Former LAPD hostage negotiator Jeff Talley takes a job as chief of police in a small town far from the city, but his peaceful life is overturned when three young men, fleeing a robbery, invade a local home and take a family hostage
Dru Rayne and her uncle are Louisiana refugees who relocated to Los Angeles after Hurricane Katrina. Now, five years after the storm, their struggling restaurant faces a different danger. When Joe Pike witnesses Dru's uncle beaten by a neighbourhood gang intent on extorting protection money, he offers his own brand of protection. But neither Dru nor her uncle want his help - and neither do the federal agents mysteriously watching their store -- agents who seem more than willing to let the gang have their way. But Pike is falling for Dru, and won't back away whether she wants his help or not. As the violence escalates, the gang targets Pike, who, with Elvis Cole's help, learns that Dru and her uncle are not who they seem. It soon emerges that everything Pike thought he knew about them, their relationship to the gang, and the reasons they fled New Orleans have been lies. Now, a vengeful and murderous force from their past is catching up with them, pitting Pike and Cole against the combined forces of South American crime lords, rogue federal agents, and contract assassins on the bloody hunt for twelve million dollars in missing stolen cash.
They were each other's last chance - investigating a case no one wants... A brilliant thriller from the SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author of the Elvis Cole and Joe Pike novels.
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OPOWIEŚĆ O RELIGII, ZEMŚCIE I WŁADZY. ORAZ O CENIE, JAKĄ MUSZĄ ZAPŁACIĆ CI, KTÓRZY JĄ SPRAWUJĄ. HISTORIA NAJWIĘKSZEJ NAGONKI W DZIEJACH SIEDEMNASTOWIECZNEJ ANGLII - POLOWANIA NA ZABÓJCÓW KAROLA I STEWARTA. Autor bestsellerów „Vaterland”, „Monachium”, „Autor widmo” i „Konklawe” powraca z fascynującą powieścią historyczną osnutą wokół jednego z najsłynniejszych pościgów w historii - poszukiwania dwóch Anglików zamieszanych w zabójstwo króla Karola I - i nieprzejednanego wroga, który uparcie podąża tropem zbiegów.
To pay back an old debt, Pike is coerced into protecting Larkin Barkley, a hard-partying young heiress whose life is in danger after a "wrong place wrong time" encounter that quickly escalates and spins out of control. The enemy is shadowy, violent and relentless—but the fierce, focused Pike, one of the strongest characters in modern crime fiction, is equal to the challenge. The breathless pace and rich styling are sure to appeal to readers of hard-boiled fiction in general, but since up to now Pike has mostly remained in the background, some fans of the Elvis Cole series (The Forgotten Man, etc.) may find the explicit picture that emerges of Pike at odds with the image they've constructed for themselves.
Children of New York's elite are being abducted and held hostage. But the criminal doesn't crave money - he only wants to test these privileged kids to see if they know the price others pay for their luxurious lifestyles. A wrong answer has fatal consequences. To Detective Michael Bennett, it is clear that these murders are only the beginning. Their killer has insanely grand ambitions - and the entire city is about to be brought to its knees. With all of New York in chaos, Bennett teams up with FBI agent Emily Parker and the two set out to capture the mastermind before he sets in motion his ultimate plan - a deadly lesson for the entire world.
With the Allies preparing for the invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe, Felicity "Flick" Clariet, a British special operations agent, must take on the job of destroying German lines of communication with the aid of an all-woman team.
During a state funeral for a beloved former First Lady in New York City's largest cathedral, the unthinkable occurs. Armed men disguised as monks seize the church and seal themselves inside, along with more than one hundred of the most powerful people in America. The captives include world leaders, actors, TV stars, athletes, and politicians, and the kidnappers are armed with enough C4 explosives to blow a crater in the middle of Manhattan. NYPD officer Michael Bennett is pulled into the standoff as lead negotiator. Despite the escalating danger, Michael faces an even more terrifying crisis at home. His wife has been diagnosed with a devastating disease, and Michael faces the prospect of losing the love of his life and having to raise their ten children alone. With his own life teetering and the lives of thousands suddenly his responsibility, Michael struggles to diffuse the tense situation fast. Yet the kidnappers' moves are impossible to predict, and they block every attempt to break into the cathedralmost as if they are privy to their deliberations.
