Set against the backdrop of wartime London, the story follows three strangers from diverse backgrounds as they navigate the challenges of one of history's most devastating conflicts. Their paths intersect in unexpected ways, revealing the resilience of the human spirit amidst chaos and uncertainty. Themes of camaraderie, survival, and the impact of war on personal lives are explored as these characters confront their fears and forge connections in a time of turmoil.
Un nächtlicher Überfall su una famiglia lascia una sola sopravvissuta e nessuna pista sui colpevoli e sul movente. In una tempesta sulla costa occidentale della Scozia, due famiglie in campeggio vengono attaccate nel sonno da uomini mascherati. La violenza esplode e solo Iris, la figlia maggiore di una delle famiglie, riesce a salvarsi nascondendosi. I delitti di Kilbride, come verranno chiamati, rimangono irrisolti. Anni dopo, Iris viene perseguitata da uno stalker inquietante e poco dopo la sua amica scompare misteriosamente durante una vacanza insieme. È vittima di un crimine che doveva colpire Iris? Incontra casualmente l'ex ispettore Caleb Hale, che insieme a Kate Linville inizia a indagare, immergendosi sempre più in un incubo personale. Altri oscuri segreti e casi di omicidio attendono Kate Linville e Caleb Hale.
Van de #1 New York Times-bestsellerauteur komt een meeslepende psychologische thriller waarin twee vrouwen—een voormalige detective en een gevaarlijke oplichter—het tegen elkaar opnemen in een electriserend kat-en-muis spel. Mickey Gibson, alleenstaande moeder en voormalige detective, leidt een hectisch leven waarin ze de eisen van haar twee kleine kinderen combineert met haar werk voor ProEye, een wereldwijd onderzoeksbedrijf dat rijke belasting- en kredietfraudeurs opspoort. Wanneer Mickey een telefoontje krijgt van een collega met een ongebruikelijk verzoek om de leegstaande woning van een wapenhandelaar te inventariseren, denkt ze er niet veel van. Tot ze bij het landhuis aankomt en een lijk in een geheime kamer ontdekt—en dat niets is zoals het lijkt. De wapenhandelaar blijkt niet te bestaan en het slachtoffer is Harry Lancaster, een man met banden met de maffia die ooit in het getuigenbeschermingsprogramma zat. Bovendien werkt er niemand met de naam Arlene Robinson bij ProEye. In een oogwenk is Gibson de belangrijkste verdachte in een moordonderzoek—en nu staat ook haar baan op het spel totdat ze bewijst dat ze in de val is gelokt. Al snel is Gibson verwikkeld in een strijd van verstand met een briljante vrouw zonder naam, een verborgen verleden en onbekende motieven—wiens einddoel net zo mysterieus als dodelijk is.
Following The 6:20 Man, this is the second thrilling novel featuring Travis Devine from the international bestselling author David Baldacci. A BRUTAL MURDER Retired from the Army's most prestigious special ops force, Travis Devine is now part of an elite undercover team in Homeland Security. But when he's brought in by DC Emerson Campbell to investigate the murder of a young woman, he quickly learns that this case is more personal than most. A SMALL TOWN Four days earlier Jennifer Silkwell was found dead on the rocks of the Maine coastline. A high ranking analyst for the CIA, she had knowledge of national security secrets that would be valuable to a number of enemies. And her Senator father once saved DC Emerson Campbell's life. A BIG SECRET Knowing how much is riding on the case, Devine packs his bags and heads for the small town of Potter in Maine. But small towns can harbour big secrets, and not everyone wants to share them with outsiders. Not when there's a killer on the loose . . . The Edge is the second thriller in the Travis Devine series. The action continues in To Die For.
Having survived combat tours in Afghanistan and Iraq and been decorated with medals, Travis Devine mysteriously leaves the army under a cloud of suspicion. Swapping fighting the Taliban and Al Qaeda for the cut-throat world of high finance, his new role takes him into a world where greed, power, jealousy and ambition result in the financial abuse of the masses and the enrichment of an elite few. But it is on his 6:20am daily commute that he passes a house where he sees something that sounds alarm signals he cannot ignore.
Long Shadows is the seventh Amos Decker thriller from internationally bestselling author David Baldacci.Memory man FBI agent, Amos Decker, returns in this action-packed thriller to investigate the mysterious and brutal murder of a federal judge and her bodyguard at her home in an exclusive, gated community in Florida.Things are changing for Decker. He is in crisis following the suicide of a close friend and receipt of a letter concerning a personal issue which could change his life forever. Together with the prospect of working with a new partner, Frederica White, Amos Decker knows that this case will take all of his special skills to solve.Judge Julia Cummins seemingly had no enemies and there was no forced entry to her property. Close friends and neighbours in the community apparently heard nothing, and Cummins' distraught ex-husband, Barry, and teenage son, Tyler, both have strong alibis. Decker must first find the answer to why the judge felt the need for a bodyguard, and the meaning behind the strange calling card left by the killer.As the investigation deepens, the body count rises, and Decker and White discover a trail which leads back to a past presidential campaign and an unsolved crime surrounding those in power at the very highest level.Greed, deceit, deception and corruption at the very heart of power.Someone has decided that it's payback time.[Bokinfo]
The gripping second historical crime novel in David Baldacci’s Private Investigator Archer series, following the Sunday Times top five bestseller One Good Deed.
