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Two children have been kidnapped from an elite private school in Washington DC, and Detective Alex Cross is charged with finding them. The kidnapper's identity is quickly determined as one of the children's teachers. But capturing him is the true challenge. As Cross gets pulled deeper into the strange world of the kidnapper, it becomes clear he is far more dangerous than anyone could have anticipated.

Ako to urobiť, aby si vás všimlo najkrajšie dievča v škole? Žeby porušiť všetky školské pravidlá? Dvanásťročný Rafo Chačadorjan začína rok v novej škole. Pre nováčika je to nočná mora, kým pochopí všetky zvyklosti a rôzne nariadenia. Zvlášť keď má Rafo na angličtine učiteľku Dračicu, ktorá naňho chrlí oheň, a počas hodín telocviku ho zas mučí kulturista. A to si Rafo hneď prvý deň omylom sadne do lavice k spolužiakovi Millerovi, ktorý šikanuje mladších a má ruky veľkosti XXXL. A jeho maléry sa tým len začínajú!

Len ona jediná to tuší. Emmy Dockeryová, dočasne suspendovaná výskumná analytička FBI, je odhodlaná stáť si za svojou pravdou za každú cenu, aj keď jej spočiatku nikto neverí. Má silný motív – jej sestra sa stala jednou z obetí ničivých požiarov, ktoré každý pokladá za nešťastné náhody. Emmy však trvá na tom, že pod povrchom sa skrýva oveľa viac. Inteligencia neviditeľného zla, ktorého mrazivú monštruóznosť pomaly a spletito odhaľujú až dôkladné pitvy desiatok tiel. Práve tie konečne spustia celoštátne vyšetrovanie. Začína sa desivý súboj s časom, pri ktorom je v hre viac ľudského utrpenia, ako si vôbec ktokoľvek dokáže predstaviť...

The toughest cases are the ones that hit close to home. When his cousin is accused of a heinous crime, Alex Cross returns to his North Carolina hometown for the first time in over three decades. As he tries to prove his cousin's innocence in a town where everyone seems to be on the take, Cross unearths a family secret that forces him to question everything he's ever known. Chasing a ghost he believed was long dead, Cross gets pulled into a case that has local cops scratching their heads and needing his help: a grisly string of socialite murders. Now he's hot on the trail of both a brutal killer, and the truth about his own past - and the answers he finds might be fatal.

Dvacítka pečlivě vybraných povídek od dvaceti autorů, jejichž jmenný seznam je ekvivalentem výčtu toho nejlepšího, co současná americká tvorba v daném žánru nabízí. Dobře napsaná povídka čtenáře zasáhne, pohne s ním. Dobře napsaná krimipovídka přiměje čtenáře zalapat po dechu. A dobře napsané jsou v této sbírce všechny. Zapomeňte na to, že detektivky a thrillery jsou ještě stále některými považovány za lehký žánr. Nemusí to tak být. Důkaz toho, že krimipovídka může být výtečným literárním dílem, držíte právě v ruce.

Len ona jediná to tuší. Emmy Dockeryová, dočasne suspendovaná výskumná analytička FBI, je odhodlaná stáť si za svojou pravdou za každú cenu, aj keď jej spočiatku nikto neverí. Má silný motív – jej sestra sa stala jednou z obetí ničivých požiarov, ktoré každý pokladá za nešťastné náhody. Emmy však trvá na tom, že pod povrchom sa skrýva oveľa viac. Inteligencia neviditeľného zla, ktorého mrazivú monštruóznosť pomaly a spletito odhaľujú až dôkladné pitvy desiatok tiel. Práve tie konečne spustia celoštátne vyšetrovanie. Začína sa desivý súboj s časom, pri ktorom je v hre viac ľudského utrpenia, ako si vôbec ktokoľvek dokáže predstaviť...

Four bodies are found in a luxury hotel. The first is a man who checked in under a false name. Two are in a room next door, full of surveillance equipment. And the fourth is the house maid, who saw too much. Detective Lindsay Boxer is sent in to investigate and hunt down an elusive and dangerous suspect. But when her husband Joe goes missing, she begins to fear that the suspect she is searching for could be him. As the case gets ever more complicated and personal, San Francisco is suddenly faced with an atrocity no one will ever forget.

James Patterson's BookShots. Short, fast-paced, high-impact entertainment. A major terrorist cell sets a devastating plan in motion. Their target? One of the world's busiest airports - London Churchill International Airport. Retired SAS captain Matt Bates and ex-Delta Force officer Chaz Shoeman find themselves caught up in the attack. And they are London's only hope at stopping an atrocity that could kill thousands.

No. 7 Ocean Drive is a multimillion-dollar beach front house in the Hamptons, but its beautiful exterior hides a horrific past. This house was the setting for a series of depraved killings that have never been solved. Neglected, empty and rumoured to be cursed, it's known as the Murder House, and locals keep their distance. Detective Jenna Murphy has moved to the area to escape her troubled past and rehabilitate a career on the rocks. But when a Hollywood power broker and his mistress are found dead in the abandoned Murder House, Jenna becomes involved in a case that at first seems open and shut, but reveals more secrets than she could possibly imagine. As more bodies surface and Jenna is drawn deeper into the dark history of No. 7, she must risk her own life to expose the truth - before the Murder House claims another victim.

