Dystopian Mystery

After escaping from the assassin that had just killed the president-elect of the United States, Zoey Volkova and her paramour Kai must disappear. The FBI is hunting for her and so are the perpetrators. Both know that she is the key to exposing an elaborate and sinister plan for world power. The FBI wants her alive, but the assassins are determined to silence her permanently. Neither are aware of just how formidable and resourceful Zoey can be.

Twenty-one-year-old Luke Edwards is struggling to cope with the death of his parents and the loss of his best friend. Shortly after losing those close to him, he chooses to take matters in his own hands to help those in need. Several months after living in the slums of a city ravaged by poverty and food rations running low, Luke stumbles upon a stranger who rekindles his desire to continue his promise to avenge those he loved. With a renewed purpose, a world revolution is ignited in the hearts of millions versus the wicked faction known as the Children of Iscar.

Nicknamed Dewey Decimal for his obsessive attempts to bring order to the New York Public Library in the wake of disastrous events in the city, the hero of this series earns his keep as a bagman and enforcer for unscrupulous politicians and underworld figures. Now, he’s stumbled upon information concerning the gruesome murder of a prostitute that involves a prominent US senator - and finds himself chasing ghosts and fighting for his life, pursued by private military contractors and the ever-present specter of his own past....

Die Augen der Finsternis von Bestsellerautor Dean Koontz ist ein packender Thriller um die Suche einer Mutter nach ihrem Sohn - eine Reise, die eine tödliche Bedrohung für die ganze Welt offenbart Ein Jahr ist vergangen, seit Tina Evans ihren Sohn Danny bei einem tragischen Unfall verloren hat. Als sie eines Morgens sein altes Kinderzimmer betritt, wartet an Dannys Kreidetafel eine Nachricht auf sie: NICHT TOT. Hat sich jemand einen makaberen Scherz erlaubt? Oder steckt ein anderer, ein unheimlicherer Grund dahinter?

This is a crime and science fiction novel. It's back to the flatlands for Reggie! It appears that a multi-planet mining company is manipulating the universe gold market. Once again, if the price of gold goes down too far, Cerberus will go ghost. And once again, like in book one, Reggie must find the new source of gold and to see if it exists or is just a scam.

Over the last four years, Jacob Sloan has lived naked and alone within an abandoned island hotel, smoking cannabis, eating squirrels, and swimming in a lake that contains a dark secret. As memory slowly begins to flower in his brain, Jacob recalls the traumatic events that lead him to the island, describing a childhood of evangelical Christian horror, constantly fearing bar codes, the Antichrist, and being abandoned in the ever-nearing rapture.

New York år 2118. På Manhattan rækker en skyskraber på tusinde etager helt op i himlen. Her bor fem teenagere midt i hightech luksus og futuristisk glamour, men kæmper samtidig for at holde på deres mørkeste hemmeligheder. LEDA hjemsøges af minderne om, hvad der skete på den værste aften i hendes liv. Hun vil gøre hvad som helst for at holde sandheden skjult - også selvom det betyder, at hun må stole på sin værste fjende. WATT ønsker bare at lægge det hele bag sig... indtil Leda tvinger ham til at blive hacker igen. Har han modet til at gøre, hvad der skal til for at blive helt fri af hende?

Stellen Sie sich vor, es gibt eine Todeslotterie. Sie können den Namen eines verhassten Menschen in einen Lostopf werfen. In der "AchtNacht", am 8.8. jedes Jahres, wird aus allen Vorschlägen ein Name gezogen. Der Auserwählte ist eine AchtNacht lang geächtet, vogelfrei. Jeder in Deutschland darf ihn straffrei töten - und wird mit einem Kopfgeld von zehn Millionen Euro belohnt. Das ist kein Gedankenspiel. Sondern bitterer Ernst.

When Andrew Gaeta is questioned in connection with a geological disaster in the Pacific Ocean, he fears that painful hallucinations and coded messages he has kept hidden since childhood may be catching up with him. Twenty years earlier, Andrew's 11-year-old mind is filled with tough questions about life, death, and innocence lost. He stumbles onto a series of cryptic messages by finding a clue in an old gift from his father, who was killed in action serving the Air Force when Andrew was three.

Je mag honderd woorden per dag spreken. Eén woord meer en je krijgt een stroomstoot van duizend volt. Welkom in het nieuwe Amerika. Dr. Jean McClellan brengt haar tijd in stilte door. Ze heeft een teller om haar pols die elk woord bijhoudt dat ze spreekt. Ieder woord boven de honderd zorgt voor een krachtige stroomstoot. En dat is niet de enige maatregel die de nieuwe regering heeft opgelegd. Sinds er een extreem conservatieve partij aan de macht is gekomen, zijn miljoenen vrouwen hun baan kwijtgeraakt. Hun bankrekeningen zijn bevroren, hun paspoorten ingetrokken.

