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Quatre noms sur une liste. Quatre victimes introuvables. Comment les identifier et briser le silence ? L'adjudant Maxime Monceau, spécialiste du langage non verbal, se voit chargé d'enquêter sur une affaire mystérieuse qui met la Brigade de recherches dans une impasse. Un homme étrange s'est présenté de lui-même à la gendarmerie pour s'accuser d'assassinat. Problème, hormis une unique phrase qu'il psalmodie en boucle, l'inconnu reste totalement muet sur son identité et les raisons qui l'ont poussé à l'acte.

Bertram y sus tres amigos, Jack, Kasper y Felix, acaban de terminar la escuela y formaron una pandilla de poca monta, llamándose a sí mismos "Los Halcones". Trabajan para el Mediador, que les paga por entrar a propiedades y robar muebles costosos de diseñador, a petición de sus clientes. Bertram vive solo con su madre, que trabaja como mesera en un restaurante.

Eine Maschine der British Airways stürzt unter verdächtigen Umständen in die unerreichbaren Tiefen der Keltischen See und reißt 228 Menschen in den Tod, ein Mädchen sieht jede Nacht zur Stunde des Wolfes seinen verschollenen Vater, eine betrogene Mörderin beweist Haltung, eine Polizistin und ihr Partner haben sowohl einander als auch den üblichen Verdächtigen eine Menge vorzuwerfen, und eine lang verstummte Autorin meldet sich wieder zu Wort.

Detektiv Forrest Waterspoon bekommt es mit Todesfällen zu tun, die zunächst in keinem Zusammenhang zu stehen scheinen. Die Ermittlungen führen ihn von einem Rätsel zum anderen, ebenso zu Opfern, die ihm privat und beruflich zusetzen. An der Belastungsgrenze angekommen, erfährt er Einzelheiten zu seinem aktuellen Fall, die er für unmöglich gehalten hätte. Wird ihm das erlangte Wissen bei der Aufklärung der Morde helfen?

After Sharon McCone's father dies of a sudden heart attack, she immediately heads to San Diego to scatter his ashes and clear out his house. In a box of legal papers, she finds a 1959 petition for adoption of a child called Baby Girl Smith - an infant who, from the day of adoption, has been known as Sharon Elizabeth McCone. No one in Sharon's family will discuss the adoption, so she begins her own search for the truth. Her quest takes her deep into Indian country, to the Flathead Reservation in Montana.

When a woman is found murdered in the marshes near Pawleys Island, suspects and motives prove elusive as Deputy Alex Frank leads the investigation to find the killer. A quirky new neighbor next to Hanna's beach house on Pawleys Island, and a new partner for Alex with a troubling past, raise the tensions as the murder case remains unsolved and the body count begins to rise. With fears that a serial killer is on the loose in the Low Country, Sheriff Pepper Stokes calls in the FBI to assist. An FBI profiler is assigned and dives deeper into the troubling investigation.

En suivant la piste d’un tueur en série, l'enquêtrice Lacy Stoltz se rapproche d'un suspect choquant : un juge en exercice. Il a une liste, avec les noms de ses victimes et de ses cibles. Comment Lacy pourra-t-elle le poursuivre sans devenir le prochain nom sur sa liste ?

Une femme nous accueille, seule, dans sa cuisine. Sa voisine est morte. Et peut-être par la faute même de celle qui, assise inconfortablement devant nous, nous racontera son histoire. « Je n'ai pas levé la main sur elle », nous dit la femme d'entrée de jeu....

Tip top Unterhaltung von der ersten bis zu letzten Seite - Betrams gewalttätiger Vater sitzt wegen Mordes im Gefängnis. Seit der Trennung der Eltern lebt Betram zusammen mit seiner Mutter in einer Siedlung in Aarhus. Dort lernt er auch die anderen Jungs kennen, die sich die Die Raben nennen. Die Bande bestehend aus vier, fünf Jugendlichen arbeitet mit dem "Hehler" zusammen, der die von der Bande gestohlenen Waren verkauft. Eines Tages entdeckt Bertram in einer von ihm gestohlenen Lederjacke einen USB-Stick, auf dem der Zugang zu einem geheimen Netzwerk gespeichert ist.

