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DUTCH: Lincoln Rhyme is terug en levert vanuit zijn rolstoel weer een staaltje ongeëvenaard forensisch speurwerk. De vermaarde criminoloog is vanaf zijn nek verlamd en compenseert zijn handicap met zijn hersenen en met de armen en benen van zijn geliefde assistente Amelia Sachs. In De stenen aap wordt het indrukwekkende duo door FBI en IND te hulp geroepen om een vrachtschip te traceren dat met illegale Chinese immigranten onderweg is naar New York. Aan boord is ook de beruchte mensensmokkelaar die De Schim wordt genoemd. De aanhouding van het schip loopt uit op een catastrofe en Rhyme en Amelia moeten nu De Schim te pakken zien te krijgen voordat hij de twee gezinnen die van het schip zijn ontsnapt en in het doolhof van Chinatown zijn ondergedoken, kan opsporen en vermoorden.

Een politieagente gaat na een noodoproep poolshoogte nemen in een huis in een plaatsje in het noorden van de Verenigde Staten en ontdekt er twee lijken terwijl de moordenaars nog in de buurt moeten zijn.

Om het leven te redden van een jonge studente die achtervolgd wordt door een professionele huurmoordenaar krijgen forensisch expert Lincoln Rhyme en zijn assistente Amelia Sachs een bijna onmogelijke opdracht: het oplossen van een 140 jaar oude 'koude' zaak.

Een seriemoordenaar daagt de politie van New York uit, maar de enige die hem doorziet is een forensisch specialist die, verlamd, aan bed gekluisterd is.

A young woman wakes up in a cold, dark cellar, with no idea how she got there or who her kidnapper is. So begins her terrible nightmare. Nearby, the body of another young woman is discovered buried on a remote beach. But the dead girl was never reported missing - her estranged family having received regular texts from her over the years. Someone has been keeping her alive from beyond the grave. For Detective Inspector Helen Grace it's chilling evidence that she's searching for a monster who is not just twisted but also clever and resourceful - a predator who's killed before. And as Helen struggles to understand the killer's motivation, she begins to realise that she's in a desperate race against time . . .

Wanneer een moordenaar op heterdaad wordt betrapt, verschanst hij zich in de verwarring in een leeg lokaal; als de politie de deur openbreekt, blijkt hij verdwenen te zijn.

De neef van de grotendeels verlamde speurder en forensisch expert Lincoln Rhyme uit New York wordt ten onrechte verdacht van een roofmoord. Samen met zijn assistente Amelia Sachs gaat Rhyme op zoek naar de echte dader. Zo komt hij op het spoor van een groot data mining-bedrijf en een psychotische seriemoordenaar die met behulp van deze op internet verzamelde informatie het leven van zijn slachtoffers binnendringt, ze berooft, vermoordt en vervolgens via identiteitsdiefstal en geraffineerd vals bewijsmateriaal onschuldige personen zijn misdaden in de schoenen schuift. Spannende, beklemmende en actuele thriller waarin de auteur laat zien wat iemand met kwade opzet allemaal met tegenwoordig vrij makkelijk te verzamelen gegevens teweeg kan brengen. Achtste deel in Deavers thrillerserie over het duo Rhyme en Sachs dat werd geïntroduceerd in 'Tot op het bot' (The bone collector, verfilmd met Denzel Washington en Angelina Jolie). Deaver (1950) is een van de betere Amerikaanse thrillerauteurs, werd meermalen genomineerd voor een Edgar Award, won de British Thumping Good Read Award, en met de stand alone thriller 'Brandend ijs' de Steel Dagger Award 2004

FBI-agent en kinetisch expert Kathryn Dance moet de veroordeelde moordenaar Daniel Pell ondervragen. Hij zit een levenslange straf uit voor het vermoorden van de rijke familie Croyton. Maar Pell en zijn handlangers waren onzorgvuldig: niet alleen werden ze gepakt, ze lieten bovendien een overlevende achter - de jongste dochter van de Croytons, die over het hoofd werd gezien omdat ze lag te slapen, verstopt onder haar knuffels. Noch het meisje, noch de moordenaar heeft ooit nog gesproken over wat er gebeurde die nacht. Maar als Pell uit de zwaarbewaakte inrichting weet te ontsnappen, kan Kathyrn alleen uit het verleden opmaken wat hij van plan is en gaat ze op zoek naar het inmiddels volwassen meisje. Want het is een kwestie van tijd voor Pell weer zal toeslaan...

