Women Forensics

In what passes for an ordinary day in a psych ward, Dr. Zoe Goldman is stumped when a highly unusual case arrives. A young African American girl, found wandering the streets of Buffalo in a catatonic state, is brought in by police. No one has come forward to claim her, and all leads have been exhausted, so Zoe's treatment is the last hope to discover the girl's identity. When drugs prove ineffective and medical science seems to be failing, Zoe takes matters into her own hands to track down Jane Doe's family and piece together their checkered history.

After the deranged lunatic who murdered Sarah Durandt’s husband and son is executed, Sarah returns to her home in the Adirondacks in hopes of achieving some measure of closure. But once there, Sarah is forced to face a nightmarish possibility. The wrong man may have been sent to his death, and the killer of her loved ones may be hunting for a new victim.

British-born nurse Celia Davies runs a free medical clinic to assist the poor women of San Francisco. She has earned the trust and friendship of many of the city's downtrodden, including a young orphan named Owen. Owen works for a real estate company and discovered a dead body in the office's basement. Celia turns to Detective Nick Greaves for help, only to learn that one of the main suspects - the husband of Celia's dearest friend - is an old enemy of Nick's.

Ivy Corva’s first novel makes her the target of online trolls. As the threats get nastier and her address is posted on the internet for all to see, she runs from her old life and moves to San Francisco to work for her friend Shelby.

Pediatrician Erica Rosen is stymied when two of her patients don't respond to medicine as expected. When other patients later develop strange, unexpected illnesses, she is determined to get to the bottom of it. Meanwhile, the department's newest pediatrician, Dr. Nilsen, appears to be trying to steal her patients. Erica suspects he is after her job as the clinic director. She also discovers Dr. Nilsen has become romantically involved with her trusted assistant, Martha.

Seattle attorney Camille Delaney is cash-strapped and struggling to balance the demands of her new solo legal practice with raising her three daughters. But when an emergency C-section goes wrong and a baby dies in the delivery room, the mother, Helene Anderson, shows up at Camille’s office asking for help. Facing the challenge of a legal system where child-loss verdicts are limited by the dollar value placed on a child’s life, Camille considers a quick settlement for the family. But Helene insists: her child’s life had value, and Camille needs to prove it in court.

A desperate plea from a Cuban transplant surgeon puts Sarah Golden and Jackie Larsen in serious danger with the Cuban government on the same day the four most prominent immunologists in the world—doctors who were on the verge of solving the huge rejection issues that have plagued the transplant community for more than 50 years—are killed in a car accident in Chicago.

Sarah Golden and Jackie Larsen, best friends since nursing school, could never have imagined that they’d end up as amateur sleuths searching to find a killer—for the second time! Jackie, a stay-at-home mom with marriage troubles, is racing the clock to get her young son, Wyatt, a living kidney donor to avoid the ravages of dialysis.

Keine Lüge hat Bestand, wenn die Toten sprechen! Die toughe Expertin der Gerichtsmedizin, Cassie Raven, löst ihren 2. Fall: "Wer mit den Toten spricht" ist der 2. Teil der außergewöhnlichen Forensik-Thriller-Reihe "Raven & Flyte ermitteln" aus England. Cassie Raven, Assistentin der Rechtsmedizin mit einer Vorliebe für Piercings und Tattoos, ist für gewöhnlich hart im Nehmen. Als ihre geliebte Großmutter ihr jedoch gesteht, sie jahrelang über den Tod ihrer Eltern belogen zu haben, ist Cassie tief erschüttert.

A mysterious package is delivered to Hamilton DeShear and Jaden Trinn—by a driver who then brutally commits suicide on their property. The box contains a message from Dr. Marcus Hauser, who everyone is certain is dead, stating: When the couple’s adopted young daughter was in Hauser’s custody, an explosive device was implanted in her head. It will detonate in 72 hours and kill her—unless DeShear comes to a secret location.

After her friend Dallas Jackson suffers a fatal complication during routine surgery, Seattle attorney Camille Delaney is determined to find out why. Dallas was like a father to Camille, and she feels she owes it to him and his family to get answers. Knowing she could lose her partnership at her high-profile law firm for undertaking such an investigation, Camille takes a huge risk and starts her own firm, determined to bring Dallas’ killer to justice.

