Title: The Eighth Day - John Case - book Summary : The corpse of a man, walled up alive in the basement of his house. A laptop, containing mysterious files, sent to a Jesuit at the Vatican. A powerful Italian-Turkish businessman, Zerevan Zebek, who claims to be the target of a defamatory press campaign. A young detective, Danny, recruited at a high price to discover who is orchestrating this campaign, and to recover the computer and precious contents at all costs. These are the ingredients of an adventure that takes us from Washington to Rome, from Silicon Valley to the lost cities of Anatolia where a Kurdish sect devotes a strange cult to Satan. At stake is a biotechnological discovery likely to ravage the planet... After Genelis and Syndrome, John Case has signed his thriller, undoubtedly the most gripping... and the most demonic. EAN : 9782253114017 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: The Ulysses Syndrome - Santiago Gamboa - book Summary : Esteban arrives in Paris from his native Colombia with a heart full of hope: the Latin Quarter, the bohemian scene, what a paradise for a future writer! The reality is more painful: hunger and solitude punctuate his daily life, until he meets Paula, a compatriot, who draws him into the underworld of exiles. There, he discovers the other side of poverty: friendship, sensuality, and shared dreams. Born in Bogota in 1966, Santiago Gamboa is a journalist and writer. He has lived in Spain, Italy, and France. He is currently Colombia's cultural attaché at UNESCO. He is the author of Losing is a matter of method , also available in Points. “There is such flame, such vigor, such energy in this polyphonic novel that one cannot help but yield to the charm of this mirror portrait.” The Literary Magazine EAN : 9782757812389 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: The Dark Hours - Phillip-M Margolin - book Summary : Tracy Cavanaugh works at the Oregon Supreme Court. When she's offered a job at the firm of Matthew Reynolds, the city's most prominent lawyer, she doesn't hesitate. Soon, she's surrounded by corpses. Her friend Laura, Judge Griffen's law clerk, is found murdered in his office. A month later, Judge Griffen himself dies in a car explosion. His ex-wife, Abigail, the district attorney, is suspected! Charged with first-degree murder, Abigail chooses Matthew Reynolds as her lawyer. For Tracy, the arrival of this new client marks the beginning of a slow descent into hell. EAN : 9782266073844 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: Habeas Corpus - Marianne Wesson - book Summary : Cinda Hayes, assistant district attorney in Boulder, Colorado, is leaving her position. The prosecution no longer motivates her, and her faith in justice is wavering. She prefers to run the Rape Crisis Center. A year later, a phone call turns her life upside down. She is forced to take on a very delicate case: to represent, as a last resort, Jason Smiley, sentenced to death for the rape and murder of his friend. Defending the interests of a convicted felon revolts Cinda. But her aversion to the death penalty wins out. Very quickly, she will have to face multiple pressures. What secrets is Jason Smiley hiding? And why is everyone trying to prevent him from discovering them? EAN : 9782266098489 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: The Vampire - Volume 1 - Christopher Pike - book Summary : "My name is Alisa Perne. I'm intelligent, fairly cultured, and have a real zest for life. I have gorgeous blonde hair and electric blue eyes. In short, I have everything to please and be happy... There's just one tiny problem. I'm thought to be eighteen, but I'm over five thousand... And I'm a vampire. The last of my kind. Sometimes I feel terribly alone, especially now that a mysterious enemy is relentlessly hunting me..." EAN : 9782290026830 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: Suddenly Too Late - Carlos Zanon - book Summary : Barcelona. A working-class neighborhood bar at dawn. Epi, a notorious petty criminal, smashes his friend Tanveer's skull, then runs off to find Tiffany, the woman for whom he committed the irreparable. His brother, Álex, tries to find him and help him. But what help can a schizophrenic former drug addict be? Suddenly Too Late is the story of the day and night leading up to the murder, when everything changed. Against a backdrop of social misery, in a city hit by the crisis, emerges a whole gallery of marginalized ordinary people, tragicomic and terribly touching characters, busy surviving, between optimism and despair. An ironic and realistic crime novel by the new big name in Catalan crime fiction, Carlos Zanón. His novels are dark bombs, with a polished and chiseled style, powerful characters and in which the city of Barcelona is not just a simple setting. Alibi. EAN : 9782253177685 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: Rosa Candida - Audur Ava Olafsdottir - book Summary : In the world of twenty-two-year-old Arnljótur, it's all about cuttings, grasses, and above