Hitler hat den Krieg gewonnen - Nazideutschland beherrscht ganz Europa. Das ist das Horrorszenario in Robert Harris' frivolem Politthriller.«Harris versteht, gut und spannend zu schreiben. Es kommt alles vor: Verbrechen, Verschwörungen, Vertuschung, Irreführung, Gewalt und Liebe. Harris kann den Historiker nicht verleugnen - so würzt er seine Geschichte mit historischen Dokumenten.»DIE ZEIT
The bestselling author of The Genesis Code and The Eighth Day delivers a gripping tale that escalates suspense to harrowing heights. Alex Callahan, a seasoned television news correspondent, has witnessed the horrors of famine, plague, and war, but nothing prepares him for the terror he faces on a peaceful summer day when he becomes entangled in darkness. While spending rare quality time with his six-year-old twin sons at a Renaissance Fair, they suddenly vanish. A chilling phone call from one of the boys plunges Alex into a nightmare, igniting a frantic search. As police efforts yield no results, Alex’s fear intensifies, and he becomes convinced that time is slipping away. Discovering a disturbing pattern of bizarre abductions, he resolves to leverage his investigative skills to find his children, targeting the elusive figure known as The Piper. This predator, linked to previous crimes involving twins and the secretive world of professional magicians, embodies a sinister force. With a twisted mission that hints at dark rituals, The Piper is a monster unlike any other. Alex is determined to confront this fiend and rescue his sons from an unspeakable fate.
Als der Regenmacher Thomas Keatly in Goodlands, einem verschlafenen, kleinen Ort in North Dakota eintrifft, in dem es seit 4 Jahren nicht mehr geregnet hat, spürt er sofort, daß den Dorfbewohnern großes Unheil droht