Martin Jansen in de Wal Knihy

Tot nu toe heeft het Eddie Spinola niet echt meegezeten, niet in zijn liefdesleven en al helemaal niet in zijn carriere. Op zijn zesendertigste kan hij als freelance copywriter net het hoofd boven water houden in de jachtige drukte van Manhattan. Totdat hij zijn ex-zwager Vernon tegenkomt, van wie hij een klein, wit pilletje krijgt. Net ontwikkeld door een groot farmaceutisch bedrijf, vertelt Vernon, maar nog niet officieel geregistreerd. Een zogenaamde smart drug, aangeduid als MDT, die je energie geeft en je creatieve vermogens stimuleert. Direct merkt Eddie het effect: hij voelt zich geweldig en wordt superactief, zowel lichamelijk als geestelijk: zijn intellectuele vermogens zijn zozeer aangescherpt dat hij in korte tijd in staat is een verbazingwekkende hoeveelheid complexe informatie op te nemen en te verwerken. Met MDT kan Eddie de hele wereld aan en door een macabere samenloop van omstandigheden krijgt hij opeens een aardig voorraadje: als Vernon wordt vermoord, is Eddie in de buurt en kan hij de hand op een paar honderd pillen leggen. Met zijn scherpe geest en zijn briljante analytische vermogens weet Eddie snel veel geld te verdienen en in stormachtig tempo maakt hij naam op Wall Street. Totdat verontrustende bijwerkingen van zijn verslaving de kop opsteken in de vorm van blackouts, stukken tijd waarvan Eddie zich achteraf niets herinnert. En waarin hij weleens gruwelijke dingen gedaan zou kunnen hebben...

Vidiecke sídlo priemyselného magnáta. Bezpečnostný systém je takmer umelecké dielo a vnútorné zariadenie stálo niekoľko miliónov dolárov. Dokonalé miesto pre milostnú schôdzku milionárskej manželky a najmocnejšieho muža sveta. Lenže niekto sa pozerá. A keď sa všetko skončí, starý profesionálny zlodej Luther Whitney je jediný, kto pozná pravdu ... Púšťa sa do boja s absolútnou mocou. Na úteku pred agentmi tajnej služby, ktorí ho chcú umlčať. Luther požiada o pomoc mladého právnika Jacka. Bude však Jack ochotný riskovať kariéru v jednej z najväčšej právnickej firme vo Washingtone, aby pomohol starému priateľovi.

Naked Prey

'ANOTHER INSTANT COBEN BOLITAR CLASSIC' Michael J Fox For ten long years two boys have been missing. Now you think you've seen one of them. He's a young man. And he's in trouble. Do you approach him? Ask him to come home with you? And how can you be sure it's really him? You thought your search for the truth was over. It's only just begun.

Old crimes cause new murder in this novel from Pulitzer Prize-winning author, John Sandford. Before Lucas Davenport can find the answers, he will have to follow a trail back to another place, another time, and battle the shadows he discovers there - shadows that turn out to be both very real and very deadly.

The stunning new thriller from the New York TimesNo 1 bestselling author

Twenty years ago, four teenagers disappeared in the woods at a summer camp. Two decades later, everything changes... Paul Copeland's sister was one of the missing teenagers. Now raising a daughter alone, after the death of his wife, he balances family life with a career as a prosecutor. But when a body is found, the well-buried secrets of the past threaten everything. Could the victim be one of the missing teenagers? Could his sister be alive? Copeland has to confront so much he left behind that summer twenty years ago: his first love, Lucy; his mother who abandoned the family; and the secrets that his parents have been hiding...

Twenty years ago, top agents from the CIA and KGB banded together to bring down the Matarese Circle, an international cabal of powerbrokers and assassins whose sole objective was to achieve worldwide economic domination. Now the bloody Matarese dynasty is back--and the only man with the power to stop it may have already run out of time.... CIA case officer Cameron Pryce is hot on the trail of the new Matarese alliance. His only chance to terminate its ruthless activities is to follow the trail of blood money and stone-cold killers right to the heart of its deadly conspiracy. From the Hamptons to London's Belgrave Square, Matarese assassins have already struck with brutal efficiency, eliminating all who stand in their way. Their chain of violence is impossible to stop--until Pryce gets a rare break. One of the Matarese's victims survives long enough to whisper dying words that will blow the case wide open: the top secret code name for legendary retired CIA agent Brandon Scofield--the only man who has ever infiltrated the Matarese inner circle and lived to tell about it.

