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Les chroniques de Saint-Placide-de-Ramsay: Suivi De Fonts Baptismaux: Roman (Fayard noir)
Par François Barcelo. 2007
"[...] Les deux courts romans réunis sous le titre de Chroniques de Saint-Placide-de-Ramsay illustrent le talent de Barcelo : une…
imagination débridée y fait des siennes, n'épargnant rien, ni la religion, ni les politiciens, ni la police". -- 4e de couvLe tableau de Pilate
Par Craig Smith. 2012
" Kate Kenyon, riche et jeune veuve d'un aristocrate anglais, ne vit que pour l'amour du risque. Avec l'aide de…
son complice, elle se consacre au vol d'oeuvres d'art inestimables, de préférence chez des particuliers très bien gardés. Ses nouvelles ambitions se portent sur Sir Julian Corbeau, criminel international (et probable chef de l'ordre des Templiers moderne) terré en Suisse pour échapper à une demande d'extradition. Or ce qu'elle est venue chercher au péril de sa vie dépasse l'entendement : un portrait de Jésus de Nazareth dans ses derniers instants. Commandé par Pilate, il serait l'unique représentation du Christ et posséderait de mystérieux pouvoirs. Mais au lieu d'y gagner la vie éternelle, ce vol pourrait bien signifier son arrêt de mort. Car alors que d'autres réseaux se lancent à la poursuite du précieux tableau, les cadavres s'accumulent dans le sillage de Kate, jusqu'à ce que la vengeance de Sir Julian Corbeau et le mystère des Templiers la rattrapent. Après deux mille ans de secrets et de convoitises, l'icône miraculeuse sera-t-elle enfin révélée au monde ? " -- 4e de couvWhispers and lies
Par Joy Fielding. 1991
Nurse Terry Painter lives a quiet life in Delray, Florida. She rents out her backyard cottage to Alison Simms and…
becomes friends with her. Soon, however, Terry begins to suspect that Alison and her just arrived "brother" are trying to trap her in a web of whispers and lies. 2002Certain prey
Par John Sandford. 1999
Clara Rinker, raped at sixteen, kills her assailant and becomes a hit woman for the Mafia. A job "working" for…
Carmel Loan, a Minneapolis defense attorney, hits a snag, and Clara and Carmel must save themselves from Minneapolis policeman Lucas Davenport. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1999Naked prey
Par John Sandford. 2003
Minneapolis cop Lucas Davenport takes a specially created state position to handle politically sensitive cases. Confronted with the apparent lynching…
of a black man and a white woman in a small rural community, Davenport discovers that the real motive behind the murders is not what it seems. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2003In pursuit of the proper sinner (Inspector Lynley Ser. #10.)
Par Elizabeth George. 1999
Inspector Thomas Lynley's search for clues to connect a suicide and several murders provides him with multiple suspects. Lynley's longtime…
partner Barbara Havers works extra hard in hopes of redeeming her reputation lost in Deception on His Mind (DB 44764). Some violence and some strong language. Bestseller. 1999The three Miss Margarets: a novel
Par Louise Shaffer. 2003
In Charles Valley, Georgia, three elderly ladies--Miss Peggy, Dr. Maggie, and Miss Li'l Bit--have kept a secret about a crime…
for decades. They are at risk of exposure when African American scientist, Vashti Johnson, coming home to die, and her biographer both arrive. Strong language and some violence. 2003I am the cheese: a novel
Par Robert Cormier. 1977
Chilling tale of fourteen-year-old Adam Farmer's desperate search for his father and for a mysterious past that he must not…
remember if he is to remain alive. Some strong language. For junior and senior high readers. 1977Blood of my blood
Par Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Anne Blythe Meriwether. 2002
In this autobiographical first novel--unpublished until 2002--by the Pulitzer Prize winner for The Yearling (DB 33466), the author chronicles her…
growth as an artist. Includes portrayals of her sympathetic father; her cold, domineering mother; and some pioneer ancestors. 1928The life before her eyes
Par Laura Kasischke. 2002
When Diana is seventeen, a classmate confronts her and her girlfriend with a gun--and only Diana survives. At forty, she…
