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Rachel trägt eine Schuld, die sie kaum ertragen kann. Denn sie glaubt, den einzigen Menschen, den sie jemals geliebt hat, in den Tod geschickt zu haben: Kale Hatfield. Vier Jahre nach seinem Verschwinden kehrt er aus der Dunkelheit zurück - gezeichnet von Gewalt, Erinnerungslücken und der zerstörerischen Macht seiner eigenen Persönlichkeiten. Doch die Vergangenheit ist noch lange nicht begraben. Als Rachel beginnt, nach der Wahrheit zu suchen, führt ihre Spur zu einem Ort voller Geheimnisse: Lydias Haus. Hier treffen Liebe, Obsession und Manipulation aufeinander.

Pittsburgh homicide detective, Franco Patrese, is about to be put to the test by a series of shocking murders… The charred body of a renowned brain surgeon is found in one of the city's luxury apartment blocks. Then a Catholic bishop is set alight in his Cathedral. Patrese's investigation...

Forensic psychiatrist Natalie King works with victims and perpetrators of violent crime. She rides a Ducati a size too big and wears a tank top a size too small. Likes men but doesn’t want to keep one. And really needs to stay on her medication. Now she’s being stalked. Anonymous notes...

A nurse. A murderer. A choice no one should have to make. Beth Cronin has spent years trying to outrun the night her mother was killed. Her family shattered, she grew up with a father locked in grief and an unrelenting demand for justice. Now a nurse in a busy Dublin hospital, Beth has built a...

Medical school at Rothaker University is cutthroat, which is perfect for first-year student Brooke Walton. She thrives on the work and the stress—it's the people she can do without. Except for Xander Cross, a handsome former college football player who just completed a tour in Afghanistan. Brooke is intrigued by Xander's troubled past and wants to get to the bottom of his darkest secrets. But when Brooke's anatomy partner, Rachael, insists Brooke violated the honor code, all Brooke's accomplishments and years of hard work are in jeopardy and she could be expelled from prestigious Rothaker.

The Last Wind Walker delivers a powerful blend of medical drama, legal intrigue, supernatural mystery, and emotional depth. When young doctor Ashe Carter begins experiencing vivid past-life memories and an uncanny new talent for classical piano, he's diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. Surgery saves his life but ends his dream of becoming a surgeon—driving him to file a devastating malpractice lawsuit that strains his marriage to his beloved wife, Mattie.

It's a totally unassuming Tuesday when Aggie's little sister Marcie - her favourite person, her especially made best friend - is admitted to hospital, prepared for a long stay with a bag of her softest things. It is a day Aggie has dreaded and longed for. Like crows need wings, like planets have moons, when it comes to Marcie, there's nothing she wouldn't do. So when Death - red-lipped, feline-eyed and chignoned-to-perfection - appears in her bedroom ready to strike a deal, Aggie doesn't have much of a choice. Seduce the grim reaper's son, then break his heart.

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.

Ellie et Louise sont deux sœurs fusionnelles, l'une sportive et solitaire, l'autre coquette et ultra sociable. Leur vie bascule le jour où Louise apprend qu'elle est atteinte d'un cancer rare des ovaires. Démunie, Ellie ne sait comment trouver sa place aux côtés de sa petite sœur. Pourtant, elles vont mener, avec leurs parents, un combat ensemble contre cette maladie.

From the "master of the medical thriller" (The New York Times) Robin Cook, fan favorites Jack and Laurie return in a gripping new novel of greed, corruption, and the lethal cost of private equity in healthcare Dr. Jack Stapleton thought he’d left behind the ruthless world of corporate...

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.

A brutal murder of a well-known and respected senior physician at Tempe General shocks the community. But it's just the beginning-a violent avenger stalks the hospital's corridors and more people may be on his kill list. After AJ Docker fails to resuscitate the first victim, he is determined to prevent further violence. With his friend Dirk at his side and Banshee guarding his back, Doc hunts for the killer. His inquiries uncover the hospital's dark, sordid past and lead him to seek files rumored to contain information that might identify the killer.

Some patients die on schedule. Some don’t. When terminally ill patients begin surviving longer than medicine predicts, the extensions are not miracles. They are brief, painful, and unsettlingly precise. Just enough time to remain lucid. Just enough time to say goodbye. Jack Carrington, a forensic pathologist, notices patterns no one else wants to see. Bodies show signs of deliberate intervention, not to cure, but to correct. The work is elegant. Controlled. Intentional. At a hospice across town, a nurse learns that certain questions change everything. Questions about consent. About suffering.

Brought to you by Penguin. Meet Natalie: she hates work, but turns out she's great at labour The job: deliver seven healthy babies in ten years. In exchange: Natalie’s every need attended to, and her labour (figurative and literal) for once generously compensated. And during what Natalie comes...

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Die Geschichte des größten wissenschaftlichen Abenteuers im 18. Jahrhundert erzählt dieser Wissenschaftsthriller, der an jenen magischen Moment erinnert, als die Dimensionen des Sonnensystems erstmals Kontur gewannen. Bestsellerautorin Andrea Wulf blickt zurück auf den Sommer des Jahres 1769, als beim Transit der Venus erstmals Wissenschaftler weltweit zusammenarbeiteten, um den Abstand zwischen Sonne und Erde exakt zu ermitteln.

Body broker Penny Lin keeps her distance from the past as she transports donated cadavers in Portland, Oregon, to laboratories, universities—anyone who can justly benefit from the dead. Then, among the deceased, Penny finds murder victim Cesar Velasquez, her ex-lover and a major figure in medical research, whose body comes with an anonymous warning: Don’t tell a soul.

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.

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.

Mittlerer Westen der USA. Rachel Finley erinnert sich an einen Blick. An einen stillen Jungen auf dem Schulhof - mit traurigen Augen und einer Dunkelheit, die niemand verstand. Jahre später begegnet sie ihm wieder: Kale Hatfield. Ein Mann voller Geheimnisse. Ein Mann, der vor seiner eigenen Vergangenheit flieht. Was Rachel nicht weiß: Kales Leben wurde von Gewalt, Missbrauch und psychischen Abgründen gezeichnet. In seinem Inneren kämpfen mehrere Persönlichkeiten um Kontrolle - und eine davon kennt keine Gnade.