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45) Runaway
Author
Publisher
Quercus
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Glasgow, 2015. Jack Mackay dares not look back on a life of failure and mediocrity. The heavy-hearted sixty-seven-year-old is still haunted by what might have been. His recollections of the terrible events that befell him and his friends some fifty years earlier, and how he did not act when it mattered most is a memory he has tried to escape his entire adult life. London, 2015. A man lies dead in a one-room flat. His killer looks on, remorseless....
Author
Series
Publisher
Rocabolsillo
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
Español
Description
"Smart, warm, uplifting, [this book] is the story of an out-of-the-ordinary heroine whose deadpan weirdness and unconscious wit make for an irresistible journey as she realizes that the only way to survive is to open your heart."--Publisher's description.
47) Cast a cold eye
Author
Series
Jimmy Dreghorn mystery volume 2
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
"In 1930s Glasgow, partners Jimmy Dreghorn and Archie McDaid face a danger that threatens to set their city aflame-the second novel in the acclaimed mystery series"--
48) Until I find you
Author
Series
Publisher
Quercus
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Billie Carlson left the police force under a cloud. Once a promising young officer she now works as a private investigator, rooting out insurance scams and spying on cheating spouses. One morning a distraught young woman comes into her office saying that her baby has been stolen. Her story seems unbelievable, yet something about her makes Billie want to help - Billie knows what it's like to lose someone too. To get to the bottom of the case Billie...
Author
Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"In 1960s Glasgow, anti-nuclear activists Judith and Jimmy fall in love. But their future hopes are dashed when their protestors' squat is raided and many, including Jimmy, are sent to prison. Pregnant and with no word from Jimmy, Judith is forced to enter an unmarried mothers' home, give up their baby and learn to live with her grief. More than half a century later, Judith's Mending Shop restores broken treasures, just as Judith herself has been...
Author
Publisher
Mariner Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"In the 1880s in Glasgow, Scotland, medical student Archibald McCandless finds himself enchanted with the intriguing creature known as Bella Baxter. Supposedly the product of the fiendish scientist Godwin Baxter, Bella was resurrected for the sole purpose of fulfilling the whims of her benefactor. As his desire turns to obsession, Archibald's motives to free Bella are revealed to be as selfish as Godwin's, who claims her body and soul. But Bella has...
Author
Publisher
Mulholland Books/Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Oliver Peterkinney and Alex Glass, two friends from Glasgow's desperate fringes, become involved in one of the city's darkest and most dangerous trades: debt collection. While one rises quickly through the ranks, the other falls prey to the industry's addictive lifestyle, accumulating steep debts of his own. Meanwhile, the three most powerful rivals in the business--Marty Jones, ruthless pimp; Potty Cruickshank, member of the old guard; and Billy...
52) Poor things
Publisher
20th Century Studios
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
From filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and producer Emma Stone comes the incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter. Under Baxter's protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with Duncan Wedderburn, a slick and debauched lawyer, on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices...
Author
Publisher
Rocaeditorial
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
Español
Description
Se han descubierto restos humanos en el fondo del río Clyde. No es que se trate de algo poco frecuente, pero lo más extraño de este caso es que esos restos han estado durmiendo su sueño oscuro y profundo durante más de dieciocho años. De repente, el hampa de Glasgow empieza a movilizarse cuando se descubre la noticia de que los huesos pertenecen a Joe Strachan, un caballero que fue el más exitoso y letal de los ladrones a mano armada. Cuando...
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Once upon a time Skylar Finch was the lead singer of a hugely successful American pop-rock band. But fame made her miserable. When years of living a lie suddenly ended in tragedy, Skylar fell off the map. Eighteen months later she's sleeping in a tent in a cemetery in Glasgow, making just enough money to eat by busking on the streets. She manages to avoid recognition, but not the attention of one of Glasgow's ambitious A&R executives. Killian O'Dea...
Author
Publisher
Narrativa/Salamandra
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
"El pacto del agua sigue a una familia que sufre una aflicción peculiar: en cada generación, al menos una persona muere ahogada, y en Kerala el agua está en todas partes. A principios del siglo XX, una niña de doce años es enviada en barco para contraer matrimonio con un hombre de cuarenta al que no conoce. A partir de entonces, la joven y futura matriarca, conocida como Big Ammachi, será testigo de cambios impensables: una historia llena de...
Author
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"What if loving means letting go? Scottish widower Ian MacLean is plagued by a mischievous grannie, bitter regrets, and an ache for something he'll never have again. His only hope for freedom is to bring his grannie's sister home from America. But first, he'll have to convince her young companion, Emily Chapman, to let the woman go. Emily devotes herself to foster youth and her beloved Aunt Grace. Caring for others quiets a secret fear she keeps close...