R. J. ELLORY

Kansas, 1959. A travelling carnival appears overnight in the small town of Seneca Falls, intriguing the townsfolk with acts of inexplicable magic and illusion. But when a man''s body is discovered beneath the carousel, with no clue as to his identity, FBI Special Agent Michal Travis is sent to investigate.Led by the elusive Edgar Doyle, the carnival folk range from the enigmatic to the bizarre, but none of them will give Travis a straight answer to his questions. With each new turn of the investigation, Doyle and his companions challenge Travis''s once unshakeable faith in solid facts and hard evidence.As the consequences of what has happened become ever more disturbing, Travis struggles to open his mind to a truth that defies comprehension. Will he be able to convince himself that things are not what they seem? Or will he finally reconcile himself to a new reality - one that threatens to undermine everything in which he has ever placed his trust?

Malgré l''avis de sa hiérarchie, Frank Parish, inspecteur au NYPD, s''entête à enquêter sur le meurtre d''une adolescente, victime, pense-t-il, d''un tueur en série. Contraint de consulter une psycho

On a perfect summer evening in 1954, sixteen-year-old Nancy Denton walked into the woods of her hometown of Whytesburg, Mississippi. She was never seen again. Two decades on, Sheriff John Gaines witnesses a harrowing discovery. A young woman has been unearthed from the riverbank, her body perfectly preserved, yet she bears evidence of a brutal ritualistic killing. Nancy has come home at last, but her return does not bring closure to her family, nor to the townsfolk of Whytesburg. Already haunted by his experiences in Vietnam, Gaines must now stretch his abilities to the limit, pushing himself ever closer to breaking point. What really happened to the beautiful and vivacious Nancy? And why do her friends refuse to talk? As Gaines closes in on the truth, he is forced to not only confront his own demons, but to unearth secrets that have long remained hidden. And that truth, so much darker than he could ever have imagined, may be the one thing that finally destroys him.

In America, kings are not born, they are made.Danny McCabe isn't his real name. America certainly isn't his real home.But now Danny finds himself fleeing Ireland for the bright lights of 1930s Hollywood with two virtual strangers, Nicky Mariani and his beautiful sister, Lucia. As Lucia pursues her dream of stardom, Nicky finds his calling in the violent underbelly of the city of dreams. Torn between his love for Lucia and his desperate fear for their safety, Danny is drawn into a chain of events that will pit brother against sister, friend against friend, and lover against lover.

Vincent Madigan, mauvais mari et mauvais père, est un homme que ses démons ont entraîné dans une spirale infernale. La grosse somme d'argent qu'il doit a Sandia, le roi de la pègre d'East Harlem, risquant de lui coûter la vie, il n'a pas d'autre choix que de franchir la ligne jaune et monter un gros coup, afin de prendre un nouveau départ.

An epic novel of gangland intrigue from one of crime fictions new stars [Sunday Telegraph]When Catherine Ducane disappears in the heart of New Orleans, the local cops react rapidly - she is the daughter of the Governor of Louisiana after all. But the case gets very strange, very quickly. Her bodyguard turns up horribly mutilated in the trunk of a beautiful vintage car and when her kidnapper calls he doesnt want money: he wants time alone with Ray Hartmann, who works for a Washington-based organised crime task force.All Ray wants to do is get this over with quickly, and go home to try and repair his broken marriage. Instead he must listen to the mysterious kidnapper, an elderly Cuban named Ernesto Perez, who wants to tell him his life story. Its only when he realises that Ernesto has been a brutal hitman for the Mob since the 1950s that things start to come together. But by the time the pieces fall into place, its already too late...

Kansas, 1959. When a travelling carnival appears overnight, the townsfolk of Seneca Falls are entranced. But the circus brings more than just magic and illusion to the small town: a dead man is discovered beneath the carousel.For FBI Special Agent Michael Travis, the world is clear cut. But there are a lot of grey areas in this case. The carnival folk are unwilling to answer a straight question and they begin to challenge Traviss once unshakeable faith in solid facts and hard evidence...As the investigation turns ever more disturbing, Travis is forced to question everything he believes in as a dark and horrifying conspiracy comes to light.

Daniel and Nathan were six years old when they first met and became best friends. Thirty years later Dan is convicted of Nathans murder . . .Daniel Ford has thirty-six days to live. Accused of the horrific murder of his best friend Nathan twelve years before, he has exhausted all appeals and now faces the long walk to the electric chair. All he can do is make peace with his God. Father John Rousseau is the man to whom the last month of Daniels life has been entrusted. All the two men have left to do is rake over the last ashes of Fords existence. So he begins to tell his story. Daniels story takes him from his first meeting with Nathan, aged six, on the shores of a lake in 1952, through first loves, Vietnam, the death of Kennedy and finally their flight from the draft which ends in Nathans brutal murder. But meanwhile the clock is ticking and the days are running out . . .

