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    Triptych
    Unseen
    De grens van de waarheid
    De Hoogvlieger
    Genesis
    Will Trent - 2: Versplinterd
    • Will Trent - 2: Versplinterd

      • 446 pages
      • 16 hours of reading

      Abigail Campano heeft in haar jarenlange huwelijk geleerd om geweld en bedrog te accepteren. Maar als ze bij thuiskomst op een insluiper stuit die met een mes in zijn hand over het dode lichaam van haar dochter gebogen staat, maakt zich een ongekende kracht in haar los. Een kracht die de man fataal wordt.Will Trent van het Georgia Bureau of Investigation krijgt de leiding over het onderzoek, maar al snel nemen de gebeurtenissen een onverwachte wending en blijkt het om veel meer dan een gezinsdrama te gaan.Karin Slaughter laat enkele hoofdrolspelers uit het zeer succesvolle Triptiek terugkeren in een uiterst beklemmend verhaal over gijzeling, misbruik en moord.

      Will Trent - 2: Versplinterd
      4.0
    • Three and a half years ago former Grant County medical examiner Sara Linton moved to Atlanta hoping to leave her past behind her. Now working as a doctor in Atlanta's Grady Hospital she is starting to piece her life together. But when a severely wounded young woman is brought in, she finds herself drawn back into a world of violence and terror.

      Genesis
      4.2
    • De Hoogvlieger

      • 255 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      Philip Randall heeft het helemaal gemaakt. Hij is knap, hip en rijk. Hij werkt bij een prestigieus advocatenkantoor in Manhattan, is getrouwd met een vrouw die door haar vader bedolven wordt onder elke denkbare luxe, heeft een loft in Soho en een bloedmooie minnares, Jessica. Er is één nadeel: Jessica is de vrouw van zijn beste vriend, Connor. Dan duikt er een oude bekende op die Philip achtervolgt. Philip weigert te aanvaarden dat hij deze situatie onmogelijk in zijn voordeel kan keren – hij wordt het middelpunt van een moordzaak. Zal deze veelbelovende carrièrist zijn verdiende loon krijgen?

      De Hoogvlieger
      3.5
    • De grens van de waarheid

      • 319 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      Een vader, een dochter en familiegeheimen die onbespreekbaar blijven. 'Beste Eleanor Roosevelt, Houdt u van verhalen?' Zo begint op 11 september 1940 de eerste brief van Itzak Lejdel aan de echtgenote van de Amerikaanse president. Itzak is een joodse jongen uit Brussel op de vlucht voor de nazi's. Hij is aan boord van de Quanza, een Portugees stoomschip dat een maaand eerder met 317 joodse vluchtelingen uit Lissabon vertrok. Itzak vestigt zijn laatste hoop op Eleanor Roosevelt. Hij schrijft haar een serie brieven in de hoop door haar tussenkomst alsnog een visum te krijgen. New York, 2003. Sara Leader, de dochter van Itzak, probeert erachter te komen wat er tijdens de Tweede Wereloorlog met haar vader en zijn familie is gebeurd. Hij heeft nooit ergens over willen praten en ontwijkt al haar vragen. Door zelf op onderzoek uit te gaan ontdekt Sara het geheim van het verdriet da thij noooit met haar heeft willen of kunnen delen.

      De grens van de waarheid
      3.5
    • Unseen

      • 400 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      Karin Slaughter’s novels featuring detective Will Trent are utterly riveting. In her latest thriller, tensions rise as detectives, lovers, and enemies confront each other in a gripping battle between courage and evil. Will Trent, a Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent, goes undercover as Bill Black, a menacing ex-con in Macon, Georgia. His disguise attracts the attention of a drug dealer who sees him as a potential ally. However, isolated from the support of his love, Sara Linton, Will finds his past demons resurfacing. Meanwhile, Sara has come to Macon after her stepson, Jared, is shot in his home. She blames Lena, Jared’s wife and a detective known for attracting trouble, for the tragedy. Unbeknownst to Sara, she becomes entangled in the same investigation as Will, leading to escalating danger for both. As their paths converge, the story unfolds with fierce intensity, shifting loyalties, and shocking twists, revealing a conspiracy that spans both sides of the law. Slaughter’s latest work is an electrifying thriller and a profound exploration of human nature, examining the impact of unseen evils on good people.

      Unseen
      4.2
    • Triptych

      • 560 pages
      • 20 hours of reading

      In the city of Atlanta, women are dying at the hands of a cunning killer who signs his work with a single, chilling act of mutilation. Leaving behind enough evidence to fuel a frenzied police hunt, this madman brings together investigators, bystanders, and one very guilty man in a harrowing drama.

