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For 30 years, Brendan Murphy has done the impossible. He has kept his client, Professor Edward Wynne Carter, III, alive on Virginia's Death Row. Three juries have convicted Ed of murdering his pregnant wife in 1983, but Ed continues to insist that the real killer is Allison Byrd, the law student who stalked him relentlessly, whose lies sent him to Death Row. Now, Ed's execution is set for March 3, 2017, the day before his son Wynne's marriage to Claire Chastain.

Fra den internationale bestsellerforfatter kommer nu en ny thriller om en almindelig mand, som måske er i stand til at redde den verden, vi kender. Men for at gøre det, er han nødt til at træffe et umuligt valg. Nate Lovejoy er med egne ord et nul, en hjemme­gående far, som ikke mener, at han betyder noget for nogen andre end hans kone og deres to døtre. Derfor er det et chok, da medlemmer af en magtfuld, hemmelig sammenslutning kidnapper og lokker Nate med til en luksusvilla.

Sloan Reynolds is not your typical attorney. When it comes to the paranormal, a different kind of justice is needed. A different kind of hero. When Sloan encounters a young boy in need of protection from his deadly supernatural stepdad, things appear almost suspiciously straightforward at first. Investigate. Gather evidence. Interview witnesses. However, there is one thing Sloan has come to expect with these types of cases.

Biloxi’s best criminal defense attorney has never lost a case. Then his client’s beautiful wife is murdered, and America’s #1 lawyer suddenly becomes its #1 suspect. Stafford Lee Penney is a small-town lawyer with a big-time reputation for winning every case he tries. In his sharp suits...

A crime against all—stealing one's life blood. It prolongs life! It gives strength and power. Such exotic luxuries come at a high price. Those who have been drained? "Donors" but not quite volunteers. That's why they're kidnapped, never to be heard from again. Taken from their families and removed from existence. Who would do such a thing? Do the ones paying for this blood know where it comes from?

Attorney and recovering cocaine addict Sam DiCiccio didn't think she was ever going to see her ex-wife Amy Igarashi again, much less wind up defending her against felony insider trading charges. But Amy's been falsely accused, and Sam, who's still in love with her, can't bear to watch her take the fall for a crime she didn't commit. Amy is holding on to resentment from their broken relationship and is hesitant to let Sam back into her life. But that all changes when her assets are frozen by a judge, and Sam is the best and only lawyer she can afford.

Join prosecutor Mia Quinn as she tries to bring justice to Seattle in the Mia Quinn Mysteries: A Matter of Trust, A Deadly Business, and Lethal Beauty—now available as a 3-in-1 audiobook! “Wiehl’s experience as a former federal prosecutor gives the narrative an authenticity in its...

Années soixante, quelque part dans la France profonde. Célestine, orpheline dès sa naissance, est élevée par de lointains parents qui n'avaient jamais voulu d'enfants. Dix-sept ans plus tard, l'adolescente se retrouve devant laCcour d'assises des mineurs. Mais que s'est-il donc passé pour que la ravissante et douce Célestine, dont l'avenir était plus que prometteur, soit jugée pour un crime dont tout semble l'accuser ?

It is the summer of 1989, and a controversial Supreme Court ruling has opened the door for states to enact stricter abortion laws. Pro-Life Florida Governor Michael Romano, who has built his political platform on morality, is determined to lead the nation in exploiting this first crack in Roe v Wade. But when his extramarital affair results in an unintended pregnancy, Romano is faced with the frightening prospect of losing all that defines his life—a beautiful, loving wife, a brilliant political career, and enormous wealth.

I should never have gone to her house. But I was desperate to ask her some questions about that night. About what she saw when Joe fell from the bridge. All I wanted was some honesty, for someone else to have seen what I saw. I never meant to hurt her. To push her. As she lay at the bottom of the stairs, blood pooling around her head, I knew it was the end for me too. I kept expecting the knock on the door, the police, the handcuffs. But it never came. On the news, they are reporting someone has come forward and confessed to her murder. But that can't be true. Because her killer is me.

