Dean Koontz

Ikh svel sluchaj, strannoe proisshestvie, kotoroe moglo stat tragediej, no k schastju vse zavershilos blagopoluchno. Kholli Torn, talantlivyj zhurnalist, stanovitsja svidetelnitsej togo, kak neizvestnyj muzhchina, pojavivshijsja slovno by niotkuda, vytaskivaet iz-pod koles mashiny podrostka-shkolnika - v poslednij moment, kogda gibel malchika byla uzhe, kazhetsja, neminuema. Zhurnalistskaja intuitsija ej podskazyvaet: vot on, geroj, kotoryj stanet v ee karere startom k professionalnym vysotam. No vse oborachivaetsja inache. Dzhim Ajronkhart, spasshij malchika, obladaet udivitelnym svojstvom - vnutri nego suschestvuet nechto, chto tolkaet Dzhima vse brosit i ekhat, letet, bezhat, chtoby spasti cheloveka. Rebenok eto, vzroslyj - ne vazhno. On ne mozhet soprotivljatsja, sila, kotoraja im upravljaet, vyshe ego voli i razuma. Dzhim ne ponimaet ee prirody, on podavlen, rasterjan, on istoschen moralno. I Kholli so vremenem ponimaet, chto tsel ee zhizni ne professionalnyj rost, tsel ee - spasti cheloveka. Spasti ot samogo sebja. Roman izdaetsja v novom perevode.

Suavidad-Bich, malenkij provintsialnyj gorodok v Kalifornii. Dzheffri Koltrejn i Emiti, ego odinnadtsatiletnjaja doch, zhivuschie zdes, nikak ne mogut perezhit bol utraty - uzhe bez malogo kak sem let propala bez vesti Mishel, zhena Dzheffri. Odnazhdy k nim v ruki popadaet zagadochnyj artefakt neizvestnogo naznachenija, tak nazyvaemyj "kljuch kljuchej", i zhizn Dzheffri i Emiti menjaetsja kardinalno. V dom k nim prikhodjat s obyskom, ikh presledujut strannye ljudi v chernom, beda sleduet za bedoj, i, kazalos by, uzhe nikuda ne detsja... Vot togda-to i vstupaet v dejstvie "kljuch kljuchej", otkryvaet ottsu i docheri dver v inoj mir, i, glavnoe, oni obretajut nadezhdu na to, chto Mishel najdetsja.

SSHA. Nedavnee proshloe. Neskolko chelovek v raznykh mestakh strany stradajut ot neobjasnimykh nedugov: Dominik, pisatel, - ot lunatizma, Dzhindzher, vrach v bolnitse pri Kolumbijskom universitete, - ot kratkikh otkljuchenij soznanija, svjaschennik Brendan terjaet veru - pravda, vzamen obretaet dar tselitelstva, Erni, v proshlom morpekh, proshedshij Vetnam, porazhen bojaznju temnoty. Vsekh ikh obedinjaet odno: proshlym letom vse oni ostanavlivalis v motele "Trankviliti", shtat Nevada. Tam-to i nachalis vse ikh lichnye neprijatnosti. Pokhozhe, kto-to soznatelno vychistil iz ikh pamjati sobytija, v kotorykh oni uchastvovali...

Odnazhdy na parkovke v nebolshom gorodke Kosta-Mesa (Juzhnaja Kalifornija) k Kristine Skavello i ee shestiletnemu synu Dzhoui podoshla strannogo vida zhenschina. "Ja znaju, kto ty", - nakinulas ona na rebenka. "On dolzhen umeret" - zajavila zhenschina materi. S etogo momenta zhizn Kristiny oborachivaetsja koshmarom. Kto-to ubivaet ikh psa, otrubiv emu golovu i podbrosiv k porogu doma, postojanno razdajutsja telefonnye zvonki, i znakomyj golos povtorjaet snova i snova, chto Dzhoui dolzhen umeret. Politsija ne v silakh nichego sdelat, i Kristina obraschaetsja k chastnomu detektivu. On-to i vyjasnjaet, chto tajnaja tserkov Sumerek, objavivshaja vojnu Satane, priznala Dzhoui javivshimsja v mir Antikhristom, a na ee sluzhitelej vozlozhena svjaschennaja missija ego unichtozhit. I oni gotovy na vse, chtoby osuschestvit zadumannoe...

