Michael Marshall Smith Livres

Bill Moore est un homme qui a tout: un emploi lucratif d'agent immobilier, un mariage heureux et une maison magnifique. Son but: devenir richissime en cinq ans. La sixième année a débuté, pourtant le monde n'est toujours pas à ses pieds... Il décide donc de s'atteler à la tâche et se rapproche des notables locaux, ces hommes qui dirigent la région en coulisse. Jusqu'au jour où il trouve une carte posée sur son bureau. Un seul mot y est imprimé: "MODIFIÉ". À partir de cet instant, la vie de Bill va être bouleversée. À peine perceptibles, au début, les changements vont peu à peu devenir tangibles, menaçants même. Mais qui tire les ficelles de ce jeu obscur et meurtrier?

Hap Thompson travaille pour REMintérim, une société qui débarasse les cadres surmenés de leurs cauchemars récurrents en les transférant à son personnel. Un jour, son patron lui propose une activité illégale : assumer les souvenirs gênants que les clients souhaitent momentanément oublier. L'argent coule à flots jusqu'au jour où une femme séduisante transfère à Hap le souvenir d'un meurtre et disparaît sans le récupérer. Désormais Hap est un homme traqué : par la police qui recherche le meurtrier, par six clones étranges à lunettes noires et gabardin, et par le meilleur tueur à gages de Los Angeles, qui n'est autre que son ex-femme... Pour s'en tirer, il ne lui reste plus qu'à retrouver la mystérieuse cliente et à éclaircir cette histoire de meurtre. Tout l'univers de Michael Marshall Smith : un cocktail détonnant de science-fiction, de polar noir, de satire corrosive et de... méditation philosophique !

Son frère, serial killer, s'enfuit de prison avant d'être jugé pour des crimes inexpiables. Sa compagne Nina Baynam reprend le collier au FBI pour remonter la trace d'une tueuse. Son ami John Zandt s'enfonce dans les entrailles de l'organisation responsable de la mort de sa fille. Un ex-collègue de la CIA l'avertit d'un massacre annoncé sur d'obscurs réseaux Internet. Autour de Ward Hopkins, héros des Hommes de paille et des Morts solitaires, les meurtres vont reprendre. Cesseront-ils jamais?

Roman policier (suspense)

In 1990, British-born author Michael Marshall Smith burst on to the literary scene with his first story "The Man Who Drew Cats." It won the prestigious British Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction, and he went on to win the award again the next year. In a career that has now spanned three decades he has written nearly 100 short stories, published more than a dozen best-selling novels around the world, and scripted numerous movie and television projects.Now, to celebrate his three decades as a writer, The Best of Michael Marshall Smith brings together thirty of his most emotive and powerful stories (including all his award-winning short fiction), along with extensive story notes by the author.Featuring evocative heading illustrations by Les Edwards, this career-spanning collection includes such memorable tales as "Hell Hath Enlarged Itself," "More Tomorrow," "To Receive is Better," "What You Make It," "Later," "The Dark Land," "What Happens When You Wake Up in the Night," "Always," and many others, in their definitive versions.By turns touching, disturbing, and frightening, these stories are not limited by theme or genre, but reveal a writer always in command, and whose imagination knows no bounds. The Best of Michael Marshall Smith is the ultimate compilation of the author's work, and stands as a testament to his mastery of, and commitment to, his craft.

In this exquisite collection, the poet allows us into his realm where words dance and emotions soar, sometimes so raw they compel you to read them twice. "The Truest Thing I Know" is a captivating collection of poetry that invites readers on a transformative journey through the depths of human experience, tragic, romantic, full of loss and yearning and notions that all who are part of the human experience will relate to completely. Marshall T Smith is clearly a master at drawing from words the immutable, the unsayable, the words that live only as often untouchable, deep feelings in the soul of every human.

The story unfolds with relentless momentum, immersing readers in a gripping and imaginative narrative. It combines unsettling themes with suspenseful twists, showcasing Michael Marshall Smith's unique storytelling ability. The novel promises to keep readers on the edge of their seats from the very first page, as it explores intriguing concepts and unexpected developments.

How did life begin? Why are we here? These are some of the most profound questions we can ask. For almost a century, a small band of eccentric scientists has struggled to answer these questions and explain one of the greatest mysteries of all: how and why life began on Earth. There are many different proposals, and each idea has attracted passionate believers who promote it with an almost religious fervour, as well as detractors who reject it with equal passion. But the quest to unravel life's genesis is not just a story of big ideas. It is also a compelling human story, rich in personalities, conflicts, and surprising twists and turns. Along the way the journey takes in some of the greatest discoveries in modern biology, from evolution and cells to DNA and life's family tree. It is also a search whose end may finally be in sight. In The Genesis Quest, Michael Marshall shows how the quest to understand life's beginning is also a journey to discover the true nature of life, and by extension our place in the universe