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237271The Orphanmasterhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-orphanmaster/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1573191/4a507f88-d5be-46fd-bdcd-a4d4a8a20f93.jpg?v=638338387546630000513513MXNPenguin Random House Audio Publishing GroupInStock/Audiolibros/<p><strong>A love story wrapped around a murder mystery, set in seventeenth-century Manhattan</strong></p><p>In 1663 in the hardscrabble colony of New Amsterdamtodays lower Manhattanorphan children are going missing and residents suspect a serial killer. The list of possible culprits is long and strange. Among those looking into the mystery are a shrewd young Dutch woman, Blandine van Couvering, and a dashing Englishman, Edward Drummond, whose newfound romance is threatened by horrible accusations.<br />In this spellbinding work of historical fiction, Jean Zimmerman relates the harsh realities of life in early Manhattan, re-creating the sights, smells, and textures of the rough settlement surrounded by wilderness and subject to political turmoil. Compulsively readable and filled with New York history, <em>The Orphanmaster</em> will delight fans of Caleb Carr, Hilary Mantel, and Geraldine Brooks.</p>...238353The Orphanmaster513513https://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-orphanmaster/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1573191/4a507f88-d5be-46fd-bdcd-a4d4a8a20f93.jpg?v=638338387546630000InStockMXN99999DIAudiolibro20129781101564301_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9781101564301_<p>From a debut novelist, a gripping historical thriller and rousing love story set in seventeenth-century Manhattan</p><p>Its 1663 in the tiny, hardscrabble Dutch colony of New Amsterdam, now present-day southern Manhattan. Orphan children are going missing, and among those looking into the mysterious state of affairs are a quick-witted twenty-two-year-old trader, Blandine von Couvering, herself an orphan, and a dashing British spy named Edward Drummond.</p><p>Suspects abound, including the governors wealthy nephew, a green-eyed aristocrat with decadent tastes; an Algonquin trapper who may be possessed by a demon that turns people into cannibals; and the colonys own corrupt and conflicted orphanmaster. Both the search for the killer and Edward and Blandines newfound romance are endangered, however, when Blandine is accused of being a witch and Edward is sentenced to hang for espionage. Meanwhile, war looms as the English king plans to wrest control of the colony.</p><p>Jean Zimmerman brings New Amsterdam and its surrounding wilderness alive for modern-day readers with exacting period detail. Lively, fast paced, and full of colorful characters, <em>The Orphanmaster</em> is a dramatic page-turner that will appeal to fans of Hilary Mantel and Geraldine Brooks.</p>...9781101564301_Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Groupaudiolibro_e0bfc0e0-578a-3f37-9fe2-a30eb4cfa374_9781101564301;9781101564301_9781101564301Jean ZimmermanInglésMéxicoNoMINUTE2012-06-19T00:00:00+00:00Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group