Title : Passage of Shadows - Arnaldur Indridason - book Summary : Stephan Thorson seemed as if asleep... With shock, the coroner realizes that he was suffocated. Why murder a solitary and silent nonagenarian? In his drawers, articles on the murder of a seamstress found in 1944, in the infamous Passage des Ombres. Sixty years later, ex-inspector Konrad decides to reopen the double investigation. He discovers a time when Iceland, torn between modernity, traditions, and legends, was not kind to young girls... Arnaldur Indridason is the greatest contemporary Icelandic crime writer. All of his novels are available in Points. "Dark yesterdays like poorly erased stains in the memories of survivors. Indridason weaves together a gripping plot that leads the reader by the nose." - The Express The Shadow Trilogy 3 EAN : 9782757875018 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Nothing Stands in the Way of the Night - Delphine de Vigan - book Summary : Elle Roman Readers' Prize 2012 - FNAC Novel Prize 2011 - France Télévisions Roman Prize 2011 - Renaudot High School Students' Prize 2011 My family embodies the loudest and most spectacular aspects of joy, the tireless echo of the dead, and the reverberation of disaster. Today I also know that it illustrates, like so many other families, the destructive power of words, and that of silence. D. de V. It took a bold step to tackle a subject already explored by the greatest writers: my mother's book. And yet, D. de Vigan brought his original touch, in addition to his talent for mastering a narrative. [...] This novel intrigues, hypnotizes, and upsets. It also raises questions. Mohammed Aïssaoui, Le Figaro littéraire. A family curse and at the same time a fascinating questioning of the relationship between writing and life, [a] dazzling book. Olivia de Lamberterie, Elle. Fnac Novel Prize 2011 - Renaudot High School Students' Prize 2011 - France Télévisions Novel Prize 2011 - Elle Readers' Grand Prize 2012 EAN : 9782253164265 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Helena's Secret - Lucinda Riley - book Summary : Helena has never forgotten the beauty of Pandora, her godfather's majestic Cypriot home, which she has just inherited. Twenty-four years after spending an unforgettable summer there, she returns to the island, delighted to show her husband and their children, especially Alex, her precocious and sensitive eldest son, the splendor of the Emerald Sea and the olive groves. But when Helena accidentally crosses paths with her first love, the past she thought was buried resurfaces. Between secrets and feelings, Pandora will offer Alex and Helena the most moving summer of all... A poignant novel about the complexity of family ties and the weight of secrets, filled with mystery and revelations. “This book will transport you to the radiant sun of Cyprus and surprise you with its uniqueness.” the daily express LUCINDA RILEY was born in 1965 in Ireland, and after a career as an actress in theater, film, and television, she wrote her first novel at the age of 24. Her books have since been translated into 37 languages ​​and continue to touch and move people around the world. Her Seven Sisters series became a global phenomenon, creating a literary genre in its own right; it is currently being adapted for a seven-season television series. Her novels have been nominated for several literary awards around the world. In 2020, she received the Platinum Award in the Netherlands for selling more than 300,000 copies of a single novel in one year. Together with her son Harry Whittaker, Lucinda also created and wrote a series of children's books called The Guardian Angels. After raising her four children primarily in Norfolk, England, she fulfilled her dream in 2015 and purchased a remote farmhouse in Ireland, where she wrote her last five novels. Suffering from cancer since 2017, Lucinda passed away on June 11, 2021, surrounded by her family. EAN : 9782368128213 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Husband's Secret - Liane Moriarty - book Summary : Cecilia should never have found this letter in the attic. On the yellowed envelope, a few words in her husband's handwriting: "Not to be opened until after my death." What decision should she make? Respect the wishes of John-Paul, who is very much alive? Or give in to curiosity and risk seeing her life turned upside down? All husbands—and all wives—have their secrets. Some can be devastating. A bestseller in the United States, this intense, sparkling and humane novel skillfully combines suspense and emotion to leave a lasting impression on its reader. The secret intrigues, it bursts forth, and we turn the pages faster and faster, from emotion to smiles, until the last one where we regret having finished. Cosmopolitan. EAN : 9782253067948 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Reykjavik Nights - Arnaldur Indridason - book Summary : The homeless man's body floated near the pipeline where he had taken refuge. A sad end for an alcoholic? Case closed, or almost... A young police officer, intuitive and stubborn, considers the accident theory dubious. In the boreal night, between homeless shelters and drug dealer hideouts, he crisscrosses Reykjavik, determined to solve this mystery. This police officer is none other than Erlendur. Born in Iceland in 1961, Arnaldur Indridason is a journalist and film critic. His novels have been published in over thirty countries. The Lava Wall And The Duel are notably available in Points. "Arnaldur Indridason revisits his hero's early life. He paints an intimate, infinitely sensitive portrait, imbued with a painful poetry that touches the heart and soul." Télérama EAN : 9782757857960 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Bat Man - Jo Nesbø - book Summary : A young Norwegian woman is found dead at the foot of a cliff in Australia. Inspector Harry Hole is sent there by his superiors, anxious to keep her away following a tragic event, to liaise between Oslo and the local police. Immersed in Aboriginal culture while being asked to stay away from the investigation, he falls under the spell of a Swedish woman and gradually reveals his past to her. But the savage murders multiply until they hit Harry close to home. Personally involved in this case, he launches a relentless hunt, at the risk of sinking. EAN : 9782072708077 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Black Lagoon - Arnaldur