Politiske og juridiske thrillere

It was a typical election...until it wasn't. Terry Parsons was so excited to have his new job. That was before a razor-thin margin in a primary election triggered a recount. The excitement turned to terror as Terry first discovers an insidious plot to subvert democracy and then finds himself on the lam for two murders he didn't commit, those of his friends! The harder he works to clear his name, the more he learns... Nothing is as it appears.

When tragedy strikes Reed Montgomery, revenge is the only way forward.Former Force Recon Marine and covert operator, Reed Montgomery, has finally hung up the rifle. The White House has disowned him. His team has disbanded. He's now embracing the quiet life while his wife pursues a lifelong dream of becoming a music star.Life is good. But it's far too quiet, and for an assassin like Reed, quiet never lasts.The blasts detonate only yards from the stage, sending red hot shrapnel ripping through the crowd and across the band. As Reed watches in horror, the love of his life topples to the ground in a field of blood-and the carnage has barely begun.Across America, TV screens are dominated by a smooth-talking man with an Arabic accent. He claims responsibility for the attacks, identifying himself as the head of a brand-new terrorist network who will hold America accountable for her sins.With the promise of further attacks hanging over the nation, Reed prepares to abandon retirement and hunt his enemies, no matter the cost. But with the White House unwilling to reestablish the Prosecution Force, Reed is pushed to act alone.He assembles his own team. Loads his own weapons. And will carry this fight to the ends of the earth.The Prosecution Force has gone rogue.

In the mind-bending conclusion to the Caves of Corihor trilogy, POTUS unleashes his eleite black ops team, the Presidential Praetorian Initiative. Our lead characters, Napoleon Hancock and Casandra Caro, find themselves in the most challenging fight of their careers. Armed conflict in the heart of the Sierra Nevada mountains. Futuristic weapons deployment against the USA. Terrorist cells planted deep in the homeland for decades. Revelatory translation of an ancient langage. All this and more from Readers Favorite Book multiple award winner JD Shiner.

"While holidaying in Colorado, a black engineer is drawn into a conflict between FBI agents and Indian environmentalists over toxic dumping. For Robert Hawks history is repeating itself, as a child he watched his parents defend black civil rights, now he is defending Indian rights"--

"Vis mig en spiller, så vil jeg vise jer en taber, og vis mig en helt, så vil jeg vise jer et lig.""Tåber dør" er fortællingen om de miljøer, hvor drømme og håb enten bærer en til stjernerne eller brister drastisk. Om gamblingens højborg Las Vegas, om Hollywoods brutale, men raffinerede filmmiljø og om New Yorks litterære jungle. Det er her tåberne lever og dør. På casinoet på Hotel Xanadu i Las Vegas mødes en gruppe mænd, som ikke tidligere kender hinanden. Den forfaldne gambler Cully, den intense og drengede Merlyn og den midaldrende Jordan. En aften, efter at havde vundet den helt store gevinst, begår Jordan selvmord på sit værelse. Med den fatale afslutning på deres gamblingtur, vender de to andre mænd tilbage til deres respektive liv. Men de er ikke færdige med hinanden.En roman om de skæbner som, stræbende efter succes, spænding og hurtige penge, befinder sig i Amerikas underverden af grådighed, magt og begær. Mario Puzo (1920-1999) var en amerikansk romanforfatter, hvis bøger ofte skildrer Amerikas kriminelle underverden og bagsiden af den amerikanske drøm. Blandt hans værker er den udødelige klassiker "The Godfather" fra 1961 (da. 1971), som blev filmatiseret under samme navn med Francis Ford Coppola som instruktør og Mario Puzo selv som manuskriptforfatter.

Francis Xavier Kennedy er den fjerde Kennedy, der når til tops i USA’s politiske system – og han er fast besluttet på at blive der. Men han er oppe imod stærke kræfter. En hemmelig gruppe finansmænd vil for enhver pris afskære ham fra endnu en periode i Det hvide Hus, og i Mellemøsten er hans datter gidsel i en flykapring, der ledes af den psykopatiske Yabril. Præsidentens modtræk er justitsminister Christian Klee, en mand der ikke tøver med at bevæge sig på den forkerte side af loven ...Mario Puzo (1920-1999) var en amerikansk romanforfatter, hvis bøger ofte skildrer Amerikas kriminelle underverden og bagsiden af den amerikanske drøm. Blandt hans værker er den udødelige klassiker "The Godfather" fra 1961 (da. 1971), som blev filmatiseret under samme navn med Francis Ford Coppola som instruktør og Mario Puzo selv som manuskriptforfatter.

