Cet auteur est reconnu pour sa maîtrise dans l'élaboration de mystères complexes qui captivent les lecteurs. Ses récits se distinguent par des personnages bien développés et une exploration approfondie de la psychologie, offrant des aperçus saisissants de leurs motivations. Les cadres atmosphériques et les détails méticuleux qu'il emploie immergent le public dans des enquêtes complexes, laissant une impression durable.
Former intelligence officer Harry Strand learns that a secret agent can never retire--and never surrender. A widower, he has started his life over and fallen in love with Mara Song, a beautiful Asian art collector. But Harry's peaceful world is shattered when he discovers a shocking videotape of his wife's death in Mara's tape collection.
L'union parfaite du crime et du terrorisme international le gang ne court pas le moindre risque d'être arrêté et l'otage n'a pas d'autre choix que de payer les 64 millions de dollars exigés. Sinon les êtres qui lui sont les plus chers seront exécutés. Atrocement. Il n'y a aucune issue. Sauf si l'otage se rebelle et risque le tout pour le tout... Un face-à-face terrifiant qui convoque les grandes peurs de notre époque. Le thriller le plus inventif de l'année. L'intrigue vous accroche et ne vous lâche plus. James Patterson. Un suspense astucieux, très élaboré, à couper le souffle. Harlan Coben.
A movie cameraman is brutally killed and Houston homicide detective Stuart Haydon finds himself pitted against a perverse murderer in a case with far-reaching repercussions
Martin Gallagher has never known real danger before. A newspaper reporter in San Antonio, his mundane life cracks wide open when his half sister Stella reveals the truth about herself: she is the secret leader of a Mexican revolutionary movement, and she desperately needs his help.Stella begs him to deliver a vital cache of documents that could save the revolution. Wary and unsure, Martin only knows one thing -- he must help his sister, no matter what she asks. Dodging informants, the FBI, and the CIA, Martin believes he's safe -- until he comes face-to-face with a ruthless and deadly-accurate assassin known as Tony Sleep. Even the inexperienced Martin knows a deadly enemy when he sees one and realizes Stella is the only one he can turn to -- and she's in no position to help . . . .
Lena Muller, daughter of a wealthy Houston businessman, went missing in Guatemala. Now, six weeks later, detective Stuart Haydon receives a phone call from Guatemala. Lena is alive - and in trouble. But that country is synonymous with trouble. Years of guerrilla warfare have turned it into a surreal and violent netherworld where no one can be trusted. When Haydn arrives he finds himself embroiled in the menace, the complex mystery and the tension of life in Guatemala. He also finds that Lena Muller is not the young woman either he or her parents thought her to be - and that he is searching for a harsher truth than he dared imagine ...
The first five photographs were perplexing; but the sixth - the sixth seemed to be a chronicle of a death foretold.Houston homicide detective Stuart Haydon opens the anonymous envelopes to find two photographs of his late father, and three photographs of a beautiful woman he doesn't recognise. All five seem to date around fifty years ago.Photo number six is of Haydon himself, taken a few days earlier, and is marked with a felt-tip pen to show the trajectory of a bullet into his right eye and the resultant explosion of blood from the back of his head.It's not the first time Haydon has had a death threat, but as it becomes clear that this one could well be his last, Haydon is flung into a desperate search for the murderous maniac who's tracking him down - a search that leads to the sprawling mass of Mexico City and the unknown world of his father's past.
David Lindsey develops a new theory of diplomacy that illuminates why states find ambassadors indispensable. He argues that the primary diplomatic challenge countries face is not simply communication-it is credibility. Diplomats can often communicate credibly with their host countries even when their superiors cannot.
Ross Marteau is the toast of the international art world for his sensual sculptures of rich and famous women, but when a long-term relationship ends badly, he retreats to his Texas hometown -- only to have his newfound peace of mind permanently, and profoundly, shattered. One afternoon over lunch, Ross is approached by a woman to whom he feels an irresistible attraction. She introduces herself as Celeste Lacan and asks him to take on a new commission: a sculpture of her younger sister, Leda. She promises that the job will present artistic challenges unlike any he has encountered before. Though reluctant, Ross can't help but be intrigued -- by Celeste herself and by a photo of Leda's face, a portrait of incomparable beauty. When he meets her, Ross is stunned to discover that Leda's body is as startlingly unique as her face is beautiful. Just as Celeste predicted, he becomes consumed with portraying the duality of her body . . . and, perhaps, her soul.
Der arrivierte Bildhauer Ross Marteau kehrt nach Jahren in Paris in seine texanische Heimat zurück, um über eine unglückliche Liebe hinwegzukommen. In San Rafael, einem ehemaligen Missionsstädtchen, das Künstler und Intellektuelle anzieht, möchte er sich mit Auftragsarbeiten ablenken und ein geregeltes Leben führen. Dort trifft er die attraktive Céleste, die verheiratet ist, und beginnt mit ihr eine stürmische Affäre. Als Céleste Ross bittet, eine Skulptur ihrer Schwester Leda zu schaffen, ist er zunächst begeistert. Leda, die auf Fotos als Schönheit erscheint, ist jedoch durch eine kranke Hüfte und einen Buckel zur Außenseiterin geworden und wird zur größten Herausforderung für Ross. Das Chaos beginnt, als Ross erfährt, dass Leda und Céleste eine dritte Schwester namens Sylvie haben, die seine große Jugendliebe war. Freunde warnen ihn vor den Zufällen, doch als die Schwestern ihn um Hilfe bitten, wird er in einen Mordfall verwickelt: Célestes Ehemann Michel wird tot aufgefunden, und Ross hilft, die Leiche zu beseitigen. Später erfährt er, dass Céleste und Leda keine Schwestern sind, und die Nachricht von Célestes angeblichem Selbstmord erreicht ihn. Doch in ihrem Grab liegt Leda. Ross erkennt, dass er in ein Netz aus Lügen und Intrigen verwickelt ist, in dessen Zentrum seine große Liebe Sylvie steht.