La ricerca dell'agente dell'FBI Atlee Pine per sua sorella Mercy si intreccia con il caso ad alto rischio dell'investigatore militare John Puller, portandoli entrambi in un'intricata cospirazione globale dalla quale nessuno dei due uscirà indenne. Per molti anni, Atlee Pine è stata tormentata dall'incertezza dopo che sua sorella gemella, Mercy, è stata rapita all'età di sei anni e non è mai più stata vista. Proprio quando Atlee è sotto pressione per chiudere le indagini sulla scomparsa di Mercy, ottiene finalmente una svolta promettente: l'identità del rapitore, Ito Vincenzo. Con il tempo che scorre, Atlee e la sua assistente Carol Blum si precipitano nell'ultima posizione nota di Vincenzo a Trenton, nel New Jersey, e si imbattono involontariamente nel caso di Puller, compromettendo il suo arresto durante un'indagine su un giro di droga che coinvolge un'installazione militare. La loro indagine congiunta rivela una connessione tra la famiglia di Vincenzo e un piano straordinario che colpisce il cuore della democrazia globale. Scoprendo strati di inganni e coperture, Atlee finalmente scopre la verità su ciò che è accaduto a Mercy, una verità che la sconvolgerà profondamente.
The number one bestselling author returns with another highly charged thriller taking Amos Decker, who has proved one of his readers' favourite characters to date, on an action-packed investigation with all the trademark twists and turns which make David Baldacci one of the world's favourite storytellers.
Per Kate Linville, solitaria poliziotta di Scotland Yard, l'unica persona al mondo che merita il suo amore e la sua fiducia è il padre Richard Linville, ex capo della polizia di Scarborough, sotto la cui ombra è cresciuta. Ma quando Richard viene brutalmente assassinato a casa sua, Kate perde il suo ultimo sostegno. Abbandona Londra per tornare a casa e seguire da vicino il caso. L'ispettore incaricato dell'indagine, Caleb Hale, non le ispira molta fiducia; sembra più interessato a cercare risposte facili piuttosto che a scoprire la verità. Kate intuisce che il caso di suo padre è molto più complesso di quanto creda la polizia. La sua indagine parallela per risolvere l'omicidio dimostra che non è affatto una poliziotta mediocre come pensava: è istintiva, intelligente e persistente. Scoprirà i segreti più oscuri di Richard Linville, un uomo che non ha nulla a che fare con quello che credeva di conoscere e amare.
Bold new paths in life and love are forged in nineteenth-century New Zealand in the stirring final chapter of bestselling author Sarah Lark's multigenerational Fire Blossom Saga. It's 1880 in the North Island town of Otaki, where Aroha lives contentedly with her mother, Linda--until a fateful tragedy leaves Aroha traumatized and plagued by a cursed guilt. For the long recovery ahead, Aroha is sent to Rata Station, a thriving sheep farm that Aroha's mother and grandmother once called home. Linda knows it's the perfect place for her daughter to heal, find hope, and start a life she can call her own. On South Island, Aroha soon develops a bond with her relatives, who are looking toward the future, too. Aroha's cousin March is a vivacious, business-minded beauty who wants to take advantage of New Zealand's burgeoning industrial age. Robin is a delicate young man and an aspiring actor as fearful of his father's disapproval as he is desperate to run from it. And then there's Aroha, who sees unexpected opportunity in the growing tourism trade beyond the continental plains. Through personal trials, professional compromises, great love, profound loss, and a struggle to survive, Aroha, March, and Robin will discover their true destinies. A country is in flux, and a generation of ambitious and resilient young dreamers is changing with it in this exhilarating conclusion to an epic saga.
Als de vrouw voor wie Stella 25 jaar lang heeft gewerkt plotseling overlijdt, ontdekt ze dat zonder haar werk weinig heeft dat haar in Londen houdt. Ze gaat een huizenruil aan met een Italiaanse man, die zijn villa in de zon voor een paar maanden aanbiedt. Terwijl Stella geniet van het heerlijke eten en de Italiaanse gastvrijheid, wordt ze steeds nieuwsgieriger naar de eigenaar van deze Villa Rosa. Maar kun je wel een goed beeld van iemand krijgen alleen door zijn spullen?
Dopo anni di minacce internazionali, il presidente Jack Ryan si trova ad affrontare un pericolo dall'interno. La storia inizia con il comandante della Marina degli Stati Uniti, Scott Hagan, che, mentre è in congedo a Princeton, nel New Jersey, viene attaccato in un ristorante. Sebbene venga colpito, riesce a difendersi dal suo aggressore, un russo che cerca vendetta per la morte del fratello causata dalla nave di Hagan. L'aggressore muore prima di rivelare come ha rintracciato Hagan. Nel frattempo, un uomo d'affari canadese all'aeroporto Imam Khomeini di Teheran è in realtà un agente della CIA. Dopo un normale controllo delle impronte digitali, viene arrestato, rivelando di essere un obiettivo delle autorità iraniane. Con il verificarsi di ulteriori incidenti che coinvolgono personale militare e di intelligence americano in tutto il mondo, diventa evidente che si è verificata una grave violazione delle informazioni, consentendo ai nemici dell'America di sfruttare dati rubati. Con le agenzie di intelligence statunitensi potenzialmente compromesse, John Clark e The Campus devono rintracciare la fuga di notizie. La loro indagine rivela una minaccia profonda che si infiltra nella nazione, con un conto alla rovescia che può essere fermato solo da un uomo: il presidente Jack Ryan.