is still beautiful and has a husband and daughter of her own. But her repressed memories and survivor's guilt are beginning to haunt her. Some strong language. 2002Beachcomber
Par Karen Robards. 2003
Christy Petrino quits her job when she discovers that the law firm she works for and her fiancé are involved…
with the mob. Now, with her life at stake, she must deliver a package to Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, where she faces more danger--a serial killer. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2003The king in the tree: three novellas
Par Steven Millhauser. 2003
Three novellas centering on illicit love. In the title piece, the king's counselor deplores the queen's affair but doesn't tell…
her husband. In Revenge a widow remembers her husband's infidelities and wants to punish his mistress. In An Adventure of Don Juan, the Spanish rake discovers unrequited love in England. Strong language. 2003Dead girls don't write letters
Par Gail Giles. 2003
Sunny Reynolds is stunned when a letter comes from her sister Jazz, presumed dead in a fire, saying she is…
alive. Realizing she is an imposter despite her knowledge of family secrets, Sunny must uncover what this stranger really wants. Some strong language. For junior and senior high readers. 2003Villa incognito
Par Tom Robbins. 2003
Extravagant tale of three Americans declared missing-in-action who have chosen to remain in an edenic Laotian village decades after the…
Vietnam War's end, trafficking in opium. The unruly cast of characters includes an alluring woman descended from Japanese folklore's libidinous, sake-swilling, badgerlike tanuki. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller. 2003Playing for the ashes (Inspector Lynley Ser.)
Par Elizabeth George. 1994
Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers are assigned the murder case of cricket star Kenneth Fleming. Separated…
from his wife, Fleming was living with his doting former teacher, Miriam Whitelaw, and having an affair with Gabriella Patten. In a parallel story, Whitelaw's daughter, now dying of a debilitating disease, describes her own wild youth. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. BestsellerThe virgin blue: A Novel
Par Tracy Chevalier. 1997
American midwife Ella Turner moves to France with her husband and researches her French family origins. Tormented by strange dreams,…
she discovers a sixteenth-century ancestor, Isabelle Tournier, whose Huguenot beliefs led to tragedy and whose life seems somehow mysteriously linked to Ella's. Meanwhile, Ella has an affair providing complications. Some strong language. Bestseller. 1997In the presence of the enemy (Inspector Lynley Ser.)
Par Elizabeth George. 1997
Newspaper editor Dennis Luxford receives a threatening note demanding that he publicly reveal he is the father of ten-year-old Charlotte…
Bowen, the kidnapped daughter of a member of parliament with whom Luxford had an affair years earlier. Scotland Yard inspector Thomas Lynley enters the case when a body is discovered. Strong language. Bestseller. 1996After
Par Francine Prose. 2003
Following a nearby school shooting, a newly-hired grief and crisis counselor replaces the principal of a western Massachusetts high school…
and adopts increasingly harsh methods to control behavior. Tom Bishop and his friends become suspicious when rebellious students and teachers begin disappearing. For senior high readers. 2003I, Richard
Par Elizabeth George. 2002
Five short stories of mystery and suspense. In "The Surprise of His Life," a wealthy middle-aged man decides to murder…
his trophy wife. In the title piece, a schoolteacher hopes to clear King Richard III's name by stealing a medieval letter from his friend's estate. Some strong language. 2002L'enfant de Néandertal: roman
Par Thierry Béthune. 2013
" Il y a des milliers d'années, les derniers hommes de Néandertal s'éteignaient. Aujourd'hui, nous ne vivons plus qu'entre homo…
sapiens. À moins que la science ne soit parvenue à réveiller un enfant d'un sommeil de vingt-huit mille huit cent ans... Dans une atmosphère à la Jurassic Park, un roman puissant et troublant qui explore le mystère des nos origines, la part d'ombre de l'espèce humaine. " -- 4e de couv