8th Confession
Behind the closed doors of San Francisco's grandest mansions, beautiful people party the nights away. But the rich and famous aren't the only ones with the keys to these most exclusive of addresses, someone else is intent on crashing the party. A rock star, a fashion designer, a software tycoon and a millionaire heiress. Each is glamourous, stunningly attractive and incredibly rich, but their similarities don't end there, they have something else in common too. They are all dead. Just as the rich and famous are the talk of the town when they're alive, interest in them certainly doesn't die when they do, and Detective Lindsay Boxer is quickly assigned to the case. In stark contrast, few people seem as interested when a local hero, Bagman Jesus, is brutally murdered. He was loved by so many – who would want to kill him? Could the down and out Samaritan have been hiding a dark secret?
Författare: James Patterson
Uppläsare: Carolyn McCormick Förlag: Random House
9th Judgement
Sarah Wells is a normal, suburban woman. She has a husband, a job as an English teacher at the local high school, but she also has a secret … she is an expert jewel thief. While her rich victims throw parties, Sarah breaks into their homes and steals from right under their very noses.
One night however, things go badly wrong and Casey Dowling, the wife of famous actor Marcus Dowling, is killed. Detective Lindsey Boxer is handed the case, but the identity of the elusive jewel thief is a mystery to everyone. Reporter Cindy Thomas has been following this story from the start and helps Lindsey in her investigation. However, no one is more determined to bring Casey's killer to justice than Yuki Castellano, who knew Casey from law school.
While this investigation gets underway, another murder occurs. This time there are two victims, a mother and her baby boy, shot in broad daylight in a parking lot.
Författare: James Patterson
Uppläsare: Carolyn McCormick Förlag: Random House
Cross Fire
Detective Alex Cross and Bree's wedding plans are put on hold when Alex is called to the scene of the perfectly executed assassination of two of Washington D.C.'s most hated public figures: a corrupt congressman and an underhanded lobbyist. As more crooked politicians are picked off with similar long range shots, public opinion is divided – is the marksman a vigilante or a hero? Media coverage of the case explodes, and the FBI assigns agent Max Siegel to the investigation. As Alex and Siegel battle over jurisdiction, the murders continue. It becomes clear that they are the work of a professional who has detailed knowledge of his victims' movements – information that only a Washington insider could possess. As Alex contends with the sniper, Siegel, and the wedding, he receives a call from his deadliest adversary, Kyle Craig. The Mastermind is in D.C. and will not relent until he has eliminated Cross, and his family, for good.
Författare: James Patterson
Uppläsare: Andre Braugher,Jay O. Sanders Förlag: Random House
Don't Blink
New York's Lombardo's Steak House is famous for three reasons – the menu, the clientele, and now the gruesome murder of an infamous mob lawyer. Effortlessly, the assassin slips through the police's fingers, and his absence sparks a blaze of accusations about who ordered the hit. Seated at a nearby table, reporter Nick Daniels is conducting a once in a lifetime interview with a legendary baseball bad boy. Shocked and shaken, he doesn't realise that he's accidentally captured a key piece of evidence. Ensnared in the city's most sensational crime in years, Nick investigates for a story of his own. Back off – or die – is the clear message as he closes in on the facts. Heedless, and perhaps in love, Nick endures humiliation, threats, violence, and worse in a thriller that overturns every expectation and finishes with the kind of flourish only James Patterson knows.
Författare: James Patterson
Uppläsare: David Patrick Kelly Förlag: Random House
I, Alex Cross
Detective Alex Cross is pulled out of a family celebration and given the awful news that his niece, Caroline, has been found brutally murdered. Cross vows to hunt down the killer, and soon learns that Caroline was mixed up in one of Washington's wildest scenes. And she was not this killer's only victim.
The hunt for her murderer leads Alex and his girlfriend, Detective Brianna Stone, to a place where every fantasy is possible, if you have the credentials to get in. Alex and Bree are soon facing down some very important, very protected, very dangerous people in levels of society where only one thing is certain they will do anything to keep their secrets safe.
As Cross closes in on the killer, he discovers evidence that points to the unimaginable a revelation that could rock the entire world.
Författare: James Patterson
Uppläsare: Tim Cain,Michael Cerveis Förlag: Random House
Mary, Mary
FBI-agenten Alex Cross är på semester med familjen i Disneyland när han får ett telefonsamtal från sin chef. En känd skådespelerska har hittats mördad och svårt knivskuren utanför sitt hem i Beverly Hills. Strax efteråt får reportern Arnold Griner på Los Angeles Times ett hatfyllt mejl, som beskriver mordet i detalj. Undertecknat Mary Smith.
