Chuck Hogan creëert spannende verhalen die vaak de grenzen tussen thriller en het bovennatuurlijke doen vervagen. Zijn werk duikt in de donkerdere aspecten van de menselijke natuur en de morele dilemma's waarmee zijn personages worden geconfronteerd. Met een scherp oog voor detail en een sterke vertelstem dompelt Hogan lezers onder in meeslepende plots. Zijn verhalen verkennen regelmatig de verborgen conflicten en spanningen die onder de oppervlakte van het dagelijks leven kunnen bestaan, en nodigen uit tot reflectie over de grenzen van goed en kwaad.
In this Boston-based thriller, Iraq war veteran Neal Maven returns home only to feel out of place. He meets charismatic fellow vet Brad Royce, who recruits him into a risky scheme intercepting drug deals. As Maven enjoys newfound excitement and camaraderie, he soon realizes that his dream life may be more dangerous than it appears.
Der Exsoldat Neal Maven arbeitet als Parkplatzwächter in Boston und trifft auf andere Veteranen, die ebenfalls mit ihren Kriegserlebnissen kämpfen. Gemeinsam planen sie, den Drogenhändlern der Stadt Geld und Drogen zu stehlen, um diese zu vernichten. Doch die Gangster lassen nicht lange auf sich warten.
It s been two years since the vampiric virus was unleashed in "The Strain" and the entire world now lies on the brink of annihilation. There has been a mass extermination of humans orchestrated by the Master an ancient vampire possessed of unparalleled powers. The future of humankind lies in the hands of a ragtag band of freedom fighters Dr. Eph Goodweather, Dr. Nora Martinez, Vasiliy Fet, and Mr. Quinlan, the half-breed offspring of the Master who is bent on revenge. It s their job to overturn this devastating new world order. But good and evil are malleable terms now, and the Master is most skilled at preying on the weaknesses of humans. Now, at this critical hour, there is evidence of a traitor in their midst, and only one man holds the answer to the Master s demise but is he one who can be trusted with the fate of the world? And who among them will pay the ultimate sacrifice so that others may be saved?"
Ein grausamer Mord, eine Stadt ohne Zukunft, eine große Liebe Don Maddox nimmt in Black Falls eine Stelle als Hilfspolizist an. Was keiner versteht, denn er ist der Einzige aus dem Ort, der jemals in dieses Provinzkaff zurückgekommen ist. Was niemand weiß außer dem früheren, pensionierten Polizeichef: Don Maddox ist undercover hier, weil in dem Ort einiges faul ist. Black Falls gilt als Umschlagplatz für neue Designerdrogen. Als ein spektakulärer Mord ganz Black Falls aufrüttelt, gerät auch Maddox in Lebensgefahr.
After the Strain has taken hold, comes the Fall… It took the world just sixty days to end… By the time the crisis went to Congress, and was analysed, legislated, and ultimately vetoed, we had already lost. The night belonged to them. Leaving us longing for daylight when it was ours no more… Ephraim Goodweather, director of the New York office of the Centers of Disease Control, is one of the few humans who understands what is really happening. Vampires have arrived in New York City, and their condition is contagious. If they cannot be contained, the entire world is at risk of infection. As Eph becomes consumed with the battle against the total corruption of humanity, his ex-wife, Kelly, a victim of the vampiric strain, is ever-more determined to claim their son, Zack. And as the origins of the Master who unleashed the epidemic a gradually revealed, Eph learns that there is a greater, more terrible plan in store for the human race - worse even than annihilation…
A Boeing 777 arrives at JFK and is on its way across the tarmac, when it suddenly stops dead. All window shades are pulled down. All lights are out. All communication channels have gone quiet. Crews on the ground are lost for answers, but an alert goes out to the CDC. Dr. Ephraim "Eph" Goodweather, head of their Canary project, a rapid-response team that investigates biological threats, gets the call and boards the plane. What he finds makes his blood run cold. In a pawnshop in Spanish Harlem, a former professor and survivor of the Holocaust named Abraham Setrakian knows something is happening. And he knows the time has come, that a war is brewing. So begins a battle of mammoth proportions as the vampiric virus that has infected New York begins to spill out into the streets. Eph, who is joined by Setrakian and a motley crew of fighters, must now find a way to stop the contagion and save his city - a city that includes his wife and son - before it is too late.
Doug MacRay überfällt mit Freunden eine Bank und nimmt die Filialleiterin Claire Keesey als Geisel. Nach ihrer Freilassung verliebt er sich in sie, während ein FBI-Agent ebenfalls Interesse an Claire hat. Doug plant einen letzten Coup, um sich von seiner kriminellen Vergangenheit zu befreien und neu anzufangen.
