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L'île du cormoran blanc
by Alain Beauchemin Roger Audibert Josée Gladu Sandra GuimontPeu de temps après son arrivée à l’île Brion, William fut témoin d’une scène étrange : l’apparition d’un navire à trois mâts, suivie de l’approche d’une barque dirigée par un équipage de marins d’une autre époque. Quand l’embarcation atteignit le rivage, une jeune femme et son jeune bébé furent débarqués et laissés seuls, alors que l’équipage regagnait le large. William courut à la rencontre de la femme esseulée sans jamais la retrouver, comme si les portes d’un lointain passé s’étaient subitement refermées. De retour de voyage, il entreprit des recherches pour découvrir que pendant le Grand Dérangement, une jeune Acadienne déportée avec toutes les femmes et les enfants de son village fomenta une révolte à bord d’un navire anglais. Mais sa tentative héroïque échoua et elle fut abandonnée seule avec son enfant sur l’île Brion en guise de châtiment. Poussé par un étrange désir de mener plus avant son investigation, William en viendra à lever le voile sur une incroyable destinée.
L'últim vol
by Ken FollettUn relat de suspens genial, magistral i amb uns personatges carismàtics que reafirmen Ken Follett com a mestre indiscutible del gènere. Al juny del 1941, en plena Segona Guerra Mudial, les tropes del Tercer Reich marxen victorioses per tot Europa i no hi ha ningú capaç d'enfrontar-s'hi. Els avions anglesos que han de bombardejar Alemanya són destruïts per l'enemic que, sense que ningú s'ho expliqui, en coneix a la perfecció les rutes i destinacions. Se sospita que els alemanys disposen d'algun aparell mortífer. L'Hermia Mount, una jove agent de l'MI6, prova de posar-se en contacte amb una organització de la Resistència que opera a la Dinamarca ocupada i amb la qual col·labora el seu company, el pilot Arne Olufsen. Tots els indicis fan pensar que en alguna base alemanya s'amaga un sistema de radar molt més perfeccionat que l'anglès. En Harald, el germà de l'Arne, viatjarà fins a Gran Bretanya en un vell biplà per revelar aquesta informació vital.
L. A. Burning: A Novel
by D. C. TaylorAn ex-con hits the streets of L.A. to find her twin sister&’s killer. Is it a mission of justice—or a quest for vengeance?Cody Bonner, identical twin, daughter of a major movie star, a teenage street kid in Los Angeles, a bank robber at nineteen, and a prison inmate at twenty. When she&’s released after six years, she returns to L.A. with a purpose: to learn the truth about her sister Julie, who washed up on a Malibu beach a year earlier. The connection between the twins was so powerful that the day Julie died, Cody collapsed in the prison yard. Now that bond is driving her to seek justice—at any cost. Using bootleg skills she learned in prison, Cody begins to peel back the layers of mystery. Her search leads her to the darker alleys behind the dazzle of the film business, and into the world of high-powered agents, high-priced call girls, and men with a taste for sexual violence. As she homes in on her mother&’s powerful agent, Harry Groban, a man with ugly accusations of abuse in his past, Cody becomes more deeply enmeshed in the life she left behind as a teenager: her mother&’s star power, her former classmates-turned-producers, glitzy parties, and a handsome former love who knows all the players. Is Groban at the center? Could there be others who had a hand in Julie&’s murder? As Cody gets closer to the truth, another ghost from her criminal past is stalking her—one that could put her back in prison for years.
L. A. Requiem (Cole & Pike #8)
by Robert CraisThey killed the only one who ever cared and now they're going to pay.A reckoning has come to the City of Angels...Karen Garcia is missing and her father doesn't trust the cops - he wants someone he knows on the case. So he enlists the help of Elvis Cole and Joe Pike.It seems that Karen is the latest victim of a distinctive serial killer and the police are determined to pin her death, and four others, on the witness who found her body. Cole doesn't believe the man has the guts to murder, and with his partner and the police at each other's throats, it's down to him to find the connection that will reveal the killer. But nailing the murderer means choosing between the two people he cares most about...
