Chuck Hogan Libri

Claire Keesey, direttrice di filiale di un istituto di credito di Boston, viene presa in ostaggio durante una rapina. I banditi sono quattro: Doug, Jem, Gloansy e Dez. "Fanno banda" sin dai tempi della scuola, e oggi sono rapinatori affiatati, precisi, spregiudicati e inafferrabili. Sono cresciuti insieme a Charlestown, un quartiere di Boston dove "guadagnarsi il pane" equivale a svaligiare una banca. Ma Doug, il cervello della banda, non aveva messo in conto che, insieme con una montagna di quattrini, dal colpo in banca si sarebbe portato a casa anche un cuore ferito. Gli sono bastati pochi attimi per innamorarsi di Claire. Continua a pensarla, dopo la rapina: sa dove abita, la segue, fa in modo di incontrarla, di sedurla.

Un Boeing 777 atterra all'aeroporto di New York e rimane immobile sulla pista. Si sospetta un attentato terroristico, ma quando le forze speciali salgono a bordo si trovano invece di fronte a una scena agghiacciante: sembra che tutti gli occupanti dell'aereo siano morti senza una ragione comprensibile. Eph Goodweather, dell'Ente prevenzione malattie infettive, e la sua collega Nora Martinez esaminano i cadaveri; qualunque ne sia stata la causa, la morte deve averli colti di sorpresa. La notizia dell'accaduto arriva fino ad Abraham Setrakian, un anziano ex professore, l'unico in grado di capire la situazione. L'uomo riconosce in quel fatto inspiegabile l'evento a lungo atteso a cui si è preparato per tutta la vita. Si tratta di un morbo dagli effetti letali, la cui diffusione nelle strade di Manhattan dà inizio a uno scontro in cui gli umani diventano il cibo di misteriosi esseri soprannaturali. Con l'aiuto di Setrakian, Eph dovrà cercare di fermare il contagio e salvare la città prima che sia troppo tardi...

In this Boston-based thriller, Iraq war veteran Neal Maven returns home only to feel out of place. He meets charismatic fellow vet Brad Royce, who recruits him into a risky scheme intercepting drug deals. As Maven enjoys newfound excitement and camaraderie, he soon realizes that his dream life may be more dangerous than it appears.

On a Montanna mountain top, dangerous fugitive Glen Ables, is under siege with the support of the town behind him. FBI Special Agent John Banish is brought in to save the situation, but first he must save himself. Haunted by personal and professional tragedy, Banish is losing control.

After the Strain has taken hold, comes the Fall… It took the world just sixty days to end… By the time the crisis went to Congress, and was analysed, legislated, and ultimately vetoed, we had already lost. The night belonged to them. Leaving us longing for daylight when it was ours no more… Ephraim Goodweather, director of the New York office of the Centers of Disease Control, is one of the few humans who understands what is really happening. Vampires have arrived in New York City, and their condition is contagious. If they cannot be contained, the entire world is at risk of infection. As Eph becomes consumed with the battle against the total corruption of humanity, his ex-wife, Kelly, a victim of the vampiric strain, is ever-more determined to claim their son, Zack. And as the origins of the Master who unleashed the epidemic a gradually revealed, Eph learns that there is a greater, more terrible plan in store for the human race - worse even than annihilation…

It s been two years since the vampiric virus was unleashed in "The Strain" and the entire world now lies on the brink of annihilation. There has been a mass extermination of humans orchestrated by the Master an ancient vampire possessed of unparalleled powers. The future of humankind lies in the hands of a ragtag band of freedom fighters Dr. Eph Goodweather, Dr. Nora Martinez, Vasiliy Fet, and Mr. Quinlan, the half-breed offspring of the Master who is bent on revenge. It s their job to overturn this devastating new world order. But good and evil are malleable terms now, and the Master is most skilled at preying on the weaknesses of humans. Now, at this critical hour, there is evidence of a traitor in their midst, and only one man holds the answer to the Master s demise but is he one who can be trusted with the fate of the world? And who among them will pay the ultimate sacrifice so that others may be saved?"

Der Exsoldat Neal Maven arbeitet als Parkplatzwächter in Boston und trifft auf andere Veteranen, die ebenfalls mit ihren Kriegserlebnissen kämpfen. Gemeinsam planen sie, den Drogenhändlern der Stadt Geld und Drogen zu stehlen, um diese zu vernichten. Doch die Gangster lassen nicht lange auf sich warten.

Doug MacRay überfällt mit Freunden eine Bank und nimmt die Filialleiterin Claire Keesey als Geisel. Nach ihrer Freilassung verliebt er sich in sie, während ein FBI-Agent ebenfalls Interesse an Claire hat. Doug plant einen letzten Coup, um sich von seiner kriminellen Vergangenheit zu befreien und neu anzufangen.