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Robert Vernooy

    Robert Vernooy is a celebrated writer, cultural critic, and musicologist. His work is often described as possessing a singular personality within his generation, echoing the impact of previous literary giants. Vernooy's writings span short stories, a epistolary novel, essays, and critically acclaimed novels that delve into profound human experiences and societal observations. His distinctive voice and intellectual depth mark him as a significant presence in contemporary Dutch literature.

    Pandora's Daughter
    Skull Session
    Cree Black Thrillers: City of Masks
    The Moscow vector
    Covert-One: Lazarus Vendetta
    Leaving Las Vegas
    • A re-issue of John O'Brien's debut novel, a masterpiece of modern realism about the perils of addiction and love in a city of loneliness.

      Leaving Las Vegas
      4.2
    • Covert-One: Lazarus Vendetta

      • 394 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      For the past three decades Robert Ludlum's bestselling novels have been enjoyed by hundreds of millions of readers worldwide and have set the standard against which all other thrillers are measured. His Covert-One series has been among his most beloved creations and now comes the latest thrilling novel in the series. The Lazarus Movement, the dominant force in the eco-conscious, "anti-technology" protest movement, has sent rumblings down the halls of the world's intelligence agencies. Led by a mysterious, never-seen figure known only as Lazarus, this increasingly prominent group is believed by some to be preparing a bold strike. When an attack on a nano-technology research facility leaves thousands dead--- protestors and scientists alike---from what appears to be a cloud of inadvertently released but gruesomely deadly nanobots, pandemonium reigns. Lt. Col. Jon Smith is activated by Covert-One to find and uncover the truth about Lazarus where all others have failed. As Smith slowly uncovers the deadly underpinnings of the group, he soon learns that the Lazarus Movement is only the very tip of the iceberg in a deadly scheme that threatens billions of lives and will forever change the nature of the world itself.

      Covert-One: Lazarus Vendetta
      4.1
    • At an international conference in Prague, Lt. Col. Jon Smith, an Army research doctor specializing in infectious diseases and secretly an agent attached to Covert-One, is contacted by a Russian colleague, Dr. Valentine Petrenko. Petrenko is concerned about a small cluster of mysterious deaths in Moscow and about the Russian government's refusal to release publicly any information or data on the outbreak. When the two meet, they are attacked by a group of mysterious men and Petrenko is killed, his notes and medical samples are lost, and Smith barely escapes with his life. At the same time, a series of government officials around the world are coming down with a mysterious, fast-acting virus with a 100% fatality rate. These deaths are somehow related to the increasing militarism from the new Russian government, headed by the autocratic and ambitious President Victor Dudarev. With few clues and precious little time, Smith and Covert-One must unravel this mysterious plot and find the mysterious figure who stands at the center of it all...

      The Moscow vector
      4.0
    • Cree Black Thrillers: City of Masks

      A Cree Black Thriller

      • 400 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      In City of Masks, the first Cree Black novel, parapsychologist Cree and her partner take a case in New Orleans's Garden District that leaves them fearing for their own lives. The 150-year-old Beauforte House has long stood empty, until Lila Beauforte resumes residence and starts to see some of the house's secrets literally come to life. Tormented by an insidious and violent presence, Lila finds herself trapped in a life increasingly filled with childhood terrors. It takes Cree's unconventional take on psychology and her powerful natural empathy with Lila to navigate the dangerous worlds of spirit and memory, as they clash in a terrifying tale of mistaken identity and murder.

      Cree Black Thrillers: City of Masks
      3.5
    • Skull Session

      • 512 pages
      • 18 hours of reading

      A young man suffering from Tourette's Syndrome desperately searches for steady work before his ex-wife can claim custody of their son. He accepts a job offer from his eccentric aunt to repair her old Hudson Valley mansion, and takes his girlfriend along to help. Sifting through the rubble, he discovers that the house has been vandalized by an almost superhuman rage. And when dead teenagers are found in the area, the violent path leads directly to the mansion's door. To end the horror, he must confront his family's past, and the dark side of his own soul.

