Title : Two Little Girls in Blue - Mary Higgins Clark - book Summary : Birthday party at the Frawleys: twins Kelly and Kathy are celebrating their third birthday. But that same evening, returning from dinner, the parents are greeted by the police: the little girls have been kidnapped. After collecting the eight million dollar ransom, Steve and Margaret contact the kidnapper. On the day of the exchange, however, only Kelly is there. What happened to Kathy? When all hope seems lost, Kelly claims that her sister is alive and well, as if children communicate telepathically... Never since A Cry in the Dark has Mary Higgins Clark plunged the reader into such a nightmare: that of child abductions. EAN : 9782744198441 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Prisoner of the Alcazar - Michèle Barrière - book Summary : August 1525: Francis I is held prisoner by Charles V in Madrid after the disastrous defeat at Pavia. His sister Margaret travels to Spain to secure his release. Quentin du Mesnil is to accompany her. For the moment, he has other worries: his engagement to the beautiful Alicia ended in the murder of an Italian banker who was picking a fight with one of his friends, the explorer Verrazzano. Quentin cannot shirk his duty, but the journey will have some surprises in store for him. The promiscuity with Marguerite, his first love, frightens him, and they will discover, upon their arrival in Madrid, that the king is dying. Everything will have to be done to restore him to health. With the help of a Jewish doctor and a Muslim apothecary, he will recreate, day after day, a gastronomic universe worthy of the Arabian Nights . But the negotiations stall, the fiancée arrives point-blank, bandits are looking for Verrazzano's maps, the Inquisition gets involved... The king's escape must be organized without delay. EAN : 9782709643900 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Black Line - Jean-Christophe Grangé - book Summary : There exists, somewhere in Southeast Asia, between the Tropic of Cancer and the Equator, another line. A black line marked by bodies and fear... EAN : 9782226151094 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Such a Long Night - Mary Higgins Clark - book Summary : As New York prepares to celebrate Christmas, a woman abandons her child outside a church and disappears into the night. Inside, a petty criminal waits for the last priest to leave to steal a precious religious object, until the police force him to retreat. As for the baby, no one will know it was there... It took the greatest of coincidences for Willy and Alvirah Meehan, two ace detectives, to uncover the trail of this incredible affair years later. A turbulent investigation began and, for the countless readers of The Night of the Fox (Grand Prix de littérature policière 1980), one of those suspense stories that only Mary Higgins Clark knows the secret to. EAN : 9782253171393 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Through the Wall - Patricia Wentworth - book Summary : Come on, it's that exquisite time when you choose an armchair and treat yourself to an hour elsewhere. On the detective side. For those who crave something sweet, there's no hesitation: Patricia Wentworth. Another Englishwoman, as clever as a cat, who knows how to remarkably combine five o'clock tea and blood on the carpet. It's harmless, it's graceful, it's sometimes irreplaceable: because the world then appears deliciously harmless. Charming Englishwomen, from Dorothy Sayers to Ngaio Marsh, are therapeutic. For the space of a read, you're protected. It's as precious as a fairy tale. EAN : 9782264021595 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Forgive our offenses - Romain Sardou - book Summary : Winter 1284. The "Devil's cold" is overwhelming Draguan, a small diocese in the county of Toulouse. The population has been gripped by the most irrational fears since the gruesome discovery of the remains of tortured bodies in the river... Henno Gui, a priest with strange manners, summoned to take charge of the parish of Heurteloup, presents himself at the bishopric. Buried in an inextricable forest, surrounded by nauseating marshes suspected of carrying the plague, Heurteloup has lived in oblivion for decades. The church is in ruins, many houses are abandoned. No one knows what has become of the inhabitants... This cursed parish, the thirteenth in a bishopric as poor as it is isolated, nevertheless interests the highest spheres of Rome: a terrible secret seems to have presided over the "disappearance" of the village EAN : 9782266133951 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Aesthetics of the North Pole - Michel Onfray - book Summary : Since winning the Prix Médicis-essai for La sculpture de soi, Michel Onfray has continued to establish himself as one of the finest essayists of his generation. A long time ago, Michel Onfray's father, a modest man who had never left his Normandy homeland, confessed to his son that, if he could travel, he would love to discover the North Pole. Twenty years later, his son, now a famous writer, decided to make this dream come true and, last June, he took his father for three weeks to this enigmatic and almost inaccessible "pole"... He brought back a book that is at once a travelogue, a philosophy of the cold, a meditation on disappearing civilizations, on the evils of industrialization, on the wisdom of dying peoples. It is also a book of fidelity and filial piety. At the North Pole, Michel Onfray, a hedonistic philosopher, primarily questioned the nature of cultures where pleasure has no place. "Up there," "over there," everything is played out in a logic of survival. He therefore questions stone, space, sites, the repetition of gestures, the conflict