Michael Koryta Book order (chronological)

Diese Anthologie enthält 34 brandneue Kurzgeschichten, die auf Stephen Kings Meisterwerk basieren. Seit seiner Erstveröffentlichung 1978 gilt es als bahnbrechendes Werk der apokalyptischen Fiktion und hat Generationen von Schriftstellern beeinflusst. Mit Millionen verkaufter Exemplare und zwei TV-Adaptionen hat der Kultroman die Erkundung des Zerfalls der menschlichen Gesellschaft geprägt. Kings beeindruckende Charaktervielfalt und die düstere, aber hoffnungsvolle Vision vom Ende und Neubeginn unserer Zivilisation sind einzigartig. Zum ersten Mal hat King offiziell eine Rückkehr in diese erschütternde Welt autorisiert, präsentiert von Christopher Golden und Brian Keene. Die Geschichten spielen während und nach den Ereignissen des Romans und bieten brillante, furchterregende und zutiefst menschliche Erzählungen. Diese Sammlung wird zum unverzichtbaren Begleiter des klassischen Bestsellers. Die Anthologie enthält eine Einleitung von King, ein Vorwort von Golden und ein Nachwort von Keene. Zu den Autoren zählen namhafte Schriftsteller wie Wayne Brady, Poppy Z. Brite, Tananarive Due, Michael Koryta und viele mehr, die mit ihren einzigartigen Perspektiven zur Vielfalt und Tiefe dieser Sammlung beitragen.

The plot revolves around Israel Pike, a prime suspect in the murder of seven men on his yacht, including two Senate rivals. With a troubled past and a dangerous secret, he finds himself isolated on Salvation Point Island. Meanwhile, 12-year-old Lyman Rankin, escaping his abusive father, stumbles upon a mysterious woman in an abandoned house who threatens his life. As the investigation unfolds, the lives of Lyman and Israel intersect, leading to unexpected consequences and revelations.

"Recently laid-off, newspaper reporter Nick Bishop takes a humbling job: writing a profile on the new mindfulness app called Clarity. Th eapp itself is a retread of old ideas-- relaxing white noise and guided meditations with one new feature... the "Sleep Songs." A hauntingly beautiful voice sends listeners to a depp sleep with a ballad thais anything but soothing. Then come the nightmares. Vivid and chilling, they feature a dead woman who calls him by name. Soon her voice follows him long after the song is done. As the effects of the nightmares begin to permeate his waking life, Nick makes a terrifying discovery: no one involved with Clarity has any interest in his article. Their interest is in him"--

Once a wife, mother, and witness to a gruesome crime, Nina Morgan has been in hiding for a decade as Leah Trenton. She left behind her Midwestern roots to move to the northernmost tip of Maine. She also left behind a family. Living a fairly isolated life along the banks of the Allagash River, she is determined to focus on the present, on her reclaimed future, but the demons of her past are relentlessly chipping away at Leah's protected hideaway.Then, in the wake of their father's untimely death, Leah's children call and she rushes to them in the guise of 'Aunt Leah'. They embark on a cross country journey but before they reach their destination, danger finds them and it is Leah who must come out of her seclusion to search for and protect her children. Told with the deft plotting and enthralling storytelling of a genre master, these two captivating chase narratives will converge along the rugged Allagash River, in the wilds of Maine, where the wills, morals, and ingenuity of a broken family will be tested against all odds.

New York Times bestselling author Michael Koryta, the 'master' (Stephen King) of American thriller writing, returns with an electrifying new novel about two women fighting for their lives against an enigmatic killer.

FBI-Agent Rob Barrett ist zwar noch unerfahren, doch ein Naturtalent, wenn es um Verhöre geht. Als er zu einem ungeklärten Doppelmord an einem jungen Paar nach Maine beordert wird, ist er der Einzige, der die Tatverdächtige zum Sprechen bringen kann. Nach dem Geständnis scheint der Fall zunächst glasklar, aber dann findet die Polizei nach und nach Beweise, die nicht den Aussagen der Täterin entsprechen. Wieso tauchen die Leichen hundert Kilometer vom erwarteten Fundort auf? Barrett muss alle Hebel in Bewegung setzen, wenn er seinen guten Ruf nicht für immer verlieren will ...

