Tracy uważa się za prawdziwą szczęściarę. Ma świetną pracę, przystojnego
narzeczonego, spodziewa się wymarzonego dziecka. Koncentruje się na
przygotowaniach do ślubu, gdy nagle życie zmienia się w koszmar. Zostaje
oskarżona o kradzież cennego obrazu i usiłowanie zab�jstwa. Skazana na
piętnaście lat więzienia, szybko sobie uświadamia, że padła ofiarą spisku. Nie
załamuje się, postanawia zacisnąć zęby, przetrwać najgorsze, a po wyjściu na
wolność zemścić się na wszystkich, kt�rzy zniszczyli jej życie.
Nada nie trwa wiecznie to nowa powieść Sidney'a Sheldona, pełna napięcia i zwrotów akcji. Wszystko zaczyna się od procesu sądowego: Paige Taylor, młoda lekarka z dużego szpitala w San Francisco, zostaje oskarżona o zamordowanie pacjenta terminalnego, który pozostawił jej w testamencie milion dolarów. Świadkowie twierdzą, że pacjent ją nienawidził, a znany chirurg ocenia ją jako niekompetentną. Akcja cofa się do przeszłości, kiedy Paige i kilka przyjaciółek były jedynymi kobietami w nowym zespole stażystów szpitala, zmuszonymi do znoszenia wyczerpującej rutyny oraz skomplikowanej sieci manipulacji, niekompetencji i molestowania seksualnego. Od decyzji o życiu i śmierci na sali operacyjnej po narastające napięcie w trakcie procesu, Sheldon ukazuje ambicje i lęki enigmatycznych postaci: lekarzy i morderców, kochanków i zdrajców. Los Paige rozstrzyga się w nieprzewidywalnym finale.
The classic thriller that launched the Alex Cross series, the #1 detective series of the past twenty-five years! A missing little girl named Maggie Rose . . . a family of three brutally murdered in the projects of Washington, D.C. . . . the thrill-killing of a beautiful elementary school teacher . . . a psychopathic serial kidnapper/murderer who is so terrifying that the FBI, the Secret Service, and the police cannot outsmart him - even after he's been captured. Gary Soneji wants to commit the crime of the century. Alex Cross is the brilliant homicide detective pitted against him. Jezzie Flanagan is the first female supervisor of the Secret Service who completes one of the most unusual suspense triangles in any thriller you have ever read. Alex Cross and Jezzie Flanagan are about to have a forbidden love affair--at the worst possible time for both of them. Because Gary Soneji is playing at the top of his game. The latest of the unspeakable crimes happens in Alex Cross's precinct. It happens under the noses of Jezzie Flanagan's men. Now Alex Cross must face the ultimate test: How do you outmaneuver a brilliant psychopath?
WHO IS KATE BLACKWELL? She is the symbol of success, the beautiful woman who
parlayed her inheritance into an international conglomerate. Winner of a
unique position among the wealthy and world-renowned. And she's a survivor,
indomitable as her father, the man who returned from the edge of death to
wrench a fortune in diamonds from the bleak South African earth. Now,
celebrating her ninetieth birthday, Kate surveys the family she has
manipulated, dominated, and loved: the fair and the grotesque, the mad and the
mild, the good and the evil -- her winnings in life. Is she the... MASTER OF
THE GAME?
Computer whiz Ashley Patterson is convinced she is being stalked. Coworker Toni Prescott has a penchant for Internet dating and little time for anyone else. And Alette Peters prefers quiet weekends in the arms of a beefcake artist. They know virtually nothing about each other--until the three women are linked by a murder investigation that will lead to one of the most bizarre trials of the century.
This classic best-selling thriller races from the White House to the romance of Paris and the shady menace of Cold War Bucharest as a young woman ambessador faces unseen and powerful enemies plotting her and her children's destruction.
New York Times bestselling author Sidney Sheldon's most popular and enduring
heroine, Tracy Whitney, returns in a sensational sequel full of passion,
suspense, and breathtaking twists.
THE MEMORIES OF MIDNIGHT START HERE! In Paris...Washington...and a fabulous villa in Greece, an innocent American girl becomes a bewildered, horror-stricken pawn in a game of vengeance and betrayal. She is Catherine Douglas, a woman caught in a web of four lives intertwined by passion as her handsome husband pursues an incredibly beautiful film star...and as Constantin Demeris, a legendary Greek tycoon, tightens the strands that control them all...
In THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT, they played the ultimate game of love, lust, and death. Now, in MEMORIES OF MIDNIGHT, the survivors meet to play one last time... Shadowed by tragedy and burdened by amnesia, a beautiful woman desperately tries to return to reality. She is Catherine Douglas, destined to once again challenge the cruel, charismatic power of Constantin Demiris, the Greek shipping tycoon who murdered Catherine's husband. Now, in the glittering capitals and carefree playgrounds of post-war Europe, Demiris sets his deadly sights on Catherine -- and the single, treacherous secret whose shattering truth is known to her alone...
Spain. A land of eternal passion and unceasing bloodshed. From the vengeance of a pitiless tyrant, four women flee the sacred, once-safe walls of a convent: LUCIA, the proud survivor harboring a murderous secret from the savage clan wars of Sicily...GRACIELLA, the beauty still unpurged of guilt from one reckless, youthful sin...MEGAN, the orphan seeking perilous refuge in the arms of a defiant Basque rebel...and TERESA, the believer haunted by a faith that mocks her with silence. Leaving innocence but not hope behind, they venture into an alien, dazzling world, where each will encounter an unexpected destiny -- and the truth about herself.
Who is the beautiful woman who appears out of the blue after Harry Stanford, one of the wealthiest men in the world, is mysteriously drowned in his yacht off the coast of Corsica? She claims to be his child--and entitled to her shar of the tycoon's estate--but is she genuine or just an imposter? National ads/media.
The Stars Shine Down is Sidney Sheldons twelfth and most passionate novel, set against the glamorous world of international business and featuring a complex and compelling heroine faced with a series of life-shattering decisions. Lara Cameron is young and beautiful. Rising from a past she seeks to repress, she achieves her wildest ambition, creating a much envied business empire. Then, overnight, all that has gone before, her fortune, her achievements, and her marriageeverythingis at risk. Paul Martin, a brilliant but mysterious lawyer who is captivated by Lara, finally is faced with her desire for independence and his own compulsion no to let her go. Howard Keller, Laras longtime friend and mentor, is torn between loyalty to her and maintaining a terrifying secret, one that must never be revealedespecially to Lara. It is Philip Adler who offers Lara an exciting new world, but at a devastating price that threatens to destroy them both. From Scotland to Nova Scotia, New York to London, Rome to Reno, The Stars Shine Down is classic Sidney Sheldon, featuring the startling shocks and amazing surprises millions of readers have come to expect and love. It is also a highlight in a continuum of virtuoso performances by the man everyone turns to for irresistible romance, cliff-hanger suspense, and the totally unexpected.
In New York, Denver, Paris and Berlin, four people have died separately in apparent accidents. Two women - the widows of two of the dead - find themselves under ruthless attack and are drawn together in fear, confusion and for mutual protection. Is there a connection to the mystery behind their husband's deaths?
He wanted power. Oliver Russell is fated to rise to the pinnacle of power, the office of President of the United States. She wanted revenge. Leslie Stewart is his betrayed fiancee, a woman dedicated to a single purpose-the downfall of Oliver Russell. Amassing her own media empire, marshaling all her forces against him, she stands poised to destroy Russell on the eve of his most dazzling triumph. From Sidney Sheldon, the unchallenged master of bestselling fiction, comes a story of blazing ambitions and thwarted love that enthralls and surprises with every page...
#1 New York Times bestselling author Sidney Sheldon s most popular and enduring heroine Tracy Whitney of If Tomorrow Comes and Sidney Sheldon s Chasing Tomorrow is back with another story of heart-stopping twists and breathtaking action. Once upon a time, Tracy Whitney was one of the best thieves in the business. Then she settled down, had a baby, and planned to spend the rest of her days quietly, living anonymously, devoted to her son. But tragic news has forced Tracy to face her greatest nightmare. Now, with nothing left to protect, she returns to the hunt and she s more dangerous than ever. Tracy is not the only woman with a dark and dangerous past. The world faces a new terror threat from a group of global hackers intent on the collapse of capitalism and private wealth and the creation of a new world order. When this group turn to violence, with deadly effect, the mysterious woman pulling their strings becomes the CIA s public enemy number one. Only one clever and ruthless woman is capable of tracking down the terrorist: Tracy. But as Tracy discovers, the truth proves as elusive as her target. Hampered by corruption and enemies masked as allies, Tracy will be pushed to the brink, where she must face her darkest demons. But just how reckless will a person become when she have nothing left to lose?"
