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Les pièces du ciel
by Delmi AnyóPRIX ERIGINAL BOOKS 2017 ACTION ET AVENTURE Pour les amoureux des romans tels que DA VINCI CODE, LE HUIT OU LE DERNIER CATON - UNE ENQUÊTE DE SOEUR OTTAVIA SALINA Que se cache-t-il derrière la mort de quelqu'un que l'on pensait connaître ? Un inquiétant message fait trembler le monde de Julia, une jeune professeur new-yorkaise, et la pousse à entamer un voyage initiatique vers l'Europe. Des mystères ancestraux et un dangereux secret gardé pendant des siècles et que certaines personnes essaient de préserver à tout prix, amèneront la protagoniste à vivre une aventure palpitante à travers les villes les plus fascinantes d'Europe. Le Madrid de Charles Quint, la Prague des alchimistes, le Londres des fondateurs de la Royal Society, le Paris de Catherine de Médicis et tout l'hermétisme des Archives du Vatican et de la Rome mystérieuse seront les décors d'une dangereuse course contre la montre aussi réelle que le Ciel lui-même... sauf si les autres arrivent avant. CE QU'EN DISENT LA PRESSE, LES BLOGS ET LES LECTEURS DU MONDE ENTIER : "LES PIÈCES DU CIEL se distingue par son intrigue attrayante". / El Nuevo Herald de Miami "Si un Indiana Jones sommeille au plus profond de toi et que tu passionné(e) d'Histoire, d'art et de mystères... C'est un roman pour toi !" ./ El buscalibros "Si tu recherches une intrigue pleine de suspense, de renversements, de surprises, de mystères et d'action, tu ne peux pas passer à côté du roman LES PIÈCES DU CIEL". / Bookceando entre letras "Beaucoup d'aventures et de dangers qui ne cessent de nous rappeler qu'il peut nous manquer des choses dans notre garde-robe féminine, mais jamais une paire de stilettos et un bon sac à main, parce qu'ils peuvent devenir la meilleure arme d'une femme". / El escritorio del Búho "Rien à envier à l'oeuvre de Dan Brown. A recommander absolument !". / Amors y palabras
Les sanglots de l'île de Pâques
by Jose Vicente Alfaro Maya MajzoubUn archéologue espagnol arrive sur Pâques avec une ambitieuse équipe qui entreprend des recherches afin de trouver une réponse aux nombreuses questions persistant encore sur l'histoire de l'île de Pâques. Mais après un crime atroce, il se retrouve vite au centre d'une conspiration qui doit en principe le mener au secret le mieux gardé de l'île. Après le succès de son premier roman, José Vicente Alfaro nous propose maintenant d'entreprendre un voyage plein d'intrigue dans un des lieux les plus captivants de la planète. En plus de découvrir la culture rapanuie, le lecteur est transporté au fil des pages dans l'histoire de l'île et s'arrête sur ses moments clés : l'origine incertaine de ses premiers habitants, la fabrication et le transport de ces gigantesques moaï, les terribles guerres internes, le culte de l'homme-oiseau, ses mystérieux hiéroglyphes, le contact avec les premiers explorateurs européens et l'évangélisation menée par les missionnaires catholiques un petit peu avant son annexion par la Chili au XIXe siècle. Alors, êtes-vous prêt à découvrir le secret le mieux gardé de l'île ?
Les vélos du Père Divin: Les vélos du Père Divin (Trilogie de la rivière Passaic #1)
by Steve BassettDans ce premier livre de la trilogie de la rivière Passaic qui se déroule en 1945, une guerre de diffusion entre les deux journaux de Newark tourne au sang lorsque les foules concurrentes de la ville mettent fin à leur trêve. La bataille fait rage dans le troisième quartier infesté de crimes de la ville, où des adolescents en première ligne sont des coureurs de numéros. Joey Bancik et Richie Maxwell, deux enfants de chœur catholiques, sont recrutés par des bookmakers noirs utilisant leur salon de coiffure comme façade. Ils se rendent vite compte qu’ils sont des joueurs dans un jeu dangereux, mais l’argent facile est trop beau pour laisser passer.