Selbst auf einer paradiesischen Insel lauert tödliche Gefahr – ein neuer Fall für die Forensikerin Tempe Brennan. Eine Reihe bizarrer Mordfälle führt die forensische Anthropologin Tempe Brennan auf die karibischen Turks- und Caicos-Inseln. Stehen die grausam verstümmelten Leichen junger amerikanischer Touristen in Zusammenhang mit Bandenkriminalität? Je tiefer Tempe recherchiert, desto beunruhigendere Dimensionen nimmt der Fall an. Und plötzlich findet sie sich im Mittelpunkt einer Verschwörung wieder, die viele Hunderte Menschenleben kosten könnte.

Neither is his young assistant, Abigail Platford, immune to Dr. Rome's persuasive charm. Abigail once dreamed of becoming a doctor, though of a much different sort. That dream ended with her father's tragic death from a medical error for which she holds herself responsible. But Dr. Rome, who proudly displays his medical degree from Johns Hopkins, seems to believe in her. If he were willing to act as her mentor, might there still be a chance to fulfill her dream of someday becoming a doctor serving New York City's poor?

For software pioneer Martin Post, the third richest man in America, his private compound on the Florida coast is a sunny no-man’s-land separating his family from the rest of the world. Now, expert forensic analysts Ellie Carr and Rachael Davies of the renowned Locard Institute have been summoned to its dark side. Martin’s pregnant daughter, Ashley, had ventured on a day trip in her motorboat into the Gulf, only to wash up dead on a nearby shore. Although the local coroner determined her death was an accident, Ellie and Rachael soon confirm Martin’s gravest fear: His daughter was murdered.

Forensic entomologist Vanessa Marwood has built her career on her love of insects and the vital information these tiny creatures can provide at the scene of a crime. Just as she is about to board a plane for her dream job at a lab in New York, Vanessa receives a call about a chilling set of murders in her hometown. Not only have four innocent victims lost their lives in a single night, but the killer has sewn spider silk into their wounds. Vanessa swore she would never return to Greensands. But this case, and the dark secrets of her childhood, are drawing her back.

Tempe Brennan fordert höhere Mächte heraus. Im Keller eines verlassenen Hauses in Charlotte, North Carolina, wartet ein grausiges, verwirrendes Szenario auf die Forensikerin: Neben kupfernen Kesseln und verstreuten Vogelschnäbeln liegt der abgetrennte Kopf eines Mädchens. Und wenig später wird der Torso eines jungen Mannes aus dem Catawba-River gefischt.

Was wie ein harmloser Exkurs auf eine idyllische Ferieninsel beginnt, endet für die forensische Anthropologin Tempe Brennan in einem Albtraum. Archäologische Grabungen im Sand von Dewees Island, South Carolina, fördern nicht nur bestattete Ureinwohner zutage, sondern auch eine Leiche, die erst vor wenigen Jahren am Strand verscharrt worden sein kann...

Reich unterdrückt arm. In Saint-Tropez beobachtet ein Passant, wie ein Clochard brutal zusammengeschlagen wird. Wenig später wird ein Zweiter ermordet aufgefunden. Wer hat es auf die hilflosen Bettler abgesehen? Gibt es etwa einen politischen Hintergrund? Commissaire Lucie Girard gerät innerhalb der Polizei massiv unter Druck. Sie folgt ihrem Gewissen und ermittelt in Kreisen, die ihr äußerst gefährlich werden können.

Er stößt dich in die Dunkelheit und dein Albtraum beginnt! In einer dunklen Winternacht ertrinkt eine junge Frau im eiskalten Wasser. Rechtsmedizinerin Julia Schwarz geht zunächst davon aus, dass sie sich von einer Brücke in den Tod gestürzt hat, denn sie trägt einen Abschiedsbrief bei sich. Doch bei der Autopsie entdeckt Julia etwas an dem Leichnam, das zweifellos auf einen Mord hindeutet. Schlimmer noch, offenbar hat der Täter sein Opfer vor dem Tod gefoltert. In den nackten Fußsohlen der Frau stecken zahlreiche Glassplitter.

Im Sommer 1982 richten marodierende Militärs unter den Frauen und Kindern eines Dorfes in Guatemala ein Massaker an. Die Leichen der Getöteten werden später von überlebenden Verwandten hastig verscharrt. 20 Jahre später versuchen Menschenrechtsorganisationen unter der Leitung von Dr. Temperance Brennan die Ereignisse zu rekonstruieren und die Toten zu finden. Doch während der Bergungsarbeiten ereignen sich weitere Todesfälle: 4 Mädchen aus Guatemala-City verschwinden plötzlich und Tempe Brennan wird während eines Telefonats Zeugin des Mordes an einer Mitarbeiterin.