Showing results by publisher "Random House Audio" in Thriller & Suspense

Jack Ryan, Amerikas Geheimdienstmann für Top-Secret-Fälle, muss einen nahezu aussichtslosen Kampf gegen die Zeit gewinnen...

Der Roman zum internationalen Comic und TV-Phänomen. Die Apokalypse: Eine weltweite Plage lässt die Toten wiederauferstehen und Jagd auf Menschenfleisch machen. Die wenigen Überlebenden fliehen in Angst und Schrecken - bis auf einen. Der Mann, den sie später nur "Governor" nennen werden, beschließt, sich dem Grauen entgegenzustellen. Dies ist seine Geschichte...

John Puller ist der beste Ermittler der Militärpolizei. Sein neuer Fall trifft ihn persönlich: Seine geliebte Tante deutet in einem Brief dubiose Machenschaften in ihrem Heimatort an. Sofort macht sich Puller auf den Weg zu ihr nach Paradise, Florida - und findet sie leblos auf, ertrunken. Anders als die Polizei vor Ort mag Puller nicht an einen Unfall glauben. Und tatsächlich häufen sich bald die Hinweise auf ein Verbrechen von gigantischen Ausmaßen.

Christopher Paget is a trial lawyer with a famous past. As a young investigator he brought down a president. It cost him his relationship with Mary Carelli. Fifteen years have passed while Paget raises their son, seeking privacy. Until a murder changes everything.

In St. Peter's Basilica, a man sits in a confessional asking forgiveness for a murder he's about to commit. And a young priest begins a desperate journey to stop him....It's only the beginning of a ruthless race among the world's most powerful to find a rumored cache of sacred texts inscribed with the story of Creation as told by Abraham. This account, on tablets of clay, predates the Bible by a thousand years and could be one of the most important discoveries of all time.

In Dark Lady, Richard North Patterson displays the mastery of setting, psychology, and story that makes him unique among writers of suspense, and one of today's most original and enthralling novelists.

When 14-year-old Mattie Sullivan asks Spenser to look into her mother’s murder, he’s not completely convinced by her claim that the police investigation four years ago was botched. Mattie is gruff, street-smart, and wise beyond her years, left to care for her younger siblings and an alcoholic grandmother in a dilapidated apartment in South Boston. But her need for closure and her determination to make things right hit Spenser where he lives - they’re the very characteristics he abides by.

Self-made millionaire William Lasko has an eye for wealth and the ear of the President and a talent for using both to get whatever he wants. But the Economic Crimes Commission wants to bring the corrupt, untouchable Lasko down, and they enlist the services of straightlaced U.S. Attorney Christopher Paget to do it. Paget has to walk a tightrope, gathering enough evidence to nail Lasko without alienating the White House, knowing full well that men like Lasko make their own rules - including the elimination of enemies like him.

Cotton Malone retired from the high-risk world of elite operatives to lead the life of a rare-book dealer. But his quiet existence is shattered when he receives an anonymous e-mail: " You have something I want. You're the only person on earth who knows where to find it. If I don't hear from you, you will be childless." His ex-wife confirms that their teenage son has been kidnapped, and it becomes clear that those responsible will stop at nothing to get what they want: the lost library of Alexandria.

To Hawk O'Toole, she was a pawn in a desperate gamble to help his people. To Miranda Price, he was a stranger who'd done the unthinkable: kidnapped her and her young son off a train full of sight-seeing vacationers. Now, held hostage on a distant reservation for reasons she cannot at first fathom, Miranda finds herself battling a captor who is by turns harsh and tender, mysteriously aloof and dangerously seductive.

Beatrice Poole may be a vicar's daughter, but that doesn't mean she's a stranger to the darker passions. Indeed, she knows enough about gothic terrors to have carved out a highly successful career penning "horrid novels." But now the talented authoress finds herself in the midst of an ominous adventure that rivals anything she's ever written.Her beloved Uncle Reggie is dead, Beatrice suspects that he was murdered - all because of his keen interest in a fabled treasure that may not even exist. Rumors abound that the Forbidden Rings of Aphrodite, said to give their possessor the most unnatural powers, have surfaced in London. Yet Beatrice needs more than rumors to uncover the truth. That's why she's braved the wilds of Devon to seek out a leading authority on antiquities and ancient legends: The famously eccentric, unquestionably reclusive, possibly dangerous Earl of Monkcrest, a man believed to dabble in the supernatural.But bearding the Mad Monk of Monkcrest in his den and dangling the possibility of uncovering a fabulous artifact before him may be the biggest mistake of Beatrice's life. For suddenly, she finds herself joined in an uneasy alliance with a man who is every bit as fascinating as one of the heroes in her novels.

