Stephanie Plum is is a failed lingerie buyer, newly turned bond agent. Her first job is to find Morrelli, a policeman/murder suspect on the run and her childhood sweetheart. Real menace enters the story when Stephanie attracts the psychopathic attentions of boxer Benito Ramirez.
Denver crime-beat reporter Jack McEvoy specializes in violent death. So when his homicide detective brother kills himself, McEvoy copes in the only way he knows how--he decides to write the story. But his research leads him to suspect a serial killer is at work--a devious murderer who's killing cops and leaving a trail of poetic clues. It's the news story of a lifetime, if he can get the story without losing his life.
Everything that shaped him happened near that river, now tainted by lies, greed, shame, and murder. In his scorching return to Rowan County, John Hart delves into the dark side of human nature and the complexities of forgiveness. Adam Chase, a man marked by a violent past and childhood trauma, faces the consequences of a murder charge he narrowly escaped. Exiled from his home for a crime he didn't commit, he vanishes into the anonymity of New York City for five years. Upon his return, his motives remain a mystery to his family, the police, and his old enemies. Almost immediately, Adam is confronted by violence and the ghosts of his past. As bodies begin to surface, the small town turns against him, forcing Adam into a desperate struggle not only to prove his innocence but also to reclaim his life. Hart expertly strips his characters bare, revealing explosive secrets and raw emotions. As tensions rise, individuals are pushed to their limits, showcasing the lengths people will go for money, family, and revenge. This powerful, heart-pounding thriller will linger in your mind long after the final page is turned.
When a brutal murder occurs, Medical Examiner Maura Isles and Detective Jane Rizzoli link the victim to a club of scholars who believe that Satan lives among us.
Young lawyer Mary DiNunzio finds her life in jeopardy when she digs too closely into the suicide of an Italian-American in a World War II internment camp, and starts receiving ominous threats.
Criminal lawyer Marta Richter is hours away from winning an acquittal for her client, millionaire businessman Elliot Steere, on trial for the murder of a homeless man who had tried to carjack him. But as the jury begins deliberations, Marta discovers the chilling truth about her client's innocence. Taking justice into her own hands, she furiously sets out to prove the truth, with the help of two young associates. In an excruciating game of beat-the-clock with both the jury and the worst blizzard to hit Philadelphia in decades, Marta will learn that the search for justice isn't only rough—it can also be deadly.
Tessa Quayle, jeune et belle avocate anglaise, a été sauvagement assassinée près du lac Turkana dans le nord du Kenya. Son compagnon de voyage et amant supposé, médecin africain dune organisation humanitaire, a disparu sans laisser de trace. Justin, l'époux de Tessa, diplomate de carrière au haut-commissariat britannique de Nairobi et jardinier amateur, se lance dans une quête solitaire à la recherche des tueurs et de leur mobile. Sa quête l'entraîne à Londres, puis à travers l'Europe et au Canada, pour le ramener en Afrique jusqu'au Sud-Soudan et se terminer sur les lieux mêmes du crime. Une odyssée pleine de violence et de fureur où se trament les sombres machinations de multinationales pharmaceutiques, où se nouent d'étranges alliances politiques. Et tandis que s'éveille la conscience de Justin, tandis qu'il se rallie à la cause de Tessa, allant jusqu'à achever la mission qu'elle s'était assignée, sa plus grande révélation sera la découverte de cette femme qu'il n'a guère eu le temps d'aimer. La Constance du jardinier mêle l'histoire bouleversante d'un homme grandi par la tragédie et l'impitoyable exploration de la face cachée de la mondialisation par l'un des romanciers les plus incisifs de notre époque.
Suite à une grave altercation avec son supérieur, le lieutenant Harvey Pounds, l'inspecteur Harry Bosch est mis en congé d'office et sommé de consulter une psychologue afin de maîtriser son agressivité : sa réintégration au sein de la police de Los Angeles en dépend. Harry Bosch commence par refuser le traitement, puis, poussé à bout par ses questions, révèle au Dr Hinojos le secret qui le hante : sa mère, Marjorie Lowe, une prostituée, a été tuée alors qu'elle allait enfin l'extraire du centre où, tout petit enfant, on l'avait placé après l'avoir séparé d'elle. Et, nœud du problème, l'enquête de police qui aurait pu l'aider à accepter la réalité de ce meurtre n'a pas abouti. Libéré par cet aveu, Harry Bosch comprend alors que, malgré l'interdiction d'enquêter qui le frappe, il doit retrouver celui qui lui a ravi l'amour de sa mère, et rouvre le dossier.
This novel is constructed around the supposition that Winston Churchill secretly met with Adolf Hitler in 1940 to discuss the terms of a British surrender. Forty years later, Hitler's personal minutes of the discussions are threatening to surface.
