New Releases by J. D. Barker

UNA ESCRITORA DE FAMA MUNDIAL. El detective Declan Shaw, de la policía de Nueva York, recibe una llamada pidiéndole que vaya con urgencia al emblemático edificio Beresford en Central Park. Allí, en uno de los apartamentos, Shaw encuentra a una mujer esperándolo. Está cubierta de sangre, y en el suelo de la lujosa sala de estar yace sin vida el cuerpo de un hombre. UN CUERPO SIN VIDA EN SU LUJOSO APARTAMENTO DE NUEVA YORK. En las estanterías se pueden ver una gran cantidad de libros de la exitosa escritora Denise Morrow, especialista en crímenes. «¿Es usted?», le pregunta Shaw a la mujer. «¿Es usted la escritora?». UN DESENLACE QUE NADIE SE ESPERA. Solo una persona sabe qué es lo que realmente ha ocurrido, y todos se preguntan si ella es una víctima o una asesina

“Consider blocking out a few hours of uninterrupted reading time” for The Writer, #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson’s “Excellent… perfectly executed … genuinely suspenseful” (Booklist) thriller about a true-crime author swept up in a murder plot. “Entertaining…one gonzo plot twist follows the next…loads of fun.” (Publishers Weekly) NYPD Detective Declan Shaw gets a call: How fast can you get to the Beresford building on Central Park West? In the tower apartment, Shaw finds a woman waiting for him. She’s covered in blood. A body is lying dead on the floor of the luxurious living room. Every book in the apartment’s floor-to-ceiling shelves is by the same author: bestselling true-crime writer Denise Morrow. "This is you?" Shaw asks the woman. "You're a writer?" ​ Only one person knows the ending to this story. Is it the victim or the killer?

DIE HARD incontra TALK RADIO in questo thriller al cardiopalma dal ritmo incalzante del maestro della suspense J.D. Barker, autore del best seller del New York Times “La quarta scimmia”. “Ti propongo una scelta.” Jordan Briggs, la controversa conduttrice del talk show di una radio satellitare, si è fatta largo con le unghie e con i denti nel mondo delle trasmissioni fino ad arrivare in cima. Non si tira indietro, non si preoccupa dei sentimenti altrui e non ha problemi a dire ciò che le passa per la testa. La sua rigorosa ricerca del successo le è costata molto però: il suo matrimonio è andato in malora, non parla con sua madre da anni e si è allontanata da tutte le persone vicine. Se non fosse per la sua giovane figlia, Charlotte, la sua vita personale sarebbe un fallimento totale. Quando un uomo dai modi sommessi chiama in trasmissione chiedendole di giocare con lui, per lei è solo un modo per iniziare la mattinata e intrattenere i suoi ascoltatori mentre sono alla guida. Contro il parere del suo produttore accetta, aprendo senza volerlo una porta sul passato. In diretta, con un pubblico di milioni di persone, quel gioco diventa rapidamente mortale. Eventi che pensava sepolti da tempo riaffiorano e Jordan Briggs è costretta a riconciliarsi con un semplice fatto: tutte le decisioni hanno conseguenze. “Una corsa terrificante sulle montagne russe! UN GIOCO MORTALE è il thriller per eccellenza, che sciocca e stupisce senza mai perdere il ritmo.” –Lisa Gardner, autrice del best seller n. 1 del New York Times “Before She Disappeared”. “UN GIOCO MORTALE” è un libro impossibile da posare: una corsa mozzafiato dall’inizio alla fine... con uno scenario terribilmente plausibile e un assassino così astuto e diabolico da far sembrare Hannibal Lector un maestro d’asilo. “UN GIOCO MORTALE” è il romanzo più avvincente e spaventoso di J.D. Barker e sarà un film estivo campione di incassi!” –Richard Chizmar, autore del best seller del New York Times “La scatola dei bottoni di Gwendy” insieme a Stephen King. Translator: Irene Berri PUBLISHER: TEKTIME

本作品是《五十度灰》与大卫-芬奇执导的《心理游戏》的完美邂逅。即将改编为一部电影隆重推出！ 你会为了拯救心爱之人而杀死一个素不相识的陌生人吗？ 《糖与香料》是当前风靡全球的最新APP，但对于艾比和布伦丹-霍兰德来说，下载这款APP却引发了一场生死攸关的危险游戏。当这款APP不断向他们提出一系列越来越打破禁忌的任务要求时，他们很快发现自己落入了一张扭曲人性的诱惑与暴力之网。这是《纽约时报》畅销书作家J.D. 巴克继其畅销书《四猿杀手》后创作的另一部色情暗黑系惊悚小说，展现了他作为悬疑大师的卓越才华。

