Legal Political Fiction

Stephen Brasch, a young American lawyer working for the Rockefeller Foundation, comes to Thailand to ‘do good'. When Brasch blows the whistle on a scandalous plot involving Thai government ministers, British and American businessmen and even the most celebrated US presidential candidate of modern times, he finds himself face-to-face with a prime minister who is renowned for taking a gun out of his office drawer and using it.

Elitsoldaterna Simon och Ahmed får ett topphemligt uppdrag: Sök upp Gamen och döda honom. Den svenske IS-jihadisten "Gamen" är ett hot mot rikets säkerhet. Han har blod på sina händer. Varken regeringen eller militären vill att han ska komma levande hem från kalifatet. Men ordern att döda en svensk medborgare strider mot grundlagen - och är politisk dynamit. I Syrien går allt åt helvete. Ahmed avrättas. Simon får djupa sår i både kropp och själ. Ett år senare får Simon syn på Gamen på en kebabsylta hemma i Sverige. Eller såg han i syne?

When Smith Driskill, a 55-year-old East Texas farmer, widowed and abandoned by his children, dramatically executes child molester and murderer Rodney William Markum, he is unprepared for the ensuing media circus painting him as a hero or the political divisions that surface when he chooses death over a day in court.

Thriller Jubilee is a renowned week-long writers conference held every year at the luxurious Hotel Marisol on the sun-drenched island of Punta Maya. Attracting literary luminaries and reading fans alike, this year’s conference is attended by one guest too many - a writer wannabe whose efforts have not received the recognition the author expects or, one might say, demands.

In this fast-paced legal thriller inspired by actual events, attorney N. David Winkler takes on the challenge of a lifetime. His client was Maria Theresa Romero, whose mother died leaving behind a letter revealing a series of shocking family secrets. First, she wasn’t her real mother. Maria Theresa was taken from her real mother by C-section. Her real mother was tortured and killed for her political views by the right-wing military regime during Argentina’s “Dirty War” in the 1970s.

Joe Dillard, ex avvocato diventato procuratore distrettuale, indaga su un caso molto delicato che sconvolge la comunità di Johnson City, Tennessee. Le acque del lago Boone hanno restituito i corpi di tre giovani donne, assassinate. Sembrerebbe un ordinario, per quanto efferato, caso di pluriomicidio, se non fosse che il principale sospettato dell'uccisione delle ragazze è uno degli uomini più ricchi e potenti dello Stato, il che complica le cose...

Matt Wolfe, a brilliant young attorney with Native American roots unravels a murder-for-hire scheme at his prestigious Colorado law firm. Aided by his ranching girlfriend, a retired senator, and an ex-con, he must outmaneuver hired killers, corrupt lawyers, and powerful politicians. Is water worth dying for? It is in today's Wild, Wild West. For lovers of legal thrillers.

As the fixer for Congressman John Mahoney in Washington, DC, Joe DeMarco has had to bend and break the law more than a few times. But when Representative Lyle Canton, House Majority Whip, is found shot dead in his office in the US Capitol and DeMarco is arrested for the murder, DeMarco knows he's been framed. Locked up in the Alexandria Jail awaiting trial, he calls on his enigmatic friend Emma, an ex-DIA agent, to search for the true killer.

When David's wife dies at the hands of a corrupt medical system, David is out for justice. With his skills as a lawyer and position inside the biggest health insurance company in America - American True Care - he plans to bring down the system, from the inside. David begins to work his way up the company while recruiting a clandestine team to build a covert case against American True Care. But this is a dangerous game and the players have ties to the highest levels of government. Propped up by lobbyists, senators, and even the White House, American True Care will do whatever it takes

Sie wollten die Welt verändern, als sie ihr Jurastudium aufnahmen. Doch jetzt stehen Zola, Todd und Mark kurz vor dem Examen und müssen sich eingestehen, dass sie einem Betrug aufgesessen sind. Die private Hochschule, an der sie studieren, bietet eine derart mittelmäßige Ausbildung, dass die drei das Examen nicht schaffen werden. Doch ohne Abschluss wird es schwierig sein, einen gut bezahlten Job zu finden.

