New Releases by Kevin Brooks

"Vorrei che fosse più facile. Vorrei potervi toccare la testa con le mani e trasferire in voi quello che ho dentro. Vorrei che poteste essere me, solo per un attimo, così capireste esattamente come mi sento. Ma non succederà, non è così? I desideri non si avverano mai." È la vigilia di Natale, c’è una tempesta di neve ed Elliot è rimasto a corto di una medicina che lo aiuta a tenere sotto controllo il profondo disturbo d’ansia che lo affligge fin da quando era piccolo. Elliot è terrorizzato da tutto, soprattutto dalle persone. Ma ciò che scatena la sua paura più grande, la bestia interiore, è la paura della paura stessa; per questo non esce mai di casa e non ha contatti con nessuno. Quando la madre è costretta ad allontanarsi da casa per procurargli le medicine, sa che per il figlio sarà difficile non cedere al panico. Quello che non può sapere, invece, è che qualcuno nelle vicinanze sta progettando una rapina in banca e che lei e sua sorella Shirley saranno, loro malgrado, trascinate all’interno del piano dei criminali... Il nuovo thriller a orologeria di Kevin Brooks, una storia che lascia col fiato sospeso fino all''ultima pagina - e non solo.

A boy raised by wild dogs fights for survival in this gripping post apocalyptic tale by an acclaimed Carnegie Medalist. Jeet is a dogchild, raised by the wild dogs who killed his parents, then recaptured and “rehumanized.” He now lives with one of only two remaining human communities in the world, besieged by the much larger enemy clan. In a wasteland shaped by war, starvation, and haunting violence, Jeet grapples with his identity — he misses his wild family, and the people of his clan see dogchilds as less than human. When the human clans begin to prepare for a final, bloody battle against each other, Jeet is at the center. His struggle and his relationship with another rehumanized dogchild shed light on what it means to be human or inhuman — and what it takes to be a survivor. In his most ambitious novel yet, Carnegie Medalist Kevin Brooks offers a breathless work of speculative fiction that will have readers at the edge of their seat.

A stunning edition of Kevin Brooks'' celebrated novel - a truly original, powerful and emotional story from the author of The Bunker Diary. ''It gets to you ... you want to tell everyone how good it is.''SUNDAY TIMES ''A particularly moving and unusual love story.''GUARDIAN ''A gripping story''FINANCIAL TIMES Caitlin''s life changes from the moment she sees Lucas walking across the causeway one hot summer''s day. He is the strangest, most beautiful boy she has ever seen - and when she meets him, her world comes alive. But to others, he quickly becomes an object of jealousy, prejudice and hatred. Caitlin tries to make sense of the injustice that lurks at every unexpected twist and turn, until she realises that she must do what she knows in her heart is right.

When sixteen-year-old Kenzie wakes up in hospital in a darkened room, the doctors break the devastating news that she has been struck down by a rare genetic condition that means her skin has become transparent. She''s a freak - the girl with see-through-skin. Kenzie wants to hide from the world. But then a photo of her goes viral, and to her horror she becomes a media sensation. And then the strangers come. Kenzie is no longer just a freak. She''s a prize. Can her troubled love for Gabriel help her survive?

A dark, fast-paced, and disturbing story of humans stripped to their essential beings from a beloved YA master.

Schnell, spannend, short – dtv shorts! Finn steht der monatliche Besuch bei seinem Vater bevor. Wie jedes Mal werden sie vor der Glotze hängen und langsam aber sicher verstauben vor Langeweile. Das Allerletzte, was er erwartet, ist ein Mädchen, das durch die Hintertür bricht. Ein Mädchen mit einer Pistole. Und einer Tasche voller Geld.

Band 3: Erfährt Travis endlich, wer seine Eltern ermordet hat - und kommt er lebend davon? Travis steht kurz davor, das Rätsel um den Mord an seinen Eltern zu lösen. Doch dann wird er entführt, zusammen mit dem Mann, den er für seinen ärgsten Feind hält. Die beiden müssen zusammenarbeiten, um zu überleben. Wer ist Freund, wer Feind in diesem grausamen Spiel, das Travis womöglich mit seinem Leben bezahlen muss?