Stel je voor dat je in een café bent en er komt een man op je af. Hij komt je niet direct bekend voor, maar hij weet: alles van je: hoe het ervoor staat op je werk en wat je hobby's' zijn. Hij weet zelfs de naam Van je ex-vriend. Het klikt en je drinkt iets met hem... Op dat moment maak je je eerste - en laatste - fout. Jij bent het nieuwste slachtoffer van een, state-of-the-art moordenaar: de man die zelfs het dunne pantser wegrukt dat de geheim en van jouw leven nog beschermde, om je vervolgens Van het leven zelf te beroven. Er worden mysterieuze moorden gepleegd en de doorgewinterde politieman Frank Bishop is op de zaak gezet . Hij moet een eind zien te maken aan het almaar groeiende aantal slachtoffers. Hij krijgt hulp van Wyatt Gillette, een jonge computerhacker, -die het zelf nooit zo nauw nam met de wet, en uit de, gevangenis wordt gehaald Voor deze opdracht. Samen achtervolgen Bishop en Gillette de anonieme crimineel in zijn echte, maar ook in -zijn virtuele leven. Om dit meesterbrein, te kunnen verslaan, zullen ze al hun traditionele én hun cyberkennis moeten aanwenden. Maar hoe krijg je iemand te pakken die elke stap die jij zet kan volgen?

In de zomer van de Olympische Spelen in Berlijn, 1936, weet niemand wie te vertrouwen is en wie niet. Iedereen probeert zich staande te houden, zoals ex-onderwijzeres Käthe Richter en zwarthandelaar Otto Webber. Wanneer hitman Paul Schumann naar Duitsland gaat om de nazi Reinhardt Ernst te doden, wordt hij al voordat hij voet op Duitse bodem zet tegengewerkt door een spion die een waarschuwing naar de nazi's stuurt. Paul krijgt onverwacht hulp van Käthe en Otto om te zorgen dat zijn missie toch tot een goed einde komt…

Langs de snelwegen van Monterey, Californië, verschijnen steeds vaker herdenkingskruizen, niet ter herinnering aan dodelijke ongelukken in het verleden, maar als aankondiging van gruwelijke moorden die nog zullen volgen. Kathryn Dance, kinetisch expert bij het California Bureau of Investigation, wordt ingeroepen om de zaak op te lossen. Al snel komt ze op het spoor van de tiener Travis Brigham. Zijn rol bij een fataal auto ongeluk leidde tot verschrikkelijke haataanvallen tegen hem op een populair weblog. Kathryn zoekt naar wanhopig naar aanwijzingen over waar Travis zich schuilhoudt...

Wanneer een vrouw en haar dochter zwaargewond zijn door een brand, proberen zij in het niemandsland tussen leven en dood de brandstichter te ontmaskeren.

Wanneer een vrouw hoort dat een schizofrene misdadiger, die door haar toedoen is veroordeeld, uit een psychiatrische inrichting is ontsnapt, vreest niet alleen zij voor haar leven.

Vlak voor Earth Day wordt er ingebroken bij de elektriciteitscentrale van New York. Niet lang daarna komen er stroomstoten uit willekeurige stopcontacten. Ze kosten iedereen die in de buurt staat het leven en kunnen op elk moment opduiken, overal... Lincoln Rhyme en Amelia Sachs zijn koortsachtig op zoek naar de daders. Gaat het om eco-terroristen, een gefrustreerde werknemer van de centrale of een gestoorde maniak die alleen opereert? Het onderzoek wordt echter gedwarsboomd door het plotselinge opduiken van Rhymes oude aartsvijand de Klokkenmaker. Kinesica-expert Kathryn Dance is naar hem op jacht in Mexico. Maar de Klokkenmaker heeft een doelwit voor ogen en het is slechts een kwestie van tijd voor hij zal toeslaan...

