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Los terroristas

Autor: Maj Sjöwall , Per Wahlöö

Número de Páginas: 400

Cuando la justicia no funciona y la policía no da abasto, solo cabe esperar un milagro. Esto fue lo que debió de pensar el comisario Martin Beck cuando le encomendaron la misión más compleja de su carrera policial: coordinar las tareas de protección de un senador estadounidense durante una visita oficial a Estocolmo. Tanto los atentados ocurridos recientemente en el país como la personalidad del político hacen que las autoridades teman que se vaya a producir una acción terrorista. El comisario Beck, por lo tanto, se enfrenta a este difícil caso entre presiones políticas, el acoso de los medios y la constante amenaza de un atentado terrorista, consciente de que un fracaso haría temblar los cimientos de toda Suecia. Los terroristas (Serie Martin Beck, 10) es la última novela escrita por Sjöwall y Wahlöö, pioneros de la literatura negra escandinava. Publicada en 1975, la corrosiva crítica social que rebosan sus páginas convierte esta magnífica obra en algo más que una mera historia policíaca. Esta novela es, sin duda, el mejor desenlace para una de las series más leídas de la historia de la literatura criminal.

Roseanna

Autor: Maj Sjöwall , Per Wahlöö

Número de Páginas: 272

Roseanna empieza una tarde de julio, cuando el cuerpo de una joven es sacado del precioso lago Vattern, en Suecia. Tres meses después, todo lo que sabe el inspector Martin Beck es que el nombre de la chica se llama Roseanna, que vino de Lincoln, Nebraska, y que pudo ser estrangulada por cualquiera de las ochenta y cinco personas que viajaban con ella en barco. El personaje del inspector Martin Beck goza del reconocimiento de sus lectores y críticos y ha sido fuente de inspiración de Agatha Christie y Henning Mankell. Traducidas a treinta y cinco lenguas, se han vendido más de diez millones de ejemplares en todo el mundo.

El abominable hombre de Säffle

Autor: Maj Sjöwall , Per Wahlöö

Número de Páginas: 204

Un veterano comisario de la policía muere brutalmente asesinado en un hospital. El inspector martin Beck cree, en un principio, que se trata de un caso más, uno de tantos. No sospecha que lo que oculta el comisario muerto es un pasado violento, donde sus abusos como agente de la ley exceden todo lo imaginable. Ante todas las evidencias, solo cabe preguntarse ¿quién es la víctima y quién es el verdugo?

El hombre que se esfumó

Autor: Maj Sjöwall , Per Wahlöö

Número de Páginas: 199

Pocas horas después de llegar a la Hungría comunista, un famoso periodista sueco desaparece sin dejar rastro. El caso amenaza con convertirse en un escándalo diplomático que nadie desea, por lo que las autoridades suecas envían a Budapest a su mejor policía: Martin Beck. ¿Podrá cumplir su misión al otro lado del Telón de Acero?

Cop Killer: Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo

Número de Páginas: 260

Asesinato en la planta 31

Autor: Per Wahlöö

Número de Páginas: 175

En un país sin nombre, y en un momento indeterminado del futuro, la principal corporación mediática, que tiene su sede en un rascacielos icónico, recibe una amenaza de bomba. En aquel edificio se publican docenas de periódicos y revistas dirigidos a anestesiar a una sociedad post-apocalíptica y totalitaria, donde la intimidad y la disidencia están perseguidas. La amenaza obliga al desalojo del edificio y al paro absoluto, lo que provoca pérdidas millonarias, pero el sistema no permitirá, bajo ningún concepto, el menor indicio de terrorismo. El implacable comisario Jensen, un policía que no ha fallado en ninguna de sus misiones, dirigirá la investigación. Solo tendrá siete días para interrogar a los pocos sospechosos que hay, encontrar al culpable y cerrar el caso.

