Bøker av Tony Ross

The Black Cat program has always carried an element of danger. Josef Hirigawa, a Granter of Sunlight City and the driving force behind the program, would be the first to admit it. But great reward only comes with great risk, and despite the warnings of Mona Macheski, his top scientist, Jose has never been afraid to push the envelope in pursuit of perfection. His determination may now cost both Josef and Mona their lives.A routine evaluation of Genesis the original test subject for the Black Cats, goes terribly wrong. Genesis snaps, leaving him unable to find the line between fantasy and reality. Josef locks down the Black Cat compound, preventing Genesis from escaping to the outside world... but he and Mona are trapped inside the compound with a hallucinating, violent assassin.Their only available ally is Ares, the newest of the Black Cats. Ares is inexperienced, hot-headed and unpredictable. And he might be Josef and Mona's only hope for survival. "Ares: The Gates of Hell" is the second book in "The Black Cat Chronicles." A taut thriller full of relentless action and images dredged from the darkest of nightmares, "Ares: The Gates of Hell" deals with life and death, the rights we claim to both, and the value of human life.

Sunlight City is burning.A religiously motivated arsonist, identified only as Brimstone, has used a brutal murder to make one emphatic statement: repent or perish. Nearly six million people in this city that champions choice and tolerance must now decide what they will do. But Brimstone will not wait long to strike again. He has declared himself the judgment of God on a sinful city, and he will continue to escalate until his demands are met.Behind the scenes, the Granters who rule Sunlight City are faced with their own impossible decision. The key they have long searched for has unexpectedly been offered to them, and their greatest fear can now be conquered if they are willing to move swiftly and boldly... but the price may be higher than they are willing to pay.David and Mona Johansen are brought back to Sunlight City at the request of the Granters. David finds himself working with a team of government agents as he tries to predict Brimstone's next moves and save countless lives. Mona's assignment may be of even greater importance. But time is critically short.In fact, it may already be too late."Brimstone" follows "Victor" and "Orion" in a series of fast-paced thrillers that combine action, adrenaline and spiritual insight. "Brimstone" looks closely at questions of justice and takes the readers on a non-stop race against two mad agendas, building relentlessly to a shocking conclusion that will leave you breathless.

PERFECTION HAS A VERY HIGH PRICE. Twenty-year-old Anya Ponikorova is used to commanding attention. She's a woman of unrivaled beauty and confidence. A socialite and model, with millions of online followers. Her family is highly influential and wealthy. But Anya never expected this. She's being shadowed relentlessly by a man she's never seen before. Who is he? Paparazzi hoping to steal a picture? A fan looking for a closer encounter? Something worse? Anya isn't sure, but she can't shake the feeling that this is a matter of life and death. She also can't explain why she wants to face him. Or why she inexplicably knows things that she has no business knowing. Things that just might help her survive the night. But nothing will prepare her for what lies ahead. The truth will take her to a darker place than she ever dreamed of... a place where memory is malleable, beauty is a snare and a touch is deadly. Orion the hunter is coming. Tony Ross returns to The Black Cat Chronicles with Orion: The Hidden Man, an intense thriller that takes the reader through the rain-soaked streets of Sunlight City to a final, desperate showdown in a place of nightmares. It's a story of lies, manipulation and the masks people wear. Find the truth. Face the hidden man.

ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK? YOU SHOULD BE. When Irina Ponikarova is kidnapped, her husband, an influential diplomat, turns to one man: Josef Hirigawa, a Granter of Sunlight City and an old friend. Josef has power. Connections. Russian intelligence suggests that he may have had a hand in a number of assassinations. Surely Josef can help, in ways that law enforcement agencies can't.Josef agrees to put his resources to work and dispatches Grendel, a terrifying assassin who hunts by night, hides behind a mask and cutting-edge armor and kills in chilling fashion. Grendel's mission is simple. Infiltrate a long-forgotten facility with ties to a disturbing past. Extract the woman. Eliminate all witnesses.But the man holding Irina is no common criminal, nor an adversary to be taken lightly. He has spent years preparing for this moment, and he will not surrender his prize easily. For all of Grendel's fighting prowess and frightening weaponry, he has never encountered an opponent like this: a man whose battleground is the mind, a man who will bring Grendel face to face with his deepest fears.Grendel: Fear of the Dark, the third book in The Black Cat Chronicles, is a thriller packed with terror, tension and spiritual insight, reflecting on our own struggles with fear. Grendel: Fear of the Dark builds to an explosive climax with every turn of the page, and the shocking conclusion will leave you waiting anxiously for the next book in the series.

THE GHOSTS OF THE PAST HAVE COME OUT OF THEIR GRAVES...Unexpected tragedy brings occult investigator David Johansen and his wife Mona back to the northern Wisconsin town of Killdeer, reuniting them with old friends... and resurrecting things best left forgotten. When a gruesome discovery is made in the woods outside of town, local sheriff Thad Olson calls on David's expertise. As the two old friends work deeper into the case, one thing becomes apparent: a curse has been unleashed by someone with intimate knowledge of what happened in Killdeer ten years earlier, when David and Mona nearly died.Meanwhile, Mona deals with her own loss and the growing wedge between herself and her husband. Deeply wounded and feeling alone, she finds herself considering choices she never thought she'd make.As Killdeer is plagued by nightmares and people start disappearing from the little town, David scrambles to connect the dots between the events of his past and the curse in Killdeer, trying to stop a wicked plot he's only beginning to understand. But time is rapidly ticking away, pressure is building between himself and Mona... and his battle with his own ghosts may be the end of him.Tony Ross returns to the site of his novel Orion in Ghosts of Killdeer, a visceral thriller involving secrets, lies and a struggle against an unseen enemy with an unspeakable goal. Spiritual warfare and man-made conflict collide in an epic battle for the souls of two wounded people... and the fate of one small town.

The end has come.Martial law has been declared in Sunlight City. Granter Andrew McKellan has overthrown his fellow leaders and now rules alone. The formerly freewheeling city has been locked down, its promises of unlimited freedom crushed under McKellan's iron fist, and rebellion will not be tolerated.But McKellan is not satisfied. Not when he has been betrayed by those he once trusted and wounded more deeply than any man can bear. McKellan puts his endgame into motion and hides himself within the walls of the Defender, a towering weapons platform with terrifying firepower. No one will penetrate his armor. Those who try will be met with devastating force. And McKellan has one last card to play to guarantee his survival... or the ultimate destruction of all who oppose him.And five and a half million people in Sunlight City may die.Sunlight City's only hope lies in Mona Johansen, Tom Collins and several unlikely alliances of wounded, desperate people, hunted by Granter McKellan and thrown together by two common goals: the fight for survival and the liberation of Sunlight City. But any hope of defeating the mad Granter lies in breaking through walls built strong enough to withstand any punishment.Both his walls and their own.Defender, the concluding chapter in a story that began in Victor and continued through Orion and Brimstone, is a story of emotional walls, the wounds people carry and hope for healing. Defender is a thrilling tale of conflict and loss, redemption and sacrifice, and most of all, the power of God's love.

Have fun with numbers in this hilarious new picture book by master storyteller and illustrator Tony Ross."One hundred shoes, please!" said the little centipede. "Fifty left ones, and fifty right ones.""Why do you want one hundred?" asked the shoe seller."Because I'm a centipede, which means a hundred feet," said the little centipede.But when are one hundred shoes too many shoes? And what do you do with too many shoes? Why, you give them away!Find out who gets them in this delightfully silly story about a centipede with sore feet.

