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Detektivní thriller se odehrává v Kalifornii. Jsou pohřešovány dvě ženy a vše nasvědčuje tomu, že se staly obětí šíleného sexuálního devianta, který své oběti po smrti balzamuje. Mladá ambiciozní policistka Merci obviní svého parťáka ze sexuálního obtěžování a tak je jí k případu přidělen penzionovaný policista Hess, který se léčí na rakovinu plic. Nesourodá dvojice se nakonec sblíží a přestože se objeví další oběti, případ zdárně vyřeší.

V koupelně je nalezena mrtvá mladá žena. Její manžel, policista, má prostřelenou hlavu a bojuje o život. Zřejmě šlo o vraždu a pokus o sebevraždu, ale vyštetřovatelce Merci Raybornové něco napovídá, že pravda bude složitější.

Neznámý odstřelovač zabil mladou, půvabnou novinářku, na jejíž smrti nemohl mít nikdo zájem. Brzy však vychází najevo, že skutečnou obětí měla být její nadřízená, která má naopak nepřátel mnoho. Děj thrilleru se vyvíjí jako strhující souboj o odvetu za smrt nevinného děvčete, jako drama lidí, kteří nesmírně milovali a nyní nenávidí daleko za hrob.

Kriminální thriller s psychologickou zápletkou se odehrává v Kalifornii a postavou hlavní hrdinky volně navazuje na román Vražedné ráno. Hrdinkou je úspěšná policejní vyšetřovatelka, matka malého syna, která po smrti jeho otce právě navázala citový vztah se svým kolegou. Při vyšetřování vraždy luxusní prostitutky vyjdou najevo skutečnosti, označující tohoto muže jako možného vraha. Žena se dlouho vzpírá uvěřit důkazům, její smysl pro povinnost a profesionální čest ji však nutí svého milence zatknout a usvědčit. Při pátrání po důkazech se ale vynoří úzká souvislost se starým, téměř zapomenutým případem a hrdinka si s hrůzou uvědomuje, že byla nástrojem v rukou šikovného manipulátora, který potřebuje zakrýt třicet let starou vraždu.

Kriminální thriller o ozbrojené lupičce se odehrává v roce 2008 v Los Angeles a jeho okolí. Dvaatřicetiletá Suzanne Jonesová, na první pohled spořádaná svobodná matka tří synů, žije ve skutečnosti dvojím životem. Nikdo netuší, že právě ona je nepolapitelná Allison Murrietová, potomek pověstného mexického desperáta, vynikajícího jezdce, střelce a zloděje koní z poloviny 19. století. Během 18 měsíců ozbrojená a skrytá pod maskou a parukou kradla luxusní automobily a vyloupila více než třicet obchodů. Policie se zatím marně snaží chytit ji při činu a odhalit její totožnost. Osudnou se jí stane až noční výprava za diamanty v tržní hodnotě čtyř set padesáti tisíc dolarů, kterými chtěl zadlužený makléř zločineckému gangu splatit půjčku. V areálu autoservisu, kde se měla uskutečnit transakce, nalezne mrtvého obchodníka a devět zastřelených gangsterů. Od chvíle, kdy se zmocní diamantů, se její život ocitá v ohrožení. S pomocí detektiva z oddělení vražd se pokouší uniknout obávanému zabijákovi, který se vydal po jejích stopách.

Tom McMichael, policista z oddělení vražd, má právě pohotovost, když mu oznámí, že byl v tratolišti krve nalezen s roztříštěnou hlavou významný občan města, čtyřiaosmdesátiletý Pete Braga. Zpráva je to o to horší, že portugalskou rodinu Bragaových a irskou McMichaelových pojí krveprolití sahající o tři generace zpět. Tehdy Braga v hádce o splatnost jakéhosi šeku zastřelil McMichaelova děda; krátce na to byl Bragaův syn surově zbit u baru na pláži – legenda praví, že šlo o akt msty McMichaleova otce. McMichael musí hodit za hlavu starý rodový spor a zjistit pravdu o Bragaově smrti. Podezřelou se stane Bragaova pohledná ošetřovatelka. Zcela bezostyšně však tvrdí, že právě ve chvíli vraždy odešla pro dřevo do krbu, i když důkazy svědčí o něčem jiném. Do hry brzy vstoupí i Bragaovy obchodní iniciativy, rodina, katolická diecéze, indiánské kasino, ve kterém se točí miliony, prostitutka, policista a jak jinak, i McMichaelova rodina.

