Milieu du XIXème siècle ; les troupes anglaises se battent en Crimée. Leur solde part régulièrement de Londres par un train blindé, qui est à cette époque “ le symbole même du progrès ”. Or, en ce mois de Mai 1855, les sacoches censées renfermer les 12 000 livres d’or en barre, ne contiennent plus, à leur arrivée à Ostende, que des grains de plomb... Le récit haletant du hold up le plus spectaculaire du XIXème siècle.

Un train d'or pour la Crimée

Deep in the African rain forest, near the legendary ruins of the Lost City of Zinj, an expedition of eight American geologists is mysteriously and brutally killed in a matter of minutes.Ten thousand miles away, Karen Ross, the Congo Project Supervisor, watches a gruesome video transmission of the aftermath: a camp destroyed, tents crushed and torn, equipment scattered in the mud alongside dead bodies — all motionless except for one moving image — a grainy, dark, man-shaped blur.In San Francisco, primatologist Peter Elliot works with Amy, a gorilla with an extraordinary vocabulary of 620 “signs,” the most ever learned by a primate, and she likes to fingerpaint. But recently, her behavior has been erratic and her drawings match, with stunning accuracy, the brittle pages of a Portuguese print dating back to 1642 . . . a drawing of an ancient lost city. A new expedition — along with Amy — is sent into the Congo where they enter a secret world, and the only way out may be through a horrifying death …source: michaelcrichton.com

Congo

À San Francisco, le milliardaire George Morton s'écrase du haut d'une falaise à bord de sa Ferrari quelques minutes seulement après avoir annoncé qu'il retirait son soutien à un mouvement écologiste international...Avant de disparaître, George avait laissé un message énigmatique. Peter, son avocat, et Sarah, son assistante, le décryptent... et se trouvent emportés dans une course-poursuite qui va les précipiter des glaces de l'Antarctique aux forêts vierges de Mélanésie.Face à eux, un ennemi insaisissable prêt à détruire la planète pour prouver qu'elle est en danger. Tremblement de terre, tsunami, cyclone : si les idéalistes fous ne sont pas neutralisés, des milliers de gens vont mourir dans une série de catastrophes naturelles d'une ampleur sans précédent...

Etat d'Urgence

From Michael Crichton, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Jurassic Park, comes a thrilling adventure set in the Wild West that will keep you on the edge of your seat from the first page to the last!

 If you thought Jurassic Park was an adventure, you should try the Wild West!

 1876. In the lawless territories of the Wild West, two teams of explorers are pitted against one another. Their quarry? Dinosaur bones. But in a land filled with hostile Indian tribes and towns where pistol fights are a daily occurrence, every exploit puts their lives in danger.

 William Johnson, a student with more privilege than sense, finds himself plunged into this deadly environment after making a brash wager. Alongside Edwin Drinker Cope, the famed adventurer, he stumbles upon a momentous discovery - dragon teeth of a fantastic size!

 But to keep this extraordinary treasure safe, William must first confront some of the West's most dangerous and notorious characters.

Dragon Teeth

**Pre-order now to secure the special Collector's Edition - available only while stocks last!**The Collector's Edition features a gold foiled design underneath the dust jacket and is exclusive to the first print run in the UK only.________________________________'Breathtaking and brilliant!' Jeffery Deaver'As thrilling and jaw-dropping as Jurassic Park' Don Winslow'Heart-pounding storytelling at its finest' T. J. Newman'One of the most entertaining novels I've read in years' Adrian McKinty________________________________Two of the bestselling storytellers of all time have created an unforgettable thriller. A once-in-a-century volcanic eruption is about to destroy the Big Island of Hawaii. But a decades-old military secret could turn the volcano into something even more terrifying... Now it's up to a handful of brave individuals to save the island - and the entire world._______________________________PRAISE FOR JAMES PATTERSON'It's no mystery why James Patterson is the world's most popular thriller writer ... Simply put: nobody does it better.' JEFFERY DEAVER'No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades.' LEE CHILD'Patterson boils a scene down to the single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. It's what fires off the movie projector in the reader's mind.' MICHAEL CONNELLY'James Patterson is The Boss. End of.' IAN RANKIN'The master storyteller of our times' HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON'One of the greatest storytellers of all time' PATRICIA CORNWELL'James Patterson is the gold standard by which all others are judged.' STEVE BERRY'Patterson knows where our deepest fears are buried ... there's no stopping his imagination' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'Patterson is in a class by himself' GUARDIAN

