Alle Kurger was a nun, but she was also a psychologist, and when it became clear that the murders were the work of more than one man, Lucas Davenport went to her for advice.

Un investigatore romantico, arguto e profondo conoscitore dell’animo umano; un motociclista e pilota, cinico e testardo, che non esita a menare le mani, e infine un giovane apprendista detective, idealista e sognatore. Sono questi i tre eroi della Weiss Investigations, un’agenzia che, sullo sfondo mutevole di San Francisco, si trova coinvolta in una fitta trama di casi che alla fine convergono in un unico grande complotto. Sembra, infatti, che dietro a tutti i delitti, gli attentati e le trame criminali ci sia un killer che nessuno ha il coraggio di nominare. Shadowman, l’uomo ombra, и una realtа o soltanto un nome, dato per spaventare poliziotti e delinquenti? И un astuto criminale o solo un fantomatico personaggio inventato per archiviare i troppi delitti irrisolti? Ma la presenza di Shadowman и reale, presente in ogni tassello di un complesso mosaico di azioni criminali finalizzate a un piano che lui solo conosce. E che solo gli agenti della Weiss Investigations sapranno svelare…Pubblicato anche con il titolo: L’ombra del Diavolo.

Shakespeare, Arkansas, is a small Southern town with plenty of secrets, and Charlaine Harris's Lily Bard is just one more of its residents – albeit one harboring a few secrets of her own – with a desire to live quietly. Lily keeps to herself, between her job as a cleaning woman for several townspeople and her visits to the gym, where she's a devotee of karate and bodybuilding. These two pursuits seem a bit odd for the petite Southern woman, but as work and play, they keep her focused and balanced. When a fellow gym member is found dead after a workout with a barbell across his throat, Lily wants to believe it's an accident. But looking at the incident against the background of other recent events in Shakespeare, including a few incidents that appear to be racially motivated, she's afraid it could be a part of something much, much bigger – and much more sinister.

These Lily Bard novels stand out among traditional cozy mysteries because of the noirish spin Harris puts on the seemingly typical charming southern town of Shakespeare, AR, on her heroine. Lily Bard makes a compelling amateur sleuth. Here she heads home to Bartley, AR, for her sister Varenas Christmas wedding. But soon after she arrives, Lilys private-detective boyfriend shows up too: hes investigating a 4-year-old unsolved kidnapping. Lily cant help but get involved when she discovers that the case hits dangerously close to home – for Varenas new husband is the widowed father of a girl bearing a remarkable resemblance to the vanished child.

Cleaning woman and karate expert Lily Bard is a woman with a complicated past. Trying her best to cope with her terrifying memories and horrible nightmares, she decides to join a weekly group therapy session in her hometown of Shakespeare, Arkansas. At first, Lily can hardly believe the number of her fellow Shakespeareans that share her life experiences.As it turns out, the group members' feelings aren't the only things that need sorting out – they assemble for a session and find a woman dead, killed in bone-chilling fashion and deliberately left on display to send a twisted message. Who would commit such horrendous crime, and who is the intended recipient of the message?Before long, Lily becomes embroiled in this disturbing murder and its aftermath, one in which the brutal killer's motives are entirely unclear. The truth is, the situation has dredged up more than a few of her own terrible secrets, and she may not be able to rest until she can untangle the who and why of this terrible crime. But can she accomplish this before the killer strikes again, and before her nightmares send her over the edge? Shakespeare's Counselor is the most complex and absorbing installment yet in Charlaine Harris's engaging, original, and more than slightly dark mystery series.

Lily Bard is a loner. Fiercely protective of her independence, she concentrates on her karate skills and her work as the proprietor of a cleaning and errand-running service, and pays little attention to the town around her. When her landlord is murdered, though, she looks like the prime suspect. Uncovering the real killer may be the only way to prove her innocence, and Lily realizes that she must focus on the other residents of tiny Shakespeare. Her job gives her easy access to people's private lives, and she begins to snoop, finding plenty of skeleton-filled closets, and exposing herself to the unwanted attentions of a murderer.

