cornerstone jul 2018 (9 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Evie Grace was born in Kent, and one of her earliest memories is of picking cherries with her grandfather who managed a fruit farm near Selling. Holidays spent in the Kent countryside and the stories passed down through her family inspired her to write her Maids of Kent trilogy. 416 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From the author of Sunday Times bestseller and Richard & Judy Book Club pick, Baby Doll, comes a riveting thriller with domestic violence, murder and how far one woman will go to protect her family at its core.'Every bit as gripping as her best-selling debut Baby Doll . an addictive and suspenseful thriller'Sunday Mirror'Stunning. Dark tale'Heat'Will keep you gripped'Fabulous, The Sun on Sunday5 stars 'From the author of the stunning Baby Doll comes this dark tale' HEAT magazine'A suspense-fuelled read, offering a unique insight into domestic violence'i Paper'Baby Doll was dark, twisty and magnificent and [this] builds on her ability to place her female characters in the darkest of situations, only to see them fight their way to a world of survival'Stylist.co.uk\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*What if murder is your only way out Single mom Kristy Tucker works as a press agent for the Texas Department of Corrections handling everything on death row from inmate interviews, to chronicling the last moments during an execution. Her job exposes Kristy to the worst of humanity and it's one that's beginning to take its toll.So when Kristy meets Lance Dobson, her son's martial arts instructor, she believes she's finally found her happy ending. She's wrong.Kristy soon discovers that Lance is a monster. Forced to endure his verbal and physical abuse, Kristy is serving her own life sentence . . . unless she's willing to take matters into her own hands. Perfectly poised to exploit the criminal justice system she knows so well, Kristy sets out to get rid of Lance - permanently. 416 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Should they save her - or stop her From the international number one bestselling author . . .'Starts with a bang and never lets up! An utterly absorbing story about troubled families and twisted fates' Shari Lapena'Her fast-paced and exciting novels twist when you expect a turn and turn when you expect a twist' Karin Slaughter'Terror, twists, and trepidation. Look for Me is a triple-salvo thriller' Kathy Reichs'A complex crime scene, a missing girl, a ticking clock: no one writes a more page-turning, gut-wrenching, edgy thriller. Look For Me is a page turner par excellence' Tess Gerritsen_____________Detective DD Warren and Flora Dane are in a race against time to save a young girl's life - or bring her to justice.A family home has become a crime scene. Four are dead, savagely murdered. One - a sixteen-year-old girl - is missing.Did she have a lucky escape Or is her absence evidence of something sinister Seeking different types of justice, Warren and survivor-turned-avenger Flora must make sense of the clues left behind by a young woman who could be victim or suspect. All they know is that the girl is silently pleading:Look for me._____________Readers can't get enough of Look For Me .\*\*\*\*\* 'You guys. it's SO GOOD! If you enjoy thrillers you will love it.'\*\*\*\*\* 'A well-written, well-paced and a cleverly-plotted storyline'\*\*\*\*\* 'I LOVED this book. I cannot believe it is the first time I've read anything by Lisa Gardner'\*\*\*\*\* 'I really enjoyed this book. I was captivated by the characters and the plot.'\*\*\*\*\* 'Dark. Tragic. Horrific.' 416 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'An epic adventure story set against the most awful war in history. Ridiculously good' Dan Snow'The black earth was already baking and the sun was just rising when they mounted their horses and rode across the grasslands towards the horizon on fire .'Imprisoned in the Gulags for a crime he did not commit, Benya Golden joins a penal battalion made up of Cossacks and convicts to fight the Nazis. He enrols in the Russian cavalry, and on a hot summer day in July 1942, he and his band of brothers are sent on a desperate mission behind enemy lines.Switching between Benya's war in the grasslands of Southern Russia, and Stalin's plans in the Kremlin, between Benya's intense affair with an Italian nurse and a romance between Stalin's daughter and a journalist also on the Eastern Front, this is a sweeping story of passion, bravery and human survival where personal betrayal is a constant companion, and death just a heartbeat away.Praise for Red Sky at Noon'Red Sky at Noon is an epic adventure story set against the backdrop of the most awful war in human history. The master historian shape-shifting into the brilliant novelist. Ridiculously good'. Dan Snow'Mythic and murderous violence in Russia.there are power-drunk Nazis and Soviet traitors, including a particularly memorable villain .Written with brio & deep knowledge of its fascinating subject matter. a deeply satisfying pageturner.' - Book of the Month, The Times'In this third volume of The Moscow Trilogy, the fate of combatants and civilians is often harsh. With his feel for vivid and immediate drama and impressive research, the author evokes the extreme turbulence and violence impacting on individuals. Writing with passion, Montefiore makes the point that, up against the huge forces of war, the struggle for personal resolution can be tragic - but never wasted.' - Daily Mail'The final instalment of Montefiore's loosely connected Moscow Trilogy: amidst the killing and the chaos, a group of prisoners are offered a chance of redemption on a secret mission behind enemy lines on horseback. Montefiore has a keen sense of place and an eye of