Title : The Cross of the Assassins - Éric Giacometti, Jacques Ravenne - Book Summary : A new breed of killers has emerged. Initiates who no longer know pain. Elites, members of the Kadosh Kaos lodge, who have abandoned all humanity to seize supreme power: Assassins... When Freemasonry discovers the existence of this savage lodge, Commissioner Antoine Marcas is chosen to infiltrate it. What Marcas doesn't know is that he's about to face a terrible secret. Never before has a mission taken Brother Marcas this far. For he, too, will have to agree to follow the Cross of the Assassins... "The Giacometti-Ravenna has become an unmissable event, a summer must in bookstore. " RTL EAN: 9782266185448 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Furious Army - Fred Vargas - Book Summary : That night, she said slowly, Lina saw the Furious Army pass by. And Herbier was there. And he was shouting. And three others too. Is it an association? The Furious Army, she repeated quietly. The Great Hunt. You don't know it? No, said Adamsberg, holding her astonished gaze. But you don't even know its name? The Mesnie Hellequin? she whispered. I'm sorry, said Adamsberg. Veyrenc, the Furious Army, do you know this gang? A look of intense surprise crossed Lieutenant Veyrenc's face. Your daughter really saw them? With the missing person? Where? Where they pass by our house. On the road to Bonneval. They've always passed by there. Veyrenc discreetly detained the commissioner. Jean-Baptiste, really, you've never heard of this? Adamsberg shook his head. Well, Danglard, he insisted. Why? Because, for all I know, it's the announcement of a shock. Perhaps a real shock. There's no doubt that the "cursed" siblings from the Normandy village will join Fred Vargas' galaxy of memorable characters. As for Momo-mèche-courte, he's the common thread of the double investigation led here by Commissioner Adamsberg, confronted by the immemorial Lord Hellequin, leader of the Furious Army. EAN: 9782878583762 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Arctic Winter - Arnaldur Indridason - Book Summary : How can you stab a child? In the heart of the Arctic winter in Iceland, a boy of Thai origin was found murdered. He was ten years old. A racist crime? Commissioner Erlendur leads the investigation, persists, and gets bogged down. He no longer understands these harsh and selfish people who persist in surviving in a hostile environment. The absurdity of ordinary evil escapes him... Born in Iceland in 1961, journalist and film critic Arnaldur Indridason is the author of several detective novels, true international bestsellers. The City of Jars , The Woman in Green And The Voice are available in Points. "Arnaldur Indridason brilliantly interweaves intrigues, turns the most obvious situations around and tells the story of a wounded and yet magnificent Iceland." Télérama EAN: 9782757816899 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title: The City of Jars - Arnaldur Indridason - Book Summary : A new body is found in Reykjavik. Inspector Erlendur is in a bad mood: another one of those typically Icelandic murders, a "stupid and nasty thing" that's wasting the police's time... Pornographic photos found at the victim's home reveal a forty-year-old case. And lead him straight to the "City of Jars," an abominable collection of jars containing organs... Born in Iceland in 1961, Arnaldur Indridason achieved a masterstroke with his first detective novel, which has already been translated into more than twenty languages. "Swede Hennig Mankell had better watch out, Arnaldur is hot on his heels." Read Translated from Icelandic by Éric Boury EAN: 9782757800232 Used book The book matches the photo

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Title : The King's Book - Arnaldur Indridason - Book Summary : "Indridason strings together twists and turns to graft the true story, that of the double kidnapping, physical and symbolic, from the book, onto the fiction of a chase. We entered this treasure hunt feeling light and ignorant, and we emerge armed to the teeth with the story of these strange islanders. And bitten by the mystery of their sagas." The Point THE King's Book is a treasure for which some are willing to steal, and even kill. In 1955 in Copenhagen, a student befriends a strange professor, passionate about Icelandic sagas... former owner of the famous manuscript. Eager to recover this priceless treasure, they embark on a frantic quest across Europe. They will experience an adventure that will mark their lives forever. Arnaldur Indridason was born in Iceland in 1961. A history graduate, he is a journalist and film critic. His novels, which have won numerous prestigious awards, have been published in over 30 countries. The Woman in Green And The City of Jars are notably available in Points. Translated from Icelandic by Patrick Guelpa EAN: 9782757846490 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Millennium - Volume 3 - The Queen in the Palace of Drafts - Stieg Larsson - Book Summary : Readers of the first two volumes of the "Millennium" trilogy should not read the following lines if they prefer to discover for themselves this third volume of a series that has quickly become... EAN: 9782330055882 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Gilded Cage - Camilla Lackberg - Book Summary : With a perfect husband, an adorable daughter, and a luxury apartment in one of Stockholm's most exclusive neighborhoods, Faye seems to have it all. But dark memories of her childhood in Fjällbacka haunt her, and every day she feels more trapped in a gilded cage. The strong, ambitious woman she once was gave up everything for Jack. When he betrays her, her world collapses. Suddenly, she finds