Pierre Lemaitre

Kylmän sodan aikaan sijoittuva koskettava perhesaaga ja jännittävä vakoilutarina.Pelletierin perheenjäseniä lähtee hengästyttävälle pakomatkalle Pariisista Prahaan vuonna 1959. Jokaisen on valittava oman edun ja velvollisuuden välillä, vaikka ristiriita olisi kuinka sydäntä särkevä tahansa.Ranskan tiedustelupalvelun agentti värvää François Pelletierin auttamaan KGB:n myyrän pelastamisessa rautaesiripun takaa länteen. Samaan aikaan ydinsodan ja ydinonnettomuuksien uhka on käsinkosketeltava.Kirjan varsinainen sankaritar on kuitenkin kymmenvuotias Colette Pelletier, mehiläisiä hoitava vakava tyttö, joka monien vaikeuksiensa jälkeen pistää vihdoin kauhean äitinsä Genevièven järjestykseen.Pierre Lemaitren lennokas kerronta ja humoristisen pisteliäs henkilökuvaus kietovat lukijan lähtemättömästi pauloihinsa. Suuri maailma -sarja kuljettaa lukijaa Pelletierin perheen mukana halki sodanjälkeisten kohtalokkaiden vuosikymmenten. Ensimmäinen osa Loistavat vuodet ilmestyi keväällä 2023, toinen osa Vaikeneminen ja vimma keväällä 2024 ja kolmas osa Säteilevä tulevaisuus syksyllä 2025.Pierre Lemaitre on yksi Ranskan suosituimpia kirjailijoita, jonka romaaneja on myyty yli 20 maahan. Hänen historiallinen trilogiansa Näkemiin taivaassa, Tulen varjot ja Tuhon lapset oli maailmanmenestys. Näkemiin taivaassa sai ilmestymisvuonnaan mm. Ranskan arvostetuimman kirjallisuuden alan tunnustuksen, Goncourt-palkinnon. Romaanin pohjalta on tehty myös elokuva.

SHE'S RUNNING OUT OF TIME Alex Prévost - kidnapped, beaten, suspended from the ceiling of an abandoned warehouse in a wooden cage - is in no position to bargain. Her abductor's only desire is to watch her die. HE WANTS ONLY ONE THINGApart from a shaky police report, Commandant Camille Verhœven has nothing to go on: no suspect, no leads. If he is to find Alex, he will have to get inside her head. ESCAPE IS JUST THE BEGINNING Resourceful, tough, beautiful, always two steps ahead - Alex will keep Verhœven guessing till the bitter end. And before long, saving her life will be the least of his worries.

Overbetjent Camille Verhoeven er lykkelig gift med den vakre Irène og skal snart bli far. Men tilværelsen blir vendt fullstendig på hodet da han blir satt til å oppklare et ekstremt brutalt dobbeltdrap. Verhoeven har aldri fryktet de uvanlige sakene, men denne etterlater ham alene ansikt til ansikt med en morder som ser ut til å ha forberedt alt. Pressen er raskt og skadefro på banen og setter særlig Verhoeven i et dårlig lys. Så skjer et nytt drap. Mye tyder på at det er en sammenheng. Og mens offentligheten følger saken med argusøyne, starter en duell mellom to menn. Bare én av dem kan komme ut som vinner - den som har minst å tape ...

THE NOVELIST KILLS BY THE BOOK For Commandant Camille Verhœven life is beautiful. He is happily married and soon to become a father. HE'S ALWAYS ONE CHAPTER AHEADBut his blissful existence is punctured by a murder of unprecedented savagery. When his team discovers that the killer has form - and each murder is a homage to a classic crime novel - the Parisian press are quick to coin a nickname . . . The Novelist. HE HATES HAPPY ENDINGS With the public eye fixed on both hunter and hunted, the case develops into a personal duel, each hell-bent on outsmarting the other. There can only be one winner. The one who has the least to lose.

Overbetjent Camille Verhoeven befinner seg i en uvanlig periode i livet. Han er lykkelig gift med den vakre Irène og skal snart bli far. Men når en ny drapssak lander på pulten hans, et dobbeltdrap som er så ekstremt at selv de mest hardbarkede blant kollegene blir forferdet, får han bange anelser. Det virker ikke som det ligger noe motiv bak skrekkscenariet, men da det dukker opp en forbindelse til minst ett tidligere uløst drap, blir det klart at de har med en seriemorder å gjøre. Pressen er raskt og skadefro på banen og setter særlig Verhoeven i et dårlig lys. Men det er Verhoeven som står bak det store gjennombruddet: Dobbeltdrapet er en nøyaktig kopi av en scene i Bret Easton Ellis¿ bok American Psycho, og det skal vise seg at morderen lar seg inspirere av flere kriminalforfattere. «Forbløffende original fransk thriller ¿ en kriminalroman som tilhører sjangerens øverste sjikt både når det gjelder spenning og litterær kvalitet,» skrev Torbjørn Ekelund i Dagbladet da Pierre Lemaitres Alex kom på norsk i fjor. Ikke bare kritikerne var begeistret, det var leserne også.

