In this Boston-based thriller, Iraq war veteran Neal Maven returns home only to feel out of place. He meets charismatic fellow vet Brad Royce, who recruits him into a risky scheme intercepting drug deals. As Maven enjoys newfound excitement and camaraderie, he soon realizes that his dream life may be more dangerous than it appears.
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August 4, 1967
Chuck Hogan crafts suspenseful narratives that often blur the lines between thriller and the supernatural. His work delves into the darker aspects of human nature and the moral quandaries his characters face. With a keen eye for detail and a strong narrative voice, Hogan immerses readers in compelling plots. His stories frequently explore the hidden conflicts and tensions that can exist beneath the surface of everyday life, prompting reflection on the boundaries of good and evil.
Der Exsoldat Neal Maven arbeitet als Parkplatzwächter in Boston und trifft auf andere Veteranen, die ebenfalls mit ihren Kriegserlebnissen kämpfen. Gemeinsam planen sie, den Drogenhändlern der Stadt Geld und Drogen zu stehlen, um diese zu vernichten. Doch die Gangster lassen nicht lange auf sich warten.
The night belongs to them, and it will be a night eternal ... After the blasts, it was all over. Nuclear Winter has settled upon the Earth. Except for one hour of sunlight a day, the whole world is plunged into darkness. It is a near-perfect environment for vampires. They have won. It is their time.
Ein grausamer Mord, eine Stadt ohne Zukunft, eine große Liebe Don Maddox nimmt in Black Falls eine Stelle als Hilfspolizist an. Was keiner versteht, denn er ist der Einzige aus dem Ort, der jemals in dieses Provinzkaff zurückgekommen ist. Was niemand weiß außer dem früheren, pensionierten Polizeichef: Don Maddox ist undercover hier, weil in dem Ort einiges faul ist. Black Falls gilt als Umschlagplatz für neue Designerdrogen. Als ein spektakulärer Mord ganz Black Falls aufrüttelt, gerät auch Maddox in Lebensgefahr.
The Fall
- 320 pages
- 12 hours of reading
From the authors of the instant New York Times bestseller, The Strain , comes the next volume in one of the most imaginative and frightening thriller series in many, many years Last week they invaded Manhattan. This week they will destroy the world. The vampiric virus unleashed in The Strain has taken over New York City. It is spreading and soon will envelop the globe. Amid the chaos, Eph Goodweather—head of the Centers for Disease Control's team—and the former professor and Holocaust survivor Abraham Setrakian lead a band out to stop these bloodthirsty monsters. But it may be too late.
The Strain
- 615 pages
- 22 hours of reading
In one week, Manhattan will be gone. In one month, the country. In two months . . . the world. At New York's JFK Airport an arriving Boeing 777 taxiing along a runway suddenly stops dead. All the shades have been drawn, all communication channels have mysteriously gone quiet. Dr. Eph Goodweather, head of a CDC rapid-response team investigating biological threats, boards the darkened plane . . . and what he finds makes his blood run cold. A terrifying contagion has come to the unsuspecting city, an unstoppable plague that will spread like an all-consuming wildfire—lethal, merciless, hungry . . . vampiric. And in a pawnshop in Spanish Harlem an aged Holocaust survivor knows that the war he has been dreading his entire life is finally here . . .
Doug MacRay überfällt mit Freunden eine Bank und nimmt die Filialleiterin Claire Keesey als Geisel. Nach ihrer Freilassung verliebt er sich in sie, während ein FBI-Agent ebenfalls Interesse an Claire hat. Doug plant einen letzten Coup, um sich von seiner kriminellen Vergangenheit zu befreien und neu anzufangen.
