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The second thriller featuring Kate Burkholder The sound of a scream in the early morning dawn leads to a case that will change Kate Burkholder's life irrevocably? When the police arrive at the Amish farmstead in Painters Mill they can't imagine the horror that awaits them. An entire family slaughtered: the men shot, the young women tortured and killed

Emilie de la Martinières, dernière descendante d'une illustre famille, hérite du château entouré de vignobles où elle a passé une jeunesse difficile, dans le sud de la France, avec une mère froide et distante. Mais elle hérite surtout d'une montagne de dettes et de nombreuses interrogations sur l'histoire de sa famille. La découverte d'un ancien cahier la conduit sur les traces de Constance, jeune femme mystérieuse dont l'histoire remonte aux années 1940. Pendant l'Occupation, elle avait trouvé refuge au château, accueillie par des aristocrates aux lourds secrets. Quand Emilie découvre l'histoire de Constance et ce qui est réellement arrivé pendant le guerre, elle porte progressivement un autre regard sur ses ancêtres et ce magnifique château d'enfance qui, désormais, lui appartient. Un héritage qui pourrait l'aider à percer certains mystères du passé... Lucinda Riley est l'auteur de quatre romans, tous des best-sellers dans le monde entier et traduits dans 26 langues : plus de 3 millions de lecteurs. En France, l'accueil critique et public de La maison de l'orchidée a été enthousiaste.

The "New York Times"-bestselling series hailed as gripping ("People") returns with Police Chief Kate Burkholder called to the scene of a horrific tragedy on a peaceful Amish farm.

John Puller is a former war hero and now the best military investigator in the U.S. Army's Criminal Investigative Division. He is a loner with few possessions by preference, but he has an indomitable spirit and an unstoppable determination for finding the truth. His father was the most decorated U.S. Marine in history, but now resides in a nursing home far from his battlefield glory. Puller's older brother, also a military vet, is serving a life sentence in Leavenworth Penitentiary. Puller is called out to a remote, rural area far from any military outpost to investigate into the brutal murder of a family in their home. The dead husband was in the army and the wife worked for a Pentagon contractor. The local homicide detective, a woman with personal demons of her own, clashes with Puller over the investigation. What neither of them knows is what is waiting for them across the street from the murdered family's home. Absolutely nothing, and nobody, Puller's so far seen in this small town, are what they seem. He is truly one man against an overwhelming force.

Bouleversée par une rupture amoureuse douloureuse, Grania Ryan quitte New York pour aller se ressourcer en Irlande, sur la ferme familiale. Un jour, au bord d’une falaise magnifique, puisant des forces dans la nature qui s’offre à ses yeux, Grania entrevoit la silhouette fantomatique d’une petite fille dont les cheveux et la robe se soulèvent à chaque rafale. Cette enfant étrange transformera la vie de la jeune femme... En remontant l’histoire grâce à de vieilles lettres datant de 1914, Grania découvre le lien incroyable qui unit sa famille à celle de cette fillette espiègle et attachante. D’une histoire d’amour impossible, à Londres en temps de guerre, à une autre, passionnée mais complexe, à New York, les destins de ces deux familles s’entremêlent tragiquement depuis un siècle. Quel est ce secret à l’origine de près de cent ans de chagrin? Obsédante, exaltante, l’histoire de ces deux lignées raconte le triomphe de l’amour sur la mort.

"Meet the new Bridget Jones." --PopSugar Daily "A light and funny read. If you've ever felt like your life wasn't going the way you'd planned, then you can't help but connect with Waverly's tale." --Becky Lejeune for Bookbitch.com Anything can look perfect on paper. When her fianc calls off their wedding at the last minute, Waverly Bryson wonders if her life will ever turn out the way she thought it would...or should. Her high-powered job in sports PR? Not so perfect. Her relationship with her dad? Far from it. Her perfect marriage? Enough said. To keep sane, Waverly makes a habit of jotting down "Honey Notes," her own brand of self-deprecating wisdom and a pipe dream for a line of greeting cards. As Waverly stumbles back into the dating scene (no stalkers or jean shorts, please), her personal and professional lives threaten to collide. Perfect on Paper reminds us that everyone has a bad date (or twelve), and that everyone eventually needs a best friend to tell them, "Honey, you are not alone."