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Long Shadows is the seventh Amos Decker thriller from internationally bestselling author David Baldacci.Memory man FBI agent, Amos Decker, returns in this action-packed thriller to investigate the mysterious and brutal murder of a federal judge and her bodyguard at her home in an exclusive, gated community in Florida.Things are changing for Decker. He is in crisis following the suicide of a close friend and receipt of a letter concerning a personal issue which could change his life forever. Together with the prospect of working with a new partner, Frederica White, Amos Decker knows that this case will take all of his special skills to solve.Judge Julia Cummins seemingly had no enemies and there was no forced entry to her property. Close friends and neighbours in the community apparently heard nothing, and Cummins' distraught ex-husband, Barry, and teenage son, Tyler, both have strong alibis. Decker must first find the answer to why the judge felt the need for a bodyguard, and the meaning behind the strange calling card left by the killer.As the investigation deepens, the body count rises, and Decker and White discover a trail which leads back to a past presidential campaign and an unsolved crime surrounding those in power at the very highest level.Greed, deceit, deception and corruption at the very heart of power.Someone has decided that it's payback time.[Bokinfo]

Amos Decker, David Baldacci's unique special agent with the gift of a remarkable memory, returns in The Fallen. Small towns which have seen better times are not unusual. But the mysterious events in Baronville, Pennsylvania, are raising the highly-tuned antennae of agent Amos Decker and his FBI partner, Alex Jamison. What was supposed to be a relaxing vacation turns into a murder investigation when two bodies are found in a nearby deserted house. With the body count rising, Decker and Jamison dig deep to uncover a sinister truth in Baronville, which could be the canary in the coalmine for the rest of the country. But even the duo's skills and Amos Decker's infallible memory may not be enough to save this town, or them, from becoming the next victims.

Amos Decker would forever remember all three of their violent deaths in the most paralyzing shade of blue. It would cut into him at unpredictable moments, like a gutting knife made of colored light. He would never be free from it.' When Amos Decker returned home eighteen months ago to find the bodies of his wife and only daughter, he didn't think he could carry on living. Overwhelmed with grief, he saw his life spiral out of control, losing his job as a detective, his house and his self-respect. But when his former partner in the police, Mary Lancaster, visits to tell him that someone has confessed to the murder of his family, he knows he owes it to his wife and child to seek justice for them. As Decker comes to terms with the news, tragedy strikes at the local school. Thirteen teenagers are gunned down, and the killer is at large. Following the serious brain injury Amos suffered as a professional footballer, he gained a remarkable gift - and the police believe that this unusual skill will assist in the hunt for the killer. Amos must endure the memories he would rather forget, and when new evidence links the murders, he is left with only one option. Memory Man by David Baldacci will stay with you long after the turn of the final page.

Clementine celý život pečovala o zahořklého a hrubého otce a starala se o dům, vinici, o výrobu vína. Po otcově smrti je přesvědčena, že je právoplatnou dědičkou domu i vinice, které po generace patřily její rodině. Z poslední vůle se však dozvídá, že se o majetek musí podělit s nevlastní sestrou, kterou dvacet let neviděla, a s další sestrou, o které dosud neměla tušení. A tak vinice svede dohromady tři sestry, které nemají zdánlivě téměř nic společného. Autorka románu s břitkým vtipem a nadhledem předestírá vzájemné soupeření tří dospělých žen uprostřed svěží krajiny Champagne a odhaluje skrytá a nepominutelná pouta sesterských vztahů.

Mark, Todd, Gordy a Zola začali studovat práva, aby změnili svět a udělali z něj lepší místo k životu. Zadluží se a nastoupí na tříletou soukromou školu. V posledním semestru si však postupně uvědomí, že něco je špatně – málokdo z absolventů tohoto ústavu složí advokátské zkoušky, natož aby si našel práci v oboru. A člověk, jemuž škola patří, náhodou vlastní i banku specializující se na studentské půjčky. Stali se obětí podvodu a ne všichni se s tím dokážou vyrovnat. Tragická událost přiměje trojici z nich zosnovat plán, jak se z téhle pasti dostat. Aby ho mohli uskutečnit, budou muset ze školy odejít. A pustit se do souboje Davida s Goliášem.