James Patterson's BookShots. Short, fast-paced, high-impact entertainment. Jack Morgan is visiting Peter Knight and the team in the London branch of his investigation agency, Private. At a cocktail party the night before the Trooping the Colour parade for the Queen's 90th birthday, Jack receives a phone call from the Duke of Aldershot saying that his daughter, Abbie, has been kidnapped. He needs Private on the case - one word to the police and Abbie will be killed. Jack will have to find Abbie before 11:00 a.m. the next morning, or the kidnapping will turn to murder.

Every New Yorker's worst nightmare is about to become a reality. New York has seen more than its fair share of horrific attacks, but the city is about to be shaken in a way it never has before. After two devastating catastrophes in quick succession, everyone is on edge. Detective Michael Bennett is assigned to the case and given the near impossible task of hunting down the shadowy terror group responsible. With troubles at home to contend with, Bennett has never been more at risk, or more alone, fighting the chaos all around him. Then a shocking assassination makes it clear that these inexplicable events are just the prelude to the biggest threat of all. Now Bennett is racing against the clock to save his beloved city - before the most destructive force he has ever faced tears it apart.

In this seventh Middle School episode, Rafe heads back to the place his misadventures began: the dreaded Hills Village Middle School, where he's now being forced to take 'special' classes...He also finds himself joining the school's football team - alongside his main tormenter, Miller the Killer! But Rafe has grand plans for a better year: First, he decides to start a super-secret art project that's sure to rock the school. Then, if Rafe manages to make a play to save his team, he might have to deal with something completely new: popularity!

The truth will set you free - if it doesn't kill you first. New York attorney Trevor Mann's world shatters when he receives a phone call telling him his girlfriend has been shot dead in a mugging. But the circumstances point to something more calculated than a random attack. Claire was a New York Times journalist and Trevor is convinced she had unearthed a secret so shocking that she was murdered to keep it from coming to light. Chasing Claire's leads, Trevor will risk everything to discover what exactly she was killed for. It's time to find out the truth, or die.

Even for Private Investigations, the world's top detective agency, it's tough to find a man who doesn't exist . . . Craig Gisto has promised Eliza Moss that his elite team at Private Sydney will investigate the disappearance of her father. After all, as CEO of a high-profile research company, Eric Moss shouldn't be difficult to find. Except it's not just the man who's gone missing. Despite the most advanced technology at their disposal, they find every trace of him has vanished too. And they aren't the only ones on the hunt. Powerful figures want Moss to stay 'lost', while others just as ruthlessly want him found. Meanwhile, a routine background check becomes a frantic race to find a stolen baby and catch a brutal killer - a killer Private may well have sent straight to the victim's door . . .

Even for Private Investigations, the world's top detective agency, it's tough to find a man who doesn't exist...Craig Gisto has promised Eliza Moss that his elite team at Private Sydney will investigate the disappearance of her father. After all, as CEO of a high-profile research company, Eric Moss shouldn't be difficult to find. Except it's not just the man who's gone missing. Despite the most advanced technology at their disposal, they find every trace of him has vanished too. And they aren't the only ones on the hunt. Powerful figures want Moss to stay 'lost', while others just as ruthlessly want him found. Meanwhile, a routine background check becomes a frantic race to find a stolen baby and catch a brutal killer - a killer Private may well have sent straight to the victim's door...

Az évszázad túszdrámája Amerika leghíresebb krimiszerzőjétől. Az egykori First Lady rejtélyes baleset áldozata lesz. Politikusok, sztárok, üzletemberek, a világ prominens személyiségei gyűlnek össze az asszony temetésére New Yorkban. A búcsúztatót váratlan esemény szakítja félbe: ismeretlen fegyveresek túszul ejtik a VIP-vendégeket. Úgy tűnik, a céljuk nem más, mint váltságdíjat követelni minden egyes fogolyért. Az ügyet az egykori túsztárgyaló, ma a gyilkosságiaknál dolgozó Michael Bennett veszi a kezébe, aki szép lassan rájön, hogy nem egy egyszerű esettel, hanem élete talán legnagyobb kihívásával áll szemben. A túszszedők vezetője könyörtelen gyilkos és zseniális elme, aki könnyedén hárít el mindent, amit a New York-i rendőrség és az FBI bevet ellene. Az egész világ lélegzet-visszafojtva figyeli az események alakulását, de Bennettre egy még nagyobb teher is nehezedik: felesége súlyos beteg. S miközben a nyomozónak tíz nevelt gyermekével együtt meg kell birkóznia az elfogadhatatlannal, sürgősen megoldást kell találnia a túszdrámára is, különben ő lesz a felelős New York város újabb tragédiájáért... A harag börtönében James Patterson legújabb hősét, Michael Bennett nyomozót mutatja be. A Könyvjelző magazin 2014. július-augusztusi számában megjelent cikk: Emberek vagyunk - valahol