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Sept livres, sept péchés
by Claudio HernándezAndrés, inspecteur de la Police judiciaire de l’UCO de Madrid, est envoyé à Gérone pour élucider un meurtre déconcertant d’horreur. Un mois auparavant, le tueur avait choisi d’expédier son manuscrit de la façon la plus classique. Une paire de mains tremblantes déposa sur le comptoir de la Poste le paquet de quatre cents pages imprimées. C’était son premier roman. Six autres allaient suivre, tous refusés par les éditeurs, mais le septième serait son œuvre majeure. Andrés, fumeur invétéré, travaille selon ses propres règles. Il fait la connaissance de Marta, une jeune hacker au passé dramatique, qui l’aidera à décoder les messages que le tueur laisse derrière lui, écrits avec le sang de ses victimes. Andrés et Marta ont deux coups d’avance sur la PJ de Gérone, mais le tueur, lui, les précède. Un jeu du chat et de la souris s’engage dans un thriller inoubliable. « Je ne suis ni le premier ni le dernier », écrit toujours le tueur. Ils devront déchiffrer ce message pour l’arrêter et l’empêcher de faire une nouvelle victime.
Septimus (Septimus #Volumen 1)
by Angie SageUna terrible amenaza se cierne sobre el mundo mágico: DomDaniel, el mago que practica magia negra, ha vuelto y ansía dominar el mundo. Solo necesita dos cosas: matar a la princesa y robar el amuleto Akhenaten de Marcia, la Maga ExtraOrdinaria. Para conseguir lo primero deberá arrebatarla de la familia Heap, unos magos que la adoptaron nada más nacer, y han mantenido en secreto sus principescos orígenes. Para lo segundo, deberá enfrentarse a Marcia, la Maga ExtraOrdinaria. Tanto los Heap como Marcia huyen a casa de la tía Zelda. Sin embargo, una traición hará que DomDaniel los descubra. Todos juntos deberán unirse si quieren vencerlo y se enfrentarán a un sinfín de peripecias donde caben el humor, la ternura, la más trepidante de las aventuras y, cómo no, la más inesperada sorpresa.
Septimus el anillo de las dos caras
by Angie SageJenna y Septimus consiguieron escapar del tiempo, pero Nicko desapareció. Ahora, seis meses después, los dos hermanos deciden ir ensu busca. Por otro lado, Simon Heap tiene un nuevo ayudante: se trata de Jannit Maarten, un joven que siempre ha odiado a Septimus y que ahora tiene la oportunidad de vengarse de él con un potentísimo conjuro vengador.
Septimus en la isla encantada (Septimus #Volumen 5)
by Angie SageSeptimus y sus amigos llegan a una isla donde una chica está hechizada por una sirena... Septimus tiene motivos para estar satisfecho: Marcia, la maga extraordinaria, le acaba de nombrar aprendiz superior como premio por haber regresado de la Búsqueda. Lo primero que quiere hacer Septimus para celebrarlo es buscar a sus amigos Jenna, Beetle, Nicko y Snorri, que siguen atrapados en una apestosa cabaña del Mercado Fronterizo. De vuelta a casa, sus planes se tuercen cuando una inesperada tormenta les obliga a descansar en una preciosa isla donde vive la enigmática aprendiz llamada Syrah y una fantasmagórica presencia que quiere hechizar a Septimus.
Septimus y el hechizo imposible (Septimus #Volumen 2)
by Angie SageSimon Heap, hermano de Septimus, practica la magia negra y quiere vengarse de Septimus. Ha transcurrido casi un año desde que Septimus descubrió quién era. Ahora, ya como aprendiz de la Maga Extraordinaria, Marcia Overstrand, practica todo tipo de conjuros y hechizos, mientras su hermana Jenna se acostumbra poco a poco a su nueva vida de princesa. Sin embargo, tras este escenario tan maravilloso se esconde una seria amenaza: Simon, el hermano mayor de los Heap, que en la primera parte traicionó a su familia para poder convertirse en aprendiz del mago extraordinario, no acepta a Septimus y quiere ocupar su lugar. En todo este tiempo, ha estado practicando la magia negra y ha conseguido un hechizo único: el Flyte, que le permite volar a una velocidad y con un poder inmenso, y que según toda la comunidad mágica, había desaparecido porque el último alquimista lo había arrojado al horno. ¿Quiere esto decir que el hechizo no se quemó? Si es así, ¿por qué lo ha conseguido Simon?
