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The first night
By Marc Levy, Kate Bignold, Lakshmi Ramakrishnan Iyer. 2011
The legend goes that when you are in your mother’s womb, you know all about the mystery of creation and…
the origins of the world until the end of time, but when you are born, a messenger flies over your cradle and puts a finger on your lips so that the secret of life will never escape. The finger erases your memory forever and leaves a mark, which all of us have above our upper lip - all of us, except me. The day I was born, the messenger forgot to come and see me, and I remember everything. Sequel to “The first day” (DC41463). Includes sex, violence and strong language. 2011. Uniform title: La première nuit.The first day
By Marc Levy, Sarah Black. 2011
Keira, an archaeologist, returns home from a dig in Ethiopia with an unusual stone, which Adrian, her old boyfriend and…
an astrophysicist, investigates. When it becomes apparent that others are also interested in the stone, Keira and Adrian travel the world, following maps written in the stars and clues buried within the earth, always guided by the slowly unravelling secrets of the stone. Some descriptions of sex, descriptions of violence. 2011. Uniform title: Le premier jour.The final unfinished voyage of Jack Aubrey (Aubrey-maturin Ser.)
By Patrick O'Brian. 2005
An incomplete, final installment of the Aubrey/Maturin seafaring adventure series features three printed chapters and a facsimile of the manuscript,…
which includes details about Jack Aubrey's post-promotion mission to the South Africa station and a duel between Stephen Maturin and an impertinent officer. Some strong language. 2005.The canyon of bones (Skye's West Ser. #15)
By Richard S Wheeler. 2008
1850s. Barnaby Skye and his Crow Indian wife Victoria agree that Skye should take a second Indian wife to produce…
a son. Skye marries Blue Dawn, a beautiful young Shoshone woman, and the trio is hired to guide English explorer and journalist Graves Mercer to see a mysterious canyon full of dinosaur bones. On the trek, they endure prairie fires, superstitious natives, and Mercer's arrogance, which endangers the whole party. Sequel to "Fire arrow", followed by "Virgin River". Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. 2008. (Skye's West ; 15)The best of times
By Penny Vincenzi. 2009
Jonathan is a surgeon returning from a liaison with his mistress, Abi, and Georgia is an actress going to an…
audition along with her agent Linda. Toby and Barney are on their way to a stag party, Mary is going to the airport to meet her first love, farmer William watches the drama unfold across the hill, and Emma is also a surgeon. One heartbeat in time, and all their lives will be totally transformed. Descriptions of sex and violence and strong language. 2009.Straken (High Druid of Shannara. #3.)
By Terry Brooks. 2005
Pen Ohmsford surrenders to the druids to help his captive friends and to reach Paranor, where he can enter the…
Forbidding and rescue his aunt, the rightful high druid. When the druids imprison Pen, elven girl Khyber Elessedil undertakes to save him. Sequel to "Tanequil". Some violence. 2005.Pirate latitudes: a novel
By Michael Crichton. 2009
The Caribbean, 1665. Port Royal, Jamaica is a cutthroat town of taverns, grog shops, and bawdy houses. For Captain Charles…
Hunter, there's a living to be made, and gold in Spanish hands is gold for the taking. Word in port is that the galleon El Trinidad is awaiting repairs in a nearby, heavily fortified, harbour. Hunter assembles a crew of ruffians to infiltrate the enemy island and commandeer El Trinidad, along with its fortune in gold. The raid is as perilous as the bloodiest tales of island legend and Hunter will lose more than one man before he even sets foot on foreign shores, where dense jungle and the firepower of Spanish infantry stand between him and the treasure. Violence and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2009.Night watch
By Kevin Armstrong. 2002
Short stories set in the Pacific islands, detailing the shift between sea and land, indigenous cultures and the Western seafaring…
world. Each story unveils protagonists who err in their search for self and home. "The cane field" uncovers the myriad ways a mother's love can be destroyed by political and cultural clashes; "The woman of his choice" depicts Faero, a young Waro Indian caught between the world he knows and the woman he desires. Some strong language. 2002.L'Homme qui tombe (Lettres Anglo-américaines Ser.)
