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Penguin Picks are stories you'll want to read again and again. Beautifully and stylishly designed by a modern artist, they are not only stories you'll keep coming back to but also books whose looks will never go out of fashion . . . 'Ten million dollars if he performed a miracle and brought the boy back alive, five million dollars if he came back with just the body, and another five million if he dragged the killers in with it. Those were the terms, and, if he chose to accept them, that was the deal'Ex-cop, ex-PI and now ex-con Max Mingus doesn't want to take the case. It means going to Haiti, a lawless island of voodoo and black magic and home to a monster they call Mr Clarinet. In searching for the missing boy - alive or dead - Max could lose his life or suffer a fate far worse. But a man who has nothing will risk a lot for ten million dollars . . .'Triumphant' Observer'Terrifying, exhilarating, breathlessly compelling' Daily Express---------Popular Penguins perfectly designedWinner of the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award, the International Thriller Writers Award and the Mcavity Award for Best First Novel

Miami, 1980. The cop: Det. Max Mingus, barely keeping his head above the filth. The corpse: decomposed, with a tarot card in its bloated belly. The bloody trail: six more bodies at the victim''s house The suspect: fork-tongued crimelord Solomon Boukman, king of the streets. In a city rife with drugs, voodoo and corruption, finding the truth and protecting the good guys from the bad is almost impossible. The closer Max gets to Solomon Boukman, teh more he finds himself in his power. And once Boukman has a hold of you, he never, ever lets go. ''A cracking opening. . . with many turns and twists. A powerful and original story.'' - Independent

Erendira accidentally burns down her grandmother's house and is forced to pay her back with the money she earns from prostitution. However, it seems Erendira has a more appropriate way of repaying her. The book's main themes are death, power, love and duty.

Stone NickEs ist ein Auftrag, den Privatdetektiv Max Mingus nicht ablehnen kann: Zehn Millionen Dollar bietet ihm der Milliardar Allain Carver, wenn Max dessen Sohn findet. Von dem kleinen Charlie fehlt seit uber drei Jahren jede Spur, und er ist nicht das einzige Kind, das auf Haiti verschwunden ist. In dem Land des Voodoo und der schwarzen Magie kursieren zahllose Geschichten uber die mythische Figur des Mr. Clarinet, der seit dem 18. Jahrhundert Kinder auf der Insel stehlen soll. Doch die Wahrheit ist weit schockierender als die Legende - und die Gefahr zu kennen, heit nicht, dass man den Morgen erleben wird...

Meet the man with the voodoo eyes: Solomon Boukman. He'd used voodoo, black magic, and extreme violence to control his people, and to keep anyone who ever heard his name in a state of fear. He'd zombified his enemies with potions and hypnosis and used them as his very own suicide killers. Some said he was the earthly incarnation of Baron Samedi, the voodoo god of death; others said he was The Devil incarnate...Meet his nemesis: For private eye Max Mingus, Boukman has been the cause of unthinkable personal tragedy and professional torment. And when he uncovers a labyrinthine web of death and deceit stretching from the Miami jetset to sinister Cuban slums, the voodoo eyes of Boukman are never far from his mind. But how can Mingus stop him without losing his life, and the lives of those he loves? Meet a thriller that will haunt your dreams.

Winner of the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger for Best Thriller of the Year.Pied piper, soul stealer, serial killer - Who is Mr. Clarinet?It was a job Miami private investigator Max Mingus found hard to refuse: $10 million to locate billionaire''s son Charlie Carver - missing now for over three years.Young Charlie disappeared on the island of Haiti, where over the decades scores of children have vanished. In a country dominated by voodoo, rumours abound of black magic and a mythical figure called ''Mr. Clarinet'', who for years has been tempting children away from their families.But could the truth be even more shocking than the legend? To find out, Max will have to succeed where previous detectives have not only failed - but where some have died.And suddenly, this job isn''t all about finding Charlie or his killers for the money - it''s just about staying alive ...

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin delivers a gripping romance about two teens: a certified genius living with a diagnosed mental disorder and a politician's son who is running from his own addiction and grief. Don't miss this gut punch of a novel about mental health, loss, and discovering you are worthy of love.Scars exist to remind us of what weve survived. DETACHEDSince Shelbi enrolled at Windward Academy as a senior and wont be there very long, she hasnt bothered making friends. What her classmates dont know about her cant be used to hurt heryou know, like it did at her last school.

1996: Max Mingus acaba de cumplir una condena de siete años por homicidio que dio al traste con su carrera como detective privado. Nada más salir, acepta el trabajo que le ofrecen Allain Carver: 10 millones de dolares si encuentra a Charlie, su hijo, y lo trae vivo, 5 millones si solo trae su cadaver, y otros 5 millones adicionales si tambien lleva consigo a quienes lo secuestraron, vivos o muertos. Charlie fue secuestrado en Haiti, un pais azotado por la violencia y la corrupcion, y otros antes que Mingus intentaron su busqueda con fatales consecuencias.

Un apagón. Doce adolescentes. Seis oportunidades en el amor.En medio del caos, en una sofocante noche de verano, brillará el amor.Una sofocante ola de calor deja a la ciudad de Nueva York sumida en un apagon, pero en medio de la noche mas calida y oscura, otro tipo de chispas brillaran en la ciudad.Un primer encuentro.Amigos de toda la vida. Ex amargadosY quiza el inicio de algo nuevo.Cuando las luces se apagan, los sentimientos mas profundos salen a la luz: el amor florece, la amistad se transforma en algo nuevo y todas las posibilidades tienen una oportunidad para realizarse.Seis de las autoras de narrativa juvenil mas queridas y leidas dan forma a seis relatos de amor protagonizadas por adolescentes negros en una novela interconectada de historias encantadoras, divertidas y desgarradoras que hacen resplandecer en plena oscuridad la luz mas brillante.