Bernie Rhodenbarr is back and he's after the,prized coin collection of one Herb Colcannon, and,he has the inside information to help him...or so,he thinks! But the Colcannon house is a set-up and,he's not the first to think of the heist. What's,more, the collection consists of just one,coin...worth over ,000. So whois Bernie going,to sell it to and how is he going to get away with,it?,""Wonderfully detailed and inspiring writing"" - The,Guardian,""A detective writer to savour"" - Daily Mirror
"New York Times" bestsellers Lawrence Block and Jeffrey Deaver each provided a brand-new, never-before-published tale for this unique collection of stories edited by New York Times bestselling author and mystery legend Ed McBain. "Keller's Adjustment," by Lawrence Block: Block returns to everyone's favorite hitman, Keller, from his bestsellers The Hit Man and The Hit List. In the Aftermath of 9/11, Keller is questioning his life and the choices he's made, dealing out philosophy and murder on a meandering road trip from one end of the America to the other. "Forever" by Jeffery Deaver: Talbot Simms is an unusual cop. He's a statistician with the Westbrook County Sheriff's Department. When wealthy county resident's begin killing themselves one after another, Simms begins to believe that there is something more at play. And what he discovers will change his life . . . forever.
le couple hollander a été assassiné. la cousine de leur fille kristin, lia parkman, demande à scudder d'enquêter sur ce meurtre, alors que la police a pourtant clos le dossier. scudder vient de perdre sa première femme, celle qu'il a abandonnée du temps oú il buvait. en outre, un de ses fils paraît se conduire comme lui à cette époque : il boit, est incapable de garder un travail et, plus grave, pique dans la caisse. un sentiment de culpabilité le gagne, mais il y a plus. lia parkman est jalouse de sa cousine qui va hériter, et devant sa sincérité, scudder est prêt à écouter. de plus, la disparition des deux meurtriers est trop belle pour qu'on se contente des explications un peu trop convaincantes de la police.
Keller es un solitario tipo de asfalto. Gana un buen sueldo y vive en un buen piso. Hace crucigramas, ve un poco de televisión... hasta que suena el teléfono. Hace la maleta, se sube a un avión, cruza el pais y mata a alguien. Es una manera de ganarse la vida, pero ¿es vida? Keller no esta seguro. Va al psiquiatra pero no surte efecto. Se compra un perro, se echa novia. En definitiva, va tirando.
Downing a bourbon or two with a couple of cronies, Scudder witnesses a heist. The Morrisey brothers who run the joint are strangely submissive during the raid, but eager to see Scudder track down the thieves without involving the regular forces of law and order.
