Ian Hamilton Boeken

Ava is werkelijk uniek. Je zou haar kunnen bestempelen als een Chinees-Canadese Liesbeth Salander met een zwak voor Vuitton-tassen. In tegenstelling tot Stieg Larssons heldin beschikt ze over prima sociale vaardigheden, waardoor ze vertrouwelijke informatie en verduisterde financiële geldstromen boven tafel weet te krijgen zonder (nou ja, meestal) geweld te gebruiken.

Ava Li is jong, klein van stuk, meester in de martial arts en ze heeft een zwak voor Louis Vuitton-tassen. Voor haar baan als financieel detective reist ze de gehele wereld over op zoek naar gestolen geld. Maar soms komt ze op plaatsen waar ze maar beter zo min mogelijk kan opvallen... In Spel van de Draak wordt ze ingehuurd door Tommy Ordonez, de rijkste man van de Filippijnen. Bij de aankoop van een stuk grond heeft hij 50 miljoen dollar verloren. Niet alleen Tommy's familiekapitaal staat op het spel, maar ook zijn reputatie. Ava Li ontdekt al snel een connectie met een illegale pokerclub in Las Vegas. Hier gaat ze de confrontatie aan met een van 's werelds meest gevreesde pokerspelers...

In his letter to the Ephesians, Paul elaborates on, in a most wonderful way, the God-given, Christ-secured, Holy Spirit-applied privileges of the Christian life. Here, perhaps more than anywhere else in the New Testament, we are brought face to face with the "unsearchable riches of Christ" (3:8). Step by adoring step, Paul introduces us to the spiritual blessings that are the predestined, blood-bought privileges of all who have put their self-abandoning trust in Jesus Christ. His letter to the Ephesians is a spiritual Mount Everest, turning us away from ourselves and placing the spotlight of God's great salvation wholly on Christ.

Paul's words in Galatians 6:14, 'Far be it for me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, ' highlight how central and personally significant the cross of Christ is to Christians. Jesus himself saw the cross as his divinely appointed destiny. As he began to experience the unimaginable agony that lay before him, he said, 'Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? "Father, save me from this hour"? But for this purpose I have come to this hour' (John 12:27). In Words from the Cross Ian Hamilton places Jesus' seven expiring words of grace and hope in their wider biblical context and explores their theological, pastoral, and evangelistic significance. The short chapters encourage us to reflect and meditate on the love of God which is 'the fountainhead of the gospel' (John Owen) and bring us to devote all we are to the Saviour who gave his all for us.

Psalm 23 is probably the best known and most read passage in the Bible - a wonderfully reassuring picture of the believer’s life. Through it we learn the Lord God almighty is the faithful, heavenly Shepherd of his sheep - not only faithfully leading his sheep in life but also through the valley of the shadow of death - bringing them into his house where he will dwell with them forever. Reflecting on Psalm 23 verse by verse will help us see how rich and privileged the believer’s life is as we learn how personally God is committed to protect and bring his people to be with him to heaven.Table of 1. The Lord Loves His Sheep2. The Heavenly Shepherd Provides for His Sheep3. The Heavenly Shepherd Restores His Sheep4. The Heavenly Shepherd Leads His Sheep5. The Heavenly Shepherd Never Leaves His Sheep6. The Heavenly Shepherd Protects His Sheep7. The Heavenly Shepherd Leads His Sheep Safely Home

This collection includes the poems in Frost's first three books and eighteen earlier poems that are rarely reprinted

This book is a collection of writing about the game of soccer with contributions by literary names like Camus and Nabokov, Hans Keller, A.J.Ayer, Karl Miller and Eammon Dunphy. It also features articles such as Martin Amis on a visit to the Far East with Watford Football Club and Bill Buford on yob violence. In addition, though, the collection draws heavily on the best of British soccer journalism and aims for a strong documentary feel, with coverage of key moments in the history of the game - the 1966 World Cup, the Sheffield Wednesday bribes case, the Heysel Stadium disaster - and some of the dressing room eloquence from the players and managers themselves.

In the latest thrilling novel in the Ava Lee series, Ava investigates a Ponzi scheme that takes her from Amsterdam to Antwerp and then Singapore, where she must confront one of the country's most powerful families.

Ava Lee squares off against the Chinese government over a controversial film depicting the infamous Tiananmen Square Massacre in the latest thriller from bestselling author Ian Hamilton. Ava Lee is in the French Riviera with Pang Fai and Lau Lau for the long-awaited premiere of Tiananmen at the Cannes Film Festival. As the film wins numerous awards and international acclaim, a distribution deal with a major American firm is arranged by the film's producer, Chen. When several months go by with no word from the Americans, Chen decides to travel to Los Angeles to determine what is preventing the film's release. En route from his home in Bangkok, Chen goes missing. Ava is called in to investigate and soon learns that Chen is being held by the Thai Immigration Services on orders of the Chinese government, which is unhappy with the film's depiction of the infamous massacre at Tiananmen Square. Using its growing power and influence, the Chinese government seeks to block the film's distribution and punish those responsible for its production. To protect her investment, Ava must find a way for Tiananmen to be released, while keeping secret her own involvement in the film's creation and ensuring that her friends are kept safe from retribution. It is a difficult balancing act, perhaps the most difficult of her life, as the stakes have never been higher nor has failure been more costly.

International bestselling author Ian Hamilton returns with a riveting new novel featuring fan-favourite Uncle Chow Tung, who is called upon to end a violent turf war between rival gangs and stop a new organized crime bureau of the Hong Kong Police from eliminating the triad societies once and for all. Hong Kong, 1995. Two years before Hong Kong is to be returned to the People's Republic of China, the Communist government has its eye on the New Territories, and tensions are running high among the triads. A turf war breaks out in Macau and quickly spreads to Hong Kong. In response, the Organized Crime Triad Bureau of the Hong Kong Police, backed by the Chinese government, begins a major crackdown on gang activities. Several triad leaders ask Uncle to intervene and bring an end to the violence. As Uncle begins mediation talks, his own territory of Fanling is attacked by a neighbouring gang. At the root of the tensions is a fear of what will become of Hong Kong after the Communists take over. When Uncle expresses these concerns about the future to Lin Huning, his partner in China, his response comes as a surprise and leads to an unexpected outcome that will have a lasting effect for decades to come.