fb2Highly acclaimed for her hard-hitting, uncompromising and compelling writing, as well as her phenomenal Number 1 success, Martina Cole is the only author who dares to tell it like it is. After the recent runaway success of "The Take", Martina's new novel, "Close", is the story of the women who are left behind. Set in London's dark and violent gangland, this novel tells the tale of a gutsy mother and her two sons, and their lives in and out of jail. With her characteristically haunting writing and visceral subject matter, Martina Cole, has written yet another compulsive bestseller.
Kiedy pies jednego z mieszkańców okolicy Hollywood Hills znajduje kość, wydaje się, że nie ma w tym nic nadzwyczajnego. Ale właściciel zwierzęcia – emerytowany lekarz – rozpoznaje w zdobyczy pupila ludzkie szczątki. Policja podczas przeszukiwania terenu odkrywa niemal kompletny szkielet chłopca. Badania kryminalistyczne ujawniają, że ofiara została zamordowana kilkanaście lat wcześniej, a za życia była regularnie maltretowana. Detektyw Harry Bosch rozpoczyna śledztwo, by rozwikłać mroczną zagadkę sprzed lat, ale po upływie tak długiego czasu dochodzenie jest niezwykle trudne, a Departament Policji Los Angeles naciska, by jak najszybciej zamknąć sprawę.
Cmentarzysko zostało nagrodzone Anthony Award i Barry Award w kategorii "Najlepsza powieść 2003".
Michael Connelly – nominowany do nagrody Pulitzera amerykański dziennikarz i autor serii kryminałów powiązanych postacią detektywa Harry"ego Boscha, a także opowiadań i reportaży. W Polsce znany m.in. z powieści Krwawa profesja (2000, zekranizowana przez Clinta Eastwooda), Wydział spraw zamkniętych (2005), Muzyka z kufra (2006), Adwokat (2006), Echo Park (2007).
Connelly jest mistrzem w łączeniu kryminalnej intrygi, rozgrywającej się najczęściej w filmowym środowisku Hollywood, z wiarygodnie ukazanym dramatem psychologicznym. Żaden z tych składników nie góruje przy tym nad drugim, a ich połączenie świadczy o silnym wpływie, jaki na Connelly"ego wywarła twórczość Raymonda Chandlera i Rossa Macdonalda.
Wyszły z domu i nigdy nie wróciły. Kilkunastoletnie siostry zniknęły bez śladu. Nigdy nie odnaleziono ich ciał. Nigdy nie rozwiązano zagadki ich zaginięcia.
Trzydzieści lat później zagadkowa kobieta powoduje wypadek samochodowy. Przesłuchiwana przez policję wyznaje, że jest jedną z sióstr Bethany – tą, która uszła z życiem z rąk porywacza. Jej oszczędnie dawkowane zeznania są jednak pełne luk i nieścisłości, a wskazywane przez nią tropy okazują się ślepymi uliczkami.
Czy naprawdę jest tym, za kogo się podaje? Dlaczego tak długo zwlekała z ujawnieniem się? Co stało się z jej siostrą?
W poszukiwaniu odpowiedzi detektyw wydziału zabójstw zagłębia się w przeszłość, z której z porażającą siłą wyłania się ponura tajemnica cierpienia i zbrodni.
Why would a mathematics professor from Cambridge University, renting a holiday home outside Cape Town, require a false identity and three bodyguards? And where is he, now that they are dead? The only clue to the bodyguards' murder is the snake engraved on the shell casings of the bullets that killed them. Investigating the massacre, Benny Griessel and his team find themselves being drawn into an international conspiracy with shocking implications. It seems it is not just the terrorists and criminals of Britain and South Africa who may fear the Professor's work, but the politicians too. As the body count begins to spiral viciously, Benny must put his new-found love life aside and focus on finding the one person who could give him a break in the case: a teenage pickpocket on the run in the city. But Benny is not the only person hunting for Tyrone Kleinbooi . . . Shortlisted for the CWA International Dagger, COBRA is a relentlessly suspenseful, topical and richly rewarding novel from an author who is acclaimed around the world as a brilliant voice in crime fiction.
