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Franklin B Goodman wants to spread love wherever he goes. But love is an emotion he doesn’t understand. In Franklin’s dangerously warped mind, a damaged relationship is like a sick animal. He is willing to take extreme measures to nurse it back to health. And if that doesn’t work… …the only option is to put it out of its misery. On the other side of the River Mersey, murder detectives Nathan Cody and Megan Webley have their hands full with a manhunt to locate the killer of a beautiful and wealthy woman.

A young local student has apparently committed suicide. Her body is found in an abandoned car on a lonely country road. She didn't own a car. Didn't even drive. How did she get there? Where did she die? Who moved her, and why? Meanwhile a man in his 60s is found dead in a gully up on the wild moorland. He is wearing an expensive suit and carrying no identification. Post-mortem findings indicate he died from injuries sustained during the fall. But what was he doing up there? And why are there no signs of a car in the vicinity?

Cameron Winter has a knack for solving complicated crimes. His background – spy turned English professor – means he’s uniquely placed to decipher the clues behind some of the most complex cases. When four members of a wealthy household are killed in their suburban Chicago mansion, shock reverberates around the community. Their bodies were pulled from the burning building – but all of them had already been shot dead. It seems like an open-and-shut case when local police soon have the obvious culprit under lock and key.

Nadia has always been in charge of her life. As a private investigator, she makes her own hours and only takes on cases that she wants to work on. But when a family friend asks her to look into a case, she instantly regrets it - it hits far too close to home. The last thing she wants to do is rip open old wounds. Especially Trade’s, the single father she’s been spending time with. It isn’t long before she’s falling not just for him, but for the kids he’s trying so hard to protect.

One of the men I've fallen for may be entwined in my father's murder. The other three are determined to bring him to justice. I stand in the middle, unsure of what to believe. If I accept Beckett's denials and hold on to the trust he earned before, I could be letting a horrible criminal walk free.

Finale des Int. Write Movie Contest Los Angeles 2019. "Honorable Mention" Los Angeles 2019. "Wer von euch noch nie gesündigt hat, werfe den ersten Stein" (Joh. 8, 7). Nach dem Tod seiner Mutter spürt der erfolgreiche Werbe-Macher Tom eine Leere in sich, die er durch einen Lehrauftrag an der Universität zu füllen versucht. Dabei kommt es zur Konfrontation mit der Studentin Amal, die weder talentiert noch schön ist. Gegen seinen Willen verfällt Tom der seltsamen jungen Frau mehr und mehr und gibt zum ersten Mal die Zügel aus der Hand.

When a select group of influencers and journalists receive an exclusive invitation to a luxury resort in the Maldives, it seems like the ultimate press trip. But when the island is cut off during a storm and people start dying, it looks like someone has murder in mind. Are the guests really who they seem to be, or does each one of them have a secret to hide? Something they would kill for?

The attractive redhead at the A&P checkout counter opens her checkbook and begins writing a check, unaware that she’s signing her own death warrant. The man behind her in the dark overcoat memorizes the address on her check. When she leaves the A&P, he follows her home. In the next few weeks he tracks her every move...and when she rebuffs his advances, he stabs her. Five women, chosen at random, fall victim to a man the press dubs the Hyena. The NYPD has no leads until young Babette Watson walks into homicide detective Max Segal’s office.

Once upon a time, a thief stole me in the middle of the night. He took what he wanted, gave me an illusion, and ripped it all away to claim his ultimate trophy. My heart may be physically weak, but fighting to live made me stronger. I won’t perish as easily as that. I’m turning the tables on him. After all, I learned from the best. I’m robbing him of what he stole from me.

When Maggie’s friend Nell convinces her to keep her company at a speed-dating event at the local pub, newly single Maggie reluctantly tags along. At the same time, Phil’s mother decides it’s an opportunity for her son to finally meet a girl he can settle down with. As four of the participants collide, their lives change forever, and with her life in danger, Maggie no longer knows who she can trust.

Let us begin Banker Bingo. One banker per month will be assassinated unless the government takes practical steps to reduce the widening deficit between the rich and the poor. This is the threat made by maverick anarchist billionaire Rory Carlisle, which is intended to be carried out by ex-Baader Meinhof operative, Georg Krendler.

Jess McAdams dotes on her four children and gives advice and suggestions to parents all around the world. No one would ever question her love and devotion to her children, let alone suspect her of murdering one. But Alex Mercer does. Alex has plenty of experience investigating crimes involving missing kids. So when he senses something is wrong, he trusts his instincts. The only problem is, he's a newly deputized officer of the law. If he's wrong about Jess, he'll destroy his career before it gets off the ground.

In his riskiest and most personal case yet, Denver homicide detective Nick Teffinger crosses paths with an edgy little beauty who is either a killer or about to be killed - or both. Either way, she's on the run, and now so is he.

When Rory Richards wakes up from a failed suicide attempt, he learns that his wife, Maggie, has vanished without a trace. All Rory can remember about the previous night is that the two had the fight of a lifetime. The dispute causes him to storm out of the house and steal prescription pills from his neighbors in an attempt to overdose. After that, everything is a blur.

After five years of homelessness, Sarah Grace returns to Harmony Springs, a town shadowed by her religiously abusive upbringing and the lies her family built around her. Armed with her mother’s diary—a painful window into her parents' betrayals—Sarah confronts the dark truths of her past. In the diary, she uncovers the existence of Nathan, the brother she never knew about, and begins to unravel the web of lies her parents used to hide their shattered family.

An ordinary couple find themselves entangled in a web of lies and guilt, when they accidentally hit a young girl on a stormy night. Choosing to conceal the tragic incident, their secret becomes a ticking time bomb threatening to destroy their lives. DCI Anna Moore looks into Daisy's sudden disappearance, and her investigation leads her to Oak Street, where some of the residents are hiding dark secrets behind their outwardly suburban lives.

They killed Princess Diana - now they're trying to kill him. Some-time journalist and TV newsman Foster Grant had been getting used to the good life: Minor celebrity, a beautiful young wife, and a secret job dropping messages and collecting information for MI6. But now it's all gone wrong. His wife is unfaithful, the divorce has turned ugly and expensive, and at the precise moment he meets the woman of his dreams he discovers the secret MI6 will kill to conceal. When the most powerful forces in the land are ranged against you, where do you run to? Where do you hide?

She was kneeling, her bound wrists outstretched as though worshiping or begging for forgiveness. DCI Kevin Greggs and DS Steve Harding have a ritualistic murderer to find, and they’ll need the assistance of forensic psychiatrist, Dr Ethan Quinn. With the personal links to Ethan growing, Kevin and the team will need to find the perpetrator before it’s too late. Who is trying to destroy Ethan?

In the heart of Alabama, the illustrious Wellington family, with a lineage tracing back to a renowned British general, resides in their sprawling mansion. They are known for their unwavering principles of honor and loyalty. David, the youngest Wellington, shares an inseparable friendship with Juan, the son of their head butler. Despite the difference in their social standings, the Wellingtons ensure that Juan receives the same elite education as David.

In the rain-soaked, crime-ridden streets of a city plagued by darkness, Detective Daniel Hart discovers a chilling secret—he possesses the ability to astral project into the unseen realm. As he investigates a series of gruesome murders, he becomes a bridge between the living and the dead, a guardian of restless spirits seeking justice. But with each case he solves, the malevolent force that lurks in the shadows threatens to consume him, leaving him in a relentless battle between light and darkness.