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Le phare: roman (Policiers Fayard)
Par P. D James. 2006
"Au large de la Cornouailles anglaise, Combe Island abrite une Fondation destinée à permettre à des personnalités éminentes de venir…
jouir de la quiétude de ce lieu coupé du monde et se ressourcer à l'iode marin. Outre les résidents permanents - Emily Holcombe, dernière héritière des propriétaires de l'île, Rupert Maycroft, l'administrateur de la Fondation, Adrian Boyde, le comptable, Dan Padgett, le factotum, etc. -, Nathan Oliver, un écrivain de réputation mondiale, y séjourne régulièrement, accompagné de sa fille Miranda et de son secrétaire Dennis Tremlett. Alors que l'île accueille deux nouveaux visiteurs, l'un de ses habitants est retrouvé mort dans des conditions pour le moins suspectes. Chargé de mener une enquête aussi rapide que discrète, car Combe Island doit prochainement servir de cadre à un sommet international, le commandant Dalgliesh acquiert très vite la certitude qu'il s'agit d'un crime. Mais l'île est soudain la proie d'une autre menace, beaucoup plus insidieuse, celle-ci, et qui compromet la participation de Dalgliesh..." -- 4e de couvAct of revenge: a novel
Par Robert Tanenbaum. 1999
Assistant district attorney Roger ("Butch") Karp and his private investigator wife Marlene Ciampi both take on cases involving Mafia family…
members, and they soon learn that the two crimes are related. Butch and Marlene's twelve-year-old daughter, Lucy, witnesses a murder in Chinatown that is also connected. Strong language and violenceNot that kind of place
Par Michael Melgaard. 2023
In May 1997, eighteen-year-old Laura McPherson left her house for a run and didn't return. Twenty years later, a reporter…
arrives in the small town of Griffiths to write an article about the unsolved murder of Laura McPherson. He is the most recent in a long line of journalists, podcasters, and amateur sleuths seeking new insights into what really happened to Laura. Laura's younger brother, David, a repressed and stuck thirty-something, is dealing with the recent death of his mother when the reporter comes knocking. The last surviving family member, David has lived a sheltered life, protected from the prying eyes of the media by his mother. But David cannot escape the past forever and soon finds himself confronting the lasting impact of his sister's death. As David learns more about his sister and the history of Griffiths, his eyes are opened to the casual violence, misogyny, and racism that lurk just below the surface of his seemingly placid community. Provocative and haunting, Not That Kind of Place is a compelling exploration of our obsession with true-crime stories and the devastating effects of systemic violence on our most vulnerable populationsExpose
Par Laura Wormer. 1999
Reporter Sally Harrington, who has moved back to her Connecticut hometown, is tipped that her father's long-ago death wasn't an…
accident. Meanwhile, things look up for her career when she is asked to write a profile for a posh magazine--but there's a catch. Some strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1999Now or never
Par Elizabeth Adler. 1997
A serial killer carefully stalks and murders young women. When Boston police detective Harry Jordan finally gets a partial description,…
he desperately turns to a national television figure for help. Mallory Malone's show has been the downfall for many criminals, but oddly, Malone refuses to profile Jordan's case. Strong language, violence, and explicit descriptions of sexSacrifice
Par Mitchell Smith. 1997
After seven years in a Kansas prison, Tyler Pierce has just pulled off the bank heist of his career when…
he learns that his park-ranger daughter has been killed in Florida. Tyler uses his windfall from the robbery to fund his search for her murderer, a serial killer whose victims are women in uniform. Strong language, violence, and some explicit descriptions of sexCatch your breath
Par Jessica Auerbach. 1996
Recently separated from her policeman husband, Rosie Sloan panics when their two-year-old son, Jason, begins having trouble breathing. Because her…
first child died of SIDS and her father was a doctor, Rosie is very careful to follow Jason's doctor's advice to the letter. So why has someone reported her as an unfit mother? Some strong languageCimarron rose: a novel
Par James Burke. 1997
Texas ranger-turned-attorney Billy Bob Holland agrees to defend teenager Lucas Smothers, who was found unconscious at the murder scene of…
a female acquaintance and arrested for the crime. Holland has a compelling reason to take the case--Smothers is his illegitimate son. Strong language, violence, and some explicit descriptions of sexSee how they run
Par Bethany Campbell. 1996
Teacher Laura Stoner and her twin autistic students witness a driveby shooting. The eight-year-old boys' ability to reel off the…
license number and describe the shooter puts them in grave danger because the victim is a Mafia don. The trio reluctantly go into protective custody but soon learn that may not help them. Strong language, violence, and some explicit descriptions of sexVindicta
Par Cédric Sire. 2023
"On entre, on prend le fric, on ressort. Personne ne sera blessé". Damien, Élie, Audrey et Driss étaient certains d'avoir…
