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Alicia has left her young son behind with her sister to chase a better life in London. But she’s not just chasing opportunity. She’s escaping the truth. And no one in her new life needs to know what she’s running from. At The Orbit — a glittering high-rise where the city’s elite come to play — Alicia waits tables and watches everything. She knows just how to blend in, how to charm, how to make people see what she wants them to see.

Par curiosité, par amusement, par amour peut-être, Jessie s'est longtemps prêtée aux bizarreries sexuelles de Gerald, son mari. Puis un jour, elle s'est rebellée. Débattue. Avec une violence qu'elle ne soupçonnait pas. Et à présent la voilà nue, enchaînée à un lit, dans une maison perdue, loin de tout. Un cadavre à ses pieds... Un mauvais rêve ? Non. L'horreur ne fait que commencer. Et jamais le maître de l'épouvante ne nous a encore emmenés aussi loin dans la terrifiante exploration de nos phobies et de nos cauchemars.

Zwei Fremde. Eine Reise ohne Wiederkehr. Stephanie und Jasmine haben nichts und doch alles gemeinsam. Die beiden Frauen kennen einander nicht, aber befinden sich im selben Flugzeug – die erfolgreiche Stephanie auf einer Geschäftsreise und die mittellose Jasmine auf der Flucht vor ihrem gewalttätigen Freund. Dann verschwinden sie spurlos. Einige Tage später schreiben sie ihren Freunden die exakt gleiche SMS über denselben Mann. Und plötzlich werden ihre Nachrichten immer verstörender ... Steig ins Flugzeug. Sprich mit niemandem. Bleib am Leben.

Criminal profiler in training Jessie Hunt is sure she's finally put the darkness of her childhood behind her. She and her husband, Kyle, just moved into a Westport Beach mansion. But soon after their arrival, Jessie begins to notice a series of strange developments. The neighbors - and their au pairs - all seem to be hiding secrets. The mysterious yacht club Kyle is desperate to join is rife with cheating spouses. And the notorious serial killer being held at the psychiatric hospital where Jessie is completing her degree seems to know more about her life than is normal - or safe.

In "La casa perfetta" (Libro 3), la profiler criminale Jessie Hunt, 29 anni, appena uscita dall'Accademia dell'FBI, torna a trovarsi braccata dal suo padre assassino, incastrata in un pericoloso gioco del gatto e del topo. Nel frattempo deve correre per fermare un killer in un nuovo caso che la porta nel cuore della periferia, e sull'orlo della propria salute mentale. Jessie si rende conto che la chiave per la sua sopravvivenza si trova nel decifrare il suo passato, un passato che non avrebbe mai voluto dover affrontare di nuovo.

In IL QUARTIERE PERFETTO (Libro 2), la profiler Jessie Hunt, 29 anni, raccoglie i cocci della sua vita distrutta e lascia la periferia per iniziare una nuova esistenza nel centro di Los Angeles. Ma quando un benestante rappresentante dell'alta società viene ucciso, Jessie, a cui viene assegnato il caso, si ritrova nel mondo dei quartieri periferici dalla perfetta facciata, all'inseguimento di un folle assassino in mezzo ad apparenze di falsa normalità e donne sociopatiche.

Brought to you by Penguin. 'It's both eerie and thrilling at once, and had me under its spell until the end.' Sophie Mackintosh, author of The Water Cure They are driving home from the search party when they see her. The trees are coarse and tall in the winter light, standing like men. Lauren...

When Jessie Conway survives a horrific mass high school shooting, in the aftermath she finds herself thrust into the media spotlight, drawing all kinds of attention. But some of it is the wrong kind. A sadistic serial killer has been watching her every move. A skilled hunter, he likes his victims to be a challenge. Jessie is strong, fearless, a survivor, and now she is his ultimate prey. As the killer picks off his current victims one by one, chasing, killing, and butchering them with his crossbow, he's closing in on Jessie.