Her name is Atlee Pine, the latest creation from bestselling author David Baldacci. She has unstoppable tenacity, always a fighter who is unwilling to cede any ground. She has endured real nightmares and she has the emotional and physical scars to show for it. And she got that long before she became an adult.She is a FBI Special Agent assigned to the wilds of the western US. She has to cover, often solo, vast tracts of area: Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Colorado, Arizona. Small towns, impossibly long distances in-between, isolation like most on the East Coast have never experienced, and an environment where anything can and does happen.Working with the locals who respect, and also sometimes fear her, and have never really been allowed to know her, Atlee Pine turns her vast investigative skills and unmatched drive to find out the truth. Along the way she will revisit painful memories of her own, come to grips with what she is and what she might one day aspire to be. But in the end, she will have to confront not only a new monster, but also the old one of her nightmares.PRAISE FOR LONG ROAD TO MERCY"A fabulous new character from a master storyteller. Readers will love Atlee Pine. A mile-a-minute read that proves once again why David Baldacci has readers the world over flocking for more." Jane Harper, New York Times bestselling author
PRAISE FOR THE MEMORY MAN SERIES: Baldacci is a wonderful storyteller, and he
incorporates wonderful characters into baffling conspiracies. ...he takes on
small-town America, capturing both good and bad elements. He demonstrates why
these small towns are worth saving. It's a theme he has explored before, but
it still has potency and relevance.-Associated Press on The Fallen
Out on the ice, polar nears aren't the only natural born killers. Nick Stone is suffering. The two people he cared for most are gone. Thousands of miles away five ex-servicemen, badly wounded in Afghanistan, are preparing for a trek to the North Pole in an attempt to begin to rebuild their shattered bodies and minds. When Stone is summoned as close protection for the trek by an old SAS officer, he accepts unthinkingly, desperate for the chance to escape his own misery. They meet at the world's most northerly airport, where the locals are as hard as nails and the polar bear threat makes it against the law not to carry a gun. But it doesn't take long for Stone and his team to discover that neither the bears nor the locals are the most dangerous predators in this part of the world. It is quickly clear to Stone that the coldest war of all is just beginning...
Amos Decker, David Baldacci's unique special agent, who suffered a head injury that resulted in giving him the gift of a remarkable memory takes on another case in The Fix.Walter Dabney is a family man. A loving husband and the father of four grown daughters, he's built a life many would be proud of. But then the unthinkable happens.Standing outside the FBI Headquarters in Washington, DC, Dabney shoots school teacher Anne Berkshire in cold blood before turning the gun on himself.One of the many witnesses is Amos Decker; a man who forgets nothing and sees what most miss. Baffled by what appears to be a seemingly senseless and random killing, Decker is thrust into the investigation to determine what drove this family man to pull the trigger. As part of an FBI special task force, Decker and the team delve into the lives of Dabney and Berkshire to find a connection that doesn't seem to exist. What they do find are secrets that stretch back a lifetime and reveal a current plot of impending destruction that will send the world reeling, placing Decker and his team squarely in the crosshairs.
A gang of thieves stage a daring heist from a vault deep below Princeton University's Firestone Library. Their loot is priceless, impossible to resist. Bruce Cable owns a popular bookstore in the sleepy resort town of Santa Rosa on Camino Island in Florida. He makes his real money, though, as a prominent dealer in rare books. Very few people know that he occasionally dabbles in unsavory ventures. Mercer Mann is a young novelist with a severe case of writer's block who has recently been laid off from her teaching position. She is approached by an elegant, mysterious woman working for an even more mysterious company. A generous monetary offer convinces Mercer to go undercover and infiltrate Cable's circle of literary friends, to get close to the ringleader, to discover his secrets. But soon Mercer learns far too much, and there's trouble in paradise--as only John Grisham can deliver it.
SINOPSE Mark, Todd e Zola foram para a faculdade de direito para mudar o mundo, para o transformar num lugar melhor. Mas agora, já no terceiro ano, os amigos percebem que foram enganados. Contraíram empréstimos pesados para poderem frequentar uma faculdade privada de direito tão medíocre que os seus formandos raramente conseguem bons empregos. E, quando descobrem que a escola faz parte de uma rede obscura percebem que foram apanhados numa burla. Mas talvez haja uma saída. Talvez haja uma maneira de escaparem à dívida esmagadora, denunciando o esquema enganoso e ganhando algum dinheiro no processo. Mas, para isso, terão primeiro de abandonar a escola. Abandonar a faculdade de direito alguns meses antes da licenciatura parece pouco sensato. Uma decisão que não é fácil, mas é tentadora.
Ex-SAS, ex-Black Ops, Nick Stone torna e questa volta cerca vendetta. Dopo una vita trascorsa in situazioni pericolose, quando qualcuno a cui tiene profondamente viene assassinato a sangue freddo, non può più sopportare il dolore. Un conflitto interno ad alto livello nel cuore oscuro dell'Impero Russo in rinascita e un proiettile di un assassino su un isolato passo alpino lo catapultano da un compito di protezione ravvicinata apparentemente ordinario nella sua missione più brutale e impegnativa. Con l'aumento del numero di vittime, Stone diventa uno dei più ricercati d'Europa. Deve sfuggire alle forze di polizia d'élite di tre nazioni mentre insegue uomini senza volto che commerciano nella miseria umana e un terrorista solitario che minaccia di scatenare il peggior incubo del mondo occidentale. La vendetta di tipo esplosivo è in cima all'agenda di Stone. La miccia è stata accesa - ma chi detiene davvero il detonatore?
