Ergebnis für "Preston Child" in Action & Abenteuer

Bloomsbury presents Badlands by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, read by Cynthia Farrell The #1 New York Times bestselling authors return with a scintillating supernatural-themed thriller. Nora Kelly and Corrie Swanson investigate bizarre deaths in the New Mexico desert, but awaken an ancient...

Eines der größten Rätsel aller Zeiten steht kurz vor der Aufklärung.Als John Henry "Doc" Holiday sich den SEALs anschloss, schwor er: "Wenn ich zu Boden gehe, stehe ich jedes Mal wieder auf". Also war er nicht bereit, leise zu gehen und einfach zu verschwinden, als eine Kugel seine Militärkarriere abrupt beendete.

Archaeologist Nora Kelly is adrift in her career and her personal life when a violent, inexplicable incident leaves her in possession of a mysterious letter. Written by her father, who vanished sixteen years ago in the remote desert, the letter reveals the location of a legendary site hidden in...

A captivating action and adventure thriller from bestselling duo, Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. In 1695, a notorious English pirate buried his bounty in a maze of booby-trapped tunnels on an island off the coast of Maine. In three hundred years, no one has breached this cursed and rocky...

An ancient secret. A dangerous hunt. A race against time. Archaeologist Dr. Laura Stevens leads an expedition beneath the Temple Mount, searching for traces of a forgotten past. What she uncovers could rewrite history: ancient documents from the Knights Templar that point the way to the Holy Grail—an artifact promising power, knowledge, and even immortality. But Laura’s discovery attracts powerful enemies. The NSA deploys cutting-edge surveillance to track her every move. The Vatican weaves its own shadowy web of intrigue. And a ruthless Army special unit closes in on her team.

Don't miss the this exciting, New York Times bestselling adventure from Preston & Child, in which the secrets of a mysterious ancient tablet may point the way to untold treasure--or unspeakable danger. "I just want to be crystal clear about this: if it has value, we're gonna steal it. Are you...

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...

A body is found in the attic of a fabulous Long Island estate. There is a claw print scorched into the wall, and the stench of sulfur chokes the air. When FBI Special Agent Pendergast investigates the gruesome crime, he discovers that thirty years ago four men conjured something unspeakable. Has...

Special Agent Pendergast-one of the most original, compelling characters in all of contemporary fiction-returns in Preston and Child's new exhilarating novel BLUE LABYRINTH A long-buried family secret has come back to haunt Special Agent Aloysius Pendergast. It begins with murder. One of...

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...

Nachdem sie um ein Haar den Tod in der Antarktis auf der Suche nach einer legendären Eisstation gefunden hätten, bittet der exzentrische Milliardär Dave Purdue die Historikerin Nina Gould und den Journalisten Sam Cleave abermals um Hilfe. Auf der Suche nach einem verschwundenen Wartungsunterseeboot seiner Ölplattform Deep Sea One entdeckt er auf dem Meeresboden das Wrack eines gesunkenen deutschen U-Bootes aus dem zweiten Weltkrieg.

Kein Strom. Keine Sicherheit. Nur die Vorbereiteten werden überleben. Bevor die Lichter ausgingen, hielt sich Jack Warrant nicht für einen sogenannten "Prepper". Das waren Leute vom Rand der Gesellschaft, Verschwörungstheoretiker oder Weltuntergangskultisten mit einem fatalistischen Blick auf die Welt. Er selbst war ein Optimist. Zumindest war es das, was er sich selbst erzählte, wenn er nachts an die Decke starrte und sich finstere Gedanken in den Verstand schlichen. Doch dann ging die Welt unter, und ihm wurde klar, dass er falsch lag.

The largest known meteorite has been discovered, entombed in the earth for millions of years on a frigid, desolate island off the southern tip of Chile. At 4,000 tons, this treasure seems impossible to move. New York billionaire Palmer Lloyd is determined to have this incredible find for his new...

The latest pulse-pounding thriller from New York Times bestsellers Preston & Child In Colorado near the Cheyenne Mountains, a team of topflight engineers venture on an ambitious cross country ski trip, using their newly invented outdoor equipment. The strapping group of young people are having...

Die Entdeckung eines geheimnisvollen griechischen Textes führt den ehemaligen Special-Forces-Soldaten Joe Hawke auf die Spur eines mysteriösen Rätsels – älter als die Zeit selbst, und so gefährlich, dass die Götter es vor den Augen der Menschheit verbargen. Um zu verhindern, dass diese ungeheure Macht in die Hände eines wahnsinnigen Feindes fällt, begibt sich Hawke in ein gefährliches Abenteuer, welches ihn von London nach New York und bis Griechenland führt. Denn nicht weniger als die Zukunft der Menschheit steht auf dem Spiel.

When the Vatican calls, Dr. Laura Stevens and her team answer. Their mission: to complete a quest that one of their own failed to finish. The prize? A myth wrapped in legend—Excalibur. For Sir Lancelot, their immortal companion, it’s personal. Centuries ago, he had one chance to claim the sword of kings... and lost. Now, with the blade rumored to have resurfaced, he’s determined not to fail again. But the past is not dead. As an ancient enemy returns from the shadows, Excalibur becomes the spark that could ignite a war—and Lancelot finds himself in a duel against a ghost from his own legend.

In this dark thriller from bestselling authors Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, Special Agent Pendergast stalks his wife's traitors from Scotland to New York City, where he discovers layers of deception and conspiracy that will shatter everything he believed to be true. Yesterday, Special...

After his wife, Helen, is brazenly abducted before his eyes, Special Agent Pendergast furiously pursues the kidnappers, chasing them across the country and into Mexico. But then, things go terribly, tragically wrong; the kidnappers escape; and a shattered Pendergast retreats to his New York...

Un squelette de femme est découvert dans le désert du Nouveau-Mexique. Puis un second... Tout sauf un hasard, les deux jeunes femmes se connaissaient... La nouvelle aventure, la cinquième, de Nora Kelly et Corrie Swanson, du FBI, mêlant archéologie, suspense et enquête policière. La...

After Pendergast is presumed dead from a supernatural encounter, his bodyguard Proctor is the only one who can chase a kidnapper across international waters and into the deadly unknown. A TRAGIC DISAPPEARANCE After a harrowing, otherworldly confrontation on the shores of Exmouth, Massachusetts...