Title : The Perfect Crime Club - Andrés Trapiello - Book Summary : What could be more exhilarating than Sherlock Holmes, Philip Marlowe, Inspector Maigret, and Miss Marple uniting their genius in a joint investigation? These are the nicknames chosen by the members of a club called "Friends of the Perfect Crime." These crime fiction enthusiasts meet periodically to discuss their obsession: the perfect crime. Until the day one of their stepfathers is murdered... Andrés Trapiello was born in 1953 in Spain. He is a leading literary figure in his country. He is the author of a significant body of poetry, a fifteen-volume diary, and six novels, several of which have been translated into French. “We read this novel with a permanent smile on our lips.” EAN: 9782757819548 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Professors of Despair - Nancy Huston - Book Summary : We are becoming schizophrenic, my friends. In our daily lives, we care about each other, anxiously follow the news, and do everything in our power to preserve and strengthen our bonds. As readers or spectators, on the contrary, we praise the champions of nothingness, advocate a sexuality as exhibitionist as it is sterile, and listen endlessly to the litany of human turpitudes. What is the reason for this growing gap, at the dawn of the 21st century, between what we want to experience (solidarity-generosity-democracy) and what we want to consume as culture (transgression-violence-solitude-despair)? "Man is good and bad," said George Sand. "But he is something else: nuance, the nuance which is for me the goal of art." Has contemporary literature given up on this goal? EAN: 9782742758173 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : God's Work, the Devil's Part - John Irving - Book Summary : In an orphanage in the depths of Maine, Wilbur Larch, an eccentric gynecologist, is on a dual mission: to bring unwanted children and future orphans into the world - "God's work" - and to illegally terminate pregnancies - "the Devil's part." But between him and an orphan who has resisted four attempts at adoption, feelings gradually develop that closely resemble those of a father and son. EAN: 9782020257800 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Foreign Liaisons - Alison Lurie - Book Summary : See photos EAN: 9782020102896 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Murderous Memory - Thomas-H Cook - Book Summary : The apparent balance in Steve Farris's life is shattered the day he meets Rebecca, who is investigating unexplained family killings. Memories resurface: he was only seven years old when he found his mother, sister, and older brother brutally murdered. His father, meanwhile, had disappeared. What has become of him? How can he accept the unacceptable? And how can he escape his own past? Born in 1947 in the United States, Thomas H. Cook is hailed as one of the greatest authors of his generation. At the place called Noir-Étang (Edgar Allan Poe Award 1996), The Lessons of Evil And Blood on the altar are available in Points. “Much more than a thriller. Poignant atmospheres, disturbing mysteries… A delight.” SHE EAN: 9782757838563 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Mythology of Trees - Jacques Brosse - Book Summary : Who has not dreamed in front of a tree in spring? Who has not felt its calm blossoming as an invitation? (J. Brosse) Once protectors, providing for almost all our needs, trees were considered manifestations of the gods' presence on earth, to the point that each of them was attributed a particular essence. Full of beautiful forgotten stories, this book brings together our beliefs about trees, but also the traditional knowledge of the civilizations from which we come: Egyptian, Semitic, Cretan, Greek, Latin, Germanic or Celtic. At the same time, it gives us back the keys to an ordering of the universe that brought man into harmony with nature. Naturalist and Zen monk, historian of religions and philosopher, fierce defender of the environment, Jacques Brosse (1922-2008) devoted more than thirty years of his life to the study of trees. EAN: 9782228887113 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Blue Child - Henry Bauchau - Book Summary : In a Paris day hospital, Véronique, an analyst, takes charge of Orion, a seriously disturbed young adolescent. Despite his difficulties, she discerns that he is gifted with a powerful imagination and undertakes to guide him towards drawing and sculpture. The paths of art and those of daily life are strewn with uncertainties and failures, but in his "dictations of anxiety," Orion manages to open himself to speech and to put into words what haunts him: the fear of a demon of Paris, which radiates and devastates him. Over the years and following unusual paths, the work—the interior work and the work of art—appears and asserts itself. Delirium, confusion, the surprising effects of art in action, the patience of the unbinding people who share the efforts of the "people of disaster" (the handicapped), the unspeakable mystery of suffering that stubborn hope combats, such are the themes of this book into which Henry Bauchau poured much of his experience of psychosis and analysis to reach, beyond the lived experience, the life of the novel. In it, he continues a long-standing dialogue with the imagination, anguish, madness, and the re-enchantment of the world. Under the