The only ant with his own name, Douglas is born into the wonderful Antworld and dreams of one day joining the line to hunt out food. to be read with the knowledge that a conversation on war will surely follow' KIRKUS`the perfect way to address the idea of war with children' ASSOCIATION OF ILLUSTRATORS

The Little Princess is jealous - all her friends' dads can do amazing things. The Cook bakes delicious cakes: the King burns buns. The Gardener takes his daughter on adventure-walks through the forest: the King gets lost on his way to bed. When the Maid volunteers to do these things with the Little Princess, it looks like her problems are over.

Little Princess visits a friend who has a rabbit, and comes home obsessed with getting one herself. She's given a stick-insect, a goldfish and a few other low-maintenance pets, but she still wants a bunny. Sometimes getting exactly what you want is a lesson in itself... The Little Princess series: 'Hilarious and a godsend to parents' GUARDIAN

"e;Where is my dummy? I WANT MY DUMMY!"e;shrieks the Little Princess when the royal dummy mysteriously disappears, yet again. Wherever the King, Queen and courtiers hide her dummy, she always finds it even in the strangest of places . . . Will she ever give it up?

David Johansen thought he'd escaped the violence of his past. He had no idea how wrong he was. Faced with a killer's deadly ultimatum, and trapped in an overcrowded, snowbound hotel, David must protect both a frightened young woman and the people of the small town he calls home...while confronting the darkest secrets of his heart. Orion is the suspenseful, page-turning sequel to the award-winning Victor: The Reloaded Edition.

Mona's revolutionary discovery has been twisted by her former employer, who now threatens to unleash Hell on Earth. She flees with critical information in a desperate bid to stop him. Her only ally is an unusual detective pulled into a situation far beyond his ability to handle. Her only hope lies in unlocking the mind of the assassin pursuing her. Morality, science and the supernatural collide in this explosive thriller from Tony Ross.

All day there had been disasters - the water pot went all over the latest painting; the Little Princess fell off the seesaw and banged her knee; and worst of all, there was a monster under the bed that night. The castle had been ringing with the constant shout of 'I Want My Mum!'. And Mum always knew exactly the right thing to sort out the problem. But the next day, the incorrigible Little Princess is taken to play with the Little Duchess - and will she miss her mum? Not if she's having a lot of fun! But as for the poor Queen, she does miss her little girl! This title will be perfect for Mother's Day.

The Little Princess loves getting her hands dirty. The trouble is . . . she hates washing them. Until she learns all about the nasties and the dirties and all the other horrible things that lurk and make you ill . . .

Rosie the Not-so-Little Princess has always loved Gilbert, her royal teddy bear. These young fiction colour readers take Tony Ross's beloved Little Princess to a whole new audience. The text appears in short blocks around full-colour illustrations, and is divided into short chapters, making it perfect for new readers.

One day, the Little Princess decides she wants a boyfriend. After searching everywhere, Donald is proclaimed as the Royal Boyfriend. But the Little Princess soon finds out boyfriends aren't nearly as fun as she thinks!A hilarious take on Men Are From Mars Women Are From Venus for the pre-school set!

Young children and babies will love these lullaby bedtime rhymes, including Hey, Diddle Diddle, Rock-a-Bye Baby, Diddle Diddle Dumpling, Wee Willie Winkie and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. A wonderful book to share, plus download the QR code so that you can listen along!

Suzy the cat is always getting into trouble much to the annoyance of her family. She can never do anything right! So Suzy decides to teach her family a lesson and make them realise just how much they love her.

"e;Nappies are YUUECH!"e; said the little princess. "e;There must be something better!"e; At first the Little Princess thinks the royal potty is even worse than nappies but she soon learns to love it -- even if it isn't always there just when she needs it!

When a centipede trips over, and hurts his foot, the only thing for him to do is obtain a set of shoes for all of his feet . So, after a rethink, he shares his shoes amongst various neighbours: beetles, spiders, earwigs and other creatures. Count up the number of feet, and find out whether he manages to get rid of all his shoes!