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27221) Murder in a Cathedral
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Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder
"[T]he entire book is filled with country-house-mystery wonders: the closed-circle puzzle, the dying-message clue, and the sociopathic guest who invades the weekend house party." -Booklist
The English country house is an iconic setting for some of the greatest British crime fiction. This new collection gathers together stories written over a span of about 65 years, during which British society,...
27222) In Dark Water
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Beneath the surface lie deadly secrets...
DI Shona Oliver agreed to move to Dumfries with her ex-banker husband when their teenage daughter got in with a bad crowd in London. As a Glasgow native, she's back on home turf.
Living on the shores of the Solway Firth allows Shona to continue as an RNLI volunteer, and a call out to recover a woman's body indicates foul play. Police in Cumbria take the case but links back to Scotland keep Shona's team involved....
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Where does a moderately popular internet star who never leaves her house look for potential suitors? Online. Tinder, Bumble, Match.com, OkCupid-I tried them all. My thirty-one-year-old self-clicked and swiped her little heart out, leading to more dates than I could count, and more disappointment than I was prepared for. Maybe you can relate. Maybe you know all too well the perils of modern dating. But let's say, eventually, you meet someone. You think...
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Un thriller implanté dans un décor de Dolce vita
Italie, été 2009. L'inspecteur Massimo Pietramorta sort anéanti de sa dernière enquête. Rien ne peut être pire... La mort de son neveu Giulano, dans des circonstances effroyables, balaye ses dernières certitudes. Il croit sombrer lorsqu'il découvre que le jeune scientifique est soupçonné d'assassinat. Puisant dans ses dernières ressources, Pietramorta s'oppose à la police officielle et...
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These ten short stories feature some of the homicide cases investigated by the South Side Precinct's best homicide detectives Turner Hahn and Frank Morales. In this riveting collection, you'll find cases of murder, revenge, greed, and insanity, with a hint of the supernatural thrown in as a bonus.
27226) Embrouille à Amboise
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C'est une histoire apportée par le vent... Éole fait le grand ménage dans le ciel des Tourangeaux...
Amboise baigne nonchalamment ses pieds dans la Loire... Ne vous fiez pas aux apparences! Ce château dont il reste si peu, cache bien des mystères... Demandez à Constance, elle étudie l'affaire, parcourt les tours cavalières et les manuscrits anciens...
Cela déplaît à certains...
Mais c'est Éole qui mène la danse, gonflant la voile...
27227) The Night of Shooting Stars
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Bora is ordered to investigate the murder of Walter Niemeyer, a dazzling clairvoyant, a star since the days of the Weimar Republic. For years he has mystified Germany with his astounding prophecies. Bora's inquiry, supported by former S.A member Florian Grimm, resurrects memories of the excessive and brilliant world of Jazz Age cabarets and locales. Around them, in the oppressive summer heat, constant allied bombing, war-weary Berlin teems with refugees...
27228) Un Objet de Désir
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Hannah et Rea, en vacances à Tanger, sont troublées de découvrir que deux personnages aux allures sinistres les suivent. Puis ils rencontrent le mystérieux Toby qui suit lui-même les harceleurs. Il veut savoir pourquoi les hommes s'intéressent aux filles. Mais les filles n'en ont aucune idée. Elles ne sont pas trop inquiètes, puisque le lendemain elles se dirigent vers Chefchaouen. Il dit qu'il les prendra lui-même, secrètement. Est-il celui...
27229) Dying for a Vacation
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Who could refuse a two-week stay in a chateau perched on the edge of the Mediterranean? Certainly not Richard, who was fed up to his easel with the damp London weather. Babysitting a treasure-filled museum while his old Sorbonne roommate honeymooned in Spain was the least he could do. The vandals who'd been plaguing the chateau wouldn't dare return, the repairmen Tom hired would be completely trustworthy, and "murder" was only found in something by...
27230) The Golden Triangle
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"The Golden Triangle" as another fantastic mystery by Leblanc featuring gentleman thief arsène Lupin. It takes place during World War I and wounded warrior Patrice Belval is in love with his nurse. This early work by Maurice Leblanc was originally published in 1918 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. Maurice Marie Émile Leblanc was born on 11th November 1864 in Rouen, Normandy, France. He was a novelist and writer...
