Title : The Mystery of Callander Square - Anne Perry - book Summary : Lovers of historical fiction and detective fiction should definitely check out this new series, set in Queen Victoria's England. A period atmosphere heavy with sensuality, high-quality writing and dialogue, a perfectly convincing depiction of social class, and deeply human characters; this is what makes reading Anne Perry's novels absolutely unforgettable. " Library Journal EAN: 9782264025845 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Last Hunt - Jean-Christophe Grangé - book Summary : The body of Jürgen von Geyersberg, a wealthy Swabian heir, is found decapitated and castrated. Taking charge of the case, Commander Pierre Niémans and his associate Ivana Bogdanovic, a free agent in the PJ, are sent to the Black Forest. There, they encounter a series of strange things—a priestess of the thermal waters, dog breeders, a healer—to trace the Black Hunters, a battalion of criminals enlisted by Himmler to hunt down Jews, who seem to have risen from their graves... A well-crafted synopsis and a solid plot that get you straight to the point. There's never a dull moment. Laurence Caracalla, Le Figaro magazine. An effective thriller. François Vey, The Sunday Journal. EAN: 9782253241522 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : America - Volume 1 - The Thirteenth Colony - Romain Sardou - book Summary : 1691. As Irish Catholics revolt against England, young Harry Bateman and his wife Lilly are forced to flee their country and embark for America. After a long journey, they reach a new land where they will try to make a place for themselves. Arriving in the colony of New York, they clashed with Augustus Muir, a wealthy merchant of German origin, who had come to create a thirteenth English colony which would allow him to increase his wealth. From their meeting was born a fierce hatred that would last for several generations. These two families, with their inextricably linked destinies, will each write, in their own way, the history of America. “It’s gripping, it’s vibrant.” Femme Actuelle EAN: 9782266215725 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Last Prophecy - James Patterson - book Summary : Kathleen was counting on Dr. Higgins to provide a solution to this inexplicable pregnancy. But the appointment with the obstetrician is cut short: the young woman discovers her hanged, in her own office... For Kathleen, a girl from a well-to-do Boston family who has never had sexual relations, nothing will ever be the same again. The nightmare spreads. In Ireland, a similar pregnancy is reported. Around the world, plagues are sweeping the population, claiming thousands of victims. Prophets announce the arrival of the Antichrist. The Vatican is quick to connect the dots: it's time to reveal some dark secrets and commission an expert in miracles and a former nun with a firearms license... The salvation of the world is in the hands of two young virgins. The countdown has already begun. EAN: 9782266124355 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : A Most Wanted Man - John Le Carré - book Summary : Issa, a young, starving Russian Muslim, arrives clandestinely in Hamburg... Along with Annabel, an idealistic lawyer, and Tommy Brue, a bank boss, they form a love triangle that will be swooped down upon by spies from three nations at war with terrorism. With caustic humor, mounting tension, and a poignant final scene, this work reveals a dark vision, impressive in its logic and acuity. EAN: 9782757814680 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Ice Wind - A Kay Scarpetta Investigation - Patricia Cornwell - book Summary : A prominent paleontologist disappears from a dinosaur bone dig deep in Canada. A gruesome message reaches Kay Scarpetta, leaving her with the uneasy feeling that it might be the culprit. When she is called shortly afterward to retrieve a female corpse from Boston Harbor, events unfold. Kay Scarpetta finds herself facing a highly intelligent serial killer with no fear of arrest. As the evidence seems to link to other unsolved cases, the most advanced forensic science is called into play. The hunt for the culprit begins in the city of Boston, caught in an icy wind. EAN: 9782253175971 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Death of the Woods - Brigitte Aubert - book Summary : Tetraplegic, mute and blind following a terrorist attack, Elise lives in a wheelchair. She doesn't despair, but one day, while waiting for her companion in a parking lot, she is approached by seven-year-old Virginie, who gives her disturbing information about child murders, including that of her own brother. It was the Death of the Woods that struck, the little girl specifies, and she's not finished. Unmasking the assassin before he kills again is the terrifying task that Elise must tackle immediately. Under penalty of death, of course: the Death of the Woods knows that Elise is aware. EAN: 9782020319881 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Quantum - A Captain Chase Investigation - Patricia Cornwell - book Summary : On the eve of a top-secret space mission, Captain Calli Chase detects an alarm in the tunnel of one of NASA's research centers. A quantum mechanics specialist and cybercrime