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Beverly Ford lost more than just her husband when he died in Iraq from a fatal wound and faulty body armor - she also lost her faith in the government and its military. After no response to her unlawful death claim, she's taking them both to court. Successful attorney David Sloane, a former Marine, knows Beverly's case is a no-win situation, but his conscience won't let him abandon her.

In San Francisco's seamy Tenderloin district, a teenage street hustler has been murdered in a shelter for boys. And the dedicated priest who runs the struggling home stands accused. But despite damning evidence that he's a killer—and worse—Father Thomas Martin stands by his innocence. And attorney Peter Donley stands with him.

Tracy Crosswhite is reopening the investigation into Seattle’s Route 99 serial killer. After thirteen victims, he stopped hunting and the trail went cold, stirring public outrage. Now, nearly three decades after his first kill, Tracy is expected to finally bring closure to the victims’ families and redeem the Seattle PD’s reputation. Even if it means working with her nemesis, Captain Johnny Nolasco.

The last time homicide detective Tracy Crosswhite was in Cedar Grove, it was to see her sister's killer put behind bars. Now she's returned for a respite and the chance to put her life back in order for herself, her attorney husband, Dan, and their new daughter. But tragic memories soon prove impossible to escape. Dan is drawn into representing a local merchant whose business is jeopardized by the town's revitalization.

Betrayed by his own country, former spy Charles Jenkins survived an undercover Russian operation gone wrong. The retired family man is through with spy games. Then he learns of a woman isolated in Moscow’s notorious Lefortovo Prison. If it’s Paulina Ponomayova, the agent who sacrificed her life to save his, Jenkins can’t leave her behind. But there’s no guarantee it’s her. Or proof Paulina is still alive. To find out, Jenkins must return to Russia and blackmail Viktor Federov, a former Russian officer with his own ax to grind, into helping him infiltrate Lefortovo.

Returning from an extended leave, Detective Tracy Crosswhite finds herself reassigned to the Seattle PD’s cold case unit. As the protective mother of an infant daughter, Tracy is immediately drawn to her first file: the abduction of a five-year-old girl whose parents, embattled in a poisonous divorce, were once prime suspects. While reconstructing the days leading up to the girl’s disappearance, Tracy is brought into an active investigation with former partner Kinsington Rowe. A young woman has vanished on an isolated jogging trail in North Seattle.

Quitting her job as a high school science teacher to join the Seattle Police Department was an easy decision for Tracy Crosswhite. Years earlier, what should have been one of the happiest days of her life instead became her worst nightmare when her younger sister, Sarah, disappeared. After the murder trial, while her family disintegrated, Tracy turned her heartbreak and her lingering questions into a passion for justice.

A year after the devastating murder of his wife, attorney David Sloane has returned to Seattle after three months in Mexico. At a black-tie dinner where he’s been persuaded to give the keynote address, Sloane reconnects with Barclay Reid, opposing counsel in his most prominent case. Barclay is suffering from her own personal tragedy - the death of her teenage daughter from a drug overdose. In the aftermath, Barclay has begun an intense crusade against the Russian drug traffickers she holds responsible for her daughter’s death, pursuing them with zeal for justice.

His old life in the rearview, Del Castigliano has left Wisconsin to work homicide for the Seattle PD. Breaking him in is veteran detective Moss Gunderson, and he’s handing Del a big catch: the bodies of two unidentified men fished from Lake Union. It’s a major opportunity for the new detective, and Del runs with it, chasing every lead - to every dead end. Despite the help of another section rookie, Vic Fazzio, Del is going nowhere fast. Until one shotgun theory looks to be dead right: the victims are casualties of a drug smuggling operation.

As David Sloane continues to piece his life back together in the wake of his wife's vicious murder, he also struggles to handle his difficult teenage son, Jake. Reeling from the loss of his mother, Jake's bad behavior escalates and his relationship with Sloane is pushed to the brink. When Sloane's old friend, Detective Tom Molia, recruits Sloane and Jake to join him and his son on a camping trip, Sloane sees the trip as an opportunity to repair their broken father/son bond.

Bodily Harm opens with a big win for Sloane and his new partner, Tom Pendergrass, in a medical malpractice case centered on the death of a child. But on the heels of this seeming victory, an unlikely character – toy designer Kyle Horgan – comes forward to tell Sloane that he’s gotten it all wrong. Horgan’s the one who’s truly responsible for the little boy’s death and others – not the pediatrician Sloane has just proven guilty.

In this prequel short story to Robert Dugoni’s #1 Kindle-bestselling novel, My Sister’s Grave, Tracy Crosswhite is a young patrol officer, paying her dues, keeping her head down, and hoping a solid record will get her promoted to detective. While years have passed since the disappearance of Tracy’s sister, the experience has made her one of the city’s most dedicated cops.