Eruption - The Blockbuster Thriller of 2024

Le voyage à travers le temps appartenait à la science-fiction...
Va-t-il devenir, grâce aux dernières avancées de la science, une réalité ?
Située au beau milieu du désert de l'Arizona, ITC est une entreprise de technologie de pointe hautement mystérieuse. Sous la férule d'un scientifique aussi brillant que mégalomane, d'importantes recherches y sont menées dans le plus grand des secrets...
Mais pourquoi ITC s'intéresse-t-elle aux travaux de l'équipe d'historiens qui, loin de là, dans la vallée de la Dordogne, a entrepris, sous la direction du professeur Johnston de l'université de Yale, des fouilles autour d'un monastère du XIVe siècle ?
Pour éclaircir la question, Johnston se rend en Arizona.
Et disparaît...
Deux jours plus tard, en Dordogne, un parchemin vieux de six cent cinquante ans est mis au jour. Son message, " À l'aide ", est signé du professeur Johnston...
Après Jurassic Park, le nouveau thriller de Michael Crichton Prisonniers du temps figure sur la liste des meilleures ventes du New York Times depuis sa sortie, et sera prochainement porté à l'écran.

Prisonniers du temps

Pirate Latitudes takes the reader back to 1665, when Charles II's Jamaican colony is under serious threat, besieged on every side by the voracious Spanish empire. At the centre of this troubled outpost is its crowded capital, Port Royal, a lively (if festering) hangout for criminal dregs, who inhabit its taverns and brothels. This is the time of the privateer, when (with tacit royal sanction), ship's captains could make sorties against Spanish ships and outposts, plundering at will -- just so long as the Governor and King Charles are taken care of. Michael Crichton's protagonist in this colourful mix is Captain Charles Hunter, educated at Harvard and a man with keenly developed survival instincts. He is made aware a treasure galleon, which is at anchor in the heavily fortified Spanish island of Matanceros, and Hunter's interest is piqued -- not least because this means he will be able to take on Philip of Spain's most ruthless enforcer, Cazalla. The stage is set for what will either be a glorious bit of naval smash-and-grab or that will end in the ignominious death of Charles Hunter and his motley crew.

Pirate latitudes

Fifty years after The Andromeda Strain made Michael Crichton a household name - and spawned a new genre, the technothriller - the threat returns, in a gripping sequel that is terrifyingly realistic and resonant.

 THE EVOLUTION IS COMING

 In 1967, an extraterrestrial microbe - designated the Andromeda Strain - came crashing down to Earth and nearly ended the human race. A team of top scientists worked valiantly to save the world from an epidemic of unimaginable proportions. In the ensuing decades, research on the microparticle continued. And the world thought it was safe..

 Deep inside Fairchild Air Force Base, Project Eternal Vigilance has continued to watch and wait for the Andromeda Strain to reappear. And now, a Brazilian terrain-mapping drone has detected a bizarre anomaly of otherworldly matter, bearing the tell-tale chemical signature of the deadly microparticle.

 With this shocking discovery, a diverse team of experts hailing from all over the world is dispatched to investigate the potentially apocalyptic threat. But the microbe is growing - evolving. And if the team can't reach the quarantine zone, enter the anomaly, and figure out how to stop it, this new Andromeda Evolution will annihilate all life as we know it.

 'A meticulously crafted adventure story, packed with action, mystery, wonder, and just enough hard science to scare the hell out of you. So good!' Ernest Cline, author of Ready Player One

 'Wilson invokes the best of [Crichton's classic novel], and updates everything with terrific flair'

 Mail Online

 'Does a good job of mixing hard science and thrills'

 The i

 'Satisfyingly amplifies the original'

 Financial Times

 Would make Crichton proud"

 Washington Post

 'Tautly told, often exciting and tense'

 SFX magazine

The Andromeda Evolution

The new thriller from Michael Crichton, one of the most famous authors in the world, the most exciting, anticipated publication of Christmas 2009.

 Jamaica, in 1665 a lone outpost of British power amid Spanish waters in the sunbaked Caribbean. Its capital, Port Royal, a cuthroat town of taverns, grog shops and bawdy houses - the last place imaginable from which to launch an unthinkable attack on a nearby Spanish stronghold. Yet that is exactly what renowned privateer Captain Charles Hunter plans to do, with the connivance of Charles II's ruling governor, Sir James Almont.

 The target is Matanceros, guarded by the bloodthirsty Cazalla, and considered impregnable with its gun emplacements and sheer cliffs. Hunter's crew of buccaneers must battle not only the Spanish fleet but other deadly perils - raging hurricanes, cannibal tribes, even sea monsters. But if his ragtag crew succeeds, they will make not only history . but a fortune in gold.

Un train d'or pour la Crimée

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