Death Wish

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André Marois

Nounours travaille de nuit aux abattoirs Darfeuille et fils, où il est affecté au transport des ordures. Un soir, il découvre une main de fillette au sein des restes sanguinolents. Ne sachant que faire, il la met dans un sac de papier brun et la congèle une fois de retour chez lui. Bien qu'il se sente inexplicablement fasciné par cette petite menotte, en laquelle il voit une présence réconfortante, il se convainc qu'il doit la remettre à l'endroit où il l'a découverte. Or, le lendemain, l'entreprise foisonne de policiers : un boucher a abattu un confrère dans la journée. Ne sachant si les deux événements sont liés, Nounours se réfugie dans un bar, où un pickpocket lui vole son précieux bien, inconscient qu'il vient de mettre la main (sans mauvais jeu de mots!) dans un sordide engrenage. -- Un roman foisonnant de personnages tordus, que seule une certaine absurdité dans le propos empêche de sombrer dans un univers carrément malsain et inacceptable. [SDM].

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Ace Atkins

"Mesmerizing...a tour de force from one of the best crime writers at work today."—Michael ConnellyWhite Shadow is a "stunning" (Lee Child) noir thriller based on real-life events.1955: Tampa, Florida is a city pulsing with Sicilian and Cuban gangsters, cigar factories, sweet rum, and violence. The death of retired kingpin Charlie Wall— the White Shadow—has shocked the city, sending cops, reporters, and associates scrambling to find those responsible. As the trail winds through neighborhoods rich and poor, enmeshing the innocent and corrupt alike all the way down to the streets and casinos of Havana, an extraordinary story of revenge, honor, and greed emerges. For Charlie Wall had his secrets—secrets that if discovered could destroy a criminal empire and ignite a revolution.

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Laurence Shames

A comedy on a tourist mistaken for a mobster. Both men are called Big Al and both are on holiday in Key West, Florida, their names prominently displayed on the license plate of their cars. The bouncers sent to rough up Al become confused.

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Robert Wilson

The final psychological thriller featuring Javier Falcon, the tortured detective from 'The Hidden Assassins' and 'The Blind Man of Seville. 'A sweltering Seville is recovering from the shock of a terrorist attack and Inspector Jefe Javier Falcon is struggling to fulfil his promise to its citizens: that he would find the real perpetrators of the outrage. The death of a gangster in a spectacular car crash offers vital evidence implicating the Russian mafia in his investigation...but pitches Falcon into the heart of a turf war over prostitution and drugs. Now the target of vicious hoods, Falcon finds those closest to him are also coming under intolerable pressure: his best friend, who's spying for the Spanish government, reveals that he is being blackmailed by Islamist extremists, and Falcon's own lover suffers a mother's worst nightmare. In the face of such fanaticism and brutality, their options seem limited and Falcon realizes that only the most ruthless retaliation will work. But there is a terrible price to pay...