L.A. '56: A Devil In the City of Angels
by Joel EngelLos Angeles, 1956. Glamorous. Prosperous. The place to see and be seen. But beneath the shiny exterior beats a dark heart. For when the sun goes down, L.A. becomes the noir city of James Ellroy's L.A. Confidential or Walter Mosley's Easy Rawlins novels. Segregation is the unwritten law of the land. The growing black population is expected to keep to South Central. The white cops are encouraged to deal out harsh street justice. In L.A. '56, Joel Engel paints a tense, moody portrait of the city as a devil weaves his way through the shadows. <p><p> While R&B and hot jazz spill out of record shops and clubs and all-night burger stands, Willie Fields cruises past in his dark green DeSoto, looking for a woman on whom he can bestow the gift of his company. His brilliant idea: Buy a tin badge in the five-and-ten to go along with his big flashlight and Luger and pretend to be an undercover vice cop. The young white girls doing it with their boyfriends in the lovers' lanes dotting the L.A. hills would never say no to a cop. Into the car they go for a ride downtown on a "morals charge," before he kicks out the young man in the middle of nowhere and takes the girl for a ride she'll spend a lifetime trying to forget. <p><p> There's a bad guy on the loose in the City of Angels.
L.A. Blues
by Maxine ThompsonGrowing up in foster care, Zipporah "Z" Saldano never dreamed of becoming a police officer, but after she's rescued from a hostage situation during the LA Riots, she chooses a career in law enforcement. After ten good years on the force, Z is involved in a domestic homicide case gone awry. Her partner is killed, and Z is fired when alcohol is detected in her system. It's two long years before she gets sober and opens her own private investigation firm. Now Shirley, her former foster mother, is in need of Z's help. Someone has murdered her grandson, a high school basketball star, and she wants Z to find out who did it. Z soon finds herself in deeper trouble than when she was kicked out of the LAPD. What she discovers is a conspiracy much deeper than anyone would believe, and she finds her own life is in danger.
L.A. Blues
by Maxine ThompsonGrowing up in foster care, Zipporah "Z" Saldano never dreamed of becoming a police officer, but after she's rescued from a hostage situation during the LA Riots, she chooses a career in law enforcement. After ten good years on the force, Z is involved in a domestic homicide case gone awry. Her partner is killed, and Z is fired when alcohol is detected in her system. It's two long years before she gets sober and opens her own private investigation firm. Now Shirley, her former foster mother, is in need of Z's help. Someone has murdered her grandson, a high school basketball star, and she wants Z to find out who did it. Z soon finds herself in deeper trouble than when she was kicked out of the LAPD. What she discovers is a conspiracy much deeper than anyone would believe, and she finds her own life is in danger.
L.A. Cinderella
by Amanda BerryCareer-driven accountant Natalie Collins wasn't the type to wish for a Hollywood hero to rescue her. She preferred life away from celebrity glitz. Too bad the man who drove her wild was an A-list actor.With her understated beauty and brains, Natalie was the one person Chase Booker could trust. He could see the strong, sexy woman beneath her shy exterior, and she stirred a blinding passion in him that made it easy to forget that they were from different worlds. But when she was in his arms, their worlds were dangerously close to colliding….
L.A. Confidential: 'not For The Faint Of Heart... A Big, Powerful Crime Novel' (L. A. Quartet Ser. #3)
by James EllroyL.A. Confidential is epic "noir", a crime novel of astonishing detail and scope written by the bestselling author of The Black Dahlia. A horrific mass murder invades the lives of victims and victimizers on both sides of the law. And three lawmen are caught in a deadly spiral, a nightmare that tests loyalty and courage, and offers no mercy, grants no survivors. (124,000 words)
L.A. Confidential: Stadt Der Teufel (Cuarteto de Los Ángeles #Volumen 3)
