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Born into a fine old Charleston family, Hammond Cross is determined to be the city's next district attorney-without sacrificing his integrity. Prosecuting the sensational murder of real estate magnate Lute Pettijohn could be his ticket into the office. Yet while Hammond anticipates his success...

Ein Ermittlungserfolg mit 400 Jahren Verspätung Inspector Alan Grant von Scotland Yard muss mit einem gebrochenen Bein das Bett hüten – und fühlt sich wie im Gefängnis. Erbärmlicher noch, denn im Krankenhaus ist Haftverkürzung selbst bei guter Führung ausgeschlossen. Beinahe so demütigend wie die Erinnerung an seinen lächerlichen Sturz ist der schroffe Ton der Krankenschwestern. Am schlechtesten aber erträgt Grant die Langeweile. Eine Freundin rät ihm, sich an einem der vielen ungelösten Rätsel der Kriminalgeschichte zu versuchen, und versorgt ihn mit Porträts berühmter Verbrecher.

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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF FIRST LIE WINS Two women. One dead husband. And only one alibi. “Elston expertly unravels a web of secrets and lies. You won’t be able to put this excellent thriller down until the final shocking page.”...

Der Tod des milliardenschweren Großindustriellen Thomas A. Anders scheint schnell aufgeklärt zu sein: tödlicher Unfall im Rahmen misslungener außerehelicher Fesselspielchen. Doch warum finden sich bei dem Opfer Spuren von einem hochkonzentrierten Betäubungsmittel im Blut? War es womöglich doch ein grausam kalkulierter Mord? Mithilfe ihres Ehemanns Roarke und Detective Delia Peabody nimmt Eve Dallas sich dem Fall an und ermittelt in der Familie des Opfers.

When Jack, a disillusioned Cambridge graduate stuck in a dead-end job, meets the enigmatic Giselle on a train from Paris and she agrees to accompany him to a wedding, he believes he's found the answer to his problems. But things take a chilling turn when a blizzard traps the guests in a desolate Northumbrian guesthouse. Snowed in with a cast of odd, watchful strangers, suspicion builds as lies begins to unravel.

Three cozy crime romances perfect for fans of sexy investigators and small town mysteries No one is what they seem… When Allie Foster becomes the prime suspect in a murder, she reaches out to the only person she can trust. Convinced of Allie’s innocence, Colby Agency investigating attorney...

Don't get mad...get even! Leona Carson thought Scott Jessop was a decent man…she was wrong. When she discovers Scott has been lying to her, she knows it’s time to call it quits on their relationship. But Scott doesn’t take kindly to being rejected by Leona and begins a campaign to ruin her life just like he has done to many other women... Determined to stop Scott and get her life back, Leona asks the police for help, but Scott always has someone ready to take the blame.

From the bestselling author of Los Alamos and The Good German comes Joseph Kanon's riveting tale of love, revenge and murder set in postwar Venice. Winner of the Hammett Prize It is 1946, and Adam Miller has come to Venice to visit his widowed mother and try to forget the horrors he has...

Jessica Nagoshi, the beautiful heiress to her father's billion-dollar empire, is being groomed, along with her brother Peter, to take control of Nagoshi Inc. That is, until she is brutally murdered in the greenhouse of her father's extensive Wellesley estate. Jessica was in her third year pre-law at the prestigious Deane University and the police enter the hallowed halls of the most expensive college in America to begin their investigation.

The sordid death of Philip Stilwell sends shock waves through the Alibi Club, the city's most infamous after-hours haunt, a glittering hotbed of deals and debaucheries. There's much more to Stilwell's untimely end than a sex game gone wrong. His murder and the desperate attempt to keep a deadly weapon out of German hands will bring together the strands of a twisted plot of betrayal, passion, and espionage, one connected to the Alibi Club — and to the most explosive secret of the war.

Born into a fine old Charleston family, Hammond Cross is determined to be the city's next district attorney-without sacrificing his integrity. Prosecuting the sensational murder of real estate magnate Lute Pettijohn could be his ticket into the office. Yet while Hammond anticipates his success...

Travis Walker has been battling dark urges since the day Juliet Prince kidnapped his six-year-old daughter four months ago. Although Kate was returned safely, the woman responsible vanished. When their attempts to find her keep coming up empty, Travis let his need for retribution consume him, and it nearly cost him his relationship with his family. Thanks to help from Gage and Kylie, Travis came back from the brink and passed the case back where it belonged: with the Off the Books Task Force.

Secrets, lies and revenge brim to the top in this gritty thriller. Perfect for fans of Martina Cole and Kimberley Chambers. A perfect crime needs a perfect alibi… Crime reporter Beth Chambers is committed to uncovering the truth – and she’s not afraid of bending the rules to get there...

Meet Martin Koll, the young CEO of a successful tech company that has just landed a multimillion-dollar client. Life is good. Until it isn’t. When Koll falls under suspicion of murder, all the evidence seems against him. Fortunately, he has an airtight alibi – until suddenly he doesn’t. As the police gather evidence for an arrest, it falls on Koll to clear himself – to find out who has set him up, and why?

Merritt Saxe, newly hired public relations specialist with the Florida prison system, answers an urgent plea from their division’s director, Willard Ware Baintree. Following his orders, she finds him in the apartment of his mistress, his bloody T-shirt and the mistress’s dead body convincing her the criminal justice superstar is himself a criminal. The director claims he didn’t kill the woman and coerces Merritt into being his alibi.

After years of working in the family construction business, attorney Mason Pierce starts his legal career with a powerful Michigan firm. When a crowded patio on the back of an old restaurant collapses, Mason's new firm decides he's the perfect attorney to defend the owner and figure out what went wrong. With his client facing multiple counts of manslaughter and a massive civil suit, Mason investigates, as an angry prosecutor and an opportunistic plaintiff's lawyer fight him at every step.

Vanessa Maiwald will sich von ihrem tyrannischen Ehemann trennen, aber nicht auf ein luxuriöses Leben verzichten. Schnelles Geld muss her - und wie kann man es leichter verdienen als mit gewissen Diensten für betuchte Herren? Damit niemand etwas von der Nebentätigkeit mitbekommt, beauftragt sie Jule Haller und Leo Liebig, ihr Alibis zu besorgen. Alles läuft bestens. Bis einer von Vanessas Freiern tot in einem Hotelzimmer liegt und sie unter Mordverdacht gerät. Als Jule versucht, Vanessas Unschuld zu beweisen, gerät sie selbst in Lebensgefahr.

War es Zufall? Oder gibt es da draußen einen Serienmörder, der ein krankes Katz- und Maus-Spiel spielt? Kann die berühmte FBI-Agentin Jessie Hunt, 29, ihr persönliches Trauma überwinden und in die Gedanken dieses Mörders eindringen? Kann sie das nächste Opfer - und vielleicht sogar sich selbst - retten, bevor es zu spät ist?

Leo Liebig hat eine geniale Geschäftsidee: eine Alibi-Agentur. Gegen stattliches Honorar ermöglicht er untreuen Ehemännern stressfreie Liebesabenteuer. Doch gleich der erste Auftrag wird zum Desaster. Der als Double für den Auftraggeber engagierte Schauspieler liegt ermordet in seinem Hotelzimmer. Leo gerät in den Fokus der Mordermittlungen. Und dann ist da noch seine neue Mitarbeiterin. Jule Haller erweist sich als außergewöhnlich - und das in jeder Hinsicht.