Luisa Corbetta Livres

First published in 1967, Thomas Savage's western novel about two brothers now includes an afterword by Annie Proulx. Phil and George are brothers, more than partners, joint owners of the biggest ranch in their Montana valley. Phil is the bright one, George the plodder. Phil is tall and angular; George is stocky and silent. Phil is a brilliant chess player, a voracious reader, an eloquent storyteller; George learns slowly, and devotes himself to the business. Phil is a vicious sadist, with a seething contempt for weakness to match his thirst for dominance; George has a gentle, loving soul. They sleep in the room they shared as boys, and so it has been for forty years. When George unexpectedly marries a young widow and brings her to live at the ranch, Phil begins a relentless campaign to destroy his brother's new wife. But he reckons without an unlikely protector. From its visceral first paragraph to its devastating twist of an ending, The Power of the Dog will hold you in its grip. WITH AN AFTERWORD BY ANNIE PROULX

In the textile-manufacturing region of New Hampshire in 1929, newlyweds Honora and Sexton Beecher wrestle with all the wonders and challenges that young couples have always faced. They've just purchased a house near the ocean that needs a lot of work, but the couple is dedicated to making it a home. When the economy fails and a single unscrupulous act perpetrated by Sexton is revealed, more than love will be required to keep the marriage from collapsing under the weight of this betrayal. Sexton -- formerly a traveling salesman -- is forced to take a job at the local mill alongside other men, women, and children whose very survival is being threatened by the harsh burden of their daily toil. Repeated pay cuts and inhumane conditions propel the workers closer to a potentially violent clash with management and union breakers. Alliances are formed, honor is challenged, and character flaws become fatal as the tinderbox explodes, leaving old bonds broken and new ones bolstered.

Rude e disincantata, ma dotata di una straordinaria carica umana e di una rara intelligenza pratica, Kinsey Millhone è una delle investigatrici più simpatiche e accattivanti apparse da molto tempo sulla scena del giallo. Questa volta, alle prese con la morte di Lorna Kepler, una ragazza che non sapeva resistere al fascino del pericolo, Kinsey si trova risucchiata nell'universo oscuro della prostituzione, dove il pericolo è sempre in agguato. Uno dei romanzi più tesi e avvincenti dell'"alfabeto del crimine" di Sue Grafton, autrice che sa unire magistralmente la grande tradizione del giallo all'inglese con l'azione e la ricostruzione di ambienti tipica dei thriller americani.