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Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Adventure / thriller
New Year's Eve, 1932.
Hercule Poirot and his good friend Inspector Edward Catchpool arrive on
the Greek island of Lamperos for a little holiday…or is it?
Catchpool suspects Poirot has a different reason for being there ― one
he won't reveal. As the clock ticks towards the New Year and a festive
guessing game takes a sinister turn, can Poirot stop a murderer who is
determined to strike before midnight?
Kassie has never had to cope with a case like this before, and his
emotions are getting the better of him. As a rookie cop he learned to
keep his distance from a case, not get emotionally involved, because
that’s when mistakes happen. But this case makes distance impossible .
. . children’s lives are at stake. And every time he and Rooi seem to
be making progress with the case, it slithers out from under them, like
a venomous snake.
’n Groep jong Suid-Afrikaanse Jode, die teiken van ’n terreuraanval in
Kairo, is die vlam in ’n kruitvat vir grootskaalse oorlog in die
Midde-Ooste. In die middel daarvan, die joernalis Ruby Heyns, in
besit van verdoemende inligting wat die skaal in dié konflik kan swaai.
Wanneer Ruby Heyns oornag verdwyn, moet Staatsekuriteit se Reuben
Kruger al sy tegniese kennis inspan om haar spoor op te tel. Spanning
en aksie uit die boonste rakke!
This handsome tome contains all three volumes of Hervey Allen's
epic drama that was made into a highly successful movie with the
same title in 1936 (Director: Mervyn LeRoy; Screenplay: Sheridan
Gibney).
An exciting new thriller, introducing Francesco Patrese, FBI expert
on religious crime, for fans of Richard Montanari and 'Messiah'.
When Pittsburgh homicide detective, Franco Patrese, and his partner
Mark Beradino are called to a domestic dispute at the lawless
Homewood estate events quickly spiral out of control. With two
dead, Patrese believes he's got his killer - but things aren't
always as simple as they seem. On the other side of town, the
charred body of Michael Redwine, a renowned brain surgeon, is found
in one of the city's most luxurious apartment blocks. Then Father
Kohler, a Catholic bishop, is set alight in the confessional at his
Cathedral. But they are just the first in a series of increasingly
shocking murders. Patrese's investigation uncovers high-class
prostitution, medical scams and religious obsession, but what
Patrese doesn't realise is how close to the case he really is - and
how it will take a terrible betrayal to uncover the truth.
No man will call your house his home. And if they try, they will not
have peace... So goes the family curse, handed down from generation to
generation, ruining families and breaking hearts as it goes. And now
it's calm, rational Eniiyi's turn - who, due to her uncanny resemblance
to her dead aunt, Monife, and her family's insistence that she must be
a reincarnation, has long been used to some strange familial beliefs.
Still, when she falls in love with the handsome boy she saves from
drowning, she can no longer run from her family's history. Is she
destined to live out the habitual story of love and heartbreak, or can
she escape the family curse and the mysterious fate that befell her
aunt?
n Televisieprogram oor die rekonstruksie van skedels dwing Carolien
se gedagtes terug na ontstellende gebeure vyftien jaar tevore. En
na die vreemdeling wat sy toe geteken het. Die taal van been is 'n
roman oor gewone mense se strewe en verlies en die onthutsende
werklikheid wat onder die oppervlak skuil. Dis tegelyk 'n
speurverhaal met 'n politieke ondertoon, die storie van 'n
kunsdosent wat haar werk deur regstellende aksie verloor en 'n
eiesoortige liefdesverhaal. Uiteindelik gaan dit egter om veel
meer. Hierdie roman bly subtiel spook omdat dit dinge se wat die
teks verswyg.
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Twist
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Colum McCann
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Anthony Fennell, a journalist, is in pursuit of a story buried at the
bottom of the sea: the network of tiny fibre-optic tubes that carry the
world's information across the ocean floor - and what happens when they
break.
So he has travelled to Cape Town to board the George Lecointe, a cable
repair vessel captained by Chief of Mission John Conway. Conway is a
talented engineer and fearless freediver - and Fennell is quickly
captivated by this mysterious, unnerving man and his beautiful partner,
Zanele.
As the boat embarks along the west coast of Africa, Fennell learns the
rhythms of life at sea, and finds his place among the band of drifters
who make up the crew. But as the mission falters, tensions simmer - and
Conway is thrown into crisis. A terrible, violent tragedy is unfolding
in the life he has left behind on land; and, trapped out at sea, it
seems as if the vast expanse of the ocean is closing in.
