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A murderer is on the loose on the streets of New York City: nicknamed the Doomsday Killer, he's claimed six victims in just two weeks, and the city is terrified. Even worse, the police are mystified: the victims have nothing in common, defying all profiling, and all that connects them is that each received a sick postcard in the mail before they died - a postcard that announced their date of death. In desperation, the FBI assigns the case to maverick agent Will Piper, once the most accomplished serial-killing expert in the bureau's history, now on a dissolute spiral to retirement.

Former FBI Special Agent Will Piper solved - and survived - the "Doomsday Killer" case...and his reward was a forced early retirement. But the shattering truths he learned about the government's most covert operations won't let him rest - and now he's on the trail of a mysterious volume that's been lost for six centuries. This is the book that inspired Shakespeare and the prophecies of Nostradamus, and once Will gets his hands on it, his life will be worth nothing - his death sentence a top priority handed down from the very highest levels of power.

Abruzzo, Italy: a young priest suffers the stigmata of the crucifixion. The Vatican, Rome: the Pope calls on Harvard professor Cal Donovan to investigate the truth of the priest's claim. Berlin, Germany: a neo-Nazi organisation believes the priest is the key to an earth-shattering secret. A secret that can be used as a deadly weapon. When the priest is abducted, a perilous race against the clock begins. Only Cal can track down the ruthless organisation and stop it before an apocalyptic catastrophe is unleashed.

Filled with action, intrigue, and suspense, The Fourth Prophecy is a nonstop adventure that proves Glenn Cooper is a master at thrillers. A beloved professor of theology and archaeology at Harvard, Cal Donovan has achieved renown – but he drops everything when he is called by his friend Pope...

Arthur Malory, a seemingly ordinary Englishman, has a burning interest in the Holy Grail, a passion inherited from his father. Thrust into a life-or-death quest to find the precious artifact, he will discover not only his own amazing heritage but the power that the Grail possesses--a power that informs the resurrection of Christ and explosively merges spiritual and scientific thought.

When Pope John XXIV is found dead in his bed just two years after his election, the world braces for a new conclave. But as the cardinal electors are sealed inside the Sistine Chapel, something unthinkable happens. Hours pass. No smoke rises. No vote is announced. And when Vatican Secretary of State Elisabetta Celestino breaks protocol to open the doors—she finds the chapel empty. The cardinals have vanished without a trace.

Some feel the Lady, newly risen from centuries in thrall, stands between humankind and evil. Some feel she is evil itself. The hardbitten men of the Black Company take their pay and do what they must, burying their doubts with their dead - until the prophesy: The White Rose has been reborn, somewhere, to embody good once more. There must be a way for the Black Company to find her....

From the Creators of the award-winning steampunk Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences series comes a collection of new adventures from around the world. The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences investigates the bizarre and unusual, and protects the citizens of the Empire from forces of darkness. Every agent knows that thrusting themselves into danger is part of the job, and may demand of them the ultimate sacrifice. They call on their own inner strength, wits, intellect, and innovations of science and technology.

Año 2026. Mientras la humanidad se acerca a la fatídica fecha del fin del mundo, el hijo del ex agente del FBI Will Piper desaparece en pos de una joven que afirma tener una información que podría cambiar el destino: no todos los escribas habrían muerto en el suicidio colectivo de la abadía de Vectis. El fin de los escribas es el broche de oro a una trilogía que ha fascinado a millones de lectores en todo el mundo.

Milan, Italy, today. It is the most serious crisis that the world has ever faced. Bewildered, young and old, believers and atheists are asking all the same distressing questions: What will they do now that the greatest dream of humanity has turned into a nightmare? What will happen when the countdown clock winds to zero?

New York, nutiden – Investeringsrådgiver David Swisher modtager et postkort med tegningen af en kiste ved siden af næste dags dato. Dårlig stil, synes Swisher... og dør dagen efter. Consuela Lopez har også modtaget et postkort med en tegning af en kiste og en dato... Dagen efter er hun død. Mønsteret gentager sig for en tredje, en fjerde, en femte, en...: Alle modtager et postkort, og alle dør. Det ligner en seriemorders signatur, men for Will, den FBI-agent, der bliver sat på sagen, er det en fuldkommen gåde.

