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Jackie Rose is a mother on a mission. Determined to prove her eldest son did not commit suicide, she enlists the help of her best friend's husband, Homicide Detective Charlie Cooper. Reluctant to reopen another team's case, but even more reluctant to upset his wife, Cooper and his partner Joe Quinn investigate. They soon discover Jackie Rose is right – someone's killing kids. The deeper Cooper and Quinn dig, the more they realise everyone has a secret to hide. Can they find the killer before more young lives are lost?

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Brought to you by Penguin. Read by award-winning narrator Jeff Harding. **NOW A MAJOR PRIME TV SERIES STARRING ALAN RITCHSON** The gripping new Jack Reacher thriller from the No.1 bestselling authors Lee Child and Andrew Child. Chicago. 1992. A hospital patient wakes to find two strangers by his...

Natasha, Riya, Anjali and Katherine were best friends in college - each different from the other yet inseparable - until that night. It was the night that began with a bottle of whisky and a game of Ouija but ended with the death of Sania, their unlikeable hostel mate. The friends vowed never to...

Once again, author Tilly Bagshawe takes up the mantle of the late, great Sidney Sheldon—and again, she succeeds magnificently. Written in the inimitable Sheldon style and based on extensive, never before published material from his private archives, Sidney Sheldon’s Angel of the Dark is a...

I should never have taken that DNA test. Then maybe things wouldn't have gone so wrong… Lily thought she was an ordinary woman with an ordinary life. But when a DNA test seems to reveal she carries the 'serial killer gene', she is terrified by the thought of passing it onto her future children...

A powerful new saga in the grand tradition of Katie Flynn, Dilly Court and Josephine Cox, of one woman's quest for happiness after a bitter tragedy, filled with romance, drama and triumph in adversity. When terrible tragedy strikes at the local colliery, the residents of Fairley Terrace's ten...

Private investigator Trudi Coffey is visited by a mysterious older man calling himself Dr. Smith. He's been trailing a man for a decade - a man she met through her ex-partner, Samuel Hill - and the trail has led him to her office. The last thing Trudi wants to do is to contact Samuel. But it will take both of them to unravel this mystery - before it's too late.

Dear Fellow Bookworms, I need your help. I, Rachel Rose, am in quite the pickle with a hot-as-sin English Lit professor by the name of Ty Winslow, and I don't know how to get out of it. Let me break it down for you: Girl meets Guy. Girl gives Guy her underwear on a dare but nothing else identifying because she plans to never see Guy again. But Girl does see Guy again, where she is to be the Teaching Assistant to his Professor for an entire semester. Guy is a whole list of tempting things that are hard to resist.

Detective D'Agoste erhält einen Brief, den der für Tod erklärte Aloysius Pendergast vor seinem Verschwinden geschrieben hat. Pendergast offenbart darin, dass er einen Bruder hat, einen gefährlichen Verrückten: Diogenes. Und dieser plant ein unglaubliches Verbrechen. D'Agoste beginnt sofort mit den Ermittlungen, die eine bizarre Familiengeschichte hervorbringen...

A 2026 KIRKUS EARPHONES AWARD WINNER! "This highly original, cleverly plotted mystery will keep listeners glued to their earbuds." —Kirkus This riveting, multi-cast narration is performed by Kristen Sieh, Vivienne Leheny, and Brittany Pressley. A woman’s brunch with friends quickly turns...

Aidan Thomas is a hardworking family man and a respected member of his community. He's also a kidnapper and serial killer who has murdered eight women. And there's a ninth, a woman he's renamed Rachel, imprisoned in a backyard shed where she fears for her life. When Aidan's wife dies, he and his thirteen-year-old daughter, Cecilia, are forced to move. Aidan brings Rachel along, introducing her to Cecilia as a family friend who needs a place to stay. After five years of captivity, surely Rachel is too brainwashed to attempt to escape.

This novel delves into a new dimension of exploration into truth and deception, leaving listeners to question the very nature of good versus evil. Pure storytelling brilliance. This novel series takes you to the next level of the Christian Fiction Thriller genre.

Secrets can bind a family - or tear them apart... Judith Lennox's A Step in the Dark is a powerful family drama set in India and Scotland that spans from 1915 to the 1960s. Perfect for fans of Lucinda Riley and Kate Morton. 'The unforgettable story of the secrets that can bind a family or...

Innocent Phoebe has only known a life of privilege. Street-smart Paula has had to make her own way in the world. When the two girls meet as teenagers, they form a deep sisterly bond, recognising in one other a yearning for love and for lives that are different from the ones into which they were born. But when they each suffer a personal trauma, they are torn apart and set out on very different paths.  

A page-turning, gripping psychological thriller perfect for readers of Shalini Boland, Lucy Clarke and Lisa Jewell. 'Nordin grips you with mounting tension and pulls off a nail-biting final act. Once you pick this up, good luck putting it down’ Steve Frech 'So much suspense and tension … I...

A luxury cruise. A holiday of a lifetime. A missing woman. When Aurelia Hart boards The Caribbean Dream with her boyfriend, she believes she’s leaving her past behind. But at sea, the past has a way of resurfacing. Among the wealthy passengers and polished smiles, something dark is already...

On a comedown from one of their infamous parties, the dysfunctional Morland siblings find a guest has been murdered… and hide the body in their wine cellar. This locked-room crime thriller is a deliciously dark descent into privilege and paranoia, perfect for fans of Ruth Ware, Lucy Foley, and...

‘An engrossing read' The Sunday Times 'Sharp, powerful, tragic, addictive' Chris Whitaker ‘Dark, compelling and beguiling’ Kate Mosse ‘Intensely gripping’ Karin Slaughter ‘Thrilling and deeply atmospheric’ Lucy Clarke *** Rose is sixteen when she arrives at High Realms boarding...

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