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Number one bestselling author and master of suspense Jeffery Deaver returns with the thirteenth Lincoln Rhyme thriller, which sees a crime go global . . . Now a NBC TV series.

Objev podobné jako The Burial Hour - Jeffery Deaver

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Goodbye Man, discover Jeffery Deaver''s chilling series that inspired the film starring Angelina Jolie and Denzel Washington, and is now a major NBC TV series.''No one in the world does this kind of thing better than Deaver'' Lee ChildThe Coffin Dancer, America''s most wanted hit man, is back with a bang. Hired by an infamous airline owner to take care of three witnesses before his trial, the Coffin Dancer begins by blowing up a pilot - and an entire plane along with him . . .Enter quadriplegic ex-cop Lincoln Rhyme, the man who can find forensic evidence to hang a man in the smallest debris, and his assistant Amelia Sachs. Despite the growing danger, their job is to keep the remaining two witnesses safe, and to track down the Coffin Dancer before he has chance to finish what he started.But as the first murder proved, this notorious serial killer is not easily stopped, and is more than happy to sacrifice anyone who tries to get in his way.The race is on . . .''The best psychological thriller writer around'' The Times

Objev podobné jako The Coffin Dancer - Jeffery Deaver

No.1 international bestseller Jeffery Deaver returns with a stunning thriller – the first in an exciting series featuring enigmatic investigator Colter Shaw.Escape or die trying…Three people are kidnapped across California.Sophie is locked inside a derelict warehouse.Henry is abandoned in remote woodland.Elizabeth is trapped inside a sinking ship.They are alive, but don’t have much time to live…Only one man can save them: unique investigator Colter Shaw. He’s an expert tracker with a forensic mind, but this will be a test even for him.Because this killer isn’t following the rules; he’s changing them. One murder at a time…‘No one in the world does this kind of thing better than Deaver’ Lee ChildDeaver’s most riveting, most twisty, most unputdownable novel yet’ Karin Slaughter‘Deaver grips from the very first line and never lets up’ Peter James‘The very definition of a page-turner’ Ian Rankin‘Lightning-fast and loaded with twists’ Harlan Coben‘With The Never Game you know you are in the hands of a master’ Peter Robinson

Objev podobné jako The Never Game - Jeffery Deaver

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Goodbye Man, discover Jeffery Deaver''s chilling thriller that inspired the film starring Angelina Jolie and Denzel Washington and is now a major NBC TV series. Their first case, their worst killer . . . New York City has been thrown into chaos by the assaults of the Bone Collector, a serial kidnapper and killer who gives the police a chance to save his victims from death by leaving obscure clues. Baffled, the cops turn to the one man with a chance of solving them - Lincoln Rhyme. Left paralysed by a debilitating accident, ex NYPD cop Rhyme has to dig deep into the only world he has left - his astonishing mind - to have any hope of solving the case. With the help of a young police officer, Amelia Sachs, he starts to close in on the killer. But as he edges closer to the truth, the Bone Collector is closing in on Lincoln Rhyme himself. ''This is a novel that will chill your blood on the warmest day of any summer holiday. Keep looking over your shoulder . . .'' Independent on Sunday

Objev podobné jako The Bone Collector - Jeffery Deaver

Perfect couples are his perfect victims. Now he’s hunting those hunting him in a riveting thriller by New York Times bestselling author Jeffery Deaver and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Isabella Maldonado. A wedding reception is coming to a close in the Hollywood Hills when the blissful day is shattered by the death of one of the newlyweds. Though the incident appears to be an accident, Homeland Security Investigations agent Carmen Sanchez and her partner, security expert Jake Heron, discover that the tragedy is the third in a series of similar deaths and conclude something far more sinister is at play. The two uncover chilling evidence pointing to a serial killer who has taken evil to the next level. Dubbed the Honeymoon Killer, this man isn’t interested in his victims but in creating his own macabre masterpiece from their graves—focused on the survivors and reveling in their grief. And now his dark obsession has turned to Carmen and Jake…The Honeymoon Killer has decided they are the perfect next target. Take one out and delight as the other crumbles. Time is running out as a deadly game between predator and prey begins.

Objev podobné jako The Grave Artist - Jeffery Deaver, Isabella Maldonado

Perfect couples are his perfect victims. Now he’s hunting those hunting him in a riveting thriller by New York Times bestselling author Jeffery Deaver and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Isabella Maldonado. A wedding reception is coming to a close in the Hollywood Hills when the blissful day is shattered by the death of one of the newlyweds. Though the incident appears to be an accident, Homeland Security Investigations agent Carmen Sanchez and her partner, security expert Jake Heron, discover that the tragedy is the third in a series of similar deaths and conclude something far more sinister is at play. The two uncover chilling evidence pointing to a serial killer who has taken evil to the next level. Dubbed the Honeymoon Killer, this man isn’t interested in his victims but in creating his own macabre masterpiece from their graves—focused on the survivors and reveling in their grief. And now his dark obsession has turned to Carmen and Jake…The Honeymoon Killer has decided they are the perfect next target. Take one out and delight as the other crumbles. Time is running out as a deadly game between predator and prey begins.

Objev podobné jako The Grave Artist - Jeffery Deaver, Isabella Maldonado

The "master of ticking-bomb suspense" Jeffery Deaver brings us the latest thriller featuring his most beloved protagonists. Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs are back – on the hunt for a criminal terrorising New York CityA killer without limitsHe comes into your home at night. He watches you as you sleep. He waits.A city in turmoilHe calls himself ‘The Locksmith’. No door can keep him out. No security system can catch him. And now he’s about to kill. A race against time to stop himNobody in New York is safe. Now it’s up to Lincoln Rhyme to untangle the web of evidence and catch him. But with Lincoln under investigation himself, and tension in the city at boiling point, time is running out…

Objev podobné jako The Midnight Lock - Jeffery Deaver

In a world of magic and illusion, truth and lies, who but Lincoln Rhyme could track down a diabolical killer? The fifth book in Jeffery Deaver's bestselling series is anything but straightforward . . . Now a NBC TV series.

Objev podobné jako The Vanished Man - Jeffery Deaver

California Bureau of Investigation Special agent Kathryn Dance is an expert in kinesics: the science of interpreting behaviour. It makes her a brilliant interrogator. But she's up against Daniel Pell, a master of control who mesmerises, seduces and exploits people for his own murderous ends. A convicted killer who is known as The Son of Manson for the chilling parallels between him and the notorious ritual murderer. To track down Pell before he destroys yet more lives, Kathyn Dance must enlist the help of four people from the killer's past. The three women who lived under his sadistic sway in the cult he once headed. And the young girl known as the Sleeping Doll, the only survivor of her family's slaughter at Pell's hands . . .

Objev podobné jako The Sleeping Doll - Jeffery Deaver

The third Lincoln Rhyme thriller takes the quadriplegic detective deep into the swamps of North Carolina on the trail of a desperate kidnapper . . . Now a NBC TV series.

Objev podobné jako The Empty Chair - Jeffery Deaver

But first, they must enter The Kill Room. Edge-of-your seat suspense from the ultimate thriller writer. The tenth instalment of the bestselling Lincoln Rhyme series. Now a NBC TV series.

