Billy Summers is a man in a room with a gun. He's a killer for hire and the best in the business. But he'll do the job only if the target is a truly bad guy. And now Billy wants out. But first there is one last hit. Billy is among the best snipers in the
*ANNA O - THE WORLD WILL KNOW HER NAME*
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**SELECTED AS THE TIMES THRILLER OF THE MONTH**
**AN OBSERVER THRILLER OF THE MONTH**
''Reads like a dream but unsettles like a nightmare'' A J FINN ''A propulsive and inventive read'' GUARDIAN
''Superb . . . an ingenious whodunnit'' THE TIMES
''Compelling and brilliantly crafted'' SUN
''Utterly addictive'' LUCY CLARKE
''Certain to be one of the year''s best thrillers'' LEE CHILD
''Will keep you turning pages well past your bedtime'' NITA PROSE
''Remarkable . . . it deserves to be a breakout bestseller'' DAILY MAIL
''The twist is one of the best I''ve read'' DAVID BALDACCI
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ANNA O HASN''T OPENED HER EYES FOR FOUR YEARS
Not since the night she was found in a deep sleep by the bodies of her best friends, suspected of a chilling double murder.
For Doctor Benedict Prince, a forensic psychologist on London''s Harley Street, waking Anna O could be career-defining. As an expert in sleep, he knows all about the darkest chambers of the mind; the secrets that lie buried in the subconscious.
As he begins Anna O''s treatment - studying his patient''s dreams, combing her memories, visiting the site where the horrors played out - he pulls on the thread of a much deeper, darker mystery.
Awakening Anna O isn''t the end of the story, it''s just the beginning.
One of the best (and longest) crime novels ever written, it is the heart of Ellroy's four-novel masterpiece, the LA Quartet, and an example of crime writing at its most powerful.
As he continues showing me their incredible penthouse apartment, I have a terrible feeling about the woman behind closed doors. But I can''t risk losing this job - not if I want to keep my darkest secret safe . . .
It''s hard to find an employer who doesn''t ask too many questions about my past. So I thank my lucky stars that the Garricks miraculously give me a job, cleaning their stunning penthouse with views across the city and preparing fancy meals in their shiny kitchen. I can work here for a while, stay quiet until I get what I want.
It''s almost perfect. But I still haven''t met Mrs Garrick, or seen inside the guest bedroom. I''m sure I hear her crying. I notice spots of blood around the neck of her white nightgowns when I''m doing laundry. And one day I can''t help but knock on the door. When it gently swings open, what I see inside changes everything....
That''s when I make a promise. After all, I''ve done this before. I can protect Mrs. Garrick while keeping my own secrets locked up safe.
Douglas Garrick has done wrong. He is going to pay. It''s simply a question of how far I''m willing to go....
An unbelievably twisty read that will have you glued to the pages late into the night. Anyone who loves The Woman in the Window, The Wife Between Us and The Girl on the Train will be completely hooked!
Read what everyone''s saying about The Housemaid''s Secret:
''Hold on to your jaws, because they will drop . . . Loved. It. So. Much!!'' Goodreads reviewer, FIVE STARS ''I flew through the pages like a bat out of hell. So, so good!! I absolutely loved every second of it!! Will lead you down one path until you are completely turned around and screaming WTF?!'' Goodreads reviewer, FIVE STARS ''I read this book straight through in one sitting, and stayed up entirely too late to do so . . . Crazy twists and turns - I actually said "Wait, what?" out loud'' Goodreads reviewer, FIVE STARS
A twisting, pulse-pounding psychological thriller from Freida McFadden, the Sunday Times bestselling author of the highly addictive global bestselling Housemaid series.
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"You must be our new neighbors!" Mrs. Lowell gushes and waves across the picket fence. I clutch my daughter's hand and smile back: but the second Mrs. Lowell sees my husband a strange expression crosses her face. In that moment I make a promise. We finally have a family home. My past is far, far behind us. And I'll do anything to keep it that way...
I used to clean other people's houses-now, I can't believe this home is actually mine. The charming kitchen, the quiet cul-de-sac, the huge yard where my kids can play. My husband and I saved for years to give our children the life they deserve.
