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Une Nouvelle Vie, Plus Deux Chats

*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

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

Lorsque la petite Lucy Appleyard disparaît du domicile de sa nourrice par une froide après-midi de novembre, à Kensal Vals, dans une banlieue de Londres, personne n'est vraiment conscient du danger extrême quelle court. Tout comme son ravisseur, Eddie, a su gagner la confiance de la fillette pour la convaincre de le suivre, le lecteur se laisse entraîner dans une atmosphère de sécurité trompeuse. L'individu ne semble pas particulièrement menaçant. Sans doute s'agit-il d'un jeu (relativement) inoffensif et la petite Lucy sera libérée indemne. Toutefois, lorsque nous pénétrons dans l'esprit du voleur d'enfant, il apparaît vite que nous nous berçons de douces illusions, tout comme lui d'ailleurs... Car il n'agit pas seul et sa complice Angel, elle, est mortellement sérieuse. La police ne tarde pas à trouver dans différents lieux symboliques des indices macabres qui semblent suivre un motif religieux. Une course contre la montre s'engage alors afin de sauver la vie de Lucy. Pour les parents de l'enfant, Sally, récemment ordonnée pasteur, et Michael, officier de police, le chemin de croix commence. L'enlèvement de leur fille est une terrible mise à l'épreuve. Celle de la foi en Dieu et en l'humanité pour l'une, celle de la confiance en la loi pour l'autre. A Kensal Vals, la tension monte tandis que s'intensifient les recherches. Le temps presse. La clef des meurtres paraît liée aux « quatre fins dernières » : la mort, le jugement dernier, le paradis et l'enfer. Mais cela aidera-t-il la police à retrouver Lucy avant qu'il ne soit trop tard ?

Les Quatre fins dernières (Roth, #1)

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

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

The Last Protector

Londres, 1819. Thomas Shield devient le professeur particulier d'un jeune Américain, Edgar Poe, et de son meilleur ami, Charles Frant, dont la mère, une femme séduisante et malheureuse, l'attire irrésistiblement. Lorsqu'un homme est retrouvé mort et que tous les indices convergent vers la famille Frant, Thomas est emporté dans une spirale dont les conséquences risquent d'être lourdes pour lui. Il décide alors de trouver le coupable mais le piège se referme au fur et à mesure qu'il cherche à s'en échapper. Quel est donc le lien entre ces macabres événements et le jeune Edgar Poe ? Thomas devra traverser bien des épreuves avant que la vérité soit enfin dévoilée.
  Mêlant avec brio fiction et réalité, ce roman à l'intrigue haletante nous plonge dans l'atmosphère de l'Angleterre du XIXe siècle, où Edgar Allan Poe passa quatre années de son adolescence : l'agitation des rues londoniennes, les taudis de St Giles et Seven Dials, l'hypocrisie d'une bourgeoisie avide de pouvoir. Un décor parfait pour un meurtre, des secrets de famille et une galerie de personnages loin d'être aussi respectables qu'ils voudraient le faire croire.

L'esprit des morts

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 .

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