Jilliane Hoffman Books

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 ...

One terrible night in New York City, brilliant law student Chloe Larson is brutally attacked in her own home and her life is changed forever . . . LIFE or DEATH? Twelve years later and calling herself CJ, she's a State Attorney in Florida when the hunt for a sadistic serial killer called Cupid appears to be over. But for CJ, the terror is only just beginning . . . KILLER or VICTIM? Because if Cupid is the same man who left her former self for dead all those years ago, the price of vengeance might be her career and her sanity. But if he isn't, the truth could cost CJ a whole lot more . . . . JUSTICE or RETRIBUTION?

When thirteen-year-old Lainey fails to come home from a night out with friends, her disappearance is dismissed by the Coral Springs Police Department as just another disillusioned South Florida teen running away from suburban drama and an unhappy home life.But Special Agent Bobby Dees, who heads up the department's difficult Crimes Against Children Squad (CAC), is not quite so sure. After a search of Lainey's computer and a frank talk with her best friend reveal the teen was involved in a secret Internet relationship, Bobby suspects Lainey may be the victim of an online predator. And when chilling evidence of other possible victims is sent to a local Miami television station, he fears she may not be the only one. Bobby will find himself pulled into a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with the most prolific killer he's ever encountered. But will he be able to save Lainey and the others before it's too late?

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. The perfect father and husband, David Marquette seemingly just snapped. His defence team claims paranoid delusions caused by schizophrenia drove him to slaughter his entire family. 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 serial killers in the country's history. To bring him to justice, Julia must embark on a terrifying personal journey back into her own past - something she has struggled for fifteen years to forget. And this will lead her to confront a future so chilling, she's not sure she will ever be able to face 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.

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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 ...

Bij haar New Yorkse appartement wordt Chloe Larson opgewacht door een man met een clownsmasker op. Hij verkracht en mishandelt haar en laat haar voor dood achter. Ze overleeft de aanval en besluit de stad te verlaten om in Miami een nieuw leven te beginnen. Twaalf jaar later zaait de seriemoordenaar Cupido angst onder de bevolking na een reeks verkrachtingen en moorden op jonge blondines. Wanneer Chloe, die inmiddels officier van justitie is, geconfronteerd wordt met de verdachte herkent ze de stem van haar toenmalige verkrachter. Ze zweert dat ze niet zal rusten voor hij in de dodencel zit. Vergelding? Of gerechtigheid? Maar Cupido is een genadeloze tegenstander en heeft nog enkele trucs achter de hand…