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Maruo punches his way into the monstrous world of Ayashimon yakuza with dreams of becoming a manga protagonist!<BR><BR>When the Enma Syndicate’s chairman dies, Japan’s supernatural underworld is turned on its head, leaving gangs of ayashimon poised on the brink of war. Urara, the late chairman’s daughter, has plans to come out on top, and she’s found an unlikely ally to help make it happen—Maruo, a human who dreams of being a manga hero.<BR><BR>Maruo and Urara might have convinced the Todoroki Alliance to join them, but with the Enma Syndicate declaring open season on every other gang in Kabukicho, will it be enough? While Urara negotiates with the tanuki and kitsune of the Kori Hotels, Maruo must prove his worth as a manga hero by finding a way for his fists to overcome Doppo’s phantasmal flames and end the monstrous ayashimon’s reign of terror.

"This sparkling series starter delivers a confounding mystery, authentic historical details, and a spirited journalist . . . wonderfully cinematic scenes that vividly evoke Roaring '20s Hollywood. The mystery itself is complex and satisfyingly resolved." ~Kirkus ReviewsThe Roaring Twenties. A ghastly murder. A failing family newspaper business. What more could lure Katharine Ann March into playing hooky and risk missing her own high school graduation? As a budding reporter and amateur sleuth, Kate has the audacity to, not only wear boy's clothing, but to trespass into the male habitat of the newspaper business. While her best friend, Addy, prefers they go Modern by becoming flappers, Kate set her sights on saving the family newspaper by plunging headfirst into the most sensational murder scene in Hollywood history.Famed film director, William Desmond Taylor, has been shot in the back, and Kate has the inside scoop. Her dear friend and famous film star, Mary Miles Minter, fancied herself in love with Mr. Taylor. With Mary's help, Kate is set to bring a new angle to the story. Easy peasy. But not so fast. Suspicious, late night visits to Taylor's home, drug connections, false identities, and family secrets prompt Kate to try and solve the murder herself, much to the annoyance of the Los Angeles Police Department. And then something wholly unexpected captures Kate's attention; her neighbor and childhood friend, Nicky Masino, has returned from the Great War no longer the boy she once knew. Mysterious and explosive, Nicky is haunted by his past. After joining the LAPD, Nicky warns Kate to stay away from the Taylor murder case.Why should Nicky care? And who are the two shadowy thugs following him? Could Nicky somehow be involved in the murder? Why is he so adamant Kate stop investigating?Undaunted by the warnings, Kate and Addy charge unceremoniously into dangerous schemes involving salacious gambling dens, the notorious Cocoanut Grove, and speakeasies; not to mention the dark and seedy underbelly of Paramount Studios. A spectacularly wild time is had by all until Kate lands on the wrong end of a murder charge."Adams, whose previous books include a YA supernatural series, capably turns her hand to historical fiction here." Kirkus Reviews

Hot on the trail of her birth and mysterious biological family Cleo lands in New York.She continues her guise as Shanna Nu and lands a job at Briggs International owned by one of the wealthiest and most powerful families in the country. Tired of running and determined to solve the mystery she stands her ground, fighting for love and her true identity.The once vulnerable runaway she was has transformed into a resilient young woman who’s ready to take a bite out of the Big Apple.

Cleo’s mom disappears and with no other family she is all alone.In order to survive she leaves the only home she’s ever known, a run-down shack and hits the streets of the city. She can hide easily, blending into the crowds and eats scraps from the dumpsters. Her journey there spent jumping trains, running from menacing strangers and witnessing an unspeakable crime.On the streets she meets a group of lost children led by a boy they call Einstein. For the first time, she feels like she’s part of a family. The children resort to petty crimes in the name of survival. Cleo and Einstein fall in love, even as their little family falls apart.Cleo and Einstein are ready to risk everything for a normal life and love. Will tragedy strike and deny them? Or will love and friendship prevail?

The blazing conclusion to the Stone Man Mysteries trilogy. In the climactic final volume of the Stone Man Mysteries series, the demon-turned-gargoyle Silex and his human helper Craig make the ultimate uneasy alliance: a partnership with the Devil himself. The prince of darkness is stuck on Earth, trapped in the body of Silex's previous assistant. When one of the Devil's lieutenants attempts to conquer both the underworld and living world, Silex and Craig will have to bust the Devil out of confinement in order to save humanity.

The only witness left to testify against an unsolved crime in Fairy Falls isn't a person… City born and bred, Hart Stewart possesses the gift of psychometry-the psychic ability to discover facts about an event or person by touching inanimate objects associated with them. Since his mother's death, seventeen-year-old Hart has endured homelessness, and has learned ways to keep his illiteracy under wraps. He eventually learns of a great-aunt living in Fairy Falls, and decides to leave the only life he's ever known for an uncertain future. Diana MacGregor lives in Fairy Falls. Her mother was a victim of a senseless murder. Only Diana's unanswered questions and her grief keeps her going, until Hart finds her mother's lost ring and becomes a witness to her murder. Through Hart's psychic power, Diana gains hope for justice. Their investigation leads them into the corrupt world threatening Fairy Falls. To secure the town's future, Hart and Diana must join forces to uncover the shocking truth, or they risk losing the true essence of Fairy Falls forever.

Poursuivant jusqu'en Chine les trafiquants rencontrés dans Les cigares du pharaon, Tintin fera dans Le Lotus bleu (1936) la connaissance de Tchang, un jeune chinois qui lui fera perdre ses derniers préjugés. En Rastapopoulos, il se découvrira par contre un redoutable ennemi qu'il retrouvera d'ailleurs a plusieurs reprises.

Grande nouvelle : pour s'isoler du monde extérieur, Bianca Castafiore annonce qu'elle s'invite a Moulinsart, flanquée de son habilleuse et de son pianiste accompagnateur. Victime d'une entorse alors qu'il s'appretait a prendre la fuite, Haddock, furieux, doit s'accommoder de cette encombrante compagnie. Sur le célebre "air des bijoux", c'est le début d'un formidable huis-clos, d'une aventure presque immobile ou éclate a chaque page le génie narratif d'Hergé

Dans l'album Coke en stock (1958), le lecteur apprend que le trafic d'esclaves existe encore. Au terme d'un périple au large des Emirats arabes et a l'issue d'un impressionnant combat naval, Tintin parviendra a démanteler l'odieux commerce clandestin organisé par le sinistre Rastatopoulos.

Dans Tintin en Amérique (1932), le héros confirme sa vocation de redresseur de torts, en s'opposant au mafioso Al Capone, aux gangsters de Chicago et aux fripouilles de tout acabit. Déja Hergé témoigne d'une vision généreuse du monde, stigmatisant par exemple l'attitude dominatrice des blancs envers les indiens peaux-rouges.