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John Puller ist der beste Ermittler der Militärpolizei. Sein neuer Fall trifft ihn persönlich: Seine geliebte Tante deutet in einem Brief dubiose Machenschaften in ihrem Heimatort an. Sofort macht sich Puller auf den Weg zu ihr nach Paradise, Florida - und findet sie leblos auf, ertrunken. Anders als die Polizei vor Ort mag Puller nicht an einen Unfall glauben. Und tatsächlich häufen sich bald die Hinweise auf ein Verbrechen von gigantischen Ausmaßen.

Disillusioned journalist Tom Langdon must get from Washington to L.A. in time for Christmas. Forced to take the train across the country because of a slight 'misunderstanding' at airport security, he begins a journey of self-discovery and rude awakenings, mysterious goings-on and thrilling adventures, screwball escapades and holiday magic. He has no idea that the locomotives pulling him across America will actually take him into the rugged terrain of his own heart....

Amos Decker and his FBI partner Alex Jamison are visiting his hometown of Burlington, Ohio, when he’s approached by an unfamiliar man. But he instantly recognizes the man’s name: Meryl Hawkins. He’s the first person Decker ever arrested for murder back when he was a young detective. Though a dozen years in prison have left Hawkins unrecognizably aged and terminally ill, one thing hasn’t changed: he maintains he never committed the murders. Could it be possible that Decker made a mistake all those years ago?

Un assassino spietato e una ragazzina. Esiste una coppia più letale? Una casa, una famiglia, una vita normale: queste sono solo alcune delle cose che Will Robie non potrà mai avere, un obiettivo impossibile da raggiungere, quasi quanto quelli che il lavoro gli impone.Narcotrafficanti, terroristi, ricchi sceicchi e criminali di ogni genere: se gli Stati Uniti ordinano, lui esegue, e questi individui spariscono dalla faccia della terra. Ma cosa succede quando entra in gioco la coscienza e non premere quel grilletto innesca una serie di pericolose reazioni a catena.

When government hit man Will Robie is given his next target he knows he’s about to embark on his toughest mission yet. He is tasked with killing one of their own, following evidence to suggest that fellow assassin Jessica Reel has been turned. She’s leaving a trail of death in her wake, including her handler. The trap is set. To send a killer to catch a killer. But what happens when you can’t trust those who have access to the nation’s most secret intelligence?

Washington, D.C.: Ein Mann zieht vor der FBI-Zentrale eine Beretta. Er erschießt eine Passantin – und anschließend sich selbst. Der Mann ist ein bis dahin unbescholtener Mitbürger und Familienvater, sein Opfer eine sozial engagierte Hilfslehrerin. Und es scheint keinerlei Verbindung zwischen den beiden zu geben. Amos Decker, der Memory Man, hat das Verbrechen beobachtet und steht vor einem Rätsel. Gemeinsam mit seinem Spezialermittlerteam vom FBI beginnt er, die Lebensläufe der beiden Toten zu durchsuchen. Schnell stößt er auf zahlreiche Ungereimtheiten.

Small towns which have seen better times are not unusual. But the mysterious events in Baronville, Pennsylvania, are raising the highly tuned antennae of Agent Amos Decker and his FBI partner, Alex Jamison. What was supposed to be a relaxing vacation turns into a murder investigation when two bodies are found in a nearby deserted house. With the body count rising, Decker and Jamison dig deep to uncover a sinister truth in Baronville, which could be the canary in the coalmine for the rest of the country.

Vega Jane is 14 when she is secretly given a map that reveals a mysterious world and dangerous creatures beyond the walls of Wormwood, a place no one has ever left - or wanted to. Until now. The map makes her question everything she has ever been told about the place she calls home. Her friend, Delph, and her dog, Harry Two, are the only ones Vega trusts. Trapped by secrets and lies, they want freedom and truth. But she will have to fight for freedom. And the truth may cost Vega her life.

Will Robie ist der professionellste und beste Auftragskiller der US-Regierung. Er infiltriert die feindseligsten Länder der Welt, überwindet die fortschrittlichsten Sicherheitsmaßnahmen und beseitigt Bedrohungen, ehe sie Amerika überhaupt erreichen. Doch dann, urplötzlich, versagt Robie. Bei einem Einsatz in Übersee bringt er es nicht fertig, den Abzug zu drücken. Ohne seine tödlichen Fähigkeiten ist Robie ein Mann ohne Mission und Lebensinhalt.

Nicolas Creel is a man on a mission. As the head of a major arms vendor, he is plotting a ruthless plan to supercharge his company’s profits by triggering a new cold war – and he won’t let anyone stand in his way. Meet Shaw, a man with no first name: a shadow operative working for a multinational organization that seeks to keep the world safe from men like Creel. Desperate to rebuild her disgraced reputation and rise to the top of her profession, Katie James gets the break of a lifetime when she finds herself on the same path as the mysterious Shaw.

