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New York Times bestselling author Lee Child and the International Thriller Writers, Inc. present a collection of remarkable stories in First Thrills. From small-town crime stories to sweeping global conspiracies, this is a cross section of today''s hottest thriller-writing talent. This original collection is now split into four e-book volumes, packed with murder, mystery, and mayhem! First Thrills: Volume 1 contains stories six original stories by: Lee Child Michael Palmer and Daniel James Palmer Karen Dionne J.T. Ellison Ryan Brown Rip Gerber Sean Michael Bailey At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Revisit book three in JT Ellison''s heart-racing, fan-favorite Taylor Jackson series! It was a murder made for TV: a trail of tiny bloody footprints. An innocent toddler playing beside her mother''s bludgeoned body. Pretty young Corinne Wolff, seven months pregnant, brutally slain in her own home. Cameras and questions don''t usually faze Nashville homicide lieutenant Taylor Jackson, but the media frenzy surrounding the Wolff case is particularly nasty…and thorough. When the seemingly model mommy is linked to an amateur porn website with underage actresses and unwitting players, the sharks begin to circle. The shock is magnified when an old adversary uses the sexy secret footage to implicate Taylor in a murder—an accusation that threatens her career, her reputation and her relationship. Both cases hinge on the evidence—real or manufactured—of crimes that go beyond passion, into the realm of obsessive vengeance and shocking betrayal. Just what the networks love.

The New York Times bestselling Brit in the FBI series continues with this thrilling “popcorn movie in print form” (Associated Press) pitting special agents Nicholas Drummond and Michaela Caine against a private French space agency that has the power to end the world as we know it. Galactus, France’s answer to SpaceX, has just launched a communications satellite into orbit, but the payload actually harbors a frightening weapon: a nuclear bomb that can trigger a massive electromagnetic pulse (EMP). When the satellite is in position, Galactus’s second-in-command, Dr. Nevaeh Patel, will have the power to lay waste to the world. A former astronaut, Patel believes she is following the directions of the Numen, aliens who saved her life when she space-walked outside the International Space Station. She is convinced that with the Holy Grail—just discovered by the owner of Galactus, eccentric treasure hunter Jean-Pierre Broussard—she can be reunited with the Numen, change the world’s destiny, and become immortal with them. The countdown has begun when Special Agents Nicholas Drummond and Michaela Caine are thrown into the pending disaster. They must stop the EMP that would wreak havoc on communication and electronic systems on Earth, resulting in chaos and anarchy. With their high-octane and suspenseful prose, “Coulter and Ellison are a thriller writer’s dream team, and The Last Second is some of their best work yet” (The Real Book Spy).

We''ve all had that friend who liked to do bad things. What happens when a young girl is pushed too far? "Killing Carol Ann" is a short story by New York Times bestselling author J.T. Ellison. It first appeared in FIRST THRILLS, edited by Lee Child (Tor, 2010).

As a medical examiner, Samantha Owens knows her job is to make a certain sense of death with crisp methodology and precision instruments. But the day the Tennessee floods took her husband and children, the light vanished from Sam''s life. She has been pulled into a suffocating grief no amount of workaholic ardor can penetrate—until she receives a peculiar call from Washington, D.C. On the other end of the line is an old boyfriend''s mother, asking Sam to do a second autopsy on her son. Eddie Donovan is officially the victim of a vicious carjacking, but under Sam''s sharp eye the forensics tell a darker story. The ex-Ranger was murdered, though not for his car. Forced to confront the burning memories and feelings about yet another loved one killed brutally, Sam loses herself in the mystery contained within Donovan''s old notes. It leads her to the untouchable Xander, a soldier off-grid since his return from Afghanistan, and then to a series of brutal crimes stretching from that harsh mountainous war zone to this nation''s capital. The tale told between the lines makes it clear that nobody''s hands are clean, and that making sense of murder sometimes means putting yourself in the crosshairs of death.

Revisit book two in JT Ellison''s heart-racing, fan-favorite Taylor Jackson series! Ten victims, each with pale skin and long dark hair. All have been slashed across the throat, the same red lipstick smeared across their lips. In the mid-1980s the Snow White Killer terrorized the streets of Nashville, Tennessee. Then suddenly the murders stopped. A letter from the killer to the police stated that his work was done. Now four more bodies are found, marked with his fatal signature. The residents of Nashville fear a madman has returned, decades later, to finish his sick fairy tale. Homicide Lieutenant Taylor Jackson believes the killings are the work of a copycat killer who''s even more terrifying. For this monster is meticulously honing his craft as he mimics famous serial murders…proving that the past is not to be forgotten.