Detektivní příběh se odehrává v Kalifornii v 60. letech 20. století a líčí první větší případ mladého policisty, který musí ve složitých podmínkách najít vraha oblíbené místní krásky. Po šestatřiceti letech pak zjistí, že všechno bylo tenkrát jinak.

Na prašné dálnici poblíž hranice mezi USA a Mexikem je sražen autem a pohozen v poušti Mike Finnegan. Jako zázrakem přežije a dostává se do nemocnice v malém pohraničním městečku Buenavista. Venku, u hraniční řeky Iron River, probíhá krutá válka mezi pašeráky drog, zbraní a alkoholu a federálním týmem pod vedením Charlieho Hooda. Mike Finnegan zjišťuje, že ani za okny nemocničního pokoje neztratil své zázračné schopnosti, a dokáže předvídat krvavé události, které se teprve stanou…

In this incendiary thriller from three-time Edgar Award winner and New York Times bestselling author T. Jefferson Parker, Roland Ford is hunting down a mysterious killer, jockeying for position with the FBI, and risking everything to save a friend in terrible jeopardy. Returning hero and private investigator Roland Ford is on the trail of a mysterious killer who is beheading CIA drone operators and leaving puzzling clues at each crime scene. His troubled friend Lindsay Rakes is afraid for her own life and the life of her son after a fellow flight crew member is killed in brutal fashion. Even more terrifying is the odd note the killer left behind: "Welcome to Caliphornia. This is not the last." Ford strikes an uneasy alliance with San Diego-based FBI agent Joan Taucher, who is tough as nails but haunted by what sees as the Bureau's failure to catch the 9/11 terrorists, many of whom spent their last days in her city. As the killer strikes again, Ford and Taucher dash into the fray, each desperate for their own reasons--each ready to risk it all to stop the killer from doing far more damage.

While a serial killer butchers entire families in Orange County, crime writer Russ Monroe investigates the murder of his ex-lover and finds himself caught in a duplicitous web involving the city's homicide chief. 100,000 first printing. $100,000 ad/promo.

Poke Rafferty, an American expat in Bangkok, is trying to build a new family with his fiancée Rose and streetwise Miaow. Just as he begins to find stability, he becomes entangled in a series of complications when he takes in Miaow's troubled friend and agrees to help locate a missing uncle and confront a blackmailing thief. As he navigates these challenges, Poke finds himself in perilous situations, forcing him to confront the darker aspects of the culture he once overlooked, putting his loved ones at risk.

Parker's many fans met Merci Rayborn, the Orange County homicide investigator, in The Blue Hour, and will be happy to renew their acquaintance with her in Red Light. Although she's still mourning the death of her former partner Tim Hess, who fathered her 2-year-old son, her relationship with fellow cop Mike McNally is progressing nicely, and so is her career on the force. Then two murders, decades apart, come together in a way that shakes Merci's world both personally and professionally; two beautiful young prostitutes are both killed for what they knew and what they threatened to tell. Who's covering up the corruption in the department that led to the first murder And was Merci's lover responsible for the second Someone's sending Merci evidence that disappeared from the police locker years ago; did that same person frame Mike tooMerci doesn't want to believe McNally's involved, but everything points to him. When she's forced to arrest him, everything she believes in comes in for a painful reexamination. And when her efforts to solve both killings lead inexorably back to where they started--to the department itself--she faces the most difficult challenge of all. Parker is a masterful writer, with a sure command of the idiom, a fine sense of pacing, and more emotional depth than many of his colleagues. Fans will applaud this outing, and new readers will seek out his extensive backlist. --Jane Adams

When his adoptive father, an Orange County politician, is murdered, Joe Trona sets out to find the killer. His investigation leads him to confront his own childhood abuse

"A young soldier escaped from a mental institution. A P.I. hired to track that soldier down. A race against the clock to bring the soldier home before he reveals the secret that haunts him."--Dust jacket.

