Title : Night Terrors - Jonathan Kellerman - Book Summary : In Los Angeles, the capital of neurosis and violence, the worlds of Dr. Freud and Raymond Chandler have always gone hand in hand. Alex Delaware, Hollywood's most perceptive shrink, knows all about it. It's been ten years since he last saw Melissa Dickinson, the rich little girl who came to confide in him about her childhood terrors and the ordeal of her mother, Gina, who was attacked by a jealous lover and has since suffered from extreme agoraphobia. But these are no longer nightmares: the criminal is out of prison, and Melissa is scared to death once again. To protect her from a horrific plot, Alex reverts to his inner private eye. What the shrink can't solve, the detective might be able to. EAN: 9782266072151 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Midnight on the San Boldo Canal - Donna Leon - Book Summary : In the dead of night in Venice, a teenage girl falls from the San Boldo Bridge into a canal. Unable to swim, Manuela is about to drown when a passerby saves her. But she doesn't escape unscathed, suffering irreversible brain damage that condemns her to forever retain the mind of a child. Fifteen years later, at a charity gala, Brunetti meets Countess Lando-Continui, a wealthy patron of the arts, who turns out to be Manuela's grandmother and asks him to investigate the tragedy. She is convinced that it was not a simple accident. The commissioner hesitates because if it were a crime, the statute of limitations has expired. Guided by curiosity, compassion, and the desire to help an elderly woman wracked with guilt, and incidentally, his mother-in-law's best friend, Brunetti ends up accepting the case. A case that quickly proves to be most disturbing... EAN: 9782702160572 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Two Widows for a Will - Donna Leon - Book Summary : After leaving her boyfriend during a failed vacation, Anna Maria Giusti returns home. When she picks up her mail from her neighbor Constanza Altavilla, she finds her lying on the floor, her head in a pool of blood. For the coroner, there's no doubt about it: the old woman suffered a heart attack and, in her fall, hit her head on the radiator in her room. Dispatched to the scene, Commissioner Brunetti finds no clear evidence to contradict this hypothesis. Yet he can't accept it. Something else has happened, he has a feeling, but what? To get to the bottom of it, Brunetti delves into Signora Altavilla's life. First, her family, the retirement home where she spent her days, the battered women she took into her home... A complex personality emerges as his unofficial investigation unfolds, rich in secrets. Moreover, each witness seems multiple to him, becoming in turn hero or bandit, victim or executioner. There is no evidence, no straight lines here, everything is tortuous like the alleys of Venice that Brunetti walks to - perhaps - find the truth. EAN: 9782702143742 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Cat and Mouse - James Patterson - Book Summary : There are nightmares that never end. That of Alex Cross, a cop, psychologist, and occasional jazz musician, is named Gary Soneji. Fearsomely intelligent, Soneji loves evil for evil's sake, and all of America still remembers his Machiavellian crimes. Today, this monster, whom Cross thought he had permanently incapacitated, has managed to escape. Suffering from AIDS, he wants to exact one final and grandiose revenge against his old enemy. In Washington, D.C., as in New York, innocent people will perish in blood. Meanwhile, the FBI and police forces around the world are hunting the enigmatic Mr. Smith, a virtuoso with the scalpel. Mr. Smith, who sows his murdered victims throughout Europe with incredible cruelty, takes a malicious pleasure in playing cat and mouse with his pursuers. But if Cross enters the game, the game risks becoming much more dangerous... EAN: 9782709619783 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Ferret's Game - James Patterson - Book Summary : There are four of them, all of whom worked for the notorious MI16, the British intelligence service. Murder was part of their profession: now it's the main ingredient in their favorite game, The Four Horsemen. The most secret role-playing game on the Internet, but whose victims, chosen from the red-light districts of Bangkok as well as those of Washington, are anything but virtual. Faced with an unprecedented series of crimes, Alex Cross fights on all fronts. Against his superiors, who downplay the seriousness of the situation, against a psychopathic assassin protected by diplomatic immunity, against those who shattered his new life by daring to attack Christine just before their wedding. That's a lot for one man, even if he has a degree in psychology and is supported by a powerful grandmother! EAN: 9782709621731 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Scarlet Room - Nicci French - Book Summary : Regent's Canal, a suburb of London... Lianne, a runaway teenager, is found dead, face down, her body riddled with stab wounds. The police suspect Michael Doll, a vagrant known for his perverse tendencies. However, despite the sad history that links them, psychiatrist Kit Quinn has doubts about his guilt: the murder was carried out