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Der Fall der jungen Frau, die in den Maßregelvollzug eingewiesen wurde, scheint klar zu sein: Bianca Kehler ist eine Betrügerin und Mörderin. Alle Indizien sprechen gegen sie. Doch immer wieder erwähnt sie eine geheimnisvolle Frau, mit der ihr Unglück angefangen haben soll. Da es für die Existenz dieser Unbekannten keine Beweise gibt, vermuteten sogar die für ihren Fall zuständigen Ermittler, sie könnte unter einer Wahnerkrankung leiden.

Modern dating can be such a killer… True-crime enthusiast, Dr. Kylie Saunders is two years into an arduous medical training program in New York City, which leaves her with little time for romance. Until she meets Dr. Blake Weathers. A fellow resident with an intense passion for neurosurgery, devilishly good looks and irresistible charm, Blake is completely intoxicating. Yet Kylie can't shake the unsettling feeling that the enigmatic surgeon is hiding something.

A single billing entry shouldn’t matter. But this one does. Nora Voss has spent ten years inside hospital systems —processing cases, trusting documentation, moving patients through structures designed to hold. Not question. When a routine file reveals a follow-up procedure billed after a patient’s death, Nora does what she’s trained to do. She verifies. What she finds isn’t an error. It’s a pattern. Records that look complete. Transfers authorized without authority. Cases sealed, archived, and kept just active enough to be used. Every step documented. Every step defensible.

Mary Wilson is a twenty seven year old woman who just moved to Salena, Washington. Her fist day as a registered nurse at the BrightStone Psychiatric Hospital, turns into a sinister nightmare. Deception, torture, murder and kidnapping, is far from what she expected for her first residency. After a threatening blow to her sanity, she must fight her way out... or die in the hospital.

Zoe Fontaine has had to battle many enemies in the shadows. When her sister becomes the target of someone’s twisted games. It’s up to Zoe to find the truth. While caring for her sister, who lies in a comatose state. A mysterious fire tears through the community center in town. Hoping to get Zoe away from her obsession with her sister’s case. Leo urges Zoe to investigate the town’s fire.

In the final chapter of the trilogy, the stakes are no longer just financial, they are a matter of life and death. As corruption within the healthcare system deepens, investigator Webb Espy uncovers disturbing evidence surrounding dialysis treatment programs and the systemic failures that threaten vulnerable patients. Behind the scenes, powerful organizations manipulate the system for profit while hiding their actions behind layers of bureaucracy and influence.

It's the early '90's, and Florida's Medicaid program has become fertile ground for corruption and someone is making millions exploiting it.. When investigator Webb Espy begins uncovering suspicious activity within the state’s Medicaid billing system, what appears to be routine oversight quickly expands into a massive web of healthcare fraud, political maneuvering, and organized deception. As Espy and his team dig deeper, they uncover a scheme far larger than anyone expected. The investigation brings Espy into conflict with powerful figures who will do anything to protect their operations.

A play about a nurse Rhoda whose path in life collides with two mental health patients. The story unfolds as the details emerge.

‘Dark, gruesome, twisty, and claustrophobic — Sam Holland delivers a thriller that tightens its grip with every page’ John Marrs, author of The One ‘Breathtakingly original…Ingenious, innovative, irresistible’ MJ Arlidge, author of the DI Helen Grace series...

Vor einigen Jahren sind die Feenwesen aus ihrer Welt in unsere geflohen. Jetzt versuchen sie, sich der Gesellschaft der Menschen anzupassen. Nicht allen gelingt das. Viele sind überfordert. Einige entwickeln seelische Störungen.

The USA TODAY bestselling novel of terror from “one of the hottest horror authors on the planet” (Paste) and writer of the #HorrorBookTok sensation The Troop follows five elderly volunteers in an aging-reversal experiment where an ancient biological agent unleashes a terrifying fight for...

Mia ist sechs Jahre alt. Und ständig krank. Fieber, Erbrechen, unerklärliche Schmerzen – die Liste ihrer Symptome wird immer länger. 47 Arztbesuche in drei Jahren. 15 Krankenhausaufenthalte. Neun verschiedene Diagnosen. Keine einzige bestätigt. Ihre Mutter Lisa ist immer an ihrer Seite. Tag und Nacht. Aufopferungsvoll. Bewundernswert. Die perfekte Mutter. Doch dann beginnt Dr. Sarah Kemper, Fragen zu stellen. Warum bessern sich Mias Symptome nur, wenn die Mutter nicht da ist? Warum drängt Lisa auf immer invasivere Untersuchungen?

