Nous sommes en 1969, quelques mois après l'assassinat de Martin Luther King.
Smokey Dalton se retrouve lancé sur les traces de Daniel Kirkland, boursier à l'université de Yale, qui a disparu alors que la contestation étudiante se développe en pleine guerre du Viêt-nam. Dalton ne se sent plus en sécurité à Chicago où les gangs font régner la terreur.
Se rendre à Yale avec son fils Jimmy, alors que commencent les vacances d'été, lui paraît donc une excellente idée. Mais très vite, le voyage se transforme en lente et inévitable descente aux enfers...

Que la guerre soit avec nous !

Nous sommes en 1969, quelques mois après l'assassinat de Martin Luther King. Smokey Dalton se retrouve lancé sur les traces de Daniel Kirkland, boursier à l'université de Yale, qui a disparu alors que la contestation étudiante se développe en pleine guerre du Viêt-nam. Dalton ne se sent plus en sécurité à Chicago où les gangs font régner la terreur. Se rendre à Yale avec son fils ­Jimmy, alors que commencent les vacances d'été, lui paraît donc une excellente idée. Mais très vite, le voyage se trans­forme en lente et inévitable descente aux ­enfers.

Kris Nelscott, Américaine, est une auteure prolifique récompensée par de nombreux prix prestigieux, et traduite dans une quinzaine de langues. Elle a déjà publié, à l'Aube, La Route de tous les dangers, À couper au couteau, Blanc sur noir et Les faiseurs d'ange.

La vie dans le Chicago des années 1960 ressemble à une balade sur le fil d'un rasoir. Les Blancs considèrent l'émancipation des Afro-Américains comme une maladie contagieuse - et mortelle. De leur côté, de nombreux jeunes Noirs du ghetto ne rêvent que de révolution violente. C'est dans ce contexte que plusieurs personnes sont tuées dans le quartier où Smokey et Jimmy essaient de reconstruire leur vie, attirant inévitablement le regard inquisiteur des flics. À première vue, rien ne relie ces meurtres. Mais il est facile d'y deviner la ligne invisible tracée par les Blancs pour tenter de contenir l'avancée des Noirs enrichis qui commencent à migrer vers des quartiers plus chic. et plus sûrs.

Kris Nelscott (pseudonyme), née en 1960, a été récompensée par de nombreux prix. Son ouvre est traduite dans une quinzaine de langues. La route de tous les dangers est le premier volume d'une série consacrée au personnage de Smokey Dalton, initialement publiée à l'Aube avant d'être reprise par Points. En 2018, l'Aube relance cette série depuis le début et poursuivra avec les titres inédits.

Blanc sur noir

Smokey Dalton accepte d'enquêter sur Daniel Kirkland, à la demande de sa mère Grace Kirkland. Ce brillant étudiant a été radié de l'université de Yale pour s'être opposé à la guerre du Vietnam. Arrivé à New Haven en compagnie de Jimmy, son fils adoptif, et de Malcom, un garçon débrouillard, il comprend que Daniel a rallié un groupe de militants extrémistes, les Weathermen.

Que la guerre soit avec nous!

New! Reader's Guide Edition With Discussion Questions "Kris Nelscott can lay claim to the strongest series of detective novels now being written by an American author." -SalonWho is Smokey Dalton?Private Investigator Smokey Dalton works for Memphis, Tennessee's black community. He has almost no interaction with the white hierarchy, even though they exist only blocks away. So he's surprised the day a white woman walks into his Beale Street office. Laura Hathaway has sought him out because he's a beneficiary in her mother's will, and Laura wants to know why. So does Smokey. He's never heard of the Hathaways, but his search will take him on a journey that will challenge everything he's ever known, including his own identity. Set against the backdrop of the strike and protests that will end with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, A Dangerous Road combines the politics of race, betrayal, unexpected love, and the terrible cost of trust. It's a story so memorable the Mystery Writers of America chose it as one of the top five novels of the year and the Historical Mystery Appreciation Society honored it as the winner of the Herodotus Award for Best Historical Mystery. What the critics say: "Powerful stuff, with a role for every major black actor in Hollywood."-Kirkus Reviews "More than just offering a puzzle, this novel encourages self-examination about identity, responsibility and the consequences of choices. Smokey proves himself a man of conscience able to make tough choices." -Publishers Weekly "Nelscott's series setting, in the turbulent late '60s, gives her books layers of issues of racism, class, and war, all of which still seem to remain sadly timely today." -Oregonian "It's not hard to draw parallels between Nelscott's PI Smokey Dalton and Walter Mosley's Easy Rawlins, another secretive, canny black man trying to solve mysteries while circumspectly navigating the white world. But Dalton's no knock-off. (Would you label the hundreds of hard-boiled detectives who've appeared in Raymond Chandler's wake mere Marlow Xeroxes because they're white?)" -Entertainment WeeklyThe Smokey Dalton books are "a high-class crime series." -BooklistRead the whole series of gripping novels:A Dangerous RoadSmoke-Filled RoomsThin WallsStone CribsWar at HomeDays of RageStreet JusticeAwards for the series:The first Smokey Dalton novel, A Dangerous Road, won the Herodotus Award for Best Historical Mystery and was short-listed for the Edgar Award for Best Novel; the second, Smoke-Filled Rooms, was a PNBA Book Award finalist; and the third, Thin Walls, was one of the Chicago Tribune's best mysteries of the year. Kirkus chose Days of Rage as one of the top ten mysteries of the year and it was also nominated for a Shamus award for the Best Private Eye Hardcover Novel of the Year. Street Justice was nominated for a Shamus award for the Best Original Paperback P. I. Novel. Kris Nelscott is an open pen name used by New York Times bestselling author Kristine Kathryn Rusch.

