Bookbot

Pieter Verhulst

    Primal Fear
    Plague Ship
    Dark Watch
    Criss cross.
    The Oregon Files: Corsair
    Kingsbridge-saga - 1: Pilaren van de aarde
    • Kingsbridge-saga - 1: Pilaren van de aarde

      De wereldwijde bestseller waarop de televisieserie werd geïnspireerd. Niets is heilig...

      • 1005 páginas
      • 36 horas de lectura

      In het Engeland van de twaalfde eeuw trekt meesterbouwer Tom met zijn gezin van stad naar stad op zoek naar werk. Ten einde raad vraagt hij onderdak in de priorij van Kingsbridge. Overste Philip ziet een hemels teken in zijn komst: Tom zou wel eens de man kunnen zijn die de magistrale kathedraal kan bouwen waar hij altijd van heeft gedroomd. De tegenkrachten zijn echter enorm: het is bijna ondoenlijk om aan bouwmateriaal te komen en een ambitieuze bisschop spant samen met een gewetenloze edelman om Philip ten val te brengen.

      Kingsbridge-saga - 1: Pilaren van de aarde
      4,3
    • The Oregon Files: Corsair

      • 437 páginas
      • 16 horas de lectura

      For five novels, Clive Cussler has immersed readers in the world of the "Oregon," a seemingly worn ship equipped with advanced technology, captained by the charismatic Juan Cabrillo. Now, the crew faces their greatest challenge yet. Corsairs, or pirates, come in various forms—from those who battled on the Barbary Coast to modern-day marauders in Africa and Asia. When the U.S. secretary of state's plane crashes en route to a summit in Libya, the CIA enlists Cabrillo to find her, fueled by distrust of the Libyans. Their concerns prove justified when the crew discovers the plane but not the secretary. Libya's new foreign minister has his own agenda for the conference, which Cabrillo must thwart. The situation ties back to a two-hundred-year-old naval battle and ancient Islamic scrolls that the Libyans are desperately seeking. The unfolding events will draw Cabrillo into a historical confrontation at sea against Islamic terrorists, with the fate of nations hanging in the balance. Readers will be captivated by the thrilling action and daring exploits of Cabrillo and his crew, as highlighted by "Publishers Weekly" regarding the "Oregon" Files series.

      The Oregon Files: Corsair
      4,1
    • A crime drama from the author of "Michigan Rolol". Milo "Meat" Pitts, 20 stone of trouble, is out of prison after eight years, and ready to wreak his revenge on the town of Grand Rapids, a third of a million dollars worth of revenge. When Milo looks for partners, things start to go wrong.

      Criss cross.
      2,0
    • The author of the bestselling NUMA and Dirk Pitt series returns with an all-new novel of adventure and intrigue featuring his unbeatable hero of the high seas-Juan Cabrillo.Cabrillo and his motley crew aboard the clandestine spy ship Oregon have made a very comfortable and very dangerous living working for high-powered Western interests. But their newest clients have come from the Far East to ask for Cabrillo's special brand of assistance: a consortium of Japanese shipping magnates whose fortunes are being threatened by brutal pirates trolling the waters of Southeast Asia.Normally, such attacks on the high seas are limited to smaller ships and foreign-owned yachts-easy targets on the open ocean. Now, however, giant commercial freighters are disappearing. But when Cabrillo confronts the enemy, he learns that the pirates' predations hide a deadly international conspiracy-a scheme of death and slavery that Juan Cabrillo is going to blow out of the water.

      Dark Watch
      4,1
    • Plague Ship

      A Novel of the Oregon Files

      • 515 páginas
      • 19 horas de lectura

      "For four novels, Clive Cussler has charted the exploits of the Oregon, a covert ship completely dilapidated on the outside but on the inside packed with sophisticated weaponry and intelligence-gathering equipment. Captained by the rakish, one-legged Juan Cabrillo and manned by a crew of former military and spy personnel, it is a private enterprise, available for any government agency that can afford it - and now Cussler sends the Oregon on its most extraordinary mission yet." The crew has just completed a top secret mission against Iran in the Persian Gulf when they come across a cruise ship adrift at sea. Hundreds of bodies litter its deck, and, as Cabrillo tries to determine what happened, explosions rack the length of the ship. Barely able to escape with his own life and that of the liner's sole survivor, Cabrillo finds himself plunged into a mystery as intricate - and as perilous - as any he has ever known and pitted against a cult with monstrously lethal plans for the human race ... plans he may already be too late to stop.

