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As soon as we open the door to our beautiful new home, I sense their presence . . . the couple who lived here before us. They’ve left things behind, as if on purpose, for us to find. First, there is the mysterious diary that ends too abruptly, followed by pictures of a couple in their thirties, just like us. Tired-looking parents with two small children. Who are they?

Timothy and Jonah, wealthy entrepreneurs with a spoiled son, hide sins from their past—one involving a death on a cruise, the other a crime in Bali. Nathan and Samantha, the hot ex-nanny turned trophy wife, grapple with infertility and a shocking paternity secret. Bartosz and Angelika (he’s a chef, she’s a former sex worker) carry debts to the other couples they don’t even realize they owe. Over fourteen days, the couples bond—but their pasts are too deeply intertwined to stay hidden. The sly concierge, Putu, knows more than he lets on.

Two little girls stand with their heads bowed in my living room. I’m told they’re my granddaughters. Daisy is nine, and Alice seven. Daisy is the spitting image of her mother. This is the first time I’ve met them since my daughter and I fell out after she married that waste of space, Vince. They’ve come to live with me because their mother — my daughter — was murdered. In her own home while they slept close by. I think Vince killed her. But the police can’t prove it. I’ve always known he was no good. He treated my daughter like dirt. I said he’d cheat on her — but she wouldn’t listen.

Rachel is afraid she may have done something terrible. She's sitting in a room, being asked whether she killed someone. She doesn't understand how her life has changed so completely. When she was younger, heads would turn when she walked into a room. Her children needed her; her husband adored her. But somehow the years wore that all away. She was so busy raising her children, looking after her parents....

Detective Zora Beckers is called to a particularly brutal murder case. Several unidentifiable bodies are found in a junkyard. In addition, brutal bank robberies have been keeping the entire city on edge for weeks. At first, Zora and her colleagues have no useful leads. And then the detective, along with her young friend Tim, becomes embroiled in a bank robbery and is pursued by the merciless perpetrators. Zora's colleague Benno takes over the further developments to help the two. But events continue to escalate, reaching a new dimension beyond their imagination.

In questo romanzo affronta il tema della famiglia in tutte le sue sfaccettature: violenta, misteriosa e amorosa. Alcuni personaggi la interpellano come professionista, con storie raccapriccianti, da brivido, dei veri thriller psicologici. Persone che chiedono aiuto per ricordare, capire e perdonare, così da dare nuovo senso e significato alla propria esistenza.

Die überarbeitete Neuausgabe des ursprünglich 2017 erschienenen Krimis über die Schattenseiten von Social Media. Freiwillig geben viele Menschen jeden Tag ihre Daten den verschiedensten Apps gegenüber preis. Was passiert, wenn sie in die Hände einer wirklich kranken Person gelangen? Denn es gibt eine solche Person. Sie macht sich die Sorglosigkeit zunutze mit der diese Menschen ihre Smartphones mit Daten füttern, um ihre ganz persönlichen Ziele zu verfolgen.

"Ich habe das Geheimnis der drei Bilder entschlüsselt. Welches Leid du ertragen musstest, kann ich nicht ermessen. Wie schwer die Schuld wiegt, die du auf dich geladen hast, ist mir nicht klar. Ich kann dir nicht vergeben. Doch ich werde dich immer lieben." Ein bewegender Blogeintrag mit Zeichnungen, die viele Rätsel aufgeben. Eine Kinderzeichnung mit einem seltsamen Haus darauf. Die letzten Skizzen eines Zeichenlehrers, der unter mysteriösen Umständen ums Leben gekommen ist. Hängen alle diese Bilder zusammen? Zumal immer wieder Menschen sterben, die mit ihnen zu tun haben?

A detective desperate for revenge. A hitwoman with one last job. A killer with both on his list. Detective Matt Jackson's beloved wife, Polly, is the latest victim of a serial killer - Neon - who displays his victims amongst snaking neon lights. Suicidal but unable to kill himself, he hires...

Devastated by the death of her husband, Annie Philips is shocked to discover she is pregnant with his unborn child. Hoping for a fresh start, she travels to a remote stone cottage in Anglesey, amidst the white-capped mountains of North Wales. She settles in quickly, helped by her mysterious new neighbour, Peter. But everything changes when Annie discovers a small wooden box, inlaid with brass and mother-of-pearl. A box she was never supposed to find.