From Beirut in 1948, to Saigon and Paris, this is the story of the Pelletier family, rich with corruption, death, blackmail - and murder. The first volume of THE GLORIOUS YEARS series, translated by Frank Wynne

A gripping addition to Lemaitre's award-winning Paris trilogy - Irene, Alex and Camille 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.Camille Verhoeven is faced with a race against time to uncover the secrets of this troubled young man and avert a massive human disaster.Lemaitre's Camille Verhoeven Trilogy - Alex, Irene and Camille - has been a multiple winner of the CWA International Dagger.Translated from the French by Frank Wynne

And anyway, who cares? All that matters is that the guy is dead, right? A dark and thrilling ride about the most unlikely of killers, perfect for Tarantino fans, by the award-winning and bestselling author, PIERRE LEMAITRE 'A really excellent suspense novelist' Stephen King'A total success' Le Canard Enchaîné'Dark, very funny and completely unexpected' Madame Figaro'Deft, funny, sharp . . . an absolute delight' Guardian________________________________________________________________With Mathilde, there is never a stray bullet, her work is clean and neat. Tonight was an exception. A little whim. Obviously, she could have taken the shot from a distance, done less damage; obviously she could have made the hit with a single bullet. What can I say? I don't know what came over me. This is what she will say if anyone asks. And anyway, who cares? All that matters is that the guy is dead, right? 1985. Paris. Sixty-three-year-old Mathilde Perrin is on another mission. A widow, mother and decorated hero of the Resistance, she is also a ruthless and skilled contract killer, and the most unlikely suspect. But tonight, something has changed. Mathilde is agitated, forgetful and impulsive - so much so that even Ludo, her loyal and long-suffering Dalmatian, has noticed a dangerous shift in her mood. For Mathilde, retirement is not an option. And no superior, nor police detective nor meddling neighbour will stand in her way. But as Mathilde's mind unravels and the bodies pile up, how long will it take before the killer herself becomes the target?

ONE OF THE TIMES' FAVOURITE NOVELS OF 2023The first epic novel in THE GLORIOUS YEARS series from the two times winner of the prestigious Prix-Goncourt'You have the ingredients Balzac would have cooked with. And it is exactly those great 19th century novels that Lemaitre will remind you of' Sunday TimesThe Pelletiers are a prominent French family living in Beirut, dominated by Louis, who has built a hugely successful business manufacturing artisanal soaps. Louis has three sons, but none seems to have the aptitude for commerce he desires.There's Jean, the eldest, a feckless man who is both lazy and weak. When his ambitious wife suggests a move to France, he jumps at the chance for escape - for Jean has a secret that no-one must ever uncover. Etienne is the youngest son, who travels to Saigon looking for love, and there uncovers financial corruption and violence linked to the very highest officials - evidence that presents a real threat to his own life.François, the middle Pelletier brother, leaves for Paris and becomes a journalist. When he reports a shocking and brutal murder, he realises he's uncovered the work of a dangerous serial killer, one who may be very close to home.Absorbing, colourful and rich with no-holds-barred detail, THE WIDE WORLD is a terrific novel of greed, blackmail, and shocking crime.'Literature with conviction; a furious talent' L'Obs

The final novel in Pierre Lemaitre's between-the-wars trilogy - a riotous depiction of the Phoney War from the perspective of an unlikely group of people caught up in its chaos.

Après l'immense succès du Grand Monde Un ogre de béton, une vilaine chute dans l'escalier, le Salon des arts ménagers, une grossesse problématique, la miraculée du Charleville-Paris, la propreté des Françaises, "Savons du Levant, Savons des Gagnants" , les lapins du laboratoire Delaveau, vingt mille francs de la main à la main, une affaire judiciaire relancée, la mort d'un village, le mystérieux professeur Keller, un boxeur amoureux, les nécessités du progrès, le chat Joseph, l'inexorable montée des eaux, une vendeuse aux yeux gris, la confession de l'ingénieur Destouches, un accident de voiture. Et trois histoires d'amour. Un roman virtuose de Pierre Lemaitre

