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Der letzte Band der phänomenalen Trilogie um Eden Archer und Frank Bennett: Eden, Top-Cop bei der Mordkommission von Sydney, ist nach ihrem Undercover-Einsatz schwer angeschlagen. Das hält sie aber nicht davon ab, mit dem weiterzumachen, was sie am besten kann: in nächtlichen Streifzügen Killer und Psychopathen aufzuspüren und für immer aus dem Verkehr zu ziehen. Ihr Kollege Frank ahnt ihr dunkles Geheimnis, hält jedoch still - noch.

Hades ist der "Herr der Unterwelt" von Sydney. Er weiß alles über das Verbrechen in seiner Stadt, denn auf seiner gigantischen Müllhalde entsorgt er gegen Honorar Menschen, die gewaltsam zu Tode gekommen sind. Dieses Schicksal hätten auch beinahe die Kleinkinder Eden und Eric geteilt, die man bei Hades deponiert hat. Aber die beiden leben noch. Sie wachsen bei Hades auf und werden Top-Cops bei der Mordkommission von Sydney. Das ist jedoch nur eines ihrer eines Gesicht, ihr eines Konzept von "Gerechtigkeit".

Ted Conkaffey, Ex-Cop und unschuldig unter Verdacht, eine 13-Jährige entführt zu haben, kann seine Vergangenheit nicht loswerden. Als der Vater des Opfers in Crimson Lake auftaucht und Vergeltung fordert, bleibt ihm keine Wahl: Er muss den wahren Täter finden - koste es, was es wolle. Währenddessen ist seine Privatdetektiv-Partnerin, die geniale, einst wegen Mordes verurteilte Amanda Pharrell, mit einem anderen Fall beschäftigt: dem Doppelmord an zwei Mitarbeitern einer üblen Kneipe, der zunächst wie ein simpler Raubmord aussieht.

Sechs Minuten, für die er kein Alibi hat - mehr braucht es nicht, um das Leben von Detective Ted Conkaffey vollständig zu ruinieren. Die Anklage gegen ihn wegen Vergewaltigung der dreizehnjährigen Claire wird zwar fallengelassen, doch alle Welt glaubt zu wissen, dass er schuldig ist. Um der gesellschaftlichen Ächtung zu entgehen, zieht sich der Ex-Cop nach Crimson Lake im Norden Australiens zurück und trifft dort auf Amanda Pharrell. Auch diese saß wegen eines angeblichen Verbrechens im Gefängnis.

Blair Harbour, once a wealthy, respected surgeon in Los Angeles, is now an ex-con down on her luck. She's determined to keep her nose clean to win back custody of her son. But when her former cellmate, Sneak Lawlor, begs for help to find her missing daughter, Blair is compelled to put her new-found freedom on the line. Joined by LA's most feared underworld figure, Ada Maverick, the crew of criminals bring outlaw tactics to the search for Dayly.

The Inn at Gloucester stands alone on the rocky shoreline. Its seclusion suits former Boston police detective Bill Robinson, novice owner and innkeeper. As long as the dozen residents pay their rent, Robinson doesn't ask any questions. Neither does Sheriff Clayton Spears, who lives on the second floor. Then Mitchell Cline arrives, with a deadly new way of doing business. His crew of local killers break laws, deal drugs, and bring violence to the doors of the Inn.

Boston homicide detective Billy Robinson has retreated to a quiet life on the New England coast. Struggling to cope following the death of his beloved wife, he must now run the inn that Siobhan took care of so well. The inn's quirky residents help keep Billy on solid ground as he grieves, and the group soon become an unconventional family. But this small town is in the grips of a growing opioid epidemic, and when a young resident gets hooked into the crisis, Billy knows he must act to save the people in the inn that he has grown to care so much about.