Jane Hawk vet att hon lever på lånad tid. Men så länge hon andas kommer hon kämpa mot konspirationen som hotar miljoner människors fria vilja. Kampen har gjort Jane till en eftersökt flykting, jagad inte bara av regeringen utan av den hemliga sammansvärjning som ligger bakom att människor tar sitt liv och i samma stund mördar många andra. Jane riktar in sig på ett nytt byte: en listig man med förbindelser högt upp i hierarkin, en förvrängd själ med en armé av professionella mördare i beredskap. Driven av sitt rättfärdiga raseri och obändiga jakt på rättvisa, reser Jane från södra Kalifornien till de snöiga sluttningarna vid Lake Tahoe för att möta hotet hon står emot. Trots sitt mod är hon oförberedd på den hemska sanningen som väntar henne på platsen där hennes långa mardröm föddes. Hotet är den tredje delen i Dean Koonts serie om den före detta FBI-agenten Jane Hawk. DEAN KOONTZ född 9 juli 1945 i Everett, Pennsylvania, sen länge bosatt i Kalifornien, är en amerikansk storsäljande författare. Han har haft fler än 20 titlar på New York Times bästsäljarlista och hans böcker, som översatts till närmare 40 språk, har sålt i mer än 500 miljoner exemplar runt om i världen. Hans spänningsromaner handlar ofta om den lilla människan som tvingas kämpa mot maktfullkomliga storföretag eller hemliga statliga organisationer.

#1 New York Times bestselling master of suspense Dean Koontz takes a surprising and exhilarating road trip with a man in pursuit of his strange past—mile by frightening mile. Quinn Quicksilver was born a mystery—abandoned at three days old on a desert highway in Arizona. Raised in an orphanage, never knowing his parents, Quinn had a happy if unexceptional life. Until the day of “strange magnetism.” It compelled him to drive out to the middle of nowhere. It helped him find a coin worth a lot of money. And it practically saved his life when two government agents showed up in the diner in pursuit of him. Now Quinn is on the run from those agents and who knows what else, fleeing for his life. During a shoot-out at a forlorn dude ranch, he finally meets his destined companions: Bridget Rainking, a beauty as gifted in foresight as she is with firearms, and her grandpa Sparky, a romance novelist with an unusual past. Bridget knows what it’s like to be Quinn. She’s hunted, too. The only way to stay alive is to keep moving. Barreling through the Sonoran Desert, the formidable trio is impelled by that same inexplicable magnetism toward the inevitable. With every deeply disturbing mile, something sinister is in the rearview—an enemy that is more than a match for Quinn. Even as he discovers within himself resources that are every bit as scary.

#1 New York Times bestselling master of suspense Dean Koontz takes a surprising and exhilarating road trip with a man in pursuit of his strange past—mile by frightening mile. Quinn Quicksilver was born a mystery—abandoned at three days old on a desert highway in Arizona. Raised in an orphanage, never knowing his parents, Quinn had a happy if unexceptional life. Until the day of “strange magnetism.” It compelled him to drive out to the middle of nowhere. It helped him find a coin worth a lot of money. And it practically saved his life when two government agents showed up in the diner in pursuit of him. Now Quinn is on the run from those agents and who knows what else, fleeing for his life. During a shoot-out at a forlorn dude ranch, he finally meets his destined companions: Bridget Rainking, a beauty as gifted in foresight as she is with firearms, and her grandpa Sparky, a romance novelist with an unusual past. Bridget knows what it’s like to be Quinn. She’s hunted, too. The only way to stay alive is to keep moving. Barreling through the Sonoran Desert, the formidable trio is impelled by that same inexplicable magnetism toward the inevitable. With every deeply disturbing mile, something sinister is in the rearview—an enemy that is more than a match for Quinn. Even as he discovers within himself resources that are every bit as scary.

