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A Mardi Gras mask connects the serial rapist, her missing sister, and the murders. Armed with a black belt in mathematics, actuary Liz Matthews uses intuitive and analytic skills to unearth a trail of blackmail and betrayal. Meanwhile her relationship with Jack splinters and even more bodies turn up that need counting.

Colleen McElroy grew up wealthy and pampered, the daughter of a prominent society family in Lexington, Kentucky. But her privileged upbringing could not prepare or protect her from her cruel and abusive first husband. Although her calamitous marriage left her with physical and emotional scars that have yet to heal, they haven't prevented her from doing her best to rebuild her life.

Das Leben ist ein Spiel - mal gewinnt man, mal endet es tödlich: Eine Freundin von Schwiegermutter Anke Blum, der "Queen von Bayreuth", wird vermisst, und Kati soll sie ausfindig machen. No risk, no fun!, denkt Kati und stürzt sich in die Ermittlungen.Dank ihrer ausgeprägten Spürnase dauert es auch nicht lange, bis sie über die Leiche stolpert. Doch schon bald steckt sie mitten in den gefährlichen Kreisen von Bankberatern, Pokerspielern und Kleinkriminellen. Hauptkommissar Lars ist davon wenig begeistert.

Special Agent Ingrid Skyberg is ready to walk away from her life in London. She’s at rock bottom and even wants to leave the FBI. But when Ingrid attempts to board a flight at Heathrow and sneak away without telling anyone, she’s arrested for killing a man she’s never heard of. Now Ingrid must stay in the country, and with the FBI, to prove her innocence. Up against powerful forces who would rather silence her—permanently—than let the real killer pay the price, Ingrid digs deep to uncover a conspiracy that leads all the way to the White House.

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