Titres dans Humour noir

Alice French is an emotional wreck. She’s left her toxic lover. She’s probably going to lose her job. She’s even about to ruin her expensive heels when she stumbles upon a barely conscious stranger one night… All Alice wants to do is go home and lick her wounds, but she’s compelled to help. Who is this strange man? Why is he mumbling about a pig? And why can’t she stop flirting with Ash, the gorgeous A&E doctor?

Edward is living in a world he can't afford and to which he doesn't belong. To camouflage himself, he has catered to his friends' needs – fetching drycleaning, sorting flowers for premieres. It's a noble effort, really – anything to keep his best pals Robert and Stanza happy. In return, his proximity to them might sponge the shame of his birth and violent past cleanly away. But the chink in his armour is his painfully unrequited love for Stanza. When he realises Stanza and Robert are an item, Edward is pushed too far.

A successful entrepreneur in the mushroom industry, Jaakko Kaunismaa is a man in his prime. At just 37 years of age, he is shocked when his doctor tells him that he's dying. What is more, the cause is discovered to be prolonged exposure to toxins; in other words, someone has slowly but surely been poisoning him. Determined to find out who wants him dead, Jaakko embarks on a suspenseful roller-coaster journey full of unusual characters, bizarre situations and unexpected twists.

Freunde sind etwas Wunderbares. Und manchmal findet man sie an den ungewöhnlichsten Orten. Martin hätte allerdings darauf verzichten können, am Sterbebett seiner Großmutter die Bekanntschaft des leibhaftigen Todes zu machen. Dieser hat sich eingefunden, um die Seele der alten Dame sicher ins Jenseits zu befördern - und ist begeistert, dass ihn endlich jemand sehen und hören kann. Für ihn steht fest: Martin und er sind dazu bestimmt, beste Freunde zu werden. Schließlich ist er ein echt netter Typ!

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Getting Rid of Matthew by Jane Fallon, read by Zoe Telford. What to do if Matthew, your secret lover of the past four years, finally decides to leave his wife Sophie and their two daughters and move into your flat, just when you're thinking that you...

Schweinskopf al dente: Rita Falks dritter niederbayerischer Provinzkrimi als Hörschmaus. Franz Eberhofer ermittelt wieder. Diesmal schon als Kommissar, wobei er uns gleich zu Beginn hören lässt, was er über seine "miese erbsengrüne Uniform" denkt, die so gar nicht zu seinem neuen silbernen Stern passen will...

Son 80ème anniversaire, Giacomo va encore le passer seul, tranquille. Très tranquille. Et peut-être trop seul. Depuis l'accident de sa femme la veille de ses 40 ans, ce rappel annuel n'a rien de joyeux. Et il s'est fait à cette solitude forcée, même si elle n'est pas forcement agréable.

George Hall doesn't understand the modern obsession with talking about everything. 'The secret of contentment, George felt, lay in ignoring many things completely.' Some things in life, however, cannot be ignored. At fifty-seven, George is settling down to a comfortable retirement, building a...

Brought to you by Penguin. The sensational new crime novel from the bestselling author of SNAP IT WAS NEVER SUPPOSED TO BE MURDER . . . Pensioner Felix Pink is about to find out that it’s never too late . . . for life to go horribly wrong. When Felix lets himself in to Number 3 Black Lane...

A billionaire’s maniacal obsession with stealing a piece of Earth’s last iceberg intricately links lives across time and space in this far-reaching and propulsive tale about wealth, greed, and the ill-fated pursuit of immortality—for fans of How High We Go in the Dark and The Menu In a...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The Hollisters have made it through Delhi, Tokyo, Greece, Rome, and Egypt. Doug has learned to ask questions, listen to the answers, and—occasionally—remember that a plan is not the same thing as an adventure. Now the family has arrived in Kenya...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The Hollisters have survived Delhi. They have survived Tokyo. Now Doug Hollister has a plan for Greece—and this time, he has a two-inch-thick laminated binder. After getting lost in two of the world’s busiest cities, Doug is determined to prove that...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The Hollisters have made it through Delhi, Tokyo, Greece, and Rome. Now Doug, Jen, their children, and seventy-four-year-old Bev have arrived in Cairo, where the traffic never stops, the horns seem to speak their own language, and even a simple journey...

Once upon a time I had a friend named Diana who I spoke to every day. We were bound to each other through history and affection, as close as friends could be. Then she betrayed me. Bright, ambitious, and hopelessly competitive, Annie and Diana were inseparable young actresses cutting their teeth...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Doug Hollister has learned a few things on his family’s year-long world tour. In Delhi, he became an internet sensation after ordering the spiciest curry he could find. In Tokyo, he survived a toilet that nearly launched him into orbit. In Greece, he...

Heikki Nevalainen is the proud owner of a once successful sawmill, a mountain of debt and very few options to deal with either of them. An unexpected solution arrives in the form of local gangster Ismo Sippo. Dispose of Sippo’s dead wife, and the sawmill can keep running. Refuse, and Heikki loses everything. Horrified but desperate, Heikki agrees, loads Annaleena into his car and heads for the mill. But Annaleena proves to be not quite as dead as expected.

Cuando Grace Bernard descubre que el padre millonario que la abandonó ha ignorado las llamadas de auxilio de su madre moribunda, jura venganza y se propone matar a todos los miembros de su acaudalada familia. Así que hace una lista de nombres y, decidida a tacharlos todos, se lanza en una misión despiadada para hacer justicia y, en el proceso, convertirse en la única heredera de la fortuna de los Artemis.

"Un concours administratif, c’est comme une loterie. Parfois l’administration en tire un lot gagnant : un candidat compétent. Parfois elle hérite d’un candidat dont la seule compétence est de passer les concours administratifs et nul n’est là pour venir contrôler ses incompétences dans ses fonctions, puisqu’il a eu le concours. L’administration ne remet jamais en question l’insuffisance d’un seul concours en tant que garantie de compétences. Ça débusquerait bien trop d’imbéciles à des postes importants."

In Into? North Morgan shines a coolly mesmerizing light on the modern generation of gay men that are living firmly outside the closet, freed from the shadow of AIDS and elevated by popular culture, but plagued by a new set of problems, insecurities and self-destructions. Konrad Platt needs to...

Nina does not have a drinking problem. She likes a drink, sure. But what 17-year-old doesn't? Nina's mum isn't so sure. But she's busy with her new husband and five-year-old Katie. Nina's almost an adult, after all. And if Nina sometimes wakes up with little memory of what happened the night before, then her friends are all too happy to fill in the blanks. Nina's drunken exploits are the stuff of college legend. But then one dark Sunday morning, even her friends can't help piece together Saturday night.