Annamaria Raffo Poradie kníh (chronologicky)

Anglicko, píše sa rok 1660. Generál Edward Whalley a jeho zať plukovník William Goffe nastúpia na loď do Nového sveta. Sú na úteku, hľadajú ich za vraždu kráľa Karola I., ktorého popravou vyvrcholila anglická občianska vojna, keď prívrženci parlamentu porazili rojalistov.No teraz, desať rokov po kráľovej poprave, sa rojalisti opäť vrátili k moci. Podľa Zákona o zabudnutí uznali vinných z vlastizrady päťdesiatdeväť mužov, ktorí podpísali rozsudok smrti nad kráľom a zúčastnili sa na poprave. Niektorí vrátane Olivera Cromwella sú už mŕtvi. Iných zajali, obesili a rozštvrtili. Niekoľkých uväznili na doživotie. Dvom sa však podarilo ujsť do Ameriky. A preto v Londýne Tajná rada poverí svojho sekretára Richarda Naylera, aby tých zradcov priviedol pred súd – živých alebo mŕtvych.

Struggling to reclaim his career after the devastating murder of his partner eight months earlier, LAPD cop Max Kent is teamed with a traumatized military canine named Maggie who assists Max in an effort to track down his late partner's killer.

Väčšina zbraní funguje na pokyn človeka. Väčšinu zbraní vieme kontrolovať. Ale čo ak najnebezpečnejšia zbraň na svete nie je riadená strela ani utajená ponorka či počítačový program? Čo ak je to osemnásťročný mládenec s mimoriadnymi rozumovými schopnosťami, ktorý dokáže preniknúť do najsofistikovanejších bezpečnostných služieb na zemi a manipulovať so zbraňami tak, že sa obrátia proti samotným superveľmociam? Aká je jeho cena? A čo všetko by ste urobili, aby ste sa ho zmocnili? V trileri Líška ide o preteky s časom po celej zemeguli s cieľom nájsť a chytiť – alebo kryť a zachrániť –, aby sa zmenila rovnováha svetových mocností. Čokoľvek sa stane, Líška sa nesmie dostať do nesprávnych rúk, lebo môže prísť niečo, čo si nevieme ani predstaviť.

TICK... A KILLER'S COUNTDOWN BEGINS. A rash of horrifying crimes tears through New York City, throwing it into complete chaos. TICK... CAN MICHAEL BENNETT CATCH HIM? The city calls on Detective Michael Bennett, pulling him away from a seaside retreat with his ten adopted children, his grandfather, and their beloved nanny, Mary Catherine. Bennett enlists the help of a former colleague, FBI Agent Emily Parker. But as his affection for Emily grows into something stronger, his relationship with Mary Catherine takes an unexpected turn. TOCK... BEFORE HIS TIME IS UP? All too soon, another appalling crime leads Bennett to a shocking discovery that exposes the killer's pattern and the earth-shattering enormity of his plan.

Rok 1558. Ešte vždy sa nad Kingsbridgeom týči veľkolepá katedrála, no mesto rozdeľuje neľútostný boj medzi katolíkmi a protestantmi. Priateľstvo, vernosť, láska, akoby akýkoľvek ušľachtilý cit stratil význam. Skutočnými nepriateľmi pritom nie sú súperiace náboženstvá. Súboj sa odohráva medzi tými, čo veria v toleranciu a porozumenie, a tyranmi, ktorí chcú svoje myšlienky vnútiť všetkým – nech to stoji, čo chce. Najvrúcnejším prianím Neda Willarda bolo oženiť sa s Margery Fitzgeraldovou. No aj ich rodiny delí náboženský konflikt, a tak Ned Willard opúšťa Kongsbridge, aby vstúpil do služieb princeznej Elisabeth Tudorovej. Keď sa Elisabeth neskôr stane kráľovnou, celá Európa sa postaví proti Anglicku. Aby si udržala nadhľad a zabránila sprisahaniu, povstaniu a útokom konkurenčných mocností, Elisabeth I. založí s Nedovou pomocou prvú tajnú službu v krajine. Malá skupinka šikovných špiónov a odvážnych tajných agentov jej umožní, aby si celých 50 rokov udržala trón a nepopustila zo svojich princípov. Zdá sa, že láska medzi Nedom a Margery je dávno minulosťou, pretože celú Európu od Edinburghu až po Ženevu zachvátili plamene... Jednotlivé postavy v tomto veľkolepom románe sú na jednej strane historické, ale aj vymyslené, všetky však fascinujúco vykreslené. Follett v tomto románe vzdáva hold alžbetínskemu obdobiu, takže jeho kniha určite poteší historických fajnšmekerov. Nielenže si ju vychutnajú, ale ju aj plne ocenia.

