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Howard Linskey

    Tento autor zkoumá temné zákoutí lidské psychiky a společenské zrady ve svých napínavých kriminálních románech. S mistrovským citem pro budování napětí a komplexní postavy vtahuje čtenáře do světů, kde se pravda skrývá pod povrchem a zlo číhá v neočekávaných místech. Autor také s citem pro detail a historickou přesnost přenáší čtenáře do minulosti, kde oživuje skutečné události a odhaluje méně známé příběhy odvahy a boje. Jejich díla jsou svědectvím o lidské odolnosti a neúnavném hledání spravedlnosti, ať už v současnosti nebo v bouřlivých dobách minulosti.

    Howard Linskey
    The Search
    Behind Dead Eyes
    The Inheritance
    The Little Book of Pintfulness
    Hunting the Hangman
    Cesta beze jména
    • Cesta beze jména

      • 416 stránek
      • 15 hodin čtení
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      Na severovýchodě Anglie, v hrabství Durham, někdo unáší a vraždí mladé dívky. Detektiv konstábl Ian Bradshaw, který upadl v nemilost u svých nadřízených a který se vyrovnává i s psychickými problémy, se ze všech sil snaží nalézt nějakou stopu a ukázat, že je schopným policistou. Novinář Tom Carney je nováček v redakci významného londýnského bulvárního deníku. Jeho senzační odhalení nemravného počínání jednoho vysoce postaveného politika mu však úspěch nepřinese. Je poslán na nucenou dovolenou a vrací se do své rodné vsi v Durhamu. Tam je společně s mladou reportérkou Helen Nortonovou vtažen do případu, který navždy změní jejich životy… Zatímco současný vrah mladých dívek se i nadále vyhýbá spravedlnosti, na policii i oba novináře čeká odhalení letité vraždy a důkladně skrytých tajemství…

      Cesta beze jména
    • Hunting the Hangman

      • 352 stránek
      • 13 hodin čtení
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      Based on the extraordinary true story of two men who risked everything in a mission to assassinate SS General Reinhard Heydrich, the Reich's third-in-command after Hitler and Himmler. In 1942 two men - Jan Kubis and Josef Gabcik - were trained by the British SOE to parachute into their native Czech territory to kill the man ruling their homeland. Their attempt of Heydrich's life was one of the most dramatic events of the Second World War.

      Hunting the Hangman
    • THE GRIPPING NEW THRILLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF DON'T LET HIM IN You will inherit everything. The house. The money. There's just one condition. You have to catch a killer first . . . _________ When Sarah's Aunt Evelyn passes away, she discovers a hidden fortune has been left to her, including a foreboding mansion in a small Northumberland town. But it comes with one condition. For most of her life, Evelyn had been haunted by the loss of a friend who went missing in Cragsmoor - the very house Evelyn has left to Sarah. Now, Evelyn's final wish is for Sarah to return to Cragsmoor and uncover the truth. If she does, she will inherit everything. But someone wishes for the secrets of Cragsmoor to remain hidden. Someone who may have killed once before . . . _________ PRAISE FOR HOWARD LINSKEY: 'Dark, creeping and compelling, with the claustrophobic sense of a killer waiting around every corner' T.M. LOGAN 'This story will cause nightmares, it is that good' DAILY MAIL 'Dark, clever and engrossing' C.L. TAYLOR

      The Inheritance
    • Behind Dead Eyes

      • 464 stránek
      • 17 hodin čtení
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      An unidentifiable murder victim may be the missing piece of the puzzle for a massive expose that journalist Helen Norton is writing about the links between politics, business and crime in the north-east. Her former colleague Tom Carney receives a letter from a convicted murderer who insists he is innocent.

