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Don’t miss John Grisham’s upcoming Framed, his first work of nonfiction since The Innocent Man! Mercer Mann, a popular writer from Camino Island, is back on the beach, marrying her boyfriend, Thomas, in a seaside ceremony. Bruce Cable, infamous owner of Bay Books, performs the wedding. Afterward, Bruce tells Mercer that he has stumbled upon an incredible story. Mercer desperately needs an idea for her next novel, and Bruce now has one. The true story is about Dark Isle, a sliver of a barrier island not far off the North Florida coast. It was settled by freed slaves three hundred years ago, and their descendants lived there until 1955, when the last one was forced to leave. That last descendant is Lovely Jackson, elderly now, who loves her birthplace and its remarkable history. But now Tidal Breeze, a huge, ruthless corporate developer, wants to build a resort and casino on the island, which Lovely knows, deep down, is rightfully hers.

Jane Austen began writing Pride and Prejudice when she was just twenty years old, though it would not be published until seventeen years later, in 1813. Widely regarded as one of the first romantic comedies in literary history, the novel’s entanglements and misunderstandings are deftly interwoven with a sharp, ironic critique of English society. Mrs Bennet is determined to secure a prosperous future for her five daughters through advantageous marriages. Her second-eldest, Elizabeth, is just as resolute that Fitzwilliam Darcy – the most arrogant, self-important man she has ever met – will not be one of her suitors. Darcy, in turn, considers Elizabeth an unfit match due to her lower social standing and limited connections. Yet the heart seldom obeys reason, and both are forced to examine their own prejudices in the pursuit of true love.

Cuando llega la noche aparecen la tensión, el miedo y el suspense más oscuro. De eso tratan estas tres novelas cortas, reunidas por primera vez en un libro y que nos hablan de personajes al límite, enfrentados a los peligros y misterios que solo acechan si las sombras salen de sus escondites. Historia de un crimen perfecto es la confesión en primera persona del asesino Eric Rot. A través de cien páginas redondas —en las que se adivinan ecos de Hitchcock y Poe—, este relato nos habla sobre el peso insoportable de algunos secretos. En Noche de almas, el lector acompaña a una pareja de mochileros que han medido mal sus fuerzas en una travesía por el desierto. Cuando, al borde de la extenuación, al fin llegan a una antigua casa colonial rodeada por un extraño círculo de piedras, piensan que están a salvo. Sin embargo, será entonces cuando empiece la verdadera pesadilla.