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Maxine Paetro

    Maxine Paetro je známa svojou spoluprácou s autorom Jamesom Pattersonom na sériách ako Women’s Murder Club a Private. Jej skoršia práca zahŕňa sprievodcu pre vydavateľov, ako aj vlastné romány, ktoré skúmajú zložité medziľudské vzťahy. Paetro sa vymanila z tradičnej fikcie a pustila sa do písania biografií, čo dokazuje jej všestrannosť ako spisovateľky.

    Maxine Paetro
    8th confession
    4th of July
    11th hour
    12th of Never
    10th Anniversary
    Priznania podozrivej
    • Priznania podozrivej

      • 272 stránok
      • 10 hodin čítania

      Mysteriózny a napínavý príbeh od J. Pattersona, najpredávanejšieho autora súčasnosti Keď sa Tandy jedného dňa prebudí, zistí, že jej rodičia boli zavraždení. V tej chvíli sú jasné len tri veci. Po prvé bola zrejme posledná, kto ich videl nažive. Po druhé zoznam podozrivých zahŕňa iba ju a jej troch súrodencov. A po tretie – nemôže veriť nikomu, možno ani sama sebe. No kým sa snaží očistiť meno svojej rodiny, začnú sa jej vracať záblesky spomienok, o ktorých ani netušila, že ich má. Čím viac preniká do rodinných tajomstiev, tým viac sa objavujú nebezpečné a ťažko uveriteľné veci. A ktovie, čoho sú členovia jej rodiny skutočne schopní?!

      Priznania podozrivej
      3,9
    • The Sunday Times bestseller A honeymoon interrupted. . . Detective Lindsay Boxer's long-awaited wedding becomes a distant memory when she is called to investigate a horrendous crime- a badly injured teenage girl is left for dead, and her newborn baby is nowhere to be found. At the same time, Assistant District Attorney Yuki Castellano is prosecuting the case of her life- a renowned heart surgeon accused of murdering her husband in front of their young children. But when Lindsay finds evidence that could destroy Yuki's case, she's forced to make a terrible choice.

      10th Anniversary
      4,2
    • A baby on the way and two killers on the loose. Will Detective Lindsay Boxer be pushed to breaking point? An eccentric professor walks into Lindsay's homicide department to report a murder that hasn't yet happened. A convicted serial killer wakes from a two-year coma. He says he's ready to tell where the bodies are buried, but does he have a much more sinister plan in mind? Lindsay doesn't have much time to stop a terrifying future from unfolding. But all the crimes in the world seem like nothing when she is suddenly faced with the possibility of the most devastating loss of her life. Praise for the Women's Murder Club novels 'A romp of a thriller ... packed with action ... it is a compelling read with great set pieces and, most of all, that charismatic cast of characters' Sun

      12th of Never
      4,2
    • 11th hour

      • 416 stránok
      • 15 hodin čítania

      The bestselling 11th novel in the Women's Murder Club series A WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING When a weapon stolen from her department's evidence locker is used in a series of vigilante murders, Detective Lindsay Boxer must confront the unthinkable.

      11th hour
      4,1
    • 4th of July

      • 448 stránok
      • 16 hodin čítania

      In a deadly late-night showdown, San Francisco police lieutenant Lindsay Boxer fires her weapon and sets off a dramatic chain of events that leaves a police force disgraced, a family destroyed, and Lindsay herself at the mercy of twelve jurors. During a break in the trial, she retreats to a picturesque town that is reeling from a string of grisly murders -- crimes that bear a link to a haunting, unsolved case from her rookie years. Now, with her friends in the Women's Murder Club, Lindsay must battle for her life on two fronts: in a trial rushing to a climax, and against an unknown adversary willing to do anything to hide the truth about the homicides -- including kill again?

      4th of July
      4,1
    • When a rock star, a fashion designer, a software tycoon and a millionaire heiress are all murdered in mysterious circumstances, Detective Lindsay Boxer is quickly assigned to the high-profile investigation. Few people are as interested when a local hero, Bagman Jesus, is found brutally executed. Reporter Cindy Thomas, however, becomes fascinated by his story. He was loved by so many - who would want to kill him? Could the down-and-out Samaritan have been hiding a dark secret? Both Lindsay and Cindy need the help of their fellow members of the Women's Murder Club to crack these complicated cases; but with tensions running high, will the friends be strong enough to stick together, or will the strain tear them apart?

      8th confession
      4,1
    • 14th Deadly Sin

      • 336 stránok
      • 12 hodin čítania

      With San Francisco under siege and every cop a suspect, the Women's Murder Club must risk their lives to save the city-and each other. With a beautiful baby daughter and a devoted husband, Detective Lindsay Boxer can safely say that her life has never been better. Things seem to be going well for a change when all the members of the Women's Murder Club gather to celebrate San Francisco Medical Examiner Claire Washburn's birthday. But the party is cut short when Lindsay is called to a gruesome crime scene, where a woman has been murdered in broad daylight. As Lindsay investigates, shocking video footage of another crime surfaces: the video is so horrific that it shakes the city to its core. Their faces obscured by masks, the cold blooded criminals on the tape could be anyone-and now all of Lindsay's co-workers are suspects. As a rash of violence sweeps through San Francisco, and public fear and anger grows, Lindsay and her friends must risk their lives in the name of justice, before it's too late. With shocking twists and riveting suspense, 14th Deadly Sin proves yet again that when it comes to suspense fiction, "nobody does it better" than James Patterson (Jeffrey Deaver).

      14th Deadly Sin
      4,0
    • Since former Marine helicopter pilot Jack Morgan started Private, it has become the world's most successful detective agency. But when his former lover is found murdered in Jack's bed, Jack is instantly the number one suspect.

      Private : no. 1 suspect
      4,0
    • A psychopathic killer targets San Francisco's most innocent and vulnerable A young mother and her infant child are ruthlessly gunned down while returning to their car in the garage of a shopping mall. There are no witnesses, and Detective Lindsay Boxer is left with only one shred of evidence: a cryptic message scrawled across the windshield in blood-red lipstick. The same night, the wife of A-list actor Marcus Dowling walks in on a cat burglar who is about to steal millions of dollars worth of precious jewels. In just seconds there is an empty safe, a lifeless body, and another mystery that throws San Francisco into hysteria. Before Lindsay and her friends can piece together either case, one of the killers forces Lindsay to put her own life on the line - but is it enough to save the city?

      9th Judgement
      4,0
    • 16th Seduction

      • 400 stránok
      • 14 hodin čítania

      Fifteen months ago, Detective Lindsay Boxer's life was perfect - with her beautiful baby daughter and doting husband, Joe, she felt nothing could go wrong. But Joe isn't everything that Lindsay thought he was, and she's still reeling from his betrayal as a wave of mysterious heart attacks strikes seemingly unrelated victims across San Francisco. And at the trial of a bomber Lindsay and Joe worked together to capture, his defence raises damning questions about Lindsay and Joe's investigation. A deadly conspiracy is working against Lindsay and soon she could be the one on trial.

      16th Seduction
      4,0