Simon Toyne

Die kalten weißen Wände einer Isolierstation - das ist alles, was Liv Adamsen sieht, als sie aufwacht. Sie weiß nicht, wie sie hierher gekommen ist. Ihr Gedächtnis ist wie ausgelöscht. Sie spürt nur, dass etwas Seltsames mit ihr vorgeht, und glaubt eine Stimme zu hören, die ihr zuflüstert, sie sei der Schlüssel. Aber der Schlüssel wofür? Für die Mönche in der verbotenen Festung von Trahpah könnte Liv die Rettung vor einer geheimnisvollen Seuche bedeuten. Und für eine einflussreiche Gruppe innerhalb der katholischen Kirche stellt sie eine nie dagewesene Bedrohung dar. Damit ist die Jagd auf Liv eröffnet. Ihr gelingt die Flucht, doch die Verfolger sind ihr dicht auf den Fersen -

An explosive apocalyptic conspiracy thriller from a major new British talent that will set the world alight! REVELATION OR DEVASTATION? The certainties of the modern world are about to be blown apart by a three thousand year-old conspiracy nurtured by blood and lies ! A man throws himself to his death from the oldest inhabited place on the face of the earth, a mountainous citadel in the historic Turkish city of Ruin. This is no ordinary suicide but a symbolic act. And thanks to the media, it is witnessed by the entire world. But few understand it. For charity worker Kathryn Mann and a handful of others in the know, it is what they have been waiting for. The cowled and secretive fanatics that live in the Citadel suspect it could mean the end of everything they have built -- and they will kill, torture and break every law to stop that. For Liv Adamsen, New York crime reporter, it begins the next stage of a journey into the heart of her own identity. And at that journey's end lies a discovery that will change EVERYTHING ! SANCTUS is an apocalyptic conspiracy thriller like no other -- it re-sets the bar for excitement and fascination, and marks the debut of a major talent in Simon Toyne.

Something powerful and sinister is taking shape. Around the world, continents are ravaged by famine and cities battered by extreme weather. In the historic Turkish city of Ruin, a sudden plague sweeps through the Citadel, the oldest inhabited place on Earth and home to the Sancti monks, killing almost all of the ancient brotherhood within. Only the return of one woman - by any means necessary - will stop them dropping like flies. As Liv Adamsen pieces together how she ended up in hospital, she knows she is a wanted woman. But she doesn′t remember what she has seen or done that has put her in such grave danger. Slowly, something unknown stirs within her - something which terrifies her. Charity worker Gabriel Mann knows he is the only person Liv can trust to protect her. He desperately searches for Liv amidst the chaos gripping the city, but she is already gone. Hunted and half-a-world apart, their journeys to discover their true identities will cause them to span the globe. What awaits them is a shocking and terrible answer, one which will shatter their bond and change the world forever.

An explosive apocalyptic conspiracy thriller from a major new British talent that will set the world alight! REVELATION OR DEVASTATION? The certainties of the modern world are about to be blown apart by a three thousand year-old conspiracy nurtured by blood and lies ! A man throws himself to his death from the oldest inhabited place on the face of the earth, a mountainous citadel in the historic Turkish city of Ruin. This is no ordinary suicide but a symbolic act. And thanks to the media, it is witnessed by the entire world. But few understand it. For charity worker Kathryn Mann and a handful of others in the know, it is what they have been waiting for. The cowled and secretive fanatics that live in the Citadel suspect it could mean the end of everything they have built -- and they will kill, torture and break every law to stop that. For Liv Adamsen, New York crime reporter, it begins the next stage of a journey into the heart of her own identity. And at that journey's end lies a discovery that will change EVERYTHING ! SANCTUS is an apocalyptic conspiracy thriller like no other -- it re-sets the bar for excitement and fascination, and marks the debut of a major talent in Simon Toyne.

The much anticipated final instalment in the bestselling conspiracy thriller trilogy by Simon Toyne, author of SANCTUS: 'Plenty of action, plenty of intrigue and wonderfully imaginative. The sort of novel to devour in one sitting' Kate Mosse. For all fans of Dan Brown.

WHO IS SOLOMON CREED? The first in an electrifying new high concept series from Sunday Times bestselling author of SANCTUS, Simon Toyne. Perfect for fans of Lee Child and Stephen King. A plane crash in the Arizona desert. An explosion that sets the world on fire. A damning pact to hide an appalling secret. And one man bound to expose the truth. He is Solomon Creed. No one knows what he is capable of. Not even him. When Solomon Creed flees the burning wreckage of a plane in the Arizona desert, seconds before an explosion sets the world alight, he is acting on instinct alone. He has no memory of his past, and no idea what his future holds. Running towards a nearby town, one name fires in his mind - James Coronado. Somehow, Solomon knows he must save this man. But how do you save a man who is already dead?

