Piero Chiara Livres

"Every Thursday for three years, Signora Giulia takes the train to Milan to visit her daughter. But one Thursday she simply disappears. And the case is left in your hands. You're a born detective, but you have so many unanswered questions --how can a young, beautiful high society woman just vanish into thin air? Why does her husband -- a prominent criminal lawyer and much older man -- know nothing about it? And who was she really visiting during those trips to Milan? For Detective Sciancalepre, the mystery is darker and more tangled than he imagined. Shadows are lurking in the grounds behind Giulia's house. Incriminating letters are exchanging hands. And no one is who they seem. Every twist and turn takes us closer to Giulia -- and further from the truth..."--

Summer 1946. A man in his thirties is sailing on Lake Maggiore in northern Italy, hoping to put off the inevitable return to work. Dropping anchor in a small port, he meets the owner of a nearby villa who invites him home for in his waterside mansion. The sailor in a guest room previously occupied by a now deceased bishop related to his host. The two men form an uneasy bond, recognizing in each other a shared taste for idling and erotic adventure. They soon set sail together, but sudden tragedy puts an end to their revels and shatters the tranquillity of the villa...

Sans Famille Un village en Limousin ; Jérôme Barberin vit avec son épouse à Chavanon, un petit village du sud de la Creuse, non loin d'Ussel, petite ville de Corrèze. Travaillant à Paris comme maçon, il n’est généralement pas chez lui. Un jour, il découvre un nourrisson dont, apparemment, les parents sont riches car il porte de beaux langes. Dans l’espoir d’obtenir une bonne récompense, Barberin propose de prendre soin de l’enfant. Il le confie à sa femme, qui le nomme Rémi. Lorsque Barberin est blessé dans un accident du travail, il attaque son employeur en justice, espérant recevoir une compensation financière. Engagé dans un coûteux procès, Barberin ordonne à sa femme de vendre sa principale source de richesse : leur vache, ainsi que d’abandonner Rémi. Celle-ci s’exécute, mais garde Rémi. L’histoire débute, alors que Rémi a huit ans, avec le retour inattendu de Barberin. Constatant que Rémi est toujours là, le maçon estropié décide de se débarrasser de lui. Le lendemain, Barberin rencontre un artiste ambulant au cabaret local. Cet artiste, répondant au nom de Vitalis, qui voyage à travers la France avec trois chiens – Capi, Dolce et Zerbino – et Joli-Cœur le singe, propose de se charger de Rémi. Le marché conclu, Rémi doit quitter sa maison d’enfance, sans même avoir eu la possibilité de dire au revoir à sa mère, éloignée pour la circonstance, car elle aurait sûrement agi pour empêcher la transaction.

Da vittima dell'ingordigia maschile, Caterina si trasforma in abile regista pur di assicurarsi una porzione di felicità terrena. Un indimenticabile romanzo nel quale il popolare scrittore penetra nel mistero dell'animo femminile analizzando le motivazioni che sfuggono a chiunque ne subisca il sortilegio.