Лучшие книги Джона Лутца

"Curtis Colt didn't kill that liquor store woman, and that's a fact. It's not right that he should have to ride the lightning - that's what prisoners call dying in the electric chair. Curtis doesn't belong in it, and I can prove it". But can Curtis's girlfriend prove it? Murder has undoubtedly been done, and if Curtis doesn't ride the lightning for it, then who will? These seven short stories, by well-known writers such as Dashiel Hammett, Patricia Highsmith, and Nancy Pickard, will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Жарким летом из распахнутого окна квартиры в доме напротив постоянно слышна громкая музыка. Она слышна весь день и всю ночь, и вот уже главный герой не слышит ничего кроме этих звуков, и не может заснуть душной ночью. Он идет в квартиру напротив, чтобы поговорить с хозяином стерео-приемника, Хэнсоном...Но увещевания не помогают, и чаша терпения героя рассказа постепенно переполняется...

After a messy break-up, Allie Jones finds herself living alone in New York City apartment, no one to share her bed with--and more urgently, no one to share her rent. The solution seems clear: she needs a roomate. And Hedra Carlson seems perfect--she's shy, quiet...safe. But soon Hedra's disturbing envy of Allie's looks and social life becomes unsettling. She wears Allie's clothes, even buys a wig in Allie's color and style. Then the obscene phone calls begin, Allie's credit cards vanish, and she discovers Hedra is living a dangerous double life...and far worse. For Hedra's twisted admiration has no limits, the nightmare has just begun, and there will be a bloody price to pay.

Отсутствие денег толкнуло Спидо на дурной поступок. Он решил наведаться со своим приятелем на виллу киноактера Кинга Мердока и свистнуть у того марки и прочие безделушки, пока Кинг в отъезде. Однако, газетные сообщения о европейских турне Мердока оказались ложью – хозяин встретил их на вилле и предложил грабителям-неудачникам поучаствовать в необычном, небезопасном для жизни мероприятии.

For A Killer, Once Is Never Enough

Homicide detective Frank Quinn can't stay retired when a new breed of murdering madman is on the prowl. In a city terrorized by bloody brutality, Quinn and his team hunt a psychopath who lures beautiful women into a night of unbridled passion, then wakes them to a vicious, drawn-out death. Stumbling over a trail of horribly defiled bodies, Quinn can't seem to catch up to the killer--because the killer is about to catch up to him. . .

"Lutz is in rare form."--The New York Times Book Review on Chill of Night

"Gritty. . .Surprising. . .. Enthralling."--Publishers Weekly on In For the Kill

"A dazzling tour de force."--St. Louis Post Dispatch on Chill of Night

"Lutz knows how to make you shiver."
--Harlan Coben

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In this unique collection, eighteen of today's best-loved authors have woven together the most riveting elements of mystery and faith into a joyous and haunting tapestry that is as thought-provoking as it is compelling.

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Анатолий Афанасьев. Ужас в городе
Джон Лутц. Ошибка

Fred Carver is hired by his good friend, Lieutenant Alfonso DeSoto of the Orlando police to investigate the death of his uncle at Sunhaven, a local nursing home. Carver is harassed by Raphael Ortiz, a viciously depraved thug bent on discouraging Carver from investigating Sunhaven.
Before he can solve this shocking case he must battle to stay alive, and confront some personal demons of his own in the process.

Книга КРИК УЖАСА ЗА СТЕНОЙ адресована, прежде всего, любителям острого чтения. В ней опубликованы рассказы мастеров зарубежной прозы, изданные знаменитым кинорежиссером Альфредом Хичкоком, разработавшим стиль "хаспенс" (буквально - тревожное ожидание, чувство неуверенности и страха). Произведения этого жанра отличают интригующие повороты сюжета, динамика действия и неожиданная развязка. Они пользуются огромной популярностью на Западе.

LAS NUEVAS AVENTURAS DE SHERLOCK HOLMES Es un homenaje de eminentes autores de misterio -Stephen King, John Gardner, Michael Harrison y otros- realizado en el año 1987 con motivo del centenario de la primera aparición pública de Sherlock Holmes en el Beeton’s Christmas Annual de noviembre de 1887, donde se dieron a conocer los hechos y la resolución del misterio conocido como Un Estudio en Escarlata

Tropical Heat is a first-rate detective story. Fred Carver, an Orlando cop until a gunman's bullet shattered his kneecap, acquires a cane and a new career, private investigating. From beach resorts and luxury condos, to the swamps and smuggler's coves of the Everglades, Carver looks for a man who police think committed suicide. Mysterious coincidences follow, Carver's life is threatened and he falls for his client, Edwina Talbot. Deception and confusion make the case into a maze, until bitter betrayal provided an explosive vehicle for a surprising climax.