      Plague Ship
      4,1
    • Primal Fear

      • 393 páginas
      • 14 horas de lectura

      Martin Vail, the brilliant "bad-boy" lawyer every prosecutor and politician love to hate, is defending Aaron Stampler, a man found holding a bloody butcher's knife near a murdered archbishop. Vail is certain to lose, but Vail uses his unorthodox ways to good advantage when choosing his legal team—a tight group of men and women who must uncover the extraordinary truth behind the archbishop's slaughter. They do, in a heart-stopping climax unparalleled for the surprise it springs on the reader...

      Primal Fear
      4,0
    • Rusia

      • 800 páginas
      • 28 horas de lectura

      Spanning 1800 years of Russia's history, people, politics, and culture, Edward Rurtherford tells a grand saga as multifaceted as Russia itself. Here is the story of a great civilization made human, played out through the lives of four families who are divided by ethnicity but united in shaping the destiny of their land.

      Rusia
      4,0
    • Darkness

      • 401 páginas
      • 15 horas de lectura

      “[John] Saul has the instincts of a natural storyteller.”—People Villejeune, Florida. A secluded little town at the edge of a vast, eerie swamp. Far from prying eyes. Far from the laws of civilization. Here folks live by their own rules—dark rites of altars and infants, candles and blood. Years ago the Andersons left town with a dream. Now they are back. To live out a nightmare. Something has been waiting for them. Something unspeakably evil. It feeds on the young and the innocent. And soon it will draw their teenage daughter into its unholy embrace. . . .

      Darkness
      4,0
    • Nick Stone ex SAS, now with British Intelligence , discovers the seemingly sensless murders of fellow SAS soldier Kev Brown and his family in Washington, DC. Only Kelly, seven years old, has survived, and immediately the two of them are on the run from unidentified pursuers.

      Remote Control
      3,9
    • Vuelo final

      • 476 páginas
      • 17 horas de lectura

      En junio de 1941, el curso de la guerra es desfavorable a Gran Bretaña. De alguna manera los alemanes están anticipándose a las incursiones aéreas de los bombarderos británicos. Hermia Mount, una inteligente analista británica, empieza a sospechar de la existencia de una estación de radar secreta en la costa de Dinamarca. En Copenhague, el policía colaboracionista con los nazis Peter Flemming intenta descubrir la red de la resistencia danesa. Entretanto, Harald Olufsen, un joven estudiante danés, se ve involucrado poco a poco en la investigación de Hermia. Cuando finalmente descubre la verdad, en la isla danesa de Fano, ocupada por los alemanes, no tiene manera de hacer llegar la información a Gran Bretaña.

      Vuelo final
      3,9
    • In the waning days of the Second World War, the Japanese tried a last desperate measure - a different kind of kamikaze mission, this one carried out by two submarines bound for the west coast of the United States, their cargo a revolutionary new strain of biological virus. Originally published: London: Michael Joseph, 2004

      Black Wind
      3,9
    • Joshua Kane está casado con Joan y la considera la mujer más hermosa del planeta. Ambos se han prometido amor eterno, pero tales promesas son fáciles de hacer y difíciles de cumplir. Una noche, en la mesa de un casino en Atlantic City, Josh se encuentra con un multimillonario que pierde y gana millones con despreocupación. Este rico jugador lanza una mirada penetrante a Joan y le hace a Josh una propuesta impactante: un millón de dólares por una noche con ella. Josh no se siente tentado por la oferta, ya que considera que no es algo que sucederá. Sin embargo, surge la pregunta: ¿qué piensa realmente Joan sobre esta propuesta? La historia explora los límites del amor, la lealtad y la tentación, planteando dilemas morales y emocionales que desafían la relación de la pareja.

      Una propuesta indecorosa
      3,4
    • El Rayo Verde

      • 155 páginas
      • 6 horas de lectura

      Una joven (Elena Campbell) consentida en extremo y prometida en matrimonio por sus tios (Sam y Sib Melville), acude al mar junto a ellos, para lograr ver el rayo verde que se desprende en el ultimo segundo de la puesta de sol. La leyenda dice que dos personas que lo vean a la vez quedan automaticamente enamoradas la una de la otra. Es un momento magico en que dos personas descubren el amor a la misma vez. En esta aventura conoce a otro joven, que siendo pintor, siguio con ella la persecucion del rayo verde. Varias veces, teniendo la oportunidad de verlo, distintos percances le impiden conseguirlo, hasta que...

      El Rayo Verde
      3,4
    • Brooklyn Blues

      Ze is jong, zwart en onafhankelijk, en ze heeft genoeg van mannen...

      • 317 páginas
      • 12 horas de lectura

      Tussen een zwarte bouwvakker en een zwarte lerares in New York ontstaat een stormachtige verhouding.

      Brooklyn Blues
    • De val

      • 207 páginas
      • 8 horas de lectura

      De moeder van een Amerikaans meisje dat in het huis van haar minnaar ten gevolge van een val van een trap is overleden, vermoedt dat er moord in het spel is.

      De val