In 1959 Cuba, Natalia San Martín was nothing short of a princess: sheltered, pampered, and courted by her very own prince, a childhood friend turned lifelong love. All that changed on the fateful New Year's Eve when Fidel Castro and his followers seized control of the country, with tragic consequences for not only the island, but Natalia herself.Five years later, in 1960s New York, she's known as Natalie Martin—living a life that's bleak, but thankfully anonymous. However, when the ...

Nominated for the 2017 Anthony Award for Best Anthology/CollectionBestselling novelists David Morrell, Alison Gaylin and Elaine Viets headline a new anthology of 22 tales exploring the unique aura of mystery of New Orleans and the surrounding bayou country.BLOOD ON THE BAYOU is published in conjunction with Bouchercon, the World Mystery Convention, which is being held in New Orleans in 2016. As with the convention itself, the anthology spreads a broad canop...

As doenças raras afetam diretamente a vida de cerca de 13 milhões de pessoas, no Brasil, de acordo com a Organização Mundial da Saúde. E, segundo pesquisa realizada, pelo Instituto Brasileiro de Opinião e Estatística – IBOPE Inteligência, mostra que a cada 10 brasileiros, três desconhecem o que são doenças raras. Entre elas, há as progressivas, as crônicas e as degenerativas. Grande parte delas não tem cura e pode levar à morte. Mas esse cenário sombrio pode ser transformado com base no di...

Breaking the Chains, Forging the Nation offers a new perspective on black political life in Cuba by analyzing the time between two hallmark Cuban events, the Aponte Rebellion of 1812 and the Race War of 1912. In so doing, this anthology provides fresh insight into the ways in which Cubans practiced and understood black freedom and resistance, from the aftermath of the Haitian Revolution to the early years of the Cuban republic. Bringing together an impressive range of scholars fro...