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After the presidents' helicopter, Marine One, goes down in a brutal thunderstorm, the government blames the European manufacturer of the helicopter, accusing them of killing the president. Senate investigations and Justice Department accusations multiply as Mike Nolan, a Marine Corps reserve helicopter pilot and trial attorney in civilian life, is hired to defend the company from the criminal investigations and a wrongful-death lawsuit brought by the most notorious lawyer in America.

Isabelle White ist die mitleidigen Blicke der Menschen leid. Um nicht mehr an die Gefangenschaft bei ihrem Freier erinnert zu werden, zieht sie von New York in eine Kleinstadt an die Ostküste. Einsamkeit soll helfen, damit ihre geschundene Seele heilen kann. Wäre da nicht Cohen, dem sie immer wieder über den Weg läuft und der etwas in ihr sieht, das sie selbst noch nicht erkennt. Sie will mit ihrer Vergangenheit abschließen, diese ist in vielerlei Hinsicht jedoch nicht bereit, von ihr abzulassen.

When Ruth Miller returns a dropped scarf to Elena Shilkov, she is whisked from a dreary shared house to a world of unimagined luxury. The super-rich Russian wants a new personal assistant and won't take no for an answer. Ruth gets accommodation, a credit card and a complete wardrobe makeover. And she's good at the job; distributing gifts, attending galas, dealing with the high-society movers and shakers fighting for Elena's attention. Then the sinister truth begins to reveal itself, that nothing is quite what it seems in Elena's dangerous, deceptive world.

Azul marino, última novela de la serie policiaca de Rosa Ribas y Sabine Hofmann, cierra magistralmente la trilogía protagonizada por la joven periodista Ana Martí. Barcelona, 1959. Mientras la Sexta Flota norteamericana permanece fondeada en el puerto, alterando la rutina de una ciudad en plena dictadura, un marinero estadounidense es asesinado en un antro del Barrio Chino en lo que a primera vista no parece más que una simple reyerta arrabalera.

Charlotte Coburn has a tragically dark past. But she’s safe now. She lives in a gated community, protected from danger. When teenager Elle knocks at her door looking for shelter during a particularly severe storm, the woman can’t help but think how lucky Elle’s been to have found someone as friendly as her. Except Elle chose her door on purpose...

From the outside looking in, Sibley Sawyer has a perfect life. As a successful attorney, she’s worked hard to get to the top of her game--but when her personal and professional lives implode, Sibley looks for a way to turn the page. Unable to shake the tragic circumstances that caused her to flee her rural Midwestern hometown, Sibley wants nothing more than to reunite with her estranged mother, Deborah, and bury their past tensions. But as she reenters the life she left behind, she realizes her mother isn’t the same person she remembers, and she’s not the same daughter either.

Stella McKinney has a great life. With a Malibu beach house, doting husband, and a flourishing business, everything is coming up roses - until it isn't. When her beloved husband Grant begins behaving out of character and devoting more time to his career, Stella has reason to question his fidelity for the first time in their marriage. As Stella's quest for the truth morphs into a sick obsession, the last thing she expects is a perfect stranger to show up at her door, a beautiful woman who knows intimate details about Stella and Grant that no one else could possibly know.

Alastair has found the perfect partner in husband Steven. Together they've built a successful life, had a beautiful child, and still behave like newlyweds long since the day he carried her over the threshold. But all of that changes in an instant thanks to a thoughtless deed that has lifelong repercussions. With secrets bubbling to the surface, the pair find their American dream life suddenly in jeopardy, and neither one of them are willing to let go at any cost.

Madrid, 11 mars 2004, dix bombes explosent dans des trains de banlieue. Rescapée, le lieutenant Emma Lefebvre œuvre pour que justice soit faite. Dix ans plus tard, une valise contenant le cadavre d'un trafiquant de drogue est découverte sur une plage landaise : l'heure est venue de régler les comptes. Emma s'attaque alors à une véritable organisation mafieuse, avec à sa tête l'officier de police Javier Cruz, seigneur de l'antiterrorisme.

What does the tragic death of a 27-year-old Portland beauty have to do with a suburban mother in Houston? Everything. Only Meghan Bishop doesn't know it yet. When the married mother stumbles upon evidence suggesting someone close to her may have ties to the heinous crime the nation can't stop talking about, she's forced to dive headfirst into an ocean of secrets she never knew existed. Unraveling her life one startling piece at a time, Meghan realizes she believed all the pretty lies she'd been told.

