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La Dame en Bois
Son premier jour au boulot, elle doit résoudre le meurtre d'une jeune fille assassinée en pleine rue. Ça ne peut pas être pire que ça, n'est-ce pas ? Faux. Ça peut être bien pire.
La Sergent-Détective Abygaelle Jensen a canalisé son sombre passé en une solide carrière destinée à secourir les victimes d'agressions sexuelles. Mais sa confiance en ses capacités en prend un coup lorsqu'elle rejoint le monde sinistre des homicides. Elle est plongée directement en enfer dès son premier jour alors qu'elle doit enquêter la mort d'une jeune adolescente abattue en pleine rue à son retour de l'école.
Alors que d'autres meurtres de même nature s'accumulent, Jensen comprend qu'elle a affaire à un tueur en série méthodique et sans pitié qui laisse une pièce de jeu d'échec sur les lieux de ses meurtres comme une carte de visite.
En cherchant un lien entre les victimes, elle est prise elle-même dans le collimateur. Peut-elle stopper la prochaine tentative de l'assassin psychopathe ou sera-t-elle un pion dans ce jeu sanglant et sinistre ?
La Dame en bois est le premier roman de la passionnante série des polars d'Abygaelle Jensen. Si vous aimez les rebondissements et les héroïnes passionnées, alors vous adorerez le gambit mortel de Sébastyen Dugas.
Procurez-vous La Dame en bois dès aujourd'hui pour voir qui du tueur ou de Jensen mettra l'autre en échec.
La Sergent-Détective Abygaelle Jensen a canalisé son sombre passé en une solide carrière destinée à secourir les victimes d'agressions sexuelles. Mais sa confiance en ses capacités en prend un coup lorsqu'elle rejoint le monde sinistre des homicides. Elle est plongée directement en enfer dès son premier jour alors qu'elle doit enquêter la mort d'une jeune adolescente abattue en pleine rue à son retour de l'école.
Alors que d'autres meurtres de même nature s'accumulent, Jensen comprend qu'elle a affaire à un tueur en série méthodique et sans pitié qui laisse une pièce de jeu d'échec sur les lieux de ses meurtres comme une carte de visite.
En cherchant un lien entre les victimes, elle est prise elle-même dans le collimateur. Peut-elle stopper la prochaine tentative de l'assassin psychopathe ou sera-t-elle un pion dans ce jeu sanglant et sinistre ?
La Dame en bois est le premier roman de la passionnante série des polars d'Abygaelle Jensen. Si vous aimez les rebondissements et les héroïnes passionnées, alors vous adorerez le gambit mortel de Sébastyen Dugas.
Procurez-vous La Dame en bois dès aujourd'hui pour voir qui du tueur ou de Jensen mettra l'autre en échec.
- GenresFiction
558 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 19, 2021
About the author
Sébastyen Dugas
12 books46 followersI'm a two-time Amazon best-seller author from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. I have a bachelor’s degree in business administration and been writing for all my life.
Always having had a love of the written word, I have been writing since I was young, penning articles for blogs and as a journalist for multiple publications.
In my spare time, I enjoy reading, playing guitar, photography, most sports and watching movies.
I'm also slowly working my way around the countries of the world, having now visited more than twenty of them and exploring some amazing places and sights as I go.
In the future, I hope to continue with my wide and varied travels with my girlfriend, write more fiction and enjoy life to the full.
Je suis un auteur québécois de la région de Montréal comptant deux best-seller Amazon. Je publie autant en français qu’en anglais.
L’écriture a toujours été une passion pour moi du plus loin que je me souvienne. j’adorais écrire pour mon propre plaisir en plus de collaborer à des blogues et journaux.
Je n’ai jamais exploré l’idée de publier mes écrits jusqu’à tout récemment alors que j’ai sorti mon premier roman « Ne Pas Trouver Roger ».
Dans mes temps libre, j’aime lire, jouer de la guitare, la photographie et le cinéma. Amoureux des voyages, j’ai déjà visité plus d’une vingtaine de pays.
Dans les années à venir, je veux continuer de voyager partout dans le monde, écrire encore plus de fiction et profiter de la vie avec ma copine.
Always having had a love of the written word, I have been writing since I was young, penning articles for blogs and as a journalist for multiple publications.
In my spare time, I enjoy reading, playing guitar, photography, most sports and watching movies.
I'm also slowly working my way around the countries of the world, having now visited more than twenty of them and exploring some amazing places and sights as I go.
In the future, I hope to continue with my wide and varied travels with my girlfriend, write more fiction and enjoy life to the full.
Je suis un auteur québécois de la région de Montréal comptant deux best-seller Amazon. Je publie autant en français qu’en anglais.
L’écriture a toujours été une passion pour moi du plus loin que je me souvienne. j’adorais écrire pour mon propre plaisir en plus de collaborer à des blogues et journaux.
Je n’ai jamais exploré l’idée de publier mes écrits jusqu’à tout récemment alors que j’ai sorti mon premier roman « Ne Pas Trouver Roger ».
