Rob Kuitenbrouwer Livres

Rebus is off the case literally. A few days into a murder inquiry following the brutal death of an Edinburgh art dealer, Rebus blows up at DCS Gill Templer. He is sent to the Scottish Police College for 'retraining' in other words, he's in the Last Chance Saloon. Rebus is given an old, unsolved case to work on, in order to teach him and others the merits of teamwork. But there are those in the team who have their own secrets and they'll stop at nothing to protect them. As if this wasn't enough, Rebus is asked to act as a go between for gangster 'Big Ger' Cafferty. And as newly promoted DS Siobhan Clarke works the case of the murdered art dealer, she is brought closer to Cafferty than she could ever have anticipated ...

Given his contempt for authority and tendency to pursue his own investigative paths, John Rebus remains an unlikely fixture in the Edinburgh police force. In this 14th installment, he and his partner, Detective Sergeant Siobhan Clarke, investigate the case of Lee Herdman, a withdrawn ex-soldier who allegedly shot three teenage boys at a private school, resulting in two deaths before turning the gun on himself. While Siobhan believes the case is straightforward—Herdman simply lost his mind—Rebus suspects deeper motives may be at play, possibly linked to a past military mission or the enigmatic Teri Cotter, a 15-year-old who shares her life online but keeps her connection to Herdman secret. Complicating matters are two secretive army investigators and the behavior of James Bell, a survivor whose politician father seeks to exploit the tragedy for anti-gun advocacy. As Rebus delves into the case, he faces internal scrutiny over a past incident involving a crook stalking Siobhan and grapples with personal connections to one of the victims. Now middle-aged, Rebus’s understanding of criminals often surpasses that of his colleagues, and his willingness to fight others' battles, especially for Siobhan, jeopardizes his career. This exploration of Rebus's struggles against police conventions and personal demons makes for a compelling read.

Quel lien entre la législation de l'avortement et la baisse de la criminalité aux États-Unis ? Quelles sont les vraies motivations des agents immobiliers ? Pourquoi les revendeurs de drogue vivent-ils plus longtemps chez leur mère ? L'économie, vue sous cet angle, incongru en apparence, mais qui est celui de la plus sérieuse rationalité des agents, des comportements, des causes et effets, traite de sujets peu conventionnels. Elle a reçu un nom : freakonomics, ou " économie saugrenue ". Elle jette une lumière de biais sur le désordre des événements ; elle met à nu des a priori à prétention de scientificité irréfutable ; elle transforme notre regard sur le monde globalisé, qui nous apparaît, pour finir, moins impénétrable et incompréhensible.

Un avocat est chargé par sa firme de retrouver une grosse somme d'argent disparue en même temps que l'un de ses collègues. Ce sera beaucoup plus complexe que ça s'annonçait. [SDM].

The brilliant new Rebus novel from 'Britain's No. 1 crime writer' [Daily Mirror].

A funny, insightful memoir by much-loved documentary maker Louis Theroux, who takes us on a weird and wonderful journey through his life and two decades of groundbreaking television.

Wat is er de laatste vijfduizend jaar in de geschiedenis van de mensheid aan belangwekkends gebeurd? Reusachtige rijken zijn opgebouwd en vernietigd, prachtige uitvindingen zijn gedaan, religies en goden kwamen op en gingen onder, er zijn verschrikkelijke oorlogen gevoerd en indrukwekkende kunstwerken gemaakt. Loel Zwecker slaagt er met zijn levendige stijl, zijn originaliteit en zijn intelligentie in om een enorm panorama van de mensheid te scheppen zonder ook maar één ogenblik het overzicht te verliezen. Zijn vermogen om in Alles tot nu toe verbanden te leggen met andere tijden en andere plekken op aarde geeft de voortdurende sensatie dat we onderdeel zijn van een grotere samenhang – de dertiendeeeuwer is onze tijdgenoot, de Chinees onze buur. Na het lezen van deze geschiedenis van de mensheid weten we beter dan ooit wie wij, eenentwintigste-eeuwers, zijn. Een indrukwekkend overzicht van de wereldgeschiedenis.