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Inspector Zhang of the Singapore Police Force is called in to what appears to be an open and shut case. A young woman has been killed during a burglary. The fingerprints on the murder weapon point to a well-known house-breaker. And his bite marks are on the victim's arm. But the burglar has a cast-iron alibi because at the time of the murder he was in police custody.The Deputy Commissioner wants Inspector Zhang to find out how the burglar managed...
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Long-term Bangkok resident and former New Orleans cop Bob Turtledove has the knack of getting people out of difficult situations.So when a young man from Utah goes missing in Bangkok, his parents are soon knocking on Bob's door asking for help.But what starts out as a simple missing person case takes a deadly turn as Bangkok Bob's search for the missing Mormon brings him up against Russian gangsters, hired killers, corrupt cops and kickboxing thugs.And...
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Four short stories from bestselling author Stephen Leather, plus opening chapters of six of his bestselling thrillers.The short stories are: Breaking In (where a burglar gets more than he bargained for when he breaks into a London house), Strangers On A Train (where a mugging on a train doesn't go to plan), Inspector Zhang and the Hotel Guest (where the Singaporean detective solves a mystery) and Cat's Eyes (the backstory of a Bangkok go-go dancer).There...
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Jack Nightingale lucha sus batallas en las sombras, en las zonas grises donde el mundo real se encuentra con lo sobrenatural. Pero cuando llega a San Francisco para enfrentarse a un grupo de satanistas empeñados en abrir una puerta al Infierno, y liberar un demonio, el peligro está a la vista y es demasiado real. Los Apóstoles, un aquelarre satánico que utiliza el asesinato y la tortura para preparar el camino para que un demonio entre en el mundo...
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Jack Nightingale fights his battles in the shadows – in the grey areas where the real world meets the supernatural. But when he arrives in San Francisco to take on a group of Satanists bent on opening a doorway to Hell, the danger is out in the open and all too real. The Apostles – a Satanic coven using murder and torture to pave the way for a demon to enter the real world – realise that Nightingale is on their tail. And unleash their own brand...
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Four free short stories from bestselling author Stephen Leather, plus opening chapters of five of his bestselling thrillers.The short stories are: Rules of Engagement (where Spider Shepherd has to help a friend who is in serious trouble with the police), The Constituency Meeting (where a group of old folks decide to commit a murder), Ghost Kids (where a holidaymaker takes more home from Thailand than he expected) and Massage Therapy (where the massage...
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Dan "Spider" Shepherd es el héroe de la serie más vendida del Sunday Times escrita por Stephen Leather. Antes de ser un policía encubierto y un oficial del MI5, Spider era un soldado y miembro de la élite SAS. Esta colección de cuentos, publicada en rústica por primera vez, cubre el período antes de que Shepherd se uniera al SAS, cómo se inscribió en el SAS y adquirió su apodo y detalla sus aventuras en Sierra Leona, devastada por la guerra....
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Las Vegas is known as Sin City. And what happens in Vegas usually stays in Vegas.But someone in the city has powers that allow them to strike anywhere in the world and take lives - for a price.Jack Nightingale has a track record of dealing with occult killers and so far he has always come out on top.But this time the only way to find the killer is to set himself up as bait. And this might be the time when his luck finally runs out.PRAISE FOR THE JACK...
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Mexico is famous for its rich culture, ancient ruins, dazzling beaches, and spicy cuisine.But there is a darker side to America's southern neighbour, with vicious gangs dealing in drugs. extortion, money laundering, human trafficking and contract killings.Jack Nightingale came across his fair share of villains when he worked for the Metropolitan Police in London.But nothing could prepare him for the evil that was waiting for him when he crossed the...
10) The Stretch
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As a big player in the 90s London underworld, Terry Greene has always made a priority of 'taking care of business' personally. It's always good for the troops to know that the boss ain't too squeamish to clean up his own mess. Preston Snow was out of line. So the up-close-and-personal visit was in no way out of character.It was a messy hit. But the job was done.More messy however, was the aftermath. Fingered by one of his own crew, Terry finds himself...
