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“Wildly entertaining.”—New York Times Book Review From the bestselling and award-winning author comes a wickedly clever and fast-paced novel of greed, revenge, obsession—and quite possibly the perfect murder. Simon and Vicky couldn’t seem more normal: a wealthy Chicago couple, he a...

A USA TODAY Bestseller Bestselling and award-winning author David Ellis delivers a fast-paced, twisty thriller that will surprise readers at every turn. Leo Balanoff is a crusading attorney with unthinkable skeletons in his closet. He's also a diagnosed pathological liar. When a predatory...

Separated by 10 years, 3,000 miles, and the unrelenting stresses of adulthood, best friends Janet and Serena plan a 40th birthday girls’ trip to reconnect. But after a massive crash, they’re the only survivors to wash ashore on an uncharted Caribbean Island. Armed with only the clothes on their backs and zero survival skills, they fight to overcome hunger, thirst, deadly wildlife—and most terrifyingly—decades of accrued resentment. Can they find their way home, or will they kill each other first?

Attorney Paul Riley has built a lucrative career on his famous prosecution of Terry Burgos, a serial killer who emulated the lyrics of a violent song to gruesomely murder six girls, including the daughter of billionaires Harland and Natalia Bentley. Now, fifteen years later, the police are confronted with a new series of murders - and the grisly second verse to the song. Riley is the first to realize that the two cases are connected and that the line between copycat and cover-up has been blurred.

Jason Kolarich has spent the past year struggling to recover from the horrific deaths of his wife and baby daughter. On the night of their deaths, Kolarich was at the office, awaiting a call from a confidential informant named Ernesto Ramirez — a call that never came. Kolarich blames himself not only for the deaths of his wife and child, but for the informant’s murder as well. He can’t bring back his family, but he can find out who killed Ramirez and bring the killer to justice.

Er lebt in seiner eigenen Welt, abgeschottet, scheinbar ohne Empfindung. Doch dann wird der Kriegsveteran Tommy des Mordes an einer Studentin...

Ben Casper n'aurait jamais imaginé retrouver le corps de Diana, sa meilleure amie, une agente de la CIA, au pied de son immeuble. Elle se serait jetée par la fenêtre de son appartement. Suicide. Affaire classée. Pourtant, Diana, dont Ben était secrètement amoureux, n'avait a priori aucun motif d'en finir avec la vie... Journaliste d'investigation, Ben pressent qu'on a cherché à la faire taire. Bientôt, il va mettre au jour un complot qui pourrait impliquer les plus hautes instances du pouvoir. Mais, à trop approcher la vérité, c'est sa propre vie que Ben met en danger.

When Andrew Marsh takes a young woman out for dinner while his wife is away, he soon finds himself in big trouble. He falls under police suspicion when cheques from his missing cheque book start turning up in shops, signed with a false name. Suspected of fraud, Andrew decides to take action. Convinced that the cheque book was stolen by his dinner companion, Sheila Ramsey, he tries desperately to trace her - but she's gone. Things go from bad to worse and Andrew is soon suspected of murder after his car is involved in a hit-and-run. Is he being framed?

Det kallas för Mordhuset, ett gammalt slitet ruckel som ligger på en av världens vackraste platser precis vid havet. Hamptons är en plats dit rika människor vallfärdar för att finna lugn och ro från storstadens larm. En gång kallade Jenna Murphy denna plats för hem, men nu har hon inte varit här sedan hon var en liten flicka. Hon har funnit sin tillvaro New York som en polis, men när ett mord inträffar på en förmögen affärsman från Hollywood och hans älskarinna dras Jenna ner i en smutsig härva med hemligheter, våld och hot.

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On a hot summer night in 1980, two-year-old Audrey Culter was snatched from her bedroom and never seen again. Twenty-six years later, her brother, Sammy, fatefully crosses paths with the man the police failed to convict for her abduction and murder. A few weeks later, that man is dead, murdered. Private attorney Jason Kolarich is engaged to defend Audrey's brother. But can he trust the people who hired him?

Abbie, Winnie, Serena en Bryah besluiten tot een spontane vakantie naar Monte Carlo. Ze geven zich volledig over aan de luxe van het hotel, het zwembad, de sashimi, de champagne - en de mannen. Hun weekend van grenzeloos genot neemt echter een duistere wending als ze wakker worden op een jacht, omsingeld door de politie. De vrouwen worden gearresteerd en beschuldigd van verschrikkelijke misdaden die ze niet hebben begaan - toch?

Being a Dean in today’s modern university is without a doubt one of the most challenging jobs in higher education. With ever changing tensions and pressures from conflicting constituencies, the job can be both overwhelming yet intensely invigorating at the same time. However, by design, it’s also one of the most lonely jobs in the Academy. Where can one turn for confidential advice? In this podcast we interview Business School Deans peer-to-peer to hear their perspective on a wide variety of pressing issues. Please join your panelists Ken Kring, Senior Client Partner in the Philadelphia ...

As war continues to ravage the galaxy, the new Age of Darkness sees whole systems simply lost and countless battles forgotten. Surely there can be no hope for peace, forgiveness or respite in such times, and all that will be left are the dying warp-echoes of supreme galactic ruin....

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The TARDIS makes a hazardous return to contemporary Earth, materialising at Gatwick Airport in the path of an oncoming aeroplane! The travellers split up in order to evade airport security, but in doing so they become embroiled in a plot to steal the personalities of young human beings.

Tired of the everyday grind? Ever dream of a life of romantic adventure? Want to get away from it all? We offer you Escape - designed to free you from the four walls of today for a half-hour of high adventure! In this episode, the first man to conquer Mt. Everest finds another man's cigarette lighter at the top!

Building Public with David Ellis is a podcast that explores the world of growth, marketing, and entrepreneurship by featuring interviews with thought leaders, founders, and business strategists. Each episode dives into actionable strategies and insights to help listeners succeed in building their personal brand, scaling their business, and driving revenue.

Jenna Murphy is geboren in Bridgehampton, een kuststadje ten noorden van New York. Nu is ze er terug, om er te werken als rechercheur. Een bitterzoet moment, want het volgt op de mislukking van haar loopbaan bij de politie van New York. Bridgehampton wordt opgeschrikt door een brutale moord. Jenna is meteen geïntrigeerd: het huis aan Ocean Drive 7, waar het slachtoffer gevonden is, staat bekend als een spookhuis.

„‚American Psycho’ läuft drohend, grollend wie ein Unwetter an, und plötzlich schlägt der grausame Blitz ein: Die Banalität des Schrecklichen, die wir verdrängen wollen, trifft uns und zwingt uns, das Unerträgliche wahrzunehmen: die Oberflächlichkeit, die Brutalität, mit der wir uns abfinden. In einer Medienwelt, die jedes Thema lächelnd in drei Minuten abhandelt - vom Holocaust über die Salatbar zum Krieg – ist dieses Buch ein Schuss ins Herz, Picassos ‚Guernica’ vergleichbar.“ Elke Heidenreich.