検索キーワード： 著者 "Dean Koontz" すべてのカテゴリー

En international gruppe af forskere arbejder på at bugsere et isbjerg, som skal bruges til at skaffe rent drikkevand til den tørkeramte jordklode, fri i et af verdens barskeste klimaer. Men da et jordskælv river isbjerget løs, befinder forskerne sig pludselig alene sammen med ti tidsindstillede bomber. Og situationen bliver ikke bedre af, at et medlem af gruppen er lejemorder med sin helt egen dagsorden. Hjælpen er på vej, men vil den nå frem i tide?

Den sindssyge læge Dylan McCaffrey kidnapper sin treårige datter, Melanie, og udsætter hende for en række hårrejsende eksperimenter, der kombinerer videnskaben med det okkulte. Da Dylan seks år senere bliver brutalt myrdet, finder man Melanie vandrende nøgen rundt i Los Angeles‘ gader. Hun bliver overladt til sin fortvivlede mor, men vil det nogensinde lykkes Laura at trænge gennem den mur, som Melanie har bygget op om sig selv?

En mand og en kvinde jages af en gruppe iskolde forbrydere. Hun, fordi hun ligger inde med en helt særlig viden. Han, tilsyneladende fordi han har befundet sig det forkerte sted på det forkerte tidspunkt. I spidsen for jagten står den uhyggelige Roy Miro, som får hjælp af supercomputeren Mama. Tilsammen er Roy og Mama nærmest uovervindelige ... 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.

Als Ex-FBI-Agentin Jane Hawk im Tod ihres Mannes ermittelte, stieß sie auf eine Verschwörung von höchstem Ausmaß: Eine elitäre Gruppe, die Arkadier, haben sich vorgenommen, die USA nach ihren Vorstellungen umzugestalten. Dazu nutzen sie Nano-Kontrollmechanismen, die ihrem Opfer den freien Willen rauben. Die sogenannten "Angepassten" führen aus, was ihnen gesagt wird - und wenn es der eigene Selbstmord ist. Immer mehr Arkadier fürchten die Enttarnung durch Jane. Je höher sie in deren Ränge vorstößt, desto gefährlicher wird es für sie - und ihren fünfjährigen Sohn Travis.

Die allseits beliebte Lehrerin Cora Gundersun beendet ihr Leben und das vieler Unschuldiger in einem riesigen Feuerball. Als später nach Hinweisen für ihre Tat gesucht wird, findet man ein Tagebuch, das nur den Schluss zulässt, dass die Täterin geisteskrank war. Jane Hawk weiß es besser - hat sich ihr Mann doch ebenfalls aus heiterem Himmel das Leben genommen. Auf ihrer Suche nach Antworten hat sie eine Verschwörung bis in höchste Regierungskreise entdeckt, und jagt nun deren Hintermänner. Mittlerweile ist die FBI-Agentin die meistgesuchte Person der USA.

Die Augen der Finsternis von Bestsellerautor Dean Koontz ist ein packender Thriller um die Suche einer Mutter nach ihrem Sohn - eine Reise, die eine tödliche Bedrohung für die ganze Welt offenbart Ein Jahr ist vergangen, seit Tina Evans ihren Sohn Danny bei einem tragischen Unfall verloren hat. Als sie eines Morgens sein altes Kinderzimmer betritt, wartet an Dannys Kreidetafel eine Nachricht auf sie: NICHT TOT. Hat sich jemand einen makaberen Scherz erlaubt? Oder steckt ein anderer, ein unheimlicherer Grund dahinter?

What strange science made Nameless who he is? What catastrophes have been erased from his memories? In the stunning conclusion of this series, the dark past comes flooding back, and Nameless must decide how much he really wants to know. In Indiana, a murderous psycho has kidnapped his own six-year-old stepson, Jamie, and secreted him away in a subterranean cave. It’s become their bunker. For Nameless, the case is breaking down his defenses, and it may force him to face his memories.

