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The internationally bestselling author of The Laughterhouse brings back one of his most infamous characters, the dreaded Christchurch Carver—but in this darkly fascinating psycho-thriller…he’s the target.Joe Middleton has a lot on his plate, to say the least. Arrested for a whole slew of murders he says he can’t remember, Joe—a.k.a. the Christchurch Carver—has been in jail for the last year awaiting trial, charged with the task of convincing the psychiatrists interviewing him that he wasn’t of sound mind and can’t be blamed for what he did. And, incredibly, that’s the least of his worries. That’s because there’s no shortage of people who like the idea of seeing Joe dead, some of whom are on the inside with him. On the outside, there’s Melissa, Joe’s accomplice in one of the murders, who plans on shooting him on his way to the courthouse before he gets a chance to start talking. To get himself out of this epic mess, Joe has a desperate plan involving the disgraced ex-detective who put Joe away and a television psychic who’s looking to get rich. It’s a long shot, but it had better work—because the people of New Zealand are voting to bring back the death penalty, and the Christchurch Carver is just the poster boy to make it happen. An award-winning author, New Zealand-based Paul Cleave is known for blending action, sardonic humor, ingenious plot twists, and dark wit into his novels, all of which are on full display in Joe Victim. This is a masterful example of the crime thriller genre, from an author who has won the admiration of critics, writers, and readers around the world.

What began as a routine exhumation of a suspected murder victim quickly turns complicated for private investigator Theodore Tate... Theo Tate is barely coping with life since his world was turned upside down two years ago. As he stands in the cold and rainy cemetery, overseeing the exhumation, the lake opposite the graveyard begins to release its grip on the murky past. When doubts are raised about the true identity of the body found in the coffin, the case takes an even more sinister turn. Tate knows he should walk away and let his former colleagues in the police deal with it, but against his better judgement he takes matters into his own hands. With time running out and a violent killer on the loose, will Tate manage to stay one step ahead of the police? Or will the secrets he has buried so deeply be unearthed?

A sadist is stalking beautiful women in Los Angeles to perform surgical operations which leave them in a permanent coma. Reporter Sara Smith tries to find him and he traps her. Will she, too, finish in a coma? A novel based on a play by the author.

Le 22 novembre 1963, une date que le monde n'oubliera pas, celle de l'assassinat de John Fitzgerald Kennedy. A la manière de Short Cuts de Robert Altman, Adam Braver met ici en scène quelques-uns des protagonistes du 22 novembre 1963, premiers rôles et figurants, durant les heures qui précédèrent et suivirent le drame. Le livre s'ouvre avec le départ de Jackie Kennedy pour Dallas, il se referme quelques heures plus tard, lorsque la first lady, désormais veuve, rentre au milieu de la nuit à la Maison-Blanche. Autour de Jackie Kennedy, quelques personnages vont vivre eux aussi une journée très particulière : un tailleur de Dallas, dont le nom et le film amateur vont ensuite faire le tour du monde, un médecin de l'hôpital Parkland, qui ne se doute pas en se levant qu'il va faire quelques heures plus tard l'autopsie du corps du Président, le personnel de la Maison-Blanche en charge des enfants du couple, etc. Entrelaçant la grande et les petites histoires qui, dans ce contexte, prennent un poids très particulier, Adam Braver nous fait littéralement entrer dans l'intimité des acteurs du drame. S'attachant à l'aspect humain, il nous permet de poser un regard complètement neuf et poignant sur cette tragédie qui continue de marquer tous les esprits. Servi par une écriture magnifique de précision et par une construction ensorcelante, il nous offre un roman hypnotique.

Midsummer's Day, 1348. On this day of ill omen, plague makes its entrance. While panic and suspicion flood the land, a small band of travellers comes together to outrun the breakdown in law and order. When one of their number is found hanging from a tree, the discovery confirms something more sinister than plague in their midst.

Kevin Byrne è un veterano della Omicidi di Philadelphia. Nel corso della sua lunga carriera ha risolto molti casi spinosi, diventando una celebrità del dipartimento di polizia. Ma, durante un'indagine per duplice omicidio, ha commesso un errore: l'uomo che lui aveva messo sotto accusa si è impiccato poco prima che il vero colpevole confessasse. Da quel maledetto giorno, la sua sicurezza è crollata come un castello di sabbia... Jessica Bolzano è giovane e ambiziosa. Lei, la figlia di uno dei poliziotti più famosi della città, dopo un lungo tirocinio è riuscita a entrare alla Omicidi ed è pronta a ripercorrere le orme del padre. Adesso potrà farlo al fianco di un altro ottimo detective, Kevin Byrne... L'occasione per mettere alla prova quella coppia così singolare, però, arriva fin troppo presto ed è sconvolgente. Una serie di delitti sta infatti gettando Philadelphia nel panico: sono ormai tre le adolescenti trovate morte, con le mani congiunte e un rosario tra le dita. E mentre la stampa getta benzina sul fuoco, soprannominando l'omicida il "Killer del Rosario" e mettendo sotto accusa la polizia, Kevin e Jessica si lanceranno in una disperata corsa contro il tempo per impedire al killer di colpire ancora e saranno costretti a entrare in sintonia con la psiche deviata dell'assassino, scavando in un ambiente dove innocenza e colpa, ingenuità e malizia sono inestricabilmente legati.