Rakuten Kobo

Shopping Cart

Item(s) unavailable for purchase

Please review your cart. You can remove the unavailable item(s) now or we'll automatically remove it at Checkout.

itemsitem

- Unlimited access to eBooks
  
  Unlimited access to audiobooks
  
  No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions
  
  Get 1 credit every month for the audiobook of your choice
  
  No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions
  
  Unlimited access to eBooks
  
  Unlimited access to audiobooks
  
  No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions
  Audiobook
  by ,
  
  Available:
  
  . No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions.
  
  Pre-order
  1 audiobook monthly
  
  + FREE 30-day trial
  
  Special Offer
  
  Get 1 credit every month to exchange for an audiobook of your choice
  
  *No commitment, cancel anytime
  
  FREE

itemsitem

Unlimited access to eBooks

Unlimited access to audiobooks

No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions

Get 1 credit every month for the audiobook of your choice

No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions

Unlimited access to eBooks

Unlimited access to audiobooks

No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions
Audiobook
by ,

Available:
. No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions.

Pre-order
1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Special Offer

Get 1 credit every month to exchange for an audiobook of your choice

*No commitment, cancel anytime

FREE

Recommended For You

Skip side bar filters

Authentic French Noir Box Set

Bird in a Cage, Crush, The Executioner Weeps, The Gravedigger's Bread

by Frédéric Dard ...

Translated by Daniel Seton, David Coward, Frank Wynne, David Bellos ...

Series series Pushkin Vertigo
Now available in one collection, four classic crime thrillers from the award-winning “French master of noir” (Observer)Unravelling like a paranoid nightmare, Bird in a Cage melds existentialist drama with thrilling noir to tell the story of a man trapped in a prison of his own making. Crush is a chilling 1950s suspense story of youthful naivety, dark obsession—and the slippery slope to murder. The ... Read more

$31.99 USD

Now available in one collection, four classic crime thrillers from the award-winning “French master of noir” (Observer)Unravelling like a paranoid nightmare, Bird in a Cage melds existentialist drama with thrilling noir to tell the story of a man trapped in a prison of his own making. Crush is a chilling 1950s suspense story of youthful naivety, dark obsession—and the slippery slope to murder. The
... Read more
The Wicked Go To Hell

by Frédéric Dard ...

Translated by David Coward ...

Series Book 10 - Pushkin Vertigo
An undercover cop and a prison inmate play a tense game of cat and mouse in this brilliantly original thriller by the master of French noirAt one of France’s toughest prisons, an undercover cop is attempting to trap an enemy spy by posing as a fellow inmate. So Frank and Hal find themselves holed up together in a grimy, rat-infested cell, each warily eyeing the other. As they plan a daring escape, ... Read more

$9.99 USD

An undercover cop and a prison inmate play a tense game of cat and mouse in this brilliantly original thriller by the master of French noirAt one of France’s toughest prisons, an undercover cop is attempting to trap an enemy spy by posing as a fellow inmate. So Frank and Hal find themselves holed up together in a grimy, rat-infested cell, each warily eyeing the other. As they plan a daring escape,
... Read more
Bird in a Cage

by Frédéric Dard ...

Translated by David Bellos ...

Series Book 9 - Pushkin Vertigo
A man becomes entangled in a dangerous web of death and deceit in this “hallmark of classic French noir” set in 1960s Paris (The Guardian)Trouble is the last thing Albert needs. Traveling back to his childhood home on Christmas Eve to mourn his mother’s death, he finds the loneliness and nostalgia of his Parisian quartier unbearable. Until, that evening, he encounters a beautiful, seemingly ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Also available as: Audiobook

A man becomes entangled in a dangerous web of death and deceit in this “hallmark of classic French noir” set in 1960s Paris (The Guardian)Trouble is the last thing Albert needs. Traveling back to his childhood home on Christmas Eve to mourn his mother’s death, he finds the loneliness and nostalgia of his Parisian quartier unbearable. Until, that evening, he encounters a beautiful, seemingly
... Read more

Also available as: Audiobook
Crush

by Frédéric Dard ...

Translated by Daniel Seton ...

