David Morrell Knihy

David Morrells international thrillers have no equal. Among his classic novels, this story stands as one of his most exciting and brilliant works a globe-spanning tale that brings together two generations of men and women bound by one murderous legacy. From the Vatican to the Swiss Alps, from Australia to the heartland of America, the two masterful operatives known as Saul and Drew are being drawn together to solve a violent riddle: Why have ten old men been abducted from around the world? When the agents, weary of their own covert wars, begin to investigate, they are pulled into a terrifying cycle of revenge that began in the heart of World War II and is now forcing sons to pay for their fathers darkest sins

The notorious author Thomas De Quincey turns detective in a harrowing Victorian thriller from master storyteller David Morrell, which won the Macavity Award for Best Historical Mystery 2014.

The year is 1855. The Crimean War is raging. The British government has fallen. The Empire seems to be hanging from a thread. Then the murders start. members of London's elite are found dead with names of assassin's who have failed to kill Queen Victoria. Based on actual attempts to kill Queen Victoria, Inspector of the dead brilliantly merges fact with fiction to bring a violent era of Victorian England to life.

Cavanaugh, a former member of Delta Force who now works as a protector for the rich, is hired by a brilliant scientist named Prescott who needs protection from a powerful drug lord seeking the highly addictive drug he has invented. At least, that is what Cavanaugh is led to believe. After Cavanaugh trains the scientist in escape and evasion, the unthinkable occurs: Cavanaugh's team is viciously attacked and entirely wiped out - and Prescott seems to be in collusion with the attackers. Now Cavanaugh must fight against his own tactics and anticipate his enemy's every move while suffering the consequences of the real secret Prescott is hiding: a unique weapon that induces fear.

From New York Times bestselling author David Morrell comes the novel upon which the box office superhit Rambo was based. First came the man: a young wanderer in a fatigue coat and long hair. Then came the legend, as John Rambo sprang up from the pages of First Blood to take his place in the American cultural landscape. This remarkable novel pits a young Vietnam veteran against a small town cop who doesn't know whom he's dealing with -- or how far Rambo will take him into a life-and-death struggle through the woods, hills, and caves of rural Kentucky. This time when Johnny comes marching home be afraid. Be very afraid.

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Prožijeme mučivou úzkost člověka, který náhle ztratí oba rodiče, když se probírá pozůstalostí, najde potvrzení o adopci datované dnem jeho narození, pátrá dále, ale všechny oficiální dokumenty se záhadně ztratily, biologická matka snad nikdy neexistovala... Rodičům, zdrceným žalem nad hrobem svých dětí, nabídne záhadné a tajemné místo ztracenou naději - nebo věčné šílenství... Temný soumrak dává nahlédnout do tvůrčí dílny kritikou i veřejností ceněného spisovatele. Ze srdce Ameriky až na samý okraj pekla, tak lze stručně charakterizovat průřez dvacetiletím Morrellova života a literární tvorby, psychologickou sondu do hlubin (nejen autorovy) duše, kde na vás čeká mrazivý dotek smrtelné hrůzy, se kterou se čas od času všichni bez rozdílu setkáváme...