by James EllroyExploración del bajo mundo del crimen y la violencia en la época dorada de Hollywood, L.A. Confidential es la tercera novela del «Cuarteto de Los Ángeles», tetralogía que se ha convertido en un clásico de la novela negra del siglo XX. Los Ángeles, años cincuenta. Camuflada tras sus fabulosas mansiones y el glamour de los clubs nocturnos, la ciudad es un hervidero de corrupción y bajas pasiones. Una noche, una matanza baña en sangre una cafetería de la ciudad. Se trata de una auténtica carnicería, y sus oscuras ramificaciones atraparán a tres policías en sus arenas movedizas. Eclipsado por el éxito de su padre como policía, Ed Exley hará lo que sea para superarle y conseguir la gloria. Bud White, por su parte, vio cómo su progenitor asesinaba a su madre y es una bomba de relojería con placa y pistola. Y por último, Jack Vincennes, que se dedica a airear los escándalos de Hollywood en los medios de comunicación mientras lucha por ocultar sus propios secretos. L.A. Confidential fue llevada al cine con enorme éxito por Curtis Hanson, y galardonada con dos premios Oscar. Críticas:«Es imposible que estos libros te dejen impasible. Puedes odiarlos, sí. Su lectura no nace del placer, es el reflejo de una obsesión. Sexo, mujeres, crimen, política, poder, corrupción. [...] Una vez aprendida y asimilada su sintaxis de anfetamina, esimposible dejar el vicio.»Rodrigo Fresán, El Cultural «James Ellroy es un genio: el mejor escritor de novela negra americana desde Raymond Chandler.»Times Literary Supplement
L.A. Dead (A Stone Barrington Novel #6)
by Stuart WoodsFormer cop turned lawyer Stone Barrington investigates a Hollywood homicide in this “stylish whodunit” (Detroit News) in the #1 New York Times bestselling series.Stone’s trip to Venice with a fiery Mafia princess is cut short by a frantic phone call from halfway around the world. A celebrity murder has Los Angeles in an uproar—and a former flame pining for Stone’s help in more ways than one. When he lands amid Hollywood’s sun and sin, Stone must plumb the depths of film society to find the killer, before a court trial rips away his last chance at a life he once desperately wanted...
L.A. Dead (A Stone Barrington Novel #No. 6)
by Stuart WoodsStone Barrington, the always surprising attorney and investigator, finds himself caught between two alluring women - one who has been left at the altar and another who is suspected of murder. Stone is in the midst of plans to marry Dolce, the daughter of a New York mafioso, when he is suddenly called to the side of Arrington Calder, a woman he has loved and lost, but never forgotten. To her horror, Arrington believes she is about to be indicted for the murder of her husband; one of America's most beloved film stars. With both enemies and friends swarming around her, Stone is the only person she can trust to gather her defense. But how much does Arrington actually remember about the night of the murder? And can Stone really trust her? The evidence against her mounts, the trial date looms, and Stone's feelings for her return. But even he doesn't know what danger the truth will bring.
L.A. Hustle (Digger Sharma Series)
by Billie Trager&“Intelligently written…an engaging and gripping plot…&”— Zack Lynn, Author of Undead Reckoning.Meet Digger Sharma, wisecracking half-Irish, half-Indian gumshoe. As he deftly patrols his usual beat in the City of Angels, Digger attempts to solve two seemingly innocuous, straightforward, and unrelated cases. But the deeper he dives, the more he realizes he's not only in over his head but also swimming with the sharks. He must unravel the mystery to protect his client, a sultry Latina, and himself with their very lives on the line.
L.A. Math
by James D. SteinMove over, Sherlock and Watson--the detective duo to be reckoned with. In the entertaining short-story collection L.A. Math, freelance investigator Freddy Carmichael and his sidekick, Pete Lennox, show how math smarts can crack even the most perplexing cases. Freddy meets colorful personalities throughout Los Angeles and encounters mysterious circumstances from embezzlement and robbery to murder. In each story, Freddy's deductive instincts--and Pete's trusty math skills--solve the crime.Featuring such glamorous locales as Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Malibu, and Santa Barbara, the fourteen short stories in L.A. Math take Freddy and Pete through various puzzles and challenges. In "A Change of Scene," Freddy has to figure out who is selling corporate secrets to a competitor--so he uses mathematical logic to uncover the culprit. In "The Winning Streak," conditional probability turns the tables on an unscrupulous bookie. And in "Message from a Corpse," the murderer of a wealthy widow is revealed through the rules of compound interest. It's everything you expect from the City of Angels--A-listers and wannabes, lovers and lawyers, heroes and villains. Readers will not only be entertained, but also gain practical mathematics knowledge, ranging from percentages and probability to set theory, statistics, and the mathematics of elections. For those who want to delve into mathematical subjects further, the book includes a supplementary section with more material.Filled with intriguing stories, L.A. Math is a treat for lovers of romance, crime, or mathematics.
