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Zuzana Pernicová

    Hunted
    Sacrifice
    The Accident
    Thief of Hearts
    The Mammoth Book of Private Eye Stories
    The Story of Ireland a Bridge Between Celtic and Modern America and Europe
    • Sleep

      • 353pages
      • 13 heures de lecture

      All Anna wants is to be able to sleep. But crushing insomnia, terrifying night terrors and memories of that terrible night are making it impossible. If only she didn’t feel so guilty… To escape her past, Anna takes a job at a hotel on the remote Scottish island of Rum, but when seven guests join her, what started as a retreat from the world turns into a deadly nightmare. Each of the guests have a secret but one of them is lying – about who they are and why they’re on the island. There’s a murderer staying in the Bay View hotel. And they’ve set their sights on Anna. Seven strangers. Seven secrets. One deadly lie. Someone’s going to sleep and never wake up…

      Sleep2019
      3,9
    • Hunted

      • 432pages
      • 16 heures de lecture

      Get hooked on Heck: the maverick detective who knows no boundaries. A grisly whodunit you won't be able to put down, perfect for fans of Stuart MacBride and TV series `Luther'.

      Hunted2019
      4,1
    • 'Claustrophobic and compelling' KARIN SLAUGHTER 'A rollercoaster with multiple twists' DAILY MAIL 'A million dollar new story from a million selling author' SARAH PINBOROUGH

      The Fear2018
      4,0
    • The Sunday Times bestseller and No.1 Kindle bestseller returns... Praise for C. L. Taylor: 'The Missing has a delicious sense of foreboding from the first page, luring us into the heart of a family with terrible secrets and making us wait, with pounding hearts for the final, agonizing twist. Loved it' Fiona Barton, Author of THE WIDOW "Look after your daughter's things. And your daughter..." When a stranger asks Jo Blackmore for a lift she says yes, then swiftly wishes she hadn't. The stranger knows Jo's name, she knows her husband Max and she's got a glove belonging to Jo's two year old daughter Elise. What begins with a subtle threat swiftly turns into a nightmare as the police, social services and even Jo's own husband turn against her. No one believes that Elise is in danger. But Jo knows there's only one way to keep her child safe - RUN.

      The escape2018
      3,8
    • Sacrifice

      • 464pages
      • 17 heures de lecture

      Innocent people are dying. Who will be next? Find out in the second Detective Mark `Heck' Heckenburg from #1 ebook bestseller Paul Finch.

      Sacrifice2017
      4,2
    • The Killing Club

      • 480pages
      • 17 heures de lecture

      Get hooked on Heck: the maverick detective who knows no boundaries. The perfect read for fans of Stuart Macbride and Luther.

      The Killing Club2017
      4,1
    • Sue Jackson has the perfect family but when her teenage daughter Charlotte deliberately steps in front of a bus and ends up in a coma she is forced to face a very dark reality. Retracing her daughter's steps she finds a horrifying entry in Charlotte's diary and is forced to head deep into Charlotte's private world. In her hunt for evidence, Sue begins to mistrust everyone close to her daughter and she's forced to look further, into the depths of her own past. There is a lot that Sue doesn't know about Charlotte's life. But then there's a lot that Charlotte doesn't know about Sue's.

      The Accident2016
      4,2
    • Stalkers

      • 464pages
      • 17 heures de lecture

      Get #HookedonHeck with the first book in the #1 bestselling DS Mark Heckenburg series.

      Stalkers2016
      3,9
    • Keep your friends close ... Haunting, compelling, this psychological thriller will have you hooked. Perfect for fans of Before I go to Sleep and Daughter.

      The Lie2016
      4,1
    • Alors, heureuse?

      • 559pages
      • 20 heures de lecture

      Jusqu'à présent, tout allait bien pour Candace Shapiro. Vingt-huit ans, trop de rondeurs mais beaucoup de charme et suffisamment d'esprit pour s'être imposée comme journaliste. Elle avait même fini par accepter que papa ne revienne jamais, que maman soit amoureuse d'une femme et que Lucy, sa petite sœur, danse les seins nus pour arrondir ses fins de mois. Mais le jour où elle découvre sa vie sexuelle relatée par le menu dans un grand mensuel féminin, ce jour-là... tout déraille. Le responsable de cette délicate attention ? Bruce, son ex, qui, à l'évidence, vit lui aussi de sa plume en confiant à l'Amérique tout entière le détail de ses amours avec une femme " différente " ! D'abord furieuse, Candace a le choix : sombrer dans la dépression... ou rebondir et donner raison à celles qui pensent que, oui, on peut être heureuse sans avoir à mincir ! " [...] ce roman, extrêmement drôle, nous ressemble. ", Psychologies.

      Alors, heureuse?2015
      3,8
    • Motive

      An Alex Delaware Novel

      • 384pages
      • 14 heures de lecture

      A much-loved woman's dead body is found in her apartment, victim of horrendous overkill even as her dining room table is perfectly set for a romantic dinner. Turns out her devoted boyfriend has an alibi and, with few clues leading to a suspect, LAPD's Lieutenant Milo Sturgis calls in psychologist Alex Delaware for help. Then another woman's shot execution style; three bullets in the back of her head leave her husband with a profitable business. He's got an alibi too. As the body count builds, Alex and Milo make the horrible realization that they're dealing with a diabolically manipulative killer intent on playing the most twisted and bloodiest kind of game with the cops -- and with Milo, specifically.

