Mostrando resultados por título "Truth" en Ficción y Crimen

One woman seeks to uncover the truth and protect whistle blowers from repercussions as they uncover corruption and unethical practices within large corporations around the globe. Ann Pierre is a one woman that you don’t want to be on her bad side. The founder and head of the largest website on whistle blowing throughout the world, Ann can find the deepest secrets on any organization.

After the narrator is forced to resign his position as a Navy JAG, he takes a position as a criminal defense attorney with a charismatic county public defender known for reckless behavior. When his boss dies in a car accident, Narrator is left alone to continue taking on clients. Shortly thereafter, he's assigned the case of Scotty Watts, a high-school classmate charged with murder. Scotty was found mopping up a pool of blood on the floor of his cabin and doesn't remember anything about the evening in question. As Narrator earnestly works the case, his mind starts to unravel....

Chief Inspector Bish Ortley of the London Met, divorced and still grieving the death of his son, has been drowning his anger in Scotch. Something has to give, and he's no sooner suspended from the force than a busload of British students is subject to a deadly bomb attack across the Channel. Bish's daughter is one of those on board. Also on the bus is Violette LeBrac. Raised in Australia, Violette has a troubled background. Thirteen years ago her grandfather bombed a London supermarket, killing dozens of people.

She is an exceptionally successful writer whose obsessive readers hound her for every book. But the pressure is extreme. And it’s not just the pressure of finishing her next novel. Years ago when she was a child, Lucy’s little brother went missing, and he has never been found. Many people think Lucy was responsible for his disappearance. Lucy herself can’t bear to think about it. Writing a thriller a year is demanding, and Lucy depends on her husband, Dan, to take care of everything in her life. But Lucy finds herself in a real police drama when Dan goes missing.

Detective Katie MacLeod has her hands full. It has been four years since her promotion to detective, and after paying her dues in property crimes investigations, she has made it to the Major Crimes unit. This is where the highest profile cases land—homicides, robberies, serious assaults, and sexual assaults. Katie catches two rape cases almost back-to-back. One victim is a prostitute with an unknown suspect… who Katie fears may be gearing up for more assaults. The other victim is a college student who has accused her boyfriend, a popular baseball player, of raping her at a party.

The truth will set you free - if it doesn't kill you first. New York attorney Trevor Mann’s world shatters when he receives a phone call telling him his girlfriend has been shot dead in a mugging. But the circumstances point to something more calculated than a random attack. Claire was a New York Times journalist, and Trevor is convinced she had unearthed a secret so shocking that she was murdered to keep it from coming to light. Chasing Claire’s leads, Trevor will risk everything to discover what exactly she was killed for.

Anna has everything worked out - a successful company, all the comforts she needs and no ties. But when she stumbles across the body of a young girl on a deserted beach in Lithuania, everything changes. Anna is compelled to uncover the story behind the tragedy, despite concern from her partner, Will. Everything points towards sex trafficking, but as she searches, her own deepest secrets start to surface. When Will disappears without a trace, Anna is pulled further into the murky world of organised crime. Time is running out, and there's a killer out there who will stop at nothing.

The death of Chloe Matherson sets off a chain of events that cannot be undone. Fellow students Zachary Mayhew and Danny Webb stand trial accused of murder. Are they guilty or are they being framed? They must prove innocence if they are to ever taste freedom again.

Kurz vor Saisonstart muss Torge Trulsen den Bauamtsleiter Carsten Burmeister bei einer Infoveranstaltung in der Weißen Düne vor dem wütenden Mob aus erbosten Antragstellern retten. Kurz darauf wird dessen Frau Judith entführt. Die Forderung des Erpressers kann durch den Ehemann beim besten Willen nicht erfüllt werden und gibt den Kommissaren Rätsel auf. Steckt einer der Ferienhausvermieter dahinter?