Polisen i Los Angeles inser att man har att göra med en seriemördare när fler mord inträffar i Hollywood, utförda på samma sätt och åtföljda av nya, skrämmande mejl. Mary Smith verkar rikta in sig på kända kvinnliga stjärnor och filmproducenter som är småbarnsmammor, och hon blir allt djärvare.
Alex Cross ställs inför en svår uppgift. Är det här en stalker i aktion? Eller en hämndlysten kollega? Och kan verkligen en kvinna ligga bakom dessa brutala mord?
När Alex och Los Angeles polisen slutligen ser ett mönster leder det till USA:s östkust och ett mer än tjugo år gammalt brott.
Författare: James Patterson
Uppläsare: Peder Falk Förlag: Damm Förlag
Swimsuit
A breathtakingly beautiful supermodel disappears from a swimsuit photo shoot at the most glamorous hotel in Hawaii. Only hours after she goes missing, Kim McDaniels' parents receive a terrifying phone call. Fearing the worst, they board the first flight to Maui and begin the hunt for their daughter.
Ex cop Ben Hawkins, now a reporter for the LA Times, gets the McDaniels assignment. The ineptitude of the local police force defies belief—Ben has to start his own investigation for Kim McDaniels to have a prayer. And for Ben to have the story of his life.
All the while, the killer sets the stage for his next production. His audience expects the best—and they won't be disappointed. Swimsuit is a heart pounding story of fear and desire, transporting you to a place where beauty and murder collide and unspeakable horrors are hidden within paradise.
Författare: James Patterson
Uppläsare: Christian Rummel Förlag: Random House
The Postcard Killers
NYPD detective Jacob Kanon is on a tour of Europe's most gorgeous cities. But the sights aren't what draw him – he sees each museum, each cathedral, and each cafe through the eyes of his daughter's killer. Kanon's daughter, Kimmy, and her fiance were murdered while on holiday in Rome. Since then, young couples in Madrid, Salzburg, Athens and Paris have been found dead. Little connects the murders, other than a postcard to the local newspaper that precedes each new victim. <Now Kanon teams up with the Swedish reporter, Dessie Larsson, who has just received a postcard in Stockholm – and they think they know where the next victims will be. With relentless logic and unstoppable action.
Författare: James Patterson
Uppläsare: Erik Singer,Katy Kellgren,Reg Rogers Förlag: Random House
Tick Tock
NYC's number one detective, Michael Bennett, has a huge problem – someone is recreating the crimes of infamous killers from New York's history. The city has never been more terrified. A rash of horrifying crimes tears through the city, throwing it into complete chaos and terrorising everyone living there. Immediately, it becomes clear that they are not the work of an amateur, but of a calculating, efficient, and deadly mastermind. The city calls on Detective Michael Bennett, pulling him away from a seaside retreat with his ten adopted children, his grandfather, and their beloved nanny, Mary Catherine. Bennett enlists the help of a former colleague, FBI Agent Emily Parker. As his affection for Emily grows into something stronger, his relationship with Mary Catherine takes an unexpected turn. All too soon, another appalling crime leads Bennett to a shocking discovery that exposes the killer's pattern and the earth shattering enormity of his plan.
Författare: James Patterson
Uppläsare: Scott Sowers,Bobby Cannavale Förlag: Random House
Worst Case
The son of one of New York's wealthiest families is snatched off the street and held hostage. His parents can't save him, because this kidnapper isn't demanding money.
Detective Michael Bennett leads the investigation. With ten kids of his own, he can't begin to understand what could lead someone to target anyone's children. As another student disappears, one powerful family after another uses their leverage and connections to turn the heat up on the mayor, the press, anyone who will listen, to stop this killer. Their reach extends all the way to the FBI, who send their top Abduction Specialist, Agent Emily Parker. Bennett's work life and love life suddenly get even more complicated.
Before Bennett has a chance to protest the FBI's intrusion on his case, the mastermind changes his routine. His plan leads up to the most devastating demonstration yet one that could bring cataclysmic devastation to every inch of New York.
Författare: James Patterson
Uppläsare: Orlagh Cassidy,John Glover,Bobby Cannavale Förlag: Random House
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