Elle Cosimano Libri

Scelta numero uno: vivere o morire. In una gelida notte d'inverno, Jack Sommers è chiamato a scegliere tra vivere per sempre, secondo le antiche leggi magiche di Gaia, o morire. Jack sceglie di vivere e in cambio da quel momento in poi sarà un Inverno. Come le altre Stagioni, ogni anno Jack deve dare la caccia e uccidere chi viene prima di lui. Le leggi di Gaia sono chiare: l'Inverno uccide l'Autunno, l'Autunno uccide l'Estate, l'Estate uccide la Primavera, la Primavera uccide l'Inverno. Questo significa che Jack uccide Amber. Amber uccide Julio. Julio uccide Fleur. E Fleur uccide Jack. Sono tutti addestrati a cacciare e uccidere, e tutti a turno muoiono. Ma quando Jack e Fleur - Inverno e Primavera - sono attratti l'uno dall'altra contro ogni buon senso e regola della natura, la legge spietata che governa le loro vite eterne a un tratto diventa qualcosa di personale e di doloroso. Fleur verrà bandita per sempre, se insieme non troveranno il modo per fermare il ciclo naturale delle cose. Quando le quattro Stagioni si coalizzano, mettendo a rischio la loro immortalità in cambio di amore e libero arbitrio, la loro fuga attraverso il Paese li condurrà in un luogo in cui saranno costretti a difendersi contro un creatore che vuole annientarli.

An inventive paranormal gambit, a compelling lead character, and a plot that twists and turns through to the last page . . . HOLDING SMOKE stands out as original and inventive.- Claudia Gray, New York Times best-selling author of the Evernight series

* “Eloquently written and packed full of suspense, debut author Cosimano strikes gold with this page-turning thriller that will have teens chomping at the bit to get to the end.”—School Library Journal, starred review Nearly Boswell knows how to keep secrets. Living in a DC trailer park, she knows better than to share anything that would make her a target with her classmates. Like her mother's job as an exotic dancer, her obsession with the personal ads, and especially the emotions she can taste when she brushes against someone's skin. But when a serial killer goes on a killing spree and starts attacking students, leaving cryptic ads in the newspaper that only Nearly can decipher, she confides in the one person she shouldn't trust: the new guy at school—a reformed bad boy working undercover for the police, doing surveillance. . . on her. Nearly might be the one person who can put all the clues together, and if she doesn't figure it all out soon—she'll be next.

Finlay Donovan - single mum, floundering crime writer and accidental hit-woman - is, once again, struggling to finish her crime novel. Ever since someone misinterpreted her talking about her new book, she has been busier than ever working as a hit-woman and taking on the life she usually reserves for her characters. On the bright side, the only dead body she's dealt with lately is that of her daughter's pet goldfish. On the not-so-bright side, someone wants her ex-husband dead. And saving him is going to send her down a rabbit hole of soccer moms disguised as hit-women, with a little more involvement with the Russian mob than she'd like. With her book deadline looming, and an ex-husband to keep alive, Finlay is quickly coming to the end of her rope. She can only hope there isn't a noose at the end of it...

"Edgar-Award nominee Elle Cosimano's adult debut Finlay Donovan Is Killing It is the first in a witty, fast-paced mystery series, following struggling suspense novelist and single mom Finlay Donovan, whose fiction treads dangerously close to the truth as she becomes tangled in real-life murder investigations.."--

⭐ THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ⭐ 'Finlay Donovan is irresistible!' JANET EVANOVICH 'I adore everything about it . . . the perfect blend of mystery and romcom' ALI HAZELWOOD Finlay Donovan is ready to bite the bullet. She's done with her accidental life of crime. But first, there's the small matter of her debt to the Russian mob. Her task should be simple: locate a rogue hitman before the cops do. The catch? This killer might be a cop himself. From inside the citizens' police academy, run by distractingly hot Detective Nicholas Anthony, Finlay needs to sleuth out her target - and some fresh ideas for her new crime novel. Can she get to her edits and the hitman in time? She'll give it her best shot. With more dating, diapers and dodging bullets, the third book in the hilarious, irresistibly lovable Finlay Donovan series is perfect for fans of Dial A for Aunties, Only Murders in the Building, and Killing Eve. ⭐ PRAISE FOR FINLAY DONOVAN ⭐ 'This series is magical! . . . Sharp, hilarious and heartfelt' CHRISTINA LAUREN, author of The Unhoneymooners 'I love Finlay Donovan so much I would 100% hide a body for her' JESSE Q. SUTANTO, author of Dial A for Aunties 'Skilfully combines suspense and laughs' NEW YORK TIMES 'Funny and smart, twisty and surprising - Finlay Donovan is a character to root for' MEGAN MIRANDA

The fourth installment in a beloved murder-mystery series combines warmth and humor, appealing to fans of Jesse Q. Sutanto and Only Murders in the Building. With engaging characters and a captivating plot, this book continues the adventures of its protagonist as they navigate the complexities of crime-solving while delivering plenty of laughs.

"A troubled girl literally unearths the past after receiving a mysterious inheritance--but someone else wants it to stay buried"-- Provided by publisher