Zesentwintig auteurs drukken elk hun stempel op het verhaal en bouwen de spanning op naar een explosieve finale. Wanneer Christopher Thomas, curator van het McFall Art Museum in San Francisco, wordt vermoord en zijn lijk in een ijzeren maagd in een Berlijns museum wordt gevonden, is zijn vrouw Rosemary de hoofdverdachte. Ze wordt berecht, veroordeeld en geëxecuteerd. Tien jaar later is ex-rechercheur Jon Nunn ervan overtuigd dat men de verkeerde ter dood heeft gebracht. Hij wil iedereen die aanwezig was tijdens de nacht dat Christopher stierf, bijeenroepen om de waarheid te achterhalen. Maar de moordenaar stelt alles in het werk om ervoor te zorgen dat het verleden begraven blijft... Met medewerking van: David Baldacci (Introduction) Jeff Abbott Lori Armstrong Sandra Brown Thomas Cook Jeffery Deaver Diana Gabaldon Tess Gerritsen Andrew F. Gulli Peter James J.A. Jance Faye Kellerman Raymond Khoury John Lescroart Jeff Lindsay Gayle Lynds Philip Margolin Alexander McCall Smith Michael Palmer T. Jefferson Parker Matthew Pearl Kathy Reichs Marcus Sakey Jonathan Santlofer Lisa Scottoline R.L. Stine Marcia Talley

Een politieagente gaat na een noodoproep poolshoogte nemen in een huis in een plaatsje in het noorden van de Verenigde Staten en ontdekt er twee lijken terwijl de moordenaars nog in de buurt moeten zijn.

The Coffin Dancer, America's most wanted hit man, is back. He's been hired by an airline owner who wants three witnesses taken care of before his trial, and has got the first, a pilot, by blowing up his entire plane. Enter quadriplegic ex-cop Lincoln Rhyme, who can find forensic evidence to hang a man in the smallest debris, and his assistant Amelia Sachs. Their job is to keep the remaining two witnesses safe, and to find the Coffin Dancer before he finds them. Because he will find them, and anyone else who tries to get in his way.

The electrifying ninth Lincoln Rhyme thriller.

In his classic thriller The Bone Collector, Jeffery Deaver introduced readers to Lincoln Rhyme-the nation's most renowned investigator and forensic detective. Now, a new killer is on the loose: a criminal inspired by the Bone Collector. And Rhyme must untangle the twisted web of clues before the killer targets more victims-or Rhyme himself. THE SKIN COLLECTOR The killer's methods are terrifying. He stalks the basements and underground passageways of New York City. He tattoos his victims' flesh with cryptic messages, using a tattoo gun loaded with poison, resulting in an agonizing, painful death. When a connection is made to the Bone Collector-the serial killer who terrorized New York more than a decade ago-Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs are immediately drawn into the case. Rhyme, Sachs, and the NYPD must race against time to answer the many questions the investigation uncovers: Whom will the killer attack next? What is the message behind the victims' tattoos? Does the killer's own inking--a fanged centipede sporting a woman's face--hold any significance? And what is his ultimate mission? As time runs out, Rhyme discovers that the past has returned to haunt him in the most troubling way imaginable...

New York Times bestselling author Jeffery Deaver has long thrilled fans with tales of masterful villains and their nefarious ways, and the brilliant minds who bring them to justice. Now the author of the Lincoln Rhyme series has collected for the first time his award-winning, spine-tingling stories of suspense -- stories that will widen your eyes and stretch your imagination. A beautiful woman goes to extremes to rid herself of her stalker; a daughter begs her father not to go fishing in an area where there have been a series of brutal killings; a contemporary of the playwright William Shakespeare vows to avenge his family's ruin; and Jeffery Deaver's most beloved character, criminalist Lincoln Rhyme, is back to solve a chilling Christmastime disappearance. Diverse, provocative, eerie and inspired, this collection of Jeffery Deaver's best stories exhibits the amazing range and signature plot twists that have earned him the title "master of ticking-bomb suspense" (People). With nods to O. Henry and Edgar Allan Poe, these beautifully crafted pieces, never before compiled in one volume, pulse with subtle intrigue and Deaver's incomparable imagination.

New York Times bestselling author Jeffery Deaver, “the grand master of the plot twist” ( Booklist ), is back with more diabolical tales of suspense. Deaver, author of the Lincoln Rhyme series ( The Bone Collector , etc.), crafted first-rate thrills in the story collection Twisted . Here he presents sixteen more tales—including an all-new Lincoln Rhyme entry—spawned from his darkly brilliant imagination. From a stressed-out commuter to a death-row inmate, Deaver’s characters are never what they seem—and every jaw-dropping curveball he delivers is nothing less than “ingeniously devious” ( People ).

