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Kansas City attorney Josephina Jillian Jones, 3J to her friends, has dealt with people perpetrating online disinformation, white supremacists, and clients hiding assets, so when a couple who heads up a company that builds inner city housing for marginalized communities comes to her for legal help because their longtime banking partner has shut off their funding, the case appears at first blush to be tame by comparison. But when the bank president disappears and his greed-driven brother seems the likely culprit, things heat up.

When a high-end hooker crashes the party and ends up dead, shameful secrets of prominent men hang in the balance. The kind of secrets that get folks killed. Chance Meridian and his murder squad soon learn that the dead woman had a penchant for playing dangerous games with the wrong people. Powerful people—including a United States Senator whose decades-old hatred of Chance still burns hot. As past and present converge to put him in a vise, Chance discovers a hard truth about his line of work. Some cases can only be solved at the point of a gun.

In einem kleinen Dorf auf der schwäbischen Alb wird die betagte Ines Schneider ermordet. Hauptverdächtiger: ihr Pflegesohn Jo Haug. Jo ist vorbestraft, außerdem geistern seit Jahren Gerüchte durchs Dorf, dass Haug auch seine vor 15 Jahren verschwundene Jugendfreundin Vanessa skrupellos und qualvoll getötet haben soll. Für die Dorfgemeinschaft steht fest: Nur er kann der Täter sein. Jos Verteidigerin Linn Geller hält jedoch nichts von solchen Vorurteilen und recherchiert unabhängig von der örtlichen Polizei.

Seja na carreira ou em suas partidas de League of Titans, Vitorino Constantino está acostumado a vencer. Líder em uma firma de médio porte, o advogado é chamado para trabalhar em um caso na TOTEM, uma grande empresa de telecomunicações de origem italiana, que está sendo acusada pelo uso ilegal de uma invenção. Marlon Pereira, o inventor, vê em sua luta a chance de não apenas ser finalmente reconhecido como um dos maiores brasileiros de todos os tempos, mas também de mudar a sua vida.

Former Assistant District Attorney Miranda Quinn is on the brink of a career comeback when she gets a phone call. It's a witness who disappeared three years earlier, resulting in a violent criminal going free. Miranda got fired as a result, but the witness has re-surfaced with a shocking story to tell; one that implicates Miranda and her ex, defense attorney Adam Baxter. And now, there's a new victim.

The Quartz County, Alabama district attorney has charged Destiny Grace Harper with murdering her unborn twins—a crime punishable by death. However, Alabama v. Harper isn’t your ordinary homicide case. Harper’s babies suffered from a rare disorder called TTTS, a fatal condition if left untreated, but correctable with minimally invasive surgery. Harper refused the surgery on religious grounds, resulting in the death of both babies, and now Harper is on trial. Enter Elvis Henderson, a traveling criminal defense attorney who roams the country in his campervan.

Cam Crewell can barely keep his head above water in his first year of law school. His struggles intensify when his younger brother and sister are suddenly left with no place to live. Without other options, they move in with Cam and his five eclectic roommates in their overcrowded and barely code-compliant house. Although the new home offers a sense of belonging and support, their world is thrown into turmoil when Child Welfare discovers the kids are living without a true legal guardian.

Cayden Chase is a well-liked and charismatic TV news reporter. With his wealth and popularity, there’s no shortage of women vying for his attention. But after online flirting with a woman named Jade leads to a shared night of racy passion, he’s blindsided when she accuses him of rape.

Instant New York Times Bestseller! “With Jane Smith, Alex Cross has reason to be jealous” (Good Morning America). Hard to Kill features James Patterson’s greatest character yet–a tough-as-nails attorney up against a relentless killer. Attorney Jane Smith is mounting an impossible...

Robert Sulzberger appeared to have a perfect life—a respected position in the City Council, a lovely family, a house with all the trimmings—but behind the façade, his life was crumbling. Drawn into a world of crime and corruption, Sulzberger couldn't find a way out. He couldn't escape. And when he tried to walk away, he found himself behind bars. The trial captures the media's attention, and the dark forces of politics are thrown into the limelight. As the son of a convicted serial killer, Tex Hunter knows just how dangerous those forces can be.

