Bridge novels pack

The Assassin Plays with the Dead

Each bridge deal is compared to a criminal investigation where the declarer acts as a detective. The auctions provide clues like evidence left by assassins. When the dead is revealed, the detective must solve the mystery by sorting through the information and refining his hypotheses. Pierre Saporta, in "The Assassin Plays with the Dead", intensifies this parallel by adding a serial killer who challenges the reader with complex problems. The book is described as a captivating thriller, valued for the quality of the deals and the clarity of the explanations.

Bridge, a love story

Coming from Pakistan to conquer the London free-play clubs, Zia Mahmood quickly established himself on the international scene to become an icon of world bridge. Voted five times Player of the Year, winner of the Bermuda Bowl – the Holy Grail – and king of invitational tournaments where his genius finds expression, “Zed” the magnificent, “Zed” the Machiavellian has no equal in the history of bridge.

Who has not heard of his false cards, his surprise counters, his second-degree psychics?

In his latest book, Zia does not stop at technique, he tells us with contagious emotion about half a century of bridge, his evolution, his mad love for this “miraculous” game that even cheating could not undermine and thanks to which he has retained eternal youth. A book to be consumed without any moderation, of course.