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FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF V2 AND MUNICH 'A master storyteller' Observer 'From what is it they flee?' He took a while to reply. By the time he spoke the men had gone inside. He said quietly, 'They killed the King.' 1660, General Edward Whalley and Colonel William Goffe, father- and son-in-law, cross the Atlantic. They are on the run and wanted for the murder of Charles I. Under the provisions of the Act of Oblivion, they have been found guilty in absentia of high treason. In London, Richard Nayler, secretary of the regicide committee of the Privy Council, is tasked with tracking down the fugitives. He'll stop at nothing until the two men are brought to justice. A reward of e100 hangs over their heads - for their capture, dead or alive. ACT OF OBLIVION is an epic journey across continents, and a chase like no other. It is the thrilling new novel by Robert Harris. 'The king of the page-turning thriller' i Paper 'Harris's cleverness, judgment and eye for detail are second to none' Sunday Times 'Harris writes with a skill and ingenuity that few other novelists can match' Financial Times 'Harris is a master of historical fiction, a compelling author who brings to life the recent and ancient past' TLS

They were each other's last chance - investigating a case no one wants... A brilliant thriller from the SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author of the Elvis Cole and Joe Pike novels.

The master storyteller is back with a classic race-against-time thriller with a modern edge. Most weapons do what you tell them. Most weapons you can control. But what if the most dangerous weapon in the world isn't a smart missile or a stealth submarine or even an AI computer programme?What if it's a 17-year-old boy with a blisteringly brilliant mind, who can run rings around the most sophisticated security services across the globe, who can manipulate that weaponry and turn it against the superpowers themselves?How valuable would he be? And what wouldn't you do to get hold of him? The Fox is a race-against-time thriller across continents to find and capture, or protect and save, an asset with the means to change the balance of world power. Whatever happens he must not fall into the wrong hands. Because what follows after that is unthinkable...

TICK... A KILLER'S COUNTDOWN BEGINS. A rash of horrifying crimes tears through New York City, throwing it into complete chaos. TICK... CAN MICHAEL BENNETT CATCH HIM? The city calls on Detective Michael Bennett, pulling him away from a seaside retreat with his ten adopted children, his grandfather, and their beloved nanny, Mary Catherine. Bennett enlists the help of a former colleague, FBI Agent Emily Parker. But as his affection for Emily grows into something stronger, his relationship with Mary Catherine takes an unexpected turn. TOCK... BEFORE HIS TIME IS UP? All too soon, another appalling crime leads Bennett to a shocking discovery that exposes the killer's pattern and the earth-shattering enormity of his plan.

Après Les Piliers de la Terre et Un monde sans fin, Ken Follett renoue avec la magnifique fresque de Kingsbridge, qui a captivé des millions de lecteurs dans le monde entier. Noël 1558, le jeune Ned Willard rentre à Kingsbridge : le monde qu'il connaissait va changer à tout jamais... Les pierres patinées de la cathédrale dominent une ville déchirée par la haine religieuse et Ned se retrouve dans le camp adverse de celle qu'il voulait épouser, Margery Fitzgerald. L'accession d'Élisabeth Ire au trône met le feu à toute l'Europe. Les complots pour destituer la jeune souveraine se multiplient, notamment en France où la séduisante Marie Stuart – considérée comme l'héritière légitime du royaume anglais et issue de la redoutable famille française de Guise – attend son heure. Pour déjouer ces machinations, Élisabeth constitue les premiers services secrets du pays et Ned devient l'un des espions de la reine. À Paris, il fait la connaissance de la libraire protestante Sylvie Palot dont le courage ne le laisse pas indifférent... Dans ce demi-siècle agité par le fanatisme qui répand la violence depuis Séville jusqu'à Genève, les pires ennemis ne sont cependant pas les religions rivales. La véritable bataille oppose les adeptes de la tolérance aux tyrans décidés à imposer leurs idées à tous les autres – à n'importe quel prix.

Sebastian Rudd is not your typical street lawyer. He works out of a customized bulletproof van, complete with Wi-Fi, a bar, a small fridge, fine leather chairs, a hidden gun compartment, and a heavily armed driver. He has no firm, no partners, no associates, and only one employee, his driver, who's also his bodyguard, law clerk, confidant, and golf caddy. He lives alone in a small but extremely safe penthouse apartment, and his primary piece of furniture is a vintage pool table. He drinks small-batch bourbon and carries a gun. Sebastian defends people other lawyers won't go near:a drug-addled, tattooed kid rumored to be in a satanic cult, who is accused of molesting and murdering two little girls; a vicious crime lord on death row; a homeowner arrested for shooting at a SWAT team that mistakenly invaded his house. Why these clients? Because he believes everyone is entitled to a fair trial, even if he, Sebastian, has to cheat to secure one. He hates injustice, doesn't like insurance companies, banks,or big corporations; he distrusts all levels of government and laughs at the justice system's notions of ethical behavior.

