Krimi & Thriller

A dark, driven force of nature, living to kill, is haunting the streets of Harlem, New York City. The only person able to find and stop him must be a brilliant detective with a special gift. Follow the traces together with Alex Foster of the NYPD on her chase of a monster. She has to work fast to find a cruel murderer who only has one goal, to smell the scent again.

Ce matin-là, j¿étais très en retard pour aller à l¿école, et j¿avais grand-peur d¿être grondé, d¿autant que M. Hamel nous avait dit qüil nous interrogerait sur les participes, et je n¿en savais pas le premier mot. Un moment l¿idée me vint de manquer la classe et de prendre ma course à travers champs.Le temps était si chaud, si clair on entendait les merles siffler à la lisière du bois, et dans le pré Rippert, derrière la scierie, les Prussiens qui faisaient l¿exercice. Tout cela me tentait bien plus que la règle des participes ; mais j¿eus la force de résister, et je courus bien vite vers l¿école.En passant devant la mairie, je vis qüil y avait du monde arrêté près du petit grillage aux affiches.Depuis deux ans, c¿est de là que nous sont venues toutes les mauvaises nouvelles, les batailles perdues, les réquisitions, les ordres de la commandanture ; et je pensai sans m¿arrêter : ¿Qüest-ce qüil y a encore ?¿ Alors, comme je traversais la place en courant, le forgeron Wachter, qui était là avec son apprenti en train de lire l¿affiche, me cria : ¿Ne te dépêche pas tant, petit ; tu y arriveras toujours assez tôt à ton école !¿Je crus qüil se moquait de moi, et j¿entrai tout essoufflé dans la petite cour de M. Hamel.

"La Vita Nuova" a été écrit par Dante au début du XIVe siècle. C'est un recueil de poèmes qui célèbrent l'amour de Dante pour Béatrice, une femme dont il tombe amoureux dès son jeune âge. Les poèmes sont entrecoupés de prose dans laquelle Dante raconte et commente ses expériences amoureuses, spirituelles et artistiques.L'¿uvre explore le thème de l'amour courtois et la relation entre l'amour profane et l'élévation spirituelle. Béatrice est souvent présentée comme une figure quasi divine, inspirant à Dante des élans poétiques et des réflexions profondes sur l'amour, la beauté et la transcendance.

"La Suggestibilité" est un ouvrage du psychologue français Alfred Binet, publié en 1900. Alfred Binet est surtout connu pour son travail dans le domaine de la psychologie, en particulier pour ses contributions à la mesure de l'intelligence.Dans "La Suggestibilité", Binet explore le concept de suggestibilité, qui se réfère à la tendance d'une personne à accepter et à assimiler les suggestions d'autrui, souvent à un niveau subconscient. Il examine comment la suggestibilité peut affecter le comportement et les réponses d'une personne, en mettant en lumière ses implications pour des domaines tels que la psychologie légale et l'hypnose.

"Brancas ; Les amours de Quaterquem" d'Alfred Assollant est un roman historique qui se déroule au XVIIe siècle, à l'époque de Louis XIV. L'histoire met en scène des intrigues amoureuses, des conflits de pouvoir et des éléments historiques.

" Alexis de Tocqueville, en publiant en 1835 une magistrale étude, La Démocratie en Amérique, allait devenir, aux yeux de beaucoup, le plus grand analyste de la société américaine et de ses institutions politiques ; au fédéralisme, a même écrit Pierre Ellion Trudeau, il a donné son « expression classique »1) Mais on a aussi écrit que, lors de leur passage a Québec en 1831, le même Tocqueville et son ami Gustave de Beaumont, pris par une soudaine fièvre nationaliste, s¿étaient par moments comportés comme de véritables agitateurs, s¿enflammant à troubler une population jugée encore trop apathique.2 N¿est-ce pas à Québec qüon voit Tocqueville affirmer « que le plus grand et le plus irrémédiable malheur pour un peuple, c¿est d¿être conquis » ?3 N¿est-ce pas là qüon le voit craindre que « les classes intermédiaires et supérieures de la population canadienne abandonnent les basses classes et se laissent entraîner dans le mouvement anglais » ?