Zhenschina za rulem, vladelitsa godovalogo dalmatintsa, edet po shosse i ochen nervnichaet: na dorogakh probki, a ej segodnja nikak nelzja opozdat. Chudom dobravshis do mesta vovremja, ona vykhodit iz mashiny i prjamo na ulitse khladnokrovno rasstrelivaet kakogo-to muzhchinu i ego taksu. Zhenschina postupaet tak ne v pylu razdrazhenija, a potomu, chto eto ee rabota. Ona - professionalnyj naemnyj ubijtsa. Takovo pervoe v cherede vse bolee krovozhadnykh prestuplenij, sovershennykh sred bela dnja i absoljutno neobjasnimykh. Ubijtsa dazhe osobo ne prjachetsja, no parizhskaja politsija vse ravno v tupike. Nikomu i v golovu ne prikhodit zapodozrit pochtennuju vdovu, byvshuju geroinju frantsuzskogo Soprotivlenija, a ta mezhdu tem prodolzhaet svoe delo, vse glubzhe pogruzhajas v ochen odinokoe bezumie, vvergaja v uzhas ne tolko svoikh zhertv, no i zakazchikov, i raz za razom vykhodja sukhoj iz vody... Frantsuzskij pisatel i stsenarist, blestjaschij stilist i tonkij psikholog Per Lemetr, ljubimets chitatelej i kritikov, udostoennyj Gonkurovskoj premii i drugikh prestizhnykh nagrad za roman "Do svidanija tam, naverkhu", proschaetsja s zhanrom nuara, vpervye publikuja svoj samyj pervyj, no lish teper uvidevshij svet roman - zhutkuju i zavorazhivajuschuju istoriju zhestokosti, starenija, odinochestva i bezumija. Vpervye na russkom!

"Terrific . . . Easily the most purely entertaining novel I have read so far this year" David Mills, The Sunday Times"A really excellent suspense novelist" Stephen KingThe second volume of Pierre Lemaitre's enthralling, award-winning between-the-wars trilogyIn 1927, the great and the good of Paris gather at the funeral of the wealthy banker, Marcel Péricourt. His daughter, Madeleine, is poised to take over his financial empire (although, unfortunately, she knows next to nothing about banking). More unfortunately still, when Madeleine's seven-year-old son, Paul, tumbles from a second floor window of the Péricourt mansion on the day of his grandfather's funeral, and suffers life-changing injuries, his fall sets off a chain of events that will reduce Madeleine to destitution and ruin in a matter of months.Using all her reserves of ingenuity, resourcefulness, and a burning desire for retribution, Madeleine sets about rebuilding her life. She will be helped by an ex-Communist fixer, a Polish nurse who doesn't speak a word of French, a brainless petty criminal with a talent for sabotage, an exiled German Jewish chemist, a very expensive forger, an opera singer with a handy flair for theatrics, and her own son with ideas for a creative new business to take Paris by storm.A brilliant, imaginative, free-falling caper through between-the-wars Paris, and a portrait of Europe on the edge of disaster.Translated from the French by Frank WynneWith the support of the Creative Europe Programme of the European UnionFrom the reviews for The Great Swindle"The most purely enjoyable book I've read this year" Jake Kerridge, Sunday Telegraph"The vast sweep of the novel and its array of extraordinary secondary characters have attracted comparisons with the works of Balzac. Moving, angry, intelligent - and compulsive" Marcel Berlins, The Times

The second volume of Pierre Lemaitre's enthralling, award-winning between-the-wars trilogy

"Terrific . . . Easily the most purely entertaining novel I have read so far this year" David Mills, The Sunday Times"A really excellent suspense novelist" Stephen KingThe second volume of Pierre Lemaitre's enthralling, award-winning between-the-wars trilogyIn 1927, the great and the good of Paris gather at the funeral of the wealthy banker, Marcel Péricourt. His daughter, Madeleine, is poised to take over his financial empire (although, unfortunately, she knows next to nothing about banking). More unfortunately still, when Madeleine's seven-year-old son, Paul, tumbles from a second floor window of the Péricourt mansion on the day of his grandfather's funeral, and suffers life-changing injuries, his fall sets off a chain of events that will reduce Madeleine to destitution and ruin in a matter of months.Using all her reserves of ingenuity, resourcefulness, and a burning desire for retribution, Madeleine sets about rebuilding her life. She will be helped by an ex-Communist fixer, a Polish nurse who doesn't speak a word of French, a brainless petty criminal with a talent for sabotage, an exiled German Jewish chemist, a very expensive forger, an opera singer with a handy flair for theatrics, and her own son with ideas for a creative new business to take Paris by storm.A brilliant, imaginative, free-falling caper through between-the-wars Paris, and a portrait of Europe on the edge of disaster.Translated from the French by Frank WynneFrank Wynne is an award-winning writer and translator. His previous translations include works by Virginie Despentes, Javier Cercas and Michel Houellebecq. His translation of Vernon Subutex I was shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize.With the support of the Creative Europe Programme of the European UnionFrom the reviews for The Great Swindle"The most purely enjoyable book I've read this year" Jake Kerridge, Sunday Telegraph"The vast sweep of the novel and its array of extraordinary secondary characters have attracted comparisons with the works of Balzac. Moving, angry, intelligent - and compulsive" Marcel Berlins, The Times