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In a world of knife-edge glaciers, a hideous crime leads two maverick detectives to confront the limits of human evil. A corpse is discovered wedged in an isolated crevice. It has been horribly mutilated. The brilliant but violent ex-commando Pierre Niémans is sent from Paris to the French Alps to lead the investigation. Meanwhile, in a town in south-west France, Karim Abdouf, a young Arab policeman, is trying to find out why the tomb of a young child has been desecrated. When a second baby is found, high up in a glacier, the paths of the two policemen are joined in the search for their killers, a trail that embroils them in the mysterious cult of the Blood-Red Rivers.
Proč doktor Tillac zanechal slibné kariéry srdečního chirurga, proč opustil ženu i dítě a zapojil se do služeb jisté humanitární organizace v Mexiku? Odpovědí je malý, nenápadný předmět velikosti lidské pěsti - umělé srdce, převratný vynález, jehož je Tillac jediným autorem. Protože nemá nezbytnou podporu a odmítá každý kompromis, hrozí mu, že jeho budoucnost a společenský život se zhroutí. Tillakovo srdce s sebou přináší nadmíru štědrou nabídku, také ovšem probouzí temnou závist a vypočítavé postraní úmysly. Je ještě naděje, že by Tillakovo mexické dobrodružství mohlo znamenat začátek nové cesty.
China im 3. Jahrhundert vor Christus: Im Königreich Zhao gelangt der Pferdehändler Lü Buwei zufällig in den Besitz eines prachtvollen Diskus aus schwarzer Jade. Besessen von der Idee, damit jene legendäre Jadescheibe in Händen zu halten, die Erfolg und ewiges Leben verspricht, macht er sich auf ins Königreich Qin. Dort will er das Mysterium der schwarzen Scheibe lüften und kommt zu Reichtum und Ansehen bei Hofe. Zur gleichen Zeit beauftragt der Herrscher von Qin, der altersschwache König Zhong, einen Offizier damit, den geheimnisvollen Diskus zu ihm zurückzubringen. Nach einer alten Prophezeiung ist das Schicksal des Reichs untrennbar mit dem Kultobjekt verwoben. Der König rechnet allerdings nicht mit dem Machthunger seiner Schwiegertochter Huayang. Die bezaubernde junge Frau versüßt nicht nur das Leben des alten Herrschers mit ihren erotischen Reizen, sie setzt ihre Mittel auch gezielt ein, um ihren Einfluss auszubauen. Selbst vor Mord schreckt sie nicht zurück. „Liebe, Leidenschaft, Habgier - große Geschichte in einem hinreißend erzählten historischen Roman!“ Le Figaro Litteraire „José Frèches nimmt den Leser mit auf eine faszinierende Reise ins alte China - in eine Welt voller Leidenschaft, Gewalt und raffinierter Erotik!“ Le Monde „Ein großartiger Roman voller Exotik - prall wie das Leben selbst!“ Le Figaro
Hyksonští barbaři, kteří ovládli Egypt, netuší, že jejich moc je ohrožena. Díky krásné a odvážné královně Ahotep a jejímu manželovi faraonu Seqenovi vznikla u Théb tajná vojenská základna, kde se připravovali vojáci, vyráběla se válečná výstroj i lodě. Konečně nastává tolik očekávaná chvíle, kdy armáda vytáhne do boje. Prozíravá královna nejprve z jihu odvrátí útok Núbijců, pak vojsko vedené jejím a Sequenovým synem, faraonem Kamesem, zamíří na sever. Zdá se, že je nic nezastaví...
Rescued as a baby by her godfather, the Abbé Gauthier de Chazay, Marianne d'Asselnat, is raised by her aunt, Ellis Selton, in England. On the brink of womanhood at seventeen, her aunt's dying wish is for Marianne to wed Francis Cranmere, the son of an old friend. But the childish love she feels for her new husband soon turns sour when Marianne learns that not only did he gamble away her fortune, he also gave away her wedding night to an American sea Captain. Enraged by his betrayal, Marianne demands satisfaction from Francis, and after beating him in a duel is forced to flee the only home she has ever known. Leaving England in order to escape the noose, Marianne must call on all of her skills in order to reach her destiny as she is thrown into the arms of the most powerful man in Europe and an adventure of a lifetime.
Dal Belgio all'Ucraina una bambina ebrea attraverso l'Europa nazista
La storia di una bambina in fuga dagli orrori della guerra e dalla crudeltà degli uomini, che paradossalmente trova solo presso gli animali il calore e l'affetto che il mondo degli uomini le aveva negato. Un libro che parla dell'amore per gli animali, dell'amore per la vita, ma anche della memoria, del dovere di ricordare, del dolore che non finisce. Tuttavia nel 2008 l'autrice ammise di aver inventato tutta la storia. However, it has been revealed that the author Misha Defonseca (real name Monique De Wael) made up the whole story. She was not even Jewish. De Wael was brought up Catholic but kept on insisting her story was true up until it was found out to be a fabrication in March 2008.
In a mysterious village in the desert on the West Bank of the Thebes, lives a small group of craftsmen whose task is to excavate and decorate the splendid tombs of the pharaohs. Its name is The Place of Truth. Meanwhile, at Pi-Ramses, the capital, one ruler follows another in quick succession - after Ramses the Great came Merenptah; and now his successor Seti II is in open conflict with his own son Amenmes, who craves power. Despite this political unrest, the Place of Truth, under the leadership and protection of Nefer and his wife Ubekhet - the 'Wise Woman' - should remain a place of peace and harmony. But panic has gripped the inhabitants and the situation is going from bad to worse in the face of mounting catastrophe. Drinking water is poisoned, food is contaminated, and there have been several attempts by evildoers to scale the walls of the Place of Truth, which have been thwarted thanks to the courage of Paneb the Ardent. With every day bringing a new danger, the very existence of the Place of Truth seems threatened. And as the first rumblings of rebellion echo throughout Egypt, there seems to be no reason why Mehy, Chief Finance Minister of Thebes and newly appointed commander-in-chief of the armed forces, should not finally seize the Stone of Light and, with the assistance of a traitor whom no one has been able to identify, obtain the power which he has craved for so long...
To save Egypt from the Hittites, Ramses II must face the might of their powerful army, whose weapons are vastly superior to Egypt's own. War seems inevitable, and it is at Kadesh, the impenetrable fortress of Northern Syria, that the first major battle is to take place. But how can Ramses prepare himself for such a battle when the health of his beloved royal wife, Nefertari, is failing rapidly? And how can he be vigilant at home in Egypt where a pro-Hittite underground network continues to grow? In order to save his dying Queen, Ramses needs to travel South in search of the Stone Goddess, but the imminent battle to save his entire civilization is to the North. Will Ramses' father, now a celestial god, answer his desperate pleas for help and guidance?
The first in a new trilogy by Christian Jacq, BENEATH THE PYRAMID is a gripping novel of suspense which takes place during the reign of Ramses the Great. A young, intelligent, incorruptible novice judge, Pazair, is called to Memphis to investigate the mysterious deaths of five guards standing watch over the sphinx at Giza. His inquiries unearth a plot to overthrow Ramses, and with the help of Souti, a former scribe, and the beautiful Nefertet, a young doctor, he sets out to discover the truth.