FBI consultant Amos Decker and his colleague, Alex Jamison, are summoned to the remote North Dakota Badlands when a hunter discovers the remains of a woman out on the Great Plains. She appears to have had a postmortem performed on her, reminiscent of those seen on TV cop shows – but this time, there was no slab, morgue or camera in sight. The reason why Irene Cramer’s murder merits an FBI investigation becomes rapidly clear when key questions surface about the woman’s mysterious past.

CIA-Agentin Jennifer Silkwell wird bei einem Besuch in ihrer Heimatstadt im ländlichen Maine ermordet. Zusätzlich besonders brisant: Ihr Laptop samt gespeicherter Staatsgeheimnisse ist spurlos verschwunden. Die Regierung schickt Ex-Army-Ranger Travis Devine nach Maine, um diskret zu ermitteln und die sensiblen Daten zu sichern. Dabei muss er sich misstrauischen Einheimischen stellen, darunter Jennifers Geschwistern Dak, ein suspendierter Army-Private und Unternehmer, sowie der bildschönen, aber reservierten Künstlerin Alex.

Will Robie è fuggito dalla sua piccola città natale di Cantrell, Mississippi, dopo il liceo, interrompendo tutti i legami personali senza mai guardarsi indietro. Fino a quando suo padre, Dan Robie, pilastro della comunità e giudice della città, non viene arrestato e accusato di omicidio. Nonostante il prestigio della sua posizione, la maggior parte degli abitanti di Cantrell lo ritiene colpevole.

Il presidente degli Stati Uniti sa che è un incarico pericoloso e ad alto rischio. Se dà l'ordine, ha l'opportunità di eliminare una minaccia globale una volta per tutte, ma se la missione fallisce, affronterebbe sicuramente l'impeachment e le ritorsioni contro la nazione si moltiplicherebbero. Decide così di rivolgersi all'unica squadra che può fare l'impossibile: Will Robie e la sua compagna Jessica Reel. Insieme, le loro capacità come killer non hanno eguali ma non tutti i vertici militari sono d'accordo.

Forty years ago, Herschel Ruggles, a legend on the Mighty Johns football team at Draven University, disappeared after scoring a record-breaking touchdown in front of 25,000 spectators. Ruggles, instead of celebrating, continued running, ball in hand, into a passageway that led under the field. He was never seen again. His disappearance had mystified the community for decades until another player, brilliant physics major Merlin North, turns detective and becomes fixated on discovering what happened to Herschel Ruggles.

Washington, D.C.: Ein Mann zieht vor der FBI-Zentrale eine Beretta. Er erschießt eine Passantin - und anschließend sich selbst. Der Mann ist ein bis dahin unbescholtener Mitbürger und Familienvater, sein Opfer eine sozial engagierte Hilfslehrerin. Und es scheint keinerlei Verbindung zwischen den beiden zu geben. Amos Decker, der Memory Man, hat das Verbrechen beobachtet und steht vor einem Rätsel. Gemeinsam mit seinem Spezialermittlerteam vom FBI beginnt er, die Lebensläufe der beiden Toten zu durchsuchen. Schnell stößt er auf zahlreiche Ungereimtheiten.

Der sechste Fall für Memory Man Amos Decker. FBI-Agent Amos Decker reist nach North Dakota, um den Mord an einer jungen Frau aufzuklären. Ihr verstümmelter Körper wurde in der Prärie gefunden. Ist sie zwischen die Fronten skrupelloser Ölfirmen, zwielichtiger Regierungsbeamter und religiöser Außenseiter geraten? Oder war sie einem ganz anderen Geheimnis auf der Spur? Als weitere Morde geschehen, braucht Decker sein perfektes Gedächtnis und die Unterstützung eines überraschenden Verbündeten.

Es ist Zeit, einen Mörder zu fassen. »Sie ist tot.« Diese Nachricht unterbricht den routinierten Alltag des ehemaligen US-Army-Rangers Travis Devine. An seinem Arbeitsplatz angekommen, erfährt er, dass seine Ex-Freundin und Kollegin Sara ermordet aufgefunden wurde. Und er steht ganz oben auf der Liste der Tatverdächtigen. Als Travis in das Visier der Polizeiermittler gerät, scheint ein zweischneidiges Angebot des US-Geheimdienstes der einzige Ausweg zu sein: als Undercover-Agent dem illegalen Treiben seines Arbeitgebers auf die Spur kommen und dabei Saras Mörder finden.

Known by his alias, "Oliver Stone," John Carr is the most wanted man in America. With two pulls of the trigger, the men who hid the truth of Stone's past and kept him in the shadows were finally silenced. But Stone's freedom has come at a steep price; the assassinations he carried out have prompted the highest levels of the United States Government to unleash a massive manhunt.

After alleged serial killer Edgar Roy is apprehended and locked away in a psychiatric unit private investigators Sean King and Michelle Maxwell are called in by Roy’s lawyer—an old friend of Sean King— to look into the case. But their investigation is derailed before it begins: while en route to their first meeting with the lawyer, King and Maxwell discover his dead body. A rash of terrifying events begins to unfold and it is up to King and Maxwell to uncover the truth: is Roy a killer or not?