John F. Case Livres

Der Schatten des Herrn§ In einem abgelegenen italienischen Bergdorf geht ein weltberühmter Wissenschaftler zur Beichte. Er hat nur noch kurze Zeit zu leben und bekennt eine Sünde, die so entsetzlich ist, daß der Pfarrer ihm die Absolution verweigert. Wenig später ereignet sich in Washington eine furchtbare Tragödie: Eine junge Frau und ihr kleiner Sohn werden auf grausamste Weise getötet. Bei seiner Jagd nach den Mördern stößt der Bruder der Getöteten, Joe Carpenter, auf eine Reihe ähnlicher Fälle, die sich wie ein blutiges Band um die halbe Welt ziehen. Opfer sind stets kleine Jungen und ihre alleinerziehenden Mütter, die in der Vergangenheit eine Klinik in Italien aufgesucht haben. Welches tödliche Geheimnis verbindet sie miteinander? Die Spur führt Carpenter zu "Umbra Domini", einer sektenähnlichen Organisation konservativer Katholiken - und in das dunkelste Geheimnis moderner Medizintechnologie ...

The bestselling author of The Genesis Code and The Eighth Day delivers a gripping tale that escalates suspense to harrowing heights. Alex Callahan, a seasoned television news correspondent, has witnessed the horrors of famine, plague, and war, but nothing prepares him for the terror he faces on a peaceful summer day when he becomes entangled in darkness. While spending rare quality time with his six-year-old twin sons at a Renaissance Fair, they suddenly vanish. A chilling phone call from one of the boys plunges Alex into a nightmare, igniting a frantic search. As police efforts yield no results, Alex’s fear intensifies, and he becomes convinced that time is slipping away. Discovering a disturbing pattern of bizarre abductions, he resolves to leverage his investigative skills to find his children, targeting the elusive figure known as The Piper. This predator, linked to previous crimes involving twins and the secretive world of professional magicians, embodies a sinister force. With a twisted mission that hints at dark rituals, The Piper is a monster unlike any other. Alex is determined to confront this fiend and rescue his sons from an unspeakable fate.

A phone call in the dead of night brings Joe Lassiter shattering news. His sister and young nephew have died in a fire in their home near Washington, D.C. Yet Lassiter soon learns a chilling fact: His loved ones were brutally murdered before the blaze was set. . . . The mysterious suspect's identity only raises more questions. Then Lassiter uncovers another crime--another innocent mother and child murdered. The more he unearths, the larger the web of conspiracy grows, as his search for answers leads him on a dangerous international chase toward a truth that will shock him--and the world--to the very bone. . . .

Reporter Frank Daly misses a scientific voyage to the Arctic. Catching up with the scientists on their return, he finds them reluctant to talk, and he probes until he discovers the shocking truth.