La profecía del desierto

Autor: Ana Ballabriga , David Zaplana

Número de Páginas: 287

Una misteriosa carta, escrita por un maestro sufí. Un hombre y una mujer dispuestos a poner en riesgo sus vidas para desentrañar un misterio milenario. Mahmed, un cetrero que trabaja para un príncipe saudí, y Nur, una famosa bailarina árabe, serán obligados por la organización secreta de los cármatas a unir su ingenio y sus conocimientos para descubrir qué oculta una antigua carta escrita por el maestro sufí, Ibn Arabi. Para ello, deberán seguir los pasos señalados por el filósofo a lo largo de un peligroso viaje por Oriente Próximo, perseguidos por el sádico príncipe saudí que pretende arrebatarles el ansiado tesoro: un arma muy poderosa que convertirá a quien la consiga en el Mahdi, el nuevo mesías que gobernará sobre todos los musulmanes. La profecía del desierto supone la renovación de las novelas de aventuras sobre búsqueda de reliquias históricas. En este caso, los misterios versan sobre sociedades secretas árabes y sobre el islam

Roseanna

Autor: Maj Sjowall , Per Wahloo

Número de Páginas: 202

Le cadavre dénudé d'une jeune inconnue est retrouvé dans un canal proche de la petite ville de Motala. La victime semble avoir été violée. Martin Beck, de la criminelle de Stockholm, est envoyé en renfort auprès de l'équipe locale chargée de l'enquête. Longtemps, les investigations piétinent, mais si Beck est un bon flic, c'est parce qu'il possède « les trois qualités les plus importantes indispensables à un policier : il est têtu, il est logique et il est d'un calme absolu ». Sans oublier qu'il est patient, incroyablement patient... Maj Sjöwall et Per Wahlöö, ont écrit, entre 1965 et 1975, une série de dix romans mettant en scène l'enquêteur Martin Beck et son équipe. Cette oeuvre, influencée par Ed Mcbain, et qui a marqué de son empreinte la littérature policière occidentale, est republiée dans des traductions entièrement revues à partir de l'original suédois.

El detective moribundo

Autor: Leif Gw Persson

Número de Páginas: 420

Una obra maestra de la novela negra A lo largo de su brillante carrera, Lars Martin Johansson llegó a ser uno de los mejores investigadores de Suecia, jefe de los servicios secretos y, finalmente, máximo responsable de la policía. Cuando debería estar disfrutando de la jubilación, despierta en el hospital tras sufrir una embolia. A partir de este momento, todo son órdenes que no le gustan nada: cuidarse, escuchar a los médicos, hacerse chequeos, seguir una dieta sanísima, dejar de beber, hacer reposo... Solo se siente revivir el día en que la doctora le habla de un asesinato ocurrido veinticinco años atrás. El caso no se resolvió y acaba de prescribir, pero ella tiene una información que jamás llegó a la policía. Lars Martin no duda. Legalmente, es imposible reabrir el caso. Pero nada ni nadie puede impedirle que lo investigue por su cuenta. El detective moribundo es la historia de un investigador que, ya jubilado y enfermo, se resiste a dejar pasar un caso que sabe que puede y debe resolver. Para lograrlo no duda en volver locos a familiares, amigos y colaboradores accidentales, que se desviven por complacerle mientras él manda y dirige con mano firme desde la...

Popular Culture in Nordic Noir A Study of Selected Works of Maj Sjowall & Per Wahloo, Henning Mankell and Steig Larsson

Autor: Dr. Raunak Singh Rathee

Número de Páginas: 145

This book discusses that the genre of crime fiction is suitable for the presentation of the crises, conflicts, and indeterminacies present in the plot of the selected works. This book exposes the darker side of Scandinavian countries, particularly Sweden, as the writers and works selected for the book are based on Swedish society. Though as a matter of fact, Scandinavian countries are considered to be the most egalitarian and progressive welfare societies all over the world. The present book explores how popular culture may prove to be a significant thematic approach to studying Scandinavian crime fiction (also called Nordic Noir). The Swedish authors use popular culture as a tool through which they try to convey their concerns regarding various serious issues like anti-immigration, racism, xenophobia, violence against women, the violence of human rights, crimes like the drug trade, human trafficking, etc. By assigning the central place to Sjowall and Wahloo’s Roseanna (1965), The Laughing Policeman (1968), The Terrorists (1975), Henning Mankell’s Faceless Killers (1991), Sidetracked (1995), The Fifth Women (1996), Steig Larsson’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2005), The...

