Arrow Books Criss Cross Паттерсон Джеймс

Джейми Гримм - ученик средней школы, у которого есть миссия: он хочет стать величайшим в мире стендап-комиком, даже если ему всегда кажется, что он "задыхается" в центре внимания. Когда Джейми узнает о конкурсе под названием "Самый смешной ребенок на планете", он понимает, что пришло время встретиться лицом к лицу со своими страхами и принять участие. Но награждают ли судьи его из жалости, потому что он прикован к инвалидному креслу, как предполагает его двоюродный брат-хулиган Стиви? И поделится ли Джейми когда-нибудь секретом своего беспокойного прошлого - и причиной своей инвалидности - вместо того, чтобы прятаться за своим комедийным выступлением? • В прекрасно иллюстрированной книге "Я смешной", столь же проникновенной, сколь и веселой, Джеймс Паттерсон рассказывает множество шуток, которые заставят читателей кататься по полу и подбадривать друг друга

Even for Private Investigations, the world's top detective agency, it's tough to find a man who doesn't exist • Craig Gisto has promised Eliza Moss that his elite team at Private Sydney will investigate the disappearance of her father. After all, as CEO of a high-profile research company, Eric Moss shouldn't be difficult to find • Except it's not just the man who's gone missing. Despite the most advanced technology at their disposal, they find every trace of him has vanished too • And they aren't the only ones on the hunt. Powerful figures want Moss to stay 'lost', while others just as ruthlessly want him found • Meanwhile, a routine background check becomes a frantic race to find a stolen baby and catch a brutal killer - a killer Private may well have sent straight to the victim's door

We will take on any case, solve any crime, uncover any secret • We are Private. And we're the best • The greatest show on Earth - and the greatest opportunity for terrorists • Two years ago, Jack Morgan was in Rio consulting on security for the World Cup. The tournament went without a hitch. Until a man died in one of the executive hospitality suites during the final, and the autopsy showed the cause to be a rare and deadly virus • The story was kept from the media to avoid causing panic, but Jack feared that the death was no freak occurrence • Now the eyes of the world are once again turned towards Rio for the Olympic Games, and Jack is back in Brazil's beautiful capital. It's not long before he uncovers terrifying evidence that someone has set in motion a catastrophic plan

Detective Harriet Blue needs to get out of town, fast • With her brother under arrest for a series of brutal murders in Sydney, Harry's chief wants the hot-headed detective kept far from the press. So he assigns her a deadly new case - in the middle of the outback • Deep in the Western Australian desert, three young people have disappeared from the Bandya Mine. And it's Harry's job to track them down • But still reeling from events back home, and with a secretive new partner at her side, Harry's not sure who she can trust anymore • And, in this unforgiving land, she has no idea how close she is to a whole new kind of danger

We will take on any case, solve any crime, uncover any secret • We are Private. And we're the best • Even the world's greatest detective agency sometimes finds itself in too deep • Santosh Wagh quit his job as head of Private India after harrowing events in Mumbai almost got him killed. But Jack Morgan, global head of the world's finest investigation agency, needs him back. Jack is setting up a new office in Delhi, and Santosh is the only person he can trust • Still battling his demons, Santosh accepts, and it's not long before the agency takes on a case that could make or break them. Plastic barrels containing dissolved human remains have been found in the basement of a house in an upmarket area of South Delhi. But this isn't just any house, this property belongs to the state government

A lightning-paced stand-alone thriller from bestselling author James Patterson • No. 7 Ocean Drive is a multimillion-dollar beachfront house in the Hamptons, but its beautiful exterior hides a horrific past. This house was the setting for a series of depraved killings that have never been solved. Neglected, empty and rumoured to be cursed, it's known as the Murder House, and locals keep their distance • Detective Jenna Murphy has moved to the area to escape her troubled past and rehabilitate a career on the rocks. But when a Hollywood power broker and his mistress are found dead in the abandoned Murder House, Jenna becomes involved in a case that at first seems open and shut, but reveals more secrets than she could possibly imagine • As more bodies surface and Jenna is drawn deeper into the dark history of No

Did you miss me? • When two dead bodies are found inside a wrecked car on the Golden Gate Bridge, Detective Lindsay Boxer knows it's no accident • As she investigates, disturbing news reaches her ears: a former police colleague, now unmasked as a ruthless murderer, is back in San Francisco after escaping custody, bent on paying a visit to some old friends

A detective in too deep • Detective Lindsay Boxer investigates a methodical yet unpredictable series of shootings of the homeless in San Francisco. A tip from a confidential informant leads her to disturbing conclusions - something has gone very wrong inside the police department itself • Lindsay's friends in the Women's Murder Club are concerned that she's taking the crimes too much to heart as the hunt for the killer lures Lindsay out of her jurisdiction - and into danger

Extraordinary crimes require extraordinary detectives. Welcome to Private • When Santosh Wagh isn't struggling out of a bottle of whisky he's head of Private India, the Mumbai branch of the world's finest PI agency • In a city of over thirteen million he has his work cut out at the best of times. But now someone is killing women - seemingly unconnected women murdered in a chilling ritual, with strange objects placed carefully at their death scenes • As Santosh and his team race to find the killer, an even greater danger faces Private India - a danger that could threaten the lives of thousands of innocent Mumbai citizens…

Four bodies are found in a luxury hotel • The first is a man who checked in under a false name. Two are in a room next door, full of surveillance equipment. And the fourth is the house maid, who saw too much • Detective Lindsay Boxer is sent in to investigate and hunt down an elusive and dangerous suspect. But when her husband Joe goes missing, she begins to fear that the suspect she is searching for could be him • As the case gets ever more complicated and personal, San Francisco is suddenly faced with an atrocity no one will ever forget • Sometimes secrets can be deadly

A killer with rich taste • A rock star, a fashion designer, a software tycoon and a millionaire heiress. All glamorous, stunningly attractive, and incredibly rich. All dead. All murdered. All of them Detective Lindsay Boxer's problem • But the frantic media attention on the case distracts from the murder of a local street hero. Only intrepid reporter Cindy Thomas, a member of the Women's Murder Club, is on the case. The victim was celebrated across the city. Who would want to kill him? Could the down-and-out Samaritan have been hiding a dark secret? • With tensions running high in their personal lives, will the Women's Murder Club be strong enough to crack these cases, or will the strain tear them apart?