"Thirty years ago, police chief Edward Shank hunted down and killed the most notorious serial killer in Seattle's history: the Beacon Hill Butcher. Now, eighty years old and retired, Edward is giving up his Victorian home to his grandson Matt, an aspiring chef. While Matt is renovating it, he stumbles upon a gruesome cache. Matt must decide whether he should ignore the sinister secret, go to the police, or take matters into his own hands. And his family's past is feeding disturbing changes in himself as well ... Sam, his girlfriend, believes that her mother may have been killed by the Beacon Hill Butcher - even though the murder took place two years after Edward Shank gunned down the killer. But Sam's search is bringing her too close to the truth ... and right into the path of Matt's terrible secret"--Back cover.

Prepare to meet the most seductively female and shockingly fatal femme fatales, brought to you by seventeen of today’s finest authors of mystery and suspense fiction. Award-winning editor Otto Penzler presents a collection of short, sizzling masterpieces filled with thrilling tales that showcase how sexy and fierce the 'gentler sex' can be. In 'Third Party', a party girl takes you on a wild ride through the Paris night, while Nelson DeMille's 'Rendezvous' plunges you into a Vietnam jungle where the deadliest scourge is a woman. Elmore Leonard introduces a Depression-era teenage gun moll in 'Louly and Pretty Boy', who loves Pretty Boy Floyd more than robbing filling stations. Lorenzo Carcaterra's 'A Thousand Miles from Nowhere' features a smart blonde seeking slow-simmered vengeance, and Michael Connelly's 'Cielo Azul' reveals how a nameless woman found dead in Los Angeles can be the most lethal prey. Other riveting tales include a scorned lover claiming an old fling's heart, a mysterious woman offering a tempting suicide pact, and a she-demon rising from the grave. These and many other bad girls cast their criminal spells through the powerful voices of Joyce Carol Oates, John Connolly, Thomas H. Cook, Jeffrey Deaver, and more, in stories as irresistible as the anti-heroines that blaze through their pages.

Number one bestselling author and master of suspense Jeffery Deaver returns with the twelfth Lincoln Rhyme thriller.

Four novels selected and condensed by Reader's Digest.

Down-and-out drunk Terry Lennox has a problem: his millionaire wife is dead and he needs to get out of LA fast. So he turns to his only friend in the world: Philip Marlowe, Private Investigator. He’s willing to help a man down on his luck, but later, Lennox commits suicide in Mexico and things start to turn nasty. Marlowe finds himself drawn into a sordid crowd of adulterers and alcoholics in LA’s Idle Valley, where the rich are suffering one big suntanned hangover. Marlowe is sure Lennox didn’t kill his wife, but how many more stiffs will turn up before he gets to the truth?

Renowned investigator and forensics expert Lincoln Rhyme is drafted to investigate the sniper-killing of a U.S. citizen in the Bahamas. While his partner, Amelia Sachs, traces the victim's steps in Manhattan, Rhyme leaves the city to pursue the sniper himself.

Lincoln Rhyme is back, and this time he’s in danger. A CITY IN TURMOIL Looming over the Manhattan skyline, a lone crane comes crashing down into the city, sending panic radiating across New York City. A DEADLY CONSPIRACY The NYPD believes a political group is behind the sabotage and turns to Lincoln Rhyme for help. He knows this is just the beginning. A RACE AGAINST TIME Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs must race to stop further attacks before more chaos is unleashed upon the city. Watching Rhyme from the shadows is the elusive assassin The Watchmaker, and he’s preparing to strike…

This fantastic new collection picks up where Dorothy L. Sayers left off, bringing together monumental, important,and entertaining works of short crime fiction published over eight decades from the era of the Great Depression to the first years of the twenty-first century.

The sun sets. The moon takes its place, illuminating the most evil corners of the planet. What twisted fear dwells in that blackness? What legends attach to those of sound mind and make them go crazy in the bright light of day? Only Suspense Magazine knows... Teaming up with New York Times bestselling author Jeffery Deaver, Suspense Magazine offers up a nail-biting anthology titled: "Nothing Good Happens After Midnight." This thrilling collection consists of thirteen original short stories representing the genres of suspense/thriller, mystery, sci-fi/fantasy, and more. Readers' favorites come together to explore the mystery of midnight. The 'best of the best' presenting these memorable tales, include: Joseph Badal, Linwood Barclay, Rhys Bowen, Heather Graham, Alan Jacobson, Paul Kemprecos, Shannon Kirk, Jon Land, John Lescroart, D. P. Lyle, Kevin O'Brien, and Hank Phillippi Ryan. Take their hands...walk into their worlds...but be prepared to leave the light on when you're through. After all, this incredible gathering of authors, who will delight fans of all genres, not only utilized their award-winning imaginations to answer that age-old question of why "Nothing Good Happens After Midnight"-they also made sure to pen stories that will leave you...speechless.

