Title: Sepulchre - Kate Mosse - book Summary : October 1891: Young Léonie Vernier and her brother Anatole leave Paris for the Domaine de la Cade, a few kilometers from Carcassonne. In the woods surrounding the isolated house, Léonie stumbles upon the remains of a Visigothic tomb. During her research, she discovers the existence of a tarot deck that is said to hold the powers of life and death. October 2007: Meredith Martin treks through the foothills of the Pyrenees to write a biography of Claude Debussy. But she also investigates her own origins. Armed with a piano score and an old photograph, she finds herself plunged, despite herself, into the heart of a tragedy dating back more than a century, where the fate of a young girl, who disappeared one fateful night, is inextricably intertwined with a dramatic love story. EAN : 9782253126973 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: Predation - Jérôme Camut, Nathalie Hug - book Summary : A naked corpse is discovered in an industrial wasteland, its right hand shredded. A man shoots himself in the head in a crowded shopping mall. A young father, trained like a dog, is relentlessly tormented in a doorless, windowless dungeon. No leads, no connections, no motive... Who are these men? Why were they chosen? For what absurd execution? Predation opens the door to an unpredictable and distressing universe, strangely connected to the most shocking news stories of our time. EAN : 9782253120667 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: The Blood of Angels - Michael Marshall - book Summary : Ward Hopkins, a former CIA agent, like Nina Baynam, on leave from the FBI, had no illusions: any victory against the Straw Men, a criminal organization with global ramifications, could only be temporary. The facts soon prove them right: mutilated corpses are found in Virginia, and disturbing threats are circulating on the Internet. It's impossible not to connect them to the sinister organization. Especially since Ward's brother, who is its mastermind, has escaped from prison where he was serving a life sentence. Nina's sudden disappearance sweeps away any remaining doubts: the Straw Men have taken up arms again... EAN : 9782290352809 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: The Upside-Down Man - Fred Vargas - book Summary : Letting wolves roam free in the Mercantour was a great idea, in keeping with the times. But it wasn't the idea of ​​the shepherds, and a few months later, revolt rages. But is it really a wolf that's killing the sheep around the village of Saint-Victor? Superstitions resurface, a rumor spreads: it's not a beast, it's a werewolf... When a breeder is found with her throat cut in her sheepfold, the rumor turns to psychosis. In Paris, Commissioner Adamsberg is on the lookout for news of the Beast of Mercantour: Like embers, my boy, like embers, the wolf's eyes make at night. EAN : 9782290349236 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: The Hour of the Elves - Jean-Louis Fetjaine - book Summary : The world, divided between dwarves, monsters, elves, and men, has lost its balance since the latter appropriated the legendary sword Excalibur. Torn between his wife, the Christian Ygraine, and Lliane, the queen of the elves, King Uter decided to return the sacred sword and thus restore the old order. Then the monsters invaded the kingdom of Logres and annihilated their disunited opponents. Weakened and terrified, men turned once again to the elves, hoping that the tree people would come to their aid. Exiled on the island of Avalon with her daughter Morgane and accompanied by the mysterious Merlin, will Queen Lliane agree, once again, to risk everything for the love of Uter? EAN : 9782266115391 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: The Cantos of Hyperion - The Fall of Hyperion II - Dan Simmons - book Summary : Johnny Keats is an Artificial Intelligence modeled after an old poet from Old Earth. He wants to escape the TechnoCenter, invest his entire consciousness in his body, become a full-fledged human, and leave for Hyperion. It's enough to get him assassinated. But someone must want him well at the TechnoCenter: he receives a spare body. This time, he asks Lamia to ensure his protection; and for added security, he wires her before being killed. When he revives, Schrön's disk, implanted in the young woman, puts him in contact with her: all he has to do is sleep and dream. Unfortunately, his protector finds herself in great danger on Hyperion; all they can hope for is to meet in the infosphere. However, someone seems ready to help them—as if Johnny were some essential cog in a grand design conceived on the scale of eternity. EAN : 9782266064798 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: Mediator - Volume 1 - Shadowland - Meg Cabot - book Summary : Susannah Simon is a medium. She connects the dead and the living. There's no rest for her: the ghosts demand that she complete what they didn't have time to accomplish on Earth. But when you've just moved to sunny California, you're a girl, and you're sixteen, you'd rather wander around malls than cemeteries. Alas, as soon as she arrives at her new high school, Susannah realizes that her life isn't going to be that simple. The ghost of a young high school girl has decided to take revenge. Susannah is standing in her way. EAN : 9782013223515 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: The Strawberry Picker - Monika Feth - book Summary : When her