Comme chaque année, Publisher Weekly a établi une liste des « must read » pour l’été à venir, parmi lesquels les ouvrages suivants que nous représentons :

CATÉGORIE FICTION

THE ANTIQUARIAN de Gustavo Faveron Patriau (Grove/Black Cat)

« The best literary puzzle of the summer finds psycholinguist Gustavo piecing together clues fed to him by his old friend Daniel, who’s currently locked up in a mental institution for murdering his fiancée. This perfect blend of page-turning narrative and knockout prose is as good as it gets—Patriau’s book is pure pitch-black fun. »

 

THIS IS THE WATER de Yannick Murphy (Harper Perennial)

« In this obscenely suspenseful novel, written in second-person and spread out over 48 short chapters, a serial killer is scoping out potential victims from a girls high school swim team. But Murphy, no stranger to stylistic experimentation, inverts this story from a whodunit to a “whogotit” by revealing the identity of the killer early, and drawing dramatic tension from the question of which character will solve the crime. »

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CATÉGORIE MISTERY / THRILLER

 PETER PAN MUST DIE de John Verdon (Crown)

Droits de traduction en langue française : éd. Grasset

« Verdon’s distinctive blend of brilliant puzzle and psychological insight into his sleuth, retired NYPD homicide detective Dave Gurney, has never been better than in this fourth series entry. Can Gurney prove the innocence of Kay Spalter, who was convicted of the shooting death of her husband, a gubernatorial candidate, while he was delivering the eulogy at his mother’s funeral? »

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CATÉGORIE NONFICTION

THE THIRD PLATE de Dan Barber (Penguin)

Barber, journalist and chef of the trailblazing farm-to-table restaurant Blue Hill at Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture, New York, offers this multilayered narrative that addresses where food comes from—that is, from « soil, » « land, » « sea, » to « seed. » Barber’s work is a deeply thoughtful and—offering a « menu for 2050″—even visionary work for a sustainable food chain.

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CATÉGORIE YOUNG ADULT

LIKE NO OTHER de Una LaMarche (Razorbill)

LaMarche’s second novel is a thrilling Brooklyn romance—Crown Heights, to be specific. Yes, the excitement of first love is a big part of that thrill, but so are the stakes: for Devorah, her Hasidic family’s traditions mean that she shouldn’t even be speaking to a boy like Jaxon, let alone allowing him into her heart. The relationship that develops between two teenagers who live mere blocks apart yet worlds apart tests their friendships, faith, and families, as LaMarche explores persistent prejudices, crises of conscience, a hunger for independence, and the potential for love to beat the odds.