in a way that was far too precise for a brute like him. And, more disturbingly, this murder strangely echoes that of Philippa Burton, a wealthy bourgeois woman, whose body was recently discovered on the other side of town... "A model of a psychological thriller. It's impossible to put down the book, which resonates with you for a long time." Michèle Fitoussi – SHE EAN: 9782266144698 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Without a Goodbye - Harlan Coben - Book Summary : The master of your sleepless nights: origins. Masterful suspense, a truly Machiavellian plot, and psychological tension at its peak. From the Australian coast to the parks of Boston and the suburbs of New York, this is the first major breakthrough from the man who would revolutionize the world of thrillers. Laura Ayars and David Baskin, the former supermodel turned businesswoman and Celtics basketball superstar: a couple blessed by the gods! But, in the middle of their honeymoon, tragedy strikes. David goes swimming and disappears. Without a goodbye... Accident? Murder? Suicide? Laura launches an investigation and soon discovers thirty-year-old secrets that her loved ones have done everything they can to bury... Lies, betrayals, jealousies, murders... When the past threatens to resurface, a killer lurking in the shadows is ready to do anything to prevent the truth from coming out. EAN: 9782714447197 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Cold as Hell - Richard Castle - Book Summary : A priest is found murdered in a New York fetish club. For Nikki Heat, it's the beginning of the most dangerous case of her career. She finds herself pitted against a drug lord, a shady CIA agent, and a mysterious death squad. Nikki gets too close to the truth. To the point of getting fired. She has no one left to trust or ask for help. No one, except the only man in her life who isn't a cop, journalist Jameson Rook. In the midst of New York's coldest winter in a century, the dynamic duo must delve into the humid twists and turns of organized crime. EAN: 9782352888017 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Last Game - John Grisham - Book Summary : Eddie Rake is dying. For thirty years, he coached the high school football team in Messina, a small town in the southern United States. In the empty stadium where they rose to fame, the players he coached throughout his long career gather to await their coach's death and reminisce about their best years. Among them is Neely Crenshaw. At seventeen, Neely thought he would become a great professional player; but a knee injury sent him back to the obscurity he had emerged from too young in a matter of minutes. He can't forgive Eddie Rake for a certain 1987 match, where violence turned tragic. The scene brings others to light... and little by little it becomes clear that football, in Messina, has ceased to be a sport and has become a game that ties and unties destinies, on the verge of tragedy. As the hours pass, the question rises in the hearts of the former players: should we love or hate Eddie Rake? EAN: 9782221103265 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Under Protection - Viveca Sten - Book Summary : A dense and captivating thriller, perhaps the best in the series. Skanska Dagbladet Andreis Kovac is a powerful man. A child refugee from the Bosnian War, he became a drug lord in Stockholm. Unable to bring him down for drug trafficking, the justice system is trying to catch him for tax evasion. But Kovac can afford the best lawyers: he knows he'll get away with it, once again. However, one woman is making the opposite bet: prosecutor Nora Linde. To get to him, she's counting on the trafficker's young wife, Mina, who is on the run after being beaten by her husband. She's a key witness who could turn the tide of the trial. Placed under protective custody with her baby in a villa on the archipelago, Mina becomes the subject of a merciless war. Andreis Kovac will stop at nothing to get her and her son back. Will Inspector Thomas Andreasson be able to protect Nora Linde from his boundless brutality? A gripping thriller about childhood pain and wounds from Viveca Sten, one of the genre's stars. EAN: 9782226438256 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : A Paler Shadow - Andrea H. Japp - Book Summary : FBI profiler Diane Silver relentlessly pursues her pursuit of serial killers. Hoping he'll help her eliminate these predators, Diane makes a deal with the devil by partnering with Rupert Teelaney, aka Nathan Hunter... himself a serial killer. But what she's really after is finding the "hunter" who led her eleven-year-old daughter Leonor to her torturer, thus sentencing her to death. While in Paris, Yves Guéguen, a French police officer, is keeping tabs on Sara Heurtel, whose Satanist daughter was shot dead by Nathan, Diane must confront a triple crime. As lab results pile up, the monstrous charade becomes increasingly incomprehensible... Andrea H. Japp has created a thriller that is as effective as it is original. Pascale Frey, Elle. EAN: 9782253158271 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Nicolas Le Floch Affair - Volume 4 - Jean-François Parot - Book Summary : In January 1774, Nicolas Le Floch, the famous commissioner at the Châtelet, is in a dark