"Far upstate, in New York's ancient forests, a drowned village lays beneath the dark, still waters of the Chilewaukee reservoir. Early in the 20th century, the town was destroyed for the greater good: bringing water to the millions living downstate. Or at least that's what the politicians from Manhattan insisted at the time. The local families, settled there since America's founding, were forced from their land, but they didn't move far, and some didn't move at all... Now, a century later, the repercussions of human arrogance are finally making themselves known. An inspector assigned to oversee the dam, dangerously neglected for decades, witnesses something inexplicable. It turns out that more than the village was left behind in the waters of the Chill when it was abandoned. The townspeople didn't evacuate without a fight. A dark prophecy remained, too, and the time has come for it to be fulfilled. Those who remember must ask themselves: who will be next? For sacrifices must be made. And as the dark waters begin to inexorably rise, the demand for a fresh sacrifice emerges from the deep."--

The book reveals a unique strategy for acquiring real estate at significant discounts, a method that is largely overlooked by the majority. It promises to equip readers with insider knowledge and techniques to capitalize on lucrative opportunities in the real estate market, enabling them to maximize profits while minimizing costs.

"Rise the dark. These were the last words written in Lauren Novak's notebook before she was murdered in a strange Florida village. They've never meant anything to the police or to her husband, investigator Markus Novak. Now the man he believes killed her, Gardland Webb, is out of prison and draws Markus to the scene he's avoided for so long: the lonely road where his wife was shot to death beneath the cypress trees and Spanish moss in a place called Cassadaga. In Red Lodge, Montana, a senseless act of vandalism shuts the lights off in the town where Sabrina Baldwin is still trying to adjust to a new home and mourning the loss of her brother, who was a high-voltage linesman just like her husband, Jay. As the spring's final snowstorm calls Jay deeper into the mountains, chasing the destruction to the electrical grid, Sabrina is abducted by Garland Webb, Lauren's purported killer. Drawing them all together is a messianic killer who understands that you can never outpace your past. You can only rise against the future"--Jacket

A pulse-pounding thriller about a small town, a dead girl, and an investigator with nothing to lose. Mark Novak just wants to come home. Still mourning the death of his wife, private investigator Mark Novak accepts a case that may be his undoing. On the same day his wife died, the body of a teenage girl was pulled from the extensive and perilous cave system beneath Southern Indiana. Now the man who rescued the girl, who was believed to be her killer, begs Novak to uncover what really happened. Garrison is much like any place in America, proud and fortified against outsiders. For Mark to delve beneath the town's surface, he must match wits with the man who knows the caverns better than anyone. A man who seems to have lost his mind. A man who seems to know Mark Novak all too well. LAST WORDS is a pulse-pounding thriller of one man's undoing; you just may not know which man.

Florida, Sommer 1935. Arlen Wagner hat eine besondere Gabe: Wenn er in den Augen seiner Mitmenschen Rauch erkennt, weiß er, dass ihr Tod unmittelbar bevorsteht. Geirrt hat er sich noch nie. Auf der Suche nach Arbeit verschlägt es ihn in ein entlegenes kleines Hotel am Golf von Mexiko. Dem Charme der Eigentümerin, Rebecca Cady, ist Arlen sofort verfallen. Erst allmählich bemerkt er, dass Rebecca offenbar von einem kriminellen Netzwerk rund um den örtlichen Sheriff erpresst wird. Er setzt alles daran, sie aus den Händen der Gangster zu befreien. Dabei kommt ihm seine ungewöhnliche Gabe zugute – aber auch ein verheerender Hurricane …

Hrdinou thrilleru Michaela koryty Kdo chce moji smrt je třináctiletý chlapec, který se stal nepohodlným svědkem vraždy a stojí před nutností ukrývání pod novou identitou.¨ Projekt manželka Graema Simsiona je humoristický román o svérázném profesorovi genetiky, který má problémy s navazováním vztahů se ženami a proto si vymyslí dotazník, na jehož základě by si vybral životní partnerku. Ve válečném románu Smrt nebo slávu vypravuje Michael Asher příběh seržanta britské armády za 2 světové války, který na africké frontě plní náročnou záchrannou misi. Poklidnější atmosféru nabízí Sarah Addison Allenová ve Ztraceném jezeru, jehož životem zklamaná hrdinka hledá útočiště v idylické přírodní scenerii svého mládí.