John Puller may be the US Army's most tenacious investigator, but he is not equipped to face the truth about his mother's disappearance thirty years ago. New evidence has come to light suggesting that Puller's father -- a highly decorated army veteran -- may have murdered his wife. When Puller's friend, intelligence operative Veronica Knox, arrived on the scene, he realized that there is far more to this case than he first thought. He knows that nothing will prevent him from discovering what really happened to his mother -- even proving that his father is a killer. Meanwhile, Paul Rogers has just been paroled after spending ten years in a high-security prison for murder. And with his freedom comes a desire to pay back old debts. Harbouring a dark past that changed him in unimaginable ways, Rogers embarks on a journey across the country, set on a path of revenge against the people who took away his humanity. As both men uncover a trail of deception that stretches back decades, they realize that the truth will bind them together in ways they could never have imagined
"Melvin Mars awaits his fate on Death Row. He was one of America's most promising football stars until, aged twenty-years-old, he was arrested and convicted for the murder of his parents just as he was due to begin a very lucrative contract with the NFL. When Amos Decker, newly appointed special agent with the FBI, hears the news that Melvin was saved in the final seconds before his execution because someone has confessed to the killings, he persuades his boss to allow him to carry out an investigation into the Mars murders." [Bokens omslag]
Will Robie escaped his small Gulf Coast hometown of Cantrell, Mississippi after high school, severing all personal ties, and never looked back. Not once. Not until the unimaginable occurs. His father, Dan Robie, has been arrested and charged with murder. Father and son haven't spoken or seen each other since the day Robie left town. In that time, Dan Robie -- a local attorney and pillar of the community -- has been elected town judge. Despite this, most of Cantrell is aligned against Dan. His guilt is assumed. To make matters worse, Dan has refused to do anything to defend himself. When Robie tries to help, his father responds only with anger and defiance. Could Dan really be guilty? With the equally formidable Jessica Reel at his side, Robie ignores his father's wishes and begins his own desperate investigation into the case. But Robie is now a stranger to his hometown, an outsider, a man who has forsaken his past and his family. His attempts to save his father are met with distrust and skepticism ... and violence. Unlike the missions Robie undertook in the service of his country, where his target was clearly defined, digging into his father's case only reveals more questions. Robie is drawn into the hidden underside of Cantrell, where he must face the unexpected and possibly deadly consequences of the long-ago choices made by father and son. And this time, there may be no escape for either of them.
Amos Decker's life changed forever twice. First, as a towering athlete from Burlington, he became the only local to go pro, but his career ended abruptly due to a violent helmet-to-helmet collision, leaving him with an extraordinary ability: he can never forget anything. The second life-altering event occurred nearly two decades later when, as a police detective, he returned home to find his wife, young daughter, and brother-in-law murdered. With his family gone and the killer's identity shrouded in mystery, Decker's world collapses. He leaves the police force, loses his home, and ends up on the streets, taking sporadic jobs as a private investigator. Over a year later, a man confesses to the murders, coinciding with a horrific event that threatens Burlington. Decker is called back to assist with the investigation, seizing the opportunity to uncover the truth about his family's tragic fate. To reveal the shocking reality, he must utilize his unique abilities while confronting the painful memories he wishes to forget. Ultimately, he may face the ultimate sacrifice in his quest for answers.
Un giovane soldato viene colpito alla testa nella Killing House del Reggimento, e Nick Stone è chiamato a indagare sulle circostanze misteriose. Tornato da Mosca, dove ha lasciato la sua ragazza e il bambino per la loro sicurezza, Stone combina la sua esperienza nelle Forze Speciali con un distacco strategico. Tuttavia, una seconda morte lo riporta immediatamente in azione, attirando l'attenzione di un assassino sconosciuto deciso a proteggere un segreto che minaccia l'establishment che Stone ha sempre cercato di difendere. Con il tempo che stringe, Stone si sposta da un confessionale gallese a Glencoe, dove le ombre raccontano storie di omicidio e tradimento, fino al sud della Spagna, in una ricerca disperata per scoprire la verità su eventi iniziati in un pendio afghano. Qui, un giovane uomo è segnato dalle urla di un amico torturato dai talebani. Questa avventura mozzafiato costringerà il lettore a riflettere sulla sottile linea tra sacrificio e suicidio, sugli incubi che accompagnano l'eroismo e sul vero costo delle azioni compiute in nome della lealtà.
Hiring Zoe to help her around the house as she prepares for her baby's arrival, Claudia Morgan-Brown discovers that there is something off about Zoe and after learning about a series of vicious attacks on pregnant women in the area she worries that her own life is in danger.
In this Jack Ryan thriller, #1 New York Times bestselling author Tom Clancy delivers an electrifying story of intrigue, power, and a family with two generations of heroes…. Decades ago, as a young CIA analyst, President Jack Ryan Sr. was sent out to investigate the death of an operative—only to uncover the existence of a KGB assassin codenamed Zenith. He was never able to find the killer.... In the present, a new strongman has emerged in the ever-chaotic Russian republic—the enigmatic President Valeri Volodon. But the foundations of his personal empire are built on a bloody secret from his past. And none who know of it have lived to tell. For he has set a plot in motion—a plot to return Russia to its former glory. But when a family friend of Ryan’s is poisoned by a radioactive agent, the trail leads to Russia. And Jack Ryan Jr.—aided by his compatriots John Clark and the covert warriors of the secretive Campus—must delve into an international conflict thirty years in the making, and finish what his father started. With President Ryan fighting the political battle of his life, and his son fighting a silent war against a ruthless foe, global conflict becomes imminent—and the possibility of survival may soon be lost for all....
Government operatives Will Robie and Jessica Reel are faced with a lethal mission. An attack from North Korea looks likely as US involvement in an attempted coup is revealed, and a bond of trust has been broken at the very highest level. Chung-Cha is a young woman who was raised in the infamous Yodok concentration camp. It's a place where honour, emotion and compassion don't exist. Cold, calculating and highly skilled, Chung-Cha has been trained to kill. And the task she has been given is to destroy the enemy at all costs. A dangerous and deadly operation of cat and mouse plays out between East and West. But who will be the hunter and who will be the hunted when the true target is finally revealed ...?
