S'étant fixé pour mission de contrôler les dérives du pouvoir américain, le Camel Club et son fondateur Oliver Stone se sont fait beaucoup d'ennemis, dont certains sont prêts à tout pour camoufler leurs activités illégales. Un à un, les proches de Stone succombent. Ce dernier est persuadé que ce massacre en règle est commandité par Harry Finn, un politicien irréprochable qui se targue d'une moralité exemplaire. En apparence... Oliver Stone poursuit son enquête, mais lorsque certains secrets remonteront violemment à la surface, il en sera changé à jamais.

Des cadavres trop bavards

Full of monsters, magic, danger and mystery, Vega Jane and the Secrets of Sorcery (previously published as The Finisher) is the first title in the thrilling Vega Jane children's fantasy adventure series by bestselling master storyteller David Baldacci. Illustrated throughout by Tomislav Tomic. Vega Jane is fourteen when she is secretly given a map that reveals a mysterious world and dangerous creatures beyond the walls of Wormwood, a place no one has ever left - or wanted to. Until now. The map makes her question everything she has ever been told about the place she calls home. Her friend Delph and her dog, Harry Two, are the only ones Vega trusts. Trapped by secrets and lies, they want freedom and truth. But she will have to fight for freedom. And the truth may cost Vega her life. Continue the adventure series with Vega Jane and the Maze of Monsters. Vega Jane and the Secrets of Sorcery was previously published as The Finisher and has been edited for younger readers and re-illustrated throughout.

Vega Jane and the Secrets of Sorcery

In equal parts hilarious, poignant, suspenseful and thrilling, The Christmas Train by David Baldacci is a delightful journey filled with memorable characters who have packed their bags with as much wisdom as mischief .

The Christmas Train - A Thrilling, Heart-warming Festive Tale

It's been over twenty years since government assassin Will Robie left his hometown in Mississippi. Now a trained killer used to taking down enemies of the state, he was once remembered by the local residents as a wild sports star and girl-magnet. He left a lot of hearts broken, and a lot of people angry. Now he's back. His estranged father, Dan, who is the local judge, has been arrested for murder and Robie wonders if it's time to try to heal old wounds. A lot of bad blood has flowed between father and son, but Robie's fellow agent, Jessica Reel, persuades him to stick around and confront his demons. Then another murder changes everything, and stone-cold killer Robie will finally have to come to grips with his toughest assignment of all. His family. The Guilty is the fourth thriller in the Will Robie series by David Baldacci, following on from The Innocent, The Hit and The Target.

The Guilty

Existing at the fringes of Washington D.C., the Club consists of four eccentric members. Led by a mysterious man know as "Oliver Stone," they study conspiracy theories, current events, and the machinations of government to discover the "truth" behind the country's actions. Their efforts bear little fruit --- until the group witnesses a shocking murder ... and become embroiled in an astounding, far reaching conspiracy. Now the Club must join forces with a Secret Service agent to confront one of the most chilling spectacles ever to take place on American soil --- an event that may trigger the ultimate war between two different worlds. And all that stands in the way of this apocalypse is five unexpected heroes.

Le Camel Club (Camel Club, #1)

From bestselling author and master storyteller David Baldacci, Wish You Well is a dramatic and enthralling tale of family unity in the face of adversity. Tragedy strikes the New York-based Cardinal family when their car is involved in a terrible accident. Twelve-year-old Lou and seven-year-old Oz survive, but the crash leaves their father dead and their mother in a coma. It would seem their world has been shattered forever until their great-grandmother, Louisa Mae, agrees to raise the children on her Virginia mountain farm. But before long their rural idyll is threatened by the discovery of natural gas on the mountain. Determined to protect her home from the ravages of big business, Louisa Mae refuses to sell, but when the neighbours hear of the potential wealth the company could bring, they begin to turn against her. And now the Cardinal family find themselves ensnared in another battle, to be played out in a crowded Virginia courtroom: a battle for justice, for survival, and for the right to stay together in the only place they know as home. Filled with both rich humour and desperate poignancy, Wish You Well is a tale of family, faith, humanity and prejudice, set in the 1940s against the magical backdrop of the Virginia high rock.

