Bøger af Sean Black

C'est la veille de Noël à New York, mais le garde du corps et ex-militaire Ryan Lock ne chôme pas. Sa mission: protéger le PDG de la première société de biotechnologie au monde contre un groupe de militants radicaux extrêmement déterminés.Or quand une tentative ratée d'assassinat laisse les rues du centre-ville jonchées de cadavres et que, quelques heures plus tard, le fils du responsable scientifique de la société est enlevé devant son école de l'Upper West Side, les recherches de Lock pour retrouver le garçon se transforment vite en jeu du chat et de la souris explosif. Sean Black écrit avec le rythme de Lee Child et la passion d'Harlan Coben. - New York Times Bestseller, Joseph Finder Black conduit son héros dans les situations les plus épineuses, avec une force et une énergie qui débordent de la page. Voici un écrivain, et un personnage, à surveiller de près. - The Daily Mail

Twelve-year-old Extolziby lives with his family of lovable rogues, the Gruffs, on a crime ridden housing scheme in Scotland. When he is almost killed in a car accident, he finds himself transported to a secret Oxford college where regular kids are turned into super-human beings using the very latest technology. A funny, action-packed adventure set amongst the dreaming spires of the world's most famous university, Extolziby Gruff is the first in a series of children's books from thriller writer, Sean Black.

"Readers, meet Ryan Lock - a tough-guy hero for the new age." Gregg Hurwitz, New York Times bestselling author of Orphan XOver the years, former military bodyguard Ryan Lock has made more than his fair share of enemies. It was only a matter of time before one of them came looking for payback . . .A serial rapist brutally murdered inside California's highest-security prison for women. A frantic gun battle in the middle of downtown Los Angeles. A beautiful, young defense attorney violently abducted from her office.A series of apparently random events that are anything but.Someone is hell bent on revenge, and their target's name is Ryan Lock.Praise for the Ryan Lock series: "This series is ace!" The Bookseller"This is a writer, and a hero, to watch." - Geoffrey Wansell, The Daily Mail"Black's style is supremely slick." - Jeremy Jehu, The Daily Telegraph

It sounds like easy money. Fly into Budapest. Handle the exchange in a straightforward kidnap for ransom case. Fly back home. Total time involved: 48 hours. But as private security operators Ryan Lock and Ty Johnson are about to find out, there is no such thing as easy money. Budapest/48 is the new novella (short novel) from bestselling thriller writer Sean Black.

The sixth thriller in the Ryan Lock series from Sean Black. Ryan Lock and Ty Johnson are in Los Angeles and on the trail of an unlikely cult who are planning on taking their message to the world in the most devastating fashion imaginable. "This series is ace. There are deservedly strong Lee Child comparisons as the author is also a Brit, his novels US-based, his character appealing, and his publisher the same." - Sarah Broadhurst, The Bookseller "This is a writer, and a hero, to watch." - Geoffrey Wansell, The Daily Mail "Black's style is supremely slick." - Jeremy Jehu, The Daily Telegraph "The pace of Lee Child, and the heart of Harlan Coben." - Joseph Finder, New York Times Bestseller (Paranoia, Buried Secrets) "The heir apparent to Lee Child" - Ken Bruen, Internationally Bestselling Author of The Guards 'Ryan Lock (is) a protagonist tough enough to take on the Jacks of this world (that's Bauer and Reacher)' - Russel McLean 'Black's star just keeps on rising.' - Evening Telegraph

The brand new thriller from the author of the internationally bestselling Ryan Lock series. THE WAR IS COMING HOME Exhausted by years of combat, and haunted by the ghosts of his past, nothing is going to stop special forces veteran Byron Tibor returning home to the woman he loves. From the blood-soaked mountains of the Hindu Kush to the glittering lights of Manhattan, via the dark underbelly of the Las Vegas Strip, POST is the story of one man's struggle to retain his humanity - before it's too late. "Brilliant, haunting...this is superb storytelling." "I didn't want to stop reading. I was actually pretty sad to get to the end and couldn't believe how amazing I thought this book was." Best Books to Read "Sean Black writes with the pace of Lee Child and the heart of Harlan Coben." New York Times Bestseller, Joseph Finder. "Black's star just keeps on rising." Evening Telegraph

For fans of David Baldacci, Lee Child, Barry Eisler, and James Patterson's Alex Cross series. "The California State Prison at Pelican Bay holds three and a half thousand of America's most violent criminals. Three thousand, four hundred and ninety nine of them want the remaining inmate dead. Your job is to keep him alive until he testifies..." ONE PRISONER Elite bodyguard Ryan Lock has become a convicted felon, sentenced to twenty years in Pelican Bay, California's notorious Supermax prison. Or at least that's what the United States Justice Department wants everyone to believe. ONE BODYGUARD In reality, he's there to protect one man. Frank 'Reaper' Hays, a founding member of the white supremacist Aryan Brotherhood, is about to give evidence against members of his own gang for the brutal slaying of an undercover ATF agent and his family. And just to make an already difficult job next to impossible, Reaper refuses to go into protective custody. ONE WEEK TO STAY ALIVE In a world dominated by violent men, where alliances are constantly shifting and no one can be trusted, Lock knows that he faces the toughest assignment of his career - just to stay alive...