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L’intestino è un organo pieno di sensibilità, responsabilità e volontà di rendersi utile. Se lo trattiamo bene, lui ci ringrazia. E ci fa del bene: l’intestino allena due terzi del nostro sistema immunitario. Dal cibo ricava energia per consentire al nostro corpo di vivere. E possiede il sistema nervoso più esteso dopo quello del cervello. Le allergie, così come il peso e persino il mondo emotivo di ognuno di noi, sono intimamente collegati alla pancia. In questo libro, la giovane scienziata Giulia Enders ci spiega con un linguaggio accessibile, spiritoso e piacevole, unito ai disegni esplicativi della sorella Jill, quel che ha da offrirci la ricerca medica e come ci può aiutare a migliorare la nostra vita quotidiana. L’intestino felice è un viaggio istruttivo e divertente attraverso il sistema digestivo. Scopriremo perché ingrassiamo, perché ci vengono le allergie e perché siamo tutti sempre più colpiti da intolleranze alimentari. Pubblicato nel marzo 2014, dopo appena una settimana L’intestino felice è balzato al primo posto delle classifiche tedesche e ci è saldamente rimasto. Con un milione di copie, il libro è stato in assoluto il più venduto in Germania ed è in uscita in 30 paesi.
The third title in the John Puller series to follow Zero Day and The Forgotten. Puller has returned from his latest case in Florida to learn that his brother, on death row for national security crimes, has escaped. Preliminary investigations show that he may have had help in his breakout. Now he's on the run, and in disguise, and he's the military's number one target.
Samantha Kofer, giovane avvocato associato in un prestigioso studio legale di New York, vede la sua carriera promettente crollare nel 2008 a causa della crisi finanziaria. Dopo la bancarotta di Lehman Brothers, perde il lavoro e la sicurezza del suo futuro. Tuttavia, le viene offerta l'opportunità di lavorare gratuitamente per un anno in un piccolo studio legale a Brady, una cittadina isolata negli Appalachi. Questo rappresenta un cambiamento radicale nella sua vita. Incontra Mattie Wyatt, la direttrice della Mountain Legal Aid Clinic, e il suo affascinante nipote, l'avvocato Donovan Gray. Samantha si confronta con clienti reali e problemi complessi, scoprendo il torbido mondo dell'industria carbonifera, una risorsa cruciale per la comunità locale. Qui, le leggi sono spesso ignorate e la violenza è una costante minaccia, mentre la terra stessa è in pericolo. Brady nasconde segreti che avrebbero dovuto rimanere sepolti. In questo avvincente legal thriller, l'autore esplora gli oscuri retroscena di Big Coal e il rischio costante per chi lavora nell'industria e per l'ecosistema, raccontando la storia di una giovane donna coraggiosa, la prima protagonista femminile dai tempi del Rapporto Pelican.
Escape to Italy with this sumptuous story of secrets and friendships under Mediterranean skies. A recipe for life should be a simple thing: love and happiness, family, friends and a little food. But life is rarely straightforward... Alice wants to make the most of life - after all, she knows how fragile it can be - and knows she never feels more alive than when she's cooking. Babetta has spent a lifetime tending the garden of her tiny house on the Italian coast, supplying food to feed a family now grown and gone. One summer these two women are brought together in a crumbling Mediterranean villa, with the shared language of food. There, under the heat of the Italian sun, or the shade of the pomegranate tree, secrets will be spoken, fears and hopes shared. But life's lessons are not learnt easily.
Il nuovo thriller di Nick Stone dell'autore di successo di Bravo Two Zero. Nel 1993: sotto copertura, Nick Stone e un team di sorveglianza specializzato trascorrono settimane nelle giungle e nelle strade di Colombia. La loro missione: localizzare il capo del cartello della droga più letale al mondo e eliminarlo con estrema determinazione. Ora possono colpire. Ma per avvicinarsi abbastanza da sparare il colpo mortale, Nick deve rivelare il suo volto. È un rischio che è disposto a correre, poiché solo l'uomo che sta per morire lo vedrà. O così pensa... Nel 2012: Nick è a Mosca; semi-pensionato; semi-sposato con Anna; molto devoto padre del loro neonato. Ma quando il bambino si ammala gravemente e il medico che lo salva viene minacciato, Nick si ritrova di nuovo in prima linea. Per evitare che la sua copertura venga compromessa, deve seguire una pista che inizia a Hong Kong, controllata dai Triad, e lo riporta nel mondo brutale che pensava di aver lasciato. Le forze contro di lui hanno armi, elicotteri, eserciti privati e una popolazione terrorizzata sotto il loro controllo. Nick Stone ha due decenni di abilità operative che potrebbero non essere più negabili e un forte desiderio di proteggere una donna e un bambino che ora significano più per lui della vita stessa.
Tutto ha inizio con una lista di nomi: quelli di pericolosi terroristi da eliminare per garantire la sicurezza internazionale. Solo sette persone, tra cui il presidente degli Stati Uniti, conoscono l'esistenza della "lista nera". La minaccia è concreta e deve rimanere segreta per evitare il panico. Il primo nome è "il Predicatore", un fondamentalista islamico che incita all'odio e raccoglie proseliti, scatenando eventi mortali negli Stati Uniti e in Inghilterra. Gli omicidi si moltiplicano, e solo un uomo può affrontare questa missione impossibile: l'ex marine Kit Carson, soprannominato "il Segugio". Kit è incaricato di trovare e uccidere il Predicatore, ma non conosce il suo volto, la sua posizione o il suo vero nome. Un giovane hacker esperto lo aiuterà a rintracciare il nemico e i suoi complici attraverso la tecnologia. Così inizia una guerra tra due schieramenti opposti, entrambi determinati a distruggere l'avversario. L'autore, con un eccellente lavoro di documentazione, mescola attualità e fiction, offrendo uno sguardo sui retroscena dei servizi segreti britannici, americani, pachistani e israeliani, e confermandosi maestro del thriller.