Een openbaar aanklaagster in Miami komt in gewetensconflict als ze de vermeende dader in een moordzaak herkent als de man die haar tien jaar eerder heeft mishandeld en verkracht.

Agentka FBI Smoky Barretová je tak trochu nevyspytateľná a záhadná – ako sérioví vrahovia, ktorým šliape na krk. Keď ju a jej tím vyšetrovateľov povolá sám riaditeľ FBI k prípadu vraždy, ktorá sa odohrala počas letu z Texasu do Virgínie, vyšetrovatelia zažijú šok. A ďalšie prekvapenia nedajú na seba dlho čakať. Agentka Smoky čoskoro zistí, že za vraždou stojí sériový vrah, ktorý má za sebou desivý počet vrážd a sústreďuje sa na ľudí s tajomstvami. A nie sú to obyčajné tajomstvá. Sú to tie najskrytejšie, najtemnejšie tajomstvá, pre ktoré vyhľadáva a likviduje svoje obete. Aj vinou internetu sa prípad dostane na verejnosť a hrozí, že vypukne hystéria. To všetko sa odohráva v čase, keď sa agentka Smoky s námahou usiluje vychovávať svoju adoptovanú dcéru Bonnie. Aj agentka sa ocitne pod neuveriteľným tlakom a čelí obrovskému, zdanlivo neriešiteľnému problému. Kto bude ďalšou obeťou? Lebo všetci máme svoje tajomstvá. Dokonca aj Smoky Barretová.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben proves once again that "nobody writes them better" in a thriller that asks a provocative question: Is a pretty lie better than the ugly truth? Harlan Coben published his first Myron Bolitar thriller, Deal Breaker , in 1995, introducing a hero that would captivate millions. Over the years we have watched Myron walk a tight rope between sports agent, friend, problem solver and private eye, his big heart quick to defend his client's interests so fiercely that he can't help but jump in to save them, no matter the cost. When former tennis star Suzze T and her rock star husband, Lex, encounter an anonymous Facebook post questioning the paternity of their unborn child, Lex runs off, and Suzze - at eight months pregnant - asks Myron to save her marriage, and perhaps her husband's life. But when he finds Lex, he also finds someone he wasn't looking for: his sister-in-law, Kitty, who along with Myron's brother abandoned the Bolitar family long ago. As Myron races to locate his missing brother while their father clings to life, he must face the lies that led to the estrangement - including the ones told by Myron himself.

First in a series of Emile Cinq-Mars novels, City of Ice portrays Montreal as a schizoid landscape, delineated by language, the playground of Russian criminals and American spies and a tough place for a policeman.

At 2.17 am Myron Bolitar's phone rings. It's Aimee Biel, a teenager who has called the one adult who has promised to help her if she ever got into trouble. Myron collects Aimee from a street corner but she persuades him not to take her home, but to drop her off in the suburbs. With a final wave, Aimee disappears into the night.

Život detektíva Napoleona Dumasa, zvaného Nap, z predmestia v New Jersey sa navždy zmenil v poslednom ročníku strednej školy. Jeho brata, dvojča Lea, a priateľku Dianu vtedy našli mŕtvych na železničnej trati a Maura, ktorú pokladal za svoju životnú lásku, bez akéhokoľvek vysvetlenia zmizla. Celých pätnásť rokov Nap pátral po Maure a nepodarilo sa mu ani vysvetliť Leovu smrť. Teraz sa zdá, že by napokon predsa len mohol dosiahnuť, po čom tak veľmi túži. V aute podozrivého z vraždy sa nájdu Maurine odtlačky a Nap sa vydáva na tŕnistú cestu za odpoveďami. Tie však vedú len k ďalším otázkam – o milovanej žene, o priateľoch z detstva, o ktorých si myslel, že ich pozná, o opustenej vojenskej základni v meste, kde vyrastal, a najmä o Leovi a Diane, ktorých smrť je možno ešte oveľa temnejšia a desivejšia ako v najhorších predstavách.

Tia and Mike Baye never imagined they'd become the type of overprotective parents who spy on their kids. But their sixteen-year-old son Adam has been unusually distant lately, and after the suicide of his classmate Spencer Hill - the latest in a string of issues at school - they can't help but worry. They install a sophisticated spy program on Adam's computer, and within days they are jolted by a message from an unknown correspondent addressed to their son: "Just stay quiet and all safe." Meanwhile, browsing through an online memorial for Spencer, Betsy Hill is struck by a photo that appears to have been taken on the night of her son's death and he wasn't alone. She thinks it is Adam Baye standing just outside the camera's range, but when Adam goes missing, it soon becomes clear that something deep and sinister has infected their community...

