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“Patterson and Lupica make a great team” (Carl Hiaasen) who get “deep into the lives of strong women” (Louise Penny) and Jane Smith is their greatest creation—a badass lawyer with a year to live. “Jane Smith is the best character we’ve ever created. Bar none.” —James Patterson...

Single mother Shei Rivera volunteers herself to a plan orchestrated by her father, Liam Rivera, who is a criminal defense prosecutor for the state of Virginia. The situation requires Shei to commit an unimaginable crime of her own—homicide. Liam has ordered her to murder the man that he prosecuted years prior over a reckless-driving-related death of a child.

When Broker Assistant Kathy Jenkins overhears a suspicious conversation between her boss and an unknown person, she's thrust into a dangerous situation, leading to her wrongful termination. Hiring Scott Winslow, Kathy aims to expose the wrongdoing, while Lee Henry's unconventional investigation uncovers a network of seasoned brokers dealing in non-public information without a paper trail.

Mitchell Roth is a billionaire hedge fund mastermind whose life turns into a nightmare in the blink of an eye. But his fate is just the tip of the iceberg of a larger and more sinister plot lurking beneath the surface. Now he’s framed for insider trading, and Mitchell becomes the target of a ruthless manhunt that involves powerful government agencies and those he trusts. Turned into a hunted fugitive, Mitchell transgresses the boundary between right and wrong. His only chance to make it out alive is to fight back with his financial expertise, money laundering skills, and even murder.

A lawyer's race to reveal a wrongful conviction collides with the dark shadow of a murder in his own home in this propulsive and perfectly-plotted thriller from "one of our best crime writers at the top of his game" (William Kent Krueger, New York Times bestselling author). When Boady Sanden...

""In this stellar debut thriller from playwright Robinson, London-based interpreter Revelle Lee considers the consequences of sabotaging a murder investigation."" —Publishers Weekly, starred review With the taut psychological drama of The Silent Patient and the propulsive storytelling of The...

Um seine Unschuld zu beweisen, taucht er in die Geheimnisse des Vatikans ein … Die Abenteuerthriller-Reihe um den waghalsigen Archäologen geht spannend weiter! Als Archäologe Konstantin Nikolaidis seinen Freund, den Historiker und Mittelalter-Experten Professor Adam, ermordet in seinem Hotelzimmer in Kairo findet, wird er selbst Hauptverdächtiger im Mordfall. Es dauert nicht lange und nicht nur der wahre Mörder, der religiöse Fanatiker Robert Lorenzo, sondern auch die ägyptischen Behörden verfolgen ihn.

For seventeen years, small-town public defender Andy Hughes has been underpaid to look after the poor, the addicted, and the unfortunate souls who constantly cycle through the courts, charged with petty crimes. Then, in the summer of 2020, he’s assigned to a grotesque murder case that brings national media focus to rural Patrick County, Virginia—Alicia Benson, the wife of a wealthy businessman, is murdered in her home. The accused killer, Damian Bullins, is a cunning felon with a long history of violence, and he confesses to the police.

When lawyer Kit Chase loses her job, a three-month job with an international law team in post-conflict Kosovo seems like the perfect distraction from the boring comfort of her life—and fiancé—in New Zealand. But with her first case, hunting down the head of an organized crime group, Kit realizes the conflict in Kosovo is far from over. And she’s right in the middle of it.

Ein Anwalt verliert seine Familie durch Mord und Totschlag – aber die Justiz lässt die Täter laufen. Er will zur Selbstjustiz greifen, aber abgebrühte Gangster stellen ihm eine Falle. Leutnant Irmgard Richter von der SOKO Wien löst diesen Fall auf ihre Art.

As they speed to the end of the trial, Michelle and Phillip Hicks find that the issues in the court take a back seat to an attack on their daughter. Watching her slip deeper and deeper into herself, they can only stand by, helplessly searching for a way to reach her. Recovering from her own tragedy, Judge Tara Miles questions whether or not she is the right person to deliver a verdict, if the trial can even get to that point. S. F. continues to do everything he can to earn his place in the ranks of his master by destroying the first test case of The Universal Court.

