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LE BUREAU DES LEURRES Biography : A mother of three, she was born in Bergerac in 1967. Passionate about literature, and especially crime fiction, she divides her time between Guadeloupe and Levallois-Perret. Coming from a family of police officers, she developed a taste for suspense and stories that must ring true. Her first two novels were well-received by readers and the public. With this new book, she reaffirms her writing style, steeped in decidedly dark ink, and her sensitive perspective on life. The forgotten and the unfortunate are her heroes. Rights available for : - All countries Synopsis : Sixtine, the Human Resources Director at BIO K, is plunged into a series of mysteries after two suicides at her workplace and the unexplained disappearance of her husband. As she clashes with Joël Brière, the cold and enigmatic Chief Financial Officer, she investigates these events but quickly becomes the center of attention for both the police and Brière, who seems to have dark intentions. With the help of Inspector Rhit and her unexpected allies — her childhood friend Ariette and former police officer Bernard Leshalles — Sixtine gradually uncovers secrets and manipulations linking these tragedies. However, Joël Brière is determined to destroy her, and as the investigation unfolds, shocking revelations emerge, exposing deep cracks in Sixtine’s life and Brière’s machinations. Between love, friendship, and truth, Sixtine must navigate a web of mysteries and dangers where every clue could lead to a new tragedy. Genre: psychological crime novel ADULT FICTION not yet a cover
MORTELLES Biography : Mathieu Bertrand was born in 1969 in the Paris region and grew up in Corsica. He holds a degree from the University of Avignon and is a former student of the Instituts Régionaux d’Administration. He is passionate about visiting places steeped in history and history in general, with a particular attraction for the Middle Ages. Rights available for : - All countries except French-speaking countries Synopsis : The Historia division, led by Commissaire Florence Valente, investigates four simultaneous murders committed by women using poison linked to the 1672 Marquise de Brinvilliers affair. The investigation, involving Inspector Orsatelli and prison intelligence headed by Élise T eyssier, uncovers a 17th-century manuscript revealing that prison governors ran a poisoner network. T eyssier, heir to these governors, is arrested but released by the Americans in exchange for secrets, who later order the murder of the police officers. Despite a video testimony from the division delaying the executions, Major Royer is killed. The commissioner vows to kill the American agent if they cross paths again. Genre: thriller ADULT FICTION not yet a cover
THE WATER POPE Biography : Glenn Cooper is an internationally bestselling mystery writer. Originally from New Y ork, he grew up in White Plains, where he attended secondary school before training as an archaeologist at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. In 2006 Glenn began writing novels. His first, The Book of the Dead, the first in a trilogy, was a worldwide success and has since been translated into thirty languages. He has written a total of seven novels, all of which are ranked in the top 10 internationally. Rights available for : - Asia - Nordic countries PS: 25.000 copies sold in Italy Synopsis : Alone, in the pool, with the water splashing with every stroke and the smell of chlorine in the air. It’s the only place where Anthony Budd feels truly at peace and safe, sheltered from the intrigues of the Curia and the inquisitive eyes of his ‘brother’ cardinals. In a conclave that has lasted too long, torn between one ultraconservative candidate and another far too liberal, his name has emerged to everyone’s surprise as the one capable of pacifying the College of Cardinals. And now, in the silence of swimming, Budd is seeking the courage and strength to accept God’s will. But it’s not just the weight of responsibility that weighs on his shoulders: no one knows that becoming pontiff for him means jeopardising the secret he has always kept, a secret that could change the fate of the Church forever. As the long-awaited white smoke rises from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the new Pope stands on the balcony of St Peter’s to greet the jubilant crowd in a London suburb, one person is exultant. At last, his voice will be heard and will shake the world like the trumpets of the apocalypse... Genre: thriller and suspense ADULT FICTION
