Toujours le même trajet. Istres-Marseille. Marseille-Istres. Sa mère, son travail. La vie de Jeanne est en transit. Elle la contemple en passager. Une lettre suffira à faire dérailler ce train-train morose : « Vous êtes si belle, Jeanne. » Glissée entre deux banquettes, elle l’attendait. Une déclaration. D’amour. De guerre. Car l’homme de ses rêves est un monstre, un tueur sans pitié. Elle sera sa confidente, son épaule. Il sera son âme sœur, son dilemme. Le terminus de ses cauchemars…Cet ouvrage a reçu le Prix SNCF Marseillais du Polar

Śmierć przyszła po nich niespodziewanie z białej pustki.Maj roku 1845. Kierowana przez sir Johna Franklina ekspedycja wyrusza na statkach Erebus i Terror ku północnym wybrzeżom Kanady na poszukiwanie Przejścia Północno-Zachodniego. 129 oficerów i marynarzy wie, że czeka ich wiele miesięcy trudów, siarczystego mrozu, głodu, walki z lodem, śniegiem, huraganowymi wiatrami, zwątpieniem i chorobami. Nie mylą się. Spotyka ich to wszystko, a także coś jeszcze. Coś niewyobrażalnie gorszego. Coś, co czai się w arktycznej pustce, śledzi każdy ich ruch, karmi się lękiem i przerażeniem. Coś, przed czym uciec można tylko w objęcia śmierci.Dan Simmons, autor m.in. bestsellerowej powieści "Hyperion", szczegółowo odtwarza przebieg jednej z najbardziej zagadkowych i tragicznych wypraw w historii badań polarnych. "Terror" to fascynująca opowieść o determinacji, bohaterstwie i pragnieniu sławy, o heroizmie i podłości, o grozie czyhającej na każdym kroku, narastającej z każdym oddechem i uderzeniem serca.Wybuchowa mieszanka realizmu historycznego, powieści gotyckiej i starożytnej mitologii. – Washington Post

When the menu is murder, some eat crow — some eat buzzard.

Autor opowiada o prawdziwej wojnie. Kreśli barwne postaci dziennikarzy, operatorów, tłumaczy i dźwiękowców, pracujących dla prasy i telewizji na frontach. Zmusza do refleksji nad etyką na granicy życia i śmierci, na terytorium Komanczów."gdzie instynkt każe zatrzymać samochód i zawrócić. Gdzie drogi są puste, a domy obrócone w ruiny, i zawsze wydaje się, że zaraz zapadnie zmrok; idziesz przyklejony do muru, w kierunku padających w oddali strzałów i słyszysz chrzęst swoich kroków na potłuczonym szkle. (…) i choć nikogo nie widzisz, wiesz, że jesteś obserwowany. To tam, gdzie nie widzisz luf, ale lufy widza ciebie".

Alex Delaware nigdy jeszcze nie spotkał się z podobnym przypadkiem. Pięcioletni Woody Swope jest bardzo ciężko chory, a jednak jego rodzice nie wyrażają zgody na kurację, która może uratować mu życie. Alex jedzie do szpitala, by przekonać ich do zmiany decyzji. Na miejscu okazuje się, że zarówno rodzice, jak i syn zniknęli, a w obskurnym pokoju hotelowym, w którym się zatrzymali, pozostałą tylko plama krwi a podłodze… Delaware i jego przyjaciel, detektyw z wydziału zabójstw, Milo Sturgis, nie mają wyboru – będą musieli działać na pograniczu prawa. Przenikają zatem do amoralnego półświatka, w którym można kupić wszystko: narkotyki, marzenia i seks…

Al regresar de viaje, una joven traductora encuentra muerta a su vecina de abajo. La víctima es una señora mayor, encantadora y sin enemigo aparente. En la casa está todo en orden pero unas gotas de sangre junto a la cabeza del cadáver llaman su atención y decide llamar a la policía, de esta manera el caso queda en manos de Brunetti. El informe forense determina que la mujer tuvo un ataque al corazón y la sangre obedece a que al caer al suelo se golpeó la cabeza, pero hay ligerísimos indicios de violencia. Aunque nada apunta a un delito criminal, Brunetti tiene una intuición, no sabe qué es lo que no cuadra, pero no se conforma con esta explicación e investiga. El famoso comisario deberá descubrir si se trata de una muerte natural o hay algo criminal en ella.