Tim Hess is a semiretired veteran cop staring at a death sentence-his own. Detective Merci Rayborn, young enough to be his daughter, is brash, impatient, and not someone from whom Hess wants to be taking orders. He certainly isn’t planning on falling in love with her… Together they must track down a psychopathic killer who’s been abducting beautiful young women from the malls of Orange County. Dubbed the “Purse Snatcher” for the chilling way he brags about his shockingly distinctive crimes, he is one of T. Jefferson Parker’s most original creations. “Ingenious, intricate, complicated yet credible, a real page-turner. There are leaks, leads, false leads, and an express train of an ending. Within the crackling tale, a quieter current carries an unforeseen and ill-starred love affair. A man much praised doesn’t need more encomiums; T. Jefferson Parker deserves all he gets.” -Los Angeles Times. “One of Parker’s best-and that’s a major statement considering his track record.” -Chicago Tribune

Every appearance by T. Jefferson Parker's protagonist, Merci Rayborn, is a celebration for fans of police procedurals. A warm yet tough heroine, she embodies the wry charm and expert insight characteristic of Parker's storytelling. His novels are infused with genuine humanity, featuring honest motivations and a gripping narrative. The story begins with Archie Wildcraft, a promising cop, found shot beside his murdered wife, Gwen. Initially perceived as a botched murder-suicide, Sergeant Merci Rayborn's instincts suggest otherwise. As Archie clings to life, Merci delves into the couple's lives, believing in their deep love and that Archie has been framed. When he disappears from the hospital, it seems he's on a vendetta, and Merci must cover for him while seeking the truth. Her investigation leads her to the Russian mob, uncovering dark secrets she hesitates to reveal to the ruthless district attorney. The novel explores themes of loss, audacity, and vengeance, with an obsession that elevates it within the Rayborn series. Parker's complex character detail and poignant writing showcase his prowess as a superior stylist. Merci is not just a detective; she embodies her role, making her a relatable Everywoman.

In this electrifying thriller from three-time Edgar Award winner and New York Times bestseller T. Jefferson Parker, PI Roland Ford hunts for a missing teenager and uncovers a dark conspiracy in his most personal case yet. When hired by a beautiful and enigmatic woman to find her missing younger sister, private investigator Roland Ford immediately senses that the case is not what it seems. He is soon swept up in a web of lies and secrets as he searches for the teenager, and even his new client cannot be trusted. His investigation leads him to a secretive charter school, skinhead thugs, a cadre of American Nazis hidden in a desert compound, an arch-conservative celebrity evangelist--and, finally, to the girl herself. The Last Good Guy is Ford's most challenging case to date, one that will leave him questioning everything he thought he knew about decency, honesty, and the battle between good and evil...if it doesn't kill him first.

The Rescue is a gripping thriller that explores the strength of the human-animal bond and how far we will go to protect what we love by three-time Edgar Award winner and New York Times bestselling author T. Jefferson Parker.While reporting on a Tijuana animal shelter, journalist Bettina Blazak falls in love with one of her story’s subjects—an adorable Mexican street dog who is being treated for a mysterious gunshot wound. Bettina impulsively adopts the dog, who she names Felix after the veterinarian who saved him. In investigating Felix’s past, Bettina discovers that his life is nothing like what she assumed. For one thing, he’s not a Mexican street dog at all. A former DEA drug-sniffing dog, Felix has led a very colorful, dangerous, and profitable life. With Bettina’s story going viral, some interesting people are looking for Felix, making him a target—again.Bettina soon finds herself drawn into a deadly criminal underworld from which she and her beloved dog may not return.