Sometimes we live the lie, become the lie ... In the heart of Athens, where ancient history meets the present, Sophia arrives to study tourism at a private college. Little does she know, her life is about to take a dark turn. Enter Fotini, a charismatic friend who opens the door to a tight-knit circle, introducing Sophia to the intriguing personalities of her friends: Nasos, Maria, Stephanos, and Nataly. However, the vibrant Athenian nights take a sinister turn when one of her friends is murdered at a party attended by everyone. As Sophia grapples with the shocking loss, she begins to ...

When 17-year-old Abigail goes missing, her best friend, Emma, compelled by the guilt of leaving her only friend alone at the Tall Bones party that night, sets out to find the truth about what happened to Abi. But as the details unfold, the festering secrets and longstanding resentments of the people of Whispering Ridge, Colorado, begin to surface with devastating consequences.

Sam Hutchings was looking for a writing muse. She hoped that the family cabin at Bird Lake would spark her keyboard, a fire that had been smothered by self-loathing, cheap wine, and her daughter Meg’s summer vacation. An innocent stroll down memory lane begins to unravel the story Sam had heard about her father: What did he do for a living? How did he actually die? Those who know the truth are nearer than she imagines, and protecting their secrets is worth killing for.

Dara Gaffney is fresh out of drama school when she lands the leading role in the revival of Eabha de Lacey's hugely successful yet controversial play. Based on the true story of the death of Cillian Butler, many claim that Eabha had an ulterior motive when she penned it. Cillian's death remains a mystery to this day, and Eabha and her brother, Austin, the only witnesses.

When a scientist is found dead in his living room, it appears to be natural causes, but local news reporter Dan Sullivan suspects a cover-up. After all, he saw the man abducted two days ago. As Dan investigates, a second body is found in suspicious circumstances, and his former university tutor, Dr Harry Evans, is the prime suspect. He asks Dan to help clear his name, but is he really telling Dan the truth?

It was a whirlwind romance. And when Drew, caught up in the moment, suggests that he and Poppy don’t tell each other anything about their past lives, that they live only for the here and now, for the future they are building together, Poppy jumps at the chance for a fresh start. But it doesn’t take long for Poppy to see that this is a two-way deal. Drew is hiding something from her. And Poppy suddenly has no idea who the man she has married really is, what he is hiding from her or what he might be capable of.

For most of the folks in this urban neighborhood, life was indeed tough. Which is why when three of the "have-nots" got the opportunity to snatch a small fortune from one of the "haves", it was with an adventurous spirit that they divided their newly gained wealth and waved goodbye as they went their separate ways. Of course, back home, they left a raging, out-of-control, lethal maniac who wanted his money and the lives of the three who had taken his money.

Linda and her family was having a very good time together, when one night she found herself in the garden, lying on the grass with the body covered with blood. Now she is afraid whether her bad habit of sleepwalking may have made a crime. That is why she runs away by going back to town, cancelling the holidays.

In this short, psychological thriller, Brad Johnson is having nightmares or is he waking up buried memories? While at work as a home inspector, Johnson finds a body beneath an old farm house. Scared and nervous that he won't be believed, he decides to find the killer himself and then report it to authorities. Not long after, Sheriffs Investigator Nick Marcus discovers the freshly moved body and begins his own hunt for the killer. Who gets to The Truth first, Nick or Brad?

2019: Julianne is preparing a family dinner when her son comes to her and says he’s found something on his iPad. Something so terrible, it will turn Julianne’s world into a nightmare and make her question everything about her marriage and what type of man her husband is or is pretending to be. 1990: Holly is a fresher student at Oxford University. Out of her depth and nervous about her surroundings, she falls into an uneasy friendship with a group of older students from the upper echelons of society and begins to develop feelings for one in particular.

New York Times Bestselling Author and Agatha Award Nominee! When Jeff learns that they’re moving just before his senior year of high school is about to begin, he’s crushed about losing his place on the football team. That’s the least of his problems, though, when he and his mother and little sister move in with his grandfather, a man who is hiding his own secrets. Jeff doesn’t realize it, but the truth about his long lost father is about to resurface as well, and Jeff is determined to learn the truth, no matter what the cost.