all, her pride and joy, the eight-petaled Rosa candida roses . Her passion in life: the garden and flowers. One night, in a greenhouse, Arnljótur and Anna fall in love. They barely know each other, yet their lives will be changed forever because, in Iceland, girls are indeed born among roses... Born in 1958 in Reykjavík, Audur Ava Ólafsdóttir is a professor of art history and director of the University of Iceland Museum. Rosa Candida is her first book translated into French, and has received widespread acclaim from both the public and critics. "So much delicacy on each page borders on the miracle of this Rosa candida , which one leafs through believing one is dreaming, but no. This book exists and it must be read." EAN : 9782757822593 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: The Female of the Species - Andrea H. Japp - book Summary : Toni and Sarah Magnani, along with their 12-year-old daughter, Sophia, form a close-knit, uneventful family. Toni owns his own garage, is well-off, if not rich, and they live in one of Boston's quietest neighborhoods, surrounded by Italians who are eager to solve their problems without the help of the police. But one evening, Sophia doesn't come home from school. The Magnanis' world explodes. The police say they have to wait, that they're looking... Sarah, for her part, has no intention of waiting. Her little one has been harmed: she's the one who's going to look. And she has no doubt she'll find him. The new thriller from one of our most talented crime queens, discovered with the COGNAC FESTIVAL CRIME NOVEL PRIZE in 1991 for THE BOSTONIAN. EAN : 9782702425138 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: The Corpse by the Lake - Phillip Margolin - book Summary : Ami, a young lawyer, questions the true identity of her friendly tenant, Daniel, who has revealed himself to be incredibly violent during a fight on a baseball field. When she sees Daniel on her television screen, journalist Vanessa Kohler can't believe her eyes. This man, who was thought to be dead, may be the only one who can testify that General Wingate, candidate for the presidency of the United States, is leading a plot against the state. The proof that Vanessa, who has been trying in vain to alert the public, has been waiting for years... But Ami, hired by the journalist to defend Daniel, has doubts: are this woman, whom many believe to be crazy, and this man, who makes no secret of his past as a killer, right to accuse one of the nation's most respected politicians and military personnel? Complex, brilliant, a terribly realistic, chilling thriller. EAN : 9782253128717 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: The Domino Theory - Alex Scarrow - book Summary : Monday: A series of attacks on oil reserves. Tuesday: Markets collapse. Transport quarantined. Wednesday: Food and energy supplies restricted. Thursday: Power cuts, stores stormed. Friday: Panic and chaos take over the streets. The apocalyptic scenario is underway. Only one man can stop it. A thriller of frightening realism and extreme tension: the sensational debut of a young writer considered worldwide as the successor to Robert Ludlum and Tom Clancy. EAN : 9782253128618 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: Sex & Love Addicts - Lucía Etxebarria - book Summary : Madrid, a trendy setting. Pumuky, leader of the Sex & Love Addicts, is discovered with a bullet in his head. Suicide? Murder? His loved ones give their version of events... And paint the portrait of an extraordinary, excessive, and dangerous person. But for whom? Through clumsy confessions, each person shares their share of the truth. And confronts their own unconfessed lies... "Another trip that's hard to come back from. Recommended." Caroline Rochet, Marie-Claire EAN : 9782264053039 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: The Shadow of the Shadow - Paco Ignacio Taibo II - book Summary : Mexico 1922. A journalist specializing in crime, a lawyer whose best clients are prostitutes, a poet-virtuoso in the art of advertising slogans, and a Chinese anarchist and trade unionist meet in the evening at the bar of the Majestic Hotel to play dominoes. The assassination of a trombone player, the defenestration of an army colonel, nighttime shootings, poisoned chocolates, and a beautiful and mysterious young woman will lead the four friends far from their beloved dominoes, into the middle of a plot that unites treacherous colonels, American senators, and a few oil companies. Conspiracies are a shadow—without a profile, without clear objectives. And we, who pursue them in fits and starts, like children running blindly EAN : 9782869305151 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: The Diamond Throne - David Eddings - book Summary : Emouchet, the Pandion knight, is back from exile, ready to resume his place as the Queen's Champion. But his mistress is struck by a mysterious illness and Séphrinia, the old witch, has only been able to delay the deadline: sitting on her throne, encased in a block of crystal, the