Paula Gosling è un'autrice di romanzi polizieschi nata negli Stati Uniti, il cui lavoro ha affascinato i lettori dagli anni '70. È nota per la sua acuta intuizione psicologica dei personaggi e per le sue trame suspenseful, magistralmente costruite. Gosling esplora con maestria gli aspetti più oscuri della natura umana e i problemi sociali all'interno delle sue narrazioni avvincenti. I suoi romanzi hanno ottenuto il plauso della critica e una devota schiera di lettori per la loro autenticità e profondità.
Convalescing after suffering a gunshot wound, Detective Lieutenant Jack Stryker and his girlfriend are spending two weeks in the Blackwater Bay area of the Great Lakes. But when a body washes ashore, Jack is obliged to get out of his hammock and help the local sheriff find the killer.
Clare Randell, copywriter for a major San Francisco advertising agency, is running for a cab one evening when she is suddenly, inexplicably shot by a sniper. When the police investigate, Lieutenant Mike Malchek discerns the mark of Edison, a deadly assassin he's been tracking for years. Then Clare's fiance is killed in a second attempt on her life, and the cold, silent Malchek is assigned to protect her. This is the intriguing story of antagonists who fall in love under nerve-shattering circumstances. And just as Clare and Malchek begin to realize their passion for one another, Edison is after them again, full force.
Following the death of her husband in a suspicious auto accident, Tess Leland begins to receive threatening phone calls from a mysterious blackmailer.
Set in a haunting city where death lurks with a chilling presence, the narrative unfolds around a hidden menace. The atmosphere is thick with tension as an ego, shrouded in mystery, lies in wait, suggesting a deeper psychological conflict. The story explores themes of fear and the unseen forces that manipulate lives, creating a gripping tale of suspense and intrigue.
Die beiden französischen Autoren Pierre Boileau (1906–1989) und Thomas Narcejac (1908–1998) haben zusammen zahlreiche Kriminalromane verfasst. Ihre nervenzerreißenden Psychothriller haben viele Regisseure zu spannenden Filmen inspiriert, am bekanntesten sind wohl «Die Teuflischen» und sein amerikanisches Remake «Diabolisch» und «Vertigo – Aus dem Reich der Toten», sicher einer der besten Filme von Alfred Hitchcock. Die beiden französischen Autoren Thomas Narcejac (1908–1998) und Pierre Boileau (1906–1989) haben zusammen zahlreiche Kriminalromane verfasst. Ihre nervenzerreißenden Psychothriller haben viele Regisseure zu spannenden Filmen inspiriert, am bekanntesten sind wohl «Die Teuflischen» und sein amerikanisches Remake «Diabolisch» und «Vertigo – Aus dem Reich der Toten», sicher einer der besten Filme von Alfred Hitchcock. Hansjörg Martin (1920–1999) war ursprünglich Maler und Graphiker. Nach dem Krieg arbeitete er als Clown, war Bühnenbildner und Dramaturg, dann freier Schriftsteller. Er schrieb Kriminalromane und Kinder- und Jugendbücher.
