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Rachel trägt eine Schuld, die sie kaum ertragen kann. Denn sie glaubt, den einzigen Menschen, den sie jemals geliebt hat, in den Tod geschickt zu haben: Kale Hatfield. Vier Jahre nach seinem Verschwinden kehrt er aus der Dunkelheit zurück - gezeichnet von Gewalt, Erinnerungslücken und der zerstörerischen Macht seiner eigenen Persönlichkeiten. Doch die Vergangenheit ist noch lange nicht begraben. Als Rachel beginnt, nach der Wahrheit zu suchen, führt ihre Spur zu einem Ort voller Geheimnisse: Lydias Haus. Hier treffen Liebe, Obsession und Manipulation aufeinander.

When a beautiful, red haired nurse’s body is found mutilated in her house in Lawley the morning after a date with Detective Constable Ryan Downey, all eyes turn to him. With a very specific modus operandi, Detective Sergeant Jenna Morgan and her team know exactly who the offender is; the trouble is he’s currently serving a life stretch in HMP Long Lartin. It soon becomes evident to DS Morgan and her team that there may be a copycat killer on the loose.

Juan Gutierrez, a cancer researcher, uncovers what he believes to be the key to conquering humanity's susceptibility to cancer. But others are interested in using the new genetic algorithm for very different applications. Nate Carrington, an FBI forensic analyst, has been struggling with several cold cases when he's alerted to an incident at a nearby ranch. It's a case of a newborn calf who is found in the middle of a herd of dead cattle. It provides a single link to Nate's other cold cases....

THE INCREDIBLY GRIPPING THRILLER FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE PERFECT LIE ********* In the exclusive gated community of Withered Vale, people's lives appear as perfect as their beautifully manicured lawns. Money, success, privilege - the residents have it all. Life is good. There's just...

Dr. Lauren Hale, a new hospital resident, is nearly killed by a raving mad emergency room patient, in a senseless, unprovoked attack. Officer David Olson, veteran cop and former Marine, returns from a father-son camping trip to discover that his ex-wife has vanished under bizarre circumstances, and his police department is on the verge of collapse. Jack and Emma Harper, a young, upwardly mobile couple, find their hip city neighborhood rapidly descending into madness.

Dr. Kate Turner is happy with her new life in Oak Falls in upstate New York. Working as a relief veterinarian at a small house-call practice, she truly enjoys helping her patients. All that changes when client Claire Birnham is found dead, an apparent suicide. A talented artist, Claire had everything to live for: a new job; a Manhattan apartment; her cairn terrier, Toto. As feisty as the Wizard of Oz's Toto, he and Claire were devoted to each other. Kate can't imagine Claire simply abandoning her pet. Was her death murder?

In the second audiobook of the McBride trilogy, Dr. David McBride enters the story having committed an egregious act that transgresses both moral and civil law. Left with no semblance of a normal life - his family, freedom, and humanity stripped away - he resigns to accept his fate and face whatever punishment is forthcoming. But David McBride is too valuable a commodity to languish in prison, and he soon finds himself caught between opposing forces - a corporate spy representing a Russian biotech firm and a man trying to save his daughter's life.

When convicted killer Ronnie Joe Waddell is executed in Virginia’s electric chair, he becomes what should be a routine postmortem case for Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta. But after Waddell’s execution the murders continue, as everyone connected to him begins to die – including members of Scarpetta’s staff. Then, when crucial records disappear from her files, Scarpetta comes under fire for incompetence. Caught in a web of political intrigue, Scarpetta must fight for her good name and her life.

It is the week before Christmas. The effects of the credit crunch have prompted Dr Kay Scarpetta to offer her services pro bono to New York City’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. But in no time at all, her increased visibility precipitates a string of dramatic and unsettling events. She is asked live on the air about the sensational case of Hannah Starr, who has vanished and is presumed dead.

A young woman is rushed to the hospital with stabbing pains. The chief surgeon performs a C-section and delivers a catastrophically malformed foetus that is somehow alive.... Sewage engineer Gemma is plunged into a ghostly darkness in the tunnel where she works. She escapes, but her boss goes missing in the chaos. He is later found alive...but his legs have been severed and his eyes pulled out. 

When Matthew Preston was eight, his father was shot and killed in rarefied Pacific Palisades by Ted Nash, a home burglar who happened to be the Prestons' neighbor. Though Nash was sentenced to life in San Quentin, Matthew's lifelong obsession is to somehow get into the prison, gain access to Nash, and exact the ultimate personal revenge. He devises a plan to become a prison doctor to gain access to Nash. 

