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A gripping stand-alone thriller from bestselling author James Patterson

The truth will set you free - if it doesn't kill you first. New York attorney Trevor Mann's world shatters when he receives a phone call telling him his girlfriend has been shot dead in a mugging. But the circumstances point to something more calculated than a random attack. Claire was a New York Times journalist and Trevor is convinced she had unearthed a secret so shocking that she was murdered to keep it from coming to light. Chasing Claire's leads, Trevor will risk everything to discover what exactly she was killed for. It's time to find out the truth, or die.

FBI agent John O’Hara receives a call from a man desperate for his help. His son and daughter-in-law have been found murdered on their honeymoon in the Caribbean. The grieving father wants justice, and will pay O’Hara handsomely to hunt down the killer. Federal agents aren’t allowed to moonlight, but O’Hara is on suspension and battling some serious demons. He takes on the case, but as O’Hara delves deeper, a past he thought was dead and buried soon comes back to haunt him.

James Patterson delivers his most heart-pounding thriller ever

A mother and her three children struggle to survive on the most shocking vacation of their lives. James Patterson, America's #1 bestselling thriller writer, presents his most suspenseful, explosive tale ever. Only an hour out of port, the Dunne family's summer getaway to paradise is already turning into the trip from hell. The three children are miserable, and not shy about showing it. Katherine Dunne had hoped this vacation would bring back the togetherness they'd lost when her husband died four years earlier. Maybe if her new husband had joined them it would all have been okay. Suddenly, a disaster hits-and it's perfect. Faced with this real threat, the Dunnes rediscover the meaning of family. But this catastrophe is just a tiny taste of the true danger that lurks ahead: somewhere out there, someone wants to make sure that the Dunne family never leaves paradise alive.

Kristin Burns is making her way in New York City. Her photos are being considered at a major Manhattan gallery, she works by day with two wonderful children, and the man of her dreams is almost hers for keeps. But just as everything she's ever wanted is finally within reach, her life changes forever--with one murderous nightmare. Kristin wakes up every morning from the same chilling, unforgettable dream. And suddenly, it's visiting her during the day too. As her life turns stranger by the minute, Kristin is haunted and terrified. Is it all in her head? Or is the nightmare becoming her life? Kristin searches desperately for what's real through the lens of her camera, only knowing two things for sure: that no place is safe and the fate of everyone she loves lies in her hands.

David Remler est un psychothérapeute new-yorkais, veuf depuis trois ans. Un jour, il tombe sous le charme d'une nouvelle patiente, Samantha Kent, une jeune femme séduisante et vulnérable, étouffant sous l'emprise d'un mari pervers qu'elle se déclare prête à tuer. Quand elle appelle en pleine nuit pour lui annoncer qu'elle est passée à l'acte, David se précipite chez elle. Il découvre le corps du mari poignardé à mort, mais Samantha a disparu sans laisser de traces... Pour la police arrivée sur les lieux, il est le coupable idéal. David comprend alors qu'il est tombé dans un terrible piège. Il n'est pas près d'en sortir...

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Das perfekte Verbrechen beginnt mit der perfekten Lüge. Nichts kann den Psychologen David Remler auf den erschreckenden Telefonanruf seiner Patientin Samantha Kent vorbereiten. Das Bedürfnis zu helfen verwickelt ihn in ein Verbrechen, dessen Folgen außer Kontrolle geraten. David ahnt, dass er eine gefährliche Linie überschritten hat, dass seine Reputation auf dem Spiel steht. Er ahnt jedoch nicht, wie massiv er selbst ins Zentrum eines Kriminalfalls gerät, der sein eigenes Leben in große Gefahr bringt. Welche Pläne verfolgt die mysteriöse Patientin, warum hat sie ihn überhaupt involviert? Stück für Stück kommt David einer bedrohlichen Verschwörung auf die Spur, einer Verschwörung, die mit der perfekten Lüge begann.

Keď agent FBI John O´Hara uvidí prvý raz interiétovú architektku Noru Sinclairovú, zdá sa mu dokonalá. Je krásna, múdra, vtipná a vzdelaná, a čo je hlavné, nechýba jej sexepíl. Nenájde sa muž, ktorý by zaraz nepodľahol jej sugestívnemu čaru. Má len jednu chybu - podozrivo rýchlo rastúce bankové kontá na Kajmaních ostovoch, ku ktroým sa FBI dostala po nájdení záhadného kufríka. Aj biele miesta v Norinej minulosti a životní partneri, z ktorých si ani jeden dlho nepožije, vyvolávajú zlovestné dohady. John tráviaci s Norou čoraz viac času niekedy už ani sám nevie, či uňho prevažujú záujmy spravodlivosti, alebo vlastná posadnutosť. Začína sa hra na mačku a myš, kde je neraz ťažké určiť kto je mačkou a kto myšou. Vášnivý románik, ktorý John aj Nora pomaly, ale isto stravuje a strháva do priepastí, môže byť veľmi ľahkou pascou, ktorá sa zaklapne nad jedným z nich....

Kniha přináší překlady čtyř úspěšných románů se záhadnou nebo kriminální zápletkou od anglických a amerických autorů. / Příslib lži - Howard Roughan / P.S. Miluji tě - Cecelia Ahernová / Kodex - Douglas Preston / Léto, které nikdy nebylo - Peter Robinson

Philip Randall heeft het helemaal gemaakt. Hij is knap, hip en rijk. Hij werkt bij een prestigieus advocatenkantoor in Manhattan, is getrouwd met een vrouw die door haar vader bedolven wordt onder elke denkbare luxe, heeft een loft in Soho en een bloedmooie minnares, Jessica. Er is één nadeel: Jessica is de vrouw van zijn beste vriend, Connor. Dan duikt er een oude bekende op die Philip achtervolgt. Philip weigert te aanvaarden dat hij deze situatie onmogelijk in zijn voordeel kan keren – hij wordt het middelpunt van een moordzaak. Zal deze veelbelovende carrièrist zijn verdiende loon krijgen?