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Febbraio 2005. Giacomo Meroni ha quarant'anni e, dopo l'incidente che ha sconvolto la vita della moglie Rossana e la sua, ha abbandonato la divisa da carabiniere per entrare nello studio legale del suocero, il quale finalmente gli ha appena affidato il suo primo caso da avvocato ("Non mi ringraziare, ti sto passando una grana" è il rassicurante incipit). Rapina a mano armata in stile classico: un uomo incappucciato entra in una gioielleria di corso Giulio Cesare, minaccia il negoziante, lo lega mani e piedi, ed esce con migliaia di euro di orologi e preziosi.

Kurz bevor eine chinesische Delegation in Kopenhagen eintrifft, entdeckt Daniel Hartmann, ein Analyst des dänischen Geheimdienstes, etwas Beunruhigendes: Ein Mitglied der Delegation möchte mit einer falschen Identität einreisen. Um der Sache auf den Grund zu gehen, wird die junge Agentin Maja Birk, die sich gerade erst von einem gefährlichen Einsatz erholt hat, auf den Fall angesetzt. Nach und nach verdichten sich die Hinweise, dass die Abordnung besonders an einem Forschungsprojekt zum Nordpolarmeer vor Grönland interessiert ist. Maja Birk und Daniel Hartmann ermitteln in ihrem ersten Fall.

Leland Monroe lost everything… His big city job, his sterling reputation and, worst of all, his loving wife. Now he’s starting over, setting up shop in his quiet hometown of Basking Rock. And struggling to repair his relationship with his troubled son. But Basking Rock holds dark memories for Leland. And even darker secrets… When a case involving Leland’s high school sweetheart reveals a tangled web of corruption, Leland realizes it’s not just his client’s life that’s at stake. Powerful forces surface to threaten the precious few loved ones he has left.

Early 11 Century CE. King Rājarāja Chōḷa-I is in the process of building a monumental temple for Lord Shiva at his capital city, Thanjāvūr in Tamil Nadu. Meanwhile, deep in the recesses of Chēra forests (modern Kerala), an old enemy is hatching a sinister conspiracy against the king to...

When a drug cartel gives Dallas defense lawyer Cash McCahill an ultimatum, he must make the choice to betray his client or face death. After a cartel places a bounty on the head of Dallas criminal lawyer Cash McCahill, he hides in plain sight by hiring a surgeon to give him a new face and...

Carlos puts in his forty hours a week, pays his taxes, and loves his family. But when his daughter gets sick and the only treatment that will save her is far beyond his means, he does the only thing he can think of. He robs banks. The money comes in, but so does unwanted help from the criminal underworld, and soon it's all out of control.

Gelesen von Grisham-Stimme Charles Brauer. Simon Latch ist ein kleiner Anwalt im ländlichen Virginia. Finanziell kommt er nur mit Müh und Not über die Runden, zudem geht seine Ehe in die Brüche. Dann betritt Eleanor Barnett sein Büro, eine ältere Witwe, die ein neues Testament braucht. Offenbar hat ihr Mann ihr ein gewaltiges Vermögen hinterlassen, von dem niemand etwas weiß. Simon behandelt den Auftrag streng vertraulich, aber die Nachricht von Eleanors Reichtum scheint durchzusickern. Als Eleanor Opfer eines Autounfalls wird, muss Simon erkennen, dass nichts so ist, wie es scheint.

Gelesen von Grisham-Stimme Charles Brauer. Simon Latch ist ein kleiner Anwalt im ländlichen Virginia. Finanziell kommt er nur mit Müh und Not über die Runden, zudem geht seine Ehe in die Brüche. Dann betritt Eleanor Barnett sein Büro, eine ältere Witwe, die ein neues Testament braucht. Offenbar hat ihr Mann ihr ein gewaltiges Vermögen hinterlassen, von dem niemand etwas weiß. Simon behandelt den Auftrag streng vertraulich, aber die Nachricht von Eleanors Reichtum scheint durchzusickern. Als Eleanor Opfer eines Autounfalls wird, muss Simon erkennen, dass nichts so ist, wie es scheint.

