Peter Heller
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Deux copains de fac s'offrent la virée en canoë de leur rêve sur le fleuve Maskwa, au nord du Canada. Bientôt la balade contemplative tourne à la course contre la montre quand l'horizon s'obscurcit du plus dévorant des feux de forêt. Mais dans les bras et sous le règne de dame nature, une menace peut toujours en cacher une autre.
Peter Heller met sa pratique intime de l'aventure, son sens irrésistible du suspense et sa connexion unique aux paysages au service d'une folle et sauvage équipée qui éprouve autant l'amitié sincère de ses personnages que les nerfs du lecteur. -
Quelques années après un été traumatique, Jack arrive au Kingfisher Lodge comme guide de pêche à la mouche auprès de riches & célèbres qui fuient la réalité morose d'une Amérique covidée dans les paysages sublimes du Colorado. Outre que la rivière fourmille de truites multicolores, Alison K., la cliente qu'on lui confie, est irrésistible. Mais la menace et le danger viennent vite assombrir la parenthèse enchantée.
Dans la droite ligne de "La Rivière", au sommet de son art du détournement des genres littéraires, Peter Heller renouvelle et enrichit encore son inimitable mix de suspense et de poésie. -
Quelque part dans le Colorado, neuf ans après la Fin de Toute Chose. L'art de survivre est devenu un sport extrême, un jeu de massacre. Soumis aux circonstances hostiles, Hig, doux rêveur tendance chasse, pêche et poésie chinoise, fait équipe avec Bangley, vieux cow-boy chatouilleux de la gâchette. À la fois captivant roman d'aventures, grand huit des émotions humaines, déclaration d'amour à la nature et pure révélation littéraire, La Constellation du Chien est une version solaire de La Route de Cormac McCarthy. (Et in extremis, réconfortante !)
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Détective privée atypique et dure à cuire, Céline Watkins est spécialisée dans la recherche de personnes disparues. Lorsque Gabriela, doutant de la version officielle sur l'évaporation de son père porté disparu dans le parc national de Yellowstone vingt ans plus tôt, vient trouver l'élégante sexagénaire, celle-ci se raconte qu'elle accepte l'affaire comme un dernier tour de piste. Mais rien n'est anodin. Car explorer le passé de la jeune femme, ce n'est pas seulement révéler un pan de l'histoire politique américaine, c'est aussi réveiller ses propres fantômes.
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Peintre en vogue, pêcheur ardent, philosophe artisanal, Jim Stegner est embarqué dans un engrenage fatal le jour où il prend la défense d'une petite jument maltraitée. Retour de Peter Heller après La Constellation du chien. Action, fureur et poésie.
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'I COULDN'T TURN THE PAGES FAST ENOUGH' Clare Mackintosh 'A SUSPENSEFUL TALE TOLD WITH GLORIOUS DRAMA AND LYRICAL FLAIR' Denise Mina, New York Times Two friends Wynn and Jack have been best friends since their first day of college, brought together by their shared love of books and the great outdoors. The adventure of a lifetime When they decide to take time off university and canoe down the Maskwa River in northern Canada, they anticipate the ultimate wilderness experience. No phones. No fellow travellers. No way of going back. A hellish ride But as a raging wildfire starts to make its way towards them, their expedition becomes a desperate race for survival. And when a man suddenly appears, claiming his wife has vanished, the fight against nature's destructive power becomes entangled with a much deadlier game of cat and mouse. ' Like Mark Twain and Toni Morrison, Heller is a rare talent ' Elle ' A novel that sweeps you away ' USA Today ' A fiery tour-de-force ' Denver Post ' I dare you to put it down once you've picked it up ' Criminal Element
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Shorlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award 2013. THE ROAD - but with hope. Hig, bereaved and traumatised after global disaster, has three things to live for - his dog Jasper, his aggressive but helpful neighbour, and his Cessna aeroplane. He's just about surviving, so long as he only takes his beloved plane for short journeys, and saves his remaining fuel. But, just once, he picks up a message from another pilot, and eventually the temptation to find out who else is still alive becomes irresistible. So he takes his plane over the horizon, knowing that he won't have enough fuel to get back. What follows is scarier and more life-affirming than he could have imagined. And his story, THE DOG STARS, is a book unlike any you have ever read.