Objev podobné jako The Kill Room - Jeffery Deaver

The eleventh novel in the bestselling Lincoln Rhyme series sees the detective haunted by a chilling spectre from his past, a killer from long ago . . . Now a NBC TV series.

Objev podobné jako The Skin Collector - Jeffery Deaver

Edgy, twisted and disturbing, the first Crime Writers’ Association Daggers Award retrospective anthology featuring 19 visceral and thrilling stories. Featuring bestselling authors Ian Rankin, Jeffery Deaver, John Connolly, Denise Mina, John Harvey and more.NINETEEN CWA DAGGER AWARD-WINNING SHORT STORIES FROM THE BEST OF THE BEST IN CRIME FICTION The first retrospective of the CWA’s Dagger Award winners, brings together some of the greatest names in crime fiction to deliver a cutthroat collection of serial killers, grizzled detectives, drug dealers and master forgers. Observe as a Senior Curator at the Tate Gallery constructs the perfect crime in Ian Rankin’s “Herbert in Motion”. Watch an unlikely romance sour into a deadly obsession in Stella Duffy’s “Martha Grace”. Face parents who discover their child has committed the unthinkable in Denise Mina’s “Nemo Me Impune Lacessit”. And in Jeffery Deaver’s “The Weekender” an intense hostage situation hits its peak in the most unlikely conclusion. Keep your secrets close, and your daggers drawn. Featuring: Peter O'' Donnell (writing as Madeleine Brent), Julian Rathbone, Larry Beinhart, Ian Rankin, Jerry Sykes, Stella Duffy, Jeffery Deaver, Peter Lovesey, Cath Staincliffe, Margaret Murphy, John Harvey, Richard Lange, L. C. Tyler, Denise Mina, Danutah Reah and Lauren Henderson.

Objev podobné jako Daggers Drawn - John Connolly, Jeffery Deaver, Ian Rankin, John Harvey, Julian Rathbone

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Goodbye Man, discover Jeffery Deaver's chilling series featuring much-loved protagonists Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs. Someone is killing couples just as they start their lives together. Newlyweds Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs are on the hunt .. . The first victims, William and Anna, were collecting her engagement ring.1.5 carat, almost flawless. But the Promisor had other ideas for their future . .. Their murder - and that of the diamond cutter they were visiting - is only the first of a series of macabre attacks. The killer is hunting down any witnesses who might lead to his capture.He has promised one thing: to destroy. But Rhyme and Sachs will do whatever it takes to break his vow. 'The best psychological thriller writer around' The Times

Objev podobné jako The Cutting Edge: Lincoln Rhyme Book 14 - Jeffery Deaver

DEAVER. DANGEROUSLY GOOD. 9am, 31st December. A man gets onto the packed escalator of a metro station and fires a silenced machine gun through a paper bag. He escapes without being spotted in the chaos that follows. A note is delivered to the mayor of Washington, D.C., demanding $20 million, or the writer will instruct the gunman to strike again, at 4 pm, 8 pm and midnight. The mayor decides to pay up. But then a man is killed in a hit and run accident - and his fingerprints match the ones on the note.With the brains behind the operation dead, there's no way of stopping the gunman killing again, and again, and again... The only evidence the FBI have is the note. And Parker Kincaid, forensic document expert, is the only man who can stop the killer. But he's running out of time... 'Deaver is a terrific storyteller, and he takes the reader on a rollercoaster of suspense, violence and mystery' Daily Telegraph

Objev podobné jako The Devil's Teardrop - Jeffery Deaver

Jeffrey Deaver knows how to hook readers and keep them guessing with suspenseful, twisty plots. This early Deaver effort, originally published in 1988, will not disappoint fans dazzled by his subsequent, high-profile Lincoln Rhyme series (The Bone Collector, The Coffin Dancer, The Empty Chair.)Manhattan Is My Beat takes its name from the (invented) 1947 film noir watched obsessively by murder victim Robert Kelly. Our heroine, Rune, (a punk with a heart of gold) works for Washington Square Video. On a routine pickup to retrieve Manhattan Is My Beat, she discovers Kelly just shot dead, the target of a professional hit. Rune and a woman jogger glimpse the presumed killer as he speeds off in a green car. While cops drag their heels in solving the mystery, Rune takes matters into her own hands, convinced that the motive for the murder is a missing suitcase stuffed with one million dollars--the subject, not coincidentally, of the film that Kelly and Rune both admired. An avid fan of fantasy novels and prone to see life through the prism of magic and quests, Rune takes up the challenge of finding the lost money and catching Kelly's killers. But the formidable hit team is intent upon destroying both possible witnesses to the murder, and their nimble crosses and double-crosses--some of which the reader sees, some of which are revealed at the end--make for fun reading.Plotting moves briskly in this novel, except for a slowdown in the story--Rune's ambiguous romance with downtown poseur Richard has little to do with catching killers. The conclusion, while neatly wrapped, is marred by the sudden appearance of a crucial detail that Deaver produces like a fancy dish under the waiter's silver dome. But the gimmick to offset the conclusion's predictability feels like a cheat rather than a revelation. All in all, however, the novel is excellent mind candy, a thrilling romp lead by an agile, street-smart heroine. Deaver writes with clarity, compassion, and intelligence, and with a decidedly human and contemporary slant -- -- Publishers Weekly

Objev podobné jako Manhattan is My Beat - Jeffery Deaver

Kniha - autor Jeffery Deaver; Lee Child, 584 stran, česky, pevná bez přebalu lesklá Dvacítka pečlivě vybraných povídek od dvaceti autorů, jejichž jmenný seznam je ekvivalentem výčtu toho nejlepšího, co současná americká tvorba v daném žánru nabízí. Dobře napsaná povídka čtenáře zasáhne, pohne s ním. Dobře napsaná krimipovídka přiměje čtenáře zalapat po dechu. A dobře napsané jsou v této sbírce všechny. Zapomeňte na to, že detektivky a thrillery jsou ještě stále některými považovány za lehký žánr. Nemusí to tak být. Důkaz toho, že krimipovídka může být výtečným literárním dílem, držíte právě v ruce.

Objev podobné jako Nejlepší americké krimipovídky 2015: Jeffery Deaver, Lee Child a dalšch sedmnáct pečlivě zvolených a (978-80-7498-163-0)