Peter Robertson, 33, discovers his wife is cheating on him. Following her suspected boyfriend one night, he erupts into a rage, beats him and leaves him to die... or so he thought. Soon he discovers that he has killed the wrong man - a perfect stranger.Six months later, impaneled on a jury, he realizes that the murder being tried is the one he committed. After wrestling with his conscience, he works hard to convince the jury to acquit the accused man. But the prosecution's case is strong as the accused man had both motive and opportunity to commit the murder. As the pressure builds, Peter begins to slip up and reveal things that only the murderer would know - and Christine, a pretty and intelligent alternate juror, suspects something is amiss.Meanwhile, Peter's wife leaves him, his mother suffers a series of debilitating strokes, and his best friend and employee, accused of sexual harassment, needs Peter's help that he's too preoccupied to give. As jurors one by one declare their intention to convict, Peter's conscience eats away at him and he careens toward nervous breakdown, revealing details about the crime that had not been disclosed in court."Lying in Judgment" is a gripping courtroom thriller about a good man's search for redemption for his tragic, fatal mistake, pitted against society's search for justice.

Matthew Byrnes will go to any lengths to defend a client. His new partner, Isabella Charlotte Ewing, called "Ice," is cold, calculating, and ruthless. They are the criminal defense power firm in Winston.When the business partner of auto dealer Henry "Big Hank" Williams is found dead in Pioneer Park, Williams is charged with murder. Byrnes and Ewing, now estranged, fight for control of the defense in the high-profile case. There can only be one winner. But at what expense to the client, and who goes under the bus?

This definitive book on the Sultans of Oman is a thrilling historical account of their action-packed battles, daring expeditions, epic triumphs and ingenious politics in the long nineteenth century. It puts the optic of 'micro-history' on their fascinating lives as they navigated the geopolitics of their time and propelled the politics of the Western Indian Ocean. It offers a comprehensive and in-depth examination of the ambitions of the Omani patriarch Sultan Sayyid Said and his four sons and shows how integral they were to the political culture of the region.

After being threatened by a dog with a killer instinct, a couple from the City (Darm and Evo) are trapped for the night in a gentrified farmhouse after their neighbors appear to have declared war against on them. Throughout the evening, they cope by painting, writing, playing the piano, having moments of intimacy and comedic bickering that are juxtaposed with moments of violence, hatred, fear, and the possibility of death. A thoughtful commentary on America's prejudice and divisions, this gripping thriller is filled with symbolism and is perfect for anyone interested in dissecting a novel for all its hidden meanings, as well as those who, like Darm and Evo, seek acceptance and inclusion in a society that thrives on fear, hate, and political divide.The novel distills the widespread divisions in this country into one couple and shows how quickly it becomes "us versus them". As soon as the real or imagined war starts, the couple begins brainstorming the reason behind it, and a series of binaries are immediately created: city vs village, educated vs uneducated, normal vs different, bent vs straight. Quickly, this division turns to fear, which turns to violence, which may or may not lead to a new civil war. In the end, the couple shows itself prepared to pay back in kind the wounds that they have received, thus leading a never-ending cycle of prejudice and violence, a situation that seems to ring true to our political climate. Dog Bites Man ends with a call to action as Darm recites his latest poem in a direct address to the reader, thereby forcing us to grapple with the thought that "You think it can't happen to you? Think again! It already has." Yet, the ability to create and exist is a right that can never be taken away.

An historic lighthouse at the tiny coastal village of Shinnecock witnesses murder and espionage near the Summer White House.