Even still, I'm wary of our new neighbor Mrs. Lowell. When she invites us over for dinner it's our chance to make friends. Her maid opens the door wearing a white apron, her hair in a tight bun. I know exactly what it's like to be in her shoes. But her cold stare gives me chills...
The Lowells' maid isn't the only strange thing on our street. I'm sure I see a shadowy figure watching us. My husband leaves the house late at night. And when I meet a woman who lives across the way, her words chill me to the bone: Be careful of your neighbors.
Did I make a terrible mistake moving my family here?
I thought I'd left my darkest secrets behind. But could this quiet suburban street be the most dangerous place of all?
Unbelievably twisty and tension-packed, The Housemaid is Watching can be enjoyed as a standalone read: and once you start, it will have you up all night racing through the pages until the final explosive twist.
The master of the techno-blockbuster joins forces with the master of the modern thriller to create the most anticipated mega bestseller in years.
Michael Crichton, creator of Jurassic Park, ER, Twister, and Westworld, had a passion project he'd been pursuing for years, ahead of his untimely passing in 2008. Knowing how special it was, his wife, Sherri Crichton, held back his notes and the partial manuscript until she found the right author to complete it: James Patterson, the world's most popular storyteller.
Valérie Simpson, ex-star de la raquette, est abattue au milieu des milliers de spectateurs de l'US Open. Myron Bolitar devrait se contenter de la version officielle : « balle perdue ».
Sauf que la veille, à peine sortie d'un hôpital psychiatrique, la jeune femme avait laissé sur son répondeur un mystérieux message...
Michael Mann, Oscar-nominated filmmaker and writer-director of Heat and Miami Vice, teams up with Meg Gardiner to deliver Mann's first crime novel, an explosive return to the world and characters of his classic film Heat - an all-new story that illuminates what happened before and after the film.
A Times Book of the Year 2022
'Michael Mann's HEAT is one of my all-time favourite movies. HEAT 2 is now one of my favourite suspense novels' JAMES PATTERSON
Described by Michael Mann as both a prequel and sequel to the renowned, critically acclaimed film of the same name, HEAT 2 covers the formative years of homicide detective Vincent Hanna (Oscar winner Al Pacino) and elite criminals Neil McCauley (Oscar winner Robert De Niro), Chris Shiherlis (Val Kilmer), and Nate (Oscar winner Jon Voight), and features the same extraordinary ambition, scope, rich characterizations, and attention to detail as the epic film.
This new story leads up to the events of the film and then moves beyond it, featuring new characters on both sides of the law, new high-line heists, and breathtakingly cinematic action sequences. Ranging from the streets of L.A. to the inner sancta of rival Taiwanese crime syndicates in Paraguay to a massive drug cartel money-laundering operation just over the border in Mexico, HEAT 2 illuminates the dangerous workings of international crime organizations and the agents who pursue them as it provides a full-blooded portrait of the men and women who inhabit both worlds.
Operatic in scope, HEAT 2 is engrossing, moving, and tragic - a masterpiece of crime fiction from one of the most innovative and influential filmmakers in American cinema.
PRAISE FOR HEAT 2:
'Sweep, self-confidence and a cinematic sheen make this the most immersive of reads'
The Times
'A brilliant and riveting novel with rich and real characters and powerhouse storytelling...'
Don Winslow
'An exciting, emotionally rich thriller, with just as much style and panache as Michael Mann's original classic heist movie'
Adrian McKinty, #1 International bestselling author
'Easily one of the finest novels of the year!'
