Andrew Klavan Books

A young woman is murdered at Christmas in an idyllic US town, and it's up to English teacher Cameron Winter to solve the crime and confront his past.

"Never give in."Ever since he woke up in a terrorist torture chamber--with a year of his life erased from his mind--Charlie West has been on the run. He has one desperate hope of getting his life back: track down the mysterious agent named Waterman. But in fact, reaching Waterman--and recovering the secrets lost in his own memory--will only increase his danger. Because a team of ruthless killers is rapidly closing in on him, determined to stop him from finding the answers. And the truth of the matter is more incredible...and more deadly...than he could ever imagine."Action sequences that never let up...wrung for every possible drop of nervous sweat."--"Booklist "review of "The Long Way Home"

The words of Jesus can be as mysterious as they are familiar. For those seeking greater understanding of the Gospels through storytelling and poetry comes this book by Andrew Klavan, who chronicles his own inspiring, late-in-life journey to achieve a fresh perspective and deep connection to Jesus's most well-known and complex biblical passages.

The gripping new thriller from award-winning author Andrew Klavan. When a wealthy family is murdered in their Chicago mansion, the case seems open and shut, but one man's search for answers reveals the hidden darkness in an idyllic community...Cameron Winter has a knack for solving complicated crimes. His background - spy turned English professor - means he's uniquely placed to decipher the clues behind some of the most complex cases. When four members of a wealthy household are killed in their suburban Chicago mansion, shock reverberates around the community. Their bodies were pulled from the burning building - but all of them had already been shot dead. It seems like an open and shut case when local police soon have the obvious culprit under lock and key. But with the only witness a child who has no memory of the events, Winter digs deeper and reveals there is more to the case than there seems. Just why does the lead detective on the case want Winter off his patch so badly? What seems like a safe suburban paradise is anything but - and Winter will have to take great personal risks to reveal the truth behind the murders.Reviews for Andrew Klavan'Andrew Klavan is a superb entertainer, and his work has real substance. I look forward to his books like I looked forward to Christmas when I was a kid.' Dean Koontz'Andrew Klavan is the most original American novelist of crime and suspense since Cornell Woolrich.' Stephen King

Prepare to meet the most seductively female and shockingly fatal femme fatales, brought to you by seventeen of today’s finest authors of mystery and suspense fiction. Award-winning editor Otto Penzler presents a collection of short, sizzling masterpieces filled with thrilling tales that showcase how sexy and fierce the 'gentler sex' can be. In 'Third Party', a party girl takes you on a wild ride through the Paris night, while Nelson DeMille's 'Rendezvous' plunges you into a Vietnam jungle where the deadliest scourge is a woman. Elmore Leonard introduces a Depression-era teenage gun moll in 'Louly and Pretty Boy', who loves Pretty Boy Floyd more than robbing filling stations. Lorenzo Carcaterra's 'A Thousand Miles from Nowhere' features a smart blonde seeking slow-simmered vengeance, and Michael Connelly's 'Cielo Azul' reveals how a nameless woman found dead in Los Angeles can be the most lethal prey. Other riveting tales include a scorned lover claiming an old fling's heart, a mysterious woman offering a tempting suicide pact, and a she-demon rising from the grave. These and many other bad girls cast their criminal spells through the powerful voices of Joyce Carol Oates, John Connolly, Thomas H. Cook, Jeffrey Deaver, and more, in stories as irresistible as the anti-heroines that blaze through their pages.

Gerald Byrne, a shamanic billionaire and founder of the social media platform Byrner, stands out in the eccentric world of Big Tech. Known for his enigmatic wisdom and spiritual practices, his striking appearance includes a long ponytail and a flower tattoo on his neck. While he is celebrated as a visionary and philanthropist, a dark undercurrent emerges as those who oppose him seem to meet untimely fates, raising questions about his true nature and the cost of his success.

This fast-paced, high-drama adventure series will appeal to fans of series such as Alex Rider, Cherub and Boy Soldier.

When revolutionaries seize control of a country in Central America where sixteen-year-old Will is serving at a mission, he and the other volunteers find themselves in a desperate race to escape the violence and return home.

Everitt, a journalist, is called in to take over a colleague's assignment: an interview with a convicted murderer on the day he is to be executed. Everitt suspects Beachum is the wrong man and must act fast if he is to prove Beachum's innocence and save him from the deadly injection.

