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J.J. de Wit

    The Mephisto Club
    Moment of Truth
    Killer Smile
    Down River
    Jack McEvoy Serie - 1: De dichter
    The Last Coyote
    • LAPD detective Harry Bosch is down on his luck - his house is condemned in the aftermath of the earthquake, his girlfriend has left him and he has been suspended for attacking his superior officer. To occupy time, he examines the old case files covering a murder which took place on October 28, 1961. The victim was Marjorie Phillips Lowe - his mother ...The case forces Bosch to confront the demons of the past, and as he digs deeper into the case, he discovers a trail of cover-ups that lead to the high-ups in the Hollywood Hills ...

      The Last Coyote
      4.3
    • Jack McEvoy Serie - 1: De dichter

      • 420 pages
      • 15 hours of reading

      Denver crime-beat reporter Jack McEvoy specializes in violent death. So when his homicide detective brother kills himself, McEvoy copes in the only way he knows how--he decides to write the story. But his research leads him to suspect a serial killer is at work--a devious murderer who's killing cops and leaving a trail of poetic clues. It's the news story of a lifetime, if he can get the story without losing his life.

      Jack McEvoy Serie - 1: De dichter
      4.1
    • Down River

      • 336 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      Everything that shaped him happened near that river, now tainted by lies, greed, shame, and murder. In his scorching return to Rowan County, John Hart delves into the dark side of human nature and the complexities of forgiveness. Adam Chase, a man marked by a violent past and childhood trauma, faces the consequences of a murder charge he narrowly escaped. Exiled from his home for a crime he didn't commit, he vanishes into the anonymity of New York City for five years. Upon his return, his motives remain a mystery to his family, the police, and his old enemies. Almost immediately, Adam is confronted by violence and the ghosts of his past. As bodies begin to surface, the small town turns against him, forcing Adam into a desperate struggle not only to prove his innocence but also to reclaim his life. Hart expertly strips his characters bare, revealing explosive secrets and raw emotions. As tensions rise, individuals are pushed to their limits, showcasing the lengths people will go for money, family, and revenge. This powerful, heart-pounding thriller will linger in your mind long after the final page is turned.

      Down River
      4.0
    • Killer Smile

      • 400 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      Young lawyer Mary DiNunzio finds her life in jeopardy when she digs too closely into the suicide of an Italian-American in a World War II internment camp, and starts receiving ominous threats.

      Killer Smile
      3.7
    • Moment of Truth

      • 368 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      When attorney Jack Newlin discovers his wife's body, he's determined to hide the truth about her killer. Deciding to frame himself, he hires the most inexperienced lawyer he can find: Mary DiNunzio, a reluctant rookie from a hot Philadelphia firm. But Mary is smarter and more persistent than he thinks, and she's just as determined to prove what really happened.

      Moment of Truth
      3.9
    • 'Gruesome, seductive and creepily credible' The Times'I HAVE SINNED'The words are scrawled in blood at the most shocking murder scene Forensic Pathologist Maura Isles and Detective Jane Rizzoli have ever witnessed. The victim, a young woman, has been entirely drained of blood and horrifically dismembered.

      The Mephisto Club
      3.9
    • One for the Money

      • 290 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      You've lost your job as a department store lingerie buyer, your car's been repossessed, and most of your furniture and small appliances have been sold off to pay last month's rent. Now the rent is due again. And you live in New Jersey. What do you do? If you're Stephanie Plum, you become a bounty hunter. But not just a nickel-and-dime bounty hunter; you go after the big money. That means a cop gone bad. And not just any cop. She goes after Joe Morelli, a disgraced former vice cop who is also the man who took Stephanie's virginity at age 16 and then wrote details on a bathroom wall. With pride and rent money on the line, Plum plunges headlong into her first case, one that pits her against ruthless adversaries - people who'd rather kill than lose. In Stephanie Plum, Evanovich has created a resourceful and humorous character who stands apart from the pack of gritty female detectives.

      One for the Money
      3.8
    • Rough Justice

      • 463 pages
      • 17 hours of reading

      Criminal lawyer Marta Richter is hours away from winning an acquittal for her client, millionaire businessman Elliot Steere, on trial for the murder of a homeless man who had tried to carjack him. But as the jury begins deliberations, Marta discovers the chilling truth about her client's innocence. Taking justice into her own hands, she furiously sets out to prove the truth, with the help of two young associates. In an excruciating game of beat-the-clock with both the jury and the worst blizzard to hit Philadelphia in decades, Marta will learn that the search for justice isn't only rough—it can also be deadly.

      Rough Justice
      3.7
    • XPD

      • 464 pages
      • 17 hours of reading

      This novel is constructed around the supposition that Winston Churchill secretly met with Adolf Hitler in 1940 to discuss the terms of a British surrender. Forty years later, Hitler's personal minutes of the discussions are threatening to surface.

      XPD
      3.8
    • The young and beautiful Tessa Quayle has been horribly murdered on the shores of Lake Turkana. Her African lover has vanished, and her husband, Justin, a career diplomat and amateur gardener, sets out in pursuit of the killers and their motive.

      The Constant Gardener
      3.7
    • De duivelskunstenaar

      • 472 pages
      • 17 hours of reading

      Een bioloog tracht zijn overleden vrouw weer tot leven te wekken door parthenogenese, maar stuit op tragikomische complicaties.

      De duivelskunstenaar
    • Naspel in London

      • 384 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      Een Britse geheim agent, wiens echtgenote naar de Russische inlichtingendienst is overgelopen, weet een gedeserteerde Russische spion naar Londen te brengen, hetgeen daar grote onrust teweeg brengt.

      Naspel in London
    • Laura Principal-mysterie: Hinderlijk gevolgd

      Een Laura Principal-mysterie

      • 253 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      Een vrouwelijke privé-detective onderzoekt de moord op een kunstdocente in een Zuid-Engels universiteitsplaatsje.

      Laura Principal-mysterie: Hinderlijk gevolgd
    • De getuige

      • 298 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      Een zwarte advocaat neemt de verdediging op zich van een blanke politieman die ervan verdacht wordt een zwarte verslaafde te hebben vermoord.

      De getuige
    • Erfelijk belast

      • 338 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      Na de moord op zijn stiefvader gaat een man op zoek naar zijn biologische vader en zijn verdwenen broer.

      Erfelijk belast
    • Gevaarlijk dichtbij

      • 336 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      Twee mannen proberen te achterhalen wie verantwoordelijk is voor de inbraak waarbij een jonge vrouw zwaar rugletsel heeft opgelopen.

      Gevaarlijk dichtbij