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After a long and murky career with the FBI, Brigid Quinn is trying to move on. She's got a nice house. Dogs. A husband who knows nothing of her past. But the abduction and murder of a young female colleague still haunts her. So when the girl's body is finally found, and a man confesses to the...

Ex-FBI Agent Brigid Quinn thinks she has a second chance at life. After too many years spent in the company of evil, she's quit the Feds and is working out what normal is meant to feel like. She's swapped serial killers, stakeouts and interrogation for a husband, friends and free time. But when you've walked in darkness for so long, can you stand the light? When a local teenager dies in a tragic drowning accident, the community thinks Brigid might be able to help comfort the family.

The weekly podcast bringing beekeepers the latest news, research, and insights on honey bees. Hosted by Jeff Ott and Dr. Becky Masterman, each episode features conversations with beekeepers, scientists, authors, and industry leaders. Whether you're just starting your first hive or managing hundreds, you'll find practical tips, fresh perspectives, and engaging stories to inspire your beekeeping journey.

Alice Einstein - known as "Malice" to her former schoolfriends—likes to tell herself stories. There's a good one she's workshopping about how, despite once being a critically acclaimed literary novelist, she's ended up blocked and uninspired, living in her timid, conflict-averse sister Liesl's spare room. But then Liesl sends her an SOS worthy of a thriller novel. The horror! The horror! Sam is back. Sam, Liesl's wealthy ex-husband, vanished ten years ago, leaving her a chunk of money but no explanation.

It takes a strong woman to be able to watch someone die. Brigid Quinn is tough, determined, steely and sharper than sharp. As an ex-agent of the FBI, she has seen it all - and survived. But nothing can cut her closer to the bone than family.... When Brigid gets a call from her mother saying her father is in hospital with pneumonia, she decides to check on her former colleague Laura Coleman, who is living nearby. Having saved Brigid's life, Laura is now working on an innocence project, investigating cold cases.

FOUR UNSOLVED MURDERS In 1959, The Walker family murders shook Florida. At one time, 587 people were considered suspects - but 60 years later the investigation remains unsolved. AN FBI AGENT'S FINAL JOB Former FBI agent Brigid Quinn is trying to enjoy life after work. But when the intriguingly...

It's hard to recognize the devil when his hand is on your shoulder. That's because a psychopath is just a person before he becomes a headline….Psychopaths have preferences for Starbucks or Dunkin' Donuts coffee, denim or linen, Dickens or…well, you get the point. Ex-FBI agent Brigid Quinn...

You have never met an (ex) FBI agent like Brigid Quinn Brigid’s career - the disappearance and presumed murder of her young protégée, Jessica. Floyd knows things about that terrible night that were never made public, and offers to lead the cops to Jessica's body in return for a plea bargain. It should finally be the end of a dark chapter in Brigid’s life. Except…the new FBI agent on the case, Laura Coleman, thinks the confession is fake, and Brigid finds she cannot walk away from violence and retribution after all.

In 1959, a family of four were brutally murdered in Holcomb, Kansas. Perry Smith and Dick Hickok were convicted and executed for the crime, and the murders and their investigation and solution became the subject of Truman Capote's masterpiece, In Cold Blood. But what if there was a third killer, who remained unknown? What if there was another family, also murdered, who crossed paths with this band of killers, though their murder remains unsolved? And what if Dick Hickok left a written confession, explaining everything? 

Potrafi zabić gołymi rękami… bohaterka Drogi 66, Brigid Quinn, była agentka specjalna FBI. Odeszła ze służby, żeby uciec od zła. Ale zło wkracza do jej prywatnego świata i zbiera ofiary. Ostatnią ma być ona sama... I tylko ciemność to mistrzowska kontynuacja Drogi 66. Brigid Quinn za długo żyła w świecie okrucieństwa i zbrodni. Nie jest już agentką specjalną FBI, ale świat przemocy znowu wkracza w jej życie, które miało być dobre. Samobójstwo, które może być zabójstwem… Otrucie, które nie wygląda na przypadek… Niewyjaśnione zgony… Brigid próbuje rozwikłać zagadkę.

Brigid Quinn ma wspomnienia, których wolałaby nie mieć, i zabójcze umiejętności, których wolałaby już nigdy nie potrzebować. Widziała i robiła rzeczy, które wymazała z pamięci. Poza jedna... Morderca z Drogi 66 zabił sześć kobiet. Porywał je z szosy, a potem pozostawiał ciała na spalonych słońcem pustkowiach Arizony. Poza jednym. Ciała Jessiki, młodej podwładnej Brigid, nigdy nie odnaleziono. A Brigid nigdy nie zapomniała, że to ona wysłała Jessikę na Drogę 66... Trzynaście lat później ta nierozwiązana sprawa znowu wdziera się w życie Brigid. Życie spokojne, ułożone na nowo u boku kochającego męża, profesora filozofii i byłego pastora.

Grace Deming didn't want to uproot her family to care for her difficult mother-in-law, but she's determined to make the best of it for the sake of her daughter Shyla's future. Their new home is enormous; the neighborhood, prestigious. If the worst of it is that Althea dislikes her, she can cope. After all, Althea Deming is a sweetheart. Everyone says so—her husband, the neighbors. And soon, so does Shyla, the once vibrant and happy child now a shadow of her former self. What's wrong with Grace that she can't trust her? But all her instincts are screaming at her that Althea is dangerous.

Eks-FBI-agenten Brigid Quinn har set rigeligt med psykopater. Hun er klar til at lægge det hele bag sig og opbygge et nyt liv i Tucson med sin mand, venner og et godt, stille arbejde som privatdetektiv. Men nogle gange er tingene ikke så simple. Da hendes svigerinde dør, beslutter Brigid sig for at tage sin syttenårige niece Gemma-Kate under sine vinger. Der har altid været noget foruroligende ved Gemma-Kate, men familie er familie. Det går fint, indtil Gemma-Kate begynder at få en usund interesse for at dissekere det lokale dyreliv.

Som ung FBI-agent var Brigid Quinn den perfekte lokkemad for seriemordere – slank og blond, tilsyneladende et let bytte. Men da hun bliver ældre, må hun finde en afløser, en protege, som kan tage hendes plads. Hun træner en nyuddannet agent op og bruger hende som madding. Og alt går efter planen… lige indtil Route 66-morderen finder maddingen, tager den – og myrder den unge agent. Mange år senere kæmper Quinn stadig med det faktum, at hun har en ung kvindes liv på samvittigheden.

Eks-FBI-agent Brigid Quinn har set det hele – og overlevet det. Men intet er så udfordrende som ens familie... Da Brigid får en opringning fra sin mor om, at hendes far er kommet på hospitalet, vender hun næsen mod Florida og sin dysfunktionelle familie. Skæbnen vil, at hendes tidligere kollega Laura Coleman bor i nærheden, så hun griber chancen, da Laura beder om hjælp med en appel for en dødsdømt.