Caitlin Thomas
Leftover life to kill
En anglais – One of the most daring and uninhibited confessions ever written – a candid self-searching story by the widow of the poet Dylan Thomas
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The black country
En Anglais – When members of a prominent family disappear from a coal-mining village—and a human eyeball is discovered in a bird’s nest—the local constable sends for help from Scotland Yard’s new Murder Squad. Fresh off the grisly 1889 murders of The Yard, Inspector Walter Day and Sergeant Nevil Hammersmith respond, but they have no idea what they’re about to get into. The villagers have intense, intertwined histories. Everybody bears a secret. Superstitions abound. And the village itself is slowly sinking into the mines beneath it. Not even the arrival of forensics pioneer Dr. Bernard Kingsley seems to help. In fact, the more the three of them investigate, the more they realize they may never be allowed to leave . . . .
On achève bien les chevaux
Hollywood avant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Robert Syberten rencontre Gloria Bettie. Comme elle, il est figurant au cinéma. Mais loin d’avoir réalisé leurs rêves, ils n’ont eu qu’un long parcours chaotique semé d’échecs. Désœuvrés et sans argent, ils décident de s’inscrire à un marathon de danse dans l’espoir de décrocher les 1 000 dollars de récompense et de se faire remarquer par un des producteurs formant le public quotidien de ces soirées. Il ne leur reste plus qu’à tournoyer des semaines entières au rythme de l’orchestre. Écrit à la suite de la grande dépression de 1929, « On achève bien les chevaux » est le premier roman noir d’Horace McCoy. Ce texte intemporel, qui n’a rien perdu de sa force évocatrice, est une violente dénonciation du rêve américain. Particulièrement noir et désespéré, il s’attache à explorer l’envers du décor en décrivant la misère de ceux prêts à toutes les humiliations pour pouvoir gagner simplement de quoi survivre. Sidney Pollack en a tiré un très beau film avec notamment Jane Fonda dans le rôle principal. Christophe Dupui
The Supernaturalist
En Anglais – In the future, in a place called Satelite City, fourteen-year-old Cosmo Hill enters the world, unwanted by his parents. He's sent to the Clarissa Frayne Institute for Parentally Challenged Boys, Freight class. At Clarissa Frayne, the boys are put to work by the state, testing highly dangerous products. At the end of most days, they are covered with burns, bruises, and sores. Cosmo realizes that if he doesn't escape, he will die at this so-called orphanage. When the moment finally comes, Cosmo seizes his chance and breaks out with the help of the Supernaturalists, a motley crew of kids who all have the same special ability as Cosmo-they can see supernatural Parasites, creatures that feed on the life force of humans. The Supernaturalists patrol the city at night, hunting the Parasites in hopes of saving what's left of humanity in Satellite City. Or so they think.
Marker, segnali d’allarme
En italien – New York, Manhattan General Hospital: persone sane e giovani, sottoposte a interventi di routine, muoiono ventiquattr’ore dopo l’operazione. La cosa insospettisce Laurie Montgomery, medico legale dell’ospedale. La dottoressa si getta a capofitto nell’indagine, anche se ostacolata da superiori e colleghi che pensano si tratti di pure coincidenze. Le morti però aumentano e Laurie è sempre più convinta che sia opera di un serial killer: tutte le vittime hanno infatti mappe genetiche simili. Che qualcuno abbia bisogno di materia su sui fare esperimenti? Il tempo scorre rapido ed è necessario trovare una soluzione all’enigma anche per salvare la vita alla stessa Laurie, che, positiva a un marker tumorale, scoprirà di avere un legame particolare con la vicenda…