Luca D'Andrea

In Luca D’Andrea’s atmospheric and brilliant thriller, set in a small mountain community in the majestic Italian Dolomites, an outsider must uncover the truth about a triple murder that has gone unsolved for thirty years. New York City native Jeremiah Salinger is one half of a hot-shot documentary-making team. He and his partner, Mike, made a reality show about roadies that skyrocketed them to fame. But now Salinger’s left that all behind, to move with his wife, Annelise, and young daughter, Clara, to the remote part of Italy where Annelise grew up—the Alto Adige. Nestled in the Dolomites, this breathtaking, rural region that was once part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire remains more Austro than Italian. Locals speak a strange, ancient dialect—Ladino—and root for Germany (against Italy) in the world cup. Annelise’s small town—Siebenhoch—is close-knit to say the least and does not take kindly to out-of-towners. When Salinger decides to make a documentary about the mountain rescue group, the mission goes horribly awry, leaving him the only survivor. He blames himself, and so—it seems—does everyone else in Siebenhoch. Spiraling into a deep depression, he begins having terrible, recurrent nightmares. Only his little girl Clara can put a smile on his face. But when he takes Clara to the Bletterbach Gorge—a canyon rich in fossil remains—he accidentally overhears a conversation that gives his life renewed focus. In 1985, three students were murdered there, their bodies savaged, limbs severed and strewn by a killer who was never found. Although Salinger knows this is a tightlipped community, one where he is definitely persona non grata, he becomes obsessed with solving this mystery and is convinced it is all that can keep him sane. And as Salinger unearths the long kept secrets of this small town, one by one, the terrifying truth is eventually revealed about the horrifying crime that marked an entire village. Completely engrossing and deeply atmospheric, Beneath The Mountain is a thriller par excellence. “Can be compared (with no fear of hyperbole) to Stephen King and Jo Nesbø.”—La Repubblica

A Novel

Beneath the Mountain

La sostanza del male

El thriller literario del año. No devorarás este libro: este libro te devorará a ti. En 1985, durante una terrible tormenta, tres jóvenes son brutalmente asesinados en el Bletterbach, un enorme cañón tirolés cuyos fósiles cuentan la historia del mundo. Treinta años más tarde, el documentalista estadounidense Jeremiah Salinger se instala en la pequeña localidad alpina junto a su mujer y su hija pequeña y, a medida que va conociendo a los habitantes de la comunidad, se obsesiona con ese caso nunca resuelto. Nadie a su alrededor desea remover el pasado, como si aquel sangriento acontecimiento llevara consigo una maldición, y todos parecen esconder secretos inconfesables. Reseñas: «El libro os iluminará salvajemente y entenderéis por qué se ha traducido a más de 30 idiomas. Pues, como decía más o menos Pierre Lemaitre, en literatura, el crimen es tan poderoso como el amor.Y (aquí) hay mucho de ambos. [...] La identidad del asesino o asesinos no se nos revelará hasta la última página. Por entre medio gozaremos de múltiples indicios, líneas de sondeo que son un atolladero, giros inesperados y escenas de magnífica ternura en oposición a otras de gran tensión y discreta elegancia narrativa.» Ramón Ventura, El Periódico de Catalunya «Hay libros que de pronto estallan, como los volcanes. Es muy raro que esto pase con una primera novela, pero nadie sabe en realidad por qué sucede. D'Andrea ha escrito libros para niños y guiones para series de televisión. Pero tenía una historia que contar. [...] Impresionantes las escenas del protagonista con la Bestia, el alma del hielo blanco que te acompaña suavemente a la muerte. El enorme éxito no es casualidad.» Luis Algorri, Tiempo «Brutalidad humana y natural. Secretos y silencios. Sospechas a primera vista sólidas que se quiebran como algunas piedras. Suspense oscuro hastael final bajo la claridad de las nieves.» Fernando García, La Vanguardia «Se ha relacionado esta novela con el mejor Stephen King, con Jo Nesbo y Patricia Highsmith. Un thriller traducido a 30 idiomas que, por su atmósfera de niebla y pinos, su crimen sin resolver y su pueblo de secretos, bien podría ser Twin Peaks.» Harper's Bazaar «Un thriller electrizante y adrenalínico [...]. Una obra que atrapa porque combina los mejores ingredientes del género -ritmo muy ágil, giros sorprendentes y una espantosa amenaza del pasado- y en la que encontramos rastros de Stieg Larsson, Joël Dicker y de los grandes Stephen King o Jo Nesbø.» Mía «Excelente novela. Sobresaliente. Stephen King es el REY, pero que se aparte Nesbo, este es superior. MUY RECOMENDABLE.» Pere Sureda, director editorial de Navona «El thriller italiano que todo el mundo quiere publicar.» Il Post «En el campo del thriller es difícil ser original, pero Luca D'Andrea ha logrado escalar, hacha de hielo en mano, la pared rocosa de la ficción internacional de suspense.» Luca Crovi, Il Giornale «La naturaleza es la verdadera estrella, amenazadora, indomable. Una montaña que no perdona, un horror en las alturas.» Il Corriere della Sera «Con la fuerza de una avalancha, el thriller de este joven escritor italiano ha barrido como una tormenta el mundo de la edición. Su historia es tan magnífica como sus montañas.» Christopher MacLehose (editor de Stieg Larsson, Joël Dicker y Pierre Lemaitre en el Reino Unido)

