Paper Planes

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Chief Inspector Li Yan and American pathologist Margaret Campbell, heroes of Peter May’s best-selling China thrillers, return in a new story. A girl has disappeared in Peking, and the mystery is somehow connected to a strange marital rite from China’s past: the Minghun, or Ghost Marriage.

Winners of France’s Pix Intramuros in 2007, Peter May once again takes his readers on a powerful, fascinating exploration of modern China.

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When Dr. Alexandre Lelong arrives in Toulouse to examine a young American woman with amnesia, he thinks she is simply an intriguing psychiatric case. But there is nothing simple about Marilyn Jensen’s amnesia. She has a completely new personality, and even a new language: French. As his feelings for her become stronger, the mystery of her condition deepens.

A psychiatric thriller in the best tradition, Distant Echo keeps you guessing until the end.

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London, 1914. A killer is at liberty in the dark alleys of the city. The cadavers of his victims all have one thing in common: there is no blood in their bodies. As the Exsanguinist’s reign of terror continues, Detective Silas Quinn finds his suspicions focussing on the members of an exclusive gentleman’s club…

Atmospheric and macabre, The Exsanguinist takes the reader on an inexorable voyage into horror.

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Découvrez la collection Paper Planes : des romans contemporains en anglais courts et accessibles, haletants ou drôles qui privilégient le plaisir de lire en version originale.

Pour mieux connaître les auteurs, les ouvrages et les avis de la presse et des lecteurs : www.paperplanes.fr.Pour chaque ouvrage acheté, une version audio mp3 est téléchargeable gratuitement.

The Exsanguinist  - THRILLER

London, 1914. A killer is at liberty in the dark alleys of the city. The cadavers of his victims all have one thing in common : there is no blood in their bodies. As the Exsanguinist's reign of terror continues, Detective Silas Quinn finds his suspicions focussing on the members of an exclusive gentleman's club...

Atmospheric and macabre, The Exsanguinist takes the reader on an inexorable voyage into horror.

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Résumé :

Découvrez la collection Paper Planes : des romans contemporains en anglais courts et accessibles, haletants ou drôles qui privilégient le plaisir de lire en version originale.
Pour mieux connaître les auteurs, les ouvrages et les avis de la presse et des lecteurs : www.paperplanes.fr.
Pour chaque ouvrage acheté, une version audio mp3 est téléchargeable gratuitement sur le site.

The Mannequin and the Monkey - THRILLER :

London, the early 1900s. Amélie, the star model of the city's most opulent department store, is found murdered in her bedroom. The door was locked from the inside, and the only living thing in the room is a small monkey. Detective Silas Quinn of Scotland Yard is called in to investigate...

Cet ouvrage est également disponible en e-book chez votre e-libraire habituel.