Showing results for "the bench" in Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

In 1972 on Mudas Summers's 17th birthday, her beloved mama Ella is found hanging from the rafters of their home. Most people in Peckinpaw, Kentucky, assume that Ella's no-good husband did the deed. Others think Ella grew tired of his abuse and did it herself. Muddy is determined to find out for sure either way, especially once she finds strange papers hidden among her mama's possessions

Thirteen dramatised courtroom tales of conflicting evidence, exasperating witnesses and slippery counsel, from the writer of Brothers in Law What does it feel like to be a Judge? Listen to these self-contained dramas and you can almost feel you are looking at proceedings from the lofty position...

From the bestselling author of The Stolen Child, a brand new gripping and emotional story of loss, family devotion and buried secrets . . . Journalist Vega Pearse arrives at the home of Anne and John Davis to interview them for a piece she is writing on the local drug crisis. The devoted couple...

Inspector Maigret must untangle the web of lies left behind by a murdered man whose family didn't know him as well as they thought. When a man is found stabbed to death in an alley off Boulevard Saint-Martin, his identity card shows a workplace that had gone out of business three years earlier. As far as his wife knew, he still worked there, and she insists that the shoes and a tie he was wearing when he was killed 'couldn't be his'.

Married couple Mark and Cecilia seem to have it all—looks, wealth, love. But behind closed doors, things are very different—they live in silent resentment, their marriage broken by the shattering loss of the child they so desperately wanted. Enter Alice: Mark’s idea of the perfect woman. She appears from nowhere and offers Mark the chance of a new life filled with love, passion, and, finally, the joys of parenthood—everything he’s ever dreamed of. But there’s a catch.

A secret lover. A haunted rectory. A trap that's been waiting since the Stone Age. Detective Inspector Jesper Ek is a man possessed. He has fallen head over heels for Julia, a woman as captivating as she is guarded. But Julia is a mystery with a past that won't stay buried. When her dark...

Set in New York in the early 1930s, this love story is my first attempt and I hope you like it. It does have adult language, but it is not intended to be lewd in any way. I had a good time doing the research for the period, birds and photographic processes of the time.

A tenacious, resilient female judge must find a way to work with her carefree clerk as they find themselves in danger when a fugitive sets his sights on revenge in the third book in New York Times best-selling author Chantal Fernando's sexy and thrilling Conflict of Interest series.

Some love stories don’t end. They wait. When Hazel Whitby purchases an old piano at a quiet Connecticut estate sale, she expects nothing more than a beautiful instrument for her apartment above the bookshop. Instead, she discovers dozens of hidden letters—written during the Vietnam War, bound with faded ribbon, and addressed to a man who never came home the same. As Hazel follows the trail left behind in the piano bench, she uncovers a decades-old love story shaped by war, silence, and the choices people make to survive.

Hot Bench, created by Judge Judy Sheindlin, is the only three-judge panel in broadcast syndication. Judges Dan Mentzer, Rachel Juarez, and Yodit Tewolde bring decades of legal experience to real small claims cases from across the country. Beyond delivering legal rulings, they offer insight, guidance, and new perspectives to litigants and viewers alike. The show aims to both educate and entertain by resolving real-life legal disputes. New episodes of Hot Bench are available every weekday.

Providing expert opinions and suggestions on a variety of legal questions and topics from a Judge's perspective with a host of guest speakers who specialize in various areas, such as Crimes against the Elderly, Criminal law, Understanding the Judiciary, etc.

A podcast dedicated to lighthearted humorous discussions regarding crimes of the powerful also known as white collar crime and a review of the latest movies.

Inspector Joe Hardy of the San Francisco Police Department is not liked by his superiors. Thirty-eight, cynical, and devoid of prospects for a happy future, he solves cases, probably drinks too much, and gets along the best he can. So when he is given a "special assignment" to provide security for a high society wedding and the priceless necklace that is involved, he knows it's punishment. But he does not know that he will meet a woman he hasn't even dreamed existed. Perdita Barrymore, daughter of a wealthy family and not the sort of woman Joe has ever known, is perfect for him.

No longer victims at Fish Camp, Sara and Teodoro assume the role of helpers at Forensics Camp. Sara and her husband continue their education to become crime scene investigators at SUNY Oswego in Upstate New York. Will they take the opportunity to work in a top-secret operation to help save other young people?