The Chamber

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The author of the number-one bestsellers The Firm, The Pelican Brief and The Client has written another spellbinding tale of legal intrigue sure to hit bestseller lists this summer. Twenty-two years after the bombing deaths of a civil rights activist's two sons, the Klansman on death row for their murders is mysteriously aided in his last appeal by a young lawyer in a major firm. But why?

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Seiten:688
Verlag: Dell
EAN:9780440220602
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The Two Deaths of Daniel Hayes

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It starts with you waking on a Maine beach, naked, half-drowned and very, very cold.



Your name is Daniel Hayes. At least, you think it is. That’s the name on the insurance card you find in the BMW parked near you. How did you get here? And why?



All you remember is a woman’s face. So you set off to the only place you might find her.



But this raises the most chilling question of all: what will you find when you get there?




From Lee Child . . .



"Like any reader, I love old favourites . . . but I love new voices too, and I especially love it when a new voice starts to become an old favourite. It doesn't happen often, but right now it's happening with Marcus Sakey. He's got it all. he writes like a dream, he creates characters exactly like people you know, he scares you, and above all keeps you turning the pages.



But most of all he does the 'what if' thing better than anyone in the business.



'What if' questions power a lot of plots, but Sakey is special. He doesn't just check a box or construct a neat twist for the sake of it. Reading him between the lines, I guarantee he lives this stuff. . . he thinks it through and sweats it out, probably for weeks at a time. I can see him, looking around at all the things he loves, looking at his house, turning and looking at his wife, asking himself, 'What if? What if I had to put all this at risk? Would I? Could I? How would it feel? What would be the effect on me?'



It's that kind of depth and intelligence and passion and emotion that sets Sakey apart. These are not just clever plots. These are real people with night sweats and wide eyes and everything to lose.



The Two Deaths of Daniel Hayes takes 'what if' in a new direction and to new heights. Every writer muses, 'What if the reader isn't sure whether the husband killed his wife, or not?' That's a basic whodunit. But Sakey asks, 'What if the husband isn't sure whether he killed his wife, or not?' That's a terrific premise, and it boosts an already-terrific thriller plot into the stratosphere."

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Believing the Lie: A Lynley Novel

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Seiten:640
Verlag: Signet
EAN:9780451465498
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The Girl With All The Gifts (English Edition)

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NOT EVERY GIFT IS A BLESSING



Every morning, Melanie waits in her cell to be collected for class.



When they come for her, Sergeant Parks keeps his gun pointing at her while two of his people strap her into the wheelchair. She thinks they don't like her. She jokes that she won't bite. But they don't laugh.



Melanie is a very special girl.



Emotionally charged and gripping from beginning to end, THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS is the most powerful and affecting thriller you will read this year.



'Original, thrilling and powerful' - GUARDIAN



'Haunting, heartbreaking' - VOGUE



'A great read that takes hold of you and doesn�t let go' - John Ajvide Lindqvist, author of LET THE RIGHT ONE IN



'Scary, tense and fast-paced . . . but with a heart-warming tenderness' - MARIE CLAIRE

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Verlag: Orbit
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EXP Dust (A Scarpetta Novel, Band 21)

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Seiten:416
Verlag: Berkley
EAN:9780425276082
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The Kind Worth Killing (English Edition)

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'Hello there.'

I looked at the pale, freckled hand on the back of the empty bar seat next to me in the business class lounge of Heathrow airport, then up into the stranger's face.

'Do I know you?'

Delayed in London, Ted Severson meets a woman at the airport bar. Over cocktails they tell each other rather more than they should, and a dark plan is hatched - but are either of them being serious, could they actually go through with it and, if they did, what would be their chances of getting away with it?

Back in Boston, Ted's wife Miranda is busy site managing the construction of their dream home, a beautiful house out on the Maine coastline. But what secrets is she carrying and to what lengths might she go to protect the vision she has of her deserved future?

A sublimely plotted novel of trust and betrayal, The Kind Worth Killing will keep you gripped and guessing late into the night.

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The Ice Twins

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One of Sarah’s daughters died. But can she be sure which one? A terrifying psychological thriller perfect for fans of THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN.

A year after one of their identical twin daughters, Lydia, dies in an accident, Angus and Sarah Moorcraft move to the tiny Scottish island Angus inherited from his grandmother, hoping to put together the pieces of their shattered lives.

But when their surviving daughter, Kirstie, claims they have mistaken her identity – that she, in fact, is Lydia – their world comes crashing down once again.

As winter encroaches, Angus is forced to travel away from the island for work, Sarah is feeling isolated, and Kirstie (or is it Lydia?) is growing more disturbed. When a violent storm leaves Sarah and her daughter stranded, Sarah finds herself tortured by the past – what really happened on that fateful day one of her daughters died?

