Drawing Mystery

Late one night, Commissario Guido Brunetti's telefonino rings. A woman's body has been found in a Spartan apartment on Campo San Giacomo dell'Orio. Brunetti sees some signs of force on the old woman, but they could just as easily have been from the radiator near where she fell. When the medical examiner rules that the woman died of a heart attack, it seems there is nothing to investigate.

When Harry Armitage passes an investigation to Cleo involving adultery, they both think it will end in divorce. But when the client’s wife is found stabbed in her drawing room, it becomes clear that marital problems are only part of the story. As they peel back the lies and expose the sordid details of a marriage in tatters, they see firsthand how gossip and politics fuel the machinations of high society.

In this second volume, Roland encounters three mysterious doorways on a deserted beach along the Western Sea. Each one enters into a different person's life in New York - here, he joins forces with the defiant young Eddie Dean and with the beautiful, brilliant, and brave Odetta Holmes in a savage struggle against underworld evil and otherworldly enemies. They also become the companions, forming a ka-tet, who will assist him on his quest to save the Dark Tower.

How much would you sacrifice to save the life of a child? In the fourth novel of best-selling author Barbara Hinske's beloved Rosemont series, Maggie Martin faces her biggest challenges when her future at Rosemont and the life of someone dear to her are at stake.

When Anna Maria Giusti returns from holiday to find her elderly neighbour Constanza Altavilla dead, with blood on the floor near her head, she immediately alerts the police. Commissario Brunetti is called to the scene and it seems the woman has suffered a fatal heart attack. Patta, the Vice-Questore, is eager to dismiss the case as a death from natural causes, but Brunetti believes that there is more to it.

Después de enfrentarse con el hombre de negro al final de El pistolero, Roland se despierta febril y debilitado en una playa. Al caer la noche le atacan unos seres monstruosos que salen del mar. Para eludirlos, Roland puede huir de la playa por tres salidas, tres puertas. Todas le llevarán a Nueva York, pero en tres momentos distintos; además, al otro lado de cada una de ellas Roland tendrá que atraer a una persona.

Andrew Vachss is a lawyer who represents children and youths exclusively. His many books include the Burke series and two collections of short stories, and his work has appeared in Parade, Antaeus, Esquire, Playboy, and The New York Times, among other publications. A native New Yorker, he divides his time between the city of his birth and the Pacific Northwest.

Someone is targeting high-stakes poker games in Las Vegas, brutally murdering the players and stealing the cash. They leave no evidence, no witnesses, no calling cards behind. What's even more bizarre is that even with all the cameras in Las Vegas at their disposal, Chase and her team have no idea how the killers got in or out of the hotel room. In a city known for its glitz, glamour, and magic, it appears as if the FBI have a real-life Houdini on their hands. And the only way to reveal the true nature of this deadly trick might be to go undercover.

DRAWING CONCLUSIONS Kari had two passions; art and antique glassware, specifically sun purple glass. When they intersected, she ended up embroiled in a case of two missing women, stolen diamonds, and befriending a young girl. Someone was watching her every move. Was it the homeless man who tried to steal her sketch pad? Or was it the man who bought one of her paintings? Officer Liam O’Connell wanted to keep her safe in the midst of all this. When Kari’s apartment was broken into and her roommate was attacked, he knew he had to do something to keep all of them safe.

Young detective, Annie Tillery, wins a series of art lessons at a prestigious art gallery, plunging her into the New York City art world and a brutal murder. At the gallery, Annie discovers her instructor, Francesca Gabrielli, engaged in a volatile argument with John DiCristiani, the gallery's director. He demands that Francesca make forgeries of masterpieces for him. When the gallery director is found murdered in cold blood, Francesca becomes the prime suspect and calls upon Annie to help clear her name.

Leonardo da Vinci’s famous drawing Vitruvian Man comes from a description by the ancient Roman architect Marcus Vitruvius Pollio, who wrote the only major work on architecture or engineering to survive from classical antiquity.

Faolan O'Connor spent his life killing for men like Legs Diamond and Lucky Luciano, and now it's his turn to face the music. But when vampire Darcy Killian offers him immortality, Faolan enters a world of violence, wealth, and power beyond anything he's ever imagined.

Eddie Nelson is a professional poker player, testing his skills in Las Vegas at the World Series of Poker for the first time. Unfortunately, he's on the worst run of his life and can't afford his buy-in to the Main Event. Then he meets a shadowy figure called Raphael who offers to back him for a fifty-fifty split of any winnings. But if he loses, he has to play in a private tournament of Raphael's choosing...