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Nicole Cutty and Megan McDonald are both high school seniors in the small town of Emerson Bay, North Carolina. When they disappear from a beach party one warm summer night, police launch a massive search. No clues are found, and hope is almost lost until Megan miraculously surfaces after escaping from a bunker deep in the woods. A year later the best-selling account of her ordeal has turned Megan from local hero to national celebrity.

As a forensic reconstructionist, Rory Moore sheds light on cold-case homicides by piecing together crime-scene details others fail to see. Cleaning out her late father's law office a week after his burial, she receives a call that plunges her into a decades-old case come to life once more.

The Girl of Sugar Beach is the most watched documentary in television history - a riveting, true-life mystery that unfolds over 12 weeks and centers on a fascinating question: Did Grace Sebold murder her boyfriend, Julian, while on a Spring Break vacation, or is she a victim of circumstance and poor police work? Grace has spent the last 10 years in a St. Lucian prison, and reaches out to filmmaker Sidney Ryan in a last, desperate attempt to prove her innocence. As Sidney begins researching, she uncovers issues that were all overlooked during the original investigation.

Avery Mason, host of American Events, knows the subjects that grab a TV audience’s attention. Her latest story - a murder mystery laced with kinky sex, tragedy, and betrayal - is guaranteed to be ratings gold. New DNA technology has allowed the New York medical examiner’s office to make its first successful identification of a 9/11 victim in years. The twist: The victim, Victoria Ford, had been accused of the gruesome murder of her married lover. In a chilling last phone call to her sister, Victoria begged her to prove her innocence.

When Dr. Sloan Hastings submits her DNA to an online genealogy site for a research assignment, her goal is to better understand the treasure-trove of genetic information contained on ancestry websites. Brilliant and driven, Sloan is embarking on a fellowship in forensic pathology, training under the renowned Dr. Livia Cutty. Sloan has one reservation about involving herself in the experiment: she’s adopted. Grateful for a loving home, she’s never considered tracking down her biological parents.

Some places seem too beautiful to be touched by horror. Summit Lake, nestled in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, is that kind of place. But two weeks ago, Becca Eckersley, a first-year law student and daughter of a powerful attorney, was brutally murdered there. Now the town is reeling with grief, and the police are baffled.

Alex Armstrong has changed everything about herself—her name, her appearance, her backstory. She’s no longer the terrified teenager a rapt audience saw on television, emerging in handcuffs from the quiet suburban home the night her family was massacred. That girl, Alexandra Quinlan, nicknamed Empty Eyes, was accused of the killings, fought to clear her name, and later took the stand during her highly publicized defamation lawsuit that captured the attention of the nation. It’s been ten years since, and Alex hasn’t stopped searching for answers about the night her family was killed.

Inside the walls of Indiana’s elite Westmont Preparatory High School, expectations run high and rules are strictly enforced. But in the woods beyond the manicured campus and playing fields sits an abandoned boarding house that is infamous among Westmont’s students as a late-night hangout. Here, only one rule applies: don’t let your candle go out - unless you want the Man in the Mirror to find you....

Avery Mason, host of American Events, knows the subjects that grab a TV audience's attention. Her latest story—a murder mystery laced with kinky sex, tragedy, and betrayal—is guaranteed to be ratings gold. New DNA technology has allowed the New York medical examiner's office to make its first successful identification of a 9/11 victim in years. The twist: the victim, Victoria Ford, had been accused of the gruesome murder of her married lover. In a chilling last phone call to her sister, Victoria begged her to prove her innocence.

Ten years after a teenage girl’s disappearance, a bizarre confession breaks open the cold case in dangerous ways…and threatens to tear apart her small Wisconsin town all over again in the masterfully twisty new psychological suspense novel from the internationally bestselling author of Twenty Years Later.

Avery Mason es la presentadora de Eventos Nacionales y acaba de recibir una noticia que será historia: por primera vez en veinte años y, gracias a una nueva tecnología, han identifi cado los huesos de una víctima del atentado a las Torres Gemelas del 11 de septiembre. La víctima es Victoria Ford, quien había sido acusada del espantoso asesinato de su amante casado, al que encontraron colgado del balcón de su mansión. Toda la escena del crimen estaba cubierta con el ADN de Victoria. En una última y desesperada llamada a su hermana, le ruega que demuestre su inocencia.