Audiokniha: Hledá se zabiják. Zvláštní znamení: tetování smrtky tančící se ženou před rakví. Profesionální nájemný vrah zvaný Tanečník se chystá během pětačtyřiceti hodin zlikvidovat tři nepohodlné svědky v případu vlivného obchodníka se zbraněmi. Dokáže mu v tom zabránit ochrnutý detektiv Lincoln Rhyme a jeho pomocnice Amélie Sachsová, s jejichž důvtipem a inteligencí si chladnokrevný zabiják rozhodně nezadá? Rozpoutaná nelítostná psychologická válka, plná zvratů a úskoků, se neobejde bez těžkých ztrát na životech. Jeffery Deaver (* 1950) Americký spisovatel napsal svou první prózu už v jedenácti letech, byť šlo o román jen o dvou kapitolách. Zkoušel také uspět v country hudbě, hrál a zpíval po klubech v San Francisku i v Chicagu. Během studií žurnalistiky na Univerzitě v Missouri publikoval v několika časopisech a toužil po postu soudního zpravodaje prestižních listů Wall Street Journal či New York Times. Vystudoval též práva a poté se věnoval firemní advokacii na Wall Street. Od roku 1990 ho naplno zaměstnává pouze psaní knih. Je autorem více než třiceti románů a několika povídkových sbírek. Proslavila ho zejména série s originální postavou kvadruplegického detektiva Lincolna Rhymea, jejíž první díl byl v roce 1999 zfilmován, přičemž hlavní protagonisty ztvárnili Denzel Washington a Angelina Jolie. Jan Vondráček (* 1966) V dětství chodil do dramatického kroužku, ale k divadlu se dostal až během vojny po gymnáziu (účinkoval v Armádním uměleckém souboru). Následovalo studium na katedře alternativního a loutkového divadla DAMU, odchod s celým ročníkem do nově vzniklého Dejvického divadla, účast na mnoha festivalech, řada ocenění a vstup do souboru Divadla v Dlouhé, jehož členem je dodnes. Díky seriálu Mentalista, v němž dabuje hlavní postavu Patrika Janea, je známý i jeho hlas (Cena Františka Filipovského 2010). Filmoví a televizní diváci jej mohli zaznamenat ve filmech Pokoj v duši (2009), Lidice (2011), Příběh kmotra (2013) nebo v seriálech České století (2013), Život a doba soudce A. K. (2014) či Vraždy v kruhu (2015).

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Audiokniha: Lincoln Rhyme jede i se svou spolupracovnicí Amélií Sachsovou do Severní Karolíny, aby se podrobil riskantní operaci, která by mu mohla navrátit hybnost. Zde jej poprosí o pomoc šerif nedalekého městečka, v němž byl zavražděn chlapec a uneseny dvě dívky. Nejzdatnějším soupeřem detektiva se však nakonec nestává podezřelý hoch posedlý hmyzem, ani vlastní tělesné postižení, nýbrž Amélie, která se nespokojuje s rutinním dopadením předpokládaného pachatele a pouští se do nebezpečného pátrání na vlastní pěst. Třetí díl série s Lincolnem Rhymem a Amélií Sachsovou. Jeffery Deaver (* 1950) Americký spisovatel napsal svou první prózu už v jedenácti letech, byť šlo o román jen o dvou kapitolách. Během studií žurnalistiky na Univerzitě v Missouri publikoval v několika časopisech a toužil po postu soudního zpravodaje prestižních listů Wall Street Journal či New York Times. Vystudoval též práva a poté se věnoval firemní advokacii na Wall Street. Od roku 1990 ho naplno zaměstnává pouze psaní knih. Je autorem více než třiceti románů a několika povídkových sbírek. Proslavila ho zejména série s originální postavou kvadruplegického detektiva Lincolna Rhymea, jejíž první díl byl v roce 1999 zfilmován, přičemž hlavní protagonisty ztvárnili Denzel Washington a Angelina Jolie. Jan Vondráček (* 1966) K divadlu se dostal během vojny po gymnáziu. Následovalo studium na katedře alternativního a loutkového divadla DAMU, odchod s celým ročníkem do nově vzniklého Dejvického divadla, účast na mnoha festivalech, řada ocenění a vstup do souboru Divadla v Dlouhé, jehož členem je dodnes. Díky seriálu Mentalista, v němž dabuje hlavní postavu Patrika Janea, je známý i jeho hlas. Filmoví a televizní diváci jej mohli zaznamenat ve filmech Pokoj v duši (2009), Lidice (2011), Příběh kmotra (2013) nebo v seriálech České století (2013), Život a doba soudce A. K. (2014) či Vraždy v kruhu (2015).

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As a wave of murders grips Southern California, an unlikely pair must untangle the mysterious patterns of an elusive killer. A propulsive new series by New York Times bestselling author Jeffery Deaver and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Isabella Maldonado.Carmen Sanchez is a tough Homeland Security agent who plays by the rules. But when her sister is attacked, revealing a connection to a series of murders across Southern California, she realizes a conventional investigation will not be enough to stop the ruthless perpetrator.With nowhere else to turn, Sanchez enlists the aid of Professor Jake Heron, a brilliant and quirky private security expert who, unlike Sanchez, believes rules are merely suggestions. The two have a troubled past, but he owes her a favor and she’s cashing in. They team up to catch the assailant, who, mystifyingly, has no discernible motive and fits no classic criminal profile. All they have to go on is a distinctive tattoo and a singular obsession that gives this chillingly efficient tactician his nickname: Spider.Over the next seventy-two hours, Sanchez and Heron find themselves in the midst of a lethal chess match with the killer as they race to stop the carnage. As the victims mount, so do the risks. Because this spider’s web of intrigue is more sinister—and goes far deeper—than anyone could possibly anticipate.

Objev podobné jako Fatal Intrusion - Jeffery Deaver, Isabella Maldonado

MURDERA millionaire philanthropist is shot while he sleeps. His terrified wife made a narrow escape. Or did she?MYSTERYA crime writer's violent fictions start to come chillingly true. Has he unwittingly inspired a murderer?SUSPENSEA young woman is trapped in a tunnel deep underground. Two men battle to rescue her. Are they heroes, or driven by some darker motive?In the cunning, suspense-filled world of Jeffery Deaver, only one thing is certain: the next twist is only ever a page away ...

Objev podobné jako More Twisted - Jeffery Deaver

As a wave of murders grips Southern California, an unlikely pair must untangle the mysterious patterns of an elusive killer. A propulsive new series by New York Times bestselling author Jeffery Deaver and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Isabella Maldonado.Carmen Sanchez is a tough Homeland Security agent who plays by the rules. But when her sister is attacked, revealing a connection to a series of murders across Southern California, she realizes a conventional investigation will not be enough to stop the ruthless perpetrator.With nowhere else to turn, Sanchez enlists the aid of Professor Jake Heron, a brilliant and quirky private security expert who, unlike Sanchez, believes rules are merely suggestions. The two have a troubled past, but he owes her a favor and she’s cashing in. They team up to catch the assailant, who, mystifyingly, has no discernible motive and fits no classic criminal profile. All they have to go on is a distinctive tattoo and a singular obsession that gives this chillingly efficient tactician his nickname: Spider.Over the next seventy-two hours, Sanchez and Heron find themselves in the midst of a lethal chess match with the killer as they race to stop the carnage. As the victims mount, so do the risks. Because this spider’s web of intrigue is more sinister—and goes far deeper—than anyone could possibly anticipate.

Objev podobné jako Fatal Intrusion - Jeffery Deaver, Isabella Maldonado

When a New York City construction crane mysteriously collapses, causing mass destruction and killing several people, Rhyme and Amelia Sachs are on the case. A political group claims to be behind the sabotage and threatens another crane collapse in twenty-four hours, unless their demands are met. The clock is ticking.With New York in a panic, the stakes are higher than ever for Rhyme and his team to unravel the plot before the timer runs out and more cranes crash down, reducing the city and its people to rubble. Then Rhyme realizes that the mastermind behind the terror is his own nemesis—the Watchmaker.

