Deep in the Hausruck Mountains of Austria there is a remote hideaway - the fortress-like nerve centre of an ominous movement, the Brotherhood of the Watch. American agent Harry Latham has penetrated the movement, but now, after three years in deep cover, he has disappeared.
An Irish immigrant in New Zealand fills his son, Rory, with patriotic tales. When Rory grows up, World War I is on. He joins the New Zealand corps of the British army, survives Gallipoli, becomes an officer and is transferred to Ireland to put down a rebellion. One day his father's tales catch up and Rory switches sides. By the author of Trinity.
An inexperienced stockbroker at a high-powered financial firm sees his career take off with the stunning success of his first major transaction, pulling him into a world of money and pleasure beyond his imaginings. But when his colleagues suddenly become accident prone, he discovers the sinister truth behind the facade of normal business tactics and ethics. And when an innocent woman's life is placed in jeopardy, the stockbroker must take on a blackhearted corporate raider in a deadly venture where power is the ultimate prize.
The excitement of million-dollar deals meets the daring of cold-blooded murder in this shocking financial thriller. Mark Fairfax is a young, gifted London bond trader with a high-paying job, a stellar track record and a beautiful girlfriend. His older brother, Richard, owns FairSystems, a small company poised to do for the virtual reality world what Bill Gates did for personal computers. But one dark night Richard is brutally murdered in his workshop. Mark immediately steps into Richard's shoes -- and his life. Through cunning and luck, Mark struggles to keep his brother's business afloat and to discover the secrets behind his death. Until Mark himself becomes the target, moving ever closer to his brother's fate.
Amaya is the most deadly terrorist in the annals of political struggle. The horrors of her past have made her an accomplished assassin. Her motive is revenge, her vowed intent is murder.
Una novela explosiva sobre el imperialismo económico japonés. En la mejor tradición de los buenos thrillers, la historia arranca con el hallazgo de un cadáver, en esta ocasión el de una call-girl en el piso 45 de la torre Nakamoto, un rascacielos de Los Ángeles que alberga el cuartel general desde donde el coloso oriental lanza su invasión económica sobre Estados Unidos. La investigación del asesinato avanza a ritmo frenéticopor un tortuoso laberinto vinculado a las intrigas y entresijos del mundo industrial. Japón ha declarado la guerra a todas las naciones, y del resultado de esta contienda depende la conservación de las libertades, así como el control de nuevos avances de la tencología punta cuya importancia resulta vital para el mundo. Sol naciente es una de las novelas más trepidantes de Michael Crichton, célebre autor de Parque Jurásico, y su adaptación cinematográfica, protagonizada por Sean Connery, constituyó todo un acontecimiento.
Aan de vooravond van de overgang naar de Volksrepubliek China resulteren verraad, geweld en streven naar absolute macht in Hongkong in een groot aantal gruwelijke moorden.
Een man wordt wegens politieke belangen door de CIA gedwongen zich uit te geven voor een beroepsmoordenaar.