Sebastian Rudd nie je typický právnik. Pracuje v upravenej dodávke s nepriestrelnými oknami, wi-fi, barom, chladničkou, koženými kreslami, skrytým priečinkom na zbrane a ozbrojeným šoférom. Nemá firmu ani spoločníkov, zamestnáva iba šoféra, bodyguarda, koncipienta, dôverníka a nosiča golfových palíc v jednej osobe. Býva sám v neveľkom, ale bezpečnom byte, kde je hlavným kusom nábytku starožitný biliardový stôl. Pije bourbon z limitovanej edície a nosí pri sebe zbraň. Sebastian obhajuje ľudí, ku ktorým by sa ostatní právnici ani nepriblížili: potetovaného chlapca, údajného člena sekty satanistov, ostrieľaného zločinca v cele smrti, majiteľa domu zatknutého za streľbu na zásahovú jednotku, ktorá mu omylom vtrhla do domu. Prečo práve títo klienti? Lebo Sebastian verí, že každý má právo na spravodlivý proces, a je ochotný pre to aj podvádzať. Nenávidí nespravodlivosť, neznáša poisťovne, banky a veľké korporácie, nedôveruje úradom a vysmieva sa pravidlám etického správania v justičnej praxi. Sebastian Rudd je jednou z najvýraznejších, najvýstrednejších a najživšie pôsobiacich postáv tohto autora. Drsný, vtipný a napínavý, taký je príbeh Osamelého strelca z pera majstra právnického trileru.

Private detective Isaac Bell returns in Clive Cussler's The Wrecker. 1907: train wrecks, fires, and explosions sabotage the Southern Pacific Railroad's new express line ...The desperate railroad hires the fabled Van Dorn Detective Agency, who send their best man, Isaac Bell. He quickly discovers that a saboteur calling himself the Wrecker is attacking the Southern Pacific with accomplices recruited from down-and-outs - who are killed afterward. The Wrecker strikes wherever he pleases, causing untold damage and loss of human life. Who is he? What does he want? Is he an anarchist? A revolutionary? A criminal mastermind? Whoever he is, whatever his motives, the Wrecker knows how to create havoc. And Bell is convinced he is building up to a grand act unlike anything he has committed before. If the Wrecker isn't stopped in time, more than a railroad is at risk - the future of the entire country is on the line ...Bestseller Clive Cussler - author of the Dirk Pitt novels Black Wind and Trojan Odyssey - and co-author Justin Scott pit legendary detective Isaac Bell against a mysterious murderer and railroad saboteur in the second novel of historical thriller series The Isaac Bell Adventures, The Wrecker. Praise for Clive Cussler: 'The guy I read' Tom Clancy 'Cussler is hard to beat' Daily Mail

Hľadaj a nájdeš! Čas sa kráti. Tieto slová znejú v hlave známemu harvardskému vedcovi ikonografovi Robertovi Langdonovi, keď sa zranený prebudí na nemocničnej posteli. Netuší, kde je a ako sa tam dostal. Nevie vysvetliť ani to, odkiaľ sa v jeho veciach vzal podivný predmet. Čo má hľadať? Komu alebo čomu sa kráti čas? V ohrození života spolu s mladou lekárkou Siennou Brooksovou unikajú po uliciach Florencie, nádherného starobylého mesta, rodiska vynikajúceho básnika Danteho Alighieriho. Langdonovi sa postupne vracia pamäť: pomocou veršov z Danteho temnej epickej básne Peklo musia dešifrovať kódy ukryté v slávnych dielach renesancie – v sochách, obrazoch, budovách. Chcú tak vyriešiť záhadu a zabrániť katastrofe hroziacej ľudstvu. O výsledky pátrania sa však zaujímajú aj iní a tí sa nezastavia pred ničím... Fanúšikov Inferna – Pekla určite poteší aj filmové spracovanie v hlavnej úlohe s Tomom Hanksom. Premiéra v kinách dňa 13.10.2016.

