Jilliane P. Hoffman Libri

THEY WATCH. The body of a student who went missing from a Florida nightclub is found in a dumpster. A horrifying scene, but nothing compared to what she had to endure before her murder. She was drugged and tortured - all broadcast live for the twisted pleasure of a snuff club. THEY WAIT. Detective Manny Alvarez works the homicide alongside young hotshot Assistant State Attorney Daria DeBianchi. The media spotlight shines on the accused, a privileged playboy seen leaving the club with the victim. But without cast-iron evidence, Daria and Manny must dig deeper to crack the case. THEY TAKE WHAT THEY WANT. The investigation exposes a terrifying connection between numerous unsolved murders and abductions stretching across the country. Their only lead is through notorious serial killer William Bantling, who knows the sinister society's secrets first-hand. But Bantling won't show his hand for free - he wants off Death Row. For Manny and Daria, the nightmare is just beginning. And the only thing more devastating than this case's past is what lies ahead ...

C.J. Townsend is a brilliant prosecutor known for keeping her cool even when trying the most horrific cases. The latest: an accused serial killer who savors cruelty and considers murder an art. But this case is different. C.J. recognizes the suspect. She knows what he's capable of. After all these years she still has the nightmares to prove it. Now she's walking a fine line between justice and revenge. Even C.J. isn't prepared for where it will take her.

A terrifying new standalone psycholgical thriller from the bestselling author of 'Retribution' and 'The Cutting Room'

Two years ago William Bantling was put on death row by Florida's Assistant State Attorney, CJ Townsend. Now three cops crucial to Bantling's conviction have been brutally slain. CJ knew the shocking secret they took to their graves. But it's clear that somebody else also knows the truth...

The prosecutor- Julia Valenciano. Young, ambitious and facing a case that could launch her career. The defendant - David Marquette. A successful Miami surgeon and devoted family man. The victims - Marquette's own wife and three small children. The plea- Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity. But the state suspects Marquette's insanity defence is being fabricated to disguise murders that were cold-blooded and calculated. Worse, Julia believes Marquette could be responsible for a string of unsolved, brutal homicides. The distraught survivor could just be one of the most prolific and elusive serial killers in Florida's history. The trial will take Julia on a painful personal journey back to a past she has struggled for fifteen years to forget. And it will bring her face to face with a future that is so frightening, she's not sure if she even wants to see it.

She could have stopped an awful crime. She could have saved a life. She tried to forget about it. But now, the truth is out. The terrifying new psychological thriller from the bestselling author of Retribution and Pretty Little Things.

Willkommen im Spiel ohne Grenzen Ein geheimes Forum im Internet. Dreizehn Männer, die viel Geld bezahlen, um live dabei zu sein, wenn junge Frauen sterben: die ahnungslosen Kandidatinnen im «Spiel ohne Grenzen». Als in Miami eine brutal zugerichtete Frauenleiche entdeckt wird, kommt Staatsanwältin C. J. Townsend dem perversen Spiel des Clubs auf die Spur. Sie tut alles, um die Macher aufzuhalten, doch dann verschwindet eine weitere junge Frau. Und noch ehe C. J. begriffen hat, dass die Regeln des Spiels sich geändert haben, verwandelt sich auch ihr eigenes Leben in einen Albtraum ...

Sein Kopf fühlt sich an, als sei er in einen Schraubstock gezwängt. Er kann nicht essen, er kann nicht schlafen. Dann kehren die bösen Gedanken zurück. Und es gibt nur eines, was er tun kann, um sie loszuwerden ... Verstört und mit Schnittwunden übersät taumelt Mallory Knight in eine Biker-Bar in Süd-Florida. Zwei Tage lang war die 17-jährige Schülerin spurlos verschwunden. Sie behauptet, dem „Hammermann“ entkommen zu sein, einem Serienkiller, der bereits über ein Dutzend Teenagermädchen entführt und mit seinen schrecklichen Werkzeugen zu Tode gequält hat. Aber als Special Agent Bobby Dees Mallory befragt, verstrickt sie sich in Widersprüche. Kurz darauf wird ein weiteres Mädchen vermisst, und Mallory muss erkennen, dass ihre Aussage fatale Folgen hat ...