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It’s 2 A.M. in a Cleveland suburb when a woman is found murdered—ritually slain and left on the altar at St. Andrew’s Church. Reverend Howard Jamison is discovered covered in blood. A Satanic Bible lies open on his desk. And he isn't talking. Attorney Hunter St. James, already battling his own demons, is forced onto the case. His once-promising career is collapsing, his socialite girlfriend is pregnant, and now he’s saddled with a pro-bono defense he has no chance of winning. Raised by an infamous father, Hunter has spent a lifetime outrunning disgrace. But now he’s running straight into it.

An unrepentant killer. An execution from hell. The stakes? Eternal life.“Love doesn’t exist. And Fr. Jacob is right about one thing. Without it, life is utterly meaningless.” Carl Jarrold, a convicted assassin, believes that all human relationships turn on what one human being wants from another: that there is no such thing as love and thus no meaning to life. Prison chaplain Fr. Jacob, the closest thing he has to a friend, has struggled for three long years to convince Carl how wrong he is—to no avail. But the day of execution has finally arrived, and nothing goes quite as Carl expects.

When a woman is found murdered and eerily staged to resemble Attorney Sabre Brown, it becomes clear this is no random crime—someone is sending a message. As Sabre fights in court to protect a vulnerable child, her personal and professional worlds begin to collide in chilling ways. Soon, more women turn up dead, each with disturbing ties to Sabre’s past. With the help of her investigator and partner, JP Torn, and a close-knit team of family and friends, Sabre races to uncover the truth.

Christian Davis, a former big-firm lawyer turned social justice warrior, has just been assigned the case of his life by the State of California. Jamel Jackson, a sixteen-year-old black boy, has just been convicted for the brutal rape of a prominent movie star. Christian digs into the case with gusto, as he examines the trial court transcript for any hint that the trial court might have erred in Jamel's case. As he gets into the investigation of the case, he's shocked at what he has found. Corruption at the highest level is staring him in the face. 

A finales del mes de julio, en Gran Canaria, al borde de las vacaciones y con el calor acechando cuerpos y mentes, el único objetivo del abogado protagonista de esta novela, con tanta habilidad para sacar adelante sus casos como pocos escrúpulos para complacer a sus clientes, es poder disfrutar de unos días de tranquilidad junto a su marido y su hija. Pero ni la isla ni su trabajo le darán tregua. La isla, porque algunos de los cadáveres que con frecuencia recibe en sus costas tienen que ver —más de lo que parece— con su pasado, su familia y esos tejemanejes de los que más se avergüenza.

Ex-Staatsanwalt Andreas Starck versucht noch immer, seine Unschuld zu beweisen, nachdem er vor fünf Jahren einem Komplott zum Opfer fiel und ins Gefängnis musste. Mithilfe des Investigativ-Journalisten Tom Finder, der schon seit längerer Zeit versucht die versteckten Konten der Reichen und Mächtigen aufzudecken, erkennt er die Verbindungen bis in die höchsten Stellen der Justiz. Um seinen Namen reinzuwaschen, muss Starck die wahre Identität Onkel Pablos aufdecken, einem der mächtigen Mafiabosse Europas. Hilfe erhält er unverhofft von der Diebin Vanessa Conrad.

Corporate conspiracy, money and murder, Pleading Guilty is Scott Turow's third Kindle County legal thriller. Mack Malloy, ex-cop, not-quite-ex-drunk, and partner-on-the-wane in one of the country's most high-powered law firms. A long-time ally of the wayward, Mack is on the trail of a colleague...

In der Vergangenheit hat Nicholas Meller sich in der Polizei eher Feinde gemacht – immerhin war er lange Zeit die beste Adresse für Kölns Kleinkriminelle, bevor er zum Staranwalt der Reichen und Zwielichtigen aufstieg. Umso überraschender, dass ausgerechnet sein alter Rivale nun seine Dienste in Anspruch nimmt: Der Hauptkommissar Rongen wird des Mordes angeklagt. Angeblich soll er einen unbewaffneten Mann erschossen haben – der Hauptverdächtige in einer Reihe eiskalter Polizistenmorde. Auf der Suche nach der Wahrheit verstrickt Meller sich immer tiefer in ein Netz aus Korruption und Gewalt.

Thirteen dramatised courtroom tales of conflicting evidence, exasperating witnesses and slippery counsel, from the writer of Brothers in Law What does it feel like to be a Judge? Listen to these self-contained dramas and you can almost feel you are looking at proceedings from the lofty position...