Dans mes temps libre, j’aime lire, jouer de la guitare, la photographie et le cinéma. Amoureux des voyages, j’ai déjà visité plus d’une vingtaine de pays.
Dans les années à venir, je veux continuer de voyager partout dans le monde, écrire encore plus de fiction et profiter de la vie avec ma copine.
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November 28, 2021
impressive story. It has a slow pace and is built up in non chronological short chapters so that you slowly find out what happened.
Abygaelle Jensen is a detective , has just joined a homicide squad and must immediately lead a complicated case. She worded at vice before this and has own vice related traumas from her past. There seems to be a serial killer on the loose, but what is his motive, how does he do it, who is it?
A lot of emotions are released, also with the reader because quite a bit has preceded these murders.
The writing style is somewhat typical, many short sentences, present tense, but I got used to it. The beginning was a bit slow, so I wasn;t interested in the story at first.
It;s a start. of a new series starring detective Abygaelle Jenssen. I have to say that I didn;t find her a particularly pleasant or appealing character, and that I would actually have found it a stronger ending if she hadn;t solved the case, if the killer had gotten away with it. Neither Abygaelle nor her colleagues came across as sympathetic or strong. I had a bit of a problem with the last remaining person in the chess game, apparently thinking hes not guilty because he didnt do anything himself: he stood by and watched. With his doing nothing, in my opinion, he is just as guilty of the crime, certainly because he has had opportunities to make amends, for example in the lawsuit. In that respect I still had reasonable sympathy for the killer, who acted out of feelings of revenge. I already mentioned that there are a lot of emotions involved this story, didn’t I ?
Although I dont know if I will follow this series, because I dont find Abygaelle a pleasant personality, I thought this was a strong book, started a bit slow, but gets better and well rounded.
I also liked that it was set in Canada, a country I really know nothing about.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Abygaelle Jensen is a detective , has just joined a homicide squad and must immediately lead a complicated case. She worded at vice before this and has own vice related traumas from her past. There seems to be a serial killer on the loose, but what is his motive, how does he do it, who is it?
A lot of emotions are released, also with the reader because quite a bit has preceded these murders.
The writing style is somewhat typical, many short sentences, present tense, but I got used to it. The beginning was a bit slow, so I wasn;t interested in the story at first.
It;s a start. of a new series starring detective Abygaelle Jenssen. I have to say that I didn;t find her a particularly pleasant or appealing character, and that I would actually have found it a stronger ending if she hadn;t solved the case, if the killer had gotten away with it. Neither Abygaelle nor her colleagues came across as sympathetic or strong. I had a bit of a problem with the last remaining person in the chess game, apparently thinking hes not guilty because he didnt do anything himself: he stood by and watched. With his doing nothing, in my opinion, he is just as guilty of the crime, certainly because he has had opportunities to make amends, for example in the lawsuit. In that respect I still had reasonable sympathy for the killer, who acted out of feelings of revenge. I already mentioned that there are a lot of emotions involved this story, didn’t I ?
Although I dont know if I will follow this series, because I dont find Abygaelle a pleasant personality, I thought this was a strong book, started a bit slow, but gets better and well rounded.
I also liked that it was set in Canada, a country I really know nothing about.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
October 25, 2021
EBook Review: THE WOODEN QUEEN by Sebastyen Dugas
(T) he
(H) omicide
(E) rupts...
(W) hen
(O) ther
(O) bvious
(D) isruptive
(E) lements
(N) oticed...
(Q) ualifying
(U) rgency...
(E) escalates
(E) ssential
(N) otions
THE WOODEN QUEEN...
hints at seriousness.
A little nudge...
to all involved.
Makes it harder...
to pin down.
Has made it...
indeed more personal.
Almost takes it...
to the limit.
For Detective this...
her first case.
Quite a challenge...
pin down suspect.
From one to...
quite a few.
Will test you...
as follow clues.
Many capable of...
deaths must investigate.
In the end...
are you surprised?
I'm not telling...
you find out!
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I received this book free,
and I am leaving this
review voluntarily.
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(T) he
(H) omicide
(E) rupts...
(W) hen
(O) ther
(O) bvious
(D) isruptive
(E) lements
(N) oticed...
(Q) ualifying
(U) rgency...
(E) escalates
(E) ssential
(N) otions
THE WOODEN QUEEN...
hints at seriousness.
A little nudge...
to all involved.
Makes it harder...
to pin down.
Has made it...
indeed more personal.
Almost takes it...
to the limit.
For Detective this...
her first case.
Quite a challenge...
pin down suspect.
From one to...
quite a few.
Will test you...
as follow clues.
Many capable of...
deaths must investigate.
In the end...
are you surprised?
I'm not telling...
you find out!
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I received this book free,
and I am leaving this
review voluntarily.
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May 5, 2022
First I have to say this is probably the longest story I have read in a long time. And that at the beginning I found it hard to understand everyone being introduced. But after continuing reading I understood that it was the writers way of explaining the importance of each person in the story. The fact that it keeps you turning the pages and not wanting to stop should say something. But the best part is understanding who the the killer is and not truly knowing until the end. I look forward to more in this series by this author.