Spannend, temporeich und ehrlich Nach dem Tod seiner Eltern versucht Travis, sein Leben wieder in den Griff zu bekommen. Die Polizei geht nach wie vor von einem Autounfall aus. Doch Travis weiß es besser. Seine Eltern sind bei ihren Ermittlungen auf etwas gestoßen, das so gefährlich ist, dass sie dafür mit ihrem Leben bezahlen mussten. Und dann wird plötzlich Courtney, Travis'' Ermittlungspartnerin in der Detektei Delaney & Co., angegriffen und schwer verletzt. Ob er will oder nicht, Travis wird hineingezogen in ein Netz aus Lügen, Geheimnissen, korrupten Polizisten und Geheimorganisationen. Und im Zentrum des Netzes gibt es einen Verräter. Jemand, der Travis nahe steht, jemand, dem er vertraut – aber Vertrauen ist gefährlich...

London, 1976: A summer of creation, destruction, and blistering heat. Lili Garcia stands at the edge of London''s growing punk scene, playing bass with one of city''s wildest bands. The group''s success has only strained things between Lili and Curtis Ray, her cool, rebellious boyfriend and bandmate. Lili soon meets William Bonney—a guitarist from Northern Ireland. William is as reserved as Curtis Ray is loud, haunted by the life he left behind, but every bit as brilliant a musician. William''s quiet confidence moves Lili to search for what she really wants. But the secrets of William''s past could mean danger for both of them . . .

Following a death-defying escape from the hands of a criminal overlord, young PI Travis Delaney thinks he might finally be getting closer to finding out who killed his parents, and why. But things are about to get a whole lot more deadly . . . One moment Travis is trapped in an armed face-off in the offices of Delaney & Co, private investigators. The next terrorists have stormed the building and he''s been abducted. Kept captive alongside Winston, the rogue security officer who Travis believes is responsible for his parents'' death, Travis is quickly plagued by more questions than answers. As the truth begins to emerge, Travis is faced with the ultimate dilemma: how do you choose between saving your own life or saving the life of someone you love?

New edition of a dual-narrative drama following two teens at a music festival.

Una obra única, polèmica i d''altíssima qualitat literaria. No et deixarà indiferent. Linus, un jove de setze anys, es desperta espantat en un búnquer. L''han segrestat. No entén per què. Ningú es comunica amb ell. El seu únic contacte amb l''exterior és un ascensor que baixa cada matí amb provisions. Dies més tard, baixen altres persones, altres segrestats. No tenen res en comú entre ells. Què vol el segrestador?

Ein packender Thriller Seine Idee, Privatdetektiv zu werden, findet Johnny Delgado genial: schöne Mädchen, die ihn um Hilfe bitten, und obendrein noch jede Menge Geld. Aber dann erhält er seinen ersten Auftrag. Er soll einen Typen beschatten, der ausgerechnet Anführer der Gang in seinem Viertel ist – und der spielt ein dreckiges Spiel ...

Pale, blubbery Moo silently endures a rain of spite each day. But when he sees a murder, he must take a stand, and choose between truth and lies, weakness and strength...

Der 3. Fall für Privatdetektiv John Craine Jamaal wurde brutal misshandelt und mit 22 Messerstichen getötet: Als John Craine den Auftrag annimmt, den Mörder des jungen Somaliers zu suchen, ahnt er nicht, wie mächtig sein Gegner ist. Die Polizei legt Craine einen Stein nach dem anderen in den Weg. Und auch seine Recherchen zu dem mysteriösen Tod seines Mentors Leon Mercer und dessen Frau versucht man zu behindern. Vor allem einem ist der Privatdetektiv ein Dorn im Auge: Detective Chief Inspector Mick Bishop, machtbesessen, skrupellos, mit besten Kontakten ins kriminelle Milieu. Ein Netz aus Korruption und Lügen zieht sich immer enger um Craine zusammen ...

