''Here's a picture of Suzanne at work...
Pretty cool !!! The art on the wall was done for her by one of the artists in-house. And people can bring their dogs, and their skateboards. My perfect place for work'' Martin

Ed Eagle, the six-feet-six, take-no-prisoners Santa Fe attorney, has recovered from his encounters with Mexican organized crime and-more treacherously-his ex-wife, Barbara. Now a mysterious new client has come his way, one who may shed light into some dark corners of Ed's past...and put him in danger once more.

Santa Fe attorney Ed Eagle’s murderous ex-wife and assorted lesser satellites continue to hatch plots at cross-purposes, all as inconclusively as ever.

In the nine weeks since she was sent to a Mexican prison for attempted murder (Santa Fe Dead, 2008), Barbara Eagle Keeler hasn’t been wasting her time. She’s been using the episodes of rape by Warden Pedro Alvarez to gather information that will help her escape and work more havoc back in the United States. Assisted more directly by James Long, the film producer who’s not only her lover but the prospective colleague of Ed’s new wife Susannah Wilde, she hatches a plan to kill Ed and his bride. When they get a whiff of Barbara’s escape despite Alvarez’s insistence that she was merely transferred to another prison, Ed’s longtime private eyes, Cupie Dalton and Vittorio, decide that their best defense against her is a good offense. Not enough malfeasance for you? Soon after Ed gets the murder charges against his latest client, golf pro Tip Hanks, dismissed, Tip takes on a new personal assistant, Dolly Parks, who just happens to be the serial embezzler who killed Tip’s wife. Meanwhile, Todd Bacon, the CIA’s station chief in Panama, is hot in pursuit of Teddy Fay, the CIA agent turned assassin who’s eluded every attempt made to catch him. None of this violent, weightless intrigue goes anywhere, of course, but the dialogue, reeking with obtuse self-assurance, is full of guilty pleasures, from Ed’s admonition to Susannah (“If you keep on shooting people we’re going to end up in court”) to Barbara’s prayer entreating a disputed legacy from the Almighty (“If you’ll let me have this money, I’ll never kill anybody again, not even Ed Eagle!”).

Commentaires :“The book just ends without any plot being developed or anything being tied up.”
''This is by far the worst book Stuart Woods have written I just started reading about Ed Eagle and I was really begin to like his books.''
“There's so much better out there, there's no reason to waste one's time on stuff like this.” 



 

 

Leçons de skateboard

Rush hour on the underground and a killer is at large in London, striking apparently haphazardly in a series of vicious attacks. Andy Brewster, ex-SAS, on sick leave from active service in Iraq, works undercover for the Metropolitan police with his bomb expert partner, Burgess. Together they must find the killer before he strikes again. So far the victims have all been women with no apparent connection. Beth Hardy, former caterer who now runs a gourmet food shop; her daughter Imogen, dancing at the National; sad Celeste with her terrible secret; widowed Margaret, in town to shop; and American tourist, Ellie, stranded there alone. Each of them regularly travels by tube not knowing they could be potential victims. When the July 7 bombs go off and public awareness is raised, Brewster and Burgess have a race against time to apprehend the stalker. But danger comes not just from knives and bombs. Murder is deadlier when the heart is involve

Vraiment bizarre...mais on veut toujours en savoir plus...(sinon je ne l'aurais pas lu)... le punch arrive à la fin!

 

Journée au PIO de Longueuil

Israel Kamakawiwo'Ole - Over The Rainbow (1993)

It is every parent’s worst nightmare. Stephanie Harker is travelling through the security gates at O’Hare airport when she is taken into a perspex box having set off the metal detectors. Made to wait outside, five-year-old Jimmy is led away, by hand, by a uniformed officer. Stephanie’s panic and shouts lead security to believe she is a threat, and she is tasered brutally to the ground amidst her screams of protest while Jimmy disappears into the distance unnoticed by anyone but her.

Stephanie becomes frantic when a uniformed man leads Jimmy away. The situation seems worse to Stephanie as she is a British citizen, in Chicago’s O’Hare airport traveling with a five year old to whom she is not related but plans to adopt.

Eventually she is able to convince agents from the FBI that she is blameless but by this time Jimmy has been abducted. Stephanie, a single woman who makes an adequate but less than glamorous salary, has an unusual relationship with young Jimmy. She had just finished ghost writing a book authored by a young woman made famous by her appearance on a reality television show. The woman, Scarlett Higgins, had a relationship with Joshu Patel, a rock star of dubious ability. Though Scarlett married Joshu shortly before Jimmy’s birth, Joshu has had little interest in his son. Jimmy makes his home in a “family” composed of his mother, a housekeeper, his aunt Leanne, and Stephanie.

