Viviane Mikhalkov Boeken

Lorsqu'en 1982, elle accepte d'entamer une correspondance avec un prisonnier du Couloir de la mort qui a sauvagement assassiné deux adolescents, Sœur Helen Prejean est loin de se douter que sa vie va s'en trouver transformée. Pendant les quelques mois précédant l'exécution, la religieuse apprend à connaître cet homme aujourd'hui aussi terrifié qu'il fut autrefois terrifiant. Mais, en même temps, elle découvre aussi les problèmes des familles des victimes comme ceux des hommes qui vont être chargés d'exécuter la sentence et qui, confrontés à la réalité de la peine de mort, sont rongés par le doute. Et si, quelle que soit l'horreur de son crime, le condamné était avant tout un être humain confronté à un système inhumain ? Directe, honnête et sans sensiblerie, l'histoire d'un itinéraire spirituel pas comme les autres, où se rejoignent prise de conscience politique et charité chrétienne.

Hard to Find book

Tempe Brennan arrives in Montreal from Charlotte in early December to testify as an expert witness. As a Forensic Anthropologist for Quebec, she should be reviewing her notes, but instead, she’s in a freezing pizza parlour basement, surrounded by rats and the skeletal remains of three young women. Homicide detective Luc Claudel, who has never been fond of Tempe, believes the bones are historic and not his concern, especially after the pizza parlour owner finds 19th-century buttons with the remains. However, Tempe suspects otherwise. She plans to conduct Carbon 14 testing to determine the bones' age and analyze the tooth enamel to trace the women's origins. If her suspicions are correct, Claudel could be facing three recent murders. Meanwhile, Detective Andrew Ryan's mysterious behavior raises questions. His private phone calls and sudden disappearances come just as Tempe begins to trust him, leaving her with her cat, Birdie, and more nights alone. As she delves into both her personal and professional challenges, Tempe becomes entangled in a sinister web, where women have vanished without a trace. With her own safety at risk, she realizes she may be the next target.

The gripping new Temperance Brennan novel from the world class forensic anthropologist and Number 1 bestselling author. A newborn baby is found wedged in a vanity cabinet in a rundown apartment near Montreal. Dr Temperance Brennan, forensic anthropologist to the province of Quebec, is brought in to investigate. While there, she discovers the mummified remains of two more babies within the same room. Shocked and distressed, Tempe must use all her skills and inner strength to focus on the facts. But when the autopsies reveal that the children died of unnatural causes, the hunt for the mother - a young woman with a seedy past and at least three aliases - is on. The trail leads Tempe to Yellowknife, a cold, desolate diamond-mining town on the edge of the Arctic Circle, where her quest for the truth only throws up more questions, more secrets, and more dead bodies. Taking risks and working alone, Tempe refuses to give up until she has discovered why the babies died. But in such a hostile environment, can she avoid being the next victim?