Michael Havlen Boeken

Byla to jejich nejsmrtelnější zbraň. Nyní jsou jeho cílem. Jako dítě ho unesli na Střední Východ. Tvrdým výcvikem ho přetvořili na jednoho z nejelitnějších bojovníků jeho generace. Přinutili ho dělat věci, které by žádný člověk dělat neměl - tím spíš, když nevěří doktríně, kterou hlásají. Zatímco jeho soukmenovci zahajovali přípravu k vraždění, on začal hledat cestu ven. A nyní, v předvečer největšího smrtícího útoku, jaký se kdy podařilo zorganizovat, konečně spatřil svoji šanci. Osvobodí se. A najde ty, kteří z něj udělali monstrum.

Hosté přijíždějí a oslavy začínají. Na téhle svatbě je ovšem něco divného… Frank Szatowski neviděl svou dceru už tři roky a každý den se tím užírá. Když mu tedy Maggie zčistajasna zavolá, má velkou radost. A když mu navíc oznámí, že se vdává a zve ho na svatbu, jeho nadšení nezná mezí. Jak se později ukáže, Maggie si bere příslušníka bohatého klanu Gardnerových, syna známého amerického technologického magnáta. Franka zaskočí, v jak vysokých společenských kruzích se jeho dcera najednou pohybuje. Je však odhodlaný vztah s ní za každou cenu napravit. Svatba se koná ve velice luxusním a odlehlém venkovském sídle u jezera. Frank se snaží s dcerou znovu sblížit a poznat její novou rodinu. Je to ale těžké. Jeho nastávající zeť Aidan je uzavřený a vyhýbavý, Maggie na něj nemá čas a místní obyvatelé si o Gardnerových nemyslí nic hezkého. Frank začíná mít podezření, že něco není v pořádku. Navíc před svatbou obdržel anonymní zprávu spojující Aidana s dávným zmizením mladé ženy. Rozhodne se zjistit pravdu, i když riskuje, že tím Maggie navždy ztratí.

Aaron Decker's life changes one December morning when his wife Allison is killed. Haunted by her absence—and her ghost—Aaron goes through her belongings, where he finds a receipt for a motel room in another part of the country. Piloted by grief and an increasing sense of curiosity, Aaron embarks on a journey to discover what Allison had been doing in the weeks prior to her death.Yet Aaron is unprepared to discover the dark secrets Allison kept, the death and horror that make up the tapestry of her hidden life. And with each dark secret revealed, Aaron becomes more and more consumed by his obsession to learn the terrifying truth about the woman who had been his wife, even if it puts his own life at risk.A masterful, heart-palpitating novel of small-town horror and psychological dread from a Bram Stoker nominee.

The unforgettable debut thriller from Jason Rekulak with a twist you simply will not see coming... guaranteed to keep readers up at night.

Noel Holcroft, zoon van een overleden nazi, krijgt dertig jaar na de oorlog een document overhandigd dat indertijd door zijn vader en twee andere nazi's is opgesteld. Er staat in dat er een enorm bedrag is vastgezet op een Zwitserse bank. Deze hoeveelheid geld moet nu gebruikt worden om de slachtoffers van het Derde Rijk te helpen. De drie oudste kinderen van de ondertekenaars worden belast met de uitvoering van de opdracht. Al spoedig blijkt echter, dat het plan verre van nobel is en dat onder de dekmantel van rechtvaardigheid een barbaars complot schuilgaat.

Eight strangers. One island. A secret you'd kill to keep.

De Amerikaanse marine volgt in het geheim een Chinees vrachtschip dat onderweg is naar Irak. Het gerucht gaat dat de lading bestaat uit tonnen chemicaliën, waarmee een arsenaal aan nieuwe biologische wapens geproduceerd kan worden. Om een diplomatiek incident en een escalatie te voorkomen, moet het schip gestopt worden voordat het buiten bereik is. Maar eerst is bewijs nodig dat de lading inderdaad dodelijk is. Jon Smith krijgt opdracht dat te vinden. In een race tegen de klok doet Smith een serie explosieve ontdekkingen: de ware lading van het schip; een van de best bewaarde Chinese staatsgeheimen en bovendien een angstwekkende internationale samenzwering...

A priceless violin. And a dark secret someone is prepared to kill for. DCI Oldroyd has seen his fair share of victims, but he has never witnessed a murder--until now. When world-famous violinist Hans Muller is shot and killed during a concert, the detective is faced with a case beyond logic. The culprit is nowhere to be found--and the victim's priceless violin has disappeared too. As Oldroyd investigates the mystery of the murderer's identity and the motive for the killing, he enters the ruthless world of wealthy instrument collectors and stumbles upon a dark path where shocking secrets have been buried in the past. But the secrets will soon take centre stage. Oldroyd must use all his cunning to recover the priceless instrument. But can he also solve the mystery of a murderer who vanished in front of his own eyes?

