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For 18 years Jack has been a “transplant tourism director,” sending wealthy Americans and Europeans in need of kidneys and other organs to third-world countries where they would buy them from transplant centers on the take. The death of a client and a newfound relationship lead to a crisis of conscience as he is forced to choose between a $2 million commission - and participating in a murder.

Juan Gutierrez, a cancer researcher, uncovers what he believes to be the key to conquering humanity's susceptibility to cancer. But others are interested in using the new genetic algorithm for very different applications. Nate Carrington, an FBI forensic analyst, has been struggling with several cold cases when he's alerted to an incident at a nearby ranch. It's a case of a newborn calf who is found in the middle of a herd of dead cattle. It provides a single link to Nate's other cold cases....

The Cure is a genre-bending thriller reminiscent of Michael Crichton or Douglas Preston, about the biological underpinnings of psychopathy. As a child, her family was taken from her by a serial killer. Erin Palmer is left orphaned and forever scarred. She dedicates her life to the study of psychopaths, conducting one-on-one interviews and tests with inmates. When Erin finally finishes years of exhaustive research, she finds herself in possession of the key to ending psychopathic behavior - in the species - forever. That' s when they try to kill her.

Since the dawn of civilization, it's been mankind's greatest dream: immortality and eternal youth. Dramatic advances in medical science have finally made it possible. But in order to preserve everyone's youthful state, they must undergo an irreversible operation before passing into adulthood. A special hormone patch maintains each person's body in the form of a preadolescent 11-year-old.

Stephen Englehart, an Armed Forces medical examiner. dedicates his life to bringing peace to the families of fallen soldiers. Tagged as one of the best, he’s able to spot forensic clues others miss. But when the body of a US Marine, supposedly burned beyond recognition, shows up with hardly a scratch, even Stephen is stumped. Were the bodies switched? Then, in the middle of the autopsy, the impossible happens.

Globales Unheil bahnt sich an. Die Welt, wie wir sie kennen, bricht auseinander. Die komplette Sleepless-Serie vom preisgekrönten Bestsellerautor Andreas Brandhorst. Das Hamburger Start-up Harmony bringt ein neues Medikament auf den Markt: "Sleepless". Es bietet Menschen die Möglichkeit, teilweise oder ganz auf Schlaf zu verzichten, ohne müde zu werden. Sie gewinnen also Zeit, die sie bisher schlafend verbrachten, als Lebenszeit hinzu. Doch schon bald wird klar: Immer mehr Menschen leiden nach der Einnahme des Medikaments Sleepless an Psychosen und mentalen Veränderungen.

Lewis and Lindsay Thorpe were the perfect couple: young, attractive, and ideally matched. But the veil of perfection can mask many blemishes. When the Thorpes are found dead in their tasteful Flagstaff living room (having committed double suicide), alarms go off in the towering Manhattan offices...

A cure for aging is all the rage these days, with scientists only a few decades away from extending life to 150 years or more. So when Dr. Ben Peterson is offered twenty million dollars to develop the so-called Body Fortress Drug—a cure for all disease—he was surprised as anyone when he actually did it! However, along the way, he also developed the opposite, a drug that leaves the body susceptible to ALL diseases . . . the perfect biological weapon.

Der NINK - ursprünglich in der Militärforschung entwickelt - sollte ein Auslöschen traumatischer Erlebnisse ermöglichen. Doch seit seiner Markteinführung gilt das Chip-Implantat als Wunderwerk der Digitalisierung, das als Speicher und persönlicher Assistent auch bald nicht mehr aus dem Alltag wegzudenken ist. Als Journalistin Silvie Mankowitz erfährt, dass ihr Bruder zwei Menschen ermordet und sich danach in den Kopf geschossen haben soll, weiß sie, dass etwas nicht stimmt, und beginnt zu recherchieren.

Was wäre, wenn...? Der Katastrophen-Thriller "Das Labor" bietet rasante, top-recherchierte Hochspannung rund um einen ruchlosen Plan, ein ehrgeiziges Pharma-Unternehmen und Viren-Manipulation. "Pass auf den Stick auf, Paul..." Nach ihrem Autounfall kann Lotte Gerlach, PR-Managerin der aufstrebenden Pharmafirma ClarTop, ihrem erschütterten Mann nicht mehr sagen, was es mit dem Stick auf sich hat. Nur eines erscheint Paul in den nächsten Tagen immer sicherer: Der Unfall seiner geliebten Lotte wurde gezielt herbeigeführt. Aber weshalb?

A wave of apparently random homicides is sweeping through their idyllic seaside town of Helsingborg. The murders have no pattern, no order, no reason. The perpetrator is immune to psychological profiling; forensically untraceable; utterly invulnerable to modern police techniques. The body count is growing. But lead investigator Fabian Risk is distracted by his mission to expose a corrupt colleague, and his boss Astrid is spiralling back into addiction. As the hunt for the solution becomes ever more desperate, their tight-knit team begins to unravel.

X Ways to Die continues the tense, multi-stranded story which begun with Motive X. It is at once an explosive, high-voltage thriller and a fearless exploration of the darkest side of human nature. To enter Stefan Ahnhem's world, with its interwoven plot-lines and sprawling cast of characters, is to put yourself in the hands of a master storyteller.

Sie sind tödlich. Und sie sind außer Kontrolle. Als die Wissenschaftsjournalistin Nina Falkenberg ihren ehemaligen Mentor Anasias in Georgien besucht, gerät sie mitten in einen tödlichen Angriff auf ihn. Zuvor kann er Nina jedoch verraten, dass es ihm gelungen ist, ein Medikament gegen die gefährlichsten multiresistenten Keime der Welt zu finden. Musste er deswegen sterben? Zusammen mit dem Foodhunter Tom Morell, dessen Tochter an einem dieser Keime erkrankt ist, versucht Nina, die Forschungsergebnisse nachzuvollziehen.

Dr. Theo Cray has a legendary mathematical knack for catching serial killers. Until his exposure to a mind-altering pathogen knocks him off his game. It has upended an investigation, destroyed his reputation, and left him to question his own sanity. One person still trusts him to finish the job. His former professor Amanda Paulson is helping point Cray down a logical path to his prey: a nomadic health-care worker whose murder spree stretches back decades and whose victims number in the hundreds.

A 13-year-old boy commits suicide. A 65-year-old man dies of a heart attack. Dan Forrester, ex-MI5 officer, is connected to them both. And when he discovers that his godson and his father have been murdered, he teams up with his old friend, DC Lucy Davies, to find answers....

In 2025 America, it's hardly news when a renowned octogenarian scientist dying of cancer disappears from a local hospice, but when Kansas City Star reporter Rich Azadian begins to dig, he discovers that other elderly scientists around the world have also vanished recently - all terminally ill and receiving the same experimental treatment from a global health company.

Carolin Alberts erinnert sich kaum noch an die Person, die sie einmal war. Inzwischen ist sie durch und durch von Ehrgeiz getrieben, wirtschaftliche und politische Macht ist zu ihrem Lebenselixier geworden. Auch für Hauptkommissar Alexander Rieker gibt es nach der Einnahme des Medikaments Sleepless kein Zurück in sein früheres Leben. Es gelingt ihm, Verbündete in der neuen Elite zu finden, die sich von Carolin bedroht fühlt. Um Carolins Macht zu brechen, stellt Rieker sie zu einem letzten Duell.