Daniel O'Malley

September, 1940. Three women of the Checquy, the secret organization tasked with protecting Britain from supernatural threats, stand in the sky above London and watch German aircraft approach. Forbidden by law to interfere, all they can do is watch as their city is bombed. Until Pamela, the most sensible of them, suddenly breaks all the rules and brings down a Nazi bomber with her bare hands. The three resolve to tell no one about it, but they soon learn that a crew member is missing from the downed bomber. Charred corpses are discovered in nearby houses and it becomes apparent that the women have unwittingly unleashed a monster. Through a city torn by the Blitz, the friends must hunt the enemy before he kills again. Their task will take them from the tunnels of the Underground to the halls of power, where they will discover the secrets that a secret organization must keep even from itself. Today. Lynette Binns, a librarian with a husband and child, is a late recruit to the Checquy, having discovered only as an adult her ability to electrify everyday objects with her touch. After completing her training, she is assigned to examine a string of brutal murders of London criminals and quickly realizes that all bear the unmistakable hallmark of her own unique power. Unable to provide an alibi and determined to prove her innocence, she flees, leaving behind her family to venture into the London underworld to find answers. But now she is prey, being tracked by her own frighteningly capable comrades. As Lyn fights off powered thugs and her own vengeful colleagues, she will find that the solution to the murders and to the mystery of her own past lies in the events of World War II, and the covert actions of three young women during the Blitz.

„Trupul pe care-l porți a fost cândva al meu.” Așa începe scrisoarea pe care Myfanwy Thomas o ține în mână atunci când se trezește într-un parc londonez înconjurată de cadavre care poartă mănuși din latex. Fără să aibă habar cine e, Myfanwy trebuie să urmeze instrucțiunile pe care i le-a lăsat fostul eu pentru a-și descoperi identitatea și a-i găsi pe agenții care vor s-o distrugă. Curând află că e o Tură, un membru de rang înalt al unei organizații secrete numite Checquy, care se luptă cu numeroasele forțe supranaturale din Marea Britanie. De asemenea, descoperă că și ea posedă o abilitate rară, posibil letală. În misiunea ei de a afla care membru din Checquy a trădat-o și de ce, Myfanwy întâlnește o persoană cu patru trupuri, o aristocrată care îi poate pătrunde în vise, o instituție secretă unde copiii sunt transformați în luptători letali și o conspirație mai mare decât și-ar fi putut închipui vreodată. Înțesat de personaje deopotrivă fascinante și fantastice, Nume de cod: Tura e un thriller ingenios, plin de suspans și umor, care marchează debutul ambițios al unui tânăr scriitor extrem de talentat. „Impresionant! […] Umorul sec, răsturnările de situație surprinzătoare și intriga bine meșteșugită fac din acest roman un câștigător.” PUBLISHERS WEEKLY „Absolut convingător și captivant – foarte bine gândit și adesea ilar. […] Până și acest critic istovit, care îmbătrânește și care suferă de deficit de atenție, a fost dat pe spate.” LEV GROSSMAN, autorul romanului Magicienii „O combinație inedită de Harry Potter, Vânătorii de fantome și Războiul lumilor, acest roman e îndrăzneț și ingenios, plin de spori, mâzga și suspans – și are trei eroine cutezătoare (dintre care două împart același trup!).” KATHERINE NEVILLE, autoarea romanului The Fire „Nume de cod: Tura are de toate – puteri secrete, organizații misterioase, cotloane întunecate, savanți excentrici și o rață care poate vedea viitorul. […] Vă spun cu mâna pe inimă că a trecut ceva timp de când nu m-am mai bucurat așa de un roman paranormal. […] Atât de bun e!” JAMES FLOYD KELLY, wired.com

"The body you are wearing used to be mine." So begins the letter Myfanwy Thomas is holding when she awakes in a London park surrounded by bodies all wearing latex gloves. With no recollection of who she is, Myfanwy must follow the instructions her former self left behind to discover her identity and track down the agents who want to destroy her. She soon learns that she is a Rook, a high-ranking member of a secret organization called the Chequy that battles the many supernatural forces at work in Britain. She also discovers that she possesses a rare, potentially deadly supernatural ability of her own. In her quest to uncover which member of the Chequy betrayed her and why, Myfanwy encounters a person with four bodies, an aristocratic woman who can enter her dreams, a secret training facility where children are transformed into deadly fighters, and a conspiracy more vast than she ever could have imagined. Filled with characters both fascinating and fantastical, The Rook is a richly inventive, suspenseful, and often wry thriller that marks an ambitious debut from a promising young writer.

From the brilliant and hilarious author of The Rook, a delightful new supernatural When the heir to the British throne suddenly dies under mysterious circumstances, Checquy operative and reluctant aristocrat Alix is assigned to be lady-in-waiting/personal bodyguard to the new Crown Princess, and must navigate the halls of power and privilege while investigating the supernatural murder of the Prince of Wales.   Alexandra "Alix" Dennis-Palmer-Hudson-Gilmore-Garnsey, the twelfth Lady Mondegreen, has never had any control of her life. Her supernatural ability to shatter bones with a touch made her the automatic property of the Checquy, the secret British government agency that deals with the supernatural. Her aristocratic ancestry made Alix the perfect asset for the Checquy to deploy close to the royal family. Since childhood, Alix has been coached to befriend Princess Louise, second in line to the throne, but despite all machinations, the two have never been close. Now an adult and a full Pawn of the Checquy, Alix is a skilled investigator unravelling supernatural manifestations for the security of the nation.   Everything changes when Louise's brother, the Prince of Wales, dies abruptly, and all signs point to an unnatural assassination. To protect Louise, the new and unwilling heir apparent, Alix is assigned to be her lady-in-waiting. Thrust into the limelight overnight—both in the everyday world and in the underground world of the Checquy—Alix must juggle her responsibilities and her loyalties as she attempts to unravel the murder, keep Louise safe, and learn how to smile graciously while eerie threats loom around every corner.

Lorsqu'elle reprend conscience dans un parc de Londres, entourée de cadavres d'hommes en costume portant des gants de latex, Myfanwy Thomas ne se souvient de rien. D'après la lettre qu'elle a trouvée dans sa poche, elle savait qu'elle allait perdre la mémoire et s'est laissé tous les indices nécessaires pour découvrir qui veut l'éliminer. Elle rejoint ainsi la Checquy, une organisation secrète chargée de combattre les forces surnaturelles qui menacent la Couronne britannique. Au sein de cette version paranormale du MI5 anglais, la jeune femme, entourée de surdoués aux pouvoirs plus que spéciaux, devra se frayer un chemin dans un univers semé d'embûches et lever le voile sur une conspiration aux proportions inimaginables...

In this spirited sequel, The Rook returns to clinch an alliance between deadly rivals and avert epic—and slimy—supernatural war. When secret organizations are forced to merge after years of enmity and bloodshed, only one person has the fearsome powers—and the bureaucratic finesse—to get the job done. Facing her greatest challenge yet, Rook Myfanwy Thomas must broker a deal between two bitter adversaries: The Checquy—the centuries-old covert British organization that protects society from supernatural threats, and… The Grafters—a centuries-old supernatural threat. But as bizarre attacks sweep London, threatening to sabotage negotiations, old hatreds flare. Surrounded by spies, only the Rook and two women, who absolutely hate each other, can seek out the culprits before they trigger a devastating otherworldly war. STILETTO is a novel of preternatural diplomacy, paranoia, and snide remarks.