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Sam Turiff is a loan shark preying on the most vulnerable people in Newcastle. Detective Eric Ward’s investigation runs into a brick wall trying to bring down the callous criminal. No one will give evidence against him. They are frightened what he’ll do to them. Then Kate Geraghty is kidnapped. She is the granddaughter of local tycoon Liam Geraghty, and there’s a link to the loan shark. But who carried out the kidnapping and why? The case soon turns into a murder investigation, and Ward finds himself up against a Northern crime empire.

Numa pequena cidade da Flórida, o advogado Keith Russo é morto a tiros em seu escritório. O assassino não deixa pistas e não há testemunhas, mas a polícia logo suspeita de Quincy Miller, um jovem negro que já foi cliente de Keith. Quincy é julgado, condenado e sentenciado à prisão perpétua. Por 22 anos ele continua jurando inocência. Só que ninguém está ouvindo. Desesperado, Quincy escreve uma carta à Guardiões da Inocência, uma pequena organização que luta contra condenações injustas e defende pessoas esquecidas pelo sistema.

Mark, Todd e Zola ingressaram na faculdade de Direito porque queriam mudar o mundo e torná-lo um lugar melhor. Fizeram empréstimos altíssimos para pagar uma instituição de ponta e agora, cursando o último semestre, descobrem que os formandos raramente passam no exame da Ordem dos Advogados e, muito menos, conseguem bons empregos. Quando ficam sabendo que a universidade pertence a um operador de investimentos que, por acaso, também é dono de um banco especializado em empréstimos estudantis, os três se dão conta de que caíram no grande golpe das faculdades de Direito.

When a diplomatic delegation from Bhashyistan is blown sky-high on Bronson Avenue, the shares of a Calgary-based oil company promptly drop like a stone. In no time at all, Arthur Beauchamp is tangled up with wily civil servants, gung-ho cabinet members, recently released eco-terrorists, and possibly the most incompetent spy since Mata Hari.

Tom McCaffrey presents book three in the Claire Trilogy.

On takeoff from Denver during a winter blizzard, an airliner piloted by veteran Captain Marty Mitchell overruns a commuter plane from behind. Bizarrely, the fuselage of the smaller aircraft is tenuously wedged onto the wing of his Boeing 757, leading Mitchell to an impossible life-or-death choice. Mitchell’s decision will land the former military pilot in the crosshairs of a viciously ambitious district attorney determined to send him to prison for doing his job.

Jack Saxby is trying to keep the farm he thought he’d been given by his mother. His vindictive father wants to take it away, and Jack’s two brothers also have their own agenda. Then there’s a suspicious death, and the family’s dark secrets come to light. Can Eric Ward, representing Jack, find out who’s really guilty? Eric is facing a risky eye operation and he’s still resisting a serious relationship with young heiress Anne Morcombe. Can he solve the case and save his reputation?

After her friend Dallas Jackson suffers a fatal complication during routine surgery, Seattle attorney Camille Delaney is determined to find out why. Dallas was like a father to Camille, and she feels she owes it to him and his family to get answers. Knowing she could lose her partnership at her high-profile law firm for undertaking such an investigation, Camille takes a huge risk and starts her own firm, determined to bring Dallas’ killer to justice.

When Charlie Blair left Chicago behind—and her old life as Lauren Claybourne—for a gig in the Santa Cruz DA's office, things were supposed to be easier. Or at least nothing that a couple of Xanax and a tumbler of vodka couldn't handle. The plan had been working, until the murder of a local bail bondsman Shelly Hansen. Enter: hotshot prosecutor Erika Lorman, she of the stellar record and unfailing touch with juries, a veritable legend in her own right.

2006: Doc er involveret i et amerikansk tophemmeligt psykologisk eksperiment kaldet NASDAF. Lavfrekvent støj og stoffer gør folk vanvittige, og med hjælp fra psykologer bliver deres adfærd gradvist mere som robotter end mennesker. Da Doc indser, at hans overordnede misbruger såvel forsøgspersoner som eksperimentets formål, bliver konfrontationen mildest talt dramatisk, og han er tvunget til at flygte.