When a sadistic hacker, code-named Phate, sets his sights on Silicon Valley, his victims never know what hit them. He infiltrates their computers, invades their lives, and lures them to their deaths. To Phate, each murder is like a big, challenging computer hack: every time he succeeds, he must challenge himself anew— by taking his methodology to a higher level, and aiming at bigger targets. Desperate, the head of The California State Police Computer Crimes Division frees Wyatt Gillette, imprisoned for hacking, to aid the investigation — against the loud protests of the rest of the division. With an obsession emblematic of hackers, Gillette fervently attempts to trace Phate’s insidious computer virus back to its source. Then Phate delivers a huge blow, murdering one of the division’s own — a “wizard” who had pioneered the Internet — and the search takes on a zealous intensity. Gillette and Detective Frank Bishop — an old-school homicide cop who’s accustomed to forensic sleuthing — make an uneasy team. But with a merciless and brilliant killer like Phate in their cross hairs, and his twisted game reaching a fever pitch, they must utilize every ounce of their disparate talents to stop him.

„Vyhýbaj sa ľuďom, čo patria minulosti. Nedovoľ im vracať sa do tvojho života.“ Na začiatku je to len bežná profilová stránka ako veľa iných na webovom zoznamovacom serveri. Ale keď sa Kat Donovanová, vyšetrovateľka newyorského policajného zboru, lepšie zahľadí na sprievodnú fotografiu, akoby jej doterajší svet odrazu vybuchol a znova na ňu ťaživo doľahnú city, ktoré dlhé roky potláčala. Z fotografie na ňu hľadí jej niekdajší snúbenec Jeff, muž, ktorý jej zlomil srdce a ktorého nevidela už osemnásť rokov. V Kat sa rozhorí iskierka nádeje, či práve toto nie je okamih, keď sa pominú dávne tragédie a otvorí sa pred ňou nová budúcnosť. No len čo sa pokúsi nadviazať kontakt s mužom z profilu, oživená nádej sa rýchlo zmení na temné podozrenie a potom hrôzu. Postupne vychádzajú na povrch obludné zločinecké plány a ich korisťou sa stávajú tí najzraniteľnejší. Počet obetí narastá a Katina vyhliadka na opätovné zblíženie s Jeffom sa čoraz väčšmi vzďaľuje. Úplne ju pohlcuje vyšetrovanie vyvolávajúce otázky týkajúce sa všetkých milovaných ľudí – bývalého snúbenca, matky, ba aj otca, ktorého surová vražda sa za dlhé roky nikdy celkom neobjasnila. Kat riskuje životy vrátane vlastného, ponára sa do ešte väčšej temnoty a hľadá v sebe silu, aby sa so svojimi zisteniami vyrovnala.

A solid lie can build a successful life, but when the truth comes to light, everything can be lost. The Stranger appears out of nowhere—in a bar, parking lot, or store. His identity is unknown, and his motives unclear, but the messages he brings change everything. At a lacrosse parents' meeting, lawyer Adam Price is approached by the Stranger, who claims that Adam's wife has deceived him by faking a pregnancy. The man provides evidence to support his claim. After confronting his wife, she disappears, only contacting him via text, asking him not to search for her. Adam and his sons are devastated. The Stranger reveals more secrets, and soon after the murder of Heidi Dunn, a friend of one of the victims, Detective Johanna Griffin begins an investigation. She uncovers a group led by the Stranger and reaches out to Adam. The lawyer and the detective join forces to find Adam's missing wife. As they uncover more about her life, Adam realizes that nearly everyone around him harbors secrets, and the only way to discover the truth is to find the Stranger, even if it shatters his orderly world.

The heart-pounding new thriller from the bestselling author of the PREY novels

In the second Myron Bolitar novel from Edgar Award–winner Harlan Coben, a young woman’s tragic death spirals into a shattering drama of menace, secrets, and rage. Suddenly Myron is in over his head—and playing the most dangerous game of all.Once, Valerie Simpson’s tennis career skyrocketed; now, the headlines belong to a player from the wrong side of the tracks. But when Valerie is shot dead in cold blood and dropped outside the stadium at the U.S. Open, sports agent Myron Bolitar investigates the killing and uncovers a connection between the two players and a six-year-old murder at an exclusive mainline club. As Myron is drawn into the case—along with a dirty U.S. senator, a jealous mother, and the mob—he finds himself caught between a killer and the truth.