ПРОДОЛЖЕНИЕ БЕСТСЕЛЛЕРА «THE ONE. ЕДИНСТВЕННЫЙ»
«Если хочешь сохранить секрет, надо скрывать его и от себя». – Джордж Оруэлл, «1984»
В XXI веке информация – бог. Но как ее защитить? Любое хранилище можно взломать, кроме…
Несколько обычных людей выбраны правительством для участия в уникальной программе защиты данных. После новейших биоинженерных операций они становятся ходячими тайниками, Носителями. Отныне их мозг содержит сверхсекретные сведения, зашифрованные в генетическом коде. Взамен они получили шанс решить все свои проблемы и начать жизнь с чистого листа.
Вместе Носители знают все грязные тайны, всю правду, скрывающуюся за каждой государственной ложью, за каждой теорией заговора. Но можно ли им доверять? Ведь у них тоже есть секреты, и они сделают все, чтобы их защитить…
Триллер в духе «Черного зеркала» от лауреата премии International Thriller Writers Award 2021
Лучший фантастический триллер-2021 по версии Wall Street Journal
«Роман прямо напрашивается: "NETFLIX, экранизируй меня!"» – My Chestnut Reading Tree
«С этой книгой я, словно кролик, выхваченный из тьмы фарами, зачарованно смотрел на источник света – и был безжалостно сбит тем, что оказалось за ним». – Books from Dusk till Dawn
«Завораживающе и в то же время невероятно пугающе». – Totally Booked
«Увлекательный и крайне правдоподобный триллер Маррса поднимает интересные вопросы о нашем будущем, где наука станет играть первую скрипку». – Booklist
«Чрезвычайно мощная комбинация умного сюжета, проблем технофобии, конспирологического триллера и шокирующих личных историй». – SFX Magazine
«Маррс поистине блестящ в лихих поворотах сюжета и адреналиновой гонке повествования». – Питер Джеймс
«Шок на каждой следующей странице». – Wall Street Journal
A stylish, thrilling game of spy vs. spy played by Villanelle, a peerless international assassin, and Eve, the fiercely intelligent MI6 analyst whose mission is to take her out—soon to be a BBC America series
Villanelle (a codename, of course) is one of the world’s most skilled assassins. A catlike psychopath whose love for the creature comforts of her luxurious lifestyle is second only to her love of the game, she specializes in murdering the world’s richest and most powerful. But when she murders an influential Russian politician, she draws a relentless foe to her tail.
Eve Polastri (not a codename) is a former MI6 operative hired by the national security services for a singular task: to find and capture or kill the assassin responsible, and those who have aided her. Eve, whose quiet and otherwise unextraordinary life belies her quick wit and keen intellect, accepts the mission.
The ensuing chase will lead them on a trail around the world, intersecting with corrupt governments and powerful criminal organizations, all leading towards a final confrontation from which neither will emerge unscathed. Codename Villanelle is a sleek, fast-paced international thriller from an exciting new voice in fiction.
El FBI lo llama código azul: cuando se sospecha que la identidad del testigo ha sido descubierta, cuando ha dejado la seguridad del programa, cuando no se sabe si está muerto o vivo… La vida de Kate se convierte en una pesadilla cuando descubre que su padre está involucrado en el caso judicial contra un poderoso cartel de narcos. Todos los miembros de su familia se convierten en testigos protegidos: han de dejar atrás su casa, su ciudad, sus trabajos, sus amigos… toda su vida. Kate se niega a entrar en el programa, aunque eso signifique separarse de los que más quiere. Una vez sola, comienza a descubrir que el FBI y su propio padre le están ocultando algo. Y que a veces, los que tenemos más cerca son los que más hemos de temer. Andrew Gross nos sumerge en el oscuro y peligroso mundo de los testigos protegidos, donde el engaño impregna todos los aspectos de la vida y cualquier paso en falso puede ser el último.
El FBI lo llama código azul: cuando se sospecha que la identidad del testigo ha sido descubierta, cuando ha dejado la seguridad del programa, cuando no se sabe si está muerto o vivo… La vida de Kate se convierte en una pesadilla cuando descubre que su padre está involucrado en el caso judicial contra un poderoso cartel de narcos. Todos los miembros de su familia se convierten en testigos protegidos: han de dejar atrás su casa, su ciudad, sus trabajos, sus amigos… toda su vida. Kate se niega a entrar en el programa, aunque eso signifique separarse de los que más quiere. Una vez sola, comienza a descubrir que el FBI y su propio padre le están ocultando algo. Y que a veces, los que tenemos más cerca son los que más hemos de temer. Andrew Gross nos sumerge en el oscuro y peligroso mundo de los testigos protegidos, donde el engaño impregna todos los aspectos de la vida y cualquier paso en falso puede ser el último.
