Political Crime

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.

Lance Bear Wolf and his Shadow Tier operators must stop the rebirth of The French Connection and its terror funding connection to the Taliban. By any means necessary. When the resurgent Sinaloa cartel attacks Wolf and his wife, Elle Parker, on the Crow Indian reservation, the safety of his people becomes Job One—until the president of the United States orders Shadow Tier to stop the Taliban's opium trade. The president's underlying message: The drug war is a failure. Fix this now, or your funding disappears.

During the blizzard of 1978, a woman is discovered face down at the edge of her Delaware estate, a dog half-dead by her side. Nearby, a CIA officer lies buried under two feet of snow. Their secret meeting—sabotaged. When Emma Quinn gets a call in her Manhattan apartment—your grandmother, found dead—she has no reason to suspect foul play. But she is drawn into an intrigue that harks back to the beginnings of the Cold War—and forced to confront the truth about her family and history as we know it.

Fortunato es un asesino a sueldo, culto, elegante y discreto. Cuando se le encarga que elimine a una política corrupta, recuerda su infancia y juventud, cómo sintió crecer la violencia dentro y qué hizo para controlarla y usarla, según él, en beneficio propio y de los demás. Pero esta educación sentimental es solo el principio de un viaje que le llevará por los escenarios más oscuros y violentos de nuestra sociedad y le hará replantearse su papel en ella.

Hillary Broome begins team teaching an ethnic studies class with her friend, Professor Grover Zale, expecting to deepen her understanding of systemic discrimination. But another professor’s lessons stir violent tendencies in a student with criminal ties, leading to a series of hate crimes targeting Zale and Hillary. She’s survived other horrors, but nothing like the death she faces now.

On June 1, 1981, two young activists, Silme Domingo and Gene Viernes, were murdered in Seattle in what was made to appear like a gang slaying. But the victims' families and friends suspected they were considered a threat to the dictatorship of Phillippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos and his regime's relationship to the United States. But how could they prove it up against such powerful and ruthless adversaries?

Craig and Cate are wealthy, smart, driven business professionals who have their idyllic world shattered and turned upside down. Their two children are killed during a hate crime. They are devastated and consumed by grief. After the killers are set free, the two take matters into their own hands. They embark on a calculated quest to avenge their children while finding out who was really behind the shooting. Unsatisfied with their revenge taken, Craig and Cate plan the destruction of the neo-Nazi organization that sponsored and planned the shooting.

FBI Profiler Sean Kruger must follow a trail of deceit and murder to protect his family, friends, and the country from a Russian oligarch! After the horrific murder of an attorney and a Washington Post reporter on a park bench in Washington, DC., Kruger and company must determine the reason for the murders and who committed the crime. When it is discovered the reporter and attorney were trying to uncover a dark secret hidden within the highest ranks of the United States government, Kruger enlists the help of his trusted friend JR Diminski.

The Formula is a character-driven contemporary novel that takes place in Aspen, Colorado. The story begins with the murder of Dr. Laura Russo who has returned to her hometown to deliver a lecture on her research that involves the discovery of a drug formula with far-reaching military implications. During the investigation of her murder, the characters are swept into a web of international intrigue.

Framed for a high-profile murder, Abrianna Parker finds herself hurtling down a conspiracy rabbit hole in a desperate attempt to clear her name. Her only way out is to go after the most powerful man in the country. But the powers that be play dirty - and expose her billionaire adoptive father, Cargill Parker, and his criminal activity. With charges of collusion swirling on Capitol Hill, police and federal agencies force Abrianna off the grid. But she's not alone. By her side is ex-con turned private investigator Kadir Kahlifa, a man as seductive as he is dangerous.

Wenn Wut die Kontrolle übernimmt. Von einem, der auszog, um dich das Fürchten zu lehren. Der Weg eines unschuldigen Kindes zum rechtsradikalen Mörder: vorbestimmt oder frei gewählt? Leo ist ein unschuldiges Kindergartenkind – Leo ist ein rechtsradikaler Mörder. Sein Hass hat einen Ursprung: Leos Vater. Denn der weiß ganz genau, wie sein Sohn zu sein hat: als Kind gehorsam und ordentlich, als Erwachsener autoritär und angesehen. Leos Mutter steht daneben und fängt die Schläge ab, bevor sie Leo treffen. Aus ihr macht das eine gebrochene Frau. Und aus Leo?