When criminal justice lawyer Joanna Chylka is tasked with defending the son of Zelasny & McVay's biggest client, she is stumped for the first time. Assisted by average law graduate and the firm's newest mentee, Kordian Orynski, they find himself in a maze of tangled evidence. Piotr Langer Junior has been charged with Article 148: murder with exceptional brutality. He is alleged to have sat in his apartment for ten days with two rotting corpses, before calmly opening the door to the police dressed in a light blue dressing gown, as though nothing had ever happened.

Only a window knows if Robin Moore was robbin’ more! With no things stolen, and one gunshot in the dark, was this really dad’s burglary to steal child custody? And why is this little girl still missing? The seniority of suspicion attracts the legal fight in Miles Turner and the Jury Whisperer for another "street fight on a chessboard".

“I've loved Maggie Thrash's work for years, and Rainbow Black is going to set so many new hearts aflame—murder, intrigue, queer love, dark humor AND satanic panic? Welcome to the Maggie Thrash Fan Club, world!”—Emma Straub, New York Times bestselling author of This Time Tomorrow For...

Greta Vinet Seville, E-Discovery Counsel and Deputy General Counsel at the international law firm of Coarse & Cotton, finds herself on the run from her own firm after absconding with firm data to conduct her investigation, and enlists a diverse cast of friends and experts to help her comb through the mountains of data that confirms a trail of corruption that has shaped generations.

What sort of mother would allow her child to perform online for paedophiles? And how could the family's social worker let it happen? Told in two parts, This Repulsive Woman and Every Child Matters is a real-time drama that follows the stories of the two women at the centre of a fictional high profile court case and national scandal.

A simple favour. A debt to be paid. A threat no one saw coming. Mitch Rapp owes powerful criminal Damian Losa a favour, and it’s being called in. With no choice other than to honour his agreement, Rapp heads to Syria to stop a new designer drug spreading into Losa’s territory. When he...

One wrong word can ruin your life. And no one knows that better than savvy crisis management expert Arden Ward. Problem is, she's now forced to handle a shocking crisis of her own. Unfairly accused of having an affair with a powerful client, Arden’s life and dreams are about to crash and burn. Then, Arden is given an ultimatum. She has just two weeks to save her career and her reputation. Is Cordelia Bannister the answer to her prayers?

Schrei um dein Leben – niemand wird dich hören! Ein toter Obdachloser in Berlin. Eine reiche Frau mit einem besonderen Interesse an der Aufklärung des Falles. Ein schwerkranker Bandenchef inmitten eines Krieges zweier tschetschenischer Verbrechersyndikate. Und ein BND-Agent mit undurchsichtigen Zielen und Absichten... Helena Groß, Ex-Profikillerin des KGB, hat ihre blutige Vergangenheit endgültig hinter sich gelassen. Sie arbeitet jetzt als Privatermittlerin. Doch dann übernehmen sie und ihr Partner, der Anwalt Maximilian Storm, den vermeintlichen Routinefall des toten Obdachlosen.

Sie nennt sich Helena Groß. Sie lebt zurückgezogen in einem heruntergekommenen Berliner Hinterhaus. Sie hütet ein dunkles Geheimnis. Und sie hat Jahre damit verbracht, vor ihrer Vergangenheit davonzulaufen. Helena sieht sich gezwungen, dem ehemaligen Staranwalt Maximilian Storm bei der Aufklärung eines besonders grausamen Mordfalls zu helfen. Ein junger Mann ist in seiner Wohnung lebendig verbrannt. Der Brandstifter hat ihm den Fluchtweg versperrt.

Nate Shepherd can’t tell if his client is lying. The police say Nate’s client beat a young reporter to death during a break-in. They have the evidence to prove it, from the stolen goods right down to the bloody aluminum bat. A celebrated prosecutor takes over the case, aiming to convict Nate’s client of murdering the reporter while robbing his house. Nate’s client swears he didn’t kill the man. So, helped by a new associate and old friends, Nate dives into the overwhelming evidence in search of a defense. With each new lead, Nate’s suspicions grow that there might be more to this crime.

