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Jazz Bashara is a criminal. Well, sort of. Life on Artemis, the first and only city on the moon, is tough if you're not a rich tourist or an eccentric billionaire. So smuggling in the occasional harmless bit of contraband barely counts, right? Not when you've got debts to pay and your job as a porter barely covers the rent. Everything changes when Jazz sees the chance to commit the perfect crime, with a reward too lucrative to turn down.

Ein Mädchen wird brutal vergewaltigt. Noch während die toughe Rubina Hiller und der charmante Simon Peick in dem Fall ermitteln, werden ihre Verdächtigen kurz hintereinander Opfer von Verstümmelungen. Ein Vergeltungsschlag? Oder stammt der Täter aus dem Drogenmilieu? Als ein weiterer Mann verstümmelt aufgefunden wird, suchen die beiden Kommissare Hilfe bei einer engagierten Journalistin. Doch dann eskaliert die Lage völlig und plötzlich schwebt jeder in Lebensgefahr, auch die Kommissare selbst.

Brutally attacked and left for dead was not the way second-generation cop Seth Dixon wanted to start his day. When he's set up for the murder of his confidential informant, Seth figures his chances of scoring a date with his beautiful running partner are slim to none. After discovering the murder is connected to a deadly militia brewing big plans, the Feds ask Seth to infiltrate the group. His partner is none other than the woman who stars in his dreams, the mysterious Teagan.

After a heartbreaking tragedy, Violet Trevelyan returns home to seek justice. Her dogged pursuit of a serial killer takes a dangerous turn as the murderer ramps up his attacks on Violet and her friends. With the killer leaving a trail of bodies in his wake, Violet must remain vigilant, or she'll lose her life and the man she loves with every beat of her heart.

The man upstairs in apartment six doesn't belong here, in our rundown block on the slum side of the city. High-class and educated, suited and booted, and at least thirty years my senior. Yes. Thirty whole years. But that doesn't matter. He's absolutely gorgeous. What does matter is they say he's a disgraced teacher who preys on his college students. A filthy, sick man who deserves prison.

The Ivanov family exudes wealth and power, so when its founder shows up on the surgical roster of a third-year resident, even with me not laying eyes on her previously, I’m thrust under their spotlight. Her son’s, to be precise. Maksim Ivanov is a walking red flag. He oozes confidence, and appears to have never been told no, but despite our differences, sparks ignite the moment we trade sultry glances. The tension is white hot. I’ve never experienced such an immediate mutual connection. But as quickly as his mother was placed under my care, she is removed.