The Mobster's Lament - format ePub

'Here ends one of the finest achievements of recent crime fiction' - Sunday Telegraph'Outstanding' - The Times*Winner of the 2022 CWA Historical Dagger and Gold Dagger*Los Angeles. Christmas, 1967. A...

From the bestselling author of The Axeman's Jazz, Ray Celestin's The Mobster's Lament is a gripping tale of crime and jazz music, and the third entry in his City Blues Quartet. A gangster is on his last...

*Shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger for Best Crime Novel of 2017*Chicago, 1928. In the stifling summer heat three disturbing events take place. A clique of city leaders is poisoned in a fancy hotel....

Inspired by a true story, set against the heady backdrop of jazz-filled, mob-ruled New Orleans, The Axeman’s Jazz by Ray Celestin is a gripping thriller announcing a major talent in historical crime fiction.Winner...

Un premier roman exceptionnel, basé sur des faits réels survenus à la Nouvelle Orléans en 1919. Tandis que la musique envahit la ville, un tueur frappe...Au cœur du Sud profond, La Nouvelle-Orléans, construite...

Jazz, mafia et meurtres en série : le retour du nouveau maître du thriller historique.New York, 1947 : un mystérieux tueur assassine de sang-froid tous les occupants d'un hôtel de Harlem. On parle d'un...

Jazz, prohibition et meurtres en série : après Carnaval, comparé à L'aliéniste de Caleb Carr, le retour du nouveau maître du thriller historique.1928. Chicago est la cité de tous les contrastes. Du ghetto...

From the brain behind the upcoming Amazon Prime series, Haven, starring Sophie Turner.'Chillingly gothic' – The Guardian, Best Crime and Thrillers of the YearInspired by the haunting true story of the...

For fifty-something Roxy Adams, life is simple and beautiful. Her days are drenched in southern California sunshine and passion for Sam Reyes, the man she loves and shares a business with.When Sam vanishes...

After 5 years in prison for helping my baby mamas escape, I have a lot to repent for. Zeek and I were comrades  in the field, but after what I did I hope he'll forgive me. It's going to be a struggle...

Nothing is ever normal at United Middle School..One minute, the students are going about their day. The next—BAM! The trophy case is completely empty, and no one knows how it happened. Enter the Young...

Alex Paige has survived plenty, but she never expected a trip to her best friend's wedding to be marred by murder. A celebration on Lake Michigan quickly unravels when her vengeful ex-boyfriend just won't...

 The body of Arthur Tisler, an investigator in the Houston Police Department's Intelligence Division, is found in his parked car with a bullet in his head. The death is both shocking and alarming for...

"« Un scénario dynamique qui vous saisit dès le premier chapitre et ne vous laisse plus partir. » — Midwest Book Review, Diane Donovan (à propos de SANS LAISSER DE TRACES) Par l’auteur de polars n°1 Blake...

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Prepare to be hooked . . . A compulsive thriller from Lisa Jewell.* #1 UK SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ** OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD ** HOLLY WILLOUGHBY'S SUMMER READING HIGHLIGHT **A RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK...

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That dumbshit map. I'd been seduced by it. Seduced by its possibilities. That map had brought me here ... That map had been a serious mistake'The map in question is of Australia, stumbled across in...

Fifteen year old Christopher is about to embark on an investigation...Lots of things are mysteries. But that doesn't mean there isn't an answer to them.It was 7 minutes after midnight. The dog was lying...

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‘A BRILLIANT edge of your seat book’ 5 stars, Netgalley reviewer When Detective Felicity Springer is reported missing, the countdown to find her begins… On...

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'The work of a master storyteller'Daily Telegraph'One of crime's most engaging duos'GuardianTHE SUNDAY TIMES CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2023________Private Detective Cormoran Strike is contacted by a worried...

SOMETIMES WHEN YOU LOVE SOMEONE... YOU LIEThe bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix drama Fool Me Once explores the dangers of obsession in this #1 bestselling suspense thriller. Six years...

Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. He is the creation of Scottish born author and physician Sir Arthur Conan...

A spellbinding epic tale of ambition, anarchy and absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century England, The Pillars of the Earth is Ken Follett's classic historical masterpiece.A...

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‘Addictive. A first-class page-turner.’ Lisa Hall, author of Between You and Me Can the past ever be forgotten? As soon as nurse Maura Lyle sets foot inside the foreboding Essen Grange,...

The first thriller in the Mickey Bolitar series, now airing as an original series on Amazon Prime. Bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix show Fool Me Once, Harlan Coben brings us a shocking...

OVER 12 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDENOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTUREA NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFor years, rumours of the 'Marsh Girl' have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina...

The most famous by far of all twentieth-century political allegories, Animal Farm is the account of a group of barnyard animals who revolt against their vicious human master, only to submit to a tyranny...

'It does everything you'd expect of a masterpiece - and it is one' Sunday Express'Hums and crackles with delicious unease' Independent'Captivating' The Sunday Times'An absorbing thriller' Mail on SundayNO...

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Strange things happen on Halloween: Two witches in golf carts race around the estate, attacking unsuspecting innocents with water guns, and a sexy nurse makes out with a married man.Catherine Joubert...

IN 1947 NEW YORK, EVEN THE MONSTERS HAVE MONSTERS TO FEARFaolan O'Connor runs New York City the old-fashioned way - with charm, violence, and an army of vampyr gangsters. But when a mysterious Chinese...

When liars battle, mind the ricochets.In this follow-up to the action thriller Cold Hit, a devastating hack flips the script on the FBI, freezing all their criminal prosecutions.Shadowfast has the data...

When teens from a school for troubled youth outside Chicago, Illinois start going missing Samual Becker is hired by one of the teens families to bring their daughter home. Unlike the other parents, they...

Declan Mahoney is retained by the Grand Egyptian Museum to negotiate the return of the Worker's Contract, a valuable and historically important archeological artifact, to Egypt from the Smithsonian. But...