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History is written by the victors, and the powerful rewrite the rules in their favor. These are simple facts that the dysfunctional have decided to accept, if not embrace. After all, what's the point of fighting something as fundamental as gravity? The end result is always a fall. When it comes to Pain and Agony, conforming is just not an option. Challenges to these age-old proverbs will be taken on as the powerful, shifting on top of the pile, seek to stamp out any nonconformity. There's nothing left for Pain and Agony to do but punch hard enough to bring it all down.

Det är vinter, kallt och snön vräker ned. En ovanligt fräck flygpassagerare utan pass avvisas bryskt på Arlanda, men kommer ändå in i landet – som död på bagagebandet. Strax därefter hittas en taxichaufför mördad. Två andra resenärer från Ryssland försöker senare ta sig in i Sverige med stulna pass. Allt visar sig ingå i uppbyggnaden av en trollfabrik, med mål att sabotera flera samhällsnyttiga nätverk. Kriminalpoliserna Nalle Björnsson och hans unga kollega Vivian Mogren får uppdraget att utreda morden och tvingas uppleva det obehagliga att bli utsatta för cyberterrorism.

Det är vinter, kallt och Trettondagsafton. En kvinna kommer in på polisstationen i Åkersberga, tömmer ut sin handväska på bordet och en ögonglob rullar ut. På Sälens Högfjällshotell pågår samtidigt årets försvarskonferens med deltagare från Försvarsmakten och flygindustrin. Plötsligt visar det sig att intranätet har kapats. Alla inloggningar och hemliga data har blivit kopierade och ligger ute till försäljning. Agenter från både öst och väst är intresserade. Medan kriminalpoliserna Nalle Björnsson och hans unga kollega Vivian Mogren söker efter ägaren till det saknade ögat, dras de allt djupare in i jakten på mördare och hemliga agenter.

Vice President Courtney Browning is adored by the majority of all Americans and is heiress apparent to the White House, but someone wants her dead. When she holds a rally in Magnolia Parish early one morning in May, London Carter and his snipers team up with the Secret Service to assist them in providing over-watch protection for the event.

Mike, Bronson’s best friend, isn’t returning any calls. Mike’s partner is murdered, and the weapon used belongs to Mike. Two stolen Egyptian statues worth five million dollars find their way into Mike’s possession. Mike is determined to make quick money so he can retire now. Mike’s acquaintance with ruthless gang members and his quick rise in the chain of command in a den of questionable characters fills Bronson with fear.

È una fredda sera di inizio novembre quando due ragazzi aprono il fuoco davanti a un locale alla moda di Milano, trucidando otto persone a colpi di Kalashnikov. Ad arrivare per primo sul posto è Rudi Carrera, un vicecommissario ruvido e sull'orlo dell'autodistruzione. Solo il lavoro lo tiene a galla – il lavoro e la sua squadra affiatata. È con loro che Carrera inizia a indagare sulla terribile carneficina. Tra false piste e pressanti richieste di soluzioni di comodo, Rudi intuisce che il cuore dell'indagine non è il movente della strage, ma l'arma utilizzata.

I quit my job. I walked away from everything I knew. I couldn't lose anyone else. Not again. Working for James Martin wasn't supposed to be complicated or lethal. Too bad someone wanted him dead, and I was the only thing standing in the way. When eccentric playboy CEO James Martin's life is threatened, he decides to hire Alexis Parker, an attractive, feisty, former federal agent, to be his new security consultant and personal bodyguard.

The Pearl Saga continues as a small-town private detective, Evan Gold, tries to solve a series of baffling murders while keeping his neck out of the noose! Evan is surrounded by a beautiful client, a sly grifter, and an ominous man dressed in black. Each of them crossing and double-crossing each other to gain possession of a mysterious, pearl-like stone with some strange properties...and nothing is what it seems!

At seven years old, the girl known only as "Zero" was locked away in an Idaho dungeon. Her torments didn't end for nine years, until she broke free and executed her captors. But her vengeance couldn't end there. When Zero was locked away, she had a little sister, Hope. She never saw her again, but she's been searching ever since. Now she may finally be getting close.

Mein Name ist Uwe Jörgensen. Ich bin Kriminalhauptkommissar in Hamburg und gehöre einer Spezialabteilung des BKA an, die sich vor allem um das organisierte Verbrechen kümmert. Zusammen mit meinem Kollegen Roy Müller bin ich in dieser Hinsicht seit Jahren aktiv. Viel Freizeit bleibt da nicht. Das ist einfach so. Ein Mörder zieht seine blutige Spur durch die Stadt. Seine Methode ist sehr speziell: Er tötet im Straßenverkehr.