Objev podobné jako The Watchmaker’s Hand - Jeffery Deaver

Audiokniha: Vraha, co se nedá chytit, odhalí jedině detektiv, který se nemůže hýbat. Newyorské bezpečnostní složky jsou v pohotovosti kvůli konferenci OSN, situaci však zkomplikuje nález těla bizarně zavražděného muže. Pod tlakem okolností požádá policie o pomoc bývalého detektiva Lincolna Rhymea, jenž je po úrazu však ochrnutý a upoutaný na lůžko. Aby se mohl pustit po stopě zabijáka, který své zohavené oběti pohřbívá typicky morbidním způsobem a záměrně zanechává drobné stopy, spojí se s mladou pochůzkářkou Amélií, která se tak stává jeho „rukama a nohama“. Jak přibývá umučených obětí, vynořují se z nově zjištěných informací obrysy dávných hrůz. „První případ Lincolna Rhymea je malý klenot, vyvolávající maximální napětí. Deaver neplýtvá slovy; kniha je stručná, ale především sevřená. Je jako dobře připravený sportovec: vše je naladěné na optimální výkon, aniž by to sklouzávalo k samoúčelnosti. Sběratel kostí je tak i léta po svém napsání jedním z nejlepších thrillerů, na jaké můžete v knihkupectvích narazit.“ – Boris Hokr, Knihožrout.cz

Objev podobné jako Sběratel kostí - Jeffery Deaver - audiokniha

Audiokniha: „Zkušený kouzelník se snaží oklamat spíš mysl než oko.“ Pohled na uškrcenou flétnistku, nad níž se ještě sklání vrah, policejní pochůzkářky šokoval. Na jejich rozkaz si ten hnědovlasý padesátník s plnovousem přesto poslušně lehl čelem k zemi. Než však strážkyně zákona stačily k ubohé oběti dojít, ozvalo se prásk a skromný vestibul Manhattanské školy hudby vyplnil záblesk. Pachatel v tu ránu zmizel, opevnil se v koncertním sále a na další pokusy o vyjednávání začal vyhrožovat usmrcením další rukojmí. A pak dohadování přerušil výstřel. Ženy vpadly do místnosti, jenže ta byla… prázdná. Detektiv Lincoln Rhyme na místo činu neprodleně vysílá kolegyni Amélii Sachsovou, která je od fatálního úrazu jeho prodlouženou rukou i pozornýma očima. Přelstí spolu ďábelského iluzionistu, jehož bestiální vraždění teprve začalo? PÁTÝ PŘÍPAD LINCOLNA RHYMA „Vynalézavé a nepředpověditelné… Tak spletitý děj by dokázal směle kopírovat šroubovici točitého schodiště.“ – People „Třaskavý thriller.“ – Chicago Sun-Times „Deaver ve své nejlepší formě.“ – Publishers Weekly

Objev podobné jako Iluze - Jeffery Deaver - audiokniha

Audiokniha: Když včerejšek je klíčem k lepšímu dnešku a dokonalému zítřku…Lovec odměn Colter Shaw vyrazí do amerického státu Washington po stopách dvou mladíků, kteří v městečku Gig Harbor údajně poničili baptistický svatostánek a postřelili kazatele i kostelníka. Zkušený stopař se bryskně zbaví zákeřného konkurenta i horkokrevných strážců zákona a hodlá nalezený párek mládenců bezpečně odvést k jejich nejbližším. Jenže zničehonic jeden z uprchlíků přímo před jeho očima zcela nesmyslně spáchá sebevraždu. Výčitkami stíhaný Shaw se rozhodne prozkoumat sektářskými praktikami zavánějící komunitu, k jejímuž sídlu v horách pronásledovaná dvojice mířila. Pod falešnou identitou se infiltruje do tábora Nadace Osiris, jež ústy svého zakladatele mistra Eliho slibuje truchlícím zásadní životní změnu – samozřejmě za tučný poplatek. Dokáže v přísně střeženém komplexu, plném fanatických stoupenců tajemného gurua, odhalit skutečný charakter společenství a současně utajit svou pravou totožnost? Heslo organizace „to nejlepší teprve přijde“ brzy získává výhrůžný podtón…Druhý ze série krimithrillerů s chladnokrevným vyšetřovatelem Colterem Shawem, protagonistou seriálu Stopař. Odpůrce zbytečného rizika, které si vždy dokáže dobře propočítat, však musí tentokrát běhat s vlky, aby zachránil ovečky samozvaného spasitele. „Promyšlený a strhující příběh o chamtivém podvodníkovi v lůně americké divočiny.“ – The Times„Dokonale vyvážené napětí, hodnověrné vyprávění… Perfektní odrazový můstek pro všechny, kdo tvorbu jednoho z nejlepších současných autorů thrillerů teprve začínají objevovat.“ – Publishers Weekly„Deaver je mistrem v budování zápletky i ovládání tempa příběhu. Vtáhne čtenáře do děje od první věty.“ – Irish IndependentShawova kariéra lovce odměn, vlastně celá podstata jeho osobnosti byla založená na schopnosti přežít. Zachraňovat životy. Nacházet oběti únosů, ohrožené uprchlíky, sériové vrahy číhající na obchodního zástupce nebo třeba na vysokoškolačky. Jenže tady náhle selhal. Adam byl mrtvý a on potřeboval vědět proč. A potřeboval vědět, jestli stejné riziko nehrozí i někomu dalšímu. Své nynější počínání Shaw chápal jako běžnou zakázku, ovšem bez vypsané odměny. Přijel sem vyšetřit okolnosti a zachránit každého, kdo to bude potřebovat. A kdyby bylo nutné odhalit nějakou nepravost, bez váhání udělá i to. – ukázka z knihy

Objev podobné jako Komunita truchlících - Jeffery Deaver - audiokniha

Commissioned to mark the centenary of the Abbey Theatre in Dublin in 2004, The Burial at Thebes is Seamus Heaney's new verse translation of Sophocles' great tragedy, Antigone - whose eponymous heroine is one of the most sharply individualized and compelling figures in Western drama. Faithful to the play's time and place, The Burial at Thebes represents opposing voices as they enact the ancient conflict between family and state in a time of crisis, pitching the morality of private allegiance against that of public service. Above all, The Burial at Thebes honours the sovereign urgency and grandeur of the Antigone, in which language speaks truth to power, then and now.

