M. L. Río

Oliver Marks has just served ten years for the murder of one of his closest friends - a murder he may or may not have committed. On the day he''s released, he''s greeted by the detective who put him in prison. Detective Colborne is retiring, but before he does, he wants to know what really happened ten years ago. As a young actor studying Shakespeare at an elite arts conservatory, Oliver noticed that his talented classmates seem to play the same roles onstage and off - villain, hero, tyrant, temptress - though Oliver felt doomed to always be a secondary character in someone else''s story. But when the teachers change up the casting, a good-natured rivalry turns ugly, and the plays spill dangerously over into life. When tragedy strikes, one of the seven friends is found dead. The rest face their greatest acting challenge yet: convincing the police, and themselves, that they are blameless.

The bestselling author of international BookTok sensation If We Were Villains returns with a gripping mystery surrounding a group of misfits who meet in the local cemetery each night.Every night, in the college's ancient cemetery, five people cross paths as they work the late shift: a bartender, a rideshare driver, a hotel receptionist, the steward of the derelict church that looms over them, and the editor-in-chief of the college paper, always in search of a story.One dark October evening in the defunct churchyard, they find a hole that wasn't there before. A fresh, open grave where no grave should be. But who dug it, and for whom?Before they go their separate ways, the gravedigger returns. As they trail him through the night, they realize he may be the key to a string of strange happenings around town that have made headlines for the last few weeks--and that they may be closer to the mystery than they thought.

No te pierdas el thriller literario, furor en TikTok, que ha cautivado a miles de lectores en todo el mundo.El día que Oliver Marks cumple su condena, el hombre que lo metió en la cárcel está esperándolo a la salida. El detective Colborne quiere saber la verdad y, despues de diez años, Oliver finalmente esta listo para contarsela.Una decada atras: Oliver es uno de los siete actores shakespearianos en el Conservatorio Clasico Dellecher, un lugar regido por la cruda ambicion y la competencia feroz. En este mundo apartado, de chimeneas encendidas y libros con encuadernacion de cuero, Oliver y sus amigos interpretan los mismos papeles arriba y abajo del escenario: el heroe, el villano, el tirano, la seductora, la ingenua y los extras.Pero en su cuarto y ultimo año de conservatorio, las rivalidades amistosas se vuelven desagradables, y en la noche del estreno, la violencia real invade el mundo de fantasia de los estudiantes. Por la mañana, los chicos de cuarto año deben enfrentarse a su propia tragedia y a su desafio interpretativo mas dificil: convencerse unos a otros y a la policia de que son inocentes.¿Quien es quien en esta historia?Tal como lo hizo Donna Tartt en El secreto, la brillante novela debut de M. L. Rio es una obra rica con distintas capas de amor, amistad y obsesion... Te mantendra en vilo hasta los impactantes momentos finales.-Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, autora best seller del New York Times de The Nest

Sensory and visceral from page one . . . M. L. Rio is a force to be reckoned with' JENNIFER EGAN'The sleaze of the Stooges, the energy of the Ramones and the glamour of the Cramps - Hot Wax is a pure foot-on-the-monitors, amps-up-to-ten rock 'n' roll classic' MAT OSMANA vivid and immersive tale of one woman's reckless mission to make sense of the events that shattered her childhood, and made her who she is.Summer, 1989: ten-year-old Suzanne is drawn like a magnet to her father's forbidden world of electric guitars and tricked-out cars. When her mother remarries, she jumps at the chance to tag along on the concert tour that just might be Gil and the Kills' wild ride to glory. But fame has sharper fangs than anybody realized, and as the band blazes up the charts, internal power struggles set Gil and his group on a collision course destined for a bloody reckoning - one shrouded in mystery and lore for decades to come.

Éramos sete nessa altura, sete almas fulgurantes com futuros prodigiosos a nossa frente. Estávamos sempre rodeados por livros e palavras e poesia, todas as paixões ferozes do mundo… Oliver Marks era um jovem ator a estudar Shakespeare numa escola de artes de elite, um sítio mágico, isolado e elegante onde o calor ainda provinha da lareira e as palavras se guardavam entre capas de couro. Oliver cedo reparou no quanto os seus colegas se assemelhavam na vida real aos papéis que assumiam em palco - o vilão, o herói, o tirano, a sedutora. Ele, porém, parecia condenado a representar personagens secundários. Mas quando os professores decidiram agitar as águas e trocar a ordem pré-estabelecida, a rivalidade amigável depressa deu lugar a sentimentos mais mesquinhos, e a ação ultrapassou a esfera do teatro… para culminar numa trágica morte em plena noite de estreia. Dez anos passaram, e Oliver acaba de cumprir pena de prisão pelo assassinato de um dos seus melhores amigos. À sua espera está o homem responsável pela sua detenção, que não desiste de saber o que realmente aconteceu. Pois algo naquela história não bate certo… Estará Oliver finalmente preparado para contar e verdade? Romance de estreia de M. L. Rio, este thriller psicológico foi considerado um dos Melhores do Ano pela revista Bustle. Carta de amor a Shakespeare, perturbante intriga de traição, loucura e obsessão, Como se Fôssemos Vilões explora a ténue linha que separa a vida da arte.