It is 1907, a year of financial panic and labor unrest. Train wrecks, fires, and explosions sabotage the Southern Pacific Railroad's Cascades express line and, desperate, the railroad hires the fabled Van Dorn Detective Agency. Van Dorn sends in his best man, and Bell quickly discovers that a mysterious saboteur haunts the hobo jungles of the West, a man known as the Wrecker, who recruits accomplices from the down-and-out to attack the railroad, and then kills them afterward. The Wrecker traverses the vast spaces of the American West as if he had wings, striking wherever he pleases, causing untold damage and loss of human life. Who is he? What does he want? Is he a striker? An anarchist? A revolutionary determined to displace the 'privileged few'? A criminal mastermind engineering some as yet unexplained scheme? Whoever he is, whatever his motives, the Wrecker knows how to create maximum havoc, and Bell senses that he is far from done - that, in fact, the Wrecker is building up to a grand act unlike anything he has committed before. If Bell doesn't stop him in time, more than a railroad could be at risk - it could be the future of the entire country.

Robert Langdon - professeur de symbologie a Harvard - se reveille dans un hopital de Florence, en proie a une amnesie portant sur les dernieres trente-six heures. Pourquoi est-il en Italie ? Mais surtout quel est cet objet etrange qu on a retrouve dans sa veste ? Quand on attente a nouveau a sa vie, il s enfuit avec une jeune femme medecin, Sienna. Et il comprend alors que l objet en question restitue l image de La Carte de l Enfer de Botticelli, inspiree au peintre par le poeme de Dante. Il s agit du message code d un eminent scientifi que obsede par la fin du monde. Ils se lancent a la poursuite de l ultime creation du scientifi que - veritable bombe a retardement - dont personne ne sait si elle va ameliorer la vie sur terre ou la detruire. A huit siecles d ecart, un dialogue entre passe et present dont l elegance d interpretation de Francois d Aubigny rend a la fois le rythme du suspense et la subtilite des intentions."

Detective Michael Bennett and FBI Abduction Specialist Emily Parker reluctantly team up to stop a killer targeting not only the children of New York's wealthiest families--but the entire city of New York.

Dans la jungle urbaine de Los Angeles, Joe Pike et Elvis Cole enquêtent sur ce qui semble n'être qu'une banale affaire issue de la guerre des gangs. Attiré par l'une des victimes, la séduisante Dru, Joe Pike se met en tête de débusquer le parrain local pour la sauver. Mais l'affaire se transforme en traque sanguinaire et la belle se révèle moins ingénue que prévu...

Avril 1950 : la carcasse rouillée d'une locomotive à vapeur émerge des profondeurs d'un lac du Montana. A l'intérieur, les restes de trois personnes mortes quarante-quatre ans plus tôt. 1906 : depuis deux ans, l'Ouest américain connaît une succession d'attaques de banques. Le malfaiteur agit seul et assassine de sang-froid tous les témoins avant de disparaître. Incapable de mettre un terme aux agissements du " Boucher ", le gouvernement américain fait intervenir le meilleur de ses agents : Isaac Bell, de l'agence de détectives Van Dorn. Jamais, pourtant, cet enquêteur n'a été confronté à pareil défi. De l'Arizona au Colorado en passant par les rues de San Francisco dévastées par le séisme de 1906, Isaac Bell traque celui qui apparaît comme le plus grand cerveau criminel de tous les temps. Lorsque sa proie décide de riposter et se lance à sa poursuite, le chasseur qu'il était devient chassé. Bell doit faire appel à tout son talent, non seulement pour l'emporter... mais pour en réchapper. Un thriller historique remarquable, par un maître au sommet de son art.

"A weapon of unspeakable power... A madman holds the world

The world's most powerful people have gathered in St Patrick's Cathedral, New York, to mourn the unexpected death of a former first lady. Then suddenly they find themselves trapped within one man's brilliant and ruthless scheme. Detective Michael Bennett - father of ten - is pulled in to the fray. But as the danger escalates, Michael is hit with devastating news - his beloved wife has lost her battle against cancer. Grief-stricken, he has no choice but to carry on and try to save the 34 hostages - and raise his ten children. With the entire world watching and the tension boiling to a searing heat, Bennett must face the most ruthless man he has ever dealt with - or face for the greatest debacle in history.