Former secret service agents turned private investigators, Sean King and
Michelle Maxwell, return in their most surprising, personal and dangerous case
to date.
By his 18th birthday David Millar was living and racing in France, sleeping in rented rooms, tipped to be the next English-speaking Tour winner. A year later he'd realised the dream and signed a professional contract with the Cofidis team, who had one Lance Armstrong on their books. He perhaps lived the high life a little too enthusiastically -- high on a roof after too much drink , he broke his heel in a fall, and before long the pressure to succeed had tipped over into doping. Here, in a full and frank autobiography, David Millar recounts the story from the inside: he doped because 'cycling's drug culture was like white noise', and because of peer pressure. 'I doped for money and glory in order to guarantee the continuation of my status.' Five years on from his arrest, Millar is clean and reflective, and holds nothing back in this account of his dark years.
America has enemies--ruthless people that the police, the FBI, even the military can't stop. That's when the U.S. government calls on Will Robie, a stone cold hitman who never questions orders and always nails his target. But Will Robie may have just made the first--and last--mistake of his career . . . It begins with a hit gone wrong. Robie is dispatched to eliminate a target unusually close to home in Washington, D.C. But something about this mission doesn't seem right to Robie, and he does the unthinkable. He refuses to kill. Now, Robie becomes a target himself and must escape from his own people. Fleeing the scene, Robie crosses paths with a wayward teenage girl, a fourteen-year-old runaway from a foster home. But she isn't an ordinary runaway-her parents were murdered, and her own life is in danger. Against all of his professional habits, Robie rescues her and finds he can't walk away. He needs to help her. Even worse, the more Robie learns about the girl, the more he's convinced she is at the center of a vast cover-up, one that may explain her parents' deaths and stretch to unimaginable levels of power. Now, Robie may have to step out of the shadows in order to save this girl's life . . . and perhaps his own.
Monique and Geoff are old enough to know better but with stars in their eyes, they've decided to tie the knot - with help (hindrance?) from Geoff's grown-up daughter, his ex-wife, a distracted vicar and a wedding planner with L-plates. Will the couple make it down the aisle? And will the guests end up better or worse?
They know about the charm. They know about our legacies. They caught Number One, Number Two, and Number Three. They killed them all. I am Number Seven. One of six still alive. We are growing stronger. We are starting to come together. We are ready to fight. We are the last defense.
Maxwell Moore, già membro delle forze speciali della Marina americana e agente della Cia nei luoghi più caldi del Medio Oriente, deve prendere in consegna un pericoloso capo talebano, ma l’operazione finisce in un disastro. Mentre lotta con le unghie e coi denti per salvare la pelle, Moore si rende conto di dover fronteggiare una minaccia senza precedenti: la mortale alleanza fra i talebani, che controllano gran parte della produzione mondiale di oppio, e i cartelli della droga messicani, che in cambio degli immensi profitti garantiti dall’oppio afghano sono pronti a fornire ai fondamentalisti islamici tutta l’assistenza necessaria per portare la jihad entro i confini degli Stati Uniti. Solo Moore può impedire che l’incendio divampi. Solo Tom Clancy poteva congegnare una macchina narrativa tanto implacabile e avvincente.
Isla de las Estrellas (Oceano Pacifico), 19 maggio 2025. Il multimiliardario Julian Orley ha radunato alcuni tra gli individui più ricchi e influenti del pianeta, selezionati per un’esperienza unica: essere i primi a raggiungere il lussuoso hotel che lo stesso Orley ha costruito sulla Luna. Ma l’intento di Orley non è semplicemente propagandistico; l’imprenditore è infatti alla ricerca di finanziamenti per un’impresa ancora più audace: estrarre dalla polvere lunare l’elio-3, una fonte di energia pulita e illimitata, e portarla sulla Terra. Un’impresa che cambierebbe per sempre gli equilibri di potere mondiali. Un’impresa che, per qualcuno, deve fallire… Shenzen, Cina meridionale, 20 maggio 2025. Ormai da tre giorni Chen Honbing non ha notizie di sua figlia Yoyo, e teme il peggio, dato che la ragazza non ha mai fatto mistero della sua attività di dissidente. Così si rivolge ad un amico, il detective Owen Jericho, chiedendogli di indagare, seppure con la massima discrezione. Ma quella che sembra una “semplice” scomparsa si rivela ben presto la prima tessera di un mosaico che si estende dall’Estremo Oriente agli Stati Uniti, passando per l’Africa. Un mosaico che, se completato, disegnerebbe la fine della civiltà occidentale e il trionfo di quella cinese. E non soltanto sulla Terra...
Brought on by a tragedy experienced as a toddler, Calli Clark, suffers from selective mutism. Her mother Antonia tries her best to help, but is confined by marriage to a violent husband. Petra Gregory is Calli's best friend and her voice. But neither Petra of Calli have been heard from since their disappearance was discovered.
Uno dei più grandi campioni di tennis di tutti i tempi si racconta senza pudore in un memoir che ha fatto scalpore nel mondo, non solo in quello del tennis, ed è diventato un caso editoriale senza precedenti. Un padre ossessivo e brutale che lo vuole numero uno al mondo a ogni costo. Gli allenamenti a ritmi disumani, contro il «drago» sputapalle. La solitudine assoluta in campo che gli nega qualsiasi forma di gioventù. E poi una carriera da numero uno lunga vent'anni e 1000 match. Punteggiata da imprese memorabili ma anche da paurose parabole discendenti. Con l'avversario di sempre: Sampras. E chiacchierati matrimoni: Brooke Shields e Steffi Graf. Una vita sempre sotto i riflettori. Ma non senza dolorosi lati oscuri.
