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Caleb Carr

    2 août 1955 – 23 mai 2024

    Caleb Carr est un romancier et historien militaire dont l'œuvre explore les complexités de l'esprit humain et les ombres de l'histoire. S'appuyant sur une profonde compréhension des affaires militaires et politiques, ses récits sont méticuleusement documentés et minutieusement construits. Le style d'écriture de Carr se caractérise par sa profondeur atmosphérique et son intensité psychologique, offrant aux lecteurs une exploration captivante de thèmes sombres et de cadres historiques. Sa perspective unique, nourrie par son passé, apporte une dimension distincte et stimulante à la fiction contemporaine.

    Caleb Carr
    Killing Time
    More what if? : eminent historians imagine what might have been
    The Cold War
    The Allienist
    L'ange des ténèbres
    L'aliéniste
    • 2024

      In "Masha and Her Daddy," Caleb Carr shares his lifelong bond with cats, particularly highlighting his relationship with Masha, a Siberian Forest cat he rescued. Their extraordinary connection blossomed over seventeen years, showcasing the deep companionship and love that can exist between humans and their feline friends.

      My Beloved Monster
    • 2014
    • 2013

      Some years ago, a remarkable manuscript long rumoured to exist was discovered: The Legend of Broken. It tells of a prosperous fortress city, Broken, where order reigns at the point of a sword - even as scheming factions secretly vie for control of the surrounding kingdom. Meanwhile, outside the city's granite walls, an industrious tribe of exiles known as the Bane forages for sustenance in the wilds of Davon Wood. At every turn, the lives of Broken's defenders and its would-be destroyers intertwine until secretly, and under pressure from their people, four leaders unite. Together, they hope to exact a ruinous revenge on Broken, ushering in a day of reckoning when the mighty walls will be breached forever in a triumph of science over superstition. Breathtakingly profound and compulsively readable, Caleb Carr's long-awaited new book is an action-packed and enthralling masterpiece.

      The Legend of Broken
    • 2006

      The Italian Secretary

      • 288pages
      • 11 heures de lecture
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      At the invitation of the Conan Doyle Estate, Caleb Carr has created a new adventure for Holmes and Watson, set in the grandeur of Holyrood Palace in the twilight of Queen Victoria's reign.

      The Italian Secretary
    • 2006
    • 2005

      Sherlock Holmes: The Italian Secretary

      A Further Adventure of Sherlock Holmes

      • 338pages
      • 12 heures de lecture

      Foul Whisperings...Mycroft Holmes's encoded message to his brother, Sherlock, is unsubtle enough even for Dr. Watson to decipher: a matter concerning the safety of Queen Victoria herself calls them to Edinburgh's Holyrood House to investigate the confounding and gruesome deaths of two young men--horrific incidents that took place with her highness in residence. The victims were crushed in a manner surpassing human power. And while recent attempts on her majesty's life raise a number of possibilities, these intrigues also seem strangely connected to an act of evil that took place centuries earlier…...Unnatural DeedsFor indeed, the slaying of David Rizzio, music master and friend to Mary Queen of Scots, was an extraordinarily brutal and treacherous act--even for a time when brutality and treachery were the order of the day. Now, the ghosts of Holyrood House are being reawakened by someone with a diabolical agenda of greed, madness, and terror as Holmes and Watson set out to trap a killer who is eager to rewrite history in blood...(back cover)

      Sherlock Holmes: The Italian Secretary
    • 2002

      Terrorismo

      • 211pages
      • 8 heures de lecture

      Military historian Caleb Carr’s groundbreaking work anticipated America’s current debates on preemptive military action against terrorist sponsor states, reorganization of the American intelligence system, and the treatment of terrorists as soldiers in supranational armies rather than as criminals. Carr’s authoritative exploration demonstrates that the practice of terrorism, employed by national armies as well as extremists since the days of ancient Rome, is ultimately self-defeating. Far from prompting submission, it stiffens enemy resolve and never leads to long-lasting success. Controversial on its initial publication in 2002, The Lessons of Terror has been repeatedly validated by subsequent events. Carr’s analysis of individual terrorist acts, and particularly of the history of the Middle East conflict, is fundamental to a deep understanding of the roots of terrorism as well as the steps and reforms that must be taken if the continuing threat of terrorist behavior is to be met effectively today and, finally, eradicated tomorrow.

      Terrorismo
    • 2002

      The ground-breaking historical whodunnit, in which 1890s New York is as much a character as the investigators.

      The Allienist