From USA Today Bestselling Author Jenifer Ruff —a dark suspense thriller series featuring a fascinating, twisted protagonist. Everett At Everett College, perfection has a DARK side…Beautiful and brilliant Brooke, a transfer student with a mysterious past, aims to graduate first in her class at Everett and attend medical school. Her classmates and professors are captivated by her achievements and appearance. Only Jessica, a wealthy socialite fueled by prescription pills and a huge case of snobbery, senses there's something not quite right about the perfect student.

When lives matter, profit kills. In this high-stakes world of emergency medicine, the greatest threat isn’t trauma. It’s the tyrant in charge. The Rescue Flight medevac crew is back. A catastrophic multi-vehicle crash in the Colorado Rockies exposes an administrator’s deadly greed. To protect the victims, the team must defy their boss—even if it means risking their careers. With the highway shut down and time running out, seven lives hang in the balance. The fear is real. So is the countdown. And Terry? He’s watching every move.

Two mysterious deaths—one in LA, one in Boston. Same horrific symptoms. No known cause. ONLY WRONG ONCE is the first book in the pulse-pounding FBI & CDC Thriller series from USA Today bestselling author Jenifer Ruff, and a remarkable look at the efforts and sacrifices of those who protect us. When FBI counterterrorism agent Quinn Traynor discovers the first victim of a lethal, unfamiliar virus, he calls CDC epidemiologist Madeline Hamilton. Their investigation reveals an imminent bio-terror attack, and their only hope is to identify the terrorists carrying the disease before it spreads.

In der Notaufnahme des Provinzkrankenhauses Saint Joseph Hospital in Denver, Colorado, herrscht ruhige, vorweihnachtliche Stimmung. Als plötzlich ohne erkennbaren medizinischen Grund ein Patient verstirbt, machen die Ärzte sich Vorwürfe. Dann wird ein zweiter Toter gefunden, dann ein dritter. Alle drei weisen die gleichen, mysteriösen postmortalen Befunde auf. Gerüchte machen sich breit und schnell eskaliert die Situation.

Don't miss this twisty mystery novel full of suspense by Lauren Oliver, perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell and Karin Slaughter! Kate Willis, a psychiatrist and researcher for unexplained extraordinary human experiences, is called to investigate the case of a six-year-old Massachusetts girl who...

Ein Jahr nach den albtraumhaften Ereignissen in Bremen hofft die Gynäkologin Dr. Eva Mares auf Ruhe. Doch der Neuanfang auf dem Land steht unter keinem guten Stern: Ihre Tochter zieht sich zurück, das Geld wird knapp, die Ehe ist angespannt. Dann stehen eines Nachts ein fremder Mann und seine hochschwangere Tochter Nina vor Evas Tür, es geht ihr nicht gut. Eva untersucht die Schwangere und kann Entwarnung geben, doch Nina hinterlässt ihr eine Botschaft auf dem Spiegel im Gästebad, in der sie um Hilfe bittet. Am nächsten Tag sind die beiden verschwunden.

Emily aveva undici anni. È stata uccisa, violentata e mutilata. Un delitto agghiacciante, che lascia intuire la mano di Temple Gault, l'inafferrabile serial killer già sgusciato fra le dita di Kay Scarpetta nel corso di precedenti indagini. Ma i dubbi attanagliano Kay, chiamata a indagare in qualità di patologo legale dell'FBI. È la necessità di uscire da questa impasse a condurre Kay alla fabbrica dei corpi, un istituto universitario di ricerca dove viene studiata la decomposizione dei cadaveri e dove verrà condotto un agghiacciante esperimento.

The Memory Thief When saving someone's memories means losing your soul, how much would you sacrifice for love? Dr. Elena Vasquez has dedicated her life to fighting Alzheimer's, but when her beloved grandmother Rosa begins losing precious memories to the disease, Elena makes a desperate choice that changes everything. An experimental treatment seems to work —until Rosa starts reporting visits from a mysterious figure who claims he's there to help. What Elena discovers next will challenge everything she believes about memory, consciousness, and the nature of love itself.