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In New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Eden's latest novel featuring the Last Option Search Team (LOST), one agent is forced to face her past as she uncovers secrets about the man who may be the key to her future. Criminal psychologist Dr. Sarah Jacobs is all too familiar with the kind of...

Iris Johansen returns with a thrilling novel of action and danger where fan favorite Eve Duncan is thrown once more into a deadly game of intrigue. It begins when Eve receives a package containing a skull - and instructions for Eve to do her work reconstructing it. When she does, a beautiful woman's face emerges. But when Eve is introduced to the dead woman's mirror image, a game is on where her twin's life hangs in the balance.

With an ailing mother to care for, Lisa Grant takes the first job she can find: research assistant to District Attorney Scott Buchanan. What Lisa expects to be a mind-numbingly boring task turns into anything but when a missing-persons case draws her attention. The details of the case are engrossing: an entire family — father, mother, and two children — disappeared without a trace more than 28 years ago. Except that’s not all: the mother in a photo Lisa finds could be her own twin.

Grappling with the aftermath of a tragic incident that altered her life, ex-police officer and bestselling mystery author Erin Delaney finds solace in the tranquility of a cabin nestled deep in the Smoky Mountains. But her newfound peace is shattered when cries pierce the night, hinting at a haunting presence lurking in the woods. When local police chief Adrian Nightengale seeks her help with a baffling murder case, she is thrust back into the world of crime solving. As they delve into the investigation, Erin's intuition reveals chilling truths about the killer's motives and methods.

It was supposed to be a regular day out. Three couples celebrating the last days of summer. When tragedy struck. I thought I was going to marry her. Instead, I was burying her. I blamed the world for my pain. I buried it all. I became a man I didn’t even recognize.

After her parents' murderers get off on a technicality, Madrigal Berkeley vows to become a prosecutor for truth and justice. With her new law degree in hand, her grandfather insists she work as an intern at his prestigious law firm to learn the other side of the law.

Before top criminal law attorney Trenton Steele asks his intern Madrigal Berkeley to move in together, his phone rings. His mentor has been arrested for the murder of Madrigal's grandfather, who everyone believed had committed suicide. Unable to turn down his friend's plea, Trenton takes on his defense, even though it may tear Trenton and Madrigal apart.

Teil 2 der New-Adult-Suspense-Dilogie als Hörbuch. Isabelle läuft die Zeit davon, um ihre Freundin Vee aus dem Gefängnis zu holen. Doch Vees Affäre mit dem ermordeten Max wirft immer neue Fragen auf. Ist sie doch nicht so unschuldig, wie Isabelle glaubt? Gemeinsam mit Carter dringt sie tiefer in die äußerlich glänzende und im Innern düstere Londoner High Society ein.

Trent Aldridge is the devil. Rich. Arrogant. Sinfully handsome. He holds my inheritance in his hands. Twenty-two million dollars I didn't even know about. I met him at a funeral. As one life ended, mine unraveled. Because he has one to ruin me. And Trent Aldridge never loses.

Getting Levi back from the Syndicate should be our priority. But with each passing day, it feels like this is just the beginning of something so much worse. There are secrets buried in the catacombs underneath AGU that are more sinister than I ever imagined. The murders haven't stopped, and now, cryptic messages and shadow figures are everywhere I turn. The clock is ticking, and if we don't unmask the killer, one of us won't make it to New Year's.

World War I battlefield nurse Bess Crawford goes to dangerous lengths to investigate a wounded soldier’s background—and uncover his true loyalties—in this thrilling and atmospheric entry in the bestselling “vivid period mystery series” (New York Times Book Review). At the foot of a...

I was loved by two men—one was my husband and the other was his best friend. I was only in love with one. Then he forgot I existed. Hudson Mackay was the only man I ever wanted. The man I married. The man who promised to love me "'til death do us part." I never thought I'd get the chance to see him again, to ask how he could betray me. Until one day, I discover he's alive. Except, he has no idea who I am. I never truly knew my husband. And now, he doesn't know me.

Most family ties are silken threads. Others are literally handcuffs. Kenzi Brannon thinks most of her problems are behind her until she gets a call from the local jail. Her mother, a proven killer, is being released due to overcrowding. Blood takes care of blood, so there is no turning Regina away. She returns to live at Brannon House. A haunted house. A house reputedly so cursed, some neighbors want it razed to the ground.

For Sergeant Pete “Hardball” Talbot, recently returned from being wounded on Tarawa seven months earlier, Saipan is just another battle as the United States leaps island to island toward an invasion of the Japanese homeland. But the Japanese have learned, all too well, how to defend their islands, with carefully constructed and concealed bunkers and machine gun nests. Talbot and the dozen men of Second Squad have no idea they are running headlong into thirty-five thousand Japanese soldiers who have sworn to fight to the last man.

Die düstere und mitreißende Trilogie der SPIEGEL-Bestseller-Autorin Kim Nina Ocker geht weiter. Nachdem die Personeschützerin Charlie Blossom erleben musste, dass auch in der glamourösen Welt der High Society Gefahren lauern, will sie herausfinden, wer hinter den Drohungen steckt - vor allem um Gideon Newton zu schützen, für den sie alles andere als professionelle Gefühle hat. Dabei stößt sie auf eine alte Familienfehde zwischen den Newtons und den Favreaus - einer der einflussreichsten Familien der kriminellen Unterwelt.

I may be free from one of the Harkwrights, but another is taking his place. A wildcard and mystery. Whether he's better or worse than the one he's replacing remains to be seen. If I keep on baking, I might succeed in fooling myself into believing I am safe. That everything that has happened in the past two years was just a nightmare. But really that's just wishful thinking, because there are some things even fresh bread and homemade cakes cannot fix.

Valeria McGregor was a better shot, a better fighter, and smarter than everyone she'd ever gone up against as an agent for the DEA. Then she'd uncovered illegal activity within her own organization and was fired as part of a cover-up. That was how she'd joined the secret group who reports only to the president. Valeria fully plans to find the men and women hell bent on ruling the world from the shadows, but she also has revenge on her mind.

In a desperate bid to take back the continental United States - where hordes of undead now dominate the ravaged human population - a Navy commander leads a global mission to the heart of the pandemic. Task Force Hourglass is humanity’s final hope, and his team’s agonizing decisions could mean living one day more - or surrendering to the eternal hell that exists between life and death.

Trent Aldridge hasst mich. Er will mich zerstören. Und ich? Bin ihm hilflos ausgeliefert... Die College-Studentin Payton Hart hat kaum Freunde und Familie. Doch dann stirbt ein väterlicher Freund und plötzlich ändert sich ihr Leben. Sie wird Millionen erben, wenn sie 22 ist. Bis dahin gibt es einen Treuhänder für das Geld: Trent Aldridge. Reich. Arrogant. Erfolgreich. Der Teufel in Person und gleichzeitig der heißeste Typ, den sie je getroffen hat. Doch Trent hat nur ein Ziel: Payton zu ruinieren und sie für alles bezahlen zu lassen, was seiner Familie angetan wurde.

As I tried to move forward and build a new life under a different identity, I never expected to encounter people I could trust, let alone form connections with four guys who were determined to restore my smile. While finding my way back to myself, I'm discovering that I don't always have to hide. However, when it finally seems like I have a future, my past comes knocking on my door.