best friend, Caro, is found murdered, Jette publicly vows to avenge her, drawing the murderer's attention to herself. Every day, Jette tries to rebuild her life and forget. She soon meets a boy who seems to be able to give her back her will to live and falls madly in love. An encounter that could help her overcome her friend's death. Maybe... EAN : 9782013229524 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: Shirobamba - Yasushi Inoué - book Summary : It was during the fourth or fifth year of the Taishô era, about forty years ago. The children used to run here and there on the village road in the evening, shouting "The shirobamba! The shirobamba!" They were chasing these little white creatures that floated like flakes of cotton wool in the sky, beginning to take on the colors of twilight." All Japanese know this novel by heart. In the abundant work of Yasushi Inoué, it is undoubtedly the freshest, the most charming. Very largely autobiographical, it tells the story of the childhood at the beginning of the century of a little boy named Kôsaku. Like Inoué himself, he grew up not with his parents, but with his great-grandfather's mistress, a former geisha. Between the little boy and the old woman a tender relationship is woven, a somewhat magical complicity, presented in the form of a series of exquisite little naive paintings in bright colors... EAN : 9782070388011 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: Contagion - Robin Cook - book Summary : After the tragic deaths of his wife and daughters, John Stapleton, a coroner in New York, no longer expects anything from life. However, he is about to be torn from indifference and cynicism by a series of inexplicable deaths: patients are victims of viruses long since eradicated, such as the plague. All were being treated in hospitals run by the powerful insurance company Americare, to whom he owes the bankruptcy of his own ophthalmology practice. An encounter with Terese, an advertising executive working on a campaign for Americare's main competitor, will prompt him to seek out the source of the evil. They will both discover a plan of inhuman horror. The author of Risque mortel, himself a former surgeon and ophthalmologist, takes us through a merciless war where the hospital environment, obsessed with profitability, does not hesitate in the face of organized crime... An irresistible thriller, at the same time as a cry of alarm in the face of the excesses of a medicine subject to the law of profit. EAN : 9782253170822 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: The Lone Warrior - Henning Mankell - book Summary : Summer 1994, the small town of Ystad is slumbering in the heat. Glued to their television sets, all the Swedes are watching the football World Cup. But as Inspector Wallander prepares to go on vacation, a young girl sets herself on fire in a rapeseed field. The next day, a former minister is hacked to death. A series of terrifyingly brutal murders begins. The Ystad police, led by Kurt Wallander, begin a breathless race against time to stop the killer before he strikes again. But what is the connection between a retired former minister, a wealthy art dealer, and a low-life crook? Why are the victims being scalped? And who is the young girl who committed suicide? Does she have anything to do with the murders? EAN : 9782020419529 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: The Muzzle - Minette Walters - book Summary : Mathilda Gillespie talked too much, drank too much, and terrorized those around her. She was extremely rich, greedy, and a liar. Her daughter took drugs, her granddaughter stole from her. Her will, ignored by all, disinherited them. She was found drowned in her bathtub, garlanded with asters and white nettles, like Ophelia, and wearing a rusty iron muzzle, like a medieval witch. This suicide, or more likely this murder, was a kind of masterpiece, an enigma resulting from a lifetime of lies, strange loves, hatreds, and violence. Perhaps only Mathilda's diary could reveal all its secrets. But this diary has disappeared. EAN : 9782266148887 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: Fifty Shades Darker - EL James - book Summary : Overwhelmed by Christian Grey's dark secrets, Anastasia Steele ended their relationship to focus on her publishing career. But Grey still occupies all her thoughts, and when he offers her a new deal, she can't resist him. Little by little, she uncovers the painful past of her shady Mr. Fifty Shades. While Christian struggles with his inner demons, Ana must make the most important decision of her life... Romantic, liberating, and utterly addictive, the Fifty Shades trilogy will obsess, possess, and mark you forever. EAN : 9782253176510 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: Cold as Blood - Alex Barclay - book Summary : Jean Transom, 35, lives alone with her cat. She has no friends, no lover, and even fewer enemies, and works for the FBI. In short, she leads a well-ordered life... until the day her body is found in the Colorado mountains. Ren Bryce, an FBI agent as gifted as she is uncontrollable, excessive, and anxious, is put in charge of the investigation. She doesn't have a single lead, but to ensure justice, she will vanquish the demons that haunt her day and night. EAN : 9782290021323 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: I Gave You My Heart - Mary Higgins Clark - book Summary : Chance does things badly. Actress Natalie Raines, one of