between sedentary and nomadic lifestyles. Michel Onfray immersed himself in the thought of the Inuit; he learned about myths, the curious relationships that polar peoples have with nihilism and hope, and the marvelous serenity of these desperate souls. In this approach, we will therefore find (splendid) descriptions, reflections, anecdotes, and echoes of conversations with guides or seal hunters. Of course, Michel Onfray is also an ethnologist, following in the footsteps of Jean Malaurie. He uses this "pole" to reflect on his own epicurean nostalgia for the South. This is an incredibly dense, poetic, and intelligent text. A photographer accompanied Michel Onfray on this journey. He brought back striking images that will be reproduced in a photo notebook inside this book. EAN : 9782246629412 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Deception Point - Dan Brown - book Summary : A stunning scientific discovery or diabolical manipulation? From the Far North to the deep sea, this thriller unfolds at breakneck speed. When a NASA satellite detects an exceptionally rare meteorite buried beneath the ice of the Arctic Circle, it's perfect timing for the space agency, eager to put a series of failed operations behind them. On the eve of the presidential election, with his political future at stake, the President of the United States sends Secret Service analyst Rachel Sexton to the Arctic to verify the authenticity of this discovery. There, she joins a team of experts, including the charismatic oceanologist Michael Tolland. What Rachel is about to discover is almost inconceivable: a daring hoax that threatens to spark a worldwide scandal. EAN : 9782253123163 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Cat's Prey - Patricia Highsmith - book Summary : Like the cat who, in the first of these ten stories, nonchalantly introduces mystery and horror into a peaceful friendly gathering, Patricia Highsmith instills at the heart of each story the discreet venom that brings the text to its peak of virulence. Whether she depicts, with ferocious humor, the adoption of two old men by a childless couple or the destruction of a man by his friends, whether she mercilessly describes the daily attacks in the streets, whether she makes fun of a pretty idle woman or chills us with the visions of a lonely woman, the American novelist proves here again that she excels in the difficult art of the short story. EAN : 9782253060215 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Isle of Dogs - Patricia Cornwell - book Summary : Tangier Island, Chesapeake Bay. Located a few miles off the coast of Virginia, this small island has just risen up and is threatening to secede. On the brink of civil war, the region is descending into chaos, and a gang of criminals is taking advantage of the situation to steal, rape, and kill with impunity. The governor, manipulated by unscrupulous politicians, is powerless to restore order. Judy Hammer, the new superintendent of the Virginia police, and Andy Brazil, his right-hand man, will have no one to rely on but themselves... Isle of Dogs , Patricia Cornwell's fourteenth novel, is a caustic and irreverent satire of an America consumed by fear and corruption. EAN : 9782253172499 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Girl in the Woods - Patricia Mac Donald - book Summary : It's been fifteen years since Blair last returned to her childhood hometown. Not since her best friend, Molly, was murdered... But her sister Celeste's cancer-stricken condition leaves her no choice. "I did something wrong": On her deathbed, she reveals to him that the man languishing in prison for Molly's murder is innocent. As proof, she was with him the night of the crime. But how could she confess to their uncle, a hateful racist, that she was having a relationship with an African-American? Blair promises to get him released and, to do so, to find the evidence the police need. She then embarks on a painful investigation to understand what really happened that night, when little Molly's body was found in the woods, not far from her house... Is Blair ready to face the awful truth? Is the past over? Patricia MacDonald is formidable. She has managed to pull off not one thriller, but two. A tour de force. Femina version. EAN : 9782253181170 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Bridal Trap - Douglas Kennedy - book Summary : Some basic rules for survival in the Australian bush: 1) Never drive in the middle of the night on a deserted road: a kangaroo would be happy to smash your bumper. 2) Never give in to the charms of a local hitchhiker. 3) And never let yourself be drugged, kidnapped and married by the said native. In her village, divorce is not allowed. But the number of widows there is impressive... "Led at breakneck speed, straight from the Styx, the story would make a bald man's hair stand on end, the suspense is so intense!" Valérie Lejeune – Le Figaro Magazine EAN : 9782266192828 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Sentimental Education - Flaubert Gustave - book Summary Sentimental Education, The Story of a Young Man is a novel written by Gustave Flaubert and published in 1869. The heart of the story is taken from Sainte-Beuve's novel: Volupté, which Honoré de Balzac had already treated and in a way rewritten with The Lily of the Valley. Flaubert's novel takes up the same subject according to entirely new narrative rules, reinventing the coming-of-age novel to give it a depth and acuity never before achieved. Sentimental Education includes many autobiographical elements, such as the meeting of Madame Arnoux, inspired by Flaubert's meeting with Élisa Schlésinger, the love of his life. The main character is Frédéric Moreau, a young provincial of