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Sean Thomas

  • S.K. Tremayne
  • Tom Knox

Sean Thomas je britský novinár a spisovateľ. Narodil sa v Devone v Anglicku a študoval na University College London, písal pre publikácie vrátane The Times, The Daily Mail, The Spectator a The Guardian, najmä o cestovaní, politike a umení. Ako...

Sean Thomas
Letters from 'Nam
The marks of Cain
Just Before I Died
The Genesis Secret
Dieťa ohňa
Dvojčatá z ľadu
  • Dvojčatá z ľadu

    • 352 stránok
    • 13 hodin čítania
    3,6(1729)Ohodnotiť

    Angus a Sarah Moorcroftovci ešte donedávna viedli vysnívaný život v krásnom londýnskom dome a tešili sa zo svojich dvojčiat Kirstie a Lydie a z malého psíka. Lenže všetko sa zmenilo, keď malá Lydia nešťastnou náhodou vypadla z balkóna a zabila sa. Rok po tejto tragickej udalosti sa rodina rozhodla presťahovať na malý škótsky ostrov, kde Angus po babke zdedil domček, v ktorom pôvodne býval strážca majáka. Chceli tam na všetko zabudnúť a opäť zlepiť úlomky svojho niekdajšieho života dohromady. No ukáže sa, že tento krok nebol práve najšťastnejší. Druhé dvojča Kirstie sa začne z ničoho nič správať veľmi čudne, až napokon začne vyhlasovať, že ona je v skutočnosti Lydia a tá, ktorá zomrela, bola Kirstie. Svet Moorcroftovcov sa opäť začne rúcať. Žeby nevedeli rozoznať vlastné deti? Pocity úzkosti a nepokoja umocňuje aj chladný a nehostinný ostrov. Sarah sa zrazu cíti veľmi osamelá a Kirstie (alebo je to Lydia?) je čoraz viac rozrušená. A keď ich prudká búrka odreže od sveta, duchovia minulosti sú zasa späť...

    Dvojčatá z ľadu
  • Dieťa ohňa

    • 360 stránok
    • 13 hodin čítania
    3,4(806)Ohodnotiť

    Keď sa Rachel vydá za príťažlivého tmavovlasého Davida, všetko zapadne na svoje miesto. Skončí s osamelým životom v Londýne, presťahuje sa do krásneho panského sídla Carnhallow House v Cornwalle a získa bohatstvo, lásku a milujúceho nevlastného syna Jamieho. Ale potom sa Jamieho správanie zmení a Rachelin dokonalý život sa postupne rozpadáva. Jamie predvída znepokojujúce udalosti, tvrdí, že vidí ducha nebohej matky – Davidovej prvej manželky. Chce len vytrestať Rachel alebo je traumatizovaný väčšmi, než si myslela? Rachel snorí v minulosti a podozrieva manžela. Prečo nechce, aby o Jamieho výbuchoch hovorila s odborníkom? A čo sa vlastne stalo pred necelými dvoma rokmi, keď predčasne zomrela jeho manželka? Leto ubieha, blíži sa december a Rachel sa bojí, že Jamie hovorí pravdu. Naozaj na Vianoce zomrie?

    Dieťa ohňa
  • The Genesis Secret

    • 516 stránok
    • 19 hodin čítania
    3,6(3716)Ohodnotiť

    A gripping high-concept thriller for fans of Dan Brown and Sam Bourne.In the sunburnt deserts of eastern Turkey, archaeologists are unearthing a stone temple, the world's most ancient building. When Journalist Rob Luttrell is sent to report on the dig, he is intrigued to learn that someone deliberately buried the site 10,000 years ago. Why?Meanwhile, in London, a bizarre attack is baffling the police. When a weird killing takes place on the Isle of Man, followed by another in rural Dorset, DC Mark Forrester begins to discern a curious pattern in these apparently random murders.What weaves together these two stories is the Genesis Secret: a revelation so shocking it may threaten the social structure of the world. Only one man knows the secret, and he is intent on destroying the evidence before it can be uncovered.Spanning the globe from the ruined castles of Ireland to the desolate wastes of Kurdistan, Tom Knox's intense and compelling thriller weaves together genuine historical evidence, scientific insights and Biblical mysteries into an electrifying tale that grips the reader mercilessly from beginning to end.

    The Genesis Secret
  • I survived the accident. Now the real nightmare begins... The chilling new psychological thriller by S. K. Tremayne, author of the Sunday Times No. 1 bestseller, THE ICE TWINS.

    Just Before I Died
  • In America, a young man inherits a million dollars from his grandfather. Meanwhile, across Europe old men & women are being killed, in the most barbaric & elaborate of ways. A scientist has disappeared from his lab in London, taking his strange experiments with him. Tying these strange events together is an ancient Biblical curse.

    The marks of Cain
  • Letters from 'Nam

    A Family Memoir

    • 212 stránok
    • 8 hodin čítania

    The narrative unfolds through the letters of John and Tom Knox, two Marines serving in Vietnam from 1968 to 1970, capturing their experiences from training to combat. These letters not only reveal the harsh realities of war but also the emotional turmoil faced by their parents at home, who grapple with pride and fear. The story offers a poignant depiction of an American family navigating the challenges and anxieties of wartime, bridging the gap between the battlefield and the home front.

    Letters from 'Nam
  • A terrifying and timely new psychological thriller, from the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The Ice Twins. Newly divorced Jo is delighted to move into her best friend's spare room almost rent-free. The high-tech luxury Camden flat is managed by a meticulous Home Assistant, called Electra, that takes care of the heating, the lights - and sometimes Jo even turns to her for company. Until, late one night, Electra says one sentence that rips Jo's fragile world in two: `I know what you did.' And Jo is horrified. Because in her past she did do something terrible. Something unforgivable. Only two other people in the whole world know Jo's secret. And they would never tell anyone. Would they? As a fierce winter brings London to a standstill, Jo begins to understand that the Assistant on the shelf doesn't just want to control Jo; it wants to destroy her.

    The Assistand
  • The Assistant

    • 400 stránok
    • 14 hodin čítania
    3,7(1986)Ohodnotiť

    What would you do if your home assistant turned evil?'Terrifyingly believable and utterly gripping.' Lisa Jewell'The Assistant is the definition of suspense!' Jeffery DeaverShe's in your house. She controls your life. Now she's going to destroy it.From the No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller

    The Assistant
  • Deep in the Amazon rainforest, journalist Adam Blackwood and anthropologist Jess Silverton fight for survival as it emerges that the Knights Templar and the sinister rituals of the Moche Indians, along woth some bizarre suicides, are linked by a chilling secret that quite literally kills ...

    The Babylon Rite
  • The Marks of Cain. A Novel

    • 449 stránok
    • 16 hodin čítania
    3,4(61)Ohodnotiť

    An audacious and terrifying new thriller from the author of the international bestseller The Genesis Secret. When David Martinez receives an ancient map from his dying grandfather, he is led into the heart of the Basque mountains, where a genetic curse lies buried- and a frightening secret about the Western world is hidden. Meanwhile, London journalist Simon Quinn is investigating two violent murders. Both victims had once been interned in a top-secret Nazi camp-and both came from the Basque region. With The Marks of Cain, Tom Knox (The Lost Goddess) delivers on the promise of his astonishing debut novel, crafting a terrifying and even more ambitious thriller that delves into the shocking truth of what drives human beings to violence, genocide, and war.

    The Marks of Cain. A Novel