The settings for these stories range from the steamy riverbanks of Thailand to the hallowed halls of classical music, from the torrid deserts of the southwest to the streets of Boston, from the mountains of Montana to dusty villages in India, and from a snooty club for the rich to the potholed streets of a rundown, crime-ridden barrio.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes; A series consisting of twelve stories in which the famous detective Sherlock Holmes appeared to dazzle the reader with the ingenuity of his deductions, logical thinking, and analytical methods.
Envision a future where: a young woman flees to save her android boyfriend; immortality is the worst kind of life sentence; a robot dog stands in the way of a great heist; no bug spray will stop this infestation; and solving a murder ripples through a detective's life deeper than any echo.
A dazzling, daring tale of poets at the end of the world, Distant Star is Roberto Bolano's miniature dystopian masterpieceAlberto Ruiz-Tagle was once the quiet, unpromising member of Chile s young poetry scene.
