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Paris, 1892. A bold dream of a canal connecting the oceans turns into one of the largest financial and political scandals in history. Ferdinand de Lesseps, hero of the Suez Canal, promised France a marvel of engineering—but behind the glamour, corruption, greed, and deception ran rampant. Ordinary families lost their life savings. Politicians were bribed. The nation’s trust in its leaders crumbled. The Panama Scandal reveals the dramatic rise and catastrophic fall of the French Panama Canal Company with vivid, page-turning detail. From financial schemes and propaganda campaigns to ...

Power never needs to be illegal to be corrupt. It only needs silence. In 1979, a French newspaper revealed that President Valéry Giscard d’Estaing had accepted diamonds from African dictator Jean-Bedel Bokassa. There would be no trial. No conviction. No confession. But the damage was irreversible. The Diamonds Affair uncovers how a seemingly “customary gift” exposed a system where executive power operated beyond accountability—and how one scandal permanently weakened trust in the French Republic. Through gripping narrative and rigorous investigation, Evan Blackmoor traces: • How ...

A single death shook a republic. The truth was never meant to survive. In January 1934, Serge Alexandre Stavisky—financier, fraudster, and master manipulator—was found dead in a remote Alpine chalet. Authorities called it suicide. Few believed them. What followed was not just a scandal, but a national rupture that exposed how deeply corruption had infected France’s political, financial, and judicial systems—and how far those in power would go to protect themselves. In The Stavisky Affair, bestselling author Evan Blackmoor delivers a gripping, cinematic investigation into the scandal...

An ancient secret. A hidden codex. A symbol older than humanity itself. When American historian Ethan Cole deciphers a fragment of a mysterious parchment, he stumbles into a deadly conspiracy reaching back centuries. The trail leads him to France, where the hilltop village of Rennes-le-Château hides a treasure more dangerous than gold: a codex fused with spirals of fire, whispering promises of power. Pursued by ruthless killers and shadowy orders sworn to protect the secret, Ethan joins forces with Claire Duval, an ex-military investigator haunted by her past. Together they must unlock ...

A genius who changed literature forever. A man whose hatred nearly destroyed him. A legacy the world still can’t escape. In The Man Who Wouldn’t Die, bestselling biographer Evan Blackmoor delivers the definitive, fearless portrait of Louis-Ferdinand Céline—one of the most explosive, contradictory, and haunting figures of the 20th century. From his brutal World War I injury to the creation of Journey to the End of the Night, from literary stardom to political infamy, from exile to rediscovery, this is the gripping story of a writer whose influence refuses to stay buried. Brilliant ...

¿Y si la Europa que conoces dejara de existir… en veinte años? Bruselas, hoy. Gabriel Vasseur, traductor técnico, recibe un documento que jamás debió leer. Un esquema cifrado, símbolos olvidados… y, en filigrana, un proyecto que desafía el entendimiento. Logias masónicas infiltradas. Gobiernos cómplices. Un plan de reemplazo cultural. Para comprenderlo, Gabriel tendrá que atravesar Europa, escapar de persecuciones e infiltrarse en La Tenida del Alba, el consejo secreto donde todo se decide. Pero frente a Magnus R., maestro de obra del Eje Invisible, la verdad no basta: hay que...

A false conviction. A nation torn apart. A scandal that redefined democracy. In 1894, Captain Alfred Dreyfus was convicted of treason without proof, without justice, and without mercy. His crime was not betrayal—but belonging to the wrong minority at the wrong moment in history. What followed was not just a miscarriage of justice. It was a political earthquake. The Dreyfus Affair exposes how fear, nationalism, and institutional arrogance shattered France, unleashed antisemitic violence, and turned courts, newspapers, and the army into weapons of power. As the truth emerged, the state ...

Le Vigilante – Quand la justice s’effondre, un homme décide d’agir. Un roman coup de poing signé Evan Blackmoor, où la frontière entre justice et vengeance se brouille jusqu’à disparaître. 🔥 Le résumé Dans une société rongée par la violence, la drogue, l’impunité et l’indifférence, un homme ordinaire finit par perdre foi en tout : les institutions, les discours politiques, les promesses creuses. Épuisé. Désabusé. Seul. Il franchit alors une ligne que nul citoyen ne devrait traverser. Dans l’ombre, il intervient. Progressivement, anonymement, brutalement. Et...

Berlin, 1962. A city divided, a war fought in shadows. When journalist Jean-Luc Moreau and exiled Russian ballerina Irina Sokolova stumble onto a satchel of forbidden photographs, they uncover a network so vast it stretches from Parisian salons to Kremlin war rooms. The Iron Circle is no ordinary cabal—it is the hidden hand that thrives on chaos, keeping East and West forever at each other’s throats. Hunted through frozen streets, besieged in safe houses, and betrayed at every turn, Moreau and Irina must risk everything to drag the truth into the light. From the alleys of East Berlin to...

Charles Bukowski comme vous ne l’avez jamais lu. Entre misère, alcool, poésie et fureur, voici le portrait brut, intime et incandescent d’un écrivain qui a traversé le siècle en refusant tous les masques. De l’Allemagne dévastée à Los Angeles, des petits boulots à la gloire mondiale, Bukowski – L’homme derrière l’étoile noire dévoile l’homme réel : lucide, drôle, fragile, réfractaire. Une biographie essentielle pour comprendre comment ce poète maudit est devenu un mythe littéraire, en France comme dans le monde entier.