Detective Michael Bennett and FBI Abduction Specialist Emily Parker reluctantly team up to stop a killer targeting not only the children of New York's wealthiest families--but the entire city of New York.

Dru Rayne and her uncle are Louisiana refugees who relocated to Los Angeles after Hurricane Katrina. Now, five years after the storm, their struggling restaurant faces a different danger. When Joe Pike witnesses Dru's uncle beaten by a neighbourhood gang intent on extorting protection money, he offers his own brand of protection. But neither Dru nor her uncle want his help - and neither do the federal agents mysteriously watching their store -- agents who seem more than willing to let the gang have their way. But Pike is falling for Dru, and won't back away whether she wants his help or not. As the violence escalates, the gang targets Pike, who, with Elvis Cole's help, learns that Dru and her uncle are not who they seem. It soon emerges that everything Pike thought he knew about them, their relationship to the gang, and the reasons they fled New Orleans have been lies. Now, a vengeful and murderous force from their past is catching up with them, pitting Pike and Cole against the combined forces of South American crime lords, rogue federal agents, and contract assassins on the bloody hunt for twelve million dollars in missing stolen cash.

April 1950: The rusting hulk of a steam locomotive rises from the deep waters of a Montana lake. Inside is all that remains of three men who died forty-four years before. But it is not the engine nor its grisly contents that interest the people watching nearby. It is what is about to come next.

"A weapon of unspeakable power... A madman holds the world

During a state funeral for a beloved former First Lady in New York City's largest cathedral, the unthinkable occurs. Armed men disguised as monks seize the church and seal themselves inside, along with more than one hundred of the most powerful people in America. The captives include world leaders, actors, TV stars, athletes, and politicians, and the kidnappers are armed with enough C4 explosives to blow a crater in the middle of Manhattan. NYPD officer Michael Bennett is pulled into the standoff as lead negotiator. Despite the escalating danger, Michael faces an even more terrifying crisis at home. His wife has been diagnosed with a devastating disease, and Michael faces the prospect of losing the love of his life and having to raise their ten children alone. With his own life teetering and the lives of thousands suddenly his responsibility, Michael struggles to diffuse the tense situation fast. Yet the kidnappers' moves are impossible to predict, and they block every attempt to break into the cathedralmost as if they are privy to their deliberations.

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

Nati e cresciuti nel South Side di Chicago, Danny Carter e il suo migliore amico Evan si sono guadagnati una piccola reputazione criminale rapinando banchi dei pegni e negozi di liquori. I due vivono alla giornata e nulla sembra poterli rimettere sulla retta via, almeno fino a quando qualcosa va storto e tutto cambia, veloce come un colpo di pistola. Passano gli anni, e Danny ha smesso di pensare al proprio passato. Si è costruito un mondo nuovo, a sua misura: una carriera rispettabile, una fidanzata stabile e la coscienza pulita. È come tutti gli altri: normale, sereno, felice. Questo finché, capitato per caso in un bar fumoso, si accorge che in un angolo c'è il suo vecchio socio che lo fissa. Indurito dalla prigione, quasi irriconoscibile, Evan non ha mai fatto il nome dell'amico e pensa di meritare una grossa ricompensa, anzi, la più grossa delle ricompense: riavere tutto il tempo e le occasioni sprecate dietro lo sbarre. Per ottenerla non si farà alcuno scrupolo. Con la sua nuova vita in gioco e un passato così scomodo e doloroso alle porte, Danny dovrà fare una scelta... Riuscirà a proteggere il proprio futuro?

