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Woody Bookman hasn’t spoken a word in his eleven years of life. Not when his father died in a freak accident. Not when his mother, Megan, tells him she loves him. For Megan, keeping her boy safe and happy is what matters. But Woody believes a monstrous evil was behind his father’s death and now threatens him and his mother. And he’s not alone in his thoughts. An ally unknown to him is listening.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Jane Hawk’s one-woman war comes to an explosive climax as the rogue FBI agent gambles everything against a terrifying conspiracy, for vengeance, for justice, and for humanity’s freedom—from the author of The Silent Corner. “Jane Hawk is arguably the best...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER When this relentless rogue FBI agent comes knocking, her adversaries will have to answer—with their lives—in this thrilling Jane Hawk novel by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Corner. “Koontz continues the incredible saga of the robust...

Crime reporter Joe Carpenter lost his wife and two daughters in the crash of Flight 353. Joe is unable to work, think, or do anything but grieve, and wait for his own death. Then Joe meets Rose, a woman who claims to be the crash’s sole survivor. But before Joe can probe further, the elusive Rose slips away and Joe is left with haunting questions: If Rose lived through the crash, is it possible his family could have survived it, too? Did the authorities conspire to hide what really happened that night? Joe’s search for the truth will shatter him - and force him to question everything he thinks he knows about life and death.

Conducting a strange and urgent experiment on the Arctic icefield, a team of scientists has planted sixty powerful explosive charges that will detonate at midnight. Before they can withdraw to the safety of their base camp, a shattering tidal wave breaks loose the ice on which they are working. Now they are hopelessly marooned on an iceberg during a violent winter storm. The bombs beneath them are buried irretrievably deep...and ticking. And they discover that one of them is an assassin with a mission of his own.

Do you dare step through the red door? Spencer Grant had no idea what drew him to the bar with the red door. He thought he would just sit down, have a slow beer or two, and talk to a stranger. He couldn’t know that it would lead to a narrow escape from a bungalow targeted by a SWAT team. Or that it would leave him a wanted man. But now Spencer is on the run from mysterious and ruthless men. He is in love with a woman he knows next to nothing about. And he is hiding from a past he can’t fully remember.

Reporter Holly Thorne is intrigued by Jim Ironheart, who has saved 12 lives in the past three months. Holly wants to know what kind of power drives him, why terrifying visions of a churning windmill haunt his dreams, and just what he means when he whispers in his sleep that an enemy who will kill everyone is coming.

In picturesque Moonlight Cove, California, inexplicable deaths occur, and spine-tingling terror descends to this "edge of paradise". Growing numbers of residents harbor a secret so dark it is sure to cost even more lives.

Ex-FBI-Agentin Jane Hawk suchte die wahren Schuldigen für den vermeintlichen Freitod ihres Ehemannes Nick und hat die Verschwörung um die elitäre Gruppe der Arkadier aufgedeckt. Während ihres Kreuzzuges gegen die Terrorgruppe hat sie sich viele Feinde gemacht, die auf Rache sinnen. Nun endlich scheinen diese ihrem Ziel nahe: Die Arkadier haben Janes fünfjährigen Sohn Travis aufgespürt, den sie bei Freunden in Sicherheit wähnte. Zeitgleich bereiten sie sich darauf vor, die Schwiegereltern von Jane mental umzuprogrammieren.

Since his wife, Michelle, left seven years ago, Jeffy Coltrane has worked to maintain a normal life for himself and his 11-year-old daughter, Amity, in Suavidad Beach. It’s a quiet life, until a local eccentric known as Spooky Ed shows up on their doorstep. Ed entrusts Jeffy with hiding a strange and dangerous object - something he calls “the key to everything” - and tells Jeffy that he must never use the device. But after a visit from a group of ominous men, Jeffy and Amity find themselves accidentally activating the key and discovering an extraordinary truth.

There are two types of entities: the Hunter and the Hunted—and revenge, guilt, lust, and desperation drive all of them. Darkness falls quickly when you're being stalked—but it is always dark when you' re the stalker. From shadowy city streets and Amazon jungles to deep-South swamps, this collection of eight stories involving elements of mystery, science fiction, and horror is sure to entertain.

