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The last time DCI Jamie Carver involved a would-be victim in his hunt for a serial killer, it ended badly. Now they want him to do it again, only this time the 'victim' is a Dominatrix. As if he hasn't enough on his plate - a brutal killer poised to strike again; shadows of the past that still haunt his dreams; an investigation under mounting pressure to succeed; a beautiful woman whose bizzare lifestyle may be the key to finding the killer. And that's not counting the young girl whose life he's trying to save from ruin or the ambitious colleague scheming to bring him down. 

Laura thought she’d found the one nice guy in New York City. When Ethan saves her from a crushing crowd on Brooklyn Bridge, their connection is dazzling. Worthy of a heat-filled passionate night. Laura falls pregnant from their one-night stand—a miracle considering her past fertility issues. Ethan is attentive and wonderful at first. She hopes he will be the kind of father she’d always wanted for herself. Until his attentiveness turns to obsession. His questions become demands. Why didn’t she answer her phone or respond to his messages? Why won’t she move in with him and his rich mother?

My name is Sebastian Lindstrom, and I'm the villain of this story. I've decided to lay myself bare. To tell the truth for once in my hollow life, no matter how dark it gets. And I can assure you, it will get so dark that you'll find yourself feeling around the blackened corners of my mind, seeking a door handle that isn't there. Don't mistake this for a confession. I neither seek forgiveness nor would I accept it. My sins are my own. They keep me company. Instead, this is the true tale of how I found her, how I stole her, and how I lost her.

'This is every woman’s dream revenge plot come to life.' Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Are you on a date that doesn’t feel right? Can’t shake that creepy guy at the bar? Worried you’re being followed home? Message M. After one too many terrifying encounters, Millie Masters sets up a...

Full of fascinating anecdotes of murder, mystery and occasional mayhem, Jeff reveals the details of cases that will grip readers from start to finish. The Murder Guy is an action-packed ride through some of the biggest cases from the 1970s to recent years. It tackles everything from the search...

Millie Masters spielt mit dem Feuer "Warst du auch schon einmal auf einem seltsamen Date? Kannst du den creepy Typen an der Bar nicht loswerden? Hast du Angst, auf dem Heimweg verfolgt zu werden? Dann melde dich bei M." Nach einem schrecklichen Date zu viel hat Millie Masters eine Hotline für Frauen ins Leben gerufen, die nachts nicht mehr alleine nach Hause gehen wollen: Message M. Nachdem Millies Schwester in einer Partynacht vergewaltigt wird, hat Millie außerdem noch ein anderes Ziel: Sie will den Täter finden. Denn sie weiß, dass viele Männer am nächsten Abend einfach weitermachen.

Du même auteur que le roman à succès Newton, la science du complot. Un suspense historique qui ne vous laissera pas pantois ! En 1632, Émile de Villars, un jeune homme dévot et sûr de sa foi en Dieu et des enseignements que lui prodiguent les Jésuites, est sur le point de terminer son noviciat et de prononcer ses vœux. Sa vie n’est plus la même depuis la mort violente et inexpliquée de son père, et par la même occasion, la boutade de sa mère, qui lui a carrément tourné le dos à la suite de ce triste événement.

Death by Chocolate is her favorite dessert. And those knitting needles aren't just for craft projects. To most people, Gin Bombay is an ordinary single mom. Then again, they don't know she's from a family of top-secret assassins. Somewhere between leading a Girl Scout troop for her kindergartner - would nooses count for a knot badge? - and keeping their puppy from destroying the furniture, Gin now has to take out a new target. 

Bloomsbury presents A Spy Among Friends written and read by Ben Macintyre. THE SUNDAY TIMES No. 1 BESTSELLER WITH AN AFTERWORD BY JOHN LE CARRÉ 'Riveting, astounding . . . An unputdownable postwar thriller' Observer 'Irresistibly readable' Sunday Times 'Worthy of John le Carré at his best'...

The first time Daisy Ellery killed a man with a pie, it was an accident. Now, it’s her calling. Daisy bakes sweet vengeance into her pastries, which she and her dog, Zoe, deliver to the men who’ve done dirty deeds to the town’s women. But if she can’t solve the one crime that’s not of her own baking, she’ll be out of the pie pan and into the oven. Parking her mobile bakery van outside the local diner, Daisy is informed that someone’s been prowling around the van. She finds a letter on her door, threatening to reveal her unsavory secret sideline of pie à la murder.