trouvé la réponse à tous leurs problèmes : braquer un bijoutier véreux, qui ne risquerait pas de porter plainte. Mais maintenant, l'irréparable a été commis, et un monstre vengeur est lâché à leurs trousses. Olivier Salva, policier placardisé dans un groupe de surveillance, devient malgré lui le témoin clé du cyclone meurtrier. Il se retrouve plongé dans le sillage d'un assassin aussi glacial que méthodique. Des contrées désertiques aux méandres des rues toulousaines, quand la vindicte est en marche, plus rien ne peut l'arrêter... Un nouveau thriller hautement addictif, qui confirme Cédric Sire comme l'une des grandes voix du polar français ! « Fort, violent, hyper efficace. [...] Une pure merveille. [...] Un coup de poing ! » Gérard Collard, Sud Radio « Un polar diabolique [...] et sans concession. Excellent ! » Le Parisien « Stephen King teinté d'Hitchcock ! » Olivier NorekThe engagement party
Par Finley Turner. 2023
Kass Baptiste is newly engaged to her fiancé Murray Sedgemont after a whirlwind romance. Before they even get to share…
the news, an invitation arrives via messenger—to an engagement party hosted by Murray's parents. When Kass and Murray arrive at the Sedgemont Estate, she is astonished to learn that Murray's family is one of the most powerful families in North Carolina. As Kass's future mother-in-law, Beatrice, whips herself into a frenzy over the perfect party for the state's elite, Kass begins to receive anonymous threatening social media messages. On the night of the event, as champagne is popped and the celebrations begin, a body is found in the lavish home. All eyes are on Kass, the interloper amongst the rich and powerful guests. Over the course of the party, Kass's dark past unexpectedly becomes intertwined with the murder, and in order to prove her innocence, she must finally come to terms with her secrets. As Murray's family secrets are revealed, Kass must prove herself innocent while evading the anonymous threats that haunt her every moveThe whispering wall
Par Patricia Carlon. 1996
Middle-aged widow Sarah Oatland is paralyzed and mute from a stroke. Although her doctor, home nurse, and greedy niece Gwenyth…
don't realize it, Sarah is awake and cognizant, and she can hear through the wall at her headboard. When Gwenyth rents out Sarah's lower rooms, Sarah is horrified to hear the tenants plotting a murderSmithereens
Par Susan Chehak. 1995
Sixteen-year-old May Caldwell lives a dull life with her Iowa family, waiting for something to happen. And happen it does…
with the unexpected arrival of Frances (Frankie) Crane, a slightly older girl from Appalachia whom the family has financially sponsored. Amoral and vibrant, Frankie unlocks the latent wildness in May's troubled psyche. Strong language and descriptions of sexStress
Par Loren Estleman. 1996
Companion to Edsel (BR 10156). It is New Year's Eve 1972 when a Detroit cop moonlighting at a posh party…
shoots and kills three intruders. On the case is officer Charlie Battle, who knows the department is protecting its own yet doggedly pursues the truth up to the startling courtroom climax. Strong language and descriptions of sexFast forward
Par Judy Mercer. 1995
A woman wakes up in a torn-apart house, wearing bloody clothes, and with no idea who she is. The face…
in the mirror is unfamiliar and her overweight body repulses her. Eventually learning she is television producer Ariel Gold, she attempts to hide what must be amnesia while she searches for clues to what happened. Some violenceVert comme l'enfer (LA)
Par Isabelle Grégoire. 2022
Années 1980. Désirant oublier une trahison douloureuse, Alice part à l'aventure au cœur de la jungle amazonienne. Trente ans plus…
tard, à Québec, Flora tente de découvrir la vérité sur ses origines. Quelles eaux troubles relient les deux femmes?Deux jambes qui pendent comme un onze (LA)
Par Frédéric Parrot. 2022
Favreau est à Amsterdam pour assister à un colloque, mais surtout pour échapper à son quotidien qui le rend colérique…
et malheureux. Il y croise une femme qu'il a connue adolescent et qu'il accuse soudain d'avoir gâché sa vie. Qu'est-il arrivé jadis qui lui fasse perdre les pédales aujourd'hui?Pandora's clock
Par John Nance. 1995
After American 747 flight 66 leaves Germany, a passenger has a heart attack. Pilot James Holland is shocked when London…
refuses to let him make an emergency landing. The passenger was exposed to a mysterious virus and no country (not even the United States) wants to handle a possible epidemic. Doctor Sanders of the CIA is Holland's only real ally, but Sanders must convince the pilot of that in time to save him. Strong language and violence. BestsellerBalboa firefly
Par Jack Trolley. 1994
Six months ago, San Diego police sergeant Tommy Donahoo received an anonymous note warning that the airport, which has caused…
property values to plummet in the Balboa Park area, must be relocated. The note was written by desperate realtor Joseph Foley, who has multiple personalities and plans to shoot a plane out of the sky. What Foley and Donahoo don't realize is that someone else is hatching a similar plan. Strong language and violenceSilent night: a novel
Par Mary Clark. 1995
The Dornan family is in New York City on Christmas Eve because Tom Dornan has just had surgery for leukemia.…
When his wife drops her wallet, Cally Hunter, desperate for Christmas money, picks it up. Young Brian Dornan follows her, because inside the wallet is a recuperative St. Christopher medal for his dad. But Cally's brother, an escaped convict, is waiting in her apartment, and he has plans for the money and for Brian. Some strong language