The Crime Fiction Handbook

Autor: Peter Messent

Número de Páginas: 272

The Crime Fiction Handbook presents a comprehensive introduction to the origins, development, and cultural significance of the crime fiction genre, focusing mainly on American British, and Scandinavian texts. Provides an accessible and well-written introduction to the genre of crime fiction Moves with ease between a general overview of the genre and useful theoretical approaches Includes a close analysis of the key texts in the crime fiction tradition Identifies what makes crime fiction of such cultural importance and illuminates the social and political anxieties at its heart. Shows the similarities and differences between British, American, and Scandinavian crime fiction traditions

Cerrado en invierno (Cuarteto Wisting 1)

Autor: Jorn Lier Horst

Número de Páginas: 420

Empieza el cuarteto Wisting. Llega uno de los mejores autores de novela policiaca europea. «El Henning Mankell noruego.» Hjorth & Rosenfeldt, autores de la serie Bergman EL BUEN TIEMPO TERMINÓ Las cabañas de veraneo, en la costa sur de Noruega, empiezan a cerrarse cuando llega septiembre. Sus propietarios atrancan puertas y ventanas ante la llegada del frío. Sin embargo, el cuerpo de un hombre aparece en una de ellas. SE ENSAÑARON HASTA MATARLO William Wisting dirige un grupo de investigación que debe enfrentarse a varios interrogantes: afloran más cadáveres en el fiordo y quizá todo sea un ajuste de cuentas entre narcotraficantes. Sin embargo, seguir la pista del dinero ramifica el caso hasta tocar las entrañas del crimen organizado europeo, de Dinamarca a Lituania. LA MUERTE INUNDA EL CIELO La situación se vuelve completamente asombrosa cuando los pájaros de la región empiezan a morir en masa y a caer en picado. Cerrado en invierno , la primera entrega del cuarteto Wisting, es una novela policial insólita, que encierra múltiples enigmas y presenta una galería de personajes tan reales como fascinantes. La crítica ha dicho... «El Henning Mankell noruego.»...

Contemporary French and Scandinavian Crime Fiction

Autor: Anne Grydehøj

Número de Páginas: 258

This book offers a study of Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and French crime fictions covering a fifty-year period. From 1965 to the present, both Scandinavian and French societies have undergone significant transformations. Twelve literary case studies examine how crime fictions in the respective contexts have responded to shifting social realities, which have in turn played a part in transforming the generic codes and conventions of the crime novel. At the centre of the book’s analysis is crime fiction’s negotiation of the French model of Republican universalism and the Scandinavian welfare state, both of which were routinely characterised as being in a state of crisis at the end of the twentieth century. Adopting a comparative and interdisciplinary approach, the book investigates the interplay between contemporary Scandinavian and French crime narratives, considering their engagement with the relationship of the state and the citizen, and notably with identity issues (class, gender, sexuality and ethnicity in particular).

Noir in the North

Autor: Stacy Gillis , Gunnthorunn Gudmundsdottir

Número de Páginas: 439

What is often termed 'Nordic Noir' has dominated detective fiction, film and television internationally for over two decades. But what are the parameters of this genre, both historically and geographically? What is noirish and what is northern about Nordic noir? The foreword and coda in this volume, by two internationally-bestselling writers of crime fiction in the north, Yrsa Sigurðardóttir and Gunnar Staalesen, speak to the social contract undertaken by writers of noir, while the interview with the renowned crime writer Val McDermid adds nuance to our understanding of what it is to write noir in the North. Divided into four sections – Gender and Sexuality, Space and Place, Politics and Crime, and Genre and Genealogy – Noir in the North challenges the traditional critical histories of noir by investigating how it functions transnationally beyond the geographical borders of Scandinavia. The essays in this book deepen our critical understanding of noir more generally by demonstrating, for example, Nordic noir's connection to fin-de-siècle literatures and to mid-century interior design, and by investigating the function of the state in crime fiction.

Studying Crime in Fiction

Autor: Eric Sandberg

Número de Páginas: 184

The primary aim of Studying Crime in Fiction: An Introduction is to introduce the emerging cross-disciplinary area of study that combines the fields of crime fiction studies and criminology. The study of crime fiction as a genre has a long history within literary studies, and is becoming increasingly prominent in twenty-first-century scholarship. Less attention, however, has been paid to the ways in which elements of criminology, or the systematic study of crime and criminal behaviour from a wide range of perspectives, have influenced the production and reception of crime narratives. Similarly, not enough attention has been paid to the ways in which crime fiction as a genre can inform and enliven the study of criminology. Written largely for undergraduate and graduate students, but also for scholars of crime fiction and criminology interested in thinking across disciplinary boundaries, Studying Crime in Fiction: An Introduction provides full coverage of the backgrounds of the related fields of crime fiction studies and criminology, and explores the many ways they are reciprocally illuminating. The four main chapters in Section 1 (Orient You) familiarize readers with the history...