Den förmögne änklingen Cornelius Barringtons största nöje är att spela schack ihop med bästa vännen Frank. Han börjar dock bli till åren kommen och en kväll bestämmer han sig för att be Frank, som även är advokat, om en tjänst. Han vill skriva om sitt testamente, men innan dess måste han räta ut några frågetecken. En noggrant uttänkt plan ska en gång för alla avslöja huruvida Cornelius närstående faktiskt bryr sig om honom, eller om de bara är där för pengarna. Och spelpjäserna har ingen aning om vad det är som väntar.

Chi ha detto che tra moglie e marito non è mai il caso di mettere il dito? C’è chi lo fa e pure con discreto successo. Quando nella fiacca routine di Joe ed Elizabeth, che insieme gestiscono l’unico cinematografo della cittadina di Stoneville, irrompe la giovane e apparentemente ingenua Carol, assistente tuttofare, nessuno penserebbe mai che una storia di corna possa trasformarsi nella più improbabile delle finzioni shakespeariane, per giunta nella sonnolenta provincia americana. Eppure, è proprio Elizabeth a proporre al marito e alla giovane amante un patto di ferro.

No one knows what happened that night. Seven strangers must decide. Earl Thomas, a straight-laced taxman with his fair share of police encounters, is the begrudging foreperson in a high-stakes trial in Miami. Laura Hurtado-Perez is a physician whose unassuming manner conceals a private pain...

The last person family lawyer Sandy Moss expects to walk into her courtroom, right in the middle of a trial, is TV star Patrick McNabb: prime suspect in her first (and she hopes, last) murder case. Sandy knows what Patrick’s like. Friendly, overconfident, dazzlingly handsome...and a well-meaning menace. But his request seems harmless enough. His dear friend Cynthia is getting divorced, and he thinks Sandy’s perfect for the job. She accepts—because he’s Patrick and there is no denying him. But of course it’s not that simple.

Legal investigator Finley O’Sullivan searches for evidence the police overlooked, wading through secrets, lies, and betrayal to find answers. With the unsolved murder of her husband still very much on her mind, Finley must confront her own personal trauma on a daily basis. Lies are part of her livelihood, but they’re also the reason she can’t get justice for the man she loved. When a man imprisoned for murder recants his confession, claiming he cleaned up the mess for his girlfriend—the victim’s own daughter—Finley takes on the case.

Ein Journalist, der zu viel weiß. Ein Sohn, der seinen Vater verrät. Ein Oligarch, der keine Gnade kennt. Ein korrupter Schreiberling ohne jeden Skrupel. Medien, die auf Bestellung einen Ruf ruinieren. Sasha Filipenko erzählt die Geschichte des idealistischen Journalisten Anton Quint, der sich mit einem Oligarchen anlegt. Worauf dieser den Befehl gibt, Quint fertigzumachen. Die Hetzjagd ist eröffnet.

Florentyna Kane on tehnyt mahdottomasta mahdollista - hänet on valittu Yhdysvaltojen ensimmäiseksi naispuoliseksi presidentiksi. Kaikki eivät kuitenkaan ole tyytyväisiä Kanen valintaan. He haluavat saada Kanen pois presidentin paikalta, hinnalla minä hyvänsä. Kun FBI joutuu iskun kohteeksi, erikoisagentti Mark Andrews selviää kuin ihmeen kaupalla. Pystyykö hän pelastamaan Florentyna Kanen hengen? "Kerrotaanko presidentille?" on Jeffrey Archerin huikean jännittävä romaani, joka jatkaa Kanen ja Abelin tarinaa.

At first, the death of millionaire businessman Charles Parsons seems like a straightforward suicide. There’s no sign of forced entry or struggle in his lavish New Jersey mansion - just a single gunshot wound from his own weapon. But days later, a different story emerges. Computer techs pick up a voice recording that incriminates Parsons’ adoptive daughter, Ann, who duly confesses and pleads guilty.

Nobody is surprised when a fire erupts on a property owned by Frank Vinny, who’s been using the wooded lot for the highly flammable process of meth manufacturing - until two bodies are pulled from the wreckage.

Former New Jersey prosecutor Sandy Moss moved to a prestigious Los Angeles law firm to make a new start as a family lawyer. So it seems a little unfair that Seaton, Taylor have created a criminal law division specifically for her. Just because she's successfully defended two murder trials, it doesn't mean she likes them! But when abrasive Hollywood movie director Robert Reeves is accused of murdering a stuntman on set, Sandy finds she can't say no when he demands her help. Robert might be an egotistical liar, but something tells Sandy he's innocent—even if no one else can see it.