In this swift and striking novel, John D. MacDonald examines the ferment of a big-time convention -- the plots, the savage maneuverings, the dreadful ease with which a man or a dream can be destroyed.

La tête sur le billot

To ever-loyal Kirby Winter, multimillionaire Uncle Omar left nothing -- nothing but a gold watch and a sealed letter to be opened in one year. But Kirby is destined to inherit the magical power to freeze time in its tracks. Power like that promises unlimited wealth, wealth that can't buy love, but does make a down payment on a lot of deadly trouble. In a universe without time, can Kirby stay one step ahead?

Strip-tilt

Pour sauver le royaume de Carnouguel, Randal, Lys et Walter doivent faire vite. Le sorcier Madoc les guide jusqu'au pays des elfes, d'où ils libèrent Diamante, dernière héritière du trône. Randal revient au château de Doun avec la princesse, qui disparaît bientôt mystérieusement. La résistance contre Hugo de Rocourt, près d'usurper le pouvoir, s'intensifie. Le puissant sorcier Vamart et sa horde de démons sont aussi de la partie la survie de Carnouguel ne tient plus qu'à un fil...

La fille du grand roi - Occasion

«Il tira de sa poche la montre en or de l'oncle Omar. Il se mit à la tripoter distraitement. Il la remonta puis tira sur le remontoir pour la mettre à l'heure de sa montre-bracelet. Elle possédait non seulement une aiguille des heures, une aiguille des minutes et une trotteuse, mais aussi une quatrième aiguille, immobilisée à douze heures et qui était en argent au lieu d'être en or comme les autres. Il se demanda à quoi elle servait.» Drôle d'héritage que cette montre... Et si l'aiguille d'argent n'était autre que la porte vers la liberté totale doublée de la complète immunité ?

Jerry Jamison wants out: out of a sloppy marriage, a dull job and the empty suburban rat race. Once Jerry had a beautiful bride and a good salary at her old man's successful business - that was before his wife turned into a lush. Before the business started to go to pieces. And before the lazy afternoon when Vince Biskay, an old army buddy, rings his doorbell and makes an intriguing proposition. Vince promises to bring excitement into Jerry's life - and money - but this is a plan that leaves only death and destruction in its wake.

Bonne pâte

Vendetta Palace

Strip-Tilt

A VERY SPECIAL MYSTERY ANTHOLOGY FEATURING THE BEST BY THE BEST.In 1984, Mystery Writers of America brought together a roster of authors that has rarely been equaled before or since. Every living MWA President (including several who were also Grand Masters) was asked to select one of their own published stories and write a brief introduction as to why it was their favorite one. The resulting volume, edited under the keen eye of author and screenwriter Brian Garfield, contains some of the finest crime and mystery stories of the previous 50 years. Dorothy Salisbury Davis delights with tale of a most unusual art "heist." Master of the macabre Robert Bloch is in fine form with a story of a con man who takes advantage of lonely women, until he meets his match in deception. Helen McCloy goes to the other side of the world for her engrossing story of 19th century China. John D. MacDonald introduces us to a salesman suffering from the wickedest of hangovers, and bestselling French author Georges Simenon tells a cat-and-mouse tale between a mild-mannered tailor and the serial killer he believes is living across the street from him. Thirteen masterful tales of mystery and suspense, selected by the people who know them best-the authors themselves.

La tête sur le billot

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