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Gethin Grey is the man you call when there's nowhere else to turn. His Last Resort Legals team investigates miscarriages of justice. But Gethin is running out of options himself: his gambling is out of control, his marriage is falling apart and there's no money left to pay the wages....

Anche quello che sembrava un fratello può tramutarsi nel tuo peggior nemico... È la sera della prima al grande teatro dell'Opera di Chicago. Morbide stole e sete fruscianti si scostano per far largo al vecchio Elliot Rosenzweig, il più ricco e importante mecenate della città. All'improvviso tra la folla appare un uomo anziano in uno smoking fuori moda. Tra le mani stringe convulsamente una pistola che punta alla testa di Rosenzweig.

Wenn aus der Wahrheit Böses wächst - der neue große Roman von John Grisham 1946 in Clanton, Mississippi: Pete Banning ist einer der angesehensten Bürger der Stadt. Durch den Anbau von Baumwolle hat er es zu Reichtum gebracht. Er ist ein aktives Mitglied der Kirche, ein loyaler Freund, ein guter Vater, ein verlässlicher Nachbar. Doch eines Morgens steht Banning in aller Früh auf, fährt zur Kirche und erschießt den Pfarrer. Ganz Clanton ist erschüttert. Es gibt nur eine einzige Frage: Warum? Banning aber schweigt. Und auch als ihm die Todesstrafe droht, redet er nicht.

Rafael Zhettah relishes the simplicity and freedom of his life. He is the owner and head chef of a promising Houston restaurant, a pilot with open access to the boundless Texas horizon, and a bachelor, content with having few personal or material attachments that ground him. Then, lightning strikes. When he finds Tieresse - billionaire, philanthropist, sophisticate, bombshell - sitting at one of his tables, he also finds his soul mate, and his life starts again.

Où est la vérité ? À la fin de "La mort sur un plateau", Santiago reçoit une lettre de sa femme Gabrielle. Son assassinat par un groupe terroriste islamiste pourrait être un leurre. Santiago décide de reprendre l'enquête. Il recevra de nouveau l'aide du commissaire Martinot, son ancien collègue, retrouvé à l'occasion de l'assassinat du dictateur Ortega. À Paris il retrouve Fabienne, un ancien amour du temps où il était étudiant. Pendant ce temps, au Costa Verde, Inès de los Rios doit déjouer les manœuvres de ses adversaires pour la présidentielle.

Hannah Sheraton ha sedici anni quando viene arrestata con l'accusa di aver assassinato un giudice della Corte suprema della California. Se venisse riconosciuta colpevole, la sua vita e quella dei suoi familiari sarebbero distrutte. A sua madre Linda non rimane che chiedere aiuto a una vecchia compagna di college, Josie Bates, importante avvocato penalista ritiratosi dalle grandi scene giudiziarie.

The second gripping novel from the author of The CoronerTwo young British students, Nazim Jamal and Rafi Hassan vanish without a trace. The police tell their parents that the boys had been under surveillance, that it was likely they left the country to pursue their dangerous new ideals. Seven years later, Nazim’s grief-stricken mother is still unconvinced. Jenny Cooper is her last hope.Jenny is finally beginning to settle into her role as Coroner for the Severn Valley;

Sophie ist glückliche Ehefrau des charismatischen Parlamentspolitikers James. Bis er ihr eine Affäre mit seiner Assistentin gesteht. Die ihn nun wegen Vergewaltigung verklagt. James leugnet und setzt auf die Loyalität des Premierministers, der ihm noch einen Gefallen schuldet. Staatsanwältin Kate sieht die Anklageschrift mit großem Interesse auf ihren Schreibtisch flattern. Aus Gründen, die in ihre Zeit in Oxford zurückreichen. Ein Prozess mit unerwartetem Finale stellt Loyalitäten auf den Prüfstand. Und verändert nicht nur Sophies und James' Leben.

La sera in cui la vita sentimentale del magistrato Anna Curtis sta per cambiare per sempre, la sua carriera subisce una svolta così violenta da far barcollare ogni sua certezza. Mentre si sta godendo una cena romantica con l'uomo che ama, ancora turbata per la proposta di matrimonio appena ricevuta, a qualche chilometro da lì due diverse bande stanno per dare assalto a un bordello. Una delle due bande è guidata da un criminale noto come Diablo. Pochi minuti dopo, il team investigativo di Anna, in prima linea contro i reati a sfondo sessuale, è sul posto.

Maryann Flood hade känt fler män än hon kunde minnas och några få som hon aldrig skulle glömma. Styvfadern som slängt ut henne på gatan. Miljonären som varit villig att betala vilket pris som helst för henne. Och åklagaren som dragit henne inför rätta för bestickning. Maryann hade kämpat sig upp från livet som gatflicka till att bli en framgångsrik affärskvinna. Problemet var att hennes affärsverksamhet i själva verket var en exklusiv eskortservice. Men Maryann hade ett ess i rockärmen; åklagaren var nämligen förälskad i henne.