La joven Lisa-Marie es encontrada muerta bajo circunstancias misteriosas en su noche de bodas. Mona Schiller, una jueza retirada que ha vuelto al pequeño pueblo Vargön después de muchos años en el extranjero, se ve envuelta en la investigación policial. Cuando comienza a profundizar en el caso, surge una imagen completamente nueva de Lisa-Marie, y Mona se da cuenta de que la pequeña comunidad esconde secretos que son más oscuros de lo que jamás podría haber imaginado.

Coroner Fenway Stevenson thought she was beginning to find her footing in Estancia. The coastal California town still sees her as an outsider—especially with her powerful father pulling strings behind the scenes—but she's starting to earn the trust of her team. Then the mayor is found dead in a run-down motel room, and everything changes. As she digs into the investigation, Fenway finds herself stonewalled by those who once supported her. Political tensions simmer beneath the surface, and her father is quietly pressuring her to back his preferred candidate for the next coroner election.

Chief Mark Friessen is about to be a family man, with a baby on the way. However, he faces a choice: Either he breaks his word to his wife by taking on a job that will put him in danger, or he stays silent, which would haunt him forever.

Officer Lee Salter is a third-generation cop who bleeds blue. Amid the departmental chaos, he does the only thing he can—be a good officer. That means showing up for every shift, responding to calls for service, and always doing the right thing. All the while, the Department of Justice and its local supporters hope to catch another officer in its net of reform. Salter refuses to be that officer.

Während die Welt dem Grauen des Zweiten Weltkrieges entgegenblickt, treffen sich die wohlhabenden und schönen Damen des Dritten Reichs zum Champagner im Adlon. Sie scheinen unantastbar. Bis an der Spree eine brutal zugerichtete Frauenleiche gefunden wird. Sie war eine von ihnen. Der Meister des französischen Thrillers Jean-Christophe Grangé mit seinem ersten historischen Berlin-Thriller: so episch und böse wie nie. Berlin 1939: Simon Kraus ist ein brillanter Psychoanalytiker und Traumforscher.

Wenn der Santa Ana, der heiße Wüstenwind, durch die Stadt fegt, geschehen die seltsamsten Dinge und die Menschen drehen durch. Hätte Privatdetektiv Dalmas nicht gerade zufällig in der Kneipe gesessen, in der ein Betrunkener scheinbar wahllos einen hereinkommenden Mann erschießt. Und hätte Dalmas nicht ausgerechnet die Dame getroffen, nach der der Tote gefragt hatte, es wäre so manches nicht passiert. Doch so lässt er sich von ihr einen Auftrag geben und gerät dabei selbst in größte Gefahr.

Privatdetektiv John Dalmas hat einen delikaten Auftrag übernommen: Er soll den reichen Erben Gerald Jeeter aus den Armen der schönen, aber geldgierigen Miss Huntress befreien - so jedenfalls stellt der Vater die Sache dar. Als erstes stößt Dalmas auf eine Leiche, dann entpuppt sich Miss Huntress als längst nicht so hartgesotten, wie sie tut. Von etwas härterem Kaliber sind die beiden Burschen, die Dalmas unmissverständlich klar machen, dass er die Finger von dem Fall lassen soll. Doch nach und nach findet Dalmas heraus, was wirklich hinter seinem Auftrag steckt.

Hear the tale of how the mighty Sherlock Holmes was bested by a woman's wit. Included in this recording is the first story in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes collection, "A Scandal in Bohemia."

Six deaths mar the holiday mood as summer vacationers enjoy Wisconsin’s beautiful Door County peninsula. Murders, or bizarre accidents? Newly hired park ranger Dave Cubiak, a former Chicago homicide detective, assumes the worst but refuses to get involved. Grief-stricken and guilt-ridden over the loss of his wife and daughter, he’s had enough of death. Forced to confront the past, the morose Cubiak moves beyond his own heartache and starts investigating, even as a popular festival draws more people into possible danger.

I have no idea why they think I had anything to do with Danielle’s accident. My only crime was being there when she fell down the stairs. My therapist, Justine, thinks I'm hiding something. She's quite the character, but I know what she wants to hear. She's the least of my problems. Because, yes. Maybe I am hiding something. But it's not what she thinks. And if people found out, it wouldn't be just my own life in danger...