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A Shot in the Dark

A Shot in the Dark

Author: Lee, Victoria

Genre: Romance

Year: 2025 | Pages: 408 | Origin: FRA | BA Seq Num: 91800

Elisheva Cohen returns to Brooklyn after being rejected by her Orthodox community because of her drug addiction. Wyatt Cole was discharged from the army and disowned by his family after coming out as transgender.

To keep moving forward despite their hardships, they both find refuge in photography: she by returning to her studies, he through his flourishing artistic career. They meet one evening, discover each other, and recognize themselves in their shared pain; the chemistry is undeniable...

... until Ely realizes that Wyatt is her new mentor. This new teacher-student relationship complicates things. Will they be able to overcome the pain of the past? How do you cope when you want what you can't have?
Le Motesine

Le Motesine

Translated title: The Motesine

Author: Jade, Maoh

Genre: Thriller

Year: 2026 | Pages: 493 | Origin: FRA | BA Seq Num: 91796

Gabrielle De Luca thought she had escaped her fate. The daughter of a mafia boss, she left Italy to lead an anonymous life in New York with her father's blessing, on one condition: the day he died, she would have to marry his successor.

Convinced she was finally free, her hopes were quickly dashed when, one night, men tried to kidnap her. Rescued by a mysterious stranger, she discovered too late that Tonio Motesine hadn't appeared in her life by chance... and that her savior was anything but innocent.

For Gabrielle's father was no more, and whoever married the Cosa Nostra heiress would have absolute power over the cartel. At the heart of a game of betrayals, fragile alliances, and a ruthless succession war, Tonio was her only protection. Or perhaps, her greatest threat
Apnée

Apnée

Translated title: Apnea

Author: Delzongle, Sonja

Genre: Horror

Year: 2025 | Pages: 540 | Origin: FRA | BA Seq Num: 91809

A plunge into the abyss of evil. On the shores of the Red Sea, in Egypt, Lukas Berger dives to break the world freediving record, a moment this young prodigy has been preparing for his entire life. Before him lies the Blue Hole, a mythical sinkhole renowned for its beauty as much as for its danger. Lukas will not resurface. He simply disappears, as if the abyss had swallowed him whole.

Did he drift off? Did he suffer a medical emergency that dragged him to the bottom? But then why is his watch still attached to the cable that connected him to the surface? When, shortly after, the mutilated body of another diver is discovered in the depths, this time Lukas's wife is convinced: it was no accident. And the search for the truth will unearth some very dark stories
Swan Song Tome 2 - La glace et le feu

Swan Song Tome 2 - La glace et le feu

Translated title: Swan Song Volume 2 - Ice and Fire

Series: Volume 2

Author: McCammon, Robert

Genre: Horror / Thriller

Year: 2023 | Pages: 540 | Origin: FRA | BA Seq Num: 86885

Translated
An ancient evil roams the desolate landscape of an America ravaged by nuclear war.

He is the Man with the Scarlet Eye, a malevolent force that feeds on the dark desires of the countless followers he has gathered into his service. His only desire is to find a special child named Swan - and destroy her. But those who would protect the girl are determined to fight for what is left of the world, and their souls.

In a wasteland born of rage, populated by monstrous creatures and marauding armies, the last survivors on earth have been drawn into the final battle between good and evil that will decide the fate of humanity
Ne le laissez pas entrer

Ne le laissez pas entrer

Translated title: Don't Let Him In

Author: Jewell, Lisa

Genre: Mystery

Year: 2025 | Pages: 448 | Origin: FRA | BA Seq Num: 91802

They should have heeded that warning: Don't let him in. After her husband's sudden death, Nina meets Nick Radcliffe, a kind and attentive man who gradually enters her life and her heart. Nick is perfect in every way - too perfect, perhaps? Nina's daughter, Ash, is suspicious. Determined to protect her mother, she delves into the past of this mysterious Prince Charming... and soon regrets it.