A long time ago, Joe Pike asked for help. In return, he would, one day, be called upon to return the favour, no questions asked. That day has come. Joe Pike is asked to protect the life of Larkin Conner Barkley, a spoiled rich girl who happens to be a federal witness in a major case. But someone is leaking information about their whereabouts, and the killers are getting all too close. So Pike he hatches a plan: disappear into the anonymous underbelly of Los Angeles, turn the tables, and hunt down the hunters. Enlisting the help of Elvis Cole, Pike uncovers a web of lies and betrayals; even the cops aren't who they seem. But as the body count rises, it becomes clear that Pike's biggest threat may be the girl herself - an edgy, yet intensely vulnerable soul determined to destroy herself, unless Joe can fill the void in her bruised heart.

Two minutes can be a lifetime. Ask anyone on the wrong side of the law about the two-minute rule and they'll tell you that's as long as you can hope for at a robbery before the cops show up. Break the two-minute rule and it's a lifetime in jail. But not everyone plays by the rules. . . When ex-con Max Holman finally gets out of jail, freedom doesn't taste too sweet. The only thing on his mind is reconciliation with his estranged son, who is, ironically, a cop. But then he hears the devastating news: His son and three other uniformed cops were gunned down in cold blood in Los Angeles the night before Holman's release. When the hit is exposed as a revenge killing and the question of police corruption is raised, it becomes a father's last duty to clear his son's name and catch the killer. With all the elements that have made Robert Crais one of the very best crime writers today, The Two Minute Rule is gripping, edgy suspense from the author who sets the standard when it comes to surprising plot twists and powerful characters.

When a lawyer friend and his client are murdered outside the San Diego courthouse, attorney Paul Madriani fears he may have been the actual target and takes the case of a suspect he believes may hold the answers

Katie Wallace had her heart broken once - never again. So she decides to becomes a Love Trainer, a unique service provider who can answer the following 1 Should I call him even though he hasn't called me? 2 When he turns up in the middle of the night drunk and wanting a shag, should I say yes? 3 Why is it so hard when I'm not even sure he's the man I want to marry? Is Katie right? Can you train men to be better boyfriends? Or is she playing the game of love with the wrong set of rules - a game which can only lead to her and those she helps getting hurt ...?

For Rebecca Bloomwood, life is peachy. She has a job on morning TV, telling people how to manage their money - a subject on which she is an expert. Her bank manager is actually being nice to her, despite being just a tad overdrawn. And the icing on the brioche is that her boyfriend is moving to New York ...and has asked her to go with him.New York! The Museum of Modern Art! The Guggenheim! The Metropolitan Opera House! And Becky does mean to go to all these. Honestly. It's just that it seems silly not to check out a few other places first. Like Bloomingdales. And Saks. And that amusing little place she's been told about where you can sometimes get a Prada dress for $10. Or was it $100? Anyway, it's full of fantastic bargains.Shopaholic Abroad - because there just aren't enough shops in Britain.

Optimistickej, ale smolou prenasledovanej Emme Corriganovej sa začína dariť. Už skoro rok má stále zamestnanie, po boku jej stojí skvelý priateľ a dokonca sa jej rysuje aj pracovný postup. Všetko sa zvrtne po schôdzke s nespokojným zákazníkom. Zničená sa vracia z jednania lietadlom a v hrozivej situácii počas turbulencií sa zverí so svojimi najtajnejšími tajomstvami mužovi sediacemu na vedľajšom sedadle. V práci zistí, že mužom, ktorému sa zverila je sám veľký šéf. Ten sa vydal na týždennú návštevu anglickej pobočky podniku, v ktorom pracuje. Toto odštartuje sériu chaotických, citovo vyčerpávajúcich a komických situácií.

