Title : The Tiger's Ford - Philippe Dessertine - book Summary : February 6, 2012, Consulate of the United States of America in the People's Republic of China, in the city of Chengdu. It is 6 p.m. One of China's most famous police officers, Wang Lijun, is preparing to request political asylum in the United States. He holds secrets that will rock the Middle Kingdom. Inundated by the scandal, politicians, businessmen, and senior executives will see their careers shattered. Wang Lijun will remain under interrogation for thirty hours. Thirty hours that will dramatically alter the international geopolitical landscape. It could be pure fiction. Yet, in this book, everything is true. Or almost. EAN : 9782290078747 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

Read more less

Title : When the North Wind Blows - Daniel Glattauer - book Summary : A man and a woman. They don't know each other but exchange emails. Until they become addicted. Until they can no longer do without each other, without ever meeting... Delicious and captivating, this comedy of manners explores with finesse and humor the birth of love. One of the most enchanting and intelligent love dialogues in contemporary literature. Der Spiegel. When the North Wind Blows will enchant readers like the epistolary bestseller, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, of which it shares the wit and zest. Olivia de Lamberterie, Elle. EAN : 9782253157304 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

Read more less

Title : News from Paradise - David Lodge - book Summary : Bernard Walsh, the former priest, has long since lost faith in paradise. When he leaves Rummidge to go to Hawaii, he skeptically leafs through tourist brochures extolling the exquisite charms of a world that has never known evil. The gags multiply on the plane between London and Honolulu as well as during the stay in Hawaii during which the members of the group cross paths, avoiding each other as if it were a new kind of conference. The experience is certainly a little disappointing for many, but not for Bernard who discovers that paradise exists, even in Hawaii. David Lodge is kindly but Britishly categorical: Eden, the tour operator brochure Sea, sex and sun in Hawaii, is hell. Everything you wanted to know about vacations without ever EAN : 9782869307780 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

Read more less

Title : For the Love of Philae - Christian Jacq - book Summary : Sixth century AD... what remains of Egypt's age-old wisdom? The rise of Christianity is so powerful that there is only one island of resistance left: the Egyptian island of Philae, home to the country's last religious community. There, fifty followers of the cult of Isis fight alone against the all-powerful Bishop Theodore and the fearsome soldiers of Christ... Isis, guardian of ancient mysteries, instills courage and willpower in her men. With Sabni, a priest to whom she is bound by an eternal love, she transmits an ideal that must not die. But, from the south as well as the north, dangers are rising that threaten the existence of the temple of Philae. How much longer will the sacred building be able to carry the great Egyptian tradition? EAN : 9782266044653 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

Read more less

Title : The Last Coyote - Michael Connelly - book Summary : Following a serious altercation with his superior, Detective Inspector Harry Bosch is placed on compulsory leave and ordered to consult a psychologist to control his aggression: his reinstatement within the Los Angeles police force depends on it. Harry Bosch initially refuses treatment, then reveals to Dr. Hinojos the secret that haunts him: his mother, Marjorie Lowe, a prostitute, was killed as she was about to finally extract him from the center where, as a small child, he was placed after being separated from her. And, the crux of the problem, the police investigation that could have helped him accept the reality of this murder never came to fruition. Freed by this confession, Harry Bosch then understands that, despite the ban on investigating that affects him, he must find the one who stole his mother's love from him, and he reopens the case. EAN : 9782020438131 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

Read more less

Title : The Blood of Betrayal - Hervé Jourdain - book Summary : Quai des Orfèvres Prize 2014 "Serial killers from generation to generation, it's still a strange vocation! But always in the service of the State. I shouldn't have touched the honor of my ancestors... I like seeing the cops get agitated because of me, seeing their flashing lights turn blue on the facades of the Palais de Justice. Who will eliminate the traitors to its memory?" These threats dramatically haunt the "36", at the moment when a young policewoman joins the "lords" of the Crime, at the risk of assuming a singular lineage and finding herself confronted with a massacre in the ranks of the judicial world. EAN : 9782213677286 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

Read more less

Title : The Monk and the Venerable - Christian Jacq - book Summary : In early 1944, two men were arrested by the Gestapo and imprisoned in a German fortress. One was a doctor and a member of a very old Masonic lodge. The other was an eminent Benedictine monk. Under Himmler's orders, a secret service was tracking down religious orders and secret societies in an attempt to strip them of their powers. How would the Freemason and the Christian listen to each other and reach an agreement when faced with Nazi torturers determined to enslave them? EAN : 9782266072427 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

