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Lingua:Libri Italiani*WINNER OF THE CWA GOLD DAGGER FOR BEST CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR*
*WINNER OF THE NED KELLY INTERNATIONAL AWARD*
A GUARDIAN BEST THRILLER OF THE YEAR
An EXPRESS BEST THRILLER OF THE YEAR
An i BEST THRILLER OF THE YEAR
A MIRROR BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR
A WATERSTONES THRILLER OF THE MONTH
READ THE BOOK EVERYONE IS CALLING A MASTERPIECE.
'A beautifully written mystery, packed with unforgettable characters' JANE HARPER
'An accomplished and moving story of crime, punishment, love and redemption' GUARDIAN
For fans of Jane Harper's The Dry comes a powerful novel about the lengths we will go to keep our family safe. This is a story about good and evil and how life is lived somewhere in between.
Thirty years ago, Vincent King became a killer.
Now, he's been released from prison and is back in his hometown of Cape Haven, California. Not everyone is pleased to see him. Like Star Radley, his ex-girlfriend, and sister of the girl he killed.
Duchess Radley, Star's thirteen-year-old daughter, is part-carer, part-protector to her younger brother, Robin - and to her deeply troubled mother. But in trying to protect Star, Duchess inadvertently sets off a chain of events that will have tragic consequences not only for her family, but also the whole town.
Murder, revenge, retribution.
How far can we run from the past, when the past seems doomed to repeat itself?
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT WE BEGIN AT THE END:
'Magnificent . . . an instant classic, a West Coast Where the Crawdads Sing . . . a special, vital novel. I'm grateful to have read it' A J FINN
'Surely destined to conquer the world' RUTH JONES
'A magnificent crime novel. It deserves to win a hatful of awards. A BIG hat. Consider me a major fan' MARK BILLINGHAM
'So beautifully written' LYNDA LA PLANTE
'Incredible writing, characters so brilliantly drawn they jump off the page. Outstanding' BA PARIS
'I LOVED this book . . . This is a book to be read and re-read and an author to be celebrated' LOUISE PENNY
'A stunning and heartbreaking book - will keep you gripped until the last moving page' CLAIRE MCGOWAN
'An exceptionally beautiful and accomplished crime novel' ALI LAND
'One of the best books I've ever read' FIONA CUMMINS
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The Guardian
Un grande romanzo americano epico come un classico. Con una voce vibrante che tocca nel profondo: piena di forza, rabbia e tenerezza.
Dopo trent'anni, Vincent sta per tornare a casa. Per molti ha scontato la sua pena ma non la sua colpa. Tra vecchi affetti e odi mai sopiti, il suo arrivo in città sconvolgerà per sempre i destini di Cape Haven.
Duchess Radley ha tredici anni e si è autoproclamata «fuorilegge», convinta che le regole valgano solo per gli altri. È lei a proteggere il fratellino e a occuparsi di Star, sua madre. L'unico sostegno arriva da Walk, lo sceriffo, un uomo dallo sguardo perennemente rivolto al passato che non ha mai lasciato Cape Haven. Walk è vicino a Star e alla sua famiglia perché trent'anni prima una tragedia li ha segnati in modo indelebile. Ma adesso che Vincent, responsabile di quei fatti, è stato rilasciato, bisognerà fare i conti con il prezzo del suo ritorno.
Miglior crime dell'anno per «The Guardian», «Sunday Express», «The Mirror», Waterstone's, best seller del «The New York Times» e vincitore del Gold Dagger Award per il miglior noir.
«Ho adorato questo libro. Da leggere e rileggere».
Louise Penny
«Meraviglioso e potentissimo».
Jeanine Cummins
«Uno di quei libri indimenticabili che fanno emozionare le persone, incluso me».
James Patterson
«Una storia che vi trascinerà fin dalla prima pagina».
The New York Times Book Review
«Un capolavoro. Difficile che quest'anno si possa leggere un romanzo migliore».
Daily Mirror
Cape Heaven, Kalifornien. Eine beschauliche Kleinstadt vor dem Panorama atemberaubender Küstenfelsen. In diesem vermeintlichen Idyll muss die 13-jährige Duchess nicht nur ihren kleinen Bruder fast alleine großziehen, sondern sich auch um ihre depressive Mutter Star kümmern, die die Ermordung ihrer Schwester vor 30 Jahren nie verwinden konnte. Als deren angeblicher Mörder aus der Haft entlassen wird, droht das fragile Familiengefüge, das Duchess mühsam zusammenhält, auseinanderzubrechen. Denn der Atem der Vergangenheit reicht bis in das Heute und wird das starke Mädchen nicht mehr loslassen ...
'Noir has an anarchic new voice' SARAH HILARY
'A brilliant, beautiful, sad, funny book . . . also made me cry more than any other book I've read this year' EMMA FLINT
ISN'T IT ABOUT TIME THAT YOU MADE A DATE TO VISIT TALL OAKS?
