Ariel Behn entdeckt uralte Dokumente, die sie zur Gejagten machen, da sie die Macht über die 13 magischen Gegenstände erlangen könnte. Ein geheimnisvoller Mann verfolgt sie, um die Schriften zu stehlen – notfalls auch gewaltsam.
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April 4, 1945
Katherine Neville is an American author whose works often delve into historical mysteries and intricate plots. Her writing is celebrated for its complex narratives, vivid characters, and the unique ability to weave together past events with the present day. Neville imbues her stories with deep research and suspenseful storytelling, drawing readers into elaborate worlds filled with secrets and discovery.
- 2008
- 2008
In this sequel to 'The Eight', Alexandra Solarin, a chess-wizard and the only daughter of Cat Velis, the heroine of 'The Eight', arrives at her mother's Colorado lodge, only to discover that her mother has disappeared. Finding string of clues, Alexandra is soon joined by a group of people called there by her mother, including her aunt Lily, who explains the truth of Cat's past.
- 2001
Catherine Velis, una alta ejecutiva experta en ordenadores, se ve atrapada sin quererlo en la búsqueda de un legendario ajedrez que perteneció al emperador Carlomagno. El campeón soviético de este deporte, de gira por Nueva York, le advierte que corre un grave riesgo si se empeña en encontrar las piezas, pues en ellas reside la clave de una antigua fórmula ligada a la alquimia, la masonería y los poderes cósmicos. Ese mágico ajedrez, enterrado durante mil años en una abadía francesa, nos conducirá -de 1790 a 1970- por la historia de los personajes que poseyeron sus piezas y por la larga serie de crímenes que se cometieron para hacerse con ellas. Los personajes van desde Napoleón, Robespierre y Casanova, hasta Voltaire, Newton o Catalina la grande. Pero los crímenes todavía no han terminado...
- 2001
- 1998
Snake River, Idaho--Ariel Behn, a toxic materials expert at a remote nuclear site, finds her well-ordered life shattered when her cousin is slain by an unknown assassin. His shocking death leaves Ariel as the sole heir to a family legacy: a sinister cache of manuscripts that sweeps her into the deadly center of international intrigue--and a mystery that spans the centuries...Jerusalem, 32 A.D.--During the last week of the life of Christ, as the world stands on the brink of a new two-thousand-year circle, Emperor Tiberius works desperately to deciper the tantalizing clues to an age-old enigma. He will not be the only one. For whoever assembles and interprets these cryptic clues will possess the power to control the fate of the world...Now, at the center of this circle of ancient riddles stands the one woman who can pull the strands together: Ariel Behn. What strange powers lie hidden with in the manuscripts? As Ariel races across the continents to reveal the dark secrets buried in her family's past, she begins to unlock the chilling truth of the coming millenium.
- 1995
Veritas Banksová pracuje v San Francisku jako ředitelka ochrany peněžních převodů v počítačových systémech světové banky. Svému přímému nadřízenému „Kiwimu“ předkládá projekty na vylepšení ochrany, ale on je odmítá. Nakonec se jí naskytne možnost pracovat v Úřadu federálních rezerv, v kterém kdyby pracovala nemohl by jí Kiwi projekty zamítnout. Kiwi ji však nepodpoří a zklamaná Veritas se proto rozhodne Kiwimu pomstít. Dokázat mu, že jeho systémy jsou plné chyb, a banku může kdokoliv vykrást…
- 1994
