Bøger af Brianna Labuskes

”Til Annelise, min modige Edelweiss-pirat.”Emmy Clarke er bibliotekar – ikke soldat. Det forhindrer dog ikke USA’s nationalbibliotek i at sende hende til Tyskland for at hjælpe Monumenternes Mænd, en gruppe museumsdirektører og kuratorer, som Roosevelt i slutningen af 2. verdenskrig udnævnte til soldater og sendte til Tyskland i forsøget på at redde uerstattelige kunstskatte. Emmy skal finde og katalogisere den dyrebare litteratur, der er blevet plyndret af nazisterne.På Emmys første dag finder hun en digtsamling af Rainer Maria Rilke med en håndskrevet dedikation: ”Til Annelise, min modige Edelweiss-pirat.” Emmy bliver øjeblikkeligt fascineret af dedikationen, og jagten efter bogens retmæssige ejer fører Emmy til to søstre, et forfærdeligt forræderi og en ekstraordinær protest mod nazisterne.Brianna Labuskes er en amerikansk forfatter, som har skrevet en række anerkendte romaner. Bogen fra Bonn er hendes anden roman på dansk. I de første 10 år af sin karriere arbejdede hun som politisk journalist for nationale nyhedsorganisationer. Hun bor i Asheville, North Carolina, USA, med sin hund Jinx.Om De brændte bøgers bibliotekar”Grundigt researchet ... fortalt i et smukt og flydende sprog.”—CATS, BOOKS AND COFFEE

Inspired by true events, a thrilling Depression-era novel from the author of The Librarian of Burned Books about a woman's quest to uncover a mystery surrounding a local librarian and the Boxcar Library-a converted mining train that brought books to isolated rural towns in Montana. When Works Progress Administration (WPA) editor Millie Lang finds herself on the wrong end of a potential political scandal, she's shipped off to Montana to work on the state's American Guide Series-travel books intended to put the nation's destitute writers to work. Millie arrives to an eclectic staff claiming their missed deadlines are due to sabotage, possibly from the state's powerful Copper Kings who don't want their long and bloody history with union organizers aired for the rest of the country to read. But Millie begins to suspect that the answer might instead lie with the town's mysterious librarian, Alice Monroe. More than a decade earlier, Alice Monroe created the Boxcar Library in order to deliver books to isolated mining towns where men longed for entertainment and connection. Alice thought she found the perfect librarian to staff the train car in Colette Durand, a miner's daughter with a shotgun and too many secrets behind her eyes. Now, no one in Missoula will tell Millie why both Alice and Colette went out on the inaugural journey of the Boxcar Library, but only Alice returned. The three women's stories dramatically converge in the search to uncover what someone is so desperately trying to hide: what happened to Colette Durand. Inspired by the fascinating, true history of Missoula's Boxcar Library, the novel blends the story of the strong, courageous women who survived and thrived in the rough and rowdy West with that of the power of standing together to fight for workers' lives. And through it all shines the capacity of books to provide connection and light to those who need it most.

Tyskland, 1946: Emmy Clarke er bibliotekar – ikke soldat. Det forhindrer dog ikke USA's nationalbibliotek i at sende hende til Tyskland for at hjælpe Monumenternes Mænd, en gruppe museumsdirektører og kuratorer, som Roosevelt i slutningen af 2. verdenskrig udnævnte til soldater og sendte til Tyskland i forsøget på at redde uerstattelige kunstskatte. Emmy skal finde og katalogisere den dyrebare litteratur, der er blevet plyndret af nazisterne.På Emmys første dag på arbejde finder hun en digtsamling af Rainer Maria Rilke, og på titelbladet er en håndskrevet dedikation: "Til Annelise, min modige Edelweiss-pirat." Emmy bliver øjeblikkeligt fascineret af dedikationen og hun er fast besluttet på at afdække historien bag den håndskrevne hilsen.Jagten på bogens retmæssige ejer fører Emmy til to søstre, et forfærdeligt forræderi og en ekstraordinær protest mod nazisterne.

Mellem 1933 og 1944 flettes tre kvinders liv sammen i hver deres kamp mod den bølge af fascisme, der rejser sig i hele Europa. Den amerikanske forfatterdebutant Althea James inviteres til Berlin af selveste Joseph Goebbels, hvor en smuk kvinde inddrager hende i modstandsbevægelsen. Hannah Brecht er flygtet til Paris men opdager, at hun ikke kan flygte fra den antisemitisme, som ødelagde hendes familie. Med et knust hjerte begraver hun sig i arbejdet ved det tyske frihedsbibliotek for brændte bøger. Siden amerikanske Vivian Childs mand døde i kampen mod nazisterne har hun ført sin egen krig: at modsætte sig censuren af det læsestof, som sendes til millioner af oversøiske soldater. Vivs kamp for historierne åbner fortidens store hemmeligheder og bliver livsomvæltende for alle tre kvinder.”Fans af historisk fiktion med modige kvinder i hovedrollerne vil elske den.” Forfatter Jennifer Chiaverni

