An accidental finding made on the icy coast of the North Sea leads its owner to reveal the secrets of key turning points in the history of nations, giving extraordinary power. Everyone who touches the found object, the BALL, believes that a new fortune is upon them…The travels of the mysterious artifact of Mayan origin through centuries and continents leads to a change in the fate of not only those who are somehow linked to it, but also shapes events which affected the course of World history.
Пока Блейз мстила за смерть семьи, мраморные покровители ее рода спали в фамильном склепе. Едва она отомстила, они проснулись, и сами оказались врагами. Против оживших ангельских статуй бессильны и оружие, и колдовство. Есть лишь легенда о седьмом и самом сильном из ангелов, который может с ними справиться. Но как и где найти седьмого, если статуй в склепе и так уже семь?
После того, как Авангард теней положил конец перерождению Пожирателя душ, глава Авангарда, движимая жаждой мести за убитую в давнюю эпоху мать, отправляется в странствие с целью найти её убийцу. Её отец, император Таллауров, дает ей задание: вместе с призрачным легионом защитить оплот людей в ущелье Зверя. После событий в бастионе она таинственным образом исчезает, и отец собирается её вернуть любыми способами и возможностями. Собирает древний совет и начинает поход на своих давних врагов.
Следователь по особо важным делам Малинин едет в Карельск. Здесь происходит несколько убийств, напоминающих его прежнее дело в соседнем городе. Когда полковник Малинин приезжает на место, то понимает, что имеет дело с преступником, которого, как он считал, уже обезвредили. Команда Малинина сталкивается со сложной задачей! Расследуя убийства, они находят страшное капище в пещерах. При обыске пещер, практически у них на глазах похищают девушку спелеолога. В сторожке на кладбище Малинин находил...
‘Intricately plotted, beautifully written…with great pace, truly sympathetic characters, and a great twist at the end’ Harriet Tyce, author of Blood OrangeShortlisted for the CWA Debut Dagger awardWhatever you do, don’t open the door… By day, Ellie Power has a normal life. She has a stable home, a loving boyfriend, a future. But at night, she suffers from a sleep disorder. She becomes angry, unpredictable, violent. Her mother locks Ellie in her bedroom every night, to keep them both safe. Then...
Get ready for a turbo-charged short read (80 pages) from two of the world’s biggest thriller writers.Jack Reacher and Will TrentTwice the action Twice the drama Double the troubleWill Trent is undercover at Fort Knox. His assignment: to investigate a twenty-two-year-old murder. His suspect's name: Jack Reacher.Jack Reacher is in Fort Knox on his own mission: to bring down a dangerous criminal ring operating at the heart of America’s military. Except now Will Trent is on the scene.But...
Creepy, disturbing and genuinely thrilling, this is one page-turner you won’t be able to forget!As one life ends Louise Lovett’s death was a tragedy. But questions still swirl about exactly what happened to Louise that day. Did she fall … or was she pushed?A new life starts Helen Matthews’ donor heart saves her life. But as her new heart beats inside her, Helen feels the pull of its previous owner – despite what everyone is telling her, Helen is certain she has one final message to pass on.And a...
A gripping ebook short story from international bestseller Jeffery Deaver, introducing unique investigator Colter Shaw.A unique investigator. Colter Shaw is a career ‘reward-seeker’, making his living travelling the country and locating missing persons. So when a woman disappears, he quickly takes the case.A missing woman. As he investigates, he suspects that she was fleeing a bad marriage, and he follows her trail to a secret retreat in Indiana.A dangerous case. As events take one surprising...
He was as impressive in person as he was to read about in the papers. Simon Ford exuded his trademark power and intelligence…despite having amnesia. For small-town police officer Laura Baker, there were countless reasons to find Simon's attacker, but one that landed her off the case: Her father was the prime suspect.But Simon wanted her help, and Laura suspected that Simon always got what he wanted. Despite herself, she agreed to keep his memory loss a secret and to fake intimacy to explain...