Pieter Verhulst Livres

In het Engeland van de twaalfde eeuw trekt meesterbouwer Tom met zijn gezin van stad naar stad op zoek naar werk. Ten einde raad vraagt hij onderdak in de priorij van Kingsbridge. Overste Philip ziet een hemels teken in zijn komst: Tom zou wel eens de man kunnen zijn die de magistrale kathedraal kan bouwen waar hij altijd van heeft gedroomd. De tegenkrachten zijn echter enorm: het is bijna ondoenlijk om aan bouwmateriaal te komen en een ambitieuze bisschop spant samen met een gewetenloze edelman om Philip ten val te brengen.

For five novels, Clive Cussler has immersed readers in the world of the "Oregon," a seemingly worn ship equipped with advanced technology, captained by the charismatic Juan Cabrillo. Now, the crew faces their greatest challenge yet. Corsairs, or pirates, come in various forms—from those who battled on the Barbary Coast to modern-day marauders in Africa and Asia. When the U.S. secretary of state's plane crashes en route to a summit in Libya, the CIA enlists Cabrillo to find her, fueled by distrust of the Libyans. Their concerns prove justified when the crew discovers the plane but not the secretary. Libya's new foreign minister has his own agenda for the conference, which Cabrillo must thwart. The situation ties back to a two-hundred-year-old naval battle and ancient Islamic scrolls that the Libyans are desperately seeking. The unfolding events will draw Cabrillo into a historical confrontation at sea against Islamic terrorists, with the fate of nations hanging in the balance. Readers will be captivated by the thrilling action and daring exploits of Cabrillo and his crew, as highlighted by "Publishers Weekly" regarding the "Oregon" Files series.

A crime drama from the author of "Michigan Rolol". Milo "Meat" Pitts, 20 stone of trouble, is out of prison after eight years, and ready to wreak his revenge on the town of Grand Rapids, a third of a million dollars worth of revenge. When Milo looks for partners, things start to go wrong.

The author of the bestselling NUMA and Dirk Pitt series returns with an all-new novel of adventure and intrigue featuring his unbeatable hero of the high seas-Juan Cabrillo. Cabrillo and his motley crew aboard the clandestine spy ship Oregon have made a very comfortable and very dangerous living working for high-powered Western interests. But their newest clients have come from the Far East to ask for Cabrillo's special brand of assistance: a consortium of Japanese shipping magnates whose fortunes are being threatened by brutal pirates trolling the waters of Southeast Asia. Normally, such attacks on the high seas are limited to smaller ships and foreign-owned yachts-easy targets on the open ocean. Now, however, giant commercial freighters are disappearing. But when Cabrillo confronts the enemy, he learns that the pirates' predations hide a deadly international conspiracy-a scheme of death and slavery that Juan Cabrillo is going to blow out of the water.

"For four novels, Clive Cussler has charted the exploits of the Oregon, a covert ship completely dilapidated on the outside but on the inside packed with sophisticated weaponry and intelligence-gathering equipment. Captained by the rakish, one-legged Juan Cabrillo and manned by a crew of former military and spy personnel, it is a private enterprise, available for any government agency that can afford it - and now Cussler sends the Oregon on its most extraordinary mission yet." The crew has just completed a top secret mission against Iran in the Persian Gulf when they come across a cruise ship adrift at sea. Hundreds of bodies litter its deck, and, as Cabrillo tries to determine what happened, explosions rack the length of the ship. Barely able to escape with his own life and that of the liner's sole survivor, Cabrillo finds himself plunged into a mystery as intricate - and as perilous - as any he has ever known and pitted against a cult with monstrously lethal plans for the human race ... plans he may already be too late to stop.

Martin Vail, the brilliant "bad-boy" lawyer every prosecutor and politician love to hate, is defending Aaron Stampler, a man found holding a bloody butcher's knife near a murdered archbishop. Vail is certain to lose, but Vail uses his unorthodox ways to good advantage when choosing his legal team—a tight group of men and women who must uncover the extraordinary truth behind the archbishop's slaughter. They do, in a heart-stopping climax unparalleled for the surprise it springs on the reader...