investigator, Calli knows that the impending storm and the government shutdown create ideal conditions for sabotage. The danger surpasses all her fears. Disturbing clues indicate that Carmé, her twin sister, missing for several days, is linked to this incident. As the countdown begins, Calli realizes that failure will spell disaster for the space program and the security of the entire nation. A brilliant thriller, led at a cracking pace by Patricia Cornwell at the height of her powers. Translated from English (United States) by Dominique Defert "Queen of crime fiction, helicopter and motorcycle pilot, Patricia Cornwell tackles a thrilling series with Quantum." Grazia "The beginning of a hellish suspense among the astronauts and, to our great pleasure, a series of ultra-documented investigations, always so realistic. It's a challenge to never lose the layman in the midst of this impressive futuristic technology. Fascinating and instructive!" Télé Z “A brilliant thriller, led at a cracking pace by Patricia Cornwell at the height of her powers.” Ici Paris "Patricia Cornwell is one of the queens of the suspense novel. Scheduled for release on June 3, her new book, Quantum (JC Lattès), is very promising." Union Presse “It’s best to free up some time before starting to read, because it will be difficult to give up on finishing it: Patricia Cornwell is back!” Florence Dalmas Le Dauphiné Libéré / Vaucluse Matin "With Quantum, the queen of crime fiction with 100 million copies sold is tackling a thrilling new series, between cybercrime and space conquests." Télé 7 jours EAN: 9782709666893 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Gardener's Constancy - John Le Carré - book Summary : Tessa Quayle, a young and beautiful English lawyer, was brutally murdered near Lake Turkana in northern Kenya. Her traveling companion and supposed lover, an African doctor with a humanitarian organization, has disappeared without a trace. Tessa's husband, Justin, a career diplomat at the British High Commission in Nairobi and an amateur gardener, embarks on a solitary quest to find the killers and their motives. His quest takes him to London, then across Europe and Canada, back to Africa, to South Sudan, and ends at the very scene of the crime. An odyssey full of violence and fury, where the dark machinations of pharmaceutical multinationals are plotted and strange political alliances are formed. And as Justin's conscience awakens, as he rallies to Tessa's cause, even completing the mission she had set for herself, his greatest revelation will be the discovery of this woman he hardly had time to love. The Gardener's Constancy blends the moving story of a man raised by tragedy with the merciless exploration of the hidden side of globalization by one of the most incisive novelists of our time. John le Carré , born in 1931, studied at the universities of Bern and Oxford, taught at Eton, and worked briefly for British intelligence during the Cold War. For six decades, he devoted himself to writing. He died in 2020 at the age of 89. EAN: 9782020495752 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Hercule Poirot's Christmas The Secret of Chimneys - Agatha Christie - book Summary : See photos EAN: 9782298031454 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : An Absolute Friendship - John le Carré - book Summary : In the aftermath of the Iraq War, Englishman Edward "Ted" Mundy, son of a major in the Indian Army, a failed writer and tour guide in Bavaria, sees his past resurface in the person of Sasha, the East German activist he met in the late 1960s in a Berlin in the grip of revolutionary unrest and saw again in the grim mirror of Cold War spies for the assembly of a long double agent operation. But today times have changed, and their friendship, renewed in the name of an idealism that has become obsolete, will collide with the cynical maneuvers of an America more imperialist than ever. With this committed novel of burning relevance, le Carré sounds the death knell for old-fashioned espionage and the outdated values ​​that structured the world of secret agents: since September 11, the world has ignored any code of honor and "just causes" no longer apply when Bush's America subjects everyone to the forced march of its triumphalist and hegemonic self-celebration. Casting a cruelly disillusioned look at the Machiavellian actions of an America draped in its good conscience, le Carré also denounces the blind cowardice of his contemporaries, and his desperate message will haunt the reader long after the last line. John le Carré , born in 1931, studied at the universities of Bern and Oxford, taught at Eton, and worked briefly for British intelligence during the Cold War. For six decades, he devoted himself to writing. He died in 2020 at the age of 89. EAN: 9782020633437 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Moonlight House - Mary Higgins Clark - book Summary : Newport, Rhode Island: a paradise for retired billionaires, a goldmine for crooks of all kinds. It is there, in her Victorian house, that Nuala Moore is to receive Maggie Holloway, her ex-daughter-in-law. After many years without news, the two women have decided to meet regularly. But Nuala is murdered by a burglar. At least, that's the theory