El pequeño Francesco, de nueve años, es hallado muerto en el fondo de un pozo de la ciudad de Bari. Inmediatamente las investigaciones culpan a un senegalés indocumentado que vende baratijas en la playa. Las pruebas son categóricas. Parece evidente que es el autor del crimen. El juicio será un simple trámite. El acusado, condenado a cadena perpetua. Y caso cerrado. Sin embargo hay alguien dispuesto a demostrar su inocencia. Guido Guerreri, un abogado de mediocre y monótona existencia, asume la defensa del acusado más como un desafío para encauzar su vida y su profesión que como una búsqueda de justicia. Una justicia que podría llegar desde el testigo menos esperado… O que quizá no llegue jamás. Este sorprendente legal thriller a la italiana se atreve a deshacer de un plumazo los convencionalismos del género y consigue mantener en vilo al lector hasta la última página.

La doctora Temperance Brennan acaba de llegar a Montreal para cubrir el puesto de directora del Departamento de Antropología forense de la provincia de Québec. Atrás ha dejado una situación matrimonial delicada y una época de trabajo nada fácil, por lo que Temple acaricia la perspectiva de un relajante fin de semana. Antes, sin embargo, debe personarse en el lugar donde la policía acaba de encontrar un cadáver descuartizado y meticulosamente clasificado en bolsas de plástico.El singular proceder del asesino le resulta terriblemente familiar a la forense, y en seguida acude a su memoria el caso de la joven Chantale Trottier, de dieciséis años, que había llegado a la morgue desnuda, escrupulosamente descuartizada y empaquetada en varias bolsas de basura tiempo atrás. Con la certeza de que un asesino anda suelto por la ciudad, Tempe ha de recurrir a sus habilidades como forense para probar que ambos casos están relacionados. Pero para lograr la detención del psicópata ha de convencer a sus colegas del Departamento de Policía de que sus sospechas son ciertas, por lo que no la queda mas remedio que actuar con rapidez e incluso poner en peligro su vida y la de cuantos le rodean.

**A Texas Ranger** is **justice. Until he sidesteps the law.**

Texas Ranger Rory Yates is not keen for hero status. But it's unavoidable once his girlfriend, country singer Willow Dawes, writes a song about his bravery. Rory escapes his newfound fame when he's sent to the remote West Texas town of Rio Lobo, a municipality with two stoplights. And now, according to the Chief of Police, it has one too many Texas Rangers.

Rio Lobo Detective Ariana Delgado is the one who requested Rory, and the only person who believes a local councilwoman's seemingly accidental death is a murder. Then Rory begins to uncover a tangle of small-town secrets, favors, and lies as crooked as Texas law is straight.

To get to the truth before more people die, Rory is forced to take liberties with the investigation. The next ballad of Rory Yates may not be about a hero, but rather an outlaw song.

**What do a psychiatrist, a mother, and an expert hitman have in common? Their time is running out in these three fast-paced thrillers from the World's #1 Bestselling Writer, James Patterson.** **DEAD MAN RUNNING:** Psychiatrist Randall Beck specializes in PTSD cases--and his time is limited. Especially when he uncovers a plot to kill a presidential candidate.

**113 MINUTES:** Molly Rourke's son has been murdered--and she knows who's responsible. Now she's taking the law into her own hands. Never underestimate a mother's love.

13-MINUTE MURDER:** He can kill anybody in just minutes--from the first approach to the clean escape. His skills have served him well, and he has a grand plan: to get out alive and spend his earnings with his beloved wife, Maria.

An anonymous client offers Ryan a rich payout to assassinate a target in Harvard Yard. It's exactly the last big job he needs to complete his plan. The precision strike starts perfectly, then somehow explodes into a horrifying spectacle. Ryan has to run and Maria goes missing. Now the world's fastest hit man sets out for one last score: Revenge. And every minute counts.

### About the Author

James Patterson is the world's bestselling author and most trusted storyteller. He has created many enduring fictional characters and series, including Alex Cross, the Women's Murder Club, Michael Bennett, Maximum Ride, Middle School, and I Funny. Among his notable literary collaborations are *The President Is Missing,* with President Bill Clinton, and the Max Einstein series, produced in partnership with the Albert Einstein Estate. Patterson's writing career is characterized by a single mission: to prove that there is no such thing as a person who "doesn't like to read," only people who haven't found the right book. He's given over three million books to schoolkids and the military, donated more than seventy million dollars to support education, and endowed over five thousand college scholarships for teachers. The National Book Foundation recently presented Patterson with the Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community, and he is also the recipient of an Edgar Award and six Emmy Awards. He lives in Florida with his family.

