sábado, junho 29, 2013

27. Toque de Veludo, Sarah Waters

425 Páginas

Um romance irreverente, sensual e multifacetado, cuja acção se desenrola na Inglaterra vitoriana. Toque de Veludo acompanha a carreira fulgurante de Nan King - a rapariga humilde que se transformou em vedeta do music-hall e que, após um percurso dissoluto, se redescobre como lésbica no East End.

segunda-feira, junho 17, 2013

26. Skin Privilege, Karin Slaughter

560 Páginas

Lena Adams has spent her life struggling to forget her childhood in Reece, the small town which nearly destroyed her. She's made a new life for herself as a police detective in Heartsdale, a hundred miles away - but nothing could prepare her for the violence which explodes when she is forced to return. A vicious murder leaves a young woman incinerated beyond recognition. And Lena is the only suspect. When Heartsdale police chief Jeffrey Tolliver, Lena's boss, receives word that his detective has been arrested, he has no choice but to go to Lena's aid - taking with him his wife, medical examiner Sara Linton. But soon after their arrival, a second victim is found. The town closes ranks. And both Jeffrey and Sara find themselves entangled in a horrifying underground world of bigotry and rage - a violent world which shocks even them. But can they discover the truth before the killer strikes again?

sexta-feira, junho 14, 2013

25. Now You See Me, S.J.Bolton

512 Páginas

Lacey Flint is a London policewoman with a secret past, a morbid fascination with serial killers and a curiously empty flat. On the job she's quiet and plainly dressed. At night she has an unusual social life. 
When Lacey returns to her car one evening to find a woman fatally stabbed right by it, she is taken in for questioning, but then a hand-delivered letter suggests the killer has a special interest in Lacey herself. Suddenly she is at the centre of a terrifying murder hunt, working with the smart but damaged DI Dana Tulloch and the hostile DI Mark Joesbury, another person who seems curiously fascinated with Lacey. 
Is Joesbury's interest in Lacey personal or professional? Will Lacey cope as the case pushes her into the limelight? And does the team have the skill to outwit one of the nastiest serial killers Londoners have fallen prey to since the killer's infamous role model... Jack the Ripper.

segunda-feira, junho 10, 2013

24. O Palácio da Meia Noite, Carlos Ruiz Zafón

280 Páginas

No coração de Calcutá esconde-se um obscuro mistério.... Um comboio em chamas atravessa a cidade. Um espectro de fogo semeia o terror nas sombras da noite. Mas isso não é mais do que o princípio. Numa noite obscura, um tenente inglês luta para salvar a vida a dois bebés de uma ameaça impensável. Apesar das insuportáveis chuvas da monção e do terror que o assedia a cada esquina, o jovem britânico consegue pô-los a salvo, mas que preço irá pagar? A perda da sua vida. Anos mais tarde, na véspera de fazer dezasseis anos, Ben, Sheere e os amigos terão de enfrentar o mais terrível e mortífero mistério da história da cidade dos palácios.

quinta-feira, junho 06, 2013

23. Zits - Estar Morto é o Contrário de Estar Vivo, Jim Borgman & Jerry Scott

127 Páginas

Um novo álbum da família já conhecida dos leitores, que retrata a angústia, as contrariedades e as alegrias vividas pelos pais de adolescentes.

quarta-feira, junho 05, 2013

22. Baby Blues - Indo eu, Indo eu, a caminho do Museu, Rick Kirkman & Jerry Scott

128 Páginas

Os McPherson retratam, da melhor forma, as saídas em família... Com 3 crianças pequenas.

segunda-feira, junho 03, 2013

21. 12th of Never, James Patterson

394 Páginas

It's finally time! Detective Lindsay Boxer is in labor--while two killers are on the loose. Lindsay Boxer's beautiful baby is born! But after only a week at home with her new daughter, Lindsay is forced to return to work to face two of the biggest cases of her career. A rising star football player for the San Francisco 49ers is the prime suspect in a grisly murder. At the same time, Lindsay is confronted with the strangest story she's ever heard: An eccentric English professor has been having vivid nightmares about a violent murder and he's convinced is real. Lindsay doesn't believe him, but then a shooting is called in-and it fits the professor's description to the last detail. Lindsay doesn't have much time to stop a terrifying future from unfolding. But all the crimes in the world seem like nothing when Lindsay is suddenly faced with the possibility of the most devastating loss of her life.