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Gold Rush

Gold Rush

Author: Cornell, Sam

Genre: Horror / Thriller

Year: 2023 | Pages: 78 | Origin: FRA | BA Seq Num: 86883

In Dakota, 1876, a mere weeks after the American army's defeat at the Little Bighorn battlefield, vengeance fuels the relentless pursuit of rebel forces led by Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull. Despite the harsh elements of cold, rain, and hunger, General George Crook remains resolute in his quest for revenge. As September dawns, the ominous hills of the Black Hills present a prime opportunity for retribution. However, Crook soon discovers a formidable adversary beyond anything he could have envisioned, defying all expectations and comprehension
Les yeux de Mona

Les yeux de Mona

Translated title: Mona's Eyes

Author: Schlesser, Thomas

Genre: Family Saga

Year: 2025 | Pages: 584 | Origin: FRA | BA Seq Num: 91819

Fifty-two weeks: that's how much time Mona has left to discover all the beauty of the world. It's the time her grandfather, a learned, fascinating, and whimsical man, has given himself to introduce her, every Wednesday after school, to a work of art, before she loses, perhaps forever, the use of her eyes.

Together, they will explore the Louvre, the Musée d'Orsay, and the Centre Pompidou. Together, they will marvel, be moved, and question, captivated by the sight of a painting or a sculpture.

Borrowing the perspectives of Botticelli, Vermeer, Goya, Courbet, Claudel, Kahlo, and Basquiat, Mona discovers the power of art and learns about talent, doubt, melancholy, and rebellion - a precious treasure her grandfather wishes to instill in her foreve
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
Celui qui chuchotait dans les ténèbres

Celui qui chuchotait dans les ténèbres

Translated title: The One Who Whispered in the Darkness

Author: Lovecraft, Howard Phillips

Genre: Horror / Short Stories

Year: 2023 | Pages: 126 | Origin: FRA | BA Seq Num: 86888

Horror
Casse-Noisette

Casse-Noisette

Translated title: Nutcracker

Author: Johnson, Sylvain

Genre: Horror / Thriller

Year: 2023 | Pages: 261 | Origin: FRA | BA Seq Num: 86877

During a winter fishing festival tragedy, young Fritz plunges into the icy depths of a lake. Meanwhile, the elusive Mouse King, a serial killer haunting the dim alleys of Montreal, continues to evade law enforcement. His grisly hallmark? Each victim is found with a live mouse in their mouth. Amidst this turmoil, a prostitute haunted by her past and the disappearance of her brother seeks redemption.

A corrupt police officer, grappling with his missing niece and a string of increasingly gruesome murders, adds to the chaos. In this reimagining of Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann's enchanting tale 'The Nutcracker and the Mouse King,' a family scarred by tragedy is thrust back into the spotlight years later, raising doubts about the chilling events surrounding Fritz's vanishing act on the frozen lake
Le festin des goules

Le festin des goules

Translated title: The Ghouls' Feast

Author: Debouverie, Gilles

Genre: Horror / Thriller

Year: 2023 | Pages: 617 | Origin: FRA | BA Seq Num: 86887

Douglas Campanelli, a former fisherman turned recluse, resides in his picturesque seaside villa. One fateful night, he is roused from slumber by a mysterious figure demanding he confess to an old, sordid murder. To unearth the truth, the stranger threatens to unleash ghastly creatures from Campanelli's cellar, claiming control over them.

Meanwhile, Carla Mendez, a police lieutenant in Dunkham - a quaint coastal enclave nestled between Plymouth and Boston - grapples not only with her new partner's health issues but also with a grisly murder case. The crime unfolds in a neighborhood seemingly frozen in time, setting the stage for the harrowing journey of the soon-to-be-dubbed 'The Massachusetts Ripper,' whose reign of terror has only just begun
Après

Après

Translated title: Later

Author: King, Stephen

Genre: Horror / Mystery

Year: 2023 | Pages: 342 | Origin: FRA | BA Seq Num: 86870

Translated
The son of a struggling single mother, Jamie Conklin just wants an ordinary childhood. But Jamie is no ordinary child. Born with an unnatural ability his mom urges him to keep secret, Jamie can see what no one else can see and learn what no one else can learn. But the cost of using this ability is higher than Jamie can imagine - as he discovers when an NYPD detective draws him into the pursuit of a killer who has threatened to strike from beyond the grave.

Later is Stephen King at his finest, a terrifying and touching story of innocence lost and the trials that test our sense of right and wrong. With echoes of King's classic novel It, Later is a powerful, haunting, unforgettable exploration of what it takes to stand up to evil in all the faces it wears
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
Le petit manteau rouge

Le petit manteau rouge

Translated title: The Little Red Coat

Author: Mirande, Catherine

Genre: Short Stories

Year: 2026 | Pages: 72 | Origin: FRA | BA Seq Num: 91811

A yard sale, a little red coat, and a mysterious letter hidden in its lining... This simple chance encounter leads a young woman and her children on a quest full of surprises to find Charlotte, the recipient of an unexpected treasure. Emotions, plot twists, humanity - this modern tale celebrates generosity, solidarity, and the magic of everyday life
La vie heureuse

La vie heureuse

Translated title: The Happy Life

Author: Foenkinos, David

Genre: Social Novel

Year: 2025 | Pages: 256 | Origin: FRA | BA Seq Num: 91820

Never before has any era been so marked by the desire to change one's life. We all want, at some point in our lives, to be someone else

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