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In der Vergangenheit hat Nicholas Meller sich in der Polizei eher Feinde gemacht – immerhin war er lange Zeit die beste Adresse für Kölns Kleinkriminelle, bevor er zum Staranwalt der Reichen und Zwielichtigen aufstieg. Umso überraschender, dass ausgerechnet sein alter Rivale nun seine Dienste in Anspruch nimmt: Der Hauptkommissar Rongen wird des Mordes angeklagt. Angeblich soll er einen unbewaffneten Mann erschossen haben – der Hauptverdächtige in einer Reihe eiskalter Polizistenmorde. Auf der Suche nach der Wahrheit verstrickt Meller sich immer tiefer in ein Netz aus Korruption und Gewalt.

Seattle, 1933. The city is in the grips of the Great Depression, Prohibition, and vice. Cutting his teeth on a small-time beat, hungry and ambitious young reporter William “Shoe” Shumacher gets a tip that could change his career. There’s been a murder at a social club on Profanity Hill—an underworld magnet for vice crimes only a privileged few can afford. The story is going to be front-page news, and Shoe is the first reporter on the scene.

Avery Collins, social justice warrior, has a new case, only it's not a criminal case. Not yet, anyway. Seven year old Frankie Jamison is dying, and nobody quite knows why. Avery knows Frankie through Regina, as Frankie is the son of Lorinda, one of Regina's best friends from the street. Lorinda has nothing in her life, nothing but her young son, and now she's losing even that.

Clive Mortlake, the property owner and a man of keen intellect, seeks Maggie's legal expertise in return for her stay. He presents her with a case that's as personal as it is perplexing: the inexplicable disappearance of his son, Art. A senior at Duke University, Art's sudden vanishing act after an evening at a local bar left no clues, no communications, and a cold trail. The official investigation has dwindled, and a haunting suspicion of murder looms over the unanswered questions.

Judith clerked for the Tennessee Court of Appeals, practiced for ten years, and then was named to a judgeship with a domestic relations docket. The problems began almost immediately, with her home being shot up. And then things got worse.

Der steigende Meeresspiegel der Nordsee. Eine junge Frau, die sieht, was niemand wissen darf. Vier tote Wissenschaftler auf einer einsamen Bohrinsel im Ozean. Und eine hochgeheime Akte. Journalist Nick Schäfer dachte, das Schlimmste an diesem Herbst 2052 sei der rasant steigende Meeresspiegel der Nordsee und die Evakuierung seiner Mutter aus ihrem Heimatdorf. Doch dann kommt der Anruf seiner Exfreundin Emma. Sie ist in Todesangst. Hat sie wirklich Beweise dafür, wer hinter dieser verheerenden Umweltkatastrophe steckt?

2004, Louisiane. Ricardo et sa fille Lisa, 3 ans, disparaissent d'un parc d'attraction laissant Suzanne Diggs, leur femme et mère, seule. Vingt ans plus tard, Australie. Suzanne est bouleversée lorsqu'elle rencontre une jeune vendeuse de glaces qui ressemble étrangement à sa fille Lisa disparue. Elle engage Karen Blackstone pour lever le voile sur cette affaire. La journaliste réussira-t-elle à élucider ce nouveau cold case au risque de mettre sa vie en danger ?

Als die junge Anwaltsassistentin Taylor Lockwood von ihrem Vorgesetzten bei einer führenden New Yorker Kanzlei gebeten wird, eine verdeckte interne Ermittlung für ihn durchzuführen, hat sie keine andere Wahl als zu akzeptieren. Sie soll ein gestohlenes Dokument finden, dass sie weit mehr kosten könnte als nur den aktuellen Fall: ein Scheck über 25 Millionen Dollar … Während Taylor um jeden Preis verhindern muss, dass die Presse von dem Diebstahl erfährt, versucht sie herauszufinden, wer in der Firma von dem brisanten Dokument wusste.

