John Case

There's nothing in a glorious summer's day to suggest anything even remotely sinister. In fact, Alex Callahan, a news correspondent, surprises himself by enjoying the Renaissance Faire that his six-year-old twins, Kevin and Sean, have dragged him to. The boys are delighted by the jugglers and magicians, jesters and foodmongers dressed in full Elizabethan costume. But it's the joust that the boys have really been waiting to see. Alex takes a break to watch, while keeping half an eye on the twins, but when he turns to see how they are enjoying themselves, but he can't see them at first. And then: he really can't see them at all. The perfect day has turned into every parent's nightmare. There's no sign of Sean and Kevin, and eventually the police arrive. They're initially suspicious of Alex but no one can explain the bizarre origami figure he finds after he returns to his empty house. Or the bowl of water that has been left on the top shelf of the wardrobe. Or, more sinisterly, the T-shirt soaked in blood. As police attention to the case wanes, Alex's own investigations uncover a sinister, underground world that he never dreamed existed. A world where reality is portrayed as illusion, and where the reason behind the twins' disappearance is more terrifying than anything Alex can imagine...

From THE GENESIS CODE to THE MURDER ARTIST, John Case has established himself as the master of unrelenting suspense. Now Case choreographs his most diabolically chilling novel to date, as the very fabric of civilisation threatens to come apart in the hands of a brilliantly vengeful madman... Photojournalist Mike Burke has carried his camera into every war zone and hellhole on earth -" and come back with the pictures (and battle scars) to prove it. He is flying high until, quite suddenly, he isn't. When Burke's helicopter crashes and burns in Africa, he comes away with his life but loses his heart to the woman who saves him. That's when he decides it is time to stop dancing with the devil. But the devil isn't done with him yet...

"And on the Seventh Day, He rested." -Genesis, 2: 2-3 From the New York Times bestselling author of The Genesis Code and The Syndrome, here is a spellbinding new thriller of international intrigue, religious prophecy, cutting-edge science, and unrelenting suspense. For Danny Cray, a struggling artist and part-time private investigator, the offer is too good to be true. A wealthy, enigmatic lawyer, Jude Belzer, would like to retain Danny for a little damage control. His client, an elusive billionaire named Zerevan Zebet, is the target of a vicious campaign in the Italian press that threatens to destroy his reputation. Belzer wants Danny to find out who is responsible-and he will pay handsomely. Danny's only lead is the meager estate of a recently deceased professor of religious studies, a man so deeply terrified that he buried himself alive in the basement of an isolated farmhouse. Belzer swears that if Danny can get at the late professor's files, the conspiracy against his own reclusive client will unravel. It's the perfect assignment, in a way, and Danny can sure use the money. But the more he probes, the more apparent it becomes that nothing is what it seems. There is something he isn't being told. Something that's not quite right. Something dark, fast, and sinister that's coming at him from behind. From the powerful world of Washington, D.C., to the ancient grandeur of Rome, from the mysteries of Istanbul to the high-stakes drama of Silicon Valley, The Eighth Day is a briskly paced, globe-trotting thriller of electrifying suspense. Packed with unexpected reversals and astonishing twists of plot, this is John Case's most gripping novel to date.

Sinopsis: Una llamada telefónica despierta a Joe Lassiter para comunicarle que la única familia que le quedaba acaba de morir; su hermana y su joven sobrino han sido víctimas de un incendio. Pero Lassiter no tarda en averiguar que las muertes no han sido

'And on the Seventh Day, He rested.' --Genesis, 2:2-3THE EIGHTH DAY is an explosive, compulsively readable novel of suspense that plunges a clever young man into a web of mystery and international deceit, bringing him face to face with the ultimate evil. Danny Cray is a struggling 28 year-old sculptor/video artist who lives in Washington DC. To make ends meet, he does occasional freelance work as a researcher for a large firm of private detectives. When one of their most powerful clients approaches him with a job, the money is too good to resist. All he has to do is learn what a recently deceased university professor was working on when he died. But Danny stumbles on far more than he expected when he discovers that the professor was in touch with the Vatican about a remote tribe of Kurds who worship the Peacock Angel -- Satan. (This tribe does indeed exist.) After others connected to the professor start to disappear, Danny finds himself in great peril and must travel into the ancient land where this tribe still lives in order to discover what is truly at stake in his investigation. A mesmerizing blend of science, religion, history and suspense, THE EIGHTH DAY confirms John Case's position as a master of intelligent commercial fiction.