Special Agent Kathryn Dance must use her considerable skills at investigation and body language analysis to stop a celebrity stalker set in the world of country music.

Lincoln Rhyme is back - and from his New York townhouse, he and Amelia Sachs must contend with a killer who seems to be targeting couples just as they start out on their lives together.

Lincoln Rhyme is threatened by his cleverest opponent yet in the seventh in the series.

Lincoln Rhyme has travelled to a world-famous spinal cord injuries center in North Carolina for some risky, experimental surgery. It may make him a tiny bit better, it may kill him. But before he has a chance to undergo it, the local police department are drafting in Rhyme and Amelia, using their forensic skills to help find two women kidpapped by a psychotic young man known locally as the Insect Boy. After a cat and mouse game through the abandoned swamps of North Carolina, Lincoln and Amelia manage to find him - then Amelia, convinced of his innocence, breaks the boy out of jail. And Lincoln has to find them both, while Amelia uses all the skills her mentor and lover has taught her to evade him. Her actions are to have more disastrous consequence than either of them anticipate . . .

The sixth thriller in the Lincoln Rhyme series, set in Harlem and featuring one of Deaver's most spectacular twists.

The sixth thriller in the Lincoln Rhyme series, set in Harlem and featuring one of Deaver's most spectacular twists.

Acclaimed bestselling author Deaver takes readers on a brand-new adventure: a race to find and stop a professional criminal whose gruesome specialty lies in extracting information from his innocent victims by any means necessary.

It’s New Year’s Eve, December 31, 1999, and Washington, D.C., is under siege. Early in the day, a grisly machine gun attack in the Dupont Circle Metro station leaves dozens dead and the city crippled with fear. A note delivered to the mayor’s office pins the massacre on the Digger, a robotlike assassin programmed to wreak havoc on the capital every four hours — until midnight. Only a ransom of $20 million delivered to the Digger’s accomplice — and mastermind — will end the death and terror. But the Digger becomes a far more sinister threat when his accomplice is killed in a freak accident while en route to the money drop. With the ransom note as the single scrap of evidence, Special Agent Margaret Lukas calls upon Parker Kincaid, a retired FBI agent and the top forensic document examiner in the country. Somehow, by midnight, they must find the Digger — before he finds them. The Devil’s Teardrop was made into a TV movie airing on the Lifetime network in August 2010. It stars Natasha Henstridge, Tom Everett Scott, and Rena Sofer. Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0671038443

The New York Times bestselling master of suspense returns to his beloved series, adapted for TV and featuring Justin Hartley, as reward seeker Colter Shaw races against the clock to save a flooding town from a full-fledged disaster, where the culprit lurks in the plain sight. A small town in Northern California is at risk of being destroyed by a failing levee, and Colter Shaw has been hired to locate a family swept away by the raging water, with just mere hours to survive. But is the levee at risk of failing from natural causes or is someone sabotaging it? With the help of his sister, Dorion, the duo must save the citizens before the old town washes out at the hands of a secret conspirer.

A devious collection of short stories from the master of misdirection, featuring appearances from Lincoln Rhyme and Colter Shaw.

The New York Times Bestselling master of suspense is back with a riveting thriller, as reward seeker Colter Shaw plunges into the woods and races the clock in a case where nothing is quite what it seems.

A school bus carrying eight deaf school-girls and their teachers brakes suddenly on a flat Kansas highway. They should never have stopped. Waiting for them are three heartless men just escaped from prison — each with nothing to lose. And now, with the girls as their hostages, they have everything to gain. They make their stand in an abandoned slaughterhouse, and it is there that Lou Handy, a murderer and the convicts’ ringleader, announces his terms: to kill one captive an hour unless his demands are met. What follows is a twelve-hour siege of noose-tight tension — and a war of nerves between Handy and the FBI’s senior hostage negotiator, Arthur Potter. Dead Silence, based on A Maiden’s Grave, was made into a movie, starring James Garner and Marlee Matlin. It was filmed by HBO in 1997.

