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Jerry Grey is known to most of the world by his crime-writing pseudonym, Henry Cutter - a name that has been keeping readers at the edges of their seats for more than a decade. Recently diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's at the age of 49, Jerry's crime-writing days are coming to an end. His 12 books tell stories of brutal murders committed by bad men, of a world out of balance, of victims finding the darkest forms of justice.

Cemetery Lake begins in a cold and rainy graveyard, where Private Detective Theodore Tate is overseeing an exhumation. But doubts are raised about the identity of the body found in the coffin.

Paul Cleave ist der König des harten Thrillers. Wer könnte perfider morden als ein Thriller-Schriftsteller? Oder am besten gleich ein Autorenpaar? Cameron und Lisa Murdoch sind so ein Paar und behaupten, sie könnten ein perfektes Verbrechen begehen. Als ihr Sohn verschwindet, scheint aus blutigen Geschichten Ernst zu werden. Es beginnt eine öffentliche Hetzkampagne gegen das Ehepaar. Als Lisa bei einem Tumult schwer verletzt wird, bricht die Welt ihres Mannes endgültig zusammen. Doch dann wird der wahre Kidnapper des Jungen gefunden – tot.

Après "Un employé modèle" : le Boucher de Christchurch revient pour sauver sa peau. Joe Middleton s'est tiré une balle dans la tête. Par malheur, il s'est raté et a atterri à l'hôpital, escorté par une horde de policiers qui se demandent déjà s'ils n'auraient pas mieux fait de l'achever discrètement. Peut-être en effet auraient-ils dû. Un an plus tard, Joe est toujours derrière les barreaux d'un quartier de très haute sécurité, accusé d'une série de meurtres plus horribles les uns que les autres.

Cameron and Lisa Murdoch are successful crime-writers. They have been on the promotional circuit, joking that no one knows how to get away with crime like they do. After all, they write about it for a living. So when their 7 year old son Zach goes missing, naturally the police and the public wonder if they have finally decided to prove what they have been saying all this time - are they trying to show how they can commit the perfect crime?

"Bienvenido, profesor. Bienvenido a mi colección". Cooper Riley está encerrado en una celda a oscuras cuando recobra el conocimiento. Al otro lado de la puerta metálica Adrian lo saluda: "Bienvenido, profesor. Bienvenido a mi colección". A Adrian siempre le han fascinado los asesinos en serie. Colecciona todo lo relacionado con ellos: historias, fotos, recuerdos... Y ahora a Cooper, profesor de psicología criminal y asesor de la policía. La "pieza" definitiva. Es experto en su tema preferido. Él podrá enseñarle lo que aún no sabe: cómo matar.

Joshua is convinced there is a family curse. It has taken loved ones from him, it has robbed him of his eyesight, and it is the reason why his father was killed while investigating the homicide of a young woman. But after his father's death, Joshua is handed an opportunity he can't refuse: an operation that will allow him not only to see the world but to see the world through his father's eyes.

Imagine waking up covered in blood - but it's not your blood. The morning paper reports that two young women were brutally murdered. You recognize their names. Pieces of the night before come back to you through the haze. And now you're the suspect in their grisly deaths. Welcome to Charlie's world. On the run, Charlie suspects a man named Cyris, but no one believes that Cyris exists.

Twenty years ago a serial killer was caught, convicted, and locked away in New Zealand's most hellish penitentiary. That man was Edward's father. Edward has struggled his entire life to put the nightmares of his childhood behind him. But a week before Christmas, violence once again makes an unwelcome appearance in his world. Is Edward destined to be just like his father, to become a man of blood?

When seven-year-old Alyssa is kidnapped, Deputy Noah Harper decides he will do what it takes to find her - but that means crossing lines he can never come back from. Finding the girl safe isn't enough to stop Noah from losing his job, his wife, and from being kicked out of Acacia Pines. He's told if he ever returns, he'll be put in jail and left there to rot. Now, 12 years later, comes a phone call. Alyssa is missing again and her father wants him to honour the promise he made to her all those years earlier - that he would never let anything bad happen to her again.

People are disappearing in Christchurch. Cooper Riley, a psychology professor, doesn't make it to work one day. Emma Green, one of his students, doesn't make it home. When ex-cop Theodore Tate is released from a four-month prison stint, he's asked by Green's father to help find Emma. After all, Tate was in jail for nearly killing her in a DUI accident the year before, so he owes him. Big time.