By Don DeLillo. 2008
En cette matinée du 11 septembre 2001, il y a, dans la main de Keith, masqué de cendres, criblé d'éclats…
de verre et revenu d'entre les morts dans l'appartement de son ex-femme, Lianne, une mallette qui ne lui appartient pas et que sa main de rescapé serre, mécaniquement, de toutes ses forces. Keith se rapproche et s'éloigne d'une autre femme rencontrée dans l'enfer des tours, avant de décider de finir sa vie assis devant une table de jeu dans le désert de Las Vegas. Affrontant, un monde en morceaux dont la représentation s'est perdue avec les attentats du 11 Septembre, Don DeLillo donne à voir les ressorts brisés de la belle machine humaine - psychisme, langage et corps impuissant confondus. Quelques passages où le langage est grossier, et quelques descriptions de nature sexuelle. 2008.La sainte couronne (Collection Thrillers)
By William Dietrich, Pierre Szczeciner. 2015
1239. Saint Louis fait l'acquisition auprès de l'empereur de Constantinople de plusieurs reliques sacrées, qu'il fait entreposer à Notre-Dame. Parmi…
celles-ci, des morceaux de la sainte Croix, de la sainte lance et la couronne d'épines posée sur la tête de Jésus avant sa crucifixion. 1804. Ethan Gage, qui a accompagné Napoléon dans ses expéditions en Terre sainte avant d'entrer dans sa légion secrète, tient le futur empereur pour responsable de la mort de sa femme et de la disparition de son fils. Bien décidé à se venger, il rejoint les Anglais et les monarchistes français pour conspirer à sa chute. Au coeur du complot qu'il imagine : la sainte Couronne du Christ. 2015.Anges et démons
By Dan Brown, Daniel Roche. 2005
Robert Langdon, le célèbre professeur d'histoire de l'art, spécialiste de symbologie religieuse, à Harvard, est convoqué au CERN, en Suisse,…
pour déchiffrer un symbole gravé au fer rouge sur la poitrine d'un éminent homme de science qui a été assassiné. Il fait alors une découverte incroyable: il s'agirait d'un crime commis par une très ancienne société secrète, les Illuminati, laquelle s'est également emparée d'un conteneur renfermant une substance très dangereuse. La secte, qui vient de resurgir après une éclipse de quatre siècles, a juré d'anéantir l'Église catholique. 2005.Le premier jour: Roman
By Marc Levy. 2009
Un étrange objet trouvé dans un volcan éteint va révolutionner tout ce que l'on croit savoir de la naissance du…
monde. Il est astrophysicien, elle est archéologue. Ensemble, ils vont vivre une aventure qui va changer le cours de leur vie. Suivi de "La première nuit" (FD05661). 2009.Hussein: an entertainment
By Patrick O'Brian. 2001
Hussein, a young mahout (elephant handler) in India, takes charge of his elephant, becomes a farmer, loses his crop, murders…
a money-lending priest, saves a sahib from a tiger, goes on the run, becomes involved in a political assassination, and falls in love. O'Brian's second novel, written thirty years before the "Master and Commander" series. Some descriptions of violence. c1938Dragon (Dirk Pitt novel ; #10)
By Clive Cussler. 1990
Dirk Pitt, whose most recent adventure was "Treasure", is back, this time battling a Japanese crime cartel. Pitt is searching…
the ocean bottom for a lost atomic bomb - a relic of World War II. Meanwhile, topside, the cartel, from its secret "Dragon Center," is smuggling atomic bombs into the United States. Can Pitt save the world from atomic destruction? Bestseller. Followed by "Sahara". 1990. (Dirk Pitt novel ; 10)Desolation island (Jack Aubrey ; #5)
By Patrick O'Brian. 1978
Commissioned to rescue Governor Bligh of Bounty fame, Captain Jack Aubrey and his friend and surgeon, Stephen Maturin, sail the…
Leopard to Australia with a hold full of convicts. Among them is a beautiful and dangerous spy - and a treacherous disease which decimates the crew. Sequel to "Mauritius command" . Followed by "The fortune of war" .1998. (Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin novels ; 5)Blue horizon (The Courtneys of Africa ; #11)
By Wilbur A Smith. 2003
The children of Tom and Dorian Courtney travel the infamous "Robber's Road" en route to a claim in southern Africa,…
encountering along the way the area's beautiful wilderness, warring tribes, and wild animals. Sequel to "Monsoon", followed by "The triumph of the sun" . 2003.Barra Creek
By Di Morrissey. 2003
Sally, the spunky heroine, leaves her life of privilege in New Zealand for a job as governess on a remote…
cattle station in Barra Creek. There she experiences the dangers inherent in her new life - from racism to crocodile-infested rivers, from fierce desert to unforgiving jungle. 2003.Atlantis found (Dirk Pitt novel ; #15)
By Clive Cussler. 1999
Artifacts from ancient civilizations are popping up everywhere and Dirk Pitt, his associate Al Giordino, and archaeologist/linguist Patricia O'Connell are…
investigating. But the Fourth Empire, a terrorist group led by the Wolf family, is determined to stop them and take over the entire world. Some descriptions of sex violence and some strong language. Bestseller. Sequel to "Flood tide (DC28366)", followed by "Valhalla rising" (DC30188). 1999. (Dirk Pitt novel ; 15)Amazonia
By James Rollins. 2002
The Rand scientific expedition entered the Amazon and never returned, until years later, when one of its members stumbles out…
of the rainforest -- a former Special Forces soldier, scarred, mutilated, terrified, and mere hours from death, who went in with one arm missing - and came out with both intact. The government sends Nathan Rand to follow the trail of his vanished father, but the nightmare that is awaiting Nate and his team of scientists and seasoned U.S. Rangers dwarfs any danger they anticipated. 2002.Akuna-Aki, meneur de chiens (Vertiges)
By Gilles Dubois. 2007
Un vieil homme, légende vivante du Nord, s'attache à un enfant sans père. Il décide de lui apprendre la vie…
d'en faire un homme. Devenu adolescent, le jeune dépasse son protecteur. Ils finissent par s'affronter. Feront-ils à nouveau front commun pour faire face à une menace qui terrorise la communauté? Beaucoup de langage grossier, et quelques descriptions de violence. 2007.