Bookbot

Maxine Paetro

    Maxine Paetro je americká autorka, ktorá vychádza od roku 1979. Paetro spolupracoval s najpredávanejším autorom Jamesom Pattersonom na sérii románov Women’s Murder Club a samostatných románoch.

    Maxine Paetro
    14th Deadly Sin
    8th confession
    4th of July
    11th Hour
    10th Anniversary
    Priznania podozrivej
    • Priznania podozrivej

      • 272 stránok
      • 10 hodin čítania
      3,7(297)Ohodnotiť

      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
    • 10th Anniversary

      • 505 stránok
      • 18 hodin čítania
      4,2(399)Ohodnotiť

      Detective Lindsay Boxer's long-awaited wedding celebration 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. Lindsay discovers that not only is there no trace of the criminals - but that the victim may be keeping secrets.

      10th Anniversary
    • 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
    • 4th of July

      • 432 stránok
      • 16 hodin čítania
      4,1(78378)Ohodnotiť

      The Bestselling New Detective Series of the Decade Just Got Hotter, Deadlier, and More Suspenseful. 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 a bear a link to a haunting, unsolved cases 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
    • 8th confession

      • 471 stránok
      • 17 hodin čítania
      4,1(44704)Ohodnotiť

      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.

      8th confession
    • 14th Deadly Sin

      • 336 stránok
      • 12 hodin čítania
      4,0(25318)Ohodnotiť

      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
    • It's finally time! Detective Lindsay Boxer is in labor--while two killers are on the loose. Lindsay Boxer's beautiful baby is born! But after only a week at home with her new daughter, Lindsay is forced to return to work to face two of the biggest cases of her career. A rising star football player for the San Francisco 49ers is the prime suspect in a grisly murder. At the same time, Lindsay is confronted with the strangest story she's ever heard: An eccentric English professor has been having vivid nightmares about a violent murder and he's convinced is real. Lindsay doesn't believe him, but then a shooting is called in-and it fits the professor's description to the last detail. Lindsay doesn't have much time to stop a terrifying future from unfolding. But all the crimes in the world seem like nothing when Lindsay is suddenly faced with the possibility of the most devastating loss of her life.

      12th of Never
    • Since former US Marine 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. With his team stretched to breaking point and Jack fighting for his life, he finds himself strong-armed by the mob into recovering $30 million in stolen pharmaceuticals, and Jack realises he is facing his most powerful enemies ever.

      Private. No. 1 Suspect
    • 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
    • 16th Seduction

      • 400 stránok
      • 14 hodin čítania
      4,0(20883)Ohodnotiť

      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