El imperio del sol oscuro

A Puerto Rican novelist and poet presents a series of multi-faceted short stories with characters much in the vein of Edgar Allen Poe's William Wilson and Paul Auster's Daniel Quinn, in settings that explore the dark and at times violent side of post-industrial society.

It is the seventies. Bert Lev, World War II vet and retired New York City detective, is in Acapulco managing a small hotel owned by a wealthy man grateful to Bert for rescuing his kidnapped daughter. Bert, who has lost his wife and suffered a heart attack, is piecing his life together when he is faced with another crisis. He is asked to find another kidnapped girl. His budding romance with the beguiling Sabrina makes him reluctant, but he is soon enmeshed in a frightening and mysterious struggle.

Enero de 1976: Franco acaba de morir y la transición apenas empieza a despuntar en España. Cecilia Madrigal ha pasado unas vacaciones esquiando en los Alpes franceses, donde conoció a Julio Alcedo, un joven progresista y ateo. Por su parte, Cecilia es obediente, religiosa y asidua a los centros de estudios del Opus Dei. Es un amor imposible, pero cuando Cecilia entra con Julio en un cine de Perpiñán a ver Historia de O, ya nada será lo mismo. En la época en la que vive, a una mujer como Cecilia se le niega la libertad que ansía. Libertad de pensar como quiere, de vestir como quiere,...

Sarah Pleinsworth can't forgive Hugh Prentice for the duel he fought three years ago that nearly destroyed her family, sent her cousin fleeing, and left Hugh himself with a badly injured leg. That's fine with Hugh, who can't tolerate Sarah's dramatic ways. But when the two are forced to spend a week together, they find that unexpected kisses, and mutual passion, may have the power to change both of their minds.