Von Blacke Pierce, Bestseller Autorin von ONCE GONE (Ein Nummer 1 Bestseller mit über 80 Fünf Sterne Reviews) kommt Buch #4 aus der spannenden Mackenzie White Mysterie Reihe. In BEVOR ER NIMMT (ein Mackenzie White Mystery – Buch 4) bekommt die neu ernannte FBI Agentin Mackenzie White eine neuen, beunruhigenden Fall. Frauen werden im ländlichen Iowa vermisst und ein Muster stellt sich heraus. Es wird vermutet, dass ein Serienmörder sich mit ansteigender Geschwindigkeit austobt. Mit ihren mittelwesterlichen Wurzeln wird Mackenzie als perfektes Match dafür ausgewählt. Aber Mackenzie ist abgeneigt davon in den Mittleren Westen zurückzukehren, dieses Mal in eine schonungslose ländliche Umgebung, die sie zu sehr an ihre Kindheit erinnert, die Geister in ihrem Schrank. Sie sucht ebenfalls den Mörder ihres Vaters, mit Dunkelheit die sie überall auf diesem Trip begleitet. Tief eingetaucht in die Welt der Farmen, Silos, Schlachthäuser an langen Wegstrecken auf leeren Highways, fühlte Mackenzie sich, als wenn sie in die Tiefen ihrer Psyche fällt und in die Albträume, vor denen sie immer Angst gehabt hatte, sich ihnen zu stellen. Im tötlichen Katz-und Maus Spiel erkennt sie am Ende die Psychose des Mörders gegen den sie kämpft und erkennt, dass das Land ihrer Kindheit noch dunklere und verwickelte Horrorgeschichten enthält, als sie sich je hätte vorstellen können. Ein dunkler Psychothriller, BEVOR ER NIMMT ist Buch #4 in einer fesselnden neuen Reihe – mit einem liebenswerten neuen Charakter – der Sie bis spät abends lesen lässt. Buch #5 in der Mackenzie White Mystery Reihe wird schon bald verfügbar sein.
"The Scarlet Letter is generally considered to be Nathaniel Hawthorne’s masterpiece. Set in 17th century Boston, it follows the plight of Hester Prynne, a young woman who bears a child out of wedlock, refuses to name the father, and is condemned to wear a scarlet ‘A’ for the rest of her life. With The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne reaches back to America’s Puritan roots to probe themes of lust, sin, guilt and redemption. This Essential Classics edition includes a new introduction by Professor Vivian Heller, Ph.D. in literature and modern studies from Yale University. Born in 1804, Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote at the forefront of dark romanticism. His renderings of colonial America reflect the strictures of New England Puritanism and give voice to characters who try to extricate themselves from social conventions. Vivian Heller received her Ph.D. in English Literature and Modern Studies from Yale University. She is author of Joyce, Decadence, and Emancipation(University of Illinois Press) and of The City Beneath Us (W.W. Norton & Company), a history of the building of the New York City subway system. She is an associate at Columbia’s School of Professional Studies and is the writing tutor for the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College. She is also a long-standing member of the non-fiction committee of the PEN Prison-Writing Committee, which awards prizes to inmates from across the country. Essential Classics publishes the most crucial literary works throughout history, with a unique introduction to each, making them the perfect treasure for any reader’s shelf.
From Blake Pierce, #1 bestselling author of ONCE GONE (a #1 bestseller with over 1,200 five star reviews), comes BEFORE HE LONGS, book #10 in the heart-pounding Mackenzie White mystery series. BEFORE HE LONGS is book #10 in the #1 bestselling Mackenzie White mystery series, which begins with BEFORE HE KILLS (Book #1), a #1 bestseller with over 500 reviews! FBI Special Agent Mackenzie White is summoned when another body is found dead in a self storage unit. There at first appears to be no connection between the cases; yet as Mackenzie digs deeper, she realizes it is the work of a serial killer—and that he will soon strike again. Mackenzie will be forced to enter the mind of a madman as she tries to understand a psyche obsessed with clutter, storage, and claustrophobic places. It is a dark place from which she fears she may not return—and yet one which she must probe if she has any chance of winning the game of cat and mouse that can save new victims. Even then, it may be too late. A dark psychological thriller with heart-pounding suspense, BEFORE HE LONGS is book #10 in a riveting new series—with a beloved new character—that will leave you turning pages late into the night. Also available by Blake Pierce is ONCE GONE (A Riley Paige mystery—Book #1), a #1 bestseller with over 1,200 five star reviews—and a free download!
