Howard Roughan je americký autor, ktorého tvorba čerpá z jeho rozsiahlych skúseností v reklamnom priemysle v New Yorku. Táto profesia mu podľa jeho slov dala schopnosť tvoriť presvedčivé príbehy a rozvíjať jedinečný štýl. Jeho diela sa často zameriavajú na psychologickú hĺbku postáv a komplexnosť ľudských vzťahov. Roughanov prístup k písaniu je ovplyvnený jeho schopnosťou precízne formulovať myšlienky, čo mu umožňuje vytvárať napínavé a pôsobivé naratívy.
Doktor Reinhart je odborník na chování zločinců. Když se na místě odporné vraždy najde jeho kniha, vypadá to, že někdo ji použil jako učebnici. Kromě knihy zanechal vrah na místě také kartu. Brzy dojde k další vraždě a objeví se i další karta. Reinhart začíná tušit, že se nejedná o podpis pachatele, ale o vodítko k příští oběti. Zdá se, jako by vrah vyzýval na souboj přímo Reinharta, a rozhodně se nechystá jen tak složit karty.
In James Patterson's dazzling thriller, two secret agents hunt down a serial killer targeting honeymoon couples in Rome. A newlywed couple steps into the sauna in their deluxe honeymoon suite-and never steps out again. When another couple is killed while boarding their honeymoon flight to Rome, it becomes clear that someone is targeting honeymooners, and it's anyone's guess which happy couple is next on the list. FBI Agent John O'Hara is deep into solving the case, while Special Agent Sarah Brubaker is hunting another ingenious serial killer, whose victims all have one chilling thing in common. As wedding hysteria rises to a frightening new level, John and Sarah work ever more closely together in a frantic attempt to decipher the logic behind two rampages. From "The Man Who Can't Miss," Second Honeymoon is the most mesmerizing, most exciting, and most surprising thriller ever (Time).
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.
New York's Lombardo's Steak House is famous for three reasons - the menu, the clientele, and now, the gruesome murder of an infamous mob lawyer. Seated at a nearby table, reporter Nick Daniels accidentally captures a key piece of evidence that lands him in the middle of an all-out war between Italian and Russian mafia forces
Thriller. Widow Anne Dunne takes her three children on sailing vacation in an effort to save her family, but when they finally start feeling like a family again something catastrophic happens
Kristin Burns has lived her life by the philosophy "Don't think, just shoot"--pictures, that is. Struggling to make ends meet, she works full-time as the nanny for the fabulously wealthy Turnbull family, looking after their two wonderful children and waiting for her glamorous life as a New York photographer to begin. When her photographs are considered by an elite Manhattan art gallery, it seems she might finally get the chance that will start her career.But Kristin has a major distraction: forbidden love. The man of her dreams is almost hers for keeps. Breathless with an inexhaustible passion and the excitement of being within reach of her goals, Kristen ignores all signs of catastrophe brewing.Fear exists for a reason. And Kristin can only dismiss the warnings for so long. Searching desperately for the truth through the lens of her camera, she can only hope that it's not too late. This novel of psychological suspense is a stunning achievement for thriller master James Patterson, "one of the bestselling writers in history" New York Sun.
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...
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
Drahtzieher/Es begann damals in Afrika/Caroline/Sams Briefe an Jennifer - bk716; Verlag "Das Beste"; Howard Roughan/Stefanie Zweig/Felix Thijssen/James Patterson; Paperback; 2005
