Andrew Gross - Free Library Land Online - Humor https://humor.library.land/ ru Andrew Gross - Free Library Land Online - Humor DataLife Engine The Fifth Column https://humor.library.land/andrew-gross/481372-the_fifth_column.html https://humor.library.land/andrew-gross/481372-the_fifth_column.html The Fifth Column
New York Times bestseller Andrew Gross delivers a gripping WWII thriller about a down-on-his-luck New Yorker who uncovers a secret Nazi spy ring planning an attack here in the States. New York City, 1941: Charles Mossman has lost his job, his wife, and his prospects after a short stint in prison for a bar fight gone awry. The only bright spots in his life are the afternoons he spends with his daughter after school, picking her up from the nanny who watches her and delivering her home before his wife gets home from her factory job in the evenings. But one day he meets the elderly Swiss couple living next door to his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Bauer, and something seems...not right about them. Maybe it's the German they're teaching his daughter, maybe it's all of the strangers he sees going in and out of their apartment. Though they claim to be as distraught over Hitler's actions in Europe as other Americans, he's not sure he believes them, and soon, he is...]]> Sun, 18 Nov 2018 11:45:12 +0200 Eyes Wide Open https://humor.library.land/andrew-gross/95125-eyes_wide_open.html https://humor.library.land/andrew-gross/95125-eyes_wide_open.html Eyes Wide Open
Book description to come.]]> Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:46:32 +0200 Eyes Wide Open (aka Killing Hour) https://humor.library.land/andrew-gross/226837-eyes_wide_open_aka_killing_hour.html https://humor.library.land/andrew-gross/226837-eyes_wide_open_aka_killing_hour.html Eyes Wide Open (aka Killing Hour)
A young man's suicide. An elderly woman's murder. A conspiracy stretching back decades. Dr. Jay Handler's life is perfect: a wife and children he loves; a successful career. But a call comes that changes everything. His troubled nephew, Evan, has killed himself and Jay's brother is in despair. Jay flies to California to help out, and is soon convinced Evan's death was no suicide. The police want him to leave the matter alone but he is determined to dig deeper. When his investigation takes him on a journey into his brother's shady past, Jay finds himself caught up in a world of dangerous secrets and ruthless killers…]]> Wed, 17 Nov 2010 01:08:56 +0200 Don't Look Twice https://humor.library.land/andrew-gross/95126-dont_look_twice.html https://humor.library.land/andrew-gross/95126-dont_look_twice.html Don't Look Twice
In this dramatic new novel following the bestselling The Dark Tide, a drive-by shooting rocks the posh suburb of Greenwich, Connecticut, and an innocent bystander is left dead. Detective Ty Hauck plunges into what seems like a vicious case of retribution and follows the trail to a sinister gambling scheme at an upstate casino. Until Annie Fletcher, a young restaurateur in the midst of rebuilding her life, witnesses something she shouldn't have — and immediately runs to him with what she knows. Suddenly, Hauck is pulled into a rising storm far greater than it first appeared — a storm wide enough to encompass corruption inside Greenwich's circle of wealthy and powerful citizens. And punishing enough to consume Hauck's own family, and tear brothers apart forever . . . if it doesn't kill them first.Don't Look Twice is a gripping story of profiteering on an international scale and an emotionally resonant domestic thriller from one of the hottest new talents in...]]> Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:46:33 +0200 No Way Back: A Novel https://humor.library.land/andrew-gross/96277-no_way_back_a_novel.html https://humor.library.land/andrew-gross/96277-no_way_back_a_novel.html No Way Back: A Novel
No Way Back is a thrilling page-turner from Andrew Gross, the New York Times bestselling author of 15 Seconds and The Blue Zone. One woman is framed for a horrific crime, and desperate to prove her innocence.A chance meeting with a stranger in a hotel ends in a shocking murder. Wendy Gould is an average mom—and the only witness. Nanny Lauritzia Velez knows a shocking secret that could prove to be deadly. Both of their lives in danger, this unlikely pair must work together against a network of dangerous men who want nothing more than to see them dead.A fast-paced, riveting tale with strong, compelling characters, No Way Back is an edge-of-your-seat read with nonstop action and a complex mystery.

