New Releases by Kevin Brooks

PI John Craine has come to Hale Island to get away from it all - the memories and the guilt, and a past that just won''t let go. But within hours he stumbles across the dead body of a young girl on the beach. When the police arrive the body has inexplicably disappeared. Or - in his already tormented state - did Craine imagine it in the first place? Determined to get at the truth, Craine starts asking questions. But it seems no one on the island is talking. And all too soon he finds himself tangled up in a deadly network of fear and violence. Someone has a dark secret to keep, and Craine is getting in the way...

Ya no hay tierras que descubrir, ni monstruos que capturar. Es posible que mucho antes de que comenzara el siglo XX se hubieran desenterrado todo los tesoros y exploradas todas las naves hundidas. Pero si uno construye una embarcación es para ir a algún lado, para navegar y, tal vez, descubrir que en nuestros sueños se hallan las piezas faltantes del rompecabezas de la vida.

PI John Craine is struggling to cope with the weight of his past. Sixteen years ago his wife, Stacy, was brutally murdered. Craine found her body in their bed. And since then, to escape the pain and the unanswered questions, he has buried himself in work by day, and whisky by night. But one phone call changes everything. The mother of missing young woman Anna Gerrish calls on his services, and Craine soon finds himself at the centre of a sinister web of corruption and lies that leads back into the murky waters of the past - and to the night that Craine has spent over a decade trying to forget. As he delves deeper and deeper into the case everything gets increasingly, terrifyingly, personal. And it''s down to Craine to stop history from repeating itself ...

Magical realism and gritty mystery meet in Brooks''s provocative dissection of family, friendship, and faith. "A tense psychological thriller...hard-hitting."--Publishers WeeklyDawn Bundy lives in a cave. In her head. Where''s she''s been hiding for two years. Hiding behind headphones. From the two hottest girls at school, in their impossibly short skirts and unbearably tight tops, their skin close enough to touch. Not talking to her mother, not about what matters. Not thinking of her dad, the drug addict, the ex-con, born-again but far gone. Two years is a long time. Enough for the cave to grow so small that her breath feels like stone in her throat. Two years is no time at all. Nowhere near enough to forget. To pretend that nothing happened. Deep one perfect morning.

Before the attack, sixteen-year-old Tom Harvey was just an ordinary boy. But now fragments of a shattered iPhone are embedded in his brain and it''s having an extraordinary effect . . . Because now Tom has powers. The ability to know and see more than he could ever imagine. And with incredible power comes knowledge - and a choice. Seek revenge on the violent gangs that rule his estate and assaulted his friend Lucy, or keep quiet? Tom has control when everything else is out of control. But it''s a dangerous price to pay. And the consequences are terrifying . . .

We all tell stories. It''s one of the most natural ways to share information, as old as the human race. This book is not about a new technique, but how to use something we already know in a new way. Stories help us gather and communicate user research, put a human face on analytic data, communicate design ideas, encourage collaboration and innovation, and create a sense of shared history and purpose. This book looks across the full spectrum of user experience design to discover when and how to use stories to improve our products. Whether you are a researcher, designer, analyst or manager, you will find ideas and techniques you can put to use in your practice.

Just like old times. Just the five of them. Saturdaynight. Nicole asked. How could Pete say no?But past hurts among the former childhoodfriends soon surface, and the party''s over beforeit ever begins. The group splinters off into thedarkness. Into the noise and heat and chaos ofthe carnival.The next morning, a girl is missing. Pete doesn''tknow what--or who--to believe: Could one of theold gang be to blame? Could one of their ownbe a killer?

Krimi. Den 15-årige privatdetektiv Johnny Delgado får sin første sag, da to kønne piger beder om hjælp.

J''ai sauté de côté et son poing m''a loupé d''un cheveu. Emporté par son élan, il m''a dépassé et je l''ai poussé dans le dos. Poussé, tout simplement. Un geste instinctif de défense. Rien de plus. Je l''ai à peine touché. Ensuite, il a valdingué dans la pièce et s''est cogné la tête contre la cheminée, puis il est tombé et n''a plus bougé. J''entends encore ce bruit. Le bruit de l''os qui s''est brisé sur la pierre. Je savais qu''il était mort. Je l''ai su tout de suite. Un cadavre. Un héritage. Une petite amie un peu trop sympa. Un flic fouineur. De quoi faire un parfait roman policier. Sauf que là, ce n''est pas de la littérature, mais la vraie vie de Martyn, 17 ans. Et depuis que son père s''est fracassé la tête contre la cheminée, cette vie tournerait plutôt au cauchemar.

Je m''appelle Martyn Pig. Martyn avec un Y, Pig avec un seul G. Martyn Pig, autrement dit, Martyn Cochon. Depuis que ma mère est partie - il y a des années - je vis seul avec mon père. Un sale ivrogne, un gros plein de bière. Mais je n''ai pas voulu sa mort. C''est arrivé par accident. J''avais treize ans à l''époque. Alex, elle, en avait quinze. Elle était jolie. Très belle même. Et moi, je n''étais qu''un gamin empoté. C''est peut-être pour cela que tout a dérapé... Rien n''avance en ligne droite, rien n''est jamais simple. Et surtout pas mon histoire.