L.A. Noire: The Collected Stories
by Rockstar GamesRockstar Games has partnered with Mulholland Books to publish a collection of short fiction expanding the world of the newest groundbreaking achievement in storytelling: the interactive crime thriller L.A. Noire.1940s Hollywood, murder, deception and mystery take center stage as readers reintroduce themselves to characters seen in L.A. Noire. Explore the lives of actresses desperate for the Hollywood spotlight; heroes turned defeated men; and classic Noir villains. Readers will come across not only familiar faces, but familiar cases from the game that take on a new spin to tell the tales of emotionally torn protagonists, depraved schemers and their ill-fated victims. With original short fiction by Megan Abbott, Lawrence Block, Joe Lansdale, Joyce Carol Oates, Francine Prose, Jonathan Santlofer, Duane Swierczynski and Andrew Vachss, L.A. Noire: The Collected Stories breathes new life into a time-honored American tradition, in an exciting anthology that will appeal to fans of suspense and gamers everywhere.
L.A. Noire: The Collected Stories
by Rockstar GamesRockstar Games has partnered with Mulholland Books to publish a collection of short fiction expanding the world of the newest groundbreaking achievement in storytelling: the interactive crime thriller L.A. Noire. 1940s Hollywood, murder, deception and mystery take center stage as readers reintroduce themselves to characters seen in L.A. Noire. Explore the lives of actresses desperate for the Hollywood spotlight; heroes turned defeated men; and classic Noir villains. Readers will come across not only familiar faces, but familiar cases from the game that take on a new spin to tell the tales of emotionally torn protagonists, depraved schemers and their ill-fated victims. With original short fiction by Megan Abbott, Lawrence Block, Joe Lansdale, Joyce Carol Oates, Francine Prose, Jonathan Santlofer, Duane Swierczynski and Andrew Vachss, L.A. NOIRE: THE COLLECTED STORIES breathes new life into a time-honored American tradition, in an exciting anthology that will appeal to fans of suspense and gamers everywhere.
L.A. Outlaws
by T. Jefferson ParkerAllison is an L.A. celebrity, a folk hero, and a modern-day Jesse James who loves a good armed robbery. She has a compulsion to steal, a knack for publicity, and the conscience to give it all to charity. In fact, one of her biggest fans is a cop. And no one's ever been hurt--until last night. Now she and the rookie deputy are on the run for their lives.
L.A. Outlaws
by T. Jefferson ParkerFor fans of Michael Connelly and CJ Box, here is the first thrilling adventure in the Charlie Hood series from New York Times bestseller and Edgar-award winner T. Jefferson Parker, author of The Room of White Fire.In this town, it pays to be bad . . .Allison is an L.A. celebrity, a folk hero, and a modern-day Jesse James who loves a good armed robbery. She has a compulsion to steal, a knack for publicity, and the conscience to give it all to charity. In fact, one of her biggest fans is a cop. And no one’s ever been hurt—until last night. Now she and the rookie deputy are on the run for their lives.From the Paperback edition.
L.A. Requiem (An Elvis Cole and Joe Pike Novel #5)
by Robert CraisA reckoning has come to the City of Angels . . . Karen Garcia is missing and her father doesn't trust the cops - he wants someone he knows on the case - so he enlists the help of Elvis Cole and Joe Pike. It seems that Karen is the latest victim of a distinctive serial killer and the police are determined to pin her death, and four others, on the witness who found her body. Cole doesn't believe the man has the guts to murder, and with his partner and the police at each other's throats, it's down to him to find the connection that will reveal the killer. But nailing the murderer means choosing between the two people he cares most about . . .
L.A. Rex
by Will BeallA gritty and ferocious novel written by Will Beall, an LAPD officer who continues to patrol the streets he writes about. L.A. Rex is the story of Ben Halloran, a seemingly fresh-faced rookie assigned to the 77th Division, L.A.'s most violent precinct, still reeling from the Rodney King riots. Partnered with old-school cop Miguel Marquez, the two plunge fast and deep into the city's burgeoning gang war--and it soon becomes clear that they won't be able to emerge again unless Ben faces the demons he's running from once and for all. Bristling with the energy and authenticity of the author's experiences as a working policeman in South Central L.A., this is a literary thriller that doesn't just unfold. It explodes.