A serial killer on death row challenges a forensic linguist to solve his final puzzle in a novel of breathtaking mind games by the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Lies You Wrote.Forensic psychologist Callum Kilkenny lost his wife, Shay, to the very serial killer he'd hunted for five years. When Nathaniel Conrad--known as the Alphabet Man, for his love of tattooing codes onto his victims' bodies--was condemned to death row, Callum thought the game of cat and mouse was over. But just before execution, Nathaniel drops a bombshell: he's not the one who murdered Shay.After analyzing the killer's taunting, coded letters to authorities--one for each victim--FBI forensic linguist Raisa Susanto believes him. The discrepancies bear it out. So was it a copycat? A partner in crime? Or something more sinister? If Nathaniel knows the answer, Raisa fears he'll be taking that closely guarded secret to his grave.As Raisa and Callum are pulled into an investigation to solve Shay's murder, it reopens old traumas that cut deeper than they could imagine. Before someone else dies, Raisa must decipher the unbelievable truth in an ever-twisting case built on a foundation of lies.

Er bøgernes magt stor nok til at sejre over krigen?Mellem 1933 og 1944 flettes tre kvinders liv sammen i hver deres kamp mod den bølge af fascisme, der rejser sig i hele Europa. Den amerikanske forfatterdebutant Althea James inviteres til Berlin af selveste Joseph Goebbels, hvor en smuk kvinde inddrager hende i modstandsbevægelsen.Hannah Brecht er flygtet til Paris men opdager, at hun ikke kan flygte fra den antisemitisme, som ødelagde hendes familie. Med et knust hjerte begraver hun sig i arbejdet ved det tyske bibliotek for brændte bøger.Siden amerikanske Vivian Childs mand døde i kampen mod nazisterne har hun ført sin egen krig: at modsætte sig censuren af det læsestof, som sendes til millioner af oversøiske soldater. Vivs kamp for historierne åbner fortidens store hemmeligheder og bliver livsomvæltende for alle tre kvinder.BRIANNA LABUSKES er en amerikansk forfatter, som har skrevet en række anerkendte romaner. De brændte bøgers bibliotekar er hendes første historiske roman og hendes debut på dansk. I de første 10 år af hendes karriere arbejdede hun som politisk journalist for nationale nyhedsorganisationer. Hun bor i Asheville, North Carolina, USA, med sin hund, Jinx.

On Emmy's first day at work, she finds a poetry collection by Rainer Maria Rilke, and on the title pages is a handwritten dedication: To Annelise, my brave Edelweiss Pirate. Emmy is instantly intrigued by the story behind the dedication and becomes determined to figure out what happened.

For fans of The Rose Code and The Librarian Spy comes another literary themed historical novel from the author of The Librarian of Burned Books. Germany, 1946: Emmy Clarke is a librarian not a soldier.

"The double murder of a married couple in a small Washington town draws FBI forensic linguist Raisa Susanto into an investigation that mirrors a decades-old crime in which the perpetrator supposedly took his own life"--

For fans of The Rose Code and The Paris Library, The Librarian of Burned Books is a captivating WWII-era novel about the intertwined fates of three women who believe in the power of books to triumph over the very darkest moments of war. Berlin 1933. Following the success of her debut novel, American writer Althea James receives an invitation from Joseph Goebbels himself to participate in a culture exchange program in Germany. For a girl from a small town in Maine, 1933 Berlin seems to be sparklingly cosmopolitan, blossoming in the midst of a great change with the charismatic new chancellor at the helm. Then Althea meets a beautiful woman who promises to show her the real Berlin, and soon she's drawn into a group of resisters who make her question everything she knows about her hosts?and herself.Paris 1936. She may have escaped Berlin for Paris, but Hannah Brecht discovers the City of Light is no refuge from the anti-Semitism and Nazi sympathizers she thought she left behind. Heartbroken and tormented by the role she played in the betrayal that destroyed her family, Hannah throws herself into her work at the German Library of Burned Books. Through the quiet power of books, she believes she can help counter the tide of fascism she sees rising across Europe and atone for her mistakes. But when a dear friend decides actions will speak louder than words, Hannah must decide what stories she is willing to live?or die?for.New York 1944. Since her husband Edward was killed fighting the Nazis, Vivian Childs has been waging her own war: preventing a powerful senator's attempts to censor the Armed Service Editions, portable paperbacks that are shipped by the millions to soldiers overseas. Viv knows just how much they mean to the men through the letters she receives?including the last one she got from Edward. She also knows the only way to win this battle is to counter the senator's propaganda with a story of her own?at the heart of which lies the reclusive and mysterious woman tending the American Library of Nazi-Banned Books in Brooklyn.As Viv unknowingly brings her censorship fight crashing into the secrets of the recent past, the fates of these three women will converge, changing all of them forever.Inspired by the true story of the Council of Books in Wartime?the WWII organization founded by booksellers, publishers, librarians, and authors to use books as ?weapons in the war of ideas??The Librarian of Burned Books is an unforgettable historical novel, a haunting love story, and a testament to the beauty, power, and goodness of the written word.