Septimus y el último alquimista (Septimus #Volumen 3)
by Angie SageUna nueva aventura para niños y niñas que combina dosis de acción con la cotidianeidad del mundo mágico y toques de humor. Las aguas andan revueltas en el entorno a Septimus. Una extraña enfermedad está azotando la ciudad, y el fantasma de la reina Ehteldredda, que murió hace más de 500 años, acaba de aparecer y no deja de ordenar y de criticar. Simon, el hemano de Septimus, ha desaparecido y eso no puede ser una buena noticia. Además de todo esto, un alquimista, Marcellus, ha vuelto para llevarse a Septimus porque lo quiere convertir en su aprendiz. Según parece, todo esto ya estaba previsto, o al menos así lo ha escrito el propio Septimus, ¡solo quinientos años antes!
Sepulchre (Languedoc #2)
by Kate MosseIn 1891, young Léonie Vernier and her brother arrive at the home of their widowed aunt in Rennes-le-Bains, in southwest France. <P><P>But nothing is as Léonie had imagined. Their aunt is young, willowy, and beautiful, and the estate is a subject of local superstition. Villagers claim that Léonie's late uncle died after summoning a demon from the old Visigoth sepulchre on its grounds... More than a century later, Meredith Martin, an American graduate student, arrives in Rennes-le- Bains while researching the life of Claude Debussy. Haunted by a Tarot reading she had in Paris-and possessing the mysterious deck of cards-she checks into a grand old hotel built on the site of a famous mountain estate destroyed by fire in 1896. There, the pack of Tarot cards and a piece of 19th-century music known as Sepulchre 1891 hold the key to her fate-just as they did to the fate of Léonie Vernier.
Sera's Dragon (Fire Mates #1)
by Lexxie CouperFinding your fire mate is easy. Convincing your fire mate she is fated to be yours...not so much! Soar with the dragons of Australia in Sera's Dragon from awarding winning erotic paranormal romance author Lexxie Couper. Book 1 of her Fire Mates series will keep you turning the pages of this contemporary paranormal suspense. <p><p> Life isn't easy for a modern-day dragon shifter. Unlike those wuss werewolves, dragons can't just shift and go for a run through the nearest forest. They can't go flying on a whim. Forget about scared villagers slinging arrows; these days it's Neighborhood Watch zealots with AK-47s. Then there's the whole sex issue. Try telling the little cutie at the local Starbucks that a soul-shattering orgasm might end in bed flambé. No, being a dragon shifter kinda sucks. And for Tyson, it's even worse--because he's suddenly in heat. <p><p> Bad news for the stranger he spies running along Bondi Beach. Ty instantly recognizes Sera as his mate. Now he has to convince her, while also dodging the psychopathic dragon hunter on his tail. Scorching sexual persuasion should do the trick. Hopefully. Because if Ty doesn't join with his Fire Mate before his heat cycle finishes, bad things will happen. Lots of bad things. <p><p> This erotic paranormal suspense contains dragons, shapeshifters, werewolves, and adult themes. Sera's Dragon is not intended for readers under the age of 18. Previously Published: (2011) Ellora's Cave, Original Title: Ty the Sexy Dragon
Seraphim
by Joshua Perry"Seraphim is a thrilling page-turner, as well as a deeply humane investigation into the many forms of justice. It will make you look at the world differently---as much as a book could hope to do.&” - Jonathan Safran Foer, author, Everything is Illuminated From a former New Orleans public defender comes a gritty and thrilling interrogation of crime, violence, and the limits of justice in the chaotic times after Hurricane Katrina…A 16-year-old confesses to the murder of a local celebrity—a hero of New Orleans&’s shaky post-storm recovery... The boy&’s father, doing life in prison on the installment plan for a series of minor offenses, will do anything to save him...Enter Ben Alder, a carpetbagging attorney (and former rabbinical seminary student) who has drifted down to New Orleans. He winds up defending them both. Ben and his partner, Boris, are public defenders obsessed with redeeming their case history of failures, and willing to do anything to protect their clients. As Ben tries to disrupt a corrupt and racist criminal justice system that believes an inexplicable crime has been solved, he confronts his own legacy of loss and faith. And as the novel hurtles towards its tragic, redemptive conclusion, Ben finds himself an onlooker and a perpetrator where he thought he was the hero.A riveting and propulsive story about loyalty and grief, Seraphim is also an unflinching cross-examination of a broken legal system; a heartbreaking portrait of a beautiful, lost city, filled with children who kill and are killed; and a discomforting reflection on privilege, prejudice, and power.