Tall Oaks is an idyllic small town, until the disappearance of a young child throws the tight-knit community into crisis.
Jess Monroe, the boy's distraught mother, is simultaneously leading the search and battling her own grief and self-destructive behaviour. Her neighbours watch on, their sympathy masking a string of dark secrets.
This is a small town where nothing is as it seems, and everyone has something to hide. And as the investigation draws towards a climax, prepare for a devastating final twist . . .
Dark, full of suspense and packed with twists, this brilliant new thriller is like nothing you've read before.
SEE WHAT THE WORLD IS ALREADY SAYING ABOUT THIS BRILLIANT DEBUT NOVEL
'An absolute delight . . . Highly original' LAURA WILSON, GUARDIAN
'Completely blew me away' LISA HALL
'One of the best books I've read this year' JO SPAIN
'Chris Whitaker builds an entire town in the reader's head and masterfully inhabits it with comic, poignant, gripping life. Tall Oaks becomes a part of you' DAVID WHITEHOUSE
'It's rare that a novel can be both brilliantly comic and tragic, and balance the two so effortlessly' SUN
'A gripping debut' MAIL ON SUNDAY
With the haunting mystery of The Roanoke Girls, the atmospheric landscape of Where the Crawdads Sing and the darkness of Gillian Flynn's Sharp Objects, All the Wicked Girls is a gripping thriller with a huge heart from an exceptional talent.
Everyone loves Summer Ryan. A model student and musical prodigy, she's a ray of light in the struggling small town of Grace - especially compared to her troubled sister, Raine. Then Summer vanishes.
Raine throws herself into the investigation, aided by a most unlikely ally, but the closer she gets to the truth, the more dangerous her search becomes.
And perhaps there was always more to Summer than met the eye . . .
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'A very real, very rare talent' Sarah Hilary
'Wonderful' M. R. Carey, author of The Girl With All The Gifts
'Chris is so amazing. He just has this real knack of creating characters that you're completely engaged with . . . I was hooked by his beautiful prose and by the end I was absolutely ruined' Lisa Hall, author of Between You And Me
'Extraordinarily good. Gripping and heartbreaking' Deborah O'Connor, author of My Husband's Son
'Phenomenal' Jo Spain
'Stunning' Michelle Davis
'Remarkable' Mike Thomas
'Impossibly good. And beautiful. And melancholy, utterly compelling and difficult to describe. I love this book' Liz Loves Books
They knew the end was coming. They saw it ten years back, when it was far enough away in space and time and meaning.
The changes were gradual, and then sudden.
For Mae and her friends, it means navigating a life where action and consequence are no longer related. Where the popular are both trophies and targets. And where petty grudges turn deadlier with each passing day. So, did Abi Manton jump off the cliff or was she pushed? Her death is just the beginning of the end.
With teachers losing control of their students and themselves, and the end rushing toward all of them, it leaves everyone facing the answer to one, simple question...
What would you do if you could get away with anything?
Ein Kind verschwindet, eine Mutter verzweifelt – und eine ganze Stadt stürzt in die Krise
Tall Oaks ist eine perfekte kalifornische Kleinstadt. Jeder kennt jeden und das Böse ist hier unbekannt. Die idyllische Fassade bekommt gefährliche Risse, als der dreijährige Harry Monroe eines Nachts aus seinem Bettchen entführt wird. Trotz des riesigen Medienrummels und der verbissenen Polizeiarbeit bleibt sein spurloses Verschwinden ein Rätsel. Harrys verzweifelte Mutter stürzt sich in eine Suche, die mit jedem Tag aussichtsloser erscheint, während sie ihre Trauer mit Alkohol und Männern zu betäuben versucht. In Tall Oaks ist nichts mehr, wie es war. Hinter ihrem Mitgefühl verbergen die Bewohner eigene Geheimnisse. Als plötzlich jeder zum Verdächtigen wird, kommen ungeheuerliche Dinge ans Licht, die die Stadt für immer verändern werden …
So begeistert war die Presse von Chris Whitakers »Von hier bis zum Anfang«:
»Wie grandios erzählt und doch so abgrundtief traurig.« SÜDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG
»Einer der ergreifendsten und dramatischsten Romane dieses Jahres. Er ist tragisch, traurig, herzzerreißend und doch auch wieder voller Hoffnung.« WDR4
»Ein Verbrechen ist leicht beschrieben, schwieriger ist es, sich die Wunden anzusehen, die dadurch entstehen und nicht verheilen können. Whitaker ist darin ein Meister.« SPIEGEL
Das sagt die Presse über »Was auf das Ende folgt«:
»Ein absolutes Vergnügen. Sehr originell.« GUARDIAN
»Es ist selten, dass ein Roman sowohl grandios komisch als auch tragisch sein kann und beides so mühelos unter einen Hut bringt.« SUN
»Ein fesselndes Debüt.« MAIL ON SUNDAY
»Eine durch und durch faszinierende Lektüre.« HEAT
»Dieses eigenwillige Debüt ist unterhaltsam und fesselnd.« SUNDAY TIMES
" Depuis quand tu veux être comme les autres ? Tu es une hors-la-loi. "
Duchess a 13 ans, pas de père, et une mère à la dérive. Dans les rues de Cape Haven, petite ville côtière de Californie, elle ne souffre ni pitié ni compromis. Face à un monde d'adultes défaillants, elle relève la tête et fait front, tout en veillant sur son petit frère, Robin. Mais Vincent King, le responsable du naufrage de sa mère, vient de sortir de prison. Et son retour à Cape Haven ravive les tumultes du passé. Quand cette menace se précise, Duchess n'a plus le choix : il va lui falloir engager la lutte pour sauver ce qui peut l'être, et protéger les siens.