" Le texte que je présente aujourd'hui au lecteur fait suite à la biographie intellectuelle de Tocqueville publiée en 2005 pour le bicentenaire de sa naissance. Les textes de Tocqueville sur le Coran et l'hindouisme sont aujourd'hui difficiles à trouver, ils n'ont été publiés que dans le tome III, volume 1 des ¿uvres complètes Gallimard, qui est aujourd'hui épuisé ; le texte sur les sectes n'a, lui, été publié que dans l'édition Vrin de La démocratie, en 2000. Les responsables de la collection et moi-même avons donc considéré qu'il était nécessaire de mettre à la disposition des lecteurs, sinon l'intégralité, du moins l'essentiel des textes les plus importants que Tocqueville a consacrés au fait religieux afin de sortir d'une vulgate tocquevillienne dans laquelle la glose a, trop souvent, pris le pas sur le texte lui-même aux dépens de la vérité qui était celle de l'auteur."

"L'Ancien Régime et la Révolution" est un ouvrage d'Alexis de Tocqueville, publié après sa mort en 1856. Dans cet ouvrage, Tocqueville examine les causes de la Révolution française de 1789 et analyse les transformations sociales, politiques et économiques qui ont eu lieu en France pendant cette période.L'auteur explore les facteurs qui ont conduit à la chute de l'Ancien Régime et à l'émergence d'une société nouvelle. Il examine également les conséquences de la Révolution sur la société française et les implications plus larges pour l'Europe.

La peur ancestrale est toujours d'actualité : méfiez-vous de cette chauve-souris...

Talitha Robinson is well on her way to completing renovations for her new bookstore, Beach Bound Books and Beans, in Lantern Beach, North Carolina. But when she hosts a friendly meet-and-greet with bookstore owners from nearby islands, the progress she's making comes to a deadly end.Someone is backstabbed-literally-right under Tali's nose. To make matters worse, Tali's fingerprints are all over the murder weapon and a neighbor claims to have seen Tali commit the crime.Mac MacArthur knows Tali isn't the type to hurt anyone, but it doesn't take a former police chief to figure out things don't look good for her. The two work together to read between the lines and decipher the truth before Tali gets locked away for crimes she didn't commit.As more evidence stacks up, it becomes clear that someone wants to take Tali out of the story. For good.

As cast and crew members prepare for Lantern Beach's first annual Christmas play, catastrophe strikes.Abby Mendez, the director and brainchild behind the play, never shows up for a dress rehearsal. Threats emerge, and it becomes clear that not everyone on the island feels the Christmas spirit.With dangerous encounters and ghostly disappearing acts threatening not only the play but also the safety of Lantern Beach residents, former police chief Mac MacArthur and Abby's friend Tali Robinson jump in to help. The stakes rise as the perpetrator continues to haunt Abby's past, torment her present, and threaten her future.When it seems all hope is nearly lost, can the people of Lantern Beach work together to save the play? Or will this phantom scrooge steal the final act?

With the grand opening of Beach Bound Books and Beans, Tali Robinson's dreams are finally coming true. She hopes to now put the past behind her and start a new chapter. When a suspicious stranger mysteriously shows up at her celebration, her hopes disappear faster than a bestseller at a book signing.Mac MacArthur is ready to solidify his relationship with Tali. But mending their differences is easier said than done. Then someone sets their sights on Tali-and wants to put her out of print . . . permanently.With trouble brewing, Tali and Mac have no choice but to dive into the chaos of the past. However, as more answers are revealed, the danger increases. The truth will come at a great cost . . . one that will bind them together or drive them apart.

