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In Aurora, Illinois, Aubrey Wheeler is just trying to get by after her semi-criminal ex-husband split, leaving behind his unruly teenage son. Then the lights go out—not just in Aurora but across the globe. A solar storm has knocked out power almost everywhere. Suddenly, all problems are local, very local, and Aubrey must assume the mantle of fierce protector of her suburban neighborhood.

Der Hacker T-Rex stellt sich mit seinen Freunden Nolo und Kim eine elementare Frage: Wie gefährlich ist Cholesterin in Wirklichkeit? Die erschreckende Wahrheit hinter diesem fettartigen Naturstoff offenbart den Freunden Hintergründe, die ausgerechnet mit Zahlen in Verbindung stehen. Wer ein lukratives Beschäftigungsfeld sucht, ist mit einem Geschäft mit dem Tod am besten beraten - oder etwa nicht?

Plunged into a free for all lifestyle with survival of the fittest the only law, it would be easy for Cole Evans and his family to remain in short-term survival mode, living in the moment. But, Cole refuses to lose his conscience - his humanity - and won't stop fighting for a better future.

In allerletzter Minute entkommen die US-Amerikanerin Rosanna Sands und der Hamburger Geschäftsmann Peter Berg in der ostasiatischen Metropole Hongkong der aufflammenden Pandemie des SARS-CoV-2 Virus. Am selben Tag wird in China die Millionenstadt Wuhan komplett abgeriegelt und innerhalb weniger Wochen gerät fast die gesamte Welt in einen globalen Lockdown. Auf der abenteuerlichen Suche nach den Ursprüngen des Virus geraten die beiden in tödliche Gefahr. Es scheint, dass COVID-19 und die schreckliche Epidemie nur die Ouvertüre eines viel gefährlicheren Szenarios sein könnten.

Dr. Strangeways meets the only woman he has ever really cared for, the hermit-like yet mysterious Angelina Frood, a striking young actress stalked by many demons. Tragedy strikes and the good doctor will do anything to solve the mystery. Following a chance encounter, he begins a correspondence with the famous Dr. Thorndyke, hoping that the medico-legal hybrid, a metaphorical centaur or merman, with a doctor's head and a lawyer's tail, can solve the case.

Der neue Forensik-Thriller von Kathy Reichs. Ein schwerer Hurrikan nimmt Kurs auf Charlotte, die Heimatstadt der forensischen Anthropologin Tempe Brennan. In einem gestrandeten Container werden zwei Skelette entdeckt, und Tempe, die die Untersuchungen leitet, wird an einen fünfzehn Jahre alten Cold Case erinnert. In Charlotte geht die Angst vor einem hochansteckenden Bakterium um, gegen das bestimmte Gene angeblich schützen sollen. Ihre Ermittlungen führen Tempe auf die Spur eines Mannes, der dubiose Geschäfte mit Gen-Analysen macht.

Der neue Forensik-Thriller von Kathy Reichs. Ein schwerer Hurrikan nimmt Kurs auf Charlotte, die Heimatstadt der forensischen Anthropologin Tempe Brennan. In einem gestrandeten Container werden zwei Skelette entdeckt, und Tempe, die die Untersuchungen leitet, wird an einen fünfzehn Jahre alten Cold Case erinnert. In Charlotte geht die Angst vor einem hochansteckenden Bakterium um, gegen das bestimmte Gene angeblich schützen sollen. Ihre Ermittlungen führen Tempe auf die Spur eines Mannes, der dubiose Geschäfte mit Gen-Analysen macht.

Kayla Covington has been called the most dangerous woman on earth. Her discovery, which will save millions of people, might just be the one thing that saves her broken family. But when a fiery explosion rips through her lab and her team is brutally executed, Kayla is locked squarely in a killer’s crosshairs. On the run with her breakthrough destroyed, Kayla does the only thing she can to preserve her life’s work: she injects herself.

Cole Evans thought he'd found a safe haven for his family and a growing band of survivors of the most lethal virus the world has ever known. But he finds continued survival is far from guaranteed as they battle hostile encounters with other survivors, nature, and devastating accidents. Are they prepared to survive their first brutal Wisconsin winter after the rest of the world has perished?

Ten years of frustration and heartbreak caring for his son John, born with a catastrophic heart defect, have convinced Rick Morrow that the world is stacked against his family. And on what should be the best day of their life - the day when John will finally get a new heart - an even worse nightmare begins, when the helicopter carrying the heart crashes, destroying the heart and the hopes of the Morrow family. Rick's heartbreak turns to rage as he begins to suspect that the accident was no accident at all.