Holmes und Watson erhalten eine Audienz bei Kardinal Ferrata, der im Konklave den Vorsitz führt. Er präsentiert den beiden eine Liste der aussichtsreichsten Kandidaten bei der Papstwahl, die dementsprechend besonders gefährdet sein könnten.

A German Shepherd police dog witnesses a murder and if his owner - an Iraq war vet and former cop-turned-thief - is convicted of the crime, the dog could be put down. Few rival Andy Carpenter's affection for dogs, and he decides to represent the poor canine. As Andy struggles to convince a judge that this dog should be set free, he discovers that the dog and his owner have become involved unwittingly in a case of much greater proportions than the one they've been charged with.

Tim Wallace's wife died in a New Jersey boating accident several months ago and the cops suspect Tim murdered her, though they have no real case against him. Now it's New Year's Eve, and Tim's life is about to go from bad to worse.

New Jersey state police officer Doug Brock has been after infamous criminal Nicholas Bennett for years. When Bennett kills someone close to Doug, Doug's investigation - and his life - start spiraling out of control. He's placed on indefinite suspension from the police force and breaks things off with his fiancée, but he can't let the case go, and he continues an off-the-books investigation on his own.

Few can rival attorney Andy Carpenter's affection for golden retrievers, especially his own beloved Tara. After he astonishes a New Jersey courtroom by successfully appealing another golden's death sentence, Andy discovers that this gentle dog is a key witness to a murder that took place five years before. Andy pushes the boundaries of the law even further as he struggles to free an innocent man by convincing an incredulous jury to take canine testimony seriously. It will take all the tricks Andy's fertile mind can conceive to get to the bottom of a remarkable chain of impersonations and murder, and to save a dog's life - and his own - in the process.

Carpenter, the Paterson, N.J., lawyer whose wealth allows him to work as seldom as he chooses, is recovering from the loss of the love of his life, Laurie Collins, who has moved home to Findlay, Wis., to become the acting chief of police. When Laurie calls Andy for help after arresting 21-year-old Jeremy Davidson for murders that she thinks he didn't commit, Andy can't resist heading off to Findlay with his faithful dog, Tara.

Andy Carpenter gains possession of an adorable Bernese puppy whose owner was brutally murdered. Few can rival Andy's affection for dogs, and he will do whatever it takes to insure that this little pup doesn't fall into the wrong hands. However, his playful new friend is valued by several people, many of whom are willing to resort to violence to get what they want.It will take more than Andy's usual courtroom theatrics to save this dog, including a little help from his beloved Golden Retriever, Tara.

Bertram e seus três amigos, Jack, Kasper e Felix, acabaram de se formar na escola e formaram uma pequena gangue chamada Os Falcões. Eles trabalham para o Supervisor, que paga por roubos encomendados por clientes anônimos—especialmente de móveis de ponta. Bertram mora com a mãe, que trabalha como garçonete em um restaurante. Ela acha que Bertram está ganhando dinheiro entregando o jornal local. Bertram não tem muitas lembranças do seu pai. Ele tinha apenas sete anos de idade quando seu pai foi preso por assassinato e condenado a prisão perpétua.

Bertram og hans tre venner, Bjarke, Kasper og Felix, er næsten lige gået ud af skolen og har dannet en lille bande, som kalder sig Ravnene. De arbejder for Hæleren, som betaler dem for at lave indbrud og skaffe dyre designermøbler på bestilling af Hælerens kunder. Bertram bor alene sammen med sin mor, der arbejder som servitrice i restaurant Firkløveret. Hun tror, at Bertram tjener sine penge som reklameomdeler. Bertram husker ikke sin far særlig godt, han var kun syv år, da faren blev anholdt for drab og idømt fængsel på livstid.

Northern New Jersey has a new local hero on its cultural crime turf. He's Andy Carpenter, the Paterson defense attorney who can sling a quip as fast as he can outmaneuver a snarling prosecutor. Acclaimed author David Rosenfelt's first novel was nominated for an Edgar Award. Now, in this new novel, the intrepid lawyer is thrust into the spotlight where he risks becoming a media victim...of the most fatal kind.

"This Is Your FBI" was a radio crime drama that aired from April 6, 1945 to January 30, 1953 and featured true cases from FBI told from an agent's viewpoint. FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover called it "the finest dramatic program on the air."