The classic Clive Cussler thriller from the master of the adventure novel.
Two minutes can be a lifetime. But break the two minute rule and it's a lifetime in jail. Ask anyone on the wrong side of the law about the two minute rule and they'll tell you that's as long as you can hope for at a robbery before the cops show up. But not everyone plays by the rules. When an aging ex-con finally gets out of jail, freedom doesn't taste too sweet. His son is gunned down in a drive-by shooting. It seems like a random crime, but when the victim is a cop - especially a cop with a con for a father - the motives are never simple. When the hit is exposed as a revenge killing, and the question of police corruption is raised, it becomes a father's last duty to clear his son's name and catch the killer.
Private detective Isaac Bell returns in Clive Cussler's The Wrecker. 1907: train wrecks, fires, and explosions sabotage the Southern Pacific Railroad's new express line ...The desperate railroad hires the fabled Van Dorn Detective Agency, who send their best man, Isaac Bell. He quickly discovers that a saboteur calling himself the Wrecker is attacking the Southern Pacific with accomplices recruited from down-and-outs - who are killed afterward. The Wrecker strikes wherever he pleases, causing untold damage and loss of human life. Who is he? What does he want? Is he an anarchist? A revolutionary? A criminal mastermind? Whoever he is, whatever his motives, the Wrecker knows how to create havoc. And Bell is convinced he is building up to a grand act unlike anything he has committed before. If the Wrecker isn't stopped in time, more than a railroad is at risk - the future of the entire country is on the line ...Bestseller Clive Cussler - author of the Dirk Pitt novels Black Wind and Trojan Odyssey - and co-author Justin Scott pit legendary detective Isaac Bell against a mysterious murderer and railroad saboteur in the second novel of historical thriller series The Isaac Bell Adventures, The Wrecker. Praise for Clive Cussler: 'The guy I read' Tom Clancy 'Cussler is hard to beat' Daily Mail
April 1950: The rusting hulk of a steam locomotive rises from the deep waters of a Montana lake. Inside is all that remains of three men who died forty-four years before. But it is not the engine nor its grisly contents that interest the people watching nearby. It is what is about to come next.
A bomb set in one of New York's busiest places is discovered before it explodes. But relief turns to terror when the police realize it is just a warning of greater devastation to come. The city calls on Detective Michael Bennett, pulling him away from a seaside vacation with his ten adopted children and their beloved nanny, Mary Catherine--leaving his entire family open to attack.Bennett enlists the help of a former colleague, FBI Agent Emily Parker. His affection for Emily grows into attraction and then something stronger, and his relationship with Mary Catherine takes an unexpected turn. Another horrifying crime leads Bennett to a shocking discovery that exposes the killer's pattern--and the earth-shattering enormity of his plan.
A bold scheme to outwit the biggest players in publishing and film drives this suspenseful thriller, where the price of fame becomes terror. Gable Cooper, an unknown author, has a novel worth six million dollars in book and film rights—but Gable Cooper doesn't exist. Abby Chandlis, an attorney turned novelist, created this phantom author. In a world where glamour often trumps substance, Abby devises a plan to keep her writing career alive: she needs a charismatic male figure to pose as Gable Cooper for her thrilling story. Enter Jack Jermaine, a man with dangerous good looks and a shadowy past. Trained by the military, Jack has a passion for writing but is plagued by a bitter truth: he can't write. As Abby searches for a suitable candidate, Jack forces his way into her life, and she reluctantly realizes his charm could secure her novel's success. She strikes a deal, and Jack becomes Gable Cooper. As he rises to celebrity status, Abby finds herself both seduced and ensnared by her creation. Success spirals into terror, leading Abby from the Pacific Northwest to New York City and the Caribbean, racing against time to find the one person who can reveal her authorship and end the nightmare that has overshadowed her dream of making The List.
When the body of a theology student is found on a desolate stretch of East Anglian coast, his wealthy father demands that Scotland Yard should re-examine the verdict of accidental death. Commander Adam Dalgliesh agrees to visit the young man's theological college, St Anselm's - a place he knew as a boy - expecting a nostalgic return to old haunts and a straightforward examination of the evidence. Instead he finds himself embroiled in intrigue, conflict and dangerous secrets as the college is torn apart by a sacreligious and horrifying murder.
