Showing results by author "Ken Follett" in Crime Thrillers

Paper Money is a gripping novel of high-finance and underworld villainy from the masterful Ken Follett. Will reporters uncover the web of criminality at the heart of two seemingly unconnected crimes? Several Daring Crimes London. A politician wakes with a beautiful girl; a criminal briefs his...

The Hammer of Eden is a pulsating, state-of-the-art suspense thriller from master storyteller Ken Follett, author of Never and The Pillars of the Earth. A Deadly Threat The FBI receive an anonymous threat from a terrorist group that claims it can trigger earthquakes. A Lone Agent Judy Maddox, an...

The Modigliani Scandal is a high-speed, high-stakes thriller of heists and forgeries from Ken Follett, the bestselling author of The Pillars of the Earth. A Priceless Artwork When art historian Dee Sleign hears of a lost painting by Amedeo Modigliani, one of the greatest artists to have ever...

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.

The Modigliani Scandal is a high-speed, high-stakes thriller of heists and forgeries from Ken Follett, the bestselling author of The Pillars of the Earth. A Priceless Artwork When art historian Dee Sleign hears of a lost painting by Amedeo Modigliani, one of the greatest artists to have ever...

Paper Money is a gripping novel of high-finance and underworld villainy from the masterful Ken Follett. Will reporters uncover the web of criminality at the heart of two seemingly unconnected crimes? Several Daring Crimes London. A politician wakes with a beautiful girl; a criminal briefs his...

An explosive novel of high finance and underworld villainy from Ken Follett, the grand master of international action and suspense. Crime, high finances, and journalism are interconnected in this early thriller by the author of On Wings of Eagles and Lie Down With Lions. In one suspenseful...

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.

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.

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.

A high-speed, high-stakes thriller from Ken Follett, the grand master of international action and suspense. A fabulous "lost masterpiece" becomes the ultimate prize—for an art historian whose ambition consumes everyone around her, an angry young painter with a plan for revenge on the art...