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Man nennt ihn den König der Todeszellen. Randal Korn hat mehr Menschen auf den elektrischen Stuhl geschickt als jeder andere Staatsanwalt in Amerika. Und er genießt es, bei Hinrichtungen zuzusehen. Sein nächstes Opfer: Andy Dubois, ein junger Afroamerikaner, der wegen des Mordes an einem weißen Mädchen zum Tode verurteilt werden soll. Korn hat bereits alles für einen möglichst kurzen Prozess vorbereitet. Doch er hat nicht mit Eddie Flynn gerechnet. Dem New Yorker Anwalt bleiben sieben Tage, um Andy vor einer korrupten Justiz zu retten und den wahren Täter zu finden.

When a local criminal defense attorney turns up dead, Sheriff Billie Gray arrives on the scene. At first glance, the lawyer’s death looks like suicide. But Billie knows better: this was murder. To assist with the investigation, Billie calls on her old friend Solomon Shepard, who isn’t so eager to accept. After a traumatic attack left him mentally in shambles, Solomon is on indefinite leave from the county attorney’s office. But Billie needs him. And he can’t say no to Billie.

“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...

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.

When a young woman dies in a late-night restaurant fire, the owner, Bobby Carter, is charged with arson and murder. The evidence is stacked against him, but something doesn’t add up. And his only chance for justice rests on the shoulders of small-town lawyer Leland Munroe… Leland is convinced someone’s out to frame his client. But as the trial heats up, he realizes that he's facing more than just a legal battle.

All families have secrets. Some protect. Others destroy. Three sisters. A last wish from their dying mother. Can they forgive her? Brenda Smith shouldn’t feel lucky – she’s only got months to live, if that. But knowing this means she’s got one final chance to make peace with the grown-up...

Islamisten verüben in der Münchner U-Bahn einen grauenvollen Anschlag, der weltweit für Entsetzen sorgt. Mehr als 200 Menschen sterben. Besonders brisant: In der U-Bahn sollte sich der Bayerische Staatsminister des Inneren, Martin Himmel, befinden, der sich jedoch verspätet. Galt der Anschlag ihm? Schnell hat Kommissar Torge Prager einen Verdächtigen: Laid Abaaoud, einen Syrer. Doch Torge kann den Verdacht nur bestätigen, wenn er das Gesetz bricht. Eine Frau glaubt an Laids Unschuld: Oberregierungsrätin Antonia Himmel, die Tochter des Ministers.

Five years ago, when Akash Hingorani won a trial in court for his friends Priti and Vansh Diwan, he lost his heart to the presiding judge, Shilpa Singh. But the passionate start to their relationship would meet a swift end. And then, nine months after the affair is over, Akash gets a call for help from Judge Shilpa Singh.

Rising star politician and lawyer Jude Birch is clearly keeping secrets about his past from his wife. Jude has been the bystander of a seemingly gang-related shooting, but as the secrets kept since law school unravel—with the help of a zealous news reporter and the Capitol Police—his wife realizes he might not have been an unintended victim after all. Meanwhile, she makes every effort to clamp down a past marked by abuse and lies, and even a false accusation that still haunts her.

Barbara is in a world of trouble. Mitch tries to do what he can but soon finds himself on the outside looking in. Mitch takes on a new client that has been charged with felony murder, hoping it will distract him from Barbara’s challenges. It seems to help, but he finds it increasingly difficult to maintain his focus because he is sure he can recover the situation for Barbara. Mitch is in too deep before he realizes that he’s risking malpractice and that his new client might suffer for his mistakes. Mitch is at risk of losing everything.

'Emily' is een toegewijde, alleenstaande moeder, 'Jack' heeft een nieuwe baan in een nieuwe stad. Ze delen allebei hetzelfde geheim: geen van beiden zijn wie ze zeggen dat ze zijn. Zes criminelen in Engeland hebben anonimiteit verkregen. Door de ongelooflijke wreedheden uit hun verleden leek een nieuwe start en re-integratie onmogelijk, totdat de overheid besloot hen een tweede kans te geven: elk van hen kreeg een nieuwe identiteit, in een nieuwe stad, met een nieuwe baan – en niemand die het ooit te weten zou komen. Dat dachten ze tenminste.

Meet Tony Valenti. His high-flying corporate law career just cratered. His society marriage blew up in a bitter divorce. He's returned to the Chicago suburbs to lick his wounds and regroup in the haven of the Valenti family home. But time to heal isn't in the cards. Tony's elderly father inexplicably shoots a sheriff's deputy on their front porch. Nobody knows why, and Papa isn't talking. Then their house becomes an unlikely target for condemnation and expropriation by corrupt local officials and their cronies.

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.

Known to locals as the “Christmas Guy,” Nick Whittaker has delighted his neighbors with an elaborate holiday light show and his uncanny resemblance to Santa Claus. A bit of a loner, Nick has found his place and his calling as a mall Santa in the quaint Northern Michigan town of Helene. He’s the last person anyone would have suspected in the brutal beating of a local politician. But when the bloodied murder weapon turns up in his trash and surveillance video puts him at the crime scene, Nick finds himself on trial for his freedom.

Саша, привет! — история винтика внутри социальной машины. Сергей Петрович, Сережа, преподаватель Московского государственного университета современных искусств и культуры, вступил в отношения со своей студенткой. Без конвоя и принуждения он прибыл в зал суда, где заслушал собственный приговор — «Смертная казнь». Теперь он должен явиться в КИН (Комбинат исполнения наказаний), где приговор будет в любой момент приведен в действие. Или не приведен до самой его, Сережи, старости. С этого момента фантасмагория набирает обороты, все сильнее отталкиваясь от реальности, но не покидая пределов знакомой читателю обыденности.

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.

“A superb entertainment that is a work of power, distinction and high seriousness.” – Washington Post From #1 New York Times bestselling author Greg Iles come the widely acclaimed Natchez Burning trilogy, featuring Penn Cage Natchez Burning Raised in Natchez, Mississippi, Penn Cage learned...

Have you ever met a principled criminal? How about an ethical snitch or, more unimaginable still, a truthful politician? Here’s your chance to listen to the completely honest work history of a man who is all these things. Follow Frank Marten through the strange coincidences that either plague him, save him…or both.

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 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.