Four families, divided by ethnicity but united in shaping the destiny of their land, face love, hate, happiness, and hardship as Russia is transformed through history. Reprint.

“[John] Saul has the instincts of a natural storyteller.”—People Villejeune, Florida. A secluded little town at the edge of a vast, eerie swamp. Far from prying eyes. Far from the laws of civilization. Here folks live by their own rules—dark rites of altars and infants, candles and blood. Years ago the Andersons left town with a dream. Now they are back. To live out a nightmare. Something has been waiting for them. Something unspeakably evil. It feeds on the young and the innocent. And soon it will draw their teenage daughter into its unholy embrace. . . .

Nick Stone ex SAS, now with British Intelligence , discovers the seemingly sensless murders of fellow SAS soldier Kev Brown and his family in Washington, DC. Only Kelly, seven years old, has survived, and immediately the two of them are on the run from unidentified pursuers.

Après Le Réseau Corneille, le nouveau roman d'espionnage du maître absolu du genre. Juin 1941. Le ciel appartient à Hitler. La plupart des bombardiers anglais tombent sous le feu ennemi. Comme si la Luftwaffe parvenait à détecter les avions... Les Allemands auraient-ils doublé les Anglais dans la mise au point de ce nouvel outil stratégique : le radar ? Winston Churchill, très préoccupé par la situation, demande à ses meilleurs agents d'éclaircir l'affaire dans les plus brefs délais. Harald, jeune Danois de dix-huit ans décidé à se battre contre l'occupant germanique, a trouvé une installation allemande ultrasecrète qui semble prévoir l'arrivée des bombardiers anglais. Sa découverte pourrait inverser le cours de la guerre. Mais à qui la révéler ? À qui peut-il faire confiance ? Harald en sait trop, il risque la mort. A bord du Frelon, son biplan de fortune, il va jouer sa vie pour transmettre sa découverte.

In the waning days of the Second World War, the Japanese tried a last desperate measure - a different kind of kamikaze mission, this one carried out by two submarines bound for the west coast of the United States, their cargo a revolutionary new strain of biological virus. Originally published: London: Michael Joseph, 2004

Joshua Kane is married to Joan, whom he considers the most beautiful woman in the world. They have vowed eternal fidelity to each other, a promise that is easy to make but difficult to uphold. One evening at a casino in Atlantic City, Josh meets a billionaire who casually loses and regains millions. The wealthy gambler casts a penetrating gaze at Joan and makes Josh a shocking proposal: one million dollars for one night with Joan. Josh finds it hard to accept, believing such a thing could never happen. But what does Joan think about this proposition? The story explores themes of love, fidelity, and the moral dilemmas that arise when wealth and desire intersect, challenging the boundaries of commitment and the true nature of relationships.

Parfois, au moment de disparaître dans les flots, le soleil lance sur l'océan une ultime et brève fulgurance : ce fameux rayon vert qui, d'après une légende écossaise, confère à ceux dont il a frappé les yeux le pouvoir de voir clair dans les sentiments et les cours. Alors que ses deux oncles et tuteurs, Sam et Sib Melvill, se proposent de la marier à un jeune savant de leurs relations, Aristobulus Ursiclos, la jeune Helena Campbell émet le souhait de contempler le rayon vert. Comment lui refuser ce voyage, au cours duquel, espèrent-ils, elle se laissera convaincre d'accepter l'époux qu'on lui propose ? Ce qu'ils ne prévoient pas, c'est qu'un jeune artiste-peintre, Olivier Sinclair, va bouleverser tous leurs plans. Avec ce roman imprégné de ses souvenirs de voyage en Écosse, Jules Verne semble vouloir prendre ironiquement le contrepied du reste de son œuvre. Ici l'esprit positif et scientifique, incarné par l'ennuyeux et pédant Aristobulus, cède devant l'art, la rêverie, l'imagination poétique, dans une histoire d'amour contée en souriant.

Tussen een zwarte bouwvakker en een zwarte lerares in New York ontstaat een stormachtige verhouding.

De moeder van een Amerikaans meisje dat in het huis van haar minnaar ten gevolge van een val van een trap is overleden, vermoedt dat er moord in het spel is.