Objev podobné jako The Burial at Thebes - Seamus Heaney

As the last hour approaches, it''s time to topple misconceptions and discern God''s plan.We all have questions about the end times. But as Israeli Christian and respected Bible teacher Amir Tsarfati explains, biblical prophecy is a mystery, not a secret. Understanding is available to anyone who takes the time to study it. Designed as a companion to the bestselling and eye-opening book The Last Hour, this study guide is full of thought-provoking· reflection questions· discussion starters· Scripture studies· bonus reading material· and practical applicationAs the last hour approaches, rather than engaging in speculation and playing on people''s fears, Amir poses real-life scenarios grounded in biblical truth and helps you explore biblical prophecy--and its modern-day application and fulfillment--in fresh and fascinating ways.Praise for The Last Hour:"This timely book is a well-written, thrilling, thought-provoking, challenging, encouraging must-read."--Anne Graham Lotz"What God has promised to His people, He is fulfilling. I believe that God is going to use The Last Hour to open hearts to the Gospel."--Dr. David Jeremiah

Objev podobné jako The Last Hour Study Guide – An Israeli Insider Looks at the End Times - Amir Tsarfati

''This series is irresistible'' LEE CHILD‘An immersive, intelligent delight'' LUCY FOLEY''The Jake Jackson books get better and better'' ELLY GRIFFITHS‘Highly recommend’ KARIN SLAUGHTER''A pleasure'' BERNARD CORNWELLA beautiful landscape…It began as the project of a lifetime – a group of archaeologists, uncovering the remains of a Roman settlement on a beautiful hill in the glorious English countryside.A looming threat…But, the idyll is shattered when they begin receiving threatening letters. Former city detective Jake Jackson, now enjoying a quieter life in the local village, is pulled in to investigate.A killer closing in…Soon, threatening letters are the least of their problems, when a murderer strikes. And now the race is on for Jake to find them, before they kill again…READERS LOVE THE BURIAL PLACE…‘Unputdownable’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘I’m getting withdrawal symptoms already and looking forward to another book coming out. Soon please!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘A mysterious thriller that is both beautiful and terrifying at the same time’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘A brilliant book that any mystery fan will love’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘The descriptions blow my mind, and make me want to live off the grid in a small village somewhere’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Compelling and didn’t want it to end!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘A gripping and atmospheric thriller that delves into the darker aspects of human nature. Abell’s writing is sharp, with an engaging narrative that keeps the reader hooked from start to finish’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘I''m rapidly becoming a big fan of this series! It''s beautifully drawn, the setting is fantastic and the personal relationships just work for me. Can''t wait for the next one’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Kept me up at night as I read just one more chapter’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘I have loved all the books set in Little Sky but I really enjoyed this one set against an archaeological dig’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Bucket loads of atmosphere on every page from the suspicious letters, the ancient artefacts, the strange and eerie folly and the unprovoked attacks’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘The story moves apace and there are twists that will have you suspecting everyone in turn!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Intriguing from the start’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘My first 5-star read of 2025’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Objev podobné jako The Burial Place - Stig Abell

I knew the site of the hut and the hill behind it up which I had rushed, and in the flickering glow the eyes of the rats still shone with a sort of phosphorescence. Beyond the genre-defining influence of Dracula, Bram Stoker was also a master of the short story form. This new collection of the author’s tales represents his diverse interests in the macabre and uncanny, ranging from the hallucinatory and dreamlike in ‘The Shadow Builder’ and ‘In the Valley of the Shadow’ to the more overtly horrifying in the mini- masterpieces of ‘The Judge’s House’ and ‘The Burial of the Rats’. Alongside acknowledged classics of the horror short story canon, this new volume also includes obscurities such as the darkly comic ‘Old Hoggen: A Mystery’ and the morbid fairy tale ‘The Castle of the King’ to reflect the full brilliance of the legendary writer.

Objev podobné jako The Burial of the Rats - Bram Stoker

A skeleton discovered. A murder to be solved . . . On a stormy night in December, a tree is blown down on an isolated Devon farm. When the fallen tree is dragged away, a rucksack is found caught amongst the roots - and next to it is a human skeleton.The discovery of the body and the rucksack revives memories for DI Wesley Peterson. A young hitchhiker who went missing twelve years ago was last seen carrying a similar backpack. Suddenly a half-forgotten cold case has turned into a murder investigation.Meanwhile, in the nearby village of Petherham, a man is found dead in suspicious circumstances whilst staying at a local guesthouse. Wesley''s friend, archaeologist Neil Watson, is studying Petherham''s ancient mill and uncovering the village''s sinister history. Could the string of mysterious deaths in Petherham over a hundred years ago be connected to the recent killings? As Wesley digs deeper into the case, it seems that the dark whisperings of a Burial Circle in the village might not be merely legend after all . . .Whether you''ve read the whole series, or are discovering Kate Ellis''s DI Wesley Peterson novels for the first time, this is the perfect, gripping mystery if you love reading Elly Griffiths and Ann Cleeves.PRAISE FOR KATE ELLIS:''A beguiling author who interweaves past and present'' The Times''I loved this novel'' Ann Cleeves''Haunting'' Independent''Unputdownable'' Bookseller''The chilling plot will keep you spooked and thrilled to the end'' Closer''A fine storyteller, weaving the past and present in a way that makes you want to read on'' Peterborough Evening Telegraph

Objev podobné jako The Burial Circle - Kate Ellis

Zámečník chodí na návštěvy zásadně bez ohlášení, ale žádný strach. Odemkne si sám! Po nevydařeném soudním procesu je proslulý vyšetřovatel Lincoln Rhyme donucen ukončit spolupráci s newyorskou policií. Ani hrozící kriminál však neohroženého kvadruplegika neodradí od snahy dopadnout zločince přezdívaného Zámečník, jehož noční dostaveníčka s nic netušícími oběťmi připravují obyvatele města o klidný spánek. Tajemný muž, kterému neodolá žádný bezpečnostní mechanismus ani alarm, za sebou nezanechává velké škody, natož mrtvoly. Vybrané nešťastníky prozatím okrádá jen o pocit bezpečí, nicméně to se může brzy změnit. A tak Rhyma a jeho kolegy v čele s nepostradatelnou Amélií Sachsovou čeká závod s časem: protivníkem jim bude perfekcionista plánující několik tahů dopředu a v mnohém připomínající kriminalistova úhlavního nepřítele, obávaného Hodináře… Patnáctý díl úspěšné série detektivních románů nabízí další napínavý kriminální případ pod geniální taktovkou Lincolna Rhyma. „Skutečnost, že Rhyme a Sachsová se musejí obejít bez pomoci policie, s níž mají zakázáno spolupracovat, ještě podtrhuje dusno, které příběh provází až do poslední stránky.“ – The Book Reporter. „Pokud od Jefferyho Deavera očekáváte napětí, pečlivou laboratorní práci a zdatné, i když trochu svérázné detektivy, dostane se vám všeho dostatek.“ – centrum-detektivky.cz. „Poznávacím znamením [Deaverových knih] jsou neskutečné zvraty a překvapivá odhalení, protože v jeho knihách nikdy nic není takové, jak se na první pohled zdá. A v Nočním návštěvníkovi to autor dotáhl k dokonalosti, protože každý zvrat ještě postaví vzhůru nohama a následně obrátí naruby.“ – databazeknih.cz. „Kdo chce překonat zámek, musí přechytračit výrobce i zámek samotný. Musí být jako šachista. A musí tohle všechno zvládat pod tlakem tikajících hodin. Ten váš kluk je inteligentní a šikovný zároveň. To je u člověka, který provádí takové věci, hodně špatná kombinace. Takže jestli vám můžu radit, vyčleňte na něj dost prostředků. Najděte ho. A najděte ho rychle. Jinak z toho kouká pěkný průser." – ukázka z textu.