La sustancia del mal

In his haunting follow-up to the acclaimed Beneath the Mountain, Luca D'Andrea returns to the stunning Italian landscape of Alto Adige in this clever, twisting thriller that follows a woman on the run from her crime boss husband and the assassin sent to kill her. The Italian region of Alto-Adige is the northernmost part of the county, bordering Switzerland and Austria. The majestic Dolomites mountain range encompasses the area creating stark, beautiful landscapes. But this place of beauty also hides an evil side. For within the shadows of the towering Dolomites' peaks, one man has forged a reign of terror. Since World War II, when he was only a boy, Herr Wegener has been entrenched in a black market crime organization. He is feared by all and controls everyone: politicians, police, and his wife Marlene. But Marlene has finally had enough... Unable to take her husband's abuse and cruelty anymore, Marlene has reached her breaking point and goes on the run--but not before stealing millions of lire worth of sapphires from Wegener's safe as well as his car. Marlene was a young woman when Wegener fell into her life by chance while she was working at a hotel to earn money for her family who still lives in a rural mountain town. He represented protection and sanctuary--until she found out too late how he made his money. But no one escapes Wegener, and he will make sure Marlene pays for her betrayal. Wegener sends a notorious assassin to kill his wife--an assassin known solely as The Trusted Man and who always gets the job done. Once he is given an assignment, he sees it through to the end no matter how difficult. Normally, this wouldn't be a problem for Wegener. But then one of his men discovers the one fact that would make him want Marlene alive. She's pregnant with his son.... With nightmarish villains and kind-hearted heroes, Sanctuary is a fairy tale-esque thriller that will leave readers racing through its pages to keep up with a cat and mouse game between a lunatic crime boss and his desperate, pregnant wife.

Sanctuary

Katherine Gregor

Wanderer

Tirolin vuoret kehystävät Luca D'Andrean hypnoottista esikoistrilleriä, joka valloittaa maailmaa Stephen Kingin ja Joël Dickerin jalanjäljillä.

Rotko

1985-ben brutálisan meggyilkolnak három fiatalt a dél-tiroli Bletterbach-szurdokban, egy óriási völgytorokban, amelynek őskövületei a világ születésének rettenetes titkait rejtik magukban. A holttestek olyan állapotban vannak, hogy felmerül a gyanú, talán nem is emberi lény végzett velük. Harminc évvel később Jeremiah Salinger amerikai dokumentumfilm rendező, aki egy helybéli, dél-tiroli lányt vett feleségül, tudomást szerez a bűntényről. Feleségével, és kislányával, egy időre Siebenhochba költözik, de a Dolomitok szívében megbújó kis település lakói nem veszik jó néven, hogy a múltjukban vájkálnak... Jeremiah apósa, a hegyimentő szolgálat volt vezetője is óva inti a vejét, hogy az elátkozott szurdok közelébe merészkedjen. Az események sodrásában minden jel arra mutat, hogy a Bletterbachban kiöntött vér ősi, a Földdel egyidős, rég eltűntnek hitt baljós erőket hívott életre, és az öldöklésnek még nincs vége... Felfordította a nemzetközi könyvpiacot Luca D'Andrea regénye, a könyv kiadási jogát harminc országban vették meg! A Tetovált lány szerkesztője szerint "A gonosz maga" olyan grandiózus regény, mint a hegység, melyben játszódik. „Nehéz valami eredetit mutatni a thriller műfajban, de Luca D’Andrea - kezében egy jégcsákánnyal - megmássza a krimiírás csúcsait.” - Il Giornale „Nincs benne túlzás, nyugodtan hasonlíthatjuk Jo Nesbo-höz vagy Stephen Kinghez.” - La Repubblica “A fiatal olasz író bemutatkozó regénye, mint egy lavina, úgy fog végigsöpörni a világon.” - Cristopher MacLehose A Tetovált lány szerkesztője

