J.J. de Wit Livres

Suite à une grave altercation avec son supérieur, le lieutenant Harvey Pounds, l'inspecteur Harry Bosch est mis en congé d'office et sommé de consulter une psychologue afin de maîtriser son agressivité : sa réintégration au sein de la police de Los Angeles en dépend. Harry Bosch commence par refuser le traitement, puis, poussé à bout par ses questions, révèle au Dr Hinojos le secret qui le hante : sa mère, Marjorie Lowe, une prostituée, a été tuée alors qu'elle allait enfin l'extraire du centre où, tout petit enfant, on l'avait placé après l'avoir séparé d'elle. Et, nœud du problème, l'enquête de police qui aurait pu l'aider à accepter la réalité de ce meurtre n'a pas abouti. Libéré par cet aveu, Harry Bosch comprend alors que, malgré l'interdiction d'enquêter qui le frappe, il doit retrouver celui qui lui a ravi l'amour de sa mère, et rouvre le dossier.

Denver crime-beat reporter Jack McEvoy specializes in violent death. So when his homicide detective brother kills himself, McEvoy copes in the only way he knows how--he decides to write the story. But his research leads him to suspect a serial killer is at work--a devious murderer who's killing cops and leaving a trail of poetic clues. It's the news story of a lifetime, if he can get the story without losing his life.

Everything that shaped him happened near that river, now tainted by lies, greed, shame, and murder. In his scorching return to Rowan County, John Hart delves into the dark side of human nature and the complexities of forgiveness. Adam Chase, a man marked by a violent past and childhood trauma, faces the consequences of a murder charge he narrowly escaped. Exiled from his home for a crime he didn't commit, he vanishes into the anonymity of New York City for five years. Upon his return, his motives remain a mystery to his family, the police, and his old enemies. Almost immediately, Adam is confronted by violence and the ghosts of his past. As bodies begin to surface, the small town turns against him, forcing Adam into a desperate struggle not only to prove his innocence but also to reclaim his life. Hart expertly strips his characters bare, revealing explosive secrets and raw emotions. As tensions rise, individuals are pushed to their limits, showcasing the lengths people will go for money, family, and revenge. This powerful, heart-pounding thriller will linger in your mind long after the final page is turned.

Young lawyer Mary DiNunzio finds her life in jeopardy when she digs too closely into the suicide of an Italian-American in a World War II internment camp, and starts receiving ominous threats.

When attorney Jack Newlin discovers his wife's body, he's determined to hide the truth about her killer. Deciding to frame himself, he hires the most inexperienced lawyer he can find: Mary DiNunzio, a reluctant rookie from a hot Philadelphia firm. But Mary is smarter and more persistent than he thinks, and she's just as determined to prove what really happened.

'Gruesome, seductive and creepily credible' The Times'I HAVE SINNED'The words are scrawled in blood at the most shocking murder scene Forensic Pathologist Maura Isles and Detective Jane Rizzoli have ever witnessed. The victim, a young woman, has been entirely drained of blood and horrifically dismembered.

You've lost your job as a department store lingerie buyer, your car's been repossessed, and most of your furniture and small appliances have been sold off to pay last month's rent. Now the rent is due again. And you live in New Jersey. What do you do? If you're Stephanie Plum, you become a bounty hunter. But not just a nickel-and-dime bounty hunter; you go after the big money. That means a cop gone bad. And not just any cop. She goes after Joe Morelli, a disgraced former vice cop who is also the man who took Stephanie's virginity at age 16 and then wrote details on a bathroom wall. With pride and rent money on the line, Plum plunges headlong into her first case, one that pits her against ruthless adversaries - people who'd rather kill than lose. In Stephanie Plum, Evanovich has created a resourceful and humorous character who stands apart from the pack of gritty female detectives.

Criminal lawyer Marta Richter is hours away from winning an acquittal for her client, millionaire businessman Elliot Steere, on trial for the murder of a homeless man who had tried to carjack him. But as the jury begins deliberations, Marta discovers the chilling truth about her client's innocence. Taking justice into her own hands, she furiously sets out to prove the truth, with the help of two young associates. In an excruciating game of beat-the-clock with both the jury and the worst blizzard to hit Philadelphia in decades, Marta will learn that the search for justice isn't only rough—it can also be deadly.

This novel is constructed around the supposition that Winston Churchill secretly met with Adolf Hitler in 1940 to discuss the terms of a British surrender. Forty years later, Hitler's personal minutes of the discussions are threatening to surface.

Tessa Quayle, jeune et belle avocate anglaise, a été sauvagement assassinée près du lac Turkana dans le nord du Kenya. Son compagnon de voyage et amant supposé, médecin africain dune organisation humanitaire, a disparu sans laisser de trace. Justin, l'époux de Tessa, diplomate de carrière au haut-commissariat britannique de Nairobi et jardinier amateur, se lance dans une quête solitaire à la recherche des tueurs et de leur mobile. Sa quête l'entraîne à Londres, puis à travers l'Europe et au Canada, pour le ramener en Afrique jusqu'au Sud-Soudan et se terminer sur les lieux mêmes du crime. Une odyssée pleine de violence et de fureur où se trament les sombres machinations de multinationales pharmaceutiques, où se nouent d'étranges alliances politiques. Et tandis que s'éveille la conscience de Justin, tandis qu'il se rallie à la cause de Tessa, allant jusqu'à achever la mission qu'elle s'était assignée, sa plus grande révélation sera la découverte de cette femme qu'il n'a guère eu le temps d'aimer. La Constance du jardinier mêle l'histoire bouleversante d'un homme grandi par la tragédie et l'impitoyable exploration de la face cachée de la mondialisation par l'un des romanciers les plus incisifs de notre époque.

Een bioloog tracht zijn overleden vrouw weer tot leven te wekken door parthenogenese, maar stuit op tragikomische complicaties.

Een Britse geheim agent, wiens echtgenote naar de Russische inlichtingendienst is overgelopen, weet een gedeserteerde Russische spion naar Londen te brengen, hetgeen daar grote onrust teweeg brengt.

Twee mannen proberen te achterhalen wie verantwoordelijk is voor de inbraak waarbij een jonge vrouw zwaar rugletsel heeft opgelopen.

Een vrouwelijke privé-detective onderzoekt de moord op een kunstdocente in een Zuid-Engels universiteitsplaatsje.

Een zwarte advocaat neemt de verdediging op zich van een blanke politieman die ervan verdacht wordt een zwarte verslaafde te hebben vermoord.

Na de moord op zijn stiefvader gaat een man op zoek naar zijn biologische vader en zijn verdwenen broer.