Early in the morning on August 27, 1996, 20-year-old Scott Dominguez showed up for an ordinary day at the fertilizing plant where he worked. By 11:00 am, he was clinging to life, unconscious and suffocating from toxic exposure to cyanide in a tank that was supposed to contain only mud and water. EPA Special Agent Joseph Hilldorfer was tasked with finding out what really happened on that horrific day in Soda Springs, Idaho, but the answers would not be easily uncovered.

Nach dem Tod ihrer Mutter sucht die junge Sarah Zuflucht im Strandhaus ihrer Großmutter Constance. Während diese alles unternimmt, um das Sorgerecht für die Enkelin zu bekommen, verbringt Sarah viel Zeit allein am Strand. Eines Tages lernt sie dort die sensible, sehr kluge Faith kennen, die vor ihrem übergriffigen Ehemann geflohen ist und sich gut einfühlen kann in die Ängste des jungen Mädchens. Als die Vergangenheit sie beide einholt, müssen sie den kleinen Küstenort verlassen - auch wenn sie nicht wissen, wo es eigentlich hingehen soll.

Detective Tracy Crosswhite von der Mordkommission Seattle hat einen neuen Fall: Ein Serienkiller, bekannt als "der Cowboy", bringt mit einer perfiden Fesseltechnik junge Tänzerinnen um und hinterlässt dabei kaum verwertbare Spuren. Tracy und ihr Team ermitteln mit Hochdruck. Während die Lösung des Falls mit einer hochbrisanten Ermittlung zu tun haben könnte, die zehn Jahre zurückliegt, ist Tracy anscheinend selbst ins Visier eines Stalkers geraten. Oder ist es am Ende der Killer selbst, der die attraktive Ermittlerin in Blick hat?

Der Serienmörder hat eine Botschaft. Und Tracy Crosswhite soll sie überbringen – Hochspannung von Bestsellerautor Robert Dugoni. Dreizehn Frauen hat der Route-99-Killer ermordet, die erste vor dreißig Jahren. Doch dann brach die Serie ab. Ermittlerin Tracy Crosswhite soll den Cold Case nun endgültig abschließen. Ausgerechnet mit ihrem Widersacher Captain Nolasco muss sie dafür zusammenarbeiten. Als sich ein Verdächtiger umbringt, glaubt Nolasco, dass der Täter sich selbst gerichtet hat. Aber Tracy ist überzeugt, dass der Schuldige noch lebt.

Zurück in der Hölle: ein fesselnder Thriller von New-York-Times-Bestsellerautor Robert Dugoni. Schluss mit der CIA: Das hat Ex-Spion Charles Jenkins sich und seiner Familie versprochen. Bis der Geheimdienst erneut Kontakt mit ihm aufnimmt. Es gibt Hinweise, dass seine frühere Vertraute Paulina in einem berüchtigten russischen Gefängnis einsitzt. Sie hat Charles das Leben gerettet. Und nun muss er die Schuld begleichen. Charles fliegt nach Moskau, im Gepäck einen aberwitzigen Plan. Aber selbst wenn er Paulina wirklich findet und befreien kann, ist die Gefahr nicht vorbei.

Ein Amazon Charts-, Washington Post- und Wall Street Journal-Bestseller. Der rasante Auftakt zur neuen, atemberaubend spannenden Thriller-Serie von Bestsellerautor Robert Dugoni. Seine Zeit als CIA-Agent ist für Charles Jenkins Vergangenheit. Er fühlt sich zu alt für die "Firma". Aber weil ihm das Wasser bis zum Hals steht, lässt er sich auf einen letzten, lukrativen Auftrag ein: Undercover soll er in Moskau einen russischen Agenten aufhalten, der auf die Mitglieder der "Sieben Schwestern", einer elitären US-Spionagezelle, Jagd macht.

Spannend bis zur letzten Seite: der neue Tracy-Crosswhite-Fall des internationalen Bestsellerautors Robert Dugoni. Manche Dinge sind zu schrecklich, um sie zu vergessen; andere zu schmerzhaft, um sich an sie zu erinnern. Vor fünfundzwanzig Jahren verschwand die Reporterin Lisa Childress in einer dunklen Nacht nahe dem Hafen von Seattle spurlos. Ihre Tochter ist noch immer im Unklaren darüber, was damals wirklich geschah. Hat ihr Vater ihre Mutter umgebracht, was die Polizei nie beweisen konnte? Sie wendet sich an Detective Tracy Crosswhite, Spezialistin für Cold Cases.

Tödliche Geheimnisse hinter verschlossenen Türen: Robert Dugonis Bestseller-Reihe geht weiter. Eine junge Joggerin verschwindet spurlos. Freunde und Familie fürchten das Schlimmste. Die Suche führt Detective Tracy Crosswhite und ihren Kollegen Kinsington Rowe in eine angesehene Wohngegend im Norden Seattles, mit freundlichen Nachbarn – und dunklen Geheimnissen hinter fest verschlossenen Türen. Aber auch ein Cold Case beschäftigt Tracy intensiv. Gerade erst Mutter geworden, kümmert sie sich um den Fall eines vermissten kleinen Mädchens.