Bøger af Warren Adler

"Warren Adler writes with skill and a sense of scene." -The New York Times Book ReviewA new thriller from the critically acclaimed novelist Warren Adler, well known for his iconic novel turned box office hit, The War of the Roses, and many more notable titles including Random Hearts, Target Churchill and Trans-Siberian Express... Milton Gold is a fringe operating "hustling lawyer," barely making it in the cutthroat chaos of 1970s New York City. His world is suddenly turned inside out when he meets the mysterious and beautiful Karla Smith, a Polish-American woman, who approaches him with an assignment that will test his skills beyond anything he has ever experienced. Karla hires him to find what he thinks will lead to his biggest payout yet: her inheritance of one-hundred million dollars in gold coins hidden by her banker father from the Nazis during World War II. Despite his skepticism he joins Karla in a fantastic, dangerous and adventurous trek through communist dominated Europe to Auschwitz where the treasure has been hidden in an unsuspecting place. Milton and Karla discover things along the way that profoundly change their relationship and ultimately test their moral view of the world and society. Balanced with humor and tragedy, Heart of Gold explores the brutality of life behind the iron curtain and the boundaries of morality during the darkest days of the Cold War.

New York Echoes 2 is the second volume of Adler's New York short stories in which all the heartache, joy, pain, and anguish of the big apple zeitgeist come to life.These unforgettable stories will make you laugh and cry as a remarkable parade of characters pursue their busy lives in the most fantastic city on earth.In these vividly rendered short stories, Warren Adler reveals New York as the heartbeat of America, where creativity resides in every nook and cranny. Energy pulsates through its pavements and infuses its denizens, inveterate New Yorkers.Adler's fiction hallmarks are at play in "New York Echoes 2" and delivered through powerful stories that reflect a unique understanding of the human condition. These stories deal with the mysterious nature of love and attraction, fragile family bonds, the obsessive pursuit of the creative artist, and the emotional toll it exacts.In these stories, past memories collide with present realities, and chance encounters have unexpected consequences. Above all, these radiant tales celebrate the short story genre and an author's return to his much-loved city.

A gripping suspense-thriller about survival from the acclaimed novelist Warren Adler, well-known for his iconic novel turned international box-office hit "The War of the Roses" A young New York couple, unable to have children and whose marriage seems to be sputtering, is advised to leave their tense urban lives and take a vacation in a more bucolic environment. Out West, they are suddenly confronted by the power of the wilderness. Braving floods, avalanches, wild animals and human predators, they come face-to-face with death. This test of endurance and their passion to survive gives them new insights into themselves and their future together. This gripping, fast-moving, and suspenseful story will hold the reader's interest until the last turn of the page.

The corruptive power of money and ambition in American politics begins in Venice where a Washington woman reporter trying to repair a bad marriage suddenly spots a professional jeweler, a key figure in the world of Washington's powerful social and political elite. When she returns to Washington she is shocked to discover that the jeweler has not returned and has, in effect, disappeared. This piques her curiosity and what she uncovers goes to the heart of political corruption on a grand scale; deals with diamonds smuggled into the country to finance a Presidential political campaign and how money and politics impacts on family, children, friends and lovers. This tantalizing and complex thriller deals with the dark side of ambition and the lengths people will go in an effort to attain political power.

In an attempt to reconnect with his two alienated adult children, George Temple replicates the memorable horse trek through the forbidding Yellowstone wilderness they had enjoyed twenty years earlier. But his callous children, Courtney and Scott, accompany him only to persuade him to restore the financial support he has withdrawn. As they are led by a drunken guide and a venal horse wrangler over potentially lethal terrain, their bonding experience quickly disintegrates. Nostalgia is corrupted into a nightmare of lust, betrayal, and entrapment as the children's disturbing motives are revealed and dark family secrets are exposed. Courtney's appetite for selfish and violent pursuits establishes her as one of the most evil women in fiction, alongside the likes of Lady Macbeth. Through her, Warren Adler explores how an obsession for celebrity and blind ambition can distort familial love and turn a beloved child into a grotesque monster. As he did in the iconic The War of the Roses, Adler paints a frightening picture of the American family, only more sinister.