Then Conway disappears; and Fennell must set out to find him.
As taut and propulsive as a thriller, and a timeless exploration of
narrative and truth, Twist is the work of a master storyteller at the
height of his powers.
Dr Sara Buhle, a troubled obstetrician, is thrust into a frantic search
for a missing newborn in Durban. Sara is pulled into the search by
rising SAPS star Vuyi Vilakazi. But with time working against them, and
rumours of muthi murders hounding the investigation, the pair find
themselves in a race from the city centre and an informal settlement in
the Hammarsdale Hills. Mere minutes will make the difference between
success and failure.
A pulse-pounding, race-against-time thriller featuring forensic
psychiatrist Jo Beckett. Forensic psychiatrist Jo Beckett's
speciality is the psychological autopsy - an investigation into a
person's life to determine whether a death was natural, accidental,
suicide, or homicide. When Jo is asked to do a psychological
autopsy on a living person - one with a suspect memory who can't be
trusted to participate in his own medical care - she knows all her
skills will be put to the test. Jo is called to the scene of an
aircraft inbound from London to help deal with a passenger who is
behaving erratically. She figures out that Ian Kanan has got
anterograde amnesia, and can't form new memories. Jo finds herself
racing to save a patient who can walk and talk and yet can't help
Jo figure out just what happened to him. Suddenly a string of clues
arises, something to do with a super deadly biological agent
code-named "Slick", a kidnapping, and a secret partnership gone
horribly wrong. Jo realises Kanan's addled mind may hold the key to
preventing something terrible from happening in her beloved San
Francisco. With time running out, she will have to get deeper into
the life of a patient than she ever has before, hoping the truth
emerges from the fog of his mind in time to save her city - and
herself.
It's the perfect getaway. But the past will always find you . . .
When ex-cop Bill Robinson takes over The Inn by the Sea, all he wants is a quiet escape from the city. But when a crime boss moves into town and begins terrorizing Bill's friends, he can't just sit back and watch.
It's not long before local criminals are turning up dead and The Inn comes under attack.
With the help of The Inn's fearless residents, Bill must do everything he can to defend his town, his chosen family, and his home.
Jericho's War is a relentlessly powerful novel of our times from
'the best thriller writer in the world' (Daily Telegraph) In a
moment of nerve shredding suspense that will affect many thousands
of lives, a handful of men and women will converge on a barren
stretch of Yemeni desert. Each of them will need spirit, courage
and immense luck to survive the next forty-eight hours. Corrie
Rankin is already a legend at MI6 when he is called back with
little regard for the horrors of his recent past. Corrie is sent to
take advantage of a chance to take down a high value player in the
war against Al Qaeda - and, a chance for the Brits to succeed
without begging help from the Americans. The sniper and his spotter
who will go with Corrie are less than top team, but the best that
can be found if the mission is to stay 'deniable'. And once the
three misfits are in-country, they must rely on intelligence
brought to them by a young British Jihadi - on the ground and close
to the target - and now turned. And, close to him, is an
archaeologist digging in the ruins of the Queen of Sheba'
civilisation who will be their cut-out contact point. The mission
is the brain-child of an apparently old, fat fool in a striped
cricket blazer, a sweating figure of fun among the ex-pat community
across the border in Muscat. This is Jericho ... not as old or fat
or foolish as he appears, nor as harmless. This is Jericho's War.
The weapons it deploys, the brutal aims it pursues, are state of
the art. The fear it breeds and the raw bravery it demands are as
timeless as the desert itself.
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The Pride
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Tony Park
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Ex-mercenary Sonja Kurtz is out for revenge after her daughter Emma is assaulted by an abalone poacher while on a beachside holiday near Cape Town.When the poacher is murdered, Sonja is targeted by a violent local gangster and must flee the country.As Sonja leaves a trail of destruction in her wake – from the threatened wilderness of Zimbabwe to the treacherous beaches of northern Mozambique – a concerned Emma must find the courage to rescue her mother.But is Sonja a cold-blooded killer? Or is there a darker conspiracy taking place in southern Africa’s underworld – one that will change their lives forever?
A rare masterpiece by Picasso is about to go to auction, and the whole
world is watching.
But bright art student Halston Graham sees an opportunity. One that
could secure millions for her future – and freedom for her wrongly
imprisoned father…
To pull off the crime of the century, she must assemble an unlikely
crack team: an expert in forgery, a ruthless mob boss, and an eccentric
fashion designer.
In a game where trust is a luxury and failure is not an option, will
Halston’s brilliance be enough to outsmart her enemies?
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