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Detective Cooper Devereaux

Tauchen Sie ein in eine düstere Krimiserie über einen komplexen Detektiv, dessen eigene turbulente Vergangenheit seinen unerbittlichen Gerechtigkeitssinn antreibt. Jede Folge ist ein verzweifelter Wettlauf gegen die Zeit, der die Grenzen zwischen richtig und falsch verwischt, während der Protagonist erschütternde Fälle löst. Geplagt von persönlichen Dämonen und unter einem Schleier des Verdachts operierend, bewegt er sich durch eine tückische Landschaft aus Korruption und moralischer Ambiguität. Diese Serie bietet einen dunklen, fesselnden Einblick in die psychologischen Belastungen des Verbrechensbekämpfung und die schwer fassbare Natur der Wahrheit.

False Witness
False Friend
False Positive

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  1. 1

    False Positive

    • 384 Seiten
    • 14 Lesestunden

    "It's a desperate race against the clock. Detective Demonbruen and his temporary partner, Jan Loflin, seek a missing six-year-old foster child. Demonbruen, himself a survivor of the foster system, is haunted by his own brutal childhood and the death of his father. He labors under a cloud of suspicion, determined to find the missing boy before it's too late. But are his motives really pure? His record is a minefield of red flags and question marks: how is a Birmingham cop able to afford a Porsche, a penthouse, and a summer cabin? Why does he have so much success with the petty criminals who form his network of confidential informants? And is there a legitimate explanation for the multiple excessive-force complaints on his jacket?"--Provided by publisher

    False Positive
  2. 2

    False Friend

    • 304 Seiten
    • 11 Lesestunden

    In this gripping second installment of the Cooper Devereaux mystery thriller series, an arsonist wreaks havoc on schools in Birmingham, Alabama, leaving devastation in their wake. Detective Devereaux, a complex character who commands attention, must halt the pyromaniac's terror before innocent lives are lost. As he investigates, a shocking discovery at a charred school shifts the case into a chilling new territory. The detective and his partner uncover a nightmare involving gruesome rituals, missing locals, and disturbing allegations against city officials that date back decades. With lives at stake, tensions rise between the police and the FBI, while interference from local criminal factions complicates the investigation. Devereaux, known for his unorthodox methods, faces personal turmoil as echoes from his past threaten his daughter and girlfriend, jeopardizing the fragile life he has begun to rebuild. The narrative is filled with high stakes, relentless action, and unexpected twists, making it a thrilling read that keeps you on the edge of your seat. Praise from notable authors highlights its adrenaline-fueled pace and smart storytelling, promising a captivating experience for fans of the genre.

    False Friend
  3. 3

    False Witness

    • 352 Seiten
    • 13 Lesestunden

    Alabama police detective Cooper Devereaux chases a cunning serial killer terrorizing the city of Birmingham in this edge-of-your-seat thriller for readers of James Lee Burke, Craig Johnson, and Robert Crais. A woman disappears on her twenty-first birthday. The following day her body is found, wrapped neatly like a gift in a crumbling, sun-speckled graveyard. What does Detective Devereaux have to go on? Very little. No motive, no suspects. Then another victim is discovered in a crematorium parking lot. Again, she was killed on her twenty-first birthday. Again, her body was wrapped like a gift. By the third murder the tabloids have dubbed the homicidal monster the Birthday Killer—and Devereaux is under the gun. While Devereaux’s own violent and mysterious past nips at his heels, and his fragile home life threatens to unravel, he can’t afford to be anything but totally obsessed with the frantic search through the many layers of this city, from its wealthy enclaves to its dark criminal underbelly. The only certainty is that Devereaux is hunting a killer determined to fulfill a deranged agenda in which women’s lives are extinguished like candles on a cake.

    False Witness