Russell Palmer is known for taking on unusual and high-risk cases alongside his private detective associate, Robbie Whyte. When the wealthy and alluring Christina Franco approaches him to represent her during divorce proceedings, he finds her story impossible to resist.

Chloe thought she and her husband Lucas shared no secrets, but when she opens the box hidden under the floorboard and finds the fake documents, she knows her husband is hiding something from her. As much as she wants to know the truth, she can't confront Lucas about it, so she embarks on a secret investigation. The deeper she digs, the more unsettling things she unearths, and the illusion of the lie she's been living crumbles with revelation. Chloe is faced with a terrible realization: Seeking the truth comes with a cost, and it could result in losing far more than just her marriage.

Aidan Collins has his very first large case when his client, Marina Vasiliev, a drop-dead gorgeous mental patient, is accused of killing her wealthy husband. Marina insists that she didn't do it, but Aidan can't trust her. After all, he met Marina in the mental hospital–he originally obtained her as a client when she was involuntarily committed, and he assisted her with getting out. Diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, Marina's view of reality shifts from day to day. Marina has no memory of what happened the night that her husband died.

Our favorite legal eagle lands in New Mexico. Attorney Ed Eagle thinks he’s safe from his black widow ex-wife, who is now in police custody. But when she escapes, she spins a new web that just might trap him—and everyone he loves...

New York Times bestselling author Lisa Scottoline delivers a knockout stand-alone thriller featuring a young federal prosecutor who risks her life to bring down the kingpin of a conspiracy responsible for murders in West Philly. Assistant U.S. Attorney Vicki Allegretti goes to meet a...

Then her wallet goes missing. And Bennie's life goes crazy. Someone is posing as the outspoken, blue-eyed, blond attorney and is wreaking havoc around town, apparently determined to destroy everything Bennie loves. Only one person can pull off this double deception -- Bennie's identical twin...

If America had a royal family, the Taylor Winthrops would wear the crown.The popular, charismatic Winthrops have captured the imagination of the world with their public service, their enormous charity, and their glamorous lives. But in the period of one year, all five members of the are killed...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Stuart Woods returns with the third fast-paced thriller featuring Santa Fe, New Mexico’s take-no-prisoners attorney Ed Eagle... When his black widow wife failed to take him out in her murder for hire plot, Ed Eagle figured he was in the clear. But now that...

New York Times bestselling author Lisa Scottoline delivers a riveting page-turner about sex and murder, which starts in the elite chambers of a sexy female judge and ends on the cold, gritty streets of Philadelphia. Cate Fante is strong and smart, but when she gets appointed a federal judge...

If you run into trouble in Santa Fe, Ed Eagle is the man to see. Ed Eagle, the six-feet-six, take-no-prisoners Santa Fe attorney, has recovered from his encounters with Mexican organized crime and-more treacherously-his ex-wife, Barbara. Now a mysterious new client has come his way, one who may...

A lawyer and amateur jockey is torn between doing what’s right and what will keep him alive in this New York Times bestselling thriller from Dick and Felix Francis. Geoffrey Mason wasn’t terribly disappointed when his client Julian Trent was found guilty. Despite being paid handsomely as...

Ein Freispruch erfolgt, wenn es keine Schuld gibt oder sich nichts beweisen lässt. In diesem Unterschied kann ein Menschenleben liegen. Genau deshalb ist er so gefährlich. Der dritte Fall für die beiden Strafverteidiger Sophie Mahler und Dr. Anton Pirlo von Strafverteidiger und Buchautor Prof. Dr. Ingo Bott. Pempelfort brennt. In der Nacht ging ein riesiges Corona-Testzentrum am Düsseldorfer Rheinufer in Flammen auf. Emre Ben Hamid, Sohn einer Clan-Familie, die gerade richtig groß ins Maskengeschäft eingestiegen ist, soll sich auf diese Weise eines Konkurrenten entledigt haben.