Theodore Tate, detective privato, non ha mai dimenticato la sua prima scena del crimine. Quindici anni fa, quando era ancora uno stimato poliziotto, fu lui a ritrovare il corpo di una bambina, Jessica Cole, in un mattatoio abbandonato. Il killer fu identificato e arrestato e giustizia fu fatta. Ma è stato davvero così? Oggi, a quindici anni di distanza da quell’omicidio, un nuovo killer si aggira per Christchurch in Nuova Zelanda, e ha una lista di persone da uccidere, tutte coinvolte nell’assassinio di Jessica. Così Tate si trova, suo malgrado, proiettato di nuovo nelle indagini.

"Gotowy na wszystko" to najnowsza książka Paula Cleave'a, przebojowego pisarza kryminałów z Nowej Zelandii. Noah Harper dwanaście lat temu prowadził śledztwo w sprawie zaginięcia siedmioletniej dziewczynki w Acacia Pines. Postanowił sobie, że uczyni wszystko, aby mała wróciła do domu. W tym celu przekroczył granice, co sprawiło, że choć dopiął swego i uratował dziecko, stracił żonę, pracę i w niesławie musiał opuścić rodzinne miasteczko. Teraz, dwanaście lat później, ten były zastępca szeryfa zostaje poproszony przez ojca owej dziewczynki sprzed lat o pomoc. Raz jeszcze.

Morderca poszukuje mordercy. Nieprawdopodobne? A jednak! Joe nie wyróżnia się z tłumu. Wiedzie spokojne, wręcz monotonne życie: dwa razy dziennie karmi złotą rybkę, raz w tygodniu odwiedza matkę i pracuje. Jest wzorowym, choć może nie najbystrzejszym pracownikiem, sprzątaczem w komendzie policji. I robi coś jeszcze - zabija kobiety, metodycznie i zgodnie z planem, sześć, jedną po drugiej. Policja nazywa go nieuchwytnym seryjnym mordercą, Nożownikiem z Christchurch. Kiedy na jaw wychodzi siódme zabójstwo, Joe wpada w szał.

Joe tiene sotto controllo ogni aspetto della sua modesta esistenza, inclusi il lavoro che svolge di giorno presso il dipartimento di polizia e quello "notturno" consumato per le strade di Christchurch, in Nuova Zelanda. 

El oficial de policía Noah Harper ha decidido que, cueste lo que cueste, encontrará a Alyssa, una niña de siete años que ha sido secuestrada. Pero, para conseguirlo, tendrá que adentrarse por un camino sin retorno. Salvar a la niña no impedirá que Noah pierda su trabajo, que su matrimonio se derrumbe ni que sea expulsado de Acacia Pines. Ha sido advertido de que, si vuelve a aparecerse por su pequeña ciudad natal, pasará el resto de su vida pudriéndose en la cárcel. Hoy, doce años después, Noah recibe una llamada telefónica.

Charlie budzi się w ubraniu zbroczonym krwią i z potężnym guzem na głowie. Okazuje się, że dwie kobiety, w których towarzystwie spędził miniony wieczór, zostały brutalnie zamordowane. Wszystkie poszlaki wskazują na Charliego, ale on wie, że prawdziwym zabójcą jest Cyris. Problem polega na tym, że nikt nie wierzy w istnienie Cyrisa. Charlie samotnie wyrusza na poszukiwanie mordercy, choć nie ma pewności, czy Cyris nie jest aby jedynie wytworem jego wyobraźni.

Kan krimiforfattere slippe af sted med drab? Cameron og Lisa Murdoch har succes som newzealandske krimiforfattere, er lykkeligt gift og topper alverdens bestsellerlister. De har i årevis været promoveret i medierne og spøger med, at de ved mere end nogen andre om, hvordan man slipper godt fra forbrydelser. De lever trods alt af at skrive om det. Så da deres psykisk udfordrede syvårige søn Zach forsvinder, spørger politiet og offentligheden helt naturligt sig selv, om de nu har besluttet sig for at føre bevis for det, de selv så længe har hævdet.

Joe is in control of everything in his simple life - both his day job as a janitor for the police department and his "night work". He isn't bothered by the daily news reports of the Christchurch Carver, who, they say, has murdered seven women. Joe knows, though, that the Carver killed only six. He knows that for a fact, and he's determined to find the copycat. He'll punish him for the one then frame him for the other six. All he needs now is to take care of all the women who keep getting in his way, including his overprotective mother.

Ha confesado todos los asesinatos. Pero ¿por qué nadie le cree? Paul Cleave, el gran autor nominado al premio Edgar, nos presenta una emocionante novela de suspenso de tintes psicológicos, donde un famoso escritor de novelas policíacas lucha por diferenciar su propia realidad de los aterradores argumentos que ha creado para sus obras. Jerry Grey es mundialmente conocido por su seudónimo de novela negra: Henry Cutter, y con este nombre le ha bastado para tener a los lectores en el filo de la butaca por más de un decenio.