In the peaceful cathedral city of Lafferton, a gunman is terrorising young women. What if anything links the attacks? Is the marksman with a rifle the same person as the killer with a handgun or do the police have two snipers on their hands?Detective
Vikram Chandra's novel draws the reader deep into the life of Inspector Sartaj Singh—and into the criminal underworld of Ganesh Gaitonde, the most wanted gangster in India. It is is a story of friendship and betrayal, of terrible violence, of an astonishing modern city and its dark side. Seven years in the making, Sacred Games is an epic of exceptional richness and power. Vikram Chandra's novel draws the reader deep into the life of Inspector Sartaj Singh—and into the criminal underworld of Ganesh Gaitonde, the most wanted gangster in India. Sartaj, one of the very few Sikhs on the Mumbai police force, is used to being identified by his turban, beard and the sharp cut of his trousers. But "the silky Sikh" is now past forty, his marriage is over and his career prospects are on the slide. When Sartaj gets an anonymous tip-off as to the secret hide-out of the legendary boss of G-Company, he's determined that he'll be the one to collect the prize. Vikram Chandra's keenly anticipated new novel is a magnificent story of friendship and betrayal, of terrible violence, of an astonishing modern city and its dark side. Drawing inspiration from the classics of nineteenth-century fiction, mystery novels, Bollywood movies and Chandra's own life and research on the streets of Mumbai, Sacred Games evokes with devastating realism the way we live now but resonates with the intelligence and emotional depth of the best of literature.
Les grands romans de serial killer sont rares, et après Au-delà du mal de Shane Stevens, nous vous présentons un nouveau chef-d'œuvre du genre. L'histoire explore la réalité troublante des tueurs en série, qui ne sont souvent pas les monstres isolés des mythes, mais des individus ordinaires que l'on croise au quotidien. Jack Scott, directeur d'une agence fédérale spécialisée dans les crimes violents, voit son monde bouleversé lorsqu'une mère et ses deux filles sont brutalement assassinées dans une mise en scène macabre. Face à ce tueur atypique, Jack doit affronter son propre passé pour le démasquer. Ce roman choral et baroque, d'une ampleur exceptionnelle, redéfinit le genre du roman de serial killer. La descente dans le mal est angoissante, avec un suspense implacable qui dépasse les conventions. L'œuvre offre un aperçu rare des méthodes d'investigation de la police américaine, au point que l'auteur a été interrogé par le FBI sur ses sources. Publié aux États-Unis en 1992 et devenu culte, ce livre n'a été disponible en France qu'aujourd'hui en raison de ces problèmes judiciaires.
The second novel featuring Detective Inspector Simon Serrailler set in the English cathedral town of Lafferton. A little boy is kidnapped as he stands with his satchel at the gate of his home, waiting for a lift to school. An ex-con finds it impossible to stay straight. A severely handicapped young woman dies in the night — has someone who loves her helped her out of this world? Once again, Susan Hill brilliantly creates a community, with detail so sharp and convincing that readers feel that these people are their neighbours. And that terror and evil are always in their midst. . . .
Ľudia očakávajú, že sudcovia budú čestní a spravodliví. Ich integrita a nestrannosť sú základom dobre fungujúceho súdneho systému. Lenže čo ak niektorý sudca obíde zákon alebo prijme úplatok? Vyšetrovateľku floridskej Rady pre sudcovskú etiku Lacy Stoltzovú jedného dňa kontaktuje záhadný zdroj a sľubuje, že jej poskytne informácie, ktoré odhalia totožnosť najskorumpovanejšieho sudcu v dejinách amerického súdnictva. S kolegom Hugom Hatchom sa pustia do vyšetrovania tohto prípadu. Ukáže sa, že ich zdrojom je bývalý právnik z Pensacoly Ramsey Mix, ktorého kedysi vylúčili z radov súdnictva. Dnes sa pod novou identitou ako Greg Myers rozhodol odhaliť pravdu a poukázať na tých, čo súdnictvu nerobia dobré meno. Lenže odkiaľ má Greg také presné informácie? A čo je zdrojom obrovských ziskov onoho skorumpovaného sudcu? Všetko naznačuje, že bol zapojený do výstavby kasín v rezervácii domorodého kmeňa Tappacolov, ktoré mali obyvateľom priniesť nevídanú ekonomickú prosperitu, no namiesto toho sa otvorili dvere korupcii, prostitúcii, organizovanému zločinu, násiliu, ba i priamemu odstraňovaniu nepohodlných ľudí. Lacy Stoltzová okamžite vytuší, že tento prípad môže byť nebezpečný. A veľmi...
Forced to confront the realities of life in the 21st century when he falls in love with widowed Pakistani descendant Mrs. Ali, a retired Major Pettigrew finds the relationship challenged by local prejudices that view Mrs. Ali, a Cambridge native, as a perpetual foreigner. Reprint. A best-selling novel.
Travis Boyette je zločinec. Vrah. V roku 1998 v texaskom mestečku Slone uniesol, znásilnil a zaškrtil obľúbenú stredoškolskú roztlieskavačku. Jej telo pochoval tak, aby ho nikdy nenašli a s úžasom sa prizeral, keď policajti a prokurátori zatkli a odsúdili na smrť miestnu futbalovú hviezdu Dontého Drumma.
In traditional fairytales the handsome prince rescues the beautiful princess from her wicked stepmother, and the couple live happily ever after. But in Ruth Rendell's dark and damaged contemporary universe, innocent dreams can turn into the most terrible
La 4e de couverture indique : "Ce document est exceptionnel, unique même. Pour la première fois, le public a accès aux recherches et aux analyses des meilleurs géopoliticiens de la CIA. Quelle sera la carte du monde dans dix ans ? dans trente ans ? Quelle sera l'issue de la guerre mondiale diffuse que nous vivons actuellement ? Le terrorisme va-t-il s'amplifier ? La montée de la Chine et de l'Inde sera-t-elle progressive ou violente ? Verra-t-on l'effondrement de l'hégémonie américaine ? La mondialisation, apparemment irréversible, imposera-t-elle le modèle occidental ? Entre alarmisme et espérance, les auteurs de ce rapport - historiens, militaires, diplomates - proposent la lecture la plus fine, lucide et vraisemblable du monde de demain."
It’s late spring of 1990 and a love affair is flourishing: between Ivor Tesham, a thirty-three year old rising star of Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government, and Hebe Furnal, a stunning North London housewife stuck in a dull marriage. What excitement Hebe lacks at home, however, is amply compensated for by the well-bred and intensely attractive Tesham – an ardent womanizer and ambitious politican. On the eve of her twenty-eighth birthday, Tesham decides to give Hebe a present to remember: something far more memorable than, say, the costly string of pearls he’s already lavished upon her. Involving a fashionable new practice known as ‘adventure sex’, a man arranges for his unsuspecting but otherwise willing girlfriend to be snatched from the street, bound and gagged, and delivered to him at a mutually agreed venue ... Set amidst an age of IRA bombings, the first Gulf War, and sleazy politics, The Birthday Present is the gripping story of a fall from grace, and of a man who carries within him all the hypocrisy, greed and self-obsession of a troubled era.