Indridason - book Summary : There are disappearances that haunt a man, investigations that shape a police officer. The Blue Lagoon was a little paradise until a body was found there. An engineer from the American base who apparently fell from a plane. In the atmosphere of the Cold War, the police are interested in mysterious flights between Greenland and Iceland. At the same time, Inspector Erlendur investigates a young girl who disappeared on her way to school forty years earlier, at a time when modernity arrived clandestinely in Iceland, carried by rock records and jeans from the American base... EAN : 9782757862728 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Strange Shores - Arnaldur Indridason - book Summary : One stormy night, newlywed Matthildur disappeared along a wild path. Sixty years later, her body has still not been found. Returning to the land of her childhood, haunted by the death of her little brother, Commissioner Erlendur investigates. Why didn't she encounter the group of English soldiers lost in the mountains? Beneath the ice of Iceland's fjords, the past never dies. Born in Iceland in 1961, Arnaldur Indridason is a journalist and film critic. His novels have been published in over 30 countries. The Woman in Worms t and The City of Jars are notably available in Points. "It is the coldest, most stripped-down, and most gripping of Indridason's novels." The New Observer “A powerful force that grabs at the heart.” The Literary Figaro EAN : 9782757843024 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Promise - Jussi Adler-Olsen - book Summary : Bornholm, a Danish island in the Baltic Sea, late 1990s. The body of a young girl is found in a tree, her bicycle crushed at the side of the road. No trace of the driver: case closed. Except for a local police officer, who ends up seventeen years later asking for help from Department V, which specializes in cold cases . Before shooting himself in the head. Inspector Mørck and his assistants Assad and Rose arrive on Bornholm. By stirring up the past, they risk awakening old demons...  The author has no equal when it comes to confusing the issue, with great intelligence in the construction, mixing coldness, humor, emotion, suspense and violence. Hubert Lizé, Le Parisien. EAN : 9782253237068 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Phantom Memory - Franck Thilliez - book Summary : Four minutes. It's time for Manon to remember. Afterward, everything fades away. Then begins again. For four minutes. Under these conditions, it's not easy for Lucie Henebelle, recently promoted to lieutenant in the Lille crime squad, to find out who attacked the young woman. And to understand the meaning of the words engraved in the palm of her palm: "Pr back." Is it the Professor, the serial killer who struck all over France four years earlier, seeming to obey some sordid mathematical logic? Lucie senses it: the key to this unsolved case lies in Manon's fragmented memory. A memory that no one has access to anymore, not even the woman in question... EAN : 9782266178495 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : U Boote The Second World War - Pierre Dupuis - comic book Summary : See photos EAN : 9782205027815 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Norwegian Sky Dan Cooper - Albert WEINBERG - comic book Summary : See photos EAN : Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Secret of Dan Cooper - Albert WEINBERG - comic book Summary : See photos EAN : Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Department V Investigations - Volume 1 - Mercy - Jussi Adler-Olsen - book Summary : Why has Merete Lyyngaard been languishing in a cage for years? Why are her torturers so relentless in their persecution of the young woman? Five years earlier, the sudden disappearance of the woman who embodied Denmark's political future had caused much ink to flow. But, lacking any clues, the police had closed the case. Until the intervention of the unlikely Carl Mørck and Hafez el Assad of Department V, a sidelined cop and his assistant of Syrian origin. For them, no cold case ... Winner of the most prestigious Scandinavian awards, from The Glass Key to the Golden Laurels of the booksellers, Jussi Adler-Olsen's thriller, Inspector Mørck's first investigation, is a true global publishing phenomenon. Jussi Adler Olsen, for Miséricorde, won the ELLE Readers' Grand Prize 2012 (Detective Fiction category) and the Livre de Poche Readers' Prize 2013 (Detective Fiction/Thrillers category). “A powerful, disturbing thriller. A talent as impressive as it is unsettling.” The Independent “It has everything fans of Scandinavian crime fiction love.” The Guardian EAN : 9782226229939 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Case of Charles Dexter Ward - Howard Phillips Lovecraft - book Summary : Having escaped from Salem during the great witch hunt of the 18th century, Joseph Curwen settled in Providence, where he died in 1771. The discovery of his tomb by his descendant, Charles Dexter Ward, would mark the beginning of a tragedy that would see the young man lose his mind. An old family friend, Dr. Willett, investigates this diabolical affair, where every step toward the truth reveals countless horrors. Why, for example, does young Ward's handwriting gradually become similar to that of Joseph Curwen, the witch? EAN : 9782277124108 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : An Avalanche of Consequences - Elizabeth George - book Summary : What if the family secret was the most undetectable of poisons? What could Lily have discovered in her fiancé William Goldacre's diary that caused him to jump off a cliff in Dorset? And was it a coincidence that, some time later, her mother, Caroline Goldacre, found herself involved in the suspicious death of Clare Abbott, the feminist author she was working as an assistant to? While the link between the two deaths seems tenuous, Sergeant Barbara Havers, supported by her superior, Inspector Thomas Lynley, is nonetheless determined to uncover the truth. "You have to let yourself go with this novel, the charm works and you are piqued by the complexity of the characters." Yann Plougastel – M, The World Magazine "Remarkably crafted, this fast-paced plot sweeps the reader away in its avalanche." Christine Ferniot – Read EAN : 9782266277082 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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