Hollow Code

This is about the life of Candide, the illegitimate nephew of a German baron. He grows up in the baron's castle under the tutelage of the scholar Pangloss, who teaches him that this world is "the best of all possible worlds." Candide falls in love with the baron's young daughter and the baron catches the two kissing and expels Candide from his home. On his own for the first time, this is the begining of the real Candide's life.

Renée Ballard works the night shift in Hollywood. She starts many investigations, but never finishes any because she hands her cases over to the detectives who work the day shift. Once a rising star in the police department, she received this assignment after accusing a superior of sexual harassment. One evening, she is given two cases she doesn't want to let go of: a brutal beating of a prostitute who is left for dead and the murder of a waiter during a shootout at a night club. Against orders and the her partner's wishes, she continues to investigate after her shift ends. As she delves...

Convaincu que Ciri s’apprête à épouser l’empereur de Nilfgaard, le sorceleur poursuit sa route vers le sud. Mais ce périple est long et dangereux, car de nombreux ennemis se dressent devant lui. Tandis que les traîtres se dévoilent et que les complots éclatent, les doutes sur la véritable destinée de Ciri hantent tous les esprits. D’autant qu’elle est aux mains d’un monstrueux chasseur de primes...

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