      Behind Dead Eyes
    • The Search

      • 432 stránek
      • 16 hodin čtení
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      The NEW NOVEL from Howard Linskey Someone knows where the bodies are buried... Little Susan Verity went missing during the heatwave of 1976. An unprecedented amount of police resource went into finding her, but to no avail. Until now. from the publisher's description

      The Search
    • THE SPINE-TINGLING NEW THRILLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF ALICE TEALE IS MISSING 'Dark, creepy and compelling, with the claustrophobic sense of a killer waiting around every corner' T.M. LOGAN ________ Eriston is a small town. It's the kind of place where everyone knows your name - and your secrets. Rebecca hasn't been back in years, but she grew up in the shadow of the dark local legend. There have always been deaths in Eriston - more than can easily be explained. People dying in their houses, behind locked doors. Her father Sean had always warned her of the dangers. Don't let him in. When Rebecca returns, she discovers that her father wasn't willing to let the legend lie. He was on the verge of uncovering the town's darkest truth. He thought he was on the trail of a killer. Sean knew too much. Now he's dead. Rebecca could accept her father's death. Or she could risk her life by carrying on his work . . . ________ 'Dark, sinister, clever and creepy. Keeps you guessing right to the very end' Neil Lancaster PRAISE FOR HOWARD LINSKEY 'From the brilliant first chapter to the heart-in-mouth ending, Howard Linskey has created a dark, clever and engrossing tale that will grip crime readers the world over' CL Taylor 'This story will cause nightmares, it is that good' Daily Mail 'Dark and creepy with intrigue galore - an exceptional page-turner that I raced through' Mel Sherratt

      Don't Let Him In
    • No Name Lane

      • 489 stránek
      • 18 hodin čtení
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      The hunt for a serial killer unearths an unsolved cold case from over sixty years ago. Young girls are being abducted and murdered in the North-East. Out of favour Detective Constable Ian Bradshaw struggles to find any leads - and fears that the only thing this investigation will unravel is himself. Journalist Tom Carney is suspended by his London tabloid and returns to his home village in County Durham. Helen Norton is the reporter who replaced Tom on the local newspaper. Together, they are drawn into a case that will change their lives forever. When a body is found, it's not the latest victim but a decades-old corpse.

      No Name Lane
    • A Serpent in the Garden

      A totally gripping historical crime thriller

      • 352 stránek
      • 13 hodin čtení

      The greatest writer who ever lived... turns spy. London, 1592. 28-year-old William Shakespeare is the rising man of English theatre. But plague has hit the capital, and the playhouses are to be shut. Livelihoods, and lives, are at stake. Lady Celia Vernon is one of the first to perish but did she really die of plague? Her cousin, the Earl of Southampton, orders Will to discover the truth in a London filled with conspirators and traitors, assassins and spies. The Queen's spymaster, Robert Cecil, suspects the Earl of treason and orders Will to spy on him in return. Caught between two of the most powerful men in the kingdom, Will cannot possibly serve both masters, and could easily become the next victim of the killer he is trying to catch. With his future, safety and life on the line, Will uncovers a devastating secret, and changes the course of his, and the world's, destiny forever. An utterly compelling historical mystery offering a new and fascinating look into the personal life of the great William Shakespeare.

      A Serpent in the Garden
    • The Chosen Ones

      • 416 stránek
      • 15 hodin čtení

      Eva Dunbar wakes in a large metal box. She has no idea who has taken her. She has no way out. She isn't the first young woman to disappear. And with no leads Detective Ian Bradshaw has precious little time. When at last a body is found, the police hope the tragic discovery might at least provide a clue that will help them finally find the kidnapper. But then they identify the body - and realise the case is more twisted than they ever imagined . . . __________________ 'THIS STORY WILL CAUSE NIGHTMARES, IT IS THAT GOOD' DAILY MAIL 'DARK, CLEVER AND ENGROSSING' C. L. TAYLOR 'I WAS HOOKED FROM START TO FINISH' LJ ROSS __________________ A gripping crime thriller that's perfect for readers of LJ Ross, Angela Marsons or Ann Cleeves, this is the latest in the Ian Bradshaw, Tom Carney and Helen Norton series.

      The Chosen Ones