I received this book for free from StoryOrigin for a free and honest review.
I received this book for free from StoryOrigin for a free and honest review.
December 3, 2021
I found myself caprivated from the beginning. Vice detective turns homicide detective and on the first day of the job gets a major case. Can she solve it or will her boss take it from her and give it to a more seasoned detective? From the get go you get both sides of this story and it develops slowly but is well worth it. There are so many unpredictable twists and turns that I found it hard to stop reading. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good detecive story that is not like all the rest.
January 22, 2022
J'ai vraiment adoré cette histoire profonde, dark, avec des touches d'humour et de l'émotion. Je vais continuer de suivre les aventures d'Abygaelle sans faute.
November 28, 2021
This is a brilliant read.
Wonderful well written plot and story line that had me engaged from the start.
Love the well fleshed out characters and found them believable.
Great suspense and found myself second guessing every thought I had continuously.
Can't wait to read what the author brings out next.
Recommend reading.
I read a complimentary advance copy of the book; this is my voluntary and honest review.
Wonderful well written plot and story line that had me engaged from the start.
Love the well fleshed out characters and found them believable.
Great suspense and found myself second guessing every thought I had continuously.
Can't wait to read what the author brings out next.
Recommend reading.
I read a complimentary advance copy of the book; this is my voluntary and honest review.
November 30, 2021
This was a compelling read, that I found I did not want to put down! Great, multi-faceted characters. Very interesting plot. Vivid descriptions. Suspenseful and thrilling. I felt every emotion. Kept me intrigued from the first page to the last. Simply a GREAT read!
*I received a complimentary ARC of this book in order to read and provide a voluntary, unbiased and honest review, should I choose to do so.
*I received a complimentary ARC of this book in order to read and provide a voluntary, unbiased and honest review, should I choose to do so.
November 13, 2021
A brutal assault causes a roller coaster ride of hate, loss, revenge, and murder. One foolish decision by a beautiful young woman and life as she knew it was changed forever. As the ball rolls the bodies fall in this Superbly written and Masterfully crafted novel.
Very Highly Recommended.
Very Highly Recommended.
November 26, 2021
This yanks you in from the very first page! After seeing this as a Goodreads giveaway for upcoming releases, I had to give it a shot. This book is perfect for readers who also enjoy crime shows. I forgot I was reading words on a page at times and the suspense is cleverly served.
July 17, 2022
J'ai dévoré ce livre! L'histoire m'a gardé sur le bout de ma chaise du début à la fin! Au début, j'avais peur de ne pas réussir à suivre vu le nombre de personnages, mais on réussi à faire le lien rapidement! Je recommande ce livre 😊
January 6, 2023
C'était mon premier contact avec cet auteur et ça ne sera pas le dernier, clairement ! Ce roman est bien conçu, j'ai eu l'impression que l'action avance plus vite dans la seconde partie du roman et à partir de ce moment, je n'ai pas été capable de déposer mon Kindle.
April 17, 2026
Beau grand suspens
C'est avec un peu de mélancolie que l'on termine ce thriller psychologique. On l'aurait voulu sans fin mais on ne peut que remercier l'auteur pour ces bons moments.
Merci
C'est avec un peu de mélancolie que l'on termine ce thriller psychologique. On l'aurait voulu sans fin mais on ne peut que remercier l'auteur pour ces bons moments.
Merci
January 22, 2022
I really loved this deep, dark story with touches of humor and emotion. I will continue to follow Abygaelle's adventures without fail.
April 16, 2023
Captivant des de là première page jusqu’à la fin du livre…félicitations à l’auteur.
October 11, 2023
J'ai adoré ! Du suspens du tout début à la fin. Une finale surprenante que je n'aurais jamais deviné. À lire et à relire.
December 30, 2023
J'ai vraiment adoré ce thriller. Difficile à suivre un peu avec autant de personnages dans l'histoire, mais je l'ai dévoré !
May 21, 2024
Weird thriller
This story was a little hard to follow. Too much introspection for all the characters. I'm not even sure I found out who the killer was.
This story was a little hard to follow. Too much introspection for all the characters. I'm not even sure I found out who the killer was.
December 1, 2021
I was lucky enough to receive an ARC copy of this book and this is my own honest review.
This is a gripping read. A clever book. That is very descriptive, and really hard topics dealt with.
The characters are such a mixture but melded together so well.
A clear, in depth narrative. Not to fast paced but gritty. The twists and turns are epic. The ending was not as I had expected.
Very Highly Recommend.
This is a gripping read. A clever book. That is very descriptive, and really hard topics dealt with.
The characters are such a mixture but melded together so well.
A clear, in depth narrative. Not to fast paced but gritty. The twists and turns are epic. The ending was not as I had expected.
Very Highly Recommend.
June 25, 2026
Au début on s'y perd un peu dans les nombreuses histoires individuelles mais lorsque les liens commencent a se faire on peut difficilement arrêter pa lecture
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