Who would imagine a little gold ring could lead to kidnap, torture and even murder? How could the curse of the Pharaohs come to Falmouth? The year is 1923, and a young Cockney woman appears in Falmouth. Inspector George Bartlett and Constable Archibald Boase think she's harmless enough - until she and they are caught up in a seemingly endless cycle of mayhem and deceit.

Giorgio Saveri ha solo quarant'anni ma sulle spalle ha accumulato abbastanza delusioni da ritirarsi a vivere come un eremita nella lussuosa magione di famiglia. Unico contatto con il mondo è Angela, la domestica che l'ha cresciuto al posto della vera madre, una donna algida morta in un incidente stradale molti anni prima, e del padre dispotico, che fino al giorno del suo suicidio non ha mai perso occasione di denigrarlo pubblicamente. Tutto cambia quando Giorgio si imbatte in Giulia, che lo imbriglia in una relazione ambigua e ad alto tasso erotico.

Sie beobachtet ihre Opfer. Sie plant ihre Morde. Nichts will sie dem Zufall überlassen. Der Weg der Gewalt ist nicht grundlos. Ihr Leben lang bemühte sie sich um ein normales Leben. Doch die Hülle umschloss eine tiefe Verzweiflung, die sie zu verbergen wusste. Bis zu einem nebligen Donnerstag im November. Der Tag, an dem sie eine Mörderin wird. Sie will die Dämonen vernichten. Sie will Rache. Sie empfindet kein Mitleid. Sie sollen leiden. Genau wie sie.

When 17-year-old Maddy Pruitt vanishes from her sleepy town, word on the street is that she ran away. The daughter of an abusive alcoholic with a quick temper, she had every reason to leave in search of something better, and everyone who knew Maddy knew the type of company she kept wasn't always ideal. But when a second 17-year-old girl from a local, affluent family turns up missing shortly after Maddy's disappearance, the circumstances become suspicious.

Cecilia Carboni ha venticinque anni e per buona parte della vita si è ritrovata a seguire, suo malgrado, i diktat imposti dal padre Alberto, uno dei più quotati avvocati milanesi. Proprio per volere suo, si è laureata in Giurisprudenza e ha iniziato il praticantato nello studio legale di famiglia. Il suo futuro sembra già delineato, quando un giorno le viene rivolta una proposta allettante: lavorare nel prestigioso showroom di Franco Sartori, uno degli stilisti più celebri al mondo.

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Melissa Stone è intelligente. Melissa Stone è bella. Melissa Stone è sensuale. Ma Melissa Stone è in un incubo senza risveglio. Quell'incubo si chiama Cheryl, sua sorella gemella, svanita senza lasciare traccia molti, troppi anni prima. Eppure il legame tra Melissa e Cheryl, una connessione talmente misteriosa da sconfinare nell'arcano, rimane indissolubile da recidere. Così come il baratro che le separa rimane impossibile da colmare. L'angoscia è incessante. Così, alla fine, Melissa prende una decisione. Fare ritorno dove tutto ha avuto inizio.

Há anos, Sloane, Ardie e Gracie trabalham juntas em uma empresa de roupas esportivas. As três sempre se ajudaram, passando por promoções empolgantes, reuniões intermináveis, casamento, maternidade, divórcio e os desafios impostos pela política no escritório. Elas também têm seus segredos e cada uma fez algo de que se arrepende.

Premio Prix Transgfuge 2016 a la mejor novela negra francesa. Sur de Francia. Un hombre está encerrado en un cobertizo aislado. Tras seducirlo, su secuestradora, Émilie, le disparó a quemarropa. Él puede gritar todo lo que quiera porque nadie va a oírle: están en una perrera, en medio de...

Una ciudad en vilo. Un macabro asesino. Un tablero de juego. Marco Duarte y su equipo se enfrentan al mayor desafío de sus carreras. Una serie de crímenes rituales hacen cundir el pánico en las calles, una lucha contrarreloj por detenerlos desencadena una espiral de miedo, mentiras y sangre. Marco y sus compañeros luchan codo con codo para detener a un asesino invisible que ha convertido la ciudad en su particular tablero de juego. Una partida a vida o muerte que cambia la vida de sus protagonistas para siempre.