In this thrilling novel from the authors of the bestselling Death of the Black Widow, the police of a small New England town are confronted with a baffling series of crimes. Hollows Bend, New Hampshire, is a picture-perfect New England town where weekend tourists flock to see fall leaves and eat breakfast at the Stairway Diner. The crime rate—zero--is a point of pride for Sheriff Ellie Pritchett. The day the stranger shows up is when the trouble starts. The sheriff and her deputy investigate the mysterious teenage girl. None of the locals can place her. She can’t—or won’t¾answer any questions. She won’t even tell them her name. While the girl is in protective custody, the officers are called to multiple crime scenes leading them closer and closer to a lake outside of town that doesn’t appear on any map…

She destroys the men she loves—and escapes every time. The most dangerous killer James Patterson has ever created is also his most seductive. On his first night with Detroit PD, Officer Walter O’Brien is called to a murder scene. A terrified twenty-year-old has bludgeoned her kidnapper with skill that shocks even O’Brien’s veteran partner. The young woman is also a brilliant escape artist. Her bold flight from police custody makes the case impossible to solve—and, for Walter, even more impossible to forget. By the time Walter’s promoted to detective, his fascination with the missing, gray-eyed woman is approaching obsession. And when Walter discovers that he’s not alone in his search, one truth is certain. This deadly string of secrets didn’t begin in his home city—but he’s going to make sure it ends there.

A negyedik majom és a Szíve helyén sötétség szerzőjének lebilincselő új regénye. Jordan Briggs a New York-i rádiózás királynője, beszélgetős műsorát több mint ötmillióan hallgatják minden nap. Kemény munkával küzdötte be magát a legjobbak közé: nem fogja vissza magát, nincs tekintettel mások érzéseire, és kertelés nélkül kimondja, amit gondol. A sikerért azonban komoly árat fizetett. A házassága romokban hever, évek óta nem beszélt az anyjával, és ellökte magától azokat, akik közel álltak hozzá. Egyedül lányával, Charlotte-tal maradt bensőséges a viszonya. Amikor egy magát Bernie-nek nevező férfi betelefonál a műsorába, és arra kéri, hogy játsszon vele egy játékot – taxi vagy uber? –, Jordan úgy gondolja, hogy ez kiváló lehetőség felpörgetni az adást, és életet lehelni munkába igyekvő hallgatóiba. Csakhogy a válaszát követően hét taxi felrobban a munkahelye előtt. És ez még csak a kezdet. J.D. Barker legújabb regénye zseniális, magasfeszültségű thriller a szerző jól ismert védjegyeivel: szenzációs csavarok és váratlan megoldások teszik felejthetetlenné A hívást, ismételten bizonyítva, hogy korunk egyik legnagyobb krimiszerzője továbbra is pályafutása csúcsán van.

In this cinematic thriller from a New York Times bestselling author, two sisters must fight for their survival after a natural disaster in the Pacific Northwest. In the shadow of Mount Hood, sixteen-year-old Tennant is checking rabbit traps with her eight-year-old sister Sophie when the girls are suddenly overcome by a strange vibration rising out of the forest, building in intensity until it sounds like a deafening crescendo of screams. From out of nowhere, their father sweeps them up and drops them through a trapdoor into a storm cellar. But the sound only gets worse . . .

Michael és Megan Fitzgerald örökbe fogadott testvérek – Michael kamionsofőr, Megan pedig pszichológiát tanul az egyetemen –, akik borzalmas közös múlton osztoznak és csak egymásban bízhatnak. A nevelőszüleik híres intellektusok, egy kiváló diplomával rendelkező pszichológus és egy elismert pszichiáter, akik sajátságos kísérleti környezetben nevelték fel fogadott gyerekeiket, ami bár megóvta őket a világ kegyetlen realitásától, ugyanakkor sötét titkokat is kényszerített rájuk. Los Angelesben Garrett Dobbs nyomozó és Jessica Gimble FBI-ügynök egyesített erővel dolgozik egy gyilkossági ügyön. Találnak is egy gyanúsítottat, és letartóztatják, de ekkor valaki elkövet egy ugyanolyan gyilkosságot. Majd még egyet. Aztán már nemcsak Los Angelesben, hanem az ország különböző részein. A nyomozók felfigyelnek a négytagú Fitzgerald családra: lehet közük a gyilkosságokhoz? Dobbs és Gimble versenyfutásba kezd az idővel, és átszelik az egész országot Kalifornia partjaitól egészen New York államig, hogy megállítsanak egy rendkívül találékony és elmebeteg sorozatgyilkost, akinek olyan sötét és furcsa étvágya van, hogy ellene a logika és a tapasztalat már nem segít.

