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Fresh out of prison, after taking the fall for their insurance fraud scheme, Jessica has only one thing on her mind. As she masterminds her elaborate plan for justice, Jessica must come face to face with the ghosts of her past. But while some people are beyond redemption, there is only one person who can satisfy her revenge.

Investigating a crime seemingly unconnected to the Royal Family, Holmes & Watson uncover a conspiracy to kidnap Queen Victoria and destabilise the British Empire. With a ticking clock to her next public engagement, Holmes and Watson must discover who is behind the plot and locate her majesty, while Mycroft tries to keep the monarch’s disappearance a secret from the British people. At first, Holmes believes Moriarty is responsible for the abduction, but when the Napoleon of Crime is proved innocent, Holmes must work with his arch-nemesis to rescue the Queen.

From the jungles of Indonesia to the very heart of New York City comes a plague that kills 100 percent of its victims. Medicine's greatest nightmare, this modern Black Death is caused by the most virulent and uncontrollable mutant virus humanity has ever witnessed. And medicine can do nothing to stop its merciless spread.

In the wake of the Dreyfus affair, the murder of two Jews in Lorraine reveals the darker side of human natureIn the wake of the Vernet murders in Aix-en-Provence, magistrate Bernard Martin moves to Lorraine, France, along with his pregnant wife, Claire, who is as fervent about Republican ideals as her husband. They are not there long when an infant boy is found dead, his tiny body mutilated. The wet nurse and mother say that this was a case of “ritual sacrifice” by a “wandering tinker,” or Jew.

Der legendäre Sartana hat noch eine Rechnung mit dem charismatischen Betrüger Gene Sanders offen. Doch dieser nutzt die Verwirrung nach einer Schießerei im Saloon, um sich die Identität eines dabei versehentlich umgekommenen Sheriffs anzueignen, dem er ähnlich genug sieht. Zusammen mit Sandersʼ ehemaligem Komplizen Collins heftet sich Sartana an Sandersʼ Spur. Dieser fängt an Gefallen an seiner neuen Rolle zu finden.

Es ist ein kalter Januarmorgen, an dem Birdie Keller die Nachricht erhält, auf die sie 18 Jahre gewartet hat. Der Mann, der ihre Schwester ermordet hat, wird aus dem Gefängnis entlassen. Mit einem Plan – und einer Waffe – verlässt Birdie ihr Zuhause, ihre Familie, ihr Leben, um den Mann zu suchen, der für sie alles andere als ein Fremder ist. Von London über Cornwall folgt sie ihm, Jimmy Maguire, bis zurück in ihre Heimat Devon – jene Landschaft, in der die Erinnerungen Birdies Gewissheiten einstürzen lassen und die Vergangenheit die Gegenwart niemals loslässt.

Across Britain, violent criminals are walking free – cases derailed by sharp-suited defence lawyers and soft-touch judges – and public fury is reaching breaking point. Into that anger step the New Crusaders, a shadowy group that hunts down offenders who have slipped through the net and delivers their own brand of punishment live across social media to millions of cheering followers. To some, they're heroes. To the government, they're terrorists.

It is 1792, and the ruthless Reign of Terror during the French Revolution is in full swing: waves of aristocrats are being ordered to be executed daily, and the fear of bloody massacres is at an all-time high. Enter eccentric English dandy, Sir Percy Blakeney, who is far more than what meets the eye. Under the guise of his alter ego – the quick-thinking, masterful swordsman, the Scarlet Pimpernel – Blakeney has made it his duty to free the incarcerated from their guillotined fate.

The Count of Monte Cristo follows Edmond Dantès, a young sailor betrayed by those he trusts and condemned to a life he doesn’t deserve. After a daring escape and the discovery of a vast hidden treasure, he transforms himself into the mysterious Count of Monte Cristo—and sets out to rewrite his destiny. In a world of hidden motives and shifting loyalties, this story feels strikingly modern: a smart, high-stakes journey of identity, power, and the price of vengeance.

An unlikely vigilante slips through the alleys of Old Korvosa, the armor of the insidious Gray Maidens - former stormtroopers of an insane queen - imprisoning her within a past she can neither forget nor atone for. But when an innocent comes to her in need, this mercenary avenger must test her mettle against a foe just as resolute and merciless as she once was.

