Ergebnis für "The Game" in Justiz

When former prosecutor Penn Cage returns to his hometown of Natchez, Mississippi, he doesn't find the peace he desperately craves. He finds that his own father is being blackmailed by a corrupt ex-cop. And when Penn investigates, he uncovers a murderous secret and the small town's violent...

Keera Duggan was building a solid reputation as a Seattle prosecutor, until her romantic relationship with a senior colleague ended badly. For the competitive former chess prodigy, returning to her family’s failing criminal defense law firm to work for her father is the best shot she has. With the right moves, she hopes to restore the family’s reputation, her relationship with her father, and her career.

Sam Jordan’s dreams of legal stardom are long dead. Fired from his three previous law firms, he now spends his days handling fender benders and his nights drowning his frustrations in video games. When his wife announces she needs “space,” Sam hits a new low. Then Gina—the woman who’s haunted his thoughts since college—unexpectantly reappears in his life, reigniting a passion Sam thought he’d buried. A romantic dinner rekindles his long-suppressed desires, and sparks a dangerous fantasy, a future with Gina, no matter the cost. .

Elitsoldaterna Simon och Ahmed får ett topphemligt uppdrag: Sök upp Gamen och döda honom. Den svenske IS-jihadisten "Gamen" är ett hot mot rikets säkerhet. Han har blod på sina händer. Varken regeringen eller militären vill att han ska komma levande hem från kalifatet. Men ordern att döda en svensk medborgare strider mot grundlagen - och är politisk dynamit. I Syrien går allt åt helvete. Ahmed avrättas. Simon får djupa sår i både kropp och själ. Ett år senare får Simon syn på Gamen på en kebabsylta hemma i Sverige. Eller såg han i syne?

Sarah Newby, who left school at 15, and was living as a teenage single parent on an inner-city estate, has worked her way up to begin a career as a criminal barrister. But what should she do when her own son, Simon, is arrested and charged with a series of brutal rapes and murders?

Defense attorney Brad Madison likes to call the shots. Normally, he gets to choose his clients. Not this time. When Walter Powell is accused of killing his ex-girlfriend, property mogul Rubin Ashby asks Brad to defend him. But it's not a request; it's an order. Brad loathes Ashby; his mother lost a fortune in one of Ashby's failed property schemes. He's forced to make a deal: clear Powell's name and his mother's loss will be repaid.

Someone is siphoning funds from billionaire Zachary Barron's currency hedge fund. Intent on prosecuting the thief to the fullest extent of the law, he hires Katerina "Kat" Carter, the best forensic accountant in the business, to follow the money trail. Both are shocked when it leads to Zachary's father, Nathan. And he's just the tip of the iceberg. Nathan belongs to a shadowy organization with global ties and unimaginable resources.

A mutilated body was found by two young hunters…frozen… and slashed viciously with a knife. Part of the face was eaten away. Horace Badger, the dean of men at the nearby at Reliance College had been murdered. But why so brutally? By whom was the question, and why? Stosh Klewzewski, the cruel leader of the violent Catholic White Knights is charged with the murder. But did he do it?

Off the coast of Central America, the Sea Diva, a tuna boat, sinks. Members of the crew are missing and what happens remains a mystery. As the case goes to trial, a missing crew member is believed to be at fault, but new evidence comes to light and the finger of guilt points in a completely unanticipated direction.

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.

מפגש מקרי עם אישה ברכבת מוליך אותו, לראשונה בחייו, אחר רגשותיו. אבל הרומן הסוחף שאליו נקלע הופך אותו משופט נכבד לחשוד בפשע שלא ביצע. ההאשמות נגדו מתחילות להיערם זו על גבי זו והרשעתו נראית מובטחת.

You have to play to win in a game of life and death Danni had to grow up fast – as a girl, her mother left her alone and she had to raise herself, any way she could. Finding comfort and company in the pubs and clubs of her local streets, she could throw a dart before she was old enough to buy...

"Jag är en rättsvrängare. Det finns flera av oss i världen, men jag är den skickligaste i Sverige. Jag kan få den blint övertygade att tvivla och den största skeptikern att tro. En rättegång där jag finns med är avgjord redan innan den börjat." Vid en kommande domstolsförhandling bär någon av nämndemännen på en dold agenda med uppsåt att påverka. Om slutsatserna ska förbli orubbliga måste det mentala spelets osynliga fallgropar undvikas. Har du någonsin undrat hur ett till synes solklart brottsfall plötsligt utvecklas i en helt annan riktning?

"Aditya runs a gaming company that is struggling to break even. A banker slips off a highrise building, plunging to her death. The finance minister has made some promises that he is finding hard to keep. The LTTE has unleashed terror in America that sends the FBI on a wild goose chase...

Juegos de poder nos revela una trastienda en los medios de comunicación que, de existir, pone los pelos de punta. Al juicio del oyente queda cuánto hay en estos relatos de realidad y cuánto de ficción...

“Thrilling. . . . a must-read!” — Mary Kubica “Masterful.” — Wendy Walker “I couldn’t put it down.” — Joseph Finder In a world of wealth and privilege, a killer is hiding . . . The internationally bestselling author of The Last Mrs. Parrish follows that success with an...