Series Book 12 - Pushkin Vertigo
A chilling 1950s suspense story of youthful naivety, dark obsession—and the slippery slope to murderBored with her mundane factory job, her nagging mother, and her alcoholic father-in-law, 17-year-old Louise Lacroix is captivated by a glamorous American couple who moves to her industrial hometown in Northern France. The Roolands' home is an island of color, good humor, and easy living in drab ... Read more

$9.99 USD

A chilling 1950s suspense story of youthful naivety, dark obsession—and the slippery slope to murderBored with her mundane factory job, her nagging mother, and her alcoholic father-in-law, 17-year-old Louise Lacroix is captivated by a glamorous American couple who moves to her industrial hometown in Northern France. The Roolands' home is an island of color, good humor, and easy living in drab
... Read more
The King of Fools

by Frédéric Dard ...

Series Book 16 - Pushkin Vertigo
A fiendish tale of passion, betrayal, and murder in Edinburgh, Scotland—from the master of French noirJean-Marie can't believe his luck when he has a passionate triste with a beautiful young Englishwoman, Marjory, who is holidaying in the Côte d'Azur. But when he discovers she is married, he is crestfallen. When she returns to her home in rainy Edinburgh, he is heartbroken. He decides to take the ... Read more

$9.99 USD

A fiendish tale of passion, betrayal, and murder in Edinburgh, Scotland—from the master of French noirJean-Marie can't believe his luck when he has a passionate triste with a beautiful young Englishwoman, Marjory, who is holidaying in the Côte d'Azur. But when he discovers she is married, he is crestfallen. When she returns to her home in rainy Edinburgh, he is heartbroken. He decides to take the
... Read more
The Executioner Weeps

by Frédéric Dard ...

Translated by David Coward ...

Series Book 14 - Pushkin Vertigo
Winner of the 1957 Grand Prix de Littérature Policière: A macabre thriller about the dangerous pitfalls of loveIt was fate that led her to step out in front of the car. A quiet mountain road. A crushed violin. And a beautiful woman lying motionless in the ditch.Carrying her back to his lodging on a beach near Barcelona, Daniel discovers that the woman is still alive but that she remembers nothing ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Winner of the 1957 Grand Prix de Littérature Policière: A macabre thriller about the dangerous pitfalls of loveIt was fate that led her to step out in front of the car. A quiet mountain road. A crushed violin. And a beautiful woman lying motionless in the ditch.Carrying her back to his lodging on a beach near Barcelona, Daniel discovers that the woman is still alive but that she remembers nothing
... Read more
The Gravediggers' Bread

by Frédéric Dard ...

Translated by Frank Wynne ...

Series Book 19 - Pushkin Vertigo
A claustrophobic thriller about love gone wrong, from the French master of noirBlaise should never have hung around in that charmless little provincial town. The job offer that attracted him in the first place had failed to materialize. He should have got on the first train back to Paris, but Fate decided otherwise.After a chance encounter with a beautiful blonde in the town post-office, Blaise is ... Read more

$9.99 USD

A claustrophobic thriller about love gone wrong, from the French master of noirBlaise should never have hung around in that charmless little provincial town. The job offer that attracted him in the first place had failed to materialize. He should have got on the first train back to Paris, but Fate decided otherwise.After a chance encounter with a beautiful blonde in the town post-office, Blaise is
... Read more

Ordinary Wolves

A Novel

by Seth Kantner ...

Eskimo and white culture collide in this national bestselling novel of life in the contemporary Alaskan wilderness: "A magnificently realized story" ( New York Times Book Review).Ordinary Wolves depicts a life different from what any of us has known: Inhuman cold, the taste of rancid salmon shared with shivering sled dogs, hunkering in a sod igloo while blizzards moan overhead. But this is the ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Also available as: Audiobook

Eskimo and white culture collide in this national bestselling novel of life in the contemporary Alaskan wilderness: "A magnificently realized story" ( New York Times Book Review).Ordinary Wolves depicts a life different from what any of us has known: Inhuman cold, the taste of rancid salmon shared with shivering sled dogs, hunkering in a sod igloo while blizzards moan overhead. But this is the
... Read more

Also available as: Audiobook
The Hotel of the Three Roses

by Augusto De Angelis ...

