Tom Rob Smith Ordine dei libri (cronologico)

An ambitious, cinematic thriller unfolds as humanity faces an unprecedented crisis. A mysterious, omnipotent force has taken control of the planet, issuing a stark ultimatum: humanity has thirty days to reach Antarctica, the only place where they can survive. This fast-paced narrative follows a group of survivors as they embark on a frantic exodus to the harshest environment on Earth. Their journey is not just about survival; they must confront the daunting challenge of evolving rapidly enough to secure a future for humanity. As they navigate the icy landscape, they grapple with the remnants of their past and the urgent need to build a new society in sub-zero conditions. Original and imaginative, this story is both profoundly intimate and grand in scope. Praised by critics, it is described as a remarkable achievement, chilling, and hypnotic, with a masterful plot that keeps readers on the edge of their seats. The tension is palpable, and the stakes are high as the characters strive to reinvent civilization against overwhelming odds. This unforgettable epic promises to be a powerful page-turner that will resonate long after the final page is turned.

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From the bestselling author of Child 44, a virtuosic, highly-anticipated new novel about a colony of global apocalypse survivors trying to reinvent civilisation under the most extreme conditions imaginable. The world has fallen. Without warning, a mysterious and omnipotent force has claimed the planet for their own. There are no negotiations, no demands, no reasons given for their actions. All they have is a message: humanity has thirty days to reach the one place on Earth where they will be allowed to exist . . . Antarctica. Cold People follows the journeys of a handful of those who endure the frantic exodus to the most inhospitable environment on the planet. But their goal is not merely to survive the present. While they cling to life on the ice, the vestiges of their past swept away, they must also confront the most urgent of challenges: can they change and evolve rapidly enough to ensure humanity's future? Can they build a new society in the cold? Original and imaginative, as profoundly intimate as it is grand in scope, Cold People is a truly masterful epic.

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From the bestselling author of Child 44 and The Farm, a gripping and emotional contemporary thriller about an unexpected romance between two people from very different worlds: one from the high-powered ranks of investment banking and the other from a hard partying world of clubbing and youthful excess. Danny—gregarious, hedonistic, and romantic—falls in love with the enigmatic and brilliant Alex. Then Alex disappears. When Danny finds Alex’s body, he is forced to pursue the truth behind his death. This volume of complete scripts is a brilliant companion to the award-winning BBC series.

From the author of Child 44, soon to be a major film starring Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace and Gary Oldman, comes an intricately-knitted thriller in the vein of John Le Carre's A Perfect Spy. Daniel believed that his parents were enjoying a peaceful retirement on a remote farm in Sweden, the country of his mother's birth. But with a single phone call, everything changes. Your mother... she's not well, his father tells him. She's been imagining things - terrible, terrible things. In fact, she has been committed to a mental hospital. Before Daniel can board a plane to Sweden, his mother calls: Everything that man has told you is a lie. I'm not mad... I need the police... Meet me at Heathrow. Presented with a horrific crime, a conspiracy that implicates his own father, Daniel must examine the evidence and decide: who is telling the truth, his mother or his father? And he has secrets of his own that for too long he has kept hidden...

1965. Leo Demidov, ex agente della polizia segreta, è costretto dal granitico apparato sovietico a restare a Mosca mentre la moglie e le figlie partono per New York in missione diplomatica. Il viaggio finisce in tragedia e Leo chiede di indagare sul terrorista che ha attaccato la sua famiglia. La risposta è di nuovo e sempre una: NIET. Assetato di giustizia e di verità, Leo inizia allora la sua personale ricerca, da Mosca all’America degli anni Sessanta fino all'Afghanistan tormentato dall'invasione russa degli anni Ottanta, in un’odissea che svela i lati nascosti della storia, della politica e, in ultima istanza, della natura umana.

Unione Sovietica, 1956. Tre anni dopo la morte di Stalin, Nikita Khrushchev presenta il Rapporto Segreto che denuncia i crimini del dittatore, scatenando una caccia alle streghe. Gli ex eroi, compresi i membri della polizia, vengono marchiati come criminali, mentre i veri colpevoli si trasformano in vittime. In questo clima di terrore, Leo Demidov, ex agente della Sicurezza di Stato e protagonista di Bambino 44, si trova in pericolo. Tre anni prima, aveva compiuto un atto eroico per fermare un assassino e, come ricompensa, gli era stato affidato il compito di fondare un Dipartimento Omicidi a Mosca. Leo lotta per la giustizia e cerca di costruire una nuova vita con la moglie Raisa. Tuttavia, il suo passato lo perseguita: le due bambine adottate lo accusano per il ruolo avuto nell'assassinio dei loro genitori, e qualcuno vicino a lui, animato da un odio implacabile, minaccia la sua famiglia. La sua disperata missione per proteggerli lo porterà dalle atrocità di un gulag siberiano al turbolento mondo della malavita, fino alla Budapest in rivolta. In questo inferno, la redenzione è fragile come il vetro.