Résultats pour "Glenn Cooper" dans Policier, thrillers et œuvres à suspense

"Je suis un idiot, un imbécile, un crétin. Je n'ai pas de cervelle." Léonard se répète ce refrain chaque jour et chaque nuit, une suite de mots cruels qu'il entend dans la cour, dans la rue. Son quotidien. "Léo le triso. Léonard le bâtard." Léo n'est pas comme les autres et il a compris que le monde n'aime pas ceux qui sont différents. Alors ce qu'il aimerait lui, parfois, c'est disparaître. Être ailleurs. Loin d'ici. À Glen Affric. Mais les rêves de certains sont voués à finir en cauchemars...

Bretaña, siglo VII. En la abadía de Vectis crece Octavus, un niño al que le auguran poderes diabólicos. Octavus no tarda en empezar a escribir una lista de nombres y fechas sin ningún sentido aparente. Pero poco después, cuando una muerte en la abadía coincide con un nombre y una fecha de la lista, el miedo se apodera de los monjes.

Año 2026. Mientras la humanidad se acerca a la fatídica fecha del fin del mundo, el hijo del ex agente del FBI Will Piper desaparece en pos de una joven que afirma tener una información que podría cambiar el destino: no todos los escribas habrían muerto en el suicidio colectivo de la abadía de Vectis. El fin de los escribas es el broche de oro a una trilogía que ha fascinado a millones de lectores en todo el mundo.

When Pope John XXIV is found dead in his bed just two years after his election, the world braces for a new conclave. But as the cardinal electors are sealed inside the Sistine Chapel, something unthinkable happens. Hours pass. No smoke rises. No vote is announced. And when Vatican Secretary of State Elisabetta Celestino breaks protocol to open the doors—she finds the chapel empty. The cardinals have vanished without a trace.

Milan, Italy, today. It is the most serious crisis that the world has ever faced. Bewildered, young and old, believers and atheists are asking all the same distressing questions: What will they do now that the greatest dream of humanity has turned into a nightmare? What will happen when the countdown clock winds to zero?

Den 7.7.777 fødtes den syvende søn af en syvende søn i en fattig stenhuggerfamilie i Vectis-klosteret på Isle of Wight. En skæbnesvanger dag! Gennem de næste fem hundrede år blev Biblioteket skabt, tusindvis af bøger, hvor alle mennesker på Jorden fra tidernes morgen er optegnet med deres fødsels- og dødsdag. Et uhyre magtfuldt redskab, som nu befinder sig i amerikanernes varetægt. Men de mangler én bog, den vedrørende 1527 B den sidste brik for at forstå de gådefulde ord, Hinsides Horisonten B som på et tidspunkt blev fjernet fra Biblioteket og siden har været forsvundet.

Filled with action, intrigue, and suspense, The Fourth Prophecy is a nonstop adventure that proves Glenn Cooper is a master at thrillers. A beloved professor of theology and archaeology at Harvard, Cal Donovan has achieved renown – but he drops everything when he is called by his friend Pope...

Abruzzo, Italy: a young priest suffers the stigmata of the crucifixion. The Vatican, Rome: the Pope calls on Harvard professor Cal Donovan to investigate the truth of the priest's claim. Berlin, Germany: a neo-Nazi organisation believes the priest is the key to an earth-shattering secret. A secret that can be used as a deadly weapon. When the priest is abducted, a perilous race against the clock begins. Only Cal can track down the ruthless organisation and stop it before an apocalyptic catastrophe is unleashed.

El profesor y arqueólogo Cal Donovan se dirige a Islandia para pasar unas vacaciones con su última novia cuando recibe una llamada del Vaticano. El papa Celestino IV quiere que investigue la extraordinaria aparición de tres jóvenes vírgenes, embarazadas, llamadas María. ¿Se trata de un milagro, como clama el sector más conservador del Vaticano, o existe una explicación científica? ¿Es posible que las tres estén gestando al hijo de Dios? ¿Podría este aparente milagro causar el colapso de la Iglesia católica?

In the sensational and much-anticipated conclusion to the internationally bestselling Library of the Dead trilogy, Will Piper, a former FBI agent, is retired and living a life of leisure in Florida when a new Doomsday Killer emerges. Then Will’s son, Phillip, disappears after receiving a...

Arthur Malory, a seemingly ordinary Englishman, has a burning interest in the Holy Grail, a passion inherited from his father. Thrust into a life-or-death quest to find the precious artifact, he will discover not only his own amazing heritage but the power that the Grail possesses--a power that informs the resurrection of Christ and explosively merges spiritual and scientific thought.

New York, nutiden – Investeringsrådgiver David Swisher modtager et postkort med tegningen af en kiste ved siden af næste dags dato. Dårlig stil, synes Swisher... og dør dagen efter. Consuela Lopez har også modtaget et postkort med en tegning af en kiste og en dato... Dagen efter er hun død. Mønsteret gentager sig for en tredje, en fjerde, en femte, en...: Alle modtager et postkort, og alle dør. Det ligner en seriemorders signatur, men for Will, den FBI-agent, der bliver sat på sagen, er det en fuldkommen gåde.

Isla de Wight, 1334. Al ver próxima su muerte, el abad Felix, superior de la abadía de Vectis, deja constancia en una epístola de un secreto terrorífico y de los extraños acontecimientos relacionados con una orden muy singular: la Orden de los Nombres. Los monjes clarividentes que la componen han dedicado toda su vida a consignar sin descanso en unos libros la fecha de nacimiento y muerte de toda la humanidad...

Heute ist der Tag, an dem du stirbst! Eine beispiellose Mordserie hält New York in Atem. Die Opfer bekommen eine Postkarte und sind am nächsten Tag tot. Für FBI-Profiler Will Piper vollkommen unerklärlich: Die Toten hatten absolut keine Gemeinsamkeiten. Welcher perverse Serienkiller versetzt das ganze Land in Angst und Schrecken? Die Spur führt in die Vergangenheit. Und auf eine kleine Insel am anderen Ende der Welt.

Trial lawyer Eddie Terrell's professional life is prospering. His personal life is a dumpster fire. Usually racing to the prize fight, Eddie comes to the realization that he needs to beat a hasty retreat from the enticing flames and recalibrate on his own impulsive and subjective terms. Wishing to expand his professional interests by accomplishing something on the darker side, Eddie decides to head an investment scheme with a promising payoff. Of course, there are risks that must be navigated, risks that might require dangerously effective actions.

Colonia, 1260. Gerhard Morart sa bene che non potrà mai completare la costruzione della «sua» cattedrale prima di morire. Quello che non sa, purtroppo, è che la morte non tarderà ad arrivare: qualcuno infatti gli tende un agguato e lo fa precipitare da un’impalcatura dell’edificio. Un delitto pianificato sin nei minimi dettagli, che tuttavia ha un singolare testimone: Jacop, un ladruncolo che si trova su un melo lì accanto, intento a rubare i frutti succosi per placare la sua eterna fame.

Each of the stories in this collection was previously available on Amazon, Audible and ACX. You'll find the collection here at Audible, narrated by Glenn Hascall.

The time is 1945, the place is Hollywood. Matt Cooper is still a policeman and owning his own private eye business is still a year off. He and Dan Hollister are investigating a series of murders who's victims were all guilty of the same thing - petty crimes. Of all the stories I've ever written, I like the ending of this one the best.

During a weekend away with his powerful grandfather, a young boy grapples with enlightenment and demons.