Review

“Fevered stand-alone suspense novel... Narrow escapes, tense situations, and false clues abound as Gross spins the action to an exciting... ending.” (Publishers Weekly )
“Edge-of-the-seat pace.” (Kirkus Reviews )

From the Back Cover

Wendy Gould is an attractive, happy suburban mom, and an experienced ex-cop. A chance meeting with a stranger in a hotel ends when the man is murdered and she's the only witness, forcing her to run from rogue federal agents determined to keep her silent, even if it means killing her. Things only get worse when the authorities—the wrong ones—find their way to her door, giving her no recourse but to flee from her only safe haven.Lauritzia Velez, meanwhile, is a devoted nanny. She's also a woman with a deadly secret that has driven her into hiding until she can prove her innocence.Scared and alone, these two women will eventually join forces against a nefarious web of treachery, lies, and corruption involving drug lords, arms dealers, and shadowy ­figures in the highest echelons of government.No Way Back is a breathtaking tale full of twists and thrill-ing surprises from the bestselling author who is, "coming up on the rails behind Harlan Coben and Lee Child" (Evening Standard, UK).
]]> Sun, 10 Nov 2013 15:02:50 +0200 The Dark Tide Free for a Limited Time https://humor.library.land/andrew-gross/97472-the_dark_tide_free_for_a_limited_time.html https://humor.library.land/andrew-gross/97472-the_dark_tide_free_for_a_limited_time.html The Dark Tide Free for a Limited Time
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The heart-stopping new novel from the co-author of five No. 1 James Patterson bestsellers including Judge and Jury and Lifeguard, and the hit thrillers The Blue Zone and Reckless. A chance encounter with a stranger in a New York hotel ends in a shooting. Wendy Gould was an average mother â?? now she's the sole witness to the murder she's being framed for. YOU CAN RUN What she saw makes Wendy the top target for a deadly network of powerful men. They want her silence. They will take no prisoners. How can she clear her name? YOU CAN HIDE Lauritzia Velez is a suburban nanny with a tragic past â?? and a terrifying future. After another attempt on her life, she once again leaves everything she loves behind to go on the run. THERE IS NO WAY BACK Both women know too much â?? except how to escape from this nightmare alive. To survive, they must find each other fast, or there will be no way backâ?¦]]> Sun, 10 Nov 2013 15:02:50 +0200 The One Man https://humor.library.land/andrew-gross/97681-the_one_man.html https://humor.library.land/andrew-gross/97681-the_one_man.html The One Man
"As moving as it is gripping. A winner on all fronts."—Booklist (starred review)