A gonosz maga

Drei grausame Morde. Ein schweigendes Dorf. Ein Fremder, besessen von der Wahrheit Südtirol, 1985. Tagelang wütet ein gewaltiges Gewitter über der Bletterbach-Schlucht. Drei junge Einheimische aus dem nahegelegenen Siebenhoch kehren von einer Wanderung nicht zurück – schließlich findet ein Suchtrupp ihre Leichen, aufs Brutalste entstellt. Den Täter vermutet man im Bekanntenkreis, doch das Dorf hüllt sich in eisiges Schweigen. Dreißig Jahre später beginnt ein Fremder unangenehme Fragen zu stellen. Jeder warnt ihn vor den Konsequenzen, allen voran sein Schwiegervater, der die Toten damals gefunden hat. Doch Jeremiah Salinger, der seiner Frau in ihr Heimatdorf gefolgt ist, lässt nicht locker – und wird schon bald seine Neugier bereuen. Ein Fluch scheint alle zu verfolgen, die sich mit den Morden beschäftigen. Ist dort unten am Bletterbach etwas Furchtbares wieder erwacht? Etwas, so uralt wie die Erde selbst ...

Thriller

Der Tod so kalt

Massimo Carlotto

Maurizio de Giovanni

Negli ultimi vent'anni, la letteratura italiana di genere ha conquistato il predominio assoluto nelle classifiche di vendita, e costruito una vera a propria comunità di lettori che va sempre più ampliandosi. La costellazione di romanzi che vengono radunati - forse frettolosamente - sotto l'etichetta del crime nasconde differenze rilevanti e spesso ignorate: scrivere un noir non è la stessa cosa che scrivere un giallo; la serialità richiede tecniche di costruzione dell'intreccio che non sono né scontate, né alla portata di tutti; il thriller è un genere a sé, con regole proprie che è necessario applicare nei minimi dettagli, anche quando le si voglia sovvertire. Per la prima volta, tre maestri rispettivamente del noir, del giallo e del thriller hanno accettato di aprire il proprio laboratorio ai lettori, raccontando nei dettagli come costruiscono le loro storie, quali ne sono gli ingredienti irrinunciabili e come questi si sono evoluti nel corso degli anni.Il risultato è un libro pieno di passione e competenza: una lettura irrinunciabile per gli appassionati di Carlotto, D'Andrea e de Giovanni, ma anche per chi non li conosce ancora. Oltre che, ovviamente, per chi sogna di scrivere una storia crime, e vuol capire da dove partire e cosa non sbagliare.

Il noir, il thriller e il giallo raccontati dai maestri del genere

Tre passi nel buio

„Luca D’Andrea poate fi comparat cu Stephen King și Jo Nesbø." - La Repubblica Cu o voce inconfundabilă și o stăpânire desăvârșită a ritmului și a narațiunii, Luca D’Andrea spune povestea unui om copleșit de obsesia sa, pentru care e gata să sacrifice tot ce are mai de preț. "D’Andrea este un adevărat maestru." – La Stampa Esența răului este în curs de publicare în peste 30 de țări. În Italia, a intrat direct în top 10 pe lista de bestselleruri, iar în opt luni a ajuns la a șasea ediție. În Germania, în a doua săptămână de la publicare, a urcat pe locul doi în topul Der Spiegel. O triplă crimă, crudă și sângeroasă, zguduie satul Siebenhoch, o comunitate retrasă și liniștită din Tirolul de Sud. Deși s-a petrecut cu mult timp în urmă, teribila întâmplare din creierii Alpilor Dolomiţi îi bântuie încă pe locuitori și învăluie zona într-o atmosferă violentă și misterioasă. Totodată, locul crimelor, defileul Bletterbach, este un punct străvechi al planetei, care ar putea fi adăpostul unei creaturi periculoase și înspăimântătoare, care s-a trezit la viaţă. Un american, venit în Alpi alături de familia sa, are un accident îngrozitor și, deși supravieţuiește, muntele pare să-l atragă în cele mai morbide feluri. El devine din ce în ce mai implicat în enigmele locale, lucru care-i va dezbina familia și-l va arunca într-un coșmar cumplit.​