The Green Mile, Stephen King’s #1 New York Times bestselling novel, was first published twenty years ago in six original paperback installments. Inspiration for the Oscar-nominated film starring Tom Hanks about an innocent man on death row, The Green Mile is now available for the first time in e-serial form. Coffey on the Mile is Volume Six.
Cold Mountain Penitentiary has seen its share of men drawing their last breaths, with many of them claiming to be innocent until the very end. In this final chapter of the six-part novel, we learn both John Coffey’s fate and the terrible truth Paul Edgecombe discovers about him. The story also brings us farther into the present as Paul recounts the events of his life after Cold Mountain—and the lives of all he encountered there. The gentle giant with healing hands. The little mouse that softened a murderer’s heart. The corrupt man capable of more evil than any of those he guarded. And all the wonderful and horrible men and moments in that place of ultimate retribution, the well-worn stretch of linoleum they called the Green Mile.
The Green Mile, Stephen King’s #1 New York Times bestselling novel, was first published twenty years ago in six original paperback installments. Inspiration for the Oscar-nominated film starring Tom Hanks about an innocent man on death row, The Green Mile is now available for the first time in e-serial form. Coffey’s Hands is Volume Three.
Eduard Delacroix has grown quite attached to Mr. Jingles. But one guard, Percy Wetmore, despises Mr. Jingles… and anything that might bring happiness to an inmate. Not all guards can be like Paul. He’s a man who doesn’t like to see anyone suffer and has dedicated his career to making sure that the condemned men in his charge spend their last days with peace and dignity. Paul is also suffering. He has a painful bladder infection that just won’t let up. It’s because of this ailment that he learns that John Coffey has the ability to heal with his touch. It’s a wondrous revelation at a time when yet another man must take his final trip on the Green Mile.
DC Ebony Willis must relive her own troubled past as she goes undercover to ensnare a ruthless and twisted killer
When Tracy Collins agrees to meet up with the daughter she gave up for adoption more than twenty years ago, she is overjoyed to have the chance to kindle a relationship with her grandson, Jackson. But when Danielle suddenly disappears, leaving Tracy to look after Jackson, her new-found happiness is replaced by a living nightmare.
When a young woman’s body is found frozen beneath the ice in a canal in North London, DI Dan Carter and DC Ebony Willis are worried it could be Danielle. But when Tracy receives a phonecall from a mysterious man, she receives terrible confirmation that Danielle, though alive, is in terrible danger.
With time running out for Danielle, Ebony Willis must go undercover to infiltrate Danielle’s circle of friends. But playing the single mother is a role that is all too familiar for Ebony, and she’ll have to draw on every ounce of strength to deliver Danielle’s killer to the police, before the weight of her own past pulls her under.
Suspicion and fear surround the mysterious disappearance of a movie star’s daughter... the race to claim the reward for finding Anna Louise Caley spirals into a deadly trail of voodoo in the french quarter of New Orleans... Lorraine Page is back in Cold Blood, the devastating new thriller from Lynda La Plante, brilliant creator of Prime Suspect and The Governor.
Ex-lieutenant Lorraine Page has buried her past to start a new life as a private detective. Helped by two trusted friends, the Page Investigation Agency is ready to fight the best in Los Angeles for the right to do business.
I he Caleys were determined that someone should find their daughter... dead or alive. They weren’t paving extra for an emotional involvement in the case, but Lorraine finds herself crossing the boundary. The search for a missing girl becomes a deadly murder hunt, and in her desperation to succeed and prove herself, Lorraine is caught in a web of deceit and violence that threatens to drag her back into the murky world she fought so hard to escape.
Continuing the investigation means risking everything against a secret network of terror... The insidious undercurrent of evil forces Lorraine to battle with the demons inside herself. But the million dollar bonus is one hell of an incentive not to back off a case that could kill her — or give her a future and the professional respect she craves.
Rachel Hunter thinks she and her daughter Jean are safe in the Witness Protection program, when she meets a cold eyed man with an easy smile at the restaurant where she works. In the days following, Rachel discovers that Nick McCarty, is much more than just an author.