Steve Cavanagh, #1 International bestselling author
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 'Superb thriller writing.' Peter Robinson 'A brilliant, breathless thriller' M.J. Arlidge 'A high concept solution to a mystery' Sophie Hannah A body is discovered with the dismembered parts of six victims stitched together, nicknamed by the press as the 'Ragdoll'. Assigned to the shocking case are Detective William 'Wolf' Fawkes, recently reinstated to the London Met, and his former partner Detective Emily Baxter. The 'Ragdoll Killer' taunts the police by releasing a list of names to the media, and the dates on which he intends to murder them. With six people to save, can Fawkes and Baxter catch a killer when the world is watching their every move? Translated into over 30 languages, RAGDOLL is a quality, rocket-paced thriller with twists and turns you won't see coming. For readers of Jo Nesbo. You will not stop talking about this book. What everyone is saying about RAGDOLL: ' A star is born. Killer plot. Killer pace. Twisted killer and a killer twist. Kill to get a copy.' Simon Toyne '... the best debut I've ever read .' Rachel Abbott ' This book kept me captivated, my heart pumping and guessing to the very end!' NetGalley reviewer '... a rollercoaster of a thriller. ' NetGalley reviewer '... one of the most well written crime thrillers I have ever read' NetGalley reviewer 'A very well written debut novel which had all the twists and turns and intrigue that you need.' NetGalley reviewer 'Totally unputdownable ' NetGalley Reviewer
With more than eighty million books in print worldwide, Harlan Coben is the worldwide number 1 bestselling author of numerous thrillers, including Run Away, The Boy from the Woods, Win and The Match as well as the multi-award-winning Myron Bolitar series. His books are published in forty-six languages and are bestsellers in more than a dozen countries.
Coben is also the creator and executive producer of many television shows, including the Netflix Original dramas Stay Close, The Stranger and Hold Tight, as well as the upcoming Amazon Prime series adaptation of Shelter which is based on Coben''s YA novel of the same name.
Coben is currently developing 14 projects, including Run Away, with Netflix in the US and internationally.
He lives in New Jersey with his wife and four children.
''It leaves the reader gasping for breath'' DAILY MAIL
''This is Grisham delivering the kind of mesmeric narrative that we expect from him'' FINANCIAL TIMES
***THE BIGGEST GRISHAM IN OVER A DECADE***
The Exchange is John Grisham''s epic follow-up to his phenomenal global bestseller The Firm, the novel that launched his career as the world''s favourite storyteller - it will take you on a rollercoaster journey across the globe, from New York to London, and Rome to Marrakech.
TEN DAYS TO SAVE A LIFE. ONE SECOND TO END IT.
Mitch McDeere has cheated death and come out the other side. Fifteen years ago, he stole 10 million from the mob and disappeared. Now, with his enemies jailed or dead, he has fought his way to the top of the biggest law firm in the world.
When a new case takes Mitch to Libya, danger awaits: he''s soon in the biggest hostage negotiation in recent history with terrorists who have murdered and will murder again. Their demand is staggering: a ransom of 100 million must be paid within 10 days.
But this isn''t a random kidnapping - it''s personal. And no one, not even Mitch''s wife in New York, is safe.
With the clock ticking, can Mitch stay one step ahead of his enemies?
This time, there''s nowhere to hide.
''The most eagerly-awaited sequel of the decade'' DAILY EXPRESS
This first Earthseed novel by ground-breaking writer Octavia E. Butler feel like a prophetic nod to our current world. If you were glued to T he Handmaid's Tale , you'll love this beautiful new edition of a seminal American classic. 'If there is one thing scarier than a dystopian novel about the future, it's one written in the past that has already begun to come true. This is what makes Parable of the Sower even more impressive than it was when first published' Gloria Steinem We are coming apart. We're a rope, breaking, a single strand at a time. America is a place of chaos, where violence rules and only the rich and powerful are safe. Lauren Olamina, a young woman with the extraordinary power to feel the pain of others as her own, records everything she sees of this broken world in her journal. Then, one terrible night, everything alters beyond recognition, and Lauren must make her voice heard for the sake of those she loves. Soon, her vision becomes reality and her dreams of a better way to live gain the power to change humanity forever. All that you touch, You Change. All that you Change, Changes you. What readers are saying about Octavia Butler: ' Kindred was written in 1979 but could have been written last year. Incredible. I couldn't put it down ' ' Emotionally and viscerally alive and challenging . I don't know how I missed it before now' 'A masterpiece by a matchless artist . Butler is simply sublime ' ' Reading these books will change your life ' 'A finely crafted work , rife with emotional power, horrifying in its believability , with a message that cannot be ignored '
Dave Robicheaux se remet de ses blessures dans une unité de soins de La Nouvelle-Orléans, où il reçoit la visite d'une jeune femme, Tee Jolie Melton. Elle lui laisse un iPod, avec le blues « My Creole Belle ». Une chanson qui, avec le souvenir de Tee Jolie, finit par l'obséder. Mais dans cette atmosphère languissante baignée de morphine, et avec tous les démons qui plus que jamais l'accompagnent, Dave nourrit des doutes : tout cela est-il bien réel ou l'a-t-il rêvé ? Car Dave découvre que Tee Jolie est censée avoir disparu depuis des mois.
