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For Kristin Burns has lived her life by the philosophy, 'don't think, just shoot' -- pictures that is. Struggling to make ends meet, she works full time as nanny to the fabulously wealthy Turnbull family, looking after their two children and waiting for her life as aNew York fashion photographer to begin. But Kristin has a major distraction: forbidden love. The man of her dreams is almost hers for keeps. Breathless with an inexhaustible passion and the excitement of being within reach of everything she wants, Kristin ignores all signs of catastrophe brewing. Fear exists for a reason. And Kristin can only dismiss the warnings for so long. Searching desperately for the truth through the lens of her camera she can only hope that it's not too late.

Patterson, JamesDieser Albtraum beginnt, wo andere endenKristin Burns, 27, eine passionierte, aber noch erfolglose Fotografin, verdient sich ihren Lebensunterhalt als Kindermadchen in New York. Als sie eines Morgens von der Schule, in die sie die Kinder gebracht hat, nachhause fahrt, sieht sie vor dem Falcon Hotel eine Menschenmenge. Beim Naherkommen erkennt sie, dass sich dort ein Drama mit mehreren Toten abgespielt hat. Instinktiv zuckt Kristin ihre Kamera und fotografiert ununterbrochen ? bis sie feststellt, dass sich der Reiverschluss eines der Leichensacke offnet und eine weibliche Hand daraus hervorkommt ...Ein rasanter, nervenzerreiender Thriller. Finden Sie weitere Bucher von diesem Autor Aus dieser Kategorie

The first ever young adult novel, written by Number One International bestselling author James Patterson.

Max, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gazzy and Angel are six extraordinary kids created by the crazed Uber Director in a twisted laboratory experiment that left them with the ability to fly. They are back for another wild adventure as they try to save the world ...and themselves. The Uber-Director sees the group of friends as his opportunity to become a billionaire: he seizes his chance to cash in that lucrative price tag by planning a worldwide auction with the children being offered to the highest bidder. But first his mutant army must track them down and capture them - which won't be easy. Meanwhile, in hiding from their predators, all six of them wake one evening to find they are being given an important mission - to save the world from global warming. Led by heroine Max, their task takes them in a fast-paced, high-speed chase across the world to the South Pole but, as ever, danger is never far away ... Max, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gazzy y Angel son seis extraordinarios niños creados por el demente Director Uber en un siniestro experimento de laboratorio que les confirió la capacidad de volar. Ahora vuelven en otra aventura en la cual intentan salvar al mundo...y a sí mismos. El Director Uber ve al grupo como una oportunidad para convertirse en un billonario: y planea un modo de colgarles un buen precio de venta organizando una subasta a nivel mundial donde los niños serán ofrecidos al mejor postor. Pero primero, su ejército de mutantes debe dar con ellos y capturarlos, lo cual no va a resultar nada fácil. Mientras tanto, en su escondite a salvo de sus perseguidores, los seis despiertan una mañana para encontrarse con que les ha sido encomendada una importante misión: salvar al mundo del calentamiento global. Liderados por la heroína Max, su deber los lanza a una persecución vertiginosa y trepidante por todo el mundo hasta el Polo Sur, pero, como siempre, el peligro nunca anda muy lejos...

Detective Michael Bennett is back and the race is on to catch a deadly killer terrorising New York. The Teacher has a meticulous and calculated plan. Cold-hearted and cunning, no one knows who he is or where he came from. Until now. Now it is time for everyone to learn his name as he teaches New York a lesson it will never forget. Intent on exacting revenge and causing mass hysteria, he embarks on the worst killing spree the city has ever seen. The whole New York Police Department is tested to its limits, none more so than Detective Michael Bennett. As the Teacher leads him on a terrifying chase, Bennett follows in his tracks but just as he seems to be on the brink of a breakthrough, he is pulled deeper and deeper into an unfolding terror. The killer has one more victim in his sights and it brings Bennett's investigation frighteningly close to home. With only one man standing in his way, how far will the Teacher go to complete what he set out to do? And at what price?