L.A. Rotten
by Jeff KlimaFor fans of Dexter, Jeff Klima's debut thriller is a chillingly suspenseful novel set in a world of violence and chaos--where one man finds himself right at home. As an expert crime-scene cleaner, Tom Tanner charges big money to carve out bullets, mop up fluids, disinfect walls, and dispose of whatever's left of whomever was unlucky enough to require his services. For a handsome young ex-con determined to stay out of trouble, it's practically a dream job--until he discovers a grisly pattern to his work: a string of gruesome murders at a cheap motel chain, always in Room 236. While prying into a serial killer's nasty scheme, Tom finds himself with a sharp-witted strip-bar waitress plastered to his side--and his conscience. Even more surprising, the killer starts prying into his life, luring Tom into a twisted friendship. As Tom struggles against his adversary's wicked whims, risking the lives of the few people he holds dear, bodies pile up everywhere he turns. With a psychopath calling the shots, Tom has little choice but to clean house once and for all.Praise for L.A. Rotten "Eloquent, profound, hilarious, and redemptive, L.A. Rotten has a heart of gold."--Dianne Emley, bestselling author of the Nan Vining mysteries"A must-read novel for those who enjoy raw, 'pulpy' mysteries . . . Engrossing and satisfying, L.A. Rotten is a hard-boiled thriller that readers will be unable to put down."--Gina Fava, author of The Sculptor "A thrilling ride!"--Bell, Book & Candle "Fast-paced and compelling . . . This book is recommended for mystery readers."--Booksie's Blog "Pick it up!"--Drey's Library "A great book . . . It kept me on the edge of my seat throughout the book. If you love mystery books then I know you will love this story."--The World As I See It "It's gory, foul, and not for the faint-hearted. Although, interestingly enough, there are a couple of funny bits in L.A. Rotten. Leave it to the author to create a story that's violent and comical."--Priscilla and Her Booksoks
L.A. Wars (Hawker #2)
by Randy Wayne WhiteHawker throws himself into a cutthroat gang war in Los Angeles In a pawnshop alleyway, James Hawker finds a body mutilated beyond recognition. She was beautiful once, he knows, but life in this hardened Los Angeles neighborhood took its toll. Starnsdale was once a working class community, but now it is a battlefield ravaged by warring gangs who kill without thinking and care nothing for the ordinary citizens crushed beneath their feet. The toughest gang is called the Panthers—and Hawker has come to hunt them down. Enlisted by an Illinois millionaire to stamp out organized crime across the country, Hawker attacks the Panthers and their rivals, the Santanas, at the same time. As the two gangs consume each other, and Starnsdale&’s gutters overflow with blood, Hawker sees a chance to end the conflict once and for all, and bring peace to a troubled city. L.A. Wars is the 2nd book in the Hawker series, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
LA MISIÓN
by Noris La Valle Geraldine SolonDescripción La periodista de viajes norteamericana Sophie Matthews está buscando ese esquivo lugar llamado hogar. Su trabajo para Constar Communications le ha permitido ver el mundo y experimentar diferentes culturas, pero este estilo de vida nómade no le ha dejado desarrollar su vida personal. Próxima a cumplir los 40 años, las prioridades de Sophie cambian y decide renunciar a su trabajo en busca de un sueño diferente -conocer a un hombre, establecerse y formar una familia. Su jefe, Greg Sullivan, le pide una sola cosa: que acepte una última misión sobre la vida de la artista y escritora filipina Marina Suárez. Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, toda la aldea de Marina fue capturada por los soldados japoneses y ella fue la única sobreviviente de la matanza que cobró la vida de los miembros de su familia y del resto de los aldeanos. Este hecho sigue siendo un misterio para todos. Sophie está intrigada por la misión pero renuente a regresar a Filipinas, país donde diez años atrás conociera a Eric Santiago, el único hombre que había amado en su vida pero que también le había destrozado el corazón. Pronto, Sophie se encuentra en las agitadas calles de Manila y el destino hace que sus caminos se encuentren nuevamente. Mientras Sophie intenta develar el misterio alrededor de la vida de Marina, descubre que Eric es la única persona que puede ayudarla a acomodar las piezas de la historia. Pero cuando finalmente descubre el profundo y oscuro secreto de Marina, lo menos que puede imaginar es que cambiará su vida para siempre.