Een kolonel van de supergeheime Amerikaanse interventiemacht Covert-one jaagt met twee kompanen op terroristen die met een DNA-computer de militaire en civile netwerken van de gehele wereld bedreigen.

In het hedendaagse Japan, waar multinationals elkaar bloedig bestrijden, probeert Nicholas Linnaer orde in de chaos te scheppen.

A homeless man in Boston, an Army Major in California, and a teenage girl in Atlanta all die suddenly and painfully--each a victim of an unknown doomsday virus. For three days, a team of scientists is a U.S. government laboratory has been frantically trying to unlock the virus's secrets. When the leading researcher from that lab, Lt. Col. Jonathan Smith, returns from overseas, he barely survives a series of well-orchestrated attempts made on his life. By the time Smith eludes his pursuers and makes it home, he discovers that the virus has claimed its fourth victim, Dr. Sophia Russell--Smith's fiancee. Devastated and enraged, Smith quickly uncovers evidence that his lover's death was no accident--that someone out there has the virus, and the pandemic that threatens hundreds of millions of lives is no accident. But wherever he turns, Smith finds that some unseen force has blocked his quest for information. Not knowing whom to trust, Smith assembles a private team to search for the truth behind the deadly virus. While the death toll mounts, their quest leads to the highest levels of power and the darkest corners of the earth, as they match wits with a determined genius--and as the fate of the world lies in the balance.

After surviving the crash of a Lear jet, fashion executive Skye Delaney finds herself stranded on a Pacific island with the plane's seductive pilot. Discovering that he is actually Kyle Jagger--a ruthless business tycoon with a reputation as an international playboy--at first makes Sky mistrustful. But soon, in a sultry Eden, she succumb's to Kyle's tender caresses.

'Clever and compelling. You?ll love THE CHILD? Clare Mackintosh'Tense, tantalising and ultimately very satisfying . . . definitely one of the year's must-reads? Lee Child'An engrossing, irresistible story about the coming to light of a long-buried secret. An absolutely fabulous read - I loved it!?Shari LapenaThe bestselling author of 2016?s breakout debut, THE WIDOW, returns with her new dark, unputdownable thriller.********When a paragraph in an evening newspaper reveals a decades-old tragedy, most readers barely give it a glance. But for three strangers it?s impossible to ignore.For one woman, it?s a reminder of the worst thing that ever happened to her.For another, it reveals the dangerous possibility that her darkest secret is about to be discovered.And for the third, a journalist, it?s the first clue in a hunt to uncover the truth.The Child?s story will be told.********'I loved this gripping story that kept me guessing to the end? Liz Nugent'Fiona Barton is a major new talent? M J Arlidge

Herfst 1940. Het Derde Rijk is op het toppunt van zijn macht. Rusland is zijn bondgenoot, Frankrijk is bezet, Engeland zucht onder de blitzkrieg en de vs is neutraal. Stephen Metcalfe werkt voor de Amerikaanse geheime dienst. Door een speling van het lot krijgt hij de opdracht een plan op te zetten, dat de laatste hoop kan zijn voor de vrije wereld. Hiervoor moet hij in Rusland een ex-geliefde vinden en misschien zelfs verraden. Om te slagen riskeert Metcalfe meer dan hem lief is.

They say you killed...But What If They're Wrong? Sixty seconds after she wakes from a coma, Maggie's world is torn apart The police tell her that her daughter Elspeth is dead. That she drowned when the car Maggie had been driving plunged into the river. Maggie remembers nothing. When Maggie begs to see her husband Sean, the police tell her that he has disappeared. He was last seen on the day of her daughter's funeral. What really happened that day at the river? Where is Maggie's husband? And why can't she shake the suspicion that somewhere, somehow, her daughter is still alive?

Hluboko pod ulicemi Londýna žije Tuesday. Labyrint opuštěných tunelů se stal jejím domovem i útočištěm. Sem se uchýlila, aby se schovala před lidmi, kteří jí krutě ublížili. Odtud se jim mstí. Ukradli jí celý život. A ona jim teď vezme ten jejich. Nemá už totiž co ztratit. Když se objeví spojení mezi Tuesday a brutálními útoky na členy londýnského gangu, přistane případ na stole detektiva Losse: vyhořelého policajta, kterého pronásleduje stín nikdy nevyřešené vraždy jeho dcery. Před třemi lety mu zemřela v náručí. Přišel pozdě a nikdy si to nepřestal vyčítat. Co je to za policajta, když neumí najít ani vraha vlastní dcery? Teď ale Loss poprvé znovu cítí naději: možná je právě případ Tuesday klíčem ke zjištění, proč musela jeho dcera zemřít.