Aussi, lorsque sa jeune soeur Blue est retrouvée morte congelée, Dave décide de partir à sa recherche. Une enquête éprouvante, au point que Clete Purcel, son vieil ami lui-même à la limite de la rupture, se met à craindre pour sa santé mentale...
''One of the boldest thriller writers working today'' TESS GERRITSEN ''Her characters, plot, and pacing are unrivalled'' MICHAEL CONNELLY _________________________________________ The fourth Will Trent novel, from the #1 bestselling author When the body of a young woman is discovered deep beneath the icy waters of Lake Grant, a note left under a rock by the shore points to suicide. But within minutes, it becomes clear that this is no suicide. It''s a brutal, cold-blooded murder.
All too soon, former Grant County medical examiner Sara Linton - home for Thanksgiving after a long absence - finds herself unwittingly drawn into the case. The chief suspect is desperate to see her, but when she arrives at the local police station she is met with a horrifying sight - he lies dead in his cell, the words ''Not me'' scrawled across the walls.
Something about his confession doesn''t add up and, deeply suspicious of Lena Adams, the detective in charge, Sara immediately calls in the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Shortly afterwards, Special Agent Will Trent is brought in from his vacation to investigate. But he is immediately confronted with a wall of silence. Grant County is a close-knit community with loyalties and ties that run deep. And the only person who can tell the truth about what really happened is dead...
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''I''d follow her anywhere'' GILLIAN FLYNN ''Passion, intensity, and humanity'' LEE CHILD ''A writer of extraordinary talents'' KATHY REICHS ''Fiction doesn''t get any better than this'' JEFFERY DEAVER ''A great writer at the peak of her powers'' PETER JAMES ''Raw, powerful and utterly gripping'' KATHRYN STOCKETT ''With heart and skill Karin Slaughter keeps you hooked from the first page until the last'' CAMILLA LACKBERG ''Amongst the world''s greatest and finest crime writers'' YRSA SIGURARDOTTIR
Chicago. 1992. A hospital patient wakes to find two strangers by his bed.
They show him a list of names and ask a simple but impossible question. Minutes later he falls to his death from his twelfth-floor window - a fall which generates some unexpected attention.
That attention comes from the Secretary of Defense, who calls for an inter-agency task force to investigate. Jack Reacher, recently demoted from Major, is assigned as the Army''s representative. If he gets a result, great. If not, he''s a convenient fall guy.
Reacher may be an exceptional military investigator, but office politics aren''t what gets him up in the morning. As he races to identify a cold-blooded killer and uncover a secret that stretches back 23 years, he must navigate around his new partners.
Will Reacher bring the bad guys to justice the official way . . . or his way?
PRAISE FOR THE JACK REACHER SERIES ''There''s only one Jack Reacher. Accept no substitutes.'' MICK HERRON ''Jack Reacher is today''s James Bond, a thriller hero we can''t get enough of.'' KEN FOLLETT ''Everyone needs to kick some butt sometimes, even if it''s just imaginary.'' JOJO MOYES PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY NOW Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, The Secret is the 28th book in the internationally bestselling series.
The compelling new standalone novel from the Sunday Times No. 1 bestselling author of Unseen and Cop Town. With a missing girl in the news, Claire Scott can''t help but be reminded of her sister, who disappeared twenty years ago in a mystery that was never solved. But when Claire begins to learn the truth about her sister, nothing will ever be the same.
