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The narrator of this story is a boy who leaves California to attend a college in New England. He falls in with a group of students of Ancient Greek. Four of their number work themselves into a trance-like condition one night, and murder a local farmer. Bunny then tries to blackmail the others.
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La première fois que Marlowe vit Terry Lennox, visage jeune et cheveux blancs, il était fin soûl dans une Rolls Royce Silver Wraith. La fille à ses côtés, chevelure d'un magnifique blond vénitien, sourire vague aux lèvres, portait sur les épaules un vison si prestigieux que, près de lui, la Rolls ne semblait plus qu'un tacot de série. Cette amitié spontanée de Marlowe pour cet ancien commando au charisme énigmatique amène le privé à passer des frontières que son métier rendait a priori infranchissables. Terry Lennox n'a pas fini de le surprendre. S'il est innocent des crimes dont on l'accuse, il est aussi le centre d'un jeu mortel où la tragédie triomphe sans égale.
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Seven days of sin. Seven days of secrets. Seven days to steal her sister's life. Beth has always been the golden girl, leaving her identical twin, Alvie, in her shadow. She has everything Alvie ever wanted - the money, the hot husband, the cute baby, the fast car. So when she invites Alvie for seven sun-drenched days at her luxury villa in Sicily, Alvie accepts. Just because Alvie can't stand Beth doesn't mean she can't enjoy a slice of her decadent lifestyle. But her usually goody-two-shoes twin has a hidden agenda. And when the sisters swap identities for a day, it ends badly for Beth. Very badly. It's Alvie's chance to steal the life that she deserves . . . If she can get away with it. 'The must-have beach read' Telegraph 'Sizzlingly glamorous' Guardian 'A fast-paced tale of sex, lies and murder' Stylist ________________ Can't get enough of Alvie? Why not read her next book, Bad?
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When the Department - faded since the war and busy only with bureaucratic battles - hears rumour of a missile base near the West German border, it seems like the perfect opportunity to regain some political standing in the Intelligence market place. The Cold War is at its height and the Department is dying for a piece of the action.
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A new translation of this gripping novel which sees the inspector brought out of his peaceful retirement, book nineteen in the new Penguin Maigret series.Maigret shrugged his shoulders, buried his hands in his pockets and went off without answering. He had just spent one of the most wretched days in his life. For hours, in his corner he had felt old and feeble, without idea or incentive. But now a tiny flame flickered. 'You bet we'll see' he growled.Maigret's peaceful retirement in the countryside is disrupted when a relative unwittingly embroils himself in a crime he did not commit and the inspector returns to Police Headquarters in Paris once again.Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations. This novel has been published in a previous translation as Maigret Returns.'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John Gray'One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequalled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories' Guardian 'A supreme writer . . . unforgettable vividness' Independent
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Le Carre's post-Cold War masterpiece, filled with suspense, betrayal, desire and dramaThe Cold War is over and retired secret servant Tim Cranmer has been put out to pasture, spending his days making wine on his Somerset estate. But then he discovers that his former double agent Larry - dreamer, dissolute, philanderer and disloyal friend - has vanished, along with Tim's mistress. As their trail takes him to the lawless wilds of Russia and the North Caucasus, he is forced to question everything he stood for.Set in a fragmented, uncertain post-Soviet world, le Carre's brutal story of falsehoods and betrayal shows men playing dangerous games beyond their control.
