Étudiant aux goûts dispendieux et à la fibre morale incertaine, William Dougal découvre le corps garrotté de son professeur de paléographie, un spécialiste de l'écriture médiévale dite " minuscule caroline ". Pour ne pas rater un rendez-vous avec sa petite amie Amanda, Dougal s'éclipse sans prévenir la police. Un premier pas sur une pente glissante qui l'entraîne vers la découverte d'autres meurtres tandis que se poursuit une quête hasardeuse d'un trésor caché. Un polar drôle et intelligent, où personne - pas même les héros - n'obéit aux règles...

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THREE NO.1 BESTSELLING RICHARD & JUDY BOOKCLUB PICKS IN ONE.

 THE AMERICAN BOY BY ANDREW TAYLOR:England, 1819: Thomas Shield, a new master at a school near London, is tutor to a young American boy and the boy's sensitive best friend, Charles Frant. When a brutal crime is committed he finds himself at the heart of a labyrinthine mystery - a tangle of sex, money, murder and lies from which he cannot escape. And what of the strange American boy at the centre of these macabre events - what is the secret of the boy named Edgar Allan Poe?

 THE SAVAGE GARDEN BY MARK MILLS:Italy, 1958. Arriving at the Docci family home, young scholar Adam Strickland finds the family, their house and its unique garden as seductive as each other. But post-War Italy is still a strange, even dangerous place, and the Doccis have some dark skeletons hidden away which Adam finds himself compelled to investigate. Before long, he will uncover two stories of love, revenge and murder, separated by 400 years. but is another tragedy about to be added to the villa's cursed past?

 THE RIGHTEOUS MEN BY SAM BOURNE:A series of killings in every corner of the globe cannot possibly be connected. That's the instinct of Will Monroe, rookie reporter for The New York Times - until his beautiful wife Beth is kidnapped. Desperate, Will follows a trail that leads to a mysterious cult right on his own doorstep. With more murders by the hour, he must now unravel the prophecies buried deep in the Bible until he finds a secret worth killing for, a secret on which the fate of humanity may depend.

Richard and Judy Bookclub - 3 Bestsellers in 1 - The American Boy, The Savage Garden, The Righteous Men

Over 1 Million Andrew Taylor Novels Sold!

 A Times Historical Crime Novel of the year

 'An absolute delight in a series that goes from strength to strength' S. G. McLean, prize-winning author of the Seeker series

 'This is Taylor at his unassailable best' Financial Times

 London 1671

 The damage caused by the Great Fire still overshadows the capital.

 The disfigured body of a man is unearthed in the ruins of the old almshouse, forcing architect Cat Hakesby to stop restoration work. It is clear he has been murdered, and Whitehall secretary James Marwood is ordered to investigate.

 When the man's identity is revealed, it's clear that there are larger forces at play, and Marwood comes under serious pressure to solve the case. But an old adversary is attempting to stop him.

 As Cat and Marwood follow the threads of corruption into the heart of government, the king himself is being distracted from affairs of state. A young, impoverished Frenchwoman has caught his eye - a quiet affair that will have monumental consequences.

The Shadows of London

It's 1958, and the party's over for Wendy Appleyard: she finds herself penniless, jobless and on the brink of divorce. So she runs to her oldest friend Janet Byfield, who seems to have everything Wendy lacks: a handsome husband, a lovely little daughter, Rosie, and a beautiful home in the Cathedral Close of Rosington. David Byfield is on the verge of promotion, and Janet is the perfect wife for an ambitious young clergyman.But perfection has always been dangerous, and gradually the idyll sours. Old sins come to haunt the present and breed new sins in their place. The shadow of death seeps through the Close, and with it comes a double mystery stretching back to turn-of-the-century Rosington, to a doomed poet-priest called Francis YoulgreaveOnly Wendy, the outsider looking in, glimpses the truth. But can she grasp its dark and twisted logic in time to prevent the coming tragedy?

L'office des morts (Roth, #3)

*WINNER of the Ellis Peters Historical Dagger Award 2013*'Andrew Taylor wrote superb historical fiction long before Hilary Mantel was popular' Daily TelegraphFrom the No.1 bestselling author of THE AMERICAN BOY comes a new historical thriller set during the American War of Independence.

 'This is the story of a woman and a city. I saw the city first, shimmering from afar like the new Jerusalem in the setting sun. It was Sunday, 2nd August 1778.'

 Edward Savill, a London clerk from the American Department, is assigned to New York to investigate the claims of dispossessed loyalists caught on the wrong side of the American War of Independence.

 Surrounded by its enemies, British Manhattan is a melting pot of soldiers, profiteers, double agents and a swelling tide of refugees seeking justice from the Crown.