11) New York Night
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Teenagers are being possessed and turning into sadistic murderers. Priests can't help, nor can psychiatrists. So who is behind the demonic possessions? Jack Nightingale is called in to investigate, and finds his own soul is on the line.Jack Nightingale appears in the full-length novels Nightfall, Midnight, Nightmare, Nightshade, Lastnight and San Francisco Night. He also appears in several short stories including Blood Bath, Cursed, Still Bleeding,...
12) Hot Blood
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The fourth book in the bestselling Dan 'Spider' Shepherd series.Dan 'Spider' Shepherd is used to putting his life on the line. It goes with the turf when you're an undercover cop.Now working for the Serious Organised Crime Agency, Shepherd is pitting his wits against the toughest criminals in the country. But when the man who once saved his life is kidnapped in the badlands of Iraq, thrown into a basement and threatened with execution, Shepherd has...
13) Nightingale 2
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El segundo libro de relatos cortos protagonizado por el detective sobrenatural Jack Nightingale, quien libra sus batallas en las sombras, en las zonas grises donde demonios y monstruos buscan su presa, donde un error podría costarle la vida, o algo peor.
En esta colección de nueve relatos, Nightingale se enfrenta a casas encantadas, asesinos en serie que han vuelto de la muerte, espíritus perturbados, muñecos demoníacos y monstruos del infierno.
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14) The Vets
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Hong Kong. The British administration is preparing to hand the capitalist colony back to Communist China with the minimum of fuss.Colonel Joel Tyler, however, has other plans for the British colony - plans that involve four Vietnam War veterans and a spectacular mission making use of their unique skills.But while the vets are preparing to take the country by storm, their paymaster, Anthony Chung, puts the final touches to an audacious betrayal. The...
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Supernatural detective Jack Nightingale is called in to investigate a case of murder and mutilation that appears to have been done by children. Mysterious black-eyed children. And the murder is only a taste of the horror that is to come.Children Of The Dark is about 10,000 words, about thirty pages.Stephen Leather is one of the UK's most successful thriller writers, an ebook and Sunday Times bestseller and author of the critically acclaimed Dan "Spider'...
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Inspector Zhang goes to Harrogate to attend a mystery writers convention. But what was supposed to be a vacation turns into one of his most difficult cases when a famous writer is found dead in a locked room.This is a short story, just over 11,000 words, equivalent to about 35 pages. A perfect read if you have an hour to kill.Stephen Leather is one of the UK's most successful thriller writers. He was a journalist for more than ten years on newspapers...
17) The Cards
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Fortune telling can be a hit and miss business at the best of times, but when a mysterious set of Tarot cards starts to change the future and not predict it, Jack Nightingale is called in to investigate. He soon realises that there is more to the cards than meets the eye and that his own future is looking very bleak indeed. The Cards is a fast-paced supernatural story of 10,000 words. Jack Nightingale appears in the full-length novels Nightfall, Midnight,...
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Inspector Zhang loves mysteries, but as a Detective Inspector with the Singapore Police Force he knows that mysteries are few and far between. There are relatively few crimes in the city state and those that are committed are usually solved quickly. But that all changes when Inspector Zhang is called to a top Singapore hotel where a guest has been found murdered in a locked room.
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Una oleada de suicidios infantiles tiene lugar en el estado de Tennessee. ¿Se trata de una horrible coincidencia o hay fuerzas oscuras en juego? Cuando Jack Nightingale se entera de que hay una misteriosa lista de niños que están en peligro, toma el caso, estimulado por el hecho de que conoce uno de los nombres y eso lo hace personal.
Su investigación le lleva a enfrentarse a un demonio del infierno que está siendo utilizado en una misión...
20) Birthday Girl
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Tony Freeman rescued Mersiha when she was fighting for her life in war-torn Yugoslavia. Now she's his adopted daughter, the perfect all-American girl, and it seems like her past is another country.But Mersiha has been trained to kill. And when she discovers that Freeman's company is being subjected to a sinister takeover bid, she decides to help - whatever the risks.The consequences of her actions are lethal, for Mersiha has unearthed a conspiracy...