From Blake Pierce, #1 bestselling author of ONCE GONE (a #1 bestseller with over 1,200 five star reviews), comes BEFORE HE LAPSES, book #11 in the heart-pounding Mackenzie White mystery series. BEFORE HE LAPSES is book #11 in the bestselling Mackenzie White mystery series, which begins with BEFORE HE KILLS (Book #1), a free download with over 500 five-star reviews! FBI Special Agent Mackenzie White, six months pregnant, calls off her formal wedding with Ellington and they elope instead. On their honeymoon, they finally have some downtime together—when a call comes in for an urgent case: women are being strangled at a rapid rate in the D.C. area by what appears to be a serial killer. Even more disturbing: this killer is so meticulous that he leaves absolutely no trace. Mackenzie comes up with a radical theory for who he might be, but pursuing it may jeopardize her own job—and her own life. In her most intense game of cat and mouse yet, she finds herself struggling to keep her baby and her sanity while up against a diabolical psychopath, her own agency, and the hunt of her life. Even with her all of her wits, it may be too late for her to save the next victims—or herself. A dark psychological thriller with heart-pounding suspense, BEFORE HE LAPSES is book #11 in a riveting new series—with a beloved new character—that will leave you turning pages late into the night. Also available by Blake Pierce is ONCE GONE (A Riley Paige mystery—Book #1), a #1 bestseller with over 1,200 five star reviews—and a free download!
From Blake Pierce, #1 bestselling author of ONCE GONE (a #1 bestseller with over 1,200 five star reviews), comes BEFORE HE ENVIES, book #12 in the heart-pounding Mackenzie White mystery series. BEFORE HE ENVIES is book #12 in the bestselling Mackenzie White mystery series, which begins with BEFORE HE KILLS (Book #1), a free download with over 500 five-star reviews! When two rock climbers turn up dead, each killed in the same disturbing way, FBI Special Agent Mackenzie White, mother of a newborn baby, must face her fear of heights as she is summoned to catch a serial killer before he strikes again. Mackenzie, settling into motherhood, wants to take some time off. But it is not meant to be. Rock climbers are turning up dead in Colorado, hunted by an elusive serial killer, caught at their most prone moments. A disturbing pattern emerges, and Mackenzie soon realizes she is up against a monster. And that the only way to catch him will be to enter his diabolical mind. Feeling the effects of post partum and not ready to return to her job, Mackenzie finds herself ill prepared for the hunt of her life. A dark psychological thriller with heart-pounding suspense, BEFORE HE ENVIES is book #12 in a riveting new series—with a beloved new character—that will leave you turning pages late into the night. Also available by Blake Pierce is ONCE GONE (A Riley Paige mystery—Book #1), a #1 bestseller with over 1,200 five star reviews—and a free download!
Des femmes sont retrouvées mortes dans la campagne de Virginie, tuées de façon grotesque. Quand le FBI est appelé en renfort, ils sont sonnés par l'amplitude de l'affaire. Un tueur en série rôde et passe à l'acte de plus en plus souvent. Ils savent qu'un seul agent est assez bon pour résoudre l'enquête : l'agent spécial Riley Paige Riley est en arrêt maladie pour se remettre de sa rencontre avec son dernier tueur en série. Devant sa fragilité, le FBI hésite à faire appel à son esprit brillant. Cependant Riley, en lutte contre ses propres démons, accepte l'affaire et son enquête la conduit dans l'univers perturbant des collectionneurs de poupées, dans les foyers de familles brisées et dans les sombres sentiers qu'emprunte l'esprit du tueur. A mesure qu'elle avance, elle comprend que le tueur dont elle suit la trace est encore plus malade qu'elle ne l'avait imaginé. Une derniere course contre le temps la pousse dans ses derniers retranchements et met en jeu son travail et sa propre famille, ainsi que sa santé mentale. Mais, quand Riley Paige accepte une affaire, elle n'abandonne jamais. Son enquête l'obsède et la mène dans les tréfonds de sa propre mémoire. La frontière entre le chasseur et la proie se brouille. Au terme d'une série de rebondissements, son instinct la conduit vers une fin que même Riley n'aurait pu imaginée. Sombre thriller psychologique au suspense insoutenable, SANS LAISSER DE TRACES marque le début d'une série haletante—et la découverte d'un personnage attachant—qui vous poussera à lire jusqu'à tard dans la nuit. Le prochain livre de la série sera bientôt disponible.
