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Someone is stalking the UCLA Medical Center - a depraved madman who is preying upon the staff, particularly those who are young and female. No stranger to the terrible ravages of senseless violence, E.R. Chief Dr. David Spier must keep the emergency room running smoothly and efficiently, even as his terrified co-workers wonder who will be the next victim. But when the monster himself is dragged into the E.R. in handcuffs - hideously burned, suffering, and begging for mercy - the nightmare is far from over. It has only just begun.

In the next book in this New York Times best-selling series, Evan Smoak takes on his most complex mission yet―one where he not only has to protect but also avenge, and find a way to balance vengeance with mercy. Once a black ops assassin for the government known as Orphan X, Evan Smoak broke...

Joey Morales was the last recruit of the government's full black operation, the Orphan Program. Trained to be an assassin until she washed out, she was rescued by Evan Smoak, the former agent known as Orphan X. Now Joey, a world-class hacker, starts training for one of her biggest challenges yet...

In this powerful follow-up to his action-packed thriller The Kill Clause, Gregg Hurwitz, the new maestro of pulse-pounding suspense, ratchets up the excitement with another sensational pause resister featuring Tim Rackley, a driven lawman motivated by honor, morality, and a deep sense of justice. Called back into the fold of the US Marshals Service, Tim is tasked with retrieving Leah Henning, the daughter of a powerful Hollywood producer, from a mind-control cult.

In the future, two scientists are accompanied by a team of Navy SEALs to position critical tectonic equipment on a deserted island in the Galapagos and find themselves immersed in a brutal war for survival that could determine the fate of the world.

Patrick Davis is a man with troubles. First his Hollywood dreams crumble, then his storybook marriage hits a snag. Finally, DVDs start being delivered to his house – DVDs which show that someone is watching him and his wife, that the two of them are being stalked and recorded by cameras hidden around and within their house. Then the e-mails start, and someone offers to fix everything, to take the mess his life has become and make it all right. Patrick figures it's the offer of a lifetime.

In one terrifying night, the peaceful community of Creek's Cause turns into a war zone. No one under the age of eighteen is safe. Chance Rain and his older brother, Patrick, have already fended off multiple attacks from infected adults by the time they arrive at the school where other young survivors are hiding. Most of the kids they know have been dragged away by once-trusted adults who are now ferocious, inhuman beings.

The scion of an old-money San Francisco family, Daniel Brasher left his well-paying, respectable money-manager position to marry his community organizer wife and work at a job he loves, leading group counseling sessions with recently paroled violent offenders. One night he finds an envelope - one intended for someone else that was placed in his office mailbox by accident. Inside is an unsigned piece of paper, a handwritten note that says, "Admit what you've done or you will bleed for it."

Rebecca and Mark Higgins are doing their best to hold their family together. She’s healing from the pain of a miscarriage, he’s drowning in pressure at work, and their neurodivergent daughter, Maddy, needs all the care she can get. So when a cutting-edge tech company offers the perfect solution, they jump at the chance. And they welcome “Mr. Man”—humanoid AI companion—into their home.

Tim Rackley, a deputy U.S. marshal, watches helplessly as his daughter's killer walks free on a legal technicality. He is suddenly forced to explore his own deadly options, a quest that leads him into the welcoming fold of "The Commission".

Before he was the Nowhere Man, Evan Smoak was a highly trained government operative known to a few as Orphan X. But he now lives by hiding in plain sight, keeping his head down and his eyes clear. So when a local summer intern for a tabloid news site finds herself trailing an aggressive reporter into a crime zone, things go terribly awry. The only person who can help her is a man with the background and the skills of the Nowhere Man.

Eve Hardaway, newly single mother of one, is on a trip she’s long dreamed of - a rafting and hiking tour through the jungles and mountains of Oaxaca, in southern Mexico. Eve wanders off the trail, to a house in the distance with a menacing man in the yard beyond it, throwing machetes at a human-shaped target. Disturbed by the sight, Eve moves quickly and quietly back to her group, taking care to avoid being seen. As she creeps along, she finds a broken digital camera, marked with the name Teresa Hamilton.

Evan Smoak, einst Orphan X – der gefürchtetste Auftragskiller eines geheimen Programms – und heute als »Nowhere Man« die letzte Hoffnung für Verzweifelte, steht am Wendepunkt: Eine persönliche Krise zwingt ihn zum Rückzug. Doch als seine Nichte Sofia ihn bittet, ihren verschwundenen Hund zu finden, kann er nicht Nein sagen. Was wie ein harmloser Gefallen beginnt, eskaliert zum größten Einsatz seines Lebens.

The New York Times bestselling author of Orphan X, Gregg Hurwitz, returns to Creek's Cause to follow the Rains brothers as they fight an alien threat that has transformed everyone over the age of 18 into ferocious, zombie-like beings, in this thrilling sequel to The Rains. Battling an enemy not of this earth, Chance and Patrick become humanity's only hope for salvation.

Ein Selbstmord auf dem Universitätscampus schockiert Joey Morales zutiefst. Sie entdeckt den Grund für Becca Morgans Verzweiflungstat – ein Dokument namens »The List«, das Frauen auf dem Campus nach ihrer sexuellen Attraktivität und Leistung einstuft und bewertet. Entschlossen die Verantwortlichen hinter dieser Liste zu finden, nimmt Joey die Hilfe ihres Mentors Orphan X an. Sie muss sich selbst in Gefahr bringen, um für Gerechtigkeit zu sorgen.

Lucas, ein ehrgeiziger und etwas zu neugieriger Reporter, jagt einen Schatten: Ein einzelner Mann soll eine MS-13-Bande im Alleingang ausgeschaltet haben. Mit seiner jungen Praktikantin Aurora macht sich Lucas auf den Weg zu einer verlassenen Kirche in der Nähe der Route 101, um zu sehen, was an der der urbanen Legende dran ist ... nur, um in ihrem größten Alptraum zu landen!

Joey Morales ist noch ein Teenager, als sie das Orphan-Programm verlässt. Aber sie ist nicht alleine: An ihrer Seite ist Evan Smoak, auch bekannt als Orphan X, für den Joey zu der Familie geworden ist, die er nie hatte. Sie schickt Evan auf seine bisher ungewöhnlichste Mission, für die er einige tödliche Individuen rekrutieren muss: Candy McClure (Orphan V), Tommy Stojack (Schwarzmarkt-Waffenschmied) und Arragón Urea (ehemaliger Drogenboss). Ihre Hilfe gibt es nicht umsonst. Aber Evan wird jeden Preis bezahlen, um Joey zu helfen.

ספר שני בסדרת פרויקט X כילד, אוואן סמוק נלקח מבית־היתומים שבו גדל ואומן במסגרת פרויקט X – תוכנית ממשלתית סודית ביותר שאיש אינו יודע על קיומה. אך אוואן נמלט מהפרויקט...

האיש משומקום חוזר! ספר חמישי בסדרת פרויקט X בהיותו ילד, נבחר אוואן סמוק ונלקח מבית היתומים שבו התגורר. הוא גודל ואומן במסגרת "פרויקט x", תוכנית ממשלתית סודית...

Et godt job, en fin lejlighed i Los Angeles, et helt almindeligt liv. Endelig er det lykkedes Nick Horrigan at lægge fortiden og mordet på sin stedfar, Secret Service-agenten Frank, bag sig. Eller det troede han i hvert fald, lige indtil den nat han bliver vækket af et SWAT-team, der trænger ind i hans lejlighed og fører ham ud til en ventende helikopter.