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Cole Evans thought he'd found a safe haven for his family and a growing band of survivors of the most lethal virus the world has ever known. But he finds continued survival is far from guaranteed as they battle hostile encounters with other survivors, nature, and devastating accidents. Are they prepared to survive their first brutal Wisconsin winter after the rest of the world has perished?

Ten years of frustration and heartbreak caring for his son John, born with a catastrophic heart defect, have convinced Rick Morrow that the world is stacked against his family. And on what should be the best day of their life - the day when John will finally get a new heart - an even worse nightmare begins, when the helicopter carrying the heart crashes, destroying the heart and the hopes of the Morrow family. Rick's heartbreak turns to rage as he begins to suspect that the accident was no accident at all.

Sie sind tödlich. Und sie sind außer Kontrolle. Als die Wissenschaftsjournalistin Nina Falkenberg ihren ehemaligen Mentor Anasias in Georgien besucht, gerät sie mitten in einen tödlichen Angriff auf ihn. Zuvor kann er Nina jedoch verraten, dass es ihm gelungen ist, ein Medikament gegen die gefährlichsten multiresistenten Keime der Welt zu finden. Musste er deswegen sterben? Zusammen mit dem Foodhunter Tom Morell, dessen Tochter an einem dieser Keime erkrankt ist, versucht Nina, die Forschungsergebnisse nachzuvollziehen.

Was wäre, wenn...? Der Katastrophen-Thriller "Das Labor" bietet rasante, top-recherchierte Hochspannung rund um einen ruchlosen Plan, ein ehrgeiziges Pharma-Unternehmen und Viren-Manipulation. "Pass auf den Stick auf, Paul..." Nach ihrem Autounfall kann Lotte Gerlach, PR-Managerin der aufstrebenden Pharmafirma ClarTop, ihrem erschütterten Mann nicht mehr sagen, was es mit dem Stick auf sich hat. Nur eines erscheint Paul in den nächsten Tagen immer sicherer: Der Unfall seiner geliebten Lotte wurde gezielt herbeigeführt. Aber weshalb?

Ominöse Leichenteile tauchen in Kiel auf - ein neuer brisanter Fall für Paul Herzfeld, authentisch und atemberaubend spannend erzählt von Michael Tsokos, Deutschlands bekanntestem Rechtsmediziner. In einem privaten medizinischen Lehrinstitut werden Leichenteile beschlagnahmt. Es besteht der Verdacht der illegalen Beschaffung. In der Kieler Rechtsmedizin erkennt Paul Herzfeld auf einem der beschlagnahmten Arme ein auffälliges Nazi-Tattoo wieder: eine schwarze Sonne. Der versierte Rechtsmediziner beweist anhand von DNA-Untersuchung und Blutprobenvergleich, dass er den Mann, zu dem dieser Arm gehört, schon einmal seziert hat.

A shocking and twisty novel of psychological suspense about a boundary-breaking love affair between a doctor and her patient, by Jane Shemilt, Edgar-nominated, #1 international bestselling author of The Daughter. What price would you pay for falling in love? Rachel is a respected doctor who...

While grieving her husband's murder, a young Colorado veterinarian meets a troubled FBI agent and begins to uncover the world's most sinister secrets in this thriller from James Patterson. Frannie O'Neill is a young and talented veterinarian living in Colorado. Plagued by the mysterious murder...

Natalie King has been hired to do a psychiatric evaluation for the children’s court. A simple custody dispute. But nothing is ever simple. Malik claims his ex-wife, Jenna, is crazy and compulsive; Jenna claims Malik has been abusing their daughter, Chelsea. But what if all the claims are true? Or none? How can Natalie protect the child? And with both parents saying they’re desperate to keep their daughter safe - what if one of them is desperate enough to kill?

Will the last humans on Earth please turn out the lights? James Patterson's ZOO was just the beginning. The planet is still under violent siege by ferocious animals. Humans are their desperate prey. Except some humans are evolving, mutating into a savage species that could save civilization--or...

Det. Sgt. Jamila Patel and Det. Con. Jerry Pardoe have reluctantly acquired a reputation in the Metropolitan Police for their ability to tackle bizarre and apparently supernatural crimes. Now they have been called back together after three bodies are found in a London basement...bodies which have been taken apart, roasted and eaten. 

