Soon after Sherlock Holmes and his famous enemy Moriarty die at Reichenbach Falls, Scotland Yard detective Athelney Jones and Pinkerton agent Frederick Chase, newly arrived from New York, find a coded message on Moriarty's corpse.
They hope this will lead them to a new criminal mastermind operating in London...
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The House of Silk (La maison de soie), un roman policier qui fait revivre Sherlock Holmes, fut publié en 2011.Holmes et Watson ont la visite d'un marchand d'art, Edmond Carstairs, qui explique craindre pour sa vie. À la suite de la disparition d'oeuvres de John Constable qui devaient être livrées à un Américain, les membres du « gang des casquettes plates » ont été retrouvés et tués, sauf l'un d'entre eux qui a pris la fuite ; or Carstairs semble depuis peu sous la surveillance d'un américain avec une casquette plate...
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In the first book in the number one bestselling Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz, fourteen-year-old Alex is forcibly recruited into MI6. Armed with secret gadgets, he is sent to investigate Herod Sayle, a man who is offering state-of-the-art Stormbre
In this brand new, explosive adventure in the number one bestselling series, Alex Rider is trying to get his life back on track after the traumatic events of his last mission. But even Alex can't fight the past ... especially when it holds a deadly secret.
From global bestselling Anthony Horowitz, a brilliantly entertaining new mystery in the Hawthorne and Horowitz series.
Richmond, London. Six attractive houses are tucked away in an exclusive and very upmarket gated community: Riverside Close. Surrounded by flowers and shrubbery, they''re sealed off from the busy main road and the realities of urban life. At weekends, with the gate locked, the residents enjoy the sound of birdsong, the whirr of mowers, the occasional snatch of opera through an open window.
Everyone knows each other. Everyone gets on.
That is, until the Kenworthies arrive. With their four big gas-guzzling cars, their noisy children and their plans to build a swimming pool in their garden, they quickly offend every one of their neighbours.
When Charles Kenworthy is found dead on his porch, the bolt of a crossbow through his chest, Daniel Hawthorne is called in.
But how do you solve a murder when everyone has the same motive?
In this adrenaline-fuelled adventure in the number one bestselling series, Alex Rider is sent by MI6 Special Operations to infiltrate a new and sinister organization known only as Nightshade. Alex is on his own, with the fate of thousands of people restin
Ever since MI6 recognized his potential, Alex Rider has constantly been thrust into the line of danger. From a routine visit to the dentist that turns into a chase through the streets of London, to a school trip with a deadly twist, no day has ever been o
The world's bestselling teenage spy takes on a new and daring mission. This much-awaited new book in the bestselling Alex Rider series continues Alex's fight against the deadly assassins encountered in the last book, Nightshade. Alex still has unfinished business with this sinister group made up of brainwashed children, not least trying to reunite MI6 chief Mrs Jones, along with her long lost son and daughter. The adventure takes us deep into the life-changing world of augmented reality, where even Alex will struggle to succeed against the technology. A thrilling new challenge for the world's best-loved teen superspy.
Né en 1957, Anthony Horowitz a écrit près de nombreux de livres pour enfants et adolescents. En Angleterre, son pays d'origine, il est également connu pour ses scénarios de séries télévisées. Certains de ses livres, comme L'île du Crâne, Le Faucon malté ou Satanée grand-mère, collectionnent les prix et sa dernière création Les Aventures d'Alex Rider, remporte un succès sans précédent. Alex démasque les agissements d'une triade chinoise qui s'apprêtait à fausser les résultats d'une compétition de tennis.
Il échappe de justesse à deux tentatives d'assassinat perpétrées par les Chinois et est envoyé en "vacances" sur une île des Caraïbes, Skeleton key. Ce "paradis" tropical aux eaux infestées de requins est le repaire d'un inquiétant personnage, Alexei Sarov, ancien général de l'Armée rouge. Alex Rider est chargé par la CIA de découvrir ce qui se trame dans le bunker du général Sarov.
Né en 1957, Anthony Horowitz a écrit près de nombreux de livres pour enfants et adolescents. En Angleterre, son pays d'origine, il est également connu pour ses scénarios de séries télévisées. Certains de ses livres, comme L'île du Crâne, Le Faucon malté ou Satanée grand-mère, collectionnent les prix et sa dernière création Les Aventures d'Alex Rider, remporte un succès sans précédent. Alex savoure ses vacances avec son amie Sabina et ses parents.
Mais la violence meurtrière ne tarde pas à frapper à nouveau, et le père de Sabina est grièvement blessé dans l'explosion de leur maison. Persuadé qu'en réalité l'attentat le visait, le jeune espion mène l'enquête. La piste qu'il suit le conduit dans le sillage de Damian Cray, une star de la pop anglaise qui s'apprête à lancer une nouvelle console de jeu révolutionnaire nommée Jeu de tueur.
A wickedly funny story by the number one bestelling author Anthony Horowitz, with brand new illustrations by Tony Ross. Sent to Groosham Grange as a last resort by his parents, David Eliot quickly discovers that his new school is a very weird place indeed
Passion, deception, an unexplained death and a detective with quite a lot to hide lie at the heart of Anthony Horowitz's brilliant new murder mystery, the second in the bestselling series starring Private Investigator Daniel Hawthorne. As our reluctant narrator becomes ever more embroiled in the case, he realises that these secrets must be exposed - even at the risk ofÿdeath.
