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Кевин Брукс
Kevin Brooks
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Новинки Кевина Брукса
- 4 произведения
- 20 изданий на 3 языках
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Кевин Брукс A Dance of Ghosts
ISBN: 9780099553816 Год издания: 2014 Издательство: Random House UK Язык: Английский Аннотация
PI John Craine is struggling to cope with the weight of his past. Sixteen years ago his wife, Stacy, was brutally murdered. Craine found her body in their bed. And since then, to escape the pain and the unanswered questions, he has buried himself in work by day, and whisky by night. But one phone call changes everything. The mother of missing young woman Anna…
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Кевин Брукс Until the Darkness Comes
ISBN: 9780099553823 Год издания: 2014 Язык: Английский Аннотация
PI John Craine has come to Hale Island to get away from it all - the memories and the guilt, and a past that just won't let go. But within hours he stumbles across the dead body of a young girl on the beach. When the police arrive the body has inexplicably disappeared. Or - in his already tormented state - did Craine imagine it in the first place? Determined to get at the truth, Craine starts asking questions. But it seems no one on the island is talking. And all too soon he finds himself tangled up in a deadly network of fear and violence. Someone has a dark secret to keep, and Craine is getting in the way... -
Кевин Брукс Wrapped in White
ISBN: 9780099553830 Год издания: 2014 Издательство: Random House UK Язык: Английский Аннотация
PI John Craine - still struggling to cope with the weight of his past - is forced to finally confront it in his most personal and frightening case yet. PI John Craine is hired to investigate the brutal murder of a Somali youth called Jamaal Tan. The police are treating the murder as just another gang-related crime, but Tan’s aunt believes there’s more to it than that, and she claims the police are trying to cover up her nephew’s death. While investigating the case, Craine learns of the sudden death of his friend and mentor Leon Mercer. At first it appears to be a tragic accident, but Craine soon finds himself entangled in two deeply suspicious investigations. And before long he comes face to face with a man he hoped never to see again. -
Кевин Брукс The Bunker Diary
ISBN: 978-0141326122 Год издания: 2013 Издательство: Penguin Язык: Английский Аннотация
Room meets Lord of the Flies, The Bunker Diary is award-winning, young adult writer Kevin Brooks's pulse-pounding exploration of what happens when your worst nightmare comes true - and how will you survive?
I can't believe I fell for it.
It was still dark when I woke up this morning.
As soon as my eyes opened I knew where I was.
A low-ceilinged rectangular building made entirely of whitewashed concrete.
There are six little rooms along the main corridor.
There are no windows. No doors. The lift is the only way in or out.
What's he going to do to me?
What am I going to do?
If I'm right, the lift will come down in five minutes.
It did. Only this time it wasn't empty . . . -
Кевин Брукс Naked
ISBN: 0141326115, 9780141326115 Год издания: 2011 Язык: Русский Аннотация
London, 1976: Teenagers Lili and Curtis are living the punk dream - playing out their romance as members of 'Naked', Curtis's up-and-coming band. But when enigmatic Belfast boy - William Bonney -joins on guitar, Lili finds herself increasingly drawn to him. As Billy the Kid's dark past is revealed, Lili finds she is caught up in more than just the fame-game... This characteristically gripping novel from award-winning author Kevin Brooks will rock you to the core. -
Кевин Брукс iBoy
ISBN: 978-0-141-32610-8 Год издания: 2010 Издательство: Penguin Books Ltd. Язык: Английский Аннотация
What can he do with his new powers — and what are they doing to him? Before the attack, Tom Harvey was just an average teen. But a head-on collision with high technology has turned him into an actualized App. Fragments of a shattered iPhone are embedded in his brain. And they're having an extraordinary effect on his every thought. Because now Tom knows,…
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Кевин Брукс Killing God
ISBN: 978-0141319124 Год издания: 2009 Издательство: Penguin Язык: Английский Аннотация
Dawn Bundy is fifteen. She doesn't fit in and she couldn't care less. Dawn has other things on her mind. Her dad disappeared two years ago and it's all God's fault.
When Dawn's dad found God, it was the worst time ever. He thought he'd found the answer to everything. But that wasn't the end of it . . . -
Кевин Брукс Black Rabbit Summer
ISBN: 978-0545057523 Год издания: 2008 Издательство: Chicken House Язык: Английский Аннотация
A smart, tense murder mystery twined with an emotional exploration of the ways love, sex, class, and celebrity can forever change--or end--friendships.
Thoughtful Pete, tough Pauly, twins Eric and Nicole, strange Raymond: As kids they were tight; now they've grown up--and apart. They agree to get together one last time, but past hurts, personal histories, soon surface, and the party's over. The group splinters off into the night; into the noise and heat and chaos of the summer carnival. Days later, a girl goes missing. The prime suspect in her disappearance? One of their own--one of the old gang. Pete doesn't know what to believe: Could one of his childhood friends really be a cold-blooded killer? -
Кевин Брукс Johnny Delgado: Private Det...
ISBN: 978-87-23-90553-6 Год издания: 2007 Издательство: Teen Readers Язык: Русский Аннотация
15-year-old Johnny Delgado, who lives with his Mexican mother in a flat on the 17th floor of a south London tower block, has set up in business as a private detective, following in the footsteps of his father, a policeman killed during a drug raid several years before. His first job is to find out whether gang member Lee Kirk is cheating on his girlfriend, Carly. She pays him ?50 for five hours' work. A simple job, and easy money, Johnny thinks. But he has already broken two of his own rules in taking this job: Rule 1: Never get involved with personal relationships. Rule 2: Never get involved with gangs.
He soon discovers that this first job could easily cost him his liberty or indeed his young life. -
Mian Mian, Кевин Брукс Candy
ISBN: 978-0439683289 Год издания: 2006 Издательство: Push Язык: Английский Аннотация
Kevin Brooks is at the top of his YA game in this "provocative, suspenseful" (Booklist) novel. Now in a dynamic new Kevin Brooks repackaging!
When Joe meets Candy, it seems like a regular boy-meets-girl scenario. They chat over coffee, she gives him her number, and he writes her a song. But then Joe is drawn into Candy's world --- a world of drugs, violence, and desperation. As the dark truth about Candy's life emerges, Joe finds himself facing real danger at every twist and turn. Soon Joe's conflicting emotions begin to mirror Candy's, and he understands that falling in love just might be worth the struggle. This intoxicating tale of heartache, danger, and hope will enthrall teen readers.