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Detective Alex Cross returns in his most harrowing case yet - one that risks the life of his closest friend and partner, John Sampson. Cross and Sampson go deep behind military lines to confront the most ruthless killers they have ever encountered - and their even more threatening controller. Discovering the identity of this lethal genius will prove to be Cross' most terrifying challenge ever.

When an attack leaves one of the members of the Women's Murder Club struggling for her life, the others fight to keep a madman behind bars before he hurts anyone else. And Lindsay Boxer and her new partner in the San Francisco police department try to stop a series of kidnappings: children and their nannies are being plucked off the streets.

Detective Lindsay Boxer's long-awaited wedding celebration becomes a distant memory when she is called to investigate a horrendous crime: a badly injured teenage girl is left for dead, and her newborn baby is nowhere to be found. Lindsay discovers that not only is there no trace of the criminals - but that the victim may be keeping secrets as well.

An unforgettable novel about childhood, family, conflict and guilt from America's greatest storyteller John Grisham. Thirty years have passed since 11-year-old Paul Tracy watched his troubled father, Warren, a pitcher for the New York Mets, clash with his childhood hero, the Cubs' golden-boy Joe Castle, in a contest from which no winners emerged. Now the news that his father is dying brings the memory of that day flooding back.

She’s a murderer. Everyone knows she killed Stuart Rees - why else would his dead body be found in her shed? So now Tabitha is in prison, awaiting trial. Coming back to the remote coastal village where she grew up was a mistake. She didn’t fit in then, and she doesn’t fit in now. That day is such a blur, she can’t remember clearly what happened. There is something she is missing, something important. She only knows one thing.

Eigentlich sollte es ein völlig harmloses Vergnügen werden, eine späte Belohnung für das bestandene Abitur. Carmen und Paule, zwei gut aussehende, beste Freundinnen, frisch durchs Abitur gerutscht, möchten auf Ibiza und Formentera ein Fotoshooting für ihre Modelkarriere durchziehen. Lieber modeln statt studieren ist die Devise, das Studium läuft schon nicht weg. Easy Living ist angesagt. In Herbie, Mitinhaber einer "Online-Fotoshooting-Agentur" findet sich ein hochinteressierter Finanzier, der die Euphorie der jungen Frauen teilt und das Event selbst begleiten und sponsern möchte.

District Attorney Sophie Reyes thrives on order, logic, and undeniable facts—until Olivia Alexander enters her life. A renowned psychologist with a razor-sharp mind and a chilling ability to manipulate, Olivia isn’t just accused of a crime—she’s the master of a puzzle Sophie can’t seem to solve.

You can buy anything in Atlanta. Especially sex. When a serial killer brutally murders one of the lost girls of the city, Chance Meridian and his murder squad dive deep into the dark underbelly of human trafficking, only to learn that money has no conscience. With the clock ticking on yet another victim, Chance must risk everything to stop a madman. But faced with his most dangerous foe yet, will he be too late to save even himself?

Before the Verdicts, There Was the Trial That Forged Her. Before she was a rising star in the DA’s office, Alex Hayes was a rookie prosecutor with everything to prove—and a ruthless defense attorney standing in her way. When a high-stakes fraud case lands on her desk, Alex is confident it’s open and shut. The evidence is airtight, the paper trail unbreakable, and the victims desperate for justice. But when Michael Donovan, a brilliant and manipulative defense lawyer with a reputation for turning slam-dunks into acquittals, steps in to defend the accused, everything changes.

In a case based on a lie, only one man knows the truth. Attorney Dan Stidham breaks his self-imposed 30-year silence to expose details only he knows about the infamous West Memphis Three murders. Exposing what happened will allow him to close the door on a case that tormented him for years and to help exonerate the three innocent young men who spent decades in prison because of the malevolence of the police, prosecution, and judge.

When Hayden Simmons walks into small-town prosecutor Mara Brent’s office carrying a box of gruesome souvenirs, she delivers a shocking revelation: Her father, Jamie Simmons, murdered her aunt twenty-two years ago—and got away with it. The case, long grown cold, has haunted Hayden’s family, but she’s the only one who believes her father is guilty. The rest of her family insists she’s unstable and chasing ghosts.