London,1953. Josephine Daunt and Susan Dervish both worked for the Ministry of Defence during the Second World War, doing top-secret, highly dangerous espionage work. But in peacetime, they find themselves without a job and feeling useless. Determined to put their talents to good use, they decide to set up a detective agency, with the help of former private eye Bill Mackie. From their Covent Garden office, they handle a steady flow of business.

The Earth's growing population has finally been controlled. Lifespans are limited to 80 years, except for those who make an extreme choice: to become a commune. Five minds sharing one body, living for four hours at a time. But with a combined lifespan of nearly 150 years. Alex, Kate, Sierra, Ben and Mike are a commune. They have already spent 25 years together, arguing, reconciling, alliances shifting and re-forming. They travel to a Death Park where games are played in which extra lifespan can be gambled like money. The plan is to win time to upgrade their next host body.

Long ago defiled by the Imperium of Man, the eldar maiden world of Dûriel was once a glittering jewel in the crown of the Valedor System. As the tyranids of Hive Fleet Leviathan sweep through the sector consuming everything in their path, wayward Prince Yriel of Iyanden discovers that the farseers have inadvertently brought a greater threat to bear – a fragment of Hive Fleet Kraken, hurled into the warp to save the craftworld, has returned. The tyranid fleets cannot be allowed to combine, or their genetic legacies will merge into something even more terrible.

La suite de Lumière au bout du Charon Certains cauchemars sont plus tenaces que d’autres! La claustrophobie et l’incertitude règnent en ce début de pandémie mondiale, et un cambriolage inhumain est perpétré au musée d’archéologie de Pointe-à-Callière, à Montréal. Le sergent-détective Malcolm Villeneuve est prêt à tout pour arrêter les responsables, mais plus d’une ombre plane sur son enquête.

Dans une petite ville où tout se sait, les couloirs d’une école bruissent de rumeurs et de confidences nocturnes. Quand deux univers se percutent, le temps s’étire, la réalité vacille et les limites entre l’amitié, le désir et la loyauté se brouillent. Entre promesses murmurées, regards qui brûlent et silences qui blessent, se joue le pari dangereux d’un premier grand amour, celui qui fait grandir trop vite et bouscule tout ce qu’on croyait immuable.

Sous les franges jaunes et rouges d’une tente de toile, la grande danseuse a fini de danser. La nuit tiède venue du sud les fait frissonner; des autos noires, de luxe, silencieuses et souples, s’arrêtent au bord du trottoir: l’or ou l’argent d’un soulier de bal, puis, derrière la vitre, un visage de femme, un peu las sous les fards, mais fier, heureux d’avoir été vu trois heures durant au fond d’une loge.

It's 1593, Elizabeth I is Queen and everyone is terrified of the worst outbreak of plague in a generation. Shakespeare has only written six plays and is lagging behind his friend Christopher Marlowe, London's leading playwright. When Marlowe is stabbed to death in mysterious circumstances, rumours abound—but the one that won’t go away is that Shakespeare did it to remove his greatest rival. Will is determined to clear his name, and teams up with his old flame, Marlowe’s sister Ann, who has plenty of secrets of her own.

Mechant trip !!!Lors d'un reportage saveur touristique au Mexique, un journaliste qubcois doit composer avec une machination et des attaques qui menacent gravement sa scurit et sa vie intime. Dans ce roman, qui runit romance et criminalit, le personnage principal, un reporter qubcois pure laine, nous amne dcouvrir la dure ralit qui svit au Mexique. Une histoire qui outrepasse le regard idyllique propag par les guides touristiques. Le soleil, la mer, les margaritas, les tacos, les guacamoles ? Non ce n'est pas toujours aussi beau. Vous en conviendrez en lisant ce livre !

Crispin is a mosaicist, a layer of bright tiles. Still grieving for the family he lost to the plaque, he lives only for his arcane craft. But an imperial summons from Valerius the Trakesian to Sarantium, the most magnificent place in the world, is difficult to resist. In a world half-wild and tangled with magic, a journey to Sarantium means a walk into destiny. Bearing with him a deadly secret and a Queen's seductive promise, guarded only by his own wits and a talisman from an alchemist's treasury, Crispin sets out for the fabled city. Along the way he will encounter a great beast.

Entre rêve, manipulation et réalité fracturée... Qui parviendra à quitter Brooklyn vivant ? Lorsqu'un architecte écossais accepte une mission à Brooklyn, il ne sait pas qu'il entre dans un piège délirant. Un club étrange, des nuits sans fin, des hallucinations... et la certitude que quelque chose, sous la ville, contrôle tout. Brooklyn Paradise est un roman noir, hallucinatoire et palpitant qui questionne les limites de la raison et de l’identité. En lire plus