President Perry Douglas is beginning his nascent administration with a focus on achieving some significant social reforms. The House of Representatives has passed an anti-discrimination LGBTQ rights bill that promises to implement sweeping societal changes. Chief of Staff Clay Grover and his husband, Aaron Rose are instrumental in guiding the legislation through Congress. Stanford Winchester is having difficulty adjusting to his life in retirement. However, he is appointed by President Douglas as Special Advisor on Judicial Reform. These actions reinforce the growing consternation of billionaire, Race Casserly. Casserly is a major investor in the privatization of Federal prisons, and views the Douglas/Winchester alliance as an imposing threat to his financial well-being. Together with Stanford and his wife Whitlee, Bessie Collins and her husband Lucius celebrate the grand opening of Bessie's Best Pies. However, the joyous mood of the celebratory dinner is horrifically interrupted. Shots ring out down Bourbon Street. And in the aftermath, the casualties mount, as yet another senseless mass shooting has plagued the blood-soaked streets of America. After several twists and turns, the motive for the mass shooting on Bourbon Street finally becomes apparent, as old foes and long-standing grudges are disclosed in the suspenseful ending to Reformation.

"Artificial intelligence leads to shockingly real danger for the Gray Man in this latest entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling series. A car accident in Japan. A drowning in Seoul. A home invasion in Boston. Someone is killing the world's leading experts on robotics and artificial intelligence. Is it a tech company trying to eliminate the competition or is it something even more sinister? After all, artificial intelligence may be the deadliest battlefield gamechanger since the creation of gunpowder. The first nation to field weapons that can act at the speed of computer commands will rule the battlefield. It's an irresistible lure for most, but not for the Gray Man. His quest for a quiet life has led him to Central America where he and his lover, Zoya Zakharova, have assumed new identities. With a list of enemies that includes billionaires, terrorists, and governments, they need to keep a low profile, but the world's deadliest assassin can't expect to hide out forever. Eventually, they're tracked down and offered a job by an old acquaintance of Zoya's. He needs their help extracting a Russian scientist who is on the kill list. They reject the offer, but just being seen with him is enough to put assassins on their trail. Now, they're back on the run, but no matter which way they turn, it's clear that whoever's tracking them is always going to be one step ahead. Since flight's no longer possible, fight is the only option left, and no one fights dirtier than the Gray Man"--

En bombe eksploderer i Demokratisk Klima Fraktions hovedkontor kort før et EU-klimatopmøde i København, og organisationens eneste medarbejder dør. Flere mindre klimaaktioner kulminerer med et brandattentat mod Danmarks kontroversielle klimaminister, Ib Boldbjerg, der er kendt for at være en brutal politiker. Ulrik Torp er blevet chefredaktør på den gratis ugeavis ValbyPosten. En række – for ugeavisen uvante – kritiske artikler om Valbys lokale toppolitiker Ib Boldbjergs private boligforhold, sætter Torp på sporet af kræfter, der for enhver pris vil gøre klimatopmødet til en fiasko. Samtidig kæmper Ulrik Torp på den private front både med sit helbred og med den fortabte søn, der efter tre år pludselig vender tilbage fra Bruxelles som fuldtids klimaaktivist sammen med en ny kæreste. Til sidst tvinges Ulrik Torp til at vælge imellem karriere, klima og familie. Udgivelsen er en storskrift-udgave til svagsynede i serien MAGNUMBØGER Lindhardt og Ringhof.

Annabelle Jones, Australia's best investigative journalist, thought she'd seen it all. From corruption, to war crimes to cover ups, she'd courageously broken some of the hardest hitting stories of her age and uncovered truths governments were desperate to keep concealed. Now, thanks to a mysterious government informant, she is quickly discovering she's hit the mother lode of state secrets. As Annabelle journeys across Northern Australia with her source, she finds herself balancing on an unforseen precipice of truth and lies. She may be unearthing a conspiracy so big it could rock the entire world's political order - but is she prepared? Is she still the fearless, veteran truth-teller, or a pawn in something so compellingly insidious that it is beyond even her world-weary comprehension?

Hver nat klokken to stillede hun sig på molen og ventede på noget, der aldrig dukkede op. Indtil hun en dag var forsvundet … Da efterforskeren Jessica Niemi bliver beordret på betalt orlov, beslutter hun sig for at rejse til en søvnig, lille ø i den ålandske skærgård for at finde tiltrængt ro. På øen går der sagn om en lille pige, der har boet her på et børnehjem, som ikke længere findes. Hver nat klokken to tog pigen efter sigende sin blå frakke på og gik hen og stillede sig på molen og ventede på noget, der aldrig dukkede op. En nat forsvandt hun og blev aldrig fundet. Da en anden udefrakommende på øen kort tid efter bliver fundet død, vågner Jessica op fra sin dvale. Tingene eskalerer, og Jessica ved ikke, om hun står over for en morder eller - ligesom sagnet siger - et spøgelse, pigen i den blå frakke.Om forfatteren:Max Seeck (f. 1985) er en af Finlands mest succesrige krimiforfattere. Han brød igennem internationalt med Den trofaste læser, bind 1 i hans Jessica Niemi-serie. Serien udkommer i mere end 40 lande, og filmrettighederne er solgt til Hollywood. Max Seeck er selv en passioneret læser af nordiske krimier og thrillere.

