Tess Gerritsen

"Taryn Moore is young, beautiful, and brilliant--so why would she kill herself? When Detective Frankie Loomis arrives on the scene to investigate the girl's fatal plunge from her apartment balcony, Frankie knows in her gut there's more to the story. Her instincts are confirmed when surprise information is revealed that could have been reason enough for Taryn's suicide--or a motive for murder. To English professor Jack Dorian, Taryn was the ultimate...

Detective Jane Rizzoli wird in ein Bostoner Villenviertel gerufen, wo sie die Leiche des Arztes Richard Yeager vorfindet. Die Untersuchung ergibt, dass Gail Yeager vor den Augen ihres Mannes vergewaltigt wurde, bevor der Täter ihm die Kehle durchschnitt. Der perverse Mord erinnert Jane an den »Chirurgen«, einen psychopathischen Serienkiller, den sie ein Jahr zuvor verhaftete – nachdem sie ihm beinahe selbst zum Opfer gefallen wäre. Der »Chirurg«...

Es sieht nicht gut aus für Miranda Wood: Man hat ihren Ex-Geliebten Richard in ihrem Bett gefunden - erstochen. Aber so schnell, wie sie im Gefängnis sitzt, so schnell ist sie auch wieder auf freiem Fuß. Jemand hat die Kaution für sie gestellt. Bloß wer? Miranda kann nur Vermutungen anstellen. Ist es jemand, der ihr helfen will oder jemand, der sie benutzt? Zum Glück sucht Miranda nicht als einzige nach dem wahren Täter. Chase Tremain, Richards...

In Their Footsteps

The quiet scandal surrounding her parents' deaths has always haunted Beryl Tavistock. Now she's asking dangerous questions and the answers are proving that the past does not die easily. Pulled into a world of espionage, Beryl quickly discovers that she needs help, and former CIA agent Richard Wolf is her only hope. But in a world where trust is a double-edged sword, friends become enemies and enemies

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Per l'avvocato David Ransom è solo l'ennesimo caso di negligenza, un'anestesista che ha sbagliato nel somministrare un farmaco letale. Per Kate Chesne, invece, quel caso potrebbe essere la fine della carriera, un sospetto e un'accusa infamante a cui non si rassegna. Per questo irrompe nell'ufficio - e nella vita privata - di David, determinata a convincerlo della propria innocenza. Il brutale assassinio di un'infermiera insinua il dubbio in Ransom:...

"The crime scene is unlike any that Detective Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles have ever before encountered. The woman lies in apparently peaceful repose on her bed, and Maura finds no apparent cause of death, but there is no doubt the woman is indeed dead. The victim's eyes have been removed and placed in the palm of her hand, a gesture that echoes the terrifying films she produces. Is a crazed movie fan reenacting scenes from those disturbing...

"When Boston homicide detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles are summoned to a crime scene, they find a killing worthy of the most ferocious beast. But only the most sinister human hands could have left a renowned big-game hunter gruesomely displayed like the once-proud animals adorning his walls. After linking the crime to a series of unsolved murders across the country, Maura wonders if the solution might actually be found deep...

Emma Watson, a brilliant research physician, has been training for years for the mission of a lifetime: to study living beings in space. Jack McCallum, Emma's estranged husband, has shared her dream of space travel, but a medical condition has grounded and embittered him. He must watch from the sidelines as his wife prepares for her first mission to the international Space Station. Once aboard the space station, however, things start to go terribly...

Hätte Nina Cormier ihrem Verlobten das Ja-Wort gegeben, wäre sie jetzt tot. Doch da er sie in letzter Minute vor dem Altar stehen lassen hat, explodiert die Bombe in einer leeren Kirche. Detective Sam Navarro vom Portland Police Departement steht vor einem Rätsel: Hat der Anschlag etwas mit der Bombenexplosion zu tun, die Navarros Partner erst kürzlich das Leben kostete? Oder war die Kirche vielleicht doch nur ein rein zufällig ausgewähltes

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"For David Ransom, it begins as an open-and-shut case. Malpractice. As attorney for a grieving family, he's determined to hang a negligent doctor. Then Dr. Kate Chesne storms into his office, daring him to seek out the truth -- that she's being framed. First, it was Kate's career that was in jeopardy. Then, when another body is discovered, David begins to believe her. Suddenly, it's much more. Somewhere in the Honolulu hospital, a killer walks freely...