"Gerst gets good mileage out of her political roots, but it's her finely honed plot that seals the deal. Here's hoping she runs for another term."— Kirkus Reviews STARRED reviewPolitics, money, love . . . what could go wrong?Susan Callisto is pushing thirty and taking stock. Trading financial security at a Boston law firm for sandals and jeans in Waltham, she's reinvented herself as a political consultant for people seeking low-lev...

Em Olhares Avessos, está presente um caleidoscópio da vida. Seja nas narrativas regionais produzidas pela escrita telúrica de Maria Cristina na abordagem crua de dramas humanos cosmopolitas de Isabelle no peso das vidas solitárias retratadas por Claudia através de personagens conformados e sobreviventes de Angela na visão romântica de Laura, em sua concepção poética e esperançosa ou, seja, finalmente, no viés bem humorado e fantástico presente nos contos de Luiza.

There's nothing more mysterious than a locked box. Whether it's a literal strongbox, an empty coffin, the inner workings of a scientist's mind, or an underground prison cell, there are those who will use any means necessary to unlock the secrets of The Mystery Box.With this anthology, bestselling author Brad Meltzer introduces twenty-one original stories from today's most prominent mystery writers. In Laura Lippman's "Waco 1982," a young reporter stuck with a seemingly mun...

Susan Callisto is pushing thirty and taking stock. The man in her life, Massachusetts police lieutenant Michael Benedict, has unaccountably left her without a word of goodbye. Wounded but full of pride, Susan at first wonders why and then shrugs and decides to forget about him. Who needs a moody piece of work like Michael, anyway? Certainly not Susan who, transitioning from lawyer to political consultant, is far too busy to think about love—except on lonely summer nights.Her consul...