Die hier geschilderten achtzehn Kriminalgeschichten sind wirklich so passiert. Lediglich die Namen der Personen und der Versicherungsgesellschaften sowie die Orte der Handlungen stimmen nicht mit der Realität überein. Das war erforderlich, um Rückschlüsse auf die Beteiligten auszuschließen. Bei den Betrügereien spielt oft die Gier eine entscheidende Rolle, ganz gleich, ob es sich bei der Täterin um eine mittellose Studentin handelt (Koffer - Kapitel 2), oder der Täter ein wohlhabender ehemaliger Unternehmer ist (Armbanduhr - Kapitel 5).Dieses Buch soll ein Zeichen setzen, dass das in allen Gesellschaftsschichten existierende Phänomen des Versicherungsbetrugs kein Kavaliersdelikt ist. Vor allem seit der Jahrhundertwende gelang es den Versicherern immer häufiger, diese Art von Vermögensdelikten erfolgreich zu bekämpfen. Nicht zuletzt aufgrund der im Laufe der letzten Jahrzehnte deutlich verbesserten Maßnahmen.

"The startling, vivid debut novel by Alexey Navalny's press secretary, following a woman who is arrested at an anticorruption rally in Moscow and sentenced to ten days in a special detention center, where she shares a cell with five other women from all walks of life. The Incredible Events in Women's Cell Number 3 is the debut novel by Kira Yarmysh that follows a young woman, Anya, who is arrested at a Moscow anticorruption rally and, under false charges, sentenced to a ten-day stretch at a special detention center. In a large barren room furnished only by communal bunkbeds, Anya meets her cellmates: five ordinary Russian women arrested on petty charges. They come from all strata and experiences of Russian society, and as they pass the long hours waiting to be released, they slowly build trust and companionship while sipping lukewarm tea in plastic cups and playing games. Above all, they talk: about politics, feminism, their families, their sexualities, and how to make the most of prison life. Yet as the waking days stretch listlessly before Anya, soon she is plagued by strange nightmarish visions and begins to wonder if her cellmates might not actually be as ordinary as they seem. Will the facade of everyday life ultimately crack for good? A brilliant exploration of what it means to be marginalized both as an independent woman and in an increasingly intolerant Russia in particular, and a powerful prison story that renews a grand Russian tradition, The Incredible Events in Women's Cell Number 3 introduces one of the most urgent and gripping new voices in international literature"--

The assassination of a Treadstone agent leads two Blackbriar operatives down a rabbit hole of deceit and betrayal in this explosive new series from the world of Robert Ludlum.A car explodes along a quiet Prague side street—among the dead is an undercover Treadstone agent. It's not unusual for such men to meet their fates on an operation, but in this case there's one catch. None of his superiors know what he was doing there.  Two Blackbriar operatives, Helen Jouvert and Donovan Wade, are sent to investigate. Their search for answers will take them deeper into the world of conspiracy and fake news than they ever expected.  Treadstone and Blackbriar may be two sides of the same coin, intelligence and counterintelligence, but they have one thing in common, answers can be the deadliest commodity of all.

Where the Rooks Flock A novel by HAZEL BERGEN Book two in the Europa SeriesAn up-and-coming designer, a friend gone missing. Can she save her friend's life without losing her own?Sarah's life is about to be turned upside down. As the blossoming fashion designer's best friend suddenly disappears, nobody is able or willing to provide any answers. Completely out of her depth she turns to the Neon Lights, an underground resistance group, but will the price for their assistance prove too high for Sarah to pay?Will Sarah end up paying with her own life to save her friend's? Where the Rooks Flock is a standalone psychological thriller set in 2038 Europa, that proves that true heroes can be found where we least expect them.