“The dead don’t speak, but they do tell stories.” Chapter 1: The First Crime Scene Commandant Camille Verhoeven is called to a gruesome murder scene in Paris. A […]
French literature
Camille
“Justice is a luxury reserved for those who can afford it.” Part One The novel opens with Anne Forestier, a successful art dealer, being brutally attacked in her […]
French literature
Fatale
“She had no illusions. She knew that she was nothing but a killer.” Chapter 1: The Arrival Aimée Joubert, a cold and calculating professional killer, arrives in the […]
French literature
The Prone Gunman
“He was a professional. He had no illusions. He knew that sooner or later they would get him.” Chapter 1: The Return Martin Terrier, a disillusioned hitman, returns […]
French literature
Alex
“The worst thing about suffering is that it’s invisible.” Part One: The Abduction The novel opens with the kidnapping of Alex Prévost, a young woman who is snatched […]
American literature
No Country for Old Men
“You can’t stop what’s coming. It ain’t all waiting on you. That’s vanity.” Chapter 1 Llewelyn Moss, a Vietnam veteran, stumbles upon a drug deal gone wrong in […]
English literature
Case Histories
“The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.” Chapter 1: The Cold Case of Olivia Land The novel opens with the disappearance of three-year-old Olivia […]