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En kold vintermorgen står Kim over for at skulle møde sit hold for første gang. Og offeret i hendes næste sag står over for at møde morderen … Da liget af en ung mand bliver fundet halshugget og naglet til jorden ved Clent Hills, styrter Kim og hendes nye enhed ud til gerningsstedet. Men der er noget, der ikke stemmer. Da Kim ransager offerets hjem, finder hun en lille piges værelse og en skjult computer.

Det forældrepar, der tilbyder den største løsesum, kommer til at se deres datter igen. Det par, der taber, gør ikke. Tag ikke fejl. Et barn kommer til at dø. Da bedsteveninderne på ni år, Charlie og Amy, forsvinder, bliver to familier kastet ud i et mareridt. En sms bekræfter det utænkelige: at pigerne er blevet ofre for en frygtelig kidnapning. Da endnu en sms spiller familierne ud mod hinanden for at redde deres børn, begynder uret at tikke for kommissær Kim Stone og hendes team.

Erin McCabe’s years as a criminal defense attorney have prepared her for almost anything, except being on the opposite side of the interrogation table. A new client—a successful financial adviser—was found stabbed to death on the beach near his palatial Jersey Shore home. The time of death is estimated to be during Erin’s one and only consultation with him, during which he revealed that he was secretly transgender. As the last person to see him alive, Erin’s now the prime suspect.

The debut audiobook by former Director of the FBI, James Comey. A federal prosecutor's case against the Mob is blown wide open with a shocking revelation. The trial of the century. One chance to crack the case. A million ways to lose. Federal prosecutor Nora Carleton has spent years building a...

Chester, England. Nach einem traumatischen Erlebnis hat Clara Pascal sich geschworen, nie wieder eine Strafverteidigung zu übernehmen: Zu oft verwischt die Grenze zwischen Schuld und Unschuld vor Gericht, zu oft muss sich Clara fragen, ob sie als Anwältin wirklich zum Guten beiträgt. Doch die Ruhe der Kleinstadt wird erschüttert, als ein Mann, der schon einmal verurteilt wurde, nun unter Verdacht steht, erneut einen Mord begangen zu haben.

Der 3. Fall für Eddie Flynn von Steve Cavanagh ("Thirteen"). Leonard Howells schlimmster Albtraum ist Realität: Seine Tochter Caroline wurde entführt und dabei schwer verletzt. Zwar schaltet Howell die Polizei ein, doch nur einem Mann traut er wirklich zu, Caroline zu retten: Eddie Flynn. Eddie weiß, wie es ist, eine Tochter zu verlieren. Und er schwört, Caroline sicher nach Hause zu bringen. Als ehemaliger Betrüger und jetziger Spitzenanwalt kennt Flynn alle Tricks, mit denen man seine Gegner hinters Licht führen kann.

Der 3. Fall für Eddie Flynn von Steve Cavanagh ("Thirteen"). Leonard Howells schlimmster Albtraum ist Realität: Seine Tochter Caroline wurde entführt und dabei schwer verletzt. Zwar schaltet Howell die Polizei ein, doch nur einem Mann traut er wirklich zu, Caroline zu retten: Eddie Flynn. Eddie weiß, wie es ist, eine Tochter zu verlieren. Und er schwört, Caroline sicher nach Hause zu bringen. Als ehemaliger Betrüger und jetziger Spitzenanwalt kennt Flynn alle Tricks, mit denen man seine Gegner hinters Licht führen kann.

Old-school reporter William Carver returns in this deeply topical and dramatic international thriller. 'Smart and topical' Financial Times (An FT Best New Thriller 2023) 'A compelling, fast-paced thriller' Sun Australian inventor and geoengineer Clive Winner is the genius who brought the Great...

Un uomo ucciso a colpi di arma da fuoco nella sua stanza e un assassino scomparso nella notte senza lasciare tracce. A indagare sul delitto è Violet Strange, la prima donna detective nella storia del mystery. Un racconto dell'autrice americana che rese popolare il genere poliziesco con un decennio di anticipo su Conan Doyle e diventò un modello per molti scrittori a venire.

Criminal defense attorney Talon Winter agrees to represent an 18-year-old man charged with a murder he didn't commit. But under the strict letter of the law, he can still be held responsible for the actions of the person who actually pulled the trigger. The problem is, the trigger-puller is a cop.