In the neighboring town, Martha notices her husband, Alistair, being away more and more often. Despite his reassuring explanations, a persistent unease lingers. Something isn't right. What is he hiding? But it's already too late for Nina, Ash, and Martha: when the truth comes out, it's far darker than they could have imagined
Krampus

Krampus

Author: Bedard, David

Genre: Horror / Mystery

Year: 2024 | Pages: 338 | Origin: FRA | BA Seq Num: 86867

A juvenile detention facility plagued by unexplained occurrences. An ominous and ancient myth intertwined with curious symbols. A horrifying entity with blood-soaked intentions, spreading panic and death in its wake. A deadly pursuit through an icy labyrinth. Dating back to 11th-century Germanic legends, the Krampus is a malevolent being who metes out punishment to naughty children.

In this novel, David Bédard aims to send shivers down your spine with his modern and chilling rendition of Krampusnacht. If you haven't been on your best behavior this year, you may find yourself in for a terrifying surprise
Douze ans après

Douze ans après

Translated title: Twelve Years Later

Author: Gardner, Lisa

Genre: Mystery

Year: 2026 | Pages: 455 | Origin: FRA | BA Seq Num: 91803

Frankie Elkin vowed to find the missing and forgotten. But she never expected Kaylee Pierson, a death row inmate, to ask her to find her sister, Leilani. She gives her three weeks. Used to challenges, Frankie accepts the mission. Twelve years earlier, five-year-old Leilani disappeared in Hawaii. Now, her trail has been picked up on an atoll an hour's flight from Honolulu, where Kaylee's former boyfriend, now a tech mogul, plans to build a luxury ecolodge.

If she wants to uncover the truth and perhaps save the girl's life, Frankie must infiltrate a remote base camp. The obstacles? The hostility of a few individuals. Countless dangerous secrets. No way to call for help. And a tropical storm on the way
Rages

Rages

Author: Nadal, Marie-Pierre

Genre: Horror / Mystery

Year: 2023 | Pages: 176 | Origin: FRA | BA Seq Num: 86873

Horror
Jérémiah: Une Enquête De Joseph Laflamme

Jérémiah: Une Enquête De Joseph Laflamme

Translated title: Jeremiah: The Joseph Laflamme Investigations

Series: Volume 2

Author: Gagnon, Hervé

Genre: Thriller / Crime

Year: 2024 | Pages: 256 | Origin: FRA | BA Seq Num: 91859

Montreal, April 1865. The Civil War is drawing to a close, and members of a Confederate secret society, the Knights of the Golden Circle, are gathered at the St. Lawrence Hall Hotel in Montreal. Their goal: to plan the resumption of hostilities. Among them, John Wilkes Booth, the future assassin of President Abraham Lincoln, possesses a valuable object. February 1892. Black Montrealers are brutally tortured and murdered in the characteristic manner of the Ku Klux Klan. Journalist Joseph Laflamme of the newspaper Le Canadien takes on the case, accompanied by Inspector Marcel Arcand of the Montreal Police Department. They will cross paths with a legendary figure who will stop at nothing to find what Booth hid in Montreal
Susan: Une Enquête De Joseph Laflamme

Susan: Une Enquête De Joseph Laflamme

Translated title: Susan: The Joseph Laflamme Investigations

Series: Volume 7

Author: Gagnon, Hervé

Genre: Thriller / Crime

Year: 2025 | Pages: 0 | Origin: FRA | BA Seq Num: 91862

Montreal, May 1895. With the arrival of spring, a preacher as fervent as he is suspicious settles in Saint-Henri-des-Tanneries. Through fiery sermons, he quickly stirs up devout Catholics against Freemasons, whom he blames for all the ills plaguing French-Canadian society. A series of events combine to create an explosive situation: a ghost story terrorizing the residents of Griffintown; the publication of a scandalous book by Jules-Paul Tardivel, a radical ultramontane influenced by the anti-Masonic ravings of the French fabulist Léo Taxil; and the construction of a new building by the Grand Lodge of Quebec on Dorchester Boulevard. The fervent demonstrations encouraged by the preacher spiral out of control and erupt into riots. Meanwhile, Freemasons are murdered and prostitutes are disfigured. Joseph Laflamme, George McCreary, Emma Laflamme and Mary O'Gara investigate - with the help of a ghost no one expected anymore

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