A phone call late on in the hot Dublin evening - an anxious mother, enquiring about her daughter. Then, a week later, the full dreadful story begins to unfold, and for Margaret the realization that this must never be allowed to end.
Co to za podróż dookoła świata podczas miesiąca miodowego, jeśli nie można kupić osobliwej pamiątki i przywieźć jej do domu? Na przykład dwudziestu jedwabnych sukni znalezionych w Hongkongu. Albo ręcznie rzeźbionego stołu (z dziesięcioma krzesłami) ze Sri Lanki. I ogromnych drewnianych żyraf z Malawi. Becky i Luke właśnie wrócili z podróży poślubnej. Świeżo upieczony mąż zakupoholiczki jest wściekły. Pamiątki, które zajęły aż dwie ciężarówki, teraz zaśmiecają ich poddasze, a rachunki za nie są horrendalnie wysokie. Luke nalega, by Becky zaczęła oszczędzać. Nie to jest jednak najgorsze. Suze, dotychczas jej najlepsza przyjaciółka, pod nieobecność Rebeki znalazła sobie nową przyjaciółkę… Becky jest przygnębiona. Na szczęście rodzice szybko poprawiają jej humor, przekazując wspaniałą wieść: ma siostrę, która zaginęła dawno temu. Zakupoholiczka jest zachwycona takim obrotem sprawy! Siostra na pewno będzie jej bratnią duszą. Będą razem chodzić na zakupy, robić manicure… Jakież jest jej zdziwienie, gdy spotykając Jessicę po raz pierwszy, dowiaduje się, że siostra nienawidzi zakupów! „Najśmieszniejsza z dotychczasowych powieści”. Sunday Express „Fani nie będą rozczarowani”. Closer Magazine „Kinsella jest jedną z najzabawniejszych współczesnych pisarek”. The Times
Światowej sławy specjalista od symboli, Robert Langdon budzi się na szpitalnym łóżku w zupełnie obcym miejscu. Nie pamięta, jak i dlaczego znalazł się w szpitalu. Nie potrafi też wyjaśnić, w jaki sposób wszedł w posiadanie tajemniczego przedmiotu, który znajduje we własnej marynarce. Czasu na rozmyślania nie ma niestety zbyt wiele. Ledwie na dobre odzyskuje przytomność, ktoś próbuje go zabić. W towarzystwie młodej lekarki Sienny Brooks Langdon opuszcza w pośpiechu szpital. Ścigany przez nieznanych wrogów przemierza uliczki Florencji, próbując odkryć powody niespodziewanego pościgu. Podąża śladem tajemniczych wskazówek ukrytych w słynnym poemacie Dantego… Czy jego wiedza o tajemnych sekretach, które skrywa historyczna fasada miasta wystarczy, by umknąć nieznanym oprawcom? Czy zdoła rozszyfrować zagadkę i uratować świat przed śmiertelnym zagrożeniem?
Rebecca Bloomwood ma wymarzoną pracę.Jest osobistym doradcą zakupowym, więc zamiast wydawania własnych pieniędzy całymi dniami gospodaruje zawartością portfeli innych ludzi. I jeszcze jej za to płacą!Idealne zajęcie, idealny mężczyzna cudowny Luke Brandon, a teraz także idealny ślub. Tak, Luke oświadczył się Rebecce już niemal słychać weselne dzwony.Bohaterka nie musi nawet szukać wym�wek, żeby zacząć wielki zakupowy maraton. Tylko jak właściwie chciałaby, by wyglądała jej ślubna uroczystość?
