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The husband of a prominent and infamously ruthless barrister is found in horrific condition after a robbery and brutal assault. Now in a coma, a major investigation is launched using the newly formed, experimental Metropolitan Police Serious Crime Analysis Unit. Lynne Russell is an experienced CSI with degrees in psychology and criminology with an exceptional Masters in Investigative psychology and behaviour analysis. But Lynne's first job as team leader of MSCAN is entirely new to her: to bring together a team of three trusted officers.

Michelle will never get tired of the view from her office window. Jagged mountains—and the wintry streets of Reykjavik, Iceland. It's a perk of her new job at Kimia Pharmaceuticals. Her old life—a dreary 9-to-5 and a cheating ex back in London—already feels a million miles away. Still, there's something strange about Michelle's new colleagues. They're all young, beautiful . . . and aloof. But then Michelle meets Lars, a jittery researcher from the restricted upper floors. She thinks she's alone in the elevator, until he squeezes between the doors. Just in time.

A closely-observed, panoramic thriller about medical science gone wrong, and the people who make dangerous pills seem safe. It’s Manhattan in the winter of 2010, and Shivani Patel is carrying the secrets of a trade that no one understands: medical ghostwriting. A Cambridge-trained scientist and wordsmith for the world’s largest drugmaker, she makes her soaring pay by delivering the sleight-of-hand needed to move new drugs into journals and onto market. Then she watches as a parade of aging males take credit for her work.

Dr. Cornelius O'Brien brought his new girlfriend, psychotherapist Neve Keane, tohis home country of Ireland for a romantic getaway. There’s just one thing they need to do first: a personal favor for the President of the United States. It was supposed to be simple: check on the president’s goddaughter, who is struggling with a strange medical problem while studying abroad in Cork City. But with every step, Neve and Cornelius find themselves first slipping, then plummeting toward a terrifying, clandestine world at the abyss of human suffering.

En kvinde i trediverne strejfer ensomt gennem tilværelsen med en hjemløs kærlighed. Hun har en affære med en mand og bliver gravid, men straks efter fødslen bliver barnet taget fra hende. I journalen står, at kvinden har fået fjernet en tumor, og at hun lider af paranoide vrangforestillinger: hun tror, hun er blevet mor. Men hun er blevet mor, det ved hun. En nat bryder hun ind på hospitalet og henter sin datter. Hun er bristefærdig af kærlighed og søger tilflugt i et gammelt hus i skoven. Men maden slipper langsomt op, og uden for lusker et sultent dyr omkring.

Der neue Fall für Lobenstein & Künzel. Wenn das Schicksal deinen Tod fordert …. Berlin: In einer alten Klosterruine wird die Leiche einer jungen Frau ...

Maggie Blanchard, a dedicated Nurse Practitioner, is in the OR working when her husband, Kerrington Blanchard—a billionaire Wall Street financial wizard—enters Saint Vincent’s Hospital and collapses, infected with a rare, highly contagious virus. As the hospital fights to contain the spread, everyone who has had contact with Kerrington faces the terrifying possibility that they might be next. Where did he get the virus?

شتاء 2016، ثلاثة أصدقاء تخرّجوا من كليّة الطبّ جمعهم الاهتمام بعلم الماورائيات؛ فعملوا على البحث بكلّ ما يتعلَّق به ليتخصصوا في هذا المجال. وأثناء ذلك يكتشفون مصحّة نفسية مهجورة في منتصف الصَّحراء والمفاجأة بانّها لم تُدرَج على قائمة وزارة الصّحة، ولكن هذا لم يمنعهم من الذَّهاب لاكتشافها وهذا ما يحدث في الخط الزمني الأول في الرواية.

This set contains books seven to nine in the gripping, fast-paced crime fiction series featuring DCI Whitney Walker and forensic psychologist Dr. Georgina Cavendish: Ritual Demise, Mortal Remains, and Silent Graves.

As the Pilgrim Strain sweeps across the globe, transforming ordinary citizens into bloodthirsty killers, the world teeters on the edge of collapse. But behind the chaos lies an even darker truth: the pandemic was engineered, a calculated tool in the hands of James, a cold and ruthless mastermind bent on remaking society in his image. Driven by a fascination with the idea of creating a pilgrimage to a new world, James envisions the infection as a means to cleanse the Earth and rebuild civilization from the ground up.

On a small poultry farm located in Delaney, Georgia, an antigenic shift causes the H7N9 bird flu virus to jump to other species. The contagion burns through everything in its path despite the federal government’s ham-handed efforts to mask its true nature. The unprecedented mortality rate paralyzes the nation and paves the way for establishing FEMA’s martial law across the country.

