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Jeff Abbott

    12 de agosto de 1963

    Este autor estadounidense crea narrativas de suspense centradas en individuos comunes arrastrados a un peligro extraordinario. Su obra a menudo explora la profunda lucha de los personajes por recuperar sus vidas normales tras enfrentar desafíos abrumadores. Con un talento para generar tensión, sus novelas han alcanzado el estatus de bestsellers a nivel internacional.

    Jeff Abbott
    Traitor's Dance
    High Poets Society
    The First Order
    Downfall
    The Last minute
    Miedo
    • Miedo

      • 345 páginas
      • 13 horas de lectura

      What if you could forget the worst moment of your life? Miles Kendrick, a federal witness hiding from the mob, is haunted by the traumatic memories of his best friend’s death. While assisting his psychiatrist with a mysterious favor, he inadvertently stumbles upon a murder and an illegal medical research program that could potentially liberate him and countless others suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. Caught in a dangerous situation, Miles becomes the target of Dennis Groote, an ex-FBI agent turned hitman, who is desperate to find a cure for his traumatized daughter and gain control of a secret drug formula worth billions that he believes Miles possesses. As he is pursued by Groote and government agents, Miles must rely on his former skills as a mobster’s spy to navigate a deadly game of cat and mouse. Along the way, he finds unexpected allies in a mentally broken ex-soldier and a reclusive woman whose life has been shattered by violence. To save them and reclaim his own life, Miles must confront the powerful forces determined to silence him once and for all.

      Miedo
      3,6
    • They framed me. They abducted my wife. They took my child. I want him back. Sam Capra has one reason to live: to reclaim his baby son from the people who kidnapped him. Teaming up with a young mother whose daughter went missing, he tracks his child across the country in a dangerous, desperate race against time. From the internationally bestselling author of Panic, The Last Minute is the most heart-stopping thriller of the year, from 'one of the best thriller writers of our time' (Harlan Coben).

      The Last minute
      3,9
    • Downfall

      • 544 páginas
      • 20 horas de lectura

      The lightning-fast new thriller from the international bestseller.

      Downfall
      3,8
    • The First Order

      • 464 páginas
      • 17 horas de lectura

      Packed full of action and twists, The First Order is an addictive, exhilarating thriller that shows international bestseller Jeff Abbott at the height of his powers. Six years ago, Sam Capra watched his brother, Danny, executed by extremists. It was the darkest day of his life. But what if Danny was still alive? When evidence surfaces that Danny might be leading a secret, hidden life while the world believes him to be dead, Sam uncovers a different side to the brother he thought he knew. Could Danny be plotting a murder that could change history - the assassination of the Russian president? Determined to stop his brother from committing a murder that may cause a terrible war, Sam goes undercover in a one-man mission to save the world, but how far will he go to save his brother? Packed full of action and twists, The First Order is an addictive, exhilarating thriller that shows international bestseller Jeff Abbott at the height of his powers.

      The First Order
      3,7
    • High Poets Society

      • 182 páginas
      • 7 horas de lectura

      This is Brian Abbott's first major publication. The Boston-based writer has found his stronghold in the world of social media under the moniker of High Poets Society. HIs writing is most recognized for it's mesmerizing rhyme scheme and clever wordplay.

      High Poets Society
      3,9
    • Traitor's Dance

      • 368 páginas
      • 13 horas de lectura

      From New York Times bestselling author Jeff Abbott, an exciting new thriller in which undercover agent Sam Capra must capture the last American traitor.Sam Capra and his thirteen-year-old son, Daniel, are living a quiet life in Austin, Texas, where Sam continues to run his collection of bars and nightclubs around the world. He's had no recent contact with his former partner, Mila, and is working for America's most secret espionage agency, known as Section K--all while trying to be a good suburban dad. Suddenly, Sam is approached by a fellow spy with an incredible revelation: Markus Bolt is missing. Bolt is the last American traitor, who had turned over allied agent names and military secrets to the Russians. He fled to Moscow when he was discovered, but now a trusted source inside Russia tells Section K that Markus Bolt has vanished from Moscow--and the Americans need to find him before the Russians do. Sam is charged with making contact with Bolt's abandoned American daughter, Amanda, and determining if she's had any contact with her father. He must discover the reason behind Bolt's unexpected run and protect Amanda from the killers hunting her father. But as Sam's search for Bolt grows more dangerous, Sam faces a rising threat born of long-ago secrets--one that could change his and his son's lives forever.

      Traitor's Dance
      3,5
    • Inside Man

      • 498 páginas
      • 18 horas de lectura

      Following Adrenaline , The Last Minute , and Downfall , Jeff Abbott returns with the next riveting novel in the award-winning New York Times bestselling Sam Capra series.Sam Capra's friend Steve has been murdered, shot dead in the rain outside of his Miami bar. The only lead: a mysterious, beautiful stranger Steve tried to protect. To avenge his friend, Sam goes undercover into the Varelas, one of Miami's most prominent and dangerous families.Now on the inside, playing a part where one wrong move means death, Sam faces a powerful, unstable tycoon intent on dividing his business empire between his three very different children, who each may hold murderous secrets of their own.Sam is relentlessly drawn into this family's intense drama, amplifying painful echoes of his own shattered relationships as a son, brother, father, and husband. And just when he thinks he understands why the family is self-destructing, he discovers a lethal secret so shocking that the Varelas cannot let him walk away alive . . .

      Inside Man
      3,8
    • Adrenaline

      • 512 páginas
      • 18 horas de lectura

      A new series from the bestselling author of Panic

      Adrenaline
      3,9
    • A Kiss Gone Bad

      • 369 páginas
      • 13 horas de lectura

      A death rocks the Gulf Coast town of Port Leo, Texas. Beach-bum-turned-judge Whit Mosley is summoned to a yacht where the black-sheep son of a senator lies dead. Was it suicide, fuelled by a family tragedy? Or did an obsessed killer use the dead man as a pawn in a twisted game?

      A Kiss Gone Bad
      3,7
    • Robot uprisings

      • 476 páginas
      • 17 horas de lectura

      Humans beware. As the robotic revolution continues to creep into our lives, it brings with it an impending sense of doom. What horrifying scenarios might unfold if our technology were to go awry? From self-aware robotic toys to intelligent machines violently malfunctioning, this anthology brings to life the half-formed questions and fears we all have about the increasing presence of robots in our lives. With contributions from a mix of bestselling, award-winning, and up-and-coming writers, and including a rare story by “the father of artificial intelligence,” Dr. John McCarthy, Robot Uprisings meticulously describes the exhilarating and terrifying near-future in which humans can only survive by being cleverer than the rebellious machines they have created.

      Robot uprisings
      3,9