The first novel of the trilogy introducing Bernard Samson and the rest of the bickering, in-fighting intelligence community in which he is a much put-upon member. After five years of desk work, Bernie finds himself ordered back into the field.
New York Times bestseller John Lescroart returns with an ambitious, torn-from- today's-headlines thriller featuring his trademark blend of real people and real suspense.John Lescroart's millions of fans have been waiting three years for the return of San Francisco defense attorney Dismas Hardy and his buddy, detective Abe Glitsky-and in that time John Lescroart's popularity has continued to soar. Now, Hardy and Glitsky reunite in a story filled with the big themes that are worthy of them-the intersection of love, betrayal, and a desperate search for the truth in a critical matter of national security.When Dismas ...
At the luxurious Roarke Palace Hotel, a maid walks into suite 4602 for the nightly turndown- and steps into her worst nightmare. A killer leaves her dead, strangled by a thin silver wire. He’s Sly Yost, a virtuoso of music and murder. A hit man for the elite. Lieutenant Eve Dallas knows him well. But in this twisted case, knowing the killer doesn’t help solve the crime. Because there’s someone else involved. Someone with a more personal motive. And Eve must face a terrifying possibility-that the real target may, in fact, be her husband Roarke…
Rebecca Blackburn caught a glimpse of the famed Jupiter Stones as a small child. Unaware of their significance, she forgot about them – until she discovered the priceless, long-missing gems were the key to a deadly chain of events spanning thirty years and three continents.sparing no one.When a seemingly innocent photograph reignites one man's simmering desire for vengeance, Rebecca turns to Jared Sloan, the love she lost to tragedy and scandal. His own life has changed forever because of the secrets buried deep by their two families.Their relentless quest for the truth will dredge up bitter memories and shocking revelations of misplaced loyalty, dangerous pride and naked ambition.and they will stop at nothing to expose a cold-blooded killer.
It started out as a simple hike in the Utah canyonlands on a warm Saturday afternoon. For Aron Ralston, a twenty-seven-year-old mountaineer and outdoorsman, a walk into the remote Blue John Canyon was a chance to get a break from a winter of solo climbing Colorado's highest and toughest peaks. He'd earned this weekend vacation, and though he met two charming women along the way, by early afternoon he finally found himself in his element: alone, with just the beauty of the natural world all around him. It was 2:41 P.M. Eight miles from his truck, in a deep and narrow slot canyon, Aron was climbing down off a wedged boulder when the rock suddenly, and terrifyingly, came loose. Before he could get out of the way, the falling stone pinned his right hand and wrist against the canyon wall.And so began six days of hell for Aron Ralston.
After six exciting thrillers in seven years, bestselling author James Grippando is at last bringing back the main character from his blockbuster debut novel, The Pardon. Miami lawyer Jack Swyteck is in trouble. With more than a decade of experience in the criminal courts, Jack doesn't handle many civil cases. But this one is different. His exgirlfriend is being sued because she thought she was going to die. When Jessie Merrill was diagnosed with a deadly disease, she worked a deal with an insurance company to get cash fast. In exchange, a group of wealthy investors were supposed to ...