Michelina Bellsong is on a mission. She is following a missing family to the edge of America . . . to a place she never knew existed—a place of terror, wonder, and shattering revelation. What awaits her there will change her life and the life of everyone she knows—if she can find the key to survival. At stake are a young girl of extraordinary goodness, a young boy with killers on his trail, and Micky’s own wounded soul. Ahead lie incredible peril, startling discoveries, and paths that lead through terrible darkness to unexpected light.

In one of the most dazzling books of his celebrated career, Dean Koontz delivers a masterwork of page-turning suspense that surpasses even his own inimitable reputation as a chronicler of our worst fears—and best dreams. In The Taking he tells the story of a community cut off from a world...

A call in the middle of the night summoned psychiatrist Laura McCaffrey out into the rain-swept streets of Los Angeles. The police had found her husband—beaten to death. But what of her daughter, Melanie, whom he had kidnapped six years earlier? At the brutal murder scene, the police lead Laura into her husband's makeshift lab—and open the door to a rising tide of terror that has trapped Melanie in its midst...

Året er 1963. Det år hvor præsident Kennedy blev myrdet i Dallas. Det er slut med uskylden og begyndelsen på en ny tid. Verdens dæmoner har frit spil ... Heldigvis kan Slim MacKenzie, der er tilknyttet et omrejsende tivoli, se dæmonerne, og han gør alt, hvad han kan for at gøre det af med dem. Den amerikanske forfatter Dean R. Koontz (f. 1945) er kendt for sine spændingsmættede thrillere, som ofte strejfer andre genrer så som gyser, fantasy, science fiction og satire. Dean R.

Rachael har været gift med den voldelige og dominerende genforsker Eric Leben i syv år, og nu vil hun skilles. Det vil Eric under ingen omstændigheder gå med til, så da han ved et uheld træder ud foran en bil og bliver dræbt på stedet, kan Rachael ånde lettet op. Hun er blevet fri for sin plageånd, men hvad hun ikke ved er, at Eric har brugt sin egen krop til at eksperimentere med genmanipulation. Der går ikke ret lang tid, før man opdager, at hans afsjælede legeme er forsvundet fra byens lighus ... Den amerikanske forfatter Dean R.

Dean R. Koontz‘ "Ukendte veje" indeholder syv noveller, der alle på en eller anden måde handler om menneskets rejse - både i bogstaveligste forstand og i overført betydning. Vi kan gå den rigtige vej og den forkerte vej, og vi kan vælge den lange eller den korte vej. Fælles for novellerne er, at de er temmelig uhyggelige. Det er jo Dean R. Koontz, der er forfatteren. Den amerikanske forfatter Dean R. Koontz (f. 1945) er kendt for sine spændingsmættede thrillere, som ofte strejfer andre genrer så som gyser, fantasy, science fiction og satire.

Mary Bergen er en dygtig clairvoyant, og hun hjælper ofte politiet med at opklare mordsager. Nu efterforsker de en række bestialske kvindemord, og Mary får problemer, da hun ikke kan fornemme morderens ansigt. Samtidig bliver hun hjemsøgt af syner, der viser den mand, der forbrød sig mod hende, da hun var barn. Er der en sammenhæng mellem de to sager? Og vil det lykkes Mary at finde ud af, hvad det er, før det er for sent? Den amerikanske forfatter Dean R. Koontz (f.

Da den vietnamesisk-amerikanske Tommy Phan køber en ny Corvette, bliver det begyndelsen på et mareridt, han ikke har haft den mindste chance for at forudse. Snart bliver han forfulgt af et ondsindet væsen, der trods sin beskedne størrelse synes fast besluttet på at slå Tommy ihjel ... "... Tik-tak hvor er det fornøjeligt og underholdende!" - B.T. Den amerikanske forfatter Dean R. Koontz (f. 1945) er kendt for sine spændingsmættede thrillere, som ofte strejfer andre genrer så som gyser, fantasy, science fiction og satire. Dean R.

När Timothy Carrier kliver in på sitt stammishak anar han inte att hans liv är på väg att förändras för alltid. En okänd man misstar honom för en professionell yrkesmördare och överlämnar ett kuvert med pengar, en adress och ett fotografi av kvinnan han vill se död. Timothy ställs inför ett svårt dilemma: följa den enkla vägen och låta ödet ha sin gång, eller riskera allt för att rädda en främmande kvinna från en säker död. Han väljer att agera, men beslutet placerar honom i skottlinjen för en kallblodig lönnmördare som inte skyr några medel för att fullfölja sitt uppdrag.