Cuentos chilenos de terror, misterio y fantasía

La joven Anna Zarides llega a Constantinopla disfrazada de eunuco dispuesta a dedicarse a la medicina. La acompanan sus dos fieles sirvientes y amigos: la criada Simonis y el eunuco Leo. Ante la escandalizada mirada de Simonis, Leo ensena a Anna como debe comportarse. Desde el mismo momento en que llegan a la bulliciosa Constantinopla del siglo XII, amenazada por las cruzadas, Anna pasa a ser Anastasius. Detras del viaje de Anna hay otra motivacion: su hermano gemelo Justinian ha sido apresado y ella desea averiguar que ha sido de el. En su ultima carta, Justinian le habla de la ayuda que le...

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Amelia Cynster is stunned to hear these words from Lucien Ashfordthe enigmatic sixth Viscount Calverton and the man she has always lovedjust before the handsome rogue passes out at her feet. Dawn is breaking and she's already risked scandal by lying in wait for him just outside his London home. And though torn between indignant affront and astonished relief, she's nevertheless thrilled that Luc has agreed to her outrageous marriage proposal. However, rather than submitting to a hasty wedding as Amelia had planned, the exasperating lord insists on wooing her properlyin public and in private....

La muerte de Alfred Benedikt Faust, gran pianista y judío alemán (Montevideo en 1934) –aquella que él busca, o mejor aquella que lo persigue a lo largo de los años– es un final terrible, que se ejecuta en una serie de dramáticos actos. Nadie, quizás ni siquiera él mismo, sabe si hay un solo culpable, si el suyo fue un asesinato múltiple, o incluso, si existió un homicida más allá de sus propias decisiones apasionadas y crueles, las que lo condenaron a un mal morir. Esta novela indaga, en un estilo periodístico, los personajes, los lugares y las circunstancias que se...