Een Amerikaans congreslid raakt betrokken bij een terroristische actie in Oman.

Paul Janson is een voormalig geheim agent die niets meer van 'het werk' wil weten. Totdat de steenrijke Peter Novak, die ooit Pauls leven redde, wordt ontvoerd door terroristen die hem dreigen te executeren. Janson stelt haastig een team samen om Novak te redden, maar als dat misloopt is hij de enige overlevende. De geheime diensten menen dat hij bewust Novaks dood heeft veroorzaakt en zetten hem op een dodenlijst. Jansons enige kans ligt in het achterhalen van de waarheid over Peter Novak. Een waarheid die oorlogen kan veroorzaken, regeringen ten val kan brengen en de loop van de geschiedenis kan veranderen...

"Casey Fletcher, a recently widowed actress trying to escape a streak of bad press, has retreated to the peace and quiet of her family's lake house in Vermont. Armed with a pair of binoculars and several bottles of bourbon, she passes the time watching Tom and Katherine Royce, the glamorous couple living in the house across the lake. They make for good viewing-a tech innovator, Tom is rich, and a former model, Katherine is gorgeous. One day on the lake, Casey saves Katherine from drowning, and the two strike up a budding friendship. But the more they get to know each other-and the longer Casey watches-it becomes clear that Katherine and Tom's marriage isn't as perfect and placid as it appears. When Katherine suddenly vanishes, Casey becomes consumed with finding out what happened to her. In the process, she uncovers eerie, darker truths that turn a tale of voyeurism and suspicion into a story of guilt, obsession and how looks can be very deceiving." [bookshelf.ca]

10 hours It’s November 1991. George H. W. Bush is in the White House, Nirvana's in the tape deck, and movie-obsessed college student Charlie Jordan is in a car with a man who might be a serial killer. Josh Baxter, the man behind the wheel, is a virtual stranger to Charlie. They met at the campus ride board, each looking to share the long drive home to Ohio. Both have good reasons for wanting to get away. For Charlie, it’s guilt and grief over the murder of her best friend, who became the third victim of the man known as the Campus Killer. For Josh, it’s to help care for his sick father. Or so he says. Like the Hitchcock heroine she’s named after, Charlie has her doubts. There’s something suspicious about Josh, from the holes in his story about his father to how he doesn’t seem to want Charlie to see inside the car’s trunk. As they travel an empty highway in the dead of night, an increasingly worried Charlie begins to think she’s sharing a car with the Campus Killer. Is Josh truly dangerous? Or is Charlie’s suspicion merely a figment of her movie-fueled imagination? What follows is a game of cat-and-mouse played out on night-shrouded roads and in neon-lit parking lots, during an age when the only call for help can be made on a pay phone and in a place where there's nowhere to run. In order to win, Charlie must do one thing - survive the night.

Soubor toho nejlepšího ze současné britské krimipovídky sestavený legendárním Maxem Jakubowským.

A loving husband or a heartless killer...she'd know, wouldn't she?There's a lot Jean hasn't said over the years about the crime her husband was suspected of committing. She was busy being the perfect wife, standing by her man while living with accusing glares and anonymous harassment. Now her husband is dead, and there's no reason to stay quiet. People want to hear her story. They want to know what it was like living with that man. She can tell them there were secrets. There always are in a marriage.     The truth--that's all anyone wants. But the one lesson Jean has learned in the last few years is that she can make people believe anything. For the reporter who has secured the exclusive interview, this is the scoop of a lifetime. For the detective who has lived a half-life since he failed to get justice for the victim, it is a chance to get at the truth that has eluded him for so long. For Jean, it's a chance to defend herself, what she knew--and when.     This is the tale of a missing child, narrated by the wife of the main suspect, the detective leading the hunt, and the journalist covering the case. It's a brilliantly ominous, psychologically acute portrait of a marriage in crisis--perfect for fans of The Silent Wife and The Girl on the Train .

INSPEKTOR JIM OLDROYD ŘEŠÍ ZLOČIN, KTEŘÍ SE ZDÁ AŽ PODEZŘELE JASNÝ… Louise je ve Whitby s přáteli na gothickém festivalu. Jejich návštěva únikové hry však končí krvavou vraždou. Jeden ze skupiny pobodá svou přítelkyni a z místa činu uteče. Jde o vraždu se třemi svědky, kdy jedenz nich však nevěří tomu, co viděl. Detektiv Oldroyd musí bojovat s násilným vrahem na svobodě a zároveň chránit svou dceru…