Mickey Haller es un abogado defensor que trabaja desde el asiento trasero de su coche, un Lincoln, y que se mueve de un tribunal de Los Ángeles a otro para defender a clientes de todo tipo: motociclistas, estafadores, conductores ebrios, traficantes de drogas... todos están en la lista de clientes de Mickey Haller. Para él, la ley rara vez trata sobre la culpabilidad o la inocencia: se trata de negociación y manipulación.

Alessandro Gordiani è caduto in una crisi profonda dopo la tragica conclusione dell'ultima causa di cui si è occupato. Si è ritirato nella sua casa al mare e ha deciso di abbandonare la professione. Dopo varie insistenze, la figlia Ilaria, diventata avvocato come lui, lo convince a tornare sui suoi passi per assumere la difesa di Ernesto Boni, il nuovo compagno di sua madre, accusato di omicidio colposo per violazione della normativa sulla sicurezza sul lavoro per una morte bianca avvenuta nel suo cantiere.

A popular president. A constitutional loophole. A country holding its breath. When legal theories surface suggesting a president might serve beyond two terms, the idea of a third run shifts from rumor to strategy. Elena Park, a White House communications aide, helps shape language meant to reassure the public—until she realizes those words are being used to rewrite the rules.

Die Stockholmer Investigativjournalistin Julia verfolgt eine heiße Spur: Alles deutet darauf hin, dass der charismatische, beliebte Ministerpräsident Schwedens auch dunkle Seiten hat. Als Julia von ihrem Chefredakteur kaltgestellt wird, ahnt sie, wie hochbrisant die Sache ist. Erst recht, als ihr politisch unerfahrener Ehemann, Windkraft-Experte Alfred, plötzlich zum Pressesprecher des Ministerpräsidenten ernannt wird. Julia kann Alfred nicht sagen, was sie sofort vermutet: Dieser Job wurde ihm nur angeboten, um sie endgültig zum Schweigen zu bringen.

Deutschland, 2033. Die rechtsextreme Partei AUFSTAND stellt die Bundeskanzlerin. Als die junge Anwältin Marie Wigand ihrer Chefin bei einem neuen Strafprozess assistieren soll, ahnt sie noch nichts von seinem historischen Ausmaß. Die Generalsekretärin der einzigen Oppositionspartei REFORM wird angeklagt, hinter einem Bombenanschlag auf die Parteizentrale des AUFSTANDs zu stecken.

Ashley Corbin, a former tennis prodigy turned prosecutor, finds herself entangled in a high-profile rape case in the small town of Freeman’s Gate. After the rapist, Daniel Lockhart, is acquitted by a jury, the victim, Sheila Fanning, having lost the protection of the rape exception in the abortion law, is arrested on the courthouse steps for having procured an illegal abortion.

Michael Gresham's career is hanging by a thread. The lawyer who stops at nothing to defend others is in the defendant's chair, alone. Enter Harley Sturgis, a lawyer whose own career is on the brink of collapse. But Gresham's case could be her salvation. Save Gresham, save his legacy, and save her own job. There's only one problem. According to the greatest legal minds in the city, Gresham is guilty.

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Can she uncover the truth… before it buries her? Eden Gray, a disillusioned lawyer, leaves the city behind to start her own law firm in her beloved Cornwall. However, her plans for a fresh start are derailed when she is coerced into defending Rowan Lutey, a teenage surrogate accused of burying...

Murder, mines, and missing millions—retirement just got interesting. When a shady real estate developer is found murdered beneath Harriet Keaton’s family home—shot, stabbed, and surrounded by rare 1830s gold coins—her estranged twin brother Joey is the prime suspect. He insists he’s innocent... but won’t name the real culprit. With Joey refusing to talk and millions missing from the retirement accounts, the future of the Independence Retirement Community is suddenly on the line.

When fifteen-year-old Trayvon Clapper is murdered by a guard at Camp B in Florida, his fringe-living mother and boyfriend come to Bergman-Deketomis to file a lawsuit against the facility. Details of the case trigger in Deke memories of his own troubled childhood. As a boy, Deke had no stable parents around him, so he lived with several different families over the years as he grew up, avoiding the foster care system. However, his best friend, Bucky, was not so fortunate.