Jordan Harper
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A propulsive, gritty novel about a girl marked for death who must fight and steal to stay alive, learning from the most frightening man she knows-her father. Eleven-year-old Polly McClusky is shy, too old for the teddy bear she carries with her everywhere, when she is unexpectedly reunited with her father, Nate, fresh out of jail and driving a stolen car. He takes her from the front of her school into a world of robbery, violence, and the constant...
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"Denizens of the shadows who live outside the law--from the desolate meth labs of the Ozark Mountains to the dog-fighting rings of Detroit to the lavish Los Angeles hotels where the famous run wild--the characters in [this book] all thirst for something seemingly just beyond their reach. Some are on the run, pursued by the law or propelled relentlessly forward by a dangerous past that is disturbingly close. Others are searching for a semblance of...
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Ein Roman wie ein schmutziges Geheimnis: Was Macht in Hollywood bewirkt
Mae Pruett ist Krisenspezialistin in Hollywood. Sie wird gerufen, wenn das Leben der VIPs und Stars außer Kontrolle gerät. Mae weiß, wie man Skandale verschwinden lässt. Nach Jahren im Job hat sie keine Illusionen mehr, nur ihr Traum von einem eigenen Haus lässt sie ausharren. Bis ihr Vorgesetzter bei einem Überfall erschossen wird und die Ungereimtheiten am Tatort sie...