As a reality television show star, Scarlett is presented as a beautiful but intellectually challenged young woman. As Stephanie grows to know her, she realizes that Scarlett is both smart and an accomplished enough actress to portray herself as barely literate. As the two women work on Scarlett’s biography, they become quite close especially during and after Jimmy’s birth.

The events leading to Stephanie’s trip from England to the United States with young Jimmy in tow are at once outlandish, yet perfectly reasonable. When the child is abducted there are numerous possibilities as to his abductor. The case becomes the joint project of FBI agent Vivian McKuras and Scotland Yard Detective Nick Nikolaides. Because Stephanie was at first a suspect and because she is close to both the family and Jimmy, she is able to offer insight and possible leads more quickly than either investigator could unearth.

Reading Vanishing Point is a learning experience. McDermid has done her homework and offers insights into the diverse elements of her narrative. For instance, in the opening scene at O’Hare airport she notes that unlike their European counterparts, a passenger in the United States only has to go through security once… at the point of origin of their trip. Therefore anyone who has arrived on another flight landing at O’Hare would be past the security checkpoint and would have the opportunity to abduct Jimmy.

Excellent et imprévisible...

 

 

 

 

Mathieu - première leçon de skateboard

 

 

Suzanne travaille

 

Sabrina et Mathieu

 

Suzanne et Sabrina

 

Suzanne et Sabrina

Brome / moyenne du mois de mai 2013

Neige : 3.0
Pluie : 169.6
Maximum : 18.0 / 30.5 le 31 mai
Minimum : 6.2 / -4.0 les 15 et 27 mai
Nuages : 6/10
Vents : 25km - le 25 mai
dominants : SE

 

Le 30 mai 1996 - neige : 1.5cm

Météo / Brome - mai 2013

 

 

Bravo Mathieu..xxx

Travis Parker has everything a man could want: a good job, loyal friends, even a waterfront home in small-town North Carolina. In full pursuit of the good life -- boating, swimming, and regular barbecues with his good-natured buddies -- he holds the vague conviction that a serious relationship with a woman would only cramp his style. That is, until Gabby Holland moves in next door. Despite his attempts to be neighborly, the appealing redhead seems to have a chip on her shoulder about him...and the presence of her longtime boyfriend doesn't help. Despite himself, Travis can't stop trying to ingratiate himself with his new neighbor, and his persistent efforts lead them both to the doorstep of a journey that neither could have foreseen. Spanning the eventful years of young love, marriage and family, The Choice ultimately confronts us with the most heartwrenching question of all: how far would you go to keep the hope of love alive? Page turner - très romantique...

Manhattanhenge stops traffic in New York City

New Yorkers were wowed on Wednesday by a sunset that was perfectly framed by skyscrapers, thanks to an urban astronomical phenomenon known as Manhattanhenge. (Reuter)

« Manhattanhenge » est un mot-valise dérivé de Manhattan, l'île où se produit le phénomène, et de Stonehenge[1], site mégalithique du Royaume-Uni dont l'alignement putatif des pierres avec le soleil à certaines dates est une théorie courante en archéoastronomie. On rencontre également l'expression « solstice de Manhattan » (« Manhattan Solstice » en anglais).

Le terme est popularisé en 2002 par l'astrophysicien Neil deGrasse Tyson[1].

Phénomènes similaires [modifier]Le même phénomène peut se rencontrer dans d'autres villes suivant un plan similaire. Il ne coïncide avec les équinoxes que si le plan hippodamien suit précisément une orientation nord-sud et est-ouest, aligné avec le vrai Nord et non le pôle Nord magnétique. Le situation de Baltimore est assez proche, avec des levers de soleil le 25 mars et le 18 septembre, et des couchers de soleil le 12 mars et le 29 septembre[6]. À Chicago, le soleil couchant s'aligne avec les rues le 25 septembre, un phénomène connue comme « Chicagohenge »[7]. À Toronto, Torontohenge se produit au coucher de soleil le 25 octobre et le 16 février[8],[9]. Montréal connait un Montrealhenge le 12 juillet[10]. (Wikipédia)

Julie Barenson's young husband left her two unexpected gifts before he died: a Great Dane puppy named Singer and the promise that he would always be watching over her. Now, four years have passed. Still living in the small town of Swansboro, North Carolina, 29-year-old Julie is emotionally ready to make a commitment to someone again. But who? Should it be Richard Franklin, the handsome, sophisticated engineer who treats her like a queen? Or Mike Harris, the down-to-earth nice guy who was her husband's best friend? Choosing one of them should bring her more happiness than she's had in years. Instead, Julie is soon fighting for her life in a nightmare spawned by a chilling deception and jealousy so poisonous that it has become a murderous desire....

Sabrina - journée pédagogique

 

Journée pédagogique

 

Sabrina

 

Mathieu