The disappearance of firearms police officer Jonah Colley's young son almost destroyed him. A phone call from an old friend leads Jonah to the warehouse Slaughter Quay, and the discovery of four bodies, with a link to his son's case. Attacked and left for dead in the dark, Jonah is the only survivor. Under suspicion himself for what happened at Slaughter Quay, Jonah uncovers a network of secrets and lies about the people closest to him—forcing him to question what really happened to his son all those years ago...

Determined to help her amnesiac patients recover their lives, Boston psychiatrist Cristina Silva is achieving near-miraculous results by prescribing Recognate, a revolutionary new memory-recovery drug now in trials. She understands her patients’ suffering better than most, because she’s lost her memories, too. Desperate to become herself again, she pops the same experimental drug she prescribes to her patients. And, like them, she remembers a little more each day. Until one of her patients, a successful accountant, jumps from an eight-story window to his death.

When a young woman in New York City dies mysteriously after a trip to Brussels, top epidemiologist Lowell Kaplan identifies the cause of death as the Marburg Virus - a fatal strain that has surfaced only once before in history. Determined to trace the source of the disease, Kaplan follows a trail of intrigue from the labs of Germany to the jungles of Central Africa. With danger nipping at his heels and the secrets of the virus' origin kept deliberately under wraps, Kaplan must go to unimaginable lengths to stop a deadly scheme.  

Fans of Stephen King and Joe Hill that like to listen to audiobooks like The Bird Box and The Haunting and can't get enough stories about serial killers are going to enjoy listening to The Asylum Confessions. The majority of these killers are expert manipulators. I realize they could be playing me and messing with my head. It's a chance I'm willing to take. And now...they might just be playing with yours too.

DS George Cross can be rude, difficult and awkward with people. But his unfailing logic and dogged pursuit of the truth means his conviction rate is the best on the force. So when his police colleagues dismiss the death of a man as a squabble among Bristol's homeless community, Detective Sergeant George Cross is not convinced.

Following a global pandemic which has either killed or weakened most of the male population, women now dominate all aspects of life. Dr. Morgan Digby, married to a man rendered bedbound from his bout with manflu a decade prior, is working tirelessly on a vaccine, yet obstacles keep springing up in her path. When she meets a handsome neighbor who has never been exposed to the deadly virus, things become...complicated. There’s something between them, but he can’t leave his home.

An electrifying secret. A pharmaceutical giant is on the verge of a revolutionary medical breakthrough. But behind the promising new treatment lurks a dangerous secret that the company will do anything to protect. Every move is tracked. Lincoln Webber, a renowned cyber professor, is looking forward to some time off to binge on reality TV shows. But when he finds his apartment under surveillance, he soon discovers he is caught in a web of national security, espionage, and deceit.

Hank Mason had nothing left to lose. But then came Mackenzie. And then came Sarah. And then came the others. Though these seven souls had somehow survived the first days of the epidemic, every minute of life in this new world came at a price. Thrown into a relentless battle against a population turned feral on one side, and desperate men willing to do anything to stay alive on the other, the only question remaining was...how much were they were willing to pay to survive?

Millions went blind in the first few hours, but blindness was just the beginning. It was only in Stage 2 that the real terror emerged. As the virus ate into the brain, it destroyed everything human. Leaving in its wake a creature that knew only one thing...the need to feed.

Es kann jeden treffen - nächste Woche - morgen - heute - jetzt! Die schrecklichsten Storys schreibt oft das Leben selbst. Diese Erfahrung macht die junge Journalistin Julia Hoven, als sie die Hintergründe einer mysteriösen Krankheit recherchiert, an der ihr Vater leidet. Und Julias Vater ist nicht der Einzige... Stück für Stück deckt Julia zusammen mit ihrem Kollegen Felix eine haarsträubende Geschichte auf.

The Ice Drop Virus is a horrifying story about animals worldwide, who become infected with a virus and attack. It is a terrifying tale of how ordinary animals become bloodthirsty killers. This is the story about a doctor, who tries to saves the world. It is a story about an animal brought back from the brink of extinction; how even in the worst of times we can find love; you will never look at animals the same again.

