Eric Van Lustbader Knihy

She is a sorceress - indescribably beautiful, overpoweringly sensual - who possesses incomprehensible powers. She is also a murderess who plans to use her power to kill Nicholas Linnear, the hero of THE NINJA.This is only the beginning of this exotic thriller, where Lustbader weaves an utterly compelling tale of the CIA, the KGB, the technological world of modern Japan, and the mystical and dangerous realms of Ninja warriors....

Druhá kůže je poslední ve volné řadě novel o Nicholasu Linearovi - Ninja, Miko, Kaišó a Plovoucí Město. Na scénu znovu vstupuje i Mikio Okami - Kaišó, tedy bos bosů Jakuzy. Ústřední dějovou osu napínavého příběhu tvoří bj mafiánských gangů o převratný vynález spojovací techniky "Cybernet", vraždy rituálním pěstním nožem a ve finále i úsilí o získání zásadního vlivu na ekonomiku v globálním měřítku. Autor tradičně střídá lokality od Japonska a Spojených států až po tetrospektivní návraty do válečné reality Jihovýchodní Asie. Hluboká znalost orientálního myšlení charakterizující všechna Lustbaderova díla vyniká i v této novele.

Still reeling from Rebeka's death, Bourne is drawn back into the fight between the Mexican cartels when he learns that his nemesis Ouyang Jidan is involved. Determined to discover the connection between the Chinese official Ouyang and a deceased drug lord, Bourne sets off for Shanghai...where he'll face his greatest threat to date...

The suspense master behind Robert Ludlum’s™ Jason Bourne thrillers, Eric Van Lustbader brings a riveting epic adventure to an explosive conclusion, as Nicholas Linnear—the Ninja—takes on his most formidable enemy. After the apocalyptic destruction of Floating City, Linnear’s sworn nemesis has fled the ruined Vietnamese blood empire to remount the assault that will solidify his ultimate power and destroy the Ninja. Mick Leonforte, an international corporate power broker and criminal czar, is preparing for a final confrontation on the battleground where business and warfare become one. With the help of seasoned NYPD detective Lew Croaker and the dazzlingly cunning Vesper Arkham, Linnear pursues his prey—placing Koei, the woman he loves above all else, in the vengeful path of Kshira—the terrible force that even the master who trained him in the mysteries of psychic warfare was powerless to escape.

Reenter the shadowy world of Jason Bourne, an expert assassin still plagued by the splintered nightmares of his former life.

From Eric Van Lustbader, the suspense mastermind behind the smash bestsellers featuring Robert Ludlum’s™ Jason Bourne, comes a blockbuster thriller of one man’s debt of honor— and his ultimate destiny. Years ago, Nicholas Linnear—the Ninja—made a promise to his father: If a man named Mikio Okami ever sought his help, he would respond without question, no matter the cost. Now the time has come to fulfill his pledge. Okami is the Kaisho— the boss of bosses of the Yakuza, the Japanese underworld—and in his Venice headquarters, he realizes that he has been marked for death. But the identity of the assassin and the inexorable compulsion that drives him are shrouded in mysticism and madness. Honor bound to protect Okami, Linnear is prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice: a descent into a chasm of knowledge so potent, of dangers so unfathomable, that even if he survives, he will emerge changed forever.

Urban developer Arnold Moravia lies dead in his apartment. His execution-style murder may have huge implications for the financial health of New York. When detective Wolf Matheson starts to investigate the case, he is setting off on a personal odyssey which brings tragedy.

In Asia, Nicholas Linnear, the Eurasian hero, battles Rock, a Vietnam War veteran spreading chaos and destruction from his hideaway in the Vietnamese jungle. Rock is threatening to fire a nuclear missile.