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Reagan Reyes hunts other people’s secrets. A former intelligence officer, she’s currently the in-house investigator for pricey criminal-defense attorney Cade McCarrick…and she’s his lover, despite the law firm’s rules forbidding romantic relationships between partners and staff. But their love—including their agreement never to lie to each other—is the only authenticity they have in a world of subterfuge and betrayal.

Vor über einem Jahr hat der Strafverteidiger Eddie Flynn vor Gericht einen folgenschweren Fehler begangen – und sich danach geschworen, niemals mehr einen Fall zu übernehmen. Doch nun muss er Olek Volchek, den berüchtigten Paten der New Yorker Russenmafia, gegen eine Mordanklage verteidigen. Volchek droht, Eddies elfjährige Tochter Amy umzubringen, falls er sich weigert.

Vor über einem Jahr hat der Strafverteidiger Eddie Flynn vor Gericht einen folgenschweren Fehler begangen – und sich danach geschworen, niemals mehr einen Fall zu übernehmen. Doch nun muss er Olek Volchek, den berüchtigten Paten der New Yorker Russenmafia, gegen eine Mordanklage verteidigen. Volchek droht, Eddies elfjährige Tochter Amy umzubringen, falls er sich weigert.

Packend, humorvoll, berührend. Erstmals legt der Meister des Justizthrillers drei Kurzromane vor: Vor drei Jahren hat der Anwalt Mack Stafford eine große Summe Geld veruntreut und ist untergetaucht. Nun liegt seine Frau im Sterben, und Jake Brigance soll ihm dabei helfen, zurückzukehren. Seit zwölf Jahren sitzt Cody in der Todeszelle, und an diesem Tag soll das Urteil vollstreckt werden. Doch er hat noch einen Wunsch. Zwei Brüder führen gemeinsam eine Kanzlei, obwohl sie sich gegenseitig zutiefst verabscheuen. Einig sind sie sich nur in ihrem Hass auf den Vater.

Vor drei Jahren hat der Anwalt Mack Stafford eine große Summe Geld veruntreut und ist untergetaucht. Nun liegt seine Frau im Sterben, und Jake Brigance soll ihm dabei helfen, zurückzukehren. Seit zwölf Jahren sitzt Cody in der Todeszelle, und an diesem Tag soll das Urteil vollstreckt werden. Doch er hat noch einen Wunsch. Zwei Brüder führen gemeinsam eine Kanzlei, obwohl sie sich gegenseitig zutiefst verabscheuen. Einig sind sie sich nur in ihrem Hass auf den Vater. Sie spinnen eine Intrige gegen ihn – mit verhängnisvollen Folgen.

Eric Ward agrees to represent the interests of a local environmental campaign. Then an explosion at the industrial-waste plant leaves his client dead. Joe Paulson wasn’t exactly a criminal. But his after-hours activities—gathering the secrets of everyone from politicians to high-flying businessmen—created a long list of enemies. But who feared the nightwalker enough to kill him? And could Ward be next? When an old favor is called in, Ward may have no choice but to put his own life in danger.

Franco Rama è un chimico genialoide, divorziato e padre assente di un figlio adolescente con cui non ha quasi alcun rapporto. Viene licenziato dall'importante azienda farmaceutica per cui lavorava, a causa della sua tendenza ad assumere alcool e sostanze stupefacenti. Decide allora di cambiare rotta, di "mettersi in proprio” e di creare molecole non più terapeutiche, ma "fantastiche". Sostanze in grado di esaltare ed amplificare al massimo i sensi e le potenzialità del cervello, da mettere in vendita sul mercato del Deep Web.

Kylie Tate and Alex finally have the life they have been dreaming of. Happily married, they are enjoying their honeymoon in the Colorado Rockies. But when Kylie is kidnapped, their lives are thrown into turmoil once again. Once rescued, the kidnapper disappears, but not without leaving behind clues to his identity. The man who escaped from prison…Alex’s father, James Wells. Soon, his body is discovered on Alex Stone’s estate. The cause of death—murder. When James Wells’ body is found in the boathouse on the Stone estate, all the evidence points to one man—Alex.

When Kylie learns Alex's father's appeal for a new trial has been granted, she jumps at the chance to join the prosecution. There is no way James Wells can go free. Not after he killed Alex's mother and forced a young Alex to watch as his mother die - unable to do anything to save her. But the investigation into the death of Alex's mother uncovers secrets. Secrets which point to someone other than James Wells as the murderer. Could Alex have been responsible for his mother's death? As more new evidence comes to light, Kylie begins to question everything she knows about the man.

Jeanne Korowa er en ung, ambitiøs undersøgelsesdommer med en fremadstormende karriere, et just forlist forhold og en rædsom kriminalsag; tre rituelle mord er blevet begået på en børnesygeplejerske, en forsker og en kunstner. Hvad binder de tre kvinder sammen? Og hvad vil morderen fortælle med de så makabert iscenesatte mord? Efterforskningen bringer Jeanne ud på en rejse til Mellem- og Sydamerika og ind i hjertet af mordgåden. Ind i DE DØDE SJÆLES SKOV.

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Morgan Siler is one of Washington, D.C.'s most powerful K Street law firms, its roster of clients stocked with multibillion-dollar corporations. The obsessive efforts of its senior partner, Peter Morgan, have transformed it from an old-fashioned business into a veritable Goliath. As Peter...

A compelling new novel from Richard North Patterson- a major departure, and that confirms his place among the most important popular novelists at work today. A newly elected president faces the unexpected chance to nominate a new chief justice of the Supreme Court. His first choice is a...

In Dark Lady, Richard North Patterson displays the mastery of setting, psychology, and story that makes him unique among writers of suspense, and one of today's most original and enthralling novelists. In Steelton, a struggling Midwestern city on the cusp of an economic turnaround, two prominent...

The bestselling author of Secret Sanction returns -- and this time, Army lawyer Sean Drummond is loaned out to a law firm whose #1 client may have ties to a vicious serial killer and a massive international crime ring. Wherever Sean Drummond goes, it seems that the JAG officer leaves a trail of...

When the body of nine-year old Thuy Sen is found in the San Francisco Bay, the police quickly charge Rennell and Payton Price with her grisly murder. A twelve-person jury, abetted by an incompetent defense lawyer, is nearly as quick to find the brothers guilty, and to sentence them both to die...

A 15-year-old schoolboy is accused of the brutal murder of one of his teachers. His lawyers - the guarded veteran, Judith, and the energetic young solicitor, Constance - begin a desperate pursuit of the truth, revealing uncomfortable secrets about the teacher and the school. But Judith has her own secrets which she risks exposing when it is announced that a new lie-detecting device, nicknamed Pinocchio, will be used during the trial. And is the accused, a troubled boy who loves challenges, trying to help them or not?

When fifteen-year-old Denzel Payton is charged with the murder of a disabled veteran at a homeless camp, he's trapped in a no-win situation: remain silent and risk almost certain conviction, or name the real killer and face the wrath of a monster who terrifies him.

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.

Primera novela de Ferdinand von Schirach - conocido por sus extraordinarios volúmenes de relatos Crímenes y Culpa - El caso Collini suscitó un encendido debate sobre el funcionamiento de la justicia en Alemania y el libro, como sus dos anteriores, ocupó los primeros puestos en las listas de ventas en su país.