A Dangerous Road: Reading Group Guide Edition - Smokey Dalton, #1

Premier jour de l'an 1970. Smokey Dalton n'est pas malheureux de voir une nouvelle décennie s'ouvrir, pourtant sa bonne humeur sera de courte durée. Son fils, Jimmy, l'appelle à l'aide. Il s'est mis en mauvaise posture en voulant protéger son amie et "cousine" Lacey, terriblement en danger... et c'est ainsi que Smokey va découvrir un sordide réseau de kidnapping de jeunes filles, d'esclavage et de prostitution. Il mettra toute son énergie à empêcher de nuire ces criminels dénués de la moindre humanité, et à faire fermer les hôtels qui les abritent. Cette nouvelle enquête est haletante de bout en bout, et lève à nouveau le voile sur les terribles travers d'une société américaine pas si éloignée, en l'occurrence sur le sort réservé aux jeunes filles par des hommes sans scrupules.

Kris Nelscott est une auteure américaine prolifique récompensée par de nombreux prix prestigieux, et traduite dans une quinzaine de langues. Elle a déjà publié, à l'Aube, La Route de tous les dangers, À couper au couteau, Blanc sur noir, Les faiseurs d'ange, Que la guerre soit avec nous ! et Quatre jours de rage.

Justice de rue

Years ago, Lurleen helped the NAACP investigate lynchings. She stopped when she met her husband, but never forgot the work.or the caution it required. After his death, Lurleen finds herself struggling to find purpose. She travels to New York without a plan. But what she finds there might help her face her past-and finally chart her future. A powerful story about justice, courage, and facing one's true self. "'Still Life 1931' by Kris Nelscott (Kristine Kathryn Rusch), based on Hotel Room (1931) [a painting by Edward Hopper], was perhaps the best story in the collection [In Sunlight or in Shadow, edited by Lawrence Block], telling the story of Lurleen, a white volunteer/informant for the NAACP at the beginning of the Great Depression."-New York Journal of Books

Still Life 1931

Called "an outstanding series" by Booklist and "triumphant" by the Chicago Tribune, Kris Nelscott's Smokey Dalton mysteries boast numerous awards, including finalists for the Edgar and Shamus awards. The Oregonian says: "The Nelscott series setting, in the turbulent late '60s, gives her books layers of issues of racism, class, and war, all of which still seem to remain sadly timely today." And Entertainment Weekly says of the main character: "It's not hard to draw parallels between Nelscott's PI Smokey Dalton and Walter Mosley's Easy Rawlins, another secretive, canny black man trying to solve mysteries while circumspectly navigating the white world.  But Dalton's no knock-off.  (Would you label the hundreds of hard-boiled detectives who've appeared in Raymond Chandler's wake mere Marlow Xeroxes because they're white?)"This boxed set includes the first three books in the series: A Dangerous Road, Smoke-Filled Rooms, and Thin Walls. A Dangerous Road (Edgar Award Finalist)Private Investigator Smokey Dalton works for Memphis, Tennessee's black community. He has almost no interaction with the white hierarchy, even though they exist only blocks away. So he's surprised the day a white woman walks into his Beale Street office. Laura Hathaway has sought him out because he's a beneficiary in her mother's will, and Laura wants to know why. So does Smokey. He's never heard of the Hathaways, but his search will take him on a journey that will change everything he's ever known. Set against the backdrop of the strike and protests that will end with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, A Dangerous Road combines the politics of race, betrayal, unexpected love, and the terrible cost of trust into a story so memorable the Mystery Writers of America chose it as one of the top five novels of the year and the Historical Mystery Appreciation Society honored it as the winner of the Herodotus Award for Best Historical Mystery. Smoke-Filled RoomsOn the run after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., Private Investigator Smokey Dalton has settled under an assumed name in Chicago. But history won't leave him alone. His job in security at the Chicago Hilton places him in the center of the protests at the 1968 Democratic Convention. Worse, a killer works his South Side neighborhood. Smokey can't ignore the crimes, any more than he can ignore the tension building in the city that hot August. He must take action, before he loses everything. Chosen as one of the top ten mystery novels of the year by both Deadly Pleasures and Booklist. Thin WallsSmokey Dalton and Jimmy, the young boy he protects, have settled into a new life on Chicago's South Side. But when Smokey gets hired to investigate the death of a black man in a local park, he realizes that the murder might not be an isolated case.  The Chicago Police Department doesn't really investigate black deaths, particularly near the South Side. Smokey thinks the case easy, until he digs deeper into the history of the area, a history that includes gangs, racism, and secrets so dark they threaten his very existence. Chosen as one of the top ten mystery novels of the year by the Chicago Tribune.

Que la guerre soit avec nous !

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