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Paul Verhoeven's ex-cop dad, John, spent years embroiled in some of the seediest, scariest intrigue and escapades imaginable. What unfolded in Loose Units was a goldmine of true-crime stories, showcasing John's dramatic experience of policing in Sydney in the 1980s and brilliantly twisted sense of humour. But what happened next in John's career was twice as weird. Electric Blue spans the final years of John's stint in the New South Wales police force, when he took up an offer to move into the grimy, analytical world of forensics.

Part father-son story, part true crime, Loose Units is a race through the underbelly of policing. Paul Verhoeven's father, John, is a cop. Well, an ex-cop. Long since retired, John spent years embroiled in some of the seediest, scariest intrigue and escapades imaginable. Paul, however, is something of an artsy, sensitive soul who can’t understand why he doesn’t have the same heroism and courage as his dad. One day, John offers Paul the chance of a lifetime: he'll spill his guts, on tape, for the first time ever, and try to get to the bottom of this difference between them.

In Irene Lemaitre ingeniously uses five contemporary and classic literary murder scenes - from William McIlvanney's Laidlaw to Bret Easton Ellis' American Psycho - as the framework on which to craft a diabolical prequel to his award-winning novel Alex. Camille Verhoeven, whose diminutive stature belies his fierce intensity, has reached an unusually content (for him) place in life. But when a new murder case hits his desk - a double torture-homicide - Verhoeven is overcome with a sense of foreboding.

Winner of the CWA International Dagger. In kidnapping cases, the first few hours are crucial. After that, the chances of being found alive go from slim to nearly none. Alex Prevost – beautiful, resourceful, tough – may be no ordinary victim, but her time is running out. Commandant Camille Verhoeven and his detectives have nothing to go on: no suspect, no lead, rapidly diminishing hope. All they know is that a girl was snatched off the streets of Paris and bundled into a white van. The enigma that is the fate of Alex will keep Verhoeven guessing until the bitter, bitter end.

Dès le premier meurtre, épouvantable et déroutant, Camille Verhœven comprend que cette affaire ne ressemblera à aucune autre. Et il a raison. D'autres crimes se révèlent, horribles, gratuits... La presse, le juge, le préfet se déchaînent bientôt contre la "méthode Verhoeven". Policier atypique, le commandant Verhoeven ne craint pas les affaires hors normes mais celle-ci va le placer totalement seul face à un assassin qui semble avoir tout prévu. Jusque dans le moindre détail.

In his acclaimed, award-winning novels Alex and Irène, Pierre Lemaitre created an unforgettable character in Police Commandant Camille Verhoeven. Now, in Camille, the final volume in Lemaitre's internationally best-selling trilogy of "meta-meta detective" novels ( The New York Times), Verhoeven faces his most harrowing case yet, and the ultimate reckoning for the diminutive yet tenacious protagonist.

For Commandant Verhoeven life is beautiful: he is happily married, expecting his first child with the lovely Irène. But his blissful existence is punctured by a murder of unprecedented savagery. Worse still, the press seem to have it in for him - his every move is headline news. When he discovers that the killer has killed before - that each murder is a homage to a classic crime novel - the fourth estate are quick to coin a nickname: The Novelist.

Jean Garnier lives on the fringes - a lonely nobody who has lost everything dear to him. His girlfriend was killed in an unexplained accident, his mother has just been sent to prison - he has even lost his job after the sudden death of his boss. In one last, desperate cry for help, Jean sets up seven lethal bombs, hidden all over Paris and timed so that one will explode every 24 hours.

Qui connaît vraiment Alex ? Elle est belle. Excitante. Est-ce pour cela qu'on l'a enlevée, séquestrée, livrée à l'inimaginable ?

Anne Forestier finds herself in the wrong place at the wrong time when she is trapped in the middle of a raid on a jewellers on the Champs-Élysées. Shot three times, she is lucky to survive - and morbidly unlucky to remember the face of her assailant. Followed home from her hospital bed, Anne is in grave danger. But one thing stands in her favour - a dangerously vengeful partner, carrying the scars of devastating loss, who will break all the rules to protect the woman he loves: Commandant Camille Verhoeven.

Jean Garnier lives on the fringes - a lonely nobody who has lost everything dear to him. His girlfriend was killed in an unexplained accident, his mother has just been sent to prison - he has even lost his job after the sudden death of his boss. In one last, desperate cry for help, Jean sets up seven lethal bombs, hidden all over Paris and timed so that one will explode every 24 hours. After the first detonation, Jean gives himself up to the police. He has one simple demand: his mother must be released, or the daily explosions will continue.

"Irène" er første bog i trilogien om Camille Verhoeven. Dette er historien, der går forud for ALEX. I 2015 udkommer tredje og sidste bog. Kriminalkommisaer Camille Verhoeven er lykkelig: Han er gift med den dejlige Irène og sammen venter de deres første barn. Men hans tilvaerelse bliver vendt fuldstaendig på hovedet, da han skal opklare et yderst voldsomt mord. Kun Camille ser forbindelsen i den umotiverede vold - drabsstedet ligner en scene beskrevet i en krimi af James Ellroy.

Jean Garnier har intet at miste: Hans mor er i faengsel, hans kaereste er død, og han har ikke noget job. Han haevder at have placeret adskillige bomber rundt omkring i Paris, og han har nogle meget specifikke krav, som han vil have indfriet, for ellers detonerer han bomberne en efter en. Hele politistyrken med Camille Verhoeven i spidsen er sat på en vanskelig opgave, for er Jean virkelig en trussel mod hele landet eller bare en stakkels taber, som har fået storhedsvanvid?

"CAMILLE" er tredje bog i Pierre Lemaitres anmelderroste serie om kriminalkommissaer Camille Verhoeven, hvis kone Irène - i bogen af samme navn - blev myrdet af en sadistisk seriemorder. Denne gang har Camille åbnet sit hjerte for en ny kvinde, Anne Forestier, men en dag bliver Anne brutalt overfaldet under et røveri i en juvelerforretning. Hun overlever kun lige med nød og naeppe, og under Camilles efterforskning står det klart for ham, at gerningsmaendene ikke har glemt Anne.

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Yoga-Kühe zum Hören? Warum nicht. Aber eigentlich ist dieses kuhle Hörbuch eine höchst unterhaltsame Mischung aus mit Musik untermalten ernsthaften Yoga-Übungen verschiedener Schwierigkeitsgrade und witzigem Yoga-Kühe-Poster zum Ausklappen.

Les secrets d'une vocation précoce et d'un talent reconnu... Pierre Lemaitre se dévoile sous le feu des questions judicieuses de Jean-Luc Hees. Un moment unique qui laisse à l'écrivain le temps de se confier comme dans un tête-à-tête. La littérature a toujours fait partie de la vie de Pierre Lemaitre mais il a fallu attendre un demi-siècle avant qu'il ne publie son premier roman. Il a en premier lieu excellé dans l'art du roman policier.