Riet Neehus Books

"In Chicago, a pregnant cafeteria worker suffering nothing more than the flu like symtoms begins haemorrhaging from every part of her body. In Boston, a brilliant musician, her face disfigured by an unknown disease, rapidly descends into lethal paranoia. In West Virginia, a miner suddenly goes berserk, causing a cave-in that kills two of his co-workers. Finding the link between these events could prove Fatal Five years ago, internest and emergency specialist Matt Rutledge returned to his West Virginia home to marry his hig-school sweetheart and open a practice. He also had a score to settle. His Father died whilst working for the local mining company, and Matt swore to expose their health and safety violations. When his beloved wife succumbed to an unusual cancer, his campaign became even more bitterly personal. Now he has identified bizarre new incidences of illness - caused he is certain, by the mines careless disposal of toxic chemicals. All he needs is proof."

When the body of Nicola Maiden, the daughter of a retired Scotland Yard undercover officer, is found near an unidentified body in the middle of a pre-historic stone circle in Derbyshire, Inspector Lynley is asked to lead the investigation into the deaths. Lynley must get to the bottom of the crime without the assistance of his long-time partner Sergeant Barbara Havers following her demotion as a result of an internal investigation. But Barbara Havers has plans of her own, and they involve the very case that Lynley is working on . . .

Dennis Luxford has made a career out of exposing scandal, and when he is offered another government sleaze story, his hesitation seems inexplicable. But at the heart of the scoop lies the kidnapping of his daughter. Inspector Lynley and Dectective Sergeant Havers are called in.

Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley risks his career when he discovers that a recent murder victim had been tied to an old homicide investigation that could involve his superior, Superintendent Malcolm Webberly.

The sudden death of Guy Brouard after his morning swim shocks the residents of Guernsey. A generous patron and benefactor of the island since his arrival there a decade ago, his demise puts a question mark over many cherished projects. When a young American woman is charged with the murder, her brother seeks help from the only contact he has in the UK - Deborah St James. Deborah is horrified to find that her old friend has been arrested and persuades her husband Simon to accompany her to Guernsey to avert this miscarriage of justice. There they find a tangled web of deceit and betrayal, with its origins in wartime occupation. In solving the crime, they must rely on their long-standing friendship with Inspector Lynley; they must also learn painful lessons about loyalty and trust, and the loving tyranny of family ties.

A collection of five stories of human weakness and psychological suspense includes one tale that features a cameo appearance by a young Inspector Thomas Lynley.

Andre Lemoine, one of the world's leading geneticists, is on the verge of the medical breakthrough of the century: a link with rare primates that could unlock a vital key in the search for a cure for AIDS and cancer.But part of Andre's quest is driven by a pressing medical threat within his own family, and when his breakthrough brings him into conflict with two ambitious ruthless rivals - it plunges Andre into the race of his life; a race which takes Andre from the dark jungles of Africa and Brazil to the seamy backstreets of Paris and Philadelphia. A nightmare world of thieves, hookers and pimps, lab bombers and FBI agents - far removed from the safety of his lab bench.For Andre the stakes have never been higher. Because, as the threat to those Andre loves looms stronger, it becomes a race through the shadows of his family's dark past to, ultimately, face death head-on.

Op een ochtend doet een wandelaar aan de kust van Essex een macabere ontdekking. In een bunker treft hij het ontzielde, zwaar verminkte lichaam aan van een man. Een tragische vondst, die voor de nodige commotie zorgt in de badplaats Balford-le-Nez. Vooral in Pakistaanse kringen, want het slachtoffer blijkt Haytham Querashi te zijn, een jongeman die op het punt stond te trouwen met de enige dochter van de belangrijkste man binnen de lokale Pakistaanse gemeenschap. De Pakistanen zijn ervan overtuigd dat Haytham is vermoord en verwijten de politie laksheid en terughoudendheid bij het onderzoek. De dreiging van rassenonlusten hangt zwaar over het anders zo rustige badplaatsje. Geïntrigeerd door de complexiteit van de situatie besluit brigadier Barbara Havers haar welverdiende vakantie te onderbreken. Ze biedt haar medewerking aan, niet in de laatste plaats omdat het onderzoek wordt geleid door Emily Barlow, de door haar zo bewonderde inspecteur. De samenwerking van de twee doortastende vrouwen lijkt zijn vruchten af te werpen, totdat Barbara tot de ontdekking komt dat er toch maar één persoon is die je echt kunt vertrouwen: jezelf…

Joe Fernwright, een werkeloze pottenbakker - en hersteller in een plastic wereld, verkeerde in een gevaarlijke - roekeloze stemming. Bereid zelfs om een uitzonderlijk riskant voorstel aan te nemen van een buitengewoon merkwaardig en machtig schepsel - een Glimmung. De Glimmung nodigt Joe uit, hem te helpen een oude kathedraal van de zeebodem op een ver verwijderde planeet omhoog te brengen...