 Savill lodges with the respected Wintour family: the old Judge, his ailing wife and their enigmatic daughter-in-law Arabella. The family lives in limbo, praying for the safe return of Jack Wintour, Arabella's husband, who is missing behind rebel lines.

 The discovery of a body in the notorious slums of Canvas Town thrusts Savill into a murder inquiry. But in the escalating violence of a desperate city, why does one death matter? Because the secret this killing hides could be the key to power for whoever uncovers it.

The Scent of Death

The first novel in Andrew Taylor's ground-breaking Roth trilogy, which was adapted into the acclaimed drama Fallen Angel. A tense psychological thriller for fans of S J Watson.

 Little Lucy Appleyard is snatched from her child minder's on a cold winter afternoon, and the nightmare begins. When Eddie takes her home to beautiful, child-loving Angel, he knows he's done the right thing. But Lucy's not like their other visitors, and unwittingly she strikes through Angel's defences to something both vulnerable and volatile at the core.

 To the outside world Lucy has disappeared into a black hole with no clues to her whereabouts.until the first grisly discovery in a London graveyard. More such finds are to follow, all at religious sites, and, in a city haunted by religion, what do these offerings signify?

 All that stands now between Lucy and the final sacrifice are a CID sergeant on the verge of disgrace and a woman cleric - Lucy's parents - but how can they hope to halt the evil forces that are gathering around their innocent daughter?

The Four Last Things

From the No. 1 bestselling author of THE AMERICAN BOY comes a brilliant new historical thriller set during the French Revolution. Selected as Historical Novel of the Year by The Times and Sunday Times, and picked as one of Radio 4's Crime Books of the Year.

 Paris, 1792. The city is gripped by revolution and the gutters run with blood as thousands lose their heads to the guillotine.

 Edward Savill, a London merchant, receives word that his estranged wife has been killed in France. Her ten-year-old son, Charles, has been taken by émigré refugees to Charnwood Court, deep in the English countryside.

 Savill is sent to fetch Charles, only to discover the child is mute. The boy has witnessed unimaginable horrors, but a terrible secret keeps him from saying a word. Locked in a prison of his own mind, his silence is the only thing that will keep him safe.

 Or so he thinks .

The Silent Boy

The first book in the No. 1 Times bestselling series

 'This is terrific stuff' Daily Telegraph

 'A breathtakingly ambitious picture of an era' Financial Times

 'A masterclass in how to weave a well-researched history into a complex plot' The Times

 Over 1 Million Andrew Taylor Novels Sold!

 A CITY IN FLAMESLondon, 1666. As the Great Fire consumes everything in its path, the body of a man is found in the ruins of St Paul's Cathedral - stabbed in the neck, thumbs tied behind his back.

 A WOMAN ON THE RUNThe son of a traitor, James Marwood is forced to hunt the killer through the city's devastated streets. There he encounters a determined young woman, who will stop at nothing to secure her freedom.

 A KILLER SEEKING REVENGEWhen a second murder victim is discovered in the Fleet Ditch, Marwood is drawn into the political and religious intrigue of Westminster - and across the path of a killer with nothing to lose.

The Ashes of London

From the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The Ashes of London comes the next book in the phenomenally successful series following James Marwood and Cat Lovett.

 Over 1 Million Andrew Taylor Novels Sold!

 A dangerous secret lies beneath Whitehall Palace.

 Brother against brother. Father against son. Friends turned into enemies. No one in England wants a return to the bloody days of the Civil War. But Oliver Cromwell's son, Richard, has abandoned his exile and slipped back into England. The consequences could be catastrophic.

 James Marwood, a traitor's son turned government agent, is tasked with uncovering Cromwell's motives. But his assignment is complicated by his friend - the regicide's daughter, Cat Lovett - who knew the Cromwells as a child, and who now seems to be hiding a secret of her own about the family.

 Both Marwood and Cat know they are putting themselves in great danger. And when they find themselves on a top secret mission in the Palace of Whitehall, they realize they are risking their lives.and could even be sent to the block for treason.

 Praise for Andrew Taylor

 'One of the best historical crime writers today' The Times

 'If you like C. J. Sansom, or Hilary Mantel, you'll love Andrew Taylor' Peter James

 'Effortlessly authentic.gripping.moving and believable. An excellent work' C. J. Sansom

 'This is historical crime fiction at its dazzling best' Guardian

 'One of the best historical novelists around' Sunday Times

 'A breathtakingly ambitious picture of an era' Financial Times

 'A masterclass in writing for the genre' Ann Cleeves

 'Andrew Taylor is one of our finest storytellers' Antonia Hodgson

 'Vivid and compelling' Observer

 'Taylor brings the 17th century to life so vividly that one can almost smell it' Guardian

 'A most artful and delightful book, that will both amuse and chill' Daily Telegraph

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