The second book in an electrifying new thriller series from Sunday Times bestselling author, Simon Toyne.Only one boy can see the darkness.Only one man can save him from it.Finishing what was begunThese are the words written in blood beside the body of an elderly tailor who has been tortured and murdered in the ancient town of Cordes.He leaves behind a cryptic message for his granddaughter and her son, Leo one that puts them in immediate danger.When the mother and child are forced to go on the run, accompanied by the enigmatic Solomon Creed, they find themselves hunted across France, on a journey that will take them into the heart of Europes violent past.What begins as small-town murder will become a race to uncover a devastating secret dating from World War II. The few men who know the truth are being killed by a powerful organization, and only one man stands in its way.Only Solomon Creed can stop the murders.Only he can save the boy.

The much anticipated final instalment in the bestselling conspiracy thriller trilogy by Simon Toyne, author of SANCTUS: Plenty of action, plenty of intrigue and wonderfully imaginative. The sort of novel to devour in one sitting Kate Mosse. For all fans of Dan Brown.

El desenlace de la trilogía que ha cautivado a miles de lectores en todo el mundo.Las señales son inequívocas: el momento de la verdad se acerca. ¿Será el fin del mundo o el comienzo de una nueva era? No te pierdas la tercera entrega de una trilogia que rebosa accion, misterio, enigmas religiosos y mucho, mucho suspense.El FBI investiga un caso muy extraño: la NASA ha perdido el control del telescopio Hubble, que ahora apunta hacia la Tierra. En todas las pantallas del centro de control solo hay un mensaje: la humanidad no debe buscar mas lejos. Poco despues, comienzan a producirse extraños fenomenos naturales, y un poderoso sentimiento que impulsa a todo el mundo a buscar refugio en sus hogares.La respuesta al enigma esta a muchos kilometros, en Irak, en un lugar mitico en mitad del desierto. Alli, la joven Liv Andersen se enfrenta al momento decisivo en que la profecia guardada durante milenios por los monjes de La Ciudadela esta a punto de revelarse. ¿Que significa realmente el fin de los dias?

Flere og flere kvinder forsvinder sporlst ...Ingen taler om det. Men de ved, at noget ligger p lur i skyggerne Noget ddbringende lurer i skovene omkring Cinderfield. De lokale mener, at det usdvanligt hje antal forsvundne personer skyldes hjemlse, der er p gennemrejse, eller unge, der lber vk hjemmefra, og nogle giver endda Askemanden skylden en lokal sagnfigur, som iflge myten hjemsger skoven p udkig efter intetanende ofre.Kriminologen Laughton Rees tror ikke p sagn og myter. Hun efterforsker allerede den lange rkke af kvinder, der er forsvundet i omrdet, da nyheden om den seneste "bortlbne" unge, Maddie Friar, bringer hende til Cinderfield i en jagt p sandheden.Men alle i Cinderfield har noget at skjule, lige fra den barske leder af et off-grid kollektiv til den mystiske greve, der regerer over et forvitret kloster i hjertet af skoven ...Mens Laughton sger efter svar med hjlp fra kriminalkommissr Tannahil Khan i London, er der nogen, der holder je med hende registrerer alle hendes bevgelser og er parat til at gre hvad som helst for at forhindre, at stedets mrke hemmeligheder kommer frem i lyset.---"En af de mest fantastiske og overraskende slutninger, jeg har lst i lang tid. Helt suvern." - M.W. Craven"Foruroligende helt ind i sjlen." - Sam Holland"Den skrmte livet af mig. Ikke til at ryste af sig igen." - Helen Fields"I samme nd som Patricia Cornwells Kay Scarpetta ... Alt her viser, at Rees fortjener en lang serie af bger." - Publishers Weekly"Udsgt skrevet og med en konstant stigende spndingskurve." - Tess Gerritsen"Simon Toyne er en af mine favoritter han tilfrer en nje og stram styrke og en struktureret fylde til sine thrillere." - Gregg Hurwitz

