Crime books set in France (4)
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The Reunion by Guillaume Musso EN
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French Riviera, Winter 1992. Beautiful, reckless 19-year-old Vinca Rockwell runs away with Alexis, her philosophy teacher. No one will ever see them again. French Riviera, Spring 2017. Formerly inseparable, Thomas, Maxime and Fanny - Vinca's best friends - have not spoken in twenty-five years. But when they receive an invitation to their school's reunion, they know they must go back one final time. Because there is a body buried in that school. And they're the ones who put it there.
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The Godmother: A Crime Novel by Hannelore Cayre EN
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Meet Patience Portefeux, an underpaid Franco-Arab interpreter for the Ministry of Justice who specializes in phone tapping. Happening upon a particularly revealing set of police wiretaps, Patience uses the secret conversations to intervenes and infiltrate a massive drug deal. She thus embarks on a new career path: she becomes The Godmother.
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Alex, une jeune femme de 35 ans, belle et attirante, essaie des perruques dans un magasin du boulevard de Strasbourg. Quelques heures plus tard, elle est enlevée par un inconnu qui la suivait, jetée dans une camionnette et séquestrée dans un hangar désaffecté. Le ravisseur a organisé sur place un théâtre de tortures qu'elle va subir jusqu'à l'horreur. Alex parvient à se libérer avant que la police ne la retrouve, et n'identifie son tortionnaire, suicidé sur le périphérique. Dès lors, l'énigme d'Alex et de son passé ne peut plus lâcher le lecteur, qui la découvre du point de vue de la victime e... continue
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Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief by Maurice Leblanc EN
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The inspiration for the new Netflix series, Lupin, starring Omar Sy A curated collection of the very best adventures of Arsène Lupin, France’s most famous gentleman thief The poor and the innocent have nothing to fear from Lupin; often they profit from his spontaneous generosity. The rich and powerful, and the detective who tries to spoil his fun, however, must beware. They are the target of Lupin’s mischief. With plans that frequently evolve into elaborate plots, Lupin is a gentleman burglar turned detective, and the most entertaining criminal genius in literature. These stories – the best of... continue