Vudi Bukmen, prozhiv odinnadtsat let, ni razu ne proiznes ni slova. Dazhe kogda otets pogib pri krushenii vertoleta. Dazhe kogda mat, Megan, skazala synu, chto ljubit ego bolshe vsego na svete. Vudi uveren, chto za gibelju ottsa stoit zlo - chudovischnoe, neprimirimoe, besposchadnoe - i eto zlo ugrozhaet teper i emu, i materi. Ne u nego odnogo podobnye oschuschenija. Neizvestnyj emu sojuznik slushaet mysli malchika. Kipp, sobaka, nadelennaja razumom i predannaja do samootverzhenija ljudjam, slyshit Vudi i ponimaet, chto, poka esche ne pozdno, nado ego najti. Samye zhutkie podozrenija malchika obretajut formu. Chelovek, dvizhimyj izoschrennym zlom, idet sled v sled za Vudi i ego materju. I etot chelovek ne odin. I tolko sila, bolee moschnaja, chem samo zlo, sposobna predotvratit tragediju... Roman publikuetsja na russkom vpervye!

An Amazon Charts, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestseller. Number one New York Times bestselling master of suspense Dean Koontz takes readers on a twisting journey of lost love, impossible second chances, and terrifying promises. A decade ago, Emily Carlino vanished after her car broke down on a California highway. She was presumed to be one of serial killer Ronny Lee Jessup’s victims whose remains were never found. Writer David Thorne still hasn’t recovered from losing the love of his life, or from the guilt of not being there to save her. Since then, he’s sought closure any way he can. He even visits regularly with Jessup in prison, desperate for answers about Emily’s final hours so he may finally lay her body to rest. Then David meets Maddison Sutton, beguiling, playful, and keenly aware of all David has lost. But what really takes his breath away is that everything about Maddison, down to her kisses, is just like Emily. As the fantastic becomes credible, David’s obsession grows, Maddison’s mysterious past deepens—and terror escalates. Is she Emily? Or an irresistible dead ringer? Either way, the ultimate question is the same: What game is she playing? Whatever the risk in finding out, David’s willing to take it for this precious second chance. It’s been ten years since he’s felt this inspired, this hopeful, this much in love…and he’s afraid.

In ELSEWHERE, master storyteller Dean Koontz, has created a brilliant and terrifying speculative thriller with hat-tips to George Orwell, Ray Bradbury and HG Wells.

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An Amazon Charts, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestseller. Number one New York Times bestselling master of suspense Dean Koontz takes readers on a twisting journey of lost love, impossible second chances, and terrifying promises. A decade ago, Emily Carlino vanished after her car broke down on a California highway. She was presumed to be one of serial killer Ronny Lee Jessup’s victims whose remains were never found. Writer David Thorne still hasn’t recovered from losing the love of his life, or from the guilt of not being there to save her. Since then, he’s sought closure any way he can. He even visits regularly with Jessup in prison, desperate for answers about Emily’s final hours so he may finally lay her body to rest. Then David meets Maddison Sutton, beguiling, playful, and keenly aware of all David has lost. But what really takes his breath away is that everything about Maddison, down to her kisses, is just like Emily. As the fantastic becomes credible, David’s obsession grows, Maddison’s mysterious past deepens—and terror escalates. Is she Emily? Or an irresistible dead ringer? Either way, the ultimate question is the same: What game is she playing? Whatever the risk in finding out, David’s willing to take it for this precious second chance. It’s been ten years since he’s felt this inspired, this hopeful, this much in love…and he’s afraid.

The fate of the world is in the hands of a father and daughter in an epic novel of wonder and terror by Dean Koontz, the #1 New York Times bestselling master of suspense. Since his wife, Michelle, left seven years ago, Jeffy Coltrane has worked to maintain a normal life for himself and his eleven-year-old daughter, Amity, in Suavidad Beach. It's a quiet life, until a local eccentric known as Spooky Ed shows up on their doorstep. Ed entrusts Jeffy with hiding a strange and dangerous object--something he calls "the key to everything"--and tells Jeffy that he must never use the device. But after a visit from a group of ominous men, Jeffy and Amity find themselves accidentally activating the key and discovering an extraordinary truth. The device allows them to jump between parallel planes at once familiar and bizarre, wondrous and terrifying. And Jeffy and Amity can't help but wonder, could Michelle be just a click away? Jeffy and Amity aren't the only ones interested in the device. A man with a dark purpose is in pursuit, determined to use its grand potential for profound evil. Unless Amity and Jeffy can outwit him, the place they call home may never be safe again.