Esența răului

Um triplo e cruel assassinato por resolver. Um rastro de violência e morte que assombra os habitantes duma calma comunidade isolada nas montanhas. Bletterbach, um desfiladeiro gigante em que os fósseis podem contar toda a história do mundo. «D'Andrea é um verdadeiro mestre.» La Stampa Jeremiah Salinger, um jovem guionista de televisão de Nova Iorque, muda-se com a mulher, Annelise, para Siebenhoch, uma calma comunidade isolada nas montanhas do Sul do Tirol, onde ela cresceu. Com eles, também, a filha, a precoce Clara, de cinco anos. Fascinado pelas montanhas e pelas pessoas que ali vivem, Salinger começa a fazer um documentário sobre resgates na montanha. Mas, duranteas filmagens, envolve-se num acidente assustador. Enquanto tenta esquecer a sua experiência traumática, descobre, por acaso, um facto sangrento que remonta há trinta anos: o massacre de três jovens ocorrido durante uma caminhada no desfiladeiro Bletterbach. O crime não tem um culpado e, na aldeia, ninguém quer falar sobre o assunto... Sobre A substância do mal: «Pode ser comparado (sem medo de exagero) a Stephen King e a Jo Nesbo.» La Repubblica «D'Andrea constrói uma obra trepidante, sem pausas, revelando, magistralmente, pistas e reviravoltas até à última página.» Il Fatto Quotidiano «No mundo dos thrillers, é difícil ser original, mas Luca D'Andrea conseguiu, bem equipado, subir o pico mais alto da ficção de suspense internacional.» Il Giornale «Uma máquina narrativa calibrada, com um uso habilidoso da técnica do suspense.» Il Mattino «D'Andrea é um verdadeiro mestre na mistura de paisagens e tradições, seguindo o ritmo de uma trama apertada e sangrenta, onde a exasperação da culpa individual se torna uma grande culpa colectiva.» La Stampa

A substância do mal

A haunting thriller drawing on myths, legends and fairy tales, set in a mysterious Italian valley - from Italy's bestselling answer to Stephen King."D'Andrea piles on the action and the atmosphere with the panache of a seasoned writer" Marcel Berlins, The TimesIt begins with a slap in the face.Out walking his St Bernard, Tony Carcano is confronted by a girl on a motorbike who shows him a photograph from his past. Of him posing with the body of a young woman. Smiling."Why were you laughing?"It's not the last Tony sees of Sybille Knapp, an orphan whose mother drowned herself in Kreuzwirt lake in 1999. That was the official verdict. Before long, Tony, a bestselling writer, is turning his imagination to working out what really happened.But Kreuzwirt is a sullen, silent community, loyal to the powerful Perkman family, who will stop at nothing to keep the truth buried. And there are other forces at work in this valley. Stories of an ancient evil. Whispers of a figure who stands between this world and the next.The Wanderer sings and his song is the wind.Translated from the Italian by Katherine Gregor

A CURSED PLACE. A COLD CASE. A KILLER WHO LEFT NO TRACE. The huge International bestseller. Gripping, unputdownable and packed with twists, The Mountain is a thriller that you will never forget. "Can be compared (with no fear of hyperbole) to Stephen King and Jo Nesbø" - Massimo Vincenz, La Repubblica. Jeremiah Salinger blames himself. The crash was his fault. He was the only survivor. Now the depression and the nightmares are closing in. Only his daughter Clara can put a smile on his face. But when he takes Clara to the Bletterbach - a canyon in the Dolomites rich in fossil remains - he overhears by chance a conversation that gives his life renewed focus. In 1985 three students were murdered there, their bodies savaged, limbs severed and strewn by a killer who was never found. Salinger, a New Yorker, is far from home, and these Italian mountains, where his wife was born, harbour a close-knit, tight-lipped community whose mistrust of outsiders can turn ugly. All the same, solving this mystery might be the only thing that can keep him sane. Translated from the Italian by Howard Curtis

