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Following the success of Paris Noir, the Akashic Noir Series has expanded to include the famously diverse and sometimes controversial suburbs of this legendary city.

A respected white citizen of Cotton Point, Georgia, Paris Trout is a shopkeeper, a money-lender, and a murderer of blacks. And his friends, family and foes do not realize the danger they face in a man who simply will not see his own guilt...

As a child Catherine Monsigny was the only witness to a heinous crime. Now she is an ambitious rookie attorney in sophisticated modern-day Paris. On the side she does pro bono work and hits the jackpot: a major felony case that could boost her career. A black woman is accused of poisoning her rich farmer husband in a peaceful village in central France, where the beautiful, rolling hills hold dark secrets. While preparing the case, Catherine's own past comes back with a vengeance.

Die Trilogie kreist um den jungen Nestor, auch Pipett genannt. Er ist Privatdetektiv, Poet und Anarchist in den Jahren zwischen den Weltkriegen. Zusammen mit Freunden wie Leboeuf, dem bulligen Lumpensammler und Jahrmarktringer, sorgt er - neben einigen Gaunereien - in der Stadt der Liebe für etwas mehr Gerechtigkeit. Das Paris der 20er, 30er und 40er Jahre ist Schauplatz vieler Verbrechen, begangen von und an oft mals äußerst obskuren Gestalten.

Armand Gamache, Leiter der Mordkommission der Sûreté du Québec, reist mit seiner Frau Reine-Marie nach Paris, um ihre hochschwange- re Tochter zu besuchen. Die Gamaches genießen ihren Urlaub – bis Armands Patenonkel Stephen Horowitz nach einem gemeinsamen Abendessen angefahren und schwer verletzt wird. Alle anderen haben gerade den Lichterglanz des Eiffelturms bewundert, nur Gamache hat gesehen: Das war kein Unfall. Hilfesuchend wendet er sich an Claude Dussault, den Polizeipräfekten von Paris. Kurz darauf machen Gamache und Reine-Marie eine grausame Entdeckung in Stephens Wohnung.

Été 1944 : Sadorski a passé huit mois en prison. L'administration le libère en échange d'un rapport sur le transfert de l'ex-ministre Georges Mandel, otage des nazis, qui va être tué sous ses yeux. Crime ordonné par la SS ou par la Milice ? Peu après, un inconnu blessé est enlevé par des flics allemands en civil. L'inspecteur met ses adjoints sur l'affaire et l'un d'eux est abattu à son tour. Dans un bar tenu par des truands, Sadorski rencontre un jeune milicien qui semble être un pervers sexuel.

Charles Paris is his own worst enemy, a louche lush who can resist anything except temptation – especially in the form of women and alcohol. He’s been out of work so long now he feels he may never get a job and he’s driving Frances, his semi-ex-wife, mad. So when he’s offered a small...

La Chouette, le Maître d'école et leurs comparses n'ont pas dit leur dernier mot et continuent d'œuvrer dans l'ombre à leur terrible besogne tandis que Rodolphe, lumineux et bienveillant, poursuit la quête de sa fille disparue... "Les mystères de Paris" est un magistral roman d'aventure populaire qui a tenu la France entière en haleine pendant plus d'un an au milieu du XIXème siècle. Il met en scène les mœurs violentes des voyous des bas-fonds parisiens, dont il a contribué à populariser l'argot.

"Les mystères de Paris" est un magistral roman d'aventure populaire qui a tenu la France entière en haleine pendant plus d'un an au milieu du XIXème siècle. Il met en scène les mœurs violentes des voyous des bas-fonds parisiens, dont il a contribué à populariser l'argot.

When Charles Paris’ agent rings with the news that he has a part for him in a new musical, Charles is delighted - and somewhat amazed, as he can neither sing nor dance. But Maurice has an ulterior motive: as one of the show’s backers, he wants Charles to play detective and investigate a series of accidents that have dogged the production. The pianist has been shot in the hand, and another cast member fell downstairs - or was he pushed? Anxious about their investment and their star, Chris Watt, the ‘angels’ are keen to ensure that nothing else goes wrong.

Bill Nighy returns as the loveably louche actor-cum-amateur detective Charles Paris Charles Paris is in Oxford, appearing in a re-imagining of Hamlet by a high-concept drama company. No fan of immersive theatre, he's unimpressed with the director's vision and less than thrilled to be rehearsing...

Life is good for Charles Paris. He's moved back in with his estranged wife, and has landed a plum stage role as Sir Toby Belch in Twelfth Night. But it can't last. First his attempts to woo Frances fall flat, then the play's director is taken ill with gastric trouble. His replacement, Romanian wunderkind Alex Radelescu, is determined to take the play in a radical new direction—with or without Charles.

Actor and reluctant sleuth Charles Paris is facing chaos on the domestic front. He's lodging with his ex-wife Frances, and now their pregnant daughter has moved in as well. It's all a bit much.... So he is over the moon when he lands a job on the BBC Radio Rep - but the ink is barely dry on his...

Charles is out of work again, and to make matters worse his mother has come to stay and he's no way of escaping her. So when he's offered some voiceover work by old friend, Hugo, he's delighted to get out of the house. But Hugo's marriage is in trouble: his much younger wife, Ellie, spends all...

A three-month run of a new farce is not to be sniffed at by a jobbing actor. Especially when there's the distinct possibility of a West End run. Which is why Charles Paris is standing on stage. However, by the time the troupe reaches Bath a darker mood has set in and Charles' old friend Mark has a drink problem that amounts to a death wish. But it's not the drink that kills Mark - it's somebody in the cast who has a secret that Mark must not be allowed to reveal....

Locked down with his semi-detached wife, Frances, Charles has thrown himself into a new career as a handyman, becoming quite the DIY expert. He's developed muscles, stopped smoking and even cut back on the booze. Then his agent, Maurice, offers him the chance to get back on stage - and in a West End play, no less. The star, Justin Grover, asked for him specifically, but Charles has reservations. Grover was cocky enough when they were both young hopefuls; now, he's the star of a massive TV fantasy series, and the play - a verbatim piece set in a monastery - is dire.

Charles finds himself uncharacteristically employed in a film, having landed the part of Szabec, a middle management vampire in The Wreathing. His co-star is swimwear model turned actress Jodie Ricks and before long, Jodie is using Charles as a confidant. Poor Jodie is in terrible trouble - not...

Besteht ein Zusammenhang zwischen einer unheimlichen Mordserie in Paris, bei der den Opfern die Augen herausgeschnitten werden, und dem spurlosen Verschwinden mehrerer blinder Personen? Dupin ist fest davon überzeugt und nimmt eigene Ermittlungen auf, die Monsieur G. gar nicht gelegen kommen, hat man doch bereits einen Verdächtigen in Gewahrsam. Zusammen mit einem erblindeten Ex-Polizisten kommen Dupin und Poe den Unheimlichen gefährlich nahe. Bevor sie es sich versehen, zappelt einer von ihnen im Netz der Entführer.

Bill Nighy returns as Charles Paris: unsuccessful actor, bad husband and dipsomaniac. Desperately in need of work, having been kicked out of the marital home, Charles jumps at playing a missing property developer in a crime reconstruction programme. But the missing person case soon turns to...

Die meisten Freunde von Léon Duval wissen, dass der Commissaire aus Paris nach Cannes gezogen ist. Aber warum eigentlich? Was hat ihn dazu veranlasst, seinen Posten in der Hauptstadt aufzugeben und an die Côte d'Azur zu ziehen? In dieser Kurzgeschichte lüftet Christine Cazon das Geheimnis um Duvals Abschied von Paris..