Myron Bolitar przyjmuje propozycj? w?a?ciciela klubu New Jersey Dragons i zgadza si? odnale?? gwiazd? dru?yny, Grega Downinga, swojego rywala z czas?w studenckich, kt?ry przepad? jak kamie? w wod?. W zamian otrzyma szans? powrotu do zawodowej koszyk?wki. By? mo?e Greg uciek? przed gangsterami poszukuj?cymi go za d?ugi hazardowe, albo przed policj? w zwi?zku z zab?jstwem Carli, kobiety, kt?ra go szanta?owa?a. W domu zaginionego Myron znajduje ?lady krwi zamordowanej, kt?re niebawem kto? usuwa, podobnie jak ?lady obecno?ci tajemniczej kobiety, z kt?r? Greg ?y? po rozstaniu z ?on?. Okazuje si?, ?e ca?a sprawa ma zwi?zek z wydarzeniami z jego w?asnej przesz?o?ci…
"Trzy dni przed ?mierci? matka wyzna?a – to by?y niemal jej ostatnie s?owa – ?e m?j brat wci?? ?yje" – tak zaczyna si? najnowszy thriller Cobena. Od dnia, w kt?rym brat Willa Kleina, Ken, zamordowa? Juli?, jego by?? sympati?, min??o jedena?cie lat. ?cigany mi?dzynarodowymi listami go?czymi, dos?ownie zapad? si? pod ziemi?. Z czasem rodzina uzna?a go za zmar?ego. Przegl?daj?c dokumenty rodzic?w, Will natrafia na ?wie?o zrobione zdj?cie Kena. Wkr?tce potem znika Sheila, narzeczona Willa. Coraz wi?cej poszlak wskazuje, ?e nie by?a osob?, za kt?r? si? podawa?a. FBI poszukuje jej jako g??wnej podejrzanej w sprawie o podw?jne zab?jstwo. Co ??czy Sheil? z seri? morderstw i spraw? sprzed jedenastu lat? Czy ona tak?e pad?a ofiar? zab?jcy? Gdzie jest Ken? Will nie zazna spokoju, zanim nie dotrze do…
Jack Reacher samotnie w?druje po kraju. Nie ma pracy, dokument?w, sta?ego adresu. Ale nigdy nie odwraca si? od kogo?, kto prosi o pomoc. Teraz za? pewna kobieta zwraca si? do niego, bo potrzebuje wsparcia w nowej pracy.Czym si? zajmuje? Ochron? wiceprezydenta Stan?w Zjednoczonych. Przed lud?mi, kt?rzy gro?? mu ?mierci?.I tak Reacher, zbrojny jedynie w szczoteczk? do z?b?w i ubranie, kt?re ma na sobie, wkracza do niezwykle ekskluzywnego klubu w sercu waszyngto?skich kr?g?w w?adzy: siedziby ameryka?skiej Secret Service. W grze o ?ycie z upartymi biurokratami i tajemniczym bezwzgl?dnym zab?jc? musi wykorzysta? swoj? wrodzon? inteligencj?, ?ajdacki urok i instynktown? sk?onno?? do starannie kontrolowanej przemocy.Bez Pud?a to kolejny thriller Lee Childa, b?yskotliwa, romantyczna i trzymaj?ca w napi?ciu opowie?? o Jacku Reacherze, bohaterze twardym, fascynuj?cym, brutalnym i obdarzonym i?cie zwierz?cym magnetyzmem.
Studentka Kathy Culver znika w tajemniczych okoliczno?ciach na terenie kampusu uniwersytetu. Jej poplamniona krwi? bielizna zostaje odnaleziona w koszu na ?mieci. Daje to podstaw? do przypuszczenia, ?e pad?a ofiar? gwa?tu i zab?jstwa. Osiemna?cie miesi?cy p??niej kto? zamieszcza zdj?cie Kathy w pi?mie pornograficznym. By?y narzeczony dziewczyny Christian Steele, wschodz?ca gwiazda ameryka?skiego futbolu, odbiera zagadkowy telefon – w s?uchawce s?ycha? g?os zaginionej. Kiedy z r?k mordercy ginie ojciec Kathy, jej starsza siostra, dawna ukochana Myrona – pi?kna pisarka Jessica – prosi go o pomoc. Myron przekonuje si?, ?e ka?da z os?b zamieszanych w spraw? ma co? do ukrycia – ??cznie z Kathy, kt?rej przesz?o?? skrywa wiele tajemnic…
Bohaterami "Bia?ej ?mierci" Stephena White'a (autora thriller?w psychologicznych) jest ma??e?stwo – doktor Alan Gregory (psycholog) i Lauren Crowder (prokurator). Pa?stwo Gregorowie zostaj? poproszeni przez organizacj? Locard o pomoc w odnalezieniu sprawcy zab?jstwa sprzed 10 lat. Zosta?y wtedy zamordowane dwie 16 – letnie dziewczynki – Tami Franklin i Mariko Hamamoto. Zadaniem doktora jest stworzenie portret?w psychologicznych dziewcz?t. Pom?c ma mu w tym rozmowa z psychologiem Raymondem Wellem, u kt?rego Tami odby?a psychoterapi?. Pan Well nie jest jednak skory do szczerej rozmowy… Bohater odbywa tak?e rozmowy z rodzicami i bratem Tami oraz m?...