Nick McCarty, assassin and bestselling author, contemplates a change in life styles after receiving an order to kill a woman who reminds him of someone from long ago. Six days later, Nick puts a fifty caliber bullet through the head of Hayden Tanus, the man who'd ordered her death, launching himself down the path of protecting a mother and daughter he barely knows, for reasons he isn't fully prepared to admit.
Rachel realizes the unstoppable killer protecting them lives by only one code – whatever it takes until the danger is past. With their lives forfeit if she makes the wrong decision, will Rachel choose life by Nick's side, regardless the costs?
An elite club of quirky criminologists asks psychologist Alan Gregory and his pregnant wife, Assistant District Attorney Lauren Crowder, to help solve a ten-year-old case.
Whites shrewd mystery, the eighth and best in the series since Remote Control (1997), doubles as an engrossing catalogue of lonely misfits and aging oddballs for whom the murder of two teenaged girls becomes a metaphor for their own inability to put their pasts behind them. The girls disappear one night in 1988 after visiting the ranch of Boulder, Colorado, psychotherapist and talk-radio host Raymond Welle.
Several months later, their mutilated corpses are discovered many miles away in a melting snowdrift. Sheriff Phil Barrett attributes their death to an unknown psycho, and the bodies are buried. In the subsequent decade, Dr. Welle becomes a national celebrity when an apparently disgruntled former patient takes Welle's wife hostage, then kills her shortly before Sheriff Barrett's sharpshooters blow him away. Welle writes a best selling self-help book and gets elected to the US Congress, taking Barrett along as his chief of staff. The area near the ranch, targeted for development by a Japanese group, is now a tourist trap owned and funded by local businessmen who may have made suspicious contributions to Welle's campaign. Locard, a weird Washington, D.C., group that specializes in solving old crimes, draws in Gregory and Crowder (whose first husband was the brother of Welle's deceased wife) but insists that they remain discrete.
In a matter of days, brassy Washington Post reporter Dorothy Levin begins investigating Welle's finances, the congressman ducks an assassination attempt, and Gregory finds the list of patients who may have slept with the charismatic therapist getting longer and longer. Superbly insightful, with delightful minor characters (including a feisty one-eyed forensic investigator with designer eye- patches) and a plot that races along, falling flat only at the end when far too many gun-toting villains talk… and talk… and talk
The first of three Repairman Jack prequels, revealing the past of one of the most popular characters in contemporary dark fantasy: a self-styled “fix-it” man who is no stranger to the macabre or the supernatural, hired by victimized people who have no one else to turn to.
We join Jack a few months after his arrival in New York City. He doesn’t own a gun yet, though he’s already connected with Abe. Soon he’ll meet Julio and the Mikulski brothers. He runs afoul of some Dominicans, winds up at the East Side Marriott the night Meir Kahane is shot, gets on the bad side of some Arabs, starts a hot affair, and disrupts the smuggling of preteen sex slaves. And that’s just Book One.
In the stew and dazzle of New York City, savvy, irreverent Fritz Malone – who Susan Isaacs called “the perfect balance of noir P.I. and decent guy” – is embroiled in a string of grisly murders that drags him behind the lurid headlines into the tangled affairs of some the city’s most beautiful people and their ugly truths. When two women linked with charismatic late-night TV personality Marshall Fox are found brutally slain in Central Park, Fox becomes the prime suspect and is charged with the murders. At the tabloid trial, one of Fox’s ex-lovers, Robin Burrell, is called to testify – and is instantly thrust into the media’s harsh spotlight. Shaken by a subsequent onslaught of hate mail, Robin goes to Fritz Malone for help. Malone has barely begun to investigate when Robin is found sadistically murdered in her Upper West Side brownstone, hands and feet shackled and a shard of mirror protruding from her neck. But it’s another gory detail that confounds both Malone and Megan Lamb, the troubled NYPD detective officially assigned to the case. Though Fox is in custody the third victim’s right hand has been placed over her heart and pinned with a four-inch nail, just as in the killings he’s accused of. Is this a copycat murder, or is the wrong man on trial? Teaming up with Detective Lamb, Malone delves deeper into Fox’s past, unpeeling the layers of the media darling’s secret life and developing an ever-increasing list of suspects for Robin’s murder. When yet another body turns up in Central Park, the message is clear: Get too close to Fox and get ready to die. And Malone is getting too close. In Cold Day in Hell, Richard Hawke has again given readers a tale about the dark side of the big city, a thriller that moves with breakneck speed toward a conclusion that is as shocking as it is unforgettable.