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FBI Agent Nell Flynn is about to work the most personal case of her life. Back home for the first time in a decade, Nell is getting ready to close the family estate after her father's death. But there's one piece of unfinished business. Her father, a homicide detective, was investigating the murders of two young women. Now his partner has asked for Nell's help. Nell soon realises that her father should be the prime suspect, and that his friends on the force are covering for him.

The only thing worse than finding out that your husband is dead is discovering the secrets he left behind. Annabel's seemingly perfect expat life in Geneva is shattered when her banker husband Matthew's plane crashes in the Alps. When she finds clues that his death may not be all it seems, she questions whether she really knew her husband at all. Meanwhile, journalist Marina is investigating the bank where Matthew worked. But when she uncovers evidence of a shocking global financial scandal that implicates someone close to home, she is forced to make an impossible choice.

The Darlings of New York are untouchable. But no one is safe from a scandal this big. When Carter Darling's business partner commits suicide, it triggers a huge financial investigation. The allegations are serious. The danger of it exposing their private lives is equally threatening. In times of crisis, the Darlings have always stuck together. But with the stakes so high, how long will their loyalty last?

Charlie Goldwyn's life hasn't exactly gone according to plan. A widower at 34, he is left trying to raise a quirky five-year-old, Caleb, whose obsession with natural disasters and penchant for girls' clothing have made him a loner at his preschool. The only thing Charlie does have going for him is his job at a prestigious law firm where - after 10 long years of 12-hour days and working through weekends and a huge win on a settlement - he is finally a rising star on his way to becoming a partner.

"Il castello di carte" è un thriller adrenalinico che scava nel lato oscuro della finanza. Una mattina di novembre, a Londra, una coppia sale a bordo di un aereo privato diretto a Ginevra. Poco dopo, il velivolo sparisce dal radar e il relitto viene ritrovato sulle Alpi. Matthew Werner, collaboratore della Swiss United, una potente banca offshore, era su quell'aereo. La moglie Annabel è devastata dalla notizia. E, soprattutto, non riesce a trovare risposte alle circostanze misteriose che caratterizzano l'incidente. Perché Matthew era a Londra?

Un matin de novembre, un homme et une femme embarquent à bord d'un avion privé à destination de Genève. Pris dans un orage, l'appareil disparaît des radars. L'épave sera retrouvée quelques heures plus tard dans les Alpes. Parmi les victimes figure Matthew Werner, un cadre de la Swiss United, une puissante banque offshore. Sa jeune veuve Annabel reste seule aux prises avec les secrets qu'il a laissés derrière lui.

Genf: Als Annabel erfährt, dass ihr Ehemann bei einem Flugzeugabsturz ums Leben gekommen ist, ist sie am Boden zerstört. Die Umstände sind mysteriös. Was hatte Matthew, der als Banker in Genf arbeitete, in London zu tun? Und wer war die junge Frau, die als einzige mit ihm in der Maschine saß? Paris: Mitten in der Nacht erhält die Journalistin Marina den Anruf eines Kollegen, der sie bittet, geheime Informationen über eine Schweizer Bank zu beschaffen. Am Morgen nach dem Telefonat ist er tot.