Amy Wilson believed in doing the right thing. That was her first mistake. When she votes for pandemic safety measures as a member of her local school board, she unleashes a campaign of terror against her. Vandalism escalates to stalking. Anonymous threats become physical attacks. The mysterious figures behind it all seem to know her every move—and there appears no limit to what they're willing to do to her.

Settembre, è notte nella campagna toscana. Frida è irrequieta e ha voglia di camminare. Si sente sicura, conosce quei luoghi e non ha paura. Afferra uno scialle mentre il cellulare le sta squillando, non se ne accorge ed esce. Pochi passi, un rumore di foglie calpestate, e Frida viene afferrata da dietro, trascinata in un casolare, legata a un letto per sei ore e ventitré minuti. Se urla, l'ammazza, se non fa come dice lui, aumenta il dolore. L'unico modo per sopravvivere è isolare la mente e volare lontano dove non c'è traccia di tutto quel sangue...

Il vicesceriffo Lou Ford è il pilastro della comunità della piccola cittadina del Texas di Central City. Stimato da tutti, paziente e riflessivo. Qualcuno in città crede che la cosa peggiore che si possa dire di lui è che è noioso e non particolarmente sveglio. Ma nessuno sa che c'è qualcosa di molto sbagliato in lui, qualcosa che lui chiama "la mia malattia" e che l'ha quasi portato alla rovina da giovane. Qualcosa che sembra riaccendersi il giorno in cui Lou Ford conosce Joyce Lakeland, una prostituta.

Joanne sa bene di essere fortunata. Richard è un marito meraviglioso, Evie è la bimba più buona del mondo, la casa in cui vivono è straordinaria... Non c'è niente che possa rovinare una vita così splendida. O almeno, è quello che pensava fino all'arrivo di Chloe, la figlia ventenne del marito. Lei e Richard non si rivolgono la parola dal giorno in cui lui ha sposato Joanne, due anni prima. Adesso, finalmente, Chloe dice di essere pronta a far pace e recuperare il tempo che ha trascorso distante dalla famiglia. Si offre persino di restare con loro, per aiutare Joanne con la piccola Evie.

Als die labile Schriftstellerin Carline McQuire an der irischen Westküste eine Morddrohung gegen ihren Mann Pat findet, gerät ihr wohlbehütetes Leben aus den Fugen. Carline ahnt nicht, in welchen Schwierigkeiten Pat tatsächlich steckt. Sie selbst leidet unter einer schrecklichen Schreibblockade. Doch plötzlich taucht eine neue Geschichte in ihrem Drucker auf. Zur gleichen Zeit reist Rachel Daugherty nach Irland auf der Suche nach ihrer Schwester – der berühmten Schriftstellerin.

Alexandra has the perfect life: a successful business, a loving husband, and two beautiful children. But twenty years ago, she witnessed something she was never meant to see. When she finds a perfectly folded origami bird on her kitchen table one morning, she knows someone from her past is after her. Only four people knew her nickname—Birdie—and one of them is dead. She thought she'd buried the past. She thought she was safe. Now she’s forced to confront the night that changed everything.

Guido Pacher è uno psicoanalista di lunga data. In una Torino algida e grigia, studia le sue pazienti, le osserva. Dall'alto della sua esperienza, Guido infatti le donne le conosce bene, o almeno così crede. Quando Linda Lago apre la porta del suo studio, la prima cosa che nota di lei - prima della testa rasata, degli occhi verdi, delle braccia lunghe - è la solitudine. Per Pacher infatti la solitudine sui volti delle pazienti è evidente come la forma del naso o un eczema sulla guancia.

Fifteen-year-old Rosie lies in hospital fighting for her life. She’s trying to tell her mother what happened to her, but she can’t speak the words out loud. Toni is a doting and over-protective mother, terrified for her daughter’s life. Having lost her husband in a tragic accident, Toni has dedicated her life to keeping Rosie safe from harm. She needs to know what secrets Rosie has been keeping and how she ended up in a hospital bed - but Toni has a secret of her own....

The mystery of the modern thriller pervades the twists in the plot of this remarkable Victorian novel about the disappearance of a young man and the lady who is haunted by more than one terrible secret.

Everyone knew influencer Joy Maddison. Millions followed her perfect life online, envying her loving husband, adorable kids, and stunning home. Until the night Joy vanished without a trace. Five years later, Joy's dramatic reappearance sends shockwaves through the people she left behind. Unraveling the tangled truth about what happened to her will force Joy to confront a devastating secret from her past — a secret someone is determined to keep buried at all costs.