Pour Laura Badía, l’experte en criminalistique chargée de l’enquête, cette affaire est celle de sa vie: il va lui falloir élucider un assassinat d’une extrême sauvagerie et la disparition du domicile de la victime de treize pointes de flèches taillées par le peuple Tehuelche il y a des milliers d’années. Une collection dont tout le monde parle mais que presque personne n’a jamais vue, qui renferme la clé d’un des plus grands mystères archéologiques de notre temps, dont la valeur scientifique est inestimable, tout comme sa valeur sur le marché noir.

Eine junge Wissenschaftlerin stürzt von einem Hochhaus in Boston. Detective Vince Brickle ermittelt und stößt rasch auf eine Reihe von Ungereimtheiten: Die Tote forschte am Virologischen Institut an einem wichtigen Projekt und stand kurz vor dem Durchbruch. Zusammen mit dem Virologen Frank findet Vince heraus, dass die Wissenschaftlerin ein neues gefährliches Virus so manipuliert hat, dass es als tödliche und zielgerichtete Waffe eingesetzt werden kann. Plötzlich finden sich die beiden im Zentrum eines Wettstreits zwischen Forschung, US-Militär und einem chinesischen Pharmakonzern wieder.

Carl has woken up from a stroke to find himself in a facility meant to take care of him. However, there is something sinister behind the otherwise helpful facade. Can Carl survive the nightly events the haunt him and drain him of his very essence? Or will he be trapped forever with the Shadow People?

Doctor Gideon Teague is ready to call it quits as he nears the end of his medical training. Years of continuous hard work and the specter of tragedy following him from his time as a Marine have taken a heavy toll and his physical and emotional reserves are spent. In the nick of time, an opportunity for a mission trip to Honduras seems like just the ticket to rekindle a long dead spark of passion and adventure; and to escape the day-to-day drudgery of his life as a resident physician.

Forensisch antropoloog Temperance Brennan moet een reeks opvallende moorden in Montreal onderzoeken. De slachtoffers van de moordenaar zijn allemaal jonge vrouwen, en naarmate Brennan dieper in de zaak duikt, raakt ze er steeds meer van overtuigd dat er een seriemoordenaar aan het werk is.Met de hulp van haar collega's en de politie racet Brennan tegen de klok om de moordenaar te pakken te krijgen voordat hij weer toeslaat. Bot voor bot, voor het eerst gepubliceerd in 1997, werd al snel een bestseller in Amerika en lanceerde een geliefde reeks romans met de onverschrokken Temperance Brennan.

Was, wenn du unschuldig bist, aber sämtliche Beweise gegen dich sprechen? Im 5. Justiz-Krimi des SPIEGEL-Bestseller-Duos Florian Schwiecker & Michael Tsokos müssen Anwalt Rocco Eberhardt und Rechtsmediziner Dr. Justus Jarmer gegen Machtmissbrauch, Blind Spots und Vorurteile im Justizsystem kämpfen. Strafverteidiger Rocco Eberhardt steht vor einem Rätsel: Sein neuer Mandant, Jan Staiger, soll in einem Berliner Nachtclub einen Bekannten mit Liquid Ecstasy vergiftet haben. Doch Staiger beteuert hartnäckig seine Unschuld. Rocco glaubt ihm und setzt alles daran, ihn freizubekommen.

"מחדל רפואי!" זעקה הכותרת בעמוד הראשי,"בתו היחידה של המיליונר בייליס מתה בניתוח רשלני." גוש עבה חסם את גרונו של נועם. רק לפני כמה שעות זה היה בסך הכול עוד ניתוח שהסתבך. עכשיו, ממנתח צעיר ומבטיח הוא הופך לאויב הציבור מספר אחת. כמה ימים לפני שהחל הכול הם כלל לא הכירו. נועם דנציג עסק בשגרה המתישה של רופא מנתח בבית חולים; יעל לוי העסיקה את עצמה במחשבות על חופשתה. ואז מגיעה נערה צעירה אל שולחן הניתוחים של נועם דנציג, ובתוך שעות ספורות מתחיל מרוץ מסחרר שמפגיש את השניים והפוך אותם בעל כורחם לשחקנים ראשיים בעלילה שהם עדיין מנסים להבין.

In this chilling supernatural thriller, Carla, a curious and brave teenager, moves into a dilapidated Victorian house on the outskirts of a quiet town. The house, overgrown with ivy and cloaked in mystery, soon reveals its dark secrets. At first, Carla is simply trying to make new friends and fit in, but when she invites a group of classmates over to explore her eerie new home, they find themselves trapped in a waking nightmare. The house is alive with more than creaking floors and whispering winds.

