In this novel, the Courtneys are out to stake their claim in Southern Africa, travelling along the infamous Robber Road. This exciting and hazardous journey takes them through the untouched wilderness of a beautiful land filled with warring tribes and wild animals.
1884 and in Khartoum, on the banks of the Nile, the Courtneys meet the Ballantynes in this epic adventure from one of the world's most celebrated novelists In the Sudan, decades of brutal misgovernment by the ruling Egyptian Khedive in Cairo precipitate a fierce and bloody rebellion and Holy War headed by a charismatic new religious leader, The Madhi or "Expected One". The British are forced to intervene to protect their national interests and to attempt to rescue the hundreds of British subjects stranded in the country. Along with hundreds of others, British trader and businessman, Ryder Courtney is trapped in the capital city of Khartoum. It is here that he meets Captain Penrod Ballantyne of the 10th Hussars, as well as the British Consul, David Benbrook and his three beautiful daughters. Against the vivid and bloody backdrop of the siege of Khartoum, in which British General Charles George Gordon is killed and the British retreat, these three powerful men fight to survive.
She felt Ramn come awake and spring from the bed, naked and lithe as a jungle cat. She heard the metallic snicker of a firearm as he snatched the pistol from the holster. In the darkness a yellow flower of gun-flamed bloomed, and a single bullet whiplashed across twenty yards of open ground... In the searing heat of a divided Africa two decades of bitter dynastic conflict explode with terrifying ferocity. To Gary and Sean Courtney it is a struggle to the end; brother pitted against brother as they are dragged unwittingly into the lair of an international terrorist. Only Isabella Courtney stands between them and the mutual destruction they have willed for so long. Beautiful, headstrong Isabella; the link to 'Golden Fox' - a man whose alias hides a sinister and deadly secret... Traversing a vast panorama, from the heart of London society to the grandeur of Spain, from parched Ethiopia to war-torn Angola and on to the blazing hunting grounds of South Africa and Zimbabwe, Golden Fox is masterful storytelling from the arena of war; an adventure of stirring, irresistible intensity.
De dochter van een denkbeeldige president van de Verenigde Staten wordt gegijzeld door Israëlische fanatici die de vernietiging van Irak, Iran en Syrië willen afdwingen.
Nathan Conrad è un medico. Cerca di curare i malati mentali più gravi, i casi disperati. Lo chiamano lo "psichiatra dei dannati". Ogni sera torna a casa e tira il fiato. Ma un bel mattino d'ottobre la follia bussa alla sua porta, anzi lo chiama al telefono : "Buongiorno dottor Conrad: ascoltami. Non dire una parola. Ho tua figlia".
In opdracht van de Amerikaanse narcoticabrigade wordt een lerares kinderjuffrouw bij een Siciliaanse maffiafamilie om de verblijfplaats van de pater familias te achterhalen.
Soon to be a major motion picture, from the producers of the James Bond film series, starring Jude Law and Blake Lively. She has nothing to lose and only revenge to live for
Monsoon, faisant partie de la série à succès des Courtneys de Wilbur Smith, est une histoire de colère et de passion, de paix et de guerre. Action, romance et aventure façonnent le destin d'une famille alors qu'elle conteste un prix au-delà de ses rêves. C'est l'aube du XVIIIe siècle. Aux confins du monde connu, la puissante Compagnie des Indes orientales subit des pertes catastrophiques face aux pirates des mers. Après quatre ans d'absence, le maître marin Sir Hal Courtney se prépare pour son dernier et plus dangereux voyage - une mission de vie ou de mort au nom de l'Empire et de la Couronne. Mais Hal doit également penser au sort de ses quatre fils, tous très différents les uns des autres. Chacun jouera un rôle crucial dans la détermination du destin des Courtneys. Séparés par les vents du hasard, l'aventure régira leur avenir - tout comme la passion forgera leurs vies. Wilbur Smith insuffle toute la puissance dramatique et les émotions riches d'une époque révolue dans son récit palpitant de la mer.
Fluke Kelso, ancien professeur d'histoire à Oxford, est à Moscou pour quatre jours afin de suivre un colloque sur l'ouverture des archives soviétiques. Un homme se présentant comme le garde du corps de Béria, le terrible chef de la police secrète de Staline, prétend avoir assisté aux derniers instants du dictateur rouge. Il affirme aussi avoir aidé Beria à voler un petit carnet contenant les derniers secrets de Staline...
Een vrouwelijke arts die wordt beschuldigd van moord op een terminale patiënt, beweert op zijn verzoek gehandeld te hebben, maar erft wel een miljoen van hem.