Jesse Billiau has fled into the dark of the forests of Vietnam, with his enemy by his side.Not only is hunted by different factions with sinister purpose, but even the beasts of the wood turn their hungry eyes on him.Another has also turned his deathly gaze upon the Australian. Who is the mysterious Baron Samedi, and why does he continue to haunt Jesse after each full moon massacre?THE OLD WORLD SAGA continues directly on from BOOK ONE: IN THE SHADOW OF MONSTROUS THINGS with this novella!From Australian Author Joel Preston comes a late addition to the early story of THE OLD WORLD SAGA, bridging the gap in Jesse's journey between BOOK ONE and BOOK THREE. This is a dark story of self-doubt and the struggle to survive in isolation as Jesse tries to remove himself from the civilised world. He can't let them beast within him harm the innocent, though can do little to stop it...- THE BLURB -Surviving the deadly bite of a werewolf and fearing a life in chains, Jesse Billiau is on the run. With an unlikely ally at his side, Jesse flees into the wilds of Vietnam with the Australian Government hot on his heels. His escape goes awry when he is captured by drug-runners and moved to a secretive compound deep in the forest.He has one advantage his foes don't know. When the full moon shines the beast within is released, and Jesse becomes a herald of death and destruction. But when he sees what he's done, Jesse questions whether he can live with the consequences of his actions. In his moment of utmost despair, the God of Death, Baron Samedi, reveals to Jesse that his suffering is needed for greater events to come.Can Jesse survive the predators of the jungle while he fights the monster inside? Can he embrace his new nature, or must he forever live in fear of the full moon?THIS NOVELLA is designed to be read after THE OLD WORLD SAGA BOOK TWO: RISE GOLDEN APOLLO and before THE WENDIGO INCIDENT: AN OLD WORLD SAGA NOVELLA.

Talitha Robinson is knee-deep in renovations as she prepares to open her new bookstore when a body washes ashore on Lantern Beach. While news of the suspicious death surges across the island, a stranger comes knocking on Tali's door, begging her to endorse his unfinished suspense novel.Unable to dissuade the author, Tali is left holding his manuscript in her hands. But she has no idea of the peril written on its pages.Mac MacArthur has kept his distance from Tali since they uncovered a shocking connection about their pasts. But when someone begins to act out the murderous scenes from the book, one victim at a time, Mac's protective instincts override his decision to stay away.As danger escalates, Mac and Tali must manage their conflicting feelings as they work together to stop this killer . . . before the last chapter is written.Bound by Disasteris book 2 in a four-book series of cozy suspense novellas featuring Tali and Mac and set in Lantern Beach. Although the main mystery is resolved in each novel, some threads will continue throughout the entire Beach Bound Books and Beans mystery series.

When widow Talitha Robinson buys an old store on the boardwalk in Lantern Beach, North Carolina, she's in for a surprise . . . or several. She plans to renovate the space and open Beach Bound Books and Beans, but never expects to find a decades-old skeleton hidden inside one of the walls.As word of the discovery spreads across the island, strange occurrences begin to occur around her. It soon becomes clear someone still knows something about the dead person-something they don't want discovered.Thankfully, former police chief and current mayor Mac MacArthur seems just as eager to unravel the mystery behind the skeletal remains as Tali. But as the two bind together to solve the case, a devastating secret is revealed.Will their newfound friendship come unglued before they find the answers to the past? Or will their blooming relationship die like the man hidden in the wall?

Shawn Stedwin still works for BlueBird Innovation, where a client's satellite has gone offline. Since BlueBird manages the server onboard the satellite, this is Shawn's latest task: to find a way to connect to the server and bring it back online.However, when it becomes evident that the server isn't just down, but the satellite is missing, things begin to get interesting.She and a representative of the client's company, PanaView, must make a trip to an Air Force Base to enlist the help of the Satellite Command Center - who has an eye on every satellite in orbit.Meanwhile, Sameer Singh, Shawn's boss, has given her a new toy: a bare-bones computer on which to build out an Artificial Intelligence Personality. In a room built as a Faraday Cage, Shawn may spend time interacting with it and seeing what she and it can learn from each other. It doesn't take long for Shawn to realize she doesn't like the AI's personality.In Hello, World, we are reunited with old characters from previous books, we travel to towns we saw in previous books, and are introduced to new and lovable characters who might not appear again after this book.But one thing is certain: this story is a wild ride from start to finish, and full of suspense and high-tech mystery.

