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Tolérance zéro
By Patricia Daniels Cornwell, Jean Esch. 2007
"N'importe quel crime, n'importe quand" est le leitmotiv de Monique Lamont, la procureur vedette du Massachusetts. Dans sa lutte contre…
le crime, la jeune femme choisit le meilleur enquêteur de sa brigade, Winston Garano, dont l'élégance et le caractère photogénique devraient parfaitement servir ses ambitions électorales personnelles. Mis au défi de résoudre sous le regard des médias un meurtre commis il y a vingt ans, l'inspecteur Win apprécie peu d'être utilisé comme un vulgaire pion dans cet imbroglio politique. Lorsqu'il reçoit des menaces personnelles, c'en est trop. 2007. Titre uniforme: At risk.Tokyo
By Mo Hayder. 2004
Grey Hutchins comes to Tokyo seeking answers to what happened during the Nanking Massacre in which, in one city, the…
Japanese Army killed 300,000 civilians. But she finds herself increasingly desperate and alone in a nightclub catering for Japanese businessmen. One gangster dominates - an old man rumoured to rely on a powerful elixir that others want for themselves - at any price. Some descriptions of violence. 2004.The twelfth card (Lincoln Rhyme novel. #6)
By Jeffery Deaver. 2006
Trying to discover why a Harlem high school student is being targeted for murder, quadriplegic detective Lincoln Rhyme and his…
protegee, Amelia Sachs, look for answers in the student's term paper about her civil rights activist ancestor. Sequel to "The vanished man", followed by “The cold moon”. 2006. (Lincoln Rhyme ; 6)The surgeon (Rizzoli And Isles Ser. #Bk. 1)
By Tess Gerritsen. 2001
Trauma surgeon Catherine Cordell left Savannah after escaping from a serial murderer whom she managed to kill. A copycat is…
now stalking her in Boston while finding other victims, and Catherine falls in love with the detective on the case. Descriptions of violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2001.The stone monkey (Lincoln Rhyme novel. #4)
By Jeffery Deaver. 2002
Recruited to help the FBI and the INS perform the nearly impossible, Lincoln Rhyme and his partner, Amelia Sachs, manage…
to track down a cargo ship headed for New York City carrying two dozen illegal Chinese immigrants, as well as the notorious human smuggler and killer known as "the Ghost." But when the Ghost's capture goes disastrously wrong, Lincoln and Amelia find themselves in a horrifying race against time. Descriptions of violence. Sequel to “The empty chair”, followed by “The vanished man“. 2002.The steel kiss: a Lincoln Rhyme novel (Lincoln Rhyme novel. #12.)
By Jeffery Deaver. 2016
Amelia Sachs is hot on the trail of a killer. She's chasing him through a department store in Brooklyn when…
suddenly the escalator malfunctions. The stairs give way and several people are trapped, with one man horribly mangled by the gears. Sachs is forced to let her quarry escape as she jumps in to try to help save the victims. But was this a random, freak accident? Bestseller. 2016.The search (Eve Duncan series. #3.)
By Iris Johansen. 2000
In this sequel to "The killing game" (DC22109) Logan's late wife's vengeful half-brother, Rudzak, kidnaps an employee from Logan's research…
facility. Logan manipulates ATF agent Sarah Patrick and her search dog, Monty, into helping him track the hostage. Strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some violence. Followed by "Body of lies". Bestseller. 2000. (The Eve Duncan series ; 3)The line between here and gone (Forensic Instincts novel.)
By Andrea Kane. 2012
Amanda Gleason's infant son Justin suffers from a rare immune deficiency. His best chance for survival died with his father,…
Paul, who was murdered before Justin was born. But when a recent photo surfaces of a man who looks like a very-much-alive Paul, Amanda hires Forensic Instincts to investigate. 2012.The lesson of her death
By Jeffery Deaver. 1993
As Detective Bill Corde looks down at the beautiful face of the murdered girl in the mud, he cannot know…
that his own life is about to turn into a terrifyingly real nightmare. Before Corde knows it, the girl's killer is trailing him and his unsuspecting family - his wife, his teenage son, and his imaginative but vulnerable daughter Sarah. Sarah - who alone knows the identity of the man who took the life of the girl, the man who may be responsible for further deaths. And the lesson Bill Corde is about to learn - the lesson of her death - is an education that no one will ever forget. 1993.The kill room (Lincoln Rhyme novel. #10)
By Jeffery Deaver. 2013
When a U.S. government sniper kills a suspected American terrorist, private investigator Lincoln Rhyme is tasked with building a case…
against those involved. Violence and strong language. Sequel to “The burning wire”, followed by “The skin collector“. 2013.Les os du diable: [roman] ((Best-sellers).)