sign of hope, the fleeting presence of the "blue child" illuminates Orion and Véronique on a path of compassion. EAN: 9782742758401 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : A Sweet Song - Mary Higgins Clark - Book Summary : Kate lies unconscious and badly burned in a hospital bed. The young woman managed to escape the flames that ravaged, in the middle of the night, the family antique furniture factory and the adjoining building where precious antiques were stored. Simple accident? For the police investigating the explosion that caused the fire, Kate is a suspect: what was she doing there at such a late hour, she who today works for one of the largest auditing firms? To exonerate her sister, Hannah is determined to search the ashes for the key to this disturbing enigma. At the risk of discovering a dangerous secret... The sweet melody of the past quickly becomes heady as the queen of suspense draws us into the heart of a fascinating family mystery, haunted by a ruthless killer. EAN: 9782253166337 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Sister Murders - Willa Marsh - Book Summary : Olivia and Emily, half-sisters, live a happy childhood in 1950s England. Until the day Mo and Pa have a third child: Rosie, the little princess, their favorite. A real pest. Little by little, Rosie manages to poison the whole family's existence, pushing Olivia and Emily to their limits. How to get rid of her? Low blows, manipulations of all kinds, revenge: it's impossible to be bored reading this jubilant novel, with heroines as cynical as they are crazy. A festival of dark humor! Willa Marsh paints a bitter picture of sibling relationships, from tender years to retirement, to the tune of "family, I hate you." […] The obviously very British humor provides an effective counterbalance to the cynicism of the subject. Françoise Dargent, The Figaroliteraire. EAN: 9782253157533 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Boys, boys, boys - Joy Sorman - Book Summary : Flora Prize 2005 "When he left me for someone else, you were all there to tell me how much he didn't deserve me, when I failed my exams, you were all there to tell me that a competition is random, when I neglected to register on the electoral roll, you were all there to tell me that there was no longer any difference between the right and the left, when I had my French song period, you were all there to cry with me at karaoke to France Gall hits, when I wore skirts over pants, you were all there to tell me that it slimmed my figure. You never wanted to hurt my feelings, you protected me because that's what girlfriends do. Now I want to be beaten up." Boys, boys, boys is the story of a girl who takes up arms and chooses her side. With a project, almost a secret project: to escape the fatal silence of her contemporaries, to invite herself into the boys' homes, to seize their virile voice - to be a feminist differently. EAN: 9782070346349 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Manure and Company - Tom Sharpe - Book Summary : After Wilt 1 , Wilt 2 , Wilt 3 , Porterhouse , here is a new novel by Tom Sharpe, a mixture of Monty Python, the Marx Brothers and English humor... Where we meet a fallen golden boy, high on toad extract, speeding at 300 an hour on a machine of misfortune... Where a divisional commissioner, pulled like a rabbit by his wife, almost suffocates under the assaults of a furious lesbian before having his stomach pumped for having swallowed too much toothpaste... And, last but not least , where the guys from the crime squad, disguised as sheep, prepare to save a gang of teenagers supposedly victims of a pedophile network... Here is a Sharpe, biting, delirious, in a vitriolic satire of contemporary England. EAN: 9782264027894 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Suspect Number One - Lynda La Plante - Book Summary : The murder of Della Mornay, a prostitute, moves Chief Inspector John Shefford: he knew her when he was in Vice. He sets out to catch the culprit as quickly as possible, aided by Sergeant Otley, his son's godfather. And it's unbelievable: DNA tests prove that the man with whom Della Mornay had sex before the murder has a rare blood type... and that he appears on the computer for attempted rape in 1988. A golden investigation. A record. But this investigation should have rightfully belonged to Chief Inspector Jane Tennison, who until now has been carefully confined by men to paperwork. Mad with rage, she intends to impose herself in this investigation, and too bad if she has to use Shefford's sudden heart attack to her advantage... A knife-edge atmosphere and a unique female character, these are the elements that make Lynda La Plante one of the most dazzling revelations in English detective fiction in recent years. EAN: 9782702426241 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Grand café Martinique - Raphaël Confiant - Book Summary : Whichever way you turned, you could see only a midnight blue expanse, iridescent with foam, which seemed to be trying to push back the horizon. This journey would never end. Or rather, it would lead the ship to Hell." In Martinique, at the beginning of the 18th century, the young and wealthy nobleman Gabriel-Mathieu d'Erchigny dreams of traveling the world. When he discovers the existence of coffee, he decides to plant this fashionable beverage at home, in the