44. Português Suave, Margarida Rebelo Pinto

267 páginas

Na década de 40, Mercês Perestrello é dada como louca e afastada dos seus filhos, Joana e Nuno. Nos anos 60, as gémeas Maria Teresa e Maria Luisa Belchior seguem caminhos opostos em busca de felicidade. Quarenta anos mais tarde, as primas Leonor e Naná desvendam segredos familiares nunca imaginados.
A narrativa é contada alternadamente pelos vários personagens na primeira pessoa, reflectindo uma visão particular da realidade, revelando histórias dentro de histórias, como quem faz vários puzzles ao mesmo tempo.

43. The Ex-Boyfriend's Handbook, Matt Dunn

407 páginas

"It's not me - it's you. You've let yourself go, so I'm letting you go too." When Edward Middleton hears those words from Jane, his girlfriend of the past ten years, he knows he's in serious trouble. Determined to get her back, Edward must learn how to make women fancy him again. But what makes for a good boyfriend nowadays? Right now, he's the kind of man who puts the 'ex' into 'sexy'. One thing is certain: if he's to be Jane's Mr Right, he needs to turn himself into a bit of all right. From Atkins and Botox, Edward begins working his way through the makeover alphabet. But can cuddly Teddy really become sexy Eddie? Can he rise from the ranks of discarded exes? Or has his journey of self-discovery taken him in a different direction entirely?

42. Sem Dizer Adeus, Linwood Barclay

367 páginas

O terror de uma casa em silêncio. Cynthia Archer, uma típica adolescente, acorda, como sempre, de mau humor. Rabugenta vagueia pela casa até perceber que está completamente sozinha. Não se trate de um sonho nem de um pesadelo: a sua família desapareceu. Foram raptados, assassinados? Abandonaram-na? O mistério adensa-se com o passar dos anos. Hoje uma mulher adulta e mãe, Cynthia não consegue libertar-se do seu passado e decida investigar por conta própria o que aconteceu naquela noite. Um intenso e aterrador thriller a arrebatar-nos à normalidade dos dias lançando-nos no encalço de um negro segredo.
Cynthia tinha então catorze anos. O que parecia mais uma aborrecida manhã em família acabou por transformar toda a sua vida. Ao percorrer a casa, normalmente barulhenta logo pela manhã, sente um silêncio de morte. Vagueando pelas divisões não encontra vestígios dos pais, nem do irmão. Brincam com ela? Onde se escondem? Fugiram, e não a levaram com eles? Alguém os raptou? Cynthia nunca o saberá. Criada pela tia Tess, só vinte e cinco anos depois do misterioso desaparecimento da família percebe que não conseguirá sentir-se segura até descobrir a verdade. Ela entretanto casou, tem uma filha. O constante medo de, a qualquer momento, tudo perder não a deixam contudo ser feliz. Ao começar a procurar os pais e o irmão parece contudo mexer em pantanosas águas. As suas investigações podem afinal atrair os assassinos até si... Quererá ela de facto saber a verdade, toda a verdade?

41. You've Been Warned, James Patterson

310 páginas

For Karen Burns, a talented young photographer, it was only natural to go to New York to chase her dreams. And it was only normal - just to pay the rent while she waited for her big chance - to work as a nanny for a young power couple, an attorney and his socialite wife, looking after their two children. But for all the promise, the thrills, and the glitter, there are temptations and there are deadly dangers that come with life among the rich and powerful.

40. Uma Casa na Irlanda, Maeve Binchy

605 páginas

Ria e Marylin não se conhecem - vivem a milhares de quilómetros de distância, separados pelo oceano Atlântico: uma, numa grande e acolhedora casa vitoriana em Tara Road, Dublin, a outra numa casa moderna em Nova Inglaterra. Seria difícil encontrar duas mulheres mais diferentes; a vida de Ria centra-se na sua família e nos seus amigos, enquanto a de Marylin conheceu muito sofrimento. Mas quando cada uma delas precisa de sair do ambiente que as rodeia, uma troca de casas parece ser a solução ideial. Juntamente com as casas emprestadas surgem os vizinhos e os amigos, os mexericos e as especulações quando Ria e Marylin trocam de casas durante o Verão.

39. Fractured, Karin Slaughter

388 páginas

When Atlanta housewife Abigail Campano comes home unexpectedly one afternoon, she walks into a nightmare. A broken window, a bloody footprint on the stairs and, most devastating of all, the horrifying sight of her teenage daughter lying dead on the landing, a man standing over her with a bloody knife. The struggle which follows changes Abigail's life forever. When the local police make a misjudgement which not only threatens the investigation but places a young girl's life in danger, the case is handed over to Special Agent Will Trent of the Criminal Apprehension Team - teamed with detective Faith Mitchell, a woman who resents him from their first meeting. But in the relentless heat of a Georgia summer, Will and Faith realise that they must work together to find the brutal killer who has targeted one of Atlanta's wealthiest, most privileged communities - before it's too late.

38. The Life and Soul of the Party, Mike Gayle

305 páginas

Meet Melissa and Paul: Five years after they split up he's still looking for love in all the wrong places while she wants the one thing she can't have: Paul.

Meet Chris and Vicky: They're so in tune they even brush their teeth in time with each other. So what is Chris doing risking it all for a meaningless affair?

Meet Cooper and Laura: He wants to settle down, she wants to take a grown-up gap year but can their relationship really survive a year apart?

Set across a year of leaving dos, birthday parties and anniversary celebrations The Life and Soul of the Party is a warm, funny and moving tale celebrating love, life and those special moments we've all spent in the kitchen at parties.

37. Mr Perfect, Linda Howard

405 páginas

What would make the perfect man?

That's the delicious topic heating up the proceedings at a certain table of professional women at their favorite restaurant, Ernie's, tonight: Mr. Perfect. What qualities would he have? Would he be tall, dark, and handsome? Caring and warmhearted -- or will just muscular do? Jaine Bright and her three girlfriends start off with the basics -- he'd be faithful and reliable, the responsible type, with a great sense of humor.

But as the conversation picks up momentum, so do the quartet's requirements for Mr. Perfect -- and they write down a tongue-in-cheek checklist that's both funny and racy. The next thing they know, the List, as it has come to be called, spreads like wildfire throughout their company and sizzles along e-mail lines. And it doesn't stop there: the List becomes an overnight sensation, grabbing the interest of local newspapers and television coverage. No one expected this avalanche of attention for something that began as a joke among friends. And the joke turns deadly serious when one of the four women is murdered...

The prime suspect in the case is the victim's boyfriend, who was one of a number of men who found the List sexist and offensive. But an impenetrable alibi gets him off the hook. Now, with the help of Jaine's neighbor, an unpredictable police detective, the puzzle must be solved -- and time is running out as a deadly stalker targets the three remaining friends. Now, knowing whom to trust and whom to love is a matter of survival -- as the dream of Mr. Perfect becomes a chilling nightmare.