      Triptych
      4.0
    • When Atlanta housewife Abigail Campano comes home unexpectedly one afternoon, she walks into a nightmare. A broken window, a bloody footprint on the stairs and, most devastating of all, the horrifying sight of her teenage daughter lying dead on the landing, a man standing over her with a bloody knife. The struggle which follows changes Abigail's life forever. When the local police make a misjudgement which not only threatens the investigation but places a young girl's life in danger, the case is handed over to Special Agent Will Trent of the Criminal Apprehension Team u teamed with detective Faith Mitchell, a woman who resents him from their first meeting. But in the relentless heat of a Georgia summer, Will and Faith realise that they must work together to find the brutal killer who has targeted one of Atlanta's wealthiest, most privileged communities u before it's too latea

      Fractured
      4.0
    • Doorn in mijn vlees

      • 61 pages
      • 3 hours of reading

      It could have been just any night, and they could have just been any two brothers -- but it wasn't, and they weren't. The scene is an Atlanta bar. The music is loud and the dance floor is packed. The good-looking brother picks up a girl. But when dark deeds ensue out in the parking lot, what happens next can only be described in two words: vintage Slaughter.

      Doorn in mijn vlees
      3.3
    • The Drowning Man

      • 480 pages
      • 17 hours of reading

      Everyone knows that Mickey Carlyle is dead and a man is in prison for her murder. Everyone, that is, except DI Vincent Ruiz who cannot stop searching and hoping. He is discovered one night clinging to buoy in thr River Thames with a bullet in his leg and a bigger hole in his memory. Under investigation by his colleagues and accused of faking amnesia, Ruiz's only hope of unravelling the puzzles is to retrace his steps and relive that night. But there are further dangers lying in wait and other ways for a man to drown

      The Drowning Man
      3.8
    • The dead hour

      • 459 pages
      • 17 hours of reading

      In the brilliant sequel to "Field of Blood, " reporter Paddy Meehan is riding high on the success of solving the Brian Wilcox case. Then she meets a mysterious blonde who later turns up dead. Paddy Meehan is thrilled with her new job: working the police beat at the newspaper. Responding to a late night call, she arrives at an elegant villa, where a calm blonde woman with blood on her mouth answers the door. The woman has already convinced the police to leave, and soon Paddy realizes how: she slips fifty dollars into Paddy's hand and begs her to keep the incident-whatever it is-out of the press. The next morning, Paddy sees the lead news story: The woman has been murdered. Soon after, the body of a suicide is pulled from the river. Was the blonde more than just a spoiled trophy wife? Are the two deaths related? In pursuit of answers, Paddy is drawn into a web of violence and greed.

      The dead hour
      3.6
    • Smithson Ide's life so far has led him nowhere. He's 43 years old, weighs 279 pounds, and keeps himself numb with food and alcohol. His only emotional ties are to his parents and to the memory of his older sister, Bethany, who has been missing for 20 years. Then his parents die in a car crash and he learns of Bethany's death in LA County. Suddenly there isn't enough beer in the world to keep Smithy from his feelings. Drunk and bereft, he takes his old Raleigh bicycle and starts cycling. Once he starts, he can't stop and then he's riding across America to recover his sister. Along the way he meets all sorts of people who help or hinder him. He hears the confession of a priest, he rescues a boy from a snow storm, he has a gun pointed in his face, he's hit by a truck and helps a man dying of AIDS. Smithy's ride is an extraordinary quest, to rediscover the past and memories of Bethany, but it's also his journey back to life.

      The memory of running
      3.7
    • "In the tower of Count Stelli in the ancient city-state of Agora, two children meet, apparently by chance. At first, their only goal is survival: In Agora, everything can be bought and sold, debt is death, and Mark and Lily must barter their labor for their lives. But they are destined to fulfill the prophecy of the secret Midnight Charter devised by Agora's founders. What is the Charter? How and why are members of the city's powerful elite involved--and who among them can Lily and Mark trust?"--Page 2 of cover.

      The Midnight Charter
      3.5
    • The End of the Wasp Season

      • 404 pages
      • 15 hours of reading

      When a notorious millionaire banker hangs himself, his death attracts no sympathy. But the legacy of a lifetime of selfishness is widespread, and the carnage most acute among those he ought to be protecting: his family. Meanwhile, in a wealthy suburb of Glasgow, a young woman is found savagely murdered. The community is stunned by what appears to be a vicious, random attack. When Detective Inspector Alex Morrow, heavily pregnant with twins, is called in to investigate, she soon discovers that a tangled web of lies lurks behind the murder. It's a web that will spiral through Alex's own home, the local community, and ultimately right back to a swinging rope, hundreds of miles away. The End of the Wasp Season is an accomplished, compelling and multi-layered novel about family's power of damage-and redemption.

      The End of the Wasp Season
      3.4
    • Love Falls

      • 288 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      Set against the backdrop of a vibrant Tuscan summer, this novel explores the intense emotions and complexities of young love. The author, known for their acclaimed work, weaves a narrative filled with passion and beauty, capturing the essence of youthful longing and discovery in a breathtaking landscape. The story promises to evoke deep feelings and resonate with anyone who has experienced the fervor of first love.

      Love Falls
      3.1
    • The Fig Eater

      • 368 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      When a young woman's body is discovered in the summer of 1910 Vienna, the Inspector's wife is certain the figs found in her stomach during the autopsy are the clue to the identity of the murderer—for there are no fresh figs in Vienna at this time of year.

      The Fig Eater
      3.0