El día que Oliver Marks cumple su condena, el hombre que lo puso en la cárcel está esperándolo a la salida. El detective Colborne quiere saber la verdad y, después de diez años, Oliver finalmente esta listo para contarsela.Una decada atras: Oliver es uno de los siete actores shakespearianos en el Conservatorio Clasico Dellecher, un lugar donde rige la cruda ambicion y la competencia feroz. En este mundo apartado, de chimeneas encendidas y libros con encuadernacion de cuero, Oliver y sus amigos interpretan los mismos papeles arriba y abajo del escenario: el heroe, el villano, el tirano, la seductora, la ingenua, los extras. Pero en su cuarto y ultimo año de conservatorio, las rivalidades amistosas se vuelven desagradables, y en la noche de estreno, la violencia real invade el mundo de fantasia de los estudiantes. Por la mañana, los chicos de cuarto año deben enfrentar su propia tragedia y su desafio actoral mas dificil: convencerse unos a otros y a la policia de que son inocentes.¿Quien es quien en esta historia?Para enamorarse de Shakespeare como un raton de biblioteca (y de una forma entrañable). Entretenida, ingeniosa.-New York TimesComo El secreto de Donna Tartt, el brillante debut de M. L. Rio es una novela con muchos niveles acerca del amor, la amistad y la obsesion. Tan comica como tragica, esta obra se pregunta cuanto esta dispuesta a sacrificar una persona en nombre de la ambicion. Con una trama formulada con destreza y escrita de forma maravillosa, Todos somos villanos te mantendra cautivado hasta los electrizantes momentos finales.-Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, autora de De buena familia, best seller del New York TimesUn debut sangriento, melodramatico y lleno de suspenso. Esta novela sobre la obsesion en un conservatorio hara que te obsesiones por completo.-Critica destacada de Kirkus

A vivid and immersive story of obsession perfect for fans of dark academia and Donna Tartts The Secret HistoryOliver Marks has just served ten years for the murder of one of his closest friends a murder he may or may not have committed. On the day hes released, hes greeted by the detective who put him in prison. Detective Colborne is retiring, but before he does, he wants to know what really happened ten years ago.As a young actor studying Shakespeare at an elite arts conservatory, Oliver noticed that his talented classmates seem to play the same roles onstage and off villain, hero, tyrant, temptress though Oliver felt doomed to always be a secondary character in someone elses story. But when the teachers change up the casting, a good-natured rivalry turns ugly, and the plays spill dangerously over into life.When tragedy strikes, one of the seven friends is found dead. The rest face their greatest acting challenge yet: convincing the police, and themselves, that they are blameless.

No te pierdas el thriller literario, furor en TikTok, que ha cautivado a miles de lectores en todo el mundo. El día que Oliver Marks cumple su condena, el hombre que lo metió en la cárcel está esperá

An emotional and uplifting Irish bestseller, perfect for fans of Sheila O'Flanagan and Heidi Swain.Three estranged sisters. Six months to come back together.When Georgie, Iris and Nola's mother died, the sisters made a pact: they would always be there for one another, no matter what.Now, decades later, they can barely stand to be in the same room. As his health declined, their father came up with a plan to bring them back to one another. He stated in his will that before they can claim their inheritance, they must spend six months living together in the Irish village of Ballycove, and try to repair their broken relationships.But reunited in their childhood home, old resentments boil over, new secrets threaten to come out and each sister must decide what matters more: their pride, or their family. Can they overcome their past and find a way to love each other once more?

La autora deáTodos somos villanos, exito de ventas a nivel internacional, regresa con una historia sobre un grupo variopinto de trabajadores que se reúne una noche en el cementerio local para desenterrar los secretos escondidos en una tumba abierta.Cada noche, en el antiguo cementerio de la universidad, cincoapersonas se reunen mientras trabajan en el turno de noche:aun camarero, una taxista, la recepcionista de un hotel, elaguardian de la iglesia en ruinas que se cierne sobre ellos y la redactoraajefe del periodico de la universidad, siempre en busca de alguna historia.Pero, una noche oscura de octubre, encuentran en el cementerio olvidadoaun agujero que no estaba alli antes: una tumba recien abiertaadonde no deberia haber ninguna. Pero ¿quien la ha excavado y paraaque?Antes de separarse, el culpable regresa. Al seguirlo, descubren que quizasasea la clave para esclarecer una serie de extraños sucesosaque ocurrenaen la ciudad y que han sido noticia en las ultimas semanas..., y puedeaque esten mas cerca del misterio de lo que pensaban.ATMOSFERICO, SOBRECOGEDOR Y CON UN ELENCOaY UN TRASFONDO ACADEMICO QUE SUS FANS ADORARÇN,aLA NOCHE DE LOS INSOMNES ES UN RELATO GOTICOaMODERNO ESCRITO CON EL ESTILO INIMITABLE DE M. L. RIO.