Crime Fiction in the City

Autor: Lucy Andrew , Catherine Phelps

Número de Páginas: 218

Crime Fiction in the City: Capital Crimes expands upon previous studies of the urban space and crime by reflecting on the treatment of the capital city, a repository of authority, national identity and culture, within crime fiction. This wide-ranging collection looks at capital cities across Europe, from the more traditional centres of power - Paris, Rome and London - to Europe's most northern capital, Stockholm, and also considers the newly devolved capitals, Dublin, Edinburgh and Cardiff. The texts under consideration span the nineteenth-century city mysteries to contemporary populist crime fiction. The collection opens with a reflective essay by Ian Rankin and aims to inaugurate a dialogue between Anglophone and European crime writing; to explore the marginalised works of Irish and Welsh writers alongside established European crime writers and to interrogate the relationship between fact and fiction, creativity and criticism, within the crime genre.

Dictionnaire Sjöwall et Wahlöö

Autor: Yann Liotard

Número de Páginas: 201

Quand on parle de polar nordique, on cite toujours Maj Sjöwall et Per Wahlöö. En France on évoque toujours un peu vaguement ce couple suédois. Pourtant, ce projet littéraire gagne à être connu. Dans les années soixante, à Stockholm, bien avant la vague éditoriale actuelle, Sjöwall et Wahlöö inventent un flic, Martin Beck, et racontent le travail d'une équipe de policiers. On croit la Suède en plein miracle. En réalité, elle déchante. Ils deviennent une référence internationale incontournable. Ce dictionnaire fait découvrir au public français les romans de Sjöwall et Wahlöö en plus de 500 articles sauvages et rigoureux. Il s'adresse autant aux lecteurs de la série, qu'aux étudiants, aux curieux et à ceux qui aiment la Suède.

A Darker Shade

Autor: John-henri Holmberg

Número de Páginas: 366

Original Swedish crime stories from the masters of Nordic noir including a never before published story by Stieg Larsson. Ever since Stieg Larsson shone a light on the brilliance of Swedish crime writing with his bestselling Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, readers have devoured this dark and compelling genre. Now the nation's best crimewriters have been brought together to form the first ever anthology of Swedish crime. Contributors include: - Stieg Larsson, author of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. - Henning Mankell, creator of Wallander. - Per Wahlöö and Maj Sjöwall, creators of Martin Beck. - Eva Gabrielsson, writer and thirty-year partner to Stieg Larsson.

El abominable hombre de Säffle

Número de Páginas: 248

The Imagination of Evil

Autor: Mary Evans

Número de Páginas: 317

From its growth in Europe in the nineteenth century, detective fiction has developed into one of the most popular genres of literature and popular culture more widely. In this monograph, Mary Evans examines detective fiction and its complex relationship to the modern and to modernity. She focuses on two key themes: the moral relationship of detection (and the detective) to a particular social world and the attempt to restore and even improve the social world that has been threatened and fractured by a crime, usually that of murder. It is a characteristic of much detective fiction that the detective, the pursuer, is a social outsider: this status creates a complex web of relationships between detective, institutional life and dominant and subversive moralities. Evans questions who and what the detective stands for and suggests that the answer challenges many of our assumptions about the relationship between various moralities in the modern world.

A Darker Shade of Sweden

Autor: John-henri Holmberg

Número de Páginas: 304

Stories by Stieg Larsson, Henning Mankell, and over a dozen other masters of Nordic noir: “A wonderful collection” (Camilla Lӓckberg). Ever since Stieg Larsson shone a light on Swedish crime writing with his Girl With the Dragon Tattoo trilogy, readers around the world have devoured fiction by Scandinavian masters of suspense. A Darker Shade of Sweden includes an assortment of outstanding crime fiction—never before published in English and in some cases brand-new to this volume—from Larsson and a wide range of other talents including Henning Mankell, the creator of Kurt Wallander; Åsa Larsson; Eva Gabrielsson; Inger Frimansson; Åke Edwardson; Sara Stridsberg; Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö; and more. Also included is an introduction by Edgar nominee John-Henri Holmberg, exploring the history of these stellar authors and their contributions to crime writing. “Gripping. . . . These unsettlingly dark tales reaffirm the dominance of Swedish writers with original crime fiction.” —The Sun (UK)

