Ariadne

Jennifer Saint

Ariadne, Princess of Crete, grows up greeting the dawn from her beautiful dancing floor and listening to her nursemaid's stories of gods and heroes. But beneath her golden palace echo the ever-present hoofbeats of her brother, the Minotaur, a monster who demands blood sacrifice. When Theseus, the Prince of Athens, arrives to vanquish the beast, Ariadne sees in his green eyes not a threat but an escape. Defying the gods, betraying her family and country, and risking everything for love, Ariadne helps Theseus kill the Minotaur. But will Ariadne's decision ensure her happy ending? And what of Phaedra, the beloved younger sister she leaves behind? Hypnotic, propulsive, and utterly transporting, Jennifer Saint's Ariadne forges a new epic, one that puts the forgotten women of Greek mythology back at the heart of the story, as they strive for a better world.

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Ariadne

Jennifer Saint

Ariadne, Princess of Crete, grows up greeting the dawn from her beautiful dancing floor and listening to her nursemaid's stories of gods and heroes. But beneath her golden palace echo the ever-present hoofbeats of her brother, the Minotaur, a monster who demands blood sacrifice. When Theseus, the Prince of Athens, arrives to vanquish the beast, Ariadne sees in his green eyes not a threat but an escape. Defying the gods, betraying her family and country, and risking everything for love, Ariadne helps Theseus kill the Minotaur. But will Ariadne's decision ensure her happy ending? And what of Phaedra, the beloved younger sister she leaves behind? Hypnotic, propulsive, and utterly transporting, Jennifer Saint's Ariadne forges a new epic, one that puts the forgotten women of Greek mythology back at the heart of the story, as they strive for a better world.

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Family of Liars

E. Lockhart

The prequel to We Were Liars takes readers back to the story of another summer, another generation, and the secrets that will haunt them for decades to come. A windswept private island off the coast of Massachusetts. A hungry ocean, churning with secrets and sorrow. A fiery, addicted heiress. An irresistible, unpredictable boy. A summer of unforgivable betrayal and terrible mistakes. Welcome back to the Sinclair family. They were always liars.

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The Mountain in the Sea

Ray Nayler

Humankind discovers intelligent life in an octopus species with its own language and culture, and sets off a high-stakes global competition to dominate the future. Rumors begin to spread of a species of hyperintelligent, dangerous octopus that may have developed its own language and culture. Marine biologist Dr. Ha Nguyen, who has spent her life researching cephalopod intelligence, will do anything for the chance to study them. The transnational tech corporation DIANIMA has sealed the remote Con Dao Archipelago, where the octopuses were discovered, off from the world. Dr. Nguyen joins DIANIMA’s team on the islands: a battle-scarred security agent and the world’s first android. The octopuses hold the key to unprecedented breakthroughs in extrahuman intelligence. The stakes are high: there are vast fortunes to be made by whoever can take advantage of the octopuses’ advancements, and as Dr. Nguyen struggles to communicate with the newly discovered species, forces larger than DIANIMA close in to seize the octopuses for themselves. But no one has yet asked the octopuses what they think. And what they might do about it. A near-future thriller about the nature of consciousness, Ray Nayler’s The Mountain in the Sea is a dazzling literary debut and a mind-blowing dive into the treasure and wreckage of humankind’s legacy.

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Le courant d'air

Catherine Ryan Howard

Eve Black vient de publier un true crime intitulé Le Courant d'air, du nom du serial killer qui vingt plus tôt a assassiné ses parents et sa petite sœur. Son objectif : démasquer et faire payer ce tueur jusque-là insaisissable... Par Catherine Ryan Howard, n°1 du suspense en Irlande, un roman au scénario habilement construit déjà publié dans vingt pays.Une autrice n°1 des ventes de suspense en Irlande, un roman habilement construit. " Ryan Howard réinvente le genre de manière surprenante. Un tour de force ! " Publishers Weekly Longtemps, Eve Black a été " La fille qui... ". La fille de 12 ans qui a réchappé au massacre des siens quand, dans la nuit du 4 octobre 2001, un serial killer s'est introduit dans le pavillon familial, tuant son père, sa mère et sa sœur cadette âgée de 7 ans. Les dernières victimes d'un tueur insaisissable surnommé Le Courant d'air. Aujourd'hui, près de vingt ans après les faits, Eve Black est la femme qui vient de publier un true crime. Dans ce récit intitulé Le Courant d'air, elle relate la dizaine de crimes commis dans la région de Cork par ce tueur qui n'a jamais été inquiété. Jim Doyle est agent de sécurité dans un supermarché lorsqu'au cours d'une ronde son regard est attiré par un livre. D'abord intrigué, Jim voit sa colère grandir à mesure qu'il commence sa lecture du Courant d'air. Puis la peur s'empare de lui. Eve serait-elle sur le point de le démasquer ?" Pas étonnant que Catherine Ryan Howard soit n°1 des ventes de suspense en Irlande. Ses romans sont sans doute ce qui se fait de mieux en ce moment. " The Washington Post

