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Texas Ranger Rory Yates is not keen for hero status. But it's unavoidable once his girlfriend, country singer Willow Dawes, writes a song about his bravery. Rory escapes his newfound fame when he's sent to the remote West Texas town of Rio Lobo, a municipality with two stoplights. And now, according to the chief of police, it has one too many Texas Rangers. Rio Lobo Detective Ariana Delgado is the one who requested Rory and the only person who believes a local councilwoman's seemingly accidental death is a murder. Then, Rory begins to uncover a tangle of small-town secrets.

Dad, your new life begins in one hour. I did the homework, so you don’t have to do as much. I talked to lots of experts, and lots of dads, and lots of experts who are also dads. I read everything I could. Then I wrote and rewrote this book, filled with steps you can take to become a better dad.

Everyone in Hemingway Grove, Illinois, knows David and Marcie Bowers. David owns the local pub. Marcie is a former big-city lawyer who practices family law. When David jumps into Cotton River to save a drowning stranger, he’s celebrated as a hero. His muscled physique, shaved head, and piercing blue eyes are broadcast on every news outlet. For most people, newfound fame is a lifeline. For David Bowers, it’s a death sentence. For Marcie Bowers, it’s a test.

Back home in search of a new game, Silas finds himself at the center of a law-enforcement task force targeting the Southern Mafia when local teenage girls start disappearing. ​What will it cost to get back on the field for one more game? For the local-hero-turned-amateur-detective, it’s the biggest gamble of his young life.

Jack Morgan is in Rome celebrating the opening of a new local Private office, when the party takes a deadly turn. Private agent Matteo Ricci is found at the party standing over the body of a dead priest with a gun in hand, swearing he did not kill the man.

Hugh De Luc, a poor innkeeper, returns home from the First Crusade wearied from battle and disillusioned by carnage. After journeying from the Holy Land back to his own small village, he finds his nightmare is just beginning.

In New York City, someone has planted a series of deadly bombs. In New Jersey, the National Guard is looted for explosives. In Montana, arson and murder rocks a quiet town. Two enigmatic brothers keep turning up in the wrong places. They insist they’re trying to make the world a better place. But with lives hanging in the balance, Detective Michael Bennett is called to investigate. Can he solve the case in time before their delusions lead to a nationwide disaster?

Orphans Pew and Basket Church barely managed to escape the clutches of time’s greatest villain and dash his hopes of world domination last time (he didn’t take too kindly to that). But even more shocking than discovering they can travel through time? It turns out the Church family treasure their enigmatic time-traveling parents left behind is actually a long-lost relative. The twins follow clues and riddles to Ancient Egypt—and land right in the middle of a deadly power struggle between Cleopatra and her brother, Ptolemy.

Someone is committing random murders across Chicago—and making sure detectives Billy Harney (Aaron Paul) and Patti Harney (Krysten Ritter) are first on the crime scene. What connects the victims, and why is the killer leaving clues behind with each body? Billy and Patti are scrambling to stop the next killing when their father, Chief of Detectives Dan Harney (Beau Bridges), is kidnapped. But in their race to track him down, they uncover pieces of his past that simply can’t be true. Could their own flesh and blood be covering up a dark secret?

This “celebration of the world of books” (Kirkus) from New York Times bestselling author James Patterson is a collection of riveting stories celebrating the heroic efforts of the people who are on the front lines getting our books into the world.​

De integriteit van het bureau wordt op het spel gezet als Jack Morgan moet kiezen tussen vergelding en gerechtigheid. Private is het meest exclusieve detectivebureau ter wereld. Hier wordt betaald voor maximaal resultaat en maximale discretie, en zijn de geheimen van de rijken der aarde in handen van een team eigenzinnige, vastberaden rechercheurs.

In New York City, a series of deadly bombs explodes. In New Jersey, a military base is burglarized for explosives. In Montana, violence and arson rock a small town outside of Bozeman. Are the incidents related? Bennett, Trilling, and the ATF investigate. A single-minded group angry with the government keep turning up in unexpected places, insisting that they’re only trying to make the world a better place. To law enforcement, their claims seem delusional. Will words or gunpowder light the next fuse?

