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He was a war hero and a member of Congress. Now he's dead - shot down the day after he made a scathing speech blasting corruption in Washington. For Sacramento police detectives Terry Nye and Rose Tafoya, the investigation is a time bomb. They have just twenty-four hours to find out if the congressman was killed because of his speech...or something far worse. Dennis Cooper is acting District Attorney during these critical twenty-four hours. He's in for the fight of his career and time is running out for everyone - and they know it.

London, 1910: Der junge Daniel Pitt, Sohn des berühmten Sir Thomas Pitt, nimmt seinen ersten großen Fall als junger Anwalt an. Russell Graves soll seine Ehefrau kaltblütig ermordet haben. Alle Indizien sprechen gegen ihn, die Verteidigung ist auf verlorenem Posten. Und tatsächlich wird Graves schließlich im ehrwürdigen Strafgerichtshof Old Bailey zum Tod durch den Strang verurteilt. 21 Tage Galgenfrist bleiben Daniel, um doch noch die Unschuld seines Mandanten zu beweisen. Eine Unschuld, an die er selbst kaum glaubt.

1910: Ein Lagerhaus in den Londoner Hafendocks brennt. Ein Krimineller stirbt, der andere wird als sein Mörder verdächtigt. Die Freundin des Angeklagten, Jessie Beale, bittet Daniel Pitt um Hilfe und bringt ihn dazu, an die Unschuld ihres Freundes zu glauben. Der Fall scheint aussichtslos – es sei denn, Pitt schafft es, schnell einen Sachverständigen aufzutreiben, der vor der Jury glaubhaft bezeugen kann, dass es es sich bei der Ursache des Feuers nicht um Brandstiftung handelt.

When an elderly woman is gunned down on the street, the resulting police investigation leads to places no one could have expected, and may actually endanger national security.

Daniel Pitt, Sohn des berühmten Ermittlers Sir Thomas Pitt, gerät als Anwalt in einen zweiten gefährlichen Fall. Sein Schwager fleht ihn an, gegen den Botschaftsangestellten Philip Sidney vorzugehen. Dieser habe in den USA eine Frau überfallen und sei dann unter dem Schutz diplomatischer Immunität an die Themse geflohen. Als ein wichtiger Tatzeuge ermordet aufgefunden wird, wird Sidney auch wirklich der Prozess gemacht – doch ausgerechnet Daniel Pitt wird als sein Verteidiger bestellt. Allerdings entdeckt Daniel bald, dass hinter dem Verbrechen tatsächlich jemand ganz anderes stecken könnte. Jemand, der einen gewaltigen Umsturz plant.

Varsovie, 2005. Sous la houlette du docteur Rudzki, quatre patients ont investi l'ancien monastère de la Vierge Marie de Czestochowa. Entre huis clos et jeux de rôles, cette nouvelle méthode de thérapie de groupe, dite " Constellation familiale ", ne manque pas d'intensité. Au point qu'un matin, l'un d'entre eux est retrouvé mort au réfectoire, une broche à rôtir plantée dans l'œil... Pour le procureur Teodore Szacki, l'expérience est allée trop loin. À moins qu'elle n'ait réveillé un passé enfoui, que la Pologne se tue à essayer d'étouffer...

Quando il corpo di un predicatore, abituale frequentatore di uno strip club, viene rinvenuto nella stanza di un motel del Tennessee, a essere accusata del brutale omicidio è l'affascinante quanto misteriosa cameriera Angel Christian. Il proprietario del club, intenzionato a scagionare la sua dipendente, decide di assumere per la difesa Joe Dillard, avvocato un tempo cinico e disincantato ora non più così disposto ad accettare il compromesso tra il lato più brutale della professione e la propria coscienza.

She was found with a bullet in her head, and the kid she was last seen with woke up drugged and disoriented in a neighbor's backyard. Now the kid is awaiting trial for her murder, and crime reporter Matt Isaacs is convinced that there's more here than meets the eye. But Matt's old college pal, Ethan "Hutch" Hutchinson - washed-up actor and newly-minted trial junkie - isn't so sure, until a violent attack propels Hutch and his friends into the middle of a conspiracy that takes them all the way from the courthouse gallery to the not so hallowed halls of an exclusive Chicago prep school...

Una nuova e appassionante sfida per l'avvocato Joe Dillard: a volte etica e giustizia seguono vie diverse, non sempre conciliabili... Un'intera famiglia di quattro persone viene massacrata senza pietà nelle campagne del Tennessee. Due settimane dopo, segue un altro violento omicidio che vede coinvolti un professore in pensione e la sua amata moglie. Tutti gli indizi sembrano portare a due ragazzi seguaci di Satana, sospettati di essere i responsabili di entrambi i delitti.