Serena
by Ron Rash<P>The year is 1929, and newlyweds George and Serena Pemberton travel from Boston to the North Carolina mountains where they plan to create a timber empire. <P>Although George has already lived in the camp long enough to father an illegitimate child, Serena is new to the mountains-but she soon shows herself to be the equal of any man, overseeing crews, hunting rattle-snakes, even saving her husband's life in the wilderness. <P>Together this lord and lady of the woodlands ruthlessly kill or vanquish all who fall out of favor. Yet when Serena learns that she will never bear a child, she sets out to murder the son George fathered without her. <P>Mother and child begin a struggle for their lives, and when Serena suspects George is protecting his illegitimate family, the Pembertons' intense, passionate marriage starts to unravel as the story moves toward its shocking reckoning. <P>Rash's masterful balance of violence and beauty yields a riveting novel that, at its core, tells of love both honored and betrayed.
Serenade
by James M. Cain'Cain has established a formidable reputation of furious pace, harsh and masterful realism, tough, raw speech right out of the mouths of the people' SATURDAY REVIEWSerenade is the story of the eternal triangle - with a difference. John Howard Sharp is an American opera singer down on his luck, having just bombed in Rigoletto in Mexico City when he first encounters the beautiful Mexican-Indian prostitute called Juana. Miraculously, she offers him the chance to rebuild his career in Hollywood and New York but then Winston Hawes, the young, rich and well-connected conductor who had first launched Sharp, comes back into his life with terrible consequences.
Serenade for Nadia: A Novel
by Zülfü LivaneliIn this heartbreaking Turkish novel based on the real-life sinking of a refugee ship during World War II, an elderly professor leaves America to revisit the city where he last glimpsed his beloved wife. Istanbul, 2001. Maya Duran is a single mother struggling to balance a demanding job at Istanbul University with the challenges of raising a teenage son. Her worries increase when she is tasked with looking after the enigmatic Maximilian Wagner, an elderly German-born Harvard professor visiting the city at the university's invitation. Although he is distant at first, Maya gradually learns of the tragic circumstances that brought him to Istanbul sixty years before, and the dark realities that continue to haunt him. Inspired by the 1942 Struma disaster, in which nearly 800 Jewish refugees perished after the ship carrying them to Palestine was torpedoed off the coast of Turkey, Serenade for Nadia is both a poignant love story and a gripping testament to the power of human connection in crisis.
Serendipity: A Novel
by Fern MichaelsA woman trying to find herself finds love with her ex-husband&’s best friend in this novel by the #1 New York Times–bestselling author. Six years ago, Jory Ryan fled Philadelphia after a brief, tragic marriage to wealthy Ross Landers. Now Jory has come home to make peace with the past. But the future invites trouble when Jory falls precipitously for Ross&’s best friend—and becomes entangled with the Landers family and the business she fled. Suddenly Jory finds herself at the helm of an empire, confronted with changes and choices she never dreamed possible, and ready to meet a new life ripe with the promise of lasting love. Praise for Fern Michaels and Her Novels &“Heartbreaking, suspenseful, and tender.&” —Booklist on Return to Sender &“A big, rich book in every way . . . I think Fern Michaels has struck oil with this one.&” —Patricia Matthews on Texas Rich &“Michaels just keeps getting better and better with each book . . . She never disappoints.&” —RT Book Reviews on Forget Me Not
Serenity
by Harry KrausFrom the back cover Can a quaint tourist town like Serenity live up to its name? Nothing exciting ever happens in Serenity, North Carolina. At least, that's what two newcomers to this coastal town are hoping. Adam, filling a surgical vacancy in the county hospital, wants to find the respect and money he feels he deserves. Beth, a single mom, hopes to heal the wounds from the past and reconnect with her searching teen. They came seeking solace and a new beginning, but found scandal, the hint of murder, and ...the possibility of love. A Story for those who need a reminder that God loves us as we are and not as we pretend to be. Bestselling author Harry Kraus, M.D. (www.cuttingedgefiction.com) Uses his experiences as a practicing surgeon to bring authenticity to his novels. He has written 6 highly acclaimed books, including crossway's Stainless Steel Hearts, Lethal Mercy, and The Chairman. His latest work is "Could I have this Dance?" He, his wife, and their 3 sons live in Virginia.