Cal Bradley is living the good life. A man of decency and integrity, he is loved by his children, respected by his patients, and has a marriage that is the stuff of romance. For fifteen years he has shared his life with Marie, a sweet, simple woman whom he passionately adores. Then one evening, a troubled teenager named Peter Blue unleashes a night of madness that will change Cal's life for ever and send him on a journey into a world of fear, deception and murder. As taut as it is tense, Man and Wife is a gripping psychological thriller about what happens when you can no longer believe the one you trust the most.

While trying to rein in ruthless operative Jim Bishop, ex-cop-turned-P.I. Scott Weiss becomes involved in the investigation into a series of linked killings that seem to be the work of his old nemesis Shadowman.

This fast-paced, high-drama adventure series will appeal to fans of series such as Alex Rider, Cherub and Boy Soldier.

Thad Reich, wealthy student at an upper-crust college, seemed destined for success. But when he dies horribly on the floor of a Manhattan apartment, John Wells, crime reporter on the "New York Star", had to find out why it happened, and fast, for a very personal reason.

When Harry begins to receive tormented letters from his childhood friend Agnes, a struggling sculptress, it reawakens his past. Harry begins to seek out Agnes, believing he can help her. After all he was the only one closest to understanding the mysterious source of her art. Ten years after her death, faced with a young, soulful girl reminiscent of Agnes, Harry feels trapped, threatened and chastened. Agnes' story encompasses his own youth, the horrors of the Holocaust, and the breadth of the American dream.

It's Halloween morning- and Nancy Kinkaid is about to find out that she has disappeared.

Each year, for the past seventeen years, Mysterious Bookshop proprietor Otto Penzler has commissioned an original Christmas story by a leading suspense writer. These stories were then produced as pamphlets, just 1,000 copies, and given to customers of the bookstore as a Christmas present. Now, all seventeen tales have been collected in one volume, showcasing the talents of: Charles Ardai Lisa Atkinson George Baxt Lawrence Block Mary Higgins Clark Thomas H. Cook Ron Goulart Jeremiah Healy Edward D. Hoch Rupert Holmes Andrew Klavan Michael Malone Ed McBain Anne Perry S. J. Rozan Jonathan Santlofer Donald E. WestlakeSome of these stories are humorous, others suspenseful, and still others are tales of pure detection, but all of them together make up a charming collection and a perfect Christmas gift for all ages.

The coast of Maine, a clear summer's day, a 747 plunges into the sea, the witness a small child...On a cold, lonely night in New York, Lonnie Blake, a widower and desolate jazz musician, takes comfort in the arms of Carol, a beautiful woman who has flung herself into his doorway to escape an unknown assailant. For that one night, Carol has given everything Blake has wanted: sex, companionship and, above all, compassion. In the morning she is gone, leaving no clues, just emptiness and longing. Blake cannot forget her for Carol has got under his skin and stirred his soul. He also knows she is deeply troubled, and makes it his business to find out why. The answer is not so simple, for it is not Carol who is in danger but her three year old daughter, Amanda, an ordinary, sweet-faced, dimpled child. Amanda has a gift, an extraordinary ability that Carol is desperate to hide. But others are not so discerning, and will stop at nothing until they get what they want, whatever the consequences...Fast, furious, tightly plotted and brilliantly drawn, this is a superb thriller, up with the very best, from the author of the award winning TRUE CRIME.

In this small town there's no telling what will happen next - intrigue, drug-dealing, murder, blackmail - corruption so deep it would make the skin of the smoothest snake in the world crawl.

Andrew Klavan, geboren 1954, ist ein renommierter Thriller-Autor in den USA und zweifacher Edgar Award-Gewinner. Zwei seiner Romane, "True Crime" und "Don’t Say A Word", wurden erfolgreich verfilmt.

Waterman. Der Mann ohne Gesicht. Er hat den Schlüssel zu meinen Erinnerungen. Doch kann ich ihm wirklich vertrauen? Charlie West hat nur eine Chance: Er muss endlich herausfinden, was vor einem Jahr wirklich passiert ist. Warum sein bester Freund Alex tot ist. Und warum nicht nur die Terroristen, sondern auch die Cops so erbarmungslos Jagd auf ihn machen. Der einzige Mann, der ihm dabei helfen kann, ist Waterman. Er sagt, er sei einer von den Guten. Aber Charlie ist schon so oft getäuscht worden. Band 3 der spannenden Actionserie „The Homelanders“ Für alle Fans von 24, Prison Break, The Bourne Identity und Homeland.