A series of suspicious deaths in a retirement home draws Nameless into the confidence of a terrified former resident - and into the dark heart of a shocking conspiracy. In part five of the Nameless series, it’s time to hunt. Oakshore Park is Michigan’s most exclusive assisted-living community. Presided over by two killer angels of mercy, it’s also THE go-to facility in assisted dying. For a cut, they make impatient heirs happy. Nameless must concoct a scheme just as cunning.

In a town where the corrupt are protected, a bereaved mother seeks retribution for an arsonist’s crimes. Only Nameless can help ease the burden of her grief - and satisfy her rage - in part four of this thrilling series. After a suspicious house fire, Regina Belmont lost her two children, was left disfigured, and was abandoned by her gutless husband. Brokenhearted and bullied into silence by corrupt officials, Regina’s only recourse for truth and justice is Nameless. There’s something about this case that’s breaking Nameless’s heart as well. But can he bear to remember why?

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.

A visionary young filmmaker hunted for sport across a vast Colorado ranch by the celebrated billionaire at the heart of a monstrous cabal.... A brilliant computer hacker slipping through top-secret databases a whisper ahead of security trackers, gathering the facts to fight the all-powerful perpetrators of mass murder.... A pair of brutal operators, methodically shadowing their targets with every cutting-edge tool in the arsenal of today’s surveillance state....

She was one of the FBI’s top agents until she became the nation’s most-wanted fugitive. Now Jane Hawk may be all that stands between a free nation and its enslavement by a powerful secret society’s terrifying mind-control technology. She couldn’t save her husband, or the others whose lives have been destroyed, but equipped with superior tactical and survival skills - and the fury born of a broken heart and a hunger for justice - Jane has struck major blows against the insidious cabal.

Ben Chase is a war hero, but a reluctant one. He struggles with bitter memories and feels alienated from the culture to which he has returned. When he claims that a psychopath is stalking him, he has by then made such an outsider of himself that no one believes him. He must resurrect the repressed warrior within to save himself and a woman he comes to love. Heroes need monsters to slay, and they can always find them - within if not without.

There once was a killer who knew the night, its secrets and rhythms. How to hide within its shadows. When to hunt. He roamed from town to town, city to city, choosing his prey for their beauty and innocence. His cruelties were infinite, his humanity long since forfeit. But still... he had not yet discovered how to make his special mark among monsters, how to come fully alive as Death. This is the story of how he learned those things, and of what we might do to ensure that he does not visit us.

The Vision - one of Dean Koontz’ early novels - is a chilling look into the paranormal and what occurs when a psychic channels the mind of a crazed killer.

Exit Wounds is a thrilling anthology of crime stories written by masters of the genre, including Dean Koontz, Val McDermid, Lee Child, Jeffery Deaver, Elly Griffiths, Dennis Lehane, Joe R. Lansdale, and others.

It's a fear more paralyzing than falling. More terrifying than absolute darkness. More horrifying than anything you can imagine. It's the one fear you cannot escape, no matter where you run...no matter where you hide. It's the fear of yourself. It's real. It can happen to you. And facing it can...

With each of his #1 New York Times bestsellers, Dean Koontz has displayed an unparalleled ability to entertain and enlighten readers with novels that capture the essence of our times even as they bring us to the edge of our seats. Now he delivers a heart-gripping tour de force he’s been...

Timothy Carrier, having a beer after work at his friend’s tavern, enjoys drawing eccentric customers into amusing conversations. But the jittery man who sits next to him tonight has mistaken Tim for someone very different—and passes to him a manila envelope full of cash. “Ten thousand now...

Medan en våldsam storm rasar, tillbringar hans far Rudy långa timmar i korridorerna mellan förlossningsavdelningens väntrum och sin döende fars sjukbädd. Det är en underlig vaka som blir än underligare när Josef Tock plötsligt sätter sig käpprakt upp och talar sammanhängande för första och sista gången efter sin stroke. Det han säger innan han dör är att hans sonsons liv kommer att innehålla fem fruktansvärda dagar, fem datum med hemska händelser som Jimmy behöver förbereda sig på.