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Raymond Chandler's incomparable private eye is back, pulled by a seductive young heiress into the most difficult and dangerous case of his career. "It was one of those summer Tuesday afternoons when you begin to wonder if the earth has stopped revolving. The telephone on my desk had the look of something that knows it's being watched. Traffic trickled by in the street below, and there were a few pedestrians, too, men in hats going nowhere."

Dublín, años cincuenta. En un depósito de cadáveres, una turbia trama de secretos familiares y organizaciones clandestinas comienza a desvelarse tras el hallazgo de un cuerpo que nunca tendría que haber estado allí. Una oscura conspiración que abarca ambos lados del Atlántico y que acaba envolviendo en un siniestro abrazo, inesperadamente, la vida misma de todos los protagonistas.

One of The Chicago Tribune's Best Reads of 2011 One of Dublin's most powerful men meets a violent end— and an acknowledged master of crime fiction delivers his most gripping novel yet On a sweltering summer afternoon, newspaper tycoon Richard Jewell—known to his many enemies as Diamond...

When John Glass's billionaire father-in-law hires him to write his biography, he feels he can't refuse. Then his research assistant on the book discovers some very sensitive information about John's in-laws, and is murdered before he can tell anyone what he knows. John is on his own to find out...

"When you're done binge-watching The Crown, pick up this multifaceted wartime thriller." —Kirkus Reviews As London endures nightly German bombings, Britain’s secret service whisks the princesses Elizabeth and Margaret from England, seeking safety for the young royals on an old estate in...

In this gripping and deeply evocative crime novel, Benjamin Black returns us to the dark, mesmerising world of Raymond Chandler's The Long Goodbye and his detective Philip Marlowe; one of the most iconic and enduringly popular detectives in crime fiction. Now a major film, Marlowe, starring Liam...

The epic embarkation of a captivating chronicle, Once Upon a War introduces the Unstoppable Warpath of the Unkillable Jack Churchill. From his entry into the British Army and service in Burma, his sporting accolades and various talented civilian accomplishments, to his fit return to fight the Nazis in France. This enthralling, action-packed first instalment of the incredible true saga tells the story of the distinguished soldier, archer, and swashbuckler’s unbelievable escapades throughout the Phoney War period, encompassing the infamous longbow kill during the ambush at L’Épinette.

1945: la guerra ha terminado, y algunos alemanes deben huir del país. Tras un viaje agotador, un hombre llega a un antiguo monasterio franciscano que se alza frente a los Dolomitas. Allí hallará refugio y también sellará un pacto. Más de una década después, el doctor Quirke es «un animal herido» que se ha mudado a casa de su hija Phoebe tras la trágica muerte de su mujer.

Incapaz de guardar reposo pese a sus alucinaciones y desvanecimientos, Quirke regresa al trabajo en la morgue de Dublín. Es a él a quien llaman cuando aparece un cuerpo en el interior de un coche calcinado: todo apunta al suicidio de un funcionario advenedizo, pero Quirke no puede quitarse de la cabeza la sospecha de que algo no encaja. La única testigo se ha esfumado, han borrado todo rastro de ella.

La madrugada en que el cuerpo de Jimmy Minor aparece flotando en las oscuras aguas del canal, ni Quirke ni su hija Phoebe pueden intuir hasta qué punto esa muerte va a remover sus propias vidas. Mientras Phoebe abre los ojos a una sensualidad desconocida, la investigación arrastra a Quirke de regreso al infierno de su infancia en el orfanato católico de Carricklea. ¿Podrá descubrir qué callan los muros de Trinity Manor? Y si lo consigue, ¿será capaz de sobrevivir a la herida de los propios recuerdos y regresar a la superficie?

Join Benjamin Black as he talks to his creative colleagues from TV, Film & Theatre, about how they got to where they are today.

Los Delahaye y los Clancy comparten una historia de alianza y ambición que pasa de padres a hijos. Y ahora, también de muerte y preguntas sin respuesta: ¿por qué Victor Delahaye iba a necesitar un testigo para suicidarse?

“Boutsikaris does a standout job. . . . Thug or cop, heiress or moll, he gives them all distinct voices that fit well with the book's Chandleresque prose and dialogue.” —Publishers Weekly “Dennis Boutsikaris narrates with marvelous aplomb. He nails the cool but inviting tone, the clipped...

Cuando el magnate de la prensa Richard Jewel aparece muerto en su casa de campo una calurosa mañana de verano, pocos lo lamentan. El doctor Quirke y el inspector Hackett no tardan en darse cuenta de que, lejos de tratarse de un posible suicidio, «Diamante Dick» ha sido asesinado.

Irlanda, años cincuenta. La misma niebla densa y desconcertante que cubre Dublín parece haber ocultado el rastro de la joven April Latimer. Cuando Phoebe Griffin se ve incapaz de recabar noticia alguna sobre su amiga, Quirke responde a su petición de ayuda y muy pronto los dos, junto con el inspector Hackett, comienzan la búsqueda.

El maestro irlandés, ganador del Premio Príncipe de Asturias, vuelve a sorprender con una magistral entrega de Quirke.

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Prague Nights by Benjamin Black, read by Sean Barrett. 'The emperor's mistress had been murdered, and the world had been taken hold of and turned upon its head' Prague, 1599. Christian Stern, a young doctor, has just arrived in...

Bestselling author Benjamin Black turns his eye to sixteenth century Prague and a story of murder, magic and the dark art of wielding extraordinary power/ "...outstandingly read by Simon Vance, whose versatility with voices and intonations brings the cast to life." — Fran Wood, NJ.com...

A suspicious death, a pregnant woman suddenly gone missing: Quirke's latest case leads him inexorably toward the dark machinations of an old foe Perhaps Quirke has been down among the dead too long. Lately the Irish pathologist has suffered hallucinations and blackouts, and he fears the cause is...

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of Even the Dead by Benjamin Black, read by Sean Barrett. Down among the dead men... Pathologist Quirke works in the city morgue, watching over Dublin's dead. The latest to join their ghostly ranks is a suicide. But something...