Sergeant Cluff Stands Firm: A British Library Crime Classic (British Library Crime Classics #0)
by Gil North'He could feel it in the blackness, a difference in atmosphere,a sense of evil, of things hidden.' Amy Snowden, in middle age, has long since settled into a lonely life in the Yorkshire town of Gunnarshaw, until--to her neighbours' surprise--she suddenly marries a much younger man. Months later, Amy is found dead--apparently by her own hand--and her husband, Wright, has disappeared. Sergeant Caleb Cluff--silent, watchful, a man at home in the bleak moorland landscape of Gunnarshaw--must find the truth about the couple's unlikely marriage, and solve the riddle of Amy's death.
Sergeant Darling
by Bonnie GardnerMission Impossible?Nurse Patsy Pritchard wears her hospital uniform like camouflage gear, hiding a lonely heart she's declared off-limits to the men who try to get close. Then her eccentric aunt concocts a campaign with a handsome sergeant in mind, and Patsy knows her conflicts will only get worse-unless there's an unconditional surrender.Ray Darling has seen his share of hot spots and tough places, but getting through to the lovely blue-eyed blonde may be the hardest challenge yet. And just when his hopes appear to be more than dreams, he's sent overseas-and the gulf between him and Patsy is wider than ever....When two people are caught up in their own private wars, they just might need unconventional tactics to conquer the obstacles ahead!
Sergeant Dooley and the Submarine Raiders
by Wayne AbrahamsonAn ex-sergeant and a decorated combat veteran of America&’s Polar Bear Expedition to Russia, nineteen-year-old Thomas Dooley fought through a brutal winter against Red Russians only to find himself stranded in post-World War I Shanghai. With just over fifty dollars in his pocket, second-hand clothing on his back, and a beat-up Thompson submachine gun in a battered suitcase, he isn&’t sure how he will make it back to the US.To earn his passage home, Dooley finds work on an ex-Russian submarine. He leaves Shanghai under the leadership of Major Dimitri Utkin on a mission that he knows little about. Also on board are others who seek escape—from the dissatisfied captain of a U.S. Navy destroyer, whose chief petty officer is on the hunt for a chest of pirated British gold sovereigns, to a young and destitute Russian countess, Zeta Tolstoy. Dooley&’s expectations are complicated when he realizes that Utkin&’s cadre consists of men traumatized by the war and the Bolshevik Revolution—men who plan to impose their will on America. Before he knows it, Dooley&’s one-week commitment turns into a life-or-death struggle in the depths of the Pacific Ocean.
Sergeant Joe: a delightfully moving, amusing and uplifting Cockney saga that will warm the cockles of your heart
by Mary Jane StaplesA heart-warming Cockney saga from multi-million copy seller Mary Jane Staples. Perfect for fans of Maggie Ford, Kitty Neale and Katie Flynn. You won't be able to put it down! READERS ARE LOVING SERGEANT JOE!"Another fun read with some surprising twists and turns" - 5 STARS"A lovely story, and so funny I couldn't help but burst out laughing at times" - 5 STARS"Excellent read" - 5 STARS"A brilliant book...Mary Jane Staples brings her characters to life! Excellent!" - 5 STARS"Awesome - a lovely fun read" - 5 STARS***********************************************************************SHE'LL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO KEEP HER FAMILY SAFE FROM HARM...Everyone likes Sergeant Joe. From the family with whom he has lodgings to the bookseller who employs him in a little lucrative and harmless forgery. He is a universal favourite.When he bumps into Dolly Smith - quite literally - he meets a girl who makes quite an impression on him. Dolly is quick, lively, and full of cockney cheek. She is also a little frightened - running from a vicious-looking thug and a sinister foreigner who seem to think she has stolen something valuable. When Joe takes Dolly under his wing he thinks he is just helping her in a momentary predicament. Little does he know his life is going to change forever... For Dolly, bewitching and beguiling - is involved in something quite dangerous...
