Questo autore esplora intricate relazioni umane e dilemmi morali attraverso narrazioni avvincenti. Il suo stile è caratterizzato da acuta intuizione psicologica nei suoi personaggi e da una tecnica di narrazione avvincente che trascina il lettore nel vivo dell'azione. Le sue opere spesso trattano temi di ricerca dell'identità e del significato in un mondo ambiguo. Le creazioni più recenti si spostano verso esplorazioni introspettive, rivelando strati più profondi dell'esperienza umana.
In Kashmir, seven westerners, including Kate and Ethan, are taken hostage by militants during a trekking expedition. As the hostages fight to stay united, their loved ones at home begin to unravel. With the hope of their release diminishing, the struggle for redemption becomes increasingly desperate.
The story of a father accused of child abuse, seen through the eyes of his six-year-old son.
'Escape and Evasion reads like a Network for the Bitcoin era.' Tony ParsonsCity banker Joseph Ashcroft has stolen GBP1.34 billion from his own bank.
Jack and his friends Amelia and Xander are in Zanzibar diving for lost treasure to support Jack's mother's coral protection project. Going further than usual on their last day, their dive boat is lured into a trap and captured by Somali pirates. Determined that his mother shouldn't pay a ransom for their release, Jack won't give up his attempts to escape. Transferred to a militia training camp for boy soldiers, the trio's only hope is the resourceful Somali boy Mo who befriends them.
Third high-octane instalment in the bestselling author's compelling Jack Courtney Adventures for readers 10+, following CLOUDBURST and THUNDERBOLT. On the pretext of making a film for his mother's environmental protection work, Jack wangles an expedition to the Arctic with his friends Amelia and Xander and cousin Caleb.
Sága dynastie Courtneyů, kterou můžete znát z románů Wilbura Smithe pro dospělé, pokračuje! Představitel nejmladší generace, čtrnáctiletý Jack, odlétá s rodiči do afrického Konga. Ti se zde mají zúčastnit konference o ochraně životního prostředí, zatímco Jack spolu se svými dvěma kamarády, Xanderem a Amelií, se vydává na safari pozorovat gorily. Poklidnou prohlídku džungle však naruší podivní chlápci v maskáčích a se samopaly, a navíc po návratu naši hrdinové zjišťují, že Jackovi rodiče zmizeli. Ztratili se? Měli nehodu? Byl to snad únos? Jack se pouští do složitého a dobrodružného pátrání, během něhož se dostane až do nebezpečného tantalového dolu svého strýce. Podaří se mu rodiče nakonec najít? Vydejte se s Jackem a jeho kamarády vstříc dobrodružství v srdci Afriky. První díl třídílné série.
Een succesvolle, jonge jurist voelt zich schuldig omdat zijn jongere broer door een chronische aandoening aan de luchtwegen een moeilijk leven leidt; dan begaat hij een grote fout.