Thriller psicológico de acción imparable que plantea la posibilidad del control mental como arma de poder. ¿Puedes confiar en tus recuerdos? ¿Y si descubrieras que pertenecen a otra persona? La abogada Adrienne Cope culpa del inesperado suicidio de su hermanastra al psicólogo que la trataba, Jeffrey Duran. Al investigar sobre él, Adrienne descubre que el verdadero Duran falleció años atrás, y que implantaron sus recuerdos en la persona que ahora lleva su nombre. Juntos descubren un chip escondido en el cerebro de Jeffrey cuyo rastro les conduce a una oscura clínica suiza en la que se realizan siniestros experimentos con la mente de sus pacientes. Adrienne y Jeffrey se verán atrapados en una conspiración de alcance mundial que podría cambiar el curso de la historia. Una gran responsabilidad recae sobre ellos: detener los oscuros intereses del director de esta misteriosa clínica e impedir el asesinato de un alto mandatario político.

Se suceden tres acontecimientos que en principio nada tienen que ver, pero todos ellos encadenados en una telaraña de conspiraciones. Sinopsis: En el valle del Hudson, en Nueva York, un hombre y una mujer son brutalmente asesinados por unos desconocido

Una llamada telefónica despierta a Joe Lassiter para comunicarle que la única familia que le quedaba acaba de morir; su hermana y su joven sobrino han sido víctimas de un incendio. Pero Lassiter no tarda en averiguar que las muertes no han sido accidentales, que alguien los asesino brutalmente mientras dormian justo antes de incendiar la casa. La policia no tiene pistas, aunque lo que si sabe Lassiter es que, sea quien sea el asesino, ha ido a dar con el hombre equivocado. Dueño de una moderna empresa de investigacion, no hay rastro que se le oculte ni codigo que se le resista. Y ahora tiene una mision muy personal que llevar a cabo: descubrir quien y por que ha asesinado a una mujer y un niño inocentes. Poco a poco, una serie de crimenes identicos se va destapando y la intriga se vuelve mas y mas asfixiante. La busqueda de Lassiter se convierte asi en una lucha desesperada en pos de la verdad que nos conduce a un sorprendente y explosivo final.

Resulta imprescindible para un buen directivo saber interpretar correctamente las herramientas de gestión financiera, pues de ello depende que las decisiones tomadas sean más o menos acertadas. Saber leer y entender un balance o una hoja de resultados, saber como calcular el retorno en la inversion de un proyecto determinado o bien saber como gestionar el cash flow de la empresa son todas ellas cuestiones fundamentales en el quehacer diario de un directivo. A menudo, no obstante, ya sea por procedencia academica o por el hecho de contar con un Departamento de Finanzas al que siempre se puede recurrir, los directivos no se sienten del todo comodos con las cuestiones puramente financieras.A partir de su experiencia como asesores financieros en empresas de primer orden, los autores de este libro describen los conceptos fundamentales de las finanzas. En el explican, de un modo fresco y ameno, los secretos para interpretar correctamente un balance y una cuenta de resultados y como trabajar con cuestiones tales como el capital de trabajo, la amortizacion, los ratios, el margen, etc. Todo ello con el objetivo de ayudar a los directivos en la toma de decisiones y, en consecuencia, a obtener mayores beneficios para su empresa.

La primera obra de Jim Hougan, una novela de suspense ágil y trepidante inicio de su exitosa carreraJoe Lassiter intenta resolver el asesinato de su hermana y su sobrino, dos víctimas más de Umbra Domini, una secta extremista catolica que intenta abortar los experimentos del Dr. Baresi para gestar al Anticristo sirviendose del ADN de Jesus.

Un teólogo italiano, Terio, aparece muerto de una forma que recuerda a los suicidios anacorestas. Dan, investigador privado, recibe la llamada de un abogado, Belzer, que le ofrece una enorme suma de dinero si investiga a Terio.Descubre que horas antes de morir habia contactado con un jesuita del Vaticano, investigaba antiguas sectas y que, al volver de un viaje al Kurdistan, le dijo que habia visto al diablo en persona. La secta que investigaba Terio cree que Dios creo el mundo en 7 dias y al octavo, cansado, le paso el mando a Satan. La secta solo espera que llegue su momento...

Por el autor de El último merovingio y Código genesisUn teólogo italiano, Terio, aparece muerto. Dan, investigador privado, descubreque horas antes de morir Terio había contactado con un jesuita del Vaticano que aseguraba haber visto al diablo. La secta que investigaba Terio cree queDios creo el mundo en siete dias y al octavo, cansado, le paso el mando a Satan. La secta solo espera que llegue su momento...