Táto séria sleduje odvážneho právnika a bývalého boxera, ktorý sa vrhá do temných zákutí mesta, aby odhalil pravdu. Každý prípad prináša nové výzvy a konfrontácie s nebezpečnými protivníkmi. S napínavými zápletkami, nečakanými zvratmi a silným hrdinom, ktorý sa nebojí postaviť zlu, táto detektívna sága zaručene vtiahne do deja.
Soft-hearted attorney Matthew Hope has never been known for taking easy cases, and this is no exception. A mother and her two little girls are brutally murdered on Florida's steamy west coast, and the only person who doesn't have a motive is confessing--and insists that Hope defend him.
The third Matthew Hope mystery novel from the acclaimed author of the popular 87th Precinct series. What begins as an ordinary one-night-stand for attorney Matthew Hope turns into a deadly mystery when the woman--a 60's rock star trying for a comeback--is brutally murdered, and her daughter turns up missing.
Matthew Hope spots her on Saturday, exquisitely beautiful, strolling topless on the beach. On Monday, she shows up in his law office, beaten and bruised, ready to file for divorce. By Tuesday, she is dead--and her big, ugly husband is arrested for murder. But Matthew believes he is innocent; now, he has to prove it.
Skvelá detektívka anglického spisovateľa. Advokát Matthew Hope má ďalší prípad. Jeden z jeho klientov - 20-ročný Jack bol zavraždený a to práve vtedy, keď si kúpil pozemok na pestovanie fazule. Dej je z prostredia advokátskych kancelárií, strednej vrstvy americkej society provinčného mesta. Nechýba typický McBainov zmysel pre humor, hraničiaci s trpkou sebairóniou a sarkazmom a tentoraz aj výrazná erotika, ktorej sa Ed McBain vie zmocniť s neuveriteľným šarmom a neprúdernou otvorenosťou. Na Matthewa Hopa si netreba dlho zvykať. Je sympatický priamym konaním, čestnosťou a aj tým, že jeho ľudský osud je akoby vystrihnutý zo života: raz je na hojdačke hore, raz dolu. A aj vo vzťahu k ženám, ktoré Hope bezvýhradne miluje aj nenávidí.
Sarah Whittaker had everything: stunning good looks, youth, money, social standing. Everything, that is, but her freedom. Sarah Whittaker was currently residing, against her will. in a luxurious private sanatorium. In the State of Florida, Sarah Whittaker was a certified paranoid schizophrenic. That's what the doctors, the courts, and her widowed mother said. It was not what Sarah said - and that was why she had called Matthew Hope. Would he act as her attorney and fight for her freedom? And would he fight for the $650,000 left to her by her father and now controlled by her mother? Hope probed the story of a mother driven by hate to confine her only child to a mental institution and decided that Sarah was telling the truth. He took the case - and in so doing was led into a hall of mirrors in which reality blurred into murder, mutilation, and the greatest danger Hope had ever known.
This crime novel describes how Florida's Matthew Hope assumes defence of a husband against circumstantial evidence that he killed his actress wife. Hope is soon on the trail to solving the mystery but the actress, meanwhile, is stashed away - naked but for her red leather boots.
Matthew Hope embarks on the seemingly impossible case of defending one Ralph Parrish, brother of gay dissolute Jonathan who has been savagely murdered after a no-holds-barred gay party. Ralph is prime suspect as he has never seen eye-to-eye with Jonathan.
Príbeh nás zavedie na slnečnú Floridu v čase, keď augustové horúčavy sužujú staré mesto Calusu. V ázijskej štvrti ktosi objaví mŕtvoly troch Vietnamcov. Žeby pomsta vlastných, alebo drogy, ktoré kraľujú v tejto časti mesta? Peńaženka nájdená na mieste činu je usvedčujúcim predmetom, ktorý polícií stačí na identifikáciu páchateľa
When the bodies of three young girls are unearthed in Mary Barton’s garden, the retired Florida schoolteacher insists she didn’t do it. But an eyewitness—the woman next door—has a different story: she swears she saw “Mary, Mary quite contrary,” so called by her neighbors, burying something the night before. Mary’s former student Melissa Lowdnes can’t believe the fun-loving teacher she once knew could ever carry out a murder—much less three—and seeks the help of lawyer Matthew Hope. Matthew only takes on clients he feels are innocent, and he’s got a hunch that Mary could be telling the truth—that is, when she isn’t ranting about the neighbors she feels have done her wrong. Matthew follows clues and builds a solid defense, but his strategy runs into a major setback: he’s going up against “killer” assistant district attorney Patricia Hemming, and she’s got an offer on the table that compromises the entire case.
Kriminalroman fra Florida med baggrund i cirkusmiljø. Advokaten Matthew Hope er skudt ned, og under opklaringen af mordforsøget møder hans kolleger vold, grådighed og forræderi
Gladly is a cuddly teddy bear destined for huge Christmas sales, if only a court could decide who owns her. Florida attorney Matthew Hope is representing young designer Elaine Commins against her former boss, Brett Toland. When Brett is found murdered, it's up to Hope to discover the truth.
Keď sa floridský súkromný detektív vystavený povabom neodolateľnej Jill Lawtonovej ,ktorá ho navštívi v jeho kancelárií, rozhodne prijať ponuku , aby našiel jej manžela ,netuší, do akého vzrušujúceho víru udalostí zapadne