At last recovered from a near-fatal gunshot wound, Lieutenant Abe Glitsky is back at work. But instead of returning to his old job as chief of homicide detail, he's assigned a desk job in the payroll department, where he has no business investigating murders -until his father's closest friend is shot dead in a downtown pawn shop.

In the early years of the 20th century, Billy and Tommy Smith are growing up on the mean streets of Sydney's Millers Point. It's a hungry, hard-scrabble life, made even worse when their violent father returns home from prison. The girl next door, Angeline Dubois, is an ambitious young woman running a small boarding house. Circumstances beyond her control threaten to derail her big dreams for the future. In the wealthy eastern suburbs, Charles Davies is living an entirely different life, the beneficiary of his father's business acumen and insatiable, unyielding greed.

Despite their investigative prowess, Scotland Yard's Chief Inspector Michael Sinclair, Lord Acton, and rookie detective Kathleen Doyle stir more than a few feathers at CID Headquarters when their relationship comes to light. But office politics quickly become trivial when a rash of underworld murders shatters London's normally austere façade. With a growing list of successfully solved cases to her name, the ever-dauntless Doyle shakes off the gossip and sets out to investigate the escalating turf war.

The year is 1703, and Matthew Corbett, professional "problem solver", is missing. Last seen by his friends in New York before he departed on a lucrative, seemingly straightforward mission for the Herrald Agency in Charles Town, he's been too long absent. His comrade-in-arms Hudson Greathouse has an increasing sense the young friend he thinks of as a son must have met with some unexpected peril.

They took his family. Now he's taking the war to them. John Sole has been running, hiding, and striking back where he can. But the cartel hasn't forgotten him and now they've unleashed their most ruthless enforcer, Alejandro Garza. Garza isn't just another soldier. His name carries whispers of...

As a forensic nurse on a search and rescue team, Brynn Nealey braves a dangerous blizzard to find the survivors of a plane crash in the Cascade Mountains. Joining her is Alex Kinton, a former US Marshal with self-destructive tendencies. Alex lies his way onto Brynn’s team to find the man who killed his brother - and then return the favor. But once the team members reach the plane’s wreckage, they discover everyone aboard has perished...except for the man Alex is hunting.

A string of mutilated bodies sees Detective Chief Inspector Whitney Walker back in action. But when she discovers the victims have all been grooming young girls, she fears a vigilante is on the loose. And while she understands the motive, no one is above the law. Once again, she turns to forensic psychologist, Dr Georgina Cavendish, to unravel the cryptic clues. But will they be able to save the next victim from a gruesome death?

Chief Inspector Acton and Detective Sergeant Kathleen Doyle know firsthand how the administration of justice can often follow a labyrinthine path. As they pursue a self-appointed judge, jury, and executioner, Acton's own questionable methods may prove his undoing.

An der idyllischen Strandpromenade Bansins steht ein historisches Holzhaus, das Zentrum eines erbitterten Kampfes um Gerechtigkeit, Rache und dunkler Familiengeheimnisse wird. Eine junge Frau, getrieben von der Ungerechtigkeit, die einst ihrer Familie widerfahren ist, begibt sich auf eine gefährliche Rache-Mission. Eine Serie verstörender Ereignisse beginnt. Innerhalb des beschaulichen Umfelds der Pension Kehr kreuzen sich die Wege von drei jungen Frauen, jede von ihnen könnte die mysteriöse Rächerin sein.

Neue Betreiber übernehmen die Berliner Seniorenresidenz Leonardo, und die Preise steigen dramatisch. Wer nicht zahlen kann, wird rücksichtslos hinausgedrängt. Ein paar wehrhafte Bewohner engagieren den freischaffenden Profikiller Jo Brenner – er soll ihnen helfen, die gierige Geschäftsführung wieder loszuwerden. Doch Brenner steht seit einem verpatzten Auftrag selbst auf der Abschussliste, schließlich hat er es nicht übers Herz gebracht, einen millionenschweren Immobilienhai vor den traurigen Augen seines Dackels zu liquidieren.