When Jace Wilson accidentally witnesses a brutal murder, his life is changed forever. An ordinary teenager growing up in Indiana, Jace is suddenly forced into the Witness Protection Program and given a new name and history. Taken in by a couple ho run a wilderness program for young boys, Jace finds himself hiking through the Montana mountains, tortured by his memories and by the fear that he'll never be safe again. The killers, known as the Blackwell Brothers, are two of the most heinous criminals the country has ever known. Jace was the one person to catch them in the act, and he slipped through their fingers. Now they've tracked him down and are making their way across the country, ruthlessly slaughtering anyone who gets in their way.

A heart-stoppingly brilliant thriller from the internationally bestselling author Michael Koryta.

In an isolated stretch of eastern Kentucky, on a hilltop known as Blade Ridge, stands a lighthouse that illuminates nothing but the surrounding woods. For years the lighthouse has been considered no more than an eccentric local landmark-until its builder is found dead at the top of the light, and his belongings reveal a troubling local history. For deputy sheriff Kevin Kimble, the lighthouse-keeper's death is disturbing and personal. Years ago, Kimble was shot while on duty. Somehow the death suggests a connection between the lighthouse and the most terrifying moment of his life. Audrey Clark is in the midst of moving her large-cat sanctuary onto land adjacent to the lighthouse. Sixty-seven tigers, lions, leopards, and one legendary black panther are about to have a new home there. Her husband, the sanctuary's founder, died scouting the new property, and Audrey is determined to see his vision through. As strange occurrences multiply at the Ridge, the animals grow ever more restless, and Kimble and Audrey try to understand what evil forces are moving through this ancient landscape, just past the divide between dark and light. "The Ridge" is the new thriller from international bestseller Michael Koryta, further evidence of why Dean Koontz has said "Michael Koryta's work resonates into deeper strata than does most of what I read" and why Michael Connelly has named him "one of the best of the best."

When Lincoln Perry's former rival is brutally murdered, Lincoln finds himself in the crosshairs of the investigation.

Eric Shaw, ein in Hollywood gescheiterter Filmemacher, schlägt sich mit privaten Aufträgen durch. Eine Produktion über das Leben des 95-jährigen, im Sterben liegenden Millionärs Campbell Bradford führt ihn in einen ehemals mondänen Kurort. Dort, in einer entlegenen Ecke von Indiana, gibt es Heilquellen und ein riesiges altes Hotel, das schon bessere Tage gesehen hat. Durch Zufall gelangt Eric in den Besitz einer Flasche Quellwasser, deren Inhalt merkwürdigerweise immer kälter wird. Als er aus Neugier davon trinkt, erweckt er den Geist eines berüchtigten Chicagoer Gangsters aus den zwanziger Jahren zu neuem Leben, der ebenfalls Campbell Bradford hieß.

Pour faire un cadeau a son mari, Alyssa Bradford demande au videaste Eric Shaw de realiser un documentaire sur son beau-pere, Campbell Bradford, un millionnaire de quatre-vingt-quinze ans au passe mysterieux. Shaw accepte, Alyssa lui confiant alors une bouteille d - Eau de Pluton - que le vieil homme a conservee toute sa vie et dont, curieux, Eric boit quelques gorgees. Arrive a French Lick, Indiana la ville natale de Bradford, le videaste decouvre un superbe hotel recemment restaure, ou les celebrites des annees vingt venaient profiter des bienfaits d eaux censees soigner tous les maux. Et presque aussitot, il a une vision terrifiante. Les jours passant, ses hallucinations, toutes liees a l Eau du Pluton, ne feront que s amplifier et, un detail verifie apres l autre, lui reveler le passe tumultueux et violent de cette vallee de la Riviere Perdue sur laquelle Campbell regnait jadis en maitre. Se pourrait-il qu un mal depuis longtemps oublie ait ete, comme l hotel, ramene a la vie ?"