unexpected details. Switching between the frontline on the Russian steppes and Stalin in the Kremlin, this is an EXCITING FAST-PACED ADVENTURE AND A LAMENT FOR LOVE IN DARK AND BRUTAL TIMES.' - Mail on Sunday'I devoured Red Sky at Noon. A heartstopping, heartbreaking, technicolour epic. A grand homage to the Russian masters Babel & Grossman, echoes of Hemingway & Dostoevsky, and a propulsive delight that is entirely Montefiore's own. Gripping storytelling allied with intimate, unsqueamish knowledge of Russian history - a special combination.' - AD Miller, author of Snowdrops'The gripping final instalment of the Moscow Trilogy tells of a man wrongly imprisoned in the Gulags and his fight for redemption. Love in dark times, meticulously researched. In this searing tale of love and war, most moving is the redemptive relationship between a soldier and a nurse that blooms amid the brutality. An homage to the author's favourite Russian writers and the Western masterpieces of Larry McMurtry, Cormac McCarthy and Elmore Leonard, such influences pervade this atmospheric tale told in the author's distinct own voice.' - Observer 416 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - ADAPTED AS A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE BY SPIKE LEE NOMINATED FOR SIX 2019 ACADEMY AWARDS & WINNER OF 'BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY' BAFTA WINNER OF THE GRAND PRIX AT CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2018 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWhat happens when a black detective goes undercover in the KKK An extraordinary true story.In 1978, Ron Stallworth is the first black detective in the history of the Colorado Springs Police Department. In the local paper, he finds a classified ad for the Ku Klux Klan - and a P.O. box for interested enquiries.All he's expecting are some racist brochures and a few scraps of information about the white nationalist terrorists in his community.What he gets is a phone call inviting him to join the KKK.So he does.Launching an undercover investigation of incredible audacity, Ron recruits his partner Chuck to play the 'white' Ron Stallworth, while Stallworth himself talks to the Klan over the phone. During his months-long investigation, Stallworth sabotages cross burnings, exposes white supremacists in the military, and even manages to deceive the KKK 'Grand Wizard' David Duke himself - dodging danger and reprisal at every turn.Black Klansman is an amazing true story and a rollercoaster of a crime thriller; a searing and timely portrait of a divided America and the extraordinary heroes who dare to fight back.___________________'Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.' - Robert Kennedy___________________'Remarkable. Stallworth tells a surprising story' - Daily Express 208 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The twenty-fifth novel featuring the character Alex Cross has him on the wrong side of the law, accused of killing followers of Gary Soneji in cold blood. Meanwhile Cross has another case to deal with, set to lead him to the darkest corners of the internet. Cross's own life is soon in danger. 448 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Susan Lewis is the bestselling author of thirty-eight novels. She is also the author of Just One More Day and One Day at a Time, the moving memoirs of her childhood in Bristol. She lives in Gloucestershire. 416 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR'Gnomon is an extraordinary novel, and one I can't stop thinking about some weeks after I read it. It is deeply troubling, magnificently strange, and an exhilarating read.' Emily St. John Mandel, author of Station Eleven'Nick Harkaway's most ambitious novel yet. [A] story of near-future mass surveillance, artificial intelligence and human identity . An amazing and quite unforgettable piece of fiction.' Guardian'Harkaway dazzles.' Daily Mail'Wonderfully good.' Sunday TimesNear-future Britain is a state in which citizens are constantly observed and democracy has reached a pinnacle of 'transparency.' Every action is seen, every word is recorded and the System has access to thoughts and memories.When suspected dissident Diana Hunter dies in custody, it marks the first time a citizen has been killed during an interrogation. Mielikki Neith, a trusted state inspector, is assigned to find out what went wrong. Immersing herself in neural recordings of the interrogation, what she finds isn't Hunter but rather a panorama of characters within Hunter's psyche.Embedded in the memories of these impossible lives lies a code which Neith must decipher to find out what Hunter is hiding. The staggering consequences of what she finds will reverberate throughout the world. 704 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - ____________________'This book will make you think. it will frighten you, and it will shock you. Frankly I could not read it at night.' - Ann Rule, author of The Stranger Beside Me: The Inside Story of Serial Killer Ted BundyHOW DO YOU CATCH A SERIAL KILLER Interpreting the calling cards of the serial murderer, Robert Keppel reveals the answers hidden among the grisly evidence, the common threads that link each devastating act of brutal violence. Explore in unflinching detail the monstrous patterns, sadistic compulsions and depraved motives of the killer, and why they kill again and again. Signature Killers is the ultimate insight into the mind of the serial killer. From The Lonely Hearts Killer who haunted the most desperate of women in 1950s America, to the infamous symbols of evil as Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy and John Gacy, these are the cases - horrifying, graphic and unforgettable - that shed light on the darkest corners of the pathological mind. 400 pp. Englisch.