Novel / Adventure

The Venus in Furs begins with a dream; the friend (the narrator) remembers having a strange dream. A Roman Venus came to visit him. The man wakes up, haunted by this dream; he hastens to tell his friend Severin about it. Severin gives him a manuscript entitled Confessions of a Supersensual Man.

1966. The year promises to be eventful for Claire, Alice and Muguette, the devoted secretaries who work together daily at Place Ville Marie.
After a whirlwind romance with the charming Romain, Claire longs to build a lasting relationship with Laurent, her lifelong friend. The arrival of her sister Lisette as a roommate, replacing Muguette – now married –

He's sixteen, angelic-looking, with a future all mapped out for him. One day, he realizes he can kill without the slightest qualm. A whole new world opens up to him...
Davide had a pampered and uneventful childhood. One evening, at a party, he was kidnapped and locked in the back of a truck. Lurking in the dark, a stranger jumped on him and tried to kill him.

Born into violence, these young wolves have rage in their hearts. The small Irish town where they live promises them a doomed future. But they resist, learn to love, to flee, to dream of light. In seven perfectly crafted short stories, Colin Barrett establishes himself as a worthy successor to Raymond Carver or Ken Loach.

Television journalist Rachel is sent to Brighton to cover the disappearance of a young woman. To her shock, she discovers that it's Clara, her childhood friend. Just a few days earlier, Clara had contacted her before canceling their reunion at the last minute.

Mandeville, Lanaudière.
Not much happens in the village, and that's just fine. Of course, a bit more activity wouldn't hurt. A few tourists here and there, just enough to keep the local businesses afloat… But how do we attract them?
The solution becomes obvious when a cannabis thief is found dead.

The sudden death of a baby girl becomes suspicious when the medical examiner discovers that pressure was applied to the baby's face. Suspicion quickly falls on the father, whose strange behavior leads him to even try to steal the infant's body in order to "finish what was started." The grandmother, however, is convinced that the murder is the work of Inguma, an evil creature from Basque mythology.

Leo Warold has just passed his exams to finally become a detective in Chicago. He's introduced to his new partner, George Mills, a former colleague from the precinct. The two men get to know each other at their first crime scene: a woman, Alice Troy, is murdered in her bathtub. Her husband is questioned, but the two detectives struggle to find a solid lead. Fight Club, Man on Fire, Forrest Gump

Nature has given Martine much, men little. She is beautiful, she possesses the rare gift of love. But in the age of nylon, she was born into conditions reminiscent of the Stone Age. Thus, modern comforts and cozy corners will be her first ideal, and the profession of manicurist amidst the mirrors and perfumes of a hair salon is enough to fulfill her dreams of beauty. In this, she is like millions of others.

In the direct lineage of Robin Cook or Michael Crichton, this medical-scientific thriller takes us into the frozen marshes of Estonia.
Prime Letzki is stunned: while searching through the archives of the psychiatric hospital where she works, she stumbles upon the file of a psychopathic child. She observes the small face in the photograph. A small face so familiar... That child is her! On a second reading