New Mystery Thrillers

One of the greatest novels to have come from the 19th century, a realistic, gritty exposure of the lives, loves, intrigue and rivalry that existed in the literary world of London. The art form and culture of writing is becoming a business, expanding rapidly, and profit is more important than integrity of purpose.

A half-century after its original publication, Edward Abbey's classic 1962 novel, Fire on the Mountain, still retains its beauty, power, and relevance. This extraordinary tale by the legendary icon of the environmentalism movement and author of The Monkey Wrench Gang proudly celebrates rugged American individualism, as it tells the story of one tough old loner's stand against the combined, well-armed forces of government that are determined to clear him from his land.

Five ordinary people, forced to battle on the most terrifying field imaginable: the landscape of nightmares. They are the Night Warriors, and only they can defeat the evil that has invaded our world. Two of the cruelest and most horrific apparitions ever seen are attempting to destroy the world by entering the dreams of expectant mothers. They bring with them nightmare creatures, embedding them into the minds of newborn babies. It is against these demons, in an unreal world of terror, that the five Night Warriors will fight...innocent lives depend on it.

Zwischen düsterer Vergangenheit und tiefen Gefühlen. Eine einzige Nacht zerstört Nevahs Leben. Nachdem sie und ihr Bruder Miller Zeugen eines Verbrechens wurden, muss Nevah mit ihrer Familie untertauchen. Niemand darf erfahren, wer sie sind – und was sie wissen. Während ihr Bruder sich scheinbar mühelos mit der Situation arrangiert, kämpft Nevah mit Panikattacken und Heimweh. Und dann ist da noch ihr gut aussehender Nachbar Jackson, der sie mit seiner unverwechselbaren Art in den Wahnsinn treibt, aber auch zurück ins Leben. Schon bald ist sie machtlos gegen ihre Gefühle. Doch kann sie ihm näherkommen, ohne ihre Familie in Gefahr zu bringen?

Das kleine Städtchen Coventry in New England hatte schon tausende Schneestürme erlebt... aber noch keinen wie diesen. Menschen gingen in das weiße Gestöber und kamen nie mehr zurück. Jetzt, zwölf Jahre später, zieht ein weiterer Sturm auf und die Bewohner von Coventry erinnern sich an diejenigen, die sie im Schnee verloren haben. Ein Fotograf trauert um seinen kleinen Bruder. Der Tod seiner Frau hat tiefe Narben im Leben eines Gelegenheitsdiebs hinterlassen.

Harry Booth ist ein Kind, gerade einmal neun, da erkrankt seine Mutter schwer an Krebs. Um die hohen Arztrechnungen begleichen zu können, greift er zu ungewöhnlichen Mitteln: Er bricht im Schutz der Nacht in die leerstehenden Häuser der Reichen ein. Harry erweist sich als ebenso klug wie talentiert, und er schätzt den Adrenalinrausch bei seinen Abenteuern. Doch versteht er sich als Dieb mit festen Regeln: niemals Aufsehen erregen, niemals lange bleiben, nur von denen nehmen, die es sich leisten können. Bis er auf Miranda Emerson trifft und über die Liebe zu ihr alle Vorsicht vergisst.

Katherine Maddock's life goes from medically predictable to dishing one near-death occurrence after another over the course of a summer she will never forget. She's almost sad to see it end, thinking her return home means a return to maintaining her mother's issues. It doesn't. The home Katherine returns to is not the one she left, and as the secrets she's grown up with unravel around her, she's left to deal with the fact that it never really was.

Big Money unravels the Sentinels' battle against the Estate of Organized Capitalism's plan to manipulate U.S. involvement in foreign conflicts, driving increased defense spending. Recent Sentinel graduates and Madame Cecelia unite to expose this agenda, armed with three years of doctoral research, challenging the military-industrial complex's influence on national decisions. This historical saga reveals their struggle to protect the public's best interests.

Detective Ngaire Blakes is back on the case when a skeletonized murder victim is discovered - a crime that took place during the Springbok Tours of 1981. A period that pitted father against son, town against city, and police against protesters. When the victim is identified as Sam Andie, a young African American man transplanted from the States to NZ by his family, Ngaire must investigate whether racial motives were behind the death.

For crooked politicians and white-collar criminals looking to avoid either prison or a deadlier form of payback, there’s Exit Strategy. With just one call, they can fake your death, give you a new name and face, and launder whatever ill-gotten funds you need to establish a new life on the other side of the world. When Jordan Parrish, the brilliant founder of a medical technology start-up, made the call, he thought he had no other way out. But after his exit, he began to wonder about the circumstances that led him to make that decision: Was someone working against him?

Ngaire Blakes is trying to put her life back together. The ex-cop resigned from the police after a vicious assault left her battling PTSD. Dragged into a murder investigation, she's shocked to discover that all the evidence points to her. When the body count climbs, Ngaire flees to the cold comfort of her estranged father's hometown. In danger and not knowing whom to trust, she severs contact with her closest allies and must learn to rely on herself if she's going to catch the killer before it's too late.

Sam has finally accepted a position with Ron Thomas, Harry Winslow's former DHS Computer Wiz. He's now the Chief Investigator for Windlass Security Services, and his very first case is one of the most incredible of his entire career. He's got to solve the mystery behind the theft of one of the most innovative new technological advances in the world: a Brain-Computer Interface chip that can literally perform miracles. But this isn't science fiction; this case is coming straight out of the headlines of today.

In book three of the New World series, Zombie: Grim Reaper The New World, the Boyds and their friends are excited that they may possibly come up with a zombie cure from the help of their super smart scientist friend, Jason. Then it happens - the Grim Reaper comes calling for one of the team.

When a shy high-school student's body is found washed up on the shore of a quiet New England beach town - an apparent suicide - 15-year-old Terry Novak doesn't know what to think. Something just doesn't add up, so he decides to do some investigating of his own with the help of his best friend, Abby. It doesn't take long before they learn that asking questions puts them in grave danger, and surviving is going to be a fight.

New Orleans 1850: Die drei Waisen Kelly, Henry und Bobby werden von ihrem Onkel adoptiert...

Tess da Costa is a saint - a hand-to-god miracle-producing saint. At least that's what the people in her hometown of New Avon, Massachusetts, seem to believe. And when Tess suddenly and tragically passes away, her small city begins feverishly petitioning the Pope to make Tess' sainthood official. Tess' mother is ecstatic over the fervor while her sister Callie, the one who knew Tess best, is disgusted - overcome with the feeling that her sister is being stolen from her all over again.

Catherine is dead. At least that's what the FBI claims. They say there's no point investigating the strange disappearance any further. Instead they want Gaia to stay in Quantico to carry on the search for the Lollipop Murderer.

Burnt eyes stare out from the mutilated body of Donna Haycry, the first murder in the recent memory of the town of Sherbrooke. Special Agent Jacob Trelawney, grown tired of the monotony of F.B.I. must embark on a winding trail through backwoods America.

An unlikable guest who was abusive to his wife. A marriage in trouble. Someone thought he should be murdered. And he was. Brett reminds Linc of a time when he could have prevented an abusive spouse from hurting his wife - a close friend - and he’s always regretted it. Did he regret it enough to do something about it years later?

Something big is coming...big enough to destroy the entire solar system...and it's heading straight for Earth. That's what Dr. Ben Rollins, head of Harvard's exoplanet research team, is told by NASA after being dragged out of bed in the middle of the night. His first instinct is to call his daughter and wife, who are vacationing in Italy: Something is coming, he tells them, a hundred times the mass of our sun. We can't see it, we don't know what it is, but it's there.