"Heart-pounding...This is Gross's best work yet, with his heart and soul imprinted on every page."—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)Poland. 1944. Alfred Mendl and his family are brought on a crowded train to a Nazi concentration camp after being caught trying to flee Paris with forged papers. His family is torn away from him on arrival, his life's work burned before his eyes. To the guards, he is just another prisoner, but in fact Mendl—a renowned physicist—holds knowledge that only two people in the world possess. And the other is already at work for the Nazi war machine.Four thousand miles away, in Washington, DC, Intelligence lieutenant Nathan Blum routinely decodes messages from occupied Poland. Having escaped the Krakow ghetto as a teenager after the Nazis executed his family, Nathan longs to do more for his new...]]> Fri, 10 Nov 2006 15:21:04 +0200 Reckless https://humor.library.land/andrew-gross/96667-reckless.html https://humor.library.land/andrew-gross/96667-reckless.html Reckless
EDITORIAL REVIEW: Ty Hauck is shattered by the news. A close friend from his past, along with her husband and daughter, has been brutally murdered in her home by vicious intruders. Now he will risk everything he loves to avenge her death. . . . A wealthy banker, seeing his world about to crumble around him, knows his family is in unfathomable danger. . . . A U.S. government agent watches the sudden bank transfers of millions in cash and suspects that this is the first step in a plot to unleash a wave of global panic. . . . Ty Hauck hunts the murderer of a friend—and steps into the crosshairs of a sinister conspiracy—in this most electrifying novel yet from *New York Times* bestselling thriller master Andrew Gross Private security investigator Ty Hauck, with Naomi Blum, a tenacious agent from the U.S. Department of Treasury, unravels the evidence that joins these seemingly unrelated events—revealing a reckless scheme that stretches from New York to London to central Europe and gives new meaning to the phrase "too big to fail." What began with a tragedy that opened a door to Hauck's past—a door that he thought was long closed—ends with a frantic race to avert a disaster that could shake the very security of our country—and even the world.]]> Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:08:00 +0200 15 Seconds https://humor.library.land/andrew-gross/93850-15_seconds.html https://humor.library.land/andrew-gross/93850-15_seconds.html 15 Seconds
15 seconds can tear your life apart . . .Henry Steadman didn't know what was about to hit him when he pulled up to a red light. A successful Florida plastic surgeon, he is in town to deliver a keynote address at a conference when suddenly his life becomes an unrelenting chase to stay alive. Stopped by the police for a minor traffic violation, the situation escalates and he is pulled from his vehicle, handcuffed and told he is under arrest. Several other police cars arrive and the questioning turns scary, but just as Henry is released and about to move on, a blue sedan pulls up and the officer is suddenly killed. As the car speeds away, there is only one suspect left behind--Henry. In that moment, his idyllic life becomes a free fall into hell as he becomes the target of a police manhunt, as well as being pursued by a cunning, unnamed perpetrator bent on some kind of vengeance.When Henry turns to a close friend for help, and he, too, ends up...]]> Sun, 10 Nov 2002 14:18:09 +0200 The Blue Zone https://humor.library.land/andrew-gross/232641-the_blue_zone.html https://humor.library.land/andrew-gross/232641-the_blue_zone.html The Blue Zone
From the number one New York Times bestselling coauthor of Judge Jury and Lifeguard comes this electrifying solo debut, The Blue Zone. Kate Raab's life seems almost perfect: her boyfriend, her job, her family… until her father runs into trouble with the law. His only recourse is to testify against his former accomplices in exchange for his family's placement in the Witness Protection Program. But one of them gets cold feet. In a flash, everything Kate can count on is gone. Now, a year later, her worst fears have happened: Her father has disappeared-into what the WITSEC agency calls "the blue zone"-and someone close to him is found brutally murdered. With her family under surveillance, the FBI untrustworthy, and her father's menacing "friends" circling with increasing intensity, Kate sets off to find her father-and uncover the secrets someone will kill to keep buried.]]> Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:36:32 +0200 The Last Brother https://humor.library.land/andrew-gross/97680-the_last_brother.html https://humor.library.land/andrew-gross/97680-the_last_brother.html The Last Brother
From International Number One Bestseller Andrew Gross, The Last Brother is the thrilling historical novel about three brothers and the Mafia in 1930s New York. Published in the USA as Button Man.United by blood
1930s New York City. Three brothers grow up poor on the Lower East Side, until the death of their father forces them to find work to support their family. Each brother takes a different path.Divided by ambition
Twelve-year-old Morris Rabishevsky apprentices himself to a garment manufacturer with the aim of running the business. Sol, six years older, heads to accounting school but is forced to drop out. Scarred by a family tragedy, Harry falls under the spell of the charismatic Louis Buchalter, who in a few short years becomes the most ruthless mobster in town.Torn apart by conflict
Morris convinces Sol to go into business with him, but Harry can't be lured away from the glamour, power and...]]> Sun, 10 Nov 2002 15:21:03 +0200 The Dark Tide https://humor.library.land/andrew-gross/232642-the_dark_tide.html https://humor.library.land/andrew-gross/232642-the_dark_tide.html The Dark Tide
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Following up The One Man and The Saboteur, Gross's next historical thriller brings to life the drama of the birth of organized crime in 1930s New York City from the tale of one family.After a string of New York Times bestselling suburban thrillers, Andrew Gross has reinvented himself as a writer of historical thrillers. In his latest novel, Button Men, he delivers a stirring story of a Jewish family brought together in the dawn of the women's garment business and torn apart by the birth of organized crime in New York City in the 1930s.Morris, Sol, and Harry Rabishevsky grew up poor and rough in a tiny flat on the Lower East Side, until the death of their father thrust them into having to fend for themselves and support their large family. Morris, the youngest, dropped out of school at twelve years old and apprenticed himself to a garment cutter in a clothing factory; Sol headed to accounting school; but Harry, scarred by a family...]]> Fri, 10 Nov 2006 14:41:25 +0200