Jean Esch Books

Nous avions quitté les deux jeunes héros, Lyra et Will, alors qu'ils venaient d'être séparés. Lyra a été enlevée par sa redoutable mère, Mme Coulter. Will doit rejoindre Lord Asriel, qui vit retranché, au sommet d'une montagne, dans sa citadelle imprenable, car une mission capitale l'attend. Vont-ils réussir à se rejoindre et à sauver tous les mondes parallèles, plus que jamais menacés par les forces obscures qui tentent d'imposer leur terrible loi ? On retrouve avec le plus grand plaisir l'univers captivant et original de Philip Pullman, mais aussi de nouveaux personnages comme les Gallivespiens, de minuscules créatures à la vie très brève, qui voyagent sur des libellules tout en reprenant les éléments qui ont fait le succès des deux premiers tomes, l'auteur parvient à renouveler son imaginaire pour conclure magistralement sa prodigieuse saga. Lyra, l'héroïne des Royaumes du Mord et de la Tour des Anges, est retenue prison nière par sa mère, l'ambitieuse et cruelle Mme Coulter qui, pour mieux s'assurer de sa docilité, l'a plongée dans un sommeil artificiel. Will, le compagnon de Lyra, armé du p oignard subtil, s'est lancé à sa recherche, escorté de deux anges, Balthamos et Baruch. Avec leur aide, il parviendra à délivrer son amie. Mais, à son réveil, Lyra lui annonc e qu'une mission encore plus périlleuse, presque désespérée, les attend : ils doivent d escendre dans le monde des morts...

LAPD detective Harry Bosch is down on his luck - his house is condemned in the aftermath of the earthquake, his girlfriend has left him, and he has been suspended for attacking his superior officer. To occupy time he examines the old case files covering a murder which took place on October 28th 1961. The victim was Marjorie Phillips Lowe - his mother...The case forces Bosch to confront the demons of the past, and as he digs deeper into the case, he discovers a trail of cover-ups that lead to the high-ups in the Hollywood Hills...

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.

Here is the highly anticipated second installment of Philip Pullman's epic fantasy trilogy, begun with the critically acclaimed "The Golden Compass." Lyra and Will, her newfound friend, tumble separately into the strange tropical otherworld of Cittagazze, "the city of magpies," where adults are curiously absent and children run wild. Here their lives become inextricably entwined when Lyra's alethiometer gives her a simple command: find Will's father. Their search is plagued with obstacles--some familiar and some horribly new and unfathomable--but it eventually brings them closer to Will's father and to the Subtle Knife, a deadly, magical, ancient tool that cuts windows between worlds. Through it all, Will and Lyra find themselves hurtling toward the center of a fierce battle against a force so awesome that leagues of mortals, witches, beasts, and spirits from every world are uniting in fear and anger against it. This breathtaking sequel will leave readers eager for the third and final volume of "His Dark Materials."

Hiver 1870. Le capitaine Kyle Kidd parcourt le Texas et lit à voix haute des articles de journaux devant un public avide de nouvelles du monde. Un soir, à Wichita Falls, on lui propose de ramener une petite fille chez elle près de San Antonio. Ses parents ont été tués quatre ans plus tôt par les Kiowas, qui ont épargné et élevé Johanna comme une des leurs. Le vieil homme, veuf, accepte en échange d’une pièce d’or, mais sait qu’il lui faudra apprivoiser cette enfant sauvage qui guette la première occasion de s’échapper. Ainsi commence un voyage splendide et périlleux, aux allures de western. Dans ces terres vierges où la loi n’engage que ceux qui la respectent, ces deux solitaires en marge du monde vont tisser un lien précieux qui fera leur force.

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 the fine line between justice and revenge. Even C.J. isn't prepared for where it will take her.

Twelve year-old Lyra Belacqua is drawn into a savage struggle among the armoured bears and witch-clans of the Arctic, where a scientific research station is carrying out experiments too horrible to be spoken about. In order to survive, she must leave her childhood behind and venture beyond the Northern Lights.

'If you read only one novel this Summer, make it this one' (Daily Mail). THE OUTSIDER is a compelling and chilling suspense novel, which will delight all readers of King's crime thrillers, including the Hodges trilogy.