Lesca, el fascista irreductible
by Jorge AsisReedición de uno de los mejores relatos del autor. Publicado en el año2000, tiene una vigencia asombrosa. Jorge Asís cuenta en este libro una historia estremecedora: la deCharles Lesca, un poderoso empresario argentino que tiene fuertescontactos con la intelectualidad francesa de entreguerras. Establecidoen París, comienza haciendo tareas administrativas en la revista Je SuisPartout y termina disputándole la dirección de la publicación a RobertBrasillach. Contrapunto constante entre Francia y Alemania, entrecolaboradores (colaboracionistas) y resistentes, entre Europa yLatinoamérica, difícilmente una novela se adapte mejor a la discusiónpolítica, cultural e ideológica.Los fantasmas de diversos autoritarismos se convierten en criaturasreales, admiradas y hasta idolatradas; el compromiso político adquiereotra dimensión y deja de ser la simpatía o la devoción que le impusieronciertos valores defendidos sentimentalmente; las consecuencias son lasque aún hoy se advierten en nuestra sociedad, dividida a menudo portendencias contrastantes o antagónicas: la complicidad y buena voluntadde las poblaciones con los despotismos, locales o foráneos, y losdudosos límites, tan diferentes en la evaluación, entre comunismo ynazismo, siguen nutriendo las primeras planas de nuestros periódicos.Balance perfecto entre relato y ensayo, «Lesca, el fascistairreductible» nos conduce a una zona de tensión ideológica que lanarrativa argentina no suele frecuentar.
Less Than Meets The Eye
by David BerlinskiInvestigating the death of a philosophy professor at a fashionable northern California university, Aaron Asherfeld interrogates the radical racial, sexual, and intellectual factions at the college, each of which harbors a secret about the dead man.
Less Than a Moment (Posadas County Mysteries #24)
by Steven F. HavillNo crime is forgiven, and no mistake overlooked in this new addition to the critically acclaimed Posadas County Mystery series…When a developer shows up in Posadas County, the locals get nervous. The small town along the southern border of New Mexico has enjoyed a surge in visitors, jobs, and prosperity since rancher Miles Waddell opened an eco-friendly complex. But then the developer buys land just next door, with plans for a project that will threaten the county's newfound success.Tension is at an all-time high when someone shoots up the newsroom—and then the developer is found dead at the base of a cliff. Sheriff Bob Torrez and Undersheriff Estelle Reyes-Guzman know these events are all too convenient and bloody not to be connected.With support from Bill Gastner—an old Western sheriff straight out of the movies—the partners dive into a heated investigation. But as the case gets personal, the two will have to untangle a web of convoluted evidence before the community turns on itself.Readers of C. J. Box and Anne Hillerman will be riveted by this female protagonist thriller set in the rural, rugged Southwest. The newest of Steven F. Havill's Western mysteries and thrillers will lead you down trails of danger and deceit… But will one of these paths lead to justice?"The Posadas County that Havill has created is so tangible, you feel that if you walked down its streets, you would be greeted by old friends."—Bookreporter "Less Than A Moment reveals Posadas' sense of small-town life through the conversations of multiple characters and by rolling them into the narrative, whether they're related or unrelated to the crimes."—Albuquerque Journal
Less of a Stranger: Less Of A Stranger / Untamed (Mills And Boon Ser.)