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Life in Louisville in the years following the Civil War, and through the turn of the century, was as exciting as it was dangerous. The city continued to grow as important urban hub of culture and commerce, connecting the South with the Midwest and Northern states. As Keven McQueen proves in this collection of morbid tales of crime and depravity, life in Louisville certainly had a darker side. Journey back to a time when Louisville's streets were filled...
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It was a shattering death bed confession by a heartbroken mother. But would it solve the oldest cold case murder case in American jurisprudence?
In January 1994, Eileen Tessier told Jack McCullough's half-sister Janet Tessier that he, her son, kidnapped 7-year-old Maria Ridulph from their neighborhood in Sycamore, Illinois, and killed her in December 1957. It was a case that tore the child's family apart, as well as dividing and terrifying the town...
27233) Azureseas: Cantrell's War
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IIn a war of lies, the greatest weapon is truth.
Azureseas
A world of sandy beaches under a yellow-orange sun. Human developers could turn it into the next great tourist world of the Consortia... except for its large, dangerous native animals.
Ross Cantrell joined the animal control mission on Azureseas to earn the money he needed to marry and start a life together with his girlfriend. Dirty work, but necessary to keep people safe. Like plinking...
27234) Heat 2
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Un día después del final de Heat, Chris Shiherlis (Val Kilmer) se encuentra escondido en Koreatown; está herido, medio inconsciente y tratando desesperadamente de escapar de Los Ángeles. Lo persigue el detective del Departamento de Policía de Los Ángeles Vincent Hanna (Al Pacino). Horas antes, Hanna había matado al compañero de Shiherlis, Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro), en un tiroteo bajo las luces estroboscópicas al pie de una pista del...
27235) The Bleeds: Warning
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Emily Harkness lived alone in The Bleeds. In sixteen years her world would end, and so would she.Rather than fall into the mire of depression, and let the seeds of her misfortune grow wildly inside her, poisoning her mind and condemning her soul, she embraced her last years and lived for the moments that brought her joy.Whilst walking home from the store, a body falls from the sky right at her feet, sending her tumbling backwards in shock and fear.She...
27236) La vie en rouge
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Quand Gabriel, flic sur la touche, rencontre Eva, une Escort-girl, ils s'épaulent l'un l'autre. Lui, en manque de reconnaissance, d'amitié et de fric, et elle qui a besoin d'un chauffeur porte flingue. Il découvre la vie d'une escort-girl et peu à peu il tente de la faire raccrocher. Mais il aime aussi redresser les torts des clients pervers o sa violence rend la justice. Bientt le milieu fait chanter l'ancien flic devenu proxénète, et Gabriel...
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El objetivo de Derechos de la infancia y educación inclusiva en América Latina es aportar una herramienta útil no sólo para abordar teóricamente esta temática, sino también para ayudar a comprender las prácticas educativas. En América Latina la educación está en el primer plano de las políticas públicas, razón por la cual las aportaciones que se hacen en este libro pueden ayudar a esclarecer los debates, siempre desde la perspectiva...
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Une fiche de référence sur M le maudit, un chef-d'oeuvre de Fritz Lang.
Berlin au début des années 1930. Un inconnu aborde des petites filles dans la rue puis les assassine. Ces crimes répétés plongent la ville dans une psychose de peur. La police multiplie les rafles, ce qui gêne les activités de la pègre berlinoise.
Un ouvrage conçu par des spécialistes du cinéma pour tout savoir sur M le maudit de Fritz Lang.
A PROPOS DES FICHES...
27239) Dead Calm
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Murder on the Arctic Sea Detective Dylan Scott thinks cruising well above the Arctic Circle in November is nothing short of madness. He has zero interest in seeing the elusive aurora borealis, but agrees to the Norwegian holiday to keep his wife and mother happy. At least the biggest problem he'll have to deal with is boredom. But that boredom quickly dissipates when the unpleasant elderly woman in the neighboring cabin is found dead. Everyone thinks...
27240) Les Merlettes de Granit rose
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Bernie Andrew se penche sur la mystérieuse affaire Jacques Lagnion, promoteur immobilier assassiné il y a quelques mois dans les Ctes d'Armor...
Quelles raisons obscures ont poussé l'assassin de Jacques Lagnion à abandonner le corps de ce dernier derrière la sacristie de l'église du bourg de Trégastel?
Bernie Andrew, détective amateur à ses heures, est persuadé que la résolution de cette énigme lui permettra de démasquer le coupable...
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