A woman from the past brings a whole lot of trouble... A brilliant Myron Bolitar novel from the SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author of SIX YEARS.

Late afternoon, Virginia, and a woman is on the run. Her husband, a former US Senator named Lincoln Bowe, has been missing for days. Kidnapped? Murdered? She doesn't know - but she thinks she knows who's involved, and why. And that she may be next. Hours later, Jake Winter's mobile phone rings. An Army Intelligence veteran, Winter specializes in 'forensic bureaucracy'. The Pentagon, the FBI, CIA, Homeland Security - when something goes wrong, Winter kicks over rocks until he finds out what really happened. The White House is his main client, and the chief of staff is on the phone now. If Bowe isn't located soon, all hell will break loose. All hell breaks loose anyway when the blackened body shows up, barb-wired to a tree, missing its head. Just what did Bowe know that got him killed? And who exactly are the mysterious Watchmen shadowing Winter's every move? Can he survive long enough to find out?

The first Myron Bolitar thriller from the Number 1. bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix show Fool Me Once. Talent agent Myron Bolitar is poised on the edge of the big time. So is Christian Steele, a footballer and Myron's prized client. But when Christian gets a phone call from a former girlfriend-a woman who everyone, including the police, believes is dead-the deal goes dangerously wrong. Trying to unravel the truth about a family's tragedy, a woman's secret, and a man's lies, Myron discovers the dark side of his business-where talent make you rich, but the truth can get you killed.

When Detective Lucas Davenport is called to the white-stuccoed house, he knows it's for no usual case. For one thing, the victim is Alie'e Maison: as models go, one of the biggest. For another, there are a few small complications. Such as the drugs in her body and the fact that one of Lucas's own men is a suspect. Such as the surprise they find when they search the house: a second body, stuffed in a closet. The whole case is going to be like this, Lucas knows - secrets piled upon secrets, the ground shifting constantly under his feet. But even he cannot suspect the earth tremors he is about to feel, when an old lover comes back into his life ... whose own secrets may be the most dangerous ones of all...

Muž v povedomých modrých džínsoch a košeli farby lesnej zelene – vždy ju opisoval takto, nie ako tmavozelenú či jasnú zelenú, ale ako lesnú zeleň – jej zjavne nijako neublížil, neuniesol ju ani nič také, takže úzkosť, ktorú pri pohľade naňho pociťovala, jej pripadala čudesne nafúknutá a zbytočná. Chlap na zázname sa posunul trocha nabok. Maya už zase videla Lily. Myslela si, že teraz sa jej strach utíši, no nestalo sa. Muž sa obrátil a sadol si na gauč k malej. Pozrel sa do kamery a na tvári sa mu objavil úsmev. Mayi sa akosi podarilo nezvriesknuť. Zaťať, uvoľniť, zaťať, uvoľniť... Maya, ktorá si vedela v boji vždy udržať chladnú hlavu, vždy dokázala nájsť vnútornú silu, vďaka ktorej sa jej zbytočne nezrýchlil tep a neparalyzoval ju príval adrenalínu, sa o to pokúšala aj teraz. Tie známe šaty, modré džínsy a najmä košeľa vo farbe lesnej zelene ju mali pripraviť na možnosť – aj keď pod tým slovom skôr myslela nemožnosť – toho, čo teraz videla. Preto teraz nezvrieskla. Nelapala dych. Miesto toho sa v hrudi rozlial pocit, že sa akosi nedokáže nadýchnuť. V žilách jej tuhla krv. Pery sa jej chveli. Na obrazovke počítača Lily spokojne vyliezla do lona jej mŕtveho manžela.

Ben Truman, Chief of Police, heads down to Boston to follow the few fragile leads he has in the case. With the help of a retired cop who knows all the angles, he becomes embroiled in an investigation which has its roots in a sequence of deaths which began twenty years previously...

The first victim had her lungs ripped out. When another woman is found murdered in the same horrific and ritualistic way, it is clear that a serial killer is terrorising the city. But there is no evidence to link the two cases, except for a taunting email that threatens yet more killings.