In vivid, brilliant fiction that illuminates the dark psychology of soldiers, Jeff Shaara brings to life the familiar characters, stunning triumphs, and soul-crushing defeats of the fascinating, long-forgotten Mexican-American War.

Bruce Cable, Betreiber der Buchhandlung Bay Books, bereitet gerade die Lesung eines Bestsellerautors vor, als Hurrikan Leo Camino Island heimsucht. Der Gouverneur ordnet eine Evakuierung der Insel an, aber Bruce beschließt zu bleiben. Der Sturm fordert mehrere Todesopfer und auch Bruces Freund Nelson Kerr, ein Thrillerautor, kommt ums Leben. Allerdings stellt sich heraus, dass nicht der Sturm die Todesursache war, sondern mehrere Schussverletzungen am Kopf. Bruce beginnt zu ermitteln: Könnte die Lösung des Falls auf den Seiten von Nelsons Roman zu finden sein?

Tiefe Trauer - und erhöhte Wachsamkeit veranlassen Jack Reacher an der Beerdigung seines ehemaligen Vorgesetzten und väterlichen Freundes, Leon Garber, teilzunehmen. Weshalb ließ dieser nach so vielen Jahren unter dem Namen seiner Tochter Jodie nach ihm fahnden? Und was hat sie, Jacks unerfüllte große Liebe, damit zu tun? Jodie, bildschön und eine clevere Anwältin, steht selbst vor einem Rätsel. Erst eine unangenehme Begegnung mit Killern und verstümmelten Leichen bringt die beiden auf eine heiße Spur - und ins Fadenkreuz der Mörder.

PI Sunny Randall has often relied on the help of her best friend Spike in times of need. When Spike's restaurant is taken over under a predatory loan agreement, Sunny has a chance to return the favor. She begins digging into the life of the hedge fund manager who screwed Spike over - surely a guy that smarmy has a skeleton or two in his closet - and soon finds this new enemy may have the backing of even badder criminals.

Known since school as "The A Team", Nick, Dan, Jan, and Will have been best friends for years. But now they're older, and their bond is stretched by partners, children, and the tightening net of secrets that are threatening to emerge. On the morning of Nick and Lisa's wedding, their friend Penny is found poised on the hotel window ledge, soaking wet and ready to jump. As the A Team rally around her, they soon realize that none of them are being as honest with themselves - or with each other - as they think they are....

If there’s one kind of person Tank Rizzo hates most in this world, it’s a dirty cop. Criminals are at least honest about being dishonest; dirty cops are a disgrace to the badge they carry. Detective Eddie Kenwood is one such disgrace. He’s got the highest signed-confession rate in the NYPD and a distinguished career built on putting men behind bars - whether they’re guilty or not doesn’t matter much to him. When Tank’s partner, Pearl, tells him about an old family friend Kenwood put in jail for a murder he didn’t commit, Tank and Pearl vow to take Kenwood down.

Eine paradiesische Insel, ein tödlicher Fluch und ein großer Showdown vor Gericht – fesselnd gelesen von Charles Brauer. Die Schriftstellerin Mercer Mann sucht nach einer packenden Geschichte für ihren nächsten Roman. Da macht sie Bruce Cable, der charmante Buchhändler von Camino Island, auf ein Drama aufmerksam, das sich quasi direkt vor ihren Augen abspielt: Ein skrupelloses Bauunternehmen will sich eine verlassene Insel zwischen Florida und Georgia unter den Nagel reißen. Nur die letzte Bewohnerin der Insel, Lovely Jackson, stellt sich ihm in den Weg.

Die Romanvorlage zum neuen Netflix-Politthriller. September 1938. In München treffen sich Hitler, Chamberlain, Mussolini und Daladier zu einer kurzfristig einberufenen Konferenz. Der Weltfrieden hängt am seidenen Faden. Im Gefolge des britischen Premierministers Chamberlain befindet sich Hugh Legat aus dem Außenministerium, der ihm als Privatsekretär zugeordnet ist. Auf der deutschen Seite gehört Paul von Hartmann aus dem Auswärtigen Amt in Berlin zum Kreis der Anwesenden. Den Zugang zur Delegation hat er sich erschlichen. Insgeheim ist er Mitglied einer Widerstandszelle gegen Hitler.

Rising out of the Nevada canyons, Utopia is a theme park so technologically advanced as to be awe-inspiring. But serious mishaps are starting to cause concern, and things turn from bad to worse when a group of mercenaries infiltrates the park's computerized infrastructure, holding the entire park hostage. The engineer who designed the park now must find a way to save it.