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Neil White

    Neil White
    The Death Collector
    From The Shadows
    The Domino Killer
    Fallen Idols
    Lost Souls
    Žil jsem mezi malomocnými
    • Podtitul: Strhující svědectví o komunitě vyděděnců Lepra je choroba, která do dnešních dnů vzbuzuje mezi veřejností zděšení a odpor. Toto je pravdivý příběh novináře, který byl kvůli finančním podvodům odsouzen do vězení. Skončil v izolovaném areálu v Carville v Louisianě, kde se kromě trestanců nachází i poslední kolonie malomocných ve Spojených státech. Pacienti zde žijí odtrženi od vnějšího světa i od svých rodin, které mnohdy tají před okolím jejich existenci, aby i na nich neulpělo stigma děsivé nemoci. White, vynikající vypravěč a nositel řady novinářských ocenění, ve svém místy humorném a místy dojímavém vyprávění líčí neuvěřitelné zážitky v uzavřené komunitě vězňů, ošetřovatelů a pacientů, kde se jeho původní strach z nemocných postupně mění v porozumění, a dokonce přátelství. "Pozoruhodný příběh o mladém muži, který ztratil vše, co považoval za důležité, byl uvězněn na místě, které by vyděsilo i nejotrlejší, a nakonec zjistil, že cestku k vykoupení mu mohou ukázat právě ti nejobávanější vyděděnci společnosti." - John Grisham "Whiteův příběh, současně neskutečný i drsně naturalistický, vtipný i dojímavý, je fascinující a plný univerzálních ozvuků. Navíc je White skvělý spisovatel, schopný navodit atmosféru i osvětlit lidské srdce. Tato kniha určitě nezapadne." - Robert Olen Butler, nositel Pulitzerovy ceny

      Žil jsem mezi malomocnými
    • Sometimes the worst nightmares happen in broad daylight... An utterly gripping novel for fans of Peter James and Mark Billingham, from a rising star in the crime genre.

      Lost Souls
    • Fallen Idols

      • 528 stránok
      • 19 hodin čítania
      4,1(12)Ohodnotiť

      Everyone would kill for their fifteen minutes of fame... A Premiership footballer is shot dead in cold blood on a busy London street, and a country is gripped by terror. Who is behind this apparently motiveless killing - and who's next in the firing line?

      Fallen Idols
    • The Domino Killer

      • 448 stránok
      • 16 hodin čítania
      4,2(158)Ohodnotiť

      When a man is found beaten to death in a local Manchester park, Detective Constable Sam Parker is one of the investigating officers. Sam swiftly identifies the victim, but what at first looks like an open and shut case quickly starts to unravel when he realises that the victim's fingerprints were found on a knife at another crime scene, a month earlier. Meanwhile, Sam's brother, Joe - a criminal defence lawyer in the city - comes face to face with a man whose very presence sends shockwaves through his life. Joe must confront the demons of his past as he struggles to come to terms with the darkness that this man represents. Before long, Joe and Sam are in way over their heads, both sucked into a terrifying game of cat-and-mouse that threatens to change their lives for ever... 'Authenticity reeks from every page...hypnotic, troubling crime writing with a superb villain and a distinctive atmosphere.' Daily Mail on Next to Die

      The Domino Killer
    • From The Shadows

      • 496 stránok
      • 18 hodin čítania
      4,1(28)Ohodnotiť

      THE NEW SERIES FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR NEIL WHITE.He hides in the shadows, watching, waiting, until the time is right . He'll follow the evidence - wherever it takes him. Together they will get to the truth - whatever the cost .

      From The Shadows
    • Joe Parker is Manchester's top criminal defence lawyer and Sam Parker - his brother - is a brilliant detective with the Greater Manchester Police force. Together they must solve a puzzling case that is chilling Manchester to the bone...The Death Collector is charming, sophisticated and intelligent, but he likes to dominate women, to make them give themselves to him completely; to surrender their dignity and their lives. He's a collector of beautiful things, so once he traps them he'll never let them go. Joe is drawn into the Death Collector's world and when the case becomes dangerous, Sam is the first person he turns to. In this gripping thriller, danger lurks for not only the Parker brothers, but also those closest to them.

      The Death Collector
    • The Lancashire town of Blackley has been rocked by the violent death of Luke Howarth. The fingers of suspicion point towards his girlfriend, Sarah Goode - missing since his murder. Just another crime of passion with a tragic end. Or is it? Reporter Jack Garrett isn't so sure - especially when he's asked by Sarah's distraught parents to find their daughter. Their description of caring schoolteacher Sarah doesn't tally with the media's portrayal of a cold-blooded killer.But as he hunts for Sarah, Jack finds himself immersed in the town's troubled history and discovers that dangerous rituals from the past are impacting on the present.Jack's girlfriend, DC Laura McGanity, in the midst of a tough custody battle, must be content to sit on the sidelines. But she soon finds herself caught up in the investigation, as the mystery surrounding Sarah's disappearance dramatically unravels. Jack and Laura find themselves in mortal danger as they come face to face with an unhinged killer who is determined that they will pay with their lives...

      Last Rites
    • Joe Parker is Manchester's most ingenious criminal defence lawyer. Sam Parker is Manchester's most tenacious homicide detective. Both bear the burden of the unsolved murder of their sister fifteen years earlier. And both have a stake in a new series of murders that has shaken their city to its core.

      Next to die
    • COLD KILL

      • 408 stránok
      • 15 hodin čítania
      3,9(593)Ohodnotiť

      Every breath you take, he'll be watching you...

      COLD KILL
    • In the Sanctuary of Outcasts

      • 352 stránok
      • 13 hodin čítania
      3,9(599)Ohodnotiť

      The narrative follows a young man who experiences profound loss, leading him to reevaluate his values and beliefs. Through his journey, he encounters society's outcasts, who impart unexpected lessons on redemption and resilience. This transformative experience challenges his perceptions and highlights the potential for growth in the most unlikely circumstances.

      In the Sanctuary of Outcasts