Roger Jon Ellory Knihy

Život Josepha Vaughana byl poznamenán tragédií. Když ve čtyřicátých letech dvacátého století vyrůstal v malé venkovské komunitě, odvíjela se kolem něj série vražd malých děvčátek. Děvčátka někdo unesl, brutálně napadl a zohavil. Josef stále ještě chodí do základní školy, když se rozhodne, že bude svou komunitu a své spolužačky před vrahem ochraňovat. Ale přestože se mu podaří dát dohromady skupinku svých přátel a založit spolek "Strážci", nemá šanci zabránit dalším vraždám. Po více než deseti letech hrůzný sen skončí - jeden ze sousedů je nalezen, jak visí na trámu a kolem sebe má věci, které patřily mrtvým děvčátkům. Tehdy vraždění konečně pomine. Ani pak se osud s Josephem nemazlí a on nakonec v zoufalství opustí své rodné město, aby začal nový život v New Yorku. Ale jeho minulost ho stále pronásleduje - zdá se, že skutečný vrah je stále naživu a dál koná svou odpornou práci. A tajemství jeho identity leží kdesi v dávné Josefově minulosti.

In Roger Jon Ellory's debut novel a man who is on death row after being condemned for killing his best friend tells his story to a priest.

On a perfect summer evening in 1954, sixteen-year-old Nancy Denton walked into the woods of her hometown of Whytesburg, Mississippi. She was never seen again. Two decades on, Sheriff John Gaines witnesses a harrowing discovery. A young woman has been unearthed from the riverbank, her body perfectly preserved, yet she bears evidence of a brutal ritualistic killing. Nancy has come home at last, but her return does not bring closure to her family, nor to the townsfolk of Whytesburg. Already haunted by his experiences in Vietnam, Gaines must now stretch his abilities to the limit, pushing himself ever closer to breaking point. What really happened to the beautiful and vivacious Nancy? And why do her friends refuse to talk? As Gaines closes in on the truth, he is forced to not only confront his own demons, but to unearth secrets that have long remained hidden. And that truth, so much darker than he could ever have imagined, may be the one thing that finally destroys him.

Set in the hauntingly beautiful Everglades, this literary suspense thriller weaves a gripping tale filled with tension and intrigue. The story unfolds through complex characters and a richly atmospheric setting, exploring themes of mystery and survival. The author, known for their award-winning works, crafts a narrative that promises to keep readers on the edge of their seats, blending emotional depth with thrilling plot twists.

When Catherine Ducane disappears in the heart of New Orleans, the local cops react rapidly - she is the daughter of the Governor of Louisiana after all. But the case gets very strange, very quickly. Her bodyguard turns up horribly mutilated in the trunk of a beautiful vintage car and when her kidnapper calls he doesn't want money: he wants time alone with Ray Hartmann, who works for a Washington-based organised crime task force. All Ray wants to do is get this over with quickly, and go home to try and repair his broken marriage. Instead he must listen to the mysterious kidnapper, an elderly Cuban named Ernesto Perez, who wants to tell him his life story. It's only when he realises that Ernesto has been a brutal hitman for the Mob since the 1950s that things start to come together. But by the time the pieces fall into place, it's already too late...

A brilliant novel of love and consequences from 'one of crime fiction's new stars' [Sunday Telegraph]

John Harper has just made a discovery: the father he believed to be dead for more than thirty years is alive, though lying in a coma in a Manhattan hospital. Returning home to New York brings with it memories of childhood, many of them painful, and yet Harper could never have prepared himself for the truth. Confronted with the reality of his father's existence, Harper finds himself seduced by a lifestyle that he seems to have inherited--an underworld life of power, treachery, and menace. As he desperately tries to uncover the facts of his own past, he is faced with one lie after another, and with each new discovery he becomes more and more entangled in a dark and shocking conspiracy. From the acclaimed author of A Quiet Belief in Angels and A Simple Act of Violence, City of Lies is a tense and gripping thriller, each twist and turn more shocking than the last.

Washington. En mitad de las previas electorales los periódicos empiezan a llenar sus páginas con la noticia de un brutal asesinato, que resulta ser el 4º de una serie. Las cosas se complican rápidamente después de asignar el caso a Robert las víctimas no existen oficialmente, sus datos personales no están registrados en ninguno de los sistemas conocidos. Cuanto más investiga Miller, menos sentido parece tener el caso, hasta que empieza a descubrir hechos cada vez más inquietantes y comienza a enfrentarse a verdades tan alejadas de su propia realidad, que empieza a temer por su vida.