An ex-cop takes on a widespread criminal organization targeting Midwestern towns in this 'master class in the craft of suspense' (New York Times) from the author of The Old Man.
Thomas Perry Ordine dei libri (cronologico)
Thomas Perry crea thriller intricati, rinomati per il loro realismo dettagliato e i profondi studi psicologici dei personaggi. Le sue narrazioni esplorano spesso temi di imprevedibili colpi di scena del destino e la lotta senza tempo tra il bene e il male, il tutto mantenendo un ritmo inesorabile. Lo stile distintivo di Perry è caratterizzato dalla sua precisione e da un'incredibile capacità di tenere i lettori con il fiato sospeso fino all'ultima pagina. La sua vasta opera promette ai lettori viaggi avvincenti pieni di svolte sorprendenti.







Hero
- 288pagine
- 11 ore di lettura
A private security agent finds that being branded Los Angeles' latest hero could also make her its next victim...
The Bomb Maker
- 400pagine
- 14 ore di lettura
Edgar Award-winning author Thomas Perry takes his plotting to an explosive new level in this standalone thriller, pitting a lethally clever bomb maker against the skilled LAPD Bomb Squad.
A String of Beads
- 400pagine
- 14 ore di lettura
An addictive, brilliantly suspenseful novel featuring rescue artist Jane Whitefield, who has spent two decades protecting innocent victims on the run.
A Critical Guide to Evidence-Informed Education
- 270pagine
- 10 ore di lettura
The Left-Handed Twin
- 336pagine
- 12 ore di lettura
Helping a young woman escape her murderous boyfriend, rescue artist Jane Whitefield leads a deadly Russian crime syndicate on a wild chase through the Northeast United States.
Pantherjagd
Thriller
Eine gnadenlose Jagd durch Los Angeles entfaltet sich in einem atemberaubend rasanten Thriller. Ein pensioniertes Ermittlerpaar des Los Angeles Police Department und zwei Auftragskiller aus San Fernando Valley werden von gegnerischen Seiten auf denselben ungeklärten Mordfall angesetzt. Es kommt zu gewaltigen Auseinandersetzungen, während die Abels und die Hoyts versuchen, sich gegenseitig auszuschalten. Im Mittelpunkt steht der Mord an James Ballantine, einem Afroamerikaner, der als Forscher für ein renommiertes Unternehmen arbeitete, bis er brutal mit zwei Kugeln in den Hinterkopf getötet wurde. Die Auftragnehmer der Hoyts wollen verhindern, dass ihr Verbrechen ans Licht kommt, während die Abels genau das anstreben. Eine gnadenlose Jagd beginnt, geprägt von irrwitzigen Schusswechseln und Verfolgungsjagden durch die Stadt. Dieser Thriller ist wie ein Hollywood-Blockbuster, voller überraschender Wendungen und dunkler, unterhaltsamer Elemente, die für totalen Nervenkitzel sorgen. Thomas Perrys Figuren werden mit einem einzigen Satz lebendig und er gilt als einer der größten lebenden Spannungsautoren. Mit über zwanzig veröffentlichten Thrillern und Kriminalromanen hat er sich in den USA einen herausragenden Ruf erarbeitet und wurde mit dem Edgar-Allan-Poe-Award ausgezeichnet.
Eddie's Boy
- 288pagine
- 11 ore di lettura
Thomas Perry's Edgar Award-winning Butcher's Boy is back and redeploying the violent ways of his youth to escape the new price on his head.
The Burglar
- 304pagine
- 11 ore di lettura
The story follows a young woman in her 20s who unexpectedly finds herself drawn into a dangerous web of murder. As she navigates the treacherous world of crime, she must solve a series of killings to save her own life. With high-stakes tension and unexpected twists, this thriller showcases her transformation from an unlikely burglar to a determined sleuth, highlighting themes of survival and resilience.
A Small Town
- 320pagine
- 12 ore di lettura
A small-town cop turns vigilante to track down twelve escaped inmates in this thriller by the New York Times –bestselling “ master of nail-biting suspense” ( Los Angeles Times ). When twelve inmates pull off an audacious prison break, it liberates more than a thousand convicts into the nearby small town. The newly freed prisoners rape, murder, and destroy the quiet community—burning down homes and businesses. An immense search ensues, but the twelve who plotted it all get away. After two years, the local and federal police agencies have yet to find them. Then the mayor calls in Leah Hawkins, a local cop who lost a loved one that terrible night. She’s placed on sabbatical to travel across the country learning advanced police procedures. But the sabbatical is merely a ruse. Her real job is to track down the infamous twelve. And kill them. Leah’s mission takes her from Florida to New York and from the beaches of California to an anti-government settlement deep in the Ozarks. But when the surviving fugitives realize what she’s up to, a race to kill or be killed ensues in this non-stop tale of vengeance from the Edgar Award–winning author of The Butcher’s Boy .

