Bøger om Philadelphia

To søstre færdes i de samme gader, men deres liv kunne ikke være mere forskellige. En dag forsvinder den ene.Micaela ‘Mickey’ Fitzpatrick er i begyndelsen af 30’erne og enlig mor. Hun har patruljeret i Philadelphias 24. distrikt i flere år, og hun er på fornavn med de prostituerede og misbrugerne, der hænger ud på The Ave. Opioidkrisen hærger byen, og ofrene for overdosis bliver stadig flere. Hver gang hun hører om et nyt dødsfald, frygter hun, at det er lillesøsteren Kacey, som er død. De to har ikke været på talefod i flere år, og kollegerne i politiet kender ikke til deres relation, men Mickey bekymrer sig konstant om sin søster.Da Kacey forsvinder, samtidig med at en række prostituerede bliver fundet dræbt i distriktet, begynder Mickey en desperat jagt. En jagt, som udsætter hendes femårige dreng Simon for fare, og som kaster nyt lys over de to søstres barndom.Den lange lysende flod er både en rå og intens thriller og et bevægende familiedrama om misbrug, prostitution og søskendekærlighed. Umulig at lægge fra sig, umulig at glemme.

Every marriage is different. And family is more than blood.Ava and Claire have moved on from the traumatic events of 1934 - while Ava has decided at last to marry patient Max Byrne and allow love back into her life, Claire and her husband have gone to France to repair their relationship. Harry encounters an old friend in Paris and offers to assist two Jewish refugees trying to flee a continent on the verge of war.Back in Philadelphia, Ava navigates the challenges of being a doctor's wife while maintaining her independence. When Max becomes involved with recent refugees coming to his clinic, their lives intertwine with Harry Warriner's larger project.In a time of tremendous upheaval, can the sisters find the strength to embrace the ever-changing relationships of marriage and family? Ava and Claire will discover that love and family can transcend blood and that true courage is not measured in action, but in the heart.

"On October 4, 1777, the Battle of Germantown represented George Washington's attempt to recapture Philadelphia. Obscured by darkness and a morning fog, Washington launched a surprise attack on the British garrison at Germantown. His attack found initial success and drove the British legions before him. The recapture of the colonial capital seemed within Washington's grasp until poor decisions by the American high command brought about a reversal of fortune and a British victory"--

There are two sides to every story.Husband and wife Archie and Francine Hughes are heroes in their hometown of Philadelphia. Archie is a football star, while Francine is a Grammy-winning singer.So everyone is in a state of shock when news breaks about the seemingly perfect couple.One spouse is murdered. The other is Suspect Number One.Even before the case hits the courtroom, it's the hottest ticket in town. For the defence: Cooper Lamb, private investigator to the stars. For the prosecution: Veena Lion, an attorney so bright she's got to wear shades.Between them, they know every secret in the Hughes household. Together, they prove how two wrongs can make a right.___________________________________________PRAISE FOR JAMES PATTERSON'It's no mystery why James Patterson is the world's most popular thriller writer ... Simply put: nobody does it better.' JEFFERY DEAVER 'No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades.' LEE CHILD 'Patterson boils a scene down to the single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. It's what fires off the movie projector in the reader's mind.' MICHAEL CONNELLY 'James Patterson is The Boss. End of.' IAN RANKIN 'The master storyteller of our times' HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON'One of the greatest storytellers of all time' PATRICIA CORNWELL'Patterson knows where our deepest fears are buried . . . there's no stopping his imagination' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'Patterson is in a class by himself' GUARDIAN