Tokito - Stadt aus Blut und Schatten. In der Megastadt Tokito herrscht das Gesetz der Clans. Nur wer für einen der sechs Clanfürsten arbeitet, hat die Chance zu überleben. Die rebellische Erin hat ihren Job beim Lotusclan verloren und ist nun schutzlos. Als sie auf der Straße verschleppt wird, lässt sie sich auf einen Deal mit einem Dämon ein, um ihr Leben zu retten. Der Dämon verleiht ihr übernatürliche Kraft, versucht aber auch, die Kontrolle über Erin zu erlangen.

Deutschland 2028: Die Bevölkerung ist hörig. Dank Nanoteilchen in Lebensmitteln und im Trinkwasser glauben die Menschen alles, was ihnen die Regierungspartei weismacht. Nur wenige sind "free", also resistent gegen die manipulativen Nanos - und sammeln sich im Untergrund zu einer Rebellion. Unter ihnen befindet sich der entflohene Sträfling Malek, ein Mann, der nur ein Ziel hat: überleben. Und wer wie er nichts zu verlieren hat, den kümmert auch kein Freiheitskampf - wäre da nicht jenes Versprechen, das er seinem besten Freund auf dem Totenbett gab.

Lucien moves to Los Angeles to be with his grandmother as she undergoes an experimental treatment for Alzheimer’s using the new drug, Memoroxin. An emerging photographer, he’s also running from the sudden death of his mother, a well-known artist whose legacy haunts him. Sophie has just landed the lead in the upcoming performance of La Sylphide with the Los Angeles Ballet Company. She still waitresses at the Chateau Marmont during her off-hours, witnessing the recreational use of Memoroxin - or Mem - among the Hollywood elite.

Imagine a world in which witchcraft is real. In which mothers hand down power to their daughters, power that is used harmlessly and peacefully. Then imagine that the US President is a populist demagogue who decides that all witches must be imprisoned for their own safety, as well as the safety of those around them—creating a world in which to be female is one step away from being criminal. As witches across the world are rounded up, one young woman discovers a power she did not know she had. It's a dangerous force and it puts her on the top of the list in a global witch hunt.

An embittered eco-terrorist. A deadly secret. The fate of the world rests on a most unlikely hero. Jemma Hardey dreams of a quiet life and starting a family with her partner, Ryn. Poor fool! Because Ryn’s embittered friend Hercus is planning the ultimate crime: the destruction of western civilisation. And he expects Ryn to help him, for they share a dangerous secret from their student days. A secret that would send them to prison for a long time. Now Ryn has another urgent problem. His work on Antarctic ice sheet melting is showing alarming results and he can’t work out why.

Hace menos de un mes, Thomas Hunter era un escritor fracasado vendiendo café en Java Hut en Denver. Ahora se encuentra en una búsqueda desesperada para evitar que dos mundos se desmoronen. En un mundo, él es un general devastado por la guerra almando de un ejército de guerreros primitivos. En el otro, está apresurado para derrotarel intento de terroristas sádicos de crear un caos global mediante un virus imparable.

In a world with dwindling birth rates, all young women must submit to compulsory fertility checks at the age of 13. For those able to conceive, a docile existence inside the Birthing Schools beckons—far worse if they fall into the wrong hands.

Throughout history, the dream of creating a superior race—whether physically, intellectually, socially, or economically—has tempted the bold and the reckless. Once every century, a man consumed by a God complex dares to turn that dream into reality. The year 1930 saw such a man, and the devastating legacy still haunts us today. Now, 2030 looms with the promise—and peril—of another.

The nation is thrown into darkness. Nuclear attacks kill millions. No one is coming to save you. When the warning of an imminent attack on America appears online, Jack assumes it's a hoax. But after the electrical grid is wiped out and a nuclear bomb levels downtown LA, his world crashes down. He's got only minutes to save himself. And the worst part? He's a thousand miles from Annie, his wife. With time running out on the West Coast, Jack must search for safety before it's too late. How can he escape the violence breaking out in LA and make it home to Texas?

Tres facciones marchan hacia New Prentisstown y hacia una guerra que puede destruir todo cuanto Todd y Viola conocen. Las consecuencias de cada acción, y de cada palabra, son incalculables. ¿Apoyarán a un tirano, o a un terrorista? ¿Es mejor salvar la vida de quien más quieres, o la de miles de extraños? ¿Es posible la redención, o hay que darla por perdida?