This American author achieved fame through his distinctive narrative style, weaving together compelling plots with deep insights into the human psyche. His works, often set against backdrops of ambition and intrigue, explore themes of power, betrayal, and resilience. Sheldon's mastery in crafting suspense and developing unforgettable characters cemented his status as a preeminent storyteller. Readers are drawn to his ability to keep them on the edge of their seats until the very last page.
Set against a backdrop of love and betrayal, this gripping narrative unfolds a complex story of vengeance and redemption. Building on the legacy of Sidney Sheldon's Mistress of the Game, it promises a thrilling journey filled with unexpected twists that culminate in a shocking and triumphant conclusion. Readers will be captivated by the intense emotions and intricate relationships that drive the plot forward.
He wanted power. Oliver Russell is fated to rise to the pinnacle of power, President of the United States. She wanted revenge. Leslie Stewart is his betrayed fiancee. Amassing her own media empire, on her fortieth birthday, she looks back. What went wrong?
WHO IS KATE BLACKWELL? She is the symbol of success, the beautiful woman who
parlayed her inheritance into an international conglomerate. Winner of a
unique position among the wealthy and world-renowned. And she's a survivor,
indomitable as her father, the man who returned from the edge of death to
wrench a fortune in diamonds from the bleak South African earth. Now,
celebrating her ninetieth birthday, Kate surveys the family she has
manipulated, dominated, and loved: the fair and the grotesque, the mad and the
mild, the good and the evil -- her winnings in life. Is she the... MASTER OF
THE GAME?
Tracy Whitney is framed into a fifteen-year penitentiary sentence and she fights to destroy the crime lords who put her there. In the background is the malignant genius Daniel Cooper, watching and waiting to destroy Tracy to ensure his own salvation.
Ashley Patterson is a beautiful, shy, lonely computer whiz, and is convinced she is being stalked. Coworker Toni Prescott is a gorgeous Brit with a penchant for internet dating and little time for anyone else. And Alette Peters prefers her weekends quiet and in the arms of a beefcake artist. They know virtually nothing about each other -- until the three women are linked by a murder investigation that will lead to one of the most bizarre trials of the century.
A memorable, mesmerizing heroine Jennifer -- brilliant, beautiful, an attorney on the way up until the Mafia's schemes win her the hatred of an implacable enemy -- and a love more destructive than hate. A dangerous, dramatic world The Dark Arena of organized crime and flashbulb lit courtrooms where ambitious prosecutors begin their climb to political power.
This classic best-selling thriller races from the White House to the romance of Paris and the shady menace of Cold War Bucharest as a young woman ambessador faces unseen and powerful enemies plotting her and her children's destruction.
Three young doctors-their hopes, their dreams, their unexpected desires... Dr. Paige Taylor: She swore it was euthanasia, but when Paige inherited a million dollars from a patient, the D.A. called it murder. Dr. Kat Hunter: She vowed never to let another man too close again-until she accepted the challenge of a deadly bet. Dr. Honey Taft: To make it in medicine, she knew she'd need something more than the brains God gave her. Racing from the life-and-death decisions of a big major hospital to the tension-packed fireworks of a murder trial, Nothing Lasts Forever lays bare the ambitions and fears of healers and killers, lovers and betrayers. And proves once again that no reader can outguess Sidney Sheldon, the master of the unexpected.
New York Times Bestselling Author Sweeping from Mexico City to the dark underbelly of LA, The Silent Widow has all the trademark glamour, suspense and unexpected twists of a classic Sidney Sheldon novel.
A beautiful French actress whose craving for passion and vengeance takes her from the gutters of Paris to the bedroom of a powerful billionaire; a dynamic Greek tycoon who never forgets an insult, never forgives an injury; and a handsome war hero lured from his wife by another woman. From Paris to Washington, Hollywood to the islands of Greece, The Other Side of Midnight is the story of four star-crossed lives enmeshed in a deadly ritual of passion, intrigue and corruption.
In THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT, they played the ultimate game of love, lust, and death. Now, in MEMORIES OF MIDNIGHT, the survivors meet to play one last time... Shadowed by tragedy and burdened by amnesia, a beautiful woman desperately tries to return to reality. She is Catherine Douglas, destined to once again challenge the cruel, charismatic power of Constantin Demiris, the Greek shipping tycoon who murdered Catherine's husband. Now, in the glittering capitals and carefree playgrounds of post-war Europe, Demiris sets his deadly sights on Catherine -- and the single, treacherous secret whose shattering truth is known to her alone...
