Bøger af Robert Swartwood

From USA Today bestselling author Robert Swartwood comes Enemy of the State, the propulsive, thrilling, and much anticipated follow-up to The Killing Room ...The world believed Daniel Burke was dead.At least, the few people in the government who knew he existed did. Once part of an elite black op team, Burke faked his death so he could avenge his brother. Now that those responsible have been brought to justice, he plans to leave the country and start a new life.But before Burke can even get on the plane, his old team has tracked him down.The CIA believes Daniel Burke is a traitor--an enemy of the state--who must answer for his crimes. But others in government simply want him dead.Knowing he's been set up, Burke is the only one who can track down and expose the real traitor--before it's too late.

In a small Pennsylvania town, one of the most famous women in history - a woman who the world has believed dead for almost two decades - is dying. John Chambers walked away from his life eighteen years ago to become the woman's bodyguard. He gave up everything - including the woman he loved - because he believed that was his destiny. But destiny has other ideas. In the tradition of BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY and A PRAYER FOR THE DYING, NEW AVALON is Robert Swartwood's finest work yet. Praise for NEW AVALON: "NEW AVALON is a suspenseful examination of love, loyalty, and identity that gathers steadily in tension and will leave its mark on your heart." -- Benjamin Percy, author of THE DEAD LANDS, RED MOON and THE WILDING

USA Today bestselling author Robert Swartwood brings us his most page-turning psychological thriller yet. "Scream and I'll cut your throat." In an instant, Ashley's life changes forever. Two dangerous criminals have escaped from maximum-security prison. Taken as their hostage, Ashley has to play their game if she wants to save her family - and herself. But they've underestimated Ashley. She'll do anything to survive. PRAISE FOR ABDUCTED: "Abducted is a quick, tight thriller that moves like the wind and keeps you guessing. Just when you think you know the score, you don't." -Joseph D'Agnese, Derringer Award-winning author of The Mesmerist

USA TODAY BESTSELLER "This is a scary, thrilling, page-turning, race-against-the-clock novel if ever there was one, with a true shocker of an ending. Miss this one at your own peril." -Blake Crouch, New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter How far would you go to save your child? Five years ago Elizabeth Piccioni's husband was arrested for being a serial killer. Her life suddenly turned upside down, she did what she thought was best for her newborn baby: she took her son and ran away to start a new life. Now, living in a quiet part of the Midwest with a new identity, Elizabeth is ready to start over. But one day she receives a phone call from a person calling himself Cain. Cain somehow knows about her past life. He has abducted her son, and if Elizabeth wants to save him she must retrieve her husband's trophies - the fingers he cut off each of his victims. With a deadline of one hundred hours, Elizabeth has no choice but to return to the life she once fled, where she will soon realize that everything she thought she knew is a lie, and what's more shocking than Cain's identity is the truth about her husband.

Nova Bartkowski is back in a brand-new page-turning thriller from USA Today bestselling author Robert Swartwood. Remington, Montana. A small town in the middle of nowhere. A town, like any town, that has its secrets. Nova Bartkowski has come to Remington to confront his father. The man who walked out on Nova and Nova's dying mother so many years ago. But before he gets the chance, Nova stops two men in the process of attacking his father ... but not before one of those men knocks Nova's father unconscious, putting him in the hospital. Suddenly, all eyes are on Nova. A target is on his back, and it's not clear why. But the more Nova digs into Remington's dark secrets, the more he begins to realize he's stumbled onto a deadly conspiracy - one that he may not be able to survive.

From USA Today bestselling author Robert Swartwood comes the much-anticipated and thrilling conclusion to the Man of Wax Trilogy. Two years ago Ben Anderson woke up in a rundown motel, three thousand miles from home, his family missing, and the words LET THE GAME BEGIN written in blood on the back of the bathroom door. Two years ago, everything changed. Not just for Ben and his family, who he believed was lost forever, but for those who had orchestrated the whole ordeal and who had stuck Ben in a game he was never supposed to win. Ben vowed he would never play the game again. But now, after learning a startling truth, Ben has no choice but to once again play the game. He wakes up in a rundown motel - a very familiar rundown motel - with the words LET THE GAME CONTINUE on the back of the bathroom door. Caesar and his people are expecting a good show. And Ben's about to give them one. Because every game must end, and Ben will be the one to end this game ... or die trying.

From USA Today bestselling author Robert Swartwood, a heart-pounding conspiracy thriller of riveting mystery and suspense. A message courier pushed into the path of a train. A young woman commits a terrible act of violence. A family man puts a gun to his head. John Smith suspects these aren't random events - someone engineered them. But who - or what? And why is John Smith their next target? PRAISE FOR LEGION AND ROBERT SWARTWOOD "Legion is an excellent thriller that does what most thrillers set out to do. Keep the readers hooked with a fast paced story, sprinkled heavily with jaw-dropping twists that end on a climax, which will leave the readers wanting more." -Fantasy Book Critic

"The Inner Circle is a crafty, clever, white-knuckle thriller. If you haven't yet read Swartwood, you're missing out." -Brian Keene, bestselling author of The Complex From USA Today bestselling author Robert Swartwood comes the exciting second book in the Man of Wax Trilogy ... Two years ago Ben Anderson woke up in a rundown motel, three thousand miles from home, his family missing, and the words LET THE GAME BEGIN written in blood on the back of the bathroom door. Now, with his past life gone, Ben has become a soldier in Carver Ellison's army against Caesar. But when a mission goes wrong and one of their team members is murdered, it's the last cryptic word spoken that will lead Ben and the team one step closer to the Inner Circle - a step that may bring them salvation ... or get them all killed.

"Man of Wax grabs you by the throat in the first chapter and never lets go. A suspense-filled thrill ride with plenty of shocks along the way. Read it!" -F. Paul Wilson, New York Times bestselling author of the Repairman Jack novels From USA Today bestselling author Robert Swartwood comes the exciting first book in the Man of Wax Trilogy ...>He doesn't know how he got there, he doesn't know where his family is, and written in dried blood on the bathroom door are the words LET THE GAME BEGIN. Soon Ben is contacted by Simon. Simon knows all there is to know about Ben, more than he cares to remember himself. If Ben wants to save himself and his family, he will have to do everything Simon says. As the game begins - with stakes much higher than either man can imagine - no one knows where it will lead or how it will end. Only one thing is for certain: this time the game will change everything.

WHEN IT RAINS, IT POURS Nova is a free man. Having just walked away as a non-sanctioned hit man for the U.S. government, he's purchased a classic Mustang to drive across the country. But when his car breaks down in the middle of the Nevada desert, Nova ends up in the small town of Parrot Spur. There's something strange about Parrot Spur. Something ... off. Maybe it's the fact the town is full of ex-servicemen. Maybe it's the fact the abandoned mine might not be abandoned. Maybe it's the fact the knockout brunette in the bar is clearly more than what she seems. In the end, none of it matters. What matters - and what Nova is soon going to learn - is that in the desert, the only thing that rains is bullets.