Syd, a breathtakingly beautiful supermodel on a photo shoot in Hawaii, disappears. Fearing the worst, her parents travel to Hawaii to investigate for themselves, never expecting the horror that awaits them. LA Times reporter Ben Hawkins is conducting his own research into the case, hoping to help the victim and get an idea for his next bestseller. With no leads and no closer to uncovering the kidnapper's identity than when he stepped off the plane, Ben gets a shocking visit that pushes him into an impossible-to-resist deal with the devil. A heart-pounding story of fear and desire, SWIMSUIT transports readers to a chilling new territory where the collision of beauty and murder transforms paradise into a hell of unspeakable horrors.

Una alta ejecutiva de Hollywood es asesinada en un cine. Pronto, lo que parece ser un crimen aislado se revela como un eslabón más de una escalofriante cadena. Arnold Griner, redactor del Los Angeles Times, comienza a recibir e-mails firmados por una tal Mary Smith en los que, en primera persona, se relata con morboso lujo de detalle cada uno de los asesinatos cometidos. El agente del FBI Alex Cross se enfrentara a este nuevo caso. ¿Esta ante el plan de un fan obsesivo o un actor fracasado o se trata de algo aun mas inquietante?

The fifth gripping novel in the Women''s Murder Club series. Detective Lindsay Boxer and her friend Yuki Castellano are out shopping with Yuki''s mother Keiko when Keiko drops in the middle of the busy street. She''s had a stroke and Yuki starts to panic. She is rushed to the San Francisco Medical Center and admitted to the ICU. Over drinks that evening at Susie''s, with her friends in the Women''s Murder Club, Lindsay learns of a huge malpractice suit against the San Francisco Medical Center. In the last few years, dozens of patients who were admitted to the emergency room seemed to recover and then died suspicious deaths. Is Yuki''s mother safe? In a place where the lives of patients are quite literally in others hands, will Lindsay and her friends be able to establish who they can trust?

The son of one of New York's wealthiest families is snatched off the street and held hostage. His parents can't save him, because this kidnapper isn't demanding money. Instead, he quizzes his prisoner on the price others pay for his life of luxury. In this exam, wrong answers are fatal. Detective Michael Bennett leads the investigation. With ten kids of his own, he can't begin to understand what could lead someone to target anyone's children. As another student disappears, one powerful family after another uses their leverage and connections to turn up the heat on the mayor, the press, anyone who will listen, to stop this killer. Their reach extends all the way to the FBI, who send their top Abduction Specialist, Agent Emily Parker. Bennett's work life - and love life - suddenly get even more complicated. Before Bennett has a chance to protest the FBI's intrusion on his case, the mastermind changes his routine. His plan leads up to the most deadly demonstration yet - one that could bring cataclysmic devastation to every inch of New York.

With supreme abilities, like being able to shape-shift and move objects with his mind, Daniel is strong enough to take on anything in the world It's the things from beyond this planet that are the real problem Daniel possesses a coverted List - that belonged to his father, before he was brutally murdered - targeting intergalactic criminals preying on the human race Now, Daniel vows to take on his father's dangerous mission as the Alien Hunter...

The Alien Hunter is playing with fire ...but who will get burned? Daniel X''s hunt to eliminate each and every intergalactic criminal on Earth is always relentless, but this time it''s getting personal. Number Three on the List of Alien Outlaws takes the form of raging, soul-possessing fire. And fire transports Daniel back to the most traumatic event of his life - the horrifying murder of his parents. In the face of his ''kryptonite'', Daniel struggles with his extraordinary powers like never before, and more than ever is at stake: his best friends are in grave peril. The only way to save them is to travel back - through a hole in time - to the demon''s arrival during the Dark Ages. There Daniel embarks on an ancient Arthurian crusade that takes him one terrifying step closer to the ''Holy Grail'' of aliens: Number One on the List, his parents'' killer.

Ever since Whit and Wisty Allgood were torn from their home and family in the middle of the night, the soldiers of the New Order government have relentlessly tried to capture and execute them for collusion, conspiracy, and experimentation with the dark and foul arts.