Read more less

Title : Storm in the Air - Carl Hiaasen - book Summary : Hurricane in Florida! Gone are the beautiful creatures and the fine sand. Houses are flying away, destinies are imploding, and lunatics of all stripes are celebrating. Some even get ideas. Ideas for scams, ideas for kidnappings, ideas for murder... A hermit worthy of Don Quixote, a skull collector, a killer with a sinister face, a young bride who lost her dear and tender husband in the turmoil. One by one, they emerge from the shadows, from their lives, from their hinges. Let the party begin! EAN : 9782266090131 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

Read more less

Title : Petersburg News - Nikolai Gogol - book Summary : Attached, like a visionary devil, to the faltering steps of his characters, puppets as grotesque as they are pathetic, Gogol travels through Petersburg, transfigured under his pen into a disturbing shadow theater. From The Overcoat to The Portrait, by way of The Diary of a Madman, The Nose and Nevsky Prospect, these fantastic and comical stories, beyond the satire of Russian society, reveal an unpredictable universe, governed by nonsense. As Nabokov wrote, "the essence of humanity is derived in an irrational manner from the chaos of pretenses that composes Gogol's world." EAN : 9782080710185 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

Read more less

Title : My Mortal Enemy - Willa Cather - book Summary : I first met Myra Henshawe when I was fifteen, but as far back as I can remember, I had always heard of her. Thus Nellie tells the story of the dazzling Myra Henshawe. Naturally elegant, astonishingly gifted, comfortably raised in a small Missouri town, Myra had been charmed by Oswald Henshawe and followed him to New York. She reigned there. Her refinement, her beauty, her taste for the arts attracted, her strangeness seduced. Years later, Nellie found her sick, poor, battling invisible demons, in a mediocre West Coast hotel. What mortal enemy was she struggling with? "My Mortal Enemy," written in 1926, testifies to Willa Cather's interest in European literature EAN : 9782869305533 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

Read more less

Title : The Perfume of the Lady in Black - Gaston Leroux - book Summary : See photos EAN : 9782277508960 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

Read more less

Title : The Heart-Ripper - Boris Vian - book Summary : Here's a corner of the countryside where people have strange ways... The old people's fair, for example. A curious institution! We also know that all children can fly like birds as soon as they stretch out their arms - but is that a sufficient reason to lock them up behind ever higher, ever more closed walls? The psychiatrist Jacquemort wonders - then no longer wonders, because he has too much to do with the shame of others, which flows into a very dirty stream. But we, who remain on the shore, see that Boris Vian is simply describing our world. By taking each of our usual words literally, he reveals to us the monstrous country that surrounds us, that of our most implacable desires, where every love hides a hatred, where men dream of ships, and women of walls. EAN : 9782253006626 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

Read more less

Title : Louis XIV Volume 2 - The Winter of the Great King - Max Gallo - book Summary : This winter of 1683 seems to mark the twilight of a unique reign. The ailing king wages a courageous struggle. For Louis the Great never capitulates. All of Europe resounds with the sound of his victories. As death takes his advisors and family members, the king must dictate the pace of life at court... A comedy that this anxious, aging man struggles to play. Until the end, Louis governs, deciding the fate of France as well as his own salvation. "The storyteller's talent is expressed in the lively rhythm with its bursts and emotions. A successful historical narrative, somewhere between the controlled lyricism of a Michelet and the bubbling verve of a Dumas. EAN : 9782266185653 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

Read more less

Title : The Two of Us - Mhairi McFarlane - book Summary : Get out your tissues, this romantic comedy will make you cry... with laughter Some men have principles. Personally, I've never met one, but I saw one once, in a movie. Delia isn't sure she understands how far she's gone wrong: she's been with Paul for ten years when she proposes... and discovers he's cheating on her. She hadn't seen it coming. If it's all her fault, as her ex suggests, why is he moving heaven and earth to get her back? What if she put the old adage: one lost, ten found to good use? Delia leaves behind her uneventful little life, and from Newcastle to London, suitors abound: between messages from an anonymous admirer, eccentric bosses, and journalists so seductive it's indecent, a new version of Delia is born. Love is dead, long live love! “Witty, lively, guaranteed laughs… A modern romance novel in its most accomplished form.” Heat “Highly recommended for those who like it funny.” Glamour “Wonderfully hilarious.” Fabulous Editor's note: Don't some relationships prevent us from being our true selves? How long does it take to realize this? Delia couldn't imagine her future without Paul, and yet this breakup pushes her toward a better tomorrow. Mhairi McFarlane is unparalleled in exploring the inner workings of romantic relationships, and she does so with delightful lightness. Her twirling pen and sharp dialogue will make you die laughing. EAN : 9782811218638 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

