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Seine bevorzugte Waffe ist das Rasiermesser. Mit ihm nähert er sich leise aus der Dunkelheit. Er ist auf der Suche nach seinem nächsten Opfer, denn sein Impuls zu töten ist übermächtig... Thornhill hat schon viele Menschen getötet. Die kürzlich eröffnete Weltausstellung lockt Tausende Besucher nach Chicago. Dort kann er in der Masse der Touristen untertauchen und auf Jagd gehen. Doch schon bald macht er sich Feinde unter den Gangs der Stadt. Schnell sind die ersten Toten zu beklagen - und Thornhill wird vom Jäger zum Gejagten.

No indiscriminate killing. No collateral damage. No unvetted targets. These are the rules Hawes Madigan lives by. Rules that make being Fog City's Prince of Killers bearable. Soon, he'll be king - of an organization of assassins - and the crown has never felt heavier. Until the mysterious Dante Perry swaggers into his life. Dante looks like a rock god and carries himself like one, too, all loose-limbed and casually confident. He also carries a concealed weapon, a private investigator's license, and a message for the prince.

New York Times bestselling author Richard Kadrey’s fifth Sandman Slim adventure. James Stark, aka Sandman Slim, has lost the Qomrama Om Ya, an all-powerful weapon from the banished older gods. Older gods who are returning and searching for their lost power. The hunt leads Stark to an abandoned...

The new thriller from the #1 international bestseller – the start of a brand new trilogy inspired by the Iliad “One of America’s greatest storytellers.” – Stephen King “No one fuses action with emotion like Winslow.” – The Times ‘Superb. This is storytelling with a keen edge...

Jenkins was a robot. He was built to be the perfect worker, tireless and uncomplaining. But, quite unexpectedly, he also became a close companion to generation after generation of his owners as the human race matured, moved beyond the confines of its once tiny planet, and eventually changed beyond all recognition.

In one of NPR's 100 Best Thrillers Ever, FBI agent Pendergast discovers thirty-six murdered bodies in a New York City charnel house . . . and now, more than a century later, a killer strikes again. In an ancient tunnel underneath New York City, a charnel house is discovered. Inside are...

From the #1 internationally bestselling author of the Cartel Trilogy (The Power of the Dog, The Cartel, and The Border), The Force, and Broken comes the first novel in an epic new trilogy. “Superb. City on Fire is exhilarating.” – Stephen King "Epic, ambitious, majestic, City on Fire is...

Random House presents the audiobook edition of NYPD Red 5 by James Patterson. THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ____________________________ The one who knows the secrets is the one who holds the power. The richest of New York's rich gather at The Pierre's Cotillion Room to raise money for those less...

On New Year's Day, a dog finds a bone in the Hollywood Hills--and unearths a murder committed more than twenty years earlier. It's a cold case, but for Detective Harry Bosch, it stirs up memories of his childhood as an orphan. He can't let it go. As the investigation takes Bosch deeper into the...

E’ buffo credere come questi individui siano le nuove star dello show business, è incredibile osservare l’escalation di passione che le masse riversano nel consumo dell’intrattenimento, il mondo va avanti, si evolve, raggiunge livelli di sviluppo inimmaginabili, macchine che volano, case che si autoalimentano, comunicatori cerebrali e biotecnologia sempre più avanzata, passano le mode, l’umanità ha consumato più mode che pane, ma loro sono sempre lì sul podio della mistica curiosità del pubblico, affascinanti, ammalianti, misteriosi, ricchi di sfumature che nella maggior parte ...

New York. 1977. Be there when it explodes. It’s New Year’s Eve, 1976, and New York is a city on the edge. As midnight approaches, a blizzard sets in - and amidst the fireworks, an unmistakable sound rings out across Central Park. Gunshots. Two of them. The search for the shooter will bring together a rich cast of New Yorkers. From the reluctant heirs to one of the city's greatest fortunes to a couple of Long Island kids drawn to the punk scene downtown.

'One of the world's thriller masters' - Jeffrey Archer, author of Nothing Ventured Featuring FBI Special Agent Atlee Pine, Daylight is the gripping follow up to Long Road to Mercy and A Minute to Midnight, from one of the world’s favourite thriller writers, David Baldacci. ***** The Hunt. Ever...

**THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POMPEII** 'The best book on Pompeii I've ever read' STEPHEN FRY 'An essential read for anyone interested in this extraordinary place' TELEGRAPH 'Brilliant' TOM HOLLAND A vast area of Pompeii is being excavated for the first time...

“Dylan Reilly Fitzpatrick and Leela Bassuk's thoughtful pacing and tonal control make the dual points of view and timeline transitions smooth and engaging while ensuring that the worldbuilding is immersive and easy to follow.”—AudioFile In the great walled city of Isara, political turmoil...

The gripping, true story of a brutal serial killer who unleashed his own reign of terror in Nazi-Occupied Paris. As decapitated heads and dismembered body parts surfaced in the Seine, Commissaire Georges-Victor Massu, head of the Brigade Criminelle, was tasked with tracking down the elusive...

NOW A MAJOR TELEVISION EVENT FROM NBC, STARRING RUSSELL HORNSBY, ARIELLE KEBBEL, AND MICHAEL IMPERIOLI This follow-up to Jeffery Deaver’s massive bestseller The Bone Collector (also a feature film starring Angelina Jolie and Denzel Washington) is a “simply outstanding” (San Jose Mercury...

In LEGO City ist einfach immer etwas los, sodass die coolen Polizisten, die Feuerwehr oder auch die Luftpolizei immer etwas zu tun haben! Auf unsere Alltagshelden Lieutenant Duke DeTain, Feuerwehrchefin Freya McCloud und Handwerker Harl Hubbs warten neue Aufgaben. Ein Stunt-Team kommt nach LEGO City und merkt, wie viel Action in der Stadt zu erleben ist. Bürgermeister Fleck soll ein großer Streich gespielt werden und Gaby Tocamera deckt ein Geheimnis um verschwundene Delfine auf. Spaß und Action sind in LEGO City einfach garantiert.

Earth’s entire fleet and all her legions are conscripted by the Galactics. Centurion McGill of Legion Varus is among countless troops pressed into service as cannon fodder for the Empire. Not everyone on Earth is happy with the demands of the Galactics. Earth has built up her military for decades, and now she might lose everything in a foreign war no one understands. As the man who has killed more Mogwa than any other human in history, McGill is approached and given a mission. He has a fateful decision to make.

“An exacting look at gentrification” (New York Times Book Review)—and the lives devastated in the process The term gentrification has become a buzzword to describe the changes in urban neighborhoods across the country, but we don’t realize just how threatening it is. It means more than...

Kat brings Harry across the Atlantic to New York for a planned whirlwind time in her home town - complete with a lavish suite at the Plaza. But when Teddy Crowther - grandson of a wealthy City magnate - is snatched by the mob, the pair is asked to help. As Prohibition New York swelters in a heatwave, the Mortimers soon find themselves playing a dangerous game of cat and mouse, not just with the kidnappers, but also the rest of the Crowther family, all of whom have everything to gain - and maybe lose - if Teddy is found ...