Spain. A land of eternal passion and unceasing bloodshed. From the vengeance of a pitiless tyrant, four women flee the sacred, once-safe walls of a convent: LUCIA, the proud survivor harboring a murderous secret from the savage clan wars of Sicily...GRACIELLA, the beauty still unpurged of guilt from one reckless, youthful sin...MEGAN, the orphan seeking perilous refuge in the arms of a defiant Basque rebel...and TERESA, the believer haunted by a faith that mocks her with silence. Leaving innocence but not hope behind, they venture into an alien, dazzling world, where each will encounter an unexpected destiny -- and the truth about herself.
A power revered by presidents and kings, a fortune unsurpassed by few people on earth: all that ended for Harry Stanford the day he mysteriously — and fatally — plunged from his luxury yacht into the Mediterranean Sea. Then, back home in Boston, as the family gathers to grieve for his memory and to war over his legacy, a stunningly beautiful young woman appears. She claims to be Stanford's long-lost daughter and entitled to her share of his estate. Now, flaming with intrigue and passion through the glamorous preserves of the world's super rich, the ultimate game of wits begins, for stakes too dazzling and deadly to imagine.
Lara Cameron is a famous powerful wealthy New York building developer who struggled from brutal poverty in Glace Bay, a banker who took her body as part of her first deal, to Chicago, banker Keller whose love she takes lightly for granted. As her skyscrapers and boutique hotels tower on earth, she is at the top of a male dominated field. She lies and cheats to close a deal, making cruel enemies. She is forty, beautiful, glamorous, insecure, ruthless, vulnerable, secretly generous, rich - and still wants more. She marries an international concert pianist, the Lochinvar of her childhood dreams, but aomeone puts him in the hospital and threatens to take down her empire.
The new novel from Sidney Sheldon promises to captivate his millions of fans worldwide, destined for bestseller lists like his previous works. In New York, Denver, Paris, and Berlin, four individuals have died in seemingly unrelated accidents. Two widows of the deceased find themselves under relentless attack, leading them to unite in fear and confusion for mutual protection. Their plight raises questions: Are they being targeted due to one woman's role as a prosecution witness in a high-profile criminal trial, or is there a deeper connection to the mysterious circumstances surrounding their husbands' deaths? Concurrently, Tanner Kingsley, the CEO of a rapidly growing international Think Tank, is on the verge of a groundbreaking discovery that could change the world. This revelation holds the potential for immense power, but could it be linked to the recent deaths? The two women, though vastly different—Diane Stevens, a well-connected artist from the Upper East Side, and another with a troubled past—must navigate this perilous situation. With taut suspense and vivid characterization, the story presents an unnervingly realistic premise that could impact our lives, showcasing Sheldon at his finest.
In his rise to the presidency of the United States, lawyer Oliver Russell felt he had to jettison his love, Leslie Stewart. But Leslie also rose, becoming a newspaper tycoon in Washington and now she intends to even the score.
#1 New York Times bestselling author Sidney Sheldon s most popular and enduring heroine Tracy Whitney of If Tomorrow Comes and Sidney Sheldon s Chasing Tomorrow is back with another story of heart-stopping twists and breathtaking action. Once upon a time, Tracy Whitney was one of the best thieves in the business. Then she settled down, had a baby, and planned to spend the rest of her days quietly, living anonymously, devoted to her son. But tragic news has forced Tracy to face her greatest nightmare. Now, with nothing left to protect, she returns to the hunt and she s more dangerous than ever. Tracy is not the only woman with a dark and dangerous past. The world faces a new terror threat from a group of global hackers intent on the collapse of capitalism and private wealth and the creation of a new world order. When this group turn to violence, with deadly effect, the mysterious woman pulling their strings becomes the CIA s public enemy number one. Only one clever and ruthless woman is capable of tracking down the terrorist: Tracy. But as Tracy discovers, the truth proves as elusive as her target. Hampered by corruption and enemies masked as allies, Tracy will be pushed to the brink, where she must face her darkest demons. But just how reckless will a person become when she have nothing left to lose?"
Toby Temple is a superstar, the world's funniest man. He gets any woman that he wants, but under the superstar image is a lonely man. Jill Castle is a sensuous starlet. She has a dark and mysterious past and has an ambition even greater than Toby's. Together they rule Hollywood.
The Winthrops are America's royal family, and its Prince Charming is the sexy, charismatic Gary Winthrop. Now the man on his way to becoming the Senate's brightest new star is found murdered in his home-the latest in a series of incidents that have killed five members of the family in a single year. One of the last people to see Gary Winthrop alive is Washington anchorwoman Dana Evans. She makes it her mission to investigate these seemingly random tragedies, little realizing that her search will sweep her across several continents, place her and her young son in grave danger, and lead her to a truth that will astound the world.