Depuis la mort de son mari et son remariage avec Peter Carlyle, un avocat new-yorkais, Katherine Dunne, cardiologue, est au bord de l'implosion. Ses trois enfants - Carrie, 18 ans et dépressive, Mark, 16 ans et fumeur de joints, Ernie, 10 ans et qui se demande chaque jour s'il n'a pas été adopté -; ne supportent pas leur beau-père et font vivre à leur mère un enfer. Pour tenter de recoller les morceaux, Katherine décide de partir en croisière dans les Bahamas avec ses trois enfants. Mais à peine ont-ils pris la mer à bord d'un voilier que les choses tournent mal. Peu de temps après le bateau explose, et les Dunne sont portés disparus. À New York, Peter ne semble guère affecté par la disparition de sa femme. À la clé, il est vrai, un héritage de 100 millions de dollars... Son comportement attire l'attention d'une agente du FBI, bien décidée à le confondre. Pendant ce temps, Katherine et ses enfants ont trouvé refuge sur une île déserte où, tels de nouveaux Robinsons, ils s'organisent pour survivre. Un jour, un pêcheur trouve le SOS lancé à la mer dans une bouteille de Coca. Les recherches reprennent. Mais une personne souhaite à tout prix devancer les gardes-côtes et achever le travail. Peter ou quelqu'un de bien plus insoupçonnable ?

Nati e cresciuti nel South Side di Chicago, Danny Carter e il suo migliore amico Evan si sono guadagnati una piccola reputazione criminale rapinando banchi dei pegni e negozi di liquori. I due vivono alla giornata e nulla sembra poterli rimettere sulla retta via, almeno fino a quando qualcosa va storto e tutto cambia, veloce come un colpo di pistola. Passano gli anni, e Danny ha smesso di pensare al proprio passato. Si è costruito un mondo nuovo, a sua misura: una carriera rispettabile, una fidanzata stabile e la coscienza pulita. È come tutti gli altri: normale, sereno, felice. Questo finché, capitato per caso in un bar fumoso, si accorge che in un angolo c'è il suo vecchio socio che lo fissa. Indurito dalla prigione, quasi irriconoscibile, Evan non ha mai fatto il nome dell'amico e pensa di meritare una grossa ricompensa, anzi, la più grossa delle ricompense: riavere tutto il tempo e le occasioni sprecate dietro lo sbarre. Per ottenerla non si farà alcuno scrupolo. Con la sua nuova vita in gioco e un passato così scomodo e doloroso alle porte, Danny dovrà fare una scelta... Riuscirà a proteggere il proprio futuro?

A long time ago, Joe Pike asked for help. In return, he would, one day, be called upon to return the favour, no questions asked. That day has come. Joe Pike is asked to protect the life of Larkin Conner Barkley, a spoiled rich girl who happens to be a federal witness in a major case. But someone is leaking information about their whereabouts, and the killers are getting all too close. So Pike he hatches a plan: disappear into the anonymous underbelly of Los Angeles, turn the tables, and hunt down the hunters. Enlisting the help of Elvis Cole, Pike uncovers a web of lies and betrayals; even the cops aren't who they seem. But as the body count rises, it becomes clear that Pike's biggest threat may be the girl herself - an edgy, yet intensely vulnerable soul determined to destroy herself, unless Joe can fill the void in her bruised heart.

Il existe une règle d'or chez les braqueurs de banque : ne jamais rester plus de deux minutes sur le lieu du crime, sinon c'est la prison. Max Holman en a fait les frais... Dix ans plus tard, lors de sa libération, il s'apprête à renouer avec son fils Richie dont il ne sait plus rien, sauf qu'il est devenu policier. Mais au lieu des retrouvailles, il découvre que Richie a été abattu en service. Déterminé à le venger, Max se met en chasse des meurtriers et fait appel à la dernière personne en qui il a encore confiance : Katherine Pollard, ancien agent du FBI, celle-là même qui l'avait arrêté. A eux deux, ils vont mettre le doigt dans un engrenage infernal où sont impliquées des huiles de la police de Los Angeles...

When a lawyer friend and his client are murdered outside the San Diego courthouse, attorney Paul Madriani fears he may have been the actual target and takes the case of a suspect he believes may hold the answers

Katie Wallace had her heart broken once - never again. So she decides to becomes a Love Trainer, a unique service provider who can answer the following 1 Should I call him even though he hasn't called me? 2 When he turns up in the middle of the night drunk and wanting a shag, should I say yes? 3 Why is it so hard when I'm not even sure he's the man I want to marry? Is Katie right? Can you train men to be better boyfriends? Or is she playing the game of love with the wrong set of rules - a game which can only lead to her and those she helps getting hurt ...?

Becky Blommwood a à présent 26 ans et est conseillère vedette d'une émission quotidienne consacrée à la gestion et aux placements financiers. Elle file le parfait amour avec Luke Brandon, PDG d'une agence de communication en pleine expansion et partage toujours son appartement avec Suze. Mais sa boulimie d'achats ne s'est pas arrangée et son découvert se creuse dangereusement.