Jeff Talley, veliteľ policajného okrsku v mestečku na juhu Kalifornie, kedysi pracoval ako vyjednávač v elitnej jednotke SWAT losangeleskej polície. Po tom, čo v jednom prípade nezvládol vyjednávanie, zomrel mladý rukojemník a Talleyho odvtedy trápia nočné mory. Jedného dňa sa traja chuligáni rozhodnú vykradnúť obchod s potravinami v jeho okrsku, no lúpež sa končí vraždou. Mladí vrahovia na úteku pred spravodlivosťou zajmú Waltera Smitha a jeho dve deti a zabarikádujú sa v Smithovom dome. Situácia sa ešte väčšmi komplikuje, keďže Smith robí účtovníka mafii, a tá ho chce za každú cenu živého. Neváhajú uniesť Talleymu manželku a dcéru a donútia ho tak čeliť svojej nočnej more – musí opäť vyjednávať o životy nevinných ľudí

Master storyteller Patrick McGrath, acclaimed for his novel Asylum, weaves a hypnotic tale of psychological suspense and haunting beauty. Set against the backdrop of Hogarth's London and the volatile Massachusetts Bay colony, the story introduces a flame-haired heroine whose journey lingers in the imagination long after the last page. Our narrator recounts the life of Harry Peake, a poet and smuggler who tragically lost his wife, Grace, in a fire that left him disfigured. He resorts to displaying his deformed spine in London alehouses, finding solace only in his devoted daughter, Martha, who inherits his fiery spirit but not his passion for gin. As Harry succumbs to alcoholism, he commits a final act of brutality, forcing Martha to flee to the American colonies. There, she becomes entangled in the fervor of rebellion, yet the shadows of her past loom large. Amidst betrayals, she seeks redemption through an unforgettable act of courage. Superbly plotted and absorbing, this novel showcases McGrath's psychological precision and imaginative prowess on a broad historical canvas. It tells the poignant tale of a child escaping a father's twisted love and the colonists' struggle for freedom from their homeland, marking McGrath's finest work to date.

From the bestselling author comes a thriller that deals with one of the most ruthlessly contested arenas of the Cold War, where each second brings destruction closer...

Just as Alex Cross is beginning to feel that life is good and he is finally coming out of the depression he's been in since the death of his wife, he is called to Union Station train terminal - a man is on the loose, firing at random into the swarming crowds of travellers. Psychopath Gary Soneji seems determined to go down in a blaze of glory, and he wants Alex Cross to be there. Will this be the final showdown

Je koniec mája 1944. Blíži sa deň D, a hoci nie je jasné, kedy a kde príde k invázii, Nemci vedia, že to bude čoskoro a horúčkovito sa na ňu pripravujú. Jedna z najschopnejších britských agentiek v severnom Francúzsku Felicity „Flick“ Clairetová si uvedomuje, že schopnosť Nemcov odraziť spojenecký útok závisí predovšetkým od úrovne ich telekomunikácií. Najdôležitejším strategickým cieľom sa teda stáva vyradenie najväčšej telefónnej ústredne vo Francúzsku, cez ktorú nemecká okupačná armáda udržiava spojenie s Berlínom. Flick spolu s manželom Michelom zorganizuje útok na zámoček Sainte-Cécile, v ktorom je ústredňa ukrytá. Britská tajná služba im však poskytne nepresné údaje o počte nemeckých vojakov a útok končí fiaskom – väčšina partizánov je pobitá alebo končí v zajatí. Urýchlene je treba zostaviť a vycvičiť novú údernú skupinu, ktorá by bola schopná doviesť útok do úspešného konca. Voľba padne na šesť žien – no ani jedna z nich nie je profesionálna agentka. Výcvik sprevádza množstvo problémov a pri ich riešení sa Felicity dozvedá veľa o svojich nových podriadených i sama o sebe.

Rebecca Bloomwoodová je priamo žijúcim dôkazom shopaholika. Radí ľudom, ako zaobchádzať s peniazmi , ale sama trčí po uši v dlhoch. Nerobí nič iné, iba vášnivo nakupuje. Pracuje ako redaktorka v časopise zaoberajúcom sa sporením a investovaním. Pokiaľ však Rebeka niečo zúfalo neovláda, tak je to hospodárenie s peniazmi. Nemôže sedieť v kancelárii, aby nemyslela na nákupy, nemôže ísť po ulici, aby nevošla do obchodu, nemôže z neho odísť, aby niečo nekúpila . Jej úvery a dlhy rastú, dostáva výhražné upomienky, uchyľuje sa ku klamstvám. Nakoniec pomôže nečakaná náhoda...