Ian McGuire

Un magistral e inquietante noir histórico que parte del oscuro episodioreal de los llamados "Mártires de Mánchester".Stephen Doyle, un veterano irlandes-estadounidense de la Guerra Civil, llega a Mánchester conased de sangre. Se ha unido a los Fenianos, una sociedad secreta que intenta acabar por todos losamedios con el dominio britanico en Irlanda. Tras los pasos de esta sociedad va el jefe de policiaaJames OConnor, cuya mision consiste en descubrir y frustrar sus planes. Esta apasionante novelaasobre la guerra clandestina por la independencia de Irlanda condensa la historia de dos hombres perseguidos por su pasado e impulsados por la necesidad de justicia y venganza.

«Una novela que nos lleva hasta los límites de la carne y la sangre. Absolutamente convincente, brillante, viva, e insidiosamente ingeniosa.La sangre heladaes un logro sorprendente.»Martin AmisHe aqu

Patrick Sumner, un ancien chirurgien de l'armée britannique traînant une mauvaise réputation, n'a pas de meilleure option que d'embarquer sur le Volunteer, un baleinier du Yorkshire en route pour les

Truly terrific' Richard Ford'Dickens for the twenty-first century' Roddy Doyle'A powerful, gripping tale' Sunday TimesA man hanging on by a thread.A city about to snap. From the acclaimed author of The North Water comes an epic story of revenge and obsession. Manchester, 1867 Two men, haunted by their pasts.Driven by the need for justice. Blood begets blood.In a fight for life and legacy. Stephen Doyle arrives in Manchester from New York. He is an Irish-American veteran of the Civil War and a member of the Fenians, a secret society intent on ending British rule in Ireland, by any means necessary. Now he has come to seek vengeance. James O'Connor has fled grief and drink in Dublin for a sober start in Manchester as Head Constable. His mission is to discover and thwart the Fenians plans. When his long-lost nephew arrives on his doorstep, he never could have foreseen how this would imperil his fragile new life or how his and Doyle's fates would come to be intertwined. The rebels will be hanged at dawn, and their brotherhood is already plotting revenge.

Un baleinier du XIXe siècle met le cap sur lArctique avec un tueur à bord... un roman de survie sombre, puissant et original.Patrick Sumner, un ancien chirurgien de larmée britannique traînant une ma

LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2016 'A tour de force' Hilary Mantel 'Riveting and darkly brilliant' Colm Toibin A ship sets sail with a killer on-board ...1859. A man joins a whaling ship bound for the Arctic Circle. Having left the services, his reputation in tatters, Patrick Sumner has little option but to accept the position of ship's surgeon on this ill-fated voyage. But when, deep into the journey, a boy is discovered brutally killed, Sumner finds himself becoming a reluctant detective. Soon he will face an evil even greater than that he had encountered at the siege of Delhi, in the shape of Henry Drax: harpooner, murderer, monster. As the true purpose of the ship's expedition becomes clear and despair descends upon the crew, the confrontation between Sumner and Drax will play out in the terrible darkness of the Arctic winter ...'Behold: one of the finest books of the year' Independent

Truly terrific Richard FordDickens for the twenty-first century Roddy DoyleA powerful, gripping tale Sunday TimesA man hanging on by a thread. A city about to snap. From the acclaimed author of The North Water comes an epic story of revenge and obsession. Manchester, 1867 Two men, haunted by their pasts.Driven by the need for justice. Blood begets blood. In a fight for life and legacy. Stephen Doyle arrives in Manchester from New York. He is an Irish-American veteran of the Civil War and a member of the Fenians, a secret society intent on ending British rule in Ireland, by any means necessary. Now he has come to seek vengeance. James OConnor has fled grief and drink in Dublin for a sober start in Manchester as Head Constable. His mission is to discover and thwart the Fenians plans. When his long-lost nephew arrives on his doorstep, he never could have foreseen how this would imperil his fragile new life or how his and Doyles fates would come to be intertwined. The rebels will be hanged at dawn, and their brotherhood is already plotting revenge.Praise for The North Water, longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2016 Brilliant, fast-paced, gripping. A tour de force of narrative tension and a masterful reconstruction of a lost world Hilary Mantel Utterly convincing and compelling A startling achievement Martin Amis Riveting and darkly brilliant McGuire has an extraordinary talent Colm Toibin Has exceptional power and energy Sunday Times A stunning novel that snares the reader from the outset and keeps the tightest grip until the bitter end Financial Times A vivid read, full of twists, turns, period detail and strong characters The Times Terrific McGuires use of the pitiless, fearsomely beautiful Arctic landscape as a theatre for enduring questions is inspired Daily Mail McGuire has a sure and unwavering touch a writer of exceptional craft and confidence Irish Times

Patrick Sumner, un ancien chirurgien de larmée britannique traînant une mauvaise réputation, na pas de meilleure option que dembarquer sur le Volunteer, un baleinier du Yorkshire en route pour les ea

Par lauteur de Dans les eaux du Grand Nord. Manchester, Angleterre, 1867. Stephen Doyle, un vétéran de la guerre de Sécession, rejoint les Fenians, une société secrète qui prépare la guerre dindépend