by Nora RobertsAVAILABLE DIGITALLY FOR THE FIRST TIME Megan Miller has poured all her dreams and energy into Joyland - her beloved grandfather's charming old amusement park. Pops is all the family she has left, and she willingly set aside her own artistic ambitions to help him. But now Pops seems keen to sell the park - and worse, he's thinking of handing the business over to David Katcherton, of all people. Katch has already landed in Megan's bad books - too cocky, too restless and way too handsome to be around. But Katch is not a man who takes no for an answer - in business or in love. And there just may be more to him than his rough exterior suggests . . .Includes an extract from Whiskey Beach
Less than Dead
by Tim DownsDogs have long been manÆs best friend, but the Bug ManÆs friends is a rare breed . . . the cadaver dog. All roads lead to the White House for John Henry Braden, the charismatic senator from Virginia aristocracy whose beautiful wife Victoria is the talk of Washington and the crown jewel of Endor, her backwoods Virginia hometown. But when bodies turn up on BradenÆs propertyùthe site of a multimillion dollar construction project heÆs spearheadingùthe senatorÆs spin doctors, led by his future first lady, must act quickly to quell a conspiracy before it blemishes their presidential campaign. Enter entomologist Nick Polchak, the quirky bug expert enlisted to determine if the senatorÆs bone yard is a forgotten cemetery or a crime scene. To help with the investigation, Polchak follows local legend to Alena Savard, a mysterious woman known for her ability to turn mongrels into the best search dogs around. They soon find themselves on the trail of a desperate individual bent on protecting a terrible secret. Less than Dead is an unforgettable tale of crime and concealment in the corridors of high-stakes politicsùas well as in the deepest contours of the human heart.
Less than Dead
by Tim DownsDogs have long been man's best friend, but the Bug Man's friends is a rare breed . . . the cadaver dog. All roads lead to the White House for John Henry Braden, the charismatic senator from Virginia aristocracy whose beautiful wife Victoria is the talk of Washington and the crown jewel of Endor, her backwoods Virginia hometown. But when bodies turn up on Braden's property--the site of a multimillion dollar construction project he's spearheading--the senator's spin doctors, led by his future first lady, must act quickly to quell a conspiracy before it blemishes their presidential campaign. Enter entomologist Nick Polchak, the quirky bug expert enlisted to determine if the senator's bone yard is a forgotten cemetery or a crime scene. To help with the investigation, Polchak follows local legend to Alena Savard, a mysterious woman known for her ability to turn mongrels into the best search dogs around. They soon find themselves on the trail of a desperate individual bent on protecting a terrible secret. Less than Dead is an unforgettable tale of crime and concealment in the corridors of high-stakes politics--as well as in the deepest contours of the human heart.
Lesser Evil: A Beacon Falls Novel (Lucy Guardino FBI Thrillers #12)
by CJ LyonsThe search for a missing baby unmasks a sadistic killer . . . &“A compelling new voice in thriller writing.&” —Jeffery Deaver, New York Times–bestselling author of The Never Game Lucy Guardino has fought and defeated evil before—but nothing like the case Dr. Cassandra Hart brings to the Beacon Falls team: a missing infant, his mother dead. Alina was only nineteen, full of hope—despite being raped, left for dead, and finding herself pregnant with the rapist&’s child. Then Alina kills herself. The world thinks she also killed her newborn baby. No one will investigate further, not without forensic evidence. No one believes there is a link between Alina&’s case and the brutal murders of other women. No one except Dr. Cassandra Hart and former FBI Special Agent Lucy Guardino. Two women, both fiercely passionate about justice for the victims they serve. And both just as determined to defeat the evil stalking the streets of Pittsburgh, even if it means risking everything. But when justice fails them, where will they draw the line? Is there ever a time when taking the law into their own hands is the lesser evil?Praise for CJ Lyons&’ Thrillers with Heart: &“A high stakes adventure with dire consequences.&” —Steve Berry, New York Times–bestselling author of The Kaiser&’s Web &“Everything a great thriller should be—action packed, authentic, and intense.&” — Lee Child, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of the Jack Reacher novels &“Highly engaging characters, heart-stopping scenes . . . one great rollercoaster ride.&” —Bookreporter &“Hypnotic.&” —National Examiner
Lesser Evils
