Jan Netolička Ordine dei libri

Když se oběť stane detektivovou posedlostí. Strážník Walter OBrien se při své první službě v řadách detroitské policie náhodou dostane na místo vraždy. Uvnitř zchátralého bytu právě vyděšená krásná dívka usmrtila svého únosce. Představí se jako Amy Archerová a mezi ní a Walterem okamžitě vznikne podivné pouto. Když ji Walter převáží do nemocnice, Amy se podaří utéct z jeho policejního vozu, čímž policii překazí vyšetřování. A Walter ji nemůže dostat z hlavy. V době, kdy je povýšen na detektiva, se už jeho fascinace zmizelou šedookou ženou mění v posedlost. A když Amy znovu zahlédne, je odhodlaný ji najít. Zjistí ale, že je nějakým způsobem zapletená do řady nevysvětlitelných vražd, které právě vyšetřuje. Po mladé ženě pátrá i tajná vládní agentura, s níž začne Walter spolupracovat. Postupně odhalují související vraždy, které sahají daleko do minulosti. Walter ví, že právě on musí zabránit dalším úmrtím. Jak vysokou cenu ale bude ochotný zaplatit, aby vražedné běsnění jednou provždy zastavil?

Catherine Lockhartová a Liam Taggart dostanou pozvání na večeři do italské restaurace. Tetu jejího majitele a jejich dlouholetého přítele chce z farmy v toskánských kopcích vystěhovat velice vlivná korporace, která tvrdí, že má na pozemky vlastnická práva. Catherine s Liamem dostanou jediné vodítko v podobě rukou psaného německého životopisu, v…

Svět prehistorických zvířat je ještě úžasnější, než si dovedete představit. Najdete v něm děsivé dinosaury, kteří by vás dokázali celé spolknout, skutečné mořské obludy, srstnaté mamuty, šavlozubé kočky i chlupaté předchůdce lidí. Dozvíte se spoustu věcí o životě těchto úžasných tvorů. Zjistíte spoustu fascinujících faktů a prohlédnete si je na ohromujících ilustracích. Minulost rázem ožije – v životní velikosti! Prozkoumáte zázraky dávného světa, ohromující detaily částí těl v životní velikosti, informační rámečky plné fascinujících faktů a obrázků se srovnáním velikosti i největší zázraky dávného světa.

That's the Four Monkey Killer or '4MK'. A murderer with a twisted vision and absolutely no mercy. Detective Sam Porter has hunted him for five long years, the recipient of box after box of grisly trinkets carved from the bodies of 4MK's victims. But now Porter has learnt the killer's twisted history and is racing to do the seemingly impossible - find 4MK's latest victim before it's too late

Hear No EvilFor Detective Sam Porter, the words "Father, forgive me" conjure memories long forgotten; a past intentionally buried. For Anson Bishop, these three words connect a childhood to the present as he unleashes a truth concealed for decades.See No EvilFound written on cardboard near each body, these words link multiple victims to a single killer--discovered within minutes of each other in both Chicago and South Carolina--clearly connected yet separated by impossible miles.Speak No EvilChicago Metro and the FBI find themselves caught in chaos--a hospital on lockdown, a rogue officer, and corruption at the highest levels. When Anson Bishop, the prime suspect in the notorious 4MK serial murders turns himself in, he reveals a story completely unexpected, one that not only upends the current investigation, but one that will change the lives of all involved.Do No EvilWith unrelenting tension and pulse-pounding suspense, the past unravels at breakneck speed as the truth behind the Four Monkey Killer's motive is finally revealed in this masterfully crafted finale.

È un giorno triste, per Harry Bosch, quello del funerale dell'ex poliziotto John Jack Thompson. Un uomo che ha dedicato quarant'anni di vita al LAPD, ma soprattutto un maestro per molti giovani detective alle prime armi. Uno di questi era stato proprio Bosch, che adesso, appoggiato al suo bastone dopo l'operazione al ginocchio che ha subito, osserva da lontano il gruppetto convenuto al cimitero, pensando alle cose che ha imparato da lui. Ad esempio, a capire quando qualcuno sta mentendo durante un interrogatorio. John Jack sapeva riconoscere un bugiardo. Non se n'era mai fatto scappare uno. Ma quando si avvicina a Margaret, la moglie di Thompson, Bosch non si aspetta di scoprire che, anche dalla tomba, John Jack abbia un altro bugiardo da incastrare. Un caso irrisolto di vent'anni prima, l'omicidio di un ragazzo ritrovato senza vita in un vicolo frequentato da spacciatori. Un caso che John Jack si era portato in pensione con sé, trafugando il fascicolo dagli archivi del LAPD. Bosch decide di occuparsene. E c'è una sola persona, dentro la polizia, che può aiutarlo: Renée Ballard. Così, tra un crimine e l'altro del suo turno di notte - "l'ultimo spettacolo", come lo chiamano i poliziotti losangelini - Renée farà di nuovo coppia con Bosch per riaprire piste sepolte da anni di bugie. Perché tutti i bugiardi, prima o poi, fanno i conti con la verità. Un nuovo imperdibile thriller con la coppia di detective più straordinaria che si sia vista sulla pagina scritta da molto, molto tempo a questa parte.

Murder. It's a family affair. In the midst of one of the worst winters Chicago has seen in years, the body of missing teenager Ella Reynolds is discovered under the surface of a frozen lake. She's been missing for three weeks... the lake froze over three months ago. Detective Sam Porter and his team are brought in to investigate but it's not long before another girl goes missing. The press believes the serial killer, Anson Bishop, has struck again but Porter knows differently. The deaths are too different, there's a new killer on the loose. Porter however is distracted. He's still haunted by Bishop and his victims, even after the FBI have removed him from the case.

"Renée Ballard works the night shift in Hollywood, beginning many investigations but finishing none as each morning she turns her cases over to day shift detectives. A once up-and-coming detective, she's been given this beat as punishment after filing a sexual harassment complaint against a supervisor. But one night she catches two cases she doesn't want to part with: the brutal beating of a prostitute left for dead in a parking lot and the killing of a young woman in a nightclub shooting. Ballard is determined not to give up at dawn. Against orders and her own partner's wishes, she works both cases by day while maintaining her shift by night. As the cases entwine they pull her closer to her own demons and the reason she won't give up her job no matter what the department throws at her."--

LAPD Detective Renée Ballard teams up with Harry Bosch in the new thriller from #1 NYT bestselling author Michael Connelly. Renée Ballard is working the night beat again, and returns to Hollywood Station in the early hours only to find a stranger rifling through old file cabinets. The intruder is retired detective Harry Bosch, working a cold case that has gotten under his skin. Ballard kicks him out, but then checks into the case herself and it brings a deep tug of empathy and anger. Bosch is investigating the death of fifteen-year-old Daisy Clayton, a runaway on the streets of Hollywood who was brutally murdered and her body left in a dumpster like so much trash. Now, Ballard joins forces with Bosch to find out what happened to Daisy and finally bring her killer to justice.