The Mountain

A haunting thriller drawing on myths, legends and fairy tales, set in a mysterious Italian valley - from Italy's bestelling answer to Stephen King. "D'Andrea piles on the action and the atmosphere with the panache of a seasoned writer" Marcel Berlins, The Times It begins with a slap in the face. Out walking his St Bernard, Tony Carcano is confronted by a girl on a motorbike who shows him a photograph from his past. Of him posing with the body of a young woman. Smiling. "Why were you laughing?" It's not the last Tony sees of Sybille Knapp, an orphan whose mother drowned herself in Kreuzwirt lake in 1999. That was the official verdict. Before long, Tony, a bestselling writer, is turning his imagination to working out what really happened. But Kreuzwirt is a sullen, silent community, loyal to the powerful Perkman family, who will stop at nothing to keep the truth buried. And there are other forces at work in this valley. Stories of an ancient evil. Whispers of a figure who stands between this world and the next. The Wanderer sings and his song is the wind. Translated from the Italian by Katherine Gregor

The Wanderer

Jeremiah Salinger blames himself. The crash was his fault. He was the only survivor. Now only his daughter Clara can put a smile on his face. The depression and the nightmares are closing in. But when he takes Clara to the Bletterbach - a canyon in the Dolomites rich in fossil remains - he overhears by chance a conversation that gives his life renewed focus. In 1985 three students were murdered there, their bodies savaged, limbs severed and strewn by a killer who was never found. Salinger, a New Yorker, is far from home, and these Italian mountains, where his wife was born, harbour a close-knit, tight-lipped community whose mistrust of outsiders can turn ugly. All the same, solving this mystery might be the only thing that can keep him sane.

The Breathtaking Italian Bestseller

Italie, hiver 1974. À bord d’une Mercedes crème, Marlene fuit à travers le Sud-Tyrol. Elle laisse derrière elle son mari, Herr Wegener, et emporte les saphirs qui lui avaient été confiés par la puissante mafia locale. Alors que, devenu fou, il retourne la région pour la retrouver, Marlene prend un mauvais virage et perd connaissance dans l’accident. Simon Keller, un Bau’r, un homme des montagnes, la recueille et la soigne. Marlene se remet petit à petit dans un chalet isolé, hors de portée de poursuivants pourtant infatigables, et fait un jour la connaissance de Lissy, le grand amour de Simon Keller. Entre huis clos des sommets et traque mafieuse en Italie, Au cœur de la folie nous entraîne dans une spirale de frayeur, à la suite de personnages d’une noirceur fascinante.

Au coeur de la folie

Luca D'Andrea erklimmt die Gipfel der Bestsellerlisten Südtirol, im Winter. Marlene ist auf der Flucht, panisch steuert sie ihr Auto durch den Schneesturm. Im Gepäck: ein Beutel mit Saphiren, den sie ihrem skrupellosen Ehemann aus dem Safe entwendet hat. Er ist der Kopf einer mafiösen Erpresserbande, und Marlene weiß, dass er seine Killer auf sie hetzen wird. Da stürzt ihr Wagen in eine Schlucht. Marlene erwacht in einer abgelegenen Berghütte, gerettet von einem wortkargen Alten. Bei ihm und seinen Schweinen glaubt sie sich in Sicherheit vor ihrem Mann. Bald jedoch stellt sie mit Entsetzen fest, dass von dem Einsiedler eine noch größere Gefahr ausgeht ...

Das Böse, es bleibt

Die Leiche einer jungen Frau an einem unzugänglichen Bergsee. Ein Tarot-Zeichen, das vom Bösen kündet. Ein Wanderer, dem keiner entkommt. Mit Entsetzen blickt Sibylle auf das Foto ihrer toten Mutter. Es kam in einem Brief ohne Absender. Zwanzig Jahre ist es her, dass man die Leiche der »narrischen Erika«, die aus Tarotkarten die Zukunft las, an einem abgelegenen Bergsee gefunden hat. In Kreuzwirt waren sich alle einig: Selbstmord. Aber das Foto weckt Sibylles Zweifel. Was war damals wirklich geschehen? Zusammen mit dem Schriftsteller Tony, der als junger Lokaljournalist über den Leichenfund berichtet hatte, macht sich Sibylle auf die Suche nach der Wahrheit. Dabei stoßen sie auf ein dunkles Geflecht aus Lügen, Eifersucht und Verrat, Drogen, Okkultismus und Wahnsinn – und stellen mit Entsetzen fest, dass Erika nicht das einzige Opfer war. Auch sie selbst schweben bald in Lebensgefahr...

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