Sergeant Verity Presents His Compliments
by Francis SelwynImmaculate officers and rough-bearded riflemen, evangelists, card-sharps and dandies face death at attention on the sloping deck of the Birkenhead. But who was the coward hidden among the women in the lifeboat, and who was the girl who lived to report his shame?Eight years later in the summer of 1860, the coward's legacy unfolds, and Verity must piece together a mystery that leads him to uncover an ingenious plot: a madman's revenge for the loss of the Birkenhead. And with this knowledge, only Verity can avert a tragedy unparalleled in English history since the loss of Prince William in the White Ship 700 years before.
Sergeant Verity Presents His Compliments (Sergeant Verity)
by Francis SelwynImmaculate officers and rough-bearded riflemen, evangelists, card-sharps and dandies face death at attention on the sloping deck of the Birkenhead. But who was the coward hidden among the women in the lifeboat, and who was the girl who lived to report his shame?Eight years later in the summer of 1860, the coward's legacy unfolds, and Verity must piece together a mystery that leads him to uncover an ingenious plot: a madman's revenge for the loss of the Birkenhead. And with this knowledge, only Verity can avert a tragedy unparalleled in English history since the loss of Prince William in the White Ship 700 years before.
Sergeant Verity and the Blood Royal
by Francis SelwynWilliam Clarence Verity, Sergeant in 'A' Division of the Metropolitan Police, has seen most of the horrors of the nineteenth century, from the stews of Seven Dials to the prisons of the maharajahs. Now he is sent to the United States, to a nation on the brink of civil war, to guard two of his country's most precious possessions: her good name, and the heir to the throne.Both are threatened by Verney Dacre, thought to have died in the aftermath of the Great Train Robbery of 1857, but planning a coup to crown his career of evil: the robbery of the US mint in Philadelphia.
Sergeant Verity and the Blood Royal (Sergeant Verity)
by Francis SelwynWilliam Clarence Verity, Sergeant in 'A' Division of the Metropolitan Police, has seen most of the horrors of the nineteenth century, from the stews of Seven Dials to the prisons of the maharajahs. Now he is sent to the United States, to a nation on the brink of civil war, to guard two of his country's most precious possessions: her good name, and the heir to the throne.Both are threatened by Verney Dacre, thought to have died in the aftermath of the Great Train Robbery of 1857, but planning a coup to crown his career of evil: the robbery of the US mint in Philadelphia.
Sergeant Verity and the Cracksman
by Francis SelwynWilliam Clarence Verity is a sergeant in Scotland Yard's 'Private Clothes Detail'. His beat is the underworld of Victorian London - as seething maze of alleys and bordellos, peopled with sneak thieves, thugs, murderers and their doxies. From far-off Bengal there comes to Verity a tantalising hint of major crime in the making. Despite his superiors' instructions, Verity determines to run the plotters down. And there begins a battle between Verity's sturdy resolve and the devilish cunning of his unseen adversary: Lieutenant Verney Dacre, retired officer of cavalry, woman-beater and gentleman cracksman.The stakes are Verity's career - indeed his freedom - and half a ton of bullion.
Sergeant Verity and the Cracksman (Sergeant Verity)
by Francis SelwynWilliam Clarence Verity is a sergeant in Scotland Yard's 'Private Clothes Detail'. His beat is the underworld of Victorian London - as seething maze of alleys and bordellos, peopled with sneak thieves, thugs, murderers and their doxies. From far-off Bengal there comes to Verity a tantalising hint of major crime in the making. Despite his superiors' instructions, Verity determines to run the plotters down. And there begins a battle between Verity's sturdy resolve and the devilish cunning of his unseen adversary: Lieutenant Verney Dacre, retired officer of cavalry, woman-beater and gentleman cracksman.The stakes are Verity's career - indeed his freedom - and half a ton of bullion.
Sergeant Verity and the Hangman's Child
by Francis SelwynIn his sixth adventure, Sergeant Verity returns to London's 1860s underworld of alleys and brothels, peopled with sneak thieves, dancing girls, thugs, murderers and pimps.From Newgate Gaol come sinister rumours of a man to be hanged for a murder he did not commit. 'Handsome' Jack Rann, safebreaker extraordinary, has been snared by the rival Swell Mob, and a corrupt policeman, 'Flash' Charley Fowler. To reach America and be lost for ever, Jack must escape the death-cell and pull off the robbery planned by his dead accomplice, Pandy Quinn.From Newgate prison to the stage of the Penny Gaff, from bank vaults under Cornhill to rotting sewers below Wapping and Shadwell, Rann flees - while Sergeant Verity closes on the forces of evil with awesome tenacity.