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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.

Dr. Steven J. Fisher is a young and brilliant biochemist (special subject: the female orgasm). He's invented a Viagra-like pill for women - now he just needs his results to be perfect. Annie is an orgasmically-challenged arts student (special subject: Victorian semicolons) and for some reason his miracle treatment isn't working. As scientist and subject bond over Bunsen Burner-lit meals, Dr. Fisher is surprised to find his feelings taking a most unscientifc turn...

George Galen is a brilliant scientist, a pioneer in gene therapy. But Galen is dangerously insane. He has created a method to alter human DNA, not just to heal diseases, but also to "improve" people - make them stronger, make them able to heal more quickly...and make them compliant to his will.

When Margaret's fiancé, John, is hospitalized for depression, she faces a choice: carry on with their plans or leave. She decides to marry him. This is the story of what unfolds from this act of love and faith, when their three children help their mother to care for Michael. Told in alternating points of view by all five members of the family, this searing, gut-wrenching and yet frequently hilarious novel brings alive with remarkable poignancy the depth of family love.

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. 

Born in Alsace in 1761, the unsightly, diminutive Marie Grosholtz is quickly nicknamed ‘Little’. Orphaned at the age of six, she finds employment in Bern, Switzerland, under the charge of reclusive anatomist Dr Curtius. In time the unlikely pair form an unlikely bond, and together they pursue an unusual passion: the fine art of wax modelling. Forced to flee their city, the doctor and his protégée head for the seamy streets of Paris, where they open an exhibition hall for their uncanny creations.  

Lias Leben scheint perfekt: Top-Abschluss, eine gemeinsame Wohnung mit ihrem Freund Preston – bis sie erfährt, dass er sie hintergeht und über Lia an das Familienunternehmen herankommen will. Verletzt flüchtet sie zu ihrem Bruder Holden nach Creighton, entschlossen, sich nur auf sich selbst zu konzentrieren. Doch dann trifft sie Garrick – Notfallsanitäter, Holdens bester Freund, charmant, witzig und viel zu attraktiv. Auch er kommt aus einer gescheiterten Beziehung, und beide sind sich einig: das mit ihnen bleibt unverbindlich.

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?

1937 - When a diphtheria outbreak sweeps through the Lancashire countryside, district nurse Lara Flynn faces one of the hardest seasons of her career. She and the small team at Ingleside Surgery must work tirelessly to protect the most vulnerable in the village and surrounding farms: its children. A shocking discovery at the mill pond sends fear rippling through the close-knit community. As the ensuing police investigation gathers pace, the bonds of the village are tested.

Hamburg 1960: Die junge Ärztin Renate Studt begleitet ihren Mann Matthias nach New York, um seinen Onkel Rudi zu besuchen, einen erfolgreichen Rechtsanwalt mit großem Herzen. Zurück in Hamburg holt Renate der harte Klinikalltag schnell wieder ein. In der psychiatrischen Abteilung kämpft sie nicht nur um ihre Patientinnen, sondern auch gegen ihren machtgierigen Oberarzt Dr. Kleinschmidt, der ihr das Leben schwer macht – und schließlich sogar versucht, ihr einen fatalen Behandlungsfehler unterzuschieben.

‘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...

In the fall of 1939, while Europe grapples with the outbreak of war, Mimi Lukas wages a private battle in her Chicago neighborhood. Her husband, Stan, once a promising White Sox player, has been sidelined by a broken leg. His hopes of returning to baseball are dwindling along with their savings...

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.

The May Day celebrations are underway and offer some light relief from the daily hardships and a glimmer of hope for a brighter future for the folk of Norton Dene. Conscientious Sister Edith Harrison has her fortune told and a handsome, tall dark stranger is predicted to be on the horizon for her affections. Imagine her surprise when a mysterious stranger arrives in town with a hidden agenda that will upset those at Orchard Manor House. It seems like there are some ghosts from the past that need to be put to rest.