The landmark novel that inspired Verdi’s opera La Traviata, in a sparkling new translation published to coincide with a major new biography of the real-life “Lady of the Camellias”
One of the greatest love stories of...Read more
On the night of 22 December 1980, a plane crashes on the Franco-Swiss border and is engulfed in flames. 168 out of 169 passengers are killed instantly. The miraculous sole survivor is a three-month-old baby girl. Two families, one rich, the other poor, step forward to claim her, sparking an...Read more
Putting dead bodies in the ground for a living could give anyone ideas...
Blaise is out of work and down on his luck when a chance encounter with a beautiful blonde has him hooked. He'll do anything to stay by her side, even if it means working for her husband, a funeral...Read more
Enigmatic and extremely dangerous, CIA legends Francis and Carroll have been dubbed "The sisters Death and Night" by their cohorts. But few know what they do. They plot, and they're plotting the perfect crime. They've located the perfect pawn-the Potter, the exiled ex-head of the KGB...Read more
One of the hallmarks of French author Patrick Modiano’s writing is a singular ability to revisit particular motifs and episodes, infusing each telling with new detail and emotional nuance. In this evocative novel the internationally acclaimed author takes up one of his most compelling...Read more
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Cornelius von Baerle, a respectable tulip-grower, lives only to cultivate the elusive black tulip and win a magnificent prize for its creation. But after his powerful godfather is assassinated, the unwitting Cornelius becomes caught up in deadly political intrigue and is falsely accused of...Read more
A Maigret Omnibus comprising Maigret Right and Wrong (Maigret in Montmartre & Maigret's Mistake); Maigret has Scruples; Maigret and the Reluctant Witnesses; Maigret Goes to SchoolRead more
Normally happy and well-adjusted, Sophie Duguet doesn't understand what's happening to her: she has begun losing things, from her recently delivered mail to the car she parked the night before. She is constantly forgetting things she's said and done, too . . . only to be reminded of them by...Read more
An astonishingly brave and moving book from Caroline Darian, daughter of infamous Dominique Pelicot, detailing how her mother rebuilt her life as the world follows a trial that will go down in history.Read more
Eddie, Gino, and Tony Rico were born in Brooklyn. Under the guise of ordinary men, they are part of an "organization" for which the elder "protects" Florida merchants, while the two younger ones participate in the settling of scores. When Tony, wanted by the police, disappears, the...Read more
Giverny. During the day, tourists flock to the former home of the famous artist Claude Monet and the gardens where he painted his Water Lilies. But when silence returns, there is a darker side to the peaceful French village.
This is the story of thirteen days that begin with...Read more
From the author of After the Crash comes a gripping new thriller about one woman’s descent into grief and madness after her ten-year-old son disappears without a trace.
Maddi Libéri is a successful doctor living an idyllic life in the South of France. On the morning of...Read more