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EDGAR AWARD NOMINEE NATIONAL BESTSELLER ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: THE OBSERVER (LONDON) KIRKUS REVIEWS Wynn and Jack have been best friends since college orientation, bonded by their shared love of mountains, books, and fishing. Wynn is a gentle giant, a Vermont kid never happier than when his feet are in the water. Jack is more rugged, raised on a ranch in Colorado where sleeping under the stars and cooking on a fire came as naturally to him as breathing. When they decide to canoe the Maskwa River in northern Canada, they anticipate long days of leisurely paddling and picking blueberries, and nights of stargazing and reading paperback Westerns. But a wildfire making its way across the forest adds unexpected urgency to the journey. One night, with the fire advancing, they hear a man and woman arguing on the fog-shrouded riverbank; the next day, a man appears on the river, paddling alone. Is this the same man they heard? And if he is, where is the woman? From this charged beginning, master storyteller Peter Heller unspools a headlong, heart-pounding story of desperate wilderness survival.
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After having shot a man in a Santa Fe bar, the famous artist Jim Stegner served his time and has since struggled to manage the dark impulses that sometimes overtake him. Now he lives a quiet life. . . until the day that he comes across a hunting guide beating a small horse, and a brutal act of new violence rips his quiet life right open. Pursued by men dead set on retribution, Jim is left with no choice but to return to New Mexico and the high-profile life he left behind, where he'll reckon with past deeds and the dark shadows in his own heart.
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Préface de Rudolf Ekstein, 7 Note au lecteur, 15 Glossaire des personnes et lieux cités, 17 Introduction, 19 Remarques préliminaires, 54 Notes d'Anna Freud, 61 avec les dessins de Peter PREMIÈRE PARTIE DES NOTES, 63 DEUXIÈME PARTIE DES NOTES, 133 APPENDICE. Texte et poèmes de Peter, 201 Rétrospective par Peter Heller, 241 PREMIÈRE PARTIE, 243 DEUXIÈME PARTIE, 313 Supplément à l'analyse de Peter, 365
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''The poet laureate of the literary thriller: sinister and soulful'' Michael Koryta, author of Those Who Wish Me Dead ''Peter Heller''s thrillers unfurl like campfire yarns'' New York Times ''An ever so subtly dystopian wilderness noir that speculates on the horrors of a post-pandemic society'' USA Today ''Riveting... A chilling reminder of the dangers that might lie in wait for us all'' Minneapolis Star Tribune ''A modern master of the wilderness thriller'' CrimeReads '' The Guide is a glorious getaway in every sense, a wild wilderness trip as well as a suspenseful journey to solve a chilling mystery'' BookPage The best-selling author of The River returns with a heart-racing thriller about a young man escaping his own grief and an elite fishing lodge in Colorado hiding a plot of shocking menace Kingfisher Lodge: a boutique resort surrounded by a mile and a half of the most pristine river water on the planet. Safe from viruses that have plagued America for years, Kingfisher offers a respite for wealthy clients - and a return to normality for fishing guide Jack, battling the demons of a recent, devastating loss. But when a human scream pierces the night, Jack soon realises that the idyllic retreat may be merely a cover for a far more sinister operation. Lucy Foley meets Liane Moriarty''s Nine Perfect Strangers , with the lyrical writing of Robert Macfarlane and an eerily plausible twist... PRAISE FOR PETER HELLER AND THE RIVER ''Glorious prose and razor-sharp tension'' Observer Thrillers of the Year ''Utter joy... A suspenseful tale told with glorious drama and lyrical flair'' Denise Mina, New York Times ''Urgent, visceral writing - I couldn''t turn the pages fast enough'' Clare Mackintosh ''Lyrical and action-packed by turns'' Guardian ''A master of suspense... A thrilling read with a dramatic twist at the end: you will not be able to put it down'' The Lady ''A must read'' Daily Express ''Heller packs a ton of adventure and emotion in this short novel, and I dare you to put it down once you''ve picked it up'' Criminal Element
