John Case Livres

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. . . .

A promising research fellow at a think tank in Zurich is thrust into a grisly experiment. A young woman coldly shoots an old man in a wheelchair, while a psychologist grapples with his own silent demons. In this pulse-pounding thriller, Dr. Jeff Duran suffers from severe panic attacks and is haunted by mysterious memories and phrases in a foreign language he never learned. His life spirals out of control after a patient, plagued by "recovered" memories, commits suicide and her half-sister, Adrienne Cope, blames him. Suddenly targeted by unknown assassins, Duran and Adrienne must flee for their lives. Forced to trust one another, they work together to uncover why one or both of them is marked for death. Beneath the intrigue lies a dark conspiracy that spans the globe and a sinister plot that could alter history. This relentlessly paced thriller reveals a world where nothing is as it seems, trust is elusive, and even one’s own memories are not secure. It is a chillingly conceived novel from a master of suspense.

Le cadavre d'un homme, emmuré vivant dans la cave de sa maison. Un ordinateur portable, qui contient de mystérieux fichiers, envoyé à un jésuite du Vatican. Un puissant homme d'affaires italo-turc, Zerevan Zebek, qui se dit en butte à une campagne de presse diffamatoire. Un jeune détective, Danny, recruté à prix d'or pour découvrir qui orchestre cette campagne, et récupérer coûte que coûte l'ordinateur et sorti précieux contenu. Tels sont les ingrédients d'une aventure qui nous conduit de Washington à Rome, de la Silicon Valley jusqu'aux cités perdues de l'Anatolie où une secte kurde voue un étrange culte à Satan. A la clef, une découverte biotechnologique susceptible de ravager la planète... Après Genelis et Syndrome, John Case signe son thriller assurément le Plus saisissant... et le plus démoniaque.

Mike Burke, ex-reporter photographe, mène une vie paisible en Irlande, où il travaille dans une petite société de courtage. Sa tranquillité vole en éclats le jour où le FBI, qui le soupçonne de blanchiment d'argent pour le compte d'un réseau terroriste, fait fermer son cabinet. Pour prouver son innocence, l'ancien reporter n'a alors d'autre choix que de mener lui-même l'enquête. De Belgrade aux Etats-Unis, la piste qu'il suit le conduit sur les traces de Nikola Tesla, un savant excentrique, père du courant alternatif... Sur les traces également de Jack Wilson, un Indien révolté et messianique de la fin du XXe siècle. Comment ces hommes ont-ils fini par se croiser ? Quand deux écrivains doués se rencontrent, ils créent John Case. Jim et Carolyn Hougan ont déjà écrit à quatre mains une demi-douzaine de romans, dont le best-seller mondial Genesis.

Wannabe artist Miranda Blair is named the sole heir to the estate of her estranged grandmother, Gertrude, but as a prerequisite she must spend a hundred days at Gertrude's New England cottage. The handsome next-door neighbor seems determined to turn Miranda's resented countdown into a purpose- driven season of possibilities; will she discover her true colors and ensure a paint-worthy future?

Explains what business numbers mean and why they matter, and addresses issues that have become more important in recent years, including questions about the financial crisis and accounting literacy.

Companies expect managers to use financial data to allocate resources and run their departments. But many managers can't read a balance sheet, wouldn't recognize a liquidity ratio, and don't know how to calculate return on investment. Worse, they don't have any idea where the numbers come from or how reliable they really are. In "Financial Intelligence", Karen Berman and Joe Knight teach the basics of finance - but with a twist. Financial reporting, they argue, is as much art as science. Since nobody can quantify everything, accountants always rely on estimates, assumptions, and judgment calls. Savvy managers need to know how those sources of possible bias can affect the financials - and they need to know that sometimes the numbers can be challenged. While providing the foundation for a deep understanding of the financial side of business, the book also arms managers with practical strategies for improving their companies' performance - strategies such as "managing the balance sheet" that are well understood by financial professionals but rarely shared with their nonfinancial colleagues. Accessible, jargon-free, and filled with entertaining stories of real companies, "Financial Intelligence" will help nonfinancial managers be smarter and more confident in their everyday work

Open-book management transforms the workplace by engaging employees in the company's financial health, fostering motivation and accountability. John Case explores the shift from traditional management styles that treat workers as mere "hired hands" to a more inclusive approach that encourages collaboration and problem-solving. He analyzes the competitive landscape and critiques outdated management techniques, highlighting the need for a more responsible and informed workforce to thrive in today's global economy.