Translated by Jill Foulston ...

Series Book 7 - Pushkin Vertigo
When murder pays a visit to a seedy Milan hotel, Inspector De Vincenzi races to solve the case before more guests are checked out—for goodThe shady Hotel of the Three Roses is home to an assortment of drunks and degenerates. Inspector De Vincenzi receives an anonymous letter, warning him of an imminent outrage at the guest house. Shortly after, a macabre discovery is made—a body is found hanging ... Read more

$9.99 USD

When murder pays a visit to a seedy Milan hotel, Inspector De Vincenzi races to solve the case before more guests are checked out—for goodThe shady Hotel of the Three Roses is home to an assortment of drunks and degenerates. Inspector De Vincenzi receives an anonymous letter, warning him of an imminent outrage at the guest house. Shortly after, a macabre discovery is made—a body is found hanging
... Read more
Maggie Sullivan Mysteries Books 1-4

Maggie Sullivan mysteries

by M. Ruth Myers ...

Series series Maggie Sullivan mysteries
Join private investigator Maggie Sullivan for a fast-paced ride through streets and alleys of 1940s Dayton, Ohio, in the first four books of this historical mystery series that blends cozy with harboiled. The set includes the Shamus Award-winning novel Don't Dare a Dame plus these titles: No Game for a Dame, Tough Cookie and Shamus in a Skirt.NO GAME FOR A DAME – When a stranger who threatened her ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Join private investigator Maggie Sullivan for a fast-paced ride through streets and alleys of 1940s Dayton, Ohio, in the first four books of this historical mystery series that blends cozy with harboiled. The set includes the Shamus Award-winning novel Don't Dare a Dame plus these titles: No Game for a Dame, Tough Cookie and Shamus in a Skirt.NO GAME FOR A DAME – When a stranger who threatened her
... Read more
The Execution of Justice

Translated by John E. Woods ...

by Friedrich Duerrenmatt ...

Series Book 22 - Pushkin Vertigo
A captivating neo-noir classic from one of the masters of the genreA respected professor is dead—shot in a crowded Zurich restaurant, in front of dozens of witnesses. The murderer calmly turned himself in to the police. So why has he now hired a lawyer to clear his name? And why has he chosen the drink-soaked, disreputable Spät to defend him?As he investigates, Spät finds himself obsessed, drawn ... Read more

$9.99 USD

A captivating neo-noir classic from one of the masters of the genreA respected professor is dead—shot in a crowded Zurich restaurant, in front of dozens of witnesses. The murderer calmly turned himself in to the police. So why has he now hired a lawyer to clear his name? And why has he chosen the drink-soaked, disreputable Spät to defend him?As he investigates, Spät finds himself obsessed, drawn
... Read more
Under a Dark Sky

A Novel

by Lori Rader-Day ...

From the critically-acclaimed author of The Day I Died comes a terrifying twist on a locked-room mystery that will keep readers guessing until the last pageOnly in the dark can she find the truth . . .Since her husband died, Eden Wallace's life has diminished down to a tiny pinprick, like a far-off star in the night sky. She doesn't work, has given up on her love of photography, and is so plagued ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Also available as: Audiobook

From the critically-acclaimed author of The Day I Died comes a terrifying twist on a locked-room mystery that will keep readers guessing until the last pageOnly in the dark can she find the truth . . .Since her husband died, Eden Wallace's life has diminished down to a tiny pinprick, like a far-off star in the night sky. She doesn't work, has given up on her love of photography, and is so plagued
... Read more

Also available as: Audiobook

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

What is Kobo Super Points?

Reward Yourself

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

Pushkin Vertigo eBook Series

Authentic French Noir Box Set

The Wicked Go To Hell

Bird in a Cage

Crush

The King of Fools

The Executioner Weeps

The Gravediggers' Bread

People who read these also enjoyed

Ordinary Wolves

The Hotel of the Three Roses

Maggie Sullivan Mysteries Books 1-4

The Execution of Justice

Under a Dark Sky

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

Pushkin Vertigo eBook Series

Show:

People who read these also enjoyed