検索キーワード： 著者 "Linwood Barclay" すべてのカテゴリー

In einer regnerischen Nacht nimmt Privatdetektiv Cal Weaver auf der Landstraße nahe der Niagarafälle eine junge Anhalterin im Auto mit. Das Mädchen mit Namen Claire ist eine Bekannte seines kürzlich verstorbenen Sohnes. Sie wirkt verängstigt und nervös. Bei einem kurzen Zwischenstopp steigt nicht Claire, sondern eine Doppelgängerin ins Auto. Erst unterwegs bemerkt Cal den Unterschied. Als er anhält und die Unbekannte nach ihrem Namen fragt, verlässt diese fluchtartig das Auto.

Jeff and genetically engineered spy dog Chipper are on the run from the mysterious and sinister government organisation knows only as The Institute. Due to a combination of bravery, luck and some of Chipper's more useful modifications, they've managed to evade their pursuers so far. But The Institute is closing in, and Chipper and Jeff will have to be stay one step ahead if they want to stay alive....

A warm summer Saturday. An amusement park. David Harwood is glad to be spending some quality time with his wife, Jan, and their four-year-old son. But what begins as a pleasant family outing turns into a nightmare after an inexplicable disappearance. A frantic search only leads to an even more shocking and harrowing turn of events.

Tim Blake is an average guy. He sells cars. He has an ex-wife who’s moved in with another man. It’s not a life without hassles, but nothing will prepare him for when his daughter, Sydney, vanishes into thin air. At the hotel where she supposedly worked, no one has ever heard of her. Even her closest friends seem to be at a loss. As he retraces Sydney’s steps, Tim discovers that the suburban Connecticut town he always thought of as idyllic is anything but.

Metropolitan newspaper writer Zack Walker has a knack for stumbling onto deadly stories. But it's one that his good friend Trixie Snelling doesn't want told that's about to unleash a storm of trouble. As a professional dominatrix in the suburbs, Trixie has her share of secrets, but Zack has no idea what she's really hiding when a local newspaperman threatens to do an exposé on her - not until Zack finds a dead body strapped to the bondage cross in her basement dungeon.

Zack Walker is back, and much to his family's relief, the work-at-home science-fiction writer has left the house to take a job as a features writer for the city paper. But now that Zack's incessant plotting can no longer be hatched from the comforts of his own home, he must be ever more vigilant to outwit the evil at large, whether in the suburbs, the city, or his own imagination. Zack is ready - or so he thinks.

Paranoia-fuelled Zack Walker has trouble convincing his loved ones to obey his rules for keeping them out of harm's way. He's even uprooted his family and headed for the tranquillity of the suburbs. But then Zack stumbles upon a body, and a trail of deceit and murder leads right back to his own front door. Suddenly the 'burbs is not looking nearly so safe.... With a killer roaming around their neighbourhood and Zack's overactive imagination in overdrive, he's sure things can't get any worse.

It starts with a trip to a local amusement park. David Harwood is hoping a carefree day at Five Mountains will help dispel his wife Jan's recent depression, black moods that have led to frightening thoughts of suicide. Instead, a day of fun with their four-year-old son Ethan turns into a nightmare. When Jan disappears from the park, David's worst fears seem to have come true.

Keisha Ceylon is a psychic. At least, that's what she passes herself off as. The truth is, Keisha's real powers have more to do with separating troubled families from their money than actually seeing into the netherworld. Keisha watches the news for stories of missing family members. She gives it a few days, then moves in, tells these families she's had a vision, that she may have some clue to where these missing people are. And by the way, she charges for this service, and likes to see the money up front.

It all begins on a Monday, when four people board an elevator in a Manhattan office tower. Each presses a button for their floor, but the elevator proceeds, nonstop, to the top. Once there, it stops for a few seconds, and then plummets. Right to the bottom of the shaft. It appears to be a horrific, random tragedy. But then, on Tuesday, it happens again, in a different skyscraper. And when Wednesday brings yet another high-rise catastrophe, one of the most vertical cities in the world - and the nation’s capital of media, finance and entertainment - is plunged into chaos.

When high school English teacher Richard Boyle comes face-to-face with an ex-student determined to commit an atrocity, his whole world changes. Thanks to his quick thinking, Richard averts a major tragedy and is hailed as a hero, with his face splashed across the media. But not all the attention coming his way is good…Somewhere out there, a memory is triggered by someone watching the news of the incident. A plan is hatched. When Richard receives the first threat, it’s very clear: it’s time to talk about what you did to me…

It’s a question everyone asks themselves, but few have to face in real life. English teacher Richard Boyle certainly never thought he would find himself talking down a former student intent on harming others, but when Mark LeDrew shows up at Richard’s school with a bomb strapped to his chest, Richard immediately jumps into action. Thanks to some quick thinking, he averts a major tragedy and is hailed as a hero, but not all the attention focused on him is positive.

