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Chuck Hogan

    4 août 1967

    Chuck Hogan crée des récits de suspense qui brouillent souvent les frontières entre le thriller et le surnaturel. Son travail explore les aspects plus sombres de la nature humaine et les dilemmes moraux auxquels ses personnages sont confrontés. Avec un sens aigu du détail et une voix narrative forte, Hogan plonge les lecteurs dans des intrigues captivantes. Ses histoires explorent fréquemment les conflits et les tensions cachés qui peuvent exister sous la surface de la vie quotidienne, invitant à la réflexion sur les frontières entre le bien et le mal.

    Chuck Hogan
    The Night Eternal
    Prince of Thieves
    The Standoff
    Devils in Exile
    La Lignée
    La chute
    • Tandis que les vampires envahissent les rues de New York, l'épidémiologiste Ephraïm Goodweather, le professeur Abraham Setrakian et un petit groupe de rescapés tentent de s'organiser au milieu du chaos. Car, partout dans la ville et dans le monde, des émeutes éclatent, des milices se mettent en place et les êtres humains se retrouvent impuissants face à leurs prédateurs. Ephraïm et ses amis pourront-ils faire échouer le plan diabolique du Maître qui menace de plonger l'humanité dans la nuit éternelle ?

      La chute
    • La Lignée

      • 447pages
      • 16 heures de lecture
      3,7(283)Évaluer

      A Boeing 777 arrives at JFK and is on its way across the tarmac, when it suddenly stops dead. All window shades are pulled down. All lights are out. All communication channels have gone quiet. Crews on the ground are lost for answers, but an alert goes out to the CDC. Dr. Ephraim "Eph" Goodweather, head of their Canary project, a rapid-response team that investigates biological threats, gets the call and boards the plane. What he finds makes his blood run cold. In a pawnshop in Spanish Harlem, a former professor and survivor of the Holocaust named Abraham Setrakian knows something is happening. And he knows the time has come, that a war is brewing. So begins a battle of mammoth proportions as the vampiric virus that has infected New York begins to spill out into the streets. Eph, who is joined by Setrakian and a motley crew of fighters, must now find a way to stop the contagion and save his city - a city that includes his wife and son - before it is too late.

      La Lignée
    • In this Boston-based thriller, Iraq war veteran Neal Maven returns home only to feel out of place. He meets charismatic fellow vet Brad Royce, who recruits him into a risky scheme intercepting drug deals. As Maven enjoys newfound excitement and camaraderie, he soon realizes that his dream life may be more dangerous than it appears.

      Devils in Exile
    • On a Montanna mountain top, dangerous fugitive Glen Ables, is under siege with the support of the town behind him. FBI Special Agent John Banish is brought in to save the situation, but first he must save himself. Haunted by personal and professional tragedy, Banish is losing control.

      The Standoff
    • Prince of Thieves

      • 400pages
      • 14 heures de lecture
      3,8(162)Évaluer

      The story unfolds with a tense heist at a Boston bank involving four masked criminals, including Doug MacRay, who unexpectedly falls for hostage Claire Keesey. As their attraction grows, Doug envisions a future away from crime, but a relentless FBI agent complicates matters. The crew's audacious plan to rob Fenway Park presents a thrilling opportunity to escape their criminal past. This gripping tale explores themes of love, ambition, and the perilous nature of dreams, leading to a dramatic and explosive conclusion.

      Prince of Thieves
    • The night belongs to them, and it will be a night eternal ... After the blasts, it was all over. Nuclear Winter has settled upon the Earth. Except for one hour of sunlight a day, the whole world is plunged into darkness. It is a near-perfect environment for vampires. They have won. It is their time.

      The Night Eternal
    • Der Exsoldat Neal Maven arbeitet als Parkplatzwächter in Boston und trifft auf andere Veteranen, die ebenfalls mit ihren Kriegserlebnissen kämpfen. Gemeinsam planen sie, den Drogenhändlern der Stadt Geld und Drogen zu stehlen, um diese zu vernichten. Doch die Gangster lassen nicht lange auf sich warten.

      Kopfgeld. Thriller
    • Doug MacRay überfällt mit Freunden eine Bank und nimmt die Filialleiterin Claire Keesey als Geisel. Nach ihrer Freilassung verliebt er sich in sie, während ein FBI-Agent ebenfalls Interesse an Claire hat. Doug plant einen letzten Coup, um sich von seiner kriminellen Vergangenheit zu befreien und neu anzufangen.

      Endspiel. Roman