New Releases by Meg Gardiner

What happens when two serial killers begin to compete with each other? From #1 New York Times bestselling author Meg Gardiner comes a new high-octane thriller in the acclaimed UNSUB series. FBI Special Agent Caitlin Hendrix faces a case from nightmares. In a Tennessee prison, Efrem Judah Goode draws haunting portraits of women he claims he has killed. Around the country, desperate families of the missing seek answers in his eerie drawings. And on darkened back roads and New York City streets, a new killer poses duct-taped bodies at the sites of Goode’s murders. Two serial killers are locked in a twisted rivalry. To stop the brutal slayings, FBI profiler Caitlin Hendrix must unravel the connection between Goode and the Broken Heart Killer. Their warped competition destroys anyone in their path. Caught between a manipulative psychopath and a ruthless UNSUB, Caitlin has to dive into not one, but two dark and twisted minds. She will risk everything, plunging into the depths of their depraved clash to hunt down an unstoppable killer.

Michael Mann – scrittore e regista di L’ultimo dei Mohicani, Insider - Dietro la verità, Alt, Miami Vice e Collateral, ha lavorato con Meg Gardiner, vincitrice del Premio Edgar, per scrivere il suo primo romanzo, un esplosivo ritorno all’universo narrativo e ai personaggi del suo celebre film, Heat- La sfida. «Heat 2 dà vita a una delle più brillanti rappresentazioni che io abbia mai letto dei criminali e dei poliziotti che danno loro la caccia. Questo primo romanzo di Michael Mann (e Meg Gardiner) è una storia che si può leggere da sola anche se approfondisce l’iconico film, collocando tutti i personaggi chiave in una nuova storia che si svolge prima e dopo Heat – La sfida.» – Don Winslow È trascorso un giorno dalla fine di Heat - La sfida. Chris Shiherlis (Val Kilmer), ferito e febbricitante, si è nascosto a Koreatown e sta cercando disperatamente di fuggire da Los Angeles. A dargli la caccia è il detective Vincent Hanna (Al Pacino). Qualche ora prima Hanna ha ucciso il suo complice Neil Mc-Cauley (Robert De Niro) in uno scontro a fuoco sulla pista dell’aeroporto, e ora è deciso a eliminare anche lui, ultimo sopravvissuto della banda, prima che si volatilizzi. Nel 1988, sette anni prima, McCauley, Shiherlis e la loro banda di rapinatori professionisti hanno messo a segno una serie di colpi nella West Coast, al confine con il Messico e poi a Chicago. Audaci e motivati, si sono arricchiti e vivono intensamente. E proprio a Chicago il detective della Omicidi Vincent Hanna – un uomo che non è mai venuto a patti con il proprio passato – sta seguendo la sua vocazione: inseguire criminali armati e pericolosi fi no nei luoghi più oscuri e selvaggi, e dare la caccia a una banda di scassinatori ultraviolenti. Nel frattempo, le conseguenze delle rapine di McCauley e l’inseguimento di Hanna mettono in moto una serie di eventi inaspettati che si dipanano in una narrazione parallela attraverso gli anni che seguono Heat. Heat 2 proietta i personaggi vividi e credibili del film in mondi completamente nuovi, dal sancta sanctorum di un cartello della droga in Sudamerica, fino alle organizzazioni criminali transnazionali del Sudest asiatico, coinvolgendo il lettore nelle loro vite mentre affrontano nuovi avversari in circostanze estreme e letali. Avvincente, emozionante e tragico, è un romanzo che per spessore, ambientazione e contenuti ha la stessa ricchezza dell’epico film da cui ha preso l’avvio. Michael Mann. Regista, sceneggiatore e produttore, è una delle figure più innovative e influenti nel panorama cinematografico americano. Ha ricevuto quattro nomination al Premio Oscar, vinto due Emmy Awards, e ha scritto, diretto e prodotto molti film per il grande e il piccolo schermo e diverse serie tv celebrati dalla critica per i quali ha ricevuto prestigiosi riconoscimenti. Vive a Los Angeles. Meg Gardiner. È autrice pluripremiata di sedici romanzi acclamati dalla critica. I suoi thriller sono dei bestseller in tutto il mondo e sono stati tradotti in più di venti lingue. Ex avvocato, ha vinto tre volte il celebre quiz-show americano Jeopardy! ed è stata eletta due volte presidentessa di Mistery Writers of America. Vive a Austin, in Texas.

NOW A NO.1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Michael Mann, Oscar-nominated filmmaker and writer-director of Heat and Miami Vice, teams up with Meg Gardiner to deliver Mann’s first crime novel, an explosive return to the world and characters of his classic film Heat – an all-new story that illuminates what happened before and after the film.

