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A tension-filled, passionate novel that comes together in its final pages with the unravelling of a brutal mystery. Attractive surgeon Jane Wingfield is the only one dressed in red at her insignificant husband's funeral. She seeks a change in her life, searching for love, and for the first time in her life, she is thrown off kilter, while at the same time, finding happiness. Her friends find her to be lost and shaken. Mrs. High, a neighbor who was a very good friend of her late husband, decides to investigate. In the end, Jane Wingfield's lover and Mrs. High uncover a shocking secret.

Los relatos reunidos en esta recopilación han conmocionado a los lectores más veteranos de libros de terror, porque no repiten ninguno de los tópicos del género y cada historia abre las compuertas a una forma inédita de espanto. La locura de 'La política del cuerpo', la perversión monstruosa de 'La condición inhumana', las turbadoras visiones de 'Revelaciones' y la inquietante búsqueda de 'La Madona', entre otras narraciones, helarán la sangre a quien tenga el valor de aventurarse por las páginas de este volumen.

Finn was the second son who was never meant to become the crown prince. He was the lesser brother, the useless spare, even the rumoured bastard—at least according to his elder brother Henry, who destroyed everything, including himself, and Finn rose to the throne. Now, the memory of Henry still hangs heavy in the air, and his supporters linger in the shadows waiting to strike. It’s time for Finn to fight back. For his people. For the future of his country. For his wife and daughter. For himself. Yet, there are some who will fight dirty, fight with such cold, calculated viciousness, that...

En la primera mitad del siglo XIX, y en una Italia que todavía no es nación, cuatro jóvenes persiguen su ideal de un mundo mejor: Colombino, un campesino huérfano perdidamente enamorado; Leda, una fugitiva de un convento reclutada como espía; Lisander, pintor retratista de mujeres aristócratas deslumbrado por el nuevo arte de la fotografía, y Giuseppe Garibaldi, aventurero y revolucionario cuya lucha cambiará la historia de Europa y América. La búsqueda de la libertad y el aprendizaje de la vida y el amor unirá el destino de estos cuatro personajes. Tan humana esperanza es una...