Title : Just One Bad Deed - Elizabeth George - book Summary : Lynley and Barbara Havers return in search of a missing child in Tuscany. Sergeant Barbara Havers is devastated. Hadiyyah, the daughter of her dear friend Azhar, has been abducted by her mother, and no legal action is possible. Azhar never married Angelina, and the child does not bear his name. As Azahar despairs, Angelina finally resurfaces with alarming news: Hadiyyah has been kidnapped from a Tuscan market square. The Italian police are in charge of the investigation and Barbara will have to take matters in hand, almost causing a diplomatic incident, so that Scotland Yard can intervene in the person of the famous inspector Thomas Lynley. Very quickly, the two investigators discover that the case is much more complex than a simple kidnapping... From the London fog to the sun-drenched hills of Tuscany, Elizabeth George takes us on a whirlwind of emotions and betrayals with this eighteenth Thomas Lynley mystery. EAN : 9782258085107 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Among the Flemish - Georges Simenon - book Summary : When Maigret got off the train at Givet station, the first person he saw, just opposite his compartment, was Anna Peeters. It was as if she had expected him to stop at this exact spot on the platform! She didn't seem surprised or proud. She was just as he had seen her in Paris, just as she must always be, dressed in an iron-grey suit, her feet shod in black, wearing a hat in such a way that it was impossible to remember the shape or even the colour of her hat afterwards. EAN : 9782266095211 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : San-Antonio - Volume 20 - It Smells Like Pine! - Patrice Dard - book Summary : Mekèl Belboul massacred with flash-ball shots. Sabotaged rope, Situva Tuvaniké dives into the void. Vaszy Kaszilpö shredded by a trapped golf ball. Cyanide chewing gum kills Pipo Fellacci. It's not good to be sporty in this small mountain town. And even less of a cop... For San-Antonio and his tireless Bérurier, things are looking bleak! EAN : 9782213651590 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Catherine, volume 4 - Catherine of the Main Roads - Juliette Benzoni - book Summary : Arnaud de Montsalvy contracted leprosy in the filthy jail where Georges de la Trémoille, the all-powerful favorite of Charles VII, had him thrown for trying to free Joan "the witch." Catherine, in despair, withdrew from the world and locked herself and their son Michel in her Auvergne fortress. Yet, the world did not forget Catherine. All those who wanted Joan of Arc's sacrifice not to have been in vain joined forces to kill Georges de la Trémoille. And it was to take revenge on this man that Catherine finally found the strength to leave her refuge and once again embark on the most perilous adventures. EAN : 9782266108515 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Echo Park - An Inspector Bosch Investigation - Michael Connelly - book Summary : It's become an obsession: every six months, Bosch rehashes the Gesto file. In thirteen years of investigation, he's been unable to find anything: no clues, no suspects, not even the young victim's body. One day, the culprit finally confesses, but Bosch is suspicious: to him, the man is nothing more than a talented imposter and the perfect scapegoat. One last time, Bosch takes up the investigation... EAN : 9782757809150 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Vanishing Woman of Colliton Park - Minette Walters - book Summary : A brilliant anthropologist specializing in miscarriages of justice, Jonathan Hughes is confronted with a complex case: over thirty years ago, in the small town of Bournemouth, Dorset, a young outcast was accused of murdering his grandmother. Unable to prove his innocence, the poor boy ended up hanging himself in his cell. Supported by the municipal councillor who drew his attention to this affair, the scientist was quick to make the connection with another equally sordid incident: the rape, on the same date, in the gardens of Colliton Park, of a 13-year-old girl, by three drunken youths. Determined to solve this double enigma, Jonathan and his sidekick will unearth a secret with terrifying repercussions... EAN : 9782266161275 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Tears of the Angel - Carol O'Connell - book Summary : In Owltown, a small town in Mississippi, the peace and hypocritical serenity are over. Kathy, the daughter of Cass Shelly, who died seventeen years earlier, stoned to death by a hateful mob, is back. As soon as she arrives, tongues are loosened. They recognize her, little Kathy. She's just like her mother... But what they don't know, and what they'll learn the hard way, is that the formerly slender little girl is now Inspector Mallory, and she's ready to do anything to unmask the culprits and make them pay for this atrocious crime... Because she must free herself from this tragic past that haunts her. EAN : 9782266095877 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Don't Get Angry, Imogen! - Charles Exbrayat - book Summary : Imogen McCarthy is a veritable red-haired tornado, and her colleagues nickname her "The Red Bull." This hot-blooded Scotswoman even claims the thistle as her national emblem! As a secretary at the Intelligence Department of the Admiralty in London, she sows discord among the English community, but she nevertheless stands out among her superiors for her seriousness and dedication. Thus, summoned by the head of the secret service, she is entrusted with a mission of the utmost importance: to bring to Scotland the ultra-confidential plans for the Campbell 777, a revolutionary jet plane. It goes without saying that all the foreign powers are in turmoil and would gladly steal the famous plans! The journey from London to Callender, her native village, will be fraught with traps, and Imogen will need all her passion, courage, and even madness to face such dangers... EAN : 9782702419069 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Barthelemy and his anger - Charles Exbrayat - book Summary : In a fishing district, the most deprived of them, Barthélemy, has managed, through deprivation and savings, to acquire the tiny fortune that allows him to fix up his house, buy his boat, and ask for Marie's hand in marriage. Barthélemy is happy, and everyone is happy with him. But on his wedding night, a drunken thug from the neighboring town kills Marie on purpose. It is not an accident, but murder. Barthélemy now lives only for revenge. He and his companions have faith in justice and they do not understand how, using false witnesses, Maître Craponne manages to have the murderer acquitted to please the old mob boss, Charles Berry. This scandalous acquittal brings the fishermen's entire moral universe to a crash. But soon, they pull themselves together, and since the men of the town flout justice, they will take it upon themselves. EAN : 9782702408544 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The William Smith Affair - Patricia Wentworth - book Summary : Unfortunately for them, criminals aren't suspicious enough of old ladies. And the discreet Miss Silver always unmasks them, between two pricks of the needle and two quotes. Tireless, she has unmasked about thirty of them. The success of Patricia Wentworth (1878-1961) is undoubtedly due to the passion we feel for staged crime, the amiable clash between horror and propriety. EAN : 9782264023780 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Buenos Aires Quintet - Manuel Vasquez Montalban - book Summary : Pepe Carvalho leaves Barcelona to delve into a completely different world, that of today's Buenos Aires. He goes there to investigate the disappearance, linked to obscure political reasons, of his cousin Raul. Throughout his research, his discovery of the city and the country's gastronomy will be punctuated by numerous encounters, among others with Alma, a beautiful green-eyed activist, a man who pretends to be Borges's natural son, a former torturer, a few corpses too... and many other characters who are all faces of contemporary Argentina. More than ever true to his reputation as a gourmet and disillusioned philosopher, detective Pepe Carvalho draws us, not without humor, into a plot full of twists and turns. EAN : 9782020386661 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Crime at the Hôtel de Saint-Florentin - An Investigation by Nicolas Le Floch - Jean-François Parot - book Summary : Nicolas Le Floch is going through a difficult time: Louis XV is dead, Sartine is appointed Secretary of State for the Navy. Le Noir, his successor as Lieutenant General of Police, is suspicious of him. M. de Saint-Florentin, minister of the new king, charges Commissioner Le Floch with investigating the crime committed in his mansion. A chambermaid's throat has been slit in strange circumstances. His quest will take him to Paris, beyond the walls, to cattle breeders, and to Versailles, where he will secure his position with Louis XVI. He will also be confronted with the mysteries of the Trianon and the horrors of Bicêtre. A phantom carriage, serial murders, an astonishing murder weapon... punctuate this adventure, which mixes money, debauchery, espionage, and all the madness of a young court where old rivalries and clashes persist. Jean-François Parot is a diplomat. His extensive knowledge of 18th-century Paris, its criminality, and court intrigues allows him to recreate the mysteries and customs of the world's capital at the time. EAN : 9782709625142 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : A Pure Spy - John Le Carré - book Summary : Magnus Pym has disappeared: a wave of panic is sweeping through Her Majesty's secret service. Could the honorable British spy be a traitor, as the Americans keep repeating? EAN : 9782221049037 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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