“Don’t miss it. This is a great one!” — Stephen King Soon to be an Amazon TV series I am the legion of the night ... He appears in the darkness like a ghost, made of shadows and fear—the Midnight Man. He comes for the parents but leaves the children alive, tiny witnesses to unspeakable horror. The bedroom communities of Los Angeles are gripped with dread, and the attacks are escalating. Still reeling from her best friend’s close call in a bombing six months ago, FBI behavioral analyst Caitlin Hendrix has come to Los Angeles to assist in the Midnight Man investigation and do what she does best—hunt a serial killer. Her work is what keeps her going, but something about this UNSUB—unknown subject—doesn’t sit right. She soon realizes that this case will test not only her skills but also her dedication, for within the heart of a killer lives a secret that mirrors Caitlin’s own past. Hesitancy is not an option, but will she be able to do what must be done if the time comes? Tense and impactful, Edgar Award winner Meg Gardiner’s latest UNSUB thriller will leave you on the edge of your seat until its riveting conclusion.

¿PUEDE UN ASESINO SER ENCANTADOR? En los últimos meses, han desaparecido varias mujeres en una zona del sur de Texas. La policía ha establecido algunos vínculos entre ellas: son jóvenes, guardan cierto parecido físico y todos los presuntos secuestros se produjeron un sábado por la noche. La agente Caitlin Hendrix, miembro de la Unidad de Análisis de Conducta del FBI, sospecha que un psicópata recorre las carreteras de los alrededores de Austin a la caza de posibles víctimas. Sus peores temores se ven confirmados cuando aparecen los cadáveres de dos de las mujeres buscadas, vestidas con camisones blancos y rodeadas de polaroids.

Dos asesinatos. Las víctimas llevan la firma del Profeta, un psicópata calculador que hace veinte años sembró el terror en la bahía de San francisco y luego desapareció. Aquel asesino en serie destruyó al padre de Caitlin Hendrix cuando era una niña. Ahora ella es policía y no piensa dejarle escapar. Aunque para ello tenga que asomarse al abismo.

"In southern Texas, on Saturday nights, women are disappearing ... Rookie FBI agent Caitlin Hendrix, newly assigned to the FBI's elite Behavioral Analysis Unit, fears that a serial killer is roaming the dark roads outside Austin ... To track the unsub, Caitlin must get inside his mind. How is he selecting these women? Working with a legendary FBI profiler, Caitlin searches for a homology--that elusive point where character and action come together"--

From award-winning author Meg Gardiner, co-author of Michael Mann’s Heat 2--A riveting psychological thriller inspired by the never-caught Zodiac Killer, about a young detective determined to apprehend the serial murderer who destroyed her family and terrorized a city twenty years earlier. Caitlin Hendrix has been a Narcotics detective for six months when the killer at the heart of all her childhood nightmares reemerges: the Prophet. An UNSUB—what the FBI calls an unknown subject—the Prophet terrorized the Bay Area in the 1990s and nearly destroyed her father, the lead investigator on the case. The Prophet’s cryptic messages and mind games drove Detective Mack Hendrix to the brink of madness, and Mack’s failure to solve the series of ritualized murders—eleven seemingly unconnected victims left with the ancient sign for Mercury etched into their flesh—was the final nail in the coffin for a once promising career. Twenty years later, two bodies are found bearing the haunting signature of the Prophet. Caitlin Hendrix has never escaped the shadow of her father’s failure to protect their city. But now the ruthless madman is killing again and has set his sights on her, threatening to undermine the fragile barrier she rigidly maintains for her own protection, between relentless pursuit and dangerous obsession. Determined to decipher his twisted messages and stop the carnage, Caitlin ignores her father’s warnings as she draws closer to the killer with each new gruesome murder. Is it a copycat, or can this really be the same Prophet who haunted her childhood? Will Caitlin avoid repeating her father’s mistakes and redeem her family name, or will chasing the Prophet drag her and everyone she loves into the depths of the abyss?

From award-winning author Meg Gardiner, co-author of Michael Mann’s Heat 2 One year ago, a shootout in a trendy L.A. club left bartender Harper Flynn’s boyfriend dead, Sheriff Deputy Aiden Garrison shattered, and two gunmen engulfed in flames. But if the case is closed, why is Harper still afraid? Certain that a third gunman escaped and is targeting survivors, Harper pins her last hope on the only person willing to listen. But a traumatic brain injury has left Aiden with a rare and terrifying disorder: a delusion that random people are actually the same person in disguise. As Harper and Aiden delve deeper into the case, Harper fears that the attack might have been more personal than anyone believed. And now her only ally is unstable, paranoid, and mistrustful—because he’s seeing the same enemy everywhere he looks.