How can one man convince the highest powers in Washington that the President of the United States is dangerously unstable - before it's too late? Senator Jim MacVeagh is proud to serve his country - and his president, Mark Hollenbach, who has a near-spotless reputation as the vibrant, charismatic leader of MacVeagh’s party and the nation. When Hollenbach begins taking MacVeagh into his confidence, the young senator knows that his star is on the rise. But then Hollenbach starts summoning MacVeagh in the middle of the night to Camp David.

Några samvetslösa forskare har slagit sig ner i Sverige och bildat "Institutet" där de i hemlighet framställer något som kan innebära döden för tusentals människor. En svensk kvinnlig advokat upptäcker vad de håller på med och blir snart utsatt för deras påtryckningar och terror... Staffan Westerlund (1942-2012) var en svensk författare, jurist och professor i miljörätt. Han debuterade med "Institutet" 1983 och skrev sedermera sammanlagt 10 deckare.

Den 13-åriga Jenny försvinner spårlöst och ingen vet varför. Samtidigt arbetar advokaten Inga-Lisa Östergren med ett fall där ett läkemedelsföretag exporterar farlig medicin till Brasilien. En person som snokat i fallet hittas mördad. På något sätt är Jennys försvinnande sammankopplat med Brasilien-fallet. Men hur?

Alexander Madison is part lawyer, part pastor, and part con artist. When a Muslim imam is accused of instigating honor killings, Alex must decide whether to take the case that every other lawyer in town is running away from. He doesn't realize until it's too late that defending the imam may cost him the one thing in life he cares about most. Fatal Convictions is the story of a lawyer willing to risk it all and the women who must choose between faith and love.

In southeast London, a young mother has been accused of an unthinkable crime: poisoning her own child - and then leaving him to die. The mother, Ellie, is secretive and challenging - she's had a troubled upbringing - but does that mean she's capable of murder?  Balancing the case with raising her disabled five-year-old son, criminal defence lawyer Sarah Kellerman sets out in desperate pursuit of the truth. But when her own child becomes unwell, Sarah realises she's been drawn into a dangerous game.

Veritas Pharmaceuticals is a corporate powerhouse. But many of the drugs Veritas puts on the market are extremely dangerous, even potentially fatal and Bruce Andrews, CEO of the company, is well aware of it. Andrews isn't about to let that or anything get in the way of Veritas's profits. Gordon Buchanan is devastated when his brother dies: and very suspicious. Could the drug his brother was taking have caused his death? The more Gordon investigates the more evidence points to Veritas.

Former DOJ cybercrimes prosecutor Chris Bruen walks into a dark apartment in Amsterdam to confront a hacker known as Black Vector. The hacker has stolen the source code for the world’s most ubiquitous operating system, which powers everything from personal computers to the NSA’s data centers. This should have been a routine assignment for Bruen, but instead of obtaining a confession, Bruen finds the hacker’s dead body and uncovers a hidden flash drive that contains the code for a remarkably sophisticated computer virus known as Lurker.

Mara Coyne is one high-profile case away from making partner at her Manhattan law firm, and now the client that is sure to seal the deal has fallen into her lap. The prestigious Beazley's auction house is about to sell a lost masterwork, The Chrysalis, in an auction that is sure to become legendary. Standing in the way, however, is the accusation that the painting belongs not to Beazley's client but to Hilda Baum, the daughter of a Dutch collector who lost his paintings and his life to the Nazis.

Anna Curtis è un sostituto procuratore alle prime armi a Washington DC, ma ha già una certa dimestichezza con la brutalità degli abusi domestici di cui si occupa ogni giorno. Il caso di Laprea Johnson, però, ha qualcosa che la scuote nel profondo. Laprea è stata martoriata dal fidanzato, D'marco Davis, la mattina dopo San Valentino. Ma davanti ai giudici la ragazza inaspettatamente ritratta per scagionare D'marco, che viene rilasciato: Anna teme di non aver insistito abbastanza nel convincere Laprea ad andare fino in fondo.

It's two in the morning when Hannah Sheraton slips into Archer's Hermosa Beach apartment to see if Josie Bates sleeps in his bed. But Josie isn't there. In fact, Josie isn't anywhere. When her Jeep is found abandoned in a parking lot near the Redondo pier, the only clue to her whereabouts leads Archer to Daniel Young, an expert witness for the prosecution in the case that made Josie's reputation as a defense attorney 10 years earlier. From the Hollywood Hills to the glitzy evangelical enclave of Orange County, Archer bores into the past.