Wish You Well

Split Second is the first in the gripping King and Maxwell series by bestselling author David Baldacci. When something distracts Secret Agent Sean King for a split second, it costs him his career and presidential candidate, Clyde Ritter, his life. But what stole his attention? And why was Ritter shot? Eight years later Michelle Maxwell is on the fast track through the ranks of the Secret Service when her career is stopped short: presidential candidate John Bruno is abducted from a funeral home while under her protection. The similarity between the two cases drives Michelle to re-open investigations into the Ritter fiasco and join forces with attractive ex-agent King. The pair are determined to get to the bottom of what happened in those critical moments. Meanwhile, high-ranking members of the legal system and key witnesses from both cases are going missing. King is losing friends, colleagues and clients fast and his ex-lover, Joan Dillinger, is playing curious games - she wants Sean back, but she also owes him for something .

SPLIT SECOND

S'étant fixé pour mission de contrôler les dérives du pouvoir américain, le Camel Club et son fondateur Oliver Stone se sont fait quelques alliés, et surtout beaucoup d'ennemis, dont certains sont prêts à tout pour camoufler leurs activités illégales. Et Stone s'y connaît en activités illégales ! Quand il était à la CIA, sous le nom de Jason Carr, il a dû " liquider " des traîtres communistes durant la Guerre froide. Mais le fils de l'un de ces prétendus traîtres s'est juré de venger son père. Un à un, les proches d'Oliver Stone succombent. Sa seule chance : que le tueur ne découvre pas sa nouvelle identité car, officiellement, Jason Carr n'est plus qu'un cadavre...

Des cadavres trop bavards : Une enquête du Camel Club

«  Atlee Pine, une femme d'action et de caractère. Un grand thriller  !  » Lisa Gardner
Am, stram, gram. Pic et pic et colégram.
  
Elle était gravée au fer rouge dans la mémoire d'Atlee Pine : la comptine enfantine que le kidnappeur avait récitée pour choisir entre Atlee et sa soeur jumelle, Mercy. Mercy a été enlevée. Atlee a été épargnée. Elles avaient six ans.
  
Elle n'a jamais revu Mercy.
  
Trois décennies après cette nuit de terreur, Atlee Pine travaille pour le FBI. Elle est la seule agente affectée à l'agence résidente de Shattered Rock, en Arizona, en charge de la protection du Grand Canyon.
  
Lorsque l'une des mules du Grand Canyon - dont le cavalier a disparu - est retrouvée morte, poignardée au fond du canyon, Pine est appelée pour mener l'enquête. Il devient très vite évident que l'homme n'est pas venu faire du tourisme. Pine commence tout juste à recueillir des indices montrant qu'un terrifiant complot se trame, lorsqu'elle est soudain dessaisie de l'enquête.
  
Si elle désobéit à un ordre direct et poursuit son enquête sur le disparu, cela risque de sonner le glas de sa carrière.
  
Mais si Pine arrête son enquête avant d'avoir découvert la vérité, cela pourrait sonner le glas de la démocratie aux États-Unis telle que nous la connaissons...
  
Le retour en France de David Baldacci, l'un des auteurs de thrillers les plus vendus et les plus appréciés au monde.
Ancien avocat, il possède des connaissances spécialisées dans le système politique américain et les services de renseignement. Son premier livre, Les pleins pouvoirs, est devenu instantanément un best-seller international, et le film mettant en vedette Clint Eastwood, un grand succès au boxoffice.
Il a depuis écrit plus de quarante best-sellers.
  
Faites-lui confiance pour vous emmener au coeur de l'action avec sa nouvelle héroïne, Atlee Pine.

Des cadavres trop bavards

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