TENSION . . . An aging actor attempts to revive his career by entering a celebrity poker game for a reality TV show. Can he outwit his devious opponents, or is his fate doomed from the outset? CONSPIRACY . . . A successful crime writer dies under seemingly natural circumstances, but for one cop, doubts are lingering. There's certainly motive for murder - or is there more to the case than meets the eye? MURDER . . . Lincoln Rhyme is announced dead, shot by one of his suspects in cold blood. Is this the end of the line for the criminalist, or just another twist in the tale?

From the bestselling and award-winning master of suspense, the first novel in a thrilling new series! Colter Shaw is an itinerate "reward-seeker," traveling the country to help police solve crimes and private citizens locate missing persons. When he learns of a reward for a missing college student in Silicon Valley, he takes the job. The investigation quickly thrusts him into the dark heart of Silicon Valley and the cutthroat billion-dollar video gaming industry--and then a second kidnapping happens...and this victim turns up dead. The clues soon point to one video game, The Never Game, in which the player has to survive after being left abandoned. Is a madman bringing that game to life? If so, Shaw has to stop him before he strikes again...and before he figures out that Shaw is on his trail.

When a woman arrives home to her Manhattan apartment to find that her personal items have been rearranged while she slept, police initially dismiss her complaint. Nothing was stolen, and there's no sign of breaking and entering. But when the same woman turns up dead, Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs are brought in to investigate the murder. The soon learn that the murderer calls himself "the Locksmith." He is obsessed with locks, slipping into homes in the dead of night and tying his victims up with knots or locks, ultimately strangling them.Their hunt for the killer is interrupted when an internal investigation in the police force uncovers what seems to be a crucial mistake in one of Rhyme's previous cases. He is removed from the case, and must investigate the Locksmith in secret to untangle the mysteries behind the psychotic killer before he can set his ultimate trap.

You wait, desperately, for news of your daughter. At last, the door opens. But it is not the negotiators, or the FBI. It is her kidnapper. And he has a gun . . . Two days ago, life was normal. How did it end like this? Every crime scene begins at the end. To know what happened, you must work backwards, piecing together the events that came before. The ultimate thriller writer, Jeffery Deaver puts your brain - and your nerves - to the ultimate test with THE OCTOBER LIST, in a masterful mystery that unfolds from the end back to the beginning with many a breath-taking twist along the way.

The gripping new thriller from the No.1 Sunday Times bestseller Jeffery Deaver

The fourth electrifying thriller in the Kathryn Dance series from master of suspense Jeffery Deaver. One mistake is all it takes. Busted back to rookie after losing her gun in an interrogation gone bad, California Bureau of Investigation Agent Kathryn Dance finds herself making routine insurance checks after a roadhouse fire. But Dance is a highly trained expert in body language: her most deadly weapon is her instinct, and they can't take that away from her. And when the evidence at the club points to something more than a tragic accident, she isn't going to let protocol stop her doing everything in her power to take down the perp. Someone out there is using the panic of crowds to kill, and Dance must find out who, before he strikes again . . .

A businessman snatched from an Upper East Side street in broad daylight. A miniature hangman's noose left at the scene. A nine-year-old girl, the only witness to the crime. With a crime scene this puzzling, forensic expertise of the highest order is absolutely essential. Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs are called in to investigate. Soon the case takes a stranger turn: a recording surfaces of the victim being slowly hanged, his desperate gasps the backdrop to an eerie piece of music. The video is marked as the work of The Composer ... Despite their best efforts, the suspect gets away. So when a similar kidnapping occurs on a dusty road outside Naples, Italy, Rhyme and Sachs don't hesitate to rejoin the hunt. But the search is now a complex case of international cooperation--and not all those involved may be who they seem. Sachs and Rhyme find themselves playing a dangerous game, with lives all across the globe hanging in the balance.

Aaron Matthews is a man with a gift: he can talk anyone into doing almost anything. As a psychologist he used that talent to help people. Now he's using it against one man for revenge. With former trial lawyer Tate Collier as his target, the brilliant, ruthless Matthews knows the easiest way to destroy his adversary is to strike at the point of least resistance, which for Collier is his teenage daughter.