Swedish Crime Fiction

Autor: Kerstin Bergman

Número de Páginas: 140

Why have authors from the safe, social welfare state Sweden captivated the minds of the crime fiction readers across the globe? Kerstin Bergman suggests that killer marketing and a widespread curiosityabout the “exotic” Nordic welfare states, their waste landscapes and alleged gender equality, has propelled these authors and novels into the international spotlight. Bergman uses this innovative angle to retell the recent history of crime fiction in Sweden, exploring central themes and selecting key authors that have garnered national and international acclaim for their lethal plots. Swedish Crime Fiction: The Making of Nordic Noir contextualizes the explosive recent history of the genre, offering newcomers and aficionados insights into the minds of protagonists and their literary creators. This is the first research-based and exhaustive presentation of Swedish crime fiction and its Nordic “neighbours” to an international audience.

Places for Dead Bodies

Autor: Gary J. Hausladen

Número de Páginas: 228

From Tony Hillerman's Navajo Southwest to Martin Cruz Smith's Moscow, an exotic, vividly described locale is one of the great pleasures of many murder mysteries. Indeed, the sense of place, no less than the compelling character of the detective, is often what keeps authors writing and readers reading a particular series of mystery novels. This book investigates how "police procedural" murder mysteries have been used to convey a sense of place. Gary Hausladen delves into the work of more than thirty authors, including Tony Hillerman, Martin Cruz Smith, James Lee Burke, David Lindsey, P. D. James, and many others. Arranging the authors by their region of choice, he discusses police procedurals set in America, the United Kingdom and Ireland, Europe, Moscow, Asia, and selected locales in other parts of the world, as well as in historical places ranging from the Roman Empire to turn-of-the-century Cairo.

Retold Resold Transformed

Autor: Christiana Gregoriou , David Platten , Gigliola Sulis

Número de Páginas: 249

In recent decades crime fiction has enjoyed a creative boom. Although, as Alison Young argues in her book Imagining Crime (1996), crime stories remain strongly identified with specific locations, the genre has acquired a global reach, illuminating different corners of the world for the delectation of international audiences. The recent fashion for Nordic noir has highlighted the process by which the crime story may be franchised, as it is transposed from one culture to another. Crime fiction has thus become a vehicle for cultural exchange in the broadest of senses; not only does it move with apparent ease from one country to the next, and in and out of different languages, but it is also reproduced through various cultural media. What is involved in these processes of transference? Do stories lose or gain value? Or are they transformed into something else altogether? How does the crime story that originates in a specific society or culture come to articulate aspects of very different societies and cultures? And what are the repercussions of this cultural permeability?

Paradoxy of Modernism

Autor: Robert Scholes

Número de Páginas: 311

In this lively, personal book, Robert Scholes intervenes in ongoing discussions about modernism in the arts during the crucial half-century from 1895 to 1945. While critics of and apologists for modernism have defined modern art and literature in terms of binary oppositions—high/low, old/new, hard/soft, poetry/rhetoric—Scholes contends that these distinctions are in fact confused and misleading. Such oppositions are instances of “paradoxy”—an apparent clarity that covers real confusion. Closely examining specific literary texts, drawings, critical writings, and memoirs, Scholes seeks to complicate the neat polar oppositions attributed to modernism. He argues for the rehabilitation of works in the middle ground that have been trivialized in previous evaluations, and he fights orthodoxy with such paradoxes as “durable fluff,” “formulaic creativity,” and “iridescent mediocrity.” The book reconsiders major figures like James Joyce while underscoring the value of minor figures and addressing new attention to others rarely studied. It includes twenty-two illustrations of the artworks discussed. Filled with the observations of a personable and witty guide, this is a ...

The Oxford Guide to Contemporary World Literature

Autor: John Sturrock

Número de Páginas: 516

opinion, the Guide offers a discriminating - and sometimes controversial - view of a broad range of contemporary literatures.

