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Lisa Unger

    26 avril 1970

    Lisa Unger est une auteure à succès international, reconnue comme une maîtresse du suspense. Ses romans, traduits dans de nombreuses langues et vendus à des millions d'exemplaires dans le monde, explorent les aspects les plus sombres de la psyché humaine et des relations. Unger excelle dans la création d'intrigues captivantes et pleines de suspense, marquées par des observations pertinentes et des rebondissements inattendus qui tiennent le lecteur en haleine.

    Lisa Unger
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    Charlene ne reviendra pas. Für immer sollst du schweigen, französische Ausgabe
    Cours, ma jolie
    Les voix du crépuscule. Gnade deiner Seele, französische Ausgabe
    Et surtout ne te retourne pas...
    • Et surtout ne te retourne pas...

      • 512pages
      • 18 heures de lecture
      3,5(2)Évaluer

      Romancière à succès, Isabel file le parfait amour depuis cinq ans avec Marcus Raine, un immigré tchèque à la tête d'une société high-tech florissante. Un soir, Marcus ne rentre pas et le cauchemar commence. Agressée par de faux agents du FBI, interrogée par la police, dépouillée de tous ses biens, Isabel voit son univers s'effondrer avec un texto de Marcus : « Oublie-moi. Fais comme si j'étais mort. Et surtout ne te retourne pas... » Qui est l'homme qu'elle a épousé ? Quels crimes lui a-t-il cachés ? Et jusqu'où ira-t-il pour l'empêcher de découvrir la vérité ? Au péril de sa vie, Isabel va se lancer dans une traque acharnée, sur les traces de celui qui a fait de son existence une grande et dangereuse illusion...

      Et surtout ne te retourne pas...
    • Instant New York Times and USA Today Bestseller, Finalist for Best Novel in ITW Awards, Bookspan International Book of the Month, CBS Best Summer Read, Cosmopolitan Hot Book Pick, New York Post (Page Six) Hottest New Thriller and Amazon Top Ten Thriller of the Year. What if your family was a lie? What if your name was a lie? What if your whole life was just a pack of Beautiful Lies? If Ridley Jones had slept ten minutes later or had taken the subway instead of waiting for a cab, she would still be living the lie she used to call her perfect life. Instead, she’s in the wrong place at the right time to unleash a chain of events that begins with a mysterious package on her doorstep. A package that informs her that her entire world is just an illusion. Forced to question everything she knows about herself, Ridley wanders into dark territory, where everyone is hiding something. Sexy and fast-paced, Beautiful Lies is a true literary thriller featuring one of the freshest new voices in years. Lisa Unger takes us on a breathtaking ride in which every choice Ridley makes creates a whirlwind of consequences that are impossible to imagine.

      Cours, ma jolie
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      • 288pages
      • 11 heures de lecture
      3,6(1690)Évaluer

      Hantée par l'abominable meurtre de sa mère, Lydia a choisi de consacrer sa vie à traquer les tueurs en série. "Profiler" réputé, elle se croit infaillible mais semble en avoir oublié que de chasseur... on peut devenir proie. " Une nouvelle étoile dans la constellation du suspense. On peut prédire sans avoir peur de se tromper que Lisa Miscione sera la superstar de demain.

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    • Une silhouette à l'arrière-plan. L'ombre de celui que vous pensiez disparu àjamais… Ridley Jones, journaliste new-yorkaise, est en train de perdre pied. Son père aurait-il réchappé à ce terrible accident de voiture survenu il y a un an déjà? Serait-il bel et bien ce criminel que les autorités recherchent? Déterminée découvrir la vérité sur son père et sur ellemême, Ridley va se lancer à la poursuite de cet homme qui, vivant ou mort, n'a cessé de lui échapper. Une traque impitoyable. jalonnée de doutes, de trahisons et de sombres découvertes. Une cavale effrénée, entre New York et Londres, en quête d'une identité qui a volé en éclats… Et si vous en veniez soudain douter de ceux-là même qui vous semblaient le plus proches?

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    • A couple inherits an apartment with a spine-tingling past in this unputdownable thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six. Rosie and Chad Lowan are barely making ends meet in New York City when they receive life-changing news: Chad's late uncle has left them his luxury apartment at the historic Windermere in glamorous Murray Hill. With its prewar elegance and impeccably uniformed doorman, the building is the epitome of old New York charm. One would almost never suspect the dark history lurking behind its perfectly maintained facade. At first, the building and its eclectic tenants couldn't feel more welcoming. But as the Lowans settle into their new home, Rosie starts to suspect that there's more to the Windermere than meets the eye. Why is the doorman ever-present? Why are there cameras everywhere? And why have so many gruesome crimes occurred there throughout the years? When one of the neighbors turns up dead, Rosie must get to the truth about the Windermere before she, too, falls under its dangerous spell. Looking for more spine-tingling thrillers? Check out these other titles by New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger: Under My Skin The Stranger Inside Confessions on the 7:45 Last Girl Ghosted Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six

      The New Couple in 5B
    • The masterful psychological thriller by New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger--"good, scary fun" (The Washington Post). Lana Granger lives a life of lies. She has told so many lies about where she comes from and who she is that the truth is like a cloudy nightmare she can't quite recall. About to graduate from college and with her trust fund almost tapped out, she takes a job babysitting a troubled boy named Luke. Expelled from schools all over the country, the manipulative young Luke is accustomed to controlling the people in his life. But, in Lana, he may have met his match. Or has Lana met hers? When Lana's closest friend, Beck, mysteriously disappears, Lana resumes her lying ways--to friends, to the police, to herself. The police have a lot of questions for Lana when the story about her whereabouts the night Beck disappeared doesn't jibe with eyewitness accounts. Lana will do anything to hide the truth, but it might not be enough to keep her ominous secrets buried. Someone else knows about Lana's lies. And he's dying to tell. "Savor the pleasure of being guided by Unger's sure hand along a deliciously twisted narrative path" (Kirkus Reviews). Masterfully suspenseful, finely crafted, and written with a no-holds-barred raw power, this is Lisa Unger at her best.

      In the Blood
    • Smoke

      • 384pages
      • 14 heures de lecture
      3,9(552)Évaluer

      In the fourth installment of the Lydia Strong Series, the protagonist faces a gripping new challenge that tests her investigative skills and resilience. As she delves into a complex web of crime and deception, Lydia must confront her own past while unraveling a dark mystery that threatens those she cares about. The story weaves together suspense and emotional depth, showcasing Lydia's growth as a character and her relentless pursuit of justice amidst danger and intrigue.

      Smoke
    • Crazy Love You

      • 421pages
      • 15 heures de lecture
      3,7(23)Évaluer

      The gripping new novel from New York Times bestselling author of psychological suspense, Lisa Unger. Falling in love can feel like a dream...or a living nightmare. Ian and Priss have been friends since they were children playing in the woods outside their small town. But Ian knows there's a darkness to Priss. Bad stuff seems to occur when she's around. Fires start. People die. Still, Priss is his best friend, and best friends are forever. Now that they've both escaped to New York City, Ian wants nothing more than to leave his troubled past behind him. Especially when he meets sweet, beautiful Megan, who makes him want to change for the better. But Priss doesn't like change. Change makes her angry. And when Priss is angry, terrible things begin to happen...

      Crazy Love You