The New York Times bestselling Brit in the FBI series returns with a highly anticipated thriller, featuring special agents Nicholas Drummond and Michaela Caine in their new roles as heads of the Covert Eyes team—but will their first case be their last when the Fox, the enigmatic and dangerous thief, reappears? “He who controls the weather, will control the world. He who controls time, will never be around.” —Thomas Frey FBI Special Agents Nicholas Drummond and Michaela Caine are the government’s Covert Eyes—leading a top-notch handpicked team of agents to tackle crimes and criminals both international and deadly. But their first case threatens their fledgling team when the Fox calls from Venice asking for help. Kitsune has stolen an incredible artifact from the Topkapi Museum in Istanbul, and now the client wants her dead. She has a warning for Nick and Mike: she’s overheard talk that a devastating Gobi desert sandstorm that’s killed thousands in Beijing isn’t a natural phenomenon, rather is produced by man. The Covert Eyes team heads to Venice, Italy, to find out the truth. From New York to Venice and from Rome to the Bermuda Triangle, Nicholas and Mike and their team are in a race against time, and nature herself, to stop an obsessed family from devastating Washington, DC.

This box set of three terrifying thrillers will keep you up far into the night! ALL THE PRETTY GIRLS by J.T. Ellison The Southern Strangler is slaughtering his way through the Southeast, leaving a gruesome memento at each crime scene—the prior victim’s severed hand. Nashville Homicide lieutenant Taylor Jackson finds herself in a joint investigation with her lover, FBI profiler Dr. John Baldwin, as they pursue the vicious murderer. Battling an old injury and her own demons, Taylor is desperate to quell the rising tide of bodies. But as the killer spirals out of control, everyone involved must face a horrible truth—the purest evil is born of private lies. A PERFECT EVIL by Alex Kava Three months after the execution of serial killer Ronald Jeffreys, another body is found killed in the same style as Jeffreys’ victims. Sheriff Nick Morelli knows he isn’t equipped to handle the killer who is terrorizing his small Nebraska community. He’s grateful when the FBI sends one of their best criminal profilers, special agent Maggie O’Dell. Maggie quickly recognizes this is someone who has killed before. When another victim is found dead and a third kidnapped, Nick and Maggie know they’re running out of time. And the terrible truth becomes clear: Jeffreys may have been convicted of crimes he didn’t commit. BONE COLD by Erika Spindler Twenty-three years ago, a madman kidnapped Anna North, cut off her pinkie, then vanished. She survived, and now lives as a writer in New Orleans. But then letters start to arrive from a disturbed fan. Anna is followed, her apartment broken into. Then a close friend disappears. Anna turns to homicide detective Quentin Malone, but Malone’s more concerned with the recent murders of two women in the French Quarter. After a third victim is found—a redhead like Anna, her pinkie severed—Malone is forced to acknowledge that Anna is his link to the killer…and could be the next target. Now Anna must face the horrifying truth—her nightmare has begun again.

Ein totes Mädchen. Drapiert wie auf einem alten Gemälde. Dazu spielt klassische Musik. Schnell ist klar, dies ist das Werk des Dirigenten. Eines Psychopathen, der sich junge Frauen greift und sie in einem gläsernen Sarg verhungern lässt, bevor er sich an ihnen vergeht. Und der sein Unwesen offensichtlich nicht nur in Nashville treibt. Bald werden in Italien ganz ähnlich hergerichtete Opfer gefunden. Handelt es sich wirklich um einen international agierenden Serienmörder? Oder liegen hier zwei Künstler im Wettstreit um das ultimative Meisterstück? Gemeinsam mit FBI-Profiler John Baldwin und einem Kollegen von Scotland Yard wird Taylor Jackson nicht eher ruhen, bis sie den Mörder gefasst hat ...

Blutige kleine Fußspuren weisen den Weg. Erschlagen liegt die schwangere Corinne Wolff in ihrem eigenen Haus. Neben ihr sitzt ihre kleine Tochter. Taylor Jackson ist entsetzt. Wer tut so etwas? Der Hauptverdächtige ist der Ehemann – bis bekannt wird, dass hinter der adretten Fassade der Familie der Abgrund eines weit verzweigten Pornorings lauert. Stecken dessen Mitglieder hinter dem Mord? Und hinter den heimlich gedrehten Videos von Taylor, die den Medien zugespielt werden und drohen, ihre Karriere zu zerstören? Taylor ahnt nicht, mit wem sie es wirklich zu tun hat – und das könnte sie das Leben kosten ...

