Jean Esch Books

Harry Bosch's life is on the edge. His earthquake-damaged home has been condemned. His girlfriend has left him. He's drinking too much. And after attacking his commanding officer, he's even had to turn in his L.A.P.D. detective's badge. Now, suspended indefinitely pending a psychiatric evaluation, he's spending his time investigating an unsolved crime from 1961: the brutal slaying of a prostitute who happened to be his own mother. Even after three decades, Harry's questions generate heat among L.A.'s top politicos. And as the truth begins to emerge, it becomes more and more apparent that someone wants to keep it buried. Someone very powerful...very cunning...and very deadly. Edgar Award-winning author Michael Connelly has created a dark, fast-paced suspense thriller that cuts to the core of Harry Bosch's character. Once you start it, there's no turning back.

Le jour de ses 16 ans, Dylan est mis à la porte par sa mère. Livré à lui-même, sans toit ni ressources, il doit apprendre à vivre dans la rue. Il y a des règles, des codes à comprendre : comment faire la manche, où sont les foyers, quels gangs sont à éviter. Une solidarité le lie à ses compagnons d’infortunes Ambre, Twitch ou la blonde et innocente Jenna, qui a fui son foyer en même temps que son père incestueux. C’est grâce à elle qu’il va trouver le courage de rendre une première visite à ses deux frères. Mais sa mère qui fait croire à Dan, son futur mari, que Dylan est son neveu, ne voit pas ces visites d’un si bon oeil. Elle éloigne alors son fils en lui fournissant l’adresse de son grand-père, perdu de vue. Dylan décide de le rejoindre pour Noël, mais c’est un vieil homme gravement malade qu’il retrouve. L’espoir de l’adolescent se brise une nouvelle fois, quand, à peine retourné en ville, il est pratiquement battu à mort par la bande du mac du quartier. Après une convalescence difficile, il touche le fond en s’aliénant au petit escroc et à la drogue qu’il lui fournit pour faire passer la douleur. C’est lorsqu’on est au plus bas qu’on trouve parfois l’impulsion pour remonter à la surface…

Henderson's boys, part of a secret army of intelligence agents, have to parachute into enemy territory, travel cross-country, and outsmart a bunch of adults in order to achieve their objective.

In this sequel, Lyra and her friend Will enter the mysterious city of Cittagazze, where children thrive in the absence of adults. Their quest to locate Will's father is fraught with challenges, leading them to discover the Subtle Knife, a powerful artifact that opens portals between worlds. As they navigate this perilous journey, they become embroiled in a monumental conflict that unites various beings—mortals, witches, and spirits—against a formidable enemy. The story deepens the intrigue and sets the stage for the trilogy's conclusion.

Just as Hitler is preparing to invade Britain in 1940, the Henderson Boys are faced with a decision: head south to neutral Spain or sabotage the German invasion plans.

C.J. Townsend is a brilliant prosecutor known for keeping her cool even when trying the most horrific cases. The latest: an accused serial killer who savors cruelty and considers murder an art. But this case is different. C.J. recognizes the suspect. She knows what he's capable of. After all these years she still has the nightmares to prove it. Now she's walking a fine line between justice and revenge. Even C.J. isn't prepared for where it will take her.

There are worlds beyond our own - the Compass will show the way... The third novel in Philip Pullman's epic HIS DARK MATERIALS trilogy. The first, NORTHERN LIGHTS, is now the stunning motion picture THE GOLDEN COMPASS, made by New Line Cinema and Scholastic Media. The terrible war foretold by the witches is coming. Will is the bearer of the subtle knife, the most powerful weapon in all the worlds, and must deliver it to Lord Asriel. But he faces his dangerous journey alone, for Lyra has disappeared... "An extraordinary masterpiece" DAILY MAIL

Includes phizz-whizzing fuzzy stickers! James Henry Trotter lives with two ghastly hags. Aunt Sponge is enormously fat with a face that looks boiled, and Aunt Spiker is bony and screeching. He's very lonely until one day something peculiar happens. At the end of the garden a peach starts to grow and grow and GROW. Inside that peach are seven very unusual insects - all waiting to take James on a magical adventure. But where will they go in their giant peach and what will happen to the horrible aunts if they stand in their way? There's only one way to find out.

Living among scholars in the hallowed halls of Jordan College, Lyra hears rumors of a magical dust that supposedly possesses powers that can unite whole universes, and begins a difficult and dangerous journey to find it.

