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Tom Rollins has gone AWOL from his CIA black-ops unit and is living off-grid when he hears that the woman he loves, Alejandra, has been murdered by a person or persons unknown. Rollins is determined to punish her killers and sets out on his own personal search and destroy mission. Applying pressure as only he knows how, he quickly discovers who was behind the killing—a vicious gang of hardened criminals. Using his dizzying array of lethal skills, Rollins begins to take out the leaders of the gang, one by one.

Sixteen years after a murder on Chicago's Green Line went unsolved, exiled detective Sam Laska returns to the city to confront the broken promise that has haunted him. As he delves into the dormant investigation, Laska discovers a former partner's suspicious death and narrowly escapes an attempt on his own life. With danger lurking around every corner, Laska must navigate a treacherous web of corruption and deceit to uncover the truth binding the two cases together.

All favors come with a cost, and after using what little favors he has in the Newark PD to get his private investigator's license, former crime reporter Russell Avery finds himself paying. Keyonna Jackson, a social justice activist, presents him with a troubling video: a made-for-YouTube cell phone snippet chronicling the same kind of questionable use of force that had set New York City, Ferguson, and Cleveland on fire in recent years. The same use of force that he's been covering up for Newark PD.

Jack Widow lives by simple rules: keep moving, live and let live. But there’s one more rule—don’t cross him, and he won’t cross you. Deep in the Ozarks, the forgotten town of Iron Crossing harbors deadly secrets. Once a thriving railroad hub, now it’s controlled by the Brock family—a ruthless clan who’ll do anything to protect their criminal empire.

Ex-cop Frank Harper is battling his addictions and wondering if his missteps in a recent case caused the horrific death of an innocent family. Meanwhile, a Dayton drug task force is struggling to contain hostile street gangs engaged in a surging drug trade that is spinning out of control. When Frank steps in to investigate the family's deaths, can he avoid a desperate standoff between warring factions that may cost him his life?

Each day is a struggle for Amanda Gleason's newborn son as he battles a rare immune deficiency. Justin's best chance for a cure lies with his father—who was brutally murdered before Amanda even realized she carried his child. But, after seeing a recent photo of a man who looks exactly like Paul, Amanda becomes frantic to find out the truth.

It has been 11 years since Hanne Wilhelmsen's life was forever changed by an assault that left her wheelchair bound. Now Hanne's self-imposed exile is nearing its end. When Oslo comes under attack from Islamic extremists in a series of explosions, the city is left reeling. A militant group claim responsibility, but the Norwegian police force doubt the group's very existence. The unfolding drama is brought to Hanne's door by her former partner, Billy T, who is convinced that his son, Linus, is involved in the recent events.

En tidlig morgen i juni bliver den unge Lisa-Marie fundet død ved foden af et vandfald i den lille by Vargön nær Trollhättan. Det er dagen efter hendes bryllup, og hun ligger i en hvid natkjole. Er hun selv gået derud på bare tæer på sin bryllupsnat? Eller har nogen skubbet hende? Efter mange år i udlandet er den forhenværende dommer Mona Schiller flyttet tilbage til Vargön. Hun bliver involveret i sagen om den unge bruds død, selv om hendes søn, Anton, der er kriminalkommissær og leder efterforskningen, ikke er udelt begejstret.

En ung kvinde forsvinder efter en løbetur. Hendes bil bliver fundet tæt ved skoven med åben dør og blod på rattet, og kriminalkommissær i Trollhättan, Anton Asplund, mistænker, at der er sket en forbrydelse. Antons mor, den forhenværende dommer Mona Schiller, er flyttet tilbage til hjembyen efter en årrække i udlandet. Hun forsøger at genoptage forholdet til sine to voksne sønner, som hun forlod pludseligt for 15 år siden. Frank, en af Monas bekendte fra byen, var for år tilbage hovedmistænkt, da hans 11-årige datter, Elsa, blev bortført af ukendte gerningsmænd i en hvid varevogn.