James Bond wordt naar een Frans casino in Royale-les-Eaux gestuurd met de opdracht de dodelijke Le Chiffre te elimineren door de meedogenloze SMERSH-agent failliet te laten gaan aan de baccarattafel. Wanneer het geluk echter aan de kant van zijn vijand staat, wordt 007 het doelwit van moordenaars en folteraars in een spel met hoge inzetten van kat-en-muis.

"The joy of fiction is the joy of the imagination. . . ." The best stories engage readers, compelling them to turn pages in anticipation of what comes next. Great literature is defined by its imagination, as demonstrated in this exceptional anthology, which redefines the boundaries of imaginative fiction. It features contributions from renowned writers like Peter Straub, Chuck Palahniuk, Roddy Doyle, and Joyce Carol Oates, among others, showcasing their craft and challenging misconceptions about genres. Curated by Neil Gaiman and Al Sarrantonio, who personally selected each story, the anthology sets a high standard for this "new literature of the imagination." The collection aims to present familiar themes in fresh, illuminating ways. Notable tales include Joe Hill's disturbing exploration of evil in "Devil on the Staircase," Lawrence Block's unique take on fishing in "Catch and Release," and Carolyn Parkhurst's dark sibling rivalry in "Unwell." Joanne Harris introduces ancient gods in modern New York in "Wildfire in Manhattan," while Richard Adams's "The Knife" delves into vengeance. Jeffery Deaver's "The Therapist" features a psychologist on a mission to save lives, and Neil Gaiman's chilling "The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains" offers a haunting punishment for a grave crime. This visionary volume will transform readers’ perspectives and ignite a renewed appreciation for exceptional fiction.

John Pelham had a promising career in Hollywood until his drinking got in the way. Now, as he tries to pick up the pieces of his shattered career, he finds himself in the small town of Cleary, New York, looking for a new location for an upcoming film. But the town's inhabitants are less than excited. When his friend is murdered and the crime is covered up by the local police, John realizes just how far the town will go to keep its secrets hidden.

"Loaded with character and action and a very devious plot, Mistress of Justice is a top-notch legal thriller."--Mystery Lovers News Taylor Lockwood spends her days working as a paralegal in one of New York's preeminent Wall Street law firms and her nights playing jazz piano anyplace she can. But the rhythm of her life is disrupted when attorney Mitchell Reece requests her help in locating a stolen document that could cost him not only the multimillion-dollar case he's defending but his career as well. Eager to get closer to this handsome, brilliant, and very private man, Taylor signs on . . . only to find that as she delves deeper and deeper into what goes on behind closed doors at Hubbard, White & Willis, she uncovers more than she wants to kno--including a plentitude of secrets damaging enough to smash careers and dangerous enough to push someone to commit murder. Yet who is capable of going to that extreme? With her life on the line, Taylor is about to learn the lethal answer. . . . "The characters are well drawn, the plot is fast paced, and the writing avoids totally the usual trappings of blockbusterdom. . . . An intelligently written thriller."--Booklist

"In the wilderness of Washington State, expert tracker Colter Shaw has located two young men accused of a terrible hate crime. But when his pursuit takes a shocking and tragic turn, Shaw becomes desperate to discover what went so horribly wrong and if he is to blame. Shaw's search for answers leads him to a shadowy organization that bills itself as a grief support group. But is it truly it a community that consoles the bereaved? Or a dangerous cult with a growing body count? Undercover, Shaw joins the mysterious group, risking everything despite the fact that no reward is on offer. He soon finds that some people will stop at nothing to keep their secrets hidden . . . and to make sure that he or those close to him say "goodbye" forever"--Provided by publisher

Watchlist features two thrilling novellas, The Chopin Manuscript and The Copper Bracelet, created by renowned authors like Lee Child and Jeffery Deaver. The first follows Harold Middleton as he uncovers a dangerous secret in a Chopin score, while the sequel plunges him into a nuclear crisis between India and Pakistan.

An anthology of twenty-five previously unpublished works includes contributions by such favorite genre authors as Stephen Coontz, Alex Kava, and Karin Slaughter, and a selection of up-and-coming writers.

A new collection of short fiction from the Mystery Writers of America presents an entertaining and baffling collection of twenty original stories set in hot climates by Loren D. Estleman, Jeffery Deaver, Carolyn Wheat, John Lutz, Tim Myers, Jeremiah Healy, Marilyn Wallace, and other notable writers. Reprint.

