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Belinda Bauer

    24 décembre 1962

    Belinda Bauer est une auteure dont l'œuvre explore les aspects les plus sombres de la psyché humaine avec une précision glaçante. Son style se caractérise par une atmosphère tendue et une perspicacité aiguë dans les motivations de ses personnages, entraînant les lecteurs dans des dilemmes moraux complexes. Bauer construit magistralement le suspense, souvent avec des rebondissements inattendus qui révèlent des vérités profondément troublantes sur le comportement humain. Ses récits laissent une impression durable, incitant les lecteurs à contempler les frontières entre le bien et le mal.

    Belinda Bauer
    The Shut Eye
    Finders Keepers
    The Facts of Life and Death
    Exit
    Rubbernecker
    Arrêt d'urgence
    • 2025

      The Impossible Thing

      • 336pages
      • 12 heures de lecture

      The Impossible Thing captivates with its enchanting narrative that evokes the pure wonder of discovering a beloved story for the first time. The book promises a delightful experience, appealing to readers' emotions and imagination, reminiscent of the magic found in cherished literary moments.

      The Impossible Thing
    • 2023

      Felix Pink čeká na smrt

      • 352pages
      • 13 heures de lecture
      3,9(43)Évaluer

      Román Felix Pink čeká na smrt od oceňované autorky Belindy Bauerové je příběhem staršího muže, který působí ve skupině pomáhající lidem, kteří se rozhodli pro důstojnou smrt. Dojde však k omylu a starcův život se navždy změní.Felix Pink je v důchodu. Už více než deset let je vdovec, vede rutinní život a čeká na snad nudnou smrt. Pracuje jako dobrovolník u „exitýrů“ – jako někdo, kdo sedává u nevyléčitelně nemocných, kteří se rozhodli pro sebevraždu, pomáhá jim s logistikou, poskytuje morální podporu a nakonec odstraňuje důkazy, aby rodina a přátelé nebyli do jejich smrti zapleteni. Když Felix vstoupí do domu v Black Lane 3, je tam proto, aby vykonal skutek laskavosti a dobročinnosti: aby dělal společnost umírajícímu muži při posledním výdechu.Jenže o pouhých patnáct minut později je Felix na útěku před policií – poté, co udělal největší chybu svého života. Jeho svět je najednou vzhůru nohama, protože se snaží zjistit, zda to, co se pokazilo, byl pouhý omyl, nebo šlo o úmysl – vraždu.

      Felix Pink čeká na smrt
    • 2021
      4,0(544)Évaluer

      Perfect for fans of Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club, this is the page-turning, twisty, and often hilarious new crime novel from bestselling author Belinda Bauer. 'Quirky, charming, intensely human, important . . . and very suspenseful. I loved it.' Lee Child __________________ Meet Felix Pink. The most unlikely murderer you'll ever have the good fortune to spend time with. When Felix lets himself in to Number 3 Black Lane, he's there to perform an act of charity- to keep a dying man company as he takes his final breath . . . But just fifteen minutes later Felix is on the run from the police - after making the biggest mistake of his life. Now his world is turned upside down as he must find out if he's really to blame, or if something much more sinister is at play. All while staying one shaky step ahead of the law. __________ 'Fresh, funny, flawless. The best crime novel you'll read this year.' Clare Mackintosh 'Bauer's judgement of tone is perfect throughout a captivating whodunnit that's often hilarious . . . beady-eyed yet tender, it resembles a collaboration between Agatha Christie and Muriel Spark.' Sunday Times

      Exit
    • 2018

      Der Tod so nah

      • 448pages
      • 16 heures de lecture

      Eve Singer braucht den Tod. Als Reporterin für eine »True Crime«-Sendung kann sie gar nicht schnell und nah genug an Mordopfer herankommen. Ihr Publikum lechzt nach immer neuen, immer blutigeren Reportagen. Aber die Konkurrenz schläft nicht, und Eve muss aufpassen, dass andere ihr nicht am Tatort zuvorkommen. Als ein Serienkiller sie kontaktiert und einlädt, die erste am Schauplatz seiner nächsten Taten zu sein, kann sie nicht widerstehen. Doch sie lässt sich auf ein gefährliches und unmoralisches Spiel ein, dessen Regeln nur der Mörder bestimmt ...

      Der Tod so nah
    • 2018

      Arrêt d'urgence

      • 503pages
      • 18 heures de lecture
      3,9(426)Évaluer

      En panne au bord de l'autoroute, Eileen laisse ses trois enfants dans la voiture pour aller appeler les secours. Sous une chaleur caniculaire, Jack, Joy et la petite Merry l'attendent en vain. La jeune femme, enceinte, a disparu. On la retrouve quelques jours plus tard, assassinée. Trois ans plus tard, Jack, 15 ans, s'occupe seul de ses deux petites sœurs et fait tout son possible pour les rendre heureuses, quand le hasard le place face à l'arme du crime de sa mère. Le danger n'a jamais été si proche...

      Arrêt d'urgence
    • 2017

      Patrick Fort, ein autistischer Student, entdeckt, dass der Leichnam in seinem Anatomie-Kurs ihm Geheimnisse mitteilen will. Während er versucht, einen Mordfall aufzuklären, der von anderen nicht ernst genommen wird, gerät er selbst in ein Netz aus Lügen und Gefahr in seinem Umfeld.

      Was tot ist. Psychothriller
    • 2017

      The Beautiful Dead

      • 416pages
      • 15 heures de lecture
      3,7(3675)Évaluer

      Incredible. Just incredible. Belinda Bauer is a genius. Clare Mackintosh, author of I LET YOU GO 20161107

      The Beautiful Dead
    • 2015

      The Facts of Life and Death

      • 400pages
      • 14 heures de lecture
      4,0(100)Évaluer

      'Bauer's great gift is her ability to surprise the reader . . . She makes you think a bit differently about the world' Daily Telegraph On the beaches and cliffs of North Devon, young women have become victims in a terrifying game where only one player knows the rules. And when those rules change, the new game is Murder. But a madman on the loose feels very far from the crumbling, seaside home of ten-year-old Ruby Trick. Instead she lives in constant fear of school bullies, the dark forest, and the threat of her parents' divorce. Helping her father to catch the killer seems like the only way to keep him close. As long as the killer doesn't catch her first.

      The Facts of Life and Death
    • 2015

      The Shut Eye

      • 414pages
      • 15 heures de lecture
      3,9(186)Évaluer

      'The most polished crime writer on the murder beat . . . Exhausting, exhilarating and damn scary, another 24-carat creation from the Queen of Thrills' Daily Express Five footprints are the only sign that Daniel Buck was ever here. Yesterday they were a family just like any other: Anna and James, and their little boy, Daniel. But in one careless moment everything changed. A front door accidentally left ajar . . . and Daniel was gone. Now they are a pair of strangers who can't even look each other in the eye. Distrust and unspoken words fill the void where their son used to be. Anna will go to any lengths to find Daniel - a four-year-old doesn't just vanish into thin air. But how far will this desperate search push her? Right to the brink. And beyond.

      The Shut Eye
    • 2013

      *Winner of the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award* 'Taking the psychological thriller into new territory' Independent Life is strange for Patrick Fort - being a medical student with Asperger's Syndrome doesn't come without its challenges. And that's before he is faced with solving a possible murder. Because the body Patrick is examining in anatomy class is trying to tell him all kinds of things. And now he must stay out of danger long enough to unravel the mystery - while he dissects his own evidence...

      Rubbernecker