accepted by the police. Maggie, incredulous, decides to discover the truth. An alcoholic doctor, a university professor specializing in funeral rites, an overly curious nurse - no one seems above suspicion. And when Greta, Nuala's old friend, and then other residents of Latham Manor, a luxurious retirement home, also die, her confusion only increases: the murderer can only be someone close to her. But who? How can the pieces of this deadly puzzle be put together? And will Maggie, who unknowingly photographed clues, soon be the killer's target? More than ever, Mary Higgins Clark, the virtuoso of suspense, plays with fatal perfection on the strings of your nerves. When death has a rendezvous with the moon, a deadly score, a tune to freeze your blood. EAN: 9782226086488 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Lost Symbol - Dan Brown - book Summary : Robert Langdon, a professor of symbology, is urgently summoned by his friend Peter Solomon, a philanthropist and high-ranking Mason, for a lecture to be given that evening. Upon reaching the Capitol Rotunda, he makes a gruesome discovery. This will be the first clue in a breathless quest, from the basements of the Library of Congress to Masonic temples, in search of Freemasonry's best-kept secret. An adventure where esoteric traditions clash with the formidable intelligence of Robert Langdon. EAN: 9782709626996 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Crime by Ascendancy - Ruth Rendell - book Summary : When Martin Nanther decided to write a biography of his great-grandfather, Henry Nanther, he had no idea what awaited him. A physician, Henry specialized in hemophilia, a disease that was decimating male members of the royal family at the time. Ambitious and brilliant, he had been made a hereditary lord by Queen Victoria, a title his great-grandson still holds today. Little by little, as Martin interviews family members and finds period documents, his grandfather's smooth facade cracks and the questions pile up. Why did Henry prefer to marry the daughter of a small-time lawyer rather than this young woman from high society who was in love with him and whom he seemed to love? What is the true explanation for the horrible tragedy that cost his fiancée her life? And why did he, who had been so successful, end his life in suffering and despair? As the House of Lords is torn apart, he risks losing his title and his wife tries everything price to have a child, Martin goes from surprise to surprise. The search for his roots sometimes leads to very dark discoveries, and the doctor with the exemplary life will gradually reveal his monstrous secret... EAN : 9782253112907 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Sweet Revenge - Elizabeth George - book Summary : A new mail train affair wouldn't stir up Scotland Yard any more. Thomas Linley, eighth Earl of Asherton, the most elegant of the house inspectors, announces his marriage to the fashionable photographer Deborah Cotter. A weekend engagement is being planned in Cornwall, at the aristocratic police officer's family estate. But the presence of a hostile future father-in-law, a dangerous friend and rival, and a drug-addicted brother poisons the party. And the garden party turns into a nightmare when the corpse of a local journalist is discovered, conscientiously mutilated and castrated. For Linley, the high-society comedy risks ending in dark tragedy. Especially if the ghosts of the past get involved. EAN : 9782266066068 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Phantom of Rue Royale - Volume 3 - Jean-François Parot - book Summary : The previous successes of Nicolas Le Floch, protégé of police lieutenant Sartine, are annoying. They want to sideline him. But, as Paris celebrates the Dauphin's wedding with a fireworks display on the Place Louis-XV, disaster strikes: overturned carriages, hundreds of crushed victims... Our very young police commissioner at the Châtelet returns to duty. Amid the corpses, a young woman clutches a black pearl in her hand. Did she die of suffocation... or strangulation? "Against a backdrop of impeccable historical reconstruction, and in a style that evokes 18th-century literature without pastiching it, Jean-François Parot makes numerous references to the contemporary situation." Gérard Meudal, Le Monde EAN : 9782264035493 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Double Trap - Harlan Coben - book Summary : You think you know the truth. The truth is, you don't know anything. New Jersey, today. To monitor her babysitter, Maya installed a camera in her living room. One day, a man appears on the screen, playing with her little Lily. A man Maya knows well: Joe, her husband... whom she has just buried. A shock. And disturbing discoveries: Joe's death certificate is missing, and the gun used in his death is also the one that killed Maya's sister, Claire, three years earlier. Dead or alive, who was Joe really? Should we believe everything we see? For Maya, the time has come to delve into a troubled past; a world on the border between truth and illusion. A dangerous world, of which she could be the latest victim. EAN : 9782714460677 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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