The Islanders: Shocking, Hilarious and Poignant Noir, Paperback - Pascal Garnier

"Dark enough to sink the hook deep into fans of noir."--Publishers WeeklyJust before Christmas in Versailles. Olivier has come to bury his mother, ...

Pascal Garnier's `deliciously dark and painfully funny' noirs, now collected in three volumes.

Pascal Garnier's `deliciously dark and painfully funny' noirs, now collected in three volumes.

Description'Happiness for those unused to it is like food for the starving - a little too much can be fatal.'Writer Jeff Colombier is not accustome...

New edition of the classic noir of seaside misadventure by 'true heir to Simenon' Pascal Garnier, introduced by John Banville.

A new novel from a French author, about Gabriel, a stranger in a small Breton town whose acts of kindness and exceptional cooking quickly earn him ...

A classic Pascal Garnier noir, it combines vultures, clifftops, restless retirees, bizarre murder weapons and uncanny resemblances. Will appeal to ...

Description'Masterly' John Banville 'Wonderful . . . properly noir' Ian Rankin Marc dreams of going somewhere far, far away - but he'll start by ta...

Description"Combines a sense of the surreal with a ruthless wit."--The ObserverGiven the choice, Martial would not have moved to Les Conviviales. B...

A widow's quiet retirement in the foothills of the Alps is turned upside down by the arrival of a mysterious stranger. Like his }Moon In A Dead Eye...

Hilarious at times, shocking at others, we follow the upward (or is that downward) trajectory of a young criminal barrister as they navigate their ...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reality is illusory and magical in the stunning new literary SF novel from the multiple award winning Christopher Priest.Publisher: Orion Publishin...

Explores the lived experience of empire in the Pacific, the last region to be contacted and colonized by Europeans following the great voyages of C...

"One of my own favorite writers." --Elin HilderbrandJ. Courtney Sullivan's Maine meets the works of Elin Hilderbrand in this delicious summer read ...

"Stradley has]...a clipped, hard-hitting narrative style that makes no excuses and offers no apologies. Boxing fans interested in this...tragic fig...

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In this revised and updated edition new accounts have been included of the ways in which the islanders resisted occupation and did not - hitherto u...

The heartwarming and hilarious new novel by the author of cherished bestsellers The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village and The Great Esc...

Reducere. Having read every book in his tiny village, young Timo decides it is time to leave home and become a hero. And while that is easier said than done,...

Publisher: Mabecron Books LtdAuthor(s): Helen DunmoreIllustration(s): full colour illustrations; full colour illustrationsNumber of pages: 38Public...

Reducere. An instant New York Times bestseller!​ "Storytelling for young readers at its finest--equal parts summer adventure and environmental suspense...[a]...

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Focussing on the Australian South Sea Islander minority community this volume employs a variety of theoretical arguments in order to contribute a n...

Reducere. DescriptionPJ Parrish is pleased to present OUR NOIR, a collection of short stories and a Louis Kincaid novella.The collection includes: LOST AND F...

James Naremore introduces film noir, highlighting key themes, films, and styles, and exploring why the genre is so difficult to categorize. First a...

Reducere. Ask any hockey historian about the greatest all-time teams, and the 1980-1984 New York Islanders are sure to be towards the top of their list. Asse...

A highly successful intermediate course, The French Experience 2 is ideal for learners who have completed The French Experience 1 or any other begi...

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Reducere. A nature book unlike any other, Jordan Fisher Smith's startling account of fourteen years as a park ranger thoroughly dispels our idealized visions...

The heartwarming and hilarious new novel by the author of cherished bestsellers The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village and The Great Esc...

Reducere. The NHL's New York Islanders were struggling. After winning four straight Stanley Cups in the early 1980s, the Islanders had suffered an embarrassi...

Publisher: University of Hawai'i PressIllustration(s): 20 illustrations, 2 mapsNumber of pages: 408Publication date: 2014Dimensions: 229 x 152Cover...

Reducere. DescriptionDescubierta en 1988, la teor a cient fica de Jean Pierre Garnier Malet referente al desdoblamiento del espacio y del tiempo, permite afi...

The stunning and emotional second novel in the Chadwick Family trilogy set in Devonshire

Having read every book in his tiny village, young Timo decides it is time to leave home and become a hero. And while that is easier said than done,...

Reducere. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Walter Pincus exposes the darkest secret in American nuclear history--sixty-seven nuclear tests in the Marshall I...

Geneviève Alison Jane Moyet, born on 18th June 1961, Billericay, Essex, England, UK is a singer, songwriter and performer known for her powerful bl...

1922. When the Turkish Army occupies Smyrna, Zoe escapes, only to lose everything. Alone in a sea of desperate strangers, her life is touched brief...

This detailed, intimate and often visceral account of the Falklands invasion, occupation and war is based on the journals of Graham Bound, the then...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Melissa L. CooperDuring the 1920s and 1930s, anthropologists and folklorists became obsessed with uncovering connections be...

Publisher: Vintage PublishingAuthor(s): Mya-Rose CraigNumber of pages: 336Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 146 x 223 x 34Cover type: HardbackRedes...