Dan is jeugdhulpverlener. Het telefoontje is zoals vele anderen: een dertienjarig meisje, vermoedelijk misbruikt, een adres en de opdracht poolshoogte te nemen. Als hij het huis betreedt en de tv-camera's ziet, de verslaggever tegen hem hoort schreeuwen over zijn seksuele omgang met een minderjarige en de politie hem in de boeien slaat, beseft Dan dat zijn leven voorbij is. Drie maanden later is Dan verdwenen, dood gewaand nadat de vader van het slachtoffer verklaarde de verkrachter van zijn dochter te hebben vermoord. Wendy, de journaliste die Dan voor de ogen van de natie wist te ontmaskeren, volgt op dat moment het verhaal van een vermist meisje uit een nabijgelegen wijk. Maar dan krijgt Wendy een vreemd telefoontje. Enkele lang verborgen geheimen komen bovendrijven, en Wendy vraagt zich af of ze destijds wel echt zo'n goed onderzoek heeft gedaan, of dat een onschuldige man het slachtoffer is geworden van een veel groter schandaal.

Patrick zobďaleč pozoroval svoj vlastný pohreb. O šesť týždňov zmizla z jeho bývalej firmy obrovská suma peňazí. Od tej chvíle nikto nepochyboval, že Patrick žije. Po dlhom pátraní ho našli a mučili, aby im prezradil, kde sú peniaze. To však nevedel ani on, pretože jeho priateľka Eva Mirandová ich na jeho pokyn predisponovala na iné kotná a čísla účtov mu neprezradila. Od tejto chvíle sa začne rozmotávať klbko starostlivo naplánovaných podvodov, korupcie a intríg. Podarí sa Patrickovi oslobodiť z obvinenia zo sprenevery, vraždy a podvodu? Ďalší z napínavých právnických trilerov Johna Grishama, majstra vo svojom žánri.

Winner of the ITV3 Crime Thriller Book Club Best Read Award; shortlisted for the CWA John Creasey Dagger for Best Debut Crime Novel of the Year and the Saltire Scottish First Book of the Year Award, longlisted the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger for Best Thriller of the Year, longlisted for the Theakston's Crime Novel of the Year Award.A twenty-nine-year-old man lives alone in his Glasgow flat. The telephone rings; a casual conversation, but behind this a job offer. The clues are there if you know to look for them.He is an expert. A loner. Freelance. Another job is another job, but what if this organisation wants more?A meeting at a club. An offer. A brief. A target:Lewis Winter.It's hard to kill a man well. People who do it well know this. People who do it badly find out the hard way. The hard way has consequences. An arresting, gripping novel of dark relationships and even darker moralities, The Necessary Death of Lewis Winter introduces a remarkable new voice in crime fiction. The second and third books in the trilogy: How a Gunman Says Goodbye and The Sudden Arrival of Violence - are out now.

Quinn Barry wants to become an FBI agent, even as she programs databases in the Edgar J Hoover building. While testing a new program her computer savvy turns up a mysterious DNA link among five gruesome murders.

The breakthrough thriller from a new talent in psychological crime ... Mark Nelson is a young police officer, newly assigned to the team of John Mercer - a highly-decorated and successful detective, and author of a bestselling true crime book based on his years of experience catching killers. Mackey is a legend in the force and it's a huge opportunity for Mark, who has dedicated his life to his job ever since the death of his girlfriend years before. When a man is found burned to death in his own home, Mackey's team is thrown into an investigation that grows darker and more complex at every turn. The evidence points to a man known as the Fifty-Fifty Killer. His targets are young couples, who he stalks and subjects to a single night of torture and manipulation, testing and destroying the love between them. Only one of them ever survives until dawn. And his victims include a former member of Mackey's team. Soon afterwards, a young man walks into a police station badly tortured and with his memory in tatters. He knows only that his girlfriend is still being held captive in the woods he's escaped from. But the team know that by fleeing, the man has sealed his girlfriend's fate. If they can't piece together his experience by daybreak then she will die in his place. However, all is not what it seems ...

Elena Waldren has a secret that she's built fences around for the last twenty-nine years and kept from everyone. Through her work with an aid agency, her fears about the plight of a young girl placed with a nearby family finally set her on a quest to uncover the past that she's pushed away for so long. A quest that leads her into the dangerous heart of Montreal's leading crime family, the Lacailles. The Lacaille brothers are at odds over their business aims for the future. Caught in the middle is the money-man holding the key to legitimizing their enterprises, Georges Donatien. But as much as Donatien could be their saviour, he is also the last witness to a murder that could bring their empire crashing down.

