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Esperanza Diaz ist die Seele von Myron Bolitars Sportagentur, eine wertvolle Geschäftspartnerin und eine seiner besten Freundinnen. Als sie völlig überraschend des Mordes an einem Klienten angeklagt wird, stürzt sich Myron in die Ermittlungen. Um den wahren Killer zu finden, folgt er einer verworrenen Fährte, die ihn nicht nur durch düstere Nachtclubs führt, sondern auch auf das Terrain gescheiterter Ehen und zerstörter Karrieren. Um am Ende vor der erschreckenden Erkenntnis zu stehen, dass es nur einen anderen wirklichen Verdächtigen gibt: ihn selbst!

Sami Kierce, a young American backpacker, wakes up. He is covered in blood. There’s a knife in his hand. Beside him, the body of a woman. Anna. Dead. He doesn’t know what happened to her. He begins to scream. Kierce, now a disgraced detective, is teaching night classes when he recognises a familiar face in the crowd. Anna. It’s unmistakably her. As soon as she sees Kierce, she runs.

Aos sete anos, Wilde foi encontrado morando sozinho na mata e ficou conhecido por todos como “o menino do bosque”. Agora, depois de uma tentativa malsucedida de se integrar à sociedade, ele está decidido a voltar para a floresta das montanhas Ramapo, o lugar a que realmente pertence.

El pasado nunca desaparece del todo... Megan lleva una vida acomodada en una zona residencial, tiene dos hijos, un marido estupendo y una casa acogedora, pero tiempo atrás caminó por el lado salvaje. Ray trabaja como paparazzo persiguiendo a niños ricos obsesionados con la fama, pero antes fue un talentoso fotógrafo documental.

How far will you go to protect your child? Tia and Mike Baye never imagined they'd become the type of overprotective parents who spy on their kids. But their 16-year-old son Adam has been unusually distant lately, and after the suicide of his classmate Spencer, they can't help but worry. They install a sophisticated spy program on Adam's computer, and within days, they are jolted by a message from an unknown correspondent addressed to their son.

Há vinte anos, durante um acampamento de verão, quatro adolescentes entraram na floresta à noite. Dois deles foram encontrados mortos. Os outros dois desapareceram sem deixar pistas. Quatro famílias tiveram a vida mudada para sempre. E tudo está prestes a mudar de novo. Paul Copeland, mais conhecido como Cope, finalmente está começando a aceitar a perda da irmã naquela noite. Criar sozinho a filha de 6 anos enquanto cuida da sua carreira em ascensão como promotor do condado o distrai de seus traumas do passado.

Há trinta anos, um menino foi encontrado vivendo na mata como uma criança selvagem. Ao ser interrogado, ele não sabia nada sobre seu passado. Agora, já adulto, Wilde ainda não tem nenhuma lembrança confiável sobre suas origens. Quando Naomi, uma garota que mora nos arredores da floresta, desaparece, ninguém parece levar a sério o seu sumiço, nem mesmo seu pai. Até que Hester Crimstein, uma famosa advogada criminalista com quem Wilde tem uma trágica conexão, fica sabendo que a jovem era vítima de bullying na escola.

Brenda Slaughter ist schon zu Lebzeiten eine Basketball-Legende, ein großer Star. Und sie braucht dringend einen Beschützer. Denn jemand bedroht ihr Leben. Myron Bolitar, Sportagent und erfolgreicher Privatermittler, übernimmt den Job zuerst aus beruflicher Neugier - und dann aus wachsendem privatem Interesse: Er fühlt sich nicht nur zu Brenda hingezogen, er findet auch heraus, dass sie eine gemeinsame Vergangenheit haben. Und ausgerechnet diese Vergangenheit scheint ein düsteres Geheimnis zu bergen, für das einige bereit sind, über Leichen zu gehen.

Haley McWaid never gave her parents a moment's worry. Until one morning, her mother wakes to find that her 17-year-old daughter didn't come home the night before. The community is stunned by her loss. Three months pass without a word, and everyone assumes the worst. Wendy Tynes is a reporter on a mission: to identify and bring down sexual predators. Her latest target is a social worker known as a friend to troubled teens. But Wendy soon realises she can't trust her own instincts, or the motives of the people around her, and that this story is more twisted than she could have imagined.

Teil 1 der Reihe um den Sportagenten Myron Bolitar. Rasches Handeln ist angesagt für den New Yorker Sportagenten Myron Bolitar: Der Vertrag mit dem Profi-Footballspieler Christian Steele steht kurz vor der Unterzeichnung, da wird Christian verdächtigt, seine Verlobte umgebracht zu haben. Allerdings schwört er, von der spurlos verschwundenen Kathy unlängst noch einen Anruf erhalten zu haben. Auch Kathys Schwester Jessica glaubt nicht an die offizielle Version der Polizei. Sie beauftragt Myron Bolitar, eigene Nachforschungen anzustellen.