A breathtaking and cinematic novel about the lust for gold and its bloody consequences, set in the unforgiving landscape of the sub-Arctic Canadian wilderness, from the acclaimed author of The North WaterLike The North Water, with which it shares much DNA, WhiteRiverCrossing moves at a propulsive lick, its bloody meat marbled with cruelty and violence. McGuire does not let us look away: the clumsy amputation of a gangrenous arm is described in almost voluptuous detail, while the desolate beauty of the vast landscape is summoned with a sharp precision GuardianA ragged fur peddler arrives at a remote outpost of the Hudson Bay Company in the winter of 1766 with a lump of gold, claiming that there is plenty more like it further north at a place called Ox Lake. The outposts chief factor, Magnus Norton, dreams of instant riches and launches a secret and perilous expedition to find the treasure and bring it back.Led by a family of native guides, the party of prospectors includes Nortons brutish deputy, John Shaw, and Thomas Hearn, the insular and intellectual first mate from the factorys whaling sloop. During their long journey north, Shaws callousness and arrogance lead him to commit an act of sexual violence whose disastrous consequences will only fully emerge once they reach their final destination. There, amidst the bleak beauty of the Barren Grounds, as Nortons carefully crafted plans begin to fall apart and the brutal arctic winter starts to descend, Hearn is forced to make a choice that will define his character and determine his future forever.Utterly captivating, White River Crossing transports us back to the furthest edges of the eighteenth-century British empire where two radically different worldsindigenous and Europeancollide with calamitous and deadly results.

A sweeping family drama set along the White River, where buried secrets and old loyalties collide.

Patrick Sumner retorna para casa depois de viver os horrores da Guerra dos Sipaios, na Índia. Sem perspectivas, embarca em um navio baleeiro no qual também viaja um arpoador vil com quem ele logo entra em coliso. Para piorar, o capito do navio quer colocar em pratica um plano que envolve muito mais do que caçar. A medida que a bestialidade humana e a força da natureza ditam as reviravoltas desta jornada, Sumner precisara fazer o impensavel para sobreviver.

NOW A MAJOR BBC TV SERIES STARRING COLIN FARRELL, JACK OCONNELL AND STEPHEN GRAHAMA ship sets sail with a killer on board . . . 1859. A man joins a whaling ship bound for the Arctic Circle. Having left the British Army with his reputation in tatters, Patrick Sumner has little option but to accept the position of ships surgeon on this ill-fated voyage. But when, deep into the journey, a cabin boy is discovered brutally killed, Sumner finds himself forced to act. Soon he will face an evil even greater than he had encountered at the siege of Delhi, in the shape of Henry Drax: harpooner, murderer, monster . . . A tour de force Hilary MantelRiveting and darkly brilliant Colm ToibinOne of my favourite books ever Richard Osman

Un magistral e inquietante noir histórico que parte del oscuro episodioreal de los llamados «Mártires de Mánchester».Stephen Doyle, un veterano irlandés-estadounidense de la Guerra Civil, llega a Mán

Uno de los 10 mejores libros del 2016 según The New York Times. Finalista del Man Booker Prize 2016. Uno de los mejores libros del 2016 según Amazon.comUno de los 10 mejores libros del 2016 según The New York Times.Finalista del Man Booker Prize 2016.Uno de los mejores libros del 2016 segun Amazon.comHe aqui el hombre: un hombre hediondo, borracho, brutalmente sanguinario.Henry Drax es el principal arponero delVolunteer, un barco ballenero que zarpa desde Yorkshire para dirigirse a las ricas aguas de caza del Circulo Polar Artico. A bordo del barco esta el joven e inexperto Patrick Sumner; un cirujano y antiguo miembro del ejercito que no tiene otra alternativa que embarcarse como medico en lo que sera un violento, sucio y nefasto viaje. En su epoca como soldado en la India, durante el asedio de Delhi, Sumner llego a creer que habia experimentado en su totalidad las profundidades del mal, y que el viaje en este ballenero podia ser el salvoconducto hacia una vida en libertad. Lo que no sabe Sumner es que en el barco ballenero con el que cruzan el invierno artico se esconde un sangriento asesino.La sangre heladaexplora la esencia del ser humano cuando se ve arrojado a situaciones in extremis en un amb...

A 19th-century whaling ship sets sail for the Arctic with a killer aboard in this dark, sharp and highly original tale that grips like a thriller. Behold the man: stinking, drunk, brutal and bloodthirsty, Henry Drax is a harpooner on the Volunteer, a Yorkshire whaling ship bound for the hunting waters of the Arctic Circle. Also aboard for the first time is Patrick Sumner, an ex-army surgeon with a shattered reputation, no money and no better option than to embark as ship's medic on this violent, filthy, ill-fated voyage. In India during the Siege of Delhi, Sumner thought he had experienced the depths to which a man can stoop and imagined he'd find respite on the Volunteer, but now, trapped in the wooden belly of the ship with Drax, he encounters pure evil and is forced to act. As the true purposes of the expedition become clear, the confrontation between the two men plays out in the freezing darkness of an Arctic winter.