Terrorism, politics and betrayals collide in this fast-paced thriller. He was the only one left alive; now it was his turn to die. In September 1972, journalist Anna Rosen takes an early morning phone call from her boss at the ABC, telling her about two bombings in Sydney's busy CBD. It's the worst terrorist attack in the country's history, and Anna has no doubt which group is responsible for the carnage.

A young Supreme Court law clerk finds himself caught in the crosshairs of a serial killer in The Outsider, a breathtaking thriller #1 New York Times bestseller James Patterson called "as authentic and suspenseful as any John Grisham novel." Things aren't going well for Grayson Hernandez. He just graduated from a fourth-tier law school, he's drowning in student debt, and the only job he can find is as a messenger.

Chicago-style politics is front and center. When a sitting president has his roots in this sullied political heritage, it makes for news and leads to speculation. Not Black and White is a fictional account of many of the events that led to the meteoric rise of a local charismatic street politician to become America's first African American president and the downfall and imprisonment of two consecutive governors of the state of Illinois, along with several of their most trusted advisors and cohorts.

November 2032, Joe Benton has just been elected the 48th president of the United States. Only days after winning, Benton learns from his predecessor that previous estimates regarding the effect of global warming on rising sea levels have been grossly underestimated. With the world frighteningly close to catastrophe, Benton must save the United States from environmental devastation. He resumes secret bilateral negotiations with the Chinese - the world's worst polluter.

Tonya Hailey, ein zehnjähriges Mädchen, wurde von zwei betrunkenen Männern brutal vergewaltigt und missbraucht. Wenige Tage später erschießt Tonyas Vater Carl Lee Hailey die beiden Täter im Gerichtsgebäude, in dem sie zu einer ersten Anhörung vorgeführt wurden. Das Gerichtsverfahren, das gegen ihn eingeleitet wird, gerät zum Sensationsprozess. Denn: die beiden Gewaltverbrecher sind Weiße; Carl Lee ist ein Schwarzer.

Sophie ist glückliche Ehefrau des charismatischen Parlamentspolitikers James. Bis er ihr eine Affäre mit seiner Assistentin gesteht. Die ihn nun wegen Vergewaltigung verklagt. James leugnet und setzt auf die Loyalität des Premierministers, der ihm noch einen Gefallen schuldet. Staatsanwältin Kate sieht die Anklageschrift mit großem Interesse auf ihren Schreibtisch flattern. Aus Gründen, die in ihre Zeit in Oxford zurückreichen. Ein Prozess mit unerwartetem Finale stellt Loyalitäten auf den Prüfstand. Und verändert nicht nur Sophies und James' Leben.

Eine toughe Frankfurter Rechtsanwältin. Geraubte Kunstschätze. Und eine Spur des Blutes. Raubkunst, deren blutige Spur sich vom nahen Osten bis nach Frankfurt zieht. Ein Killer, der seine Opfer quer über den Erdball jagt. Und mittendrin Carla Winter, eine Strafverteidigerin, die sich nicht an das Gesetz halten kann, wenn sie die Schuldigen finden und selbst am Leben bleiben will. Ein hochbrisantes Katz-und-Maus-Spiel im globalen Raubkunst-Handel, dem Milliardengeschäft der organisierten Kriminalität.

In a razor-sharp legal thriller, Jack Kowalski must win two challenging trials to save his reputation and his career. Junior barrister Jack Kowalski is crushed. His client Timothy Smart appears to have committed a monstrous crime while on bail - a bail application Jack fought hard to win. When a high-profile Polish footballer is charged with rape and demands a fellow countryman represent him, Jack must overcome his guilt and get back to work.

En una abarrotada sala de un tribunal del estado de Mississippi el jurado pronuncia un veredicto totalmente inesperado: declara culpable a una empresa química por realizar vertidos tóxicos en el sistema de conducción de agua potable de la ciudad, lo que ha provocado la incidencia de cáncer más alta de la historia. La empresa apela al Tribunal Supremo del estado, cuyos nueve jueces deberán confirmar o revocar el veredicto. Carl Trudeau, el propietario de la empresa, no confía en que emita un fallo favorable para él e investiga a cada juez.

Even the most incorruptible juror can be unwittingly influenced by others' opinions in the digital age, but more sinister forces are at work: Jury tampering has reached all-time highs. Unexpected verdicts are coming down more and more often, indicating that shadowy groups may be blackmailing jurors - and leaving the American justice system in shambles. Is impartiality even possible anymore?