.com/embed/mNghvmSvInM"
V den svých třináctých narozenin obdrží Amanda Blacková tajemný dopis, který jí změní život. A jak! Spolu s tetou Paulou se přestěhují z nuzného příbytku do obrovské vily plné spletitých chodeb a schodišť, která po generace patřila rodině Blackových. Amanda zjistí, že musí přijmout fascinující, tajné a nebezpečné dědictví, k jehož převzetí je však třeba okamžitě začít se speciálním výcvikem. Kromě toho na sobě pozoruje změny: náhle je obdařena zvláštními schopnostmi. Splní Amanda očekávání? Dokáže zachránit dědictví, které její rodiče i všichni členové rodu Blackových po staletí střežili?
International bestselling sensation Antonio Scott, along with Jon Gutierrez, return in the much anticipated sequel to Red Queen. Antonia Scott has an unusually gifted mind, able to see what others miss, able to solve the crimes that baffle all others. The only thing she fears is herself. Antonia is the lynchpin of the Red Queen project, created to work behind the scenes to solve the most devious and dangerous crimes. But she is unwilling to move past the last case, convinced it’s related to a personal tragedy, until a series of deadly events pulls her back in. In southern Spain, in the Costa del Sol, a key mafia figure is found brutally murdered in his villa, his pregnant wife, Lola Moreno, barely escapes an attempt to kill her in a shopping mall and is on the run. A shipping container from St. Petersburg arrives in port in Spain containing the corpses of nine woman, all who suffocated. Now Antonia, with the help of her helper and protector, Jon Gutierrez, must track down this missing Lola. But they aren’t the only ones on Lola’s trail – a dangerous contract killer, known as the Black Wolf, is also on her trail. And Antonia Scott, still plagued by her personal demons, must outwit, out-maneuver, and, ultimately, face this terrible, mysterious rival.
Gibraltar, 1940. During a horrific storm, a sea captain rescues a group of castaways - and in return is given a strange-looking emblem made of gold and diamonds. Decades later, the captain's son receives a substantial offer for the emblem. He will not sell it, but discovers the astounding story behind this mysterious object . . . Munich, 1919. Fifteen-year-old Paul Reiner dreams of the heroic father he never knew, who died during the First World War. One night, Paul discovers a secret which turns his world upside down - and from that moment, he sacrifices everything to discover the truth behind his father's death.
A lost treasure, a Nazi war criminal, and an expedition to find a legend . . . ??After fifty years in hiding, the Nazi war criminal known as the Butcher of Spiegelgrund has finally been tracked down by Father Anthony Fowler, a CIA operative and a member of the Vaticans secret service. He wants something from the Butchera candle covered in filigree gold that was stolen from a Jewish family many years before. ??But it isnt the gold Fowler is after. As Fowler holds a flame to the wax, the missing fragment of an ancient map that uncovers the location of the Ten Commandments given to Moses is revealed. Soon Fowler is involved in an expedition to Jordan set up by a reclusive billionaire. But there is a traitor in the group who has ties to terrorist organizations back in the United States, and who is patiently awaiting the moment to strike. ??From wartime Vienna to terrorist cells in New York and a lost valley in Jordan, The Moses Expedition is a thrilling read about a quest for power and the secrets of an ancient world
Amanda Black, 12 Jahre alt, ist auf einer Mission, gefährliche Artefakte zu sichern. Als ein Amulett aus der Villa Black verschwindet, muss sie mit ihrem besten Freund Eric dem Geheimnis im Untergrund der Stadt nachgehen. Der zweite Band der spannenden Abenteuerreihe von Bárbara Montes und Juan Gómez-Jurado.
¡Ya está aquí el noveno volumen de Amanda Black! Continúa la trepidante serie para niños de Juan Gómez-Jurado y Bárbara Montes que ha conquistado a miles de lectores con sus misterios y aventuras. « SU FINAL ES TU PRINCIPIO ». Aquel atardecer nada me hizo pensar que, apenas unos días más tarde, iba a conocer a la persona más genial de todas las que conozco. Tampoco nada me hizo pensar que iba a tener que dejarla marchar. Cuando nos enteramos del terremoto que había sacudido Japón, no me pareció algo grave. ¡Me equivocaba! El temblor, aparentemente inofensivo, había producido una serie de derrumbes que habían dejado al descubierto un sistema de cuevas donde se esconde una peligrosa arma milenaria. Y, claro, alguien tenía que asegurarse de que no cayera en las manos equivocadas. Así comenzó mi viaje a Japón, creyendo que sería uno como tantos otros. No tenía manera de imaginar que esta misión me cambiaría la vida para siempre.