Ein Mord an einem idyllischen Badestrand von Amrum. Kommissar Theo Krumme und seine Kollegin Pat ermitteln auf der kleinen Insel mitten im nordfriesischen Wattenmeer. Der siebenjährige Tomme ist der einzige Zeuge des Verbrechens. Nur er kennt das Gesicht des Täters und gerät dadurch selbst in große Gefahr. In einem Wettlauf gegen die Zeit setzen Krumme und Pat alles daran, um den Mörder zu fassen. Da zieht ein Sturm auf und bringt neues Unheil auf die Insel.

Cocaine. Construction. Corruption. The unholy trinity. Self-made property mogul Tina Leonard has already lost her business, her home and custody of her children because South East Banking Corporation left her bankrupt. Now it appears she is being framed for the murder of her banker, Oliver Randall, a senior executive of the corporation. Her motive? Revenge for ruining her life and her business. When maverick lawyer Peter Tanner is brought in to represent Tina, he bends the law to learn the truth.

Terrorism, politics and betrayals collide in this fast-paced thriller. He was the only one left alive; now it was his turn to die. In September 1972, journalist Anna Rosen takes an early morning phone call from her boss at the ABC, telling her about two bombings in Sydney's busy CBD. It's the worst terrorist attack in the country's history, and Anna has no doubt which group is responsible for the carnage.

Hours after rejecting the Corrowa People’s native title claim on Brisbane’s Meston Park, Justice Bruce Brosnan is brutally murdered in his home. Days later, lawyers against the claim are also found dead. Aboriginal people were once prohibited from entering Brisbane’s city limits at night, and Meston Park stood on the boundary. The Corrowa’s matriarch, Ethel Cobb, is convinced the murders are the work of an ancient assassin who has returned to destroy the boundary, but Aboriginal lawyer Miranda Eversely isn't so sure.

When Ali Hussein, suspected terrorist and alleged banker for Al Qaeda, is finally transported from Guantanamo Bay to the US mainland to stand trial, many are stunned when Byron Carlos Johnson, a preeminent lawyer and son of a high-profile diplomat, volunteers to represent him. On principle, Johnson thought he was merely defending a man unjustly captured through Rendition and water-boarded illegally. But Johnson soon learns that there is much more at stake than one man’s civil rights.

Es wird persönlich für Strafverteidiger Rocco Eberhardt: Wie tief steckt sein Vater in einem mörderischen Polit-Skandal? Im 3. Justiz-Krimi der Bestseller-Autoren Michael Tsokos (Rechtsmediziner) und Florian Schwiecker (früherer Strafverteidiger) geht es um Korruption, zwielichtige Immobilien-Geschäfte – und einen Mord. Ein Polit-Skandal erschüttert Berlin: In einem geleakten Video ist zu sehen, wie Bausenator Dieter Möller schmutzige Immobiliendeals mit einem russischen Oligarchen aushandelt - auch der Vater von Strafverteidiger Rocco Eberhardt soll darin verwickelt sein.

On a warm September morning, an unconscious man is found in a cage at the entrance to the offices of one of the biggest German newspapers. Closer inspection shows he is a manager of the company, and he’s been tortured. Three days later, another manager appears in similar circumstances. Chastity Riley and her new colleague Ivo Stepanovic are tasked with uncovering the truth behind the attacks, an investigation that goes far beyond the revenge they first suspect...to the dubious past shared by both victims.

How far would you go to save a friend? A tough, gritty legal thriller from the best-selling author of Hell Has Harbour Views. When Melissa Cheung’s husband is arrested in China for corruption, her first call is to Peter Tanner. As a criminal defence barrister, Tanner often crosses paths with some of the most evil but wealthy members of the nation’s underbelly. Melissa’s phone call takes Tanner away from drug dealers and crooked property developers into the highest end of corporate corruption - mining companies trying to cover up environmental disasters.

Morgan Cooper has always found it difficult to balance her home life - mother of two young children and wife of a workaholic civil rights lawyer - with her work life as an undercover CIA officer. When Morgan gets stressed, anxious, or scared, whether at home or in the field, she tends to talk to herself until she can clear her head. This habit, though, puts her life in danger during an assignment in the strife-torn Gaza Strip.

Rocco Eberhardt erhält überraschend Besuch in seiner Anwaltskanzlei: Timo Krampe steht kurz davor, zusammen mit seinem Freund Martin Schmitz einen Skandal an die Berliner Öffentlichkeit zu bringen. Doch nun ist Martin verschwunden. Ermordet, wie Rechtsmediziner Justus Jarmer wenig später herausfindet. Und auch Timos Leben ist in Gefahr, denn seine Enthüllung ist wahrlich brisant: Im Rahmen des Kentler-Experiments hatten Berliner Jugendämter noch bis 2003 pädophilen Männern schutzbedürftige Kinder anvertraut - darunter auch Timo und Martin.

Hector Molina controls Gangland. From behind prison bars, he rules a ruthless gang of renegades who deal in extortion, drugs, and death. US attorney Claude Massingill is determined to expose Gangland. He's got Molina locked up as a protected witness for a trial that's sure to make headlines - and Molina couldn't ask for a better hideout than the one the government is giving him. Now, Assistant DA Mike Swanson needs to penetrate Gangland - and fast.