Michael Koryta Livres

Pour faire un cadeau a son mari, Alyssa Bradford demande au videaste Eric Shaw de realiser un documentaire sur son beau-pere, Campbell Bradford, un millionnaire de quatre-vingt-quinze ans au passe mysterieux. Shaw accepte, Alyssa lui confiant alors une bouteille d - Eau de Pluton - que le vieil homme a conservee toute sa vie et dont, curieux, Eric boit quelques gorgees. Arrive a French Lick, Indiana la ville natale de Bradford, le videaste decouvre un superbe hotel recemment restaure, ou les celebrites des annees vingt venaient profiter des bienfaits d eaux censees soigner tous les maux. Et presque aussitot, il a une vision terrifiante. Les jours passant, ses hallucinations, toutes liees a l Eau du Pluton, ne feront que s amplifier et, un detail verifie apres l autre, lui reveler le passe tumultueux et violent de cette vallee de la Riviere Perdue sur laquelle Campbell regnait jadis en maitre. Se pourrait-il qu un mal depuis longtemps oublie ait ete, comme l hotel, ramene a la vie ?"

When Jace Wilson accidentally witnesses a brutal murder, his life is changed forever. An ordinary teenager growing up in Indiana, Jace is suddenly forced into the Witness Protection Program and given a new name and history. Taken in by a couple ho run a wilderness program for young boys, Jace finds himself hiking through the Montana mountains, tortured by his memories and by the fear that he'll never be safe again. The killers, known as the Blackwell Brothers, are two of the most heinous criminals the country has ever known. Jace was the one person to catch them in the act, and he slipped through their fingers. Now they've tracked him down and are making their way across the country, ruthlessly slaughtering anyone who gets in their way.

When Lincoln Perry's former rival is brutally murdered, Lincoln finds himself in the crosshairs of the investigation.

The newest thriller from Michael Koryta, New York Times bestselling author When fourteen-year-old Jace Wilson witnesses a brutal murder, he's plunged into a new life, issued a false identity and hidden in a wilderness skills program for troubled teens. The plan is to get Jace off the grid while police find the two killers. The result is the start of a nightmare. The killers, known as the Blackwell Brothers, are slaughtering anyone who gets in their way in a methodical quest to reach him. Now all that remains between them and the boy are Ethan and Allison Serbin, who run the wilderness survival program; Hannah Faber, who occupies a lonely fire lookout tower; and endless miles of desolate Montana mountains. The clock is ticking, the mountains are burning, and those who wish Jace Wilson dead are no longer far behind.

A heart-stoppingly brilliant thriller from the internationally bestselling author Michael Koryta.

The plot revolves around Israel Pike, a prime suspect in the murder of seven men on his yacht, including two Senate rivals. With a troubled past and a dangerous secret, he finds himself isolated on Salvation Point Island. Meanwhile, 12-year-old Lyman Rankin, escaping his abusive father, stumbles upon a mysterious woman in an abandoned house who threatens his life. As the investigation unfolds, the lives of Lyman and Israel intersect, leading to unexpected consequences and revelations.

Investigator and former Marine Wayne Weston is found at home, killed by a single gunshot wound to the head, the gun still lying in his right hand. There is no sign of his wife and six-year-old daughter. The police believe Wayne Weston killed his family before turning the gun on himself. Weston's father is convinced his son was murdered. He turns to Lincoln Perry, former cop, now private investigator, for help. All the evidence supports the police's conclusions, but as soon as he starts asking questions, Lincoln hears rumours of gambling, extortion, and links to Cleveland's Russian mob. When the FBI asks him to back off, followed by a second murder, Lincoln is more determined than ever to uncover the truth, even if that means putting himself in danger . . .

In an isolated stretch of eastern Kentucky, on a hilltop known as Blade Ridge, stands a lighthouse that illuminates nothing but the surrounding woods. For years the lighthouse has been considered no more than an eccentric local landmark-until its builder is found dead at the top of the light, and his belongings reveal a troubling local history. For deputy sheriff Kevin Kimble, the lighthouse-keeper's death is disturbing and personal. Years ago, Kimble was shot while on duty. Somehow the death suggests a connection between the lighthouse and the most terrifying moment of his life. Audrey Clark is in the midst of moving her large-cat sanctuary onto land adjacent to the lighthouse. Sixty-seven tigers, lions, leopards, and one legendary black panther are about to have a new home there. Her husband, the sanctuary's founder, died scouting the new property, and Audrey is determined to see his vision through. As strange occurrences multiply at the Ridge, the animals grow ever more restless, and Kimble and Audrey try to understand what evil forces are moving through this ancient landscape, just past the divide between dark and light. "The Ridge" is the new thriller from international bestseller Michael Koryta, further evidence of why Dean Koontz has said "Michael Koryta's work resonates into deeper strata than does most of what I read" and why Michael Connelly has named him "one of the best of the best."

Once a wife, mother, and witness to a gruesome crime, Nina Morgan has been in hiding for a decade as Leah Trenton. She left behind her Midwestern roots to move to the northernmost tip of Maine. She also left behind a family. Living a fairly isolated life along the banks of the Allagash River, she is determined to focus on the present, on her reclaimed future, but the demons of her past are relentlessly chipping away at Leah's protected hideaway.Then, in the wake of their father's untimely death, Leah's children call and she rushes to them in the guise of 'Aunt Leah'. They embark on a cross country journey but before they reach their destination, danger finds them and it is Leah who must come out of her seclusion to search for and protect her children. Told with the deft plotting and enthralling storytelling of a genre master, these two captivating chase narratives will converge along the rugged Allagash River, in the wilds of Maine, where the wills, morals, and ingenuity of a broken family will be tested against all odds.

In the second novel from the award-winning author Michael Koryta, Lincoln Perry is about to discover just how far he is willing to go for a chance at redemption.