De zoon van een huurmoordenaar gaat op zoek naar degene die de zelfmoord van zijn vader veroorzaakt heeft.

1) Wilbur Smith: Asagaj - Devatenáctiletý poručík Leon Courtney z Královských afrických střelců dostane nabídku, aby pracoval pro jednoho z nejslavnějších „bílých lovců“ afrického kontinentu a stal se průvodcem evropských boháčů po safari. Čeká ho série nezapomenutelných dobrodružství – a nejen loveckých. 2) Peter Pezzelli: Italské lekce - Láska dokáže s člověkem pořádně zacvičit. Své o tom ví čerstvý absolvent univerzity Carter Quinn, který nedávno potkal dívku svých snů. Jenže má to jeden háček: on je Američan, ona Italka a žijí každý na opačné straně zeměkoule. Carter začne chodit na soukromé hodiny italštiny, aby se za ní mohl vydat do Itálie. 3) Michael Koryta: Temnější než noc - Před sedmi lety se Frank Temple dozvěděl, že jeho otec byl profesionální zabiják a pracoval pro miamské podsvětí. Když to FBI odhalila, raději spáchal sebevraždu, než by se vystavil vyšetřování. Po letech mučivé bezmoci a bezcílného putování se Frank vrací, aby smrt svého otce pomstil a vyrovnal si účty s mužem, který jim oběma zničil život. 4) Mary Ann Shafferová: Spolek přátel krásné literatury a bramborových koláčů - Ostrov Guernsey v Lamanšském průlivu se roku 1946 vzpamatovává z německé okupace. Za války bylo málo jídla i knih, a tak jsou členové místního čtenářského spolku přímo vyhladovělí po kontaktu s okolním světem. Vtom na scénu přichází Julie Ashtonová, slibná mladá spisovatelka z Londýna.

An intricate, fast-paced thriller that explores just how dangerous the offer of a second chance can be.

Asagaj - Wilbur Smith / Italské lekce - Peter Pezzelli / Temnější než noc - Michael Koryta / Spolek přátel krásné literatury a bramborových koláčů - Mary Ann Shaffer

1913. Ex-soldier turned professional big-game hunter, Leon Courtney, is in British East Africa guiding rich and powerful men from America and Europe on safaris in the Masai tribe territories. One of his clients, German industrialist Count Otto von Meerbach, owns a company which builds aircraft and vehicles for the Kaiser's burgeoning army. Leon is recruited by his uncle, Penrod Ballantyne, commander of the British forces in East Africa, to gather information from von Meerbach. But he had not bargained on falling passionately in love with Eva, the count's beautiful and enigmatic mistress. Then Leon stumbles on a plot by von Meerbach to raise a rebellion against the British amongst the disenchanted survivors of the Boer War, and he alone is able find out who and what is really behind the conspiracy ...Assegai is the enthralling last novel in the Courtneys of Africa series by bestselling sensation, Wilbur Smith. 'Smith writes with passion and close observation about the sights and sounds of Africa' Daily Express

Als de man die verantwoordelijk is voor de dood van zijn vader terugkeert naar het afgelegen familiehuisje in de bossen van Wisconsin, weet Frank Temple dat zijn tijd voor wraak is gekomen. Maar alles verloopt anders dan hij had kunnen voorzien en dan komt hij terecht in een dodelijke achtervolging...

In the second novel from the award-winning author Michael Koryta, Lincoln Perry is about to discover just how far he is willing to go for a chance at redemption.

Investigator and former Marine Wayne Weston is found at home, killed by a single gunshot wound to the head, the gun still lying in his right hand. There is no sign of his wife and six-year-old daughter. The police believe Wayne Weston killed his family before turning the gun on himself. Weston's father is convinced his son was murdered. He turns to Lincoln Perry, former cop, now private investigator, for help. All the evidence supports the police's conclusions, but as soon as he starts asking questions, Lincoln hears rumours of gambling, extortion, and links to Cleveland's Russian mob. When the FBI asks him to back off, followed by a second murder, Lincoln is more determined than ever to uncover the truth, even if that means putting himself in danger . . .