The rangers closed in, firing steadily. Within minutes all the adult animals were down. Only the calves still raced in bewildered circles, stumbling over the bodies of the dead and dying. Six minutes after the first shot, a silence fell over the killing ground on Long Vlei... In the blinding light of Zimbabwe`s Chiwewe National Park, Dr Daniel Armstrong, world-famous TV naturalist, films the slaughter of a herd of elephant. In London, anthropologist Kelly Kinnear is forced into violent conforntation with the shareholders of the most powerful conglomerate in the City of London, warning them of the destruction of an African country. Now the time has come to act. Together, Armstrong and Kinnear forge a passionate alliance - and begin the fight against the forces of greed, evil and corruption attacking a land they would both give their lives to save...Combining breathtaking realism and thrilling suspence, the world`s master storyteller takes us on a journey deep into the heart of a wild, magnificent continent, threatened for ever by the destructive hand of man.
Set in Sarajevo, this is the story of a detective in the Bosnian police who discovers the murder of a woman living in a bombed-out building. His determination to solve the murder draws him into a political underworld.
A 12-year-old boy goes on the run after being falsely accused of murder. Pursued by police and a hired killer, he breaks into homes, steals cars, a gun--politely leaving notes of apology--and regularly calls a radio show to defend himself. A first novel.
The seventh scroll is nearly 4000 years old. Within it lie the clues to a fabulous treasure from an almost forgotten time. Duraid Al Simmu and his wife, Royan, discovered the scroll and made research notes on it. But Duraid is murdered, and Royan has to flee to England to seek refuge.
Un chirurgien américain retrouve par hasard - à Paris - l'assassin de son père... Un détective génial et anticonformiste enquête pour Interpol sur sept cadavres sans tête, découverts en divers points du monde... Une organisation secrète, dirigée par un riche industriel d'origine allemande, vise à la restauration du nazisme sur fond d'expériences médico-chirurgicales inédites... Quel rapport existe-t-il entre ces trois histoires ? C'est ce que le lecteur découvrira peu à peu, conduit par un suspense d'une exceptionnelle intensité vers un dénouement à couper le souffle. Véritable coup de tonnerre dans le monde du thriller, L'Empire du mal a imposé dès sa parution un nouveau maître du genre, à l'égal des Follett, Ludlum ou Le Carré.
Een geheim agent krijgt opdracht om tien getuigen van de landing van een UFO op te sporen, maar wanneer hij ontdekt dat zij vlak daarna vermoord worden, merkt hij dat ook hijzelf geen jager meer is maar een prooi.
In THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT, they played the ultimate game of love, lust, and death. Now, in MEMORIES OF MIDNIGHT, the survivors meet to play one last time... Shadowed by tragedy and burdened by amnesia, a beautiful woman desperately tries to return to reality. She is Catherine Douglas, destined to once again challenge the cruel, charismatic power of Constantin Demiris, the Greek shipping tycoon who murdered Catherine's husband. Now, in the glittering capitals and carefree playgrounds of post-war Europe, Demiris sets his deadly sights on Catherine -- and the single, treacherous secret whose shattering truth is known to her alone...
D'un Zimbabwe en proie à des conflits, un safari colossal pour multimillionnaires s'organise sous la direction de Sean Courteney, un chasseur professionnel au passé tumultueux. L'objectif de cette expédition est la traque d'un éléphant majestueux et énigmatique, Tukutela, l'"ultime proie" d'un continent dévasté par des guerres civiles et des affrontements raciaux. Le groupe s'aventure au-delà de la frontière du Mozambique, dans une zone où la violence est omniprésente, où l'hostilité tribale et les luttes politiques font rage, et où chaque certitude est consumée par le feu des armes. Faire demi-tour signifie désormais lutter pour sa survie, réprimer ses émotions et participer à un jeu décisif sans vainqueurs ni vaincus.
Four nuns find themselves suddenly thrust into a hostile world they long ago abandoned for the safety of the convent. Unwittingly they become pawns in a battle between the charismatic Jaime Miró, leader of the outlawed Basque nationalists, and the ruthless Colonel Ramón Acoca of the Spanish Amy. Four women - and the men they are forbidden to love. Megan - the orphan, who feels an overpowering attraction to Jaime. Lucia - the fiery Sicilian beauty on the run for murder - and Rubio Arzano, the freedom fighter who risks his life to save her. Teresa - whose guilty conscience finally drives her to betray her friends. Graciela - who bears a terrible secret that almost destroys her - and the courageous Ricardo who loves her. From the same author of the books "The Other Side of Midnight", "Rage of Angels", "Bloodline" and "Windmills of the Gods". The book is set in Spain and centres around four nuns and their unwitting involvement with outlawed Basque nationalists and the Spanish Army.