Objev podobné jako Noční návštěvník - Jeffery Deaver

A devious collection of short stories from the master of misdirection, featuring appearances from Lincoln Rhyme and Colter Shaw. Amongst the dead ends … A murder at a crime writers' conference. The method is entirely literary, the motive seems obvious – but can the detective who was first on scene puzzle out what's between the lines? Amongst the misdirections … An intelligence analyst has the chance to get out from behind the desk and do some real spy work. But as he enters the field, he begins to realise just how out of his depth he is … Somewhere lies the truth. A brilliant sleuth, obsessed with Sherlock Holmes’s mysteries, turns his attention to a serial killer targeting women in New York's Central Park. But as his deductions bring him closer to his prey he starts to wonder who is doing the hunting …

Objev podobné jako Dead Ends - Jeffery Deaver

In a race against time and nature, there’s only one man you want on your side.''Could I put the book down? Not a chance'' New York Times''An exhilarating action-infused mystery'' Booktrib.comIn northern California a small town teeters on the brink of disaster as flood waters bear down on it. Colter Shaw, however, is on an even more urgent rescue mission – a family swept away in the initial deluge.The clock is ticking, and their survival window is rapidly closing.However, the impending disaster raises questions – is the town’s vulnerability a natural occurrence, or is there a more human element at work?Teaming up with his sister, Dorion, Shaw must uncover the truth, and quickly, otherwise there will be no town, and no one, left to save.

Objev podobné jako South of Nowhere - Jeffery Deaver

Location scouting is to the film business what Switzerland is to war. John Pellam had been in the trenches of film making, with a promising Hollywood career - until a tragedy sidetracked him. Now he's a location scout, who travels the country in search of shooting sites for films. When he rides down Main Street, locals usually clamor for their chance at fifteen minutes of fame. But in a small town in upstate New York, Pellam experiences a very different reception - his illusionary world is shattered by a savage murder, and Pellam is suddenly center stage in an unfolding drama of violence, lust, and conspiracy, which have a stranglehold on this less-than-picture-perfect locale.

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Audiokniha: Nejspolehlivější smrtící zbraní ve 21. století jsou informace…Slovutný newyorský kriminalista Lincoln Rhyme usilovně pracuje na dopadení mezinárodně hledaného profesionálního vraha, když se mu donese, že jeho bratranec je obviněn z vraždy a hrozí mu pětadvacet let natvrdo. A třebaže důkazy hovoří jasně v Arthurův neprospěch, trvá na své nevině. Geniálnímu kvadruplegikovi se do dalšího případu zprvu moc nechce, ale záhy nabude přesvědčení, že to na nebohého příbuzného kdosi šikovně narafičil – a že k něčemu podobnému nedošlo zdaleka poprvé. S přispěním půvabné vyšetřovatelky Amélie Sachsové a ochotného mladého pochůzkáře Rona Pulaskiho se Rhyme dostane na stopu vychytralého zločince, který stejně horlivě shromažďuje nepotřebné haraburdí i citlivá osobní data. Během pouhých tří dnů společně odhalí bezpočet šokujících informací o krádežích identity a odkryjí rozsáhlou síť obchodů s ní. Usvědčí však i zlovolného sběratele dat, jenž možná zná recept na dokonalou vraždu?Osmé setkání s nedostižným konzultantem newyorské policie v oboru soudní kriminalistiky. Tentokrát proti němu stojí pachatel nového věku, který své brutální zločiny svaluje na nevinné spoluobčany.„Navýsost aktuální téma činí děj ještě poutavějším.“ – Publishers Weekly„Pokud jste nebyli paranoidní před četbou Rozbitého okna, po ní už zaručeně budete.“ – The Book Report Network„Ne, ne, ne, tohle je příliš velká shoda okolností,“ zamumlal Rhyme. „Chci vidět jejich…“„Požádala jsem jednoho člověka, aby mi jejich spisy vytáhl z archivu.“Kriminalista se zasmál. I tentokrát byla Sachsová o krok před ním. Vzpomněl si na dobu před několika lety, kdy se spolu poprvé setkali. Sachsová byla tehdy rozčarovanou pochůzkářkou, odhodlanou vzdát se kariéry u policie, zatímco Rhyme byl připraven vzdát se něčeho mnohem důležitějšího. Jak dlouhý kus cesty od té doby urazili!Natáhl ústa k mikrofonu na tyčince. „Příkaz: zavolat Sellittovi.“ Byl vzrušený. Opět v sobě cítil ony neopakovatelné vibrace, rozechvění z blížícího se lovu. Zvedni ten zatracený telefon, spílal v duchu Sellittovi a poprvé po dlouhé době nemyslel na Anglii.„Nazdar, Linku.“ Místnost zaplnil Sellittův hlas s brooklynským ocáskem. „Co se…“„Poslyš. Máme problém.“ – ukázka z knihy

Objev podobné jako Rozbité okno - Jeffery Deaver - audiokniha

From Elizabeth Macneal, the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Doll Factory, The Burial Plot is a spellbinding Gothic thriller about murder and manipulation. London, 1839.With the cemeteries full and money to be made in death, tricksters Crawford and Bonnie survive on wicked schemes and ill-gotten coin. But one blistering evening, their fortunes flip. A man lies in a pool of blood at Bonnie’s feet and now she needs to disappear.Crawford secures her a position as lady’s maid in a grand house on the Thames. As Bonnie comes to understand the family – the eccentric Mr Moncrieff, obsessively drawing mausoleums for his dead wife, and their peculiar daughter Cissie, scribbling imaginary love letters to herself – she begins to question what secrets are lying behind the house’s paper-thin walls and whether her own presence here was planned from the beginning. Because Crawford is watching, and perhaps he is plotting his greatest trick yet . . .

Objev podobné jako The Burial Plot - Elizabeth Macneal

From Elizabeth Macneal, the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Doll Factory, The Burial Plot is an unstoppable thriller about murder, manipulation, and a young woman trying to wrestle power from the hands of a dangerous man. But he’s always one step ahead . . . London, 1839. Where the cemeteries are full and there is money to be made in death, Bonnie and Crawford lead a life of trickery, surviving off ill-gotten coin and nefarious schemes. Until one hot evening, their luck runs out. A man lies in a pool of blood at Bonnie’s feet and now she needs to disappear.Crawford secures her a position as lady’s maid in a grand house on the Thames, still deep in mourning for its late mistress. As Bonnie comes to understand this family – the eccentric Mr Moncrieff, obsessively drawing mausoleums grand enough for his dead wife, and their peculiar daughter Cissie, scribbling imaginary love letters to herself from the mysterious Lord Duggan – so too does she begin to question what really happened to Mrs Moncrieff and whether her presence here is all part of some dark plan.Because Crawford is watching, and perhaps he is plotting his greatest trick yet . . .

