The Feral Detective - format ePub

Nei brani raccolti in questo volume Lethem commenta e celebra la musica, i film, i libri che lo hanno accompagnato nella sua crescita umana e intellettuale (da Philip K. Dick ai fumetti della Marvel,...

Un padre di famiglia che periodicamente torna dall'aldilà e aiuta suo figlio a progettare un videogame ispirato alle sue avventure ultraterrene; un inferno più lewis-carrolliano che dantesco popolato...

In questa raccolta di racconti e saggi, Lethem rende omaggio a uno dei suoi ispiratori letterari, Philip K. Dick, il tormentato e geniale padre della fantascienza postmoderna. Tra gustosi racconti giovanili,...

This volume sheds light on an array of topics from sex in cinema to drugs, graffiti, Bob Dylan, cyberculture, 9/11, book touring and Marlon Brando. Then there are investigations of a shelf's worth of...

Jonathan Lethem’s first detective novel since Motherless Brooklyn“One of America’s greatest storytellers.” —Washington PostPhoebe Siegler first meets Charles Heist in a shabby trailer on the eastern edge...

Named a Best Book of the Year by: Boston Globe * New Yorker * NPR * PopMattersFrom the bestselling and award-winning author of The Fortress of Solitude and Motherless Brooklyn comes a sweeping story of...

A hard-boiled detective tale full of talking animals and murder, from the award-winning author of Motherless Brooklyn and The ArrestWinner of the Locus Award for Best First Novel Gumshoe Conrad Metcalf...

A funny, inventive, and wholly original post-apocalyptic novel from the author of Motherless Brooklyn and The ArrestMeet Chaos, a young man who's living in a movie theater in post-apocalyptic Wyoming,...

Following in the footsteps of the late great Lester Bangs -- the most revered and irreverent of rock 'n' roll critics -- twenty-four celebrated writers have penned stories inspired by great songs. Just...

Before email,before the world wide web,before hackers,Before sexting,before always-on GPS,before titanium implants,before Alexa, Cortana, and Siri,before the computer in your pocket was more powerful...

The American Civil Liberties Union partners with award-winning authors Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman in this “forceful, beautifully written” (Associated Press) collection that brings together many...

Traduit de l'anglais (États-Unis) par Bernard Turle Rose Zimmer est furieuse. Juive, communiste et new-yorkaise, surnommée la " Reine Rouge du Queens ", elle est injustement exclue du Parti pour avoir...

Lionel Essrog a grandi avec ses copains à l'orphelinat de Brooklyn. Devenu adulte, il est embauché par un " privé ", Franck Minna, dont l'agence se livre à de louches activités sous prétexte de déménagements....

Un padre di famiglia che periodicamente torna dall’aldilà e aiuta suo figlio a progettare un videogame ispirato alle sue avventure ultraterrene; un inferno più lewis-carrolliano che dantesco popolato...

In questa raccolta di racconti e saggi, Lethem rende omaggio a uno dei suoi ispiratori letterari, Philip K. Dick, il tormentato e geniale padre della fantascienza postmoderna. Tra gustosi racconti giovanili,...

Nei brani raccolti in questo volume Lethem commenta e celebra la musica, i film, i libri che lo hanno accompagnato nella sua crescita umana e intellettuale (da Philip K. Dick ai fumetti della Marvel,...

Dopo la guerra e i bombardamenti, Hatfork, nel Wyoming, è devastata dalla fame e popolata di mutanti; Chaos vive nella cabina di proiezione del multisala abbandonato, cercando di dimenticare il presente...

A dead man is brought back to life so he can support his family in "The Happy Man"; occasionally he slips into a zombielike state while his soul is tortured in Hell. In "Vanilla Dunk," future basketball...

A father’s nervous breakdown during a visit to a theme park; a political prisoner confined to a hole in a busy New York street; a haunted 'blog' … Welcome to Lethem-land, which can be discovered only...

Longlisted for the 2015 Folio PrizeLonglisted for the 2015 IMPAC Dublin Literary AwardIn 1955, Rose Zimmer got screwed. It wasn’t the first time, and it wasn’t the last. In fact, Rose – like all American...

**A New York Times top 100 Notable Book of the Year**Alexander Bruno is a man with expensive problems. Sporting a tuxedo and trotting the globe, he has spent his adult life as a professional gambler....

Dopo la guerra e i bombardamenti, Hatfork, nel Wyoming, è devastata dalla fame e popolata di mutanti; Chaos vive nella cabina di proiezione del multisala abbandonato, cercando di dimenticare il presente...

In the ruthless streets of New Jersey, where betrayal runs deeper than blood and survival is a game of strategy, Dishonorable Deeds introduces a new kind of hood thriller—one that doesn't play by the...