Harriet Blue used to be a detective. Now she's inmate 3329. Prison is a dangerous place for a former cop - as Harriet Blue is learning on a daily basis. So, following a fight for her life and a prison-wide lockdown, the last person she wants to see is Deputy Police Commissioner Joe Woods. The man who put her inside. But Woods is not there to gloat. His daughter Tonya and her two-year-old child have gone missing. He's ready to offer Harriet a deal: find his family to buy her freedom....

What are the chances...that convicted killer Sam Blue is innocent of the serial murders of three young women? Detective Harriet Blue is certain that her brother is incapable of having committed these horrific crimes. Determined to clear his name, no matter the cost to her career, Harry attends Sam's hearing. The outburst she unleashes earns her a reassignment - to the Outback.

Harry Blue is the top sex crimes investigator in her department. She's a seasoned pro who's seen it all. But even she didn't see this coming: her own brother arrested for the grisly murders of three beautiful young women. Harry's been sent to a makeshift town in a desolate landscape - a world full of easy money, plenty of illegal ways to spend it, and a ragtag collection of transient characters who thrive on the fringes of society.

Nach einer falschen Verdächtigung liegt das Leben von Ted Conkaffey in Trümmern: Das ganze Land hält ihn für den Vergewaltiger des Mädchens, dem er vor zwei Jahren zufällig am Rande eines Highways begegnet war. Von seiner Familie verlassen und vom Polizeidienst suspendiert, lebt er seit dem Vorfall zurückgezogen in der düsteren Kleinstadt Crimson Lake. Doch auch dort wird er von seiner Vergangenheit immer wieder eingeholt: Ausgerechnet an dem Tag, an dem seine kleine Tochter Lillian ihn zum ersten Mal in Crimson Lake besuchen soll, verschwindet im White Caps Hotel ein 8-jähriger Junge spurlos.

A notorious unmarked track through outback Australia, the 'Wire' crosses slabs of lawless land, body-dumping grounds and mobile phone blackspots. Harvey Buck is certainly desperate. Racing to be with his dying girlfriend, he encounters Clare Holland, whose car has broken down. He offers the hapless traveller a ride. And then their nightmare begins. The pair are ambushed by a vengeful crew - and strapped into bomb vests. As part of a deadly game, Harvey and Clare are forced to commit a series of increasingly murderous missions - or be blown to smithereens.

Ryan and Elsie Delaney don't accept the official line that their young daughter drowned on Santa Monica beach. Her body has never been found and their pleas for a proper investigation are rejected. So now the desperate pair are raining hellfire on the police. Taking three hostages at the Hertzberg-Davis Forensic Science Center, they give law enforcement an ultimatum: if Tilly isn't located in the next 24 hours, they will destroy evidence in several major cases. Detective Charlie Hoskins only just survived five years embedded with the ruthless gang known as the Death Machines.

Is Harriet Blue as great a detective as Lindsay Boxer? Harriet Blue, the most single-minded detective since Lindsay Boxer, won't rest until she stops a savage killer targeting female university students. But there's something strange about the newest victim - clues to an even more chilling predator.

The doors of the Inn at Gloucester are always open to anyone running from trouble or hiding from life. Its owner, former Boston police detective Bill Robinson, welcomes them with no questions asked. Until two strangers arrive for a temporary stay and a longtime resident starts looking over his shoulders. There’s another newcomer in town who puts the Inn under surveillance. When the surveillance turns into a series of attacks. Robinson launches an all-out fight to defend his town, his chosen family, and his home.

For years the firefighters of New York's Engine 99 have rushed fearlessly into hot zones, saving countless lives and stopping devastating blazes in their tracks. They've also stolen millions from banks, jewellery stores and art galleries. With their inside knowledge and specialist equipment they've become the most successful heist crew on the East Coast. Their newest member, Andrea 'Andy' Nearland, is not what she seems either. She's an undercover operative, hunting the men of Engine 99 for a host of crimes - including the murder of an off-duty cop and the disappearance of a mother and child.