Read more less

Title : Love Lasts Three Years - Frede Beigbeder - book Summary : "In the third year, there's good news and bad news. The good news: your disgusted wife leaves you. The bad news: you start a new book." EAN : 9782070414574 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

Read more less

Title : The ideal man exists. He is from Quebec - Diane Ducret - book Summary : A young woman leaves Paris to join her new partner who lives in Canada. Overcoming her fear of commitment and her phobia of flying, she makes the trip but quickly finds herself confronted with a series of trials: the arrival of her 5-year-old son, a walk with sled dogs that turns into a nightmare, an old partner who is too present... EAN : 9782290130667 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

Read more less

Title : Deep Winter - Samuel W. Gailey - book Summary : Danny doesn't know what to do with the corpse he just discovered on the evening of his fortieth birthday. This body is that of Mindy, his only friend in the small town of Wyalusing, Pennsylvania. Despite the childhood tragedy that left him orphaned and simple-minded, everyone in town despises the giant Danny and worries about the havoc his superhuman strength could wreak. So when the sheriff's deputy, a thick, corrupt brute, names him as Mindy's murderer, everyone is convinced that good Danny has finally hurt someone weaker than himself. But this first murder upsets the precarious balance that had reigned until then in the town, while the sheriff, his deputy, and reinforcements launch, deep into the surrounding woods, into a manhunt from which no one will emerge unscathed. With breathtaking evocative power and a thrilling plot, this debut novel takes us to the heart of America's underdogs and exposes the violence that lies beneath the still waters. EAN : 9782351780787 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

Read more less

Title : What strange effect do you have on my heart - Christine Orban - book Summary : "After he repudiated me, I wanted to write to Bonaparte. The idea came to me one night, alone at Malmaison while he was away on the island of Elba. I, Josephine, repudiated, he exiled, how did we get here?" With disturbing empathy, the author of the Silence of men, of Don't Forget to Be Happy takes on the character of Josephine and shares her passionate love life with us. This story offers the analysis of feelings and depth that have made the novelist so successful. EAN : 9782226258250 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

Read more less

Title : Baton Rouge - Patricia Cornwell - book Summary : Baton Rouge, Louisiana, population 230,000, former French trading post on the Mississippi... A hub of all kinds of trafficking, it's the city in the United States with the highest number of crimes per capita. It's also where Kay Scarpetta has a date with her destiny, because the Chandonne brothers haven't forgotten her. Death lurks deep in the bayou and strikes in series. Will Scarpetta's friends arrive in time to foil the trap? EAN : 9782702134153 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

Read more less

Title : The Garden of Badalpour - Kenizé Mourad - book Summary : In India, within the walls of the decrepit palace of the late Rajah of Badalpur, there is a small garden where a young Western woman regularly comes to recharge her batteries, because Zahr, daughter of a sultana and descendant of one of the last sovereigns of Constantinople, is also the daughter of a Rajah, and therefore of this Indian land. Her story is that of a woman who, upon coming into the world, lost everything: her name, her first name, her age, her country, her parents - her mother, having fled India, entrusted her to an adoptive family before dying. As an adult, Zahr embarks on a desperate search for her true identity, without which she feels she cannot begin to live. At twenty-one, after many years of searching, she will find her father and her country. She will discover a family that has been torn apart since India's independence, a minority and persecuted Muslim community. Her Western habits shock her and earn her many rebuffs. Furthermore, she is only a woman and, as such, has few rights. But she has finally found the happiness of having a family and a father she adores. Until her world collapses again and she is forced to leave everything behind. Twenty years later she returns and, after many struggles, ends up understanding that these "belongings" to which everyone clings are in fact only crutches that help one to stand, barriers that limit, often even blinders that blind. Now, freed from her ghosts, will Zahr be able to move on to other horizons, light, finally ready to dance her life? Kénizé Mourad was a journalist and worked for twelve years as a senior reporter specializing in Middle Eastern and Indian subcontinent affairs. Ten years ago, she dedicated a famous novel to her family's history: From the Dead Princess (Laffont), which sold several million copies. The Garden of Badalpour is the second installment of this family saga. EAN : 9782213601267 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

Read more less