young queen is dying; a cure must be found quickly. This story takes place in a land of warring kingdoms, court intrigue, black magic, and high adventure. The queen's illness is a boon for the ambitious. So, Emouchet sets out to find the cure in the company of Séphrinia and the little Flute with strange powers. After many wild gallops and daring crossings, he cannot fail to finally reach this constantly elusive goal... But the Zemochs, for the first time in five hundred years, are at the gates of Elenia. It is whispered that Azash, their elder god, covets Bhelliom, the lost sacred stone that would make him master of the world. Against such a threat, what can sword blows do? Come now, darkness lurks, the dying queen may be—unbeknownst to all—the last hope for light. And the valiant Emouchet is not at the end of his troubles. EAN : 9782266066051 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: Hygiene of the Assassin - Amélie NOTHOMB - book Summary : Tach, eighty-three years old, Nobel Prize winner for literature, has only two months to live. A monster of obesity and misanthropy, he plays with cynical cruelty to turn away the journalists who come to interview him. The first four flee in terror. The fifth, Nina, will get the better of him and his secret: beneath the words hides the crime, and beneath the work, the imposture. Literature, the real kind, is made of tears and blood. EAN : 9782020254625 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: An Aesthetic Death - Phyllis Dorothy James - book Summary : When renowned investigative journalist Rhoda Gradwyn is admitted to Dr. Chandler-Powell's private clinic to remove a scar that has disfigured her since childhood, she faces surgery by a renowned surgeon, a peaceful week of recovery in one of Dorset's finest mansions, and the start of a new life. Yet despite the success of the operation, she will not leave Cheverell Mannar alive. Commander Dalgliesh and his team, called in to investigate what turns out to be a murder followed by a second suspicious death, find themselves faced with problems that will take them far beyond the simple search for the culprits... EAN : 9782253133742 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: The Moon Was Black - Michael Connelly - book Summary : Forced to take action to protect the secret that's tearing her apart, paroled Cassie Black decides to rob a high roller's suite at the Cleopatra Casino in Las Vegas. With surveillance cameras, armed guards, and armored safes, security is flawless—and led by one Karch, a sadistic and devious individual. Taking him on means courting death, but that's the risk Cassie must take if she wants to succeed. And it's nothing compared to what awaits her when she realizes the stakes are a thousand times higher than she thought at the start of the case. Because, of course, in the enormous game being played, all the cards are stacked. Michael Connelly delivers a dark thriller of the highest order. EAN : 9782020499941 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: Foreign Lovers - Philip José Farmer - book Summary : Married to a frigid and bigoted woman, Hal Yarrow is suffocating in the form of civilization imposed by the Clergetate. This is why he enthusiastically accepts Sandalphon Macneff's proposal to leave Earth aboard the spaceship Gabriel, bound for the planet Ozagen. It is there that Hal meets Jeanette, a young girl whose origins remain obscure. With fear at first, then with passion, Hal discovers carnal love, he who had never seen the naked body of his own wife. He does not hesitate to defy the hierarchy and the holy abbots who lead the Earth expedition. To protect his love, he goes as far as murder. But is he really sure that this creature, who came out of nowhere, is really human? EAN : 9782277115373 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: The Rider of Baikal - Bernard Clavel - book Summary : Emerging from the steppe in a whirlwind of snow and wind, Sadko, escorted by a few horsemen, rides toward the setting sun. Banished for having wanted to supplant the overly old chief of his clan, he flees Lake Baikal and his people, in pursuit of another dream. Over there, say the elders, moons and moons away, lies another lake, with limitless waters. Sadko and his people are approaching unknown lands called Gaul. A chief named Caesar is waging a merciless war against tribes of blond men. How will these warlike peoples welcome the "barbaric" and peaceful horde from Asia? EAN : 9782266113953 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: The Life of Elves - Muriel Barbery - book Summary : One snowy evening, two newborns are left on the porch of a Burgundian farm and the steps of a church in Abruzzo. Named Maria and Clara, the orphans grow up in their respective adopted lands, among the peasants and simple folk of the mountains. Soon, it is suspected that they are endowed with singular powers. EAN : 9782072714238 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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