Alan Drew

A Southern California detective stumbles upon a network of white supremacists lurking in the shadows of his quiet hometown in this gripping thriller. Rancho Santa Elena in 1987 seems like the ideal Southern California paradise—that is, until a series of strange crimes threatens to unravel the town’s social fabric: migrant workers attacked with mysterious weapons; a wealthy real estate developer found dead in the pool of his beachside house. The only clues are poison and red threads found at both crime scenes. As detective Benjamin Wade and his girlfriend, forensic expert Natasha Betencourt, struggle to connect the incidents, they begin to wonder: Why Santa Elena? And why now? Soon Ben zeroes in on a vicious gang of youths involved in the local white power movement as the most likely perpetrators. As he uncovers Santa Elena’s seedy underbelly, Ben discovers that the group is linked to a much wider terror network, one that’s using a new technology called the Internet to spread their ideology, plan their attacks, and lure vulnerable young men into doing their bidding. Ben closes in on identifying the gang’s latest target, hoping that the new recruit will lead him to the mastermind behind all of this. But as he digs deeper in an ever-widening investigation, Ben is forced to confront uncomfortable truths about himself and his beloved community, where corruption is ignored and prejudice is wielded against his fellow citizens without fear of reprisal. Tense, chilling, and timely, The Recruit follows one man’s descent into the darkness lurking just beneath the respectable veneer of modern life.

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The Recruit

"Vice cop Ben Wade has returned to his hometown of Santa Ana for a quieter life. When a woman is murdered in her kitchen, the town finds itself at the mercy of a serial killer who slips through windows and screen doors, shattering illusions of safety. As Ben and forensic specialist Natasha Betencourt struggle to stay one step ahead of the serial, Ben's own world is rocked again by a teen's suicide"--Provided by publisher.

Shadow Man

The lives of two families living on the outskirts of Istanbul are changed by a massive earthquake that brings them together in a dangerous intimacy in which forbidden love blossoms between Irem, a Kurdish Muslim girl, and Dylan, a young American.

Gardens of Water

A novel of psychological suspense about an idyllic community rocked by a serial killer—and a dark secret. “A stellar achievement, a book that unspools like a dark-toned movie in the reader’s mind.”—The Wall Street Journal (One of the Best Mysteries of the Year) Detective Ben Wade has returned to his hometown of Rancho Santa Elena in search of a quieter life and to try to save his marriage. Suddenly the community, with its peaceful streets and excellent public schools, finds itself at the mercy of a serial killer who slips through windows and screen doors at night, shattering illusions of safety. As Ben and forensic specialist Natasha Betencourt struggle to stay one step ahead of the killer—and deal with painful episodes in the past—Ben’s own world is rocked again by violence. He must decide how far he is willing to go, and Natasha how much she is willing to risk, to protect their friendship and themselves, to rescue the town from a psychotic murderer and a long-buried secret. Written in fine, chilling prose, Shadow Man reveals the treacherous underbelly of suburban life, as a man, a woman, a family, and a community are confronted with the heart of human darkness. Finalist for the SCIBA T. Jefferson Parker Award • Named One of the Best Crime Novels of the Year by The Booklist Reader

Milczacy swiadek

Imponente, emocional y bellamente escrita, esta apabullante ópera prima da vida a dos inolvidables familias, una musulmana y otra norteamericana, y a los vínculos de amor y sacrificio que unen a ambas. En una pequeña ciudad no muy lejos de Estambul vive un devoto musulmán, Sinan, un esforzado tendero kurdo. Irem, su hija de quince años, sueña con escapar de las restricciones familiares y eludir las rígidas obligaciones de la mujer musulmana y ve en Dylan, el joven americano que vive en el apartamento de arriba, la atrayente promesa de una vida distinta. El terremoto de 1999 destruye la casa de Sinan y le convierte en un refugiado en su propio país, lo cual estrecha los lazos entre las familias musulmana y norteamericana de un modo peligroso, pues cuando brota el amor prohibido entre Irem y Dylan, el devoto kurdo ha de hacer frente a los mayores peligros y se enfrenta a decisiones de potencial gravedad, hasta el punto de empujarle hasta una última y definitiva traición que cambiará la vida de ambas familias para siempre. Alan Drew urde una obra de ficción inolvidable con temas atemporales: la profundidad del vínculo entre padre e hija, el deber de honrar una tradición compleja, la libertad y el deseo de seguir los deseos propios, el conflicto de credos y culturas, los remordimientos de la madurez y las pasiones de la juventud.

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