Une Nouvelle Vie, Plus Deux Chats

From No.1 bestselling author Andrew Taylor comes the sequel to the phenomenally successful The Ashes of London

 Over 1 Million Andrew Taylor Novels Sold!

 A time of terrible danger.The Great Fire has ravaged London. Now, guided by the Fire Court, the city is rebuilding, but times are volatile and danger is only ever a heartbeat away.

 Two mysterious deaths.James Marwood, a traitor's son, is thrust into this treacherous environment when his father discovers a dead woman in the very place where the Fire Court sits. The next day his father is run down. Accident? Or another murder.?

 A race to stop a murderer.Determined to uncover the truth, Marwood turns to the one person he can trust - Cat Lovett, the daughter of a despised regicide. Then comes a third death. and Marwood and Cat are forced to confront a vicious killer who threatens the future of the city itself.

The Fire Court

Le jugement des etrangers

*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

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

From the No.1 bestselling author of The American Boy and The Ashes of London comes a gothic novella - perfect for fans of The Loney by Andrew Michael Hurley.

 It's Christmas before the Great War and two lonely schoolboys have been forced into companionship. Left in the care of an elderly teacher, there is little to do but listen to his eerie tales about the nearby Cathedral. The boys concoct a plan to discover if the stories are true. But the Cathedral is filled with hidden dangers, and curiosity can prove fatal.

Broken Voices (A Novella)

1934. Londres. Lydia Langstone fuit la haute société aristocratique anglaise et un mari violent pour
trouver refuge dans une petite pension de famille sise Bleeding Heart Square. Privée des privilèges que lui conférait son statut social, elle tente de renouer avec une vie plus modeste, plus indépendante aussi. Mais très vite dans cet univers nouveau pour elle, Lydia se trouve confrontée à d'étranges évènements. Qu'est devenue Miss Penhow, l'ancienne propriétaire de la pension de famille, mystérieusement disparue quatre ans plus tôt ? Pourquoi un journaliste de retour des Indes, veut-il à tout prix la retrouver ? Qui est cet homme qui semble surveiller nuit et jour les allées et venues dans la maison ? Enfin qui envoie des morceaux de coeur en décomposition à Joseph Serridge, l'un des occupants de la pension de famille, le dernier à avoir vu Miss Penhow vivante ? Selon la légende londonienne, Le Diable danse à Bleeding heart square, cette fois il serait plutôt tapi dans l'ombre, en silence, attendant son heure. Alors que le lecteur suit les aventures de Lydia, entraînée malgré elle dans ce sinistre labyrinthe, il prend connaissance dans le même temps du journal intime de Miss Penhow, commenté par un mystérieux narrateur, dont l'identité ne sera dévoilée qu'à la toute fin du livre. La vérité éclatera alors en un véritable coup de théâtre. Avec ce récit diabolique en forme de poupées russes, alliée à une satire cinglante de l'establishment, Andrew Taylor conjugue l'atmosphère si particulière des romans anglais à une efficacité toute moderne.
Maître de la manipulation, il mêle l'histoire et la fiction et tisse une construction diabolique en forme de puzzle, ou toutes les apparences sont trompeuses. Une révélation !

Le diable danse à Bleeding Heart Square - Occasion

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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