Wall Street, rok 2008. Strmě stoupající kariéru Samathy Koferové ve velké právnické firmě rázně utne recese. Samantha o vlásek unikne propuštění, avšak musí nastoupit nucenou roční dovolenou a strávit ji dobrovolnickou prací ve středisku právní pomoci kdesi na venkově. Odjíždí do Brady ve Virginii, aby tam v srdci Appalačských hor zažila „skutečnou právničinu“: přípravu žaloby, účast na přelíčení, kontakt se soudcem... Místní však její přítomnost nijak nevítají, tím spíš, že se jim začne plést do jejich problémů – v Brady se už po generace těží uhlí, a po generace se tu řeší porušování zákonů, ignorování pravidel, překrucování předpisů. Někdy to vyvrcholí soudní pří, jindy oběťmi na životech... pár týdnů po příjezdu se Samantha bude muset vypořádat s obojím.

Libby believed her life was perfect with her loving family and supportive friends. However, as she navigates her daughter's teenage mood swings and another child's existential questions, she begins to see the more challenging aspects of motherhood.

The Barnes & Noble Review Elizabeth George's popular detective pair, Lynley and Havers, are together again, working to catch a brutal serial killer in With No One as Witness. New Scotland Yard's aristocratic Acting Superintendent Thomas Lynley and working-class Constable Barbara Havers (she's been reduced in rank, basically for sheer bloody-mindedness) of first suspect a serial killer is at work when the corpse of a teenage boy is found on top of a tomb. Their hopes of preventing a second death are shattered when a review of open cases finds three similar crime scenes. The first three victims, however, differed from the fourth in being nonwhite. When Lynley's antagonistic superior realizes that the department will be accused of racism for failing to solve the earlier crimes, his method of damage control infuriates Lynley and impedes work on the case. One of Lynley's best investigators, who is black, is diverted to handling press conferences and replaced by a profiler Lynley doesn't want. And, worst of all, a reporter is embedded with the team and his feature about Lynley almost draws a map to the house Lynley shares with his pregnant wife. Struggling to keep their focus on the crimes, Lynley and Havers find a disturbing connection to an organization named Colossus that serves troubled youths. Despite a cover-up by the director, they learn that all four of the dead boys spent time there. Then there is a fifth similar death, although closer investigation reveals that it deviates from the previous pattern in several disturbing ways. Is the killer changing his habits in an effort to stump the police, or has someone else stepped beyond the bounds of justice and humanity? New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth George's story of police work in London is a taut tale of dogged perseverance and brilliant intuition. Sue Stone

Andre Agassi is een van de meest geliefde en getalenteerde sportmensen ter wereld. Toch haatte hij tennis van jongs af aan. In de wieg kreeg hij al een racket in zijn handen. Als kind moest hij honderden ballen per dag slaan. Hij verafschuwde de constante druk om te presteren, terwijl hij tegelijkertijd zijn status als wonderkind probeerde in te lossen. In deze openhartige autobiografie vertelt Agassi zijn levensverhaal dat is bepaald door dit soort conflicten. Agassi laat ons het zevenjarige jongetje zien dat de hele dag moet trainen onder de nietsontzienende blik van een obsessieve vader; de dertienjarige jongen die wordt verbannen naar een tennisschool in Florida, die aanvoelt als een gevangenenkamp; de rebel met de lange haren, oorbellen en flashy kleding die uitgroeit tot een icoon van de jaren tachtig; de tennisser die, ondanks zijn talent, niet weet te presteren, totdat hij tot zijn eigen verrassing en die van de rest van de wereld in 1992 Wimbledon wint. Met veel oog voor detail beschrijft Agassi zijn belangrijkste wedstrijden, zijn relatie met generatiegenoten als Jimmy Connors, Pete Sampras en Roger Federer, en zijn gedoemde huwelijk met Brooke Shields. Hij onthult dat een depressie zijn zelfvertrouwen vernietigde, waardoor hij een diepe val maakte. De weg terug was hard en pijnlijk, maar resulteerde uiteindelijk in een epische overwinning op Roland Garros in 1999. Als Agassi in 2006 afscheid neemt is hij een van de meest gewaardeerde tennissers aller tijden. Zijn huwelijk met Stefanie Graf heeft hem rust en geluk gebracht. Zijn werk voor zijn eigen foundation oogst wereldwijd lof.

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