Eliot Pattison Ordre des livres

Das Mysterium von den Orkneyinseln Cato Pike ist ein Veteran des amerikanischen Geheimdienstes. Als sein Vater, ein renommierter Historiker, ihn um einen Gefallen bittet, stimmt Cato widerwillig zu. Er soll in einer Abtei auf den sturmgepeitschten schottischen Orkneyinseln ein geheimnisvolles Paket abholen. Sein Auftrag und sein Leben ändern sich schlagartig, als er erfährt, dass der alte Schotte, der ihm das Paket übergeben sollte, gefoltert und ermordet wurde. Kurz darauf wird eine Nonne aus derselben Abtei in Neuengland getötet. Cato begreift bald, dass er in einen mörderischen Kampf mit mehreren Geheimdiensten geraten ist – an seiner Seite hat er nur eine wortkarge schottische Polizistin. Ein sehr atmosphärischer Thriller über Mythen, Legenden und Geheimdienste, der über die Orkneyinseln, die USA bis nach Deutschland führt

As the drumbeat of the American Revolution grows ever closer, Scotsman-turned-American-patriot Duncan McCallum must navigate treacherous cultural and political waters if he’s to secure a fighting chance for the fledgling nation in this gripping installment of the acclaimed Bone Rattler series After narrowly avoiding death in London at the hands of the king’s secret agents, Duncan McCallum returns to colonial America only to discover that his troubles have followed him across the Atlantic. The harbor town of Marblehead, Massachusetts, is a smoldering powder keg as British loyalists and advocates for liberty feverishly maneuver to determine the future of the colonies. When a Native American sailor is scapegoated for the gruesome murders of officers of the British occupation troops, McCallum will have to face off against ruthless adversaries close to the crown. Soliciting the assistance of such notable historical figures as John Hancock, Crispus Attucks, and John and Samuel Adams, McCallum must rely on his skills in science, subterfuge, and diplomacy to stave off a war for which America is not yet prepared. Just as Patrick O’Brian’s Master and Commander series took readers on a thrilling journey through the Napoleonic Wars, Freedom’s Ghost and the Bone Rattler series offer riveting historical adventures embedding readers in the clashes and intrigue of the American Revolution.

That night, with the storm howling relentlessly, Grace is woken by a child crying. Grace is desperate to leave, but Charles remains unaffected by the eerie stillness of the house. Is it just Grace's imagination or do the owners, and Charles, have something to hide?THANK YOU FOR STAYING AT THE ANCHORAGE.

A simple task to retrieve some artifacts turns into a nightmare of deceit when Duncan McCallum finds himself the target of those obsessed with keeping America under British rule in this thrilling historical novel from an Edgar Award–winning author. When Duncan McCallum is asked by Benjamin Franklin to retrieve an astonishing cache of fossils from the Kentucky wilderness, his excitement as a naturalist blinds him to his treacherous path. But as murderers stalk him Duncan discovers that the fossils of this American incognitum are not nearly as mysterious as the political intrigue driving his mission. The Sons of Liberty insist, without explaining why, that the only way to keep the king from pursuing a bloody war with America is for Duncan to secretly deliver the fossils to Franklin in London. His journey becomes a maze of deceit and violence as he seeks the cryptic link between the bones and the king. Every layer that Duncan peels away invites new treachery by those obsessed with crushing American dissent. With each attempt on his life, Duncan questions the meaning of the liberty he and the Sons seek. His last desperate hope for survival, and the rescue of his aged native friend Conawago―imprisoned in Bedlam―requires the help of freed slaves, an aristocratic maiden, a band of street urchins, and the gods of his tribal allies.

The much anticipated tenth and final installment in the internationally acclaimed Inspector Shan series, which launched with the Edgar-winning novel SKULL MANTRA.

A gripping psychological thriller about two best friends who invite a stranger into their home . . . Perfect for fans of THE HOUSE SWAP and FRIEND REQUEST.

"Pattison has few peers when it comes to integrating historical events into a complex but plausible whodunit plot." --Publishers Weekly (starred and boxed review)When a ship arriving from London explodes in Boston Harbor, both the peace of the colonial city and Duncan McCallum's life are shattered. Summoned by his new friend John Hancock to a beach awash with the bodies of the victims, Duncan discovers that the ship was deliberately sabotaged, apparently to cover the theft by French agents provocateurs of a secret document being carried to the Sons of Liberty. Hancock refuses to let him take his evidence to the authorities, for this is 1768 and relations with the government are so sour that officials are being hanged in effigy.Fearing that the intrigues of Hancock and the Sons might set the colonies ablaze, Duncan relentlessly pursues the truth, only to be falsely charged with treason and murder. To escape the hangman's noose and restore his honor, Duncan has no choice but to follow a northbound trail of violence and deception while being relentlessly hounded by bountymen and vengeful soldiers. With the help of unexpected new friends, including Ethan Allen, aged natives, and outlawed Jesuits, he survives scalp hunters, imprisonment, and his own spiritual crisis, only to realize he cannot resolve the terrible crimes until he first understands the emerging truths about freedom in the American colonies.

Tibet sehen … Shan, der ehemalige Ermittler aus Peking, ist zum Polizisten ernannt worden. Als eine alte Nonne niedergeschlagen wird, versucht er, den Täter ausfindig zu machen – und gerät gleich in Schwierigkeiten. In einer Gruft, die von der Nonne bewacht wurde, werden drei Leichen gefunden: ein alter Lama, der als Heiliger verehrt wird, ein Soldat, der seit ungefähr fünfzig Jahren tot ist – und ein etwa vierzigjähriger, westlich gekleideter Mann, der allenfalls vor ein paar Stunden ermordet wurde. Shan findet heraus, dass der Tote ein Amerikaner ist, dessen Mutter vor vielen Jahren aus Tibet in die USA geflohen ist. Zeugen meinen, eine Frau an dem Grabmal gesehen zu haben: eine Frau mit auffällig grünen Augen. »Pattison ist ein intimer Kenner der tibetischen Kultur. Detektiv Shan ist für den Leser auch Reisebegleiter durch eine fremdartige Welt.« Nürnberger Nachrichten

The Edgar Award–winner’s colonial series continues as Scottish exile Duncan McCallum uncovers a loyalist conspiracy—“Historical mystery at its best” (Booklist, starred review). The American Colonies, 1765. As the Stamp Act dissent marks the first organized resistance to English rule, someone is kidnapping and killing members of the Iroquois Nation. Asked by an elder to investigate, Scottish exile Duncan McCallum soon uncovers a network of secret runners supporting the nascent “committees of correspondence,” engaged in the political dissent fomenting across colonial borders. But as Duncan follows the trail further, it leads to his capture. Thrown into slavery with the kidnapped runners, Duncan discovers a powerful conspiracy of highly placed English aristocrats bent on crushing all dissent. Inspired by an aged Native American slave and new African friends, Duncan decides not just to escape but to turn their own intrigue against the London lords. A Publishers Weekly Best Book, the fourth entry in the Bone Rattler series moves ever closer to the beginning of the American Revolution. With a cast of characters that includes Benjamin Franklin, Samuel Adams, the early Pennsylvania rebel James Smith, and Dr. Benjamin Rush, Blood of the Oak takes a fresh view on the birth of the new American nation.

When Shan Tao Yun and his old friend Lokesh are abruptly dragged away by Public Security, he is convinced that their secret support of struggling Tibetans has brought their final ruin. But his fear turns to confusion as he discovers he has been chosen to fill a vacancy on a special international commission investigating Tibetan suicides.