FICTION · SERIAL MURDERS
Glenn Cooper
Nato a New York, si è laureato in Archeologia ed in Medicina. E' stato presidente ed amministratore delegato di un'azienda di biotecnologie nel Massachussets. Nel 2009 ha esordito nella narrativa pubblicando il suo primo romanzo, Secret of the seventh Sion (USA) e Library of the dead (UK), presente sul mercato italiano a partire dallo stesso anno con il titolo di La biblioteca dei morti per i tipi della casa editrice NORD. Del 2010 è il secondo romanzo, Book of the souls, Il libro delle anime.
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Near death
A brilliant neuroscientist, obsessed with death since his own childhood near death experience, resorts to drastic measures to prove the existence of the afterlife. Milan, Italy today. It is the most serious crisis that the world has ever faced. Bewildered, young and old, believers and atheists are asking all the same, distressing questions: What will they do now that the greatest dream of humanity has turned into a nightmare? What will happen when the countdown clock winds to zero? Boston, a few months before. It is the most complex investigation that Cyrus O'Malley has ever faced. The FBI special agent looks at photos of the victims for the umpteenth time and wonders why, after being strangled, the serial killer has drilled a tiny hole through their skull. For Cyrus, the case becomes an obsession. To solve it, he will be forced to give up everything he holds dear. England, 1988. It is the most overwhelming feeling that Alex Weller has ever had. In ecstasy, at the pivot point between life and death, the boy sees a river of light flowing in front of him and on the other side there is his father, joyfully urging him to join him. But Alex cannot move, and suddenly he is back at the site of the terrible car accident that has just killed his parents. Since that time, Alex has had only one goal: to understand and relive that experience. Even if he is forced to kill.
The Tenth Chamber
Meet Luc Simard, an archaeologist with a flawless academic career and a flawed history with women. When a book dating to the 14th-century is found after a fire in a monastery in the Perigord region of France, Luc's old friend Hugo calls him in to help decipher the mysterious illustrations that dot the coded manuscript. What Luc and Hugo do find in the manuscript is a map that leads them to a ten-chambered cave that is beyond their wildest expectations. But the manuscript contains a secret that someone is willing to kill to protect.
The Devil Will Come
A shocking discovery has been made deep within Rome's ancient catacombs. One that the Vatican is determined must never be made public - for the sake of all mankind. But there are others who want to keep the truth hidden for far more sinister reasons; these people believe that not only is the church and the faith of a billion under threat, but life as we know it is about to be destroyed - for ever. And only one woman - a devoted Italian nun - can save us ...