For fans of David Baldacci, Lee Child, Barry Eisler, and James Patterson's Alex Cross series. THE CITY OF ANGELS HAS A STALKER Adult movie actress Raven Lane is one of the most lusted after women in America, with millions of fans to prove it. But when a headless corpse turns up in the trunk of her car, she realizes that fame carries a terrible price. Fearing for her life, and with the LAPD seemingly unable to protect her, Raven turns to elite bodyguard Ryan Lock for help. Lock stops bad things happening to good people, but can he stop the tidal wave of violence now threatening Los Angeles as Raven's stalker targets - and kills - those closest to her? As events spiral out of control, Lock is drawn into a dangerous world where money rules, sex is a commodity to be bought and sold, and no one can be trusted, least of all his beautiful new client...

From New York Times Bestseller, Rebecca Cantrell, and Sean Black comes the first novel in a fast-paced, funny new series that's perfect for fans of Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum novels.After a decade spent in the glare of the Hollywood spotlight as the star of kids' TV show Half Pint Detective, Sofia Salgado has had enough. Desperate to build a life outside showbiz, she quits acting to do something that everyone around her- including her family - thinks is plain nuts. Get a real job.They think she's even crazier when she announces that she's going to become a real detective, instead of playing one on TV. She's convinced the technical consultant from her TV show, Brendan Maloney, to take her on in his detective agency, but can accident-prone Sofia hack it?http://www.malibumysteries.com

The winner of this year's International Thriller Writers Award returns with his latest explosive thriller featuring ex-military bodyguard Ryan Lock and his business partner, retired US Marine, Ty Johnson.When the daughter of a Chinese billionaire is kidnapped from her mansion in Arcadia, California, Ryan and Ty find themselves caught in the middle of a vicious standoff.Emily Yan is a Chinese 'parachute kid', one of thousands of children sent to study in America by their ultra-wealthy parents. Living in a multi-million dollar mansion in Arcadia, California with her hard-partying cousin Charlie, it's not long before their ostentatious displays of wealth attract the wrong sort of attention in the form of some MS-13 gang members.But someone else has been looking for Emily, a shadowy figure from back home known only as The Red Tiger.Two very different worlds collide in this explosive new thriller from Sean Black as Ryan Lock and his business partner, wise-cracking US Marine Ty Johnson, set out to save Emily from a vicious tug of war between two deadly forces; the viciously violent members of America's most dangerous gang, and an equally determined Chinese enforcer called the Red Tiger.

The winner of the 2018 International Thriller Writers Award returns with a new action-packed thriller featuring the most bad-ass character in contemporary thrillers.Retired US Marine Ty Johnson is hired to protect a young reporter investigating the brutal, decades-old murder of a young African American woman in the Florida Everglades.The small town of Darling, Florida, on the edge of the Everglades, seems like an idyllic place to raise a family or retire in peace. But something deeply sinister lies beneath the surface, and military veteran Ty soon finds himself plunged into a living nightmare that will test the very limits of his endurance.

10 Years 13 Seconds is the story of Irish MMA fighter Conor McGregor’s emergence as arguably the most compelling sporting figure of the past decade. An explosive 13 second demolition of reigning UFC champion Jose Aldo at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on December 12th, 2015, marked the completion of McGregor’s journey from welfare to world champ. This short biography outlines McGregor’s rise to fame and fortune, details the people and environment that forged his unique character, and explains for the general reader why the fast growing and often brutal sport of MMA is set to eclipse boxing on the world stage.

His mission should have been straightforward: to keep one man alive for one week. His mission is to keep Reaper alive for a week until he can be brought to trial.ONE WEEK TO STAY ALIVEBut Lock soon realises that he faces the toughest assignment of his career - just to survive ...

An action-packed adventure set in a top secret college for kids. The first in a brand new series of books for kids by Sean Black, author of the bestselling Ryan Lock thrillers. Twelve-year-old Extolziby lives with his family of lovable rogues, the Gruffs, on a crime ridden housing scheme in Scotland. When he is almost killed in a car accident, he finds himself transported to a secret college hidden amongst the dreaming spires of Oxford University in England. A college where regular kids are turned into super-human beings using the very latest technology.

'Locks you in and loads up the tension' Simon KernickHOW FAR WOULD YOU GO FOR JUSTICE?Wealthy playboy CHARLIE MENDEZ is a violent rapist who thinks he's above the law. In a lawless country, Lock must take the law into his own hands .

Adult movie actress, Raven Lane, is one of the most lusted after women in America, with millions of fans to prove it. But when a headless corpse turns up in the trunk of her car, she realizes that fame carries a terrible price.

NEW YORKIt may be Christmas in New York, but for ex-soldier turned elite bodyguard Ryan Lock it's business as usual: his mission is to protect one of America's most ruthless businessmen. A BLOODY SHOOT-OUTSuddenly gunshots ring out.