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Cosmodrome numéro 7. Le grand jour était arrivé. Le jour du grand voyage. Un voyage que Kenedy redoutait. Les réacteurs soufflaient un vent chaud sur la vaste plaine aride du New Jersey, où se tenait, solitaire, le vaisseau spatial.

Lugubre, il fixait l'engin qui, bientôt, l'emmènerait dans l'espace, en pensant au dernier voyage… à la mort !

Az ​utolsó utáni háború posztapokaliptikus kalandregény egy fiúról, aki egy sebesült amerikai deszantossal vág neki a senki földjének, hogy megkeresse halottnak hitt öccsét.
A történet névtelen elbeszélője egy óvóhelyen bujkál a barátaival egy romvárosban, ahol az amerikai kommandósok és az orosz partizánok harcolnak egymással. A civilek élete semmit sem ér. A pusztulás nyomasztóan monoton mindennapjainak azonban vége szakad, amikor a fiú véletlenül összetalálkozik egy sebesült kommandóssal. Ebben a világban nincsenek szövetségesek, csak ellenségek, ám amikor újra záporozni kezdenek a bombák a városra, a fiú rájön, hogy csak akkor van esélyük a túlélésre, ha összefognak. Elhatározza hát, hogy megmenti az idegent, nem sejtve, hogy ezzel egy különleges barátság veszi kezdetét.
Vajon sikerül élve kijutniuk a városból? Mi vár rájuk a város határán túl? Mi tartja őket életben, ha már minden elpusztult?
Totth Benedek első regénye, a Holtverseny valódi kultkönyv lett. A Margó-díjas szerző új regénye méltán tarthat számot hasonló sikerre. Az utolsó utáni háború egyszerre felnövekedéstörténet, háborús kalandregény, egy békében felnőtt generáció víziója a totális világégésről.

Do you believe in miracles? You will when you discover The Third Secret... For fans of The Da Vinci Code comes a timely thriller that takes us from the echoing halls and papal politics of the Vatican to the wilds of Romania and a mysterious world of holy visitations and miracles. In the library of the Vatican, in its most secret vault, lies a box. A box that may only be opened by the Pope. And within this box once lay a scrap of paper that could shake the foundations of the church and faith itself - until in 1978 a junior cleric seized his chance and stole the paperů in July 1917 the Virgin Mary appeared to three children in Fatima, Portugal, and entrusted them with three secrets. The world soon learned that the first described Hell, and the second foretold the end of World War I and the beginning of World War II. The third, not revealed until 2000, predicted an attempt on a Pope's life - which had indeed taken place 19 years earlier. Shock swept the globe: it didn't make sense - why keep this a secret for so long? And many around the world continued to wonder... Cut to the present day and the frail and elderly Pope Clement XV has become obsessed with accounts of visitations from Mary. He suspects that there was more to the Third Secret and assigns his trusted aide, Father Colin Michener, to discover the truth. Cardinal Valendrea, frontrunner to become the next Pope, knows for sure that there was more to the message than has been revealed, and he's ready to kill to prevent the full Third Secret from being made public. As the cardinals gather in conclave to decide the next Pope and Valendrea prepares for victory, only Michener can stop him, and his quest turns into a roller-coaster of a journey that could change Michener, the Church - and the world - forever. Based on true events, including the Fatima Secrets reported by three peasant children in Portugal, The Third Secret is a riveting thriller that melds fact, theology, tradition and fiction very much in The Da Vinci Code mould. And with the death of Pope John Paul II and the election of his successor fresh in the minds of readers, this is a timely and fascinating insight into the workings of the Vatican.<

Now, two powerful men have set their best operatives loose in pursuit, and the hunt has begun once more. . . .

Life is good for Atlanta judge Rachel Cutler. She loves her job, loves her kids, and remains civil to her ex-husband, Paul. But everything changes when her father, a man who survived the horrors of World War II, dies under strange circumstances—and leaves behind clues to a secret he kept his entire life . . . a secret about something called the Amber Room.

Desperate to know the truth about her father’s suspicious dealings, Rachel takes off for Germany, with Paul close behind. Shortly after arriving, they find themselves involved with a cast of shadowy characters who all claim to share their quest. But as they learn more about the history of the treasure they seek, Rachel and Paul realize they’re in way over their heads. Locked in a treacherous game with ruthless professional killers and embroiled in a treasure hunt of epic proportions, Rachel and Paul suddenly find themselves on a collision course with the forces of power, evil, and history itself.

A brilliant adventure and a scintillating tale of intrigue, deception, art, and murder,  is a classic tale of suspense—and the debut of a strong new voice in the world of the international thriller.

From Publishers Weekly

First-time novelist Berry weighs in with a hefty thriller that's long on interesting research but short on thrills. Atlanta judge Rachel Cutler and ex-husband Paul are divorced but still care for each other. Rachel's father, Karol Borya, knows secrets about the famed Amber Room, a massive set of intricately carved panels crafted from the precious substance and looted by Nazis during WWII from Russia's Catherine Palace. The disappearance of the panels, which together formed a room, remains one of the world's greatest unsolved art mysteries. Borya's secret gets him killed as two European industrialists/art collectors go head to head in a deadly race to find the fabled room. Searching for Borya's killer, Rachel and Paul bumble their way to Europe, where their naivet‚ triggers more deaths. Berry has obviously done his homework, and he seems determined to find a place for every fact he's unearthed. The plot slows for descriptions of various art pieces, lectures and long internal monologues in which characters examine their innermost feelings and motives in minute detail, while also packing in plenty of sex and an abundance of brutal killings. A final confrontation between all the principals ends in a looming Bavarian castle where Rachel is raped. All the right elements are in place, but the book is far too long and not as exciting as the ingredients suggest. Readers may end up wishing Berry had written a nonfiction account of the fascinating story of the Amber Room and skipped the fictional mayhem.

