Showing results for "Artifice" in Literature & Fiction

When the teenage son of a prominent Boston family vanishes from Lighthouse Harbor—an exclusive institution for troubled teens—private investigator Olive Sterling is called to find him. Posing as a wealthy benefactor, Olive infiltrates the school. But something sinister lurks within. Other students have gone missing. Each time a student disappears, the administrators label them runaways. But Olive doesn't buy it. Strange behavior from the staff, whispers of experimental treatments, and a suspicious death all point to a dangerous conspiracy.

Abel Bac, flic solitaire, évolue dans une atmosphère étrange depuis qu'il a été suspendu. Son identité se dissout entre cauchemars et déambulations nocturnes. C'est cette errance qu'interrompt Elsa, sa voisine, lorsqu'elle atterrit ivre morte devant sa porte. C'est cette bulle que vient percer Camille, sa collègue, inquiète de son absence. C'est son fragile équilibre que mettent en péril des événements mystérieux qui semblent tous avoir un lien avec Abel. Pourquoi a-t-il été mis à pied ?

Humanity's greatest invention could be our last. Archie's involvement in the artificial intelligence project known as Janus was limited to routine diagnostics. But when she discovers that she and everyone else has been deceived by their creation, it launches her on a journey that will change...

It's been five years since the events of City of Heavenly Fire that brought the Shadowhunters to the brink of oblivion. Emma Carstairs is no longer a child in mourning but a young woman bent on discovering what killed her parents and avenging her losses. Together with her parabatai, Julian Blackthorn, Emma must learn to trust her head and her heart as she investigates a demonic plot that stretches across Los Angeles, from the Sunset Strip to the enchanted sea that pounds the beaches of Santa Monica. If only her heart didn't lead her in treacherous directions....