Luca D'Andrea Boeken

An atmospheric commercial thriller for readers of Stephen King and Jo l DickerJeremiah Salinger blames himself. The crash was his fault. He was the only survivor. Now only his daughter Clara can put a smile on his face. The depression and the nightmares are closing in.But when he takes Clara to the Bletterbach - a canyon in the Dolomites rich in fossil remains - he overhears by chance a conversation that gives his life renewed focus. In 1985 three students were murdered there, their bodies savaged, limbs severed and strewn by a killer who was never found.Salinger, a New Yorker, is far from home, and these Italian mountains, where his wife was born, harbour a close-knit, tight-lipped community whose mistrust of outsiders can turn ugly. All the same, solving this mystery might be the only thing that can keep him sane.Translated from the Italian by Howard Curtis

A haunting thriller drawing on myths, legends and fairy tales, set in a mysterious Italian valley - from Italy's bestselling answer to Stephen King.

"The Italian region of Alto-Adige is the northernmost part of the county, bordering Switzerland and Austria. The majestic Dolomites mountain range encompasses the area creating stark, beautiful landscapes. But this place of beauty also hides an evil side. For within the shadows of the towering Dolomites' peaks, one man has forged a reign of terror. Since World War II, when he was only a boy, Herr Wegener has been entrenched in a black market crime organization. He is feared by all and controls everyone: politicians, police, and his wife Marlene. But Marlene has finally had enough ... Unable to take her husband's abuse and cruelty anymore, Marlene has reached her breaking point and goes on the run--but not before stealing millions of lire worth of sapphires from Wegener's safe as well as his car. Marlene was a young woman when Wegener fell into her life by chance while she was working at a hotel to earn money for her family who still lives in a rural mountain town. He represented protection and sanctuary--until she found out too late how he made his money. But no one escapes Wegener, and he will make sure Marlene pays for her betrayal. Wegener sends a notorious assassin to kill his wife--an assassin known solely as The Trusted Man and who always gets the job done. Once he is given an assignment, he sees it through to the end no matter how difficult. Normally, this wouldn't be a problem for Wegener. But then one of his men discovers the one fact that would make him want Marlene alive. She's pregnant with his son ..."--Provided by publisher

"En 1985, durante una terrible tormenta, Kurtz Schaltzmann, Markus Baumgartner y su hermana Evi son brutalmente asesinados en el Bletterbach, un enorme cañón tirolés cuyos fósiles cuentan la historia del mundo. Treinta años más tarde, Jeremiah Salinger, un documentalista estadounidense recientemente instalado en una aldea de la zona junto a su mujer Annelise y su hija pequeña, se obsesiona con ese caso nunca resuelto. Todos a su alrededor, desde su suegro Werner, exdirector del Socorro Alpino y uno de los hombres que descubrieron los cuerpos mutilados, hasta la propia Annelise, son sospechosos de alguna manera y nadie desea remover el pasado. Sin embargo, es como si aquel sangriento acontecimiento arrastrara una maldición y en el Bletterbach hubiese despertado algo espantoso, tan antiguo como lamisma tierra, que se creía desaparecido. ¿Podrá Salinger descubrir la verdad y sobrevivir a ella?"--Amazon.com.

In "Die tödliche Spur des Monsters von Bozen" übernimmt Commissario Luther Krupp die Ermittlungen zu einem Serienmörder, nachdem die Leiche einer Prostituierten gefunden wird. Gemeinsam mit der Polizistin Arianna Lici und einem Reporter decken sie eine Reihe ungeklärter Mordfälle auf und erkennen die Kluft zwischen Recht und Gerechtigkeit.

... Strassen, die nur in den Augen ihrer Bewohner existieren. Strassen, in denen sich ein Geheimnis verbirgt. Paris. Eine glänzende Silbermünze stellt das Leben von Caius Strauss völlig auf den Kopf. Ein furchterregender Mann hat ihm die Münze geschenkt und Caius wird sie nicht mehr los. Egal wohin er sie auch wirft, sie kehrt immer wieder zu ihm zurück. Denn die Münze ist das Zeichen des Bösen. Sie ist Caius' Schicksal - und zugleich der Schlüssel zum mysteriösen Viertel Dent de Nuit. Im Herzen dieses albtraumhaft-apokalyptischen Paris macht Caius eine schreckliche Entdeckung: Er ist das Wunderkind, für das einige Menschen sterben und andere töten würden.

Caius, ein Wunderkind im Kerker, entdeckt seine Fähigkeit, die Vergangenheit von allem und jedem zu lesen. Diese Kraft ermöglicht ihm die Flucht und führt ihn zu seltsamen Kreaturen und neuen Freunden. Dabei enthüllt er erschreckende Wahrheiten über Herrn Spiegelmann und seine eigene Vergangenheit.