The Boys from Grover Avenue

Autor: George N. Dove

Número de Páginas: 176

Critically examines the 87th Precinct series of police procedural novels and stories written by Ed McBain (pseudonym of Evan Hunter).

By the Book

Autor: Pamela Paul

Número de Páginas: 643

Sixty-five of the world's leading writers open up about the books and authors that have meant the most to them Every Sunday, readers of The New York Times Book Review turn with anticipation to see which novelist, historian, short story writer, or artist will be the subject of the popular By the Book feature. These wide-ranging interviews are conducted by Pamela Paul, the editor of the Book Review, and here she brings together sixty-five of the most intriguing and fascinating exchanges, featuring personalities as varied as David Sedaris, Hilary Mantel, Michael Chabon, Khaled Hosseini, Anne Lamott, and James Patterson. The questions and answers admit us into the private worlds of these authors, as they reflect on their work habits, reading preferences, inspirations, pet peeves, and recommendations. By the Book contains the full uncut interviews, offering a range of experiences and observations that deepens readers' understanding of the literary sensibility and the writing process. It also features dozens of sidebars that reveal the commonalities and conflicts among the participants, underscoring those influences that are truly universal and those that remain matters of individual...

The Great Disruption

Autor: Adrian Wooldridge

Número de Páginas: 388

Based around a compilation of his popular Schumpeter columns, Adrian Wooldridge takes a look at the forces that are disrupting today's fast-moving business world. The disruption has many causes: the internet's rapid spread; the challenge from emerging markets in innovation and manufacturing; clever management techniques that are forcing companies to rethink strategy; robots advancing from the factory floor into the service sector; and much more. These developments are shaking business and social life to its foundations, producing a new set of winners and losers, and forcing everyone to adapt and change. The Great Disruption explains: - The forces that are disrupting today's business world, and the management gurus that predicted them. - Who are the winners and the losers, and how institutions have tried (and often failed) to change. - How classic management problems, such as talent management, distribution, and outsourcing persist, but with a new twist. - What the future holds for companies, universities, competition and society. It also reminds us why Joseph Schumpeter's ideas about creative destruction are particularly valuable today.

The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film

Autor: Alan Goble

Número de Páginas: 1044

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Ian Rankin

Autor: Erin E. Macdonald

Número de Páginas: 456

Ian Rankin is considered by many to be Scotland's greatest living crime fiction author. Most well known for his Inspector Rebus series--which has earned critical acclaim as well as scores of fans worldwide--Rankin is a prolific author whose other works include spy thrillers, nonfiction books and articles, short stories, novels, graphic novels, audio recordings, television/film, and plays. This companion--the first to provide a complete look at all of his writings--includes alphabetized entries on Rankin's works, characters, and themes; a biography; a chronology; maps of Rebus' Edinburgh; and an annotated bibliography. A champion of both Edinburgh and Scotland, Rankin continues to combine engaging entertainment with socio-political commentary showing Edinburgh as a microcosm of Scotland, and Scotland as a microcosm of the world. His writing investigates questions of Scottish identity, British history, masculinity, and contemporary culture while providing mystery readers with complex, suspenseful plots, realistic character development, and a unique mix of American hard-boiled and procedural styles with Scottish dialects and sensibilities.

The Police Procedural

Autor: George N. Dove

Número de Páginas: 226

In the late 1940s and early 1950s a new kind of detective story appeared on the scene. This was a story in which the mystery is solved by regular police detectives, usually working in teams and using ordinary police routines. This kind of narrative is customarily called the "police procedural" story. And it is the subject of this book. Though there has been numberless writers of these stories, there has never been a book of criticism before.

L'année scandinave

Autor: Denis Ballu , Philippe Bouquet

Número de Páginas: 99

Cet ouvrage est une réédition numérique d’un livre paru au XXe siècle, désormais indisponible dans son format d’origine.

New York Magazine

Número de Páginas: 84

New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.

New York Magazine

Número de Páginas: 76

New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.