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'A work of rare brilliance' The Times Charmer, fabulist and tailor to Panama's rich and powerful, Harry Pendel loves to tell stories. But when the British spy Andrew Osnard - a man of large appetites, for women, information and above all money - walks into his shop, Harry's fantastical inventions take on a life of their own. Soon he finds himself out of his depth in an international game he can never hope to win. Le Carre's savage satire on the espionage trade is set in a corrupt universe without heroes or honour, where the innocent are collateral damage and treachery plays out as tragic farce. 'A tour de force in which almost every convention of the classic spy novel is violated' The New York Times Book Review
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THREE LITTLE GIRLS SET OFF TO SCHOOL ONE SUNNY MAY MORNING. WITHIN AN HOUR, ONE OF THEM IS DEAD. From the author of the Sunday Times Top Ten and Kindle bestseller MY HUSBAND'S WIFE, comes an even more addictive, page-turning and powerful novel about two women bound by a deadly secret. Perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty, Erin Kelly and BA Paris. Kitty lives in a care home. She can't speak properly, and she has no memory of the accident that put her here. At least that's the story she's sticking to. Art teacher Alison looks fine on the surface. But the surface is a lie. When a job in a prison comes up she decides to take it - this is her chance to finally make things right. But someone is watching Kitty and Alison. Someone who wants revenge for what happened that sunny morning in May. And only another life will do... 'A dark, complex and compelling thriller that kept me turning the pages until the end' B A Paris, author of Behind Closed Doors 'I have to admit I was scared that this latest offering from Jane Corry would not stand up to my expectations...My fears were totally unfounded. I devoured it.' Amazon reviewer 'Brilliant. Shocking. Immensely moving and utterly addictive. Jane Corry is the new queen of the psychological thriller. Don't miss this .' Kate Furnivall 'I absolutely loved this chilling and captivating book! Jane Corry is a true master of psychological suspense' Kathryn Croft, author of While You Were Sleeping 'Her characters are complex and chilling ... the perfect summer read !' L J Ross, bestselling author of DCI Ryan series 'Jane Corry hooks us from page one with a chilling tale of betrayal and deceit. Prepare to be bled!' Jane Holland, author of Girl Number One 'Fans of psychological thrillers will be hooked after the first page' Closer 'Jane Corry weaves a morally complex, twisty tale' Kate Hamer 'A rollercoaster of dramatic twists ... chilling and suspenseful' Elizabeth Haynes
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Le nouveau thriller de l´auteur du best-seller international, La Règle de quatre. Los Angeles, décembre 2012, et les graffitis annonçant l´apocalypse fleurissent sur les murs de la ville. Le Dr Gabriel Stanton les ignore le matin où une jeune interne l´alerte sur un cas rare de maladie infectieuse. Presque au même moment, Chel Manu, chercheuse au musée Getty, se voit confier par un homme désespéré un trésor enveloppé dans un sac de toile. Quelques heures plus tard, Stanton, scientifique reconnu dans le monde entier pour ses travaux sur les prions, reste impuissant face à ce patient dont les symptômes le terrifient. Et Chel, prodige universitaire spécialiste des Mayas, commence à déchiffrer un codex inestimable, qui recèle la clé d´un des plus grands mystères de l´histoire : l´anéantissement quasi instantané des royaumes mayas. Et si la même menace pesait sur notre civilisation ? À deux semaines de la date fatidique du 21 décembre 2012, le médecin et l´anthropologue n´ont d´autre choix que d´unir leurs forces pour prendre la fin du monde de vitesse.Traducteur : Pascal Loubet
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Mirage is the new heart-in-the-mouth adventure thriller in the Oregon Files from Clive Cussler.October 1943. A US Navy warship vanishes at sea off the coast of Philadelphia. Its disappearance was rumoured to have been a result of a classified military experiment into the effects of electromagnetic radiation. The story has long since been considered a hoax.But Juan Cabrillo and his colleagues aboard the top-secret spy ship Oregon aren''t convinced.Now, a powerful new weapon is for sale - one linked to genius inventor Nikola Telsa, who was working with the Navy when he died in 1943. Was he responsible for the original Philadelphia experiment? Are his notes in the hands of his enemies?As Cabrillo and his crew race to unearth the truth they discover that stakes are dangerously high. And it may already be too late . . .Offering an irresistible combination of breakneck pace and audacious plotting that Clive Cussler has made his own, Mirage is state-of-the-art action-adventure. The ninth title in the Oregon Files series, it is preceded by The Jungle and The Silent Sea.Praise for Clive Cussler:br>''Cussler is hard to beat'' Daily Mailbr>''The Adventure King'' Sunday Expressbr>''Clive Cussler is the guy I read'' Tom ClancyClive Cussler is the author or co-author of a great number of international bestsellers, including the famous Dirk Pitt adventures, such as Arctic Drift; the NUMA File adventures; most recently Medusa; the Oregon Files, such as The Jungle; the Isaac Bell adventures, which began with The Chase; and the highly successful Fargo adventures, such as The Tombs. He lives in Arizona.Jack Du Brul is the author of the Philip Mercer series, and the co-author with Cussler of six Oregon Files novels. He lives in Vermont.>
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Stella Rode has twice disturbed the ancient cloisters of Carne School. George Smiley, who has his own connection with the school, is asked by an old Service friend to investigate. As Smiley probes further beneath Carne's respectable veneer, he uncovers far more than a simple crime of passion.