eighteen who comes to study in Paris. From 1840 to 1867, he experienced unwavering friendship and the power of stupidity, art, politics, and the revolutions of a world hesitating between monarchy, republic, and empire. Several women (Rosanette, Madame Dambreuse) crossed his life, but none could compare to Marie Arnoux, wife of a wealthy art dealer, with whom he was madly in love. It was through contact with this inactive passion and the contingencies of the world that he received his sentimental education, which essentially boiled down to gradually burning his illusions. Less well-known than Madame Bovary, Sentimental Education is, however, a complete novel with a fully mastered style, and where the meticulously constructed world is one he knew from experience. The fresco thus created is both a summary of Romanticism and a precise picture of an era, making Flaubert the spiritual initiator of naturalism. Maupassant and Émile Zola would consider him their master. EAN : 9782743400392 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Don't Run Away - Harlan Coben - book Summary SECRETS NEVER DIE. A homeless woman in Central Park. SHE'S YOUR DAUGHTER. MISSING FOR MONTHS. She runs away, she's in trouble. YOU WANT TO SAVE HER. Of course, who wouldn't help their child? But you don't know that catching her means putting her and everyone you love in danger. EAN : 9782714475374 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : No One Can Escape It - Romain Sardou - book Summary New Hampshire. Winter 2007. 24 bodies are discovered in the snowy sand of a highway construction site. 24 corpses! Shot in the heart, with no sign of a struggle. Cult sacrifice? Assisted suicide? Gigantic settling of scores? Even more incredible: no one claims them. Not a worried husband, not a frantic mother, not an office colleague contacts the police. That same evening, Frank Franklin, 29, a young literature professor, arrives for his new position at Durrisdeer College, a richly endowed university whose grounds adjoin the 24's construction site. Something quickly begins to worry him on campus. Franklin soon realizes he's been drawn into a terrifying game of deception. EAN : 9782845632905 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Pheasants and Evildoers - Collins Max Allan - book Summary See photos EAN : 9782070490028 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : In God's Country - Douglas Kennedy - book Summary Recent political events in the United States are a constant reminder of the considerable influence that religion—particularly Christian fundamentalists—plays in the public life of this country. Douglas Kennedy foresaw this development. Driven by a desire to understand, he set out to discover the southern states of the country—known as the "Bible Belt"—and their inhabitants, these men and women driven by an unshakeable faith. A former mobster, young rockers, a miracle-working priest, and a ruthless businesswoman are just some of the unusual characters he encountered, who, under his incisive pen, compose a gallery of portraits as fascinating as they are disturbing. EAN : 9782266154642 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Night Is My Kingdom - Mary Higgins Clark - book Summary See photos EAN : 9782744179075 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Before It's Too Late - Barbara d'Amato - book Summary In May 2001, Barbara d'Amato was awarded the Mary Higgins Clark Prize by the Empress of the Thriller, thus making her heir apparent to an author already familiar with bestsellers in the United States. This novel is the first installment in the famous investigations of its heroine: Susannah Figueroa. Twenty-five years old, half-Cuban, half-Irish, Susannah Figueroa, a charming cop, usually operates in the underworld of Chicago. Inspector Delgado, on the other hand, specializes in white-collar crime, tax fraud, and all kinds of scams. But the body of a colleague fished out of Lake Michigan and a series of murders disguised as accidents will propel these two police officers into a whole other world. Their mission? Stop as quickly as possible an all-powerful tycoon who uses computer hacking as a deadly weapon... BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE: a thrilling novel, paced at a diabolically fast pace, where we realize that the quest for absolute power is now within everyone's reach. EAN : 9782840987475 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Target Was French - A New Jack Reacher Adventure - Lee Child - book Summary There's a stir in the world's security services: an unknown person has just shot the President of the French Republic in Paris, and the bullet is American. The sniper hit the protective screen at the phenomenal distance of 1,300 meters. The warning is clear: next time, it will happen at the G8. And God knows how many victims there will be. But who is this sniper? Only four men are capable of such a feat. One of them, John Kott, is an American whom Jack Reacher had imprisoned fifteen years earlier, and it turns out that, recently released, the man is nowhere to be found. It is, of course, Reacher whom the army secretly sends to catch the shooter. Between Paris and London, alongside the Russian, French, and English special services, each playing their part, his task may not be easy.  “Jack Reacher is the new James Bond. The hero we will never tire of.” Ken Follett EAN : 9782702160367 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Idealist - John Grisham - book Summary See photos EAN : 9782744109515 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Inferno - Brown Dan - book Summary See photos EAN : 9782286085247 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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