Nathan Conrad è un medico. Cerca di curare i malati mentali più gravi, i casi disperati. Lo chiamano lo "psichiatra dei dannati". Ogni sera torna a casa e tira il fiato. Ma un bel mattino d'ottobre la follia bussa alla sua porta, anzi lo chiama al telefono : "Buongiorno dottor Conrad: ascoltami. Non dire una parola. Ho tua figlia".

Der todkranke Horror-Film-Regisseur Richard Storm versucht das Geheimnis eines 3teiligen Bildes, das auf einer Auktion in England angeboten wird, zu entschlüsseln. Er verliebt sich in die schöne Galeristin Sophia, die er vor den Machenschaften eines gefährlichen Sektenführers schützen muss.

Cette maudite chaleur aurait liquéfié n'importe qui. Et peut-être bien qu'elle ramollissait mon cerveau. J'aurais dû réfléchir un peu plus avant de refuser d'acheter ces photos. Un candidat au Sénat, marié qui plus est, en train de batifoler avec une jeune fille à peine majeure et entièrement nue, ça ne faisait certes pas un article, mais c'était quand même vendeur... Et maintenant que celui qui me les avait proposées était mort, ces photos devenaient d'autant plus précieuses. Alors il ne me restait plus beaucoup de solutions : dire adieu à mon boulot de journaliste, et devenir en plus la risée de la profession pour avoir laissé filer ce scoop. Ou bien rattraper le coup et résoudre cette affaire de meurtre avant la police. Mais pour ça, il fallait d'abord mettre la main sur cette fille. Et prier pour que cette satanée pluie finisse par tomber...

Cal Bradley se oženil z lásky. Patnáct let prožil po boku své manželky Marie, kterou po celou dobu vášnivě miloval. V idylickém koutě Nové Anglie, která byla domovem jeho rodiny již po několik generací, se z Cala stal jeden z nejváženějších mužů ve městě - byl otcem rodiny, pravidelným návštěvníkem kostela a talentovaným psychiatrem, který řídil rodinnou kliniku. Žil spořádaným a spokojeným životem. Až jedné noci se stalo ve městě neštěstí - hlavním aktérem byl devatenáctiletý mladík jménem Peter Blue, který po hádce se svou přítelkyní zapálil místní kostel a potom šermoval ukradenou zbraní před obličejem šéfa místní policie - cynického chlapíka, který nikomu nic tak lehce neodpustí. Blue trpěl pocity osamění a měl sebevražedné úmysly. Proto je poslán k Bradleymu na léčení. Pro pacienta je to poslední šance, jak se spasit před vězením a sebevraždou. Pro lékaře je to začátek cesty do světa strachu, lží a nakonec i vraždy. Ukáže se totiž, že zvláštní život mladíka je svázán s Calovým. V hloubi duše dospívajícího mladíka je ukryt klíč k hrozivému tajemství - k dokonale utajené minulosti Marie Bradleyové. Dřív, než se Cal Bradley může s pravdou vypořádat ho čeká zásadní rozhodnutí - mezi hlasem svého rozumu a hlasem svého srdce.

Zasněžené městečko skrývá příběh, který měl navždy zůstat tajemstvím. Městečko Sweet Haven působí jako malebný výjev z vánoční pohlednice. Tiše padající sníh, okna domů ozářená stovkami vánočních světýlek, vysoká kostelní věž a tajemné jezero lemované kopci. Na první pohled ztělesnění klidu a ducha Vánoc. A na ten druhý? Semknutá komunita rodin, do jejichž spořádaného života právě udeřil blesk z čistého nebe. Až příliš dokonalou atmosférou městečka otřásla vražda oblíbené mladé knihovnice. A ještě mnohem více to, že se k činu přizná její milenec Travis Blake –? válečný hrdina s bezchybnou minulostí, díky níž se obyvatelé městečka zdráhají jeho čin jednoznačně odsuzovat. Na žádost právničky Victorie tak na scénu vstupuje Cameron Winter, samotářský profesor anglické literatury s traumatickou minulostí a zvláštním darem vidět pod povrch zločinů stejně hluboko, jako do duše pachatele. Podaří se mu zahnat vlastní démony a odhalit pravdu tam, kde ostatní selhávají?