Ergebnis für "Das Original" in Justiz

In einer spektakulären Aktion werden die handgeschriebenen Manuskripte von F. Scott Fitzgerald aus der Bibliothek der Universität Princeton gestohlen. Eine Beute von unschätzbarem Wert. Das FBI übernimmt die Ermittlungen, und binnen weniger Tage kommt es zu ersten Festnahmen. Ein Täter aber bleibt wie vom Erdboden verschluckt und mit ihm die wertvollen Schriften. Doch endlich gibt es eine heiße Spur.

Der milliardenschwere Exzentriker Troy Phelan ist lebensmüde. Doch bevor er sich aus dem 13. Stock stürzt, verfasst er ein Testament, in dem er sein gesamtes Vermögen seiner der Familie bis dahin völlig unbekannten, unehelichen Tochter Rachel vermacht. Die Erbin arbeitet als Missionarin im brasilianischen Regenwald und interessiert das Erbe des Vaters nicht. Doch sollte O'Riley sie nicht rechtzeitig umstimmen können, fällt das gesamte Vermögen dem gierigen Phelan-Clan zu.

Mitch McDeere, erfolgreicher Absolvent der juristischen Fakultät von Harvard, bekommt seinen Traumjob bei einer exklusiven Anwaltsfirma. Er stürzt sich in die Arbeit und hat Erfolg. Aber schon bald stellt er Ungereimtheiten fest: Den fünften Stock des Unternehmens darf niemand betreten, er selbst fühlt sich rund um die Uhr beschattet, zwei Kollegen kommen auf mysteriöse Weise ums Leben, das FBI zeigt Interesse für die Vorgänge in der Kanzlei. Mitchs Traumjob wird allmählich zum Alptraum.

When Beth moves to the beautiful island of Bermuda to set up a tax haven for her family, she never expects to be drawn into a deadly game of cat and mouse. As the body count on the island rises with blackmail, corruption, arson, catfishing, and sex tapes intertwined, Beth teams up with locals Tony Durant, a former attorney for the Ministry of Justice in London, and Serena Steede, a local investigator, to form a small law firm to defend the accused.

Justice Beth Garner (Sanaa Lathan) just landed the appointment of a lifetime—a seat on the Supreme Court. Now a mysterious company is blackmailing her for her vote on a landmark case. Caught up in the checkered past of her hero and mentor, Chief Justice Clayton Erlenborn, Beth must cunningly maneuver through a dangerous web of secrets, deception, and cold-blooded murder. Armed with only her moral compass and unflinching nerve, she’s up against a sinister world full of undercover agents, domestic terrorists, and black ops assassins—all of whom want her to comply or die.

In einer trostlosen Küstenregion in Nordschweden liegt das Kreuzfahrtschiff "Ocean Gala" mit 1.800 Asylbewerbern an Bord vor Anker. Rechtsextreme Gruppen versammeln sich am Dock, um gegen das schwimmende Flüchtlingslager zu protestieren. Als ein brutaler Einbrecher beginnt, die Gegend zu...

Winner of six Lambda Literary awards, the Henry Rios mystery series is iconic and Michael Nava has been hailed by The New York Times as “one of our best” writers. Here, Rios delves deeply into his Latino identity as he defends a young man charged with assassinating a prominent Los Angeles Latino politician. The San Francisco Chronicle hailed the novel and its author: “A beautifully conceived but gritty novel.... Nava writes the kind of small, clean, powerful novels that build in emotional power almost invisibly, leaving us breathless at the end.”

Mrs Beatrice Dark, the wife of powerful cabinet minister, Joseph Dark, enters the office of a tabloid newspaper and shoots her husband’s enemy, the editor of the tabloid on the eve of World War Two. A sensational murder trial occurs, with its unfolding secrets, lies and sex scandals, mesmerising the nation, with those who believe she should be acquitted and those who think she should hang. But what is the real reason she killed Steven Hood, the editor?

Presley Carter is a bright, hungry young defense attorney plying her trade in the areas in and around Nashville. Though she’s haunted by a horrifying event from her past, she’s achieved local renown as a savvy, resourceful lawyer adept at handling–and winning–tough cases. After being approached to file a clemency petition by a father whose son committed a gruesome double-murder, Presley reluctantly agrees to file the document, knowing full well the request has no chance of being granted. Then she receives a phone call informing her the convict’s release has been approved.

A dark and daring debut novel exploring power, control and resilience against all odds, The Tribes tells the story of a cult member accused of a shocking crime and the lawyer who chooses to defend her.

Nick Collins vows to uncover the truth behind an accusation of murder, but as the trial progresses, the only truth he discovers is that his big-city client doesn’t stand a chance against small-town beliefs. If the accused is found guilty until proven innocent, the real killer could still be out there, and there won’t be any heroes left to catch them.

When amiable Italian immigrant Pigeon Tony discovers that local drug dealers are pressuring his young neighbor into joining their ranks, he resolves to put an end to the crime wave before it can take over the community. Pigeon Tony knows the law isn’t always on the right side, but it takes only one person to rally a revolution.