« Non, ce n'était pas moi. Je vais vous dire pourquoi, laissez-moi d'abord me présenter. Je m'appelle Frederick Chase, je suis détective à l'agence américaine Pinkerton. Ma mission ? Retrouver Clarence Devereux et geler les activités de ce cerveau criminel, qui s'est empressé de venir combler le vide laissé par la mort de Moriarty, cet ennemi juré de Sherlock Holmes. Dans le but de mettre la main sur ce génie du mal, je devais accompagner l'inspecteur Athelney Jones, un condisciple de Holmes et l'un de ses adeptes, dans les antres les plus ténébreux de Londres ».
Le criminel le plus dangereux d'Angleterre n'est pas celui que l'on croit. Si le professeur Moriarty, le « Napoléon du crime », est bien mort en tombant d'une hauteur de 250 mètres dans les chutes de Reichenbach, en Suisse, qui donc lui a succédé à la tête du milieu criminel londonien ? Est-ce cet impitoyable gangster new-yorkais venu régner sur la pègre londonienne pour faire le pont avec son fief mafieux de New York ? Et si Moriarty n'était pas mort ?
Detective Daniel Hawthorne needs cash. Having gotten himself fired from the police, Hawthorne decides to approach Anthony Horowitz. Hes investigating a complex murder and he wants Anthony to write a book about it, a bestselling book of course, with a 50/50 split. The only catch is they need to solve the crime. A classic crime for the modern reader, this is a whodunnit to end all whodunnits.
L'histoire se déroule à Londres, en 1890. Inquiété par d'obscures menaces, Edmond Carstairs fait appel à Sherlock Holmes. Celui-ci suspend son enquête faute de preuves.Mais Carstairs est bientôt victime d'un vol. Dernière enquête du héros de Conan Doyle, gardée secrète selon la volonté du docteurWatson (l'ami du détective Sherlock Holmes, le narrateur de presque toutes les histoires et le fairevaloir de celui-ci).
Reluctant MI6 agent Alex Rider is relaxing in the south of France until a sudden, ruthless attack on his hosts plunges him back into a world of violence and mystery - and this time, MI6 don't want to know. Alex is determined to track down his friends' attackers, even if he must do it alone. But it's a path that leads to a long-buried secret - and a discovery more terrible than anything he could have imagined. Visit the Alex Rider website at www.alexrider.com To learn more about this Alex Rider mission, click here. This edition of Eagle Strike is currently unavailable to customers in the USA. For more information, please email Customer Services
When his best friend Tom is abducted, Alex Rider is given an ultimatum by Nightshade - a sinister cult of assassins with a score to settle. But what twisted evil are they planning, and how is it connected to a revolutionary new gaming system?
With no idea who to trust, Alex finds himself dragged into a nightmare world - where nothing is real but the game could kill you.
The clock is ticking and Nightshade is closing in...
The world's bestselling teenage spy takes on a new and daring mission.
This much-awaited new book in the bestselling Alex Rider series continues Alex's fight against the deadly assassins encountered in the last book, Nightshade. Alex still has unfinished business with this sinister group made up of brainwashed children, not least trying to reunite MI6 chief Mrs Jones, along with her long lost son and daughter. The adventure takes us deep into the life-changing world of augmented reality, where even Alex will struggle to succeed against the technology. A thrilling new challenge for the world's best-loved teen superspy.
Praise for Nightshade:
"Pacy and ingenious." The Sunday Times
"Anthony Horowitz is on cracking form here: the plot is gripping, the characters - both familiar and new - are fully fleshed, and it sparkles with his characteristic wit. We could do with Alex Rider now..." Daily Mail
@2@@20@Literary legend James Bond returns to his 1950s heyday in this exhilarating thriller by @18@Sunday Times@19@bestselling author Anthony Horowitz.@21@ @3@@2@It's 1957 and James Bond (agent 007) has only just survived his showdown with Auric Goldfinger at Fort Knox. By his side is Pussy Galore, who was with him at the end.@3@@2@Unknown to either of them, the USSR and the West are in a deadly struggle for technological superiority. And SMERSH is back.@3@@2@The Soviet counter-intelligence agency plans to sabotage a Grand Prix race at the most dangerous track in Europe. But it's Bond who finds himself in the driving seat and events take an unexpected turn when he observes a suspicious meeting between SMERSH's driver and a sinister Korean millionaire, Jai Seong Sin. @3@@2@Soon Bond is pitched into an entirely different race with implications that could change the world. Thrown together with American agent, Jeopardy Lane, Bond uncovers a plan that will bring the West to its knees in a heart-stopping climax.@3@@2@Welcoming back familiar faces, including M and Miss Moneypenny, international bestselling author Anthony Horowitz ticks all the boxes: speed, danger, strong women and fiendish villains, to reinvent the golden age of Bond in this brilliantly gripping adventure. TRIGGER MORTIS is also the first James Bond novel to feature previously unseen Ian Fleming material.@3@@2@This is James Bond as Fleming imagined him.@3@
