French Police Procedurals

Le mystère entoure un attentat, des meurtres sanglants et un personnage surnommé Le Vénitien. Un attentat sans commanditaire, des meurtres sans mobile apparent, l'auteur est à son affaire, il est procureur du Canton de Neuchâtel. Dans ce polar essouflant, il fait endosser à son personnage principal la robe d'un magistrat.

Guillaume a disparu. Son cheval a été retrouvé sans cavalier. Au pays des lavandes et des chênes truffiers, cette disparition ne manque pas d'inquiéter sa famille et ses amis. Son oncle, Morin, débarque de Paris et de sa fraîche retraite pour aider à le retrouver. Rapidement, Morin se retrouve face à un mystère que ses années d'expérience à la P. J. ne lui permettent pas de découvrir : pas de nouvelle petite amie, pas de raison de fuguer, pas d'ennemis. Pas la moindre piste pour comprendre.

Aislinn Murray ist jung, hübsch und liegt tot in ihrem Haus, der Tisch ist für ein romantisches Abendessen gedeckt. Eindeutig wieder so eine Beziehungstat, denkt die Polizei. Doch bald stoßen die Detectives Antoinette Conway und Stephen Moran auf Ungereimtheiten. Und es wird immer offensichtlicher, dass jemand in der Mordkommission ihre Arbeit behindert. Weil sich Antoinette mit ihrer toughen Art Feinde gemacht hat?

Detective Mike Kennedy weiß, was er tut. Seine Aufklärungsrate ist hoch, seine Methoden sind effektiv. Als in einer Bauruinen-Geisterstadt...

Ein Fremder, ein Dorf, ein Kind. Und eine Suche, die niemanden verschont. Cal Hooper, ehemaliger Cop aus Chicago, hat sich in den Westen Irlands geflüchtet. Die Natur scheint friedlich, im Dorf nimmt man ihn freundlich auf. Da springt sein innerer Alarm an: Er wird beobachtet. Immer wieder sucht ein Kind seine Nähe. Auf den umliegenden Farmen kommen auf seltsame Weise Tiere zu Tode. Stück für Stück gerät Cal in eine Suche, die ihn tief in die Dunkelheit führt.

From the Collins Crime Club archive, the second Inspector French audiobook by Freeman Wills Crofts, once dubbed 'The King of Detective Story Writers'. When young Maxwell Cheyne discovers that a series of mishaps are the result of unwelcome attention from a dangerous gang of criminals, he teams up with a young woman who is determined to help him outwit them. But when she disappears, he finally decides to go to Scotland Yard for help. Concerned by the developing situation, Inspector Joseph French takes charge of the investigation.

A chance invitation from friends saves Ruth Averill's life on the night her uncle's old house in Starvel Hollow is consumed by fire, killing him and incinerating the fortune he kept in cash. Dismissed at the inquest as a tragic accident, the case is closed - until Scotland Yard is alerted to the circulation of bank notes supposedly destroyed in the inferno. Inspector Joseph French suspects that dark deeds were done in the Hollow that night and begins to uncover a brutal crime involving arson, murder and body snatching.

When Sir John Magill, the wealthy Irish industrialist, fails to show up at his hometown on a well-publicised visit, neither his family nor the Belfast police can explain his disappearance. Foul play is suspected when his bloodstained hat is discovered, and Scotland Yard is called in. With his characteristic genius for reconstruction, Inspector French evolves a gruesome theory about what happened to the elderly man, but his reputation - and that of Scotland Yard - will depend on finding out who was responsible.

Officer Violet Babineaux is called to the scene of a suicide where she finds her childhood friend Charlotte Labarre lying on a blood-soaked couch with a gun in her hand. Violet believes she could have prevented her suicide with a simple call. While placed on administrative leave, guilt drives her to investigate on her own, starting with Psychology Professor Daniel Russo who had an inappropriate relationship with Charlotte, his student. Violet portrays a vulnerable facade to entice his interest, however she falls for his charms.

The suicide of a sales clerk at the box office of a London cinema leaves another girl in fear for her life. Persuaded to seek help from Scotland Yard, Miss Darke confides in Inspector Joseph French about a gambling scam by a mysterious trio of crooks and that she believes her friend was murdered. When the girl fails to turn up the next day and the police later find her body, French's inquiries reveal that similar girls have also been murdered, all linked by their jobs and by a sinister stranger with a purple scar....

Mêlé de près à une affaire criminelle dans l'atmosphère trouble du Paris de la guerre d'Algérie, Jean rouvre une enquête classée sans suite et tente de mettre au clair les circonstances qui l'ont conduit à fréquenter la bande de l'Unic Hôtel et une certaine Dannie dont il était amoureux. En recoupant ses souvenirs avec les pièces d'un dossier de la brigade des mœurs, Jean, vraisemblablement le dernier témoin de cette affaire, explore au fil de ses déambulations nocturnes cet espace entrouvert où la mémoire rejoint l'oubli.

Cal Hooper, ehemaliger Cop aus Chicago, hat sich in den Westen Irlands geflüchtet. Die Natur scheint friedlich, im Dorf nimmt man ihn freundlich auf. Da springt sein innerer Alarm an: Er wird beobachtet. Immer wieder sucht ein Kind seine Nähe. Auf den umliegenden Farmen kommen auf seltsame Weise Tiere zu Tode. Stück für Stück gerät Cal in eine Suche, die ihn tief in die Dunkelheit führt.

Private Eye Matthew Grace always believes his clients, tries to anyway. That's not easy in a city where almost everybody lies. Grace should know, he's told a few himself - always in a good cause of course. Which is why Grace is no longer a crime scene investigator and why Joshua Parker, the last honest cop in Baltimore, is keeping an eye on him. Parker is waiting for Grace to make one last mistake, for his past sins to catch up with him. In the end it will be up to Grace to make the right choices, ones that will lead either to a second chance or no chance at all.

This audio study guide for The Trespasser by Tana French includes detailed summary and analysis of each chapter and an in-depth exploration of the novel’s multiple symbols, motifs, and themes, such as parental abandonment and ownership. Featured content also includes commentary on major characters, 25 important quotes, essay questions, and discussion topics.