      Motive2015
      4,0
    • Hard news

      • 416pages
      • 15 heures de lecture

      Rune seems to have finally made the first real step towards her dreams - she has secured a job working for a major network news department. From there, her career as a budding documentary maker can really take off. However, nothing in Rune's life is ever that simple. She quickly becomes fascinated by the brutal murder of the network boss, and just as swiftly comes to the conclusion that the guy in the frame for the crime must be innocent. This, despite the mountain of evidence against him. But, trying to prove his innocence starts to become hazardous to her own health when a hitman comes to town with her name on a contract... Full of twists and turns, and with a incredibly engaging central character, this is classic Deaver...

      Hard news2012
      3,5
    • Cotton Malone is back and the stakes were never higher: a deadly virus that could wipe out civilisation as we know it - and a cure that lies buried in the past.

      The Venetian betrayal2012
      4,0
    • L'énigme Alexandrie

      • 599pages
      • 21 heures de lecture

      50 avant J.-C.: la bibliothèque d'Alexandrie, qui renferme le savoir de toute l'humanité, disparaît aussi soudainement que mystérieusement. 1948, Palestine : Georges Haddad, fils d'un érudit et combattant palestinien, reçoit la visite d'un étrange individu porteur de secrets, un Gardien. 2007, Copenhague : Cotton Malone, retraité du département de Justice américain, pensait pouvoir profiter de sa boutique de livres anciens. Mais une mystérieuse organisation kidnappe son fils et lui donne 72 heures pour retrouver Georges Haddad. Malone doit, s'il veut sauver son fils, affronter tous les dangers pour retrouver Haddad, dont la connaissance des écrits disparus depuis plus de 2000 ans pourrait bien bouleverser la face du monde...

      L'énigme Alexandrie2010
      4,0
    • Hell´s Kitchen

      • 368pages
      • 13 heures de lecture

      The third thriller in the Location Scout trilogy takes John Pellam to New York City.

      Hell´s Kitchen2009
      3,7
    • Thief of Hearts

      • 424pages
      • 15 heures de lecture

      Prim and pampered, Lucina Snow knew little of men and nothing of danger, until the fog-shrouded night she found herself abducted--and at the mercy of the legendary Captain Doom. Ruthless and mocking, tender and virile, the notorious pirate awakened all Lucy's passionate longings, then abandoned her with nothing but a kiss... Now safely at home, the alluring waif is tormented by treacherous memories--and by the presence of Gerard Claremont, her mysterious new bodyguard. Everything about him, from his forbidding size to his impertinent manner, sparks her defiance. And even when Gerard's smile turns seductive, no one can make her forget Doom. Yet only when Lucy's path crosses the captain's once more, will she learn who is on a voyage of retribution, and who is out to steal her heart...

      Thief of Hearts2009
      4,3
    • Nebezpečné ženy

      • 280pages
      • 10 heures de lecture

      Fascinujúce príbehy z pera majstrov napínavého čítania, ktorí dali dokopy celý hárem nebezpečných žien každého druhu. Publishers Weekly Ani Hitchcock by nezostavil lepší výber. Times Literary Supplement Najnebezpečnejšie ženy sú tie neodolateľné. Niekedy si žena svoju moc jasne uvedomuje, inokedy nemá o nej ani tušenia. Jedna ju použije ako nabrúsenú zbraň, druhá ako záchranný pás. Nebezpečné ženy s nami boli od úsvitu čias. Muži kvôli nim zabíjajú, zrádzajú vlasť, vzdávajú sa trónu a berú si život. No niekedy za to tieto ženy stoja. Mnohí detektívi vedia o nebezpečných ženách svoje. Ale ani Sherlock Holmes, ani Nero Wolfe nikdy nestretli nebezpečné ženy, aké sa vyskytujú na stránkach tejto knihy. Boli by z nich zhrození, ale dozaista aj fascinovaní. Autori zastúpení v tejto zbierke príbehov dokázali, že aj oni vedia ponúknuť širokú škálu typov femme fatale.

      Nebezpečné ženy2008
      3,6
    • With its roots in the American private-detective fiction of the 1920s but traceable back as far as Sherlock Holmes, the private-eye story remains as popular as ever. Here are thirty of the finest short novels and stories from the hardboiled world of the private eye. The characters in this collection range from the tough, cynical, hard-drinking Philip Marlowe type to hard-hitting female sleuths and the one-armed intellectual Dan Fortune. This collection features old favorites and new contributions from masters of the genre, past and present, including Ross Macdonald, Raymond Chandler, Sue Grafton, Marcia Muller, Michael Collins, Ed McBain, William Campbell Gault, and many more.

      The Mammoth Book of Private Eye Stories2007
      4,4
    • Épitaphe pour une star du porno

      • 350pages
      • 13 heures de lecture

      A vingt et un ans, Rune rêve d'être réalisatrice de cinéma, mais elle n'a guère trouvé qu'un job médiocre d'assistante de production à Manhattan. Une explosion dans un cinéma de Times Square, où l'on donnait un film classé "X", lui inspire une idée : consacré un film à Shelly Lowe, la star du porno, principale interprète de ce film. Mais, alors qu'elle a recueilli les confidences de Shelly, dont l'ambition est de devenir urge véritable comédienne, cette dernière est tuée par l'explosion d'une seconde bombe. Rune, bouleversée, se jure de découvrir la vérité sur cette mort tragique. Et c'est elle qui dès dors va être à son tour menacée. Ce nouveau thriller de l'auteur du Désosseur (Bons collector au cinéma) nous plonge dans un suspense qui a enthousiasmé la critique américaine.

      Épitaphe pour une star du porno2003
      3,5