by Joe Flanagan“Transposes the corrupt world of James Ellroy’s L.A. Confidential to the Cape Cod of 1957 . . . Ratchets up the suspense to an almost unbearable level” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).When the first young boy goes missing in a quiet Cape Cod town, Bill Warren, who took the job of police chief after returning from World War II, is pulled into a morass that promises no happy ending. As his pursuit uncovers the unimaginable, he is led into a world of criminal conspiracy, a secretive pharmaceutical firm, and an odd local clergyman who may be either a miracle worker or a madman. And while caring for his disabled son, he must fight to maintain control of an investigation in which more and more people—from the state police to the district attorney to a tenacious Boston reporter—are taking a serious interest.As facts become murkier and the threat rises, Warren struggles to survive in a world where the police can be just as corrupt as the criminals they chase, and where a murder inquiry will ultimately lead to his front door.“A deftly plotted and perfectly realized crime novel that features one of the most interesting, complex and likable protagonists of recent times.” —Stav Sherez, author of Eleven Days“[A] highly impressive debut.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Lesserblood Lies
by Ainsley DavidsonTo protect her children from the despotic Trueblood, Merianne defied them by taking her girls and fleeing the planet. Even though Merianne's daughters are Lesserblood, they have the Talents. The Trueblood would train her children to use their dangerous gifts, but their methods are cruel, and Merianne would never see her girls again. Merianne tries to give her girls a safe, quiet life, but when they befriend Thorne, a brilliant scientist, she finds herself drawn to the kind and captivating man-despite his uncanny resemblance to the Trueblood. Thorne wants to help the girls control their emerging Talents, and he's intrigued by their mother. But just as Merianne finally accepts Thorne's help, two of her children are seized. To rescue the girls, Merianne and Thorne must risk death at the hands of the Trueblood, who will kill to protect their lies. Refreshed version of A Greater Art, newly revised by the author.81,000 words
Lesson In Red
by Maria HummelA companion to Still Lives--a Reese's Book Club x Hello Sunshine selection--this savvy thriller exposes dark questions about power and the art world and reveals the fatal mistakes that can befall those who threaten its status quo.Brenae Brasil is a rising star at Los Angeles Art College, the most prestigious art school in the country, and her path to art world celebrity is all but assured. Until she is found dead on campus, just after completing a provocative documentary about female bodies, coercion, and self-defense. Maggie Richter's return to L.A. and her job at the Rocque Museum was supposed to be about restarting her career and reconnecting with old friends. With mounting pressure to keep the museum open, the last thing she needs is to find herself at the center of another art world mystery. But when she uncovers a number of cryptic clues in Brasil&’s video art, Maggie is suddenly caught up in the shadowy art world of Los Angeles, playing a very dangerous game with some very influential people. And the closer she gets to the truth, the more lies she threatens to expose. Maria Hummel, praised for her "genius for layering levels of meaning" (BBC), has brought us back to her provocative noir Los Angeles with this haunting investigation into power and the art world.
Lessons
by Sophie MeredithJulia Simmons, mother of nine year old Mandy, and a teacher at the village school, has been divorced for a year. Julia, in self-defence, has distanced herself from the villagers, her neighbours and also to a certain extent, her colleagues. The headmaster, a middle-aged bachelor, has been pursuing her for some time. On her way home one evening she sees smoke coming from an apparently empty house. She intervenes and later learns that the twin sons of the new owner were responsible for the fire. Their father, Bob Nooney, brings them to Julia's house to apologise. In the meantime they are enrolled at the school. Julia feels drawn to Bob, a widower with as many problems as herself.
Lessons in Lying
by Michael ShewDoes anyone really know what they're capable of when everything they've strived for is put at risk? Robert Mason, a successful head teacher with an outwardly happy marriage and a national profile, has to confront that question head-on. All his achievements are threatened when a co-conspirator from his past threatens to reveal the truth behind a serious incident on a school camp. The story follows Robert's career as he cuts corners, undermines colleagues and blackmails his way to the top. His wife, Emily, initially sees only the confident and caring side to his character, but begins to harbour suspicions as his behaviour becomes increasingly menacing. 'Lessons in Lying' will make you wonder what goes on behind those façades once the school gates close.