"Morgan Rice: Epic Fantasy Bundle This bundle includes the first book in two of Morgan Rice’s #1 Bestselling series—THE SORCERER’S RING and OF CROWNS AND GLORY—all here in one convenient place! This bundle offers a great introduction to Morgan Rice’s epic fantasy series with over 200,000 words of reading! In the #1 Bestseller A QUEST OF HEROES, Thorgrin, a special 14 year old boy, the least loved of his father, learns he has powers he does not understand. An outsider, he must fight for acceptance as he strives to become a warrior, to join the King’s Legion, and as he falls in love with the king’s 16 year old daughter. Most of all, he must learn who he really is, and why his destiny is so important. “THE SORCERER’S RING has all the ingredients for an instant success: plots, counterplots, mystery, valiant knights, and blossoming relationships replete with broken hearts, deception and betrayal. It will keep you entertained for hours, and will satisfy all ages. Recommended for the permanent library of all fantasy readers.” –Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos In SLAVE, WARRIOR, QUEEN (OF CROWNS AND GLORY–BOOK 1), 17 year old Ceres, a beautiful, poor girl in the Empire city of Delos, lives the harsh and unforgiving life of a commoner. By day she delivers her father’s forged weapons to the palace training grounds, and by night she secretly trains with them, yearning to be a warrior in a land where girls are forbidden to fight. With her pending sale to slavehood, she is desperate.18 year old Prince Thanos despises everything his royal family stands for. He abhors their harsh treatment of the masses, especially the brutal competition—The Killings—that lies at the heart of the city. He yearns to break free from the restraints of his upbringing, yet he, a fine warrior, sees no way out.
Dall’autore di successo Blake Pierce, una nuova serie di gialli mozzafiato. Una donna viene trovata morta nei campi di granoturco del Nebraska, legata a un palo, vittima di un folle assassino. La polizia non ci mette molto a realizzare di avere a che fare con un serial killer – e che la sua furia omicida è appena iniziata. La detective Mackenzie White è giovane, determinata e più intelligente dei maschilisti di mezza età che lavorano con lei nella polizia locale. È quindi a malincuore che viene interpellata per risolvere il caso. Anche se detestano ammetterlo, i suoi colleghi poliziotti hanno bisogno della sua mente giovane e brillante, che li ha già aiutati in passato a risolvere casi per loro difficili. Eppure, stavolta l’enigma sembra impossibile anche per Mackenzie: né lei né la polizia locale hanno mai visto prima qualcosa del genere. Con il supporto dell’FBI, ha inizio una caccia all’uomo. Mackenzie, turbata da un oscuro passato, relazioni fallite e dall’innegabile attrazione che prova verso il nuovo agente dell’FBI, deve affrontare i propri demoni quando la caccia al killer la trascina nei luoghi più bui della sua mente. Immergendosi nella mente dell’assassino per tentare di comprendere la sua psicologia contorta, scopre che il male esiste davvero e che l’unica speranza è non rimanerne invischiata, mentre il mondo inizia a crollarle addosso. Dopo che altre donne vengono trovate morte, inizia una corsa contro il tempo. L’unica soluzione è scovare il killer prima che uccida ancora. Thriller-noir psicologico dalla suspence mozzafiato, PRIMA CHE UCCIDA è il primo libro di una nuova, avvincente serie—con un nuovo, irresistibile personaggio— che vi terrà incollati alle pagine fino a tarda notte. Il libro#2 della serie I Misteri di Mackenzie White sarà presto disponibile.