Eight thrilling tales from the writer of Brothers in Law, featuring courtroom cases, legal wranglings, conspiracy and blackmail Barrister and county court judge, Henry Cecil wrote numerous comic stories set in the legal world, most famously Brothers in Law. Collected here are eight vintage...

Der steigende Meeresspiegel der Nordsee. Eine junge Frau, die sieht, was niemand wissen darf. Vier tote Wissenschaftler auf einer einsamen Bohrinsel im Ozean. Und eine hochgeheime Akte. Journalist Nick Schäfer dachte, das Schlimmste an diesem Herbst 2052 sei der rasant steigende Meeresspiegel der Nordsee und die Evakuierung seiner Mutter aus ihrem Heimatdorf. Doch dann kommt der Anruf seiner Exfreundin Emma. Sie ist in Todesangst. Hat sie wirklich Beweise dafür, wer hinter dieser verheerenden Umweltkatastrophe steckt?

Returning to her hometown after years of practicing law in Chicago, Maggie Gallagher is determined to put her family first—no more cases that could put her or her loved ones in danger. But when her childhood friend is arrested for the murder of a high school football coach, Maggie has to take the case. She knows Troy better than anyone, and she’s certain he wouldn’t hurt a fly.

Als die junge Anwaltsassistentin Taylor Lockwood von ihrem Vorgesetzten bei einer führenden New Yorker Kanzlei gebeten wird, eine verdeckte interne Ermittlung für ihn durchzuführen, hat sie keine andere Wahl als zu akzeptieren. Sie soll ein gestohlenes Dokument finden, dass sie weit mehr kosten könnte als nur den aktuellen Fall: ein Scheck über 25 Millionen Dollar … Während Taylor um jeden Preis verhindern muss, dass die Presse von dem Diebstahl erfährt, versucht sie herauszufinden, wer in der Firma von dem brisanten Dokument wusste.

Un abogado acusado de asesinato se embarca en una carrera contrarreloj para descubrir al verdadero culpable en un trepidante nuevo thriller del maestro Grisham. Simon Latch es un modesto abogado de Virginia que gana lo justo para pagar sus facturas mientras contempla cómo su matrimonio se desmorona poco a poco. Hasta el día en que entra en su despacho Eleanor Barnett, una anciana que necesita redactar un nuevo testamento. Según relata, su marido le dejó una pequeña fortuna de la que nadie sabe nada.

In Cornwall's shadows, a lawyer and a doctor play a twisted game of revenge. Claire McBride, a lawyer dedicated to justice, receives devastating news—her cancer has returned, and this time, it’s terminal. Desperate to take control of her final days, she embarks on a dangerous mission to...

A digital-exclusive Eddie Flynn novella from the author of THE DEFENCE. Eddie Flynn, con-man turned criminal lawyer, has an impossible choice. He has damning evidence against a corrupt NYPD detective who stands accused of killing a suspect. But if he uses this evidence in court, both he and his...

A race-against-time audio thriller from the author of the “unguessable and unputdownable” (Alex Michaelides, #1 New York Times bestselling author) Kill for Me, Kill for You. Cross-examination isn’t a war of words. It’s not a legal battle. It’s not about who shouts the hardest or...

Aidan Collins has his very first large case when his client, Marina Vasiliev, a drop-dead gorgeous mental patient, is accused of killing her wealthy husband. Marina insists that she didn't do it, but Aidan can't trust her. After all, he met Marina in the mental hospital–he originally obtained her as a client when she was involuntarily committed, and he assisted her with getting out. Diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, Marina's view of reality shifts from day to day. Marina has no memory of what happened the night that her husband died.

A lawyer who was set up, imprisoned, and disbarred, only to be vindicated and reinstated, is determined to find out who set her up and cover their tracks with a trail of dead bodies. This program is read by Thérèse Plummer, winner of multiple Audie and Earphone awards. Defense Attorney Karen...

Chloe thought she and her husband Lucas shared no secrets, but when she opens the box hidden under the floorboard and finds the fake documents, she knows her husband is hiding something from her. As much as she wants to know the truth, she can't confront Lucas about it, so she embarks on a secret investigation. The deeper she digs, the more unsettling things she unearths, and the illusion of the lie she's been living crumbles with revelation. Chloe is faced with a terrible realization: Seeking the truth comes with a cost, and it could result in losing far more than just her marriage.