Rookie police officer Rachel Hoffman has never seen a dead body before. It will not be her last. Her first murder case is a young woman - sent off to sleep with a mysterious note that quotes from an eight-hundred year old book: Dante's Divine Comedy. So begins an investigation that will haunt her for the rest of her life, and lead Rachel on a descent into obsession that upends everything she thought she knew about justice.

Irina es una bella joven de turbio pasado casada con Miguel Tur, un rico empresario ibicenco. La desaparición de Irina y el inesperado desenlace harán que Ballesteros, el prestigioso abogado, y Álex Zarco, el extravagante detective, colaboren de nuevo para esclarecer lo sucedido. En esta ocasión se adentrarán en el mundo de la prostitución y de la jet set en Ibiza, en una peligrosa investigación en la que Zarco tendrá que emplear todas sus facultades deductivas para resolver el crimen.

Sharon, une avocate dans un cabinet sans envergure, est désignée par un homme étrange accusé du meurtre de deux enfants. Ce dernier clame son innocence sans en démordre, mais lorsqu’un troisième enfant est découvert selon ses instructions, séquestré dans le coffre d’une voiture, la police ne croit plus à son discours.

While vacationing at the Regal Isabela resort in Puerto Rico, attorney Daniel Mendoza witnesses what he suspects is an abduction of a hotel guest. He and his private investigator, Pamela Williams, investigate the suspicious activity to determine what really happened. After the trail goes cold, they both head back to Arizona where his team of attorneys are trying a wrongful death case filed against their client. Daniel, however, never arrives in court. Is he still on the case of the kidnapped guest? Or did something tragic happen?

Simon Latch is a small-town lawyer struggling with debt, gambling issues and an impending divorce. But when Eleanor Barnett, an 85-year-old widow, visits his office to secure a new will, it seems his luck has finally changed: she claims she's sitting on a $20 million fortune and no one else knows about it. Once he's hooked the richest client of his career, Simon works quietly to keep her wealth under the radar, even from his own assistant. But there are complications: other lawyers are circling his client like vultures.

GESCHICHTEN DER NACHT - Schauergeschichten am Lagerfeuer. Wenn das Feuer knistert und die Dunkelheit am verlassenen Strand dichter wird, erzählt ein geheimnisvoller Erzähler von den unheimlichsten Erlebnissen seines Lebens. Jede Geschichte ein Albtraum, jede Wahrheit schauriger als die Fantasie. Ein Herz aus Glas mit tödlichem Geheimnis. Blutsbande, die in die tiefsten Abgründe führen. Ein Fluch, verborgen im schwarzen Gold. Die Angst vor dem Wasser – und das Grauen, das darin lauert. Ein düsteres Geheimnis aus dem Jahr 1917.

1985, Cambridgeshire. An MPs wife is involved in a fatal car crash, and may be over the alcohol limit. Ben Schroeder QC returns to defend her but nothing is straightforward as he gets tangled in a web of political ambition and intrigue. A compulsive mix of crime fiction and legal thriller, exploring highly topical themes.

When Thaddeus Murfee finds himself in the crosshairs of old-time mobsters, he knows his days are numbered. In a desperate attempt to break free, he files a lawsuit, only to learn that suing the mob comes with deadly consequences. As violent thugs and silent assassins pursue him across the country, Thaddeus seeks refuge with an ancient sheepherder in the Arizona mountains. In this temporary sanctuary, he must race against time to uncover the truth before the mob's relentless pursuit catches up with him.

Thaddeus Murfee, a tenacious young lawyer, takes on a corrupt hospital and insurance company after a newborn suffers a devastating brain injury. As Murfee navigates a treacherous web of medical malpractice and forged records, he uncovers a sinister conspiracy that threatens to derail his case. With the odds stacked against him, he has to stay one step ahead in his quest for justice.