Un gentilhomme oriental

Three missing, one dead… When English lords start dropping like flies, the Empire is unhappy. Especially in British India—known as the Raj—where so much is at stake. Alexander Martin, the brave-but-prickly Ayesha, and the considerably less brave Warren Longfellow continue their investigation, but it soon becomes clear that there are some in Bombay who have no interest in seeing old stories resurface. Can the unlikely trio break through the smoke screen in time to save the next target?

In a future age where robots take care of most of the more tedious tasks, humans have a lot of time on their hands. So what to do with it? Well, obviously, they’re going to watch the Norman K. Barron show! Norman is a handsome and heroic policeman, whose dealings have already cost the life of his partner, who has now been replaced by Oshi Feal, a young recruit fresh out of police school. But nothing could have prepared Oshi for this kind of mission, where unexpected developments are a must… After all, you gotta keep the viewers happy!

Africa is becoming increasingly volatile, with the black population rallying in the wake of the goddess Anaktu, embodied by Jade. But Jade has started to resist Anaktu’s hold on her mind and body, finally remembering her past and the ones that she once loved. It’s too late now to save them, but she will have her revenge. In the same place, but another time, Kim Nelson pursues her quest for the treasure that is rightfully hers, seeking the rare wisdom of prophets and submitting to ever more haunting visions of a past that is not her own.

All of France is in a tizzy as Napoleon’s coronation as Emperor of the French People draws near, and the most pressing issues at court revolve around seating arrangements, optimal viewing of the ceremony and the Pope’s traveling entourage. This isn’t to say that scheming and shenanigans have taken a backseat, however: a heartbroken young lady seeks poisonous revenge, a redheaded Squirrel gets caught by an Ant, the sinister priest is back… and in the midst of all this, the two men with the masks finally decide to meet face to face.

Intelligent Artificial Neuromechanoid… Ian. It’s the name of the newest recruit in Team 21 of the SRS – the ‘Special Rescue Section.’ Ian is an android, impossible to tell apart from a human being with the naked eye, and his creators claim that he’s controlled by a true artificial intelligence – capable of learning, adapting, and even of experiencing emotions. Not every member of the team is happy about their new partner, but their higher-ups aren’t giving them a choice – and the mission comes first…

This time Jazz and Teo are a long way from the chaos of the El Raval district. They’ve just arrived in Reykjavík, with its pristine natural surroundings and Viking culture. Our favorite gentleman burglar is on a mission to get his hands on the famous Golden Eye, a sacred Iranian artifact. But nothing’s ever that simple. Just when Jazz and Teo arrive, the town is hit with a wave of racist crimes, and then Jazz runs into an old acquaintance… Perhaps this is where we’ll find out a little more about the years he spend in New York about which he’s always been so elusive…

In this ninth volume of the historical saga Murena, Dufaux and Delaby show Rome in reconstruction and expose the roots of the Judeo-Christian culture. Nero fears that the people of Rome, still reeling from the trauma of the great fire, will turn against him if he doesn’t present them with the guilty party, and fast. He decides that the Christians would be the perfect scapegoats…

Matthew Montgomery’s quest to solve the mystery behind his wife and daughter’s brutal murder has led him as far as the train tracks go: Topeka. This cautious, law-abiding man has come to this hub of sex, violence and alcohol in search of a man who goes by the name of Jason Cauldry, from whom he intends to get some answers about the death of his loved ones. And find him he does. Turns out Cauldry is lord and master of the town’s brothels, enrolling all the Indian women unfortunate enough to cross his path. Desert Star was one of them. She’s dead. Wakita is another, and she decides to help Montgomery find out why an assassin would trek all the way down to Washington to kill two women he’d never laid eyes upon, leaving a strange star engraved on his victim’s body…