“Un capolavoro del giallo e del mistero! L’autore ha svolto un magnifico lavoro, a sviluppare i personaggi con un approfondito lato psicologico, così ben descritto, che ci fa sentire all’interno della loro mente, provare le loro paure e gioire del loro successo. La trama è molto intelligente e vi intratterrà per tutta la durata del libro. Ricco di colpi di scena, questo libro vi terrà svegli fino all’ultima pagina.” –Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (su Il Killer della Rosa) IL KILLER DELL’OROLOGIO è il libro #4 nella serie di bestseller dei misteri di Riley Paige, che comincia con IL KILLER DELLA ROSA, bestseller (Libro #1)! Delle donne vengono ritrovate morte sul ciglio solitario di un’autostrada nel Delaware. Alcune sono scomparse inspiegabilmente da molto tempo, mentre altre vengono ritrovate cadaveri, esposti in modi bizzarri e misteriosi. Quando viene scoperta una pista, diventa chiaro all’FBI, che un contorto serial killer è a piede libero—adescando ragazze, secondo subdoli schemi—e che non smetterà mai di uccidere. L’FBI, disperata di risolvere il caso, affida il compito di occuparsene all’Agente Speciale Riley Paige. Ma la brillante Riley, ancora riprendendosi dai casi precedenti, ha finalmente trovato la quiete nella sua vita domestica, ed è determinata ad aiutare la figlia April a tornare in piedi. Ma quando gli omicidi diventano troppo inquietanti, troppo urgenti—e quando l’ex partner, Bill, la implora—Riley finalmente realizza di non potersi tirare indietro. La caccia conduce la donna nelle profondità di un mondo oscuro formato da autostoppiste, girovaghe, donne di cui non importa a nessuno. Quando scopre che diverse donne sono tenute prigioniere, in vita, e che c’è ancora il tempo per salvarle, si rende conto che non si fermerà davanti a niente, ossessionata dal caso e spingendosi al limite. Tuttavia, Riley realizza che la sua stessa vita sta crollando, e che la sua fragile psiche può a malapena gestire la tensione. In una frenetica corsa contro il tempo, dovrà penetrare nella mente del killer per salvare quelle donne—e per impedire a se stessa—di crollare. Un cupo thriller psicologico, caratterizzato da una suspense mozzafiato, IL KILLER DELL’OROLOGIO è il libro #4 in un nuova serie affascinante—con un nuovo amato personaggio—che vi terrà incollati alle pagine fino a notte fonda. Il libro #5 nella serie di Riley Paige sarà presto disponibile.
“A dynamic story line that grips from the first chapter and doesn't let go.” –Midwest Book Review, Diane Donovan (regarding Once Gone) From #1 bestselling mystery author Blake Pierce comes a new masterpiece of psychological suspense. In A TRACE OF VICE (Book #3 in the Keri Locke mystery series), Keri Locke, Missing Persons Detective in the Homicide division of the LAPD, follows a fresh lead for her abducted daughter. It leads to a violent confrontation with The Collector—which, in turn, offers more clues that may, after all this time, reunite her with her daughter. Yet at the same time, Keri is assigned a new case, one with a frantic ticking clock. A teenage girl has gone missing in Los Angeles, a girl from a good family was who duped into drugs and abducted into a sex trafficking ring. Keri is hot on her trail—but the trail is moving fast, with the girl being constantly moved and with her abductors’ single, nefarious goal: to cross her over the border with Mexico. In an epic, breathtaking, cat and mouse chase that takes them through the seedy underworld of trafficking, Keri and Ray will be pushed to their limits to save the girl—and her own daughter—before it is all too late. A dark psychological thriller with heart-pounding suspense, A TRACE OF VICE is book #3 in a riveting new series—and a beloved new character—that will leave you turning pages late into the night. “A masterpiece of thriller and mystery! The author did a magnificent job developing characters with a psychological side that is so well described that we feel inside their minds, follow their fears and cheer for their success. The plot is very intelligent and will keep you entertained throughout the book. Full of twists, this book will keep you awake until the turn of the last page.”–Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re Once Gone) Book #4 in the Keri Locke series will be available soon.