Bubbly, rich, delicate and delightful, the champagne of the famous House of Peine is everything that Clementine Peine is not. She lost her sparkle, along with the love of her life many years before, and now she's lost her miserable papa too. Still, at least now the precious House is hers. Or is it? First her wicked sister Mathilde returns, determined to poison the future the same way she poisoned the past. Then, out of the blue, a third sister appears - the enchanting but equally unwelcome young Sophie - claiming their surname and causing ancient family rivalries, long-ago love affairs and forgotten scandals to come bubbling to the surface. The glory days Clementine has dreamed of for so long have never seemed further away. But as her cherished grapes must blossom and blend to reinvent themselves and become something truly magnificent - so must she. Only then can the House of Peine become a House of Joy.
Een verdwenen wetenschapper, mysterieuze objecten van steen, een teken aan de hemel - geologe Ella Jordan staat voor een raadsel. Maar als ze afdaalt naar het diepste punt van de aarde, ontdekt ze de verschrikkelijke betekenis van deze schijnbaar onsamenhangende fenomenen... Uit de Marianentrog komen signalen aan de oppervlakte die veel te regelmatig zijn om een natuurlijke oorsprong te kunnen hebben. In een onderzeeboot duiken Ella en de wetenschapper Konrad Martin naar het diepste punt van de trog, waar zich de bron van de verschijnselen lijkt te bevinden. Daar ontdekken ze een reusachtige stenen kogel, harder dan diamant en niet te meten. Plotseling worden nieuwe signalen opgevangen: eerst vanaf de Noordkaap, dan uit Australië en Antarctica. Ella en Konrad reizen over de hele wereld en stuiten overal op dezelfde raadselachtige stenen objecten, die ineens, allemaal tegelijk, signalen gaan uitstralen die over de hele wereld aardbevingen en vulkaanuitbarstingen veroorzaken...
Eigenlijk is het de kostbare boekenverzameling van een verarmde markiezin waarvoor antiquair Lukas Malberg naar Rome komt. Maar dan raakt hij in een moordzaak verwikkeld. Zijn mooie jeugdvriendin Marlene, tot wie hij zich mateloos aangetrokken voelt, wordt dood aangetroffen, in haar eigen badkuip. En het was zij, die hem de tip van de verzameling heeft gegeven. Een ongeluk volgens de politie, maar Lukas heeft alle reden om daaraan te twijfelen. Zijn wantrouwen wordt gewekt door een notitieboekje...
Libby Blake dacht haar leven prima voor elkaar te hebben met een leuk gezin en een paar hartsvriendinnen. Maar sinds kort is haar oudste dochter irritant tegendraads, maakt haar jongste zich ongezond veel zorgen over de toekomst van de wereld en lijkt haar man haar vooral te zien als Manager Schone Overhemden en Gevulde Koelkast. En dan heeft Libby er ineens genoeg van. Ooit dééd haar leven ertoe en kon ze meer dan slim inkopen doen bij de supermarkt. Libby smacht naar verandering, en wanneer ze de jonge, charmante Daniel ontmoet gaan alle remmen dan ook los. Maar dan slaat thuis het noodlot toe en realiseert ze zich dat ze haar leven niet terugkrijgt door simpelweg een nieuwe start te maken...
Walking the streets of Moscow, indistinguishable from the rest of its population, are The Others. Magicians capable of entering the Twilight, a shadowy world that exists in parallel to our own, each owes allegiance either to the Dark, or the Light. Three years have passed since the events of The Day Watch. Svetlana has left the Night Watch to raise her and Anton's daughter Nadya, now a precocious two-year-old. With mother and daughter spending the summer on a dacha not far from Moscow, Anton is working on uneventfully, dreaming of a holiday, when his boss Gesser asks him in for a private meeting. Gesser has received an anonymous note, stating that an Other has revealed the full truth about their kind to a human, and now intends to do the impossible: convert that human into an Other.
Oprah in haar eigen woorden: Een ongeautoriseerd portret
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6 ore di lettura
Oprah Winfrey heeft een moeilijke jeugd gehad, maar heeft zich opgewerkt tot een van de bekendste en meest gerespecteerde mensen ter wereld. Ken Lawrence laat zien wie deze succesvolle vrouw echt is aan de hand van een verzamling citaten waarin ze vertelt hoe ze denkt over het leven, de liefde, familiebanden, beroemd zijn, liefdadigheid en spiritualiteit. Al snel na haar eerte baantje bij een radiozender in Nashville is Oprah een mediatycoon geworden, een gulle filantroop, een pleitbezorger tegen kindermishandeling, actrioe en een van de rijkste vrouwen ter wereld. Ondanks haar beroemdheid en haar vermogen is ze niet vergeten waar ze vandaan komt. Ze heeft nog altijd een positieve, spirituele en pragmatische kijk op het leven. In dit boek heeft Ken Lawrence met behulp van Oprahs eigen woorden een portret van deze getalenteerde en veelzijdige vrouw geschetst. Hij laat zien wat ze denkt, wat ze vindt en hoe ze is geworden tot de vrouw die ze nu is.
Colonia, 1260. Gerhard Morart sa bene che non potrà mai completare la costruzione della "sua" cattedrale prima di morire. Quello che non sa, purtroppo, è che la morte non tarderà ad arrivare: qualcuno infatti gli tende un agguato su un'impalcatura dell'edificio e lo fa precipitare a terra. Un delitto a sangue freddo, che tuttavia ha avuto un singolare testimone: Jacop, un ladruncolo che si trovava su un melo lì accanto, intento a rubare i frutti succosi per placare la sua eterna fame. Anziché darsela a gambe, Jacop si avvicina a Gerhad, ormai morente, che gli sussurra qualcosa all'orecchio. Così facendo, però, il ladruncolo rivela la propria presenza all'assassino, il quale si lancia in una caccia spietata per ridurlo al silenzio.
