Michael Fiske prekršit će zakon kad s prijemnog odjela Vrhovnog suda ukrade pismo koje je Sudu iz zatvora poslao zatvorenik osuđen zbog ubojstva djevojčice. No tom će krađom ujedno zapečatiti svoju sudbinu. Imena navedena u tom pismu nitko nije smio saznati, a krađa pisma ujedno je značila i smrtnu presudu za Fiskea. Nakon Fiskeova ubojstva njegov će brat, inače policajac koji je nakon jednog spornog slučaja odlučio postati odvjetnik, doći u Washington i pokušati saznati zašto mu je brat ubijen i kakve veze ubojstvo njegova brata ima s pismom ukradenim s prijemnog odjela Vrhovnog suda. No ubrzo će upravo on postati jedan od osumnjičenih...

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In this exciting short story, Frank Becker is a man with a mission that doesn't turn out quite as planned. His life is far from ordinary, and he knows how deadly routine can be if someone wants to do you harm .

No Time Left (Short Reads)

Mason 'Mace' Perry was a maverick cop on the D.C. police force until she was kidnapped and framed for a crime. She lost everything - her career, her liberty - and spent two years in prison. Now back on the outside, Mace is trying to rebuild her life and track down the people who set her up. But even with her police chief sister at her side, she has to work in the shadows: there's a vindictive US attorney on her tail and she's just looking for a reason to send her back behind bars...Roy Kingman is a young lawyer, still getting used to his high-paid job at a law firm in Washington. When Roy discovers the dead body of a female partner at the firm, his fate becomes entangled with Mace's, as the two team up to investigate. But as their enquiries gather pace, Roy and Mace soon find themselves in unexpected territory; drawn into both the private and public world of the nation's capital, as dark secrets begin to emerge. For what began as a fairly routine homicide investigation will quickly turn into something far more complex. And possibly lethal...

DELIVER US FROM EVIL

A gripping thriller from David Baldacci, The Last Mile is perfect for fans of Lee Child and James Patterson. Memories can be a real killer. Melvin Mars awaits his fate on Death Row. He was one of America's most promising football stars until, aged twenty, he was arrested and convicted for the murder of his parents just as he was due to begin a very lucrative contract with the NFL. When Amos Decker, newly appointed special agent with the FBI, hears the news that Melvin was saved in the final seconds before his execution because someone has confessed to the killings, he persuades his boss to allow him to carry out an investigation into the Mars murders. There are facts about the case which don't add up, and as the investigation deepens, Decker and his team uncover layer upon layer of lies and deception which are rooted at a time in American history which most would rather forget, but some seem keen to remember. There is someone out there with a lot to hide, and a secret that everyone is looking for. A race against time ensues because, when revealed, that information threatens to tear apart the corridors of power at the very highest level. The case proves to be life-changing for both Mars and Decker in ways that neither could ever have imagined. The Last Mile is the second in the Amos Decker series, following Memory Man. Continue the investigative thrillers with The Fix.

The Last Mile

B>A Minute to Midnight is the next gripping instalment in Special Agent Atlee Pine's search for the truth from one of the world's most favourite thriller writers, David Baldacci./b>'My sister was abducted from here nearly thirty years ago. The person who took her was never found. And neither was she. Her abductor nearly killed me. So I'm back here now trying to find the truth.'Atlee Pine has spent most of her life trying to find out what happened that fateful night in Andersonville, Georgia. Her six-year-old twin sister, Mercy, was taken and Atlee was left for dead while their parents were apparently partying downstairs. One person who continues to haunt her is notorious serial killer Daniel James Tor, locked away in a Colorado maximum security prison. Does he really know what happened to Mercy? The family moved away. The parents divorced. And Atlee chose a career with the FBI dedicating her life to catching those who hurt others. When she oversteps the mark on the arrest of a dangerous criminal, she's given a leave of absence offering the perfect opportunity to return to where it all began, and find some answers. But the trip to Andersonville turns into a roller-coaster ride of murder, long-buried secrets and lies.And a revelation so personal that everything she once believed is fast turning to dust.

A MINUTE TO MIDNIGHT

Split Second is the first in the gripping King and Maxwell series by bestselling author David Baldacci. When something distracts Secret Agent Sean King for a split second, it costs him his career and presidential candidate, Clyde Ritter, his life. But what stole his attention? And why was Ritter shot? Eight years later Michelle Maxwell is on the fast track through the ranks of the Secret Service when her career is stopped short: presidential candidate John Bruno is abducted from a funeral home while under her protection. The similarity between the two cases drives Michelle to re-open investigations into the Ritter fiasco and join forces with attractive ex-agent King. The pair are determined to get to the bottom of what happened in those critical moments. Meanwhile, high-ranking members of the legal system and key witnesses from both cases are going missing. King is losing friends, colleagues and clients fast and his ex-lover, Joan Dillinger, is playing curious games - she wants Sean back, but she also owes him for something .

SPLIT SECOND

Evan Waller is a monster. He has built a fortune from his willingness to buy and sell anything .

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The Winner is a novel brimming with suspense-filled roller-coaster action from one of the world's master storytellers, David Baldacci. LuAnn Tyler is a single parent striving to escape a life of endless poverty. Then a mysterious Mr Jackson makes her an offer he thinks no one can refuse: a guarantee to be the winner of the $100 million lottery. But LuAnn won't do it. Less than twenty-four hours later, she is fighting for her life and running from a false murder charge. Jackson's offer - and its condition that she leave the country forever - seems her only hope. Ten years later, LuAnn secretly returns to the United States to begin a new life with Matthew Riggs, a man whose origins are as murky as her own. But a canny reporter has picked up her trail, as have the FBI - and Jackson. Matt Riggs is the only person who can help her. But is help what Matt intends or is he too closing in for the kill?

The Winner

Sean King, espion free-lance, est embauché par une entreprise high-tech afin d'enquêter sur la mort suspecte de l'un de ses chercheurs. Le siège social de cette entreprise est aussi bien protégé des intrusions extérieures que la Maison Blanche : on ne plaisante pas avec l'espionnage industriel. Pourtant, un autre mathématicien y est assassiné. Qui en veut à ces scientifiques, et sur quels projets travaillent-ils réellement ?
Sean s'obstine à comprendre ce qui se trame dans ces mystérieux laboratoires, où les physiciens de haut niveau côtoient des informaticiens de pointe, mais aussi des agents de la CIA et une adolescente autiste. Bientôt, il en sait trop pour sa propre sécurité : il existe des secrets si terrifiants qu'il vaut mieux les oublier.

Le vrai pouvoir, c'est le génie humain.

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