In a gripping thriller that delves into the intersection of science and the divine, Jane Jensen transports us into an unimaginable reality. Rabbi Aharon Handalman, skilled in Torah code, uncovers the name of Yosef Kobinski hidden within sacred text. Intrigued, Aharon embarks on an investigation into Kobinski, a Polish rabbi and brilliant physicist who may have authored a pivotal lost work in history. Meanwhile, in Seattle, Jill Talcott's research on energy wave equations connects her to the deceased Kobinski, who claimed to have discovered a physical law of good and evil. When her lab explodes, Jill realizes the danger of her findings and the powerful interests that threaten her. Along with her research partner and a writer captivated by Kobinski, they seek out Handalman in Poland, all eager to unravel the mystery. Their search leads them to a clearing near Auschwitz, where they confront the extraordinary: Kobinski's mysterious disappearance from the death camp in a blaze of fire, drawing on his unique blend of science and Kabbalah. As intelligence agents pursue them, the investigators must follow Kobinski to uncover the truth of his fate.

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.

Jack The Detective is back at it again looking into a senator's mistress hounded by a snake and a gorilla who really rather he didn't. He gets himslef involved with a red headed dancer whose name is Desiree but prefers to be called Dizzy as the two of them find themsleves caught betwen a rock and a hard place. Set in New Orleans Jack is in way over his head with his usual good luck trying to find a way out.

In 1951, John Case made his arrival as the fifth of six children born to an Irish Catholic mother and Marine Corps father. What he had no way of knowing was that his father had not wanted a fifth or sixth child and openly resented their presence. John would spend most of his childhood living in fear of a repeat of a terrifying display of anger that occurred when he was seven years old. That fear would continue until he reached a personal epiphany and escaped the constant state of implied threat that had defined his childhood in so many ways. His story also traces the ups and downs of his parent's relationship, and how the phases of that relationship impacted their parenting abilities, interest and competency. Set against the backdrop of 1950s and 60s middle class America, from California to Hawaii to Michigan, My Own Santini also reflects the changes in American culture from the relative calm of the post war years to the volatility of the late sixties. At times both heartbreaking and heartwarming, My Own Santini is the story of a personal journey that proves that one's past does not dictate one's future and, as importantly, even life lessons learned through pain and fear can be used to craft a positive result.

Kniha přináší překlady čtyř úspěšných románů se záhadnou nebo kriminální zápletkou od anglických a amerických autorů. / Druhá šance - Mary Higgins Clark / Chytač stínů - Michelle Paver / Iluzionista - John Case / Strážce - Nicholas Sparks

Španělská chřipka zabila 30 milionů lidí po celém světě v roce 1918. Teď, se historie ohrožení opakuje… Jedna vědecká expedice zatím směřuje k vzdálenému ostrovu v arktickém moři, aby nalezla vyhynulé druhy zhoubných virů uchovaných pod vrstvami z ledu… První jezdec Apokalypsy může opět povstat – jeho jméno je: MOR! V New Yorku neznámí pachatelé zavraždí muže a ženu. V Severní Koreji rozbombarduje vojenský letoun horskou vesnici. V norském moři si ledoborec probíjí cestu k opuštěnému ostrovu. Na palubě veze tým, který má exhumovat těla dávno zemřelých horníků. Tři odlišné události spojuje pavučina tajných akcí a protiakcí. Novinář Frank Daly má fantastický námět, na jaký se čeká celý život, ale narazí na bariéru zděšeného mlčení...

Klíč ke skutečné hodnotě čísel. Od manažerů se očekává, že budou sebevědomě ovládat finanční data a používat je. Někteří ovšem mohou mít s porozuměním těmto číslům problém a mohou mylně finanční data uctívat, místo aby je zpochybňovali a napadali. Kniha je určená především manažerům a majitelům podniků. Vysvětluje základy financí způsobem přístupným všem, a pomůže tak porozumět tokům peněz ve firmě a jejich vlivu na chod podnikání.