Alex Cross is back-and so is a raging and suicidal Gary Soneji. Out of prison and dying from the AIDS virus he contracted there, he will get revenge on Cross before he dies. In addition, we are introduced to a new pair of rivals whose paths cross that of Alex and Soneji. Thomas Augustine Pierce has been chasing his demon, Mr. Smith, since the savage murder of his fiancee. Mr. Smith is a unique monster, with actions toward his victims so insane-so unimaginable-that he is thought of as "not of the earth." Pierce, known in the business as St. Augustine because of his track record for catching killers and his invaluable status to the FBI and Interpol, may even be better than Cross.When things heat up and Alex is in a near-death coma following an attack in his own home, Pierce goes to Washington to help with the investigation. But just as he begins to piece together the mystery of how Gary Soneji could have mortally wounded Cross after he was believed to be dead, he is summoned to Paris with a postcard from Mr. Smith inviting him to a very special killing.The body count is high, the tension the highest, and the two killers on the loose are watching every move their pursuers make. Who is the cat, and who is the mouse? What and where is the final trap? And who survives?
Podobno podróże poszerzają horyzonty… A może jednak nadwerężają stan portfela? Rebecca Bloomwood wiedzie bajeczne życie. Pracuje w telewizji śniadaniowej jako specjalistka od racjonalnego gospodarowania pieniędzmi. Z powodzeniem realizuje swoje nowe życiowe motto „Kupuj jedynie to, czego naprawdę potrzebujesz”. Cóż, przynajmniej się stara… A jakby tego było mało, właśnie trafia jej się szansa przeprowadzki do Nowego Jorku.
A mother and her three children struggle to survive on the most shocking vacation of their lives. James Patterson, America's #1 bestselling thriller writer, presents his most suspenseful, explosive tale ever. Only an hour out of port, the Dunne family's summer getaway to paradise is already turning into the trip from hell. The three children are miserable, and not shy about showing it. Katherine Dunne had hoped this vacation would bring back the togetherness they'd lost when her husband died four years earlier. Maybe if her new husband had joined them it would all have been okay. Suddenly, a disaster hits-and it's perfect. Faced with this real threat, the Dunnes rediscover the meaning of family. But this catastrophe is just a tiny taste of the true danger that lurks ahead: somewhere out there, someone wants to make sure that the Dunne family never leaves paradise alive.
Luke ismeretlen helyen riad fel gyötrő álmából, émelyítő hányinger kínozza, és fogalma sincs, hogy hol van, és hogyan került oda. Ráeszmél, hogy semmire sem emlékszik addigi életéből. Végső kétségbeesésében nekivág az idegennek tűnő világnak, hogy kiderítse, honnan jött, hogy hívják, és mi történt vele. Lépésről lépésre, fokozatosan építi újjá személyazonosságát tétova tapogatózások, keserves csalódások és a rá leselkedő veszélyek közepette. Beléivódott ösztönei hajtják előre, ám közben könyörtelen leszámolások, titkosszolgálati fortélyok, álnok cselszövések, érzelmi vívódások és szerelmi bonyodalmak hálójában vergődve ki kell bogoznia, hogy egykori diáktársai közül ki a barát és ki a halálos ellenség. A cselekmény hátterét a negyvenes-ötvenes évek szolgálják, a második világháború amerikai ifjúsága, a francia ellenállási mozgalom, valamint a CIA és a KGB hidegháborús párharca, beleágyazva a világűr meghódításáért kibontakozott szovjet-amerikai versenyfutásba.
What is wrong with Dr Edward Haggard? Is it a passionate love for the wife of the senior pathologist or is it something simpler? Is it a broken heart or is it Spike - the steel pin that holds his fractured hip together? By the author of Spider and The Grotesque.
Powieść obyczajowa, pełna zwariowanego humoru i błyskotliwych obserwacji codziennego życia. Tytułowa zakupoholiczka to Rebeka Bloomwood, trzydziestoletnia dziennikarka o umiarkowanych dochodach, nałogowo robiąca zakupy, najchętniej w markowych sklepach. To powoduje, że ma na koncie nieustanny debet, mimo że zawodowo radzi, jak dobrze lokować pieniądze! Pomiędzy kolejnymi zakupami i upomnieniami z banku, Rebeka znajduje jeszcze czasem czas na mężczyzn. Pewnego dnia, przedziwnym zrządzeniem losu, staje się nieomal gwiazdą telewizji...