From the author of "Laguna Heat" and "Summer of Fear" comes an intense, masterful novel of murder and revenge on California's Gold Coast--a page-turning thriller with a deep emotional undercurrent about love, loss, and the need to make things right.

Stromsoe was in high school when he met the boy who would someday murder his wife and son . . . Once Matt Stromsoe was best friends with brilliant, unpredictable Mike Tavarez. That was before Stromsoe joined the San Diego P.D. and Mike left Harvard to run La Eme, the brutal Mexican Mafia; before a vengeance-obsessed Tavarez blew away everything Stromsoe loved, leaving him physically and emotionally broken. Years later, Mike Tavarez is in prison for life, controlling his vast criminal empire from within a maximum security facility. Matt Stromsoe has rebounded from rock bottom to become a private investigator—and he's starting to feel something for Frankie Hatfield, the beautiful local TV weather forecaster he's been hired to protect from a stalker. But powerful, dangerous people are becoming too interested in Frankie's remarkable experiments with rain. And bars alone won't keep Tavarez from his ultimate goal: to make Matt Stromsoe suffer the unendurable torment of losing everything . . . again .

A good cop, Robbie Brownlaw was thrown from a sixth-floor window of a downtown hotel and miraculously survived. The traumatic incident left Robbie with a fast-track career in the San Diego P.D.'s Homicide division . . . and a rare neurological condition that enables him to see people's emotional words as colored shapes—green trapezoids of envy, red squares of deception . . .Another good man lies dead in a blood-splattered Ford Explorer—an ex-cop-turned-ethics investigator whose private life was torn open by unthinkable tragedy. Whether Garrett Asplundh's death was suicide or murder isn't immediately apparent—but it's soon clear to Robbie and his smart, tough partner, McKenzie Cortez, that Garrett had hard evidence of sex, scandal, and corruption spreading deep into local government. But pursuing the truth could prove more emotionally devastating than Robbie ever imagined.

What if the client who's hired you can't be trusted...and the woman you're looking for doesn't want to be found? With Then She Vanished, three-time Edgar Award winner and New York Times-bestselling author T. Jefferson Parker delivers a new and pulse-pounding thriller. Private Investigator Roland Ford has taken a job for a fellow Marine and a rising politician, Dalton Strait. Strait is contending with unexplained bombings of government buildings in his district...but that is not why he hired Ford. Strait's wife, Natalie, has gone missing, leaving behind a cryptic plea for help. Strait has made many enemies during his time in politics--including some of his own family members--all of whom could be looking for revenge. But as Ford digs into the details of a troubled marriage, Natalie's disappearance becomes more and more complicated. Meanwhile, the bombings in the city intensify, with a mysterious group known only as the Chaos Committee claiming responsibility. Ford soon learns that the seemingly random attacks may be connected to the case he's on--and suddenly, his hunt for a missing woman might decide the fate of an entire city.

A Los Angeles Times Bestseller! A Thousand Steps is a beguiling thriller, an incisive coming-of-age story, and a vivid portrait of a turbulent time and place by three-time Edgar Award winner and New York Times bestselling author T. Jefferson Parker. Laguna Beach, California, 1968. The Age of Aquarius is in full swing. Timothy Leary is a rock star. LSD is God. Folks from all over are flocking to Laguna, seeking peace, love, and enlightenment. Matt Anthony is just trying get by. Matt is sixteen, broke, and never sure where his next meal is coming from. Mom's a stoner, his deadbeat dad is a no-show, his brother's fighting in Nam . . . and his big sister Jazz has just gone missing. The cops figure she's just another runaway hippie chick, enjoying a summer of love, but Matt doesn't believe it. Not after another missing girl turns up dead on the beach. All Matt really wants to do is get his driver's license and ask out the girl he's been crushing on since fourth grade, yet it's up to him to find his sister. But in a town where the cops don't trust the hippies and the hippies don't trust the cops, uncovering what's really happened to Jazz is going to force him to grow up fast. If it's not already too late.