"The Girl in the Vault is Ledwidge's best."—James Patterson They stole her dream. Now getting it back will take… The perfect crime. It’s summer in New York City and Faye Walker has it all. She’s not only scored one of the most highly coveted internships in all of Wall Street, she’s...

The consequences of fighting for justice in a quiet New Mexico community are unfathomable in this intense medical thriller where powerful enemies hide the truth—no matter the human cost.

Tres emocionantes historias del maestro Grisham con el mundo de la ley como hilo conductor.

En form for retfærdighed er tiende bind i serien om kriminalkommisær Adam Dalgliesh fra Scotland Yard.

Advokaten Venetia Aldridge påtager sig at forsvare den unge Gary Ashe, som står anklaget for at have myrdet sin tante med koldt blod. Hun opfatter opgaven som rent rutinearbejde, en triviel lejlighed blandt mange til at brillere i retten og til at fremme sin i forvejen lysende karriere. Men sagen mod Gary Ashe udløser en kæde af frygtelige begivenheder, ingen havde kunnet forudse.

Seriemorderen er ikke under anklage. Han sidder i juryen … De var Hollywoods hotteste par. Verden lå for deres fødder. Men nu er en af dem død, og filmstjernen Robert Solomon er tiltalt for det brutale mord på sin smukke, unge kone. Det er århundredets retssag på Manhattan, og forsvaret vil have en bestemt mand med på holdet: svindleren, der blev advokat, Eddie Flynn. Alle beviser peger på, at Robert Solomon er skyldig, men da retssagen begynder, får en række alvorlige hændelser Eddie til at tvivle på, hvad sandheden er.

Benjamin Joel was a fatherless eleven-year-old boy when he found his mother dead of a heroin overdose in a run-down Kansas trailer home. Doing his best to shutter away her memory and his own violent past, Ben is now an attorney trying to make a life for himself and his family.

Eddie Flynn plejede at være en svindler. Efter det, blev han advokat. Det viste sig at de to ting ikke var så forskellige. Det er over et år siden, at Eddie svor, at han aldrig ville sætte benene i en retssal igen. Men nu har han ikke noget valg. Olek Volchek, den russiske mafias famøse overhoved i New York, har sat en bombe fast til Eddies ryg, og har kidnappet hans tiårige datter, Amy. Eddie har kun 48 timer til at forsvare Volchek i en umulig drabsretsag, og vinde, hvis han vil redde sin datter.

Leonard Howell gennemlever sit livs mareridt: Hans datter, Caroline, er blevet kidnappet. Han har ikke tiltro til politiet, så Howell ringer til den eneste mand, han stoler på kan få hende tilbage. Eddie Flynn ved, hvordan det er at miste en datter, og lover at bringe Caroline sikkert hjem. Flynn er nu en anerkendt forsvarsadvokat, men har en fortid som professionel svindler, og New Yorks dunkle underverden er ikke ukendt for ham. Men da Flynn træder ind i sit gamle liv igen, går det op for ham, at spillereglerne har ændret sig, og at nogen laver numre med ham.

Four teenage boys invent a sex game based on rolling dice and doing what the numbers say. They are charged with multiple sexual offences against three teenage girls. Twelve random jurors are brought together in a trial to work out what actually happened. Only they can say whether crimes have been committed and who should be punished. How does the jury find? Dice is a stunning courtroom drama told from the perspective of a diverse group of ordinary people—the jury.

Seriemorderen er ikke under anklage. Han sidder i juryen … De var Hollywoods hotteste par. Verden lå for deres fødder. Men nu er en af dem død, og filmstjernen Robert Solomon er tiltalt for det brutale mord på sin smukke, unge kone. Det er århundredets retssag på Manhattan, og forsvaret vil have en bestemt mand med på holdet: svindleren, der blev advokat, Eddie Flynn. Alle beviser peger på, at Robert Solomon er skyldig, men da retssagen begynder, får en række alvorlige hændelser Eddie til at tvivle på, hvad sandheden er.