Retired linguist/law/IT. Avid reader in all languages (see polyglot.city/@FrankauLux/ ), both paper and ebooks. Mostly fictions these days.
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50% complete! François has read 52 of 104 books.
"A long-buried family secret resurfaces when one of Aloysius Pendergast's most implacable enemies shows up on his doorstep as a …
Corrie Swanson sets out to solve a long-forgotten mystery. In 1876, in a remote mining …
A bit predictable, but still nice reading. Managed a couple of twists, as usual, as well as a tribute to Sherlock Holmes !
Corrie Swanson sets out to solve a long-forgotten mystery. In 1876, in a remote mining camp called Roaring Fork in …
From the Preston & Child official website: "In New Orleans' French Quarter, the Tooth Fairy …
Very short a nice (horror ?) story - quite aside from the regular Pendergast. Supposed to be chronologically 12.5 (!) in the Pendergast saga order. Very good and unexpected :-)
From the Preston & Child official website: "In New Orleans' French Quarter, the Tooth Fairy isn't a benevolent sprite who …
Pendergast's bloodlust continues as he chases those responsible for the abduction of Helen, who was …
This is action packed. Loads of loose ends tied, and new courses for future books laid out. Quite interesting.
Pendergast's bloodlust continues as he chases those responsible for the abduction of Helen, who was revealed to have been alive …
"A bonding trip for Pendergast and his brother-in-law, Judson Esterhazy, turns violent. Before abandoning a …
Nice, if a bit predictable. #2 in the "Helen" trilogy. Onward to the next !
"A bonding trip for Pendergast and his brother-in-law, Judson Esterhazy, turns violent. Before abandoning a mortally-wounded Pendergast, Esterhazy announces his …
While visiting his family plantation in New Orleans, Special Agent Aloysius Pendergast inadvertently uncovers evidence …
Again very nice plot. This time you need to read the next to know the end...
Some of Agatha Christie’s earliest stories – including her very first – which show the Queen of Crime in the …
While visiting his family plantation in New Orleans, Special Agent Aloysius Pendergast inadvertently uncovers evidence that his wife Helen's death …
After celebrating their first anniversary, William Smithback, a reporter for The New York Times, and …
Still going strong. Very nice twists and turns and an unexpected ending. Recommended. It doesn't matter if you haven't read any of the previous.
After celebrating their first anniversary, William Smithback, a reporter for The New York Times, and his wife Nora Kelly, a …
FBI Special Agent Pendergast is taking a break from work to take Constance on a …
Excellent. Pendergast is apparently getting better in each episode. Can hardly wait for the next one. (You need to accept a certain number of things, of course, like all fictionnal world :-) )