Fourteen-year-old Travis Delaney is trying to get his life back on track following the crash that killed his parents last summer. The police called it an accident, but Travis knows better. His parents were on to something, and whatever they were investigating . . . ended with their murder. Since Travis''s Grandad took over Delaney and Co, things have finally started to look up. But when his private investigation partner, Courtney, is attacked following a routine inquiry into a local business, Travis can''t help but get involved, even though he''s supposed to be focusing on his own investigation into thefts at school. But what he discovers draws him into more danger than he ever could have imagined. Tangled up in a web of gang warfare, dirty police and secret organisations, Travis needs to find a way out. But at the heart of it all is a traitor. Someone close to Travis. Someone he''s supposed to trust. But trust is a dangerous thing.

Joe is hooked from the moment he sees Candy. What is it that catches his eye? Is it her hair, her smile, or just the way she''s standing? When they chat over coffee there''s an instant attraction - but can love ever be this sweet?

Caitlin''s life changes the moment she sees Lucas walking across the causeway one hot summer''s day. He is the strangest, most beautiful boy she has ever seen - and when she meets him, her world comes alive.

When Travis Delaney''s parents die in a car crash, Travis is devastated. In a bid to pull himself out of his grief, he starts to look into the last case they were investigating at the private investigation agency they ran. What starts as a minor distraction soon becomes a sinister, unbelievable mystery - and Travis is determined to solve it. W hy were his parents looking for a missing boy when the boy''s family says he isn''t missing? Where is the boy himself? And why would a man who is in surveillance photos taken by Travis''s parents turn up at their funeral? As Travis searches for answers, he starts to have the chilling realization that the question he should be asking is the one he most wants to avoid: Was the accident that killed his parents really what it seemed? An intriguing, exciting adventure from a master of suspense.

When Travis Delaney''s parents die in a car crash, Travis is devastated. In a bid to pull himself out of his grief, he starts to look into the last case they were investigating at the private investigation agency they ran. What starts as a minor distraction soon becomes a sinister, unbelievable mystery - and Travis is determined to solve it. Why were his parents looking for a missing boy when the boy''s family says he isn''t missing? Where is the boy himself? And why would a man who is in surveillance photos taken by Travis''s parents turn up at their funeral? As Travis searches for answers, he starts to have the chilling realization that the question he should be asking is the one he most wants to avoid: Was the accident that killed his parents really what it seemed? An intriguing, exciting adventure from a master of suspense.

PI John Craine - still struggling to cope with the weight of his past - is forced to finally confront it in his most personal and frightening case yet. PI John Craine is hired to investigate the brutal murder of a Somali youth called Jamaal Tan. The police are treating the murder as just another gang-related crime, but Tan’s aunt believes there’s more to it than that, and she claims the police are trying to cover up her nephew’s death. While investigating the case, Craine learns of the sudden death of his friend and mentor Leon Mercer. At first it appears to be a tragic accident, but Craine soon finds himself entangled in two deeply suspicious investigations. And before long he comes face to face with a man he hoped never to see again.

PI John Craine has come to Hale Island to get away from it all - the memories and the guilt, and a past that just won''t let go. But within hours he stumbles across the dead body of a young girl on the beach. When the police arrive the body has inexplicably disappeared. Or - in his already tormented state - did Craine imagine it in the first place? Determined to get at the truth, Craine starts asking questions. But it seems no one on the island is talking. And all too soon he finds himself tangled up in a deadly network of fear and violence. Someone has a dark secret to keep, and Craine is getting in the way...

Dos hermanos, hijos de un gitano encarcelado, dejan de Londres que viaja a un pueblo aislado y solitario, en busca del asesino brutal de su hermana.

PI John Craine is struggling to cope with the weight of his past. Sixteen years ago his wife, Stacy, was brutally murdered. Craine found her body in their bed. And since then, to escape the pain and the unanswered questions, he has buried himself in work by day, and whisky by night. But one phone call changes everything. The mother of missing young woman Anna Gerrish calls on his services, and Craine soon finds himself at the centre of a sinister web of corruption and lies that leads back into the murky waters of the past - and to the night that Craine has spent over a decade trying to forget. As he delves deeper and deeper into the case everything gets increasingly, terrifyingly, personal. And it''s down to Craine to stop history from repeating itself ...