Kidnappers grabbed Jenna in broad daylight, right in front of her children and their horrified classmates. Her family was issued an insane ransom demand: $25 million in cash and jewels, payable by the end of the school day, otherwise they’ll never see her again. As Jenna’s mother scrambles to gather the money, detectives Mo Butler and George Ortega follow the trail of the kidnappers, which will lead them through a sordid landscape of jealous lovers, broken dreamers, and twisted schemers. But every second counts, and there’s one thing Jenna Wade doesn’t have: very much time.

On 13th November 2022 in the small quiet town of Moscow, Idaho, the unthinkable happened. Four innocent college students were murdered in their home. In the ensuing investigation, the local police and FBI did a lot right. But what did they get wrong? We’ve learned about the four heartbroken families – the Mogens, Goncalves, Kernodles, and Chapins. We have the backstory for Bryan Kohberger, brilliant graduate student, loner, apparent incel. Now, after over 300 exclusive interviews and in-depth reporting, James Patterson and prize-winning journalist Vicky Ward finally have some answers.

Former special agent Elinor Gilbert has disappeared from law enforcement. She hasn’t been on a case in years—until her old FBI boss offers a special surveillance detail. The target: An art dealer suspected of ties to organized crime. The location: A ritzy New York mansion. The assignment: An undercover gig…as a grandmotherly live-in nanny.

Nick Andino isn’t exactly “hero” material. He’s perfectly happy working at his family’s Greek diner, pining over his crush, and avoiding his bully. His life isn’t very exciting…until destiny comes calling. Dr. Zeus, the over-the-top king of the gods, zooms into town with a quest that Nick must complete to save Andinos past and present from being erased from history. Accompanied by a fast-talking Hermes, Nick journeys back to ancient Greece, where his ancestors await—along with new friends and a whole host of Greek gods and monsters.

Before Marilyn Monroe, there was Norma Jeane. No one would have thought that the girl who spent her childhood between foster homes and orphanages would one day become a global star. The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe tells the extraordinary story of Marilyn Monroe’s life – and the shocking circumstances of her death. For decades, fans have speculated about the truth of her final days. Was it suicide? A tragic accident? Murder? Drawn from rigorous research, this book seeks answers.

Vreemd: een vrouw wordt op klaarlichte dag vermoord, in het bijzijn van meerdere getuigen, maar niemand kan de dader beschrijven. Inspecteur Lindsay Boxer krijgt al snel het unheimliche gevoel dat de dader in het politiekorps zelf gezocht moet worden – en dat hij opnieuw zal toeslaan. Dit 14de deel in de reeks 'Women's Murder Club' heeft de bekende combinatie van persoonlijke ervaringen (schokken in het huwelijk, spanningen tussen vriendinnen…) en snel escalerende onderzoeken, met een cliffhanger die je gewoon naar het volgende deel dwingt.

In dit confronterende deel van de spanndende Women’s Murder Club boekenreeks jaagt Detective Lindsay Boxer uit San Francisco ogenschijnlijk op twee criminelen. De eerste is een juwelendief met de bijnaam ‘Hello Kitty’, die van rijke en bekende mensen steelt – met de dood ten gevolge. De tweede is een moordenaar die het op moeders en kinderen gemunt heeft en cryptische boodschappen achterlaat, geschreven met lippenstift. Lukt het Lindsay om deze zaken op te lossen, ondanks de persoonlijke uitdagingen die ze naast haar werk doormaakt?

Wat kan een zwangere vrouw missen als kiespijn? Afgezaagde hoofden staan vast hoog op de lijst. Twee vrouwenhoofden worden aangetroffen op het domein van bestsellerauteur Harry Chandler. Lindsay Boxer, rechercheur moordzaken voor de politie van San Francisco, herinnert zich dat de verdwijning van Chandlers echtgenote nooit werd opgelost en vermoedt dat het domein nog andere geheimen verbergt. Ze krijgt een tweede zaak op haar bord: een drugsdealer is doodgeschoten met een vuurwapen dat uit de locker van hààr departement gestolen werd. Lindsay's man Joe gedraagt zich bovendien vreemd.