the queens of Broadway, is murdered just as she was preparing to divorce Gregg Aldrich, who was also her agent. An ideal suspect for the police and the prospect of a sensational trial for the press. Emily Wallace, the assistant district attorney, has never experienced a case of this magnitude: this is the first time in her life that she has been exposed to the media spotlight. Warned that they will not hesitate to delve into her private life, perhaps to reveal that she has undergone a heart transplant, the young woman nevertheless plunges passionately into the case. Emily is overwhelmed by inexplicable feelings of déjà vu throughout the trial, without her being aware that her own life is now in danger... When she explores the secret twists and turns of the human soul and heart, the queen of suspense always reaches the heights of anguish: her new novel is simply captivating! EAN : 9782226192219 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: When the Doves Disappeared - Sofi Oksanen - book Summary : Occupation, resistance, and collaboration are the driving forces of this powerful novel, set in an Estonia trapped by both the communists and the Germans. To respond to the vagaries of history, each must choose a side, a path. Roland, the righteous man, relentlessly fights the invader; his cousin Edgar, a true chameleon, successively embraces the ideology of power; finally, Juudit, his wife, is torn between her sincere love for a German officer and the suffocating hypocrisy of a failed marriage. But who will be the winner of this bitter struggle? EAN : 9782234074101 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: A Cry on the Dune - Maryse Lartigau - book Summary : As far back as she can remember in her past, Michèle doesn't understand. How can she explain this curse that haunts her, preventing her from being happy? With the sudden disappearance of Daniel, her companion, in a terrible road accident, and the loss of the Bleuets, this nest of so many reunions, she has been little spared by life. But one day, on the way to the dune, she meets a painter with whom she falls madly in love. This promise of renewed happiness is enough to make the forces of darkness manifest once again. Who is this man who, under a brand new identity, prowls around the young woman, seeming ready to do anything, even kill, to achieve his ends? Will Michèle manage to thwart the terrible traps of revenge? Will she be able to discover the truth and finally start another life? EAN : 9782848861630 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: Millennium - Volume 3 - The Queen in the Hall of Drafts - Stieg Larson - book Summary : Readers of the first two volumes of the Millennium trilogy should skip the following lines if they prefer to discover for themselves this third volume of a series that has quickly become a cult classic. Readers of the second volume hoped for it, and their dream has been granted: Lisbeth is not dead. However, this is no reason to cry victory: Lisbeth, in very bad shape, will remain stuck in the hospital for weeks, physically unable to move or act. She is even more trapped because various accusations are weighing on her that have caused her to be placed in solitary confinement by the police. A major problem: her father, who hates her and whom she hit with an axe, is in the same hospital, in slightly better condition than she is... There is, moreover, no reason for the underground activities of a few renegades from Säpo, the security police, to cease. To remain hidden, these shadowy figures will undoubtedly have an interest in eliminating those who hinder them or who know. As for the forces of good, we can count on Mikael Blomkvist, who, on the one hand, loves Lisbeth very much but cannot meet her, and, on the other hand, is starting to concoct a nice scoop on state secrets that could, at the same time, clear Lisbeth forever. Mikael can certainly count on Armanskij's help; it remains to be seen whether he can still trust Erika Berger, now editor-in-chief of a competing publication. EAN: 9782742770311 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo

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Title: In the Burning City - Michael Connelly - book Summary : 1992. Los Angeles is in the grip of riots and looting is rampant when Harry Bosch discovers, at the corner of a dark street, the body of Anneke Jespersen, a Danish journalist. At the time, it was impossible for the inspector to dwell on this victim, who, ultimately, was just one among many for the police deployed in the burning city. Twenty years later, at the Cold Case Bureau, Bosch, who has never forgotten the young woman, finally has the opportunity to bring her justice and reopen the murder case. Thanks to a shell casing recovered from the crime scene and a black box full of archives, he traces a Beretta that puts him on the trail of individuals ready to do anything to cover up their crime. Anneke was perhaps one of those journalists who cause trouble when they dig a little too closely into what others have every interest in leaving buried... The book was included in Publishers Weekly's Best Books of 2012 . EAN : 9782702141564 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: Quicksand - Fragments of My Life - Henning Mankell - book Summary : “In January 2014, I learned that I had a serious cancer. However, this is not a twilight book, but a reflection on what it is to live. I have wandered through my own history, from the child