TONY MARTIN

El 7 de octubre de 1571 las galeras cristianas se enfrentan a la armada otomana en una batalla ciclópea que concluye con una aplastante victoria sobre el contingente turco. Serán los españoles quienes controlen el Mediterráneo. Con gran pericia narrativa el gran historiador italiano Alessandro Barbero organiza el libro como si fuese un thriller.

Its 2006, and terror scaremongering in the media has rattled the residents of sleepy, suburban Dunlop Crescent. When a Maori family moves into number 14, the local cranks assume they are Middle Eastern terrorists hell-bent on destroying the Australian way of life. Rumour has it that they plan to turn their house to face Mecca.This sets off an extraordinary chain of events that embroils the entire neighbourhood as well as cynical media figures, bumbling anti-terrorist police, and a gang of white supremacists with a radical plan to wake up the country and preserve Australian values. At the centre of it all is Gordon, a retired widower, who just wants a bit of peace and quiet.Deadly Kerfuffle is a smart, riveting and incredibly funny novel inspired by actual letters to the editor in a local newspaper. Through biting satire and a cast of unforgettable characters, its an insight into the kind of paranoia that could only ever blossom in the quietest and safest of places.