A man is given the chance to go back in time in one hour increments to prevent the murder of his wife, a crime that the police think he committed.

A man is given the chance to go back in time in one hour increments to prevent the murder of his wife, a crime that the police think he committed.

Iraq, 2004. Lawlessness is spreading throughout the country and looters have plundered the museums and historical sites. Mina Osman, a young American archaeologist of Iraqi descent, is fighting to preserve the country's antiquities. When she stumbles upon an ancient cuneiform tablet, it proves to be of unimaginable significance — its cryptic language holds a secret that will play a part in a series of earth-shattering events. Aided by ex-US Army Major Jack Hillcliff, Mina travels across the world to unlock the secrets of the 13th Tablet but at each step she is pursued by deadly enemies who will stop at nothing to obtain the tablet and its power for themselves.* * *Alex Mitchell is an honorary associated researcher at the Institute of Archaeology, Oxford University. Alex is currently working on two sequels to The 13th Tablet.http://youtu.be/Y-Qcl2mqsa8 — a book trailer.

**The #1 bestselling female detective of the past 50 years is back.Detective Lindsay Boxer and her husband Joe Molinari team up to protect San Francisco from an international war criminal in the newest Women's Murder Club thriller.**

Three female schoolteachers go missing in San Francisco, and Detective Lindsay Boxer is on the case-which quickly escalates from missing person to murder.

Under pressure at work, Lindsay needs support at home. But her husband Joe is drawn into an encounter with a woman who's seen a ghost—a notorious war criminal from her Eastern European home country, walking the streets of San Francisco.

As Lindsay digs deeper, with help from intrepid journalist Cindy Thomas, there are revelations about the victims. The implications are shocking. And when Joe's mystery informant disappears, joining the ranks of missing women in grave danger, all evidence points to a sordid international crime operation.

It will take...

It's not sleigh bells that are ringing this Christmas.

As the holidays approach, Detective Lindsay Boxer and her friends in the Women's Murder Club have much to celebrate. Crime is down. The medical examiner's office is quiet. Even the courts are showing some Christmas spirit. And the news cycle is so slow that journalist Cindy Thomas is on assignment to tell a story about the true meaning of the season for San Francisco. Then a fearsome criminal known only as "Loman" seizes control of the headlines. He is planning a deadly surprise for Christmas morning. And he has commissioned dozens of criminal colleagues to take actions that will mask his plans. All that Lindsay and the SFPD can figure out is that Loman's greed — for riches, for bloodshed, for attention — is limitless.

Solving crimes never happens on schedule, but as this criminal mastermind unleashes credible threats by the hour, the month of December is upended for the...

“A brilliantly conceived page-turner.”

—Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food Nation and Command and Control

America lost 1.4 million citizens in the North Korean attacks of March 2020. This is the final, authorized report of the government commission charged with investigating the calamity.

“The skies over the Korean Peninsula on March 21, 2020, were clear and blue.” So begins this sobering report on the findings of the Commission on the Nuclear Attacks against the United States, established by law by Congress and President Donald J. Trump to investigate the horrific events of the next three days. An independent, bipartisan panel led by nuclear expert Jeffrey Lewis, the commission was charged with finding and reporting the relevant facts, investigating how the nuclear war began, and determining whether our government was adequately prepared for combating a nuclear adversary and safeguarding U.S. citizens. Did President Trump and his advisers understand North Korean views about nuclear weapons? Did they appreciate the dangers of provoking the country’s ruler with social media posts and military exercises? Did the tragic milestones of that fateful month—North Korea’s accidental shoot-down of Air Busan flight 411, the retaliatory strike by South Korea, and the tweet that triggered vastly more carnage—inevitably lead to war? Or did America’s leaders have the opportunity to avert the greatest calamity in the history of our nation?

Answering these questions will not bring back the lives lost in March 2020. It will not rebuild New York, Washington, or the other cities reduced to rubble. But at the very least, it might prevent a tragedy of this magnitude from occurring again. It is this hope, more than any other, that inspired The 2020 Commission Report.

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