4. Bonk! A Mutts Treasury, Patrick McDonnell

208 Páginas

Enjoy the day-to-day adventures of two animal buddies, a small mutt with a big heart named Earl, and Mooch, a cat with his own way of thinking and talking (yesh!). Mutts explores the special bond between animals and their guardians, and the endearing friendship of Earl and Mooch. It strikes a delicate balance between joy and fun and responsible social commentary. Mutts has been recognized for its distinctive style, heartwarming humor, and compassionate advocacy for animal issues. In this 16th chronological collection of Mutts strips, a year's worth of color Sunday strips and black-and-white daily strips are included, along with pop-art splash pages that highlight McDonnell’s imaginative artwork and distinctive style.

3. Fables, Vol. 5: The Mean Seasons, Bill Willingham

168 Páginas 

Collecting issues 22 and 28-33 of the hit VERTIGO series, this trade paperback features two tales of Bigby's exploits during World War II as well as "The Year After," which follows the aftermath of the Adversary's attempt to conquer Fabletown — including the birth of Snow White and Bigby's children!

2. Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn

395 Páginas

On a warm summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it is Nick and Amy Dunne’s fifth wedding anniversary. Presents are being wrapped and reservations are being made when Nick’s clever and beautiful wife disappears from their rented McMansion on the Mississippi River. Husband-of-the-Year Nick isn’t doing himself any favors with cringe-worthy daydreams about the slope and shape of his wife’s head, but passages from Amy's diary reveal the alpha-girl perfectionist could have put anyone dangerously on edge. Under mounting pressure from the police and the media—as well as Amy’s fiercely doting parents—the town golden boy parades an endless series of lies, deceits, and inappropriate behavior. Nick is oddly evasive, and he’s definitely bitter—but is he really a killer?

As the cops close in, every couple in town is soon wondering how well they know the one that they love. With his twin sister, Margo, at his side, Nick stands by his innocence. Trouble is, if Nick didn’t do it, where is that beautiful wife? And what was in that silvery gift box hidden in the back of her bedroom closet?

1. De Alma e Coração, Maeve Binchy

366 Páginas

Clara Casey tem muito com que se ocupar. A sua filha Adi vive numa eterna luta contra ou a favor de alguma causa: o ambiente, as baleias ou a criação de animais ao ar livre. Linda, a outra filha, experimenta uma sequência de relações falhadas. Além disso, Clara tem vindo a receber uma indesejada atenção por parte do ex-marido e confiaram-lhe a inglória tarefa de montar uma clínica com escassos fundos. 

Não tarda contudo a que aquela clínica se torne um elemento essencial da comunidade, trazendo para o local novas pessoas, com as suas histórias e os seus sonhos. Com a astúcia, o humor e a compaixão a que nos habituou, Maeve Binchy traz-nos uma história de família, amigos, médicos e pacientes - todos eles parte de uma comunidade num momento de transição.

2013

Afinal, 2012 correu mesmo muito bem. Ainda não cheguei aos meus níveis de leitura antigos, mas 57 livros é mesmo muito bom, para quem leu 35 em 2011! Não lia tanto desde 2008, e fiquei contente.

Para 2013, o objectivo é manter. Não quero ser demasiado ambiciosa, se andar pelo mesmo número deste ano, já é muito bom. Veremos em Dezembro :)

57. Postcard Killers, James Patterson

514 Páginas

Paris is stunning in the summer 

NYPD detective Jacob Kanon is on a tour of Europe's most gorgeous cities. But the sights aren't what draw him--he sees each museum, each cathedral, and each cafe through the eyes of his daughter's killer. 

The killing is simply marvelous

Kanon's daughter, Kimmy, and her boyfriend were murdered while on vacation in Rome. Since then, young couples in Paris, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, and Stockholm have been found dead. Little connects the murders, other than a postcard to the local newspaper that precedes each new victim. 

Wish you were here 

Now Kanon teams up with the Swedish reporter, Dessie Larsson, who has just received a postcard in Stockholm--and they think they know where the next victims will be.

56. Os Amantes, John Connolly

354 Páginas

Charlie Parker há muito que enfrenta os seus fantasmas. Depois de ter saído da Polícia de Nova Iorque, e agora que vê a sua licença de detetive privado ser-lhe retirada, decide investigar algo que desde sempre o inquietou: o seu passado. Nomeadamente as circunstâncias trágicas que levaram o pai, Will Parker, a matar um jovem casal de namorados, tendo em seguida posto termo à sua própria vida, num ato tresloucado e sem motivo aparente. Um misterioso casal de amantes, detentores do segredo que tanto atormenta Charlie Parker, obriga-o a mergulhar a fundo na sua própria história, mesmo que isso signifique descobrir verdades incómodas e mentiras comprometedoras.

55. The Casual Vacancy, J.K.Rowling

503 Páginas

When Barry Fairbrother dies in his early forties, the town of Pagford is left in shock. Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, but what lies behind the pretty façade is a town at war. Rich at war with poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands, teachers at war with their pupils...Pagford is not what it first seems. And the empty seat left by Barry on the parish council soon becomes the catalyst for the biggest war the town has yet seen. Who will triumph in an election fraught with passion, duplicity and unexpected revelations?