A LONELY MAN. Toby Temple is a super star and a super bastard, a man adored by his fans and plagued by suspicion and distrust. A DISILLUSIONED WOMAN. Jill Castle came to Hollywood to be a star -- and discovered she had to buy her way with her body. A WORLD OF PREDATORS. Here they are bound to each other by a love so ruthless, so strong, it is more than human -- and less...
A TV anchorwoman's investigative instincts tell her that a brutal series of murders are linked - and she travels the world to prove it. But the closer she comes to uncovering the truth, the more she realises her own life is in jeopardy.
Sheldon's sweeping saga of greed and betrayal, sabotage and danger, and the ties that can kill... Roffe and Sons is a family firm, an international empire filled with desperate, cash-hungry family members. At its head was one of the wealthiest men in the world, a man who has just died in a mysterious accident and left his only daughter, Elizabeth, in control of the company. Now as this intelligent, tough, and beautiful young woman dares to save -- not sell -- Roffe and Sons, she will have to outwit those who secretly want her power, and the unknown assassin who wants her life.
Sidney Sheldon s most popular and enduring heroine Tracy Whitney of "If Tomorrow Comes" returns in a sensational sequel full of passion, suspense, and breathtaking twists. Tracy Whitney never wanted to settle down. Responsible for some of the world s most astounding heists with her brilliant, charming partner Jeff Stevens, she s enjoyed the danger and relished the intensity of life on the wild side. But she s had enough of conning the rich and corrupt out of their ill-gotten fortunes. The one thing that would make her life complete now is marriage and a child with Jeff. But first, Tracy must finish one last job. An unexpected encounter with an old enemy triggers a series of disturbing events that Tracy never anticipated, raising terrifying ghosts she thought were dead and buried. Once again, this clever woman finds herself out on the edge, playing the odds in a desperate game of roulette. The stakes have always been high. But with her life and her future on the line, Tracy needs to dig deeper than she s ever gone before and find the strength and courage to trump her rivals, no matter what the cost. Tomorrow has come at last. But it isn t the future Tracy bargained for."
The psychiatrist's couch holds many secrets. Can it also hold the key to a series of brutal murders? The thrilling first novel from the internationally bestselling Master of Suspense. Two murders, one victim murdered in the street in a gruesome but apparently arbitrary attack. The other brutally tortured and left to die in agony. Now it's the turn of psychoanalyst Dr Judd Stevens... In a chilling game of cat and mouse, Judd must become the hunter rather than the hunted if he wants to stay alive. Working with the mindset of a detective, he must analyse his patients, searching for a motive, clues, reasons. Could it be Teri Washburn, Hollywood starlet, thrown out of tinsel town in scandal and now addicted to sex? Could it be Harrison Burke, top business man and disturbed paranoiac? Or could it be Alexander Fallon, a crazed evangelist, convinced that God has chosen him to avenge all sin in the world? In this deadly game, there can only be one winner...If Judd is to survive he must play the game to win. This is Sidney Sheldon's first novel - a gripping, intense thriller that brought him fame as a bestselling novelist.
When a mysterious weather balloon crashes to earth in the Swiss Alps, the head of the NSA handpicks Robert Bellamy to track down and identify the ten known witnesses to the event. A man whose obsession with his covert assignments has cost him the only woman he can ever love, Bellamy now faces the impossible. But as he searches for clues from Rome to Budapest to Texas, this mission blows up in his face -- and rips the lid off an incredible conspiracy that stretches around the globe and even into space... Alone and betrayed on every side, Bellamy must run for his life -- holding an astonishing secret and the key to the planet's very survival.
In Boston, the family of a tycoon sit down to a reading of the will when there appears Julia, claiming to be a half-sister and demanding her share. In fact, Julia is a phony, invented by a son seeking control of his father's empire after murdering him.
Eddie ist ein zweitklassiger Schauspieler aus New York, naiv und gutherzig, dem sein Agent eine kleine Rolle in einer Theatergruppe besorgt, die ein Stück nach Miraflores bringen wird, einem tropischen Land, das auf der Landkarte verloren scheint. Miraflores wird vom Colonel Ramón Peralta, einem grausamen und korrupten Diktator, und seinem Stellvertreter, dem Hauptmann Torres, regiert. In der Nacht der Premiere des Stücks ist Torres anwesend. Als Eddie auf die Bühne tritt, kann der Hauptmann nicht glauben, was er sieht: Der Schauspieler ist identisch mit Colonel Peralta! "Das Staatsgeheimnis" erzählt von den Schwierigkeiten eines Yankees in der groteskesten Bananenrepublik. Sidney Sheldon unterhält den Leser mit einer Handlung voller spritzigem und absurd humorvollem Inhalt.