The third thriller in the Location Scout trilogy takes John Pellam to New York City.

Suitable for Holmes fans both new and old, this title comes with contributions from Michael Connelly, Jeffery Deaver, Harlan Ellison, Denise Hamilton, Sara Paretsky, Michael Sims, and more.

"As Detective Bill Corde looks down at the beautiful face of the murdered girl in the mud, he cannot know that his own life is about to turn into a terrifyingly real nightmare. Before Corde knows it, the girl's killer is trailing him and his unsuspecting family - his wife, his teenage son, his imaginative but vulnerable daughter Sarah. Sarah - who alone knows the identity of the man who took the life of the girl...the man who may be responsible for further deaths. And the lesson Bill Corde is about to learn - the lesson of her death - is an education that no one will ever forget." -- back cover.

James Bond returns in a contemporary new thriller by Number One bestselling author Jeffery Deaver.

Hollywood location scout John Pellam thought the scenic backwater town of Maddox, Missouri, would be the perfect site for an upcoming gangster film. Until real bullets leave two people dead and one cop paralysed. Pellam had unwittingly wandered onto the crime scene just moments before the brutal hits. Now the feds and local police want him to talk. Mob enforcers want him silenced. And a mysterious blonde just wants him. Trapped in a town full of sinister secrets and deadly deceptions, Pellam fears that deal will imitate art, as the film shoot - and his life - race toward a breathtakingly bloody climax. schovat popis

Rune seems to have finally made the first real step towards her dreams - she has secured a job working for a major network news department. From there, her career as a budding documentary maker can really take off. However, nothing in Rune's life is ever that simple. She quickly becomes fascinated by the brutal murder of the network boss, and just as swiftly comes to the conclusion that the guy in the frame for the crime must be innocent. This, despite the mountain of evidence against him. But, trying to prove his innocence starts to become hazardous to her own health when a hitman comes to town with her name on a contract... Full of twists and turns, and with a incredibly engaging central character, this is classic Deaver...

Slick, snappy and totally surprising, this is the first Rune thriller and the book that launched Deaver's career.

Contains:Lake News - Barbara DelinskyThe Devil's Teardrop - Jeffery DeaverA Walk to Remember - Nicholas SparksThunderhead - Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child

'Murderous Affairs' beinhaltet drei spannende englische Originalkrimis des renommierten Autors Jeffery Deaver, die man garantiert nicht aus der Hand legen kann. Die ungekürzten Krimis in amerikanischem Englisch garantieren Lernen mit Nervenkitzel. Vokabelerklärungen auf jeder Seite erleichtern das Textverständnis. In die Geschichten sind Übungen zu Grammatik, Vokabeln und Inhalt eingestreut, die zusätzlich für unterhaltsamen Lernerfolg ganz nebenbei sorgen. Im Anhang befinden sich ein Wörterverzeichnis und die Lösungen zu allen Übungen. Für alle Fortgeschrittenen (Wissensstand Niveau B1 gemäß des Europäischen Sprachenzertifikats), die ihr Englisch auf spannende Weise verbessern wollen. Zum Inhalt: Nichts ist, wie es scheint, beweisen diese drei Krimis: Bei einem Date geht es plötzlich gar nicht mehr ums Flirten, ein scheinbar überforderter Psychiater stellt die Diagnose seines Lebens, und eine Dreiecksbeziehung der besonderen Art nimmt ein tödliches Ende...

Geniální kriminalista Lincoln Rhyme a mladá policistka Amélie Sachsová, kteří se čtenářům poprvé představili v bestselleru Sběratel kostí, řeší další zapeklitý případ: během pětačtyřiceti hodin musejí vypátrat profesionálního vraha, přezdívaného Tanečník. Tanečník má v této lhůtě zlikvidovat tři nepohodlné svědky v případu vlivného obchodníka se zbraněmi a již od prvního okamžiku nenechává nikoho na pochybách, že si důvtipem a inteligencí nezadá s Rhymem. Mezi oběma muži se na dálku rozpoutá nelítostná psychologická válka, plná zvratů a úskoků, která se neobejde bez těžkých ztrát na životech. Nervy drásající příběh dává nahlédnout do zákulisí americké policejní praxe a zároveň je brilantní sondou do duševního světa chladnokrevného zabijáka. V publikaci uvedeno chybně vydání třetí, správně je: vydání čtvrté