This story of the corruptive power of money and ambition in American politics begins in the floating city of Venice.A Washington female reporter trying to repair a bad marriage suddenly spots a professional jeweler, a key figure in the world of Washington's powerful social and political elite. When she returns to Washington, she is shocked to discover that the jeweler never returned and has, in effect, disappeared.This piques her curiosity. What she uncovers goes to the heart of political corruption on a grand scale. It deals with diamonds smuggled into the country to finance a Presidential political campaign and how money and politics impact family, children, friends, and lovers.This tantalizing and complex thriller deals with the dark side of ambition and the extremes people will go to attain political power.

A suspenseful political thriller from Warren Adler, the bestselling author of the iconic novel turned international box-office hit "The War of the Roses." A womanizing married Senator, enjoying a tryst in his Delaware beach home with a beautiful black woman, discovers that his paramour has accidentally drowned. Aware of the scandal that could ensue and destroy his political career, the Senator mounts a campaign of cover-up and cynical lies designed to deflect the potential damage. This suspenseful tale of adultery, media manipulation, and political chicanery has familiar overtones and exposes the dilemma faced by any public figure who chooses the path of dissimulation and lying to protect his or her career. This story mirrors today's headlines and provides insights into the dark netherworld of political manipulation.

Det begynder på Manhattan, hvor Ken Kramer ledsager sin kone Maggie til en forretningsmiddag med hendes vigtigste kunde Eliot Butterfield. Til hans forskrækkelse går det op for ham, at Eliots kone er hans ungdoms store kærlighed, Carol, som han ikke har set i tyve år. Snart indleder de to igen et lidenskabeligt forhold, men da de to par tager på en fælles rejse til Afrika, tager tingene en uhyggelig drejning …Den amerikanske forfatter Warren Adler (f. 1927) er uddannet ved universitetet i New York og har i en årrække arbejdet ved radio- og fjernsynsstationer, som han senere selv blev ejer af. Hans første noveller udkom i tidsskrifter og antologier i 1950‘erne, og det er sidenhen blevet til adskillige romaner, som har vundet ham anerkendelse som et af de helt store navne inden for amerikansk spændingslitteratur.

Edward og Vivien møder hinanden under tragiske omstændigheder. Et fly er styrtet ned, og under oprydningen efter katastrofen finder man blandt vragdelene deres respektive ægtefæller. Men der er noget mystisk ved situationen. En politimand kaster lys over sagen, da han afslører, at de rejste under falske navne som ægtepar, og at de hver især var i besiddelse af identiske, uidentificerede nøgler.Edward og Vivien er ikke alene overvældet af sorg og vrede, de er også forvirrede. De sætter sig for at finde frem til sandheden om deres bedrageriske ægtefæller og dermed deres egne liv.Den amerikanske forfatter Warren Adler (f. 1927) er uddannet ved universitetet i New York og har i en årrække arbejdet ved radio- og fjernsynsstationer, som han senere selv blev ejer af. Hans første noveller udkom i tidsskrifter og antologier i 1950‘erne, og det er sidenhen blevet til adskillige romaner, som har vundet ham anerkendelse som et af de helt store navne inden for amerikansk spændingslitteratur.

Ægteparret Birdie og George trænger til ferie og luftforandring, og da Rocky Mountains’ barske, vilde skønhed tiltaler dem, beslutter de sig for at tage til Colorado. Men deres ferie udvikler sig hurtigt til et mareridt, da de bliver forfulgt af to forrykte voldsmænd og skræmt fra vid og sans må flygte ud i ødemarken …Den amerikanske forfatter Warren Adler (f. 1927) er uddannet ved universitetet i New York og har i en årrække arbejdet ved radio- og fjernsynsstationer, som han senere selv blev ejer af. Hans første noveller udkom i tidsskrifter og antologier i 1950’erne, og det er sidenhen blevet til adskillige romaner, som har vundet ham anerkendelse som et af de helt store navne inden for amerikansk spændingslitteratur.