NOVEDADES

Walter doesn't know what the big deal is—sure, it might be nice to have a green eggs and ham picnic on a hike, but doesn't Sam-I-Am know about all of the bugs? And the flowers that make you sneeze? Or the rivers that block your way? No, Walter is not a fan of the outdoors, he certainly is not. And nothing Sam-I-Am will do or say will change his mind. Too bad for Walter, Sam-I-Am is always up for a challenge!

Last October, Alice Ogilvie's ex-best friend, Brooke Donovan, was killed—and if it weren't for Alice's unlikely alliance with her tutor, Iris Adams, and her library of the complete works of Agatha Christie, the wrong person would almost certainly be sitting in prison for the crime. The Castle Cove police aren't exactly great at solving crimes. In fact, they're notorious for not solving crimes. Which is why, on the night of Castle Cove High's annual Sadie Hawkins dance, Alice takes the opportunity to explore Levy Castle—the site of one of Castle Cove's most infamous deaths. Mona Moody—­the classic film star—died there almost a century ago, and Alice is pretty sure the police got that invest­igation wrong, too. But before she can even think about digging deeper, she walks right into the scene of a new crime. Rebecca Kennedy, on the ground in a pool of blood. And standing over Kennedy? Another one of Alice's ex-friends—Helen Park. The Castle Cove Police Department thinks it's an open-and-shut case, but Alice and Iris are sure it can't be that simple. Park isn't a murderer—and the girls know all too well that in life, and in mysteries, things are rarely what they appear to be. To understand the present, sometimes you need to look to the past. Castle Cove is full of secrets, and Alice and Iris are about to uncover one of its biggest—and most dangerous—secrets of all.

The world is about to end. Again. Ever since the first Storm wreaked havoc on civilization as we know it, seventeen-year-old Liz Flannery has been holed up in an abandoned bookstore in suburban New Jersey where she used to work, trading books for supplies with the few remaining survivors. It’s the one place left that feels safe to her. Until she learns that another earth-shattering Storm is coming . . . and everything changes. Enter Maeve, a prickly and potentially dangerous out-of-towner who breaks into the bookstore looking for shelter one night. Though the two girls are immediately at odds, Maeve has what Liz needs—the skills to repair the dilapidated store before the next climate disaster strikes—and Liz reluctantly agrees to let her stay. As the girls grow closer and undeniable feelings spring up between them, they realize that they face greater threats than the impending Storm. And when Maeve’s secrets and Liz’s inner demons come back to haunt them both, they find themselves fighting for their lives as their world crumbles around them.

"Los días felices" es una pieza clave en el teatro de Beckett, que, continuando el proceso de depuración escénica de sus obras precedentes, presenta también características fundamentales de sus piezas posteriores. Winnie, torturada por una luz cegadora y semienterrada en un montículo calcinado, se arropa en un ritual de gestos cotidianos y encuentra siempre motivos, por insignificantes que éstos sean, para considerar sus días felices.

Molly Kimball y su madre, Nina, han vivido un momento complicado y necesitan pasar página, así que, cuando reciben una carta de la tía Violet desde Inglaterra pidiéndoles ayuda con la librería familiar, no dudan en hacer las maletas y trasladarse a Cambridge. Como primera medida para promocionar el negocio organizan un recital de poesía con Persephone Brightwell, antigua compañera de Violet. Pero lo que podría haber sido una velada perfecta se convierte en trágica cuando encuentran a una de las invitadas al acto muerta en el jardín. A la vez que trata de mantener a flote la librería, Molly hará lo posible por alejar las sospechas de su tía abuela, lo que la llevará a desentrañar una compleja trama de chantajes y mentiras sostenidas a lo largo de muchos años hasta ponerles punto final.

Amelia Peabody no es lo que se dice una dama victoriana al uso. Decidida y aventurera, al morir su padre y heredar una gran fortuna, decide embarcarse en un viaje por Europa, cuya primera escala es Roma. Allí rescata a Evelyn Barton-Forbes, la nieta de un conde caída en desgracia, y se la lleva consigo a Egipto. Juntas explorarán el país de los faraones y se incorporarán fascinadas a la misión arqueológica liderada por los hermanos Emerson. Encuentros inesperados, accidentes casi fatales y una momia que vuelve a la vida para sembrar el terror convierten una tranquila excavación en una trampa de la que solo la sagacidad y el arrojo de Amelia podrán salvarlos.