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Seiten:385
Verlag: Harper
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Angels And Demons: (Robert Langdon Book 1)

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It takes guts to write a novel that combines an ancient secret brotherhood, the Swiss Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire, a papal conclave, mysterious ambigrams, a plot against the Vatican, a mad scientist in a wheelchair, particles of antimatter, jets that can travel 15,000 miles per hour, crafty assassins, a beautiful Italian physicist, and a Harvard professor of religious iconology. It takes talent to make that novel anything but ridiculous. Kudos to Dan Brown (Digital Fortress) for achieving the nearly impossible. Angels & Demons is a no-holds-barred, pull-out-all-the-stops, breathless tangle of a thriller--think Katherine Neville's The Eight (but cleverer) or Umberto Eco's Foucault's Pendulum (but more accessible).

Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is shocked to find proof that the legendary secret society, the Illuminati--dedicated since the time of Galileo to promoting the interests of science and condemning the blind faith of Catholicism--is alive, well, and murderously active. Brilliant physicist Leonardo Vetra has been murdered, his eyes plucked out, and the society's ancient symbol branded upon his chest. His final discovery, antimatter, the most powerful and dangerous energy source known to man, has disappeared--only to be hidden somewhere beneath Vatican City on the eve of the election of a new pope. Langdon and Vittoria, Vetra's daughter and colleague, embark on a frantic hunt through the streets, churches, and catacombs of Rome, following a 400-year-old trail to the lair of the Illuminati, to prevent the incineration of civilization.

Brown seems as much juggler as author--there are lots and lots of balls in the air in this novel, yet Brown manages to hurl the reader headlong into an almost surreal suspension of disbelief. While the reader might wish for a little more sardonic humor from Langdon, and a little less bombastic philosophizing on the eternal conflict between religion and science, these are less fatal flaws than niggling annoyances--readers should have no trouble skimming past them and immersing themselves in a heck of a good read. "Brain candy" it may be, but my! It's tasty. --Kelly Flynn

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Seiten:624
Verlag: Corgi
EAN:9780552161268
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The Shack

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Seiten:304
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Second Life

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From the New York Times bestselling author of Before I Go to Sleep, a sensational new psychological thriller about a woman with a secret identity that threatens to destroy her.

How well can you really know another person? How far would you go to find the truth about someone you love?

When Julia learns that her sister has been violently murdered, she must uncover why. But Julia's quest quickly evolves into an alluring exploration of own darkest sensual desires. Becoming involved with a dangerous stranger online, she's losing herself . . . losing control . . . perhaps losing everything. Her search for answers will jeopardize her marriage, her family, and her life.

A tense and unrelenting novel that explores the secret lives people lead—and the dark places in which they can find themselves—Second Life is a masterwork of suspense from the acclaimed S. J. Watson.

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    19. Apr 2015 

    Nutze deine Chance

    Als Julia noch viel jünger war ging sie mit ihrem Freund Marcus nach Berlin. Sie lebten und liebten frei und ungestüm. Kurz vor dem endgültigen Absturz ergriff Julia ihre zweite Chance, sie ließ sich von Hugh zurück nach London holen. Schon bald kamen sich die beiden näher und heirateten. Nach einiger Zeit adoptierten sie den Sohn von Julias Schwester Kate, die in Paris lebt. Als Kate auf unnatürliche Art zu Tode kommt, gerät Julias heile Welt ins Wanken. Mit den ungewöhnlichen Mitteln, die sie anwendet, um die Umstände des Todes der Schwester zu klären, bringt sie sich in große Gefahr.

    Der erste Roman des Autors war ein atemberaubendes Erlebnis. Etwas womit sich sicher jedes zweite Werk nur schwer messen können wird. So versucht man nicht zu viel zu erwarten und sich auf die Geschichte einzulassen. Wieder wartet der Autor mit einer psychologischen Ausnahmesituation auf. Durch den Tod der Schwester und die ihrer Meinung nach mangelhafte Aufklärungsarbeit der französischen Polizei sehr mitgenommen, befindet sich Julia in einem besonderen emotionalen Zustand. Erinnerungen werden geweckt, fast schon vergessene Verhaltensweisen wieder aktiviert. In dieser Lage werden ihre Handlungen getrieben von dem Wunsch nach Aufklärung aber auch Veränderung getriebener und unnachvollziehbarer.

    Julia bleibt eine Figur, in die man sich nur schwer hinein versetzen kann. Warum macht sie bestimmte Dinge, warum überlässt sie Ermittlungen nicht einfach der Polizei, warum kann sie die Situation nicht einfach akzeptieren, warum ist sie so verbohrt. Warum ist das Verhältnis zwischen ihr und ihrem Ehemann so wie es ist. Langsam entwickelt sich die Geschichte, die zwar ein packendes Finale bietet, aber vorher leider auch viele Gelegenheiten, das Buch beiseite zu legen. Mit Freude und Neugier in Empfang genommen war dieses Buch doch eine Enttäuschung.
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