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The Berlin Wall is toppled, the Iron Curtain swept aside. The Secret Pilgrim is Ned, a decent, loyal soldier of the Cold War, who has been in British Intelligence all his adult life. Now, approaching the end of his career, he is forced by the explosions of change to revisit his secret years.
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Severing his ties with the Office to care for his traumatized wife after a violent showdown with Ivan Kharkov, Gabriel is reluctantly drawn into a case involving a murdered art restorer and discovers unsettling links between the killers and a recently discovered Rembrandt.
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Poseidon's Arrow by bestselling Clive Cussler is the twenty-second thrilling Dirk Pitt adventure.
In 1943 a submarine returning from a secret mission is attacked, its vital cargo believed lost . . .
Three quarters of a century later, NUMA director Dirk Pitt is asked to help locate a missing person: the scientist responsible for the design of the revolutionary Poseidon's Arrow submarine. This craft is so advanced and dangerous that any government would kill to posses it - and not only has its designer disappeared, but so too have the plans.
But this is no simple search.
It leads Pitt from Washington to the Panama jungle, draws in the full resources of NUMA, and slowly unravels a deadly conspiracy that seeks to bring the world to its knees- and only Pitt can prevent it.
Poseidon's Arrow follows Artcic Drift, Crescent Dawn and Atlantis Found as the next in the enthralling Dirk Pitt adventures. Clive Cussler is on form as ever, fans of previous work in the Dirk Pitt series will love this as will anyone who has enjoyed work from his NUMA files series of indeed the Fargo adventures.
Praise for Clive Cussler:
'The Adventure King' Sunday Express 'Cussler is hard to beat' Daily Mail 'The guy I read' Tom Clancy Clive Cussler is the author or co-author of a great number of international bestsellers, including the famous Dirk Pitt® adventures, such as Arctic Drift; the NUMA® Files adventures, most recently Medusa; the Oregon Files, such as The Jungle; the Isaac Bell adventures, which began with The Chase; and the highly successful new series - the Fargo adventures. He lives in Arizona.
Find out more about the world of Clive Cussler by visiting: www.clivecussler.co.uk
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Drôle d'avocat que ce Mr Paradise, de son vrai nom Tony Paradiso. À son âge, il n'exerce plus et jouit d'une fortune considérable qui lui permet de s'offrir de petits plaisirs dispendieux, telles ces jeunes personnes que lui ramène Montez Taylor, son homme de confiance. Montez est un ancien « client ». Mr Paradiso l'a jadis tiré d'un mauvais pas.
À présent, le très cool Montez s'occupe de recruter les jeunes femmes qui viennent le temps d'une soirée exécuter un numéro de majorettes de chaque côté de l'écran géant sur lequel l'exavocat regarde les matchs de l'Université du Michigan, son équipe de football préférée. Pas de quoi fouetter un chat, non. Mais de quoi tuer un homme. Car un soir, alors que Chloé - une habituée des soirées de Mr Paradise - arrive avec son amie Kelly, les choses tournent mal. En moins de temps qu'il n'en faut pour le dire, Mr Paradise et l'une des deux filles ont été abattus. Deux balles chacun. Quand l'inspecteur Frank Delsa débarque sur les lieux, il ne croit guère à l'hypothèse d'un cambriolage avorté que Montez, toujours aussi cool, essaie de lui vendre. Il comprend que les cartes sont brouillées et les dés pipés. Il est encore loin de soupçonner à quel point...
Mr Paradise marque le retour d' Elmore Leonard à Detroit, la ville dans la laquelle sont déjà situés nombre de ses romans. Une brochette de personnages hauts en couleur, des répliques teintées d'humour à froid, un sens aigu du scénario et une ambiance à la NYPD Blue : tels sont les ingrédients de cette recette " leonardienne " qui se révèle toujours aussi délectable.