Hay veces en que el peligro se oculta donde menos lo esperas... Una cálida tarde de sábado. Un parque de diversiones. David Harwood tiene esperanzas de que un día sin preocupaciones ayudará a disipar la reciente depresión de su esposa, Jan, que la ha llevado a contemplar el suicidio. Pero el día de diversión con el hijo de ambos, Ethan, se convierte en una pesadilla. Cuando Jan desparece del parque, los peores miedos de David parecen haberse vuelto reales. Acude a la policía para denunciar su desaparición, pero los hechos comienzan a indicar algo muy diferente.

Cuando los vecinos de al lado de la familia Cutter, los Langley, mueren asesinados en su propia casa una calurosa noche de agosto, el mundo de los Cutter cambia para siempre. Que hayan ocurrido muertes tan violentas tan cerca de ellos, en los suburbios de Promise Falls, es escandaloso, pero al menos los Cutter pueden consolarse pensando de que los rayos nunca caen dos veces en el mismo sitio. A menos, por supuesto, que los asesinos se hayan equivocado de casa.

Su hija ha desaparecido. Y eso es solo el comienzo. Una noche, tu hija no vuelve a casa de su trabajo de verano.Vas allí a buscarla. Nadie la ha visto. Pero se pone peor. Nadie la ha visto nunca. ¿Entonces adónde ha estado yendo todos los días? ¿Y dónde está ahora? El peor día de la vida de Tim Blake comenzó cuando le preparó el desayuno a su hija Sydney, de diecisiete años.

The residents of Garrett Island are part of a visionary experiment. Their cars have been sent to the mainland and for one month, they’ve got self-driving vehicles called Arrivals. With just a voice command, an Arrival will take you where you want to go, and as the cars are all aware of each other, road accidents should be a thing of the past. As the world’s press arrives for a glimpse of this driverless future, islander and single mom Sandra Montrose preps for the huge media event.

Da Glen Garbers entreprenørvirksomhed vakler efter boligkrisen, føler hans kone, Sheila, sig nødsaget til at uddanne sig på et aftenkursus, men da hun en aften ikke kommer hjem, frygter Glen, at der kan være sket hende noget. Med deres otteårige datter sovende i hjemmet får Glen bekræftet sin værste frygt: Sheila og to andre er omkommet i en forfærdelig trafikulykke. Sheila er ikke alene død, men det ser også ud til, at hun er skyld i ulykken. Tynget af sorg og benægtelse undersøger Glen ulykkens omstændig­heder selv.

Biegnij ile sił w łapach! Ze ściśle tajnego laboratorium ucieka więzień - obiekt eksperymentów. Wabi się Czip i jest prawdziwym superpsem - potrafi myśleć jak człowiek (albo i lepiej!) i działać sprawnie jak komputer. Na dodatek zapisano w nim bezcenne, poufne informacje. Dlatego teraz ludzie w białych fartuchach depczą mu po piętach - a oni raczej nie są miłośnikami zwierząt. Czip ma ważne zadanie: musi dotrzeć do chłopca, któremu także grozi niebezpieczeństwo, i ochronić go. Przydadzą się do tego zakodowane w nim bazy danych, ale będzie musiał także wykorzystać naturalny psi instynkt.

Cierpiący na schizofrenię Thomas Kilbride uważa swój pokój za bezpieczną twierdzę, której stara się nigdy nie opuszczać. Jego obsesją jest analizowanie map. Za pomocą programu Whirl360 Thomas może podróżować po całym świecie, nie wychodząc z pokoju. Ogląda ulicę po ulicy, zapamiętując najdrobniejsze szczegóły, zapisując w pamięci poszczególne budynki oraz twarze ludzi uchwycone na ekranie komputera. Pewnego dnia, zwiedzając jedną z ulic w centrum Nowego Jorku, Thomas dostrzega w oknie mijanego domu przerażającą scenę. Podejrzewa, że jest świadkiem brutalnego morderstwa.

Tragedia w domu sąsiadów odkrywa wstrząsające powiązania mieszkańców małego miasteczka... Piętnastoletni Derek jest mimowolnym świadkiem morderstwa, popełnionego w domu sąsiadów. Słyszy strzały z pistoletu, ale nie widzi strzelającego... Ofiarą pada jego przyjaciel z rodzicami – cała rodzina Langleyów. Wkrótce Derek zostaje aresztowany za potrójną zbrodnię, a jego ojciec i matka z przerażeniem odkrywają, co mogło się stać naprawdę i jaką rolę odegrał w tragedii ich syn. Lecz jak to udowodnić? Niezwykła historia, splatająca zemstę i przypadek, pogrąża w chaosie i przerażeniu całe miasteczko...