When future hides unknown destiny, lights of hope illuminate the dark roads. Anya and Oliver, alone, started their unavoidable hard journey towards mystery and the unknown. Their murky experience released their magical abilities and revived the hopes of beautiful future and peaceful life. Their struggle with the evil powers in this world gave them maturity in youth. This experience showed them the truth of life and they used it to build the foundations for a world with no pains and fatal mistakes. Follow their story to discover, with those heroes the magical powers of hope, peace, love, insistence and goodness.In a world choked by shadows, whispers of destiny ignite a flicker of hope. Anya and Oliver, young and alone, are thrust onto a perilous path shrouded in ancient magic. The darkness stirs, whispering promises of power and oblivion. But within them, dormant magic awakens, a flickering beacon against the encroaching night.Their journey is a brutal tapestry woven with loss and survival, where innocence bleeds into resilience and love fights for each stolen breath. They grapple with the darkness, not just the monstrous shadows clawing at their world, but the darkness that lingers within. Each sacrifice reveals a shard of truth, a glimpse of the world they dream of; a world bathed in warmth, not the cold glare of fear.Join Anya and Oliver as they chase the breathes of expectations, wielding the fragile magic of youth, courage, and an unyielding belief in the light. For in the battle against the shadows, it is not power that conquers, but the unshakeable flame of the human spirit.This is not just a tale of heroes and villains, but a reflection of our own struggles, a testament to the enduring power of faith and hope, and the courage it takes to build a world where light illuminates every dark heart and landscapes, leaving no corner untouched. In a world fractured by shadows, where the future whispers secrets and hope flickers like a dying ember, Anya and Oliver stand alone. Thrust into a perilous journey by forces beyond their control, they stumble upon a hidden magic within themselves, a spark that ignites a fragile dream of a better tomorrow. Their path is fraught with shadows, haunted by unseen evils that twist their innocence and test their courage. But through the darkness, a bond of unwavering loyalty and love strengthens, forging them into something more than they ever imagined.This is not a fairy tale of easy victories. It's a chronicle of resilience, of facing the abyss and choosing to rise. It's the story of two young souls scarred by the world, yet determined to mend its broken seams. They fight not for personal glory, but for a future where compassion mends the wounds of conflict, and laughter drowns out the echoes of pain.Will their defiance ignite a revolution, or will they be consumed by the darkness they seek to conquer? Will they bend to the darkness, or will they rise to forge a brighter future, one fueled by the unyielding power of hope, courage, and the unwavering human spirit? Follow Anya and Oliver as they navigate the treacherous labyrinth of destiny, where every choice echoes with the potential for salvation or oblivion. One step at a time, and discover that even in the face of the unknown, the greatest magic lies within us all.

You can run, but you can't hide from U.S. Army RangersWith the armies of the enemy smashed at the final battle for the desert port city, the Rangers return to their primary mission to do what they do best: eliminate a high-value target with extreme violence of action deep inside hostile territory.Failure is not an option-even if that target is a ten-thousand-year-old undead sorcerer of incredible power surrounded by dark, deadly cabals and savage monsters of myth and fable that are all too real.Raids, infiltration, and ambush-and whatever means are necessary-bring the relentless Rangers straight into direct conflict with the dark forces of the Valley of Kings and Priests, where Sût the Undying dreams horrible nightmares of dark magic in a fantastic pyramid more fortress than eternal tomb, intent on conquering the Ruin... and with one final terrible card to play.It's time to breach and clear for all the marbles in a high-stakes game of Hide and Go Kill.Don't Forget Nothin'.