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Riek Borgers Hoving

    The 5th Horseman
    Beach Road
    Violets are blue
    Mary, Mary
    The Big Bad Wolf
    2nd Chance
    • The Women's Murder Club returns for another thrilling crime investigation. Will their skills be enough to take down a brutal madman? A brutal madman sprays bullets into a crowd of children leaving a San Francisco church. Miraculously-or was it intentionally?-only one person dies. Then an elderly black woman is hung. Police homicide inspector Lindsay Boxer senses a connection and together with medical examiner Claire, assistant D. A. Jill, and Chronicle reporter Cindy, finds a link that sends a chill through the entire nation. This killer's motives are unspeakable. In this "inventive" installment of the Women's Murder Club, James Patterson proves once again why he is the #1 master of the murder mystery (Sunday Times).

      2nd Chance
      4,1
    • The Big Bad Wolf

      • 416pages
      • 15 heures de lecture

      The thrilling 9th novel in the phenomenal Alex Cross detective series

      The Big Bad Wolf
      4,0
    • Mary, Mary

      • 403pages
      • 15 heures de lecture

      FBI agent Alex Cross is on vacation when he gets a call from the Director. An actress has been shot outside her home in Beverly Hills. Afterward, an editor for the Los Angeles Times receives an e-mail recounting the murder in shocking detail, signed Mary Smith. Her calling card - The authorities fear this is only the beginning. Mary Smith is targeting Hollywood stars and power brokers, and she is getting better every time. This case is like nothing Alex has ever confronted before. Could this be the plan of an obsessed fan or a spurned actor, or is it part of something much more terrifying? And how could a woman be capable of these vicious crimes?

      Mary, Mary
      4,0
    • Violets are blue

      • 480pages
      • 17 heures de lecture

      The Mastermind is back - and he's hot on Washington, DC, detective Alex Cross's trail. His cold, taunting threats leave Alex angry and deeply concerned for his family's safety while he is away from home. Two joggers have been found dead in San Francisco - bitten and hung by their feet to drain the blood. Further murders in California, and then on the East Coast as well, completely baffle Alex and the FBI. Is this the work of a cult, or role players, or even of modern-day vampires? Desperate to stop the deaths, Alex teams up with Jamilla Hughes, a savvy woman detective, and the FBI's Kyle Craig. But Alex has never been closer to defeat, or in greater danger. He must survive a deadly confrontation - only to learn at last the awful secret of the Mastermind.

      Violets are blue
      4,0
    • Beach Road

      • 432pages
      • 16 heures de lecture

      Tom Dunleavy has a one-man law firm in East Hampton, summer home to billionaires and Hollywood celebrities. But his clients are the people he grew up with, the people who make a living serving the rich. When an old friend, Dante Halleyville, is arrested for a triple murder near a movie star's mansion, Tom agrees to represent him, and recruits super lawyer, and ex-girlfriend, Kate Costello to help fight the case. As Tom wonders if he can ever get Kate to forgive him for his past sins, the case takes on astonishing dimensions, revealing a world of illegal pleasures, revenge, and fear amongst the super-rich...

      Beach Road
      3,9
    • Healthy patients are dying of unknown causes in a San Francisco hospital and the Women's Murder Club decides to investigate the hospital's personnel

      The 5th Horseman
      3,8
    • Pour offrir à sa petite amie Tess une vie de luxe, Ned Kelly accepte de participer à un vol d'art organisé par son cousin Mickey. Mais le coup tourne mal, et Mickey ainsi que ses complices sont abattus. Lorsque Tess est également assassinée, Ned se réfugie chez son père. Cependant, la police est déjà sur ses traces, le considérant comme le principal suspect. Seule l'agent du FBI, Ellie Shurtlett, lui accorde sa confiance. Ensemble, ils découvrent une conspiration dans laquelle le père de Ned semble également être impliqué… Un thriller palpitant et haletant !

      Garde rapprochée
      3,8
    • Seizure

      • 550pages
      • 20 heures de lecture

      What could the Shroud of Turin, a conservative Southern senator, and an entrepreneurial researcher have in common? Here, politics, religion, and bioscience collide in a gripping narrative. Senator Ashley Butler, a quintessential demagogue, embodies traditional American values and reacts against virtually all biotechnologies. When tasked with chairing a sub-committee to ban new cloning technology, he sees it as pivotal for his political future. This poses a barrier for Dr. Daniel Lowell, who has developed a groundbreaking technique to advance stem-cell research. Although they appear to be opposites destined to clash during Senate hearings, both men share a critical flaw: Butler’s insatiable quest for power overshadows his concern for the unborn, while Lowell’s ambition for wealth and fame eclipses his patients’ well-being. The situation intensifies when Butler learns he has Parkinson’s disease, leading to a Faustian pact with Lowell. However, the premature use of Lowell’s technology results in Butler suffering from severe temporal lobe epilepsy, causing bizarre seizures. This cautionary tale reflects the challenges of navigating a rapidly evolving biotechnological landscape, highlighting the ethical dilemmas of our time.

      Seizure
      3,6
    • Zij die gaan sterven

      Een Alex Cross-Thriller

      • 311pages
      • 11 heures de lecture

      Op klaarlichte dag vernietigt een bom een stad in het midden van de Verenigde Staten. Het is een waarschuwing aan het Westen: betaal ons, anders is de volgende keer Londen, Parijs, New York of Frankfurt het doelwit. Het dreigement wordt uitermate serieus genomen, zeker als duidelijk wordt dat het afkomstig is van de Wolf, een oude bekende van Alex Cross. De FBI, Scotland Yard en Interpol slaan de handen ineen om een ramp af te wenden.

      Zij die gaan sterven