Sheldon's sweeping saga of greed and betrayal, sabotage and danger, and the ties that can kill... Roffe and Sons is a family firm, an international empire filled with desperate, cash-hungry family members. At its head was one of the wealthiest men in the world, a man who has just died in a mysterious accident and left his only daughter, Elizabeth, in control of the company. Now as this intelligent, tough, and beautiful young woman dares to save -- not sell -- Roffe and Sons, she will have to outwit those who secretly want her power, and the unknown assassin who wants her life.
Tracy Whitney never wanted to settle down. Responsible for some of the world's most astounding heists with her brilliant, charming partner Jeff Stevens, she's enjoyed the danger and relished the intensity of life on the wild side. But she's had enough of conning the rich and corrupt out of their ill-gotten fortunes. The one thing that would make her life complete now is marriage and a child with Jeff. But first, Tracy must finish one last job. An unexpected encounter with an old enemy triggers a series of disturbing events that Tracy never anticipated, raising terrifying ghosts she thought were dead and buried.
The psychiatrist's couch holds many secrets. Can it also hold the key to a series of brutal murders? The thrilling first novel from the internationally bestselling Master of Suspense. Two murders, one victim murdered in the street in a gruesome but apparently arbitrary attack. The other brutally tortured and left to die in agony. Now it's the turn of psychoanalyst Dr Judd Stevens... In a chilling game of cat and mouse, Judd must become the hunter rather than the hunted if he wants to stay alive. Working with the mindset of a detective, he must analyse his patients, searching for a motive, clues, reasons. Could it be Teri Washburn, Hollywood starlet, thrown out of tinsel town in scandal and now addicted to sex? Could it be Harrison Burke, top business man and disturbed paranoiac? Or could it be Alexander Fallon, a crazed evangelist, convinced that God has chosen him to avenge all sin in the world? In this deadly game, there can only be one winner...If Judd is to survive he must play the game to win. This is Sidney Sheldon's first novel - a gripping, intense thriller that brought him fame as a bestselling novelist.
Navy Commander Bellany is assigned to investigate the crash of a weather balloon in the Swiss Alps. However, for him it is also the beginning of a journey of terror into the incomprehensible.
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Yoneo Matsumoto, empresario japones, y su esposa mueren en un accidente de avion en los Estados Unidos. Segun el testamenteo su hijo Masao recibe todos su bienes quedan para Masao. Ese mismo dia, Masao escucha accidentalmente que su tio, planea eliminarlo para quedar al frente de la empresa. Desesperado, Masao huye. Esta solo y sin dinero en un pais desconocido. La persecucion comienza...
Robert Bellamy, un comandante della Marina statunitense, riceve l'incarico di indagare sulla caduta di un pallone sonda sulle Alpi svizzere, innanzitutto rintracciando e interrogando i vari testimoni dell'accaduto. Un compito come tanti altri? Nient'affatto. Perché, a partire da questo momento, l'uomo si avventura in un terrorizzante viaggio nell'incomprensibile. Da Washington a Londra, da Zurigo a Roma a Parigi, la vicenda si dipana in un crescendo di sequenze mozzafiato, mettendo a nudo il passato di Bellamy: perché la donna che ama non può ricambiare il suo sentimento? Che cos'ha spinto i suoi migliori amici a trasformarsi in nemici mortali? Come mai non dev'essere svelato al mondo un terribile segreto protetto da una forza misteriosa e letale? Maestro della suspence e affascinante narratore, Sidney Sheldon dimostra, una volta di più, di saper "condurre il gioco" con consumata perizia, creando con questo volume, best-seller negli Stati Uniti, un thriller dal ritmo incalzante e al contempo un'irresistibile storia d'amore.
Сидни Шелдон (родился в 1917 г.) - один из популярнейших современных писателей. Он автор захватывающих романов, ставших бестселлерами более чем в 100 странах. Для широкого круга читателей.
Der Staatsanwalt von San Francisco fordert die Todesstrafe für Dr. Paige Taylor, die beschuldigt wird, einer schwerkranken Krebspatientin Sterbehilfe geleistet zu haben. Ihre Geständnis und das darauf folgende Urteil sorgen für große Aufregung.
Над этим кланом американских магнатов и политиков словно довлеет проклятие. И теперь убит еще один из членов могущественного семейства... Но кто же оборвал жизнь молодого миллиардера? Точнее - кто из его многочисленных врагов?..
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Een geheim agent krijgt opdracht om tien getuigen van de landing van een UFO op te sporen, maar wanneer hij ontdekt dat zij vlak daarna vermoord worden, merkt hij dat ook hijzelf geen jager meer is maar een prooi.