By Kathy Reichs, Viviane Mikhalkov. 2009
Dans une maison en rénovation, un plombier met au jour une cave et y fait la découverte de choses étranges:…
un poulet décapité, des os d'animaux, un chaudron contenant des perles, des plumes et les restes de ce qui pourrait ressembler à un rite satanique. Au centre de la scène se trouve le crâne d'une jeune adolescente. Un peu plus loin, sur les rives d'un lac, un passant découvre le corps décapité d'un jeune homme. Quand ces morts ont-elles eu lieu? Où ces meurtres ont-ils été commis? (...) Un ancien pasteur devenu politicien s'empare de l'affaire et commence une chasse aux sorcières. Et Temperance Brennan mêne l'enquête. 2009. Titre uniforme: Devil bonesMutation
By Robin Cook. 1989
Un chercheur scientifique réussit, par manipulation génétique, à créer un enfant deux fois plus intelligent qu'Einstein. Mais qui est vraiment…
cet enfant de dix ans, trop beau, trop intelligent et bien trop sage? Quelques descriptions de violence. 1989. Titre uniforme: Mutation.Fatal voyage
By Kathy Reichs. 2002
When a plane crashes high in the mountains of North Carolina, Tempe Brennan is one of the first on the…
scene. As a forensic anthropologist she serves on the response team. The task that confronts her is a sad and sickening one. Sequel to "Deadly decisions". Followed by "Grave secrets" (DC24553). 2002. (Temperance Brennan mysteries ; 4)The vanished man (Lincoln Rhyme novel. #5)
By Jeffery Deaver. 2003
When a killer flees the scene of a homicide at a prestigious Manhattan music school and locks himself in a…
classroom, the police have him surrounded within minutes. A scream rings out, followed by a gunshot. The police break down the door. The room is empty. The ambitious Sachs, and the quadriplegic Rhyme, must work together to ferret out a master illusionist they've dubbed "the conjurer" and prevent a terrifying act of vengeance that could become the greatest vanishing act of all. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. Sequel to "Stone monkey", followed by “The twelfth card”. 2003. (Lincoln Rhyme ; 5)Break no bones (Temperance Brennan mysteries ; #9)
By Kathy Reichs. 2007
In South Carolina Dr. Tempe Brennan traces recent bones from a Native American burial ground to a medical clinic. When…
Tempe's estranged husband, Pete, moves back in town to research a missing person's case, Tempe suspects a connection between her investigation and his inquiry. Strong language, and descriptions of violence. Bestseller. 2007. (Temperance Brennan mysteries ; 9)Bones to ashes (Temperance Brennan mysteries ; #10)
By Kathy Reichs. 2007
A young girl's skeleton found in New Brunswick reminds forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance Brennan of her own Acadian childhood friend…
who disappeared in her teens. Meanwhile Tempe's former lover, detective Andrew Ryan, is investigating a serial killer who may be connected to Tempe's case. Strong language, and descriptions of violence. Bestseller. 2007. (Temperance Brennan mysteries ; 10)Déjà dead
By Kathy Reichs. 1997
Temperance Brennan, a forensic anthropologist in Montreal, is used to visiting recently discovered burial sites. But her newest case is…
different. The dismembered body and its decapitated head remind her of another case, and she is soon plunged into a frantic investigation to find a serial killer who is about to strike again. Strong language, descriptions of sex, and graphic descriptions of violence.Cadavre X (Enquête de Kay Scarpetta. #10.)
By Patricia Daniels Cornwell. 2000
Un cadavre décomposé est retrouvé à bord d'un cargo belge faisant étape à Richmond. Malgré une autopsie minutieuse, Kay Scarpetta…
ne parvient à déterminer ni l'identité du mort ni les causes du décès. Seuls indices: un tatouage et des poils blonds. Encore hantée par la mort de Benton (Combustion), en butte aux intrigues de collègues rivaux, Kay, flanquée de son fidèle Marino et toujours proche de Lucy, sa nièce, se lance dans une enquête qui la mènera en France, des bureaux lyonnais d'Interpol à la morgue de Paris, avant de la ramener en Virginie où l'attend un tueur monstrueux, le Loup-garou. Titre uniforme: Black notice.Déjà dead: A Novel (A temperance Brennan Novel Ser. #1)
By Kathy Reichs. 1997
Temperance Brennan, a forensic anthropologist in Montreal, is used to visiting recently discovered burial sites. But her newest case is…
different. The dismembered body and its decapitated head remind her of another case, and she is soon plunged into a frantic investigation to find a serial killer who is about to strike again. Strong language, descriptions of sex, and graphic descriptions of violence. 1997.Harvest
By Tess Gerritsen. 1996
Surgical resident Abby DiMatteo is excited to be considered for the prestigious cardiac transplant team. But when she must oppose…
her colleagues' plan to divert a transplant from a dying seventeen-year-old to a billionaire's wife, she is discredited. As she fights to clear her name, she is shocked at what she learns. 1996.