Caracas is burning. The regime has fallen. But the real war is only beginning. When General Valera’s dictatorship collapses, the people of Venezuela flood the streets in celebration. Yet inside the ruined halls of Miraflores Palace, a new struggle ignites. • Diego, a young revolutionary commander, demands vengeance and swift justice. • General Salcedo, weary but determined, pleads for restraint and law. • Isabel, a journalist armed with only her camera, records the fragile birth of a nation. • Mariana, the fallen dictator’s daughter, confronts her bloodline and vows to end the ...

The Hollow Cup by Evan Blackmoor When seventeen-year-old Kai stumbles through nights of noise, temptation, and shadows, he discovers that the greatest battle isn’t fought in the streets—but within. Drawn between loyalty to his closest friend Elias and the pull of Ash, a dangerous figure who promises escape in every bottle and flame, Kai begins an initiatic journey that will test his courage, his friendships, and his very sense of self. Guided by a mysterious stranger and armed only with broken symbols—a cracked cup and a shard of glass—Kai must face a series of trials. Fire, water, ...

What if the greatest battle you face is within? Adrian’s world crumbles when betrayal and fear consume his village. Guided by the mysterious Cassia, he embarks on a profound journey—one that will test his courage, wisdom, and resolve. Through fire and silence, hardship and inner darkness, Adrian learns the true meaning of strength. Rooted in timeless Stoic philosophy, The Unshakable Path isn’t just a novel—it’s a powerful guide to mastering fear, embracing hardship, and living with unshakable calm in a chaotic world. If you’ve ever wondered how to stay steady when everything ...

A Tale of Mystery and Suspense in 19th-Century Buenos Aires In the sultry twilight of Buenos Aires, 1897, the English traveller Charles Mordaunt accepts an innocent invitation to a grand estate—and steps into a labyrinth of secrets, whispers, and vanishing lives. When Isabella de Alvear, the enigmatic beauty of the household, disappears without trace, Mordaunt’s search draws him into a city where the cobblestones hide more than history. Behind locked library doors lies a trunk sealed for decades. Beneath the house, a hidden passage leads to the river’s edge. And on the water moves a ...

What if you never had to obey again? Every empire says the same thing: You cannot live without us. Every ruler repeats the same lie: You are weak; only we can protect you. But what if that was never true? No Masters, No Chains is your guide to breaking the myths of authority and reclaiming your life. Blending ethical egoism, pragmatism, and individual anarchism, this book shows you how to live as a sovereign individual — strong, self-created, and free from imposed masters. Inside, you’ll discover: • Why your own good is the only compass you can trust • How to test truth through ...

In the shadows of France, a queen rules through fear and secrecy. For decades, Isabelle Fourniret orchestrated a network of silence, leaving a trail of victims no one dared to trace — until Claire Duval, a relentless investigative journalist, uncovers the hidden orchard of bones. When Claire steps into the labyrinth of forests, decaying cellars, and whispered threats, she becomes more than a witness — she becomes the last pawn in a game of manipulation, power, and survival. With every move, Claire risks her life, exposing ministers, bureaucrats, and the invisible watchers who protected ...

Ashes of Tomorrow is a chillingly realistic near-future thriller that asks: What if the Third World War didn’t begin with a single bomb, but with hunger, fear, and collapse? When famine in Africa spirals out of control, when black markets in Asia ignite, when Europe fractures under the refugee tide, and when the Pacific boils with warships, the world teeters on the edge of annihilation. From Tokyo to Tehran, from Washington to São Paulo, leaders gamble with the lives of billions, while civilians struggle to survive the chaos they never asked for. Told across 22 riveting chapters, Ashes ...

When the machines rewrote memory, silence became rebellion. The Guardian promised peace. It delivered obedience. Every word is monitored. Every family fractured. Every memory rewritten. Maya Chen, a shadowed rebel, clings to scraps of erased history. Sarah Roberts, a mother, fights to keep her daughter’s stolen memories alive. Together, they face a world where truth itself is outlawed — and love may be the last weapon left. From hijacked broadcasts to secret stories whispered in the dark, sparks of defiance ignite against a system that controls everything — politics, family, culture, ...

Un roman-choc sur la dictature de la bien-pensance. Julien Darsac, professeur de littérature, croyait avoir tout vu : l’université aseptisée, les médias serviles, les étudiants réduits à des “snowflakes” offensés par tout et par rien. Mais un jour, un mot de trop, un séminaire mal interprété, et le voilà broyé par la machine. Procès médiatique, lynchage numérique, tribunaux d’opinion : rien ne lui sera épargné. Dans un Paris gentrifié où les bars végans remplacent les bistrots, où la morale wokiste étouffe toute nuance, Julien assiste à l’effondrement de sa...

A crumbling French estate. A vanished heiress. A cult that kills for faith. When FBI profiler Mark Keene is dispatched overseas to find Elena Durand, the missing daughter of a wealthy family, he doesn’t expect to uncover one of the most chilling cult operations in Europe. Hidden deep within the Monflanquin estate lies a secret network of catacombs—and at its center, Adrian Voss, a charismatic leader whose followers will die before they disobey. But Keene quickly realizes this isn’t just another rescue mission. Voss doesn’t want to kill Elena. He wants to convert her—and use her as...