Richmond, Virginie. 1990’s : Kay Scarpetta is a young chief medical examiner. As the first woman to hold this position, she is being closely watched by men who are either envious or eager to see her fail. And all the more so because she has to examine the body of the fourth victim of a […]
Living conditions, particularly air quality, are becoming increasingly complicated on Earth. But humanity has managed to develop technology that allows a spacecraft to travel considerable distances without delay. The Resolution, a formidable vessel, carries families of colonists to Alpha Centauri. But during one of its voyages, an inexplicable disaster forced the passengers to evacuate in
Saoirse, Robyn and Dara grew up in Belfast and have been friends since childhood. Life has taken them in different directions, but they have stayed in touch. They are informed that Greta, the last member of their quartet, has died. The trio had distanced themselves from Greta, wanting to forget a heavy secret. Despite this,
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Twenty years ago, Charlie Ayo was a star DJ thanks to a hit song that topped the charts. But, like so many others, he succumbed to the perils of success, drugs, pleasures, and ego. Today, he scrapes by, staying with his aunt, doing odd jobs and failing at everything he tries. His best friend, David,
Simon Greene is a father of three. His older daughter and his son are college students, the younger girl in high-school. Both parents have a good job, and everything was fine until a few months ago, when Paige, the Eldest, dropped out of college to follow a small-time drug dealer. She has not contacted her
1776. Abraham Woodhull is a cabbage farmer in Setauket, Long Island. His father is the local magistrate. He had a brother, who died during riots at the beginning of the independance war. Setauket, a peaceful village, is occupied by the British army, led by major Hewlett. Although the major is a decent officer, a man
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1983. Hawkins, a quiet town in Indiana. That is, until the disappearing of a twelve years old boy, Will Meyers. His mother, Joyce and his brother Jonathan are doing everything they can to find him. Jim Hopper, the chief of police, leaves no stone unturned. Will’s friends, Mike, Dustin ans Lucas, are also investigating. The
Harold Jensen is a cop in the small, quiet town of Wallpole, New Jersey. Next to the town is the Ramapo mountain where the Lenape tribe live, or more accurately manage to live. A lot of them suffer from cancer, and money is rare, so many of them do small traffics. But in Wallpole, the
Liam Cole, a brilliant astrophysics student at MIT, discovers that an asteroid is heading toward Earth. He rushes to his professor, Malcom Croft, to confirm his calculations, but the scientist mysteriously disappears shortly after this revelation, and Liam is pursued by sinister men. So the young man takes a gamble and manages to meet Darius
Elisa Blix, a flight attendant, has to juggle irregular working hours with two school-age children. When the mother of a school friend offers to babysit her daughter for a sleepover, she hesitates but agrees. But the unthinkable happens: when Elisa and her husband go to pick up their daughter the next day, they find an