New York, 2006. Quatre homicides sont commis en quinze jours, selon des modes opératoires très différents. Seul John Costello, documentaliste inépuisable sur les tueurs en série, voit un lien entre e

1974. Vétéran du Vietnam, John Gaines a accepté le poste de shérif de Whytesburg dans le Mississippi. Un jour, on découvre, enterré sur la berge de la rivière, le cadavre d''une adolescente, Nancy De

En Washington, ciudad inmersa en elecciones a medio plazo, nadie quiere oír hablar de asesinatos en serie. Pero cuando la prensa informa de un cuarto crimen, cuando el asesino da un nombre y detalles acerca de los horrendos crimenes, muy pocas personas pueden ya hacer caso omiso del asunto. El detective Robert Miller es asignado para resolver el caso. El y su socio comienzan las pesquisas en cada escena del crimen, pero las cosas se complican cuando las victimas no existen oficialmente. Sus datos oficiales no se encuentran en ninguno de los sistemas conocidos. Y a cada paso que da, Miller descubre hechos aun mas perturbadores, por lo que empieza a temer por su vida. Novela de gran alcance, A Simple Act of Violence expone la brutalidad de operaciones encubiertas, el poder de la codicia y la naturaleza insidiosa de la corrupcion.

R.J. ElloryTwenty years ago John Costello''s life, as he knew it, ended. He and his beautiful girlfriend, Nadia, became victims of the deranged ''Hammer of God'' killer who terrorised New Jersey City throughout the summer of 1984. This murderer went after young courting couples in an attempt to ''save their souls''. Nadia was killed by the first blow of the hammer. John survived, but was physically and psychologically scarred to an extent that few people could comprehend. He withdrew from society, hid in his apartment and now only emerges to work as a crime researcher for a major newspaper. Damaged he may be, but no one in New Jersey knows more about serial killers than John Costello. So, when a new spate of murders starts - all seemingly random and unrelated - John is the only one who can discern the complex pattern that lies behind them. But could this dark knowledge be about to threaten his life?

The serial killer to end all serial killers is out there and only one person in the whole city knows it...Twenty years ago John Costellos life, as he knew it, ended. He and his beautiful girlfriend, Nadia, were victims of the deranged Hammer of God killer who terrorised New Jersey City throughout the summer of 1984. Nadia was killed instantly. John survived, but withdrew from society, emerging only to work as a crime researcher for a major newspaper. Damaged he may be, but no one in New Jersey knows more about serial killers than John Costello.Then a new spate of murders starts - all seemingly random and unrelated - until John discovers a complex pattern that links them. But could this dark knowledge be about to threaten his life?

Washington has a new menace... a serial killer whose victims dont exist...Washington, embroiled in the mid-term elections, did not want to hear about serial killings. But when the newspapers reported a fourth murder, when they gave the killer a name and details of his horrendous crimes, there were few people that could ignore it. Detective Robert Miller is assigned to the case, and rapidly uncover a complication. The victims do not officially exist. Their personal details do not register on any known systems. And as Miller unearths ever more disturbing facts, he starts to face truths so far-removed from his own reality that he begins to fear for his life.

Death Row duty comes with three simple rules Do not make it personal Do not question the system Do not take justice into your own hands Garrett Nelson will break every one of them Injured during a drug bust sheriff s deputy Garrett Nelson finds himself working at a Florida Penitentiary under the shadow of an old bell tower turned execution chamber There his belief in the justice system will be tested to its limit as a manhunt through the Everglades sparks a conflict of duty versus conscience Can he turn a blind eye to an innocent man s execution or risk his own life in the pursuit of truth For life on death row takes its toll until you can t take it anymore PRAISE FOR R J ELLORY Beautiful and haunting A tour de force MICHAEL CONNELLY Beautifully written novels that are also great mysteries JAMES PATTERSON A uniquely gifted passionate and powerful writer ALAN FURST In the top flight of crime writing SUNDAY TELEGRAPH The master of the genre CLIVE CUSSLER

The Killer is the final book in award-winning author R.J. Ellorys electrifying ebook trilogy, THREE DAYS IN CHICAGOLAND. The testimonies of the sister, the cop and the killer will at last reveal the dreadful truth behind the brutal murder of a young girl in Chicago in 1956.Lets face facts here-theres some folks who just shouldnt be allowed to raise up kids.Harsh, but true.Id have to include myself among them, for sure, but I reckon my father would get top billing.Ive been in Chicago for over ten years now. I was raised in Taylorville, Illinois, but I fled here back in 46. Not before I took a childhood of batterings from my old man, and saw my ma suffer vicious beating after vicious beating. Oh yeah, Ray Woodroffe regretted both his marriage and his kids, and he didnt shy away from showing us.So I came here. Earned some money, got a place of my own. But that kind of cruelty leaves its mark. Its hereditary. And it found its way into my heart, my bones, my blood. Ive been living with guilt a good long time now and finally its time to make amends. I am a killer and tomorrow morning at ten oclock, not a moment sooner or later, I am going to die in the electric chair.Includes an exclusive preview of Ellorys gripping novel, A Dark and Broken Heart.