Año 2655…. Una terrible amenaza gravita sobre la Tierra. Todos los Gobiernos y sabios del planeta unen sus fuerzas para combatir el peligro. Un cometa rodeado de una pesada atmósfera de gases mortíferos se acerca a nuestro globo, y puede aniquilar a todos los seres. Se preparan febrilmente naves espaciales dotadas de poderosas armas atómicas para detener su avance. Los más valerosos pilotos salen a su encuentro pero fracasan. Paul Rogers y Héctor Galvez parten de sus respectivos países, Francia y España, para realizar un esfuerzo desesperado. Consiguen desviar el curso del astro amenazador y son arrastrados tras él.<

La aparición de un cadáver decapitado, artísticamente troceado y diseminado con enigmáticos designios por diversos rincones de París, sacude de un modo eléctrico al comisario Franck Sharko. Saber que no se trata del cuerpo de su esposa, que lleva ya seis meses desaparecida sin que nadie haya pedido rescate y sin que se tenga la menor pista sobre su paradero, es sólo un consuelo menor. Al contrario, este descubrimiento da pie a una estremecedora y alucinante investigación que pone en contacto a Sharko con los ambientes más sórdidos que puedan imaginarse, con las redes virtuales más exhibicionistas y enloquecidas, con los personajes más crueles y despiadados y, sobre todo, con una mente fría, manipuladora y perversa hasta límites que sólo un escritor del calibre de Thilliez es capaz no sólo de crear, sino de mostrarlo con una fuerza arrebatadora. Sólo la tensión en que Thilliez mantiene al lector a lo largo toda la novela, impide que éste sienta el calor de la espesa sangre que rezuman estas páginas. Franck Thilliez logra que la lectura se convierta en una experiencia visceral. Un thriller absolutamente recomendable (salvo, quizás, para quienes padezcan enfermedades cardíacas).<

Un hecho muy extraño altera el verano de la teniente de la policía de Lille Lucie Henebelle: un ex amante suyo se ha quedado ciego cuando visionaba un cortometraje que acababa de comprar al hijo de un coleccionista recientemente fallecido. Una película muda, anónima, con un toque diabólico y enigmático.A 300 kilómetros de distancia, el comisario Franck Sharko, de la policía criminal, acepta volver al servicio bajo la presión de sus jefes tras haber abandonado el departamento. Se han hallado cinco cadáveres que resultan imposibles de identificar. Al tiempo que Lucie descubre los horrores que oculta la película, una misteriosa llamada le informa de la relación entre el filme y la historia de las muertes, y hace que Lucie y Sharko, dos seres absolutamente distintos, y quizás por ello tan cercanos, se encuentren para investigar lo que parece el mismo caso.<

En un momento en que la vida personal del comisario Franck Sharko parece tocar fondo, después de perder en accidente a su esposa y a su hija, se enfrenta a uno de los casos más macabros y enigmáticos a los que nadie haya tenido que enfrentarse: la aparición de una joven arrodillada, completamente desnuda, rasurada y a la que parecen haber estallado los órganos, en el interior de una iglesia. Todo parece resultado de un horripilante rito, o bien constituir un apocalíptico mensaje, pero lo que pondrá al comisario sobre la buena pista serán unas pequeñas mariposas, todavía vivas, halladas en el interior del cráneo de la víctima.<

Valerie Tasso, az újságíróból lett elitprostituált erotikus regénye nem csupán a testiségről szól, érzékeny beszámoló a világban helyét kereső szenvedélyes nő kapcsolatainak lelki vonatkozásairól.

Voici donc un roman de Science-Fiction où l’un des maîtres du genre nous emmène dans le futur de l’humanité, en déployant des trésors d’imagination, tout au long d’une intrigue comportant un réel intérêt humain.<

From the moment of her ascension to the throne in 1952 at the age of twenty-five, Queen Elizabeth II has been the object of unparalleled scrutiny. But through the fog of glamour and gossip, how well do we really know the world’s most famous monarch? Drawing on numerous interviews and never-before-revealed documents, acclaimed biographer Sally Bedell Smith pulls back the curtain to show in intimate detail the public and private lives of Queen Elizabeth II, who has led her country and Commonwealth through the wars and upheavals of the last sixty years with unparalleled composure, intelligence, and grace.

In we meet the young girl who suddenly becomes “heiress presumptive” when her uncle abdicates the throne. We meet the thirteen-year-old Lilibet as she falls in love with a young navy cadet named Philip and becomes determined to marry him, even though her parents prefer wealthier English aristocrats. We see the teenage Lilibet repairing army trucks during World War II and standing with Winston Churchill on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on V-E Day. We see the young Queen struggling to balance the demands of her job with her role as the mother of two young children. Sally Bedell Smith brings us inside the palace doors and into the Queen’s daily routines—the “red boxes” of documents she reviews each day, the weekly meetings she has had with twelve prime ministers, her physically demanding tours abroad, and the constant scrutiny of the press—as well as her personal relationships: with Prince Philip, her husband of sixty-four years and the love of her life; her children and their often-disastrous marriages; her grandchildren and friends.

Compulsively readable and scrupulously researched, is a close-up view of a woman we’ve known only from a distance, illuminating the lively personality, sense of humor, and canny intelligence with which she meets the most demanding work and family obligations. It is also a fascinating window into life at the center of the last great monarchy.