Attention, coup de cœur ! On n'avait pas rencontré d'héroïne aussi farouche et attachante depuis Scout dansNe tirez pas sur l'oiseau moqueur, le chef-d'œuvre de Harper Lee. Sous une carapace d'impertinence et de rébellion, Duchess est de ces personnages dont la présence lumineuse et l'énergie désespérée donnent au récit la force des grands romans qui vous marquent à jamais.
El mejor thriller literario del año según The Guardian.
«Tan dolorosamente humana que es imposible olvidarla.»
Crime Monthly
Duchess Day Radley es una joven de trece años que se autoproclama «proscrita». Las normas son para otra gente. Ella es la fiera protectora de su hermano de cinco años, Robin, y la figura adulta para Star, su madre soltera, incapaz de cuidar de sí misma y mucho menos de sus dos hijos.
Walk es ahora el jefe de policía local, pero sigue intentando sanar la vieja herida de haber sido el testigo que tres décadas atrás mandó a prisión a su mejor amigo, Vincent King, que se dispone a salir de la cárcel. Y Duchess y Walk deben afrontar el problema que supondrá su vuelta.
La crítica ha dicho...
«Whitaker irrumpió en ese escenario con esta novela que se llevó parabienes de crítica y público. A vecesla unanimidad merece respetabilidad. Este es un caso.»
Rincón Negro de Carlos Zanón, La Vanguardia
«La historia es negra, muy negra, pero el autor consigue que además de investigación, crímenes y policías, el fondo sea siempre esperanzador, aunque emotivo y muchas veces triste por la situación de los hermanos [...]. Un buen coctel para una excelente historia con un final increíble.»
Propera Parada Cultura
«Este relato desgarrador [...] está entre los más potentes y conmovedores que he leído en años.»
Daily Mail
«Cimenta el estatus de Whitaker como uno de los autores con más talento de la actualidad.»
Heat Magazine
«Un drama de crímenes épico, una historia que merece convertirse en clásico [...]. Whitaker forja un cuento que recuerda a una película de los hermanos Coen [...]. Con una escritura preciosa y un ritmo constante, Empezamos por el final es un libro profundo y desgarrador [...]. Esta obra maestra demuestra que Whitaker tiene un talento poco común digno de un mayor reconocimiento. Me sorprendería leer una novela mejor este año.»
Daily Express
«Aspirante a thriller del año.»
Sunday Express
«Una historia muy lograda y muy conmovedora de crímenes, castigo, amor y redención.»
The Guardian
«Una obra maestra narrativa con giros inteligentes y un final que te deja por el suelo.»
Candis Magazine
«Una novela de una gran maestría.»
Sunday Express
«Un cuento oscuro pero dolorosamente humano que es imposible olvidar.»
Crime Monthly
«Desgarrador y profundo, es mi thriller del año.»
Mirror
«Un personaje principal con una voz angustiada y espléndida del personaje protagonista, llena de rabia y ternura.»
The Washington Post
«Un suspense arrebatador que te acelera el pulso.
Papa zegt: ‘Wees voorzichtig met wat je wenst…’
Iedereen houdt van Summer Ryan. Ze is een voorbeeldige leerling met een groot muzikaal talent en ze is een zonnestraaltje in het stoffige stadje Grace, Alabama. Ze verschilt als dag en nacht van haar moeilijke, rebelse tweelingzusje Raine.
Op een dag verdwijnt Summer. Ze is het zevende meisje in Grace dat plotseling niet meer thuiskomt. Met deze nieuwe tragedie heeft de politie moeite de onrust in het stadje te beteugelen. De sherrif gaat ervan uit dat Summer uit vrije wil is weggelopen, maar Raine laat het er niet bij zitten en gaat zelf op onderzoek uit.
Was Summer wel zo’n voorbeeldig meisje?
Een prachtig geschreven, beklemmende thriller met een hartverscheurende ontknoping. Dit boek gaat recht je hart in en laat je niet meer los.