Naukowe ambicje prowadzące do zbrodni w powieści nowej mistrzyni skandynawskiego kryminału. Uniwersytet w Kopenhadze. Przybytek wiedzy, wymiany myśli, twórczej dyskusji. Lecz za fasadą chłodnej naukowej debaty kłębią się emocje, zawiść przeradza się w nienawiść, a urażona duma rodzi żądzę odwetu... Kontrowersyjny profesor zostaje znaleziony martwy w swoim gabinecie. Podejrzani są wszyscy – wybitny paleontolog miał wielu wrogów. Wśród nich jest jego doktorantka Anna. Profesor utrudniał jej obronę przełomowej pracy dyplomowej.

Jackson Rivers has always bucked the rules—and bucking the rules of recovery is no exception. Now that he and Ellery are starting their own law firm, there’s no reason he can’t rush into trouble and take the same risks as always, right? Maybe not. Their first case is a doozy, involving porn stars, drug empires, and daddy issues, and their client, Henry Worrall, wants to be an active participant in his own defense.

In a world where conformity reigned supreme, "The Heretic" emerged as a defiant voice of dissent. His relentless pursuit of justice, unwavering commitment to individual rights, and fearless challenge to the status quo ignited a journey that would shape the destiny of nations.

When Chief Whip Esme Kanha learns of the sudden death of the Minister for Personal Information, she bitterly regrets missing his desperate calls the previous evening. Unconvinced by the verdict of suicide, and suspicious that corrupt colleagues played some part in the man’s death, she decides to investigate—but she must tread carefully in a near-future world dominated by technology, where "what can see, watches, what can hear, listens, and what can be followed is tracked."

Desde hace casi un siglo, Biloxi es conocida por sus playas, complejos turísticos e industria pesquera. Pero también tiene un lado oscuro. Esta ciudad de Mississippi es además famosa por el crimen y la corrupción: desde el juego, la prostitución y el contrabando hasta el narcotráfico y los asesinatos a manos de sicarios.

London, 1968: The psychopathic Kray twins have ruled London’s underworld for years, aided by their government connections, bent coppers, and extreme violence. Now, finally, Superintendent “Nipper” Read’s taskforce has a chance to take them down. The catch: Read needs barrister Charles Holborne to testify against them, while the Krays have evidence against him which would end his career and send him to prison. Caught in the middle, and with his pregnant partner’s life and his career at stake, this time Holborne has no choices left.

Former track star Sean Kenney used to be on top of the world, but that was a very long time ago. Now he’s been estranged from his loved ones for the past two years—until the unthinkable calls him home. While struggling to make sense of the devastating death that has shaken the Kenney family to its core, Sean grasps at the opportunity to seek forgiveness for his past mistakes—from his family and himself—while clinging to the belief that if he can discover what really happened that day, he might somehow be redeemed.

Hugh’s fees are as formidable as his success rate. But even his reputation can’t help him with a widow who opposes him from day one and is clearly hiding crucial information. And if he can’t get her to open up, this high-profile case could destroy his lucrative career.

Sie wollte das System revolutionieren, doch nun steht ihr Leben auf dem Spiel. Die erfolgreiche Anwältin Justine Callaghan hat einst als Anführerin der VITA-Bewegung die Todesstrafe revolutioniert. Ein einziges Mal hat sie das Urteil dennoch verhängt und damit ihr eigenes Leben verpfändet: Sollte sich herausstellen, dass der Verurteilte unschuldig war, muss Justine auf den elektrischen Stuhl. Als nun ein neuer Beweis auftaucht, sieht sich die alleinerziehende Mutter mit den tödlichen Konsequenzen ihrer einstigen Überzeugungen konfrontiert.

A decade ago, it had been unthinkable when Joe Turner's life-long friend, Owen Prescott, was charged with a grisly murder. Then Owen disappeared, leaving behind a brilliant career and budding romance to live as a fugitive from justice. Now, haunted by the memory and clinging to a belief in Owen's innocence, Joe dives in to solve the cold case as the FBI closes in on his friend. The award-winning Joe Turner Mystery series returns with a haunting, serpentine tale that pushes the snarky defense attorney to the brink.