Ivy Pochoda

"A serial killer story ... [and] literary thriller of female empowerment and social change"--

These Women

When a late night adventure on the bay takes a tragic turn, resulting in the disappearance of her best friend, Val, who was washed ashore semi-conscious, is left to deal with the aftermath in their blue-collar neighborhood of Red Hook, Brooklyn.

Visitation Street

NPR Best Book of 2017 Los Angeles Times Best Fiction Pick Refinery29 Best Book of the Year BOLO Books Top Read of 2017 “Destined to be a classic L.A. novel.”—Michael Connelly When a teen runs away from his father’s mysterious commune, he sets in motion a domino effect that will connect six characters desperate for hope and love, set across the sun-bleached canvas of Los Angeles. From the acclaimed author of Visitation Street, a visionary portrait of contemporary Los Angeles in all its facets, from the Mojave Desert to the Pacific, from the 110 to Skid Row. During a typically crowded morning commute, a naked runner is dodging between the stalled cars. The strange sight makes the local news and captures the imaginations of a stunning cast of misfits and lost souls. There's Ren, just out of juvie, who travels to LA in search of his mother. There's Owen and James, teenage twins who live in a desert commune, where their father, a self-proclaimed healer, holds a powerful sway over his disciples. There's Britt, who shows up at the commune harboring a dark secret. There's Tony, a bored and unhappy lawyer who is inspired by the runner. And there's Blake, a drifter hiding in the desert, doing his best to fight off his most violent instincts. Their lives will all intertwine and come crashing together in a shocking way, one that could only happen in this enchanting, dangerous city. Wonder Valley is a swirling mix of angst, violence, heartache, and yearning—a masterpiece by a writer on the rise.

A Novel

Wonder Valley

Sing Her Down

Ein Serienkiller geht um in West Adams, einem zwielichtigen Stadtteil von Los Angeles. 17 Frauen sind ihm zwischen 1999 und 2014 zum Opfer gefallen, doch das Police Department interessiert sich nicht besonders für die Toten, die immerzu als diese Frauen bezeichnet werden. Diese Frauen an den Straßenecken ... diese Frauen in den Bars ... diese Frauen, die nicht aufhören, Fragen zu stellen ... diese Frauen, die bekommen haben, was sie verdienen. Ivy Pochodas neuer Roman erzählt kaleidoskopisch die Geschichten von fünf dieser Frauen, deren Leben durch die mörderischen Obsessionen eines Mannes miteinander verbunden sind – und von Esmeralda Perry, einer hervorragenden Polizistin von der Sitte, die der Spur des Killers folgt ...

Kriminalroman

Diese Frauen (eBook)

Ivy Pochoda's spellbinding and cinematic storytelling seamlessly fuses timeless magic to modern-day passion. Haunting and beautiful, The Art of Disappearing is an imaginative and captivating love story destined to enchant readers for years to come. How do you know if love is real or just an illusion? When Mel Snow meets the talented magician Toby Warring in a dusty roadside bar, she is instantly drawn to the brilliant performer whose hands can effortlessly pull stray saltshakers and poker chips from thin air and conjure castles out of the desert sands. Just two days later they are married, beginning their life together in the shadow of Las Vegas, where Toby hopes to make it big. Mel knows that magicians are a dime a dozen, but Toby is different—his magic is real. As Toby's renown grows and Mel falls more and more in love with his wonderments, she starts to realize that Toby's powers are as unstable as they are dazzling. She learns that he once made his assistant disappear completely, and couldn't bring her back. And then, just as Mel becomes convinced that his magic is dangerous, a trick goes terribly awry during his Strip debut. Exiled from the stage, Mel and Toby flee the lights of Las Vegas for the streets of Amsterdam where a cabal of old-time magicians, real magicians like Toby, try to rescue him from his despair. But he's haunted by the trick that failed, and obsessed with using his powers to right his mistakes, leaving Mel to wonder if the love they share is genuine or merely a fantasy, conjured up by a lost magician looking to save himself from being alone.

The Art of Disappearing

Red Hook. L’ancien port de New York, l’ancien quartier des dockers. Une langue de terre tout au sud de Brooklyn, là où l’East River se jette dans la baie. L’horizon y est délimité par la ligne des gratte-ciel de Manhattan. C’est là que les jeunes aimeraient vivre, de l’autre côté des docks. Blancs ou Noirs, habitants du front de mer résidentiel ou des cités, les gens du quartier passent leurs soirées d’été à traîner dans les bars, écouter du rap, boire sans retenue et rêver d’aventure. Une nuit d’été, June et Val, deux adolescentes inséparables, décident de mettre leur canot pneumatique à l’eau sans imaginer que cette dangereuse expédition va changer leur destin et celui du quartier.

L'autre côté des docks

Blond, athlétique et complétement nu, il court sur l’autoroute au milieu des embouteillages du matin à Los Angeles. Comme s’il n’attendait que ça pour s’arracher à un univers trop lisse, Tony, un avocat, quitte brutalement sa voiture pour le suivre. La poursuite de cet étrange coureur l’entraîne du côté sombre de la Cité des Anges, là où tous les déglingués de la vie semblent s’être donné rendez-vous. Britt, porteuse d’un lourd secret, et un temps réfugiée dans un ranch aux allures de secte en plein désert des Mojaves. Ren, ex-taulard et graffeur à la recherche de sa mère. Blake, dealer tourmenté qui veut venger la mort de Sam, son partenaire de galère... Parce qu’il s’est mis en danger, la carapace sociale de Tony se fissure, annulant la distance qui d’ordinaire le sépare des gens qui peuplent les rues crasseuses de Downtown. Et à travers son regard, qui pourrait être le nôtre, se déroulent les destins singuliers de ces personnages en rupture qui un jour, sans s’en rendre compte, ont emprunté la mauvaise route...

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