Let Darkness Bury the Dead
by Maureen JenningsCanada's premier author of historical mystery fiction returns with a brand new and highly anticipated Murdoch Mystery, with an older and wiser Detective Murdoch.It is November 1917. The Great War is grinding on, chewing up young men by the thousands. Initially, in the loyal Dominion of Canada, people are mostly eager to support the Motherland and fight for the Empire. Men perceived as slackers or cowards are shunned. But the carnage is horrendous and with enforced conscription, the enthusiasm for war is dimming. William Murdoch is a widower, a senior detective who, thanks to the new temperance laws, spends his time tracking down bootleggers and tipplers; most unsatisfying. His wife, Amy, died giving birth to their second child, a girl who lived only a few hours more. Murdoch, racked by grief, withdrew from four-year-old, Jack. This he regrets and would dearly love to make up for his negligence. As we enter the story, Jack, now twenty-one, has returned from France after being wounded and gassed at the Battle of Passchendaele. It is soon apparent that he is deeply troubled but he's not confiding in his father. He does, however, seem to be bound by shared secrets to another wounded former soldier, Percy McKinnon. Murdoch suddenly has much more serious crimes than rum-running on his hands. The night after Jack and McKinnon arrive home, a young man is found stabbed to death in the impoverished area of Toronto known as the Ward. Soon after, Murdoch has to deal with a tragic suicide, also a young man. Two more murders follow in quick succession. The only common denominator is that all of the men were exempted from conscription. Increasingly worried that Jack knows more than he is letting on, Murdoch must solve these crimes before more innocents lose their lives. It is a solution that will give him only sorrow.
Let Darkness Come
by Angela Elwell HuntAccused of the murder of his society wife, the scion of one of Chicago's wealthiest, most powerful families is being defended by attorney Briley Lester. A tragic, shocking secret could be the key to proving his innocence. But before she can bring the truth into the light, Briley will have to face the woman's haunted past--and her own. Original.
Let Dead Enough Alone: A Captain Heimrich Mystery (The Captain Heimrich Mysteries)
by Richard Lockridge Frances LockridgeCaptain Heimrich resolves to get to the bottom of a New Year&’s drowning in this mystery from the authors of the &“excellent&” Mr. and Mrs. North series (The New Yorker). Capt. M. L. Heimrich of the New York State Police may not have the flash of hard-boiled city detectives, but there&’s no lead the intrepid investigator won&’t follow until his every hunch is satisfied . . . A New Year&’s Eve party should be filled with champagne, laughter, and the good company of others. And the Halley&’s celebration at their country house is exactly that. But the next day has barely dawned when a shocking discovery begins the new year with a dreadful bang. Psychologist Margaret Halley is convinced her depressed husband drowned himself in the lake. But why would a man intent on suicide walk through a hundred yards of deep snow to jump into a freezing lake when there was a bottle of sleeping pills next to his bed? As Captain Heimrich investigates the Halleys—and their guests—he has a sinking feeling that someone must have sent John Halley to his watery grave. Let Dead Enough Alone is the 9th book in the Captain Heimrich Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Let Her Lie: A Novel
by Bryan ReardonIn New York Times bestselling author Bryan Reardon's captivating thriller, a dejected filmmaker lets his curiosity get the best of him and plunges into a web of depravity and danger from which there might be no escape.Theo Snyder is at the end of his rope. One minute he was on top of the world, his documentary film The Basement a massive critical and commercial hit, the next crestfallen when his latest film was canceled after an embarrassingly public misstep. As his desperation grows, he makes a bold decision: to pursue the story of the notorious "Halo Killer," Jasper Ross-Johnson. But delving into the life and mind of a serial killer could prove more deadly than Theo ever could have imagined.At first, things are looking up. Jasper is willing to talk, the footage of the jailhouse meetings is spectacular, and famed investigator Zora Neale Monroe joins him on the project. Theo is sure he's getting close to something no one else has discovered: the truth about why Jasper was captured before he could kill his final victim. Someone else was on the beach that day, someone who knows a lot more than they're telling and just might know how it all happened. The truth could lead to more killing--unless Theo can uncover the real ending to the story of the Halo Killer first.
