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A 1989 plot against Fidel Castro, led by a mysterious figure known only as "General Sombra"--General Shadow--leads the people involved into a maze of contradictory emotions, as the Cuban leader confronts his own conscience.

Could the child once accused of murder really be innocent? 'So good . . . Ballantyne makes it look easy' NEW YORK TIMES 'Beautifully told' DAILY MAIL 'Thought-provoking and unsettling' ALEX GRAY 'A breathless thriller' WOMAN'S OWN 'Had me turning the pages late into the night' C. J. COOPER ________ Innocent Ten years ago, Sebastian Croll was found not guilty of murdering his playmate. Criminal solicitor Daniel Hunter defended the eleven-year-old in a trial that gripped the nation, but the past is unearthed when Daniel gets a call from his old client. Or guilty? Sebastian's university...

Una extraordinaria novela de iniciación sobre una mujer joven que encuentra su voz en el mundo ahora en una edición en Español. / An extraordinary coming-of-age story of a young woman finding her voice in the world, now in a Spanish language edition. El último día de 1964, la quinceañera Ana Canción se casa con Juan Ruiz, un hombre veinte años mayor que ella, en el campo dominicano. Al día siguiente se vuelve Ana Ruiz, una esposa confinada a un apartamento de un cuarto en Washington Heights. Juan la engaña, abusa y controla, hasta le prohíbe aprender inglés. Después de un intento ...

Galip is a lawyer living in Istanbul. His wife, the detective-novel-loving Rüya, has disappeared. Could she have left him for her ex-husband, Celâl, a popular newspaper columnist? But Celâl, too, seems to have vanished. As Galip investigates, he finds himself assuming the enviable Celâl's identity, wearing his clothes, answering his phone calls, even writing his columns. Galip pursues every conceivable clue, but the nature of the mystery keeps changing, and when he receives a death threat, he begins to fear the worst. With its cascade of beguiling stories about Istanbul, The Black Book is ...