"Alice, a young but powerful Dark Other, attends a planning meeting with her comrades in the Day Watch. The team is on a mission to apprehend an uninitiated Other, a practicing Dark witch who has so far eluded the bureax responsible for finding and initiating unlicensed practitioners of magic. It seems routine, but when they arrive, the Night Watch team has already made the arrest. A fierce battle ensures, during which Alice almost dies. Drained of her powers, she is sent to recuperate near the black Sea. There she meets Igor, the chemistry between them is instant and irresistible ... Then comes the realisation: Igor owes his allegiance to the Light, Alice to the Dark. There is no alternative to a magical duel, a battle that neither of them wants to win."--Publisher description.
La notte di Mosca è pericolosa. Criminali e assassini si aggirano per le strade e si mescolano agli Altri: vampiri e mutanti, stregoni e fattucchiere che escono in caccia dopo il tramonto. La loro forza è immensa, ma non bastano le armi tradizionali per combatterli. Solo Anton e quelli come lui possono riconoscerli, perché compito dei guardiani è quello di far rispettare l'antica tregua stipulata tra le Forze della Luce e le Forze delle Tenebre. Ma qualcosa nella pace millenaria che divide il popolo della Notte da quello del Giorno si è incrinato.
Als de 46-jarige Arnold Schlesinger een levertransplantatie ondergaat, is dat voor professor Gregor Gropius, hoofdchirurg aan de universiteitskliniek te München, eigenlijk een routineoperatie. Maar als kort daarna de patiënt sterft en aan het licht komt dat het donororgaan vergiftigd was, wordt al gauw duidelijk dat er opzet in het spel is. Maar tegen wie is deze daad gericht? Tegen de patiënt of tegen de chirurg? Gropius wordt direct uit zijn functie ontheven. Een grootscheeps onderzoek wordt gestart en de zaak blijkt groter dan verwacht. Al snel buigen geheime diensten aan beide zijden van de Atlantische Oceaan zich over gecodeerde berichten van een internationale organisatie die letterlijk over lijken gaat. De orgaanmaffia? Hoe dan ook, dit spoor levert geen bevredigende resultaten op. In zijn vertwijfeling besluit Gropius een eigen onderzoek te starten. Ook zijn onderzoek naar de orgaanmaffia levert niets op, totdat hij tot de ontdekking komt dat de aanslag wel eens uit een heel andere hoek zou kunnen komen. En dat de reden gezocht moet worden in de activiteiten van zijn patiënt, een archeoloog die opgravingen deed in het Heilige Land en die op het punt stond een sensationeel dossier openbaar te maken...
"Hot on JK's heels" The Mail On Sunday "A genius at work" The Daily Mirror "First in a series of successes" The Sunday Post Carol was one of the millions of people who played the 'Dragon Tamers' virtual reality computer game. Along with her partner, a dragon called Sam, she managed to become the strongest player in the game. When the games goes offline, she's called in to help along with the second strongest player Ceirin and a beginner called Ellen, who was brought in by accident. As a strange monster destroys areas of the game, the trio of humans and their partners set out to find this creature and defeat him, and in doing so save the game world. It seems simple enough, but there's a catch - if they die in the game, they die in the real world too.
Londra, George’s Gardens. Quando il corpo nudo e mutilato di un ragazzo viene trovato compostamente adagiato su una tomba, la polizia capisce subito di trovarsi davanti all’opera di un serial killer, il primo di una possibile catena di delitti. La realtà tuttavia è ben più intricata: l’assassino ha già ucciso tre adolescenti in diverse zone di Londra, ma erano vittime di colore o di razza mista, e i comandi competenti non si erano dati da fare più di tanto. Nel tentativo di fugare le accuse di razzismo istituzionalizzato per non aver approfondito le indagini per i primi tre omicidi, New Scotland Yard affida il caso all’ispettore Lynley e ai suoi colleghi, l’orgogliosa Barbara Havers e il neopromosso sergente Winston Nkata, guardacaso di razza nera. Ma la caccia al mostro si rivela sin dall’inizio lenta e difficile, complicata da interferenze interne ed esterne, tensioni personali, vecchi e nuovi rancori, mentre il numero delle vittime cresce in modo inesorabile. Il killer è uno psicopatico che non vuole affatto essere fermato, e a peggiorare le cose, proprio quando sembra sia finalmente giunta una svolta, una tragedia impensabile nei ranghi della polizia rischia di far fallire l’intera operazione...
What makes a champion? Rafael Nadal reveals the answers in his memoir, co-authored with journalist John Carlin. He shares the secrets of his game and the inspiring personal story behind his success, starting in Mallorca, where his family has deep roots. Coached by his uncle Toni from age four and instilled with humility and respect by his parents, Nadal has achieved global fame while remaining a gracious role model. He takes readers behind the scenes, recounting moments from his career, including the iconic 2008 Wimbledon final, deemed by John McEnroe as "the greatest game of tennis" ever played, as well as the personal challenges he faced in 2009 and the injuries that have threatened his journey. With candor and insight, Nadal narrates his dramatic and triumphant path, emphasizing the value he places on family unity and love. He reflects on the mental battles during matches, describing the need to suppress vulnerabilities and emotions. He explains that while talent gaps can exist, overcoming self-doubt and fears is crucial to victory. This self-hypnosis transforms him into a "bloodless warrior," allowing him to mask weaknesses and focus on the game with deadly seriousness.