"Spectacular . . . drops the reader through one trapdoor into another " A.J. FINN It all starts with an innocuous curiosity: at the Hotel de Verbier, a luxury hotel in the Swiss Alps, there is no Room 622. This anomaly piques the interest of Joel Dicker, Switzerland''s most famous literary star, who flees to the Verbier to recover from a bad breakup, mourn the death of his publisher, and begin his next novel. Before he knows it, he''s coaxed out of his slump by a fellow guest, who quickly uncovers the reason behind Room 622''s erasure: an unsolved murder. The attendant circumstances: a love triangle and a power struggle at the heart of Switzerland''s largest private bank, a mysterious counter-intelligence unit known only as P-30, and a shadowy emigre with more money than God. A Russian doll of a mystery crafted with the precision of a Swiss watch, The Enigma of Room 622 is Joel Dicker''s most diabolically addictive thriller yet. Praise for Joel Dicker "It''s that most engaging of treats, a big, fat, intelligent thriller " SIMON MAYO "Dicker has the first-rate crime novelist''s ability to lead his readers up the garden path" Sunday Express Translated from the French by Robert Bononno
***THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*** ''Three sparkling Grisham stories for the price of one . . . Appealing entertainment'' IRISH INDEPENDENT ''These three novellas in a single volume show Grisham at his masterful best, exquisite evocations of the law though far from complimentary about lawyers . . . A minor masterpiece'' DAILY MAIL Three thrilling stories of the law from the master of the legal thriller. Homecoming takes us back to Ford County, the fictional setting of many of John Grisham''s unforgettable stories. Jake Brigance is back, but he''s not in the courtroom. He''s called upon to help an old friend, Mack Stafford, a former lawyer in Clanton who three years earlier became a local legend when he stole some money from his clients, divorced his wife, filed for bankruptcy, and left his family in the middle of the night, never to be heard from again. Until now. Now Mack is back and he''s leaning on his old pals, Jake and Harry Rex, to help him return. His homecoming does not go as planned. In Strawberry Moon, we meet Cody Wallace, a young death row inmate only three hours away from execution. His lawyers can''t save him, the courts slam the door, and the Governor says no to a last minute request for clemency. As the clock ticks down, Cody has only one final request. The Sparring Partners are the Malloy brothers, Kirk and Rusty, two successful young lawyers who inherited a once prosperous firm when its founder, their father, was sent to prison. Kirk and Rusty loathe one another, and speak to each other only when necessary. As the firm disintegrates, the fiasco falls into the lap of Diantha Bradshaw, the only person the partners trust. Can she save the Malloys, or does she take a stand for the first time and try to save herself? 350+ million copies, 45 languages, 10 blockbuster films: NO ONE WRITES DRAMA LIKE JOHN GRISHAM
Cette collection s'adresse à tous ceux qui désirent découvrir ou redécouvrir le plaisir de lire dans leur langue d'origine les oeuvres des plus grands auteurs contemporains. Notes en anglais en regard du texte, lexique bilingue en fin de volume dispensent d'un recours fastidieux au dictionnaire. Présenté par Henri Yvinec Réunion d'anciens élèves d'un lycée du New Jersey. Donny Rubel, solitaire comme dans sa jeunesse, demeure à l'écart des groupes, dissimulé derrière sa barbe, sa perruque, ses lentilles de contact colorées... Il observe Kay, un de ses anciens professeurs, mariée à présent, pour laquelle il a naguère éprouvé un certain amour... A l'issue du grand pique-nique clôturant les retrouvailles, il l'enlève dans sa camionnette et l'emmène dans sa maison de bois, dressée aux abords d'une petite clairière. Pendant qu'il travaille, elle restera là, menottée, enchaînée. Quel sort lui réserve-t-il ? Echappera-t-elle à ce dangereux maniaque ? Autant de questions qui resteront ouvertes jusqu'aux dernières lignes de cette nouvelle, typique de la manière dont la « reine du suspense » conduit l'intrigue, intimement liée à la psychologie des personnages, campés d'une façon saisissante.
Death Row duty comes with three simple rules: Do not make it personalDo not question the systemDo not take justice into your own handsGarrett Nelson will break every one of them. Injured during a drug bust, sheriff's deputy Garrett Nelson finds himself working at a Florida Penitentiary, under the shadow of an old bell tower turned execution chamber.