Let Her Rest Now
by Vijay NairWhen you decide to go like that, you don't just lose your life - you lose the right to any privacy that you had a claim to when you were alive. My mother after all had made the cardinal sin of getting murdered...' For a long time after her mother's gruesome death Neha is enraged with her, convinced it was her mother's own scheming ways that brought it about; after all don't the murdered invite retribution? But then a distress call from her childhood friend Samir brings Neha back to the hills of Coonor, to find that he has been implicated in the murder of the new paramour of his married lover, Sujala. And much though Neha would like to help him, she cannot shut her mind to the fact that the circumstances in which the victim was found bear an uncanny resemblance to the manner in which her own mother had been murdered. Nor can she deny the fact that she too is irresistibly drawn to the seductive charms of the luminously beautiful Sujala...
Let Him Go: A Novel
by Larry WatsonA retired sheriff and his wife go after their young grandson in “a fast-paced story of marital love, family violence and small-town justice” (Pioneer Press).It’s been years since George and Margaret Blackledge lost their son James, and months since his widow, Lorna, took off with their only grandson and married Donnie Weboy. Margaret is resolved to find and retrieve the boy—while George is none too eager to stir up trouble. Soon, the Blackledges find themselves entangled with the entire Weboy clan, who are determined not to give up the boy without a fight. The author of Montana 1948 returns to big sky country in midcentury America with a riveting novel pervaded with a sense of menace that “traces the desperate lengths families will go to in order to protect their own” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).“Watson evokes the deepest kind of suspense: that based upon the fact that humans are unpredictable and perhaps ultimately unknowable—even to their most intimate associates. This fierce, tense book is beautifully written, with spare and economical prose . . . A brilliant achievement.” —Alice LaPlante, New York Times–bestselling author of Turn of Mind“An outstanding work that is sure to expand Watson’s audience of devoted readers. Not to be missed.” —Library Journal (starred review)
Let Him In: A Novel
by William Friend"Let Him In is a feast of a novel." — Darcy Coates, USA Today bestselling authorAn October Library Reads Pick!"Daddy, there's a man in our room..."Alfie wakes one night to find his twin daughters at the foot of his bed, claiming there's a shadowy figure in their bedroom. When no such thing can be found, he assumes the girls had a nightmare.He isn't surprised that they're troubled. Grief has made its home at Hart House: nine months ago, the twins' mother Pippa died unexpectedly, leaving Alfie to raise them alone. And now, when the girls mention a new imaginary friend, it seems like a harmless coping mechanism. But the situation quickly develops into something more insidious. The girls set an extra place for him at the table. They whisper to him. They say he's going to take them away…Alfie calls upon Julia—Pippa's sister and a psychiatrist—to oust the malignant tenant from their lives. But as Alfie himself is haunted by visions and someone watches him at night, he begins to question the true character of the force that has poisoned his daughters' minds, with dark and violent consequences.Whatever this "friend" is, he doesn't want to leave. Alfie will have to confront his own shameful secrets, the dark past of Hart House, and even the bounds of reality—or risk taking part in an unspeakable tragedy.A horror debut perfect for readers of Catriona Ward's The Last House on Needless Street and The Spite House by Johnny Compton, this emotional, hair-raising story will grip you from the first page, and won't let you go.
Let It Bleed
by Ian RankinThe seventh Inspector Rebus novel from the No.1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES.'Rankin continues to be unsurpassed among living British crime writers' THE TIMESStruggling through another Edinburgh winter Rebus finds himself sucked into a web of intrigue that throws up more questions than answers. Was the Lord Provost's daughter kidnapped or just another runaway? Why is a city councillor shredding documents that should have been waste paper years ago? And why on earth is Rebus invited to a clay pigeon shoot at the home of the Scottish Office's Permanent Secretary?Sucked into the machine that is modern Scotland, Rebus confronts the fact that some of his enemies may be beyond justice...