Antilles. However, the Royal Botanical Garden in Paris keeps a few coffee plants under close surveillance. How can he steal them? If chance encounters play in the ambitious adventurer's favor, his odyssey is only just beginning. EAN: 9782072924514 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Love Story - Janine Boissard - Book Summary : When Laura is asked to replace the press agent for the famous tenor Claudio Roman, she imagines above all that she will have to put up with the shady character of an artist who is still said to be a great seducer, even after the accident that left him blind. In the end, it is another man that she discovers, fragile, alone and desperate. With great self-sacrifice, Laura will help Claudio regain his sight, so that he can return to the stage and sing again those opera arias that nourish his life. EAN: 9782266139250 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Fifth Profession - David Morrell - Book Summary : See photos EAN: 9782253060703 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Lost Years - John Harvey - Book Summary : Five masked, armed men have committed a series of robberies in just a few months, netting them half a million pounds. The police are mobilized, and Operation Kingfisher is launched. However, the crime isn't just about professionals: two scoundrels left an old man between life and death when they tried to rob a credit union. The father of one of the thugs was a musician at the Chaloupe club where Ruth James sang her hit "The Lost Years," while Ruth's husband, Prior, crossed paths with Charlie Resnick, a shotgun in hand. Now, Prior is about to regain his freedom after more than ten years in prison. Ghosts from the past are rising, and the inspector realizes that their story is also his own. EAN: 9782743603540 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Earthly Nourishments - André Gide - Book Summary : Nathanael, I will teach you fervor. A pathetic existence, Nathanael, rather than tranquility. I desire no other rest than that of the sleep of death. I fear that every desire, every energy that I have not satisfied during my life, for their survival, will torment me. I hope, after having expressed on this earth all that was waiting within me, satisfied, to die completely despairing. EAN: 9782070361175 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Barrel - FW Crofts - Book Summary : London, 1912. The Saint-Katherine Docks. Inside a seemingly innocuous barrel, the corpse of a young woman wearing an evening gown is discovered. Who murdered her? Was it the jilted lover, who had taken refuge in England after the broken engagement, and whom she seemed about to join? Or was it the deceived, jealous, and disillusioned husband? Of these two men, which one put the scheme in place to frame the other? Grappling with a diabolically ingenious plan, two police officers—the Frenchman Lefarge and the Englishman Burnley—crisscross Europe to unravel the skein of one of the most inventive crimes of the early 20th century. One of the great classics of the mystery, a must-have in any mystery lover's library. EAN: 9782743621391 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Blood Debt - Michael Connelly - Book Summary : No more serial killers! Terry McCaleb, a former FBI agent, has undergone a heart transplant. He's relaxing on his boat when a stranger asks him to investigate her sister's murder. McCaleb refuses, but she reveals that it was this woman's heart that was transplanted into him. So, to pay off his "blood debt," he meticulously resumes the police investigation and tracks down a killer with implacable logic... Michael Connelly is notably the author of Poet and of Los Angeles River, where we find Terry McCaleb. Blood debt won the Grand Prix de littérature policière in 1999 and was brought to the screen by Clint Eastwood. “The best Connelly since The Poet. EAN: 9782020484978 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Cruel Tales - Villiers de l'Isle-Adam - Book Summary : "In Villiers' temperament, there existed a corner of black joke and ferocious mockery; these were no longer the paradoxical mystifications of Edgar Poe, it was a mockery of a lugubrious comedy, such as enraged Swift." JK Huysmans EAN: 9782080703408 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Mystery of the Hansom Cab - Fergus Hume - Book Summary : One evening, Malcolm Royston, a Melbourne cab driver, discovers he is transporting the body of a man who has clearly been murdered. Aside from a Russian leather cigarette case and the silk handkerchief used to chloroform the victim, there are no documents or distinguishing marks to identify him. Melbourne police detective Samuel Gorby will lead an investigation full of surprises, taking him from the city's wealthy neighborhoods to its most sordid slums. Published in 1886, The Mystery of the Hansom Cab is one of the most famous works of detective fiction. It was the first crime novel to achieve best-selling status, outselling the adventures of Sherlock Holmes. "The mystery of the Hansom Cab, behind its apparent ease, is above all a novel of contemporary social tensions and one will be surprised here by the outcome of an incredible immorality..." (Xavier Legrand-Ferronnière, extract from the preface) EAN: 9782743614942 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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