herself devastated and devastated. But she will plot a merciless revenge and return the favor. The Gilded Cage is a thrilling cocktail of betrayal, redemption, and revenge. EAN: 9782330121099 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Arsène Lupin the Crystal Stopper - Maurice Leblanc - Book Summary : What is the point of this crystal cork that so many people want to possess by any means, including murder? The hardest part of a case, Arsène Lupin tells us, is often not getting to the end, but getting started. In this case, where to start? Which path to follow? Without knowing anything, without knowing what game was being played, what the cards were, and who held the stakes, Arsène Lupin throws himself into the thick of the battle. But his opponent quickly proves formidable, and Lupin is sent back to square one several times. The game will be merciless, the suspense poignant. Will Arsène Lupin, the gentleman burglar, the eternal seducer, the insolent one, succeed in outwitting the forces of evil and hatred? EAN: 2253003875 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Shadow of Your Smile - Mary Higgins Clark - Book Summary : At a time when the grandnephews of the recently deceased Dr. Alex Gannon are fighting over his fabulous inheritance, should Olivia Morrow reveal the terrible secret that only she now knows? Isn't revealing the existence of her granddaughter Monica a betrayal of the promise she made to her cousin Catherine and a betrayal of her memory? Who could suspect Sister Catherine, a nun on the verge of beatification, of having had a child with Alex at the age of seventeen and then abandoned him? Revealing what Alex himself didn't know would endanger the young girl's life. An enormous inheritance is at stake. Because Alex Gannon, the child's father, who knew nothing of his son's fate, left a colossal fortune upon his death, which his greedy grandnephews are already fighting over. They are ready to do anything to prevent Alex's legal heir, Monica Farrell, daughter of the billionaire's child with Catherine, from receiving the inheritance... By revealing her secret, Olivia not only breaks the promise she made to her cousin, but also endangers her life and that of Monica... A fantastic thriller in which the great Mary Higgins Clark intertwines science, faith and the quest for identity in a breathless race against death. EAN: 9782226208415 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Trapped Memory - Nicci French - Book Summary : Twenty-five years ago, Natalie Martello disappeared. Today, her body was discovered in the garden of the family estate, and the police concluded it was murder. What unspeakable secret have the Martellos buried? Jane, Natalie's best friend at the time of the events, remembers those autumn days when everything changed: with the help of a psychoanalyst, she explores her memory until she understands that she alone holds the key to the enigma... "The story is so skillfully constructed that you feel like you've got the killer in your grasp from the first third of the story. But nothing is settled until the last lines! Thrilling." Femina Hebdo EAN: 9782266204613 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Stranger in the Cove - Martha Grimes - Book Summary : In the middle of the windswept Cornish moorland stands Seabourne Manor, a gigantic mansion built into the side of a cliff. This secluded place, ideal for those wishing to escape the company of men, is the retreat of the very aristocratic Melrose Plant. But the stay promises to be less restful than expected: Melrose learns that long ago, at the foot of the building, two children were found drowned. Soon, the discovery of a corpse on a beach awakens memories of the deceased children... Melrose Plant's composure is put to the test: when a murderer is on the prowl, living with only ghosts for company can be deadly distressing... EAN: 9782266125109 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Mystery of Tarn House - Martha Grimes - Book Summary : The life expectancy of the Holdsworth family has dropped dramatically. Jane's suicide is the fourth death in less than six years. Enough to arouse the suspicions of Scotland Yard and Commissioner Jury, who is personally affected by the death. Removed from the investigation, he therefore tasks his old friend Melrose Plant with infiltrating the Holdsworth clan, whose patriarch, the wealthy and eccentric great-grandfather, defies all statistics by persisting in living.... EAN: 9782266142045 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Miraculous Necklace - Martha Grimes - Book Summary : A violinist is brutally murdered in the London Underground. She was originally from a village with the charming name of Littlebourne. However, a dog has just discovered a strange treat in the nearby woods: a human finger! Scotland Yard has only one bloodhound capable of establishing a link between these two cases: Commissioner Richard Jury. And since the mystery is unusually opaque, he calls on his friend Melrose Plant, an amateur detective. Together, they will explore the corridors of the London tube and the outskirts of the dark Horndean Forest. And the most diverse suspects present themselves to them: a couple of odious snobbish country squires, a surly old ornithologist, a widow living in a freezing manor house and a wild little girl who knows how to tame the most unruly horses... but not the most phlegmatic duo in the Yard! This book received the Nero Wolfe Award for "Best Mystery of the Year" upon its release in 1983. This award has already been given to Michael Connelly and Fred Harris. EAN: 9782266133609 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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