mood. His mistress, the beautiful and capricious Julie de Lastérieux, is found poisoned and all the clues point to him as the culprit. Who is trying to compromise the protégé of the king and Lieutenant General Sartine? To prove his innocence and unravel the tangles of this affair which directly jeopardizes the security of the State, Nicolas must go into hiding. In the service of the King's Secret, he will discover the cruel subtleties of court plots. With the help of the faithful inspector Bourdeau, while rival factions clash between London, Versailles and Paris, he will have to foil many traps. After The Phantom of the Rue Royale , it is with the same pleasure that we find the intrepid and talented Nicolas Le Floch in an adventure set against the backdrop of the end of the reign, as the anger of the people begins to rumble. EAN: 9782264036896 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Purgatory of the Innocents - Karine Giebel - Book Summary : The hunter becomes the hunter... My name is Raphaël, I spent fourteen years of my life behind bars. My brother, William, and I have just stolen thirty million euros worth of jewelry. It should have been the heist of the century, but it was a bloodbath. Two dead, one seriously injured. The injured man is my brother. So, I have to find a safe place where he can regain his strength. My name is Sandra. I died a long time ago, in a squalid room. Or rather, something was born that day... I thought I had found the perfect refuge. I have just set foot in hell. Something that walks and talks for me. And its smile is the most abominable ever... " Fascinating. " Southwest EAN: 9782266246248 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Along Comes a Vagabond - Robert Goolrick - Book Summary : Elle Roman Readers' Prize 2013 It was during the summer of 1948 that Charlie Beale arrived in Brownsburg. He was carrying two suitcases—one containing a few belongings and butcher knives, the other a large sum of money. Charlie fell in love twice. First, he fell in love with this peaceful Virginia town whose inhabitants seemed to live with dignity, in tolerable fear of a God they had every reason to find rather benevolent towards them. One proof among others: there had never been a crime in Brownsburg before. The second time Charlie fell in love was the day he met Sylvan Glass. After Fierce And A simple and honest woman , Robert Goolrick offers us, with A vagabond arrives , a sensual and intoxicating dive into the heart of passion. EAN: 9782264068262 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Without fire or place - Fred Vargas - Book Summary : Clément Vauquer is a simple soul. He does what he's asked and never asks questions as long as he's left to his only passion: the accordion. When he's accused of being the serial killer terrorizing Paris, Marthe, a former prostitute with a big heart, screams about a miscarriage of justice and asks her friend Louis Kehlweiler to protect "her little one." Louis balks, but Marthe is irresistible. The ideal hideout: the rotten shack he shares with the Evangelists, Mathias, Marc, and Lucien, three friendly scholars and sleuths in their spare time. The investigation can begin. EAN: 9782290353356 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Man with the Blue Circles - Fred Vargas - Book Summary : Victor, bad luck, what are you doing outside?" For four months, this phrase has accompanied blue circles drawn in chalk, during the night, on the sidewalks of Paris. At the center of these circles, like prisoners, are lost objects: paperclip, candle, pigeon's foot... The phenomenon delights journalists and a few psychiatrists who theorize: a maniac? A gambler? Commissioner Adamsberg, however, is not laughing. These circles and their heterogeneous contents ooze cruelty. He knows it, he feels it: soon, the absurdly innocuous will become tragedy. EAN: 9782290349229 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Noblesse Oblige - An investigation by Commissioner Brunetti - Donna Leon - Book Summary : A decomposing corpse is discovered near Venice. Only his signet ring allows him to be identified: he is a young man in his twenties, Roberto Lorenzoni, son of one of the most important Venetian families, kidnapped two years earlier and never found. Tasked with reopening the investigation, Commissioner Brunetti will need the support of his noble in-laws to penetrate the heart of the Italian aristocracy where, as is the rule, secrets are well kept... EAN: 9782020525879 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Brunetti in Three Acts - Donna Leon - Book Summary : What a triumph! Under a shower of yellow roses, singer Flavia Petrelli is acclaimed by the audience at La Fenice. The soprano recognizes these roses: she has received hundreds of them since the beginning of her tour. Troubled by these gifts, Flavia fears for her safety. Especially when a young singer is attacked. Between all-consuming passion and morbid jealousy, the final act promises to be deadly. Born in New Jersey, Donna Leon has lived in Venice for many years. Inspector Brunetti's investigations, translated into twenty-five languages, have captivated millions of readers. All are available in Points. “An extraordinary moment.” The New York Times EAN: 9782757864944 