Tom Ripley detested murder. Unless it was absolutely necessary. If possible, he preferred someone else to do the dirty work. In this case someone with no criminal record, who would commit 'two simple murders' for a very generous fee...
The Psychologists would call it folie a deux...'Bruno slammed his palms together.' Hey! Cheeses, what an idea! I kill your wife and you kill my father! We meet on a train, see, and nobody knows we know each other! Perfect alibis! Catch?
Tom Ripley is struggling to stay one step ahead of his creditors and the law, when an unexpected acquaintance offers him a free trip to Europe and a chance to start over.
Wenn nicht jetzt, wann dann? An einem ganz normalen Tag in der Mitte seines Lebens steigt Busfahrer Kalle aus und folgt den ziehenden Wolken auf eine Reise ans Meer.
Corporate lawyer Elizabeth Carlyle is under pressure. Her prestigious New York law firm is working on a high-stakes case, defending a prominent bank accused of fraud
Encore aujourd'hui, il m'arrive d'entendre, le soir, une voix qui m'appelle par mon prénom, dans la rue. Une voix rauque. Elle traîne un peu sur les syllabes et je la reconnais tout de suite : la voix de Louki. Je me retourne, mais il n'y a personne...
For ten years Guy Roland has lived without a past. His current life and name were given to him by his recently retired boss, Hutte, who welcomed him, a one-time client, into his detective agency.
When Patrick Modiano was awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize for Literature he was praised for using the 'art of memory' to bring to life the Occupation of Paris during the Second World War...
The University, a renowned bastion of knowledge, attracts the brightest minds to unravel the mysteries of enlightened sciences like artificing and alchemy.
Discover #1 New York Times-bestselling Patrick Rothfuss’ epic fantasy universe of The Kingkiller Chronicle, in this illustrated companion novella, The Slow Regard of Silent Things. “He’s bloody good, this Rothfuss guy.” —George R. R. Martin
Jean-Baptiste Grenouille wird 1738 als unehelicher Sohn einer Fischverkäuferin geboren; er überlebt den versuchten Kindsmord seiner Mutter und das entbehrungsreiche Leben als Kostkind sowie die Zeit als Hilfskraft bei einem Gerber,....
Herr Sommer läuft stumm, im Tempo eines Gehetzten, mit seinem leeren Rucksack und dem langen, merkwürdigen Spazierstock von Dorf zu Dorf, geistert durch die Landschaft und durch die Tag- und Alpträume eines kleinen Jungen.