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Jason Bennett je obyčejný táta od rodiny, milující manžel a majitel prosperující firmy. Jednoho večera se však jeho dosavadní život obrátí naruby. Když Jason veze rodinu domů z lakrosového zápasu dcery Allison, začne se jim na opuštěné silnici lepit na nárazník jakýsi cizí pickup. Pak jim náhle zablokuje cestu, vyskočí z něj dva muži, namíří na Jasona zbraně a dožadují se klíčků od auta. Následuje děsivý záblesk násilí, který navždy změní Jasonův život. Agenti FBI Bennettovým vysvětlí, že lupiči byli členy nebezpečné organizace obchodující s drogami - a Jason s rodinou se teď ocitli v hledáčku jejích členů. Agenti doporučí, aby okamžitě vstoupili do programu na ochranu svědků, a jim nezbývá než souhlasit. Bennettovi přicházejí o všechno, co dosud znali a v čem žili, a ocitají se uvězněni v neznámém prostředí... A rodina se pomalu začíná rozpadat ve švech. Když se pak Jason dozví šokující pravdu, uvědomí si, že musí vzít věci do vlastních rukou. Nakladatelská anotace. Kráceno.

Lisa Scottoline, the #1 bestselling author of What Happened to the Bennetts , presents another pulse-pounding domestic thriller about family, justice, and the lies that tear us apart.TJ Devlin is the charming disappointment in the prominent Devlin family, all of whom are lawyers at their highly successful firm—except him. After a stint in prison and rehab for alcoholism, TJ can’t get hired anywhere except at the firm, in a make-work job with the title of investigator.But one night, TJ’s world turns upside down after his older brother John confesses that he just murdered one of the clients, an accountant he’d confronted with proof of embezzlement. It seems impossible coming from John, the firstborn son and Most Valuable Devlin.TJ plunges into the investigation, seizing the chance to prove his worth and save his brother. But in no time, TJ and John find themselves entangled in a lethal web of deception and murder. T.J. will fight to save his family, but what he learns might break them first.

When Baron Zito asks lemon-grower, Franco Fiorvante, to arrange the kidnapping of a little boy, Franco sets in motion the making of the world's first Mafia family.

#1 bestselling author Lisa Scottoline presents Loyalty , an emotional, action-packed epic of love and justice, set during the rise of the Mafia in Sicily.Loyalty can save a soul—or destroy one.    Franco Fiorvanti is a handsome lemon grower toiling on the estate of a baron. He dreams of owning his own grove, but the rigid class system of Sicily thwarts his ambition. Determined to secure a better future, Franco will do anything to prove his loyalty to the baron. But when the baron asks him to kidnap a little boy named Dante, Franco makes a decision that will change his life—and even the history of Sicily—forever.    Gaetano Catalano is an idealistic young lawyer whose devotion to justice is tantamount to a calling. He’s a member of the Beati Paoli , a real-life secret society of aristocrats who investigate crime in Palermo, a city riddled with graft. Gaetano sets out to find the boy and punish the kidnapper, but his mission leads him to a darker place than he had ever imagined.    Meanwhile, Mafalda Pancari is a new mother rejoicing at the birth of her daughter, Lucia, when disaster strikes. And Alfredo D’Antonio is a reclusive goatherd under constant threat of being discovered as a Jew. How the lives of these unforgettable characters collide makes Loyalty an epic tale of good versus evil, as the story twists and turns to its monumental showdown.    Readers will be transported to the dramatic and ruggedly beautiful island of Sicily, the jewel of the Mediterranean, where lush lemon groves and mouth-watering cuisine contrast with a turbulent history of colonization and corruption. Scottoline brings her decades of thriller writing to historical fiction, creating in Loyalty a singular novel that no reader will be able to put down.

From #1 bestselling author Lisa Scottoline comes a pulse-pounding new novel. Your family has been attacked. Now you have to choose between law... and justice. Jason Bennett is a suburban dad whose life takes a horrific turn. He is driving his family home when a pickup truck begins tailgating them. Suddenly two men jump from the pickup and pull guns on Jason, demanding the car. A horrific flash of violence changes his life forever. Later that awful night, Jason and his family receive a visit from the FBI. The agents tell them that the carjackers were members of a dangerous drug-trafficking organization - and now Jason and his family are in their crosshairs. The agents advise the Bennetts to enter the witness protection program. But WITSEC was not designed to protect law-abiding families. Trapped in an unfamiliar life, the Bennetts begin to fall apart at the seams. Then Jason learns a shocking truth and realizes that he has to take matters into his own hands. Sometimes justice is a one-man show.

Dojímavý príbeh o zrade, láske a odvahe v najtragickejších časoch v dejináchElisabetta, Marco a Sandro vyrastajú od detstva ako najlepší kamaráti. Elisabetta, krásne temperamentné dievča, sníva o tom, že sa stane spisovateľkou. Odvážny športovo založený Marco je syn profesionálneho cyklistu. Matematický génius Sandro zas pochádza z uznávanej židovskej rodiny. Detské priateľstvo postupne prerastie v lásku, Marco aj Sandro súperia o Elisabettino srdce. Jeseň 1937 im však vnesie do života nečakaný zvrat – Mussolini si upevní moc, spojí talianskych fašistov s Hitlerovými nacistami a zmení mnohé zákony, ktorými sa riadi život v krajine. Všetko, čo je trojici priateľov drahé – ich rodiny a vzájomné puto –, je vystavené nepredstaviteľne ťažkej skúške.Keď antisemitizmus zapustí v Taliansku korene a vypukne druhá svetová vojna, trojica mladých ľudí si uvedomí, že Mussolini bol len začiatok. Do Ríma vtrhnú nacisti a zároveň s nemeckou okupáciou prichádzajú nové zverstvá voči Židom, ktoré vyvrcholia strašnou zradou. Na pozadí týchto udalostí sa rozhoduje o osude Elisabetty, Marca, Sandra a ich rodín.

He looks perfect, on paper. But everything about him is a lie. Chris Brennan has an impeccable resume and his references check out. He is applying for a job as a high-school teacher. He’s ready to step in as assistant baseball coach, too. What could possibly go wrong? Susan’s son is the star pitcher of his baseball team. But after the recent death of his dad, Susan fears that he is vulnerable to any new father figure—for better or for worse. . . Heather is a struggling single mother who wishes she could attend more of her son’s baseball games—especially since she suspects he’s being led down a dark path by one of his teammates. . .Mindy is a surgeon’s wife who fills her days with benefit luncheons and cocktails. She has no idea that her own husband and son are keeping deadly secrets that could rip their family apart. At the center of all of these people is Chris Brennan. Why is he pretending to be someone else? What does he want? And how far will he go to get it? “Scottoline is a virtuoso of suspense, fast action, and intricate plot.”—The Washington Post

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