Showing results for "Ken Follett" in Crime Fiction

Modigliani. Unarguably one of the greatest artists who ever lived. Modigliani's women. Those elongated, haunting figures, as eternally provocative as the Mona Lisa. And Modigliani's missing masterpiece. A priceless lost treasure - or a chillingly dangerous game? In Ken Follett's gripping thriller The Modigliani Scandal, up and coming artist Peter Usher has still to exhibit anywhere, still to make even the most modest mark on the London art scene.

In Paper Money three seemingly unrelated events occur on a single morning in London. An MP wakes up after spending the night with a beautiful young woman. A tycoon meets a leading Bank of England official for breakfast. And an underworld gang boss briefs his crew. Nothing so far to keep the tabloid editors awake. Until ambitious young reporter Kevin Hart uncovers his first promising link....

Judy's boss has a grudge against her, so he gives her a dumb assignment: to investigate an anonymous threat from a group that claims that it can trigger earthquakes. Judy's research leads her to maverick seismologist Michael Quercus, who tells her it is possible for an earthquake to be caused deliberately. And when a tremor in a remote desert area shows signs of being machine-generated, Judy knows he was right. But who is responsible for the earthquake? Judy must find out before another tremor strikes.

Two men are brutally murdered with an axe in the quiet coastal town of Kaalbringen, and Chief Inspector Van Veeteren, bored on holiday nearby, is summoned to assist the local authorities. The local police chief, just days away from retirement, is determined to wrap things up before he goes. But there is no clear link between the victims. Then one of Van Veeteren's colleagues, a brilliant young female detective, goes missing - perhaps she has reached Borkmann's Point before anyone else....

On one fateful day in Britain, fortunes change hands as a suicidal Junior Minister, an avaricious tycoon, and a seasoned criminal all play parts in a scheme that moves paper money around at a dizzying pace. Meanwhile, an ambitious young reporter for the Evening Post scrambles to crack the story. This early novel from Ken Follett, the author of On Wings of Eagles and The Key to Rebecca, plunges the reader into the worlds of crime, high finance, and journalism on the way to a masterfully plotted dramatic climax.

È il 1327. Il giorno di Ognissanti quattro bambini si allontanano di nascosto dal priorato di Kingsbridge e assistono per caso nella foresta all'omicidio di due uomini. Da allora le vite di questi ragazzi saranno indissolubilmente legate tra loro e, una volta adulti, conosceranno amore, avidità, ambizione e vendetta. Vivranno momenti di prosperità e carestia, malattia e g uerra. Ma su ciascuno resterà l'ombra di quell'inspiegabile delitto di cui furono testimoni in quel fatidico giorno della loro infanzia.

Ex-Rhodesian soldier Jason Green was frustrated and mildly depressed. The winter in London had been long and bitterly cold. The steady work as a freelance insurance fraud investigator was mundane and repetitive. Then he is summoned to the offices of a wealthy investment banker. The brief: to ascertain the source of the unanticipated wealth of the man's high-flying young son. The time frame: urgent. The payout: enormous. This takes Green from the grimy streets of London to the beaches of Cape Town and ultimately to the dark tropical jungles of the spice island of Zanzibar. Intrigue, chaos, murder, betrayal, and revenge follow swiftly.

Chicago, 1954. When his father, Montrose, goes missing, 22-year-old army veteran Atticus Turner embarks on a road trip to New England to find him, accompanied by his uncle George - publisher of The Safe Negro Travel Guide - and his childhood friend Letitia. On their journey to the manor of Mr. Braithwhite - heir to the estate that owned one of Atticus’ ancestors - they encounter both mundane terrors of white America and malevolent spirits that seem straight out of the weird tales George devours.

London, 1988. Royal fever sweeps the nation as Britain falls in love with the ‘people’s princess’. Which means for Scotland Yard, the focus is on the elite Royalty Protection Command, and its commanding officer. Entrusted with protecting the most famous family on earth, they quite simply have to be the best. A weak link could spell disaster.

Pilgrim is the code name for a man who doesn't exist. The adopted son of a wealthy American family, he once headed up a secret espionage unit for US intelligence. Before he disappeared into anonymous retirement, he wrote the definitive book on forensic criminal investigation. But that book will come back to haunt him. It will help NYPD detective Ben Bradley track him down.

With a mind sharper than a razor blade it was only a matter of time before Ruby Darke fought her way to the top. From humble beginnings she became the queen of London’s retail, but she didn’t get there by obeying the law. Now, with her son Kit and daughter Daisy finally by her side, she’s ready to start a new chapter in her life, but, unknown to all of them, enemies are circling. There aren’t many who threaten Ruby Darke and live to tell the tale. But this time, she may just have met her match. If you live on the edge, you may just die on it....

Als die Polizei Steve festnimmt und ihm eine Vergewaltigung zur Last legt, glaubt er zunächst an ein Missverständnis. Doch das Opfer identifiziert ihn eindeutig, und auch der DNS-Test ist positiv. Niemand scheint Steve zu glauben - nur Jeannie Ferrami, eine engagierte junge Zwillingsforscherin, die vermutet, dass Steve einen Doppelgänger haben könnte. Je mehr Jeannie aber über Steves geheimnisvolle Herkunft herausfindet, desto stärker gerät sie unter Druck. Hinter Steve und seinem Doppelgänger erscheinen weitere schattenhafte Gestalten.

Binnen weniger Stunden in London: Ein tolldreister Millionenraub wird verübt, ein hoher Politiker begeht einen rätselhaften Selbstmordversuch, ein Großkonzern wird in letzter Minute vor dem Konkurs gerettet, und ein Unterweltboss erlebt ein blutiges Fiasko. Als ein junger Reporter dieses Netzwerk aus Korruption und Gewalt entwirrt, wird er zum Schweigen gebracht. Denn selbst die Presse ist nur eine Figur im teuflisch-genialen Plan eines Finanzhais - der Operation Obadja.

En af Ken Folletts tidlige spændingsromaner, der foregår hen over en dag på en avisredaktion i London. Det er tidlig morgen i London. En gift politiker vågner op ved siden af en smuk, fremmed kvinde. En korrupt finansmand spiser morgenmad med en højtstående funktionær i Bank of England. En bandeleder briefer sin gruppe. Da den unge ambitiøse journalist Kevin Hart opdager en forbindelse mellem de tre mænd, er han pludselig på sporet af sin karrieres hidtil vigtigste historie. I et hektisk tempo over en enkelt dag afdækker han de korrupte forbindelser mellem finansverdenen, det kriminelle miljø og pressen og afslører dermed en storstilet svindelsag.