THE COSMOS KEY Biography : Glenn Cooper is an internationally bestselling mystery writer. Originally from New Y ork, he grew up in White Plains, where he attended secondary school before training as an archaeologist at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. In 2006 Glenn began writing novels. His first, The Book of the Dead, the first in a trilogy, was a worldwide success and has since been translated into thirty languages. He has written a total of seven novels, all of which are ranked in the top 10 internationally. Rights available for : - Asia - Nordic countries Synopsis : David Birch, a Harvard archaeology professor, is leading excavations in the underground city of Derinkuyu in Turkey, where he and his team discover an incredible bronze artifact, the Michaní Peproménou or Machine of Destiny. T unravel the o mystery, he enlists the help of Eleni Lillakis, director of the Antikythera Institute in Athens. T ogether, they embark on a perilous quest through Greece, Turkey, Germany, and England to understand how this legendary machine works and prevent a global catastrophe. The artifact is tied to Greek mythology and holds secrets guarded by the gods and the Moirai, the three Fates who control human destiny. *The Cosmos Keys* takes readers on an epic adventure where every page reveals a new mystery and every decision can change the course of history. With the fate of the world hanging in the balance, David and Eleni must solve the riddle of the *Michaní Peproménou* before it’s too late. Genre: thriller ADULT FICTION not yet a cover
NEAR DEATH Biography : Glenn Cooper is an internationally bestselling mystery writer. Originally from New Y ork, he grew up in White Plains, where he attended secondary school before training as an archaeologist at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. In 2006 Glenn began writing novels. His first, The Book of the Dead, the first in a trilogy, was a worldwide success and has since been translated into thirty languages. He has written a total of seven novels, all of which are ranked in the top 10 internationally. Rights available for : - Asia - Nordic countries PS: 120.000 copies sold in US, UK, Australia, Italy, Spain Synopsis : A brilliant neuroscientist, haunted by a near-death experience in childhood, becomes obsessed with proving the existence of the afterlife through drastic measures. Meanwhile, the world faces a crisis as humanity’s greatest dream has come true, and people are left wondering what will happen when the countdown reaches zero. In Boston, FBI agent Cyrus O’Malley investigates a disturbing series of murders where the killer drills tiny holes into victims’ skulls after strangling them. The case consumes Cyrus, pushing him to sacrifice everything in his pursuit of answers. In England, in 1988, Alex Weller experiences a near-death encounter where he sees his father on the other side of a river of light, but is pulled back to life. Since then, Alex’s only goal has been to understand and relive that moment, no matter the cost—even if it means killing. Genre: thriller ADULT FICTION
THE VACANT THRONE Biography : Glenn Cooper is an internationally bestselling mystery writer. Originally from New Y ork, he grew up in White Plains, where he attended secondary school before training as an archaeologist at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. In 2006 Glenn began writing novels. His first, The Book of the Dead, the first in a trilogy, was a worldwide success and has since been translated into thirty languages. He has written a total of seven novels, all of which are ranked in the top 10 internationally. Rights available for : - Asia - Nordic countries PS: 45.000 copies sold in Italy Synopsis : After Pope John XXIV is found dead in his bed just two years into his papacy, the Vatican quickly organizes a new conclave to elect a successor. On the day of the conclave, after the traditional procession of the cardinals, the doors are closed for the vote. However, as the hours pass, no smoke—either black or white—emerges from the chimney. Secretary of State Elisabetta Celestino, troubled by the situation, decides to break the seal of the conclave and open the doors, only to find the Sistine Chapel completely empty. The cardinal electors have mysteriously disappeared without a trace. Cal Donovan, a CNN contributor who was in the Vatican to report on the event, immediately joins the investigation into the vanishing. As he digs deeper into the mystery, he discovers that the disappearance is not an isolated incident but part of a much larger and darker plan. A powerful group, working behind the scenes for over eight centuries, is orchestrating this event to purge the Church of its sins and completely reconstruct it according to their own vision. Genre: thriller and suspense ADULT FICTION
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