Objev podobné jako The Burial Plot - Elizabeth Macneal

A devious collection of short stories from the master of misdirection, featuring appearances from Lincoln Rhyme and Colter Shaw.Amongst the dead ends …A murder at a crime writers'' conference. The method is entirely literary, the motive seems obvious – but can the detective who was first on scene puzzle out what''s between the lines?Amongst the misdirections …An intelligence analyst has the chance to get out from behind the desk and do some real spy work. But as he enters the field, he begins to realise just how out of his depth he is …Somewhere lies the truth.A brilliant sleuth, obsessed with Sherlock Holmes’s mysteries, turns his attention to a serial killer targeting women in New York''s Central Park. But as his deductions bring him closer to his prey he starts to wonder who is doing the hunting …

Objev podobné jako Dead Ends - Jeffery Deaver

The chilling second Kathryn Dance novel from the bestselling author of The Bone Collector. A highway patrol trooper notices something strange on the side of the road: a homemade cross, fashioned as a memorial. Except the date being 'remembered' is the following day - the day the police find a kidnapped teenage girl in the trunk of a car, left for dead. Special Agent Kathryn Dance, kinesics expert with the California Bureau of Investigation, is on the case. The teenage victim points her to an online community where criticism is vicious. It looks as though one teen has finally snapped. Then further crosses appear. Now Dance must race against the clock to find the attacker before he can carry out his deadly plans for revenge ...in the cyber world and the real.

Objev podobné jako Roadside Crosses - Jeffery Deaver

The unputdownable new psychological thriller from S K Tremayne, the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The Ice TwinsA hotel brimming with wealthy guestsSurrounded by the Blackwater estuary, The Stanhope hotel sits on a beautiful remote island. Tonight is the grand reopening, and organiser Hannah watches the guests with pride.Celebration leads to tragedyBut as drinking descends into debauchery, drunken revellers wade into the water, unaware of the treacherous tide at The Drowning Hour.They are never seen again.Fear becomes phobiaTormented by a terror of water, Hannah is stuck on the island over winter. Whispers about That Night begin to circle.Someone knows what really happened in The Drowning Hour – and Hannah isn’t safe…Gripping, atmospheric and twisty, The Drowning Hour is perfect for fans of C.J. Tudor and Ruth Ware.

Objev podobné jako The Drowning Hour - S. K. Tremayne

Dazzling new short stories from Salman Rushdie that transport us around the world from Bombay neighbourhoods to elite English universitiesIf old age was thought of as an evening, ending in midnight oblivion, they were well into the eleventh hour. ‘Salman Rushdie is a genius’ A.M. HomesTwo quarrelsome old men in Chennai, India, experience private tragedy during national calamity. Revisiting the Bombay neighbourhood of Midnight's Children, a magical musician is unhappily married to a multibillionaire. In an English university college, an undead academic asks a lonely student to avenge his former tormentor. These five dazzling works of fiction move between the three countries that Salman Rushdie has called home – India, England and America – and explore what it means to approach the eleventh hour of life. Do we accommodate ourselves to death, or rail against it? How can we bid farewell to the places that we have made home? The Eleventh Hour ponders life and death, legacy and identity with the penetrating insight and boundless imagination that have made Salman Rushdie one of the most celebrated writers of our time. 'Rushdie’s wry sense of mischief remains undimmed' Financial Times, *Books of the Year*'One of the most important voices in contemporary literature' Independent‘Rushdie has not just enlarged literature’s capacities, he has expanded the world’s imaginative possibilities’ The Times

Objev podobné jako The Eleventh Hour - Salman Rushdie

The thrilling new instalment in the globally bestselling Women''s Murder Club series.___________________________________________________Trouble is never far away . . . The Women’s Murder Club is out celebrating an engagement at San Francisco’s finest restaurant when a blood-curdling scream interrupts the festivities.They soon discover a young woman who has been the victim of a violent assault. Sergeant Lindsay Boxer makes an arrest. Assistant District Attorney Yuki Castellano takes the case.But assigning blame is made impossible due to the victim’s chaotic version of events – and the shocking reason behind her ever-changing memory.As Yuki argues the toughest case of her career, Lindsay must chase down a high-society killer whose target practice may leave the Women’s Murder Club short a bridesmaid . . . or two.______________________________________________________Readers are loving The 24th Hour . . .''These ladies are like family to me''''James Patterson does it again as only he can''''I would highly recommend this whole series to anyone''''Such an enjoyable read, so entertaining''''Juggernaut speed until the very end''_______________________________________________PRAISE FOR THE WOMEN''S MURDER CLUB''Packed with action... a compelling read with great set pieces and, most of all, that charismatic cast of characters'' SUN''I couldn''t turn the pages quick enough. Great plot, fantastic storytelling and characters that spring off the page - all the right ingredients for a thriller!'' HEIDI PERKS''Fast-moving, intricately plotted... Boxer steals the show as the tough cop with a good heart.'' MIRROR''Terrific, high-octane, really pacy... every scene is a film, every character real, and every plot point leaves us breathless.'' JO SPAINThe 24th Hour was a No. 1 Sunday Times Bestseller 17/03/2024

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The Richard and Judy Book Club Pick The #1 eBook Bestseller Uncover the secrets that lie beneath Notting Hill; the captivating new mystery from Sunday Times bestseller Eve Chase – now in paperback! ''A clever mystery that kept me gripped. I loved every word'' Claire Douglas''Passionately emotional, dreamily written and dripping with boho glamour'' Daily Mail''A book you want to race back to'' Lisa Jewell''A wonderful twisty novel of family and secrets'' Kate Morton''Moody, evocative, with a dream-like quality no other author can master'' Gillian McAllister''Lush, evocative, nostalgic; gripping. A true treat of a book'' Sarah Vaughan''Impossible to forget'' Publishers Weekly, starred review*****Present day Paris: Maggie Parker receives a call. The new owners of her family’s old Notting Hill home are digging up the basement. They’ve no idea what might lie beneath . . .London, twenty-one years earlier: teenaged Maggie, babysitting her little brother, waits in vain for her mother to come home after a night out. Seeking clues to her mother’s mysterious disappearance, she''s drawn away from the neighbourhood’s grand terraces and into its hustling backstreets - and the arms of someone else living on their wits.Over two decades later, the clock is ticking on a secret set to shatter Maggie’s grown-up life. But the draw of the past is irresistible . . . *****Praise for The Midnight Hour:''Evocative, beautifully written and absolutely gripping, The Midnight Hour is sensational’ Rosie Walsh''A gripping tale of family secrets'' Woman''s Own''I was up all night reading'' Elizabeth Fremantle''Engrossing, atmospheric and beautifully written'' Anna Mazzola''A plot as tightly sprung as a Swiss watch'' Veronica Henry''Absorbing and compulsive . . . a brilliantly imagined and beautifully written story'' Hazel Gaynor''An exquisitely-written, immersive mystery'' Tammy Cohen''I adored every word'' Gill Paul''So vivid, it''s like a time machine'' Tasmina Perry