"I'm going to offer you a choice." Controversial satellite radio talk show host, Jordan Briggs, has clawed her way to the top of the broadcast world. She doesn't hold back, doesn't spare feelings, and has no trouble sharing what's on her mind. Her rigorous pursuit of success has come at a price, though. Her marriage is in ruins, she hasn't spoken to her mother in years, and she's distanced herself from all those close to her. If not for her young daughter, Charlotte, her personal life would be in complete shambles. When a subdued man calls into the show and asks to play a game, she sees it as nothing more than a way to kick-start the morning, breathe life into the beginnings of drive-time for her listeners. Against her producer's advice, she agrees, and unwittingly opens a door to the past. Live on the air with an audience of millions, what starts out as a game quickly turns deadly-events long thought buried resurface and Jordan Briggs is forced to reconcile with one simple fact-All decisions have consequences. DIE HARD meets TALK RADIO in this heart-pounding, relentlessly fast-paced thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Fourth Monkey-master of suspense, J.D. Barker.

A haunting tale of suspense, rendered with the masterful skill only Barker could muster. Stranger Things is for children. This is '80s throwback horror at its best.

For Detective Sam Porter, the words "Father, forgive me" conjure memories long forgotten; a past intentionally buried. For Anson Bishop, these three words connect a childhood to the present as he unleashes a truth concealed for decades. Found written on cardboard near each body, these words link multiple victims to a single killer--discovered within minutes of each other in both Chicago and South Carolina--clearly connected yet separated by impossible miles. Chicago Metro and the FBI find themselves caught in chaos--a hospital on lockdown, a rogue officer, and corruption at the highest levels. When Anson Bishop, the prime suspect in the notorious 4MK serial murders turns himself in, he reveals a story completely unexpected, one that not only upends the current investigation, but one that will change the lives of all involved. With unrelenting tension and pulse-pounding suspense, the past unravels at breakneck speed as the truth behind the Four Monkey Killer's motive is finally revealed in this masterfully crafted finale

Special edition of Bram Stoker's Dracula including an introduction by JD Barker and the short story, Dracula's Guest.

Pour tous ceux qui savent que les monstres existent À partir de pages inédites retrouvées dans les dossiers du célèbre créateur de Dracula, son arrière-petit-neveu, Dacre Stoker, a coécrit avec J. D. Barker, auteur de littérature fantastique, ce roman fascinant qui dévoile les véritables origines de Dracula, mais aussi celles de Bram Stoker. 1868. Bram Stoker, vingt et un ans, est reclus dans une tour, confronté à un mal indescriptible. Armé d'un crucifix, d'eau bénite et d'un fusil, il prie pour survivre à cette nuit, la plus longue de son existence. Décidé à coucher sur le papier ce dont il a été témoin, Bram écrit sans relâche, narrant les événements qui l'ont conduit jusqu'ici... Enfant maladif, Bram a passé ses premières années alité chez ses parents, à Dublin où sa nanny, Ellen Crone, a pris soin de lui, à sa manière... Quand une série de morts surprenantes se produit dans une ville voisine, Bram et sa sœur Matilda constatent l'étrange comportement d'Ellen. Le mystère s'épaissit de façon terrifiante jusqu'au jour où leur nourrice disparaît subitement de leur vie. Des années plus tard, Matilda, de retour d'un séjour d'études à Paris, révèle à son frère qu'elle y a aperçu Ellen... et le cauchemar qu'ils pensaient terminé depuis longtemps ne fait que commencer.

The first in the 4MK Thriller series comes a dark and twisting novel from the author Jeffrey Deaver called "a talented writer with a delightfully delicious mind." Two days to save her . . . For over five years, the Four Monkey Killer has terrorized the residents of Chicago. When his body is found, the police quickly realize he was on his way to deliver one final message, one which proves he has taken another victim who may still be alive. One day . . . As the lead investigator on the 4MK task force, Detective Sam Porter knows that even in death, the killer is far from finished. When he discovers a personal diary in the jacket pocket of the body, Porter finds himself caught up in the mind of a psychopath, unraveling a twisted history in hopes of finding one last girl, all while struggling with personal demons of his own. Zero. With only a handful of clues, the elusive killer’s identity remains a mystery. Time is running out as the Four Monkey Killer taunts from beyond the grave in this masterfully written fast-paced thriller.