Martyn Waites Knihy

Na Londýn prší bomby, ale ve starém domě číhá daleko větší nebezpečí… Volné pokračování slavného duchařského bestselleru Susan Hillové, Žena v černém Je podzim 1940, zuří druhá světová válka a na města Velké Británie dopadají německé bomby. Domy se hroutí, lidé umírají… Rodiče se loučí s dětmi a posílají je z Londýna na venkov, kde by pro ně mělo být bezpečněji. Skupinka školáků doprovázená dvěma učitelkami je ubytována ve starém, osamělém, zchátralém domě poblíž nevlídného močálu. Cesta k němu vede po přílivem zaplavované hrázi s podivným jménem Devět životů… Měli by tu být sami, ale brzy se ukáže, že tady na ně někdo – nebo něco? – čeká. Tajemné náznaky záhy přerostou ve smrtelné nebezpečí. „Kdykoliv ji někdo spatří, zemře dítě,“ tvrdí venkovský stařec, který však není zdaleka tak pomatený, jak se zdá. Jaká děsivá síla číhá v Domě u Úhořího močálu, aby si vzala to, po čem už nekonečná léta touží?

What happens when you come face to face with your past - and there's no escape? Tom Kilgannon, ex-undercover officer and now in witness protection in Cornwall, has been recalled to active service by a local police task force, headed by DS Sheridan. His mission: befriend notorious child killer Noel Cunningham and find out where he buried the bodies of his last two victims. Thee catch: Tom has to obtain that information fom within Blackmoor Prison where Cunningham is held. Undercover, and with no backup, Tom soon runs into danger. Convicted gangster Dean Foley used to run Manchester's biggest gang, that is until Tom's testimony put him away for life. He recognises Tom, and so begins a cat-and-mouse game, as Tom fights for survival before Foley can get his revenge

THE TENSE NEW THRILLER FROM THE 'MASTER OF SINISTER' (ANGELA CLARKE), FOR FANS OF CHRIS CARTER.Tom Killgannon, ex-undercover police officer and now in witness protection, is recalled to active service by a local police task force, headed by DS Sheridan. His mission is to befriend notorious child killer Noel Cunningham and find out where he buried the bodies of his final two victims. The catch? Tom has to obtain that information from within Blackmoor prison itself.Undercover and with no back-up, Tom soon runs into danger. In the prison is convicted gangster Dean Foley. He used to run Manchester's biggest gang, until Tom's testimony put him away for life. He recognises Tom, and so begins a cat-and-mouse game as Tom fights for survival before Foley can get his revenge. But why can't Tom reach DS Sheridan and what is the real reason he has been sent to Blackmoor prison?'Waites is one of the best crime writers we have' MARK BILLINGHAM'Martyn Waites is already crime fiction royalty' STEVE CAVANAGH'A deftly-plotted thriller with a dark heart and a real emotional punch' SIMON KERNICK on The Old Religion

The narrative follows Tom Killgannon, a former undercover police officer living in witness protection, who is drawn back into the fray by a police task force led by DS Sheridan. Tasked with infiltrating the life of notorious child killer Noel Cunningham, Tom must gain his trust to uncover the locations of the last two victims' remains. This gripping mission intertwines themes of morality, justice, and the psychological toll of confronting a monster from the past.

From the award-winning bestselling author of the Brennan & Esposito series comes a new thriller where dark secrets hide amongst the beautiful Cornish countryside.

In Newcastle wird eine übel zugerichtete Frauenleiche gefunden, deren Augen und Mund zugenäht wurden. Bei seinen Nachforschungen stößt der Ex-Journalist Joe Donovan auf die Spur eines rätselhaften Ritualmörders. Stets legt der »Historiker« seine Opfer an Orten ab, aus denen sich weitere Hinweise erschließen lassen – wenn man weiß, wie sie zu lesen sind ...

Suzanne Perry is having a vivid nightmare. Someone is in her bedroom, touching her, and she can't move a muscle. She wakes, relieved to put the nightmare behind her, but when she opens the curtains, she sees a polaroid stuck to the window. A photo of her sleeping self, taken during the night. Her nightmare is just beginning.