Erin Kealoha never set out to become a PI's sidekick, but after escaping from a cult, becoming an accidental drug mule—it wasn't her fault, honest—and then getting fired from a strip joint, she lucked...

Although he left his position with the master of deceit, Dwight Lamar, well before the swindler vanishes, Matt Nelson is held accountable for serious construction deficiencies that have caused the deaths...

Ten twisty tales to give you goosebumps.  With a husband's questionable decision, a soul stealing tree, and a child who is not quite a child.  These stories might give you a fright, or check over your...

A young woman chosen to bear the children that will give a hidden person power. The thing is, this is something she never agreed to. She tries to save her children from the person's control. With her...

It was the perfect murder... almost. An elderly woman is found murdered in her apartment. Cause of death; a single gunshot wound to the chest. The only door is locked from the inside. There are no signs...

It's early summer 1983 and Navy Petty Officer Third Class Nicholas Price has left his ship in Okinawa after receiving a letter from his wife that he was not supposed to read. But at some point during...

When a struggling ad agency takes money from the wrong billionaire, things spiral fast.Marshal Burns and Jim Rabbitt are long-time partners in business, but when a slick investor offers them salvation,...

Murder. Religion. Sexual Abuse. Politics. Power.In 1960, as John F. Kennedy fights to become America's first Catholic president, the Church scrambles to cover up a dark secret—the rampant sexual abuse...

A NASA mission to Venus has a dark secret.Grace Parkowski has her dream job.Piloting remotely-controlled humanoid robots to explore Venus from an air-conditioned room in Los Angeles is the next best thing...

An ordinary couple, a quiet life, a cozy home… it's all about to come crashing downMeet Jon and Ian, a loving couple settled into a quiet life. Until Ian becomes the victim of a brutal hate crime that...

Our favorite team of Homicide Detectives are back with a case that hits close to home with Wyatt when a body washes up on a beach connected to his 'Ask Molly' column. How does his advice leave behind...

The Darkness of Thorne HouseBook One of The Maplewood HorrorsThe house is awake. The Ferryman is hunting. And the bloodline of witches is calling them home.For thirty years, the town of Maplewood, Maine,...

The Flight Risk Spy SeriesAmanda Hopkins was born to fly. Her family called her a flight risk long before she took to the skies, earning her wings at just fifteen with a crop duster and a big dream. But...

Fifteen year old Christopher is about to embark on an investigation...Lots of things are mysteries. But that doesn't mean there isn't an answer to them.It was 7 minutes after midnight. The dog was lying...

SOMETIMES WHEN YOU LOVE SOMEONE... YOU LIEThe bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix drama Fool Me Once explores the dangers of obsession in this #1 bestselling suspense thriller. Six years...

Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. He is the creation of Scottish born author and physician Sir Arthur Conan...

The most famous by far of all twentieth-century political allegories, Animal Farm is the account of a group of barnyard animals who revolt against their vicious human master, only to submit to a tyranny...

A spellbinding epic tale of ambition, anarchy and absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century England, The Pillars of the Earth is Ken Follett's classic historical masterpiece.A...

One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World' HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Winston Smith rewrites history. It’s his...

‘Addictive. A first-class page-turner.’ Lisa Hall, author of Between You and Me Can the past ever be forgotten? As soon as nurse Maura Lyle sets foot inside the foreboding Essen Grange,...

The first thriller in the Mickey Bolitar series, now airing as an original series on Amazon Prime. Bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix show Fool Me Once, Harlan Coben brings us a shocking...

OVER 12 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDENOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTUREA NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFor years, rumours of the 'Marsh Girl' have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina...

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. ‘Let there be spaces in your togetherness,And let the winds of the heavens dance between you.’...

'It does everything you'd expect of a masterpiece - and it is one' Sunday Express'Hums and crackles with delicious unease' Independent'Captivating' The Sunday Times'An absorbing thriller' Mail on SundayNO...

Reborn in Shadows is a gripping tale of survival, identity, and second chances.Miriam Ryder—a sharp-witted, chain-smoking transgender woman and recent amputee—isn't looking for trouble. She's looking...

The crew of the Sunda Tiger is stranded on Research Colony 227C. They have no ship. No comms. And no choice but to work with their android hosts despite all their lingering doubts.Shaula wants to focus...

Beatrice Wren is mad. Or so her neighbours believe. An unmarried woman, living alone in Victorian London, and whispering to old trinkets she finds at the shore of the Thames.When a box of porcelain figurines...

A chiseler preys on the kind-hearted. But Jenna's vengeance? Bless his heart.Jenna didn't plan on chasing criminals when she inherited the Peach Blossom Retreat, but when a friend is attacked and left...

Scenes of Crime Officer Marcie Kelshaw didn't like her colleague, Ben Drummond.  Nobody else did, really, which suited Ben fine.  He didn't like anybody either - an attitude that proved fatal.Despite...