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Owen Laukkanen

    Owen Laukkanen crafts thrillers that delve into the darker aspects of human nature. His writing is characterized by a fast pace and skillful character portrayals of those operating on the fringes of society. Laukkanen masterfully blends suspense with psychological insight, drawing readers into his narratives. His experiences from the world of professional poker and life at sea lend his stories an authentic and unique perspective.

    Owen Laukkanen
    Zločinecký podnik
    Gale Force
    The Professionals
    The Wild
    Lone Jack Trail
    Deception Cove
    • Deception Cove

      • 384 pages
      • 14 hours of reading
      4.1(14)Add rating

      One of Kirkus Reviews' Top 100 Books of 2019 A compelling new thriller for fans of CJ Box and David Baldacci. Jess Winslow is a former US Marine struggling to adjust to civilian life after the horrors of Afghanistan. All she has in the world is her black and white pitbull mix, Lucy. Mason Burke trained Lucy for the service animal program while serving fifteen years in prison. Lucy helped keep him sane; now he'll stop at nothing to keep her safe. So when a corrupt deputy sheriff takes Lucy hostage over a package Jess's late husband allegedly stole, newly-released Mason promises to help. But saving Lucy and finding the package is only the start. Soon Mason and Jess are caught up in someone else's private war. Will they be able to trust each other and face their demons in time to save themselves? Deception Cove is a gripping story of survival and redemption set against the beautiful and dangerous coastline of the Pacific Northwest.

      Deception Cove
    • Lone Jack Trail

      • 336 pages
      • 12 hours of reading
      3.8(540)Add rating

      For fans of CJ Box and Michael Koryta, Owen Laukkanen's thrilling Winslow and Burke series continues with a new adventure for the tough ex-Marine, the sensitive ex-convict, and the rescue dog who changed both their lives.

      Lone Jack Trail
    • With an instantly compelling protagonist who finds herself fighting for her life in the wilderness using her wits and resilience, THE WILD is a suspenseful original paperback page-turner with nonstop action and a heroine readers won't soon forget.FROM THIS MOMENT ON, YOU'RE A BEAR CUB. YOU'LL LEARN RESPONSIBILITY AND RESPECT. HOW TO SURVIVE. IT'S EASIER IF YOU JUST ACCEPT IT.Dawn isn't a bad person--she's just made some bad choices: wrong guy, wrong friends, wrong everything. But she wasn't expecting her parents to pay a boatload of money to ship her off to OUT OF THE WILD, a wilderness boot camp with a bunch of other messed up kids to learn important "life lessons." It's true that Dawn and the other cubs will learn a lot--but it's not what any of them expect. Because what happens in the woods isn't what their parents planned. Sometimes plans go very wrong. And this is one of those times. Suddenly Dawn is more scared than she's ever been in her life. And you will be too.

      The Wild
    • The Professionals

      • 370 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      <b>A finger-burning thriller from hotly anticipated debut author Owen Laukkanen, which will appeal to fans of Lee Child and Jeffery Deaver.</b> Four friends, caught in a terrible job market, joke about turning to kidnapping to survive. And then, suddenly, it's no joke. For two years, the strategy they devise works like a charm - until they kidnap the wrong man. Now two groups are after them - the law, in the form of veteran state investigator Kirk Stevens and hotshot young FBI agent Carla Windermere, and an organized crime outfit looking for payback. As they crisscross the country in a series of increasingly explosive confrontations, each of them is ultimately forced to recognize the truth: the real professionals, cop or criminal, are those who are willing to sacrifice everything. ‘Really terrific – characters that live and breathe, a just-right story, and chills aplenty’ - Lee Child ‘Ingenious plotting, perfect-pitch characterization and evocative sense of place’ - Jonathan Kellerman ‘A first-class thriller by a terrific new voice’ - John Lescroart

      The Professionals
    • Seit ihr Vater bei einem missglückten Bergungsauftrag über Bord ging, lässt McKenna Rhodes lieber die Finger von den riskanten Jobs. Dumm nur, dass das auch die lukrativen sind. McKenna steht kurz vor dem Ruin, als ein japanischer Frachter havariert. Die Bergung des Schiffes und die damit verbundene Millionenprämie sind ihre letzte Chance . Doch was niemand ahnt: Auf dem Unglücksschiff befindet sich ein blinder Passagier . Im Gepäck: 50 Millionen Dollar in Inhaberpapieren, die er von der Yakuza gestohlen hat. Und die will ihr Geld um jeden Preis zurück ...

      Gale Force
    • Zločinecký podnik

      • 384 pages
      • 14 hours of reading
      4.3(51)Add rating

      Když přijdete o práci a novou se najít nedaří, rýsují se před vámi dvě řešení. Přiznáte porážku a pokusíte se protloukat, jak to jde. Nebo se postavíte problému čelem a vymyslíte jiné, radikální řešení. Carter Tomlin zvolil druhou možnost, v jeho podání však bohužel sestávala z lyžařské kukly přes obličej a automatické zbraně v rukou – navíc od loupeže k několikanásobné loupežné vraždě bývá zatraceně nebezpečně blízko... Stejně jako v Profesionálech, zdařilém a oceňovaném debutu Owena Laukannena, má i zde FBI a policie co do činění se „zločinci z nouze“, chytrými, precizními a především tak neuvěřitelně uvěřitelnými – než překročili hranici zákona, žili docela slušně a obyčejně, jako kdokoli z nás…

      Zločinecký podnik
    • Profesionáli

      • 296 pages
      • 11 hours of reading
      3.8(225)Add rating

      Štyria priatelia, čerství absolventi univerzity, sa ocitnú na neutešenom trhu práce a žartujú, že ak chcú prežiť, zrejme budú musieť unášať ľudí. A odrazu sa žart premení na skutočnosť. Ich taktika – rýchle, razantné únosy s nízkym výkupným – im vychádza dva roky. Potom unesú nesprávneho človeka, a aby toho nebolo málo, podarí s im ho aj zabiť. Odrazu idú po nich dve skupiny, ktorým sa chceli za každú cenu vyhnúť – polícia v podobe skúseného štátneho vyšetrovateľa Kirka Stevensa a príťažlivej agentky FBI Carly Windermerovej, ako aj zločinecká organizácia, ktorá chce pomstiť smrť významného mafiána z detroitského podsvetia. Únoscovia blúdia po celej krajine ako štvanci, až si nakoniec uvedomia drsnú pravdu: skutoční profesionáli, či už policajti, alebo zločinci, musia obetovať všetko. Román Profesionáli, plný nečakaných zvratov, prekvapení a pozoruhodne vykreslených postáv, ohlasuje príchod nového sľubného autora.

      Profesionáli