Welcome back to Shakespeare – a charming Arkansas town with endless back roads, an eclectic mix of residents, and a dollop of noir. Featuring cleaning woman/karate expert Lily Bard." "Lily discovers lifelong Shakespeare resident Deedra Dean murdered inside a car parked in a woodsy area outside town. Determined not to get involved, Lily wants to leave the police work to Sheriff Marta Schuster and her team of deputies, and concentrate on cleaning, high kicks, and her boyfriend Jack's impending visit. But when Deedra's notoriously promiscuous lifestyle provides an extensive list of suspects but very few clues, Lily has no choice but to resume the role of amateur detective and join the investigation.

Upon returning from a dangerous coastal adventure, Stone Barrington is looking forward to some normalcy with the leading lady in his life. But when a grisly crime arrives on his doorstep, along with some suspicious new clients eager for his help, Stone realizes peace and quiet are no longer an option.

As it turns out, the mastermind behind the malfeasance rocking New York City and the nation’s capital wields a heavy hand of influence. And when Stone is unable to recruit those closest to the case to his side, he is left with few leads and a handful of dead-ends. But with the help of important people in high places — and the expertise of alluring new friends — Stone is more than ready to rise to the occasion.

At the end of The Prodigal Daughter Florentyna Kane is elected President — the first woman President of the United States. At 7.30 one evening the FBI learn of a plot to kill her — the 1572nd threat of the year. An hour late five people know all the details — by 9.30 four of them are dead.FBI agent Mark Andrews alone knows when. He also knows that a senator is involved. He has six days to learn where — and how. Six days to prevent certain death of the President.

John Pellam had been in the trenches of filmmaking, with a promising Hollywood career – until tragedy sidetracked him. Now he's a location scout, travelling the country in search of shooting sites for films. When he rides down Main Street, locals usually clamour for their chance at fifteen minutes of fame. But in a small town in upstate New York, Pellam experiences a very different reception. His illusionary world is shattered by a savage murder, and Pellam is suddenly centre stage in an unfolding drama of violence, lust and conspiracy in this less-than-picture-perfect locale.

Two women are trapped by a past that won't let them go. As Maj-Britt festers malevolently in her hermetic apartment, appeased only by an endless supply of food, Monika blots out her pain by ceaselessly working, punishing herself unforgivingly for any failure. They have nothing in common but the determination to obliterate their memories and be left alone – but when a letter and a tragic accident force each of them to confront the past, their lives become inextricably intertwined. As the emotional void of their lives threatens to engulf them, each woman proves the catalyst for the other's destruction – or salvation. A taut psychological thriller, "Shame" subtly explores the devastating powers of fear, oppressive religion and forbidden sexuality. With all the elements of classic noir, Alvtegen has written her finest book to date.

« Sharko comparait toujours les premiers jours d'une enquête à une partie de chasse.Ils étaient la meute de chiens stimulés par les cors, qui s'élancent à la poursuite du gibier.À la différence près que, cette fois, le gibier, c'était eux. »Eux, c'est Lucie Henebelle et Franck Sharko, flics aux 36 quai des Orfèvres, unis à la ville comme à la scène, parents de deux petits garçons.Lucie n'a pas eu le choix : en dehors de toute procédure légale, dans une cave perdue en banlieue sud de Paris, elle a tué un homme. Que Franck ignore pourquoi elle se trouvait là à ce moment précis importe peu : pour protéger Lucie, il a maquillé la scène de crime. Une scène désormais digne d'être confiée au 36, car l'homme abattu n'avait semble-t-il rien d'un citoyen ordinaire et il a fallu lui inventer une mort à sa mesure.Lucie, Franck et leur équipe vont donc récupérer l'enquête et s'enfoncer dans les brumes de plus en plus épaisses de la noirceur humaine. Cette enquête autour du meurtre qu'à deux ils ont commis pourrait bien sonner le glas de leur intégrité, de leur équilibre, et souffler comme un château de cartes le fragile édifice qu'ils s'étaient efforcés de bâtir.Biographie de l'auteurFranck Thilliez est l'auteur d'une quinzaine de romans, parmi lesquels Atomka, Le Syndrome E et, plus récemment, Pandemia et RÊVER. Lauréat du prix Étoiles du Parisien-Aujourd'hui en France pour le meilleur polar 2014 avec Angor, il confirme sa place de pilier du thriller français et continue d'alterner one shots et enquêtes menées par son couple phare, Lucie Henebelle/Franck Sharko.Adapté au cinéma pour La Chambre des morts (prix SNCF du polar français), Franck Thilliez est aussi scénariste.Ses livres sont traduits dans le monde entier.