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FBI Agent Atlee Pine’s search for her twin sister, Mercy, coincides with Military iInvestigator John Puller’s high-stakes case, leading them both into a global conspiracy from which neither of them will escape unscathed. Ever since Mercy was abducted after a brutal incident when the girls were just six years old, Atlee has been relentless in her search for the truth.

FBI agent Atlee Pine is at the end of her long journey to discover what happened to her twin sister, Mercy, who was abducted when the girls were just six years old - an incident that destroyed her family and left Atlee physically and mentally scarred. She knew her sister and parents were out there somewhere. And she had to find them. Dead or alive. Atlee and her assistant, Carol Blum, discover the truth. But the truth hurts. And hurt makes you tough. So how tough do you have to be to forgive?

Mason "Mace" Perry was a maverick cop on the D.C. police force until she was kidnapped and framed for a crime. She lost everything - her career, her liberty - and spent two years in prison. Now back on the outside, Mace is trying to rebuild her life and track down the people who set her up. But even with her police chief sister at her side, she has to work in the shadows: there's a vindictive US attorney on her tail and she's just looking for a reason to send her back behind bars.

Former Jersey City detective and single mother of two, Mickey Gibson, now works for global investigation company, ProEye, to track down assets of the wealthy who have tried to avoid their creditors. One day she gets a call from a colleague, Arlene Robinson, asking her to visit the home of a notorious arms dealer who has cheated some of ProEye’s clients in the past. Mickey arrives at the mansion to discover the body of a man hidden in a secret room.

It was supposed to be the start of a big night out. But when Emily Kane arrives at her sister Carrie's house, she finds the front door unlocked and no one inside. Dinner's cooking, the TV's on. Carrie, her husband and their two daughters are gone. When the police draw a blank, Emily asks missing persons investigator David Raker to find them. It's clear someone doesn't want the family found. But as he gets closer to the truth, Raker begins to uncover evidence of a sinister cover-up, spanning decades and costing countless lives.

Ole, dole, doff... Det har etsat sig fast för alltid i Atlee Pines minne kidnapparens fasansfulla ramsa när han valde mellan sexåriga Atlee och hennes tvillingsyster Mercy. Mercy blev bortförd, Atlee skonades. Hon återsåg aldrig sin syster igen. Tre decennier efter den fruktansvärda natten arbetar Atlee Pine för FBI:s Arizona-avdelning där hon ensam ansvarar för Grand Canyon. När en turist försvinner spårlöst djupt inne i Grand Canyon kallas Pine in för att leda utredningen. Det visar sig snart att turisten inte rest till Grand Canyon för att beundra det dramatiska landskapet.

FBI-agenten Atlee Pine söker efter sin kidnappade tvillingsyster Mercy. Utredningen leder henne till New Yorks undre värld. När Atlee Pine är nära ett genombrott råkar hon av misstag sabotera ett tillslag som leds av amerikanska arméns kriminal­utredare John Puller. När Pine och Puller gör gemensam sak upptäcker de en koppling mellan maffian och en konspiration riktad mot nationens hjärta. Samtidigt som de tvingas riskera allt för att skingra dimridåerna kring konspirationen kommer Atlee Pine allt närmare sanningen om Mercy. Men den kommer inte utan ett pris.

Die neue große Serie von David Baldacci - mit einer unvergesslichen Heldin! Als Atlee Pine sechs Jahre alt ist, dringt ein Mann in ihr Kinderzimmer ein und entführt ihre eineiige Zwillingsschwester Mercy. Mercy taucht nie wieder auf, Atlee bleibt traumatisiert zurück. Knapp dreißig Jahre später ist sie zur einzelgängerischen FBI-Agentin geworden, die sich ein möglichst einsames Büro nahe des Grand Canyon gewählt hat. Eines Tages wird am Boden der Schlucht ein grausam aufgeschlitztes Maultier gefunden. Ein scheinbar harmloser Provinzfall.

Thea Paris is one of only 25 elite professionals in the world with the ability to bring hostages home safely. International negotiation, undercover operations and extractions are a part of life. Their only objective: release. For Thea, her family's wealth meant kidnap was a constant threat, and their worst fears were realised when her brother was kidnapped. Although he was returned, she made it her life's mission to stop others suffering the trauma they did. Now Thea's past is about to come back with a vengeance, as her billionaire father is taken.