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Der Magnat Samuel Stone schätzte sein Vermögen mehr als seine eigenen Erben. Wer sich nun das Vermögen des Verstorbenen aneignen möchte, muss geheimnisvolle Hinweise entschlüsseln und unvorstellbare Gefahren überwinden.
Ein Frauenmörder treibt sein Unwesen in den Straßen Londons. Die Menschen sind terrorisiert. Inspektor West von Scotland Yard leitet die Ermittlungen, die sich als sehr schwierig erweisen. Akiko, eine junge Bildhauerin, ist das einzige Überlebensopfer des Mörders. West ruft John Di Pietro, einen jungen Sergeant, der für seine Fähigkeit bekannt ist, komplizierte Fälle zu lösen. Gemeinsam arbeiten sie unermüdlich, gedrängt durch das Auftauchen neuer Leichname. Sie wissen nur zwei Dinge: Der Mörder hinterlässt ein Zeichen auf dem Rücken jeder der Opfer und tötet nur, wenn es regnet.
Yoneo Matsumoto, empresario japones, y su esposa mueren en un accidente de avion en los Estados Unidos. Segun el testamenteo su hijo Masao recibe todos su bienes quedan para Masao. Ese mismo dia, Masao escucha accidentalmente que su tio, planea eliminarlo para quedar al frente de la empresa. Desesperado, Masao huye. Esta solo y sin dinero en un pais desconocido. La persecucion comienza...
Лара Камерон - само воплощение «американской мечты». Еще вчера у нее не было ни цента, а сегодня она королева строительной империи, одна из самых богатых и красивых женщин страны, законодательница мод. Она всего добивается сама. Она привыкла получать все, что хочет, - ЛЮБОЙ ЦЕНОЙ. Люди для нее только пешки в продуманной игре, а выигрыш - многомиллионные контракты, мировая известность и любимый мужчина - даже если он пока об этом не догадывается...
Een geheim agent krijgt opdracht om tien getuigen van de landing van een UFO op te sporen, maar wanneer hij ontdekt dat zij vlak daarna vermoord worden, merkt hij dat ook hijzelf geen jager meer is maar een prooi.
Robert Bellamy, un comandante della Marina statunitense, riceve l'incarico di indagare sulla caduta di un pallone sonda sulle Alpi svizzere, innanzitutto rintracciando e interrogando i vari testimoni dell'accaduto. Un compito come tanti altri? Nient'affatto. Perché, a partire da questo momento, l'uomo si avventura in un terrorizzante viaggio nell'incomprensibile. Da Washington a Londra, da Zurigo a Roma a Parigi, la vicenda si dipana in un crescendo di sequenze mozzafiato, mettendo a nudo il passato di Bellamy: perché la donna che ama non può ricambiare il suo sentimento? Che cos'ha spinto i suoi migliori amici a trasformarsi in nemici mortali? Come mai non dev'essere svelato al mondo un terribile segreto protetto da una forza misteriosa e letale? Maestro della suspence e affascinante narratore, Sidney Sheldon dimostra, una volta di più, di saper "condurre il gioco" con consumata perizia, creando con questo volume, best-seller negli Stati Uniti, un thriller dal ritmo incalzante e al contempo un'irresistibile storia d'amore.
Der Staatsanwalt von San Francisco fordert die Todesstrafe für Dr. Paige Taylor, die beschuldigt wird, einer schwerkranken Krebspatientin Sterbehilfe geleistet zu haben. Ihre Geständnis und das darauf folgende Urteil sorgen für große Aufregung.
Над этим кланом американских магнатов и политиков словно довлеет проклятие. И теперь убит еще один из членов могущественного семейства... Но кто же оборвал жизнь молодого миллиардера? Точнее - кто из его многочисленных врагов?..
Een verbroken verhouding tussen een jonge Amerikaan en een mooie Franse vissersdochter aan het begin van de Tweede Wereldoorlog is de oorzaak van vele onverwachte wendingen in de levensloop van enkele mensen.