What happens if you deny that COVID-19 is a real problem? Dr. Duncan “Mac” MacGregor finds out. He experiences firsthand the devastating effects of coronavirus when he is trapped in Wuhan, China, in January 2020. He returns to the USA with a mission - to warn Americans about the impending plague. Melody Swift, prominent conservative newscaster, opposes Mac at every turn and denies the importance and even the reality of coronavirus.

When a team of scientists discovers the deadly consequences of a human gene they dub “the evolution gene", they quickly realize that the human race is on the brink of extinction. As pandemic after pandemic ravages the world, symptomatic of the looming eradication of all humankind, this team heads to the Amazon for one last chance to save humanity.

Nur knapp überlebt Desmond den dramatischen Zweikampf auf der Yacht und schafft es ans Ufer - doch der Sturm nimmt ihm alles. Zurück in New York, verändert sich seine unheimliche Gabe: Statt des nahendes Todes erkennt er nun die dunkelsten Seelen - und wird zum Instrument einer Macht, die er nicht kontrollieren kann. Nach einem tödlichen Zwischenfall wird er verurteilt und weggesperrt in eine Anstalt für geisteskranke Straftäter. Dann erhält er Fotos.

The world has no shortage of moral ambiguity, especially in the emergency room. In Pulse, Dr. Jackson is an emergency room physician who seems to have the big house, beautiful wife, and an impeccable reputation as one of the most respected emergency physicians in Dallas. As the layers get peeled back, Dr. Jackson's life isn't so perfect after all. Filled with unique twists, complex medical cases, personal issues, and even a chess game, Pulse proves that there is always more to the story!

Der mysteriöse Tod eines angesehen Richters entpuppt sich als perfider Anschlag. Dr. Russel Owen und sein Team finden heraus, dass der Herzschrittmacher des Opfers gehackt und als Mordwaffe benutzt wurde. Die Tat scheint mit einem spektakulären Gerichtsprozess in Verbindung zu stehen, den der Richter verhandelt hat. Die Experten des Rechtsmedizinischen Instituts bekommen es mit einem gefährlichen Auftragskiller zu tun, der schließlich auch sie ins Visier nimmt. Und die Situation gerät zunehmend außer Kontrolle.

Street Nurses is an inspiring series of people who will go to extremes to care for others. This small group of nurses and medical staff face harsh challenges every day, as they try to keep the people in the slums healthy and safe. The Street Nurses motto is: Care with Caution, as anything can happen in this volatile arena. Everyone deserves medical attention when they need it, and Street Nurses are here to answer that call.

A group of women gather at a fertility clinic, where Dr. Margherita Dumas offers a revolutionary treatment for their infertility problems. A year later, each of them gives birth to a healthy baby boy. Thirty years later, a killer begins to wipe out the children born as a result of Dumas’ programme. Detective Inspector Harry Houston is assigned to piece together the case and bring the killer to justice. But with little time and even less clues, can Harry and his team find the link between the past and the deaths of the progeny of Clinique Sobel?

He sees inside the minds of killers. Can he face a shocking truth before a vengeful psychopath mutilates more victims? As a forensic psychiatrist and famous TV personality, Dr. Colin Powers seems unstoppable. Despite his show’s focus on true crime, he yearns for the challenge of solving real cases. But his wish sours when he receives an anonymous letter containing images of horrifically mutilated victims...

Nach einem Unfall hat er seine Erinnerung verloren: wird es Journalist Sebastian Lamprecht gelingen, mithilfe seiner Audiotapes die Ereignisse zu rekonstruieren? Staffel 1 der fiktionalen True Crime-Serie von Thrillerautor Philipp Reinartz folgt der Frage, ob das Gedächtnis in Zukunft manipulierbar werden könnte. Ein Autounfall führt bei Sebastian Lamprecht zu einer retrograden Amnesie: jede Erinnerung an den Unfall selbst und die Monate davor ist wie ausgelöscht. Die Diagnose ist nicht nur schockierend, sondern führt auch zu Spannungen in seinem Umfeld.