Kopenhaska policja szuka mordercy młodej prawniczki. Szef wydziału zab�jstw wie, że w skomplikowanym śledztwie pom�c może tylko Sarah Lund, przed dwoma laty usunięta ze służby. Ona jedna nie wierzy w winę męża ofiary i zamach tajemniczej Ligi Muzułmańskiej. Po kolejnych morderstwach trop prowadzi do jednostki wojskowej przygotowującej się do kolejnej misji w Afganistanie.
A man is moving down a street on Manhattan's Lower East Side, scanning the storefronts, taking in his surroundings, when he sees something in a third-floor tenement window. A woman's face, distorted with terror. Thomas is convinced he's witnessing a murder. Except that things aren't quite as simple as that. To some people, Thomas Kilbride wouldn't exactly be the most reliable of witnesses, and it's going to be very difficult to persuade the police to investigate. Because Thomas was never actually there. And the murder was months ago. But Thomas trusts his eyes. And that could be his biggest mistake.
Kto i po co nęka telefonicznymi pogróżkami Brendę Slaughter, ciemnoskórą gwiazdę żeńskiej koszykówki? Myron Bolitar oddałby wiele, żeby znaleźć odpowiedź na to pytanie. Ale znajduje tylko więcej znaków zapytania. Czy kłopoty Brendy mają związek z tajemniczym zniknięciem jej matki przed dwudziestoma laty oraz z niewyjaśnioną śmiercią żony kandydata na gubernatora, milionera Arthura Bradforda? Co stało się z ojcem Brendy, który jakby rozpłynął się w powietrzu po wyczyszczeniu konta bankowego? Wspierany przez niezawodnego przyjaciela, Wina, Myron musi dotrzeć do sedna mrocznej tajemnicy, za którą jedni są gotowi umrzeć, a inni zabić
Your daughter doesn’t come home one night from her summer job, and when you search for her, no one has seen her—ever. In this gripping thriller, an ordinary man's desperate quest for his daughter plunges him into a dark world of corruption, exploitation, and murder. Tim Blake, a car salesman with an ex-wife and a flaky girlfriend, faces an unimaginable nightmare when Sydney vanishes. At her supposed workplace, no one recognizes her, and even her closest friends are baffled. As days pass without news, Tim realizes that the daughter he thought he knew is a stranger. Retracing her steps reveals that the seemingly idyllic suburban Connecticut town hides sinister secrets. Unbeknownst to him, Tim's every move is being monitored by others who are equally determined to find Sydney—but their intentions are far from welcoming. As Tim edges closer to the truth, he confronts every parent's worst nightmare, discovering a level of evil that only a parent's love can hope to combat.
Walters' newest thriller is a haunting psychological tale about a scarred Iraq war veteran whose physical trauma may reflect the inner life of a killer.
Een jonge vrouw ontmoet haar droomprins die ervoor zorgt dat ze een geweldige baan bij een uitgeverij krijgt, maar haar nieuwe werkgeefster blijkt haar werknemers te tiranniseren.
In a gripping thriller, a sexual psychopath emerges among mercenaries as private security firms proliferate in war zones. When five women are brutally murdered in Sierra Leone, journalist Connie Burns questions the arrest of three rebel soldiers but is ignored. In a post-civil war environment where the rape and murder of women are overlooked, she suspects a foreigner—a man claiming to be an SAS operative and working as a bodyguard for a Lebanese diamond trader—might be behind the crimes. Connie recalls his past as a mercenary in Kinshasa and believes he exploits the chaos of war to fulfill sadistic fantasies against women. After enduring a harrowing experience in a Baghdad cellar, Connie goes into hiding in England, struggling to reclaim her former self. There, she forms a bond with Jess Derbyshire, a reclusive local who has distanced herself from the Dorset community. Finding strength in Jess, Connie decides to confront the serial killer once more, fully aware that he will come after her. The tension mounts as she navigates her fears and the dangerous path ahead, determined to seek justice despite the risks.
Een lid van de Britse geheime dienst moet een gruwelijke moord oplossen en een poging om een totalitaire eenheidspolitie te vormen, verijdelen.
Een vrouw probeert de waarheid over de dood van een alleenstaande zwarte vrouw, twintig jaar eerder, te achterhalen.
In the spirit of "The Kite Runner," this shimmering literary debut traces thepath of two cousins--one who left Cuba at the brink of revolution and the onewho stayed behind.
Minette Walters' stature is growing faster than any other crime writer and this stunning new crime novel will delight and enthrall those who have fallen under her spell.
A terrific example of innovative crime fiction with a new cover treatment
Znany z poprzednich powieści sensacyjnych Forbesa zespół brytyjskiego wywiadu sis dowodzony przez Tweeda tym razem udaremnić plan podboju świata przez członków tajemniczego klubu elita. We wszystkich stolicach cywilizacji zachodniej dochodzi do precyzyjnie zaplanowanych zamieszek. nieoczekiwanym sojusznikiem w walce z przeważającymi siłami wroga okazuje się szara eminencja światowego rynku kapitałowego - Nosorożec.
Paula Grey 'witnesses' the murder of Norbert Engel, key German Statesman. A veiled woman entered and left the building. One by one, the elite strongmen in a leaderless Europe are assassinated. Tension rises as Tweed, Paula and Bob Newman fly to Zurich, where a fresh assassination takes place. Again a veiled woman was seen. Tweed's pursuit leads to a strange village in Vienna where attempts are made to kill him.
A chilling, only-too-topical thriller from the award-winning author of THE RED SCREAM and ALL THE DEAD LIE DOWN. Eleven Texan schoolchildren and their bus driver are captured by a fundamentalist cult, taken to a fortified compound and buried underground, kept alive but only just. Negotiations lead nowhere. Enter Molly Cates, tenacious crime writer with the inside track on the cult leader. But time is running out... Claustrophobic terror alternates with frenzied investigations as the sect's deadline approaches. Post-Waco, post-Oklahoma, the nature of cults is explored to its grim, unrelenting limits in this terrifically paced novel of suspense.