Mia ist sechs Jahre alt. Und ständig krank. Fieber, Erbrechen, unerklärliche Schmerzen – die Liste ihrer Symptome wird immer länger. 47 Arztbesuche in drei Jahren. 15 Krankenhausaufenthalte. Neun verschiedene Diagnosen. Keine einzige bestätigt. Ihre Mutter Lisa ist immer an ihrer Seite. Tag und Nacht. Aufopferungsvoll. Bewundernswert. Die perfekte Mutter. Doch dann beginnt Dr. Sarah Kemper, Fragen zu stellen. Warum bessern sich Mias Symptome nur, wenn die Mutter nicht da ist? Warum drängt Lisa auf immer invasivere Untersuchungen?

‘Dark, gruesome, twisty, and claustrophobic — Sam Holland delivers a thriller that tightens its grip with every page’ John Marrs, author of The One ‘Breathtakingly original…Ingenious, innovative, irresistible’ MJ Arlidge, author of the DI Helen Grace series...

Ein Jahr nach den albtraumhaften Ereignissen in Bremen hofft die Gynäkologin Dr. Eva Mares auf Ruhe. Doch der Neuanfang auf dem Land steht unter keinem guten Stern: Ihre Tochter zieht sich zurück, das Geld wird knapp, die Ehe ist angespannt. Dann stehen eines Nachts ein fremder Mann und seine hochschwangere Tochter Nina vor Evas Tür, es geht ihr nicht gut. Eva untersucht die Schwangere und kann Entwarnung geben, doch Nina hinterlässt ihr eine Botschaft auf dem Spiegel im Gästebad, in der sie um Hilfe bittet. Am nächsten Tag sind die beiden verschwunden.

Emily aveva undici anni. È stata uccisa, violentata e mutilata. Un delitto agghiacciante, che lascia intuire la mano di Temple Gault, l'inafferrabile serial killer già sgusciato fra le dita di Kay Scarpetta nel corso di precedenti indagini. Ma i dubbi attanagliano Kay, chiamata a indagare in qualità di patologo legale dell'FBI. È la necessità di uscire da questa impasse a condurre Kay alla fabbrica dei corpi, un istituto universitario di ricerca dove viene studiata la decomposizione dei cadaveri e dove verrà condotto un agghiacciante esperimento.

Mittlerer Westen der USA. Rachel Finley erinnert sich an einen Blick. An einen stillen Jungen auf dem Schulhof - mit traurigen Augen und einer Dunkelheit, die niemand verstand. Jahre später begegnet sie ihm wieder: Kale Hatfield. Ein Mann voller Geheimnisse. Ein Mann, der vor seiner eigenen Vergangenheit flieht. Was Rachel nicht weiß: Kales Leben wurde von Gewalt, Missbrauch und psychischen Abgründen gezeichnet. In seinem Inneren kämpfen mehrere Persönlichkeiten um Kontrolle - und eine davon kennt keine Gnade.

Nell'indagine che sta conducendo per scoprire cos'è davvero successo al suo vice, Jack Fielding, ucciso sei mesi prima, Kay Scarpetta ha deciso di incontrare una detenuta della Georgia Prison for Women, una donna condannata per reati sessuali e madre di una diabolica assassina. Sono ragioni personali, oltre che professionali, a metterla nella necessità di fare luce su macabri omicidi: il massacro di un'intera famiglia avvenuto anni prima a Savannah e una serie di morti inspiegabili che si stanno susseguendo a un ritmo inquietante.

Tra racconti di pirati, corse automobilistiche, morti e rapimenti, un thriller ricco di humour nero. Quando il governatore della Virginia, Bedford Crimm, vara una severissima legge sui limiti di velocità, a Tangier Island è il caos. Gli abitanti dell'isoletta insorgono chiedendo l'indipendenza dalla Virginia, e non sono questi gli unici guai per Crimm, alle prese con un'impressionante serie di delitti che insanguinano le strade.

Dr. Autumn Trent, forensische Psychologin und Kriminalpsychologin, will beim Wechsel in die Abteilung für Verhaltensanalyse des FBI weiter Erfahrung sammeln und routinierter werden. In Lavender Lake, Florida, verschwinden hochschwangere Frauen. Den einzigen Hinweis auf ihr Schicksal stellt eine einzelne Hand dar … gefunden in einem Sumpfgebiet, in dem es von Alligatoren wimmelt. Ein kaltblütiger Unmensch befindet sich auf einer heiligen Mission, um sein Licht in die dunkle Welt zu bringen. Wie schnappt man einen Kriminellen, der dafür sorgt, dass alle Beweismittel aufgefressen werden?

He's served his time. As he strives to restore his life and career, will a high-level political conspiracy execute his death sentence? Dr. Zack Winston, now an ex-con desperate for redemption, reclaims his emergency medicine career and renews his most important relationship. A web of chilling...