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Le courant d'air

Catherine Ryan Howard

Eve Black vient de publier un true crime intitulé Le Courant d'air, du nom du serial killer qui vingt plus tôt a assassiné ses parents et sa petite sœur. Son objectif : démasquer et faire payer ce tueur jusque-là insaisissable... Par Catherine Ryan Howard, n°1 du suspense en Irlande, un roman au scénario habilement construit déjà publié dans vingt pays.Une autrice n°1 des ventes de suspense en Irlande, un roman habilement construit. " Ryan Howard réinvente le genre de manière surprenante. Un tour de force ! " Publishers Weekly Longtemps, Eve Black a été " La fille qui... ". La fille de 12 ans qui a réchappé au massacre des siens quand, dans la nuit du 4 octobre 2001, un serial killer s'est introduit dans le pavillon familial, tuant son père, sa mère et sa sœur cadette âgée de 7 ans. Les dernières victimes d'un tueur insaisissable surnommé Le Courant d'air. Aujourd'hui, près de vingt ans après les faits, Eve Black est la femme qui vient de publier un true crime. Dans ce récit intitulé Le Courant d'air, elle relate la dizaine de crimes commis dans la région de Cork par ce tueur qui n'a jamais été inquiété. Jim Doyle est agent de sécurité dans un supermarché lorsqu'au cours d'une ronde son regard est attiré par un livre. D'abord intrigué, Jim voit sa colère grandir à mesure qu'il commence sa lecture du Courant d'air. Puis la peur s'empare de lui. Eve serait-elle sur le point de le démasquer ?" Pas étonnant que Catherine Ryan Howard soit n°1 des ventes de suspense en Irlande. Ses romans sont sans doute ce qui se fait de mieux en ce moment. " The Washington Post

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The Mountain in the Sea

Ray Nayler

Humankind discovers intelligent life in an octopus species with its own language and culture, and sets off a high-stakes global competition to dominate the future. Rumors begin to spread of a species of hyperintelligent, dangerous octopus that may have developed its own language and culture. Marine biologist Dr. Ha Nguyen, who has spent her life researching cephalopod intelligence, will do anything for the chance to study them. The transnational tech corporation DIANIMA has sealed the remote Con Dao Archipelago, where the octopuses were discovered, off from the world. Dr. Nguyen joins DIANIMA’s team on the islands: a battle-scarred security agent and the world’s first android. The octopuses hold the key to unprecedented breakthroughs in extrahuman intelligence. The stakes are high: there are vast fortunes to be made by whoever can take advantage of the octopuses’ advancements, and as Dr. Nguyen struggles to communicate with the newly discovered species, forces larger than DIANIMA close in to seize the octopuses for themselves. But no one has yet asked the octopuses what they think. And what they might do about it. A near-future thriller about the nature of consciousness, Ray Nayler’s The Mountain in the Sea is a dazzling literary debut and a mind-blowing dive into the treasure and wreckage of humankind’s legacy.

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Silver Nitrate

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Daughter of Doctor Moreau and Mexican Gothic comes a fabulous meld of Mexican horror movies and Nazi occultism: a dark thriller about the curse that haunts a legendary lost film--and awakens one woman's hidden powers. Montserrat has always been overlooked. She’s a talented sound editor, but she’s left out of the boys’ club running the film industry in ’90s Mexico City. And she’s all but invisible to her best friend, Tristán, a charming if faded soap opera star, though she’s been in love with him since childhood. Then Tristán discovers his new neighbor is the cult horror director Abel Urueta, and the legendary auteur claims he can change their lives—even if his tale of a Nazi occultist imbuing magic into highly volatile silver nitrate stock sounds like sheer fantasy. The magic film was never finished, which is why, Urueta swears, his career vanished overnight. He is cursed. Now the director wants Montserrat and Tristán to help him shoot the missing scene and lift the curse . . . but Montserrat soon notices a dark presence following her, and Tristán begins seeing the ghost of his ex-girlfriend. As they work together to unravel the mystery of the film and the obscure occultist who once roamed their city, Montserrat and Tristán may find that sorcerers and magic are not only the stuff of movies.