Mistrz thrillera prawniczego w najwyższej formie: trzydziesta powieść w blisko trzydziestoletniej karierze pisarskiej Johna Grishama!Sebastian Rudd nie jest typowym prawnikiem. Rolę jego biura pełni kuloodporna furgonetka z dostępem do bezprzewodowego internetu, wyposażona w barek, małą lod�wkę, wygodne sk�rzane fotele, broń ukrytą w schowku i solidnie uzbrojonego kierowcę.Nie ma kancelarii, partner�w, wsp�łpracownik�w i tylko jednego podwładnego, kt�ry pełni funkcję kierowcy, ochroniarza, urzędnika sądowego i powiernika. Mieszka samotnie w małym, ale niezwykle bezpiecznym mieszkaniu na ostatnim piętrze, kt�rego gł�wnym meblem jest zabytkowy st�ł bilardowy. Popija burbona i nosi broń.
The master storyteller is back with a classic race-against-time thriller with a modern edge. Most weapons do what you tell them. Most weapons you can control. But what if the most dangerous weapon in the world isn't a smart missile or a stealth submarine or even an AI computer programme?What if it's a 17-year-old boy with a blisteringly brilliant mind, who can run rings around the most sophisticated security services across the globe, who can manipulate that weaponry and turn it against the superpowers themselves?How valuable would he be? And what wouldn't you do to get hold of him? The Fox is a race-against-time thriller across continents to find and capture, or protect and save, an asset with the means to change the balance of world power. Whatever happens he must not fall into the wrong hands. Because what follows after that is unthinkable...
When a lawyer friend and his client are murdered outside the San Diego courthouse, attorney Paul Madriani fears he may have been the actual target and takes the case of a suspect he believes may hold the answers
Deveraux used to run Special Ops for the CIA, before they retired him for being too ruthless. Now the President has asked the man they call the Cobra to do anything he requires to destroy the cocaine industry. No rules, no questions asked. Just do it ...
Master storyteller Patrick McGrath, acclaimed for his novel Asylum, weaves a hypnotic tale of psychological suspense and haunting beauty. Set against the backdrop of Hogarth's London and the volatile Massachusetts Bay colony, the story introduces a flame-haired heroine whose journey lingers in the imagination long after the last page. Our narrator recounts the life of Harry Peake, a poet and smuggler who tragically lost his wife, Grace, in a fire that left him disfigured. He resorts to displaying his deformed spine in London alehouses, finding solace only in his devoted daughter, Martha, who inherits his fiery spirit but not his passion for gin. As Harry succumbs to alcoholism, he commits a final act of brutality, forcing Martha to flee to the American colonies. There, she becomes entangled in the fervor of rebellion, yet the shadows of her past loom large. Amidst betrayals, she seeks redemption through an unforgettable act of courage. Superbly plotted and absorbing, this novel showcases McGrath's psychological precision and imaginative prowess on a broad historical canvas. It tells the poignant tale of a child escaping a father's twisted love and the colonists' struggle for freedom from their homeland, marking McGrath's finest work to date.
Katie Wallace had her heart broken once - never again. So she decides to becomes a Love Trainer, a unique service provider who can answer the following 1 Should I call him even though he hasn't called me? 2 When he turns up in the middle of the night drunk and wanting a shag, should I say yes? 3 Why is it so hard when I'm not even sure he's the man I want to marry? Is Katie right? Can you train men to be better boyfriends? Or is she playing the game of love with the wrong set of rules - a game which can only lead to her and those she helps getting hurt ...?
La cronaca famigliare che Dostoevskij inventa ispirandosi alle rubriche dei giornali è molto diversa da quella cui ci aveva abituato Tolstoj, con la sua rappresentazione di un solido mondo patriarcale. Lacerata e divisa, la famiglia di Dostoevskij è lo specchio dei tempi nuovi, dei traffici di una società avida e iniqua che non esita a lanciarsi nelle imprese più spregiudicate, a perdersi in tormentosi conflitti con i demoni che la agitano. Confessione autobiografica di un giovane ventenne, "L'adolescente" snoda una sequenza vertiginosa di fatti, un turbine di avvenimenti incalzanti. Figlio naturale di un proprietario terriero, Arkadij coltiva sogni di potere e rivincita, ma non riuscirà a sottrarsi al giro di ricatti e intrighi.