      Skull Session
      3.4
    • Pandora's Daughter

      • 384 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      For as long as she can remember, successful young physician Megan Blair has tried to silence the voices in her head--voices that bring her to the edge of madness and terror. Megan possesses psychic powers that have been dormant for years, hidden deep in the past she's tried so desperately to forget. But now everything has come to a boiling point--someone is trying to kill her, and others are trying to use her, including the deadly and seductive Neal Grady. Shocking secrets about her life and her mother's death bombard her as she fights to take control of her heritage and save herself and everything she believes in. Grady holds the key to understanding her future, a future in which Megan's life will never be the same. If she survives to have a future. Pandora's Daughter is a gripping suspense novel from bestselling author Iris Johansen.

      Pandora's Daughter
      3.6
    • De dingen die er niet toe doen

      • 225 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      Roberto ïs een moderne levenskunstenaar, Wieps hoogste goed zijn vrijheid is. Trouw is hij uitsluitend aan zichzelf; de enige moraal waaraan hij gehóorzaamt is die van zijn lichaam.. Totdat hij in Rome een vrouwontmoet die hem doorziet. 'Trouwaanjezelf,' zegt ze tegen hem, 'is alleen maar een eufemisme voor opportunisme, een mooi smoesje om anderen te laten barsten.' Met deze moderne schelmenroman over erotiek, politiek en televisie beWijst Vernooy zich als een veelzijdig schrijver, die scherts en ernst weet te verenigen totproza van klassieke allure.

      De dingen die er niet toe doen
    • De tedere tirannie

      • 221 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      'Nog nooit waren de drugs zo soft, nog nooit was het vrijen zo veilig, het snoepen zo verstandig.' Jasper en Jessica voelen zich doodgeknuffeld door de zorgen van hun ouders en de maatschappij. Ze komen in opstand tegen de zorgzame samenleving waar geluk met harde hand wordt gehandhaafd. (Tekst achterkant)

      De tedere tirannie
    • De 47e samoerai

      • 383 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      Een Amerikaanse ex-marinier belandt door een zwaard dat toebehoorde aan de Japanse soldaat met wie zijn vader in 1945 een gevecht op leven en dood had, in de maffia in Japan.

      De 47e samoerai
    • Wat kan oosterse krijgskunst ons leren over de kunst van het volle leven?0?De weg? is een belangrijk concept in het oosterse denken. Deze do zit ook in budo, de verzamelnaam voor bekende Japanse krijgskunsten zoals judo, aikido, kendo en karatedo. Anders dan de meer competitieve vechtsporten worden zulke krijgskunsten gezien als een persoonlijk ontwikkelingstraject, een levensweg. Daarbij gaat het om geestelijke vorming door middel van lichamelijke oefening.0Als schrijver en budobeoefenaar bewandelt Robert Vernooy zelf de dubbele weg van pen en zwaard. In 'Van de weg naar de straat' onderzoekt hij hoe de hedendaagse westerse mens de lessen van zo?n oosterse levensweg in het dagelijks leven kan gebruiken. Kun je door budo een beter mens worden? Wie wint er, en wat wordt er overwonnen als je jezelf overwint? En hoe moet je luisteren met je buik?0Vernooys beschouwingen over krijgskunst als levenskunst zijn niet alleen interessant voor lezers met belangstelling voor budo en oosterse filosofie, maar voor iedereen die geïnteresseerd is in de kunst van het volle leven.00Robert Vernooy (1961) is musicoloog, auteur en vertaler. Hij heeft korte verhalen, romans, essayistisch werk en tientallen vertalingen op zijn naam staan. Daarnaast doet hij al bijna dertig jaar aan karate. In zijn werk als auteur komen muziek, (krijgs)kunst, esthetica en (cultuur)filosofie samen.

      Van de weg naar de straat. Krijgskunst als levenskunst