Sometimes, a seemingly small event can trigger an explosion. In New York City, in the time of Corona, an eccentric surgeon is forced to watch helplessly as a seismic disruption in human rights and freedom unfurls right before his eyes. On the opposite side of the world in Wuhan, another physician/historian and expert in the Tao uncovers suspicious and murderous circumstances in the death of Wenliang Li, one of the first tragic casualties of the era that launched a worldwide coup.

Greed, betrayl, larceny, and medicine form the backbone of Bruce Kaler's Turnabout. This engrossing mystery unravels in the murky and treacherous waters of malpractice, following Dr Fred Pomeroy as he swims against the tide in a valiant effort to save his professional and personal lives from the dark conspiracy threatening to engulf him.

Dr. Katheryn Newton has dedicated her brilliant mind to groundbreaking medical research. She’s attempting to save lives and hoping to start a family when a catastrophic twist turns her world upside down. Suddenly, Kate finds herself with the power to invisibly end any life. Within hours, Kate is caught in a moral conundrum and trapped in a web of deception. She fights on, fiercely determined to help her country and the planet, but it’s tough when doing good means being bad—and dangerous when someone knows your secret.

In NoFear, an experimental drug developed to treat anxiety becomes a weapon of global destruction. Dr. Duncan MacGregor is called upon to investigate the dangerous side effects of the drug known as NoFear—a compound that removes fear entirely but leaves addiction and chaos in its wake. When the drug is weaponized to destabilize governments and spread violence, Mac must race against time to stop a worldwide catastrophe.

தனிப்பட்ட செயலாளராக பணிபுரியும் சுஜாதா, நிறுவனத்தில் நடக்கும் பல விஷயங்களைக் கண்டு ஆச்சரியப்படுகிறார். சுஜாதா அவற்றை தனது காதலன் ராகவிடம் பகிர்ந்து கொள்கிறார். வசுந்தராவின் விருந்தினர் மாளிகையின் குளியலறையில் மூன்று பேர் மர்மமான முறையில் கொலை செய்யப்பட்ட நிலையில் காணப்படுகிறார்கள். மூவரும் வசுந்தரா இதற்கு முன்பு சந்தித்திராத நபர்கள். அவர்களைக் கொன்றது யார்.....?

Secrets drove gifted surgeon Olivia Calderone away from Shadow Bay. Now that she's come home, will something more sinister be the death of her? Homicide Lieutenant Gabriel Garrett is a man well acquainted with shadows and darkness. With the discovery of a mass grave in his hometown that shines a light on an underworld no one realize existed, his second chance with a long-lost soulmate hangs in the balance. Will his pursuit of justice restore a love interrupted or will the truth destroy them both?

What if the human body could heal itself? In the 21st century genetic editing went from science fiction to reality. Zarkon Pharmaceuticals is a biotech company that specializes in regenerative medicine. Martin, an eager neuroscientist at Zarkon, realizes that by studying animals capable of regrowing and regenerating their bodies, they could soon transfer those traits into humans. His research is on the cusp of curing Alzheimer’s, brain damage, severed nerves, spinal cord injuries, and even missing limbs.

Nella carriera di un detective è impossibile dimenticare il disordinato, incessante movimento delle mosche necrofaghe su un cadavere umano: uno spettacolo orribile che prima o poi un poliziotto è costretto a contemplare. Adesso che le mosche Calliphora potrebbero essere un lontano ricordo per Kay Scarpetta che, lasciati Richmond e l'Istituto di medicina legale della Virginia, si è trasferita a Delray Beach, in Florida: un lavoro da consulente free lance, decisamente tranquillo. Ma gli spettri, si sa, ritornano.

The two crime experts are enlisted by legendary rock star Billy Diamond to find his missing daughter. A level-headed student at Yale, Devon left six months earlier with her boyfriend, Carlos, for a career development retreat in Nevada. Her calls and notes became less frequent until they stopped. Billy wanted to give his daughter space—but after learning Carlos' body was found a few miles upstream from the ranch, he needs answers.

When a cryptic note sends former FBI agent turned wealth advisor David Blum on a journey to discover the truth behind his father’s recent death, all clues point to Otto Feldmann, a world-renowned professor of genetics, with secrets to hide. Further digging leads Blum to Kay Westfield, a bank executive who once witnessed a bizarre explosion on Feldmann’s experimental farm.

On a cold February morning, ME Olivia Remington-Thorpe's severely beaten and bleeding husband stumbles onto Sheriff Elizabeth Benoit's retreat. Before slipping into unconsciousness, he begs her to find Olivia. Hours later, Deputy Detective Lila Dayne discovers a mysterious boneyard with dark secrets. The timing is catastrophic. Still reeling from the horrific events of the past autumn, the deputies of Eckardt County are spread thin, and tempers are short. Elizabeth's relationship with her lead investigator is sour. Still worse, her ex-husband moved back to Iowa with a devilish deal.