Der Augensammler Series by Sebastian Fitzek

Ready or not, here he comes...He plays the oldest children's game in the world, hide and seek. Only the Eye Collector plays it to death.It's the same each time. A woman's body is found with a ticking stopwatch clutched in her dead hand. A distraught father must find his child before the boy suffocates - and the killer takes his left eye. Alexander Zorbach, a washed-up cop turned journalist has reported all three of the Eye Collector's murders. But this is different... moreReady or not, here he comes...He plays the oldest children's game in the world, hide and seek. Only the Eye Collector plays it to death.It's the same each time. A woman's body is found with a ticking stopwatch clutched in her dead hand. A distraught father must find his child before the boy suffocates - and the killer takes his left eye. Alexander Zorbach, a washed-up cop turned journalist has reported all three of the Eye Collector's murders. But this is different. His wallet has been found next to the corpse and now he's a suspect. The Eye Collector wants Zorbach to play. Zorbach has exactly forty-five hours, seven minutes to save a little boy's life. And the countdown has started... less

Eine Frau, die in ihrem Leben mehr erdulden muss, als sie zu ertragen bereit ist. Ein Mädchen, das ihrem Leben ein Ende bereiten möchte. Ein Telefongespräch verbindet sie - und öffnet die Türe zu weit größerem Horror! In "Letzte Hilfe" erzählt Sebastian Fitzek die dramatische Vorgeschichte zu "Der Augenjäger"!

Alexander Zorbach, reporter dans un grand quotidien berlinois, a temporairement permis de mettre un terme aux agissements du tristement célèbre Voleur de regards, un psychopathe ayant assassiné de manière bestiale quatre femmes et trois enfants – à qui il avait chacun prélevé un œil – et à sauver in extremis deux futures victimes.Mais le journaliste a dû pour cela payer le prix fort... moreAlexander Zorbach, reporter dans un grand quotidien berlinois, a temporairement permis de mettre un terme aux agissements du tristement célèbre Voleur de regards, un psychopathe ayant assassiné de manière bestiale quatre femmes et trois enfants – à qui il avait chacun prélevé un œil – et à sauver in extremis deux futures victimes.Mais le journaliste a dû pour cela payer le prix fort. Pendant qu’il libérait la fillette et le garçonnet d’une cage d’ascenseur, le Voleur de regards avait choisi une nouvelle proie : Julian, le fils de Zorbach, qu’il avait enlevé non sans avoir au préalable assassiné sa mère, Nicci Zorbach…Le compte à rebours est lancé. Zorbach sait qu’il dispose de peu de temps pour retrouver son fils vivant. D’autant que le Voleur de regard s’est évaporé dans la nature sans laisser le moindre indice susceptible de le localiser. Zorbach, pour le coincer, va devoir se muer en chasseur… less

Music is her life. 15 songs decide how long it lasts.A month ago, fifteen-year-old Feline Jagow disappeared, presumed abducted, on her way to school. Her distraught mother asks private investigator Alexander Zorbach, a former police detective, to discover her whereabouts.Despite a month having elapsed since her disappearance, Feline's music playlist was changed just a few days ago... moreMusic is her life. 15 songs decide how long it lasts.A month ago, fifteen-year-old Feline Jagow disappeared, presumed abducted, on her way to school. Her distraught mother asks private investigator Alexander Zorbach, a former police detective, to discover her whereabouts.Despite a month having elapsed since her disappearance, Feline's music playlist was changed just a few days ago. Could a seemingly innocuous list of songs contain a hidden clue to where the girl is being held - and how she can be rescued - or is the truth something more sinister?Soon, the mystery of the playlist plunges Zorbach into a horrifying nightmare where no one's survival is guaranteed... less