Everything that shaped him happened near that river…Now its banks are filled with lies and greed, shame, and murder…John Hart's debut, The King of Lies, was compelling and lyrical, with Janet Maslin of The New York Times declaring, “There hasn't been a thriller as showily literate since Scott Turow came along.” Now, in Down River, Hart makes a scorching return to Rowan County, where he drives his characters to the edge, explores the dark side of human nature, and questions the fundamental power of forgiveness.Adam Chase has a violent streak, and not without ...
"[Kellerman] has shaped the psychological mystery novel into an art form." – Los Angeles Times Book Review"More than satisfying… Kellerman delves deep into the psyche of his characters, peeling back the layers of secrets to uncover a stunning truth." -The Orlando Sentinel"Kellerman uses bloody killings, psychological intrigue and a straight-ahead writing style to keep readers turning pages well into the night." -The Denver Post"Often, mystery writers can either plot like devils or create believable characters. Kellerman stands out because he can do both. Masterfully." – USA Today"[An] intriguing thriller… A heady blend of ...
Amikor ?ppen nem a miami rend?rs?g k?tel?k?ben dolgozik, Dexter minden rendelkez?sre ?ll? szabadidej?t bar?tn?j?vel, Rit?val ?s annak k?t t?nem?nyes gyermek?vel t?lti. S?r?zik, t?v?t n?z, b?j?csk?zik, ?s a legjobb ?ton halad afel?, hogy sorozatgyilkosb?l ide?lis csal?dap?v? v?ljon. De mennyi id?nek kell eltelnie, am?g a benne lakoz? S?t?t Utas nem k?nyszer?ti Dextert arra, hogy engedje ?jra szabadon d?h?dt d?monait? Azt?n egy k?l?n?sen brut?lis ?s perverz sorozatgyilkos kezdi szedni az ?ldozatait Miamiban, akinek a m?dszerei m?g mag?t Dextert is megr?misztik. Hamar nyilv?nval?v? v?lik, hogy ezt a sz?rnyeteget csak egy m?sik sz?rnyeteg kaphatja el.
Oferta, jak? Dan Roke – w?a?ciciel stadniny w malowniczych krajobrazach Australii – us?ysza? z ust hrabiego Octobra, wydawa?a mu si? zbyt kusz?ca finansowo, by z niej nie skorzysta?. Wystarczy?o zaszy? si? jako stajenny w Yorkshire w Wielkiej Brytanii i wy?wietli? spraw? tajemniczych doping?w na wy?cigach konnych. Faworyci bowiem przegrywali tam podejrzanie cz?sto pewne gonitwy. Problemem by?o tylko to, ?e w?sz?cy ju? wcze?niej wok?? tej sprawy dziennikarz, Tommy Stapleton, mia? dziwny wypadek samochodowy, z kt?rego nie wyszed? ca?o…
A fortune in stolen British gold lies shipwrecked at the bottom of the Irish Sea. Irish militant Michael Ryan wants to finance war in his homeland – and a sinister pact with the New York Mafia will make his dreams a savage reality. Former IRA enforcer Sean Dillon now works for the British government. His mission is to retrieve the gold by any means necessary and finish Ryan’s plot before it gets off the ground. Two deadly men are locked in a furious race, with millions of dollars and lives are hanging in the balance.
On June 9, 1865, while traveling by train to London with his secret mistress, 53-year-old Charles Dickens — at the height of his powers and popularity, the most famous and successful novelist in the world and perhaps in the history of the world — hurtled into a disaster that changed his life forever.Did Dickens begin living a dark double life after the accident? Were his nightly forays into the worst slums of London and his deepening obsession with corpses, crypts, murder, opium dens, the use of lime pits to dissolve bodies, and a hidden subterranean London mere research… or something more ...