Ella no recuerda nada. Mejor así. Su verdad era solo la mitad de la historia. Megan McDonald está terminando el bachillerato, es popular, carismática, y tiene un futuro increíble por delante. Una de sus últimas noches en Emerson Bay la secuestran. Megan está dos semanas en cautiverio hasta que escapa, y pasa a ser conocida como “la chica que se llevaron”.

La verdad es fácil de perder, incluso cuando está justo delante de nosotros. Como reconstrucionista forense, Rory Moore arroja luz sobre los homicidios en casos fríos al unir detalles de la escena del crimen que otros no ven. Limpiando el despacho de abogados de su difunto padre una semana después de su entierro, recibe una llamada que la sumerge en un caso de décadas de antigüedad que cobra vida una vez más.

Alex Armstrong has changed everything about herself—her name, her appearance, her backstory. She's no longer the terrified teenager a rapt audience saw on television, emerging in handcuffs from the quiet suburban home the night her family was massacred. That girl, Alexandra Quinlan, nicknamed Empty Eyes by the media, was accused of the killings, fought to clear her name, and later took the stand during her highly publicized defamation lawsuit that captured the attention of the nation.

Sloan Hastings es adoptada y nunca quiso localizar a sus padres biológicos. Ahora está investigando para su tesis sobre patología forense y decide enviar su ADN a una empresa de genealogía. Los resultados de su búsqueda son impactantes. El perfil de ADN de Sloan sugiere que su verdadera identidad es Charlotte Margolis, también conocida como “bebé Charlotte”. Este caso conmovió al país cuando desapareció misteriosamente junto a sus padres hace treinta años.

O melhor livro de Charlie Donlea — até agora. O destino de Grace Sebold toma um rumo inesperado durante uma tranquila viagem com o namorado. O rapaz é assassinado... e ela é condenada pelo crime. Depois de dez anos na prisão, surge a chance de Grace provar sua inocência ao conhecer a cineasta Sidney. Em um documentário que exibe as falhas do processo, a cineasta questiona se a condenação foi fruto de incompetência policial ou se a jovem foi vítima de uma conspiração.

Zwei Schicksale – eine Wahrheit. Nachdem zwei Mädchen verschwunden sind und die Hoffnung, sie lebend zu finden, schwindet, taucht plötzlich eines von ihnen wieder auf. Megan verarbeitet ihre Erlebnisse in einem Buch – das zu einem Bestseller wird und ihr zu Ruhm und Reichtum verhilft. Doch wie ein Schatten liegt das Verschwinden des anderen Mädchens, Nicole, über dem Ganzen. Nicoles Schwester – die Forensikerin Livia Cutty – will nun herausfinden, was geschehen ist. Alles deutet auf einen Serientäter hin.

Algunos lugares parecen demasiado hermosos para ser tocados por el horror. Summit Lake, ubicado en las montañas de Carolina del Norte, es ese tipo de lugar con atractivas casas a lo largo de la costa al borde de un lago de agua prístina. Pero hace dos semanas, Becca Eckersley, una joven estudiante de derecho fue brutalmente asesinada en una de esas casas. Hija de un poderoso abogado, Becca era una chica brillante y ambiciosa. Ahora, mientras la ciudad se tambalea por el dolor y los conmocionados residentes especulan e intercambian sus teorías, la policía se encuentra perdida.

Sandheden er let at overse, selv når den er lige for øjnene af os. Retsmedicinsk rekonstruktør Rory Moore kaster lys over uopklarede drabssager ved at sætte detaljer sammen, som andre overser. Da hun rydder op i sin afdøde fars advokatkontor en uge efter begravelsen, får hun et opkald, der kaster hende ud i en årtier gammel sag, der er vågnet til live.I sommeren 1979 forsvandt fem kvinder fra Chicago. Forbryderen med tilnavnet Tyven efterlod sig hverken lig eller spor – før politiet modtog en pakke fra en mystisk kvinde ved navn Angela Mitchell.

På den anden side af muren ligger skoven, og i skoven findes en glemt sti, der fører til den berygtede lærerbolig. Et skræmmende mord på et prestigefyldt gymnasium er omdrejningspunktet i denne medrivende nye roman fra den anmelderroste og bedstsælgende forfattter Charlie Donlea. Bogens hovedpersoner er den retsmedicinske rekonstruktør Rory Moore og hendes kæreste Lane Philips, som er psykolog. Et stykke fra det velpolerede campus på Indianas elitære Westmont Preparatory School ligger en forladt lærerbolig, som er et populært sted for de unge at samles om aftenen.