Den 7.7.777 fødtes den syvende søn af en syvende søn i en fattig stenhuggerfamilie i Vectis-klosteret på Isle of Wight. En skæbnesvanger dag! Gennem de næste fem hundrede år blev Biblioteket skabt, tusindvis af bøger, hvor alle mennesker på Jorden fra tidernes morgen er optegnet med deres fødsels- og dødsdag. Et uhyre magtfuldt redskab, som nu befinder sig i amerikanernes varetægt. Men de mangler én bog, den vedrørende 1527 B den sidste brik for at forstå de gådefulde ord, Hinsides Horisonten B som på et tidspunkt blev fjernet fra Biblioteket og siden har været forsvundet.

Glenn Beck sits down with notable guests to discuss big ideas, inspiring stories, and the origins of the extraordinary people behind them.

Bretaña, siglo VII. En la abadía de Vectis crece Octavus, un niño al que le auguran poderes diabólicos. Octavus no tarda en empezar a escribir una lista de nombres y fechas sin ningún sentido aparente. Pero poco después, cuando una muerte en la abadía coincide con un nombre y una fecha de la lista, el miedo se apodera de los monjes.

El profesor y arqueólogo Cal Donovan se dirige a Islandia para pasar unas vacaciones con su última novia cuando recibe una llamada del Vaticano. El papa Celestino IV quiere que investigue la extraordinaria aparición de tres jóvenes vírgenes, embarazadas, llamadas María. ¿Se trata de un milagro, como clama el sector más conservador del Vaticano, o existe una explicación científica? ¿Es posible que las tres estén gestando al hijo de Dios? ¿Podría este aparente milagro causar el colapso de la Iglesia católica?

Isla de Wight, 1334. Al ver próxima su muerte, el abad Felix, superior de la abadía de Vectis, deja constancia en una epístola de un secreto terrorífico y de los extraños acontecimientos relacionados con una orden muy singular: la Orden de los Nombres. Los monjes clarividentes que la componen han dedicado toda su vida a consignar sin descanso en unos libros la fecha de nacimiento y muerte de toda la humanidad...

Colonia, 1260. Gerhard Morart sa bene che non potrà mai completare la costruzione della «sua» cattedrale prima di morire. Quello che non sa, purtroppo, è che la morte non tarderà ad arrivare: qualcuno infatti gli tende un agguato e lo fa precipitare da un’impalcatura dell’edificio. Un delitto pianificato sin nei minimi dettagli, che tuttavia ha un singolare testimone: Jacop, un ladruncolo che si trova su un melo lì accanto, intento a rubare i frutti succosi per placare la sua eterna fame.

Trial lawyer Eddie Terrell's professional life is prospering. His personal life is a dumpster fire. Usually racing to the prize fight, Eddie comes to the realization that he needs to beat a hasty retreat from the enticing flames and recalibrate on his own impulsive and subjective terms. Wishing to expand his professional interests by accomplishing something on the darker side, Eddie decides to head an investment scheme with a promising payoff. Of course, there are risks that must be navigated, risks that might require dangerously effective actions.

Heute ist der Tag, an dem du stirbst! Eine beispiellose Mordserie hält New York in Atem. Die Opfer bekommen eine Postkarte und sind am nächsten Tag tot. Für FBI-Profiler Will Piper vollkommen unerklärlich: Die Toten hatten absolut keine Gemeinsamkeiten. Welcher perverse Serienkiller versetzt das ganze Land in Angst und Schrecken? Die Spur führt in die Vergangenheit. Und auf eine kleine Insel am anderen Ende der Welt.

Clay Cooper is home again, recovering from his second heart attack. His son, Elliott calls Gloria back in to help out temporarily. Their latest case involves a woman who wants Cooper to find out who killed her husband, a new P.I. who was shot while investigating only his second case. Elliott and Gloria visit the Burbank Police Department, since the victim, Gordon Reese, was found in their jurisdiction. The streets and back alleys of Burbank set the scene for another interesting case for Elliott and his on-again partner, Gloria.