The gripping new thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling phenomenon, VOX ‘Shocking, emotive, urgent and original’ Chris Whitaker ’A non-stop thrill ride’ Jeffery Deaver ’Queen of the “what if” thriller. Unflinching, unguessable and unputdownable’ Simon Lelic ’Thrilling...

"Comer gets to go deeper with the role; this isn’t a replication of her intrepid stage turn, but a continuation of it....It’s a nimble, beautifully modulated performance, and a showcase for Comer’s facility with voices." —The New York Times This program is read by Jodie Comer (Killing...

Für Familienrichter Krause und für die Scheidungsanwältin Blessing endet an einem sommerlichen Freitagmittag unerwartet ihre kleinbürgerliche Idylle. In den nun kommenden Tagen durchleben sie ein Schreckensszenario gepaart aus nackten Existenzängsten und längst verdrängten Ereignissen ihrer eigenen Geschichte. Die Idylle an den schönen Brandenburger Seen täuscht. Unerbittlich werden sie von ihrem Entführer mit den zerstörerischen Folgen ihres beruflichen Tuns konfrontiert.

A drone mission gone awry just blew up one bride's special day, and she calls on celebrated war hero and justice-hungry lawyer Christine Sussman to bring the responsible parties to justice. But while court cases fought solely on US soil are tough, this international battle is near impossible to navigate. Especially when big oil spills into the mix.

When nineteen-year-old Jill Moss goes missing near the Utah-Arizona border, everyone has an opinion. Only Norma Gallagher, a search and rescue volunteer, knows the real story. Norma’s already found Jill, huddled in a cave and terrified that her abusive boyfriend, Jake, will kill her. If he ever sees her again. To protect Jill from a dangerous man, Norma quietly delivers the girl to her grateful parents in California, even though she’s conflicted. Keeping Jill safe and hidden from Jake, the press, and the public will be their secret. But secrets can’t last forever.

Supreme Court clerk Avery Keene is back, trying to get her feet on solid ground after unravelling an international conspiracy. But as the sparks of Congressional hearings and political skirmishes swirl around her, Avery is approached at a legal conference by Preston Davies, an unassuming young man and fellow law clerk to a federal judge in Idaho. Davies believes his boss, Judge Francesca Whitner, was being blackmailed in the days before she died. Desperate to understand what happened, he gives Avery a file, a burner phone, and a fearful warning that there are highly dangerous people involved.

Deal Coin is dead. So is Tyson Gore—the crypto company's rockstar CEO. Homeless addict Reggie Jones stands accused of his murder during a botched robbery in the heart of Salesforce Park. San Francisco Public Defenders Mike Daley and Rosie Fernandez race against time to uncover the truth for Reggie.

Nirgends bist du sicherer als in den Armen deiner Mutter. Ein Ausflug mit Mama in den Wald. Dichte Bäume, eine Lichtung mit verwunschenem Teich. Mama gibt uns Tee zu trinken. Ich werde müde, Mama drückt mich - immer fester, ihre Hände legen sich um meinen Hals. Ich kann nicht atmen, will ich sagen, doch es geht nicht. Was tust du nur, Mama? Ein kleines Mädchen, brutal im Wald erstickt. Die Mutter auf der Anklagebank. Gerichtsreporterin Kiki Heiland zweifelt an der Schuld der Angeklagten und recherchiert auf eigene Faust. Und was die junge Journalistin aufdeckt, hätte niemand erwarten können.

Determined to enjoy the pace of small-town life, lawyer Sam Johnstone has left his painful past behind and looks forward to taking each new day as it comes. Yet just as he sees peace and tranquility on the horizon, a close friend is charged with murder. Unable to stand quietly by, Sam quickly signs on for the defense. But how can he defend a client who has already confessed to the crime? Further complicating matters, an ethically challenged prosecutor with an ax to grind seems embarked on a personal crusade against Sam.

“This is the eighteenth Swyteck novel since The Pardon (1994), and it’s just as good as the rest. Grippando keeps coming up with complex and timely cases, and this one is first-rate.” — Booklist A contentious intellectual piracy case leads to an unsolved murder, and Jack Swyteck’s...