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L'auberge maudite (Fais-toi peur #Un livre dont tu es le héros)
Par Kurt Martin. 2023
Tomber en panne dans la campagne profonde n'est jamais amusant. Surtout lorsqu'il n'y a qu'une vieille auberge pour nous accueillir…
et qu'elle est tenue par des personnes à l'allure étrange. Quand nos mères disparaissent mystérieusement au milieu de la nuit, nous paniquons avec ma sœur et mon cousin ! Pour les retrouver, on doit explorer chaque pièce de cet endroit lugubreThe Routledge Introduction to Canadian Crime Fiction
Par Pamela Bedore. 2024
Who are the most important Canadian crime and detective writers? How do they help represent Canada as a nation? How…
do they distinguish Canada’s approach to questions of crime, detection, and social justice from those of other countries? The Routledge Introduction to Canadian Crime Fiction provides a much-needed investigation into how crime and detection have been, are, and will be represented within Canada’s national literature, with an attention to contemporary popular and literary texts. The book draws together a representative set of established Canadian authors who would appear in most courses on Canadian crime and detective fiction, while also introducing a few authors less established in the field. Ultimately, the book argues that crime fiction is a space of enormously productive hybridity that offers fresh new approaches to considering questions of national identity, gender, race, sexuality, and even genre.Ania: 1, La montagne d'ébène
Par Sarah Degonse. 2021
À peine arrivé au Chalet des dragons pour une semaine d'entraînement de basket-ball, Laurence a une sensation étrange. Après un…
rêve bizarre lors du trajet en autobus, le voilà maintenant observé par Gustave, le chat de la propriétaire du chalet ! Mais tout cela n'est rien comparé à la mystérieuse légende racontée lors du premier feu de camp : les dragons existeraient ! Persuadé que son rêve a un lien avec cette légende, le garçon décide de mener l'enquête*Picked as one of the best historical novels of 2023 by The Times!*'A creepy, chilling story - another Anna Mazzola…
triumph!' JENNIFER SAINT'Chilling and compelling, with echoes of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca' ESSIE FOXSometimes the secrets of the past are more dangerous than the present...Rome, 1938.As the world teeters on the brink of war, talented pianist Eva Valenti enters the house of widower Dante Cavallera to become his new wife.On the outside, the forces of Fascism are accelerating, but in her new home, Eva fears that something else is at work, whispering in the walls and leaving mysterious marks on Dante's young daughter.Soon she starts to wonder whether the house itself is trying to give up the secrets of its mysterious past - secrets that Dante seems so determined to keep hidden.However, Eva must also conceal the truth of her own identity, for if she is discovered, she will be in greater danger than she could ever have imagined...***Praise for The House of Whispers:'Mazzola builds up tension skilfully in a story that flirts with the supernatural as it moves towards a fiery conclusion' SUNDAY TIMES'This gothic ghost novel will keep you reading well into the night' GLAMOUR'Utterly brilliant. It's Rebecca meets Winter in Madrid with a sprinkling of Mazzola magic' LAURA SHEPHERD-ROBINSON'An atmospheric spine-tingler' HEAT'Packed with political and emotional intrigue, historically rich and deeply unsettling' SARAH HILARY'Deliciously creepy' WOMAN'S WEEKLY'Absolutely brilliant. Gripping, beautifully written and properly chilling' CAROLINE GREEN'Atmospheric and unsettling' DAILY RECORD'Beautiful, chilling, and darkly enchanting. Anna Mazzola is a truly gifted storyteller' CHRIS WHITAKER'A sinister gothic tale' COSMO'I ripped through The House of Whispers in double quick time' JAMES OSWALD'A deliciously creepy tale from the masterful Anna Mazzola' WOMAN'Robert Harris meets M.R. James in an evocative gothic tale' DAVID HEWSON'A gothic tale of political and psychological terror' GUARDIAN'The sense of place is impeccable, the sense of danger truly chilling' SINEAD CROWLEY'A delicately told ghost story set in the bright heat of 1930's Italy. Claustrophobic and compelling' AMANDA MASONL'île du savant fou (Roman jeunesse #62. Maxime)
Par Denis Côté. 1996
Maxime et Jo, toujours aussi curieux, se retrouvent prisonniers sur une île absolument délirante. Un savant y fait des expériences…
qui l'ont amené à recréer des animaux mythologiques, des harpies, des licornes, des pégases qu'il veut vendre à certains zoo. C'est un univers infernal peuplé d' animaux monstrueux que le savant n'arrive pas à contrôler. C'est ainsi que Jo sera offert en pâture à un horrible dragon. Maxime, aidé du gardien des animaux et du vieux vétérinaire, devra découvrir comment combattre ces bêtes pour sauver Jo. Comment y arriver ? Y a t-il une de ces créatures mythologiques qui pourrait leur venir en aide. Une aventure palpitante où Maxime devra se servir de tout son courage et de son intelligence mais découvrira aussi la puissance de l'amour et du merveilleux.Global bestselling author of River God and The New Kingdom , Wilbur Smith, returns with the next epic book in…
his brand-new Ancient Egyptian series. FROM THE RUINS OF BATTLE A HERO MUST RISE FOR THE GLORY OF EGYPT Years of Hyksos rule have seen the plunder of once-mighty Egypt. Though the two kingdoms have now been reunited by the armies of the true Pharaoh, his position is perilous, his rule under threat from those who seek to take advantage of the turmoil created by the overthrow of the Hyksos. Desperate to keep Egypt united, Taita the Magus summons his protégé, Piay, to solve a millennia-old riddle which has the power to secure Egypt's future forever. But in the tumult of war, an evil has thrived. Malevolent followers of Seth, the god of chaos, are determined to claim this power and usher in a new age of darkness. The fate of Egypt is at stake. Can Piay prevent their land falling into the hands of those who would see its ruin?