"The Carson dynasty rules the ski resort town of Mammoth Lakes in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California. Founded by patriarch Adam, the town is the site of the Mammoth Cup ski race-a qualifier for the Olympics. But when Wylie Welborn, Adam's illegitimate grandson, returns after a stint in Afghanistan, it reopens a dark moment in Carson family history: the murder of Wylie's father by his jealous and very pregnant wife, Cynthia. Her son Sky, born while his mother was in prison, and Wylie are half-brothers. They inherit not only superb athletic skills but an enmity that threatens to play out in a lethal drama on one of the fastest and most perilous ski slopes in the world. Three powerful and unusual women have central roles in this volatile family feud: Cynthia, bent on destroying Wylie; his mother Kathleen, determined to protect him; and April Holly, a beautiful celebrity snowboarder, on track to win Olympic Gold. But, as Wylie falls in love with April and they begin to imagine a life away from the violence that has shattered his family, history threatens to repeat itself and destroy them both. Combining exquisite writing with breathtaking scenes of high stakes skiing, CRAZY BLOOD is an unforgettable story of two brothers on a ruthless quest for supremacy"--

Před deseti roky byla popravena vražedkyně. Rosemary Thomasová brutálně zavraždila svého manžela Christophera, jeho těla nacpala do „železné panny“ a tu odeslala do Muzea německých dějin v Berlíně. V případu byla jedinou podezřelou, nicméně pochybnosti o její vině zůstaly… Na desáté výročí její popravy je naplánována smuteční slavnost pro všechny její přátele, přesně tak, jak si to Rosemary přála. Je to příležitost, jak po tolika letech odhalit skutečného vraha a objasnit všechny události, které tragédii předcházely. 26 slavných autorů píše jeden příběh...Jeff Abbott – Sandra Brownová – Thomas Cook – Jeffery Deaver – Peter James – Raymond Khoury – Jeff Lindsay – Kathy Reichsová – Marcia Talleyová a mnoho dalších. S předmluvou Davida Baldacciho.

Een gespecialiseerde Californische politieman jaagt op een zeer geraffineerde ontvoerder van kleine meisjes die een sinistere verzameling gif- en wurgslangen moet bezitten.

Der betagte Wirtschaftsboss Pete Braga wurde ermordet. Ein unangenehmer Fall für Ermittler Tom McMichael, denn seine Familie ist seit Jahrzehnten mit den Bragas verfeindet. Dies erleichtert ihm seine Arbeit ebenso wenig wie eine attraktive Krankenschwester, die ihm sympathischer ist, als sie es eigentlich sein dürfte - schließlich ist sie die Hauptverdächtige ...

Merci Rayborn ermittelt in einem Mordfall, bei dem der Ehemann des Opfers, Polizist Archie Wildcraft, mit Amnesie kämpft. Der Fall scheint eindeutig, doch Merci glaubt, dass es komplizierter ist, und behält recht.

Der Tod der kalifornischen Journalistin Rebecca Harris bleibt rätselhaft. Sie hatte keine Feinde, aber zwei Liebhaber. Nach sechs Monaten kennt einer von ihnen den Mörder, benötigt jedoch Beweise. Um Rebecca zu rächen, sucht er die Hilfe seines Ex-Rivalen.

Merci Rayborn soll den Mord an einem Callgirl aufklären. Doch plötzlich verdichten sich die Hinweise darauf, daß ein guter Bekannter der Täter gewesen sein könnte: Mike McNally, Polizist und Mercis neuer Freund.

Een Amerikaanse politie-agente probeert te bewijzen dat een collega niet schuldig is aan de moord op zijn vrouw.