Now an HBO limited series starring Ben Mendelsohn!​ Evil has many faces…maybe even yours in this #1 New York Times bestseller from master storyteller Stephen King. An eleven-year-old boy’s violated corpse is discovered in a town park. Eyewitnesses and fingerprints point unmistakably to one of Flint City’s most popular citizens—Terry Maitland, Little League coach, English teacher, husband, and father of two girls. Detective Ralph Anderson, whose son Maitland once coached, orders a quick and very public arrest. Maitland has an alibi, but Anderson and the district attorney soon have DNA evidence to go with the fingerprints and witnesses. Their case seems ironclad. As the investigation expands and horrifying details begin to emerge, King’s story kicks into high gear, generating strong tension and almost unbearable suspense. Terry Maitland seems like a nice guy, but is he wearing another face? When the answer comes, it will shock you as only Stephen King can.

In these two delightful history-mysteries, seven boys in Ancient Rome solve strange crimes . . . thanks to some help from their cranky teacher, a little bit of logic, and a lot of amusing misadventure.It seems the boys can get nothing Their teacher's fiftieth birthday is long past (they should have done their math homework); the servant they bought as a present for his birthday isn't just your run-of-the-mill Gaul slave but a courier running for his life; and, to top it all off, the message he's carrying requests the assassination of a Roman senator—the father of one of the boys.

The Shepherd's Hut is an exquisite, brutal coming of age novel. It tells the story of Jaxie, a boy on the run from his past, and explores the way love and hate combine to form a young man's beliefs.

Tous deux fraîchement diplômés de Princeton, John et Joe sont davantage affamés de littérature que de nourritures terrestres, et ils ont la ferme intention de tourner le dos à tout ce qu'on attend d'eux aux États-Unis : un mariage, un bon job, une visite hebdomadaire aux parents. Ainsi s'embarquent-ils pour un long voyage qui les mènera de Munich à Nairobi sur une moto BMW immaculée, baptisée en l'honneur du périple : le Nil Blanc. Objet littéraire singulier, ces carnets de voyage constituent un roman de formation itinérant. En même temps qu'ils arpentent champs de ruines gréco-romaines, villages de Bédouins ou capitales du tiers-monde, les deux amis font l'apprentissage de l'altérité, de la solitude, et, aussi, des inévitables désillusions au détour du chemin. L'opulente nature africaine est ici magnifiée sous une plume d'une fougue et d'une franchise irrésistibles qui ont le charme de ses vingt ans.

Soon to be a Major Motion Picture starring Tom Hanks due December 2020. Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd travels through northern Texas, giving live readings to paying audiences hungry for news of the world. An elderly widower who has lived through three wars and fought in two of them, the captain enjoys his rootless, solitary existence

Two years ago William Bantling was put on death row by Florida's Assistant State Attorney, CJ Townsend. Now three cops crucial to Bantling's conviction have been brutally slain. CJ knew the shocking secret they took to their graves. But it's clear that somebody else also knows the truth...

A random predator is terrorizing Southern California. After children start disappearing, it's up to the FBI's best to stop a killer. — Criminal profiler Laurel Madden is at the top of her field. But being the best comes at a price. Brilliant, beautiful and aloof, Agent Madden has a dark side and even darker secrets. Maybe that's why she understands the criminal mind so well.Sent to cover the disappearance of the children, reporter Claire Fillespie arrives in California with another, more personal agenda: to rip away the veil of secrecy that surrounds and protects Madden. Claire has evidence that Madden committed murder...and got away with it. Until now. And Claire won't rest until there's justice for the victim - someone she cared about.Between these two determined woman stands veteran FBI agent Dan Sprague - torn by duty, loyalty to one woman and an intense attraction to the other that's as unwelcome as it is irresistible.As the balance shifts dangerously between thse three, one thing becomes clear: hunting killers is a dangerous game.

From the bestselling author of The Girls comes a “brilliant” (The New York Times) story collection exploring the dark corners of human experience. “Daddy’s ten masterful, provocative stories confirm that Cline is a staggering talent.”—Esquire NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY An absentee father collects his son from boarding school after a shocking act of violence. A nanny to a celebrity family hides out in Laurel Canyon in the aftermath of a tabloid scandal. A young woman sells her underwear to strangers. A notorious guest arrives at a placid, not-quite rehab in the Southwest. In ten remarkable stories, Emma Cline portrays moments when the ordinary is disturbed, when daily life buckles, revealing the perversity and violence pulsing under the surface. She explores characters navigating the edge, the limits of themselves and those around them: power dynamics in families, in relationships, the distance between their true and false selves. They want connection, but what they provoke is often closer to self-sabotage. What are the costs of one’s choices? Of the moments when we act, or fail to act? These complexities are at the heart of Daddy, Emma Cline’s sharp-eyed illumination of the contrary impulses that animate our inner lives.

Le soir de Noël, un vieil homme égoïste et solitaire choisit de passer la soirée seul. Mais les esprits de Noël en ont décidé autrement. L'entraînant tour à tour dans son passé, son présent et son futur, les trois spectres lui montrent ce que sera son avenir s'il persiste à ignorer que le bonheur existe, même dans le quotidien le plus ordinaire.