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Double Murder on Borodi Lane - Jonathan Kellerman - Book Summary : A couple is caught in an unmistakable position in a posh villa on Borodi Lane. Yes, but... the woman was strangled, the man was shot in the head. Then the house is set on fire. The investigation stalls until Milo Sturgis discovers that the elusive owner is an Indonesian sultan, king of oil. Who is this man willing to sacrifice his property to erase all clues? World-renowned author Jonathan Kellerman lives in Los Angeles. Like his hero Alex Delaware, he holds a doctorate in psychology. His mystery novels are available in Points. EAN: 9782757833599 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : A Voice in the Shadows - Andrea Camilleri - Book Summary : A tough day for Inspector Montalbano: first attacked in his kitchen by a hateful octopus, he is then attacked in his car, with a wrench, by a young driver. Strangely enough, his attacker's partner is found murdered shortly after. Meanwhile, a supermarket manager is the victim of a burglary, but he seems especially terrified by the possible reaction of his owners – in this case the mafia. Behind these two unrelated cases, powerful politicians seem to be after the Sicilian Maigret. Will Montalbano manage to avoid the traps set for him? EAN: 9782266286657 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : A Little Reconstructor - Elizabeth George - Book Summary : Greed, envy. For Noreen Tucker, it was one "little restorative" too many. Her notorious diabetes was a call to murder; the opportunity was too good to miss. No one at this architecture internship will miss this insufferable shrew. Among the members of the study group she was part of, motives are not lacking, nor are suspects... Pride, greed. Filled with ambition, a pathetic little academic knows he'll do anything to rehabilitate King Richard III in the eyes of the world. But to what extent? Lust, anger. Douglas Armstrong, happily married, finds himself one fine morning doubting his wife's fidelity. The story is as old as time. The outcome? Fatal. Three stories, six deadly sins, proof that crime doesn't pay... And that the devil doesn't give back! EAN: 9782266113878 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Apocalypse on Command - Ken Follett - Book Summary : The Great California Fault, a weak point in the Earth's crust, experiences frequent earthquakes. The one that just occurred, of low intensity, might have gone unnoticed if it hadn't been claimed by terrorists. A claim that neither the FBI nor the police take seriously. Only seismologist Michael Quercus is troubled, because everything indicates that this earthquake was artificially induced. Then a second earthquake shakes a small town, kills the inhabitants, destroys the houses, causes panic, and mysterious "Soldiers of Heaven" threaten to cause a third, apocalyptic one. As comfortable with scientific anticipation as with espionage or historical epics, the author of The Pillars of the Earth draws us here into a terrifying... and perfectly plausible disaster scenario. EAN: 9782253149262 Used book The book matches the photo

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Title : Don't Turn Off the Light - Bernard Minier - Book Summary : What if our loved ones aren't who we thought they were? "You let her die..." On Christmas Eve, Christine Steinmeyer, a radio host in Toulouse, finds a letter in her mailbox from a woman announcing her suicide. She is convinced the message is not intended for her. Mistake? Hoax? When the next day, live on air, a listener accuses her of not having reacted, there is no longer any question of misunderstanding. And soon, the insults, the threats, and then the incidents multiply, as if someone were trying to take control of her life. Everything that kept Christine going collapses. Before horror erupts. In the darkness that has taken over his life, the only glimmer of hope may well come from a certain Martin Servaz. "We don't see anything coming. But we're dying to know. The hallmark of great thrillers." SHE EAN: 9782266255103 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Skin Deep - Lisa Gardner - Book Summary : Two spectacular murders are committed in Boston six weeks apart. The victims are lonely, mutilated women, next to whom the killer has placed a rose. Detective DD Warren detects a similarity between these macabre scenes and a long series of murders that made headlines in Boston forty years earlier. Their perpetrator, Harry Day, has since committed suicide. DD Warren's only recourse: to get closer to Shana and Adeline, the killer's two daughters. Could there be a link between them and the recent crimes? Can one escape one's destiny when it is marked by the seal of death? A stunning dive into the heart of a family hell: Lisa Gardner has definitely established herself as a virtuoso of the psychological thriller. Thrilling, Skin Deep delivers on all its horrific promises. François Lestavel, Paris Match . His characters, as complex as they are disturbing, grab us by the guts. Michel Primault, Modern woman . Translated from English (United States) by Cécile Deniard. EAN: 9782253079255 Used book The book matches the photo

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