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''An enthrallingly intricate novel . . . impressive''GUARDIAN''There''s something of F. Scott Fitzgerald about the way Cahill writes about the very rich''DAILY MAIL''A biting satire of the art world''s glamour, pomp and greed . . . lucid and evocative''DAILY TELEGRAPH''I really loved The Violet Hour . . . On one level it functions as a highbrow whodunnit, and grippingly so, but it''s much more than that, building into a meditation on mortality and the unreliable consolations of art, love and materialism''PATRICK GALE, author of Mother''s Boy''A thrilling story told in seductive, shimmering prose. Beauty, money, power, seduction, betrayal. It''s all here in this bewitching and all too often troubling backstage pass to the commercial art world''CHLOË ASHBY, author of Wet Paint''I''m overwhelmed by the beauty of James Cahill''s writing and storytelling''SANTANU BHATTACHARYA, author of Deviants''Artists are slaves to their vanity. But in the end, in time, they see things as they really are.''Thomas Haller has achieved the kind of fame that most artists only dream of: shows in London and New York, paintings sold for a fortune. The vision he presents to the world is one of an untouchable genius at the top of his game. It is also a lie. Who is the real Thomas Haller? His oldest friend and former dealer, Lorna, might once have known - before Thomas traded their early intimacy for international fame. Between his ruthless new dealer and a property mogul obsessed with his work, the appetite for Thomas and his art is all-consuming. On the eve of his latest show, the luminaries of the art world gather. But the sudden death of a young man has put everyone on edge, and a chain of events begins that will lead the friends back into the past, to confront who they have become. A story of deception, power play and longing, The Violet Hour exposes the unsettling underbelly of the art world, asking: who is granted admission to a world that only seems to glitter and who is left outside, their faces pressed to the glass?PRAISE FOR TIEPOLO BLUE''The best novel I have read for ages . . . masterly''STEPHEN FRY''An exhilarating, erudite read''VOGUE.COM''Electric''GUARDIAN''Startlingly impressive''DAILY MAIL

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NOW A MAJOR TV SHOW, FROM THE NETWORK BEHIND THE WALKING DEAD----------------''Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches series is a surfeit of macabre delights, summoning up lush decadence, gothic secrets, and a little brimstone.''Holly Black, Sunday Times bestselling author of Book of Night''Rice''s sprawling, supernatural family saga cements her in perpetuity as a titan of the gothic genre. Daring, dark, and lovely.''S.T. Gibson, Sunday Times bestselling author of A Dowry of Blood''A sensual, genre-defining thriller from the queen of gothic horror.''Jay Kristoff, New York Times bestselling author of Empire of the Vampire''Anne Rice did what so few writers do, and created something truly original.''Cassandra Clare, New York Times bestselling author of Sword Catcher__________Rowan Mayfair is special.A brilliant neurosurgeon with a hidden legacy, she’s unaware that she’s a descendent of an ancient witch bloodline.Michael Curry was dead.When a drowned body washes up on the coast of California, Rowan finds him one day and brings him back to life.Now, he lives with a mysterious and terrifying new power.Drawn together by a fierce and irresistible bond, they must dive into the secrets that surround them both.And when dark truths are uncovered, the witching hour begins.A hypnotic novel of witchcraft and the occult across four centuries, by the spellbinding, bestselling author of The Vampire Chronicles.__________''A curious amalgam of gothic, glamour fiction, alternate history, and high soap opera.''The Washington Post Book World''[W]hen I found Rice''s work I absolutely loved how she took that genre and (...) made [it] feel so contemporary and relevant.'' Sarah Pinborough, bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes''[Rice wrote] in the great tradition of the gothic''Ramsey Campbell, bestselling author of The Hungry Moon----------------READERS ABSOLUTELY THE WITCHING HOUR . . .***** ''Can''t get enough!''***** ''Chilled me to the bone from the very beginning''***** ''Dark. Enthralling. Powerful.''***** ''After the first few pages, I couldn''t put it down.''***** ''Her writing is so good.''***** ''I absolutely loved this book''***** '' These books are a wonderful world to enter''***** ''I am so hooked on this book''***** ''Haunting, elegant and twisted.''

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In this "lively and entertaining" history of ideas (Liaquat Ahamed, The New Yorker), New York Times editorial writer Binyamin Appelbaum tells the story of the people who sparked four decades of economic revolution. Before the 1960s, American politicians paid little attention to economists. But as the post–World War II boom began to sputter, economists gained influence and power. Binyamin Appelbaum traces the rise of the economists, first in the United States and then around the globe, as their ideas reshaped the modern world, curbing government, unleashing corporations, and hastening globalization. Some leading figures in the field are relatively well-known, such as Milton Friedman and Arthur Laffer, while others stayed out of the limelight but left a lasting impact on modern life: Walter Oi, a blind economist who persuaded President Nixon to end military conscription; Alfred Kahn, who rejoiced in the crowded cabins on commercial flights as proof of his deregulation of air travel; and Thomas Schelling, who put a dollar value on human life. Their fundamental belief? That government should stop trying to manage the economy. Their guiding principle? That markets would deliver steady growth and ensure that all Americans shared in the benefits. But the economists' hour failed to deliver on its promise of broad prosperity. And the single-minded embrace of markets has come at the expense of economic equality, the health of liberal democracy, and future generations. Timely, engaging, and expertly researched, The Economists' Hour is a reckoning—and a call for people to rewrite the rules of the market. A Wall Street Journal Business BestsellerWinner of the Porchlight Business Book Award in Narrative & Biography

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A cat-and-mouse thriller set in Victorian London, The Burial Plot is the third novel from Sunday Times bestseller Elizabeth Macneal, about murder, manipulation, and a young woman wrestling power from the hands of a dangerous man.

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**THE THRILLING SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**''If only all history mysteries could be as good as The Midnight Hour'' The TimesAn old man lies dead and it looks like poison, but his wife isn''t the only one who had reason to kill him. Brighton, 1965When theatrical impresario Bert Billington is found dead in his retirement home, no one suspects foul play. But when the postmortem reveals that he was poisoned, suspicion falls on his wife, eccentric ex-Music Hall star Verity Malone. Frustrated by the police response to Bert''s death and determined to prove her innocence, Verity calls in private detective duo Emma Holmes and Sam Collins. This is their first real case, but as luck would have it they have a friend on the inside: Max Mephisto is filming a remake of Dracula, starring Seth Billington, Bert''s son. But when they question Max, they feel he isn''t telling them the whole story.Emma and Sam must vie with the police to untangle the case and bring the killer to justice. They''re sure the answers must lie in Bert''s dark past and in the glamorous, occasionally deadly, days of Music Hall. But the closer they get to the truth, the more danger they find themselves in...***********PRAISE FOR THE MIDNIGHT HOUR ''An intricately plotted whodunnit'' Daily Mail ''Griffiths writes with verve and wit'' Irish Times''An entertaining period murder mystery'' Irish Independent''Layered with a gripping plot'' Belfast TelegraphA Sunday Times bestseller w/c 24/04/2022

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Can they fall in love, sixty minutes at a time?''Cressida''s characters are wonderful'' Sarah Morgan''Bursting with warmth'' Kirsty Greenwood''We couldn''t put this down!'' BELLA''You''ll devour this'' Woman''s WeeklyThe deliciously captivating new standalone novel from the bestselling author of The Staycation and The Cornish Cream Tea series.Jess is happy working in Greenwich market selling trinkets to well-heeled locals and excitable tourists.Then one Sunday, Jess is thrown together with handsome, funny Ash, as they chase a pickpocket through the market, and before long they are making a habit of running into each other at the same time each week.Jess starts to realize that their hour together is the brightest part of her life. But Ash isn’t telling her everything – can she discover the truth before it’s too late?Readers LOVE The Happy Hour!''I fell hard for this book… A summer must-read'' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''A gorgeous romance'' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''Absolutely beautiful … heartwarming and romantic'' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''This is an amazing book!'' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''I couldn’t put it down…'' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''This has everything I want in a good read'' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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