Als der Fernsehmann Ladislav Honsack seine Jugendliebe, die berühmte Malerin Rosa Lefschitz aus früheren DDR-Zeiten, besucht, um einen Film über sie zu drehen, befürchtet Rosas Mann Arne, ein Tierarzt, dass die alte Liebe zwischen beiden wieder aufflammen könnte. Von Neugier und Eifersucht getrieben, lässt er zu, dass sein Freund Stugge, ein ehemaliger Stasi-Oberst, eine Abhöranlage in Rosas Atelier installiert. Danach brechen die emotionalen und ideologischen Geheimnisse früherer Jahre wieder auf. Arnes Leben mündet in einem Desaster und endet mit einem Mord.

Dismantling the Blood Trade wasn't the end, but the beginning. Everything the Magistrates do has been called into question. Do they have probable cause? Are they respecting a suspect's right against self-incrimination? The ambassadors have questions, and they think they know the answers, but only the Magistrates know the truth. Called before the Federation Council, the collective body for discussing matters that affect all member planets, Magistrate Rivka Anoa is put under the spotlight to answer for all she had done.

Ein hochspannender Thriller mit dem echten Ermittlerwissen eines ehemaligen Kriminalbeamten! Sommer 2002: In Palermo wird ein Priester erschossen, in Antwerpen stellen Ermittler drei Tonnen Kokain sicher, in Zürich begeht ein Pilot Selbstmord. Drei scheinbar isolierte Vorfälle. Doch bei der Schweizer Bundeskriminalpolizei verdichten sich die Hinweise, dass alle mit dem Ex-Banker Baumann zu tun haben, der in Diensten südamerikanischer Narcos steht. David Keller, Bundesermittler und Mafia-Experte, wird auf den vermeintlichen Routinefall angesetzt.

Ein hochspannender Thriller mit dem echten Ermittlerwissen eines ehemaligen Kriminalbeamten! Sommer 2002: In Palermo wird ein Priester erschossen, in Antwerpen stellen Ermittler drei Tonnen Kokain sicher, in Zürich begeht ein Pilot Selbstmord. Drei scheinbar isolierte Vorfälle. Doch bei der Schweizer Bundeskriminalpolizei verdichten sich die Hinweise, dass alle mit dem Ex-Banker Baumann zu tun haben, der in Diensten südamerikanischer Narcos steht. David Keller, Bundesermittler und Mafia-Experte, wird auf den vermeintlichen Routinefall angesetzt.

When Oliver Banks is charged with attempted murder after hitting a pedestrian with a car, Defense Attorney Ashley Montgomery is hesitant to take his case. Something is off about Oliver, and when troubling new information emerges, she begins to suspect he might be entangled in something far worse than this one crime.

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.

Lieutenant Sheila Worthy has been viciously slain, and it's up to Major Kara Guidry, the top lawyer in the Judge Advocate General's office, to track down her killer. But Guidry finds she must tread lightly. Rumors have linked the dead lieutenant to General William Beckwith, who was Kara's instructor at West Point and is now on the short list to become the Army's next Chief of Staff. Guidry must also contend with Beckwith's rivals, who would like nothing more than to see the general discredited.

Es wird persönlich für Strafverteidiger Rocco Eberhardt: Wie tief steckt sein Vater in einem mörderischen Polit-Skandal? Im 3. Justiz-Krimi der Bestseller-Autoren Michael Tsokos (Rechtsmediziner) und Florian Schwiecker (früherer Strafverteidiger) geht es um Korruption, zwielichtige Immobilien-Geschäfte – und einen Mord. Ein Polit-Skandal erschüttert Berlin: In einem geleakten Video ist zu sehen, wie Bausenator Dieter Möller schmutzige Immobiliendeals mit einem russischen Oligarchen aushandelt - auch der Vater von Strafverteidiger Rocco Eberhardt soll darin verwickelt sein.

Prosecutor Justine Boucher has only asked for the death penalty once, in a brutal murder case. In doing so, she put her own life on the line. Because, if the convicted are later found innocent, the lawyer who requested the execution will be sentenced to death. Justine had no doubt that the man she sent to the chair was guilty. Until now. Presented with evidence that could prove his innocence, Justine must find out the truth before anyone else does. Her life depends on it.