Wenige Worte machen die aufstrebende Wiener Nachrichtensprecherin Nadine Just über Nacht berühmt: Vor laufender Kamera kündigt sie ihre Ermordung an – zwei Stunden später ist sie tot! Ebenso ergeht es dem Blogger Gunther Marzik nach einer ganz ähnlichen Ankündigung. Während die österreichische Medienwelt kopfsteht, fluten Nachahmerbeiträge und Memes das Netz.

"Die Filiale" ist der erste Band von Veit Etzolds großer Thriller-Reihe um Laura Jacobs, die als richtige Frau im falschen Job in einen mörderischen Finanzskandal verwickelt wird. Laura Jacobs kann es kaum glauben, als sie den Brief ihres Arbeitgebers öffnet: Eben noch hat sie bei einem Banküberfall auf ihre Filiale ein Blutbad verhindert – jetzt hält sie die Kündigung für den Mietvertrag ihres Zuhauses in der Hand! Die Bank, der neben Lauras Haus eine ganze Reihe von Immobilien in Berlin gehört, will die Grundstücke an einen Investor verkaufen.

Verena Mammoli è scomparsa misteriosamente in Egitto. Centra forse qualcosa suo marito, l'archeologo Idris Fami? Ma è davvero un archeologo? E se dietro questa vicenda ci fosse il traffico internazionale di manufatti antichi? È l'inizio di un intrigo internazionale senza esclusione di colpi che-dai crimini della 'Ndrangheta alle manovre di oscuri commercialisti—ci immerge in un mondo di mezzo di complotti, omicidi e affaristi senza scrupoli. Al centro di tutte queste trame, l'unico uomo che può provare a risolverle: l'indomito avvocato fiorentino Corrado Scalzi.

Colonel Dan Blake's 18-year career in the British Army comes to an abrupt end when he fails a psychiatric evaluation when in line for the top job in counterterrorism at MI5. Finding himself unexpectedly unemployed, Blake travels to Moscow to visit his one real friend, Edwin Mallory, himself a high-achieving Cambridge peer 18 years into a high-flying career with MI6. In Mallory's Moscow circle, Blake meets oil billionaire Sheikh Mohammad al Hussein. The meeting leads to a job offer for Blake's unique skill set.

Jacopo Brancas, detto Ticchie, è stato trovato morto dalla polizia. Ticchie, un classico topo di biblioteca, stava studiando "Historia Fiorentina", un vecchio manoscritto al cui interno si celerebbero delle sconvolgenti rivelazioni sulla morte del grande pittore Masaccio. Il tutto dovrebbe essere collegato a un quadro dell’artista, ‘La Sagra’, andato misteriosamente perduto. L'indomito avvocato fiorentino Corrado Scalzi si trova assegnato al caso e dovrà, ancora una volta, usare tutto il suo ingegno per risolvere l'enigma.

Tras la brutalidad de la Revolución, los sobrevivientes necesitaban una esperanza y el nacionalismo se la dio. Pero a un costo altísimo: muerte y mentira.

Following back-to-back, long-term undercover assignments in Indianapolis and Dallas, the latter resulting in four dead, FBI Special Agent Jake Kruse returns to Los Angeles to take on another undercover operation. Posing as an office supply salesman, Jake befriends a Chinese American business owner believed to be working for an intelligence officer operating out of the Chinese consulate in Los Angeles. Within weeks, the probe reveals a public corruption and human trafficking operation involving politicians and Hollywood executives.

På ytan verkar diplomatsonen Mårten Leijon leva ett ordnat liv som doktorand i statsvetenskap och volontär på Stadsmissionens härbärge i Stockholm. I det fördolda är han också socialdemokraternas rörmokare, den som fixar läckor och löser akuta problem. För Mårten är detta uppdrag viktigare än allt annat och han har räddat rörelsen ur flera kriser. När en paparazzifotograf under valrörelsen 2006 tar bilder på en otrogen justitieminister går allt snett. I stället för att ta emot pengarna som Mårten erbjuder gör fotografen våldsamt motstånd.

På en lyxkryssare i medelhavet sprängs en bomb. Tusentals människor dör, och dagen efter tar en terrororganisation på sig dådet. USA:s president krävs på en miljard dollar och nyheterna om händelsen når hela världen. Samtidigt sker något underligt i Sverige. En man hittas död i Gästrikland, i något som ser ut att vara en vargattack. Därpå följer ytterligare en rad oförklarliga dödsfall och snart finner sig Ockelbos lokala polisstyrka inblandad i en brottslig härva på global nivå.