"Criminologist Dr. Gretchen White thought Detective Lauren Marconi could never cross certain lines. Then Lauren, with fresh blood on her hands, is arrested for an execution-style slaying. Even as the evidence mounts, Gretchen is convinced she's innocent. Because Lauren would have known how to get away with murder. Forced to team up with Lachlan Gibbs, the combative by-the-book star of Internal Affairs and Lauren's boyfriend, Gretchen starts digging for the truth. But when she begins to uncover Lauren's closely guarded secrets, the investigation raises more questions than answers. As Lauren's decade-long obsession with the victim comes to light, Gretchen can't help but doubt her own instincts. She knows better than most that not everything is as it seems. And with Lauren's future on the line, it's more important than ever to see this mystery through to the end."--Provided by publisher.

For fans of The Rose Code and The Paris Library, The Librarian of Burned Books is a captivating WWII-era novel about the intertwined fates of three women who believe in the power of books to triumph over the very darkest moments of war. Berlin 1933. Following the success of her debut novel, American writer Althea James receives an invitation from Joseph Goebbels himself to participate in a culture exchange program in Germany. For a girl from a small town in Maine, 1933 Berlin seems to be sparklingly cosmopolitan, blossoming in the midst of a great change with the charismatic new chancellor at the helm. Then Althea meets a beautiful woman who promises to show her the real Berlin, and soon she's drawn into a group of resisters who make her question everything she knows about her hosts?and herself.Paris 1936. She may have escaped Berlin for Paris, but Hannah Brecht discovers the City of Light is no refuge from the anti-Semitism and Nazi sympathizers she thought she left behind. Heartbroken and tormented by the role she played in the betrayal that destroyed her family, Hannah throws herself into her work at the German Library of Burned Books. Through the quiet power of books, she believes she can help counter the tide of fascism she sees rising across Europe and atone for her mistakes. But when a dear friend decides actions will speak louder than words, Hannah must decide what stories she is willing to live?or die?for.New York 1944. Since her husband Edward was killed fighting the Nazis, Vivian Childs has been waging her own war: preventing a powerful senator's attempts to censor the Armed Service Editions, portable paperbacks that are shipped by the millions to soldiers overseas. Viv knows just how much they mean to the men through the letters she receives?including the last one she got from Edward. She also knows the only way to win this battle is to counter the senator's propaganda with a story of her own?at the heart of which lies the reclusive and mysterious woman tending the American Library of Nazi-Banned Books in Brooklyn.As Viv unknowingly brings her censorship fight crashing into the secrets of the recent past, the fates of these three women will converge, changing all of them forever.Inspired by the true story of the Council of Books in Wartime?the WWII organization founded by booksellers, publishers, librarians, and authors to use books as ?weapons in the war of ideas??The Librarian of Burned Books is an unforgettable historical novel, a haunting love story, and a testament to the beauty, power, and goodness of the written word.

A brilliant psychologist faces the secrets and lies of her own dark past.

"It seems like an open-and-shut case for FBI special agent Lucy Thorne when Eliza Cook walks into the field office. The teenage girl confesses to murdering a young boy. Disturbingly composed, she reveals chilling details only the killer could know. Beyond that Eliza doesn't say another word, leaving a vital question met with dead silence: Why did she do it? To find the answer, Lucy goes to the scene of the crime in the small Idaho town of Knox Hollow. But Lucy's questions are only mounting. Especially when she's drawn deeper into the life of the victim. Then a combing of the woods yields unsettling evidence that Eliza isn't the only one in this close-knit rural community with secrets. Getting to the truth is becoming Lucy's obsession. And it's a dangerous one. Because for the good folks of Knox Hollow, hiding that truth will take more than silence"--

"Detective Mia Hart never planned to return home. One terrifying summer night, Mia lost two of her closest friends to suicide. Scarred and broken, she fled St. Lucy's, a small island off the coast of Maine. Now fifteen years later, when the body of a journalist is fished out of the bay near St. Lucy's cliffs, Mia is forced to help with the case--and face all she's been running from. As she approaches the island, the wintry winds of Black Rock Bay usher Mia home again. When Mia digs into the reporter's death, she finds he left behind a written clue: It wasn't suicide. Mia soon discovers it's her own tragic past he was referring to. Now, as she tries to untangle a web of lies, Mia realizes that solving this case means becoming the next pawn in someone's blood-chilling game of truth or die"--