The young woman was shot dead in cold blood, dropped outside the stadium, in front of a stand selling Moet for USD 7.50 a glass. Once her tennis career had skyrocketed. Now, at the height of the US Open, the headlines were being made by another young player from the wrong side of the tracks. When Myron Bolitar investigates the killing he uncovers a connection between the two players and a six year old murder at an exclusive club. Suddenly Myron is in over his head. And with a dirty US senator, a jealous mother and the mob all drawn into the case, he finds himself playing the most dangerous game of all…
Ethan Blake is seventeen and desperate to escape from his dead-end life. When he sees someone B.A.S.E. jump from the top of his block of flats, it changes the way he sees the world for ever. Soon, Ethan is caught up in the adrenaline-fuelled world of skydiving. He's a natural, so it's no surprise when he's invited to join an elite skydive team, but is he signing up for more than just jumping out of planes? The team's involved in covert military operations – missions that require a special kind of guts, missions so secret even MI5 denies all knowledge.
Teksas. Seryjny morderca ginie na krze?le elektrycznym, zabieraj?c do grobu imi? i miejsce pobytu swojego jedynego dziecka. Boston. Porzucona w szpitalu dziewczynka zostaje adoptowana przez bogate ma??e?stwo. Dwadzie?cia lat p??niej. Melanie Stokes prowadzi spokojne ?ycie w swojej przybranej rodzinie. A? do dnia, kiedy przychodzi anonim ze s?owami: "Dostaniesz to, na co zas?ugujesz"…
Brand new stories by: Ken Bruen, Eoin Colfer, Jason Starr, Laura Lippman, Olen Steinhauer, Peter Spiegelman, Kevin Wignall, Jim Fusilli, John Rickards, Patrick J. Lambe, Charlie Stella, Ray Banks, James O. Born, Sarah Weinman, Pat Mullan, Gary Phillips, Craig McDonald, Duane Swierczynski, Reed Farrel Coleman, and others.Irish crime-fiction sensation Ken Bruen and cohorts shine a light on the dark streets of Dublin. Dublin Noir features an awe-inspiring cast of writers who between them have won all major mystery and crime-fiction awards. This collection introduces secret corners of a fascinating city and surprise assaults on the "Celtic Tiger" of modern Irish prosperity.
W czytelni muzeum afroameryka?skiego zostaje zaatakowana szesnastoletnia Geneva Settle. Udaje si? jej uciec, a napastnik pozostawia w bibliotece kart? tarota z wizerunkiem Wisielca. Zdarzenie mo?e mie? zwi?zek z pisan? przez dziewczyn? prac? semestraln?, po?wi?con? jej przodkowi – weteranowi wojny secesyjnej, wyzwole?cowi i dzia?aczowi na rzecz praw czarnej spo?eczno?ci Ameryki.Poniewa? prze?ladowca nie ustaje w pr?bach zg?adzenia panny Settle, do akcji wkraczaj? b?yskotliwy kryminalistyk Lincoln Rhyme i jego partnerka Amelia Sachs. Chc?c pom?c w uj?ciu przest?pcy, musz? ustali?, dlaczego Thompson Boyd postanowi? zabi? Genev?, co si? przydarzy?o przed prawie stu czterdziestu laty jej przodkowi i o jakim wielkim sekrecie pisa? w listach do ?ony Charles Singleton.
New from 'a gifted writer' (VICTORIA THOMPSON) who brings mystery to 17th-century France.As the Four Musketeers race to save Porthos's servant from the gallows, they run afoul of Cardinal Richelieu, who is investigating a far more serious matter – a plot against the life of the king.
Gdzie si? podzia? Mroczny Pasa?er, drugie ja Dextera, wewn?trzny g?os, kt?ry szepce mu do ucha z tylnego siedzenia i od czasu do czasu przesiada si? za kierownic?, ?eby zwie?? go do parku rozrywki, o jakim si? nikomu nie ?ni?o? Czy Dexter ma teraz sam wymierza? swoj? sprawiedliwo?? innym potworom pechowcom, kt?rzy wpadli w r?ce jego, nie policji? Jak ma wybiera? spo?r?d och, jak?e licznych w Miami kandydat?w, tych, kt?rzy najbardziej sobie zas?u?yli na miejsce w jego skromnym panteonie? Dexter zostaje sam z bolesn? ?wiadomo?ci?, ?e bez Mrocznego Pasa?era nawet jego niepo?ledni talent ma swoje granice… tym bardziej, ?e tropi go tajemniczy prze?ladowca.