La vie d'Emma est faite de petits secrets : ce n'est pas l'extase avec son petit ami, elle déteste sa cousine, elle fait du 40 et pas du 36, elle a embelli son CV. Elle préférerait mourir plutôt que de l'avouer. C'est pourtant ce qu'elle va faire alors qu'elle pense mourir lors d'un voyage en avion mouvementé : elle déballe tout à un inconnu, qui n'est autre que son PDG.

Robert Crais is the real thing: a writer who keeps topping himself. Last year, after eight popular books featuring private eye Elvis Cole (including L.A. Requiem and Voodoo River), he produced Demolition Angel, his first standalone suspense novel. Its complex, multidimensional hero was a damaged cop haunted by her past failures. It worked in that book, and it works even better in this one.Jeff Talley, the police chief in a small Southern California town, still has nightmares about the young hostage who died when he made the wrong call in his previous job as a negotiator for an LAPD SWAT team. Now, three smalltime punks go on the run after a grocery store robbery and killing in Talley's town. Soon his deputies have surrounded the house where the inept robbers have taken Walter Smith and his two children hostage, and Talley's back in his worst dream again: until the county sheriff's full-fledged SWAT team arrives and takes over, he has to negotiate for their lives.Crais keeps the point of view moving from Talley to the punks to the hostages as the situation unfolds in the house and on the ground. Then he ratchets up the dramatic tension: there's something in Walter Smith's house that a ruthless Mob boss wants, and he'll sacrifice anyone to get it--which puts Talley's own family in danger.

Master storyteller Patrick McGrath, acclaimed for his novel Asylum, weaves a hypnotic tale of psychological suspense and haunting beauty. Set against the backdrop of Hogarth's London and the volatile Massachusetts Bay colony, the story introduces a flame-haired heroine whose journey lingers in the imagination long after the last page. Our narrator recounts the life of Harry Peake, a poet and smuggler who tragically lost his wife, Grace, in a fire that left him disfigured. He resorts to displaying his deformed spine in London alehouses, finding solace only in his devoted daughter, Martha, who inherits his fiery spirit but not his passion for gin. As Harry succumbs to alcoholism, he commits a final act of brutality, forcing Martha to flee to the American colonies. There, she becomes entangled in the fervor of rebellion, yet the shadows of her past loom large. Amidst betrayals, she seeks redemption through an unforgettable act of courage. Superbly plotted and absorbing, this novel showcases McGrath's psychological precision and imaginative prowess on a broad historical canvas. It tells the poignant tale of a child escaping a father's twisted love and the colonists' struggle for freedom from their homeland, marking McGrath's finest work to date.

From the bestselling author comes a thriller that deals with one of the most ruthlessly contested arenas of the Cold War, where each second brings destruction closer...

L'Amérique peut trembler ! Gary Soneji a réussi à s'évader. A Washington, à New York, ici, là ou ailleurs, n'importe où, n'importe quand, des innocents vont payer. Le monstre n'a plus rien à perdre. Le sida va bientôt l'emporter. Mais, avant de tirer sa révérence, Gary va se venger. De la vie, certes, mais aussi d'Alex Cross. Ce sale flic, ce sale psy qui avait osé l'arrêter ! Et, cette fois, c'est lui qui va mener le jeu. Une partie de gendarmes et voleurs inversée. Le flic changé en souris. Un vrai conte de fées ! C'est pour ça que l'affaire M. Smith, un autre monstre, un as du scalpel qui ensanglante l'Europe depuis des années, avec laquelle on le bassine, Alex Cross ne veut pas en entendre parler. Encore que, si le FBI et Interpol continuent à le solliciter...

En France, en 1944, à Sainte-Cécile, se trouve le centre téléphonique principal des occupants allemands. La jeune Anglaise Flick est déterminée à détruire cette installation hautement protégée avec son groupe de femmes.

Selon Rebecca Bloomwood, "si l'on pouvait porter des vêtements neufs tous les jours, la dépression nerveuse n'existerait plus". Droguée au shopping, notre héroïne s'expose à un nombre de tracas aussi impressionnant que le montant du relevé de sa carte de crédit. Témoin de la riche correspondance qu'elle entretient avec son banquier... Comble de l'ironie: Beckie est journaliste à Réussir vos épargnes, où son travail consiste à expliquer à ses lecteurs comment gérer leur budget. Les dettes s'amoncellent... Un dernier shopping pour se remonter le moral ? Impossible, toutes ses cartes sont bloquées. De solutions empiriques en effroyables mensonges, c'est la panique. De quoi miner aussi son début d'histoire d'amour avec le séduisant homme d'affaires Luke Brandon. A ce stade, une issue heureuse ne tiendrait-elle pas du miracle ?