Flieh, wenn du kannst! In einer entlegenen Hütte im Hinterland von San Francisco findet Sarah Keller ihre blutüberströmte Schwester Beth. Die Sterbende fleht Sarah an, ihre gerade geborene Tochter vor den Fängen einer fanatischen Sekte zu schützen. Bevor sie mehr sagen kann, stirbt sie. Ihre Verfolger dicht auf den Fersen, flieht Sarah mit dem Baby quer durchs Land. Eine gefahrvolle Reise ins Ungewisse beginnt.

From award-winning author Meg Gardiner, co-author of Michael Mann’s Heat 2 Sarah Keller is a skip tracer, tracking criminals who have gone on the lam. She’s also a single mother to five-year-old Zoe, living quietly in small-town Oklahoma—until an accident sends Zoe to the ER, and their life changes in a heartbeat. Medical tests reveal a desperate secret Sarah has been hiding for years: Zoe is not her daughter, but rather a girl once rescued from a nightmare of murder, vengeance, and harrowing family ties she can’t possibly remember. Sarah does. And someone wants to make sure she never forgets. Now Sarah must abandon her carefully constructed life and take Zoe on the run. Using her knowledge as a skip tracer to stay off the grid, she must remain one step ahead of her pursuers if she is to stay alive, save Zoe, and bury the past once and for all.

Be thrilled by three pulse-pounding cases in the Jo Beckett thriller series, praised by Tess Gerritsen and Jeffery Deaver.

Te lo contaría... pero tendrÍa que matarte Mientras el suelo de San Francisco tiembla por enésima vez, un hombre y una mujer desafían al destino encaramándose a la azotea de un gran edificio y se pasean en precario equilibrio por encima de un muro. No son personajes anónimos, y la rocambolesca escena no es el fruto de un arrebato de locura, sino que forma parte de un juego que empieza a ser demasiado peligroso. En cuarenta y ocho horas, dos personajes públicos han hallado la muerte en extrañas circunstancias. Dos días después, una fiscal federal fallece tras un inexplicable choque de vehículos. ¿Muerte accidental, suicidios o inexplicables asesinatos? La policía recurre a la psiquiatra forense Jo Beckett para esclarecer los hechos. Pero no es en las vísceras de las víctimas en las que debe hurgar la doctora Beckett, sino en los entresijos de sus almas. Resolver ambigüedades, implantar certezas donde anidan vaguedades y encontrar sentido donde no parece haberlo. Las vidas de las personas suelen guardar espacios de sombra, culpas y humildes misterios, a menudo banales y apenas susurrados. Pero lo que Jo Beckett empieza a atisbar es mucho más complejo y retorcido: el Club de los Secretos Sucios. Un club absolutamente exclusivo, donde destacados personajes públicos se jactan de sus más perversos secretos. Pero para alcanzar la gloria es necesario algo más, arriesgar sus carreras mientras convierten la ciudad en el tablero de juego de sus desafíos. Parece que la muerte también ha decidido tomar parte en la partida.

From award-winning author Meg Gardiner, co-author of Michael Mann’s Heat 2 JUDGE, JURY—AND EXECUTION. Rory Mackenzie vowed to never return to her hometown of Ransom River, California. But she comes back and does her civic duty. Now she’s juror number seven on a high-profile murder case. While most of the town is focused on the tense and shocking circumstances of the trial, Rory’s return to Ransom River dredges up troubling memories from her childhood that she can no longer ignore. And in the wake of a desperate attack on the courthouse, Rory realizes exposing these dark skeletons has connected her to an old case that was never solved, and that bringing the truth to light just might destroy her. You can’t go home again—and survive—in this mesmerizing crime novel by Meg Gardiner, “a top-tier mystery writer at the top of her game” (BookPage).

From award-winning author Meg Gardiner, co-author of Michael Mann’s Heat 2 IGNORE THE SCREAMS. IT’S JUST PART OF THE GAME. Autumn wants something special for her twenty-first birthday. She has the sports car, the apartment, and the private college. Now she wants excitement. She’s going to get it. Daddy has signed up Autumn and her friends for the “ultimate urban reality” game: a simulated drug deal, jailbreak, kidnapping, and manhunt. Authorities know all about it. That’s why they’re disregarding the cries for help. How convenient for a gang of players taking it to the next level. They’re playing for real. When forensic psychiatrist Jo Beckett and her partner, Gabe Quintana, are pulled into the game, the stakes are raised. After all, nobody wants to spoil Autumn’s fun. And nobody is leaving this party alive.