In the silent caves of deepest France, young archaeologist Julia Kerrigan unearths an ancient skull, with a hole bored through the forehead. After she reveals her discovery, her colleague is killed in suspicious circumstances. Meanwhile, in the jungles of south-east Asia photographer Jake Thurby is offered a curious assignment by a beautiful and determined Cambodian lawyer who is investigating finds at the mysterious 2000-year-old Plain of Jars. Finds which the authorities have gone to great lengths to keep secret. No one knows why. Back in England, an aged professor has been brutally and elaborately murdered. The murder remains unsolved. ...
In New York City in 2059, someone is pursuing missing gems from a decades-old heist…someone who's willing to kill for them. Sharp-witted and sexy, NYPSD Lieutenant Eve Dallas is used to travelling in the shadowy corners outside the law. And in a future where crime meets cutting-edge technology, she will attempt to track down the diamonds once and for all-and stop the danger and death that have surrounded them for years.
Un thriller escalofriante escrito por el autor m?s vendido del mundo. Una espectacular top-model desaparece en Hawai, donde estaba trabajando en una sesi?n de fotos. Sus padres, alertados por una llamada telef?nica y temi?ndose lo peor, deciden viajar hasta all? sin sospechar el horror que los aguarda. Entretanto, el reportero de Los Angeles Times Ben Hawkins est? llevando a cabo su propia investigaci?n del caso.
Lisa, the estranged wife of TV superstar cop Cart Ramsey, is found murdered in a Los Angeles park. She'd divorced him for cruelty and the detectives on the case, Petra Connor and Stu Bishop, immediately elevate him to No 1 suspect. But a thorough investigation of the scene reveals that there was probably a witness to the killing. Reading the evidence on the ground Petra and Stu believe it is a homeless man, but in fact it is a homeless boy – Billy Straight. He knows he has vital evidence, but he is too scared of being returned to his former existence to come forward. As Billy battles with his conscience, Petra and Stu have plenty of other leads to follow and a dual narrative of stunning complexity and suspense develops until they eventually combine into a single crescendo of tension. Jonathan Kellerman has produced a thriller which is genuinely unputdownable.
In un'area industriale semiabbandonata della periferia londinese vengono scoperti i cadaveri di cinque donne mutilate e seviziate. Scattano immediatamente le indagini che vengono affidate al giovane ispettore Jack Caffery. Egli comprende all'istante che i delitti sono opera di un maniaco: le vittime sono state infatti sottoposte a procedure chirurgiche amatoriali per la riduzione del seno e sono state pettinate e truccate in modo da ricordare delle bambole. La morte tuttavia non ? stata causata dalle orrende ferite, bens? da un'iniezione letale; inoltre il killer ha inserito nel petto delle vittime e cucito accanto al cuore un uccellino vivo, simbolo e firma del suo macabro operato.
The city of San Francisco is being stalked by a huge shaved vampyre cat named Chet, and only I, Abby Normal, emergency backup mistress of the Greater Bay Area night, and my manga-haired love monkey, Foo Dog, stand between the ravenous monster and a bloody massacre of the general public.Whoa. And this is a love story? Yup. 'Cept there's no whining. See, while some lovers were born to run, Jody and Tommy were born to bite. Well, reborn, that is, now that they're vampires. Good thing theirs is an undying love, since their Goth Girl Friday, Abby ...
It's not easy to find a fresh angle for the werewolf theme, but this debut novel from a Canadian writer proves that solid storytelling and confident craftsmanship can rejuvenate one of the hoariest of all horror clich‚s. Elena Michaels is a self-described "mutt," a werewolf who left her secretive pack in upstate New York for a life among humans. In the year since she relocated to Toronto, she's embarked on a career as a journalist and begun a pleasingly mundane relationship with a decent man. All this is jeopardized when she agrees to help her old packmates hunt ...
A stained legal career spent defending mob enforcers, two-bit hoods, and other dregs of humanity has left Philadelphia lawyer Victor Carl jaded and resentful – until a new client appears to offer him an escape and a big payday. Caroline Shaw, the desperate scion of a prominent Main Line dynasty, wants him to prove that her sister Jacqueline’s recent suicide was, in fact, murder before Caroline suffers a similar fate. It is a case that propels Carl out of his courtroom element and into a murky world of fabulous wealth, bloody family legacies, and dark secrets. Victor Carl would love nothing more than to collect his substantial fee and get out alive. But a bitter truth is dragging him in dangerously over his head, and ever closer to the shattering revelation that the most terrifying darkness of all lies not in the heart of a Central American jungle… but in the twisted soul of man.
