Simon Kernick Knihy

1) Simon Kernick: Obležení - Pro provozní manažerku Elenu Serenkovou je to zpočátku jen obyčejný pracovní den v londýnském pětihvězdičkovém hotelu. Pak ale budovu přepadnou teroristé, zajmou hotelové hosty a udělají z nich rukojmí, střílejí hlava nehlava a hotelem se šíří hrůza. 2)Theresa Weirová: Ve stínu jabloní - Tereza, městská dívka bez kořenů, rodinného zázemí a zdánlivě i bez budoucnosti, poznala Adriana, pohledného mladého farmáře a budoucího dědice jablečné farmy, syna tradicionalistických starousedlíků. Může jejich vztah klapat? Nebude to bez komplikací. 3) S. J. Watson: Dřív než půjdu spát - Christina se ráno probudí v posteli vedle cizího muže. Nepoznává ani ložnici, a už vůbec ne tu ženu, která se na ni dívá ze zrcadla v koupelně. Onen "cizí muž" jí poté trpělivě vysvětlí, že je její dlouholetý manžel Ben a že ona sama trpí už dvacet let ztrátou paměti ... 4) Gill Paulová: Napřed ženy a děti - Titanic opustil 10. dubna 1912 Southamptom a vydal se na svou jedinou plavbu. O pět dní později narazil na kru a potopil se na dno Atlantského oceánu. Pasažéři bojují o holý život, ale ten pravý boj mnohým z nich začíná teprve poté, co jsou z potápějící se lodi zachráněni.

Druhá kniha Simona Kernicka se odehrává na stejné policejní stanici jako jeho prvotina. Dokonce na první román, Záležitosti kolem zabíjení, i velmi volně navazuje. Hlavního „hrdinu“ ovšem nahrazuje hrdina nový, tentokrát skrznaskrz kladný. Během dramatické zápletky a (jak jinak) nečekaného rozuzlení jsme svědky rychlých a smělých akcí, brutality londýnské mafie i vnitřních vztahů na policejní stanici, kde detektiv Gallan ještě zacvičuje úplně nového kolegu, absolventa policejní školy. Spolupracuje také s inspektorem Malikem z prvního románu, který nyní přešel do jednotky Scotland Yardu pro boj s organizovaným zločinem.

Detective Dennis Milne is waiting to kill three unarmed men. Cynical and jaded, Milne likes to think that he’s hurting only those who deserve it. But this time he’s been duped. Instead of shooting drug dealers, he kills two respectable customs officers and an accountant -- suddenly Milne, his lucrative sideline and what remains of his conscience are heading for trouble. Twelve hours later he’s back on duty in London’s King’s Cross. Eighteen-year-old Miriam Fox has been found dead -- her throat slashed. Milne’s dogged enquiries into the murky world of the teenage vice trade soon implicate fellow police officers and the manager of the hostel where Miriam once stayed. With his own crimes returning to haunt him, Milne uncovers a web of depravity more shocking than he could ever have imagined.

Ex-cop Dennis Milne is intent on revenge.His best friend has been brutally executed, and Milne wants to know who did it - and why.But London is a dangerous place, especially for a man like Milne.From the beaches of the Philippines to the mean streets of London, a hunt for justice becomes a terrifying battle for survival.

Saturday afternoon: you're with the kids in the garden when the phone rings. It's your best friend from school. Someone you haven't seen for a few years. It should be a friendly call catching up on old times. Your friend is panting with fear, his breaths coming in tortured, ragged gasps. Someone is inflicting terrible pain on him.

"Alastair Sheridan has it all. Wealth, good looks, a beautiful wife and children and, in the chaotic world of British politics, a real chance of becoming Prime Minister. But Alastair also has a secret. He's a serial killer with a taste for young women. Only a handful of people know what kind of monster he is, and disgraced detective Ray Mason is one of them. Awaiting trial for murder, Ray is unexpectedly broken free by armed men and given an offer: assassinate Alastair Sheridan and begin a new life abroad with a new identity. The men claim to be from MI6. They say that Sheridan is a threat to national security and needs to be neutralised. Ray knows they are not who they say they are, and that their real motives are far darker. The only person Ray trusts is ex-cop and former lover Tina Boyd, who's keen to settle her own scores with Sheridan. With enemies on every side, only one thing is certain. No one wants them to get out alive."--Publisher

A gripping, twisting and totally unpredictable thriller from the number one bestseller, perfect for fans of Harlan Coben, Linwood Barclay and David Baldacci.

The new bestseller from the master of the race-against-time thriller.THE MANAGERNewly engaged Elena Serenko has just made the life-changing decision to quit her job and start a new life in Australia.

Courageous hero or cold-blooded criminal? Tonight we find out. It's 14 years after the worst terrorist atrocity in UK history and, with the perpetrators either dead or missing, the motive remains a mystery. But Dr Ralph Teller, a wealthy industrialist who lost his wife in the attack, never gave up hope of justice. He thinks he knows the real identity of the mastermind responsible. Only one person can help him put together the final pieces of the puzzle - retired police officer Chris Sketty, who infiltrated the terrorist group and was wounded trying to prevent the attack. But Cleverly thinks Sketty is a liar, and possibly far worse. He has a dossier on all the former cop's dark secrets and will make them public unless Sketty tells the truth. So, over one night, Sketty will share his brutal tale of betrayal, ruthlessness and corruption, finishing with a revelation so terrifying and unexpected that it will change everything. Is Sketty a brave hero, crippled in the line of duty, or the most ruthless mass murderer the country has ever seen?

After a bomb goes off in a central London cafe, a call comes in from an unknown terror group with a warning that a far greater attack will be launched in 12 hours' time. Meanwhile, William Garrett, AKA Fox, is awaiting trial for mass murder, claims he knows the bomber's name. But his information comes at a price. So now it is a race against time for DI Mike Bolt and DC Tina Boyd as they chase their targets across the city in a desperate attempt to stop a major atrocity - before it's too late ...