Sie sind tödlich. Und sie sind außer Kontrolle. Als die Wissenschaftsjournalistin Nina Falkenberg ihren ehemaligen Mentor Anasias in Georgien besucht, gerät sie mitten in einen tödlichen Angriff auf ihn. Zuvor kann er Nina jedoch verraten, dass es ihm gelungen ist, ein Medikament gegen die gefährlichsten multiresistenten Keime der Welt zu finden. Musste er deswegen sterben? Zusammen mit dem Foodhunter Tom Morell, dessen Tochter an einem dieser Keime erkrankt ist, versucht Nina, die Forschungsergebnisse nachzuvollziehen.

Was wäre, wenn...? Der Katastrophen-Thriller "Das Labor" bietet rasante, top-recherchierte Hochspannung rund um einen ruchlosen Plan, ein ehrgeiziges Pharma-Unternehmen und Viren-Manipulation. "Pass auf den Stick auf, Paul..." Nach ihrem Autounfall kann Lotte Gerlach, PR-Managerin der aufstrebenden Pharmafirma ClarTop, ihrem erschütterten Mann nicht mehr sagen, was es mit dem Stick auf sich hat. Nur eines erscheint Paul in den nächsten Tagen immer sicherer: Der Unfall seiner geliebten Lotte wurde gezielt herbeigeführt. Aber weshalb?

Syrian-born CIA operative and retired Army major Sonia Amon is a battlefield surgeon at Walter Reed Hospital. She also teaches military strategy at the Army War College, which provides her cover as a CIA operative for the Middle East. Sonia is recalled to Syria to rebuild a series of primary care health clinics to offer basic care in war-ravaged Syria. But there is one problem. Her father is a terrorist who wants to kill her. He has hunted her for many years.

The murder of a popular surgeon, a fatal mistake in a critical care unit, and anonymous threats challenge an ICU nurse's idealistic ambitions. She finds herself caught up in a health care system that prioritizes profit over ethics and patient safety. Critical Cover-Up, a psychological thriller, delves into a mysterious murder of a prominent surgeon, cover-ups, and malpractice in a place known for saving lives.

The last thing I remember is Lorin’s scream as my roadster smashes into the guardrails and flips into the air. There was Lorin’s terrible wail, and then being silently airborne. Then there was nothing. Later, some bright lights shone through - hospital ceilings, I guess - and doctors' terse commands. I piece together the clues I overhear. The crash, the rocks, the fire. Agony like I've never experienced before burns my every organ and bone. Pipes and palpations. Needles, catheters, and a heart monitor that sounds like a ticking time bomb.

A shocking and twisty novel of psychological suspense about a boundary-breaking love affair between a doctor and her patient, by Jane Shemilt, Edgar-nominated, #1 international bestselling author of The Daughter. What price would you pay for falling in love? Rachel is a respected doctor who...

Ominöse Leichenteile tauchen in Kiel auf - ein neuer brisanter Fall für Paul Herzfeld, authentisch und atemberaubend spannend erzählt von Michael Tsokos, Deutschlands bekanntestem Rechtsmediziner. In einem privaten medizinischen Lehrinstitut werden Leichenteile beschlagnahmt. Es besteht der Verdacht der illegalen Beschaffung. In der Kieler Rechtsmedizin erkennt Paul Herzfeld auf einem der beschlagnahmten Arme ein auffälliges Nazi-Tattoo wieder: eine schwarze Sonne. Der versierte Rechtsmediziner beweist anhand von DNA-Untersuchung und Blutprobenvergleich, dass er den Mann, zu dem dieser Arm gehört, schon einmal seziert hat.

Following a global pandemic which has either killed or weakened most of the male population, women now dominate all aspects of life. Dr. Morgan Digby, married to a man rendered bedbound from his bout with manflu a decade prior, is working tirelessly on a vaccine, yet obstacles keep springing up in her path. When she meets a handsome neighbor who has never been exposed to the deadly virus, things become...complicated. There’s something between them, but he can’t leave his home.

An electrifying secret. A pharmaceutical giant is on the verge of a revolutionary medical breakthrough. But behind the promising new treatment lurks a dangerous secret that the company will do anything to protect. Every move is tracked. Lincoln Webber, a renowned cyber professor, is looking forward to some time off to binge on reality TV shows. But when he finds his apartment under surveillance, he soon discovers he is caught in a web of national security, espionage, and deceit.

Hank Mason had nothing left to lose. But then came Mackenzie. And then came Sarah. And then came the others. Though these seven souls had somehow survived the first days of the epidemic, every minute of life in this new world came at a price. Thrown into a relentless battle against a population turned feral on one side, and desperate men willing to do anything to stay alive on the other, the only question remaining was...how much were they were willing to pay to survive?