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From Candice Fox comes Eden, another gripping thriller in the Archer and Bennett series. “I fool myself that Eden has a heart—that she would at least have trouble killing me...” Most homicide detective teams run on trust, loyalty, and the shared desire to put killers behind bars. Frank...

WINNER OF THE NED KELLY AWARD FOR BEST CRIME NOVEL The second instalment in the Archer & Bennett series, from the Sunday Times No. 1 bestselling author, Candice Fox. Most police duos run on trust, loyalty, and the desire to see killers in court. But Detective Frank Bennett’s partner, the...

The King family is bound together by a hatred as vast as their oil-rich Texas ranch and the purse strings of a fortune held by the cold matriarch of their wealthy clan. When Helen King's eldest son Howard is shot to death in his Dallas home, there is no shortage of suspects. As the police close in on the killer, family peacekeeper Matthew faces an unwanted choice: loyalty to a family that's never understood love, or saving his own skin.

The Sage Flu pandemic is sweeping across the globe, killing almost everyone in its path. Those who have so far avoided its deathly grip struggle to remain among the living. When the message from the man claiming to be Secretary General of the United Nations plays around the world, hope begins to bloom. But the message isn't from the UN, and its promise of a life-saving vaccine is a lie. Project Eden is working toward its endgame, when it will be in full control of what remains of the human race.

Desperate to complete the last chapter of his law thesis on workplace dynamics for women to secure his tenure, Professor Stanley Hopkins stumbles on an old close college friend, Donald Johansson, who has plenty of female employees. The problem is that Donald is a porn video king. Taking his wife to California’s seedy city of Burbank to help with taping interviews, Stanley realizes he is in way over his head the moment a leading porn star is brutally killed in Donald’s office during a party.

INDIE NEXT PICK From the bestselling author of The Double Bind, Midwives, and Skeletons at the Feast comes a novel of shattered faith, intimate secrets, and the delicate nature of sacrifice. "There," says Alice Hayward to Reverend Stephen Drew, just after her baptism, and just before going...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A young FBI agent fights to stop a catastrophic plot that threatens the Earth itself in this scorching novel hailed as “the model of how a thriller ought to be written” (Los Angeles Times) from the award-winning author of The Pillars of the Earth. “The Hammer...

The Hammer of Eden is a pulsating, state-of-the-art suspense thriller from master storyteller Ken Follett, author of Never and The Pillars of the Earth. A Deadly Threat The FBI receive an anonymous threat from a terrorist group that claims it can trigger earthquakes. A Lone Agent Judy Maddox, an...

“Every James Rollins delivers mach-speed mayhem, throat-clutching suspense, high-style adventure, and a terrific story told terrifically.” —Steve Berry, author of The Romanov Prophecy The thriller king praised for his “edge-of-your-seat excitement” (San Francisco Chronicle), James...

"There," says Alice Hayward to Reverend Stephen Drew, just after her baptism, and just before going home to the husband who will kill her that evening and then shoot himself. Drew, tortured by the cryptic finality of that short utterance, feels his faith in God slipping away and is saved from despair only by a meeting with Heather Laurent, the author of wildly successful, inspirational books about angels. Heather survived a childhood that culminated in her own parents’ murder-suicide, so she identifies deeply with Alice’s daughter, Katie, offering herself as a mentor to the girl and a shoulder for Stephen....

Emerson ist die perfekte amerikanische Vorstadt - doch der Mord an einer jungen Frau treibt fünf Menschen an den Rand des Abgrunds. "Das Ende von Eden" ist ein fesselnder Kriminalroman über die Suche nach Wahrheit und Gerechtigkeit in einem Geflecht aus Lügen, Geld und Macht. Emerson ist eine wohlhabende und scheinbar idyllische amerikanische Vorstadt. Doch dann wird die junge Eden in einer der schönsten Villen dort tot aufgefunden. Bald stellt sich heraus, dass drei Jugendliche in der Mord-Nacht bei Eden waren: Hannah, ein liebes, aber psychisch labiles Mädchen.

"Narrator Carlotta Brentan performs fascinating monologues of Daisy and Craig. She captures the rhythm and the cadence of each of their voices and does a fine job of revealing their distinct personalities. As the story unfolds and Daisy and Craig find themselves in physical danger, Brentan's...

Paul Becker (le héros de "Monster") est au fond du gouffre. Obèse, divorcé, dépressif, ruiné... Il échappe miraculeusement à une tentative de meurtre alors qu'il s'est réfugié dans le parc de Yellowstone pour tenter de se refaire une santé. Mais il laisse croire à sa mort et se lance dans une enquête méticuleuse qui l'oblige à exhumer ses souvenirs d'enfances et les énigmes de son passé en Floride dans les années 70 pour découvrir qui a commandité son meurtre et pourquoi.

Murdering his way through a string of women in the swamps of Baton Rouge, Jon Walker made a notorious name for himself as the Bayou Butcher. But his reign of terror ended when US Marshal Anthony Ross and District Attorney Lauren Chandler put the crazed killer away for multiple lifetimes…and discovered they shared a passion for more than just justice. Five years later, after duty has driven Lauren and Anthony apart, the Butcher breaks out of prison, ready to get back to his deadly business—beginning with Lauren.

In this highly anticipated conclusion, Madison is hired by a famous magician to find a rare 16th-century book on angel magic and the former assistant who stole it 35 years ago. Madison's quest leads him from the great mosques and churches of Istanbul to the ruins of Pergamon and the temples of the ancient Near East, where he discovers the true location of the Garden of Eden, the nature of angels, and the dark story of his birth.

For fans of The Push and The Undoing, an edge-of-your-seat thriller that peels back the layers of a family that's not as perfect as it seems. “My Name Was Eden is a compulsive, didn't-see-it-coming thriller.”—Abigail Dean, international bestselling author of Girl A One twin vanished. The...

Una protagonista giovanissima e introversa, un gioco online che influenza la psiche dei giocatori, una realtà enigmatica di cui Invitta dovrà trovare la chiave di decrittazione. Lullaby, pseudonimo di Chiara Rostagno, dopo la pubblicazione di quattro romanzi abbastanza diversi tra loro, torna in libreria con l'ennesima novità, "Next Level to Eden", il suo primo psicothriller.

They were only supposed to have a professional relationship, but FBI agent Kyle McKenzie has been fantasizing about his sexy partner, Cadence Hollow, from the moment they first met. It takes the darkest case of their careers to finally bring their hidden desire bubbling to the surface. Once they’re in each other’s arms, though, they swear that nothing short of death will part them.

The Downtown Eastside in Vancouver, Canada, is about as close to urban hell as you can get in the Western Hemisphere. Yet in this cauldron of drugs, shattered dreams, and extreme violence, Tom Bauer and his girlfriend Paulie - both ex-junkies and parents of baby Melody - are trying to make a life for themselves.

Katharine Cole ist auf der Flucht. Verzweifelt versucht sie, dem sogenannten Valentinstag-Killer zu entkommen, der seine Opfer mit einem Stich ins Herz tötet und sie mit einer einzelnen, roten Rose zurücklässt. Der brutale Mörder verfolgt sie bis nach New Orleans. Doch dieses Mal weigert sich Katherine, wegzulaufen. Dieses Mal wird sie alles tun, um den Verrückten, den sie einst geliebt hat, aufzuhalten - selbst wenn das bedeutet, dem gut aussehenden Cop zu vertrauen...