I was to the man I am today. I speak of events that have marked me forever and of men and women who have opened up unsuspected perspectives for me. I speak of love and jealousy, of courage and fear, of cohabitation with a potentially fatal illness. I speak of the artists who lived 40,000 years ago, of the fascinating images they left us in the deep, dark recesses of the caves. I speak of the evil troll we engendered and which we are now trying to lock away in the mountain so that it does not escape for the next hundred thousand years.” I speak of the way humanity has lived and lives, and of the way I myself have lived. I speak of the joy of living. It returned to me after I escaped the quicksand, which threatened to drag me into the abyss. HM Mankell invites us to share the astonishing journey of his life, from the solitude of the immense forests of northern Sweden to a cosmopolitan life on several continents, but also and above all the invisible, inner journey that has occupied him since childhood. A story brimming with vital energy. Henning Mankell , born in 1948, winner of numerous literary prizes, divides his time between Sweden, Mozambique and France. In addition to the famous detective series "Wallander", he is the author of novels on Africa and social issues, plays and works for young people. Translated from Swedish by Anna Gibson Of Swedish origin, born in Lisbon, raised in Portugal then in Belgium, Anna Gibson arrived in France in 1981 at the age of eighteen. She has been a full-time literary translator since 1989 (Henning Mankell, Colm Tóibín, Monika Fagerholm, Klas Östergren among others). She is also the author of a novel, This summer , published by Balland in 1997. EAN : 9782021233407 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: Méto - Volume 3 - Le Monde - Yves Grevet - book Summary : A volume 3 that exceeds everything the reader of volumes 1 and 2 could dream of! Back at the House, Méto is separated from his loved ones and publicly labeled the "traitor." But the Caesars soon lead him to a secret part of the great house reserved for members of Group E, an elite group tasked with carrying out missions on the continent... "The World" around the island finally revealed to the reader, revelations in a cascade, a dizzying alternate history of our modern history. EAN : 9782748508918 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: Méto Volume 2 - The Island - Yves Grevet - book Summary : The second volume of Yves Grevet's breathtaking trilogy, the first of which ignited both audiences and critics. Méto and his comrades have finally crossed the gates of the House, fighting a terrible fight for their freedom. Méto is seriously injured in the battle... When he wakes up, he realizes that his eyelids have been glued shut and he is shackled to a bed. Where is he? And his friends, are they still alive? EAN : 9782748507867 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: A Shard of Eternity - Valérie Tong Cuong - book Summary : Anna Gauthier leads a life sheltered from torment between her pharmacy, her villa overlooking the sea and her close-knit family. In a volatile social climate, an incident occurs and her son Léo, a high school student with no history, finds himself in trouble with the law. Anna watches helplessly as her world, built brick by brick, crumbles, having measured each of her actions to maintain control. What happens when a grain of sand jams the machine and shatters appearances for a summer?  Through a portrait of a woman bursting with intensity and emotion, A shard of eternity traces the thread of Anna's life and in one breath questions the walled-up part of a sacrificed childhood that was never to resurface. "With her captivating thirteenth novel, Valerie Tong Cuong confirms her talent as a writer, her art of shattering appearances." Livres Hebdo “We expect the best from her and we are never disappointed.” SHE "Valérie Tong Cuong then plumbs the abyss of guilt and the ravages of repression. Intense, profoundly dark, her novel, whose title we only understand on the last page, grips us by the throat until its astonishing end." L'Obs “She analyzes with disarming accuracy the fragility of the social contract and the human tragedy playing out on the world stage.” Le Figaro Littéraire EAN : 9782709668644 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: Prisoners of Time - Michael Crichton - book Summary : Time travel was once the stuff of science fiction... Will it become a reality, thanks to the latest advances in science? Located in the middle of the Arizona desert, ITC is a highly mysterious, cutting-edge technology company. Under the leadership of a brilliant but megalomaniacal scientist, important research is conducted in the greatest secrecy... But why is ITC interested in the work of the team of historians who, far away, in the Dordogne Valley, have undertaken excavations around a 14th-century monastery under the direction of Professor Johnston of Yale University? To clarify the question, Johnston goes to Arizona. And disappears... Two days later, in the Dordogne, a 650-year-old parchment is unearthed. Its message, "Help," is signed by Professor Johnston... After Jurassic Park, the new thriller from Michael Crichton. Timeline has been on the New York Times bestseller list since its release and will soon be adapted for the big screen. EAN : 9782221092057 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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