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When the bullet-ridden body of a Silicon Valley billionaire washes up on shore, assistant D.A. Dismas Hardy finds himself the prosecutor in San Francisco's murder trial of the century. The suspect: a Japanese call girl with a long list of prominent clients. But when a bizarre series of events blows the case wide open, Hardy finds himself on the other side of the law - as a lawyer for the defense.

After the murder of a teenage girl, a mysterious man in a black leather jacket was seen lurking near the crime scene. Investigative reporter Tessa Novak has him in her sights as the culprit. That man was Julian Darcangelo, an undercover FBI agent working with the Denver police. He's closing in on the trail of a human trafficker and killer. Tessa's accusations could blow his cover, and he wants her off the investigation. But just as Tessa has made Julian a target of interest, she is now a target of the killer.

On the evening before Thanksgiving, Hal Chase, a guard in the San Francisco County Jail, drives to the airport to pick up his step-brother for the weekend. When they return, Hal’s wife, Katie, has disappeared without a clue. By the time Dismas Hardy hears about this, Katie has been missing for five days. The case strikes close to home because Katie had been seeing Hardy’s wife, a marriage counselor. By this time, the original Missing Persons case has become a suspected homicide, and Hal is the prime suspect.

A beautiful woman paid it with her body. A seedy lawyer used somebody else's money. It's the vig - the exorbitant interest mob loan sharks take on their money. Now, in the city by the Bay, everyone has to pay.

You are not your brain. For more than three centuries, science has assumed that consciousness is produced by the brain—that your thoughts, awareness, and identity are nothing more than neural activity. But what if that assumption is wrong? At a time when AI researchers are asking whether machines might become conscious, this book presents a bold, evidence-based argument: AI can’t be conscious—because consciousness doesn’t come from computation at all. Instead, growing scientific evidence suggests something far more radical: Consciousness may be fundamental to reality itself. If ...

Artificial intelligence is advancing at breathtaking speed. Large language models can write essays, generate code, compose music, diagnose disease, and simulate conversation with astonishing fluency. As discussions of artificial general intelligence (AGI) intensify, one question becomes unavoidable: If machines can think, what makes us human? In More Than Machines, award-winning Stephen Hawley Martin explores the critical distinction between machine intelligence and human consciousness. Drawing on philosophy of mind, neuroscience, quantum physics debates, and research into near-death ...

Detective Helen Carter is called to a crime scene: a barmaid, Tina French, has been strangled. Murdered on her way home from work to look after her sick son. Meanwhile, Moira McKenzie leaves her lover's townhouse and gets home to find her abusive husband, Reggie, washing blood from his hands. Later, in their garden shed, she finds incriminating photos, keepsakes and newspaper cuttings about old murder cases. When the police are called to their home, they find a pool of blood and a shattered glass table, but no sign of Moira.

A desperate mother implores Michael Flint to do what she can’t: save her son’s life. Flint wants to help and using his unique resources uncovers a long-buried secret. Six years ago, Josh Hallman piloted a plane that crashed into an alpine lake and plunged too deep into the icy water for rescue. All three men aboard were presumed dead. But Hallman’s body was never found. Could he still be alive? In a race against time to save a child’s life, the best heir hunter in the business is determined to find the boy’s father before it’s too late.

On March 13, 1997 something extra-ordinary happened in the skies over Phoenix & across Arizona. On that clear evening a parade of low flying, mile wide V-shaped arrays of orbs & craft glided silently overhead, attracting the attention of at leas 10,000 people. This is the detailed account of that evening & the ensuing cover up of what is now being hailed as the largest mass sighting of UFOs in modern times - but there is much more to the story. By following the journey of a key witness & respected medical professional, who moved from skepticism to belief while meticulously investigating the...

Acclaimed and internationally bestselling crime novelist Caz Frear returns with her third superb novel featuring Cat Kinsella, a cop “on par with Susie Steiner’s and Tana French’s female detectives” (Kirkus Reviews). Four victims. Killer caught. Case closed. . . or is it? Growing up in a...

“Steve Martini is an expert at good old-fashioned, gimmick-free storytelling.” —Steve Berry, author of The Paris Vendetta “Take it from a prosecutor—Steve Martini has created one of the most charismatic defense attorneys in thriller fiction.” —Linda Fairstein, author of Lethal...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Kellerman writes unforgettable tales of crime and detection that expose the shadowy side of glittering Los Angeles. And in Evidence, readers are once again in the dexterous grip of a master storyteller and stylist equally skilled at teasing your...

Are we living in the final days? Christians believe so, but skeptics dismiss it as mere speculation. Now, discover irrefutable proof. In "The End Times: Cold Hard Evidence," [Your Name] presents a compelling case, backed by Jesus' own words, that we are on the cusp of the Tribulation. This book: - Reveals the unmistakable signs of the end times - Examines the biblical prophecies unfolding before our eyes - Provides verifiable evidence to silence skeptics - Uncovers the alarming parallels between today's world and Revelation's judgments Join the journey to uncover the truth. Read "The End ...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Kellerman writes unforgettable tales of crime and detection that expose the shadowy side of glittering Los Angeles. And in Evidence, readers are once again in the dexterous grip of a master storyteller and stylist equally skilled at teasing your...

In the latest Lou Corso mystery, Lou Corso, a hard-drinking, hard-living ex-cop is confronted with a chance for a new life. When Lou's client Connie Terwilliger is threatened by her vicious husband Victor, Lou and the group of Good Samaritans who help him shelter battered women rescue Connie and put her in a safe house. After Connie is murderously attacked, Lou finds himself pulled between his current commitments and a decade-old list of cold cases involving murdered or missing women.

Are we living in the final days? Christians believe so, but skeptics dismiss it as mere speculation. Now, discover irrefutable proof. In "The End Times: Cold Hard Evidence," Erika Grey presents a compelling case, backed by Jesus' own words, that we are on the cusp of the Tribulation.

Newly revealed records show that Jeffrey Epstein rented multiple secret storage lockers in the U.S., including in Palm Beach, and filled them with a disturbing array of items that he apparently tried to hide from law enforcement. According to an inventory obtained by reporters, the units contained computers and hard drives, video tapes and DVDs with erotic content — including material’ said to sexualize teenagers — plus nude photographs believed to depict women connected to his circle. Sex-slave training manuals, dozens of address books, a three-page list of Florida masseuses, cash, and ...

Newly revealed records show that Jeffrey Epstein rented multiple secret storage lockers in the U.S., including in Palm Beach, and filled them with a disturbing array of items that he apparently tried to hide from law enforcement. According to an inventory obtained by reporters, the units contained computers and hard drives, video tapes and DVDs with erotic content — including material’ said to sexualize teenagers — plus nude photographs believed to depict women connected to his circle. Sex-slave training manuals, dozens of address books, a three-page list of Florida masseuses, cash, and ...

World Weather Attribution ties disasters and extreme conditions to climate change—providing crucial leverage for legal and policy battles.