Vor über zwanzig Jahren wurde Patricia Lockwood während eines Raubüberfalls entführt und schwer misshandelt. Ihr gelang die Flucht, doch ihr Peiniger wurde nie gefasst. Auch die damals gestohlenen Gemälde blieben verschollen. Bis in einem New Yorker Apartment neben einer Leiche eines der Bilder gefunden wird - und der Koffer, den der Entführer Patricia zu packen zwang. Zeit für Patricias Cousin, Windsor Horne Lockwood III, den Dingen auf den Grund zu gehen: Win, wie seine wenigen Freunde ihn nennen, ist hochintelligent, skrupellos und wild entschlossen, den Fall zu lösen.

Having ended the Edgar Award-nominated Shelter with a jaw-dropping cliff-hanger, Coben picks up Mickey's story right where it left off in this suspenseful new adventure. Mickey and his loyal new friends, sharp-witted Ema and adorably charming Spoon, once again find themselves in over their heads on the hunt for missing pieces to a puzzle they have yet to understand. As the mystery surrounding Mickey's dad's death unfolds, he soon learns that they may be in more danger than they could have ever imagined.

Enquanto comemoravam o aniversário de seu primeiro beijo, o Dr. David Beck e sua esposa, Elizabeth, sofreram um terrível ataque. Ele foi golpeado e caiu no lago, inconsciente. Ela foi raptada e brutalmente assassinada por um serial killer. O caso volta à tona oito anos depois, quando a polícia encontra dois corpos enterrados perto do local do crime, junto com o taco de beisebol usado para nocautear David. Ao mesmo tempo, o médico recebe um misterioso e-mail que aparentemente só pode ter sido enviado por sua esposa.

It's been eight months since Mickey Bolitar witnessed the tragic death of his father. Eight months of lies, dark secrets and unanswered questions. While he desperately wants answers, Mickey's sophomore year of high school brings on a whole new set of troubles. Spoon is in hospital, Rachel won't tell him where he stands, his basketball teammates hate him....and then there's Ema's surprise announcement: she has an online boyfriend, and he's vanished.

Grace Lawson is living a happy, straightforward life in the suburbs with her husband, Jack, and two young children. But that security is about to come to a brutal end. For when Grace picks up a set of holiday snaps, amongst them is one shot that doesn't fit: a faded image of a life that Grace doesn't recognise and of her husband as she never knew him.

A suburban wife and mother of two - with a dark and dangerous past. A promising photographer who now panders to celebrity-obsessed rich kids. A detective who can't let go of a cold case.... Three ordinary people who discover that when the past refuses to stay buried, the American dream can be a nightmare....

Matt Hunter's life has already been blown apart once. A fight, a friend in trouble and the dull crack of someone's skull on the concrete cost him four years in jail, and a small sliver of his soul. When Matt got out he set about rebuilding his life. He carved himself a job as a lawyer and fell in love with a beautiful woman. The break in the road seemed only to have made him a stronger person. But now someone is following him, and Matt realises that his new existence is under threat. Suddenly Matt can't trust anybody - least of all those he loves....

Met zijn vertrouwde combinatie van adembenemende spanning en scherp inzicht in de donkere kanten van ogenschijnlijk perfecte levens, leverde Coben opnieuw een thriller af die zijn status als meester van het genre meer dan bevestigt. Megan, Ray en Jack zitten vast in een leven dat ze nooit hebben gewild. Megan, die ooit een wilde meid was, is een huismoeder met een groeiend gevoel van onbehagen. Ray was een fotograaf met een gouden toekomst, maar tegenwoordig doet hij alleen onbenullige opdrachten. En Jack is een politieman die een onopgeloste vermissingszaak niet kan laten rusten.

Simon Greene tinha uma família perfeita. Até perder a filha mais velha para as drogas. Depois de receber todo o apoio necessário na luta contra o vício, Paige desapareceu com o namorado abusivo, sem deixar vestígio. Um dia, ele a reencontra no Central Park, em Nova York, tocando violão por uns trocados. Ela parece outra pessoa: está fora de si, assustada e claramente em perigo. Quando Simon vai falar com ela e lhe implorar que volte para casa, Paige foge mais uma vez. Então ele faz o que qualquer pai faria: vai atrás dela e acaba entrando em um mundo sombrio e perigoso.

La esperanza puede convertirse en el peor asesino. Un laboratorio de Manhattan está a punto de encontrar la cura para una de las enfermedades más aterradoras de las últimas décadas. Los resultados de las pruebas están siendo un éxito, pero el ensayo está provocando muertes inesperadas. En menos de un mes, alguien ha asesinado a dos de los cuarenta pacientes sometidos al tratamiento y a uno de los doctores responsables de la clínica. Y seguramente no se detendrá ahí.