From award-winning author Meg Gardiner, co-author of Michael Mann’s Heat 2--When a controversial female singer is murdered during a concert, forensic psychiatrist Jo Beckett fears the act was political. The polarizing pop star was also the President's ex-wife, with secrets to die for. Now, Jo finds herself in a race to extinguish the conspiracy rumor mill-before it incites a level of violence that reaches America's highest corridors of power.

Die Toten warten nicht Als Jo Beckett zum Flughafen von San Francisco gerufen wird, erwartet sie einen Routinefall. Doch plötzlich sieht sie sich einem randalierenden Fluggast gegenüber, der sie anfleht, ihm zu helfen. Ian Kanan droht die Erinnerung zu verlieren, und er weiß, dass etwas Schreckliches passiert ist. Aber ist er das Opfer? Oder der Täter? Jo Beckett beginnt zu ermitteln und bereut schnell, sich jemals auf diesen Fall eingelassen zu haben. Wenn Jo Beckett zu einem Tatort gerufen wird, sind es die Toten, um die sie sich kümmert. Die forensische Psychiaterin ist Spezialistin für ungeklärte Todesfälle. Mittels psychologischer Autopsien findet sie heraus, warum jemand sterben musste. Ihr Einsatz beginnt dann, wenn die konventionelle Polizeiarbeit scheitert. Als sie eines Morgens zum Flughafenhospital beordert wird, ahnt sie nicht, dass sie vor dem vielleicht spektakulärsten Fall ihrer Karriere steht. Denn das Opfer ist nicht tot, und es ist auch nicht klar, ob es wirklich ein Opfer ist. Es könnte auch der Täter sein. Ian Kanan droht sein Gedächtnis zu verlieren. Alles deutet auf eine schwere Hirnverletzung hin. Bruchstückhaft erinnert er sich an eine schreckliche Gewalttat. Und er ist sich sicher, dass seine Familie in Gefahr ist. Sein Zustand verschlechtert sich zusehends. Bald wird er nicht mehr wissen, was erst zehn Minuten zuvor geschehen ist. Jo Beckett muss herausfinden, was passiert ist. Bevor Ian Kanan stirbt. Oder erneut tötet.

Forensic psychiatrist Jo Beckett trys to decipher the memories and cryptic statements of a patient with anterograde amnesia who holds the key to preventing a biological attack on San Francisco.

From award-winning author Meg Gardiner, co-author of Michael Mann’s Heat 2--When Evan Delaney finds her father’s car at the bottom of a ravine, the police suspect suicide—but there’s no body. Evan’s suspicions of something sinister are confirmed when she receives a call from her father’s kidnappers. The ransom isn’t money, but more of a puzzle—one that Evan has only 72 hours to piece together, as she follows a madman’s trail into the very heart of darkness.

From award-winning author Meg Gardiner, co-author of Michael Mann’s Heat 2--Evan Delaney knew China Lake was a tough place to grow up. But she never knew how tough until now. She returns to the desert military base for her high school reunion, and learns that a number of her classmates have died young. Then, on the first night of the reunion, another one dies, this one savagely butchered. And she’s just the first. Someone has an axe to grind and Evan’s graduating class has something to fear.

From award-winning author Meg Gardiner, co-author of Michael Mann’s Heat 2--When a woman’s body washes up on the shore of California’s Jericho Point, she’s identified as Evan Delaney. Except that Evan is very much alive—apparently the victim of an identity thief who’d been scamming Hollywood elite. The thief may be dead, but the crimes she was murdered for—committed in Evan’s name—are turning Evan’s life into a nightmare. Now it’s all Evan can do to survive in the shadow of a dead woman’s lies.

From award-winning author Meg Gardiner, co-author of Michael Mann’s Heat 2 After a hit-and-run accident leaves a friend dead, Evan Delaney wants justice. But she underestimates the power of the person responsible. When the witnesses begin dying one by one, Evan is unprepared for the dark places retribution will take her.

From award-winning author Meg Gardiner, co-author of Michael Mann’s Heat 2 Evan Delaney learns that not only has her ex-sister-in-law joined a religious cult, but the unstable young mother plans to regain custody of her son and disappear with him into the fold of the fanatical group. But when murder raises the stakes, Evan is dragged even deeper into the nightmare.

In the wake of an ongoing string of high-profile murder-suicides in San Francisco, forensic psychiatrist Jo Beckett is hired by the SFPD to perform investigative autopsies and discovers a harrowing commonality among the suicide victims. 60,000 first printing.