Hij bindt ze vast op bed en laat ze zonder eten of drinken volledig aan hun lot over. Wanneer nietsvermoedende vrienden contact opnemen, beantwoordt hij hun berichten zodat het lijkt of er niets aan de hand is. Zodra de jonge vrouwen overleden zijn, stuurt hij diezelfde vrienden een laatste bericht: jij hebt haar laten doodgaan... Detective Sam Currie moet de zaak van deze seriemoordenaar op zich nemen. Een van de verdachten is Dave Lewis. Dave heeft nog meer zorgen. De dood van zijn broer werpt nog steeds een schaduw over zijn leven. Ook zijn grote verloren liefde Tori laat hem niet los. Als zij in het ziekenhuis belandt, neemt Dave zich voor haar niet meer zo snel uit het oog te verliezen, ook als is hij intussen een voorzichtige relatie met internetdate Sarah begonnen. Dan blijkt Tori het volgende slachtoffer te zijn...

No sooner had supermodel Laura Ayers and Celtics star David Baskin said "I do" than tragedy struck. While honeymooning on Australia's Great Barrier Reed, David went out for a swim-and never returned. Now widowed and grieving, Laura's search for the truth will draw her into a web of lies and deception that stretches back thirty years... Also see: Alternate Cover Editions for this ISBN [ACE] ACE #1 ~

Upon returning to her Southern hometown of Statlers Cross, Georgia, historian Gale Grayson encounters a mix of eccentric relatives and a dark, murderous scandal. Her journey back home reveals not only the complexities of her family's dynamics but also the hidden secrets of the community, blending historical intrigue with personal discovery.

The 8th April 1996 was a bad day for Karen Sharpe, the eighth anniversary of something so deeply buried she had hoped to forget it ever happened. Each year she tries to cope in whatever way she can. Most years she turns to booze. But this year that wasn't going to work. Sometime after midnight Phil Leech, her DS and partner, is executed in a military style killing, whilst Fiona Mitchell, his pretty 21-year-old informant, ends up on a South Pennine moor with bullets through her face and chest. Karen had been due to meet both when drink and memories intervened, preventing her from getting there. As the investigation begins, odd details keep forcing Karen to examine her own unclear memories. As she follows her instincts, and some very disturbing clues embedded in her own secret history, she must confront her past and act quickly if she is to prevent the seed of destruction planted eight years before from wreaking devastating and brutal consequences.

In the depths of a Beijing winter, during the twilight of Deng Xiaoping's rule, the U.S. ambassador's son is discovered dead, frozen in a lake. Simultaneously, off the coast of Southern California, Assistant U.S. Attorney David Stark uncovers the body of a Red Prince, a member of China's elite. The U.S. and Chinese governments suspect a connection between the two deaths and decide to collaborate for justice. In Beijing, David partners with the unconventional detective Liu Hulan. Their investigation, which ignites a strong attraction between them, takes them across China, revealing a complex web of human trafficking, drug trade, and governmental betrayal that stretches from the Forbidden City to Los Angeles. The narrative intricately portrays the stark beauty of Beijing and its landscapes, while also capturing the essence of two distinct cultures. The story paints a vivid picture of modern Chinese life amidst significant societal changes, blending murder and intrigue into a compelling thriller that both informs and entertains. Recognized as a finalist for the Edgar Award for Best First Mystery and a New York Times Notable Book, this work offers a rich exploration of a vast nation undergoing transformation.

Douglas Armstrong stevent af op zijn 35ste verjaardag. En aangezien alles wat tot nu toe misging in zijn leven, misging in een jaar met een vijf erin, bereidt hij zich voor op het ergste. Temeer daar zijn veel jongere vrouw Donna daartoe ook nog eens extra de aanleiding geeft......

Een Australische chirurg die vanwege het aanhangig maken van illegale handel in menselijke organen voortdurend in angst leeft, bouwt in zijn geboortedorp een nieuw bestaan op als criminoloog.

Beschrijving van wat mogelijk voorafging aan en volgde op het verhaal van de film "Casablanca" (1942).

Twee jonge paleontologen gaan op zoek naar hun verdwenen professor, die in Rusland sporen van nog levende Neanderthalers zou hebben gevonden.

Een psychologe en haar zuster, die privé-detective is, proberen dertig jaar na dato uit te zoeken of hun vader hun moeder heeft vermoord.