Den kriminaltekniske ekspert Laughton Rees jagter en usdvanligt udspekuleret morder, der lader til at iscenestte sine gerningssteder kun til hende, i denne overraskende nye psykologiske thriller fra bestsellerforfatteren bag Sanctus-trilogien. Hvordan fanger man en morder, hvis offeret ikke eksisterer?En glamours kvinde bliver myrdet i sit luksurise pal i London, og hendes mand forsvinder. Men iflge de offentlige registre eksisterer ingen af dem. Det eneste, politiet har at g efter, er en rkke genstande arrangeret rundt om liget af kvinden, herunder et st ngler og en bog med titlen Hvordan man arbejder med mord af Laughton Rees en bog, der lader til at have hjulpet morderen med at rense stedet for kriminaltekniske spor.Laughton Rees er akademiker og arbejder normalt ikke med aktuelle sager. Da hun var teenager, blev hendes mor brutalt myrdet, og det efterlod hende traumatiseret og med ar p sjlen. Men tilstedevrelsen af hendes bog p gerningsstedet trkker hende modvilligt ind i den hjtprofilerede efterforskning og det mediecirkus, der omgiver den. Mens de mrke genstande ved siden af liget frer hende tttere og tttere p offerets identitet, dukker en uhyggelig trussel mod Laughton og hendes datter op svel som smertefulde minder om hendes fortid knyttet til den mand, hun altid har bebrejdet for sin mors dd: John Rees, Laughtons far og den nuvrende politichef for Metropolitan Politi, som hun ikke har talt med i 20 r. Da Laughton var ung, blev hendes familie delagt, og hun har bygget en ny op. Nu m hun se sin dybeste frygt i jnene og hjlpe med at fange en morder, fr det samme sker igen.---"En forblffende roman! Mrke genstande er lige dele behndig politiroman og gribende psykologisk thriller og vil holde dig fanget fra start til slut. Og hvor er det en mesterlig stemme, Toyne bibringer sin fiktion." Jeffery Deaver"Sjov, udspekuleret thriller Jeg er vild med den mde, hvorp Toyne vver et begavet seriemorderplot sammen med et intenst familiedrama. En bog, man lser i et strk." Lisa Gardner"Det hnder, at jeg lser en roman af en anden forfatter, der er s hamrende god, at jeg fr lyst til at lgge min egen pen fra mig og trkke mig tilbage, fordi jeg ikke kan matche den. Det her er sdan en bog. Jeg var fngslet, fortumlet og fuldstndig grebet af disse fascinerende karakterer." Tess Gerritsen"[En] fremragende politiroman Tannahill og Laughton udgr et eminent efterforskningsteam Toyne er en dygtig historiefortller og har overget sig selv med denne her." Publishers Weekly"En skarp psykologisk thriller, der p fremragende vis trkker p stor viden om politiets arbejde Toyne brillerer med en vidunderligt skrmmende og trovrdig historie med uventede drejninger og realistiske karakterer Toynes plot og evne til at dykke dybt ned i de psykologiske lag fr Mrke genstande til at skille sig ud." Florida Sun-Sentinel"Simon Toyne har virkelig overget sig selv med Mrke genstande. Den er intelligent, hsblsende og sprngfyldt med nye ideer jeg tvivler p, at jeg vil lse en bedre bog i r." M.W. Craven

Decenas de turistas asisten atónitos a la escena: uno de los monjes del antiquísimo y enigmático monasterio conocido como La Ciudadela sube a lo alto de la montaña, forma con su cuerpo la figura de una cruz en T y se lanza al vacio. Para algunos, es la señal que llevaban decadas esperando para entrar en accion. Para el agente Arkadian, el comienzo del caso mas extraño de su vida. Para la joven norteamericana Liv, la confrontacion con una parte oscura de su propio pasado. Y para la extraña congregacion que rige La Ciudadela al margen de las leyes del mundo, el momento de tomar medidas drasticas que eviten que su secreto salga a la luz. Un secreto que han custodiado durante siglos, que puede demostrar a la humanidad que han estado engañados durante mucho, muchisimo tiempo

LA FE DE LA HUMANIDAD ESTÁ EN LAS MANOS DE UNA SOLA MUJERLa periodista Liv Adamsen ha escapado de la altamente secreta Ciudadela en el corazón de la antigua ciudad de Ruin y ahora yace aislada, mirando las paredes del hospital, tan blancas como su memoria. A pesar de su incapacidad para recordar el pasado, algo extraño se mueve dentro de ella. Se siente poseida por una sensacion que no puede definir y la acosan susurros que solamente ella escucha: "KuShiKaam", La Llave.Para otros el significado es claro, mientras que para un mercenario que opera en el desierto de Siria, un hombre conocido solamente como "el Fantasma", Liv parece tener la llave de uno de los secretos mas poderosos de la historia, para la hermandad de monjes de la Ciudadela, ahora azotada por una terrible plaga, su regreso a Turquia puede significar la unica forma de asegurar la supervivencia, mientras que para una poderosa faccion en la Ciudad del Vaticano, su misma existencia amenaza el exito de un desesperado plan para salvar a la iglesia de la ruina.En el centro de los acontecimientos que desafian toda explicacion, y perseguida por alguien que cree que podria estar intentando asesinarla, Liv recurre a la unica persona en la que puede confiar: un trabajador de la fundacion llamado Gabriel Mann. Juntos deben eludir la captura y viajar al lugar donde comenzo toda la vida. Desde Nueva York hasta Roma y los desiertos del Medio Oriente, los mundos chocan en una carrera para descubrir una revelacion que data de la creacion del hombre en esta electrizante secuela del bestseller internacional Sanctus.