The Essential Mystery Lists

Autor: Roger M Sobin

Número de Páginas: 591

For the first time in one place, Roger M. Sobin has compiled a list of nominees and award winners of virtually every mystery award ever presented. He has also included many of the “best of” lists by more than fifty of the most important contributors to the genre.; Mr. Sobin spent more than two decades gathering the data and lists in this volume, much of that time he used to recheck the accuracy of the material he had collected. Several of the “best of” lists appear here for the first time in book form. Several others have been unavailable for a number of years.; Of special note, are Anthony Boucher’s “Best Picks for the Year.” Boucher, one of the major mystery reviewers of all time, reviewed for The San Francisco Chronicle, Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, and The New York Times. From these resources Mr. Sobin created “Boucher’s Best” and “Important Lists to Consider,” lists that provide insight into important writing in the field from 1942 through Boucher’s death in 1968.? This is a great resource for all mystery readers and collectors.; ; Winner of the 2008 Macavity Awards for Best Mystery Nonfiction.

Leonard Maltin's 2014 Movie Guide

Autor: Leonard Maltin

Número de Páginas: 2673

Summer blockbusters and independent sleepers; masterworks of Alfred Hitchcock, Billy Wilder, and Martin Scorsese; the timeless comedy of the Marx Brothers and Buster Keaton; animated classics from Walt Disney and Pixar; the finest foreign films ever made. This 2014 edition covers the modern era, from 1965 to the present, while including all the great older films you can’t afford to miss—and those you can—from box-office smashes to cult classics to forgotten gems to forgettable bombs, listed alphabetically, and complete with all the essential information you could ask for. NEW Nearly 16,000 capsule movie reviews, with more than 300 new entries NEW More than 25,000 DVD and video listings NEW Up-to-date list of mail-order and online sources for buying and renting DVDs and videos NEW Completely updated index of leading performers MORE Official motion picture code ratings from G to NC-17 MORE Old and new theatrical and video releases rated **** to BOMB MORE Exact running times—an invaluable guide for recording and for discovering which movies have been edited MORE Reviews of little-known sleepers, foreign films, rarities, and classics AND Leonard’s all-new personal...

Leonard Maltin's 2015 Movie Guide

Autor: Leonard Maltin

Número de Páginas: 2520

NEARLY 16,000 ENTRIES INCLUDING 300+ NEW ENTRIES AND MORE THAN 13,000 DVD LISTINGS Summer blockbusters and independent sleepers; masterworks of Alfred Hitchcock, Billy Wilder, and Martin Scorsese; the timeless comedy of the Marx Brothers and Buster Keaton; animated classics from Walt Disney and Pixar; the finest foreign films ever made. This 2015 edition covers the modern era, from 1965 to the present, while including all the great older films you can’t afford to miss—and those you can—from box-office smashes to cult classics to forgotten gems to forgettable bombs, listed alphabetically, and complete with all the essential information you could ask for. NEW: • Nearly 16,000 capsule movie reviews, with 300+ new entries • More than 25,000 DVD and video listings • Up-to-date list of mail-order and online sources for buying and renting DVDs and videos MORE: • Official motion picture code ratings from G to NC-17 • Old and new theatrical and video releases rated **** to BOMB • Exact running times—an invaluable guide for recording and for discovering which movies have been edited • Reviews of little-known sleepers, foreign films, rarities, and classics •...

100 Must-read Crime Novels

Autor: Nick Rennison , Richard Shephard

Número de Páginas: 209

Want to become a crime novel buff, or expand your reading in your favourite genre? This is a good place to start! From the publishers of the popular, Good Reading Guide comes a rich selection of the some of the finest crime novels ever published. With 100 of the best titles fully reviewed and a further 500 recommended, you'll quickly become an expert on the world of crime. The book also allows you to browse by theme, includes 'a reader's fast-guide to the world of crime fiction' as well listing the top 10 crime characters and their creators, award winners and book club recommendations.

Killing Hurts

Autor: Dave Saxton

Número de Páginas: 315

Christian Gardener, a teenager with the soul of a forty-year-old, has always been a self-confessed loner and an outsider in his own time. Despite his love for his adoptive parents, he struggles with his mother’s attitude towards his father, sparking a determination to change his family dynamics. His drastic actions set him on an unexpected path, further complicated by a life-altering lottery win. Christian believes he’s found true love in Caroline, but his hopes are shattered after a fight at a party leads to their breakup. Feeling lost in a world of his own making, Christian’s life takes a dark turn as he succumbs to a murderous impulse, driven by a newfound and dangerous passion. When a chance encounter with his past reopens old wounds, Christian’s life spirals into chaos. Now caught between what was and what could be, he faces a critical decision that will determine his ultimate fate.