Which thrillers French people can read this summer

USPA NEWS - Novels about fictional psychologist, contemporary or ancient times thrillers,...mysteries have aulways passionate people all around the world. Thereafter, chosern three writers and their recent books published in FRANCE :

'COURS, ALEX CROSS' by James PATTERSON - JC Lattès Editions. The original title is 'Alex Cross, Run'. It is the 20th novel in the Alex Cross series written by American author James Patterson. The novel focuses on the protagonist, detective Alex Cross, who must solve three cases at once. The genre of the book is : Crime, Mystery, Thriller. It was preceded by ' Merry Christmas, Alex Cross' and followed by 'Cross My Heart'. Metropolitan Police Department officer Alex Cross arrests renowned plastic surgeon Elijah Creem in his penthouse where he is illegally giving drugs and having sex with teenage girls. Alex Cross is later called on to a case in which a girl, Elizabeth Reilly, is found dead. After examining her body, reports confirm she gave birth, but the baby is nowhere to be found. Again, soon after, he is called on to a case featuring a boy shot, stabbed, and found in the Potomac river. So now, he must struggle with three cases all at once. his fans the quality they were expecting. This book has all the elements we have come to love from the early and middle books in this series. Stay stuck with this series...

'MENACE SUR RIO' by James PATTERSON - L'Archipel Editions. The original title is 'Private Rio', also known as 'The Games'. Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) is the home to beautiful white-sand beaches, stunning natural beauty, and the world largest Carnival celebration. Two years ago Jack Morgan, the head of the renowned worldwide investigation firm Private, was in charge of security for the World Cup. This time, to ensure that the games go off without a hitch, the organizers of the Olympic Games turn to him. When prominent clients he supposed to be protecting disappear, and bodies mysteriously start to litter the streets, Jack is drawn deep into the heart of a ruthless underworld populated by disaffected residents trying to crash the world biggest party.... Every four years, the entire world is captivated by one event. For Jack Morgan, the job is to run security and make sure that all the athletes, government officials, representatives, and celebrities are safe from the moment the cauldron is lit until they depart for their return home. Definitely to be read !

'LE DEMONOLOGUE' by prize-winning Canadian author Andrew PYPER - L'Archipel Editions. The original title is 'The Demonologist'. Andrew Pyper's fifth novel was titled 'The Guardians' and was published in 2011. 'The Demonologist', Andrew Pyper's sixth novel, was published in Canada and the U.S. in March 2013 and after in UK. The novel was also translated and published in Greece, Holland, Bulgaria, China, Poland, Turkey, Taiwan, Spain, Russia, Italy, Brazil, Japan, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and France. While writing his major novels he continued to write short stories. Regarding the story in this book, David Ullman is an English professor at Columbia, his passion being Milton´s Paradise Lost. He is also an atheist, meaning he believes the classic tome isn´t about good versus evil, but rather loneliness. When David is offered a trip to Venice, he sees it as a chance to get away from a bad situation at home. He takes along his 11-year-old daughter. A series of disturbing 'visitations' follow, culminating in his daughter plunging to her death in what looks to be a suicide. However, he believes that his daughter is still alive, so he sets out to get her back. David Ullman puts aside skepticism to find his daughter. Definitely to be read !

'LES DISCIPLES DU FEU' by Alfredo COLITTO - L'Archipel Editions. The original title is 'I discepoli del fuoco'. At the age of thirty, Alfredo Colitto decided to follow his passion for travelling and began journeying around the world. He spent some years in Mexico, and now lives in Bologna, Italy. He teaches creative writing in Bologna, is also a translator from English and Spanish, working for some of the biggest Italian publishing houses. Alfredo Colitto is a member of ASB (Writers of Bologna Association) and of AIEP (Asociación Internacional Escritores de Policiacos ). 'L'Elixir des Templiers' was his first Novel published in FRANCE setting the story in 1305, this is the second one. translated in French, with again a fantastic thriller from 1311 in Bologne (Italy). Mondino is a famous controversial doctor and a body,burnt by spontaneous combustion, was stolen from his workplace. If he doesn't get it back asap, knowing that the dead person is his worst ennemi's father, he might suffer from the Inquisition watching him constantly. So, time is running and with his brave friend Gerardo (ex-Templar), they search for it, driving them to a pagan sect with scary followers... A great italian historical thriller as we love it !