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Margarita Cavandoli Menendez

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    Satori
    • Satori

      • 416pages
      • 15 heures de lecture

      A gripping thriller that follows assassin Nicholai Hel across Asia as he fights to regain his freedom. Sugamo Prison, Japan, October 1951. Nicholai Hel has spent the last three years in solitary confinement for the murder of his mentor. A formidable assassin as well as a master of hoda korosu or 'naked kill', he has developed a supreme awareness of the presence of danger. Suddenly offered the chance of freedom, he feels it now as never before... Overseen by Haverford, his American spymaster he must go to Beijing and kill the Soviet Union's commissioner to China. In a landscape primed for war this is a suicide mission he has no choice but to accept. Can Hel succeed in winning his freedom and if so, at what cost? And can he ever achieve his ultimate goal of satori - the possibility of true understanding and harmony with the world?

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      4,1
    • État critique

      • 623pages
      • 22 heures de lecture

      On retrouve dans ce nouveau thriller les 2 héros d Erreur fatale. Cette fois, Laurie Montgomery et Jack Stapleton, médecins légistes new-yorkais, enquêtent sur la mystérieuse recrudescence d infections au SARM, staphylocoque résistant aux antibiotiques, qui sévit dans 3 hôpitaux du groupe Angels Healthcare sur le point de faire son entrée en bourse. Ce qu ils ignorent, c est qu un des financiers d Angels est un chef de la Mafia, prêt à éliminer tous ceux qui voudraient contrecarrer ses investissements...

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      4,2
    • False impression

      • 538pages
      • 19 heures de lecture

      Why was an elegant lady BRUTALLY MURDERED the night before 9/11? Why was a successful New York banker not surprised to receive A WOMAN'S LEFT EAR in the mail? Why did a young woman with a brilliant career steal an IMPRESSIONIST PAINTING? Why was an honors graduate working as a temporary secretary after INHERITING A FORTUNE? Why was a SENIOR FBI AGENT trying to work out the connection between these four apparently innocent individuals? A breathtaking journey of twists and turns from New York to London, from Bucharest and on to Tokyo ends up in a sleepy English village where the mystery surrounding Van Gogh's last painting will finally be resolved.

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      3,7