Andrew Ryan, detektyw z Wydzia?u Zab?jstw, znowu mo?e pom?c w rozwik?aniu zagadki Tempe, a przy okazji i…sobie! Bo prywatnie samotno?? doskwiera przecie? obojgu…
Noc ksi??yca, noc stworzona do danse macabre. Ale ksi??yc nad Sekwan?? Dexter jest w Pary?u. A w Pary?u z Ta?ca nici. Nie ma os?ony nocy znad Miami, nie ma ?agodnych w?d oceanu, gotowych na przyj?cie wszystkich problem?w Dextera… schludnie zapakowanych w worki. W Pary?u ?wie?o upieczony ma??onek Dexter mo?e tylko trzyma? w ryzach niecierpliwie podryguj?cego Mrocznego Pasa?era i mie? nadziej?, ?e ca?e to szale?stwo wkr?tce si? sko?czy, a on wr?ci do swojego uporz?dkowanego ?ycia: do ?apania i zabijania innych potwor?w… Zw?aszcza ?e jeden z nich chce pozbawi? go rozkoszy wymierzania Sprawiedliwo?ci. S?odkich chwil, na my?l o kt?rych Dexterowi robi?oby si? ciep?o na sercu — gdyby je mia?.
Ma??e?skie szcz??cia Duncana i Megan Richards?w pryska, gdy ich syn, upo?ledzony umys?owo Tom, zostaje uprowadzony. Porywaczk? okazuje si? Olivia Barrow, dawna cz?onkini rewolucyjnego, hippisowskiego oddzia?u, do kt?rego w latach sze??dziesi?tych nale?eli tak?e Richardsowie. Teraz przyjdzie im drogo zap?aci? za b??dy m?odo?ci…
David Webb – spokojny wyk?adowca na spokojnym uniwersytecie. Do dnia gdy kula snajpera chybia go o w?os. Ten dzie? oznacza dla Davida powr?t do dawnej to?samo?ci – Jasona Bourne'a, superagenta CIA, wyszkolonego w sztuce zabijania i prze?ycia. Znowu musi nie da? si? zabi? i odkry?, kto i dlaczego na niego poluje. Ale prawd? kryje ostatnie miejsce, do jakiego chcia?by wr?ci? – jego przesz?o??.
From Publishers WeeklyWhile private detective and former cop Kinsey Millhone ("D" Is for Deadbeat) is investigating a possible case of industrial arson involving a company owned by the family of a former schoolmate, someone tries to make it look as if she's on the take. A mysterious $5000 appears in her bank account. She sets out to clear herself, while two or possibly more cases of murder occur, including one by bombing. A Christmas spent alone and the reappearance of her second ex-husband, Daniel, who had deserted her, add to Kinsey's depression. Grafton has an accurate, wicked eye ...
The NSA's most lethal weapon is back. Code-named Devlin, he operates in the darkest recesses of the US government. When international cyber-terrorists allow a deadly and cunning band of radical insurgents to breach the highest levels of national security, Devlin must take down an enemy bent on destroying America – an enemy more violent and ruthless than the world has ever known.
Hitching rides is an unreliable mode of transport. In temperatures of over a hundred degrees, you're lucky if a driver will open the door of his airconditioned car long enough to let you slide you in. That's Jack Reacher's conclusion. He's adrift in the fearsome heat of a Texas summer, and he needs to keep moving through the wide open vastness, like a shark in the water. The last thing he's worried about is exactly who picks him up.He never expected it to be somebody like Carmen. She's alone, driving a Cadillac. She's beautiful, young and rich. ...
Harry Bosch tiene la oportunidad de reabrir un caso en el que trabaj? en el pasado y que hab?a quedado sin resoluci?n; se traga del asesinato de Marie Gesto, una joven desaparecida a?os atr?s. Bosch tuvo siempre el presentimiento de que nunca encontrar?an con vida a Gesto y cuando las circunstancias le forzaron a cerrar el caso, se qued? con la desagradable sensaci?n de haber dejado escapar al culpable por obviar un detalle de la investigaci?n. Por ello recibe, entre esc?ptico y aliviado, la confesi?n de un hombre que alega ...