Die Spur des Bösen. Der Southern Strangler zieht seine blutige Spur durch den Südosten der USA. An jedem Leichenfundort lässt er ein grauenhaftes Souvenir zurück: die abgetrennte Hand des vorherigen Opfers. Was für Lieutenant Taylor Jackson zu einer Mördersuche wird, die sie in die tiefsten menschlichen Abgründe führt, bedeutet für die Fernsehreporterin Whitney Connolly das Ticket in die große, weite Welt. Denn sie hat Informationen, die den Fall lösen könnten: der Mörder schickt ihr Gedichte per E-Mail. Diese Nachrichten bringen die Polizei auf die Spur des Killers, und bald schon können sie ihn verhaften. Doch dann erhält Whitney ein weiteres Gedicht ... Fesselnd. Atemberaubend. Unerbittlich. Der nervenaufreibende erste Fall für Taylor Jackson - von New York Times-Bestsellerautorin J.T. Ellison.

Urzekający i mroczny zbiór opowiadań napisany przez mistrzów gatunku Dark Academia (wśród nich Olivie Balke i M.L. Rio!). Mimo że charakteryzują się one podobną estetyką, każda z historii tworzy unikalny świat skrywający własne tajemnice. Bez względu na to, czy jesteś już wytrawnym znawcą i miłośnikiem nurtu Dark Academia, czy też dopiero zaczynasz swoją przygodę z jego mrocznymi klimatami, historie zebrane w tej antologii pozwolą ci zatracić się w intrygujących, niepokojących i rozpalających wyobraźnię światach prywatnych szkół i kampusów. Droga studentko, drogi studencie! Właśnie zaczyna się rekrutacja! Przeczytajcie, jak rozpustnego wykładowcę dosięga zemsta, poznajcie mroczną prawdę o zaginionym profesorze i przekonajcie się, jak zdradzona kochanka może odpłacić pięknym za nadobne podczas seansu spirytystycznego. A to zaledwie początek! Mamy tu jeszcze obrazoburczy romans, który przeradza się w obsesję, dwoje studentów odkrywających sekrety naukowca samotnika, okropności, do jakich dochodziło na mało znanym wydziale i krwawy rytuał inicjacyjny… Dwanaście historii, dwanaście tajemnic, dwanaście mrocznych opowieści znakomitych autorów: Olivie Blake, M.L. Rio, David Bell, Susie Yang, Layne Fargo, J.T. Ellison, James Tate Hill, Kelly Andrew, Phoebe Wynne, Kate Weinberg, Helen Grant, Tori Bovalino. Całość zebrali i zredagowali Marie O’Regan oraz Paul Kane.

Voor het ontmaskeren van de Pretender heeft Taylor Jackson een hoge prijs betaald. Ze heeft de schotwond in haar hoofd overleefd, maar zal ze ooit weer de oude worden? Zal ze haar werk weer kunnen oppakken? En het allerbelangrijkste: zal ze ooit weer kunnen praten? Ze zit gevangen in stilte, en het feit dat ze moet communiceren via notitieblokken en haar laptop valt haar zwaar. Wanneer Memphis Highsmythe, een oude vriend, haar een verblijf op zijn landgoed in Schotland aanbiedt, besluit ze dan ook te gaan. Even weg zijn van alles zal haar goeddoen, denkt ze. Aanvankelijk lijkt het erop dat ze tot rust komt, maar na een paar dagen komen de muren op haar af. De mensen om haar heen durft ze niet te vertrouwen en nog veel erger ze heeft het gevoel dat ze wordt omringd door geesten. Is ze aan het doordraaien? Of wordt ze daadwerkelijk opgejaagd door iemand... of iets?

Voor de buitenwereld lijkt het leven van Sutton en Ethan Montclair perfect. Twee mooie, slimme en succesvolle schrijvers, die al jaren dolverliefd op elkaar zijn. Maar achter de perfecte façade ligt een akelige waarheid. Op een dag verdwijnt Sutton. Het enige wat ze achterlaat is een briefje waarop staat dat Ethan haar niet moet gaan zoeken. Ethan is wanhopig. Hij vermoedt dat Sutton zelfmoord heeft gepleegd, maar de politie gelooft dat híj verantwoordelijk is voor de dood van zijn vrouw. Tijdens het politieonderzoek komen in een razend tempo de leugens van het echtpaar aan het licht. Wanneer er een lichaam wordt gevonden - onherkenbaar verminkt, maar met Suttons trouwring om - lijkt het net zich rond Ethan te sluiten.En dan doet de politie nóg een schokkende ontdekking...

Inspecteur Taylor Jackson krijgt te maken met een seriemoordenaar die het op mooie studentes heeft voorzien.