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Allan Folsom

    9. december 1941 – 16. máj 2014

    Allan Folsom bol scenárista na voľnej nohe, ktorý prispel k seriálom ako Hart to Hart. Jeho diela sa vyznačovali hlbokým skúmaním ľudskej povahy a zložitých vzťahov. Folsomov štýl bol často opisovaný ako napínavý a pútavý, čo čitateľom poskytovalo jedinečný pohľad na psychológiu postáv. Jeho prínos k literatúre je nespochybniteľný.

    Allan Folsom
    Machiavelli Covenant
    Day of Confession
    The Exile
    The Hadrian Memorandum
    Krvavý rovník
    The Day After Tomorrow
    • Západní Afrika, ostrov Bioko. Malý chlapec si půjčuje fotoaparát od místního kněze, aby zachytil velkého exotického ptáka. Americký prezident pověřuje svého bratrance Nicholase Martena, bývalého policistu a nyní zahradního architekta, aby na ostrově prověřil podezření od blízké osoby. Zpočátku to vypadá jako skvělá dovolená, než se po setkání s knězem ocitá v ohrožení života. Kněz mu ukáže fotografie vojenské helikoptéry, která dodává zbraně místním rebelům, a na snímcích jsou jasně viditelné tváře zaměstnanců americké ropné společnosti a jejich ochranky. Tyto fotografie by mohly vyvolat mezinárodní skandál, neboť dokazují rozdmýchávání občanské války v regionu. Marten si uvědomuje, že musí fotografie najít jako první, ale kněz je mrtvý a jeho bratr v Berlíně také brzy zavražděn. Marten se musí spoléhat na intuici, zatímco ho pronásledují lidé z ropné společnosti, CIA, německé policie a ruské špionáže. Je odhodlán očistit svou zemi od nařčení a prokázat službu svému bratranci. Důvod? Nedávno objevená velká ložiska ropy v Guineji, o něž se každý snaží.

      Krvavý rovník2011
      3,3
    • The Hadrian Memorandum

      • 638 stránok
      • 23 hodin čítania

      Nicholas Marten has come face to face with the world's most dangerous men---secret global alliances that go back centuries and involve those at the highest ranks of political power and economic influence. Marten is a man on the run, constantly in fear of his life. He knows too much. He has no one to trust, except the one man who may be his only true friend . . . the President of the United States, John Henry Harris. Now Marten finds himself pitted against the most wealthy and ruthless Texas oil barons and their blood-thirsty mercenaries. And what he witnesses puts him in the crosshairs of a massive conspiracy. At stake is an ocean of oil. Its cost could be thousands of human lives. Its cause, a top secret agreement known as "The Hadrian Memorandum."

      The Hadrian Memorandum2009
      3,9
    • Machiavelli Covenant

      • 704 stránok
      • 25 hodin čítania

      Former LAPD Detective Nichola Marten's investigation into the murder of his former girlfriend leads him across the globe and to a chance meeting with US President John Henry Harris. But President Harris is on the run from a murderous cabal.

      Machiavelli Covenant2008
      3,5
    • Der amerikanische Chirurg Paul Osborn entdeckt in Paris den Mörder seines Vaters, der sich seit zwanzig Jahren versteckt. Unwissentlich gerät er in eine gefährliche Verschwörung und beginnt eine atemlose Hetzjagd durch Europa.

      Übermorgen. Thriller2005
    • The Exile

      • 701 stránok
      • 25 hodin čítania

      Rendered mute after a traumatic attack, a beautiful young woman and her LAPD rookie brother find themselves enmeshed in a government conspiracy that forces them to outmaneuver an international hit man and a power-hungry baroness.

      The Exile2004
      3,9
    • In Italy, the Cardinal Vicar of Rome is assassinated during a papal celebration. In Los Angeles, entertainment lawyer Harry Addison receives a desperate message from his long-estranged brother, Father Daniel Addison, a Vatican priest. Hours later a tour bus with Father Daniel aboard explodes on the road to Assisi. When Harry arrives in Italy to claim his brother's body, he discovers that not only may Father Daniel still be alive, but he is the prime suspect in the murder of the Cardinal Vicar. In a sudden turn, Harry finds himself framed for the murder of an Italian policeman. Now on the run and on his brother's trail, Harry is thrust into a terrifying world of horror and deception where an international terrorist hunts Father Daniel as relentlessly as the authorities...and where a monstrous conspiracy arises from the very heart of the Vatican.

      Day of Confession1998
      3,8
    • The Day After Tomorrow

      A Novel

      • 596 stránok
      • 21 hodin čítania

      This assured debut thriller delivers a gripping narrative as a young American doctor, haunted by his father's murder, becomes embroiled in a chilling international conspiracy. Dr. Paul Osborn, while in Paris, recognizes the man who stabbed his father in 1966. Determined to uncover the truth behind his father's unsolved death and seek revenge, Osborn's plan leads to a series of gruesome killings, revealing the involvement of powerful forces. He teams up with Vera Monneray, a Paris medical student, as they evade the police, Interpol, and an L.A. cop investigating a string of surgically precise decapitations. Meanwhile, Joanna Marsh, a physical therapist, accompanies Elton Lybarger, a Swiss national recovering from a stroke, back to Zurich, where he is celebrated by influential German business leaders. As a Nazi resurgence plot unfolds, the tension escalates with shocking twists, including Joanna's drug-fueled escapades and a catastrophic train wreck. A massive explosion in secret chambers beneath Berlin propels Osborn on a thrilling chase through Europe and the Alps, ultimately exposing the dark ambitions of a bygone era. This is a page-turner that demands readers' full attention, whether at the beach or during an all-nighter.

      The Day After Tomorrow1994
      4,1