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Ex-Navy SEAL Jack Kirkland surfaces from an aborted underwater salvage mission to find Earth burning. Solar flares have triggered a series of gargantuan natural disasters. Earth-quakes and hellfire rock the globe. Air Force One has vanished from the skies with America's president on board.Now, with the United States on the narrow brink of a nuclear apocalypse, Kirkland must pilot his oceangoing exploration ship, Deep Fathom, on a desperate mission miles below the ocean's surface. There, devastating secrets await him--and a power an ancient civilization could not contain that has been cast out into modern day, where it will forever alter a world that's already racing toward its own destruction.

The story follows six alien teenagers who are in hiding on Earth, pursued by a malevolent force intent on their destruction. As they navigate their dangerous circumstances, they must rely on their unique abilities and forge connections to survive. This action-packed series, already adapted into a movie by Dreamworks, promises intense thrills and gripping adventures as the characters confront their fate.

L'horreur du crime est indicible. Lors d'une messe dans la cathédrale de Cologne, des moines encapuchonnés interrompent brusquement l'office. Alors qu'ils abattent froidement le prêtre, les fidèles qui venaient de communier, empoisonnés, meurent dans d'atroces souffrances. Puis les assassins profanent le tombeau qui contient les saintes reliques des Rois mages, avant de fusiller les derniers survivants, laissant derrière eux un carnage indescriptible. Pour lever le voile sur ce sacrilège, le gouvernement américain réclame l'intervention de Sigma Force, un groupe d'action secrète spécialisé dans les enquêtes hautement délicates. Très vite, les agents sont confrontés à une mystérieuse société ésotérique datant du Moyen Âge et baptisée l'Ordre du Dragon, dont les sinistres intentions pourraient menacer les fondements mêmes de l'humanité. Comparé à juste titre à Tom Clancy pour la frénésie de ses scènes d'action et la précision de ses recherches scientifiques, et à Dan Brown pour ses intrigues mêlant ésotérisme et suspense, James Rollins livre un chef-d'œuvre du genre et le début d'une série passionnante mettant en scène l'équipe de choc Sigma Force.

On the campus of the University of Tennessee lies a unique site known as the "Body Farm," where human corpses are exposed to the elements to study decay for scientific and justice purposes. The scientist behind this groundbreaking facility has transformed forensic science and solved cold cases. In this gripping novel, he draws from his own experiences to weave a compelling narrative. A woman's corpse, hidden for thirty years in a cave in East Tennessee, is discovered as a near-perfect mummy, revealing a shocking secret to renowned anthropologist Bill Brockton. Despite his extensive background in death and decay, Brockton finds this case particularly perplexing, set in Cooke County, a remote, insular community wary of outsiders. The tragic revelation of the young woman's body reignites old conflicts and wounds, complicating Brockton's investigation. He faces obstacles from the county's uncooperative sheriff, his own guilt over his wife's death, and the wrath of a medical examiner he challenges in court. This richly atmospheric and suspenseful tale delves into forensic science, the Appalachian Mountains, and the complexities of the human psyche, featuring vivid characters and unexpected twists that mark the debut of a significant new voice in crime fiction.

A dark, disturbing, compulsively page-turning thriller featuring Herod, a killer of unimaginable cruelty, with an unthinkable desire London is in the grip of a barbaric serial killer, dubbed Herod by the tabloid press. Four pregnant women have been abducted in quick succession, their bodies mutilated and dumped. When a fifth pregnant woman, Julia Caton, is taken from her home in the dead of night, DCI David Rosen knows that time is running out to save her. Then Rosen gets a mysterious phone call from Father Sebastian Flint, an enigmatic priest who seems to know rather too much about the abductions. When it emerges that Father Flint was once the Vatican's leading expert on the occult, the investigation takes an increasingly disturbing turn. But it isn't until Rosen discovers the existence of an ancient text—said to be the devil's answer to the Bible—that the true horror of Herod's plan begins to unfold. Rosen is drawn inexorably to the killer's lair, where he will discover a terrible truth—that Herod's retribution is absolute, and that there are far worse things than death.

The Sanctuary of the Redeemers is a desolate place - a place where hope & joy aren't welcome. Most of its occupants have been brought here as young boys, against any will they might have had. One boy watches the latest arrivals. He doesn't remember anything of his former life or know anything of his future. Meet the Angel of Death.

Londra, XVII secolo. Un poeta, dopo anni di ricerca, trova le sette pagine mancanti e scopre la Profezia. Ma un sipario nero cala su di lui: come chi lo ha preceduto, John Milton diventa cieco. Ora deve completare un ultimo compito, il più difficile, poiché è stato scelto per difendere l'umanità dalle forze del Male: è un Custode. San Paolo, Brasile, oggi. Un'apparente tragedia colpisce una giovane popstar, morta in un incendio nel suo camerino. Tuttavia, dettagli inquietanti emergono: il corpo è carbonizzato, ma la stanza è intatta. L'agente speciale Bernadette Callahan, esperta in crimini irrisolvibili, si trova di fronte a un caso enigmatico. Gli indizi includono un simbolo satanico sul pavimento e un antico medaglione con l'immagine di san Cristoforo. Insieme al professor Sebastian LaLaurie, esperto di letteratura religiosa e occultismo, Bernadette intraprende un'indagine che la porterà su un sentiero impervio, costellato di omicidi misteriosi e riferimenti a un segreto celato nel manoscritto originale del Paradiso perduto di Milton: il segreto dei Custodi e delle sette pagine perdute della Bibbia del Diavolo.