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The Devils

Joe Abercrombie

Holy work sometimes requires unholy deeds. Brother Diaz has been summoned to the Sacred City, where he is certain a commendation and grand holy assignment awaits him. But his new flock is made up of unrepentant murderers, practitioners of ghastly magic, and outright monsters, and the mission he is tasked with will require bloody measures from them all in order to achieve its righteous ends. Elves lurk at our borders and hunger for our flesh, while greedy princes care for nothing but their own ambitions and comfort. With a hellish journey before him, it's a good thing Brother Diaz has the devils on his side.

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Silver Nitrate

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Daughter of Doctor Moreau and Mexican Gothic comes a fabulous meld of Mexican horror movies and Nazi occultism: a dark thriller about the curse that haunts a legendary lost film--and awakens one woman's hidden powers. Montserrat has always been overlooked. She’s a talented sound editor, but she’s left out of the boys’ club running the film industry in ’90s Mexico City. And she’s all but invisible to her best friend, Tristán, a charming if faded soap opera star, though she’s been in love with him since childhood. Then Tristán discovers his new neighbor is the cult horror director Abel Urueta, and the legendary auteur claims he can change their lives—even if his tale of a Nazi occultist imbuing magic into highly volatile silver nitrate stock sounds like sheer fantasy. The magic film was never finished, which is why, Urueta swears, his career vanished overnight. He is cursed. Now the director wants Montserrat and Tristán to help him shoot the missing scene and lift the curse . . . but Montserrat soon notices a dark presence following her, and Tristán begins seeing the ghost of his ex-girlfriend. As they work together to unravel the mystery of the film and the obscure occultist who once roamed their city, Montserrat and Tristán may find that sorcerers and magic are not only the stuff of movies.

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Look in the Mirror

Catherine Steadman

When Nina’s father dies, she is left something in his will: a gleaming dream vacation home in a balmy tropical paradise. Still grieving her father's death, Nina learns she has inherited property in the British Virgin Islands—a vacation home she had no idea existed, until now. The house is extraordinary: state-of-the-art, all glass and marble. How did her sensible father come into enough money for this? Why did he keep it from her? And what else was he hiding? Once an ambitious medical student, Maria is a nanny for the super-rich. The money’s better and so are the destinations where her work takes her. Just one more gig, and she’ll be set. Finally she’ll be secure. But when her wards never show, Maria begins to make herself at home, spending her days luxuriating by the pool and in the sauna. There’s just one rule: Don’t go in the basement. But her curiosity just might get the better of her—and soon she’ll wish her only worry was not getting paid.

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Look in the Mirror

Catherine Steadman

When Nina’s father dies, she is left something in his will: a gleaming dream vacation home in a balmy tropical paradise. Still grieving her father's death, Nina learns she has inherited property in the British Virgin Islands—a vacation home she had no idea existed, until now. The house is extraordinary: state-of-the-art, all glass and marble. How did her sensible father come into enough money for this? Why did he keep it from her? And what else was he hiding? Once an ambitious medical student, Maria is a nanny for the super-rich. The money’s better and so are the destinations where her work takes her. Just one more gig, and she’ll be set. Finally she’ll be secure. But when her wards never show, Maria begins to make herself at home, spending her days luxuriating by the pool and in the sauna. There’s just one rule: Don’t go in the basement. But her curiosity just might get the better of her—and soon she’ll wish her only worry was not getting paid.

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Les Jardins du temps

Émilie Querbalec

Japon. Fin du XVIᵉ siècle. Les troupes d'Oda Nobunaga donnent l'assaut contre le temple du dieu Dragon, sur le mont Hiei, près de Kyōto. Pendant la bataille qui oppose les moniales aux troupes du seigneur de la guerre, une inestimable relique est brisée. Quatre siècles plus tard, deux spécialistes du temps sont appelés au cimetière de Mikageyama. Une tête tranchée a été trouvée dans une tombe, elle